Sekai ga Death Game ni Natta no de Tanoshii desu
Episode 179: Madoka decides
'... let's hide here for now'
Gres jumped inside the hospital and found the hospital room that was open.
And when you land in the right position, you plunge in the feathers.
At the time of escape from the room, the light, which was no longer as brilliant as the sun, but also disappeared as it plunged in its feathers.
Perhaps, at the time you put out your feathers, your body will really glow.
That's why Gres hasn't feathered before.
'... Scale powder is scattered around the hospital. I hope so.'
Incidentally, Gress didn't escape from the hospital because all the doors to go out were closed, because sometimes, when he went out more than that, he would have trouble getting Madoka's body back to its original size.
From the point of view of concealing oneself, it is still advantageous to be small.
Other than that, sometimes when you go back to your original size, you can't fly through the sky holding Madoka.
Madoka is naked now.
To travel on foot, there are limits.
So Gres decided to hide inside the hospital.
If you go outside, you risk Isoya giving priority to finding Madoka and putting Madoka's body back, and if you do, you'll be caught right away.
Because of the reassurance that he is still in the hospital, it may delay Isoya from undoing Madoka's body, and if Madoka's body is undone, if it is in the hospital, hiding herself is easier to do than outside.
Don't forget that there are demons out there.
Flying scattered with scaly powder like a sign, now magically manipulating only scaly powder to fly all over the hospital.
If Isoya is desperate to follow that trail, there's a good chance she'll get away with it.
Fly to this place, it's time for twenty minutes.
Until Syndicate arrives, we have to escape.
(... but)
Gres had some worries.
I figured it out just a little bit earlier when I fought Isoya.
One thing to start with. Apparently, that guy Isoya is going to be pretty level.
Earlier, the water magic 'Suizumi' unleashed by Gres on Isoya was the most powerful of the magic Gres could have, for example, the power to hold together a few goblins and squash them under water pressure alone.
But Isoya, even eating such magic, was just falling apart.
From this point of view, Gres guessed that Isoya, even if quoted less, might be at the same level as Sai or maybe as good as Syndicate.
From the first time I saw him, I thought he was an unbeatable opponent in Gres, but this is stronger than I assumed.
And one more thing. Ability to make it smaller. Apparently, this is a more troublesome ability than expected.
I didn't expect it to be smaller, not just solid, but even stuff that doesn't have a liquid-like shape.
When liquids can also be produced, gases, flames, etc., will likely be so.
That makes it quite unfavourable in Gres, where there is only 'swimmies' of magic that can be used to attack.
(And... and Master Syndicate)
Syndicate's method of warfare was basically a battle between the heat of the double sword of a red horse and a pale deer and the gases operated in '| Funny Air (Black Joke)'.
When the gases, flames and other heat are turned down and deactivated, the hands that can be syndicated are almost gone.
Levels are almost mutually reinforcing.
Ability, too, is more advantageous to the other person.
That's all, even if Syndicate comes to this scene, it doesn't seem like he's going to win.
(... Still, Master Syndicate might do something about it... but you still have concerns)
Another concern.
That is something Gres himself would like to solve before Syndicate arrives, if he could.
But what Gres was left to do from Syndicate was protect Madoka.
If we try to solve this, we'll be off the mission.
"Hey, Gres."
Madoka, who had been silent until now, opened her mouth.
Stay nagging.
'... what's up?
"... you're sorry. You told me to shut up, but I couldn't stand it."
'... Oh, is that so? Then you don't have to worry about it. Because if you look at something like that, you're going to make one or two voices out of it.'
Glimpse of Gres' reply, and keep it that way, Madoka shuts her mouth for a while.
And a few times, he moved in his mouth and Madoka listened.
"... How many times?
The Madoka's voice is very weak and trembling.
'... transferred here, one right away. And then once, before Madoka woke up, there was.'
Grace, who immediately understands Madoka's question, answers the question.
'... it's me who apologizes, isn't it? I knew it, but I was late to teach.'
"... yeah, I'm fine. That's the thing, never mind. I think it's hard to say."
Grez looked at Madoka's arm.
Madoka is gripping her arms so much that she bleeds.
"... but then, that means three times, right? At least."
Madoka says, pompous.
Three times.
What?
The number of times a cat was killed.
Madoka thinks. He said he should have noticed.
When Madoka saw Isoya, there was no cat.
Then, until he heard the cat spill in, Madoka didn't hear anything.
The cat is not breathing.
That's all I was talking to Grez about.
Madoka doesn't know how much a living person can hold his breath.
But at least for about five minutes, Madoka was talking to Grez.
It wouldn't be possible for a regular elementary school student to hold his breath for so long.
As long as you're alive.
Unless you're dead, it shouldn't be possible.
'... right. Perhaps that liquid is a resuscitation medicine. I don't know how many bottles I put in that container, but supposedly I was soaking the cat I killed in that and bringing it back to life repeatedly'
Is that one of their stories?
How many times has it been repeated?
Just think, I'm about to rip myself apart.
Neither could he die, and the cat, literally, was given the pain of dying many times at that young age.
"... Gres"
Madoka says, pompous.
'... what is it?
"... I can't forgive you."
Madoka, for once, takes a big breath.
"I'm good, I thought. It's good to know that Cat didn't betray me, he threatened me, he forced me into a trap, he said. But it's not good at all. It's not good at all."
So, Madoka separates words.
Gress was just listening in silence.
"So I can't forgive you. I'll take me. But, but...!
Madoka, look up.
"After all, I can't forgive that man! Um, someone called Isoya! So!"
Madoka says, so that we can trample... no, so that we can trample.
"That man, I'll crush him"
The eyes of Madoka, who had uttered them out, were chilling and glowing, like iron.