After receiving the news from Usato, I and Kannagi decided to head to the Demon Lord's Territory.

I'd be lying if I said I didn't have any thoughts about going back to the city I visited to fight the Demon Lord, but it doesn't seem to be fortified right now, so I want to head there without worrying about it.

But first, we have to go through the "Demon Realm" that exists between the Demon Realm and Hinomoto.

 

「…… Whew."

 

Deep in the dark forest.

In that place, where the sunlight shines only slightly, the shadow of a large boar monster falls to the ground with a rumbling sound.

Kannagi, a fox beastman like me, who looked down at the demon that was dying and returning to the demon element, put the sword dripping with the monster's blood into the scabbard while brushing it off.

 

"Amako, it's okay now."

"Yes."

 

Get out from behind a tree where you were hiding so as not to get caught.

 

"People thought it was different from the time I knew, but it seems that little has changed here."

"Really?"

"Maybe it's because civilization isn't advanced here, because this realm is a place where only demons live."

 

The monster that attacked him while he was moving was defeated by Kannagi without difficulty.

As expected, he has the same ability as Mr./Ms. Rose.

Even from my point of view as a beastman, his physical ability is abnormal.

 

"Okay, let's hurry up."

「……」

 

Saying this, Kannagi held the bag in front of me and squatted in front of me to show my back.

 

"What's wrong?"

"No, I know. I know it's efficient...... but I don't know how efficient it is."

 

Kannagi, why don't you keep running all the time?

——— if you enter the realm of demons, you cannot take a horse with you.

In this place, where many ferocious monsters live, horses are easy prey, and the horses themselves are inevitably forced to travel on foot because they run away at the presence of dense monsters...... But.

 

"Don't worry! I'm not a beast man!"

 

Kannagi is holding me and running on top of me with my luggage on it, trying to get to my destination.

That kind of mess is even in Usato——、

 

"If you can't use a horse, why don't you run with you?"

 

——No, Usato would have thought of the same thing normally.

And it will be able to do the same as Kannagi.

 

"It's really inferior to Usato!"

 

Even though he has healing magic, how does he surpass Kannagi in terms of health?

But I know that he really has good intentions, not evil thoughts like Suzune, so I quietly put it on Kannagi.

She stood up without feeling the weight of her feet, kicked the ground as it was, and ran through the forest with tremendous momentum.

 

"It's been half a day since I entered the Demon Realm, and I'm almost ready to leave."

"Isn't it pretty fast?"

 

Is it surprisingly narrow?

There were only a few times when I was stopped by a monster.

 

"No, the path I'm on is at the end, and it's the shortest way to the Demon Lord's Realm. If you try to go beyond it normally, it will take a lot of time combined with the attack of monsters. …… Above all, it's dangerous."

"Yes, what is it?"

"If you go deeper, there will be more ferocious monsters."

 

Her feet were too fast to see the scenery around her, but somehow she felt like she was jumping on a rocky spot or climbing vertically up a cliff-like place.

 

「…… Kannagi, are you okay?"

"Hmm? If it's physical strength, it's not at all——"

"Hmmm...... You're impatient, aren't you? Is it related to the letter?"

「…… Let's see. I think it's more accurate to say that I'm confused rather than impatient."

 

I've heard the story from Kannagi himself.

Sia Garmio, a girl with the memories and magic of her predecessors.

As a person who knows the previous hero well, it should be a story that does not bother him.

 

"I'm sure the discomfort I felt in Miarak was that kid."

"Is that what you said when you were there?"

"Yes."

 

I see the profile of the kannagi running through the trees without disturbing my breathing.

Some kind of discomfort that she was worried about when she was in Mealak. In the end, I didn't know, but I wondered if it was the child named Shea that Usato was meeting.

 

"I never thought there was someone nearby who had the same magical power as Hisago...... If I had moved at that time, I might have been able to find him......"

"You came into contact with Usato for some reason......

