CH 505

“The color of your scales has changed a bit, haven’t they? The green scales are getting darker.”

“Yeah, they’re really pretty in the sunlight.”

“It’s so cool!”

“Luciel and the others should have trained too.”

“I’ll never be a muscle brain like you ……”

After lunch, in addition to me and Makina, there was Luciek, Luciela and–

“Like I said, if I and Milfy go, we could distract them. I can fight too, you know? Ah, I want an equipment too♪.”

“Of course you can’t, because Milfy can’t fight!”

“Why don’t you just have Ogure-san to protect her.”

“Hmm, I have to fight a demon too, so I think that will be difficult?”

“U-Um, calm down, please ……”

-Helena, Urka, and Milfy were in the gondola.

Why?

After parting ways with us, Urka went to the theater and told Milfy about the retake of the town of Gast and then participate in the infiltration of the Berias Kingdom, but Helena, who had been listening in on the conversation, told him to take the two of them at the infiltration of the Berias Kingdom and came to my house. I was just about to leave to Arjan-san’s house when I ran into them and rode in.

“I think the idea of a traveling entertainer is a good one, but Helena can’t fight, so she’ll need to be able to defend herself in case of emergency.”

“What’s the matter, Makina? You don’t know how to play an instrument, do you? Why don’t you sing and dance with me.”

“No, I don’t think that’s the point …… Either way, We can’t let Milfy go into danger. Helena’s mother will be worried too, right.”

“She hasn’t come back from Sandiola yet, so it should be fine. Then let’s give up on Milfy and go for Makina.”

“It’s nice of you to help us, but you don’t have to do that much, you know, Helena? They’re seriously dangerous opponents, after all.”

When I said that, Helena sniffed, closed one eye, and said.

“They’re with Aiatsubus that we fought at Sandiola, right? And if that thing tries to come back to the country, it’ll be troublesome. Traveling entertainers are quite useful, you know? If you are from a different country, you can use a merchant or some kind of entertainer who travels around the country. I heard Leor-san say something like that.”

“I see …… Well, the first thing we need to do is retake the town of Gust, so we’ll talk about that another time.”

“Definitely tell me, okay?”

I won’t, when I looked at Makina and Urka, they nodded a little. Once we leave, there’s no way for Helena to catch up to us, so let’s just end this here for now ……

When I was thinking about this, Milfy’s expression clouded over. 

“It’s dangerous, huh …… If Lars-san says so …… I’m sure that Urka-san will be fine, but I’m worried.”

“Ahhh, i-it’ll be fine, Milfy. Ogure-san is close by, and Lars and the others, and the teachers are very strong, so I won’t be in danger.”

“Then you can take me with you.”

“Uh!?”

“Now, now, Helena has a job to do, so let us take care of it. Okay? Nora and the others aren’t going either, so it’s up to the people who can do this.”

“Muuu.”

Helena’s cheeks puff up when Makina said that to her, but she’s more stubborn than I thought. No, she has a strong will rather. While we were doing this, we could see the town of Gust below us.

“…… It’s black.”

“Yeah, it’s black ……”

“Yeah, you can tell when you look at it, Lars, Makina …… so this is what it looks like from the sky.”

“Look, the forest is being eroded …… wait, It’s moving!?”

“Is that a Qliphoth tree?”

“Yes, if you get caught in that black mist, it’ll affect you somehow. If it’s a tree, it’ll be a Qliphoth.”

“What?  Y-You, Lilith!? Why are you here!”

When I heard a voice behind me, I saw Lilith looking at me with a smug look on her face, her hand on the edge of the gondola. I had no idea she was following me ……

“What the hell are you doing!? What about Basleigh-sensei!?”

“She’s not here! I ran away from that, after all …… Oh, c-can you help me? The wind pressure is pretty strong, I can fly, but I’m about to fall ……”

“What the hell are you doing, seriously …… Here!”

“Fue!?”

I was on the outside of the gondola and was pulling herself up, but Makina pulled her up and landed on her face, and Helena opened her mouth.

“Who’s this woman? Do you know her?”

“I don’t know if I should tell Helena, but …… that’s the demon that was inside Aiatsubus.”

“This is ……!?”

As Helena looks on in astonishment, Lilith gets up and smiles wryly.

“Oh, you’re the girl who was standing next to the king at Sandiola, back then …… Ebuh!? L-Lars-sama, I’ve been hit, you know!? That girl, she’s scary!?”

“…… Remember what you did in Sandiola …… and stop relying on others only when you’re screwed up.”

When Helena pushed the teary-eyed Lilith away, she took a breath and held out her hand.

“Phew …… I’m not going to let you get away with it, but I’ll leave it at that since my parents are safe. It seems that you’re on our side now, so let’s make peace, okay?”

“Uhhhhh ……”

“…… If you betray us, you know what happens, right?”

“Basleigh, and now this girl, they’re so scary ……”

“A crime is better remembered by the victim than by the perpetrator. You should remember that only the perpetrator can pretend that the crime never happened, Lilith.”

“So severe ……”

I know how Helena feels because someone died in front of her.

She probably still doesn’t trust Lilith because of her eyes, and if she makes even the slightest suspicious move, she’ll stab her in the back with a dagger. 

“So, you said you ran away from Basleigh-sensei? Didn’t you think you’d be in trouble when you got back if you did something without permission?”

“I thought I’d ask you to cover for me there. She’s using me like a horse and carriage! I can’t stand it! …… or rather, it’s pretty widespread.”

“Is that black mist a monster enhancement?”

I thought of that and decided to ask about that black mist. It’s a chance to see what actually happens when you touch it, even though it makes you crazy.

“You’re half right. When that mist is touched, it can cause a person to lose his or her sense of self and awaken their natural biological instincts. I’d say that’s what happened to the Qliphoth? The mist is our essence …… I guess that’s what you guys call “skill”? A phenomenon happens that fits it.”

“That thing did happen at Sandiola …… In your case, would you call it becoming unstable?”

“Well. It’s hard to attack it now because of the mist of [Reject] is mixed. The [Greed] and [Cruel] monsters are coming out, I guess. “

“What happens if a human touches it?”

“I guess It’s like being controlled by your skill? It’s like losing your ego and gaining demon power temporarily? It doesn’t work so well on people with strong wills.”

“It doesn’t seem to work on Makina.”

“Oh yeah, it doesn’t work for people with muscle brain!?”

“You never learn ……”

“What the hell is a demon ……”

Seeing Makina pulling Lilith’s face silently, Urka and Milfy were amazed and laughing, and we soon arrived at Orpha country.

“It’s been a while! That’s the armor you had made in the royal capital, and rubber, right? You’re going to put it on, right?”

“I wonder if this will work. It’s made pretty good, though.”

There were a few irregularities like Helena and Lilith, but for now, let’s meet Arjan-san!