I woke up just as the sun was about to rise directly overhead.
I was awakened by a violent rage, not unlike that of one of the most touristy places in the world, the water town of Uruk.

My experience in the Kantinen Labyrinth had kept me in control of the depth of my sleep at all times, but Amelia's words upon my return had put me in a reassuringly sound sleep.
I haven't woken up in such a refreshed state since the time I collapsed due to the loss of magic power and Amelia forced me to sleep.
In other words, it seems that Amelia's words have become as powerful as magic to me now.

Slithering up from the bed, I give one absent stretch.
As I stretched out, my body felt oddly refreshed.
I look outside and the sun is high in the sky.
It seems I've fallen asleep until almost noon after I got back at dawn.


'......! ......!

......!


Thanks to the soundproofed room, I can't hear the conversation even with my ears, but apparently Leah is coming to see someone, and Amelia is raising her voice unusually loudly to stop her from doing so.
I can also hear Crowe's voice, so perhaps Leah's requirements are about me.

Thinking that far, I remembered that the beast race I killed last night was, in a manner of speaking, royalty.
Probably in Leah's ears as well.
Suddenly a chill goes up my spine.


''What's wrong?''


The conversation stopped when I opened the bedroom door and asked, and Amelia ran over to me.


'Akira, are you sure you don't want to go to bed yet?'

Yeah. I haven't had a good night's sleep in a while, and I feel better.


Amelia, who looked relieved, felt sorry for worrying her, followed by Leah, who approached her.
She seemed to be unusually excited about something that was unusual for her.


''Akira-sama, I apologize for my unexpected visit. I just wanted to confirm a few things.


I'm sure it was Gram out of ten.


''Are you sure it was Master Akira who assassinated my uncle, Guild Master Gram?


Even as I listened, Leah didn't seem to think of any other possibilities besides me.
There wasn't even a question mark.
There was no point in hiding it, I nodded one.


'Yeah. I did indeed assassinate Gram and his men last night. ......, but don't get me wrong. Assassinating Gram wasn't a request from your father. Tell your father that I don't know what he had in store for you as a reward, but I don't want it.


I only assassinated Gram at Crowe's request.
I want to be clear about that.

Leah, who didn't know anything about it, tilted her head.
For the most part, I guess Crow hasn't told me anything.
I glanced at Crowe and asked him if I could say it with my eyes.
Crowe was loving Leah, despite the way she expressed herself.
Thus, I wondered if Crowe had his own reasons for not telling Leah about Gram.
Contrary to my expectations, Crowe nodded easily.
I sighed and answered Leah's question.


'It was Crowe who asked me to assassinate Gram. The request was made earlier than your father, so I gave that one priority. Killing Gram was a long-held desire of mine, though.


More and more, Leah tilted her head.
Leah's gaze first turned to Crowe.


'My compatriot who killed my sister. That's Gram.''


Crow tells me with a refreshing and somewhat blown-out look on his face, somewhat different from yesterday.
Leah seems to have guessed just that.
She looks pale all at once.


I'm going to have to say that the "young man" at that time was Akira-sama and his revenge partner was his uncle ......?


Unlike earlier, when she was relatively calm, Leah packed up on Crowe.
Crow's complexion didn't change, but she could tell that he wasn't in a good mood.


''What will you do with Crowe-sama who has fulfilled his revenge at ......, even if it's Akira-sama's hand!


It was a mournful voice.
Next to her, Amelia frowned.
To Amelia, Ria was her sisterhood, though not quite Kirika.
That's why she would be so sensitive to her pain.


'...... Now I have a promise to Akira. After I fulfill that, I don't ...... know.


Until now, Crow's reason for living - the reason for living - was to avenge his sister's death.
In other words, it was to kill Gram.
It's not hard to imagine what will happen to Crowe after achieving that .......

Hearing Crowe's answer, Ria turned over.


''Did Akira-sama know that this would happen?


I shake my head honestly.
As for me, Gram was the avenger of Commander Saran, and I know it wasn't my decision to make, but I understood that he was a villain who was willing to die.
It's not that I was judging humans as gods, but there was still more than one person who could move forward with Gram's death.
So I followed my heart and killed Gram.
I killed Gram's men because I knew that the drugs were no longer allowing me to even think about anything.

Ria, who had been looking down for a while, looked up as if she had decided on something.


''I'm also offering Akira-sama ...... no, I'm offering Crow-sama!