Oswald and Brahms.
The two suddenly appeared from behind Cassandra and cowardly attacked her from behind.

''The Thundering White Tiger [Tonitorus Paihuun]!

Something like a blue light tiger appeared in both of Brahms' poised hands.

''Oreification Water Curse [Elemental Exorcism]!

A green stream of water appeared on Oswald's blue spearhead and covered the blade.

--the two mages approaching.

But that was when.

-- Cassandra's figure, which should have been kneeling and sitting upright, disappeared in an instant.

Then Cassandra appeared next, behind Oswald and Brahms.

'Nah!'

The two of them are astonished when they sense the magical power that appears behind them.

''It's a lick.

In both hands, Cassandra made a huge purple ball appear as if it was discharging.
Then, without a beat, Cassandra slammed the relentless magic into the two of them from behind, without missing a beat.

''Gwoaaaah!''

Two people are in agony.
Cassandra then slams them both to the ground.

I carry Toa, who was standing beside me, to prevent him from being damaged by the impact, and quickly evacuate him to a remote location.

Immediately after that, the ground caved in over a wide area.
Of course, Oswald and Brahms are at the center of it all.
And directly above them is Cassandra.

A huge "crater" appears in the middle of the field with a huge impact on the ground, triggering rumbling, explosions, and vibrations.

Schneizel, Saeki and the others are astonished at the side of the battlefield.

【Flames of Fire (Freginence Tact)】!

Just then, Saeki, who was clearly freaked out, fired three flowing flames at Cassandra's back.
The three flames twisted to represent a spiral staircase, and as they flowed while fixing their landing point, they hit Cassandra at the same time.

''Gyahahahahahahahaha!　We did it!　I'll get the Witch King! .....

Saeki starts laughing like a madman.
He is not able to make an accurate decision.

But at that moment, the demon king, who should have been tinged with flames, blew out the flames around him with only his breath, like putting out a candle.

''That's the Demon King. It's not a human's lung capacity.''

I can't help but whisper those thoughts.
But so much for the farce.

A moment later, at God's speed, I appear in front of Cassandra and deliver a simple kick to her upper body, sending her flying out of the circular crater.
The demon king was kicked away before he could speak.
Cassandra repeatedly bounces and is sent out of the crater to the ground, where she disappears for a time.

Ha-ha-ha!　If I'm not this stunned, I'm not sure what the hell is the difference between me and you guys!

I said this to the two great mages lying next to me and Saeki, who looked down from outside the crater.

We were sent to this world in the same way.
The hardships I experienced were different, but I didn't have any special training.
I may have gotten some special things too, but those guys must have been more special.
A sage, a sorcerer, and a senior knight?　I'm not even interested in it now.

Huh ... does it matter now?

'A childish addition to a silly magic. Funny, huh?

He looked up at Saeki at the top of the "cliff" and spat out that.
Saeki's expression seemed to be convulsing.
Was he hit by the Demon King's magic?　His body was also trembling.

''Huh........If you're incompetent, then at least act like you're incompetent and nurse these guys!　Shit!

There is a pause of mystery after that.
Then I leave the crater without saying a word.

When I get to the ground, I see Cassandra with blood on the edge of her mouth.
She is trying to get to her feet, trying to calm her shaky legs and get to her feet.
But every time she tried to stand up, she lost her balance and put her hands on the ground.
I thought I had kicked him lightly, but it seems the damage he received was that serious.
Could it be due to the fact that he used magic again in addition to the great magic just now?
At any rate, the Demon King looked weak.

''Toa, what do we do?''

Toa, who was nearby, I check again.

I was beginning to feel bad.
I don't know what this guy did to the Toa, but I myself don't have a single millimeter of resentment.
I'm not even angry, I even think the demon race is wonderful. Nevertheless, I kicked him off and acted immorally.
Maybe that's why I feel an uncomfortable feeling in my chest. An uncomfortable feeling, as if something was weighing down on me.
I didn't want to kill him, I didn't want to hurt him, but I punched and then kicked and exercised my magic.
I feel like I'm going crazy I'm hot around my eyes.

Once, I imagined myself as a brave man.
I would ride into the Demon King's castle and face the Demon King.
But right before he did, he stopped killing me and became my friend.

That's what the Maelstrom was to me.
And then.....

It's not a good idea to kill him...

And that was when I was thinking about it.
The Toa, clutching the snake sword in his right hand, slowly approaches Cassandra.
I walk to Cassandra's side while watching her.

When Cassandra looked at the faces of the Toa and me, she stopped standing up and knelt down again in that spot as before.
Then she sat down and stretched out her chest in a posture as if taking a deep breath and quietly closed her eyelids.

Then the Toa stopped in front of Cassandra.

'Toa.........'

For a moment, Toa didn't say anything, just stared at Cassandra's face.
Rather than watching her, he was just looking at her.

