A child's scream echoed in the dark forest.

When I heard this, my seniors and I ran as fast as we could to the direction of the voice, and emerged from the forest into an open space.

First of all, a village-like place with a number of old houses comes into view.

 

"Usato-kun! That's it!!"

 

I look in the direction pointed by my senior, who is wearing an electric shock.

In front of the door of a house that is one size larger than the others, a demon man is bleeding from his legs and falling, and two children are crying beside him. And there is a girl who is confronted by a pack of monsters, Hung Wolves, as if to protect a wounded man.

 

"Go away! Don't get close!!"

 

Shadows flicker at the girl's feet, and tentacles-like creatures fly out into the air and swing away from the demons, but they are weak.

 

"That kid ...... dark magic!?"

"Right now, it's better to do something about the demons!"

"Exactly!"

 

In addition, the senior who was deeply hooded accelerated at once while wearing electric shocks all over his body, and slammed a powerful flying kick into the Hung Wolf who was about to attack the girl who used dark magic.

 

"——— huh?"

"Oh, it's cute!?"

 

The cry of the senior who saw the girl goes through.

I have to tend to the injured while the seniors are dealing with the Hangwolves that tried to attack the children.

 

"Senior, please don't let the demons get close to you!"

"Leave it to me."

 

The seniors are shooting electric shocks in front of us to keep the monsters away from us.

In the meantime, I approach the two children who are crying and clinging to the demon man.

 

"Stay away! Who's that? You guys!!"

 

A girl who uses dark magic stands between them as if to warn them.

In front of the girl whose voice was trembling, I bent down to make eye contact and spoke in as calm a voice as possible.

 

"It's okay, I'll just take care of it."

「…… Oh, but ......."

 

Is she a little older than the crying child for her age?

A girl with darkish-silver hair and small horns. From the looks of it, it looks like he is close in age to Nak.

It's understandable to be wary of a stranger, and with a hood covering his face.

 

"——— can't help it, let's try."

 

Ferm?

When she murmurs softly inside me, I can feel the hood on my head being pushed against something.

Along with that, he feels a little uncomfortable with the black magic that covers his body.

 

"Usato, it's okay to take off the hood."

"Eh, but ......."

"It's okay!"

 

The hood is forcibly moved by black magic and the real face is exposed.

I tried to hide my face, but the children were not surprised when they saw my face.

Nea, who was as surprised as the children, spoke softly from above her shoulder.

 

"Usato, you've got horns, don't you? Besides, his hair is white, and his skin looks like ...... demon."

"What? Huh?"

 

When I put my hand on my head in confusion, I saw that there was indeed a horn around the side of the head.

Or rather, when you look at his hands, he has brown skin like a demon.

　

"I used the power of assimilation to bring only the color of my skin to me, and the horns are made by magic, so you don't have to worry about weird things."

 

Is assimilation even possible?

No, it's a little complicated, but it seems that I was able to let the guard of the children in front of me.

He takes a small deep breath and regains his composure as he faces the girl.

 

"I want to take care of him, don't you mind?"

"Oh, yes! Help Gref!! Mr./Ms.!"

 

…… Uncle?

While being a little worried about being called Mr./Ms., he looks at the wounds of a demon man called Gref.

He must have been bitten by a hung wolf.

If it is to this extent, it can be cured with healing magic, but if you show healing magic poorly, it will be found out that you are human, so you can casually apply healing magic while wrapping a first aid bandage taken out of your bag.

 

"I'm okay with this."

"Oh, really!?"

"Yes, but you're stunned, so you can wait here for a while, and we'll get rid of the monster that attacked you."

 

After properly tying up the bandages, he stood up and walked over to the senior who was shooting electric shocks

Healing magic is a lineage magic that can only be manifested in humans. Those who understand will understand, so it's better to fight without using healing magic.

He covers his arms with black magic and whips his back to protect the children behind him.

 

"Wow, it's the same dark magic ...... me."

 

I hear a girl's voice behind me, but for now, let's focus on what's in front of us.

 

"We've healed the injured people, and all we have to do is get rid of them."

"Woo, Usato-kun, is it okay if I get sick of the way you look?"

"Please leave it behind, ...... really, it's just the appearance that makes you a demon, so ......."

 

No matter how much I tried to let my guard down, I never thought that I would look like a demon.

The senior also looked at the demon children behind me and seemed to understand the situation.

 

"Okay, let's clean it up quickly!"

 

At the same time as he pulls out his sword, the senpai, who is wearing an electric shock, heads towards the Hangwolf with a thudding sound.

Switching my mindset, I aimed at the nearest Hang Wolf and raised my left arm.

 

"Stretch!"

 

Stretching out the black magic on his left arm, he grabs the hang wolf's neck and pulls it closer.

Hangwolf goes on a rampage in a frenzy, but his arm made of black magic is not damaged.

 

"Bah, vah!?"

"Oh my gosh!!"

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

He tosses it in the direction of the woods, groaning in pain.

Seeing my companion disappear into the forest with a heartbreaking cry, the two hangwolves continue to lunge at me.

Immediately, Ferm transforms his left arm into the shape of a shield, so he pushes his left arm forward and rams him.

 

"It's a different way of using it!?"

 

I don't know what you're talking about, but thank you!!

He grabs the one who frightened him and the other who attacked him by the neck.

All you have to do is throw it into the woods——、

 

"It's dangerous!"

"Hmm?"

"Gaaa

 

At the same time as the girl's voice, you can hear the sound of something jumping on you from the left and right.

From the sound, are you trying to attack me as if to pinch me?

