Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou (WN)

Chapter 546

Intermission Third Unforeseen Reunion

「It all started from the Christmas incident.」

Hajime raised a finger and started talking. That finger was pointed toward Richard who was peacefully unconscious.

「And, just as everyone already know the culprit was Richard and his friends in “Us” but……apparently these guys have image send to them from this so-called “god of gate” into their heads.」

The sending was one-sided that they couldn’t block or refuse. The image was also destructive and despairing. Such image was apparently intruding into their heads until now intermittently. No wonder they went insane.

Furthermore, the image sending happened only about once a year when Richard was a child, but the frequency kept increasing as time passed, and recently the frequency was at the level of several times per day.

It was like the interval of alert bell notifying them of the time limit for a time bomb was getting shorter moment by moment.

Because of that Richard and others who learned that the end was near prepared the ritual to offer strength――that was to say human souls for the “god of gate” to use to escape to a new world by sacrificing a city’s worth of humans, while they also made another plan because of a single worry that they had.

That was the acquisition of the “book” that was one of the “tools of power”. In the fictive mythology it was mentioned as “Pnakotic Manuscript”, so it was simply called as the “Manuscript” among the Explorers.

That “Manuscript” was written as related to the “tool of power” called “the “Silver Key”. A legendary key that was said it would guide to the side of the “god of gate”.

Because they were the type of Worshipper who wanted to partake in their god’s grace, they were unable to fully wipe away the doubt that perhaps the god was only making use of them and would abandon them in this world that was heading to destruction.

And then, when they reached the stage where they only had to obtain the “Manuscript” and then the “Silver Key”,

「Sathla stole the “Manuscript”.」

「Umu. I don’t mind if they want to go to their god’s side on their own but……there’s also the possibility that they’ll summon their god here instead. It’s a recklessness that can’t possibly be allowed. Just how many people had seen hell because of that in the past……」

That was the background story of the Christmas incident. In order to take back the book, Richard made an ordinary person brain dead and controlled him to steal the book from afar. It was a careful plan due to knowing that the place was near the territory of Returnees.

「Even after that, Richard’s group focused their efforts on searching the location of the “Manuscript” and the “Silver Key”. But, another intervention came from this so-called “god of gate” again there.」

Most likely, it was bait given to Richard’s group seeing that they became unable to focus on the sacrificial ritual to exacerbate their impatience.

「Apparently the image of our city and a different “book” formed in their heads.」

「Myu!?」

「D-dear……that~」

It was unknown what kind of “book” it was, nor who or where it was located. But, Richard’s group knew that it was definitely the city where Hajime and co were living.

In that case naturally the suspect was the Returnees. A dangerous group that turned all the investigators from “Us” to pursue volunteer life without exception. Certainly it wouldn’t be strange even if they possessed such book.

But, that was exactly why they were troubled. They couldn’t lay their hand on the Returnees.

「That was why, they attacked Amai-san. The “book” is odd even for them. Normally it’s not something that you want to be even near you. As long as you’re not a Worshipper that is.」

「I see. And so they judged that they couldst at least consult with her.」

「And Amai-san is also treated as the greatest in running away at their circle.」

「In fact she got entrusted with the “book” during Christmas too.」

Tio, Shia, and Kaori sent sympathetic gazes toward Amai. Amai lifted the corner of her eyes tearfully.

「That’s simply a nuisance for me! Even though I just want to live!」𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

「Amai-kun. Truly……I’m sorry-」

「Yes, please be sorry! Please reflect deeply on what you’ve done, deeper than the Mariana Trench!!」

「Calm down Amai-san. I’m continuing the storyokay?」

Aiko and, Myuu& Remia whose eyes were looking anywhere but at her like they wanted to say something were consoling Amai-san. Hajime smiled wryly seeing that while saying 「So」 and continuing. S̈

「Our ferocious Kouhai easily repelled them, so they were at a loss. But there, they received good news from Richard who was carrying out a different plan.」

Vanessa and Claudia were whispering to each other for some reason. They were whispering things like, Japan’s high school girl is scaryyy, daamn.

Takehiko and Kiyotake too were also exchanging words like 「As I thought that city is a demon-infested place」「It’s Japan’s singularity……」 with serious expressions. J and K too were muttering 「Eh, the opponents who gave us a lot of hardships……? Eh?」「Even if Richard is a special case……a high school girl with just a wooden sword? That’s impossible……」 with shocked expressions.

「Forget about that crazy Kouhai already! Listen to the story!」

Ah, yes……everyone nodded. Yuuka and others including Shizuku were making expressions that seemed to say 「I know how you all are feeling」.

「Cough. ……About that good news, aa～、what is it again? Some kind of mirror, one of the “tools of power”. Apparently it can summon “Those Who Follow” and enslave them.」

「Aa, so that’s their other plan……and so they went home the next morning in the first flight.」

Aiko hit her palm *pon* with an expression of understanding.

「That’s right. They planned to summon “Those Who Follow” in here, their Detroit base. And Banwitch who caught the attention of the authorities was used as bait just as you guys guessed.」

「But, an unforeseen circumstance happened……isn’t that right? Judging from the situation right now」

Kousuke looked toward Richard. He was sleeping with a truly peaceful face. He didn’t even make a single twitch. ……He really was just sleeping wasn’t he? Wasn’t he looking too peaceful? That? He wasn’t dead right?

Kousuke sent glances at Hajime, but Hajime continued without even looking bothered at the slightest.

「To activate the “mirror” multiple people including the sorcerer are needed in the ritual. Because of that the team that attacked Amai-san also got called back. And then, they did the ritual right after they arrived but……I don’t know whether it was intentional or not but there is an error in the legend of the “mirror”. It can do the summoning but it’s not something that can also forcefully enslave them.」

Of course, Richard’s group had also prepared insurance. Other than the “mirror” they had also prepared sorcery for control and also engraved the magic circle for that. The countless magic circles in the underground room were for that.

But, perhaps it was just as to be expected from mythological creature. That thing was powerful by halves in a sense. Richard’s group was unable to enslave it, instead their insurance only caused it to become hostile and rampaging.

「Wait a second, Mister Nagumo. Why did Richard’s group summon “Those Who Follow” in the first place?」

「To act as substitute for a guide. They thought that if it’s a mythological creature then perhaps it can lead them to where the “god of gate” is. Those things are servant race. Perhaps there’s a specimen that is working for the “god of gate”. In that case……that was what went in their mind. Other than that, even if they failed with their sacrificial ritual, if they can control “One Who Follow”, they’ll be able to dos something like massacring the residents of a city. With that they’ll be able to collect souls. That’s what went through their heads.」

「I, I see……」

Sorry to interrupt, Agent J apologized while the color of his face worsened when he imagined the disastrous scene if that scheme succeeded. No, all the others also looked like they were in worsened mood.

