Oh, God. How do I get out of here?　If we destroy any more of the city, it's going to be pitch black.
　A girl from the demon tribe was walking around saying such things, destroying all the buildings around her.

''Didn't you break the stairs too?''

'Oh, that's it!　You're so smart!　Huh?　Who are you?

I'm Léonce Muldaine. You can call me Leo.
　I landed near the girl, and I introduced myself.

"Leo. "Leo." Okay. I'm Lou. You can call me Lou.

Okay.
　Huh, apparently we can have a conversation: .......
　Somehow, may this all end in peace.

So, why are you here?　Did you get kidnapped like I did?
　I knew this kid was kidnapped and came here: .......

No,

So how did you end up here?
　Mmm~ . What can I say to stop you from irritating me?

Um, ...... to help you out?
　I replied, choosing my words carefully.

'What?　Help me?　How?

If you're willing to be quiet, I'll get you up to earth. And I'll cancel your contract.

'Can Leo do that?　By the looks of it, you're about my age, aren't you?

You can do it.

Yeah. So what do you do after you save me?
　That's a tough one to answer too: .......
　Even if you find out that Lou is safe after you save her, you can't just let the demon girl go free: .......

After saving her: ....... What would Lou want to do once she's on the ground?
　I'll do everything I can to give Lou what he wants.

I'll kill as many people as I can. Especially the people who used me as a slave.
　Yeah, I can't.

Yeah, it's: ......
　What am I going to do? If we don't, we'll have to resolve this peacefully: .......

"Oh, don't worry, Leo's not going to kill you. I try not to kill people I get along with.
　Well, as much as possible. .......

'Oh, right. ....... Speaking of which, how did Lou end up a slave?
　If you were that strong, you could have run, couldn't you?

'Those guys told me they would give me food if I put the collar on, and when I wore it like they said, I couldn't resist them.
　Huh?　You were fooled by such an easy trick!

Well, that's the way it works: ....... Hey, how come Lou is in the human world?

"I don't understand it. The next thing I knew I was fighting a bunch of dragons. I don't know why, but something inside me told me to go to the human world no matter what. ......
　I see. ...... Is your memory fuzzy due to amnesia?

　But still: ......
You fought a bunch of dragons!

Yes, I did. I thought I was going to die, but I managed to get over that mountain.
　I thought you were going to die, that's pretty light: .......
　Well, it's the Mountains of Death, isn't it?

I'm surprised you didn't die: ......
　Destruction magic is awesome .
　I'm afraid I might be fighting it now, but .......

'Well, yeah!'
　Lou, thinking I'd paid him a compliment, puffed out his chest happily.

"Then show me upstairs.
　And then Lou came over to me.

　Huh, I'll say carefully .......
"Well, ......, I'm not sure I can do that.

Why?
　Lou tilted his head as he came in front of me.



Because you're gonna kill a lot of people when you're on the ground.

Yeah, I know. No?
　No, of course not!
　Well, maybe the demon race doesn't have that feeling: .......

'Uh, yeah, no.'

So what should I do?

'Will you give up killing any more people?　I can still forgive the people here because they're ...... sinners, but . . because most of the people up there have nothing to do with it, right?
　Please give it up somehow: .......
　I hoped Lou would change his mind.

All right.
　Huh?

'Really?　Will you give up on me?

'Yeah, yeah, I'll find a way to get up there on my own.'

"Huh?
　Hmm?　What do you mean?

So I'll see you later!
　Lou smiled and turned his back on me and started to walk away.

"Hey, wait a minute!

What?　Are you ready to teach me?
　I stopped him, and he spun around and looked at me.

No!　Why do you care so much about killing people?　Isn't revenge enough for you?　I mean, look at this town. Most of the people and things Lou has destroyed.
　I pleaded so hard for Lou to give up.

　Lou heard what I said, and she pretended to think for a second before she spoke.
"Well, that's good to know. I guess I lied to you when I said I was out for revenge.
　Hmm?

What do you mean?

Maybe I just want to break something. Maybe I'm just stressed out from being held up all these years.

Yeah, I know. ......
　d*mn ....... I've got to be ready to go: .......

Are we done?　Let's go.
　Just as I was fretting, Lou walked away again.

"Wait, wait!

What?　Is there more?
　At the second call-off, Lou looked depressed .
　d*mn!　You're going to have to be ready for this!

Can't we play a game?

Competition?

Yeah. Honestly, I don't want Lou up there destroying the city.

Why?
　Seriously, you don't know what I'm talking about. ...... Lou tilted his head as he looked at me .
　I don't think anyone wants to see their own people killed. .......

'Well, it's my town.

"Leo's town?　What do you mean?

I'm supposed to take care of the city up here from now on, you know?

So, he said he didn't want it to be broken: ....... So, what's the game?
　Lou looked a little convinced, and then his interest in the game immediately shifted to winning .

　Haha, I knew I had to fight .......
''It's just the way it is. From now on, let's play a game between the two of us. On the condition that the loser does whatever the winner says.
　Maybe Lou's character would take this game: .......

'Heh. That's interesting. So how about the loser being the winner's slave?　I'm going to be on the winning side for the rest of my life.
　Hey, don't say something scary: .......
　But since I'm the one who said it, I don't think I can say no.

Fine. The rule is, whoever says no loses. Okay?
　Even if I die, I won't say surrender!

Yeah, that's fine. Don't complain about losing a hand or a leg or something, okay?


　Lou smiled and said something outrageous .

'Umm, yeah ...... I won't tell you,'
　I can't wait to get away from the monster in front of me.

