105 – recombine
woke up.
The weather was great.
The day was bright enough for sunlight to break through the bandages, and a cool breeze was blowing through the open window.
But apart from that, I didn’t feel very good.
It seemed like a nightmare.
I don’t know if it’s a dream or reality. I was kneeling in the barren wasteland of the Demon Realm.
Around me, many of the beings I had passed and killed directly or indirectly were looking down at me with their faces open.
They just stared at me without opening their mouth. Still, the voice continued to ring in my ears.
They were tearing me down. He was repeatedly saying that he was a weakling and trying to gnaw at his spirit.
It seemed that I had been exposed to pretending to be relaxed because I wanted to look strong even on the outside, because I wanted to look like I was in good spirits.
It’s probably a dream, but everyone knows it.
If you don’t know what a dream is, if you’re not aware of it, at least in your dream, you’ll regard it as reality.
Something was staring at me from afar and chasing me.
It was slow enough that I could shake it off with a quick step, but I couldn’t bear to move my feet.
I was able to wake up when it chased it just below my neck.
There was no one. It seems that I have been sleeping here all along.
From where to where was it a dream? He had apparently entered the common room, and the cleaners had come.
And the janitor was actually a demon…
‘Devil.’
yes. there was a devil
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No, is that even a dream? Did thinking too much about the fragments lead me to meet the devil in my dreams?
As I was retracing my memories, whether it was a dream or reality, the door opened.
The one who entered was an old man with a slight stoop.
“Ah. Hello. Excuse me.”
“It’s okay. You need to rest.”
This person seemed to know something.
“Can I ask what happened?”
“Ah, don’t you remember? You came here in the arms of Solar-sama. There were intensive scars on your face… but as far as I know…”
Seeing that he said that while looking at my hand, which must have been covered in blood, I knew what he was thinking.
“Yes. I did it myself.”
“Oops… are you okay? It looks like something bad happened.”
I was grateful that he passed it on like that without asking further questions.
“Yes. A little.. Can I ask how much it was?”
“Solar paid and left. Don’t worry and take it easy.”
Did you really pay and go? I lost my way again.
When I was told to calm down, I turned my shoulders slightly. My physical condition was not bad, but I felt like I was going to get caught up in something if I moved again.
you have to wait patiently
“So… what kind of relationship do you have with Solar-sama? It doesn’t sound like an ordinary relationship…”
Judging from the fact that he asked about Solar, he seemed to be one of the people who were indebted to her or admired her.
I just replied that I was a disciple, and the old man didn’t seem to have any intention of digging deeper into my words. As I was sitting on the bed and killing time quietly, the door slammed open.
The old woman went outside as if taking turns with Solar who opened the door. Do you have anything else to do?
“Ron! Are you okay?”
Solar has arrived. A persistent smell permeated the robe.
A mixture of cigarettes, alcohol and sweat.
“..Where have you been?”
“To catch the devil.”
It seems that the vague thing was real. Because I went there as if I was dragged by the devil.
Did you feel relieved and lose your mind when you saw Solar?
I was really good at it myself. You’ve been patient Thanks to you, I was able to catch the devil.
“So did you catch it?”
“..I missed it. It’s already gone.”
I withdrew the self-praise I just made.
Couldn’t you have held out a little longer? If you had been more alert, you could have ended the situation on the spot.
“Sorry. If only I could hold out a little longer…”
“No.. I’m more sorry..”
Solar hugged me tightly. Despite her small body, I somehow felt her motherly love, as if she would accept all of me. However, I felt a sense of rejection for some reason.
“So? Is the analysis of the fragments over?”
“Yeah. That’s over. The mini-dimensional gate was right, and it was also right that the magic generated in an area with an exceptionally large amount was correct.”
However, Solar’s expression was somewhat uncomfortable. Missing the devil must be bothering you.
“I was stupid. The Mage Tower is a place with a high concentration of magical power, so it wouldn’t have been strange if there was a dimension door.”
After comforting Solar, who was blaming herself, I thought about it for a while.
According to the devil himself, he hasn’t harmed people since he came to the Mage Tower, and he said he won’t harm people in the future.
Of course, I don’t believe that right away. Wasn’t it a mental attack targeting me in the first place?
It was a demon dangerous enough in other respects.
A demon who wears a disguise that I can’t tell them apart and hides his magic so well that Sola can’t tell them apart. If you miss it once, you won’t be able to figure out where it disappeared.
To think that this happened even before we were able to properly unite and promote. I don’t know why, but I don’t feel good.
no Let’s not have these negative thoughts. Because really bad things can happen.