「Well, perhaps that’s why they got divine punishment falling on them. They failed in enslaving it. Everyone other than Richard got swallowed, and Richard himself was in danger. But, miraculously help came at that timing. That was……」

「Umu, it was me. I didn’t have the slightest intention to help him but, the “One Who Follow” had to be prevented from coming out of the underground no matter the cost. For the sake of the people living in the city.」

After learning about the attack on Amai, Sathla took absent from the company without permission to chase after the magicians. And then, she ran into the emergency situation where “One Who Follow” overflowed.

Therefore, she voluntarily leaped into the sea of slime. It was to pacify and hold it back using her telepathy empathy in full force.

She was wearing loose suits because at that time she was in the form of the driver Yamada. Because she was using all her strength, and also in order to resist the slime that was trying to swallow her, she couldn’t afford to spare her focus on transforming her clothes too to suit her current appearance.

「By the way, another beings also got mixed up by accident at that time.」

「Ah, do you mean the demons who were pursuing them!?」

Yes, the multiple demons who got requested by Aiko and enthusiastically started following the attackers also arrived here. And then, they tried to resist similarly like the bodyguard demon and got swallowed completely.

They couldn’t make the swift decision of beating a hasty retreat in order to prioritize bringing back information, or depending on the situation assisting their comrade to escape by sacrificing themselves. Instead they all went 「What’s the deal with you bastard, you want a piece of me huuh!?」 and rushed the slime like a thug. Truly an act befitting intermediate level demon.

The demons who weren’t recognized as elite by Hajime still needed more education.

Everyone must be able to imagine it somehow. Aiko’s expression became really conflicted even as she guessed the correct answer. Yue and others too also looked conflicted as they listened. Everything connected inside their minds and they nodded 「I see」.

「……In short the demons got absorbed there, and specimens who have their knowledge and intelligence got born.」

「They’re still demons even if only intermediate rank after all~. There’s no way normal human can compare to them from how long they’ve lived or the amount of their knowledge desuu. It’s easy to imagine how specimens can be born from them.」

「And then they made their escape with their own judgment. Is that it?」

「Please wait, Shizuku. Saying that they escaped is……because they came to Japan right? Intentionally at that. To say that it’s an accident that they escaped there is……」

Liliana tilted her head with question in her expression. Hajime nodded. She pointed at a good point.

「The reason is simple. They too sought the “book”.」

Even though they were “Those Who Follow” didn’t mean they could go to where the “god of gate” was unconditionally. Or perhaps the guess of Richard’s group was off the mark and there was no brethren of them at the side of the “god of gate”.

In any case, they also had the same feeling like Richard’s group in wanting to run away from the destruction. It was fine to also call that their survival instinct.

「They got that idea exactly because they obtained the demons’ memories――the knowledge about us. “It’s possible if it’s the princess”“She definitely has it”“Because it’s the princess after all” They thought.」

「Eh? Me, eh? What?」

「Wrong. It’s not Lily. There’s one person that the demons called princess.」

Everyone’s gaze turned toward Myuu. Myuu’s gaze was looking everywhere but at them. This was the most flustered she had ever looked.

「M-Myuu might have it……nano. Perhaps, surely……m-meibii~?」(TN: The maybe is said in English)

Myuu poked her fingers together while smiling vaguely.

Everyone other than Hajime and Remia went 「Uwaa」 half in admiration and half feeling creeped out. Hajime and Remia seemed to have already reached the stage of acceptance. They were looking up to the ceiling with clear smiles

「Myuu got it not from wanting it nano! In the first place Myuu first found it inside papa’s underground workshop! Myuu thought it was papa’s book!」

「……Paa~rdoun?」(TN: Pardon)

For some reason father & daughter spoke in English. Papa’s eyes shrunk into dots.

「Remember, when Yue-oneechan and Kaori-oneechan entered the game world! At that time, the book fell inside papa’s workshop…..eh? Come to think of it, why did Myuu bring it to Myuu’s room after that?」

Fumyu?Myuu folded her arms and tilted her head. Apparently she herself didn’t understand.

Hajime suddenly thought. At that time, the VR game artifact had many layers of safeties put in it even though it was still just a prototype. And yet it ran wild despite all those safety measures. From the traces he thought that the cause must be from Kaori’s disintegration magic but……

Could it be……?

He shook his head because it was no use to think about it right nw. Hajime connected the space here to Myuu’s room with “gate” using the Crystal Key. He then held Myuu and instantly returned home & returned back.

「To think it’s normally placed in the bookshelves……the fact that even we didn’t notice it, in other words it’s because it’s a “book” isn’t it.」

Hajime was using the liquid metal formed into a tentacle to grab one book like it was holding something unclean. Disgusted voices like「Hiih」 or 「Uhee」 slipped out from Atsushi and Nana and others.

It was only natural. After all no matter how they looked that “book” was bound in human skin.

It had no foreign presence like the “book” at the Christmas incident but, that was exactly why it felt eerie instead.

「Myuu, you……don’t feel unwell or anything right?」

「Myu! None at all nano!」

「You are really alright are you? Do you remember anything strange or the like? Because Myuu, you normally accept even things that mama and others think is strange……」

Remia placed her hand on the cheek of her daughter who was being held by Hajime with a worried look. Then, Nn~?Myuu who was searching her memory of anything that might apply suddenly raised her voice 「Ah」.

「It might be like mama’s hand?」

「Yes?」

「Err, how should Myuu say it, like it somehow feels warm……when this book is inside Myuu’s room, it feels like being protected and the room is like softly pleasant……myuu~, it’s hard to describe nano. But, it never felt unpleasant nano! There was also nothing strange happening nano!」

「T-that so? Then it’s fine though」

To feel the sense of peacefulness like the warmth from a mother’s hand from this kind of unpleasant book……

Remia wordlessly looked down on her hand. Next, she unthinkingly tried pressing her hand on Hajime’s cheek.

「……Remia, don’t worry. The texture of your hand is normally comfortable. By no means it feels the same like this book of human skin.」

「I-is that so……that’s good……」

Remia-san looked relieved from the bottom of her heart and took Myuu into her arms, then she lightheartedly withdrew. Agent J unconsciously muttered 「Cute……」 and his eyes followed her. J slapped his head.

