"My brothers will continue to subdue Ordrejo.
All right. But what about the saints?
I had an idea.
"Ideas?
Yes. I think I know where they're keeping him.

　Now that the Pope is dead and the tide is turning with the anti-church force 'Disart', we must not let up in our attack.

　Rock'n'Chair told Brighton that, and then walked over to the standing Raspberry Bell and the fallen Renko.


'Saintess, it's a pleasure to meet you for the first time. My name is Rock'n'Chair. I'm the brother of Brighton, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, and I'm a cash stiff.
Yeah. I'm Raspberry Bell. And this is my lady-in-waiting, Renko.
As expected of a saint, she is very calm and collected. But we can't take so much time. We need to evacuate immediately.
Hm. Well, all right. Let's go.

　Raspberry Belle thought about what would happen when Second came to pick her up and decided that it wasn't a good idea to stay in a place that was too conspicuous, so she decided to follow Rock n Chair's instructions.

　As if to hurry up, she chanted 《Recovery, Large》 in a puff, and recovered Renko's HP.


''It's not even up to ...... face.''

　After recovering from her near-death experience, Renko straightened her posture and bowed deeply to Raspberry Bell.

　She hadn't been helpful until the last minute - she had been in agony for a long time at the thought of it.


'What the hell is going on. 'You have to get up. Come on, let's go together.
Can you take me to ............ too?
'The joke's on Yoshiharu!　Sainara here, you make me look like a bum.
"La ...... Raspberry Bell. ......

　Raspberry Belle was grateful. Somewhat.
　She had no choice but to take Renko because she didn't want the Second to think she was a piece of crap....... It was a sincere thought, but still, there was some gratitude in it.

　It was her true intentions, and also her embarrassment. That dawning attitude, like a true friend, made Renko unbearably happy.


'Let's go then.'

　Under the guidance of the Rock'n'Chair, the movement begins.
　With their backs to Dizart and the others who were taking control of the capital city of Ordojo with the Pope's head in the air, the three of them walked into the snow-covered forest.



　　* * * *




-Oh, fancy that, Second Triple Crown. Are you taking a walk to the Kingdom of God?
Oh, a rock 'n' roll chair. Yeah, I just happened to be passing by.


　Soon after we unleashed the change and moved back into the forest.

　What a white-knuckle conversation.

　I thought this guy might see through Seven's identity, but ...... was a no-brainer.

It's just as well, actually I'd like to ask you for advice on the second triple crown.
'Hmmm, you want me to protect the saint and her handmaiden?　Okay, that's weird. I'll take care of it.
'Oh no, thank you very much. Now that's a relief.

　That's what happened.


　We will protect the saints by taking on a request from the Rock 'n' Chair. This construction is important.

　I'm not involved in the revolution in the Kamel Theocracy at all, but I have no choice but to protect the saints because my friend asked me to. It was a necessary trifecta for the excuse that I was protecting a saint because my friend had asked me to.


'Then I'll go. I'll see you sometime.
Yeah, I'll see you later.

　A rock 'n' chair that sashays away. It's a good one. Next time you're in my house, I'll give you a great service.



　You can check out .......

"Renko. "Renko, you're coming too?
Yes. I'd like to follow along with Lady Raspberry Bells ...... but that's up to you.
Come on. I'll send you on your way. Cubero and Vicide are waiting for you.
Thank you for that ......, totally.

　I'm still not as honest as ever, this guy ...... seems to be looking at his younger self.

　I thought to myself, "Oh dear," and then I summoned the anko.


''Whoa!　I knew it!　It's the dark wolf!　Senpai, have you been taming over here too?

......!　That's right!　I'm serious because I've had a hard time with the bachi-f*cking-thing!


　The moment the anko came out, it wasn't Fran ......, Raspberry Belle was surprised by the loudest voice.


　Yes, that's right. This is it. This is the normal reaction of someone who has seen the dark wolf!

　Oh no, it's nice to know that people understand that struggle!


Wow, I see. You can't even use transference here. It's so convenient.

　Raspberry Belle looks at Anko with a twinkle in her eye. Oh, yes, yes!　You know what I'm talking about!　This uncommon convenience, and as a Mevion player, I'm impressed with it. That's the normal reaction. Yeah, it feels good.


"It's a great way to practice dark magic. Pretty sweet, huh?
What? That's so awesome!
Yeah?

