231-Episode 229: Makoto Takatsuki meets a wise man




Momo....
 I grabbed the Great Sage's (peach) arm.
 A thin arm.
 And I could feel the cold body heat.

''No, you can't! Let me go, Master Makoto!
'Miss Makoto, it's not safe! She's already in the Demon King's family!
 Momo and Abel shouted.

'Danger....?'
''Yes, I am able to act of my own volition now, but the voice of Demon King Bifrons-sama is constantly echoing in my head. Once he ordered me to attack Makoto-sama, I would surely not be able to disobey him....
'Mako-san the vampire parent and the child are connected by a powerful 'causal thread'. A child cannot disobey its parents. She (Momo) was turned into a vampire by the Demon King Biflons, she (Momo) is already........
 Great Sage-sama (Momo) and the brave Abel looked down and spoke sadly.

 The thread of cause and effect I've heard of.
 I'm sure it's Friae.
 As a user of fate magic, Friae is able to see the causal thread.
 The Demon King Biflons uses the thread of causality to control his child vampires.......right?

''Momo, you're okay now, right?
''Yes I can hear the Demon King's voice, but I can move my body freely. But I don't think I can go far from the Demon King's Castle.......
 Oh, well.
 We're in trouble.
 I can't escape with Momo in this case.
 At that time, a letter floats in the air.



"Do you want to abandon the Great Sage Master (Momo)?
 Yes, sir.
 no (used in legal documents)



 I was presented with a bad character choice.
'No', you know that's what you're asking.
 But what to do?

 What should I do with a causal thread?
 I can't see in the first place and...can you really not see?

 The goddess of fate (Ila) gave me the fate magic.
 I'm still a novice at handling it, but I wonder if I can use it.

 Hmmm, I wondered for a bit and looked at the peaches with the "Switch Perspective" of the "RPG Player" skill.


 --I'm not sure if it's a good idea.


 I gathered up the magic in my eyes and looked at the peach.
 At first I couldn't see anything, but gradually I could see a line like a thread extending from the peach.
 Oh, it looks good.
 In the midst of it all, a blood-red thread that shines like blood, shining like disaster.
 It's this guy.

 This is what binds him to the peach.
 Because of this thread, I can't go against the Demon King Bifrons.
 If I can cut it off........

 I pulled out Goddess (Noah)'s dagger from its scabbard.

Makoto-san!
Well, Makoto-sama? What did you do?
 I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results.
 I'm sure you're right.

I'm going to have to ask you to be still and trust me, Momo.
... yes. I believe you.
 I asked, and Momo nodded as if he was ready.

'Thanks,'
 I clothed the Goddess (Noah)'s dagger with the magic power of fate magic.
 Then I gently cut the blood-red thread extending from the peach.  

''Haha!''
 A bleep and a peach twitched.
'Momo!'
 I hurriedly held her in my arms.

 

 I could hear the ragged breathing coming from Momo's little mouth.
 I waited for her to calm down. 

'Momo-chan, are you okay!
 Abel also became worried and came closer.

'Well, Mako-sama...'
'Momo, can you hear the Demon King's voice now?
What are you doing, Makoto-san?
 Momo caught her breath and looked up at me with her bright red eyes.

''I can't hear you! I can no longer hear the Demon King's voice. Besides, the feeling of pressure, as if something was binding my heart, was gone!
?
 Well, it worked.
 This is indeed the dagger of the goddess Noah.
 She can cut anything with a dagger.

Miss Makoto, what did you do?
You cut the thread of causality.
"...What? No, no... no way.
Peach, are you free?
'Yes ... it's totally different than before. I was freed from the things that were binding me.
 With enraptured eyes, Momo grabs my sleeve.
 I feel funny when I get that kind of look on the face of the great sage.

''Such a thing ... it's ... an act of God.
 Abel the Brave is still stunned.
'Really?'
 Well, it's the divine artifact of Noah-sama.
 You can do that much.

Well then, peach, Abel-san. Hurry up and run...


I didn't know he was gonna show up.


 A mocking voice sounded and a gust of wind danced.
 The 'fog' that I was generating with my water magic method cleared.
 When the fog cleared, the eyes of the demons and demons surrounded us and stared at us.

 We were surrounded by 360 degrees.
 Is this a trap?
 I'm not sure if it's a trap or not, but among the demons and monsters that surround us, there is one that stands out.
 This is a mature demon clad in red armor.
 They are more than two meters tall, and their magical power is stronger than any other demon race.

"Giant demon Balaam...
 I heard the breathless voice of Abel the Brave.
 The name sounded familiar.
 I learned it from Momo and the brave men of the soil.
 He was one of the highest officials under the Demon King Bifrons.

''But the brave men of earth and the brave men of wood are absent....... There's only one brave man of lightning. The other one is either a weakling or an outlier.
 The Demon King's executive, Balaam, stroked his beard and said boringly.

It is the order of the Demon King to capture everyone except the brave men of light. But next time, cut off their legs so they can't escape.
Ha!
 The demons under their command responded to Balaam's command, and the demons howled in response.

(Brave men of light........)
 Doesn't the Demon King's army recognize Abel as a brave man of light?
 I glanced at the figure next to me.

 The brave Abel had a nervous expression and was wary of his surroundings. 
 He didn't respond to the words "brave man of light".
 There are many things to be concerned about, but we have to get through this first.

 I hugged Momo's shoulder to protect her.
 Momo squeezes my clothes.
 I'm shaking.
 But it's not fear, but ... a different emotion.
 He's staring at the Demon King's army leaders with eyes of hatred.
 It was the first time I had seen Momo's eyes since we met.

''Momo........did that guy do something to you?''
"He.... he ate my mother...
?
 When Momo and I met, he told me his mother had died three days ago.

 A few days have passed since then, but it must still be fresh in Momo's mind.
 The memory of his mother's murder.
 I don't understand the regret of being used to avenge my parents' death.

'Mako-san, we are surrounded, but there are not many of us. Let's aim for a single point, break through and escape. Before the reinforcements arrive.
 Abel, the brave one, gave me an earful.
 When Momo heard that, he nodded hatefully.

''.........The great demon general Balam is the oldest demon race in the Demon King Bifrons. Very strong.........''
'Yes, we shouldn't fight that guy. Let's run away.
 Abel nodded at Momo's words.
 Their voices were hard with tension.

'Mako-san?'
Makoto-sama?
..........
 I didn't respond to Abel and Momo's call.
 I looked around in a circle.


 Hundreds of demons and monsters surrounding us.
 All of them feel a powerful magical power, as if they are receiving the blessing of the Great Demon King.
 They're probably much stronger than the demons I was in a thousand years ago.
 It's a crisis of absolute survival.



 And yet - my mind was at peace.



 Despite this situation, the word that came to my mind was the thought "insignificant".
 ........Is it because of my skills?

The Clear Water Skill ... dismissed. 

 But my heart is still the same.
 My mind is not buzzing.
 It's quiet as a calm.

 This is already a thing.
 It's a pity that they can't talk to each other because Noah-sama wasn't here a thousand years ago, but if he were here, he would have said so.



 --Makoto! Go ahead and blast those mongrels.



Yes, my Goddess. 
 I muttered and turned back to Abel the Brave and Momo.


'Momo. I'll avenge you for being late in picking me up.