Rebuild World

Akira walks through the ruins of Kuzsuhara Street wearily. The walk is slow. He stops from time to time to get rough breathing done. Still, he managed to shake off his desire to fall on the spot and was moving on with heavy footsteps again.

The reason you slow down is the weight of the rucksack you're carrying. It packs relics to the limit that you can carry, and your legs are heavy. I've managed to carry him so far with patience, but he accidentally makes a weak noise.

"Alpha. After all, hey, wasn't that a lot? Even now, a little, a little less?

Relics that will surely turn into a lot of money if you bring them back. Previously he even complained about the small amount he would take home. The rucksack was so heavy that I suggested reducing it from myself.

But it is rejected by Alpha with a serious look.

'No, you can't. Honestly, I underestimated Akira's bad luck. It's unexpected that a bunch of monsters would attack you twice a day just to get out in the wilderness for training. Better gear needs to be in place as soon as possible to combat that bad luck. The sale of this artifact will pay for its equipment, so carry it with patience'

"I know that..."

Makes Alpha look a little dissatisfied with Akira, who has a slightly more complex face that is also different from the simple dissatisfaction.

'Oh, are you trying to tell me to support you more firmly so that you don't have to be equipped like that? I'm trying, aren't I?

"No, that's not the point. It's very helpful to have a lot of support. If it weren't for Alpha, he'd be dead. I appreciate it, and I trust you. But..."

There is no lie in that gratitude and trust. But apart from that, I had a lot to think about.

(Since I met Alpha, I think there's been an incredible increase in my chances of getting in danger. That's a hazard for hunters, I met Alpha the day I started running that hunter, so maybe it's natural...)

With that in mind, and not entirely convinced by it alone, Akira remembered something that was somewhere unintelligible. Then Alpha changes the expression from unsatisfactory to slightly silly.

"Absolutely, I think Akira is a little too luxurious to say that such a beautiful woman bakes a lot of care on the side (buckwheat) at four or six o'clock, but she speaks of such dissatisfaction on it."

In addition to the fatigue, Akira also looks a little dissatisfied.

"Luxury..."

'I thought you were simply less interested in that hand, and you're responding properly to Sizka and Elena and Sarah. After all, is there a big part of me that doesn't get touched because I don't have an entity?

Akira blew out lightly. And I panic slightly wondering if I was showing such a big reaction to the sizkas.

"What better outfit to sue from the visual side than not being sued by Akira's tactile senses? Naked after all? No, judging by Sarah's reaction, would you rather have a costume that looks more like this?

Alpha erased all of her clothes once, leaving her beautiful complexion unmistakable. Next, wear clothes like underwear with very little fabric. The clothes were then adorned with plenty of thin fabrics to make them clear.

Multiple pieces of fabric interwoven with light make the outfit attractive by the artistic, and the clear looking skin is beautifully glossy. All of it is seductive (frightening) as it invites, including the reflection of light and the addition or subtraction of exposure woven by thin fabric shadows.

Akira's reaction, however, was dull enough in view of her Alpha outfit, to the extent that it was slightly illuminating. In addition, exhale gently.

"I get it. It was my fault. Carry it without complaining. So put your clothes back on."

Alpha ignores the previous pick-ups and points inside the ruins.

"Akira, there's someone over there."

"Undo your clothes first. Over there."

When Akira checked that direction with her binoculars, she saw a boy running desperately through the ruins.

"He's like I saw him somewhere..."

"The kid who sold Akira a fight at Cheryl's base. You fought back and beat him up, didn't you?

"It was like that face if you ask me..."

Akira also remembered being sold a fight, but she didn't even remember her opponent's face. I looked at the boy as he was because he didn't seem to have followed his tracks.

