She had no name.

　Humans called her the Lord of the Flies, but that name had no value.

　It did not matter to the creature that fed it what it called itself, it did not matter to the Girl.



　However, it was another thing to underestimate them.

　The "she" was cautious. Sometimes she was cautious to the point of cowardice.

　That is why she was able to survive until she became an adult.



　In the Forest of Titis, the power of the Lord of the Flies ranks high. If he fought, he could defeat most opponents.

　But that was only after he became an adult.

　Until she became an adult, "she" lived as the hunted rather than the hunted.

　Her main source of food was the carcasses of other creatures. Leftover food from other creatures.

　All of them were awful, but they were not fatal. They risked their lives to hunt and if they became the bait, they would be lost.

　The countless number of brothers and sisters he had was dwindling as time went on, and before he knew it, there was only 'her'.

　But I found it easier to do that. How many times had I almost died because of my brothers and sisters who didn't understand the danger?

　I'm not going to be the only one. She thought so.



　In fact, she survived the dangerous forest of Titis until she was an adult.

　And she was lucky enough to find a mate.

　She had many children.

　If she had children, she would have to find creatures to feed them.

　She was determined. She was determined to get rid of the resentment she had been running and hiding from.



　Now, again, she was carrying a human woman she had caught in the forest, and she was pouring poison into her.　

　The last time I fed her, it was a human man with tough meat. Some of the children like it, but most of them prefer the soft human woman.

　Today, 'she' was happy because she was able to catch that woman.

　However, the number of humans coming into the forest had decreased over the past few days, so there would be more days in the future when the hunt would not go well.

　That was the only thing that was depressing.

　These days, the kids are getting older and it's not easy to secure food.



　It would be easier if they were satisfied with the insects and beasts in the forest, but for some reason they prefer humans.

　Perhaps it's not so much the taste, but the reaction they get when they eat it that is interesting. The "she" also remembered this point.

　Unfortunately, "she"'s mother is a messy woman, and all she does is eat bad bugs (and dead ones!) She was the kind of parent who kept on giving her children a "gift", though her needs were rarely satisfied.

　Her first thought was that she would not be like this if she became a mother. Therefore, she couldn't cut corners when gathering food.



　So she returned to the nest in a good mood, but as soon as she saw the entrance, she had a bad feeling.

　Something she had long since forgotten since she became an adult - a sense of imminent danger.　

　She had followed this feeling, and it had kept her alive until today.

　But today, I couldn't follow it. The reason is that this sense of danger originates from her nest.



　Her nest is located in the depths of the Titis Forest. The entrance is on a high cliff.

　It's not easy to get close to foreign enemies who are looking for children. However, that's not the case with enemies that can fly, so whenever "she" sees a foe of that kind, she actively knocks them down.

　Thanks to this, there are no foreign enemies in this area that aim their nests from the sky. Therefore, there should be no danger.

　She' vibrated her wings finely and rubbed her eight legs together diligently.

　If it were a human being, he or she would be shaking with cold sweat all over.

　Not good. Not good. This isn't good.

　His instincts were ringing alarm bells. Leave now, if you go in, you will die.



　But "she" went into the nest. And she's not letting go of her bait.

　There are children here. There are hungry, lovely children waiting for new food.

　When you return, they will come running back to you, as usual, to claim their hunger.

　They will come. No, he must come.

　Why?



　--Why have the children not shown up?

　--Why is it so quiet in the nest?

　



'Haha!　I don't know why you're so f*cking angry!　If you can understand this situation, you must have some intelligence after all.


　Shut up.


Do you understand?　I cut all your kids.　It was so noisy, but I'm sure she was crying out for her mother to be saved.


　Shut up.


"But alas!　Your mother wasn't able to make it!　It's a shame, if we'd come back another quarter hour (thirty minutes) earlier, we could have saved at least fifty of them!


　Shut up!


'Well, if I did, I'd just kill the whole mother!　Hahahaha!　Thank you, Lord of the Flies!　I've gone from level one to level four, thanks to you guys!　It was a really good hunting ground!


　Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up!

　Don't let your bait get in the way!


"I'm going to be there...


　As she haphazardly tossed the woman she had captured into a corner of the cave, 'she' let out a silent roar and vibrated her four wings violently.

　Then, like a gust of wind, she rushed towards the human.

　When I caught this human, I wasn't able to react to this attack at all. Back then, I deliberately missed my aim to capture him alive, but there was no need for me to do that now.


　I'll kill you!


　A tremendous rush. The speed of the cave, which is not very wide, cannot be controlled, and the "she" crashed into the wall with a roaring sound.

　The long cave shook and the crumbling wall surface turned into earth and sand that rained down on her head.

　But as the Lord of the Flies, it's not even close to being a mosquito bite.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world. It is possible to injure a person with higher level magic, but it's not easy to catch the Lord of the Flies with his agile aerial maneuvers.