All right. All right, let's get started. Okay!
　With my consent, he signaled for it to begin and unleashed a destruction spell.

　I decided it was inevitable and used a transference as soon as I could.
"Huh?

'Oh, that was close: ......, whoa!
　I was relieved that I had managed to transition behind Lou, and as soon as I saw Lou waving his hand down, I ran quickly .

''Tch!　You're moving fast. You should go and attack them too!
　That's a deadly situation to be in if you stop to say that, right?

Yeah, yeah. That's it!
　Complaining in my mind, I used Elena to send a few slashes flying .

　Just ......
Yay!
　It's easy to erase.

That's great. How did you do that?
　I don't appreciate your praise!

I think Lou's magic is more awesome though: ......

Yeah?　Even with this, I haven't used it for a long time, so I'm still out of shape. Ei!
　Lou spoke, and this time he swung his arm down, anticipating my move.
　I don't think I can make a sudden change of direction. .......

"Oops. I'm not. I haven't really fought for a while now, so my body seems to be out of shape.
　I used the transference to transfer right behind Lou.

"Oh, really? 　Ey!

Bad idea!
　He shifted again as Lou was about to turn around.

'What was that?　That's a foul!
　Don't say "foul" ...... destruction magic.

'It's a skill . Lou is using the skill too, so it's only fair, right?

"Yeah, but you can't hit ......!　God!
　And he waves his hand down as he speaks.

'No, you're going to die instantly if you get hit, so you're going to have to do your best to avoid it, right?
　I said that and used the transition to move behind Lou again .

'I don't know about that!'
　Angrily, I grabbed Lou's ...... arm as she turned around and tried to swing her right hand down at me.

'Well, calm down,'
　If you can't move your hand, they can't attack you.

　And if you're not careful.
No!
　I swung my left hand down.

　My other hand was blocked by Elena and I couldn't grab it, so I moved away once in transition.

'Shit!　So, small and small!　If this happens, this is what I'm going to do!
　The angry Roux began to move his hands frantically and began to erase them with his destructive magic, no matter where he was.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to get close to it, and I can only avoid it by watching Lou's hand movements.

"Hey!　That's a foul!
　You can't get close enough!

　d*mn ...... Lou will never run out of magic, so I'll be jittery if I don't do this .
　While desperately trying to avoid it, I think about what to do .

　Anna said that her ability was to destroy or dismantle objects in the direction of her hand as far as she could see.
　So to avoid it, you'd have to take an invisible back or read or block the hand movements: .......

　Yeah ....... Oh, I got an idea.

"Okay, I'm going to get serious!

Don't tell me you didn't mean it before?
　Despite his mischief about me, Lou doesn't let up on his attacks.

'Well, yeah!'
　I shifted behind me as I replied and immediately sent a slash flying .

''That won't work!''
　Lou said and quickly erased the slash with a destructive magic .

''I see!''
　It will shift back to the rear and send a slash through the air.

Hey!
　Despite the panic, Lou firmly erased the slash .



　Well, this won't be the end of it.
Hey, hey, hey!
　I repeatedly let my slashes fly when I shifted behind or to the side.
　Offense and defense reversed.

Well, wait a minute!
　This is starting to get hard to turn off.

Not yet.
　I reduced the interval between shifting and slashing more.

　Then I went to ......
Wow!
　Lou finally moves his entire body to avoid it, as his hands can't keep up.

　Okay, now!

　I didn't miss this opportunity and shifted right behind Lou, hiding Lou's eyes with my left hand while I gently placed my sword on Lou's neck.

''Yes, I win.''
　The blindfold won't allow Lou to use breakage magic.
　Lou is a bit of a strong girl who can't use breakage magic.

Oh, no. ......
　Lou made a frustrated sound while I hid my eyes from him.

"So why don't you just surrender?
　Please, let's end this.

But you can go to ......
　Oh, did I forget to mention that you promised to be my slave if I admit defeat.

"If you surrender, I'll give you three very delicious meals every day from now on?
　From what I've seen of Lou so far, I'm starting to think that this condition will work best.

'Ho, really!　A good meal ...... and three meals ......
　I could tell from Lou's voice that he was in great distress.
　One more push!

Really. I'm a very rich man, you know?　I'll make sure Lou's clothes and bed are in order.

Bed?　I can sleep in bed!
　Lou came biting into the bed .
　Come to think of it, I guess he hadn't slept in a proper bed before in his life as a slave: .......

'Yeah. . you can sleep in your bed.

Really?　Isn't that a lie?
　I'm skeptical: .......
　Well, I was tricked once, so I'm not surprised.

I'm not lying. If it's a lie, you can destroy me.

"Yeah ...... okay. Then I'll give up .......
　Yes!　I'm done!

Wind: ....... So, can I sign a slave contract with you then?

No!
　I went to touch the collar, and Lou yelled.

"What?
　You surrendered, so why not sign a slave contract?

I'll see if Leo was lying about what he said before!
　Oh, I see.
　I don't have a choice. .......

Well, okay. So, you promise not to use destructive magic without my permission?

Yeah. I promise.
　Lou nodded with a curt nod.

'Okay. Let's go home to dinner then. ......
　I took my hand out of Lou's eyes and put Elena away.

'Yeah.　I haven't moved a lot in a while, so I'm really hungry~
　Even though he could see, Lou didn't make any suspicious movements and seemed to be genuinely looking forward to his food .
　Phew, there were many moments when I thought I was going to die, but I'm glad I managed to end up uninjured. .......

　Then I picked up my hidden backpack and then transitioned to the castle .