We got out of that building after they were gone and kept running through the city at night.
There is no sign that there are people around because the night is already late.
A fountain that just keeps spitting water out on quiet brick houses.
In the meantime, only our footsteps and the sound of our breathing were ringing unceasingly in this silence.
"Ferres, can you still run?
"Fine."
"Oh well. It's this way, isn't it?
"Yeah."
I saw her nod and started running again.
It is also gratifying to be able to rush through like this because there is no one around.
... but I also felt creepy that no one was walking outside.
"Has no one always been out like this?
"Yeah.... but it's also unusual to have no people so far"
... I say that plainly, but she feels this creepy, too, and begins to look around.
Besides, it's unnatural not to hear one thing from inside the house.
"... it could be dangerous to run through. Let's walk slowly now."
"Why?"
"Residents may report in footsteps. Maybe he's already found out about me outside"
"Sorry, but that's no use."
I was suddenly upset by my voice for a moment, but when I thought of the Lord of my voice, I regained nature and calm.
And to the critical situation we're in right now.
"... Nikolai"
"Hey. I've been watching you, haven't you noticed?
"No way. Lynne was kind enough to tell me."
"That's troublesome. I'm gonna have to teach him about surprise fun next time."
"... Ferres, stay away"
"Okay."
Nodding to my words, she rushes out of our reach.
Looking at it, he melts and at the same time moves in front of me.
When I flew back to distance myself from him like that, there was already a look of Nicolai right ahead of me.
"Did you forget what I said? Then I'll tell you again."
"... ugh!
He puts his hand on my neck as it is and lifts my body to keep it tight.
I desperately resist his arms like that with my left hand, but I don't have the power to shake off the power of an adult man, even though I'm not originally an expert.
"Your life, we can blow it right away."
That said, he laughs creepy, but as it distorts for a moment, he lets go of his hand from my neck and flies back.
When I saw him, I saw Ferres sticking out his right arm.
"Mm-hmm, the dead. What makes you so hostile to me?
"... nothing. If you insist, now this man's enemy is my enemy"
"Oh, my God, what kind of hand did you use?
"I gave him a name. The dead are rotten names that don't suit her."
"Hmm, give me a name..."
He creeped his mouth out and opened his mouth after a slew of thinking about something.
"That does a lot of cruelty. You just gave her" existence. "I can accept her rejection by a world called ours, that has given me a world called you. I've given you a reason to live."
"... what do you mean?
"Don't you see? Because I have you, because I'm going to be there, I'm going to give you hope that you can live. What would it be to give him hope to live, without being left behind except for emotion and pity?
"... and you're a bastard."
"Come on, I'm worried about you, right? There's no world where that monster can be accepted."
"... ugh."
I can hear her breathing.
But he didn't seem to quit talking.
"Or do you mean monsters lick each other's wounds? If that's going to heal your heart, you should quit."
"... don't talk"
"I'm saying it in good faith. 'Sole' next to you is not as small a problem as how you can be. You see?"
"Shut up."
"Let's just say you had a lot of wealth. Let's say you are a man of so much love to God."
"Such things are only helpless before her"
"Shut up!
I hit him with my left hand, but everything is avoided.
But still, I kept hitting him until I hit him.
Like a child wasting his time.
I just repeatedly beat him to self-immolation.
"... it's ugly. Really ugly. Were you really a wise man?
"Shut up, you know what! I know what it's like to be betrayed by someone who was a parent!
"... I know, what is it?"
That said, when he puts his foot on my leg, I fall out of balance as it is.
But still, he stood up and repeated until the attack hit him.
... but no matter how many times you do it, no matter how many times you do it, you don't even get a blur on his body.
Then suddenly I tongued Nicolai pushed my chest, and when I thought it was out of balance, I kicked it straight in.
The momentum was unimaginably strong from earlier tones, so much so that the organs jumped out of the mouth the moment they hit the wall.
"Avoid that level of attack, Mr. Sage?
"... to you, what do you know!
"I don't know. I can't believe I'm talking about a weak man like Temé."
"Shit, shit, uh-huh!
Just get up and keep hitting him.
But he kicks me again and something is about to pop out of my chest.
Every time I stand up, my whole body is paralyzed out.
But I shake my wear to even undo such pain and scream to spit it out.
"Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh!
"... Lasalles?
"I'll kill you, I'll kill you. Nicolai, I will definitely kill you here!
"Ha, boy. Are you finally serious?
At the same time, beat his body.
But now the moment I hit my tongue, my body was blown away.
And then they fly up to a few meters, my body hits the ground, and I fall on my back.
"Well, that's it. You remember one of the fools."
"... why, why can't you win!
I try to get up again, but my body's at its limit now.
I can't even move one finger. Of course, moving your legs toward him.
Nonetheless, he starts kicking my stomach obstinately.
"You can't use magic, you can't use swords, you can't use spells. With that, the contents are kid. What has Temehe ever lived for?
"... ga, ah"
"It's really unusual, you. So..."
I'll save you.
That said, he took one short knife out of somewhere.
It conveys my belly, my breasts, and stops at my side.
And as it was, he shook up his arms, but suddenly his movements stopped.
"... why are you guys here?
When he asks so, the Lord of that voice, once he laughs, kicks his dagger straight up from his arm.
Then his body melted and steeply moved away from me.
I manage to turn my eyes to the person.
"A heroine tour of justice... that doesn't suit me, though"
"... why, you"
"Pfft, are you listening? Even if Nicolai is alive, even though he doesn't question it?
"... oh. Well, so is that."
"... Welcome back, Manica"
"... yeah, I'm home. Lazareth."
I take the hand I was reached out of her and turn back to him.
He was still laughing and staring at us.
"Is that what you call a resumption of inspiration? I think I'm gonna cry."
"... thanks, Manica. It's all right now."
That's what I say and exhale, while at the same time creating ice at the tip of my right arm.
It's just because I created it out of less magic, or because of the trauma I've inflicted on Zahr, my whole body is tingling and I'm going to fall now.
Still, I've managed to get up.
"... Lazareth, its power"
"Oh. I'm a wise man. I have regained the power of the wise."
"Oh well. Have you forgiven me yet?
……
I can't respond to her words.
I just shut up and get slashed by him, but he melted right in the shadows and never came out like that.
I guess you thought Ni to One on the boulder was bad minutes.
When I checked it, I fell to the ground again.
"Lasalles!? It's okay, I'll fix it now!
"... oh, thank you"
But unlike when I fell earlier, I was feeling calm somewhere.