The Serpent Sword Kyrgyzstan is a legendary (Legendary) level or higher weapon.
But would it be able to kill Cassandra with it?
In case you're wondering, though, it's a beloved sword used by a legendary adventurer.

I gently touched the snake sword held by Toa and quietly applied the Reversing Prank (Pole).
I'm sure you'll find that the relatively simple shape of the snake sword changed into a large white scythe in the blink of an eye.
The hilt looked as if it had been painted white with paint, and the blade was so sharpened that the ground was reflected in it.
There was no longer any trace of the snake sword there.

"'The Scythe of Innocence'.......

What's the point of being innocent....

Well I can finish him off with a single blow. The Toa will do the rest.

I told him and left the rest to the Toa.

The Toa grips the scythe with both hands and puts it around Cassandra's neck.

'Toatrica, it wasn't me...'

This woman has been saying the same thing for a while now.
"It's not me," she keeps denying it.
I don't know what that means.

It was Ignotus who did it. But ... I had nothing to do with it. I admit that....

Cassandra was complaining about something to Toa.
But the Toa didn't seem to listen to her.

The Toa stared at the blade of the scythe around Cassandra's neck and did not move from there.
What is he thinking about?　He looks at them, but he can't see their heartfelt intentions.

Then, Nem and Sufilia appear.
Apparently, they have been watching this situation from a distance.

''Toa.......are you going to kill him?''

It was Nem who asked first.

'It's not like Toa!　It's not the usual Toa!

Nem was pleading with his small body to stop Toa.
Next to him, Sufilia stared at Toa in silence.


But that was the time.




----.



''.........''



Well.....



--With fresh blood, Cassandra's head danced across the sky.



That's ... the Toa's answer....

As the head comes into view in the air, in a slow motion of time, I realize that Toa has swung his scythe out of the air.
Unconsciously, I followed the neck with my eyes, my red hair curling around it, and for some reason I couldn't look at Toa's face.
For a moment, I felt like my eyes met with Cassandra's, but I couldn't tell if she was conscious there or not.

Time passed without knowing, and time stopped.

Did the three of them feel like this when I killed Kyogoku?
No, Sufiria did not deny it.
But maybe this is how Nem and the original Toa felt.
It's somewhat sad. If you ask him or her to stop, maybe something will change. But the complicated emotions are so intertwined that it's not easy to say a word.
Huh but that's what I started saying.
That's what I said to Toa, "Decide for yourself".
So Toa made his own decision, and he killed him.
And somewhere along the line, I regretted it.
I should have done it myself.
I regret that I shouldn't have let Toa do it, and I regret that I shouldn't have killed Cassandra.
They say people are selfish, but in the end, I guess I'm selfish too.
Somewhere, I'm looking for a self-serving toa.

".........

At that moment, Cassandra's head fell to the grassy field.

With a thud, the landscape comes into view in an instant, as if waking up from self-consciousness.
And while I knew it was real, I felt a sensation of incomprehension, as if I understood anew that it was real.

Then I saw Toa with his white scythe hanging down.

I approached the toa and returned the scythe to the sword.
This is no longer necessary for the Toa.
And that's when I reached for the sickle.

"-Thank you, Masamune. You will now have your own child."

Toa whispered this in my ear.

".........

Then the Toa just let me take over.

"Toa? .....

I'm not sure...

When I looked, I saw that Toa had fainted.

Nem and Sufilia are looking at me, as if they are confused.
But I'm confused as well.
The questions and concerns about Toa are constant.

What does he mean by "my things"?
But I know it's not the Toa's word.

The area is littered with demon corpses.
The head of Cassandra had fallen from a nearby body, and a headless body was right behind it.

--The demon tribe is dead.

It's over...

I tell them this, but their faces are somewhat sad.

The battle is over, and I've "won" in Hirono, where no sound has been heard, and I want to stare meaninglessly at the clouds as they disappear and the sky clears.

The skies of the other world are always gray, and although I've come to the dream world, the scenery is not just the same as before, it's worse than before, a monochrome world.

''I'm sorry...''

When I saw their faces, the words spilled out naturally.

They are both equally sad, but for different reasons.
Sufilia is sad because I'm sad.
Nem is sad because I do what I shouldn't.
And Toa is sad because I did something I shouldn't....

What am I doing?

Where are we headed?

Then I suddenly remembered.
That was the last thing the future me said at that time.


-- "Masamune, don't be like me."


For a moment, I thought I understood what it meant.
But the "something" that I should have known was gone, and then it was gone.
Then I could hear his voice from that time.
A voice in my head that sounded like tinnitus.

I can't cover my ears, and I can't do anything more to worry them.
So I at least smiled, and then pretended not to hear it.


Masamune.........


Let's go back to the dorms.


Find that ... that magic ... somewhere in the Academy ... and you'll find it.


"Yes, sir....


You've got to find it...


Master Nito thank you for your time.


Otherwise you will lose the Toa, you will lose everything and... and


He's just out. He'll be awake in a minute.


This world is a lost cause.