Elio, who had been expelled from the Prison Party, was searching for a means to join the Prison Party again. He had also heard from a girl named Alicia, a good friend, about the subsequent situation of the detachment party. When I hear that a collaborator named Katsuragi is also gaining and the operation of the Jailed Party is going well, I also solicit regret for myself for imitating (maniacally) the foolishness. There is no such thing as replacing saddles with other inmates. Some inmates are thoughtful. I wanted to get back to the Jailed Party somehow.

I can't do it right in front of Akira, but if you put a certain cooling period, you can add yourself to the detachment party again. Ellio, told by Alicia that Cheryl had said so, had found hope (yes) while spending time in the back alley.

But there is no guarantee that I will be alive until the end of that cooling period. We have to narrow that period down somehow. With that in mind, Ellio, desperately thinking about the means, went to the bet. When she asked Alicia to borrow her gun, she turned to the ruins of Kuzsuhara Street in search of artifacts.

We have to talk to either Akira or Cheryl to get back to the Jailbroken Party. But it's not a story where you just have to bow your head sincerely. I have a souvenir. And if you take the artifact back from the ruins, it will be enough souvenirs. Enough apologies for hunters seeking artifacts and for the boss who told them to go to the ruins now and fetch the artifacts. It was the result of that thought.

Get expensive artifacts at the ruins and get rich overnight. This is one of the dreams of those who want to go up from Slam Street. Elio also knew that most of it was a common fantasy that ended up dreaming.

But he who was a child of the same slum city as himself became a hunter by making himself close to the fantasy. Then I wouldn't even say it was the same as the fantasy, but I wonder if I could grasp the shards. I thought so, it was a bet.

But Elio's bet broke completely. As soon as I entered the ruins, I ran into a monster. I tried to respond with a gun, but I was in a hurry, and I'm not good at gun skill. It didn't hit Roku, and the original few remnants were soon used up.

Ellio, who lost his means of attack, threw away a heavy and intrusive gun to survive a monster trying to eat and kill himself. And I ran around anyway. However, terrain with scattered debris is not suitable for people to run. And it's not that big of a handicap for a monster to run. It is very difficult to spill monsters that follow you from behind in an appetizing way. It was only a matter of time before they chased me.

Akira gives a look of surprise (a lot) as she looks at Elio.

"How reckless of you to come here with your bare hands."

Smile as Alpha smiles.

'Right. It's like Akira back then. I guess the difference between him and Akira is that he unfortunately won't be able to meet me. "

Indeed, recklessness is no different than what I was then. Considering I ran into the Weapon Dogs, the more reckless I may be, the better I am. Akira thinks so and laughs bitterly. And accidentally overlaid myself then with Elio's appearance. Then the look changed to something a little more serious.

What you see over your binoculars is what you look like if you didn't meet Alpha. It's a sight that shows the end in plain sight. There are more than a dozen seconds left for the monster to chase after Elio, and a few more seconds until he is fatally wounded and desperate, so Elio's life ends. The life of Akira, a future that may have followed another path.

"... right. Is that me?"

Akira was squealing (crushing) and put up her gun. Alpha gives me an unexpected look.

"Do you help?

"Oh. This is on the edge of something too. Let's help him add to my luck. … and just in time."

Akira laughed lightly, aiming well and pulling the trigger.

Elio, who kept running away with praiseworthy strength and motor nerves, is cornered. The path is blocked by debris and there is no escape. Looking back in haste, the beastly monster slowly approached him as he expressed his exuberant appetite with a large mouthful of saliva dripping from his fangs.

No more. Elio looked at the impending death with a look distorted by fear.

The next moment, a monster that was just about to fly off suddenly fell. Further, the ringtone of sharpening hard debris from around the monster continues to sound, increasing holes in the body of the monster. Blood drips from the hole and dyes the ground.

Still, the monster was alive. Stand up again, albeit backwards and backwards. But when several more bullets were fired into his torso, he collapsed again into the ground, red stained with his own blood.

More bullets are fired in addition to wasting. The impact of the landing caused the monster's body to shake slightly. And it stopped working again.

