248 Lesson 223

Having decided on future policies with my predecessors, I was assimilated to Fermu, returning with Amako to an empty house with Nair and Keira and the others.

At that time, Amako had her hood removed to explain the situation, but Keira and the others, who found out she was an animal man, were as surprised as expected.

Rose and Lamb were not more alert than they thought because they had never seen the Beast Man, but because Amako looked closer to Keira.

Keira, on the other hand, seemed to distance herself from Amako, unlike when I was there.

"... you're tired and asleep"

"Right."

When it was getting dark outside, I looked down at Rose and Lamb, both of whom were sleeping amicably in separate beds where Mr. Greff was being put to sleep, and I sighed as I kept my back on the wall.

Tired of being attacked by demons during the day, the two children quickly fell asleep.

"Fermu, you've been assimilating for quite a while, but are you tired?"

"Not at all. Unless you use magic, it's not much of a burden on me."

I don't have any problems with myself, but is Fermu the same?

Can we assume that assimilation will also remain for a long time if we don't move our magic poorly?

"Ah. I'll tell him."

"Hmm?"

'Cause if I don't respond, I'm probably either asleep or ignoring'

"It's terrible to ignore, but what do you mean sleep? Is it normal to sleep in a state of assimilation with me?"

You're not unexpectedly crippled?

Without hiding his surprise at the fact of the shock, Amako, who was watching sleeping Rosé and Ram, turns here.

"Usato, be quiet"

"Oh, sorry."

They pissed me off.

Lurking his voice, he talks to Amako.

"Amako, what did you think of these kids?"

"... an innocent child. I don't want to know why I was nostalgic at an unusual rate.... Usat, then I get angry when I say ahead"

If I wanted to tear it up a bit, I'd be prefetched and advised.

"I feel a little complicated. Because I felt like I had been shown that the Demons were no different from beasts and humans..."

"I was going to know by my head... When you look at reality, it hurts how sweet your thoughts were."

To say defeat the Demon King is the same as to break the lifeline for the Demon Nation.

The Demons suffer from poverty and may cause hard feelings for Keira and the others we helped today.

These kids haven't done anything wrong.

"... well, no matter how troubled I am, our mission to defeat the Demon King remains the same."

I don't know if defeating the Demon King will end the war, either.

But to stop the invasion, we must defeat the Demon King.

Put your hands on your eyes as you push the question around in your head into the corner.

"For that matter, don't look away from reality..."

Take your hands off your eyes and turn your gaze towards the two demonic children who are now asleep once.

Then the door to our room opened and Nair turned up.

Behind her was Keira, who was looking at me with a flicker, and her gaze turned from me to Rosé and Lamb, who were asleep.

"Nair, what's wrong?"

Greff woke up.

"! Okay. I'll be in Mr. Greff's room right away. Nair, Keira, can I have a look at these kids?"

Yeah, I'll take care of it.

……

I'll leave Rose and Lamb to the two of us and head over to Mr. Greff.

Then Keira, away from Nair, followed me silently.

"Keira?"

……

Silent to talk to.

Are you worried that we and Mr. Greff are in the same room?

Seems like I'm coming up with something somehow.

We arrive in the room where Mr. Greff is, mindful of Keira, who follows us from Amako.

If you look inside through the open door, there is a figure of Mr. Greff waking up his upper body in the bed.

"Greff."

"Oh, you brought me!"

Noticing our presence in Keira's voice, he releases his hand, which was mopping the bandaged right leg, and turns to a pleasant grin.

"Nair told me. Is it okay if you guys give Usato an amako?"

"Yes. Is there anything wrong with your body? I took care of the wound..."

"That's it, but I'm surprised it's almost painless. It's like we're out of injuries."

In fact, the wound is really completely healed...

Well, let's just say we've been treated with restorative magic so far.

"Whoa, you didn't introduce yourself. As you may already know, I am Greff... the devil clan of strangers traveling through the demon kingdom."

