Once upon a time... when Johnsai was still an elementary school student.

─ ─ ─ ─ There was a child who was said to be reborn from the devil.

"Hooray, I'm going to go strong. If you don't catch me soon, it's getting dark, okay?

"How do I... tell you to run over the river!!

The child's name is Yuhua Suzuki. She is the sister of Yuji Suzuki, who is a best friend of Kotoyu Jinsai.

Hmm? If you mess around, I'll drop your house key in the river!

"Shit!

Yuhua didn't have anything to call friends.

Because no one was afraid of human distant brains and physical abilities, and no one even tried to approach them.

"Johnsai, you can do this! Come on, Fight!

"Ah! If this happens, I can't drown!!

But there were friends.

My younger brother and his best friend... are in Bird Yu Jiansai.

"Ah, didn't you learn at school that it's dangerous to go into the river dressed up?

"Whose fault is it? Whose fault is it? I mean, help!!

"Er... it's annoying"

"You demon!

Yuhua was playing with these two as she did every day, ruining her time.

These two aren't as good as themselves, but they have so many specs that even if society calls them 'geniuses', they don't complain.

Yuhua was delighted that there were people who could come to talk about their indifference.

"Strong Sai!? Why are you drowning!? I'll help you now!!

"No way, Yuki!! If you come now ─ ─ ─"

"Ahahah. Takashi Hahahn"

"Look, sister....!

"It's dangerous to be near the river, isn't it? I'm going to fall like a martial arts champion."

"No... um..."

"Nhhhhh... Go to the sky away from the river!

"Hee? The sky, woosh ─ ─ ─"

"Young Chi, no, no, no!!

Those who get caught up in the recklessness are dying many times.

………

……

"Damn it, that woman... I'll definitely pay you back one day"

"I can't... I can't take revenge on my sister....."

Having finally escaped Yuhua's play, Jinsai and Yongzhi were lurking in the only sewer where Yuhua would not enter.

Yuhua knows that there are two people in this sewer, but she will never come in because of the smell.

"I thought I'd suddenly disappeared before, and sometime I went outside the prefecture, and I had a fight with the robber that happened there....."

"A beating....?

"I'm sorry, I was just talking about how boring it was when my sister hit me unilaterally."

"... hey, how old is your sister?

Twelve years old.

"If I grow up in three years, I'll grow up like that...."

I don't think so.

The two sighed into the sewer.

………

……

"Hah... I'm free."

Yuhua sat down on a branch of a tree in the park.

From here, you can see almost everything in the city.

(Those two must be in the sewer anyway... or they'll get in there a lot)

Looking around with a sigh.

(This city is strange. It looks like a normal city that's not urban or rural... but it feels strange from anywhere...)

"Is it connected to other worlds?

Yuhua smiled at the gossip she said herself and immediately narrowed her eyes.

"But I wonder if you can't do that magical thing. Crime is common in this city (...)"

In a distant apartment room, a girl the same age as the martyrs was about to be raped.

About two kilometers in distance. Normal people will never notice.

"Is it rape this time? Hmm... will I be there in time?

This is why Yuhua does not affirm that 'it will happen'.

─ ─ ─ Before it becomes a crime, I stop myself.

This prevents most crimes.

"... this time, you seem to be fine."

However, the moment I saw the figure approaching that room, I no longer needed to go.

"If I were you right now, I'd have enough room for one adult... Now, what is my brother doing when he says he's on the side of justice?

Yuhua jumped out of the branch and disappeared.

………

……

When I returned home, I knew I had the courage.

"Hello, my brother. My sister is back."

"Ah, sister...."

The courage smiled bitterly and fell down.

Yuhua decided that she shouldn't make fun of that expression right now.

"... what's wrong?

"I just had a fight with Johnsai....."

"Heh, that's unusual. So, what caused it?

"Sister"

"Hmm? What?

"No, it's because of my sister... Tell me how to get back at my sister, so...."

"Ooh... Well... that's something that's hard to advise..."

Yuhua scratched her cheek and looked up at heaven.

Perhaps there is not enough tension around here to look forward to what kind of revenge Kosai will come for.

