Me and Misaki left the pier for now and walked down the road at night to get to the national road.

''Hmm, that's........''

　There is a convenience store along the national highway.
　That logo looks a lot like Fairy Mart.........

............Foxy Mart, right?
What's wrong with Fokma?

　This must be a normal sight for Misaki, whose hometown is this earth.
　When I entered the store without any particular emotion, an entrance melody, similar to that of Fairama, was played.

'What are you shopping for?'
We're gonna get some cash for this.

　I insert a cheat black card into the ATM that can only be used on Earth.
　For now, I withdraw about a million yen, and Misaki, who was looking at me from the side, is perturbed.

'What?　Ryouji is quite rich, isn't he!
No, no. I'm just borrowing.

　Yes, I just borrowed it. Forever.
　A cash advance on a cheat black card will allow you to withdraw clean cash from some criminal organization's account without being traced back to them.
　Some of them will be stuffed and sunk in a bay somewhere, but that's not my problem.

'Wow. If I do say so myself, I feel like Ryouji is crossing a very bad bridge.

　While going through Misaki's zit-eye, I put the items in the basket.
　I put some daily necessities and some soy milk. And then there's chicken.
　Fokchiki........I'm looking forward to it.

I'm not sure why you're shopping as usual.　Why don't we just stop for a time or something and take it with us?

　After paying the bill without incident and leaving the restaurant, Misaki said something extremely disturbing.　

What are you talking about? If you do that, it's a crime. At a time like this, you have to pay your bills and keep the economy going.
Is it like that?
That's just the way it is. You didn't have to buy anything, did you?
'Eheheh............and I'm legitimately broke!

　Oh I thought you were a little frail, but as I suspected, you're not eating properly.

"So you're saying you're an unemployed person with no fixed address?
Well, that's rude, but you're right.

　The hoodie is also very dirty, and I'm sure they live off of leftover food and stuff.
　So the original material looks good, but it's a waste of a lot of things.

''Well it smells good. How does it taste?

　Waiting for a taxi on the sidewalk by the driveway, we ate fokchiki.
　Yes, it's good.
　The taste is different, but it's good for this.
　I got 91 points on the fair tiki approximation.

Oh, it's good after all...

　With the cool breeze on my cheeks as it passed through the asphalt road, looking up at the starless sky I was mumbling something to myself.
　I know this isn't the Earth I've lived on.
　But this is still the earth.
　It may not be a different world, but it's still the one I want here.

　So I'll stay for a week or so as nicely behaved as possible and leave.
　It's one of the few pure feathers in my routine.

'Mmmm...'

　Misaki is gazing at me like she wants things.
　When my stomach rumbled as a further no-no, I looked down in embarrassment.

''.........Want to eat?
No?

　I bought in enough to make my belly swell, so it's not a problem for me to do it.
　........There was a time when I thought.

'Hagu, muggy muggy muggy!

　Misaki was consuming fokchiki at a terrific rate.
　He seemed to be very hungry, and all the food I bought was eaten.

''Another one!
d*mn, you're a dick. I'll give you another one.

　I took out the freshly made fair tiki that I had multiplied infinitely and gave it to him from the item box.
　The moment I crunched it, Misaki's eyes widened with a snap.

''........This taste!　It's different from the one I had earlier, but I think I've had it somewhere!
'Oh, I fed you while you were passed out. Did you like it?
'Yes!　It's soooo good!
'Oh, yeah, right!　Then I'll let you eat as much as you want!

　After all, fair tiki is a complete meal!
　What better way to recover your strength than to eat this!




　Misaki continued to eat fair tiki in the taxi he picked up.
　His blood color is getting better and his flesh is getting better as well, as you can see.
　This is not because my fair tiki is a cheat, but because Misaki has that kind of super metabolic ability.
　The driver creeps me out quite a bit, but I don't mind and continue to give Misaki fair tiki.

'Whew, I'm full!　Thanks for the meal!