「Astonishing……to think that you possess a “text”……」

Sathla murmured in a daze. Her voice was radiating astonishment wholeheartedly. Hajime turned a questioning gaze toward her and she coughed.

「It’s a book related to the god of sea. In the fictive mythos it’s mentioned as the “R’lyeh Text”. I heard that the method to summon the “god of gate” is also recorded in it.」

It’s also my first time seeing the actual thing, Sathla said with her gaze fixed on it. Though right away she groaned 「Uu」 and averted her gaze from it.

It seemed to have some kind of effect to her. Hajime and others didn’t seem to be particularly bothered by it, but the agents’ complexions were starting to worsen, so for the time being he enveloped it in liquid metal as a simple seal.

At the same time, from near the wall 「Amai-san! As expected that’s too much!」「You’re already drinking around a liter of it!」 Aiko and Kaori’s voices could be heard.

Apparently she relied on café au lait again once the “text” entered her sight. 「U……umm, can I go relieve myself to take a break or something……」 Amai-san asked with a pleading gaze at Hajime but, 「No. Just let it out」 Hajime replied coldheartedly.

Usually someone would tsukkomi-ed 「Delicacy!」 here but, certainly right now wasn’t the time for that so they could only have Amai-san obediently accepted the situation.

Or rather, even Sathla who was half a mythos creature was influenced when she stared at the text, and yet she could endure it completely as long as she had sugary taste, an ordinary person who hadn’t gone through any particular special training……was she really?

「Fufu, this is exactly why I thought you could become my lord but……I’m sorry, Amai-kun. I have found another lord to serve.」

「Why is it like I’m being dumped here? I’ll kick you, Yamada.」

「It’s Sathla. Please refrain from kicking me. I heard that your kick broke the wing of a Shantak-bird. I don’t believe I wish to be on the receiving end of it.」

「T-that was an accident! It was just a coincidence that happened-」

Apparently it was a coincidence. The bus guide-san calling herself an ordinary person apparently had the experience of breaking the bone of a mythological creature with her kick……

Everyone’s gaze looked at her with astonishment like 「That’s a creature of the fiction mythos like that slime, right?」「Doing that with a kick? No way right……」 or 「She’s not just the elusive bus guide-san?」 filling their eyes.

「Hey, that ordinary person title is just self-styled isn’t……」

「I’m an ordinary person-」

Amai-san yelled tearfully at Yuuka. Unshakeable will of not wanting to be thought as a comrade of the Explorers even if it killed her could be seen. Perhaps this was the source of her survival ability.

「Let’s get back on topic.」

In any case, the “book” had been safely recovered. There was a need to once again investigate this “text” thing in detail later but, for now it was put aside.

Hajime turned a part of the liquid metal into artifact that sealed the thing heavily while continuing the talk.

「Richard failed in making the “One Who Follow” submit but, perhaps it should be called as a silver lining. Due to Sathla, it was successfully sealed in some manner in this underground even though unintentionally.」

And that was also a great chance to once more trying to enslave it.

Even Richard didn’t know what Sathla did to it, but he understood that Sathla’s power was restraining the “One Who Follow”. And so,

「If he can control Sathla, he’ll also be able to control the “One Who Follow” indirectly. There’s still a chance. Because of that idea, Richard returned to the village that he should have abandoned.」

「……! I see-, the ghoulification! Magical control is easier to be applied to those with weak will, and ghoulified people don’t have clear will……he tried to controlSathla by turning her into a ghoul!」

Kousuke spoke with a gasp. The color of understanding also spread in the expressions of others after hearing that. At the same time Sathla also nodded.

「Perhaps it should be called half-ghoul transformation instead to be more accurate. “Mind control” has little effect unless the target is being terribly shaken up or insane, or unless their will is extremely weakened. Also, there’s the possibility that he will lose the ability to restrain the “One Who Follow” by completely turning me into a ghoul. That guy must be thinking like that. There is no doubt that he planned to adjust the ghoulification process skillfully to be able to enslave me.」

Either way, there was no doubt that it was a gamble of all or nothing, Sathla said with a shrug.

「So it’s like that……I completely thought that his main objective was taking back that “beast monster”. That perhaps he planned to throw an uncontrollable monster to another uncontrollable monster as a way to deal with them. Ah, come to think of it, Nagumo.」

「What?」

「How did Richard summon the “beast monster”? It’ll be a threat if he can summon it again, so we should at least crush that method beforehand.」

Well, he didn’t bring it out in the fight before this, so perhaps he can’t do it. Kousuke muttered while looking down at Richard. He then looked startled.

Because Richard-san, was now wearing something like a silver helmet before anyone realized.

It was like, that. Like those people in internet wearing aluminum hat to block signal from alien. Though there was a liquid metal slithering right near him, so he was like a person who got something done to him by an alien instead though.

Just in case, it was an artifact to observe the interference from the “god of gate”. At the same time, the instant he showed any intent to attack, it was also a restriction tool that would shoot tentacle needle to go wild in his brain.

It was also Hajime’s way to be considerate for MCB who would investigate Richard after this, so they wouldn’t be at the receiving end of a painful counterattack but……

Kousuke and co thought, That’s nasty……

「So, the “beast monster”……apparently these guys named it the “Hound” but, no need to worry. That’s their precioussaving.」

「As, as I thought huh.」

「It was summoned with a “tool of power” similar to the “book” but, it can’t be used anymore. Richard didn’t get attacked by it because a “mark that weaken the influence of time” was engraved on his body.」

The “beast monster” in the fictive mythology lurked in “the end of time of the far away past”, then by doing something like going upstream to the past using secret medicine like “time return drug” and the like it emerged from acute angle. But, about the emergence condition, it was a manipulation from the Explorers.

In reality the right interpretation was “disseminating secret drug thatdisturb time in the air”.

The “tool of power” in Richard’s possession, with its ability it disseminated secret drug to a fixed range like a sprayer――in other words, it was a tool that could disturb the “time” within a certain range even if only subtly.

In the first place the secret drug’s remaining amount was only enough for one time use, and even that remaining amount was little so the effective range was limited inside the church.

「I see? Well, for now I’ll take it to mean that there’s no worry of him doing a surprise summon.」

Kousuke wasn’t that knowledgeable about the fictive mythos so “?” floated above his head, even so he at least understood the conclusion and let out a sigh of relieve.