There was no way I could say that to my brother, but silence dominated the scene.

In the meantime, it was courageous to open my mouth first.

"If you were my sister, how did you get along when you had a fight with your friends ─ ─ Ah, you didn't have any friends."

"Hmm? Are you selling me a fight??

"Gyaaaaa!! My head!!

"This is called an iron claw. Remember that."

Yuhua let go of the head he grabbed in an instant and told his angry brother.

"I'm probably busy today, so if you want to reconcile, you can do it tomorrow."

"Hmm?

"Well, I'm going to go to bed. When I saw the view from afar, I was tired rather than resting my eyes."

"Huh? Ah, yeah. Good night."

I won't wake you up when dinner's ready.

He turned his heel and Yuhua returned to his room.

………

……

"Ah... Kensai? Where is she?

"I'm glad to hear it!

A week after that day, this was Yuhua's first statement when she finally saw the face of Kansai.

A girl wrapped her arms around the arm of Jiansai and stuck to it all she wanted to say.

Yuhua knew the girl.

(Ah, the girl who was about to be attacked.)

So I was able to convince myself of this clumsiness.

At the same time, I'm a little happy to be able to help you.

"Yuhua... help me"

Hmm? I don't know what to do with it.

"Today I will marry you!

That said, the girl holds the arm of Kansai even stronger.

"Hey, get away from me...."

"Do you hate me...?

"I didn't say that...."

Ehehe

Oh, Kensai-kun, it's so hot.

"Ku, Yoshinobu! Where is your courage?

When Kensai shouted, there was a sign of something moving from the shadow of the big sign.

Yuhua exhaled because she was deep, and tried to speak to the shadow.

However, some explosions echo around you, and all your consciousness turns towards you.

The place where the explosion took place... a short distance from ourselves, the iron pillars were beginning to fall freely.

If we run right behind us, we can evacuate to the safety zone...

"Yong Shi!!

Yuhua was the first to move.

Yuhua pushed the girl and Kensai far back and rushed to the end of the falling iron pole... at an unusual speed to the sign.

Sister ─ ─

"Come on!!

The courage hidden in the shadow was thrown into the same place as the martyrs ─ ─ ─.

Looking at the faces of the three, I made as many smiles as I could... I flew my consciousness forever.

………

……

When I woke up, I slept in bed.

Rise and shine, look around, and then check yourself.

My five senses move normally, but I felt something uncomfortable.

You're awake.

There should have been no one around when I checked earlier, but somehow a woman with red hair sitting next to her was sitting on her bed.

"What about you?

When she visited, the red-haired woman looked sad.

"... that's vegetarian, right? I didn't know that the exterior path was still manipulating me... But don't worry. The dragonmen who did terrible things to you will crush them relentlessly."

Huh?

"Let's start with introducing ourselves. I'm like you said, Spirit King of Fire. There are lots of names, so just" Spirit King of Fire ". So, what spirits are you? Looks like it doesn't belong to any spirits... maybe it's a hybrid species?

No, I ─ ─

It stopped there.

Who are you in the first place?

I know the name. "Yuhua Suzuki."

(I keep remembering... that I was killed by Tie Zhu...)

In the meantime, Yuhua tells this Spirit King of Fire what she wants.

"I am Zero Vanitas. King of the Innocent Spirit."

I was astonished to hear what I thought and what else I said.

It seems that the Spirit King of Fire was the same...

"Nothing... eh?

The Spirit King of Fire will ask again, so I will reconsider.

And...

"... I remember."

……

"I have to tell... all the culprits to my husband... no, to Kensai!

"Eh, hey, you want to go back to that sidewalk again!?

Zero jumped out of bed and glanced at the Spirit King of Fire....

"Thank you for looking at me. But let me go now! Master... before the end of your world!!

Zero temper overwhelmed the Spirit King of Fire.

Zero smiles gently.

I'll definitely thank you one day.

Zero said so and turned his heel ─ ─.

"Attribute 'The Strongest Fate'. I'll drag you out before it triggers. [M] I'm probably the only one who can do that."

After muttering in a voice that only I could hear, Zero... Yuhua disappeared.