Me and my sister were having breakfast in the big dining room in the morning, being served by a maid.
　I'm going to be sitting across the long table from her, and she's looking a little different than usual.

Hey sis.
Yes, my brother, father.
You're smiling more than usual, what's the good news?
Yes, I have.

　She stopped her hand, looked straight at me and smiled at me.
　It's a wonderful smile, a smile that would steal the soul of my sister.

'I'm glad that Hermes has been ordered to be His Majesty's swordsmanship instructor.
'Oh...'

　That's what I'm talking about.
　You've been saying for a long time that you want me to take you seriously and show the whole world your skills.

　It's a good thing that you're able to be the king's swordsmanship instructor, or else you'd be a certified expert.

That's what you'll be smiling about.
So Hermes finally understands.
That's not what I'm talking about, though.
So?

　She tilts her head a bit and asks back.

'It just happened, it was a force majeure.
...I think sometimes...
Hmm?
Do you really want to hide this Hermes thing?
Gasp!

　I've been hit in the chest, I've been hit hard.
　It's just that it makes me cry.

　I have a lot of it.
　I'm more than willing to hide it and cover it up, but for some reason it always backfires on me....

No, sis, that's not...
'I know. I know that Hermes is motivated. And it seems like he's been obi-ing it all the time since the instructor ordered him to do it.
....

　I couldn't argue with my sister's point.

　Indeed, just before that (,,,,,) I started carrying a sword with me all the time.
　So it's not a good place to be if you think so.

　I decided to stop defending myself and take my meal in silence.

'By the way, what are you going to do today Hermes?'
Hmm?
It's not your day of work. What do you have planned?
Not really.
So...
''- - Oh!　Sis!

　It (,) appeared without any warning.

　At first I thought I heard a high-pitched sound, but then I felt an unexplained pressure coming on.
　It wasn't at me, but at my sister.

　As soon as I realized the cause, I kicked off my chair, stood up, and rushed towards my sister.
　Sis, surprised by the suddenness of the thing, tackles her as it is, pushing her away and rolling her over as if she were struggling.

　Immediately after--dawn!

　Something went through the ceiling and blew the place where my sister was sitting into a piece of wood.

　A meteorite.

　A meteorite about the size of the palm of your hand had opened a crater in the place where you were sitting and was sending out smoke.

''This, this is...''
There you are.
What?

　Sis looks at my face to see what's going on.
　Immediately after, something black oozed out of the meteorite and enveloped me and my sister before we could react.

　In the next moment, the world was flipped upside down.
　The appearance of the cafeteria I was in before remained the same, but the color of the color changed to a color that is usually impossible to achieve.

　White turned to black and red to green.
　A strange scene where all the colors became the opposite of each other.

''Ko, what's wrong with this?''
....

　Silently defending her sister, she put her hand on the hilt of her sword.

'........there!

　He stepped in and gave a flash.
　An empty space was torn open and someone appeared from it.

''--!

　My sister gulped behind her back, I know the feeling.
　The one that appeared has a head, a torso, arms and legs and at first glance looks human, but the air that exudes from its entire body is deformed itself.

　It is filled with an evilness that is hard to see directly.
　It is several times more oppressive than the one I once took out on the street.

''Kukkuu........how did you notice?
Who are you?
"No need to teach those about to die. But you should be proud. I'm only here because you got in the way of everything that was going on, including me.
What's that, like an executive?
I told you, I don't need to tell people who are about to die!

　A moment later, the figure of the guy in front of me blurred.
　Quickly, he readied his sword and guarded, sparks flying in front of him and the metallic sound echoing in his ears.

'Hermes!'
I'll be fine!

　I blackmailed my sister and stopped her and struck with him.
　It's the arm of the guy that strikes with a sharp arcing trajectory over and over again, a sharp claw towing purple light.
　As well as the claws, the palms of his hands are as hard as metal.

　After a couple of sparks, the claws graze the side of your cheek.

'Ho, avoid that one? I was trying to kill you.''
No. I'm not gonna do it. If I go down, you're gonna be next, right?
Right, but it takes a lot of strength to say right.

　The speed of the claws increased and their trajectory became even more egregious as they mingled with mockery.
　They continued to strike at each other, but they were now completely defensive.

''Ho?　You'll have to endure this one, but you're going to run out of money. If you don't, you'll run out of energy.
....
That's the end of it!

　He screamed and then let loose with his sharpest and most egregious claws of the day.
　It was literally a killing blow, and he was determined to end it with this one.

　I met with him - I swung and threw away my sword.

"What!

　For the first time, a look of astonishment appeared on his face.
　I lowered my stance, dove in and pierced his chest with my hand blade with aligned fingers.

You will be able to see that you are not the only one. I gather to my will and consume the impurity!　O Fire of the First World!
I thought you were a swordsman.

　The chanting was complete and a burning fire enveloped him.
　In the reversed world, the deformed thing that emerged from the meteorite burst into flames.

''d*mn ... what you did with me ... you were caught off guard.
....
But now you know the extent of your power. If you're as bad as I am, you're not going to last much longer.
Don't push it.
Hmmm...

　The guy laughed, and then he dug his fingers into his eyes and gouged out his eyeballs.
　As he held up his eyeballs high in the sky, they disappeared with the power of something else, something different than fire.

"Now.........your power is.......................

　With one last ominous laugh, the guy was completely consumed by the flames and vanished without a trace.

　The colors of the world returned to normal, and a flurry of sounds could be heard from outside the dining hall.
　The servants seemed to have heard the commotion of the falling meteorite and were about to rush in.

''Heh, Hermes........''
Sis, are you okay?
Wow, I'm fine. Hermes is the one who's okay, I can see now, that thing failed, but I'm sure it did its job of scouting.
I know.
What are you going to do, sir? The way you were talking, you could have something stronger--
Sister, you said earlier that I started carrying a sword.
"They're coming, what?　Yes, as I said.
I knew it was time to get a look in with the meteorites.

　I picked up the sword that had fallen to the ground, thrown down for a surprise attack, and waved it carelessly.
　Electric light ran, its trajectory was that of the guy from earlier, faster than the guy from earlier.

''........Huh?''

　That's what I saw in my sister's eyes - well, I shook her off so she'd understand.

"I'm not going to lay my cards on the table with a guy like that.
What do you mean?

　She tilts her head and asks back.

'I'm not really into it yet.

　She was relieved to see that she was relieved to see her sister, as it was, with a huff.