「Even so, half-ghoulification huh……ah, could it be, this paper scrap is for that? ……Is this also a “book”?」

The room deep inside the underground where they found the “One Who Follow”. The “old paper scrap” collected from there by a clone and was currently being sealed by the techniques of Hinata, Zhu, and Claudia. He showed it.

「Yeah, that’s right. To be more accurate it’s a part of it. The main part is……Sathla, it was your doing right?」

「Yeah, it’s me. I burned it when I stole the “manuscript”……or it should be.」

Sathla muttered with a tone that oozed a strong feeling of embarrassment. She was looking down with both of her trembling fists clenched tightly.

「”Cultes des Goules”……it’s simply called the “scriptures” among the Explorers. It’s a “book” but not a product of the gods. An existence like me created it magically far away in the past……yes, so to say it’s a “grimoire”.」

The ”books” were said to be invulnerable unless it was by the hand of specialist, and even if someone managed to damage it the repulsive mystique concealed within would go wild and cause immense damage. But unlike those, the “grimoire” could be burned with high ranked sorcery.

「I never thought, that they would cut off only the necessary parts for the ghoulification……. Although the “scriptures” are a “book” with more than ten parts, even so a “book” should be something that’s worth more than their life for a magician……no, I’m just making excuse. It was completely my blunder.」

Sathla looked dejected.

The one who placed her hand on the shoulder of such Sathla to console her was Rana. Her hand was trembling a bit, but she was definitely holding Sathla’s shoulder strongly.

Sathla turned her face in surprise and saw Rana’s wide grin.

It was clear to see even from the side how happy that made Sathla. Because, her hair shined in iridescent color and started wriggling.

「Even if the result wasn’t perfect, it didn’t change the fact that you took action for the sake of others. That’s an amazing thing that deserves praise.」

Even though Rana almost jumped back in fright, she didn’t even twitch using her first wife spirit. Not only that, Rana-san even caressed Sathla’s hair. Seriously what a first wife.

Ooo~, voices of admiration rose from out of nowhere.

Sathla-san’s iridescent hair swished like dog’s tail. It didn’t stop there and spread out *fwoosh* next. Then the hair enveloped Rana in a hug.

From the side it was a sight that looked completely like a monster devouring a human, even so Rana-san’s smile didn’t break down. Though a trickle of cold sweat slid down slo~wly.

「…..Fuh, not bad.」

Seeing that even the senior first wife Yue-sama also smiled widely. No, it must be also be filled with genuine praise toward Sathla. As proof sympathy could also be glimpsed from Hajime’s gaze toward her.

「Well, she isn’t wrong. This so called “god of gate” isn’t just a delusion of a cult. It’s definitely an existence that possess foreign and vast power. Even just a case of “Those Who Follow” flooding the streets is enough to be called the worst case but……if by some chance this “god of gate” get summoned in the city, just imagining it makes me shudder. ……Your deed is quiet heroic.」

「Yeah, it’s just as Nagumo said. Everyone is safe thanks to Sathla.」

Kousuke also placed his hand on her other shoulder. It didn’t stop with just him. Even Agent J and K also sent her thankful looks. That broke the dam and the others also gave her thankful looks and comments.

Myuu and Hinata even ran toward her and held her hands.

Although they couldn’t wipe away their instinctual feeling of repulsion, they suppressed it with their emotion and will. No, they surpassed it. The atmosphere that balked at Sathla’s existence had been wiped away from everyone here.

Sathla let out a heated sigh. She was deeply moved by the warmth from the hands of the children holding her hands.

And then,

「In my long lives……sometimes people like you all appeared even though rarely.」

Her lips slowly loosened.

「……That’s why, I can’t come to hate human.」

She muttered so. Her tone was filled with a flood of emotions. It was like that sentence was stuffed with Sathla’s whole life until now.

Without the skills that she had spent hundreds of years desperately learning, she would simply be a foreign existence who was causing feeling of revulsion in others instinctually just by existing.

She was neither a monster nor a human. But, she was also both a monster and a human.

They didn’t know just how long she had been living until now, but they didn’t even need to think to know that the path she had walked until now must be far from smooth.

Even so she was an “Explorer”. She became an existence at the side that protected human. By her own will.

The meaning of that was surely so deep and heavy that others couldn’t possibly measure.

「Now then」

While everyone was soaking in harmonious feeling, Hajime clapped his hands loudly to change the atmosphere.

「And that’s the chain of events until now. Anyone has a question?」

Of course, there were a lot of things that they wanted to ask.

Especially Agent J and K. According to Richard there were also other organizations that worshipped other gods, and authentic magician organizations actually existing for real wasn’t something that they couldn’t turn a blind eye to.

But, it was also a fact that there were too many things they wanted to ask that it made them bewildered.

In any case, this was the thing that they ought to ask first. They asked Hajime with such thought.

「……Hajime. The “god of gate”, and also the gods from outer space……what do you think they are?」

They didn’t know. Even “Those Who Follow” who became Hajime’s servants, and even Sathla who was a daughter of a being that was a lord to them answered like that. They only knew that those gods were visitors who came from outside this universe, from outside this world.

Even though she already heard that, Yue’s eyes were looking at Hajime as though seeing through him.

「…….You at least have a guess even if no definite evidence. Isn’t thatright?」

Eh? Is that so!? Such surprised gazes all turned toward Hajime. Sathla’s shock was especially conspicuous.

Hajime’s expression turned troubled and he scratched his head. Because Yue hit the bull’s eye.

「Well, certainly I got the thought “could it be” in my head. But, in the end it’s just a conjecture. It’s not something that I should go out of my way to say.」

「……But, I want to hear it. Thinking “I don’t know at all” is worrying. But, even if it’s a wrong guess in the end, just being told that “Hajime has an idea” is heartening to us.」

Shia and others nodded really enthusiastically at Yue’s words. Kousuke and others also sighed *fuh* and nodded. Even those with shallow relationship to him like Agent J, Hidzuki, Zhu, Sathla, and others didn’t deny it. They were looking at Hajime with eyes shining in admiration and deep interest.

Hajime raised his hands in surrender. And then,

「This is really just a conjecture in the end okay? Don’t get strangely fixated on it even after you hear it.」

After prefacing with that, he turned his gaze to outside the window and glared at beyond the sky. He opened his mouth.

「Gods from outer universe, mythological creatures……I’m thinking whether these things are related to the “calamity world”.」

Confusion, doubt, surprise……various emotions surfaced. The confusion came from those who didn’t know about the “calamity world”.

Hajime continued with a simple explanation of the basic knowledge, especially for the agents.

