Shinigami ni Sodaterareta Shoujo wa Shikkoku no Ken wo Mune ni Idaku

"This is... worse than I imagined"

The words that Claudia leaked to no one represented the tragedy of the city of Canary in the end. Three times taller than those surrounding the city, the wooden walls are collapsing in many places. It appears that the men with the Marutai are solemnly carrying out the restoration work, but they do not seem to be progressing as late.

Even more tragic sights popped into my eyes as I entered the city with nasty thoughts. Many private homes have been destroyed somewhere. A splash of blood can be seen all over the wall, representing the situation as it was at the time.

The bronze statue of the lion, which had been regarded as a symbol of the city, had been destroyed without a trace.

"Mm, this smell..."

Claudia flaunts her face unexpectedly. Even the abandoned corpse was somewhere, and I noticed a slight rotten odor on the wind.

It's a smell I'm used to sniffing on the battlefield, but that's not why I feel good. Ashton and others covered their noses with cloth, whimpering their eyebrows thoughtfully.

When you shift your gaze to Olivia, you don't see how you care in particular. Looking at the city with some interest.

The people of the city must have gotten used to the smell of rot. He has a uniformly vain look without responding in particular.

Just shut up and watched the Independent Cavalry Regiment faraway.

"Apparently, the city isn't getting any better than reported."

Ashton squeaks in a hard voice as he looks around.

"Oh, you know what?"

Formerly known as a city with beautiful landscapes even in the south, you can't see any of its shadows now. How much time do I have to spend restoring the original landscape?

Claudia had no idea.

As Ashton was descending his horse to greet the platoon leader guarding the city, children gathered around Olivia. Boys and girls about six to seven years old. And it feels like a boy about ten years old.

Every child stares at Olivia in such a way as intrigue. Apparently, even in the eyes of a child, a girl named Olivia is a concerned being.

"Sister. You look so cute like a doll."

"Really? ─ ─ I've never really cared about my face."

Speaking to the girl holding the worn out doll, Olivia answered as she stroked her cheek. Next to it, a little boy is smelling Olivia.

"Do you smell anything?

"Yeah. It smells kind of good"

"Oh, maybe it's because of this."

With that said, Olivia proudly took a piece of cookie out of her bag. Then the eyes of the children shine in unison.

"Wow! Sister, it's a treat, right?

"Yeah, I am. Could it be that you've never eaten?

Was the question surprising? The boy shakes his neck wide aside as he rounds his eyes.

"There can't be. A sweet is what a rich nobleman eats, right? That's what my mother taught me."

"Haha, that's not true. Want some?

When Olivia offers the cookies, the boy is repeatedly getting his hands on and pulling in with his eyes closed. I suppose you care what you can have as a child.

"Yes, okay? Come on, you don't have any money, do you?

"Uh, I don't need that. It says in the book that your cheeks are delicious enough to fall off, but it doesn't actually seem to fall off, so you can eat in peace."

With that said, Olivia hands the three children one cookie at a time. The children cheeked the cookies with a full smile on their faces.

"Your sister is delicious!

"Yummy!"

"Wow! What is this? What is this?

The children raise one admiration after another. Ashton spoke from over his shoulder to Olivia, who looked at the situation satisfactorily.

"Damn. Why do you have cookies? So, do you still have cookies?

"Hmmm...... after, maybe ten?

Olivia answers with a peek at the bag. Asked, Ashton shifts his gaze from the red roof building facing along the street to the children glancing at his face from the wall.

"Hii, fu, mii... oh, you're just perfect for numbers. Then why don't you give those kids some cookies, too?

"What!?... my... my share of eating..."

Olivia gives a desperate look. And even ghosts, demons, etc. have been made to curse me just to say if I'm a child.

Ashton unwittingly blows out at such an attitude as desperation being extreme here.

"I don't care if it's ghosts or demons. It's pathetic to give it to these kids and not to those kids, isn't it?

"So I'm not pathetic that they steal all my cookies?

Ashton slaps Pong gently on Olivia's shoulder as she swells her cheeks.

"I'll treat Olivia to the cake next time. As a matter of fact, there's a delicious cake shop in Wangdu that you know."

"Really!? Absolutely!

Acknowledging and receiving Ashton as Olivia slammed in, he makes a call for the children. Hope the cake shop hasn't crumbled in the aftermath of the war.

When the children looked at each other, they came together roughly and so on.

"Uh, from now on, this sister will give you a delicious and delicious treat. If you find out, line up in front of your sister..."

Children lining up quickly as if they were well-trained soldiers before Ashton could finish saying it. After smiling bitterly, not knowing how it looks, I send Olivia a signal with my gaze. Olivia handed the cookies to the children with a pulling grin.

When I gave him the last one, I'm sure it was because of my mind that my hands seemed trembling. I decided to think so.

"You're so sweet."

I heard a soft voice from behind me in Ashton watching Olivia and the kids. Looking back, Claudia stands with a gentle glance. Is that the word for Olivia, or for yourself?

Ashton got lost for a moment, but decided it was probably a word for both of them, scratching his cheeks and opening his mouth.

"Well, that's about as good as this. I just hope the Canary City recovers as soon as possible."

"- Right."

Claudia answers with few words. At the end of their gaze, Olivia, surrounded by children, was laughing innocently.

-The next day.

Having finished resting and supplying, the Independent Cavalry Regiment followed the city of Canary as the children waved at it. Olivia had always smiled and waved back, but as soon as she left the city entrance, suddenly pulling the black-horse's reins shifted her gaze in the direction of the forest.

"Major, what have you done?

To Olivia, who frowns at the root, Claudia asks with vigilance around her. But the words returned were not enough to take.

"I thought you had a little rat again."

"... ha. Are you a rat?"

Claudia breathes lightly and pulls out her shoulder strength. Is it rare enough to suddenly stop and see a horse?

With that in mind, I looked in the direction of the forest.

But I don't see any such thing as Olivia's called a rat. In the first place, it's also a strange story for a dove rat to move around the middle of the plain.

"I don't see anything, though?

Tell him so honestly, Olivia takes her gaze off the woods like she lost interest. He reached for the black horse's neck and began to gently stroke it.

"You don't have to worry about anything. Because if you come near me, I'll crush you. Come on, let's go"

The black horse began walking slowly, in keeping with his husband's will. With a delightfully glossy black-haired tail swinging high.

When I lost sight of the Independent Cavalry Regiment.

Two men show up from the woods. Ensign Zoe and Sergeant Jelly belong to the Imperial Army Intelligence Unit "Yangyan".

"That girl, did you feel about us at this distance?... no way thats the rumored monster......!?

"I wondered how much or whatever it was. He didn't even seem to have the binoculars, and it would just be a coincidence."

Jelly goes on to say more as she puts her binoculars back on her hips.

"More than that, did you see their flag?

"─ Oh, seven stars on the lion. Definitely the Seventh Army."

Zoe breathes ho ho for finally grabbing the tail of the Seventh Army. Because an arrowy reminder was flying from Rosenmarie.

"I'm going after them. Sergeant Jelly will contact His Excellency Rosenmarie as soon as possible."

"Ha!"

"─ Tell them it could be an example monster."

"Are you serious?

Zoe narrows her eyes to a jelly look.

"Don't say the same thing twice. Just tell him."

"Ha!

Jelly hastily unties the string of horses that is connected to the tree. Looking sideways at the state of it, Zoe was thinking of the disappeared man.

(Zenon was last informed that he was going to infiltrate the Gallia Fortress. Unknown association with the monster, but would never have gone beyond caution)