'Demon, what do you mean?　Hey, Sel. It's supposed to take a few days, right?
'It should be, but ... the enemy is moving faster than expected?　Still, to some extent, we should have come to some conclusions, including the margins...

　Aksu, flustered, questioned Cell.
　However, Cell also seems to be confused and doesn't seem to have a clear answer.
　His eyebrows are furrowed in doubt.

''Anyway, this isn't the time to just stand around here and dawdle!
The voices came from the entrance of the village.

　Kanade takes the lead and follows.

　He ran straight to the entrance of the village...

My goodness, isn't this a crowd pleaser?
Iris.

　The silver-haired girl I had met earlier in River End was there.

　People who don't know what happened are wondering what's going on.
　But those who knew everything - the survivors of the village of Pagos - were screaming at her.
　Some of them were trapped in fear and cowered.

　Looking at those villagers, Iris........smiled.
　She looked at them like she was looking at a bug and smiling happily.

　When I met her in River End, she seemed like a strange girl, but....
　It's different now.
　I can feel the clear malice and madness.
　I can't believe it was so much in essence...
　What a girl.

　Suddenly, Iris's gaze caught mine.

'Oh?　What?　You are....
It's been a while, hasn't it?
Yes, it's been a while. Have a good day.

　Iris picked up her skirt and bowed her head politely.
　If the place wasn't a place, she might have mistaken him for a noblewoman.

''Hmph, is it fate that we meet again in a place like this?''
Maybe so.
Oh, do you want to admit it?
You're just in the right place at the right time and it's tempting to think that way.
Hmm. It's really a mystery to me. It's not that I don't like you.

　Iris laughs softly.

　Still......
　I can't let my guard down.
　Rather, a bad feeling only grew.

　Everyone seemed to feel the same way, and they were ready to move at any moment.

''What's all the fuss about?''

　An adventurer on guard at the Zith village heard the commotion and came to the entrance of the village.
　The adventurer seems to have determined that the source of the commotion was Iris.
　However, he couldn't seem to judge the threat and walked up to him unguarded.

'Hey, wait!　Carelessly....
Where do you come from?　Why is a girl like you in a place like this?

　The adventurer touched Iris's shoulder.

　Instantly, Iris's face turns grim.
　It's as if she's been touched by filth.

'Can you not touch me?
What did you say?
Wouldn't you ever touch me, human?
What the...

　Iris shook off the adventurer's hand carelessly, as if to dispel a mosquito.
　With just that act, the adventurer was blown several meters away.
　From his back, he crashed into the fence surrounding the village and passed out just like that.

''Oh, you're still alive. You're just as stubborn as an insect........

　Iris waved her hands up in the air....not good!

　I hurriedly activated the Narkami and ejected the wire.
　I entangle the wire in Iris's arm.

''........Why are you interrupting me?''
Of course you did-Iris. You ... tried to kill that adventurer, didn't you?
'Yes, yes. Of course.

　Iris chuckles.
　It's not as if she has any evil intentions.
　In other words........he believes with all his heart that it is right to do so.
　He doesn't believe for a minute that his actions are wrong.

　This girl is dangerous.
　Now I finally realize that.

'If you touch something dirty, you'll disinfect it, right?　But that's not enough for me. I need to make the root of the filth disappear.

　Iris lightly twisted her hand.
　With just that, the wire that was entangled in his arm was severed.

　However, it seems to have succeeded in turning Iris' attention to us.
　He doesn't seem to be paying attention to the adventurer anymore.

''What is Lady Rain doing in a place like this?''
I'm doing some research on the 'demons' that have been making the rounds lately.
'Well, that sort of thing. So ... did it pay off?
In its own way. And I've found a way to seal it off.
Meow?　Rayne, that's muggy!
Shh, shut up.

　I saw Kanade trying to say something unnecessary behind me, but Tania covered his mouth.
　I'm sorry Kanade, but...
　Frankly, I'm grateful.

　It's a lie that I've found a way to seal it. I don't know anything about that.
　But if Iris is a demon and you believe me, then it makes sense.

'I see. Could you tell me how to seal ... what that would look like?
You know more about this than I do, don't you, Iris?
What do you mean?
But Iris is the devil, isn't she?
Yes, I do.

　Easily, Iris admitted that she was a demon.
　It's a bit of a letdown.
　I was expecting to be cheated or blown off....

　As you can see from the fact that he is showing himself so openly, he may be thinking that there is no need to hide anything anymore.

As I recall, you said you were looking for something, right?　Why are you here?
That's because you found what you were looking for.
Can I ask you about what you're looking for?
The last survivor of the village they called Pagos, that's what I'm looking for.
What are you going to do when you find the villagers?
Of course you do.

　Smiling, Iris tells him mercilessly.

'I'll kill you,'
Huh.
''The last time I visited the village, I pulled out of there for a bit of a reason, but after thinking it over, I still thought it was a mistake not to kill them. So I'm here to correct that mistake.
This guy's a joke...

　Axe next to me had a hint of anger in his voice.
　The feeling was understandable.

　Iris doesn't have any feelings about people's lives and deaths.
　He doesn't seem to think that killing is wrong, in fact, he seems to think that killing is the right thing to do.

　Axe is right to feel anger towards such Iris.
　

''Let's check it out, okay?　...Iris destroyed Pagos, didn't she?
'For a number of reasons, unfortunately, we couldn't kill them all, but... yeah, yeah. That's right.
And I killed a man in River End.
There's a lot of trash in that town. Yeah, yeah. I've taken care of the trash a few times.
You're sure that Iris is the one who's been called the Devil in the street?
'Yes, yes. I admit it.

　Giggling, Iris laughs.

'Such a thing, again, what are you going to do about it?　I'm the enemy of humans you already know that, don't you?
Yeah, but, you know...

　Somewhere in the back of my mind, there's a part of me that doesn't want to be hostile to Iris.
　Why is this...?

But what you said to Miss Lane at River End, those were all true. I have a very fondness for you, Miss Lane. I'm going to make a special exception and let you off the hook, but what do you think?
That's a nice offer but I'm not going to run away from it.
Would that be correct?

　
　I'm not sure if that was a sure thing, because it was really just a moment.

'I'd like to see you turn back if you can. We could seal Iris over here, you know?
Do you expect me to believe such a lie?　I can assure you of that. Master Lane doesn't know how to seal me up. Because I don't think you're prepared for that.
I knew I couldn't fool you but it would be a lot easier if you backed off here.
I don't see how that's possible. I want to kill the humans. Lady Rain and the others want to protect them. So there's only one answer, then?
Well...

　I wish I could, but...
　That naive idea doesn't seem to work.
　I'm going to have to make up my mind.

''....What does this mean?''
Arios?

　When I was finally ready for it...
　To further disrupt the scene, Arios appeared.
　Arios stared at Iris with a somewhat mortified look on his face.