Elio was temporarily stunned. But when he recovered from his confusion and gradually understood that he had been helped, he raised his voice of joy and eased his expression with relief.

"... did you help?... Great, thanks.... Thanks for the help!

See who has helped himself in the direction of the gunfire as Elio prepares his rough breath with a joyful look. Then the expression hardened as soon as possible. At the end of his gaze was the person who sold the fight the other day, pointing a gun at himself who had fallen into Cheryl's stronghold and shot a bullet right beside him.

Elio's face is cramped. Akira was inviting me.

Ellio is making slow strides through the ruins. Her face seems rather distorted, and her voice is spicy.

"Oh, heavy..."

Akira was carrying the rucksack earlier. Elio carries it now. In return for saving lives, I'm letting you carry them instead. Of course (of course) Elio had no right of veto.

The weight that is about to be crushed relentlessly hurts both legs that were badly used to escape the monster. I felt like I could never get up again once I fell, and I managed to move on, taking care not to fall even though I fluttered.

Occasionally I encounter monsters, but they are lightly knocked down by Akira, who walks a short while ago. From behind, Akira looks like she's just walking normally. However, the monsters encountered were quickly perceived and repelled in a manner close to an ambush. Elio had no idea how the hell Akira was perceiving the enemy.

(Akira was fighting a monster with this stuff on her back until she met me? Were you taking them down so easily on top of that? It makes sense to beat the Sibears alone. Did I sell fights to this guy? That would make Cheryl furious, too. I did a pretty stupid imitation too...)

Elio regretted it even more now as he reinforced his fear of Akira.

Akira, who had defeated the monster in good shape thanks to her release from the weight of her back, looks a little surprised (kegged) when she sees the defeated monster.

"Alpha. Were these monsters around here?

Alpha also gives me a slightly surprised look.

"Some of the monsters that attacked the snails before may have settled around here. Or (there is) yes, an individual of a kind you don't normally see growing suddenly using that large number of bodies as bait. Perhaps the ecosystem has changed dramatically as a result of those actions. '

"That's a mess."

'If you do poorly, the distribution of monsters in the ruins may have changed dramatically. With the sudden increase in the difficulty of the ruins due to this, even with my support in Akira's current strength, there is a risk that collecting the ruins here will be more difficult. If you do poorly, you may not be able to get in here for a while. You were right to bring back more artifacts this time.'

It is difficult to survive even with the support of Alpha. I know how dangerous the situation is. Akira unexpectedly distorted her expression.

'... really, that's a mess'

"Shall we hurry home for a moment?"

Copy that.

Akira pulls herself together and hurries ahead. Naturally Ellio's burden grew only for that matter. Elio was willing to die and became the feather that followed Akira.

Returning to the city, Akira headed straight for the trailer, a moving store in Katsuragi. Elio also follows by squeezing his last force. Going all the way to the front of the trailer with me, I noticed Akira having the store number as usual.

"Akira. This time it's not with women, it's with men. You must have been a guest of the boulder this time, right?

"This time it's a customer. Buying artifacts, though."

"Whoa. Buying artifacts. Whatever it is, guests are welcome. So, where's the artifact?

The snail giggles in a good mood as Akira points to the rucksack she's letting Elio carry.

"That sounds like quite a lot. Go around the back."

After they all moved to the back of the trailer, Akira began arranging the artifacts on the ground asking to be bought. At first, I was trying to arrange it appropriately, but was immediately cautioned not to remove unsold relics such as restorative drugs from the rucksack from Alpha. Ask lightly in the reading.

"Is it creepy just to show?"

Just in case. It would be troublesome if they really wanted me to sell it, wouldn't it?

"Depending on the price, can I sell you a box or so?

'No, you can't. I might not have to die in that one box. Keep it.'

Akira also spares her life. Convinced, he continued to line up the artifacts with care.

I look at the artifacts that the cuttlefish are arranged on the ground and I fucking laugh at that amount.