　Smiling blissfully and rubbing her stomach, Misaki's figure had changed completely.
　It was clear even underneath his bulky hoodie that his body was uneven.
　I feel like I'm becoming more beautiful, and with this, midnight wrestling is more likely than not.

Here we are.
What?

　Misaki got out of the taxi and looked up at the heavens.
　There was a huge hotel sitting in front of us.

'That's the Demon King Hotel!　Isn't this place so freaking expensive...
I saved a room for you while you ate. I've already paid for it.

　If you can pay with a credit card, you can use a cheat black card, as an example.
　Online, you don't have to worry about money.

'Ugh, I'm more nervous than when I attend Naroncon...'

　With Misaki fearfully following me, I instantly put on a high-class custom-made suit from the item box to counteract the dress code.

I'm not sure when you changed into it!　Wow!

　I toss a modern dress customized to fit Misaki's current body shape out of the item box and give it to her.

''You should go and change into it somewhere else, too.
But I don't know, I've never worn one of these before.
You're a real handful, aren't you?

　I had no choice, so I dressed him up in seconds.

"Oh, it looks good on you!
'What?　This is me!

　When I showed Misaki the mirror, she seemed surprised at her appearance.
　I put on some makeup while I was at it, but it looks like a different person.

''...Wait?　Did you stop time and force me to change by any chance?
Yeah. I saved the hoodie I used to wear in my item box just in case you don't mind.

　Misaki draws his mouth into a tight line and turns bright red.

'Baka baka baka!　Ryouji's bark!

　As if to hide his embarrassment, Misaki unleashes a sharp thrust with a dagger knife that he pulled out of nowhere.
　The blade that touched my skin shattered without a trace, but.......was it something like Misaki's attack was boosted?

You're an idiot. If it weren't for me, you'd be dead, that tsk.
'I knew you'd avoid me!　Ugh, my favorite knife...

　Misaki gets teary-eyed as she stares at the dismembered knife blade.
　I'm tired of dealing with him, so I use space-time manipulation to put the knife back together and enter the hotel.

　At that moment.

'Ryouji, wait!　This is....!

　Misaki hurriedly tried to stop me, but it was too late.

''Tsk. Are you the first customer?

　A warding has been set up inside the hotel. The guests and the hotel staff at the front desk have disappeared.
　The scene around us is lit up in red.
　This feeling........is this a typical prison ward that cannot be seen from the outside and feeds on those who wander in?
　I wasn't particularly alarmed, and I didn't notice it at all.

'See?'

　For now, I decoupin the space appropriately, and the wards shattered into pieces.

''Err ... Ryouji, I don't think that's a good idea. Various things.

　Misaki, who had been in a fighting stance, lined up next to me as if he was deflated.
　The lobby of the hotel was just as busy as it looked from the outside.

'Is that a thing?　Is that what you call an invader?　
Yeah. Kurezuki was in it, you know. So I'm sure it's "Demon".

　I wasn't looking at the sky, but the scenery around me was turning red.
　I see, it was moonlight.

Oh, here we go again.
You are persistent.

　The hotel lobby was dyed red, as if the wards had been deployed again.
　Apparently, it can be redeployed at no cost.

''Hmm, that's it?''

　I looked up at the sky through the glass walls of the hotel and saw a shining red moon.

That's the red moon, isn't it? It's not the real moon. It's not even real. It's like the starting point of a boundary is reflected in the sky like a mirror.
What are you mumbling about?　It's coming!

　Something black, like a shadow from the floor, surrounded us, embodying the people and objects that had been depicted from the paintings.
　I watched in a daze as I sat down on a couch in the lobby.

'I'll leave it to you.'
'What?　Hey!　Why not!
I'm off the clock. And I'm off the clock.

　He grinned at Misaki.

'You didn't kill enough, did you?'
Well ... heh ... heh ... heh, did he know?

　Misaki's smile as he glanced back at us was that of an evil killer.