"That's not crazy."

 

Kannagi replies that he responds.

 

"The relationship between the Demon King and Hisago is quite complicated, and if the Demon King is defeated by a human, even a non-hero, even if it is just a memory, it must have had a great impact on Sia's child."

"Because I defeated the Demon King...... What do you mean?"

"It's also possible that Hisago's plot of 'humans kill the Demon King and win peace' was disrupted, and that was also affected."

 

It was the same with the Evil Dragon, but when you get caught up in that kind of commotion, you don't have ...... cue for Usato.

Luqvis is a knack.

At the time of Samariar, it was a small sword drawn from an evil dragon.

Miarak is because Mr./Ms. Karon went out of control with the vibration of the evil dragon.

Hinomoto was there to help me when I was in captivity.

Looking back, Usat himself was just caught up.

 

"I'm not surprised that the old man did it again, it was kind of normal."

"It was the usual ......."

"But I Mr./Ms....... forgive myself for doing such a disgusting thing to implant my memories and magic in an innocent girl!!"

 

Or Kannagi is very angry.

 

"That's why we have to free the child from Hisago's curse, and I only know from the letter, but she must have been a normal girl. I don't want a kid like that to have the power of a hisago that he doesn't need."

「…… What do you think of that, the other Kannagi?"

 

He asked suddenly, and the eyes that could be seen from Kannagi's profile turned purple.

In the ruins we visited before the battle with the Demon Lord, another Kannagi was trying to give Usato light magic. …… In exchange for the original healing magic.

I wouldn't say it's a memory, but I wonder what the other girlfriend thinks about the same thing happening.

She smiles wryly as Kannagi's eyes quickly return to their original blue.

 

"I don't think it's bad, you know."

......What happened to the light magic that resided in that sword?"

"It was painted over by the power of the Evil Dragon, so this is the same sword as Usato's gauntlet, just sturdy."

 

He turns his gaze to the black sword in the scabbard at his waist.

Then you can rest assured.

After all, healing magic is the best match for Usato.

I can't think of anything else, and above all——、

 

"It's healing magic that allows Usato to do crazy things."

"That's right, maybe I've come up with some weird tricks again in the past month."

"Well, I'm sure he's doing something."

 

When he says that with a straight face, Kannagi has a puzzled expression on his face.

 

"I was just kidding."

"Kannagi doesn't understand Usato, and Usato's not doing anything weird when he takes his eyes off him. Even if you don't take your eyes off it, it's doing weird things."

"Uh-huh."

 

Nea fights with her a lot, so she seems to be trying her best to keep track of Usato's growing number of skills.

 

"It's possible that you're in a mess by now when you're talking about dealing with demons."

"That's really ...... No, there may be."

"Isn't it? That's the kind of person he is. …… So I can say that I can rest assured."

 

Kannagi has also seen Usato's actions through his sword and gauntlet.

…… I feel like we've gotten along a lot better in the past month.

We were more open than we used to be, but thanks to the fact that the distance between Mr./Ms.us and my mother was broken, and the person in need of nursing care strengthened our bond.

 

「…… It looks like we're about to get out of the realm of demons. After that, I'm going to go to the city without stopping, but I don't have to take a break, okay?"

"Don't worry, don't overdo it."

"Got it!"

 

Kannagi runs through the trees and accelerates further.

Immediately, I could see a place illuminated by the sunlight shining from the sky, which was different from the dark forest.

 

"Hmm."

 

Soon, we will arrive at the city where Usato's friends are.

It's going to be our first reunion in about a month, but it's still nice to see each other after a long time.

Well, apart from that——、

 

"I'm sure he's doing something."

"Aha......"

 

There's also Luxvis, and worst of all, I think we should expect Usato running around the city with Bulllyn on his back......

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As Amako predicts, Usato is doing things other than demon-related.

Next time, the daily scenery of the Demon King City from Amako's point of view? You may end up witnessing it.