Lilia-san, who came running to my side, stood diagonally in front of me
and held up her large sword with a smile.
[Hmmm. If I knew this was going to happen, I should have brought
Luna or Sieg with me.]
[…My, oh my, I didn't expect that the "White Rose Valkyrie", the one
apparently known as the strongest human to appear here… Good
gracious, things are getting more troublesome.]
[I- If it's possible, could you not call me by that embarrassing
nickname…]
Sechs-san clapped in admiration at Lilia-san's appearance, but he still
looked pretty composed… No, well, I can't really see his expression
because he's a skeleton, but he seems to be somewhat relaxed.
[…Someone useful has arrived huh. It's great that you're here… White
Rose Valkyrie.]
[…E- Errr, should I call you… God of Disasters?]
[Yeah.]
[It's nice to meet you. I might turn out to be a hindrance, but I'm here to
help.]
[If it was just any random mob, they might turn out to be a hindrance,
but if it's you assisting me, then that's a different story… Can you hold
down the First Hero?]
It seems like Lilia-san is more famous than I realized, as even Shea-san
seems to think highly of her.
Then, Shea-san lined up next to Lilia-san… and asked if she could fight
Neun-san.
[I'll try my best… I never expected that I would be fighting the
legendary Hero though…]
[Don't let your guard down… She may be a gutless creature, but she's
still a monster who once defeated an Earl-level with a human body.]
[Yes, unfortunately… It seems like I won't have the liberty of holding
back. It's been a really long time… since I've had a serious fight!]
At that moment, a flash of lightning gushed out from Lilia-san's body.
It's hard to believe, but she was clad in magic power… not any form of
attack magic, but pure magic power.
Seeing Lilia-san's state, Neun-san held up her Japanese katana without
any hesitation and spoke.
[…I've heard rumors about such an ability, but this is the first time I've
seen it with my own eyes. So this is the…"High Magic Power Density
Constitution" huh.]
[A peculiar constitution with a magical power density tens of times
greater than that of normal people. This increase in magic power makes
it visible even without the use of magic… Neun-dono, you shouldn't
underestimate her even though she's human. She's already… something
like a "Special Individual of Humanity".]
[…Well then, First Hero-sama… I may be young, but please allow me to
have this fight.]
Saying this, Lilia-san, her body surging with lightning, held up her large
sword. In response to this, Neun-san slightly unsheathed her Japanese
katana with her thumb.
At the same time, Shea-san also prepared her scythe and the Demons
around Sechs-san held their weapons in hand.
In the midst of this tense atmosphere that seemed to be on the verge of
breaking out into an explosive fight… a familiar voice suddenly rang
out.
[Please waiiittt!!!]
[…Eh?]
[…Raz-dono?]
The one who jumped out at that tense moment was Raz-san. She was
exerting her small body to shout as loud as possible.
Raz-san moved to the center of the place, in the middle of our group
and Neun-san's, and moved her gaze towards me.
[…Kaitokun-san.]
[Raz-san?]
[…Big Sister Vier is in a lot of pain. She's crying.]
As if she was appealing for something, Raz-san stared into my eyes as
she spoke.
[Raz is not very smart. However, Raz knows that Big Sister Vier did
something bad a long time ago, and that she's been crying about it for a
long time… That's why, that's why…]
[...]
…Is she trying to persuade me? No matter what she said though, I'm not
going to back down. It would not only be disrespectful to Shea-san and
Lilia-san who are willing to help me for this, but most of all, I just can't
accept it.
However, it's really difficult for me to harshly reject the pure and
straightforward Raz-san…
As I waited for Raz-san's next words, she glanced down at the floor for a
second… before she spoke to me with renewed determination…
[…Are you trying to save Big Sister Vier, Kaitokun-san?]
[…Eh?]
[Just like how you saved Kuromu-sama… Big Sister Vier too… Are you
going to give her back her smile?]
[...]
It wasn't persuasion, but a sincere question.
Asking me if I'm going to save her precious family, even without using
lots of words… I can understand the weight of her question.
[…I can't say that I can definitely save her. That's something clear to me
as an outsider in this matter. However, I know that no matter how long
this situation persists, nothing will change.]
[…Kaitokun-san.]
[I won't say something as conceited as I'll save her… But I want to see
her smile and laugh from the bottom of her heart… For Dr. Vier's sake,
and for "her" sake…]
[...]
[So, I can't promise anything. However… I'm going to do my best to
achieve that.]
I returned my heartfelt thoughts to Raz-san… I want "all three of them"
to smile…
When Raz-san heard my words, she closed her eyes and thought about
something… before a big smile appeared on her lips.
[…Alright. Then, Raz will support Kaitokun-san!]
[Eh? R- Raz-san?]
Support me… Telling me such a thing, Raz-san moves over to me,
holding a small bow in hand, and floats forward to protect me.
Just as I realized that this means that she's on my side, two more people
moved towards us.
[Well, that's what happened. We're sorry, Lord Sechs.]
[Sis Raz, we'll follow you.]
[Acht-kun! Eva-san!]
The blue-horned ogre… Acht. The silver-furred black wolf… Eva. Two of
my acquaintances… No, friends also told me that they would help us
and stood by my side with Raz-san.
[Acht… Eva…]
[Oi, oi, what's with that face, Kaito? It's not like it's anything strange… I
can't choose between my friends and family. So, I'm going with you,
because choosing your side can hopefully make both sides smile.]
[Well, we aren't that well-read, so we try not to think too much about
complicated stuff like risks. I will just take the side that I want to take.
Sorry, Lord Sechs.]
[No, no, it's not like I didn't expect that this would happen… Hohoho,
Miyama-dono really is quite frightening.]
Sechs-san smiles, seemingly still quite composed even with the recent
developments, but I wonder if it was just my imagination? As within
that expression of his… I could somehow see happiness.
Dear Mom, Dad—— As we confronted each other over Dr. Vier's
situation, just as it was about to get explosive… Raz-san forcibly pushed
through such an atmosphere and spoke to me. Not only Raz-san… but
even Acht and Eva—— It seems like my friends have become my allies.