The Traveling Hero Won’t Let the Innkeeper’s Son Escape

"Take us into the darkness?

"Yes. Life and death have nothing to do with it. I mean, it doesn't matter if he was alive."

That's why Dorte was alive. If I hadn't acted unplanned for the demon then, I would have just had to be thrown into the dark without being inflicted pain and without being killed.

"So why did they all get killed? Always these guys were definitely killing everyone around, even if they begged, right?

'Cause everyone ran away or resisted.'

Dorte was killed after his neck was broken because he was slammed to go to Benno in the demon's arms. From the demon, it must have looked like he resisted trying to escape.

"Mr. Dorte was hurting his leg, so I was surprised when the demon showed up, but I couldn't escape"

It is possible that such a giant demon showed up and knew he could not escape, so he gave up and was almost irresistible. Dorte didn't look like he remembered his arm, and I guess fear actually preceded him and his body didn't move. So he was brought to the front door without any injuries.

Ruth was aware of this possibility when the Shadow Demon first appeared in front of her. But honestly, I wasn't sure of my thoughts, and I ran away to buy some time. If he continued to resist poorly though, he realized that the damage could even be done to Ed, who is with Ruth. That's why I made as many bets as I did earlier.

And Ruth's idea proved to be a hit. They said their purpose was only to get themselves out there. The reason for Shadow Demon's behavior is now clear. You shouldn't have to take any more pain from next time.

"Ed, tell this to the next guy."

"……… Huh?

"And now I want you to tell me what you're going to say."

Ruth, who heads to the front door feeling a shadow demon behind his back, had no more time. I just have to figure out how to communicate the information better to my next self than to put it up.

"I'm sure I won't deny what Ed said, but tell him this." There's a loop phenomenon going on, Ed is the only one who can keep his memory. Hurry up and find a way out of this passage of time '. I'm sure if you tell him like this, he'll know it's his word. "

There's no way Ed knows what a "loop phenomenon” he remembered in a previous life novel. So if you tell him that, soon Ruth herself realizes what's going on. Faster than getting extra explanations.

"Please wait. What are you talking about“ next me ”! Ruth hasn't!

"Ed, I know what you're trying to say. I don't have time right now."

He was walking slowly in pain in his face and body, but Ruth and the others had already come to the front door stairs. There are limits to cursorily descending the stairs without distrusting the demons of the shadows. If you behave badly, they'll kill you before you can tell them.

"No, because...!

"Ed, listen carefully. First, I want you to take care of Tiana like I said before. I think she's dissatisfied with something happening in this time. If we look there, there's a good chance we can avoid her case."

Tiana was avoiding Ruth and the others, but she also seemed dissatisfied with the people in the mansion in the first place. The same goes for what I said to my mother, but the conversation I had when I was seeing Iban, plus that thing in the dining room. She has always been dissatisfied with some event and it is likely that it did not go as expected and was in abrupt behavior. That should have something to do with her life and death.

"And the shady demon is to use short-range transfer. And then the magic isn't working, it's disappearing."

Ruth really cared about that part. Why has magic disappeared without any effect? Once I knew why, I felt I could understand who that demon was.

"Then I also want you to pay attention to the mansion situation. It's not structure, it's detail. I want you to check the nature of this mansion itself. Well, if you could just break me a teaspoon to try it out, you'd see."

The discomfort to the mansion itself that floats from earlier. I didn't feel it when I was normally living, but the fact that I was brutally injured face-to-face with the demon makes it gradually stronger. But the time I'm checking is not in Ruth right now. I had to entrust it to you next.

"Ruth! I don't like it, I do! I don't like it, Ruth!

Even as Ruth spoke pale, the front door was closer down the stairs.

Give him a crying voice. Ed pulls Ruth's clothes hem from the side, but I can't take that hand from him. Because the demons are watching you from behind. If you move poorly, you may be judged to have 'tried to escape'. Then this is how I can't tell Ed the story.

(The darkness is growing......)

What Ruth saw when he arrived in front of the front door was the darkness that had enlarged to flood out the door and broken into the mansion.

Furthermore, there were already six Shadow Demons. The fact that there was a two-horned shadow demon that wasn't there earlier must have left Dickhout inside.

I don't know what the hell the structure is in this, but I'm pretty sure we're waiting for Ruth, the last of it all, to come in.

(I don't have time for this anymore...)

As Ruth lowered only one hand, he untied Ed's hand, which was grabbing the hem of his skirt. He smiles as he does and slightly points his gaze at him, stroking his head back.

Ed shuddered his fist and lowered heavily as he looked like he was about to cry. I guess it's because I know that if I resist, I'll be hurt, not just myself, but even Ruth.

"Ruth...... Huh!

However, I am gently pushed back to see if that appearance seemed to bring to the Shadow Demon. Ruth slowly approaches darkness while not turning around and saying 'Don't push me because I know'.

"Ed, this too, confirms the bleeding, Mr. Dickhout and the Spirit King, Mr. Chester and Mr. Iban's amnesia in the village, Mr. Benno's relationship with Mr. Dorte, Mr. Dorte's legs, the number of the shadow demon, the demon that doesn't exist in Ed, and then -"

Until now Ruth had resisted the Shadow Demon and was immediately killed, so I didn't have time to talk to him like this for the last time, so I couldn't tell him.

That's why I needed to hurry up and tell Ed that I was caught at the edge of my head now. I don't know if this will help or if I can help the next person in the first place, but I can't afford to be inquisitive.

And I'm finally one step closer to getting into the darkness. Gain the feeling of being sucked in when you come to the dark side. Consciousness begins to shake.

"Ed, at the end"

"No, I... Ruth."

Ruth turned unexpectedly to Ed's voice, which was in tears.

"I'm sorry, I had to ask you to do it all. But whenever I do, I believe in Ed's words, so tell me everything. Either Ed, who kept the memory, or me, who can't keep the memory, I'm sure I can't solve it. But if you two fight, you must...

Before the words are finished, a strong shock echoes on my back. I found that my legs, which I put out to support my body in pain, lay space in the darkness and went straight to a place where there was no ground.

The floating sensation of stepping off the stairs wraps the body around.

"- Ruth, I don't like it. Oh! I don't want to be forgotten anymore!

When I heard such a scream on the verge of falling, I looked back, and I saw Ed jumping on a shadow demon who kicked Ruth and dropped him into the darkness.

The Ed emitted a strong light from his body, the mark on his forehead glowed and his watery hair changed white.

"Uh-oh!

The moment Ed touches him like that, Ruth's vision shows how the Shadow Demon bursts and disappears like a black particle.

Ed ran straight at the disappearing demon without noticing, jumping from the spot and clinging to Ruth's neck as he fell into the darkness. He hugs his head to protect Ruth all the time.

"Eh, Ed!?

As Ruth raised her voice of surprise, they fell straight into the dark.