(... I don't know where you got it, but there's a lot of it. Akira is still a golden hunter. We need to have a good relationship)

When Katsuragi finishes assessing the artifact, he calculates the purchase amount in his head and turns the merchant's smile to Akira.

"... right, this would be all... how about five million aurums?

Katsuragi's expression was overflowing with the sincerity of an honest merchant. However, that good faith also included tuition fees that were not required to be paid.

Alpha tells you softly.

"No way."

Akira tells Katsuragi briefly.

"Okay. Take it all to the hunter's office shopping mall."

When Akira really tries to get the artifact back into the rucksack, the snail rushes out.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait! Look, why don't we negotiate a price there or something? Don't cut it up all of a sudden."

Akira sends a slightly cooler gaze to the snail that brings out the rush.

"Do that between merchants. That's kind of a hassle for me. Make up your mind in one shot. If you can't do that, I'll really take it to the hunter's office."

When Katsuragi decides Akira's attitude is not a bluff for negotiation, she has no choice but to present the amount calculated by rushing through.

"... ok! Eight million orams! How about this!

"Well, I think it's good."

"Okay. From now on, offer me that amount from the beginning."

"All right. That's a deal."

The bought artifacts were brought into the trailer by the snails. And sooner or later it will be wholesaled to other distributors for an amount considerably exceeding the amount due to Akira. Yu (more) is also a gift of the management efforts of the snails. It is a price that includes some added value, such as appraisal content and quality assurance. No one complains.

Katsuragi is in a good mood for a good deal.

"What about the payment? Cash? It's easier to transfer accounts this way..."

Akira used to live in Slam Street until not long ago and doesn't have a deposit account or anything. But now I can open an account if I finish the process in the hunter's office. The only reason I haven't opened an account yet is that I haven't even thought about opening a deposit account or anything from my previous life, but I decide to deceive it appropriately.

"If it's not cash, it's hard to pay. We'll figure it out before the digits increase."

Katsuragi saw the chill Elio and was convinced by it. Because cash is better if you're giving money to someone like Cheryl and the others.

"Okay. Cash. Wait a minute."

Once inside the trailer, the cuttlefish came back with a bunch of 8 million aurums worth of bills. The bundle had the power to move Elio, who was resting in exhaustion, and to nail his eyes.

Akira was careful not to react more than necessary at Alpha's behest. When I received the plain bundle of bills, I danced to the rucksack.

Ellio looked at Akira and Katsuragi's attitude and felt like he saw an irresistible difference between ourselves and Akira, eight million Orum being an uninterrupted sum of money for a slum city kid like ourselves. But for Akira and the others, it's not a surprising amount, or a suspicious amount of behavior. That's what I understood.

I notice Elio looking at herself with a complex look on her face. But I didn't know to the inside of it, and I just wondered if I could go home because I had carried the artifact, if there was a share, or if I could ask about it.

"We're done here, so you can go home. I saved my life, so there's no fare or anything. Bye."

Seeing Akira try to return the rucksack with her back on her back, Elio realizes that it is only now that she asks Akira to return herself to the detachment party. Here, there is a risk of being mistaken for asking for a share. Think so, desperately ask for it.

"Will you tell Cheryl to add me to Cheryl's inmate party?!? They kicked me out of jail for what I did before! You saved my life, but if I can't get back to the Jailed Party, I'm gonna die in it! Please! I brought that heavy stuff all the way here! I would have been useful there!?

Akira looks at Elio with a slightly faceless face. That's because I'm desperately pretending to be calm (to hide the upset, etc.) that got me a lot of money. But Elio doesn't know that. I sweat cold that Akira was in a bad mood.

I asked for half the momentum, but if this doesn't work, I'm done. Cheryl would never approve of returning to the Jailbroken Party if they thought it was the one that further damaged Akira's mood. I'm not sure I'll live alone in an alley in Slam Street either. There are no shards or pieces of energy left to head to the ruins again. So tell me you're good. I thought so, and Elio was praying.