"My name is Usato and I am traveling just like you."

"Amako. As you can see, Beast Man. I'm fourteen years old."

"Huh!?"

Amako, who somehow emphasized her age.

And I'm surprised to hear Keira, who has been silent so far, ask how old she is.

... Well, I guess I thought you were about the same age looking at Amako's height.

Mr. Greff bowed his head deeply to me, staring at Amako subtly whether he was on his face.

"Thank you so much. You saved not only my life, but the lives of Keira, Rose and Lamb."

"Yes, no, because we couldn't overlook it..."

I ask Mr. Greff to raise his head, panicking as he does every time.

"Even though many demons rot to their hearts with the earth... a kind demon like you is rare right now. Ha ha."

"Oh, really?"

Returns a loving laugh upset by Mr. Greff's words.

I don't know the character of the demon people in general...! Specifically, all I know is the face and ferm of the Legion Leader...!

Do I have to feel like Koga?

Greff, Mr. Usato's in trouble.

"Oh, yeah? I'm sorry."

Keira's attention, Mr. Greff apologizes to me.

Let's change the subject a little.

As it is, I think I'm going to have a rundown.

"Mr. Greff, about the injury...... you should be able to walk in about two or three days"

"Really? I didn't know that bloodthirsty Hangwolf was going to bite me and that was all I had to do... to be honest, right after I woke up, I thought my legs were just going to stop moving. More than I expected, I was really surprised there wasn't any pain."

When Mr. Greff grumbles like that as he rubs his right leg, he sits in the chair Keira keeps beside the bed where he is.

"It was a terrific injury, but Mr. Usato took care of it right away"

"Oh, how amazing was that?"

"Shit."

"Is it bad?"

"Yeah, it sucked"

"Oh well... that sucked..."

It's a unique exchange.

"Sucks," Mr. Greff muttered like a parrot return, smiling calmly and placing his hand on Keira's head.

"I'm sorry to make you worry. And good luck."

"... yeah"

Keira snorts with no expression.

With his hands slightly out of his head, he continues to speak to her.

"No more rest today. You must be tired too."

"But..."

"I wouldn't have to worry. Besides, if you don't get some sleep soon, the terrible healing wizard will come and get you?"

Hmm? I don't know, it seems like a dialogue has emerged that concerns me at a completely irrelevant time right now...

"... Greff, I'm not afraid of that."

"Ha, I know. Let's go."

"Yeah."

When the sighed Keira gets out of the chair, she heads towards the entrance to the room.

I thought I'd just leave the room and stop in front of me.

"What's wrong?"

"Mr. Usato... can you teach me how to handle dark magic later?"

!? Or if you're training in dark magic ⁉ healing magic or life-saving regimental ceremonies, you're still out of expertise in dark magic, to be honest.

... No, should I tell Fermu, who is assimilating me?

Some hands say no, but if you say no here, they're going to be suspicious, and I'll take it.

"Oh, I don't mind."

"Oh, thank you! Bye!"

Keira flipped out of her anxious face and smiled brightly, jumping straight out of the room.

Mr. Greff, who dropped off her back, has a troubled grin.

"I'm sorry. Keira seems happy to see the same dark wizard as herself. Don't make me feel bad."

"No, I don't care."

"That would help if you said so. What are you standing for, and you should sit down."

In response to Mr. Greff's words, he pulls another chair out of the corner of the room and sits in the chair with Amako.

Well, if there's anything I want to ask you first......

"Is Keira... your daughter?"

"... no. He... he's the kid I picked up on my journey."

"I took it, I mean..."

"There's a situation. She can't go home to her family."

"... I knew it"

That's what the ever silent Ferms whine about.

"And the other kids?"

"Oh. Those kids are the ones whose parents have been killed by demons. For once, I'm proxy, but I'm not sure I'm doing well."

