"She is a beast. How about the dried fruit?"
"I'm sorry.
"Yes, yes.
The conversation that unfolds around the bonfire is a strange sight and is reflected in Aldis's eyes.
There is a girl who offers dried fruits and a beast that puts the food on its hands into its mouth without warning. At first glance it looks like a large dog and its owner, but the reality is completely different. The girl was nervously holding out her hand, and the beast was a beast, saying "Okashii" and "sweet" in the human language.
In the first place, the beast that speaks human words is an unusual being. There are some species and individuals that seem to be intellectual in the demons, but nothing that can understand human language and even communicate has been discovered so far. In the face of such extraordinary existence, Solte concluded to convince himself. That was "the beast".
"With great power, manipulating human language and punishing the bad guys-this must be the goddess's messenger!"
"No, is this just a beast?"
Gods "Beautiful fur shining in golden color. Clear eyes as if embodying integrity. Standing full of dignity and dignity. You can even feel the grace!"
"No, you were scared just before me, are you?"
Aldis and Rona calmly enter the sight of the holy candidate.
Fortunately, Salte was not afraid of Rona for the time being. In some cases, Rona was someone Aldis knew, and in others she was a conversation partner. Predicament In addition, he was the one who saved himself. While seeing that power, there may still be some feelings of "terrible", but perhaps they are trying to subconsciously gain mental stability by deifying Rona.
The conversation between Aldis and Rona after the mock-up was so natural that it may have helped calm down Salte.
"Bilibili is a foul, al .... I was thinking of doing some special moves."
"Must kill ... Oikora. I'm not trying to kill my old partner in a mock battle."
"Isn't Al like that dying? ...... Maybe."
"Maybe you shouldn't use it lightly! It would be dangerous if the thread wasn't connected!"
"Is that so? I'll do it without thread next time."
"That's not the problem!"
"Oh, I'm still dinner, so I'm going to hunt appropriately. Be prepared for the fire."
"Hey Rona! The story isn't over yet!"
Seeing such an act, Solte's vigilance against Rona seems to have blown away. After that, Rona seems to have been conveniently placed in the position of the "God Beast", which defeats evil, in what sort of route he came to in the Salte. That's why Ronah is offering her precious preserved food after flattening a large herbivore that Honah has hunted.
"I still have time until dawn. Sleep now."
Prompt Aldis rests on Salte. Hesitate Although Salte had been a while, it was difficult to argue that it was said that if he did not stay asleep, he would miss the next day. After seeing the Salte entering the tent, Aldis faces Lona again.
"Well, what did you ask?"
There were many things I wanted to ask. A strange world suddenly thrown out. It's a clue I've been searching for for a year and a half. Various things that fly rapidly in my head. The first thing I noticed in the end, while feeling dizzy, was more concerned than anything else.
"Since then ... what happened? Who survived?"
Rona shakes her face covered with golden hair from side to side.
"No one came back."
"Really……"
The unacceptable word of annihilation comes to Aldis's mind. Looking at the expression, Rona tries to cheer up her former partner in a hurry.
"Yeah, maybe! You're probably still fighting, and there's the possibility of coming back."
"Don't be stupid. You've been more than a year away.
Rona reacts to Aldis's weak words. He asked back while tilting his head.
"More than a year? What are you talking about? Almost two days have passed since then."
"Huh ... two days? What are you talking about, are you? It's been a year and a half since I met you?"
The golden beast rounds his eyes and blinks twice.
"It was the day before yesterday that you got into the castle of an outsider? Al, are you okay?"
This time it was Aldis's turn. Suspiciously, leaning forward, she asks her humble expression without hiding it.
“Wait. Wait a minute. What ’s that? Rona, did you say you met me yesterday?”
"is not that obvious"
"No, it's not natural for me, since it's been a year and a half."
"……What do you mean?"
Aldis and Rona share information, each with a question mark floating above each other. For Rona, two days after parting, and for Aldis, one and a half years in Tria.
