By the time we returned to the city of Atratia, the sky was covered in the colors of the setting sun.

When we entered the city, we first went to the Adventurer's Guild to report the completion of our quest, and received 22 gold coins and 5 silver coins as our reward.
We decided to take a day off in the city that day and head out to kill bandits the next day.

But then there was the problem of Satsuki, the girl still possessed by the ghost.

At the tavern of the Sleeping Fawn Pavilion, the party members gathered around the dinner table as usual, and the girl in Satsuki's form became as quiet as a borrowed cat.

'It's so quiet without Satsuki, it's weird.

'I guess so. She seems to be good at swords and cheerful and noisy, but it's lonely without her, isn't it?

The girl in Satsuki's form narrowed her shoulders in fear as Mee and Cyril let out their impressions.

'I'm sorry, it's my fault,....... But that ...... conversation is also being heard by Satsuki. ......'

'Is that so? What is Satsuki saying?'

'Well, ...... she's sulking, "What the hell is that?"' ...... Oh, and, um, "Don't worry about me, just drink, eat and have fun for now."... ...This is a message to me, isn't it? Hahaha ......'

Saying this, the girl in Satsuki's form has tears in her eyes.

Well, it seems that Satsuki is Satsuki and is having a conversation with her.
And it seems that they have a good relationship.
It's just like Satsuki, or rather, ...... it's something to behold.

'Oh, I'm sorry. I'll enjoy it. I'm sorry, but I'm going to enjoy this. Since I'm borrowing Satsuki's body, I need to take care of it now.

Satsuki must have said something again.
The girl said this as if she was making an excuse to herself, and brought the meat dish in front of her with a fork to her mouth, enjoying the meal with tears in her eyes.

I turn to the girl and ask her a question.

'I haven't heard about you yet. What's your name?'

'Oh, um, Philia. You're William, aren't you?

'Yes. Satsuki calls me Will, though.'

'Haha, I don't think that's too much to ask. ...... Oh, it's okay, I'll call you Mr. William.

It seems Satsuki said something again.
The girl looked puzzled and tried to explain herself.

Then Mee interrupted with another question.

'I've been wondering, Filia? Can't Filia leave Satsuki or switch personalities with Satsuki on the surface?

'Oh, yes. I can't seem to change from this state except by disappearing myself. ...... I'm sorry.'

'That's okay. I'm not accusing you of anything. If Satsuki is willing to lend her body, it's not up to you. In fact, I'd feel better if the noisy ones weren't around for a day or so.

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Filia's words caused Mee to gush and Cyril to chuckle.
I was also in a kind of smiling mood.



After that, we laughed, made a lot of noise, drank and ate, and enjoyed our meal together.

After a while, Filia fell asleep on the spot, either drunk or tired of laughing.

Cyril and Mee took her upstairs to the inn room, and soon only Cyril came back.
She sat down on a chair, as if she was tired.

'I've put her to bed. Mee said she's going to bed.

'I see.'

I sipped my wine as I listened to Cyril's report.
I usually try not to be too extravagant, but I do order a good amount of wine.
I don't like to drink cheap wine.

'...... Cyril'

'What?'

'I want to hear your take on it. Do you think there is such a thing as objective evil?'

Cyril looked a little surprised when I asked that.
She then ordered a glass of wine from the waiter and slumped down to lie down on the table where all the food had been cleared away.

'Are you also surprisingly drunk? That's unusual.'

'I don't know. ...... I believe that justice is fundamentally only relative. Depending on one's position and perspective, what is justice can easily change. ...... But...

The bandits who attacked Philia's village.
I have a nagging feeling inside me that I want to declare them evil.

Those bandits may have had their own reasons before they fell into the trap.
They may have had their own feelings.
But that doesn't mean...

Then Cyril, who had received the wine he had ordered in exchange for a few copper coins, raised himself up, tipped his cup, and said, 'I'm William.

'I've been thinking, William, about this. Justice and evil are not something that exists or doesn't exist. Justice and evil are 'what we decide they are.

'...... Is that the teaching of Ahtna, the Goddess of Justice?

'No, it's not. I told you, that's what I think. Goddess Ahtna's teachings are as follows. "Thou shalt pursue righteousness. Your justice will keep changing. Fools affirm a distorted justice. Light the world with the light of knowledge. ...... Do you know what that means?

'Somewhat.'

'Yes, I do. But you know, when it comes to justice, we've been thinking about it for a long time and we haven't come up with a single answer. No matter how brilliant you are, you can't give me an answer that easily.

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...... It hurts a little.

'...... Cyril, you're drunk too, aren't you?

'I don't know. Let's go to bed. I don't even want to talk about being killed by bandits with a hangover.

'...... You're right.'

I took Cyril's suggestion, left my seat, and headed upstairs.