「I’ve mentioned before but, the “calamity world” itself exists. But, it’s the fact that the natural way of things there is crumbling. Even the compass get horrible noises and can’t see or feel anything there. We don’t know anything about it other than “it is existing”.」

You all follow so far? Hajime asked with his gaze looking around. Agent J and others looked like they wanted to say that they didn’t follow at all but, for now they read the atmosphere and stayed quiet.

「Concept magic is the ultimate way to interfere with the underlying principles of cosmos. For the compass that is one of them being unable to detect is the greatest proof that “the natural way of things in the calamity world is breaking down”. That’s my thinking.」

Hajime once tried using the compass to search if there were visitors from the “calamity world”, in other word survivors other than Ehito in the other worlds. But the result went without saying. There was no existence like that.

「But, but if. In a world where the concepts of time and space, the gravity and soul, the inorganic and organic and information crumbled, creating an environment that we can’t possibly even imagine, and there’s existence who changed and survived there? That can be said as “existence removed from the underlying principles of cosmos” isn’t it?」

「……Don’t tell me……that’s why the compass doesn’t react?」

「Such thing……no, it’s consistent with what we know? Rather, why didn’t I think of that kind of possibility?」

Yue fell into thought with a serious expression. Kousuke looked exasperated toward himself saying 「Why did I erase the existence of the calamity world from my mind……」.

「In the first place, even the information of the natural way of things breaking down itself is not something I’ve actually confirmed. It’s a world where that Ehito originated. It won’t be strange even if they have a way to prevent detection using concept magic.」

「Ee!? You’re saying that the calamity world might not have perished desuu!?」

「As expected that……just not possible isn’t it? I can’t imagine that Ehito went out of his way to lie about that when he fought Hajime-kun……」

「That’s true. There’s no meaning for him to speak of a fake story at that time……」

Shia, Kaori, and Shizuku looked half convinced and half doubting. Hajime smiled wryly and said 「In the end it’s just a possibility」.

「The problem is, there’s no way to ascertain……to be more accurate, the risk to ascertain it is too high.」

「There art that. After all it’s a place where the underlying principles of cosmos are broken……」

「There’s also no way we can go to the actual place. After all if we go there, there’s the risk that the principle of our technique will become completely unusable.」

「Even just connecting the space here to there will be dangerous won’t it……we don’t know what kind of influence will spread from there to here.」

It was just as Tio, Aiko, and Liliana said. That was the reason why they were ignoring the “calamity world” until now. It was the reason why that world wasn’t included in the “World Tree’s Branches Resurrection Plan”. And it was the reason why it didn’t come up in their talk until now because that place was “the same as not existing” to them.

If there was serious negative influence to the whole “nine universes” just from the absent of the calamity world’s great tree then there would be a need to do something, but they thought it was unneeded after looking at how the fairy world recovered.

Then, there was no need to poke at the bush and risking a snake jumping out.

And if it was Kousuke who wasn’t even fully involved with the “World Tree’s Branches Resurrection Plan” then it was no wonder that the matter slipped out of his mind. And it applied even more to Claudia and others who had only a smattering knowledge about it.

Everyone fell into thought, or looking at each other in bewilderment wondering how they should think about this. Creases between their eyebrows deepened while,

「”Foreign presence” “End of the world” “Gathering strength to escape”……each one feels like a term that can be applied to the “calamity world”. That’s my first conjecture.」

Hajime said that.

Hm? Everyone lifted up their heads. 「The first?」 They also tilted their heads.

「A-as expected from boss. You have other guesses than that?」

Just how many thoughts were running inside his head in this short time? Rana asked in confirmation with feeling of awe filling her voice.

「The next conjecture is even more absurd though……」

Hajime must be feeling uncomfortable to keep saying things that he had no definite proof of. He folded his arms and showed an expression that could even be seen as displeased.

Agent J and others who already couldn’t keep up with the talk from a long time ago were thinking 「We can only ask them to tell us about this more in detail later……」 while their gazes were turning distant. Meanwhile,

「Perhaps, the outer space here means――」

Just as Hajime was about to finish his sentence, it was then.

「「「「「「「――!?」」」」」」」

Hajime and others all lifted up their heads in a snap.

Hinata, Takehiko, Claudia, and Zhu opened their eyes wide in shock. The expressions of Ryuutarou and others were convulsing. Hajime and Kousuke and others quickly raised their guard while radiating a grim atmosphere.

「W-what? What’s going on?」

「Everyone, what’s the matter?」

Agent J and K were confused by the sudden change in Hajime and others. No, perhaps their bewilderment because they themselves were getting goosebumps and feeling intense chill.

Just one person, Hidzuki who wasn’t showing any considerable interest even at Hajime and others sorting out their thought answered the question while putting on a wide smile.

「Something……art coming」

Yes, a great power suddenly appeared in the sky, a power so great that even Agent J and K who were still nothing more than ordinary people in the perspective of the supernatural side could detect based on the feeling on their skin.

Right after that, hurried footsteps could be heard. Followed immediately by a loud sound *bam* as the door opened. It was one of MCB’s soldier who was standing guard outside.

「R-reporting! There’s something like a vortex of light at the sky!」

「What? What’re you saying! Be more detailed with your report!」

「No, but! I can only describe it like that!! Right above us, around 300 meters in the sky a vortex of light appeared!!」

「W-what’s going on……?」

J looked toward Hajime asking for help.

Hajime kept his eyes fixed at the ceiling as though he was seeing through it and only said one word.

「Yue」

He called.

「Nn-」

She answered in harmony like usual. Right after that, everyone’s field of vision changed. Everyone was instantly teleported to outdoor――to the building’s rooftop using Yue’s spatial movement that didn’t need a “gate”.

「Uoh!? W-we’re outside!?」

「I-is that teleportation……but, don’t you need a membrane of light for it……」

J and K who were completely confused were left behind as Hajime and others all glared to above.

There was certainly a vortex of light ahead of their gazes. Pure white light with a radius around 100 meters was whirling.

It was like a small galaxy. It was a sight so sublime and beautiful that could make one held their breath.

At the same time, don’t mention Ryuutarou’s group, even Kousuke’s group was sweating rivers from sensing the vast amount of energy there.

Even without looking around to confirm, it was to easy to sense that MCB troops, the cops blockading the surrounding, and the people outdoor outside the blockaded area and the people inside the surrounding buildings were all dumbfounded in blank amazement. They were looking shocked and entranced. Or perhaps they were losing the strength in their waists and fell on their bottoms from feeling overwhelmed by the presence of the vortex.

