9-40. Boundary Limit.
“Don’t speak their name…?”
“Is it about the voice…?”
“I don’t understand, but… ugh. The devil said so…”
“Thank you for telling me…”
Alena’s head is gently stroked.
Those were the words left behind even after the devil had died.
There must be a deep meaning to it.
Do not speak… Do not tell…
No, wait, it’s bad, I can’t take it anymore.
“…Uchikage… Please organize things until I wake up…”
“I’ll remember it well.”
“Th-anks…”
I slumps and at that moment, my consciousness fades and I fall asleep, breathing deeply.
>POV change<
“Okay, okay! That’s enough talking, isn’t it?! Alena-chan, please release the skill that’s on Houen! Let’s go already!!”
“Yes, let’s hurry and escape.”
Maria claps her hands and gives orders.
Alena releases the heavy weight that was on Houen in silence.
The now free Houen takes off again and apologetically guides everyone.
Shadow Eye follows suit.
But Vid calls out to someone.
“Reizen-san!! Let’s go!!”
Reizen is next to Karna and seems to have been talking to her until the conversation ended here.
Noticing this, Vid calls out to him as soon as they leave.
“I’m sorry. There’s still some things I should do, so I want you to go ahead without me.”
“!? Reizen-san, are you still…!”
“I’m sorry.”
With that, Reizen and Karna turned on their heels and ran in a different direction.
He screamed in his head that it was too selfish.
Just as he was about to ask Maria for instructions on what to do, she handed him a map.
“Whoa!“
“Bid-dono. Please take care of Ouren-sama.”
“Huh!? Wait, he’s light! No, Uchikage-san! Where are you going!?”
“If Reizen-dono isn’t here, Ouren-sama might get angry again. Don’t worry, I’ll make sure to bring him back safely.”
“…Understood.”
If Uchikage can bring back Reizen, then there shouldn’t be any problem. With the abnormally light Ouren on his shoulder, Vid ran toward the light emitted by Houen.
He thought it might be too conspicuous, but since there was already so much commotion, it didn’t matter anymore.
By the way, Prince Kreis was being carried on Shadow Wolf’s back. Tiara was also riding on his back, so there was no risk of falling.
“! Yurie! Roze! Lize!”
“Ah! You finally here!”
Maria found the three of them who had been separated and called out their names to get their attention.
She was relieved that they were able to reunite before escaping.
“Are you okay?”
“We managed somehow! We were saved by Lize being here!”
“Eh!? Ehehe…”
“Which way did Uchikage-san and Reizen-san go?”
“Don’t worry about it… Heck, even I don’t know what they are doing.”
“Eh…”
Maria was a little angry that they were doing whatever they wanted. She couldn’t understand the content of their conversation and they had too many unreasonable abilities. There were really a lot of mysteries.
Houen descended into the town and waited for the others.
Since there was no pursuit, it wouldn’t be difficult to escape. The problem was Reizen and Uchikage.
“I hope they’re okay…”
Looking into the distance, he can’t see the two of them.
If they run a little further, they reach the spot where the carriage is waiting…
But there’s no sign of them returning.
What on earth happened to Reizen during the short time they spent here?
It’s said that yesterday’s enemies can become today’s allies, but he never thought it would actually happen.
“Well, it’s typical of Reizen.”
Until those two come back, he waits there by the carriage.
Thinking this, he led the team who caught up with him and rode to the meeting point where the battle horses and mounted dragon would be waiting.