So, we're going to go to Cheryl's now.

That's all I'm saying. Ellio follows Akira half-heartedly as she walks towards Cheryl's stronghold. He was good. I'm not going to stab Cheryl with a nail if I don't put him in the party. I followed Akira nervously hoping so.

Katsuragi was a little impressed to see how it was and to see how well he was doing.

Cheryl and his inmates were doing quite well. That Cheryl and the others are originally members of the inmate party of Civea. That it spread that Akira, who killed that Civea, was behind it. That he also obtained gold measures and firearms with the cooperation of a merchant named Katsuragi. Due to those factors and others, it was recognised that it had inherited the territory of Sibea from other inmates in Slam Street, so that it could be treated to the extent that it was not just a gathering of children, but a new weak inmate with a territory once.

When a new inmate is created, albeit weak, in Slam Street, there are usually also those who try to join there. For example, those who do not belong anywhere, and those who are treated coldly within the prison party to which they belong.

But there were no adults among those wishing to join the Jailed Party for the reason that Cheryl, the boss of the Jailed Party, and his constituents, and even Akira, the backshield, were all children. As a result, Cheryl's inmate party became a rare inmate in Slam Street, where all the constituents were boys and girls.

Cheryl is talking to Alicia in her room.

"How's cleaning the territory going? Did you ever rub anything? The territory should be a lot dirty, so I don't think it's surprising that someone's complaining."

The detachment party, which has its territory in Slam Street, has a job to do implicitly. That's cleaning the territory. Get rid of the garbage that's falling into the territory.

Cleaning the territory means a lot. As an implicit determinant of Slam Street, basically what is abandoned in the territory belongs to the inmates who manage it there. Many things are beneficial to the inhabitants of Slam Street, even if they are rubbish for those who throw them away.

We use what we can still use ourselves. If it is metal, collect the amount and sell it as scrap iron. If we repair it, we can repair it and use it ourselves, or we can sell it to someone with repair skills. Still go dump what's left of it in the wilderness.

In addition, the cleaning of the territory was also an act of showing the surroundings that the place was their territory.

It reminds me of a fellow cleaner who said Alicia was slightly roaring.

"Mm-hmm. A lot of people complained about a lot of bodies. That's about it."

"I don't have a choice. No one's been cleaning up lately."

Robbery is not uncommon in Slam Street. Victims are often killed. And vice versa. Sometimes it can be a match. And naturally, the body is left on the spot unless someone cleans it up. It is also the task of the detachment party to clean up those bodies left in the territory together with their possessions.

The destruction of the Shibea and their inmates left their territory temporarily blank. Since no one has voluntarily cleaned such a place, a large number of abandoned bodies have disappeared in the meantime.

Cheryl gives instructions as usual.

"Dead bodies are handled as usual. The package was peeled off and the belongings were in the warehouse. What's left is in the usual place in the wilderness. Lend more guns to those who carry them to the wilderness."

It's hard to carry a body to the wilderness. In the wilderness, you may encounter monsters if you do poorly, so you need to be quite armed. Cheryl and the others had managed to be minimally armed with guns provided by the snails.

It would also be beneficial for the detachment party to clean up the corpses in the territory without leaving them unattended. Cities have also chosen a clean location in Slam Street for the free distribution of food. When the territory is clean, it is more likely that it will be chosen as a distribution location.

If the corpses in the territory continue to be left unsanitary and harsh, the city may incinerate the area. Before that unsanitary condition spreads elsewhere, literally incinerate the surrounding area of the place in question before contamination adversely affects the interior of the lower compartment. People, buildings, etc. must also be ashed indiscriminately.

As for physical appearance, it is told that excessive stench and the like may attract monsters to the city, so it will inevitably incinerate them. However, there are rumours (rumors) that the city may be a pretext (for) interpreting the inhabitants of Slam Street. Even though the more dirty the territory is, the easier it is to be the subject of a nuisance.