「O-oi oi, don’t tell me……it’s not the “god of gate” whatever descending right?」

They didn’t feel any unpleasant presence from the vortex itself. Rather they even felt holiness from it.

Buit, the timing was just too suspicious. It was understandable that Kousuke’s expression was twitching uncontrollably, and that Rana and Ryuutarou and others were gulping and thinking 「No way」 when they heard that.

Hajime ignored that and narrowed his eyes.

「……It’s similar. To the “gate” connecting to the “Holy Precinct”.」

「「「「「Ah」」」」」

Shia and others all let their voices slipped out. Because it was certainly similar. With the whirling “gate” of light that Ehito created during the final battle at Tortus.

「……Nn. The principle is similar. But, it’s not magic power.」

「Yeah. If I have to say which it is……」

Hajime was using his magic stone eye and Yue her sublimation magic “Information Penetration” to analyze the phenomenon, but it was just as they expected. Apparently they didn’t have much time for leeway.

The vortex of light shined even brighter. It was followed by fierce flickering and sparks that were like lightning that the “divine gate” didn’t have started running all over it.

The vortex of light was rotating in systematic circular motion and constant speed, but then it collapsed as though it was under some kind of interference and the space started to visibly distort.

And then, a small hole opened. At the center, there was a hole that looked like a small black dot.

Instantly, black something that looked like miasma burst out. And then a repulsive presence poured down. That was undoubtedly a foreign feeling that felt similar to the “beast monster” and “Those Who Follow”.

「Kaori, Lily, Claudia, Hinata, focus on barrier, purification, and healing. Aiko, Tio, protect everyone’s mind. Rana, Sakamoto, and everyone else evacuate and protect MCB troops and civilians.」

Hajime gave instructions rapidly. Nobody objected or asked question. Even those whose name weren’t called naturally understood their role more than was said. It was because Hajime’s intention was conveyed by something similar to telepathy.

Remia and Myuu caught Amai-san who was about to bolt off like startled rabbit even now and told her 「Teleportation is faster!」. Agent J and K also had Takehiko and Kiyotake at their side. Yue and others were already combat ready too.

「Endou, erase your presence. I’ll signal you depending on the situation.」

「That’s the domain of my vocation “Assassin”. Leave it to me.」

Kousuke’s presence was receding like a bad joke. No, it was like he stopped existing.

「Sathla. I might ask your support in case conversation is possible.」

「I-I’m not confident but, if that’s what you wish then I’ll give it a try.」

Perhaps, having conversation or anything will be impossible though……thought Sathla and nodded even while her face was turning pale from instinctual fear.

As though it was the signal, the black hole widened drastically. No, perhaps it should be described as eroding the vortex of light.

Sound vanished. Or that was how it felt because of the mysterious silence that appeared.

And then, from the black hole that was fringed by ring of sunlight like a solar eclipse, that appeared.

A giant body wrapped in black ominous mist. Perhaps it even reached ten meters?

It could perhaps be seen as humanoid, with gelatin-like texture of deep green color, but the thing’s shape was so profane it caused the urge to vomit to rise inside.

Countless tentacles entangled with each other in complicated ways to form the head part. Multiple eyes were fixed there in disorderly positioning. Leftover tentacles were placed in position to make them looked like beard. Seen from afar its shape looked similar to octopus.

The lower body was diminished like it had atrophied, and yet its two arms alone were swelling wide and long with sharp claws.

It also had body parts that looked like bat wings, but they weren’t moving. And yet, it slowly moved out from the black hole with unmoving straight posture. Its body didn’t move at the slightest like it was a puppet being lowered down from a crane.

It was just too bizarre. Just about everything of it felt bizarre and foreign and distorted.

Not only that, just from it existing there made the air felt like it had dozens of times more mass. Just from looking at it made a violent urge for yelling out rushed through them even now.

「That’s……could it be the “Star-Spawn”……?」

Sathla muttered almost unconsciously――right after that.

Its focus turned here. Even though it wasn’t budging an inch, it could be felt clearly.

The focus of a new monster turned toward Hajime!

Power, presence of bloodcurdling power swelled up explosively. It was radiating something that contained malicious intent.

Everyone reflexively started moving to accomplish their respective role.

Yue left the protection of the surrounding to Kaori and others as she deployed space isolation barrier to protect Hajime alone.

Even at such time Hajime didn’t lose his composure. Far from that his atmosphere became even colder as he watched with the eyes of observer. His hands moved in order to do something――

However, he didn’t finish.

Why?

Because something completely unforeseen that shaken even Hajime as expected happened in an instant.

――You dare taking off your eyes from me

「Aa?」

「「「「「Eh?」」」」」

Because a voice suddenly resounded. Furthermore, the voice that felt familiar somehow was speaking in Kansai dialect!

――Oi, wait! Cool off a little-

――Your opponent is~~~~-

Next there was also a somber voice of an uncle! The voice sounded like it was trying to calming down the other, but the Kansai dialect voice’s voltage only went up!

Like that.

『This me dammii――――――tt!!』

A part of the black hole dispersed and the vortex of light appeared once more. A white silhouette flew out from there like a comet.

It seemed the silhouette instantly broke the sound barrier. It created white film and the sound of sonic boom from the air exploding reverberated.

Instantly, the Rider *ick style kick attack from the white silhouette magnificently slammed on the back of the monster’s head.

Ripples of dark red magic power radiated like shock waves. It was accompanied by a thunderous sound and the monster was blown away.

Because the attack also came from diagonally above angle-wise, the monster passed over above the head of Hajime and co like a cannonball. It pulverized a part of the rooftop while charging toward the road.

The attack’s might must be really great. The crash caused vibration like there was earthquake, sound like an explosion going off thundered, asphalt was smashed apart and a crater was formed.

『Hah, you loser. Can you believe there’s an idiot who dare turning his back toward an enemy!』

At the location where the monster was located a moment ago, now there was a rabbit with magnificent rabbit ears being swept back casually.

Red eyes, fluffy fur, and then abnormally developed back legs that were even wearing magnificent leg armor.

Seeing that figure, Hajime, and also Suzu whose relationship with that figure was quite deep yelled together despite their shaken up minds.

「Inaba!?」

「Inaba-san!?」

Yes, it was the unique specimen of “Kick Rabbit” who continuously drank the “God Water” that Hajime spilled in the bottom of hell, obtained intelligence and sense of self, and further became strong from accumulating training due to his admiration toward Hajime.