But-,

 

"Let me do it!"

"You can see it!"

 

―――I don't have any blind spots in this state......

From around the shoulder blades of his back, a sharp-clawed arm that resembles the gauntlet of the Black Knight stretches out, grabbing the two who tried to ambush him, and at the same time casting a spell of restraint.

 

"If you can't use your arms, did you think you could easily bite me, this one-......!"

"Wow, it looks like a devil, this is ......."

 

If you think about it calmly, I think I'm pretty bad now, right?

He has the appearance of a demon tribe, and he has two black knight's arms on his back.

In addition, each of them has a hang wolf in his hand.

…… No, let's not worry about it now.

 

"Oh my gosh!"

"Uh-huh!?""

 

For the time being, I will throw the four of them into the forest.

 

"Well, and."

 

If you clap your hands and look at your seniors, you will see a hung wolf paralyzed by the electric shock lying on the ground convulsions.

The seniors seem to have cleaned up roughly.

 

"What about me...... Uh-huh?"

"'Huh!?'"

 

Glaring at the rest of the Hangwolves, they seemed to realize that they were going to do the same thing as the ones who threw them, so they ran away at full speed in the direction where their companions had been tossed, with their whole bodies on their feet.

 

「…… Lately, I feel like I've been scared of monsters more and more."

"Were you aware of it?"

 

He mutters as he returns the black magic that grew from his back.

It's good that the herd of hangwolves was repelled, but I'm not sure if I should get involved with them because they're still here.

Even if I am the only one disguised as a demon, my seniors and everyone who has not yet arrived will have to hide their faces with a hood.

As I was thinking about what to do while checking on my seniors who were running towards me, Nea suddenly jumped up from my shoulder.

 

「…… Nea, what's wrong?"

"I've got a good idea, wait a minute."

"Oh, hey!"

 

With her wings flapping, Nea flies into the shadows of the building.

I don't think I went far, but what did I go ......?

 

"Usato-kun, what are you going to do?"

"I'd like to wait until everyone else arrives, but first we should carry him to the building when he's down."

「…… That's it, Usato-kun."

"I'm going to talk to those kids, because they feel like they're kind of dangerous."

"What do you think of me?"

 

No, the first voice I heard when I saw a child using dark magic was "Cute!" What are they saying?

If I leave it to my seniors, it seems that I will get bored in an instant, so when I try to talk to her again, she comes out from the shadows of the house where Nea flew away, transforming from an owl to a humanoid.

Nea, who ran up to us as if she had chased us, had goat-like horns on her head, and her skin had changed to the same brown color as the demons.

 

"I've transformed into a demon tribe, so you won't be suspicious."

"Ne, Nea has a demon girl attribute ......!? How many attributes do you have, this kid!?"

"You're ......."

"Anything is possible with this guy......

 

But it's definitely a lot easier to communicate than it would be if I were alone.

In that sense, it's a nice decision.

Carrying my senior, who was terribly upset, behind me, Nea and I approached the girl and her two children, who had been looking at me for a long time.

 

"Uh, well, nice to meet you, my name is Usato Ken."

"Hello, I'm Nea, and I'm accompanying him on his journey."

 

When she tries to scare her as little as possible, the two children burst into tears and hide behind the girl.

Ugh, that's bad. I can't grasp the sense of distance.

Nea, who had a smile on her face, opened her mouth.

 

"It's my ♪ wife."

"What are you lying to a child, you?"

"Whew!?"

 

A healing finger bullet from the gauntlet hits Nea's forehead.

While ignoring her writhing in a voice that does not seem to be a girl, she regains her mind and talks to the children who seem to be stunned.

 

"May I tell you your name?"

「…… Kyra. These kids are rosé and rum."

"Well then, Kira, the monster may attack again, so let's carry this unconscious person to a nearby house for the time being."

「…… yes."

 

After confirming that Kokuri and Kira nodded, I carried a demon man called Gref.

 

"Senpai, when Kazuki and the others arrive, can I ask you to explain something?"

"Either way, it seems like that's all I can do right now...... okay. Kazuki, I'll be waiting for you when I meet up."

 

The first thing to do is to make sure that this person, who seems to be a guardian, is safe.

When Mr./Ms. puts his hand on the front door of a nearby house where he has fallen, he hears the creaking of wood and smells musty, as if it has not been used for years.

 

「…… Do the other houses feel the same way?"

 

As it is, when he tries to step into the building with Nea, the hem of his clothes is pulled from behind.

When I turned around, I saw a girl who introduced herself as Kira, who removed her hand from the hem of her uniform in a somewhat panicked manner.

 

"Oh, that's Mr./Ms. uncle...... Thank you very much."

"Uncle Mr./Ms........"

"Pu, hehe, it's Uncle Mr./Ms.."

 

Ignoring Nea, who is holding back her laughter, she sees her reflection in the glass window at the entrance.

It's blurred and dirty with dust, but there's my face with black horns that has turned into the brown skin typical of the Demon Race.

Thinking of Lloyd, Sigurd Mr./Ms. Lucas, and Hyde Mr./Ms. he puts his hand on his chin.

Before, it would have been Mr./Ms. shock to be called uncle...... Yeah.

 

"Not so much...... Was he a dandy?"

"It's not too late, ......."

"You're so stupid sometimes."

 

I've only been told that I'm similar to Rose every time, so it's just a little bit refreshing.

It's just that it doesn't bother me because I've been called worse than my uncle Mr./Ms. so far, right?

 

It was Usato, who was not full of being called Uncle Mr./Ms..