In some such circumstances, the slums were kept quite clean by the efforts of the detachment party, which manages their respective territories.

Alicia asks Cheryl to be a little off the hook.

"... Hey, Cheryl. The number of inmates has grown considerably, hasn't it?

"I wonder. The number of people who still don't have a bundle (or a bump) to clean the territory seems to have increased that much. If you're saying it's hard to manage, it's certainly growing."

Cheryl has never done anything like a captive boss. I'm getting used to it a little bit and trying to improve it by hand, but honestly I wasn't sure if I was doing well.

"In addition to Alicia, I'm going to make other people who are stubborn. I'm in the middle of thinking about a candidate or something, so it's gonna be tough, but be patient a little longer."

It's hard for Cheryl to directly manage everyone in the detentionist party. More people make it even harder, but still not enough people. In anticipation of the future increase in personnel, I was also looking to increase the number of other people besides myself as soon as possible. I didn't care about the problems caused by faction formation because I am good at managing factions.

It's hard for Alicia to say.

"I'm going to work hard on that too... but not..., the..."

"What?"

"... Cheryl thinks it's okay for Elio to mix up with the Jailbroken Party as long as there's about how many of them there are?

Alicia was showing Elio herself. I managed to stop him, but Elio said he had no other hand and headed for the ruins.

If Cheryl finds out he gave Elio the prisoner's gun on his own, he could be kicked out of the prison party himself. Having fully understood that, and still hoping that Elio would return alive, Alicia gave Elio her gun.

Alicia took on the position of a gangster from Cheryl because that would make it easier for her to give Elio the gun she manages in the party. And I thought that if Alicia helped Cheryl, she would soften Cheryl's attitude.

Cheryl's eyes get tight.

"No, you can't."

Cheryl starts with a fright in Alicia's eyes.

"No. It hasn't been a month since then? There's no way we can get Elio back on the sidelines in such a short period of time, is there? Akira will be here many times from now on. If Elio's appearance enters Akira's sight at that time, you can't just kick Elio out this time. Elio isn't the only one. Don't you even know that?

Silence flows between Cheryl and the others. The plea and rejection flowing there never allowed the other person to bend his will. Cheryl says it out cold.

"When you're done talking, get back to work. Then cool off your head."

"... ok"

Alicia walked out of the room, drooling.

Cheryl exhales lightly and tries to get back to her job. But that was blocked by Alicia, who came back early enough.

Alicia had a mixed look of joy, confusion, and fear.

"Cheryl, Ellio's here at base."

Cheryl makes a cold voice as she gently stares at Alicia.

"Drive him back. Alicia, I'm persistent. Come on..."

Alicia makes it hard to say.

"... I'm here with Akira"

Cheryl's face was very tense.

Cheryl hurried to the room waiting for Akira to check on Akira from the shadow at the entrance to the room. And first of all, I was relieved (mostly) that I didn't look grumpy. When I go inside the room, I smile (cheeks) at Akira, ignoring Elio, who looks at me creepy (first) next to Akira.

"Welcome. Thank you for taking my foot here today.... Uh, did Elio make anything Akira? Well, Elio already kicked me out of my cell after that, so even if Elio did something to Akira, it wouldn't matter to us..."

In contrast to Cheryl, who is trying not to undermine Akira's mood, Akira was making it normal.

"Seems so. If you don't like Cheryl, add Elio to the party again. If you don't want to, I won't say you can't. The boss is Cheryl."

Cheryl gives me an unexpected look.

"I don't mind if Akira says so..., you know, okay?

"Oh, I got a little help with my job."

I don't have the option of turning down Akira's favor from Cheryl. Kick anyone out if they tell you to. I'll add anyone if they tell me to. Strange, unexpected or suspicious, it doesn't matter at all. Compared to undermining Akira's mood, everything is minor (tsp). Laugh lovingly and accept.

"Okay. If that's the case. Yes."