At the final battle he formed a familiar contract with Suzu and by surviving the battle in the “Holy Precinct” he became a famous rabbit overnight that he even got mentioned in history book――Inaba.

For some reason there was a scar over his eye, and it somewhat felt like his appearance was becoming increasingly overpowering……

『Ou! My king and Suzu-han! Everyone else is also present! Long time no see!』

Inaba spread out ripples of magic power midair even while expressing his joy like he was doing tap dance. It looked like his expression hadn’t changed. Apparently it was without a doubt the actual person――the actual rabbit.

In respond even Yue and others became unable to close their gaping wide mouths.

Even those who had never seen Inaba before had their eyes shrinking into dots seeing a talking rabbit jumping on the air.

And there a follow-up mental attack hit their minds again.

『Daa~~h, someone like you, how can you be so reckless like that』

From the small vortex of light where Inaba leaped out from, one more thing came out. It was a manta shaped flying vehicle (?) about the size of an armful while exasperated voice came out from it.

Inside the cockpit that was filled with water was a fish with the somber face of an uncle.

It looked like a floating pyramid object was following behind it but, nobody had the leeway to pay attention to it. Because, it was the second bomb of getting reunited with an acquaintance that should never happen in this way in this place.

Of course, Hajime and, this time it was Myuu& Shia yelled while still feeling shaken up.

「「「Lee-san!!?」」」

『Ou, Hajime boy and little missy Myuu. Little miss Shia and others are here too, long time no see huh.』

They couldn’t keep up anymore. Lee-san’s exclusive aerial and underwater submarine Triana too felt like its shape had changed a little.

「……I heard that you went out with Inaba two or three months ago and went dark completely but, as expected this is just unforeseen.」

Before the trip during the holiday day at Tortus with just the two of them, they heard from Lee-san’s wife Margarita-neesan, that Lee-san’s wanderlust came out again but……

To think, they would appear from inside a “gate” where a monster came from and got reunited on earth. Who could possibly imagined such possibility?

Even Yue was holding her head at her wits’ end seeing this. Margarita, your husband’s wanderlust is so extreme he wandered until other world……

If she reported this to her, she could picture her snapping completely.

「O-oi, Inaba. And Lee-san too. Just what in the world is going on here?」

『Aa~, about this――』

『Talk later! It’s coming!! That guy too ain’tgonna die just from that!』

The worst presence swelled up once more as though to wash away the mountains of questions and confusion.

The monster changed its flesh body with bubbling sounds, no, it was regenerating while crawling out, then it immediately floated up to the air.

Furthermore, another monster appeared from the black hole. And then one more.

Apparently it wasn’t a unique specimen despite having such warped and foreign presence.

「……You called it a “spawn”」

Hajime who didn’t miss Sathla’s muttering instantly switched expression. The face that was filled with bewilderment and agitation turned serious with all emotions falling off from it.

Yue and others also pulled themselves together and entered combat readiness. Lee-san raised his voice to give them information about the enemy.

『Be careful Hajime boy! These guys are tough! In addition it has age of god magic class――』

But, those words immediately stopped.

Because the “spawns” kept appearing until there were eight of them? Because distortion like noise appeared over the black hole and immediately only the vortex of light remained?

No.

「Let’s test them a little.」

It was because Hajime radiated that powerful presence again in contrast to his calm tone.

The “spawns” also reacted and radiated dreadful power in opposition, but there was no change to Hajime’s expression. Donner & Schlag had been in his hands’ grasp before anyone realized.

「If there’s friendly source of information――you guys are unnecessary right?」

The triggers were pulled.

Nobody knew when they were pulled. But, when they realized Hajime’s arms were crossed, and when they realized bullets were fired, and when they realized the bullets were hitting.

And then, the result of that was,

――!!?!!?!??

Screams that were oozing with horrible bewilderment rose from the monsters.

The cause was clear from what everyone could see. The eight monsters each was being surrounded by a sphere of light.

They could somehow see particles of light were rotating chaotically in high speed inside the spheres.

The “spawns” writhed. They swung around their tentacles and arms, spouted out ominous miasma, changing their form and even shape continuously while emitting some kind of ability.

But, the spheres of light didn’t break. It didn’t even allow escape. Far from that the screams of the “spawns” were deepening as time passed and even from outside it could be seen that their frustration was growing.

「N-Nagumo……what’s, that? What did you do?」

Kousuke forgot to even turn invisible and asked in a daze.

Yue and others also wanted to know that. After all it was a technique that they saw for the first time.

Hajime didn’t let his guard down and kept his gaze fixed, no, he observed the phenomenon that he caused and the reaction of the “spawns” because of it in detail while answering.

「It’s a reproduction of “Dragon’s Vein” in super limited range using the bullets as the starting point.」

Warhead artifact that was a composite of “Treasure Warehouse” and “God Crystal”. Contained within it was enormous amount of “willpower”. A barrier was produced the moment the special bullet hit and the inside was released, locking the target together with it.

「Inside there is an environment that is practically the same with “Dragon’s Vein”. Their flesh, their mind, and also the energy inside their body, everything is swallowed and processed to be returned into willpower.」

「……I, I’m guessing……that you can’t, use magic?」

Yue’s thought reached a point where she unusually turned a slightly twitching expression toward Hajime.

「Yeah. The energy you released inside there, no matter what kind will be swallowed immediately by the storm of willpower――I called it “Turbulence”. Your internal energy is also constantly getting stirred up by it, making you unable to use magic properly.」

I experienced it myself so there’s no doubt about that, Hajime said like it was nothing.

The bodies of the “spawns” started to vanish like they were melting from the outside. Their screams that were ringing into everyone’s ears had gone past sounding frustrated into sounding scared.

The corner of Hajime’s lips rose slightly. That smile was like a MAD scientist rejoicing the success of his experiment.

Everyone other than Yue and co was creeped out by that.

「The most effective thing about it is how the absorbed energy get directed straight to maintain and strengthen the “Turbulence” and the barrier.」

In other words, even if the target didn’t do anything they would get gradually melted and their everything swallowed, even if they tried using magic or anything to respond their effort would be hindered, and even if by chance they managed to use their ability, it would only get absorbed the more they used it, which connected to strengthening and maintaining the “quasi-Dragon’s Vein”……that was how it went.

Yue tugged on Hajime’s sleeve several times.