　With Anko in front of him, they both praised each other. All the while, Anko was just standing there with her usual threadbare eyes and smile, but her cheeks were lightly reddened.


"Anko, take this guy home. Then this guy. Take care of me last.
Yes, my Lord.

　Anko's voice was slightly bouncy as she was in a better mood after praising him.

　Immediately afterwards, Anko and Renko's figures disappeared with the darkness. Anko was transferred to the First Test Mansion, and Renko was summoned into darkness over there.


　The cool time was 60 seconds. During that time, it's just me and Raspberry Bell in the quiet forest.


''Hey Fran.
......-sempai. You can call me Laz.
Yeah, well, that's okay. Okay, Raz.
What?

Are you dead?


　A moment of silence.
　Then Raz looked into my eyes and nodded slowly, "Yeah.


Seriously?
"No, no, no, no, no, that's my line: ......


　Oh, yeah. I'm dead in a batch, too. ......


　I pondered for a while, and then spoke my own thoughts in light of Raz's situation.

'Out of the 3,000 players who were cracked, only the one who committed suicide comes to this world as a sub-character. Do you think this interpretation is correct?
That's what we think for now. There are still too many things we don't know.
What will it reveal until we find out?
Yeah.


　Silence again.

　In the forest lined with dead trees, the falling snow absorbed the sound and not a single noise could be heard.


　Raz gently placed a hand on his modest chest and meditated.
　Next, he took one big, deep breath.

　As if to make up his mind of some sort.

　Then he broke the silence.


'...... Ours, I'm a man inside.
'Huh. I've always thought you were vaguely feminine, but you're actually a man.
'Ummm, hmm ...... well, man?　I'm a man, though. Somehow, I don't feel like a man, or I've been living like a woman: ......
You mean a woman at heart?
Hmmm, not quite. ......
"Hmm.

　I don't really understand what he's saying.

　But Raz's expression was serious. That's why I listened to the story in silence.


It's a long time ago, ......-sempai, do you remember?　When I was in middle school. Wasn't there a student in the infirmary who looked like us?　I've met many of them. ......

　Raz spun around in his slender model form and then asked with an anxious look upward. Her long red and white mingled hair spread out softly and smelled faintly of citrus.

　It's funny, if I had such a beautiful student, I'd certainly remember her. I mean, red hair and white mesh, you, there's no way I'd forget it, common sense. Was that it, or did you have black hair back then? If so, ...... no, no. The red and white hair is so intense now that I can't picture it at all.

　But the infirmary (...). I can't get rid of that key word. I certainly played Mevion in the infirmary bed back in middle school. Knowing that means that Raz definitely knows "Shichiro Sato". In other words, there's a big chance that I've actually met him and I've just forgotten all about him.


'Sorry, I don't remember it at all.'
I guess. Well, that's just the way we are.
'I see. You're a man and yet you were dressed like a schoolgirl.
Yeah, it's a family affair. ......

　What circumstances?


...... I think I'm still a man at heart. But now my body is a woman.
Yeah.
To be honest, I was confused. I couldn't keep up with the change.
I know.
But I'm wondering if it's all for the best in some way.
......?

　Consistently from the moment we started the conversation, I'm not sure what Raz is trying to say.

　I open my mouth to rush for an answer.

'What's on your mind?'
"Our ...... home ...... has always been ...... about Senpai.


　I'll always be ......?


Much, much more: ............

............?

Meh. ----!



　The next moment, Raz disappeared without a trace.

　...... Useless.



'............ yeah ......'

　Eye ......?



　　* * *



I loved it so much!


　Squeezing her eyes tightly shut, Raspberry Belle clenches both fists in front of her chest and makes the confession of a lifetime.



'You're the enemy,'
Mm, enemies.

　The living room of the First Test Mansion. When Yukari and Silvia heard the confession of Raspberry Bell, who had moved on, Yukari and Silvia expressed a very intuitive view.


''Eh ...... that?''

　Raspberry Belle, who had noticed the transition as it suddenly stopped being cold, opened her eyes.

　There were two people with puffy faces plus one of them, a cat-beast man who was enthusiastically gobbling up his breakfast, and Renko, who had a face that said "Achaa".


' ............~~!

　Raspberry Belle instantly grasps the situation and her face turns bright red as she booms.


'Cha, no!　Now that's a hoot!



　The Furstest family added two new members to the family.

　It was going to be a lively affair.