Elio exhales in relief (mostly). Alicia laughs happily. When Cheryl wonders if she should hear more about the situation, Akira stabs the nail (gibberish) with a slightly more serious look.

"Elio. Don't tell Cheryl anything extra. Cheryl. Don't ask Elio anything extra. All right?"

"Wow, okay."

"Okay."

And when Elio, and Cheryl, smiling (cheeks), answered and snorted, Akira also snorted (sniffles) gently and returned.

"That's all I have to do. Bye."

That's all Akira said and left.

Turn the loving smile (cheeks) that Cheryl was pointing at Akira and point her face at Elio that looked rather surprising.

"So, what happened?

Elio tried to tell Cheryl how it was and stopped before giving her the specifics to her mouth. Then start talking slowly to carefully check what you are saying.

"... a lot has happened and Akira has saved my life. After that...... I helped Akira a little.... After Akira's errands, I asked her to talk to Cheryl. That's all."

Elio was double-checking himself to see if he hadn't told him anything extra.

"You saved my life, what the hell..."

Cheryl tried to ask in more detail and desperately stopped looking (ya) at Elio, who shook his head beside him in a panic.

"Stop. I don't know what Akira's talking about. If Cheryl really wants to talk, I'll tell you everything from the beginning, but if Akira finds out, I'm gonna say that Cheryl forced me to open my mouth."

Elio was showing mild fright. It's a lot different than when Akira hit me.

Cheryl asks with a serious look.

"Just tell me this. Akira's not mad anymore, is she?

Elio also thinks with a serious face before answering.

"... it's okay, I think. If you wanted me dead, you would have killed me."

"Yes. Then I'll get Elio to do his job quickly. Please persuade and monitor everyone so that fools like Elio don't come out again. Many of them have guns now, so don't expect them to just beat you up like they did when Ellio did next time something similar happened."

Elio snorted forcefully with a serious look.

"Copy that. I'm sorry I ate the roll."

Cheryl, who saw Elio change, was very curious about what had happened, but now he decided to forget. Alicia is also happy to have Elio back. Elio would never imitate (well) again if he looked like this, and the stories of experience would help tighten up those who are new in. That's good. That's what I thought, and I put a lid on the interest that arose.

If you open the lid, you might see the same thing yourself. I decided so and closed the lid firmly.

Alicia laughs happily as she walks with Elio.

"And it was really good. Elio returned alive from the ruins, and he could join the Jailbroken Party again. I don't know, but you owe it to Mr. Akira, right?

"Oh. Right. I got help at the ruins."

"Later I also need to thank you properly..."

Ellio had a slightly surprising look next to Alicia, who was speaking with pleasure, remembering what was happening at the ruins.

(Akira fought as if she knew where all the monsters were from the beginning. Plus now I think there was a time when I was looking in a weird direction..., as if there was someone next door...)

Don't talk about anything extra.

Earlier Akira's words came to Elio's head. In the meantime, I stopped feeling scared.

I look at Elio and wonder when Alicia suddenly stops.

"Elio. What's wrong?

"... no, it's nothing"

"Really? That would be nice. The fact that you got help, it was dangerous, wasn't it? Did the monster attack you, after all? Ask Akira to help you with that..."

"Alicia."

Elio suddenly got a serious look and a serious voice. And ask Alicia, who is surprised, to be a little impatient.

"Please, don't ask me anything."

"Wow, okay."

Alicia snorted a little, but firmly.

Elio noticed. Perhaps that's what Akira says is extra.

If I tell someone about it, what will happen to me who told me about it, and what will happen to anyone who asks? If I told Alicia, what would Akira do with Alicia? As soon as I thought about it, something cruel (dull) and cold runs down Elio's spine.

Alicia sounds a little worried about how that Elio is doing.

"Elio. Are you okay?

Answer with a laugh as Elio reassures Alicia.

…… It's okay. "

Never talk. That's what Elio decided on his mind.