「Umm……Hajme? That’s……totally a magician killer, isn’t it?」

「I guess. I think the most effective way to escape it is destroying the barrier with overwhelming physical strength. What keep the “quasi-Dragon’s Vein” within limited area is the barrier of willpower originating from the fragment of the warhead made from a God Crystal that is formed from willpower instead of magic power. If you can blow that away than the “Turbulence” will also disperse.」

“God Crystal” was the crystallization of super dense magic power. Then even “willpower” could do the same. After that he applied the barrier principle from Onmyouji’s technique……Hajime gave such explanation in a rush but, Kousuke and others only had a look that said 「I see. I don’t get it.」 on their faces.

Also, Yue was hitting Hajime’s back *pokapoka* with teary eyes.

It was truly a sure-kill technique unless the target was an expert who had mastered the control of “willpower” to the extreme like an immortal sage or a physical cheat like Shia. Though it was also questionable if even that Shia could use her body strengthening properly in there……

What a terrifying thing you’ve created out of nowhere desu……looking at Shia in question shaking in her boots, the difficulty level even for her must be at Level Unknown.

「Don’t worry. Before the trip I had applied countermeasure against willpower in everyone’s “Treasure Warehouse” and “weapons”, and even if you go inside “Dragon’s Vein” and get hit with “Turbulence”, you should be able to use magic at least for a moment even in there.」

Yue’s hitting hand stopped. The expressions of Shia and others also stiffened 「Hmm?」. Could it be this person, he’s thinking to push us into “Dragon’s Vein” too one day……they thought.

They were scared and didn’t ask though.

「Umm, Nagumo? Have you done that to our artifacts too?」

Yuuka asked hesitantly. After all she didn’t remember Hajime ever collecting or improving her artifacts.

Kousuke and others must also wondered the same. They looked at Hajime questioningly.

「I haven’t yet.」

「「「「Please quickly do so!!」」」」

Yuuka and Kousuke followed by Ryuutarou and others all spoke together. It’s not like I’m going to use this on ally, so what’s with the hurry…….Hajime looked like he wanted to say that, even so he still didn’t avert his gaze from the “spawns” as expected.

『W-what, king……so you’ve gotten stupidly stronger again just after not seeing you a little……heh, as expected from ya. I thought that I’m now at least is qualified to step on your shadow but, you king gotta be like this!』

『I should be exasperated here and ask you boy what’s the point in getting any stronger than this but……right now this ambition to improve yourself is something to be real thankful for.』

Inaba returned from being in a daze to burning up in fighting spirit, while Lee-san stopped looking exasperated and smiled with a look that radiated trust. But even that,

「……What. The main dish is unneeded huh.」

That terrifying murmur was uttered absent-mindedly. Even the expressions of Yue and co were twitching.

The “spawns” were gradually vanishing. No, they were being swallowed by “Dragon’s Vein”.

Even those presences that felt so immense were thinning down second by second like fading into thin air.

They were truly helpless to do anything.

This thing might be an existence that was even more superior than the “beast monster” and “Those Who Follow” if they were unlucky. But eight of such monster couldn’t do anything.

And yet, for that to happen without even using the main dish……

Everyone knew how obsessive Hajime had become since the “Dragon Incident” and how he busied himself to the extreme but, they wondered just how much he had accumulated during the time before this trip.

They couldn’t see the bottom of it.

That was the impression held by everyone other than Yue and co who had gone past amazement to start looking spellbound and Myuu「Papa’s the strongest!」 whose tension kept rising without stopping.

Awe, tremendous trust, respect that was even bordering faith……

No matter what their emotion was, everyone couldn’t help but feeling relieve from the bottom of their heart and reassurance that made them shivers from knowing that an existence like Hajime was their ally.

Such appearance could be seen from them.

「Now then」

The “spawns” completely vanished inside the “quasi-Dragon’s Vein”. At that point, the “Turbulence” also calmed down because its supply source was gone. The radiance of the “barrier of willpower god crystal” was also slowly fading into the air.

「The hindrances are gone. Inaba, Lee-san. Tell me once again.」

Hajime finally returned his gaze back to the ground.

He turned toward Inaba and Lee-san. Behind him, the barriers finally vanished and light of “willpower” dispersed like scattered sparks.

They all turned into particles of light and returned back to the world. It was a beautiful sight that couldn’t be described with words.

Hajime asked with such sight as background. The question that stabbed straight to the heart of the matter. While giving a glance to the pyramid thing floating close beside the two.

「Where did you two come from?」

Inaba and Lee-san looked at each other.

And then, both smiled bitterly, but they quickly fixed their expressions to a serious one,

『The world where that shitty bastard Ehito was born.』

『Ehito’s former world.』

And answered like that.

Hajime looked up to the sky. He glared at where the black hole vanished and returned back into a vortex of light. Yue and co narrowed their eyes. Kousuke and co held their breath.

Hajime’s guess was accurate.

The calamity world.

Something was going on in that world where everything should’ve crumbled down.

「Gotta check it out.」

Something began. What’s more it was something unprecedentedly bad. Hajime muttered while feeling such premonition inside his chest. Yue gently wrapped her hands over his hand.

Like that,

『Ah, by the way Hajime boy. That hero lad is already there.』

『He cried and babbled at us, go call the kingg~』

「Nnnnuu, that shitty hero is always, always-」

In a sense, it was as expected from hero. A man who smashed the resolute atmosphere to pieces, and made even the demon god spoke like he was wringing out his voice from his throat.

Shizuku and Ryuutaro too covered their faces with their hands because of their childhood friend’s frequently happening rare kidnapping incidents that now happened newly again, and surely without his say so in it.

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AN: Thank you very much for reading this every time.

Thank you very much too for the thoughts, opinions, and reports about misspelling and omitted words.

Next chapter, a bit of Kouki side. I’m already writing the spring vacation arc, so even at the longest it will be several chapters.

Putting that aside the weather is rapidly getting too cold……where did the autumn go……

※Meme introduction

– I’m truly sorry-

From Jack Bauer of the drama [24]. Is this guy really feeling sorry……Shirakome doubt it.

– Cthulhu Mythos’s terminology

The model for the mirror that summon Those Who Follow is [The Mirror of Nitocris], the manuscript is [Pnakotic Manuscript], the mark that weaken time’s influence is [Pnakotic pentagon], the text is [R’lyeh Text], the scriptures is [Cultes des Goules]. Also, what Amai-san kicked was [Shantak-bird]. According to the person, when she jumped down a cliff in her attempt to escape, something attacked her midair. She used it as a stool which resulted in the bird’s bone accidentally breaking.

– The elusive bus guide

From [The Elusive Samurai].

– No, let it out

From Kaitou of the game [Judge Eyes].

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