CH 36

“What the hell is going on!”

Right now, I am calling Kurokiri to the basement of my house to confront the situation. Normally, he eschews my questioning, but today, there is no way I am going to back down!

“I don’t catch the flow of the conversation. How about explaining it in a proper sequence, Lady Ryo?”

“The whole thing… is clear to you… and you still dare to say that…”

My hands, as much as my voice, are quivering with wrath.

“Perhaps someone else may be harboring a completely different thought～ You should check how much information has been shared with you～”

This… man is really…

“I’ll play it by your way then… In that case, let me ask you clearly, Kurokiri. What have you done to Ichiko… What enabled her to access your skills? Why is Ichiko rejoicing when the subordinates of her foes are increasing in number! Why is it! She didn’t say a word to me!!”

“Who knows?”

I glare at Kurokiri with all my might.

“Oh, how scary. But you know, it is at least true that I never imposed anything on Ichiko. Therefore, everything you caught sight of was done on Ichiko’s own initiative.”

“You!”

I try to seize Kurokiri by the chest… but he slips away.

Then he whispers in my ear.

“If it bothers you so much, why don’t you ask Ichiko herself? Even if she harbors a secret from you, is she the type of person who would lie to you?”

“That’s…”

“Well, I’m under no obligation to enlighten you about Ichiko. If you want answers, you’ll do the sleuthing yourself.”

Leaving these words, Kurokiri disappears into the depths of the dungeon. I could only watch in blank amazement.

A girl emerges from the gate of the Nasu family, bearing a crestfallen look. And a large man also comes out as if following her.

Then, from afar, a black automobile continues to observe them.

“I have identified the target. It’s the Nasu family’s daughter.”

“Copy that. The target is confirmed here as well. Proceed as planned.”

“Yes!”

And then, the car approaches Ryo…

Boom!

“Ah!”

She is dragged away by them.

Oh no, this is an unpredicted turn of events. I thought I sent a message to the whole world that I would have them killed if they laid a hand on any of my kin. Anyway, I shall notify Ichiko.

“Ichiko. It’s urgent.”

“What is it, Kurokiri?”

“Ryo’s been kidnapped.”

“What!”

Ah, you’re shocked after all. Well, it’s a given.

“Where is the place! What kind of scum are we dealing with!”

“Ah, calm down. Take it easy. Certainly, Ryo is unconscious, but she is still being transported, and I have pinpointed their exact position. There isn’t any issue. The other party is going by the name of the Church of the Righteousness. What kind of organization is that again?”

“The Church of Righteousness… I recall that it is an armed religious organization that seeks to eradicate all Demon Kings and affiliated individuals that exist on the earth. Their headquarters is situated on the continent to the east of our country, and in accordance with their doctrines, the humans who have joined the Demon King’s kin are called ‘demon people’. The so-called ‘demon people’ are regarded as the most abhorrent as they are traitors to humanity.”

“I see. So that’s what it is on the surface.”

“On the surface?”

The information Ichiko possesses appears to be limited to what’s visible to the naked eye.

“After hearing that much, I was reminded of what Ryo said before. Apparently, the Church of the Righteousness is engaged in a variety of shady activities behind the scenes. Among them is the story that there are quite a few fools who assault young female ‘humans’ on the assumption that they are ‘demons’. Well, as for whether the one who attacked Ryo was one of those idiots or the real one who is really striving to exterminate demons from the higher-ups’ order is not clear.”

“I see. But either way…”

“Yes, that’s right. If they dare to meddle with the real kin…”

“I’ll kill them all.” “I’m going to kill them all.”

Ichiko’s voice and mine are in perfect harmony.

“Now that we’ve reached that conclusion, go get Izumi and bring her with you.”

“Obviously!”

“Yes. If possible, don’t kill them on the spot, okay? Those guys have a role to fulfill later.”

“What do you mean?”

Well, it was me who revealed the whole thing to the world about the kin, you know. So I’m also partly to blame in this case.

“To be more concrete, they need to die as brutally as possible to ensure that the other fakes don’t erroneously assume such practices in the future.”

Let’s have them suffer a full course demise.