99 delusion and thought




 From what I've heard, it seems that Noel was in a state of astral projection until just now.
 At that moment when Noel fell, Noel's consciousness was in a state where he had left his body and was looking down from above.
 And then it was pulled somewhere else.

 It's a good idea to have a good idea of where to go.

"Hmm ...... So, what happened after all that?

 The only thing I can tell from what I've just heard is that there is a destination in the direction of the still-roaring sound, as I suspected.
 I'm not sure why this is happening.

 But when Allen asks this, Noel's eyebrows furrow slightly.
 But it's not that there was something hard to say, it's simply not something you wanted to say.

...... That's not really clear to me either. When I got there, it already started.
"Had begun, what? ...... Well, if you think about this sound thing and so on, you can kind of imagine what it is.
"...... combat?
I don't know if I can say that, but at least the guy was out of control.
"You don't mean that guy who was just showing me around at ......, do you?

 I ask because that would be the most disgusting piece of information we have right now.
 I am sure that at least some of the children who gave the thing to Noel are there ...... and they are also demons.

 It's not as if the man's words suggest that he doesn't recognize the children as fellow countrymen.
 We've already seen that they would be easy targets for attack if they deemed it necessary.

 However, I knew that was unlikely, so this is just to kill the possibility.
 If that were the case, Noel would be a bit more upset.

 As it turned out, that guess seemed to be correct, and Noel shook his head.

"Percival," he said? He was there, too, but it wasn't an elf that was rampaging. Or rather, he wasn't an elf to begin with.
"That man was there, and the non-elf was rampaging. ...... Could it be the person who asked you earlier?
"...... seems likely? But why ......?
"Come on, ......? As I said, the man was already out of control when I arrived. That's probably the main reason for the noise, so he's probably already out of control now. So I don't know if he's really the one who just asked. He may have been here in the first place.
Hmm ...... Sure, you can't deny that possibility, right? By the way, what was this guy like? Age and appearance.
"Age ......? Yes, ...... looks like it was in its early thirties, right? He was rather lightly dressed ...... and he was kind of a pompous and disgusting guy.

 Aside from being pompous and disgusting, if it's clearly not a child, it's more likely to be someone from the outside.
 The only people Henriette brought with her were the children before they were dyed, and I have not heard of any adults present.

 There is a possibility that you just haven't heard of it, but for now, you can rule it out.

The ...... guy is probably a gift. It didn't look like magic, so it was probably some kind of gift that caused the explosion and attacked him. You know Percival.
"What ......? Was that man under attack?
"...... was an invader after all?
I don't know, ......? Somehow I don't think it was like that: ....... Oh, and ...... probably wasn't exactly attacking him, but I don't think he was attacking him exactly. He was defending the children behind him, and the guy said something about them as if he was after them too.
"I see. ......

 Even if you are sheltered, if you are being attacked, it is natural to feel fear.
 So you called for help, and as a result of various coincidences, Noel was really called in.

 The story goes that Noel could only watch in front of such a scene.
 You will be able to find out that you can't even move your body, even if you wanted to do something, and all you can do is hold your frustration.

So I'm really grateful to you, Allen. "So I'm really grateful to you, Allen, because all I could have done was sit there and watch until the end of it all.
Yes, ......, I would have been disappointed if that had happened.
"......, I agree. Attacking a child for any reason is unacceptable.

 With the three of them talking about it, Allen was wondering what to do about it.

 It's certainly not acceptable for Allen to attack a child.
 But we still don't know what exactly this man had in mind when he attacked us.
 I didn't have enough information to make a judgment.

 And depending on that information, ...... might not work for Allen.

 To begin with, Allen has no reason to support either side at the moment.
 I'm just here for the night, but that's it.
 The man ...... even though Percival is Noel's compatriot, saying that would mean what if the man who attacked him was a human species.

 Furthermore, it is the child of a demon that is really being attacked.
 Having said this, ...... they have good reason to be attacked.
 If that's why they are hiding here, and that's why the man has a reason to attack them, ...... will Allen have a reason to interfere with that?

 If it was Leeds and the others who were being attacked, they wouldn't have even thought about it.
 Or maybe ...... in a previous life, Allen would have saved the kids anyway, without even thinking about the details.

 But Allen was no longer a hero.  
 You've abandoned being a hero.
 You know the emptiness that awaits you if you try to save anyone and everyone.

 Children are especially cruel.
 They do not hide their fears, but look at you with fear in their eyes.


 It's the reason why it's more painful than anything else to be told that you're afraid and that you're not going to take offense.

 Fortunately, that hasn't happened so far, but ...... is not necessarily the case this time either.

 It's just that Allen is after all only a powerful man.
 You will be able to find out what you need to do, and you will be able to find out what you need to do.

 Still, in a previous life, there was a purpose.
 There was someone to guide me.
 You could get up and say that you had to do it.

 But now it's not there.
 And now I wonder if I still have to move.

 Will I be able to move?

 At the thought of such a thought, Allen let out a small breath.
 Maybe it's because he had a dream from his previous life just the other day, or maybe it's because he's been thinking about things he normally tries not to think about.
 It's not good.

 However, although I know this, it is also true that this is Allen's true intentions.

 --You don't want to think about these things, and you want to live a peaceful life.

 Moreover, it is a situation that makes you wonder if you are cursed to have this happen in a place where you just thought it might be possible to achieve it.

 But at any rate, it's still too early to draw any conclusions.
 It's the same with regard to the actions Leeds and others will take.
 Although he says he can't forgive them, if he thinks the ...... man's reasons are justified, he may or may not side with the man.

 In the unlikely event, or almost inconceivable, there's just not enough information to say it's impossible.
 If I knew what the man's purpose was at least, I could think about it a little more.

 Speaking of which, Noel turned his gaze to the void as if remembering something--

I just remembered that the man said this to Percival when he said, "Why would you do this? --Do you need a reason to kill a demon?

 Such were the words that were uttered.