I don't know the ceiling.

　All jokes aside, I woke up in what looked like a hospital room.

'Don't worry,' he said, 'this is the infirmary of the young man's house or something. This is the infirmary of the young man's house or something.
Black!

　There was Kuro in black cat mode on the chair next to the bed. Not only Black, but White, Lynn, Nia and Uru were there too. Everyone except Black was asleep in a crowded bed beside me.

'Why are you here?'
It's a long story...

　According to him, he'd rushed over from Sapporo to meet with me at the behest of Lynne, but he'd gotten caught up in all sorts of things and was finally able to meet up with me just now. However, he was caught up in various events and was able to join me just now.
　It seems that he's already heard about the situation from the Water family's sorcerers who were hiding out in the vicinity of the forest as a precautionary measure, and he's already heard about what happened to me.

　Incidentally, it seems that immediately after the incident, the sorcerers were too cautious and cautious to advance through the forest in time for the fight.
　From the side that was fighting for their lives, what the hell are they doing! I can't help but think.

'Oh, by the way, your jersey is brand new, did Black fix it for you?
The Water family sorcerers must have provided it for you. They were the ones who carried you here, made sure you didn't get suspicious, and guided me to this room so the teachers wouldn't find out.
Okay.

　What the hell are you doing? I'm sorry that I don't think so.
　If I can tell you through Junna, I'll thank you properly later.

''What happened to the students and teachers? What about survival recreation?
Everyone is safe. It seems that right after you defeated the mastermind behind this incident, the people who had been under the spell went back to their normal routines, as it happened in about half an hour, no one noticed the time lost, and the survival recreation seems to have continued on.
'It went on like that... what?

　When I looked at the clock, it was around 6pm. The deadline for survival recreation had long since passed.

'Oh no, what do I do!'
Hm? What's wrong with you?
'Survival recreation is based on a lot of different ratings, and we were fighting with one group for that rating, and we were making a bit of a bet...'
A bet? I suppose it doesn't matter what such a student-to-student verbal agreement is... but the existence of the enemy you defeated is a far greater thing than that, right?
You mean that thing in the black dress that I beat?

　Indeed, looking back, he was a hell of an opponent. He controlled large dragons, Auru's skeletal giants, manipulated the natural objects around him, and even manipulated the light at the end.
　I couldn't parse it with my mastery ability at all, and it felt like it was in a different dimension than the opponents I'd fought before.

The most important thing is to have a survival recreation now. I want to properly feel what I risked my life to protect.

　I said something cool.

'I see, you're right. You're right.

　Black didn't hesitate to agree with me. I'm a little embarrassed.
　Well, it may be a peaceful thought, but the peace of mind is more important to me than the existence of the person I defeated.

If that's the case, you should get back to your survival recreation. Lynn is happy to see you. We'll help you clean up a bit, and then we'll be on our way.
Post-processing?
We're just looking for something and helping with the transport of these guys. They should be fine without us, but just in case. You'll be home tomorrow.
'I'm going home tomorrow too, so I'll see you at home. Take care of yourself.
You too.

　I give the soundly sleeping Lin and White a quick pat, then gently put them in my jersey pocket so as not to wake up the sleeping Nia and Uru, and leave the room.
　I mean, Nia is a sleeper.

'Oh, by the way, is the black dress you defeated, Mr. Black Dress, safe?
Yeah, it looks like he's all right.
Well, that's good. I'll see you later.

　I trundled straight to the auditorium where we were all supposed to be.

'The Lord is too kind...'

　I had a feeling that Black was saying something, but it was probably just my imagination.



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It's not that interesting, that it isn't.

　Chromium muttered as he looked down from the top of the tree at the sight of Io and Ferrum being taken away by the 'Water House' and the 'Dusk and Dawn Gang' sorcerers.

Io-dono's brainwashing seems to have been lifted, that it has, the fairy seed is lost, and the heart of the evil god is missing. There is no way for me to return to the Dusk and Dawn group anymore. Well, such trivial matters don't matter, that I don't care.''

　The matters Chrom enumerated were very important to the Dusk and Dawn Gang, the Water House, and the Waco's who managed the Seal of the Evil God. But he didn't feel any problem with those facts.
　Facts that made him more uncomfortable. That is -.

''Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss..... But it didn't work on Yuki Kosuke....

　Unable to resist Io's order to 'shut up', Chromium was unable to speak. Therefore, he hid himself and quietly observed the fight between Kosuke and Io.
　When he witnessed the fact that Kosuke was resisting Io's orders, Chromium was growing uncomfortable.

'I thought he had the same blessings as me, that I thought he was an apostle of God, but he was able to resist the power of the evil gods. Maybe I was wrong in my thinking, that I was wrong.

　It might just be able to resist by some accident. But if they were truly an unknown being that could resist the power of God, they could be a major obstacle in the event of an enemy. On the contrary, it is possible that they may even possess a power that surpasses the existence above them, the Messenger of God.
　After thinking that far, Chromium removed his gaze and changed his mind.

''Well, if it gets in the way of our objectives, then we will just have to deal with them with all our might at that time, that I suppose.

　Chromium muttered that while staring at the sunset and quietly disappeared into the forest, which was deepening the darkness.