"Sola has a sister"

Sora slowly opened her mouth.

"I'm a twin sister. Sola and I have completely different personalities, but I think we're close. She's a very important sister."

"Hey, you have a sister."

"Then I have to say hello. Wonder if your sister's anywhere near here?

……

Sora gets a dark face.

It's going to make me cry now.

"My sister... is now caught by demons"

"To demons...?

"... There are a number of paths around the world, not just in this lost forest, that lead into the Spirit Clan. Sola was... with her sister Luna, managing this lost forest path. It's a boring job to blame, but it was a fun day because Luna is with me. Sometimes we played in the woods and we had happy days."

"You're close."

"Yes, I'm an important sister. But… one day, a demon appeared named Demon King's Army"

I guess I'm thinking back to the time.

Anger, fear, and conflicting emotions float in Sora's face.

"Naturally, Sola and the others responded. But I couldn't quite defeat it... Finally, Luna got caught in the gap"

"The Spirit Clan struggles...? What's the name of that demon?

"Shadow Night"

"I see... with reason"

"Hey, what do you mean?

Canade did? I've been asking this one, with Mark over my head.

"Shadow Knight is a C-rank demon, and a first-rate adventurer isn't so much of a struggling opponent. It's just a nasty trait. He's a rare individual with a special ability to completely disable magic. The opposing Spirit Clan is a race that specializes in using magic. Too bad combination"

"I see... Shadow Knight is a natural enemy of the Spirit Clan."

"Shadow Knight told me to untie Luna if I wanted to help her. The purpose of Shadow Knight was to destroy the most powerful species hostile to demons. Naturally, you can't drink such demands. I made a demand...... I tried to help Luna on my own. But......"

"Couldn't help...?

"Yes... my people, they didn't help me. The chief can't put his people in danger. Fortunately, if you're in the junction, you'll be safe. I just have to give up on Luna......"

Sora holds her fist.

The clenching fist shivered slightly.

"What's that!? That's awful."

"Nyah... I've heard that spirits have a rational place... no matter how much, that's not much..."

"Do something, I want to help Luna. But you can't risk your people. I also know what my people are saying. The life of one sister or the life of all spiritual tribes...... if asked which one should be taken, the sister will be truncated. Still... Sola wasn't convinced. Which one should you choose, sister or companion? Sora was forced to make a choice. But Sola... I don't know which one to choose... and I want to choose Luna, but that's by betraying my people... if I choose to protect my people, I can't protect Luna... come on"

"I understand the situation."

"Ah..."

Gently, I stroked Sora's head.

Gentle, as labor.

stroke repeatedly.

"That was tough."

"... Rain..."

"Suddenly, natural enemies attacked me... my sister was taken... alone, I kept getting lost... it would have been hard"

"Ugh... ah..."

"Because it's okay now. Because we're here. So... you don't have to."

"Hih, uhh... ehhh, uhh!!!

What I was suppressing overflowed all at once...

Sora's cry echoed.

――――――――――

"... I showed you the ugly part"

After a while, Sora regained her composure.

However, my eyes are reddened by the tears I shed.

I'm making Sola look like this because of the demons.

When I thought so, my anger gushed with two things.

"I don't care. In that case, you should spit out what you're accumulating for once."

"... I feel a little easier"

Sora laughs slightly.

"I knew Sora should be laughing"

"Huh?"

"That's cuter."

"... is that right"

"Nyah... Rain is a tarashi after all..."

"You don't tell me you're cute..."

For some reason, their gaze hurts.

"So, it's about the future..."

"... I have a favor to ask you"

Sora stared at me.

It's such a glimpse.

"At first, I kept doing that, and yet, I can't believe I'm saying such a convenient thing... Sola is shameless. It sucks, but I don't know what else to do anymore... help Luna, please... help Sola and the others..."

"Asked"

"Ah..."

"I promise. Be sure to help Sora's sister. Defeat Shadow Knight. Even spiritual tribes don't do anything that puts them at risk. All of it. I'll make all my wishes come true."

"Nah, Rayne's greedy."

"That's better."

"Is that okay...? Sola pointed a blade at Rain..."

"I don't care. First of all, that's not what Sola meant. That's all I know."

"... Rain..."

"You two wouldn't disagree, would you?

"Yeah, of course! The demon who bullies Sola is something I pee on!

"This is the kind of development I could have expected. I'm not going to disagree now."

"... and that's why"

Again, tears drizzle in Sola's eyes.

To hide it, Sola bowed her head.

"Thank you, thank you... thank you so much..."

"It's too early to thank you."

"Still, I'm happy... thank you..."

――――――――――

Where Sola settled down, she moved in front of the great tree that was the key to the junction.

"Do you have any idea under what circumstances my sister is?

"Excuse me... Shadow Knight doesn't even know what Luna is being treated like just because she's unilaterally ordering..."

"Nah... you're worried"

"I'm not going to stir up anxiety... are you safe?

"It's..."

Sora gets a dark face.

"Previously, they let me hear Luna... lately, that's not true, they ignore me..."

"Maybe we should hurry."

There is no way that demons would look out for hostages.

Sora's sister could be badly treated.

That's what causes it, and it can even be considered debilitating.

We need to get him out of here as soon as possible, even minute by second, and send him to Sola.

"If you unbind, where the Shadow Knight is, it's a straight line from here. Maybe the Rains can get there in a few minutes."

"Oh, good luck with that!

"Let's kick some demons in to imitate a joke!

Look at the two of you who are willing, and Sora says it's a bad idea.

"Um... Again, I'm with the Rains..."

"No, you should stop doing that"

Sora offers to accompany me, but I dismissed it.

"My sister is being held hostage. If we find out that Sora has betrayed us, the demons may rise so high that they may harm the hostages."

"It's..."

"And then it would be a bad way to put it, but I think you might want to use your sister as a shield to antagonize us and Sola... and not move in a detour. Well, that's something you can say to us, but more than just not knowing the relationship, our enemies should be lost. I don't mean to say this... but I think it's easier to do it than Sola coming out"

……

"I may be anxious, but will Sora wait here for me? I'm fine. My sister will definitely let us help her."

"... Yes. I believe in the Rains."

Sola laughed slightly.

He shows us a bright face, like he inspires us.

"... good luck"

Sola dropped me off...

We kicked the ground and ran out to Shadow Knight.