Raul, are you okay?
Oh thank you. I'm feeling much better. Thank you, Milia, Tria.
If you're in trouble, we'll be there for you!
Yeah, yeah!


　Raul, who had fallen since then, was rescued by twin girls named Milia and Tria. I don't know the details of where they are now, but they seemed to be in the basement. Raul couldn't move properly, but his consciousness was clear.


　Miria and Tria. They were about five hundred and fifty centimeters tall, and they were both identical twins, or perhaps their appearance was very similar. The one with the bright red hair tied on the right side is Milia, and the one with the bright red hair tied on the left side is Tria. The one with her hair tied up on the left side is Tria, and the one with her hair tied up on the left side is Tria. Miria also had a teardrop in her right eye and Tria had a teardrop in her left eye.

　To be honest, they look so much alike that it's hard to tell them apart without their hair and weeping bruises.


'Hey. Where did Raul come from?
I'm from the Warding City.
What?　Speaking of the Warding City, that's a place in the far west!　How did you live this long........

　Miria and Tria gave him a surprised look when he said that. After that, they asked him a lot of questions, but Raul only answered them with a smile.

　But he had a question. Who were these two people? Where are we in the first place? He could tell that they were in underground space, but he had no idea of the details. He tried to ask Miria and Tria about it, but they only managed to elude him.


'Hey, I'm thankful for you two. I really, really appreciate it, but where the hell am I?
"Ummm....don't tell anyone!
'Yes! Don't tell Raul yet!
Yeah they're human, right?　Are there still any human survivors?　In this twilight.
Well, maybe. But you'll find out one day. Until then, you should keep Raul well-rested.
'Oh that would help, but...'


　Although he wasn't convinced, he didn't want to ask his benefactor any more questions, so he didn't ask any more.

　After that, Raul lived in this underground space for a few months.


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What is Raul doing reading again?
'I have more books in this room than I can read I have to admit it's a big help.
'Hmm. I see....


　It was Miria who was present. She had brought Raul some food today, as usual.

　When she entered the room, Raul was reading a book. He didn't have any particular entertainment, and he was holed up in this room except for moving to the bathroom and other places, so reading was the only thing he was looking forward to.

　The room had all the outer walls of a bookcase, and it was going to take a lot of time just to read through all the books. Besides, the books were diverse. Numerous books existed, ranging from biomedicine to philosophy, and even novels.

　Perhaps this was the stuff that existed in the world before the twilight took over. He had a hunch that this was the case.

　So another few months passed...........................and he was finally able to stand up on his two feet.


'Congratulations Raul!
Congratulations!
Haha, thank you...


　When we arrive at the dining room table in the living room, Miria and Tria congratulate me on Raul's improved health. There is a lavish meal on the table, and there is even a cake on the table. The three of them ate it together, laughing and chatting.

　He thought to himself, "I'm really lucky. I'm really lucky, he thought. I'm lucky to have such a well-made man to help me.

　That's what he was thinking at this moment.


'Raul, are you going outside?'
No?
'Not that it's a bad idea but you'd be surprised...'
'Yeah but if Raul wants to go, he can go, okay?　Be home by night.
All right.


　Miria and Tria couldn't be with them because they had to run an errand.

　But Raul was honestly glad to hear that he was allowed to go out alone.

　Until now, he had spent his days indulging in Miria and Tria's actions, but now it was different. I want to do something to repay them both.

　I want to find something I can do to repay them. That's what I thought, and that's what I did.


''.......What is this place.......''


　I walked outside. I turn around and see the simple house I've been in. But the amazing thing is ... this world has a ceiling.

　Strange. There should have been a sky in this world. Even though it is covered by twilight, there was definitely a sky in this world.......even though it was covered by twilight. There was definitely something like an outer wall covering this ceiling.

　I had heard that they were underground. But he had never dreamed that such a vast amount of underground space existed.

　Then he began to advance.

　As far as he could see, there was nothing but wilderness. There was grass on the road, but it was stained purple-black, as if it had been invaded by twilight. But he could see a city on the horizon, just beyond the horizon.


'....a city!


　He happily ran from the spot. It was a solid city. A city where people came and went and interacted with each other.......but he was astonished.





　I blurted out. It wasn't a human there. It would be as close to human as possible. But its appearance was clearly different from that of a human. It had horns, of course, and a pointy tail.

　I know this. I've read about it in the literature.

　A race that looks close to humans, but possesses a vast amount of magical elements, and their fighting skills are at a much higher level in this world.

　Yes, this is a demon........


''Onii-san!　What's going on?　I don't know.
Uh, no, I mean I'm just a little dizzy.
Hmm. Yeah, I see. Ah!　My name is Claire. It's nice to meet you!
I'm Raul it's nice to meet you, Claire...


　Raul manages to let his trembling hands fall and shakes hands with Claire in front of him. She is slender and tall with long, pure white hair everywhere. Come to think of it, he wondered where he had seen this kind of look before.


'Where did Raul come from?'
I'm coming from that house.
Oh.
Oh I will.
See you later. Raul.


　Returning a bow to Claire, who waved her hand in a flutter, Raul went straight back to the house at a fast pace.


''Miria!　Tria!　Where are you?!


　Bang!　He opens the door and comes back in. When I shout out loud, two people wearing white clothes of some sort appear in a heap. But in their hands........there was still fresh crimson blood flowing.


''Ah. By the looks of it, you've noticed~''
'But Milia. It was only a matter of time before this happened, right?
You're right, Tria. This is fate. So let's get started.


　Smiling as usual, the two men are chatting away with each other. At that moment, Raul thought it would be bad to continue like this and tried to leave this house, but.......


''.........Ugh, it's not moving!
'Haha. We're not weak enough to interfere with human power, are we?
Yeah. It's not exactly the Holy Twelve Apostles.
'What ... what are you ... what are you saying ...'
'You know that already, don't you?　This is the land of demons. We can't go back to the human ward city anymore.
That's right, Raul. You know, we got you, we got you to be a lab animal. We stumbled upon you while we were walking outside... Now that you're feeling better, we're going to do...


　The smirk on his face told me that he was no longer human. The amount of magical elements that flowed out of it was already beyond the capacity of a human being.

　The motionless Raul realized that he was not a human being.

　It wasn't that he was lucky. I understand now that it was ... bad luck.


'Sophia I'm.........'


　He tells his beloved sister's name. But what awaits him is ... a veritable hell.