"Um, that means that the battle that was just yesterday for me was a year and a half ago for Al?"
"That's it"
"I don't know."
"I don't even know."
We already know that each other is an old friend. But that's why I couldn't accept the gap in time spent to this day without confusion.
"If you don't know, why are you a child?"
"Let's know. One and a half years ago, when I noticed, I looked like this."
It's still unclear why he's turned into a boy. I'm used to being in this form, but that doesn't mean I'm unconditionally convinced.
"Hmm ... I don't know what it is. Al, by the way. Are you aware that you're weak?"
"... I'm aware"
Aldis answers in a grumpy manner.
"Is there anything related to being a child ...?"
Well, Rona looked up at the sky with a light tone. A black night sky is projected on the amber eyes.
"It's a different world from the one we were in .... well, you can see that night sky."
Rona stares at the jet-black darkness that extends to the horizon. And it is a bright area that spreads out in a circle as if a part of it was cut out. The night is turning into complete darkness thanks to the countless glistening glows of sand.
"That's okay, that mad woman isn't a" goddess "... It's a joke that can't be laughed a lot."
"Oh, I agree."
"So, is Grace an evil god? That's a funny story."
"It's bad but I can't laugh"
"Well, for Al.
Words that, if spoken to by others, could exaggerate Aldis, the air flowing between them remains calm. It was a light mouth that was allowed because of Rona.
"So what will Al do now?"
"That's right ... I didn't find any clues so far, but Rona is here, and there's a good chance she's here."
"Well ... maybe."
"Then I have to return my debt. I can't just let him die. All the suffering he tasted."
"Al"
Rona speaks Aldis. He looked at Aldis with a serious look and strengthened his tone like a nail.
"I understand my feelings, but I can't beat that outsider woman alone, much more so nowadays."
"... I know."
Seeing Aldis bitterly answered, Rona softens her expression.
"That's okay. I have the same debt as I do. I will help you when fighting."
"... Oh, it's bad"
"Don't worry. Lou was a very important friend for me, so Al-"
The color of revenge that burns Rona's eyes instantly erodes.
"--I'll give away the rest, so let me just take out the eyes of those and bite them."
It was without doubt the eyes of those who had the same determination as Aldis.
"Oh, I'll give it away."
"Thank you"
Lona greets her with a light tone.
"But first of all, we need to see if she is in this world right now."
Aldis calms down thanks to Rona and turns her hands behind her head. Only the flock of light pushed into one corner of the night sky is bright.
A year and a half ago, I would have decided to travel all over the world to locate the goddess without hesitation. But now things are different.
There are people waiting for Aldis in the forest near the capital city. A self-proclaimed servant would be alright to leave, but twin sisters would not.
There is no way we can release our responsibility once we reach out. At least Aldis intended to take care of the twins until they had the power to live on their own.
For a while, you'll be collecting information while working as a mercenary. If the goddess appeared in front of him, he wasn't confident that he could restrain himself, but he wasn't going to take care of the twins for someone who wasn't sure if he was still there.
"What about Rona? What are you going to do?"
"Hmm. I've been able to meet Al, so let's go for a while without returning?
"Yes, that's okay ...
Replying to her, Aldis jumps up.
"Hey Rona. Did you just say" don't go home? "
"Did you say?"
A golden beast that nods.
"What's that? Then, isn't it like saying you can always go back there?"
Listening to Aldis's question, Rona asked strangely.
"Hey? Can Al return?"
"I'm going home ... how?"
Aldis approaches Lona. Rona, whose eyes are astonishingly surprised, tries to convey somehow with a mixed expression.
"How do you do this ... feel like you're magically creating a sponge and hole in the space and dive into it?"
"What's that?"
Such explanations did not seem to understand Aldis. In the end, after spending the night, Aldis was unable to provide a sensual description of Rona. There was no one here to judge whether it was a difference in sensations caused by different races, or whether Rona was poorly explained.