“What are you thinking?”
“Ah. About that missing demon…”
“Let’s talk about it after we’re all together. Don’t worry too much. We’ll find it.”
Solar confidently stretched out her chest and said that. Thanks to that, I was able to reassure myself a little.
“Tear it limb from limb and throw it out of borders…”
“Huh? What now?”
When I asked back, startled by the clear warning of the death, Solar answered calmly.
“If you find that demon, I’ll do it for you.”
I had no choice but to stop what I was about to say at the bright red magic that bloomed from Solar’s body.
He must be feeling anger at the demon that has been hiding in his jurisdiction.
“Let’s go back.”
Solar, full of spirit, said so. I also nodded my head because I had nothing more to do here.
I entrusted myself to Solar’s space movement. The place we arrived at was the academy’s dean’s office, which had become our meeting place.
Lane, as always, was not sitting at her desk and processing paperwork.
As the person himself said he would lighten the burden because he was going to leave for a long time soon, he did not take on all the work, but seemed to be dividing it well.
Lane, who seemed to be sitting at her desk quietly bruising, nodded to welcome us as soon as she saw us.
When I glanced around, there were two other people on the sofa in the dean’s office. It was Lian and Odrox.
It was the first time that everyone had gathered in one place since defeating Pan’s Labyrinth. It wouldn’t have been long, but it seemed like it had been a long time since I had a lot of work.
As if she didn’t hate coming to the dean’s office every time, Lane took out something from the back room.
It was a treat of cookies and tea, which can be considered a series of processes now.
The amount of cookies I ate from Lane must be considerable.
With a pleasant clatter, Lane put them down and sat down on the sofa.
Lane, who was sitting next to me on the obscurely narrow sofa, looked at her old colleagues quite seriously.
Finally, Lane turns her head and looks at me. They were so close that if you got a little closer, your lips would touch their cheeks.
At the sight of what seems to be an act of affection, the eyes of the three naturally turn to me.
“what’s the matter?”
“No. Just. It’s so nice to see all of us together.”
“But why are you sitting next to me?”
“We talked a lot between each other, but there was no news from you, right? I still can’t believe if it’s real or not… I wanted to feel your warmth.”
yes. I can understand. Because we are family.
The way Rain blows into my ears with a voice that will melt my eardrums, the way he closes the distance and stares at my face like this, the way he says he wants to feel my warmth directly and says something that gives me room.
It’s understandable because they’re all family.
─No. No other family in the world has this kind of conversation.
This is it. testing my patience You must be thinking, ‘I’ll check if you have the right personality to travel with us’.
It doesn’t work. Lane guard on. I’ve turned my mind to not believing what you confessed.
“Yes. You’re going to live side by side anyway. I think it’s right to have a serious discussion here.”
At Lian’s words, Lane obediently backed away and sat down in an empty chair. A chair with a pretty antique pattern goes well with Rain. It feels right to be the leader of the group.
“You said you were looking for the Demonic Realm. Is there any way?”
“We will first search areas outside the borders and far from all countries. We will focus on finding places with exceptionally large amounts of magic power, not places called Demonic Lands, and destroy the mini-dimensional gates there.”
Solar answered Odrox’s question. Then I gave further explanation.
“If you do that, it will take too long? So I made a separate request to the princess and asked the soldiers to search the continent together.”
Mirsen has already taken action, so by now the soldiers who have been scouring the continent for no reason must be diligently searching for the Devil’s Edge while talking behind their superiors.
He said that he would come and check later, so we can finish talking here and head straight to the inn.
“Shouldn’t the formation and assignments be divided as before? No, then wouldn’t Ron have too many things to do? We could cook and search for campsites in our own way…”
“No. I’ll do this. I’ve been doing it all along.”
He hurriedly rejected Lane’s words. Be as stubborn as possible to avoid giving room.
Here, when you guys take my work, all I have to do is follow you like a real bridesmaid.
In order to face my own problems and gain their approval, I had to somehow show them that I was ‘helpful to this extent’ instead of just following them.
So you can never give up on this.
Confirming my firm will, the companions nodded their heads. Fortunately, he seemed to know him well.
“So when are you leaving?”
“Three days later? The handover isn’t over yet, and we need to make sure we’re notified…”
“I’ve been talking about everything. ..can I talk about it?”
“Yeah. As long as you don’t talk about Ron, it doesn’t matter.”
I’m sorry to those who defend what I said so diligently, but I was going to proudly say, ‘I also traveled together’ when things get better after this adventure.