"That's not true. Until just now, they didn't try to leave you asleep..."

I snort at Amako's words, too.

The truth is, I brought Rose and Lamb to bed because the two of them had fallen asleep to bring to Mr. Greff's bed.

As far as that goes, those kids will have a heartfelt trust in Mr. Greff.

"... the demon movement has been revitalizing lately. Not if we're just traveling swallowing, we thought we'd head to a safe place with a bunch of people trying to migrate to the center... so we slipped away in a demonic raid."

"Keira told me. You can still rendezvous with that group, right?"

"Fortunately. Injuries also don't seem to matter more than I thought, and in about two days I'll be able to leave here, pass near the ruins, and head to the village I'm planning to rendezvous with."

... I was a little concerned during the day, but what is a ruin?

Do you want to try it?

"Um, what is a ruin?"

"Don't you know? It's rare that you don't know this. The ruins are where the Demon King and his men were rooted centuries ago."

"Yea!?"

"You really don't know? It's also where the demon king and the brave man fought their last battle..."

It seemed like a more important place than I thought...!?

Amako also opens her eyes and reveals her surprises.

"Now it seems that the resurrected Demon King is in the castle of the city... but there are rumors about the ruins. The Demon King's special golem to protect the ruins is still active, high levels of magic fill the ruins, and some of them contain weapons that the brave men were handling."

"! Were you dealing with a brave man, a weapon..."

It was Amako's prediction that passed behind his brain.

A knife different from the knife on which my cage hand came.

That could be where the Demon King used to be based.

If you look at Amako, you've been thinking the same thing as me, putting your hand on his chin and thinking something.

"It's a rumor you don't deserve to believe."

"So, right..."

"So what about you guys?"

"We?"

"You're traveling like me, aren't you?"

Explain, with a little excitement, that I had decided beforehand with Mr. Leona.

"We are more about the kingdom of the beast than the kingdom of the demon king."

"Oh, is that why Amako the Beast Man is with you? Is there anyone else here besides you and Nair?"

"Yeah, there's a demon of the four of us and my partner in an empty house a little away from this house."

Well, this is where it matters.

"But other than us… we cannot let them meet because we avoid engaging with people or because some people have behavioural problems. Especially since one of my buddies is a respectable person, but has a negative impact on the child..."

"Some of it's true."

Seniors can really rely on me when I'm serious, but when I run wild, I can't get my hands on it, because my actions and words and actions will be of another dimension...

"Oh well. Well, travelers aren't surprised because a lot of guys have had something happen in the past. But who's your partner's demon? Aren't you a demon?"

"No, it feels like you're simply friends with each other, not using demons. Blue Grizzlies."

"... Blue Grizzly?"

Oh, this is pre-sighted.

I knew you'd be surprised, so I'll tell you right away there's no danger.

"There is no danger. Because it doesn't strike people, it's more of a reliable presence on the journey."

"... oh, I mean, I've seen a lot of things too, but I've never seen anyone like you before. Perhaps you are acquainted with the Commander of the Second Regiment of the Demon King's Army with the Dark Magic Connection?"

Second Legion Chief--Koga.

What floats behind my brain is a damned figure standing in front of me trying to fulfill my mission as a lifeguard and beating me with laughter.

Before I think about it, I'll respond quickly.

"No, you don't. I don't know anybody who's muscular to the brain."

"... Oh, you're lying, aren't you? Do we really know each other?"

"Huh!?"

Shit, I responded instantly with a spinal reflex...!?

"You're the one who's muscular to the brain, idiot."

"Usato......"

I get upset and smile as I flush Amako's gaze at Fermu's curse and the poor guy.

"It's a rotten edge. We just had a couple of fights and punches."

"By the time we hit each other with the youngest, out-of-standard who's grown into Legion Leader, I think it's pretty good."

I don't know, I feel like digging more and more graves every time I open my mouth.

I can't tell you this about my senior......