　With its sturdy and unmatched body, a human being would be shattered into pieces of flesh. I'm sure that the same must have happened to that human being - that's when "she" was convinced.


"Too bad, it's a miss.


　An unpleasant voice came from behind her.

　When 'she' turned around with the touch of her forehead stretched out with a bottle, the human who should have been shattered was standing there leisurely.


''Haha, my body is light and light!　Compared to this, yesterday I was like a man in lead armor.


"--　--....


Come again when you're frustrated. It'll be good practice for us.


　The compound eyes glowed red in anger as 'she' furiously attacked the human.　　　

　Another collision, another roar.

　I'm not going to be the only one who's going to be able to do this," she thought as she covered her head with dirt and sand.

　But again, the human was alive. That's not all. The solid outer shell, the source of her strength, had been deeply severed. It was not supposed to be able to scratch a single human weapon.


''--!　--uh?''

"You didn't even use your waist, you didn't use your legs, you just swung it around with your hands and that's all you did?　That Lord of the Flies has been snapped clean like a slime!


　When he said that, the human's expression twisted viciously, as if he couldn't hold back his glee.

　And then it slashed at him with blinding speed.

　The outer shell was torn off.

　The leg was cut off.

　Her right eye was stabbed through.

　The "she" did her best to fight back, but she just couldn't catch the human's movements. I'm not sure if it's a good idea or not, but I'm sure it's a good idea.

　I tried to fly away, but one of my eyes was smashed in and I couldn't fly. Half of his eight legs were missing, and he had difficulty even keeping his balance in the air.



　Now the alarm bells were ringing like a storm in 'her' mind.

　Dying, dying, dying, dying.

　If this is not done, she will be killed.

　Even the anger at the murder of her children is now distant.

　I have to live, I have to survive.

　He twisted his body into a mess and tried to get away from humans.

　Of course, such resistance would not be effective, and the human attacks would not stop.

　However.


'.........hmm?　What a sudden drop in the efficiency of the 'Soul Eater'.


　The human stops attacking with a questioning voice.

　Then it began to mumble something.


'Is it because I was about to die?　No, but there's not as much difference as I said before. You're obviously running away from it, but... oh, that's it by any chance!　In order to eat souls efficiently, your soul must be activated or something like that, I'm sure. It's only natural that there would be a difference in the ease of eating between an enemy coming at you from the front and an enemy that's running away from you. In that case, what's the point of prolonging it any longer?


　After saying this, the human being held up his weapon towards the "she".

　The moment the black sword's point was pointed at you, you were enveloped in a chill that you had never felt before.

　If "she" were a human being, she would have screamed for sure.

　They would have killed me, they would have killed me, they would have killed me.

　If she stayed here, she would definitely be killed!





　I move the wings on my back with all my strength. Ignoring balance and nothing else, he floats his body in a shielding motion. I don't care if I run into a wall. Fly, fly, just fly.

　We will aim for the exit from the sky.

　Humans cannot fly. Once you're outside the nest, you can escape!

　That's what "she" thought and kept moving her wings.

　To its back--


''Illusionary one-sided............................Hayate!


　I heard such a voice.

　The next moment when I thought that, a tremendous impact struck me from below.

　The impact was so great that the huge body of "her" rose nearly five meters at once.

　The exit is already close at hand.

　Confused by the unexplained impact, the "she" half-unconsciously moved her wings. No, she tried to move them.

　However, the four wings that answered that command were already lost.

　With the earlier impact, "She"'s wings were cruelly torn off and flying in the air. And there is no reason for "her" to fly through the air without her wings.


'What--?　--!　-- Huh?　


　After about five breaths of blank space, 'she' was slammed to the floor of the cave.

　The ground shook violently like an earthquake. Her body fluids poured out of the wounds inflicted by the human, and she quickly lost her strength.

　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on it.


It's a flying slash with the blade wrapped in power. It is one of the basic techniques of the Itto-ryu style. It's a good thing that you can't even hit that basic technique until just yesterday. To be able to use it so easily like this, you're the Lord of the Flies.


　The black of night and the red of blood.

　The sharp blade, which combines the two colors of black and blood red, is thrust into her brow.

　She, realizing the human's intentions, tries to block the approach by moving her remaining legs, but the black sword easily cuts through her resistance.

　She is now like a giant maggot, having lost all her legs and wings.


'Say hello to your children in the afterlife.


　With such a voice, something invaded her head.

　The 'she' tried to make a last resistance - and stopped.

　I don't know where the 'other world' that the humans spoke of is located, but it looks like I'll be able to see my children if I stay put. Then it's better.

　I'm sure they must be hungry. I'll give them plenty of food again. Or so I thought.

　Let's not go after the human man, though. Or so I thought.



　That was the last thought of 'her'.