《Demon’s Bridge》
「♪～♪～♪」(Kazuha)
「……」(Maou)
「How can you sing in this situation……」(Tao)
「Why am I, a spirit, somehow …… With the demon lord….」(Ruru)
The four of us exited the castle and are in the middle of crossing the bridge linking the demon territory to the human territory.
Of course this is the way home.
「Hou? Little Girl. I thought I’d seen your face before, but…… I see. You too have been captured by her……」(Maou)
Ah, she spoke.
「……I don’t have anything to do with her.」(Ruru)
Ah, they don’t seem to be getting along.
「(……Kazuha? What do you plan on doing with these two, Kazuha? Having a 『spirit』 and a 『Demon lord』 obey you is unheard of!)」(Tao)
「(I know///)」(Kazuha)
「(That’s not the part to get excited about! Haa…… What do you plan on doing from now on……)」(Tao)
Ye~ah.
Good question Tao.
From now on, huh……..
Basically I haven’t stolen the cursed sword yet-.
So I had to take home the Demon lord that uses the cursed sword, right?
Then, I’ll somehow request that the Demon lord give me her sword?
With that, I’ll have completed my side of the「deal 」 with Alzein; I’ll give her the demon sword and report.
After that, I’ll go to the guild and register as a 『mercenary』 and save up money.
Eh?
Then what will I do with the Maou and Ruru……
「・・・・・・・！」(Kazuha)
「・・・・・・・」(Tao)
Ah~, somehow, it fits?
I mean, they’re like cats and dogs?
Right~. Certainly they are.
It’s a spirit and the Maou. If they get along then that’d be weird.
Yeah~.
Then, for the mean time……
After crossing the《Demon’s Bridge,》 I opened up my status window.
「……? What are you doing? Kazuha?」(Ruru)
I chose 《Bind》 from the 《shadow》 magic list.
「Perhaps……! You will remove these 《binds》 from me…? And you will now save the world…….!」(Ruru)
「That’s correct.」(Kazuha)
「Oya?」
A geometric pattern and a magic circle appeared around the Demon lord, then light emerged from the magic circle and covered Maou.
「He- Kazuha! What are you doing!!!」(Tao)
「……My…… Restriction …… is…… ?」(Ruru)
Maou’s 《bind》 disappeared, causing the Maou’s magic power to return.
「……What are you planning? Little girl……?」(Maou)
Said the somehow glaring maou.
Why? Even though I freed you……
Tao then entered a battle stance.
Leaving Ruru in a daze.
「Ruru-chan!? Run away fast!!」(Tao)
「Ah~, it’s fine, it’s fine. I took out my equipment already.」
I show them the 2 greatest swords while grinning then laughed.
「Don’t show a creepy face and recast 《bind》!」
……Creepy……face……
「…… I’m asking of what you plan!」(Maou)
For some reason Maou pointed the cursed at my throat.
Is she a return kindness with betrayal type-.
She is the Demon lord.
「’Cause if I don’t do this then the demons will stay weak.」(Kazuha)
「? What the heck are you saying? If the demons weaken then the world will become peaceful」(Tao)
「……My…… Bind solution……」(Ruru)
h.e.l.l no.
If I untie you then you’ll transform into a dragon and eat me!
「…… What are you planning? You’re……?」(Maou)
Maou lowers her sword from my throat.
That blade is sharp so be careful.
「What I seek is 『my peace.』」
Yep. I said a really cool line just now!
「……Are you an idiot?」(Maou)
「……….Kazuha is an idiot」(Tao)
「…… Kazuha…… you idiot……」(Ruru)
I was called『idiot』 by 3 people…….
I can’t endure it anymore!
「LIKE-I’VE-SAID! 『My peace』! If I don’t release the 《bind》 on Maou then the heroes will easily conquer the demon’s castle and then the world will become peaceful!」
If that happens then I’ll again be reincarnated and have to go through my 『4th time』 right.
The 『True demon lord』 will appear and I’ll somehow defeat it.
Then the 『True Demon lord Two (Provisional)』 will appear.
And I’ll somehow defeat it too.
Then, where…
Next time will the 《jewel》pop out from the nose?
I don’t like it anymore.
Of course it’s depressing.
「…… You say such strange things little girl……. .No…… Kazuha is befitting. What you wish for is not really 『peace,』right? …… I understand what your『my peace』means, but……」(Maou)
Maou placed the cursed sword in its scabbard.
「Yep~. I don’t know how to say it better, but , for the mean time my goal is to create『balance,』I guess-」
「……『Balance,』huh. …… Even if 『The Demon army wins』 instead of『The hero army ,』 a 『world』 where there is balance between 《power》 and 《power,》huh………. Fumu」
Yep.
Rather, it’s better if only I have the 《power,》or something~
「…… So you’re thinking of such absurd things, huh…… Kazuha ……」(Tao)
「……Is that why you didn’t heed my warnings, nor defeat the Demon lord, is that what it means? …… I give up.」(Ruru)
Ah. The little girl returned.
「Just who are you really? With that kind of power are you really a『human』?」(Maou)
Sorry, I’m human!
「……I’m sure Kazuha is a human born with some kind of mutation.」
Mutant? I’m a mutant?
「Ahh…… Somehow my head has started to hurt…… A 『mutant』 a 『spirit』 and a 『demon lord』? …… Ahh……*gurguruguru*」(Tao)
Ah Tao’s eyes are rolling.
Rather, I don’t want to be called a mutant!
With that we—.
— walked down the remaining path and returned to 《Farthest town.》