Back from the Sardias Coalition to the Nerferia Empire, the Mizumins were returning to the alley where they were based.

The condition of the place where I lived is as usual. The exterior walls of the surrounding building, painted with water brightness as if it were an alabaster, are pleasantly white, full of cleanliness without feeling the dampness characteristic of the alley, and the sunlight shooting from heaven is reminiscent of the garden.

On the chairs and tables that were set up, there were a few cats that Mizuminos had been temporarily demonized by before, and they were grinding and relaxing. Leaning on the back of a chair, scratching his belly, or sleeping in big letters, is a total sun shade on the edge.

"Cat!

Seeing it or not, Liliana threw the umbrella she had and let the purple twin tails play and storm toward the cats. Because I was away, I guess it was because I wasn't able to replenish the cat ingredients or the ingredients. With that said, I recall that Shuiming was about to regret what Liliana would have done before the departure of the Empire.

"Come on, sir."

"Nyah."

Liliana catches several cats and cheeks at the top. There is no reluctant bareback because Liliana was baking me care when the cats were also making me a temporary user demon.

It's the smaller Refill who exhales when he looks like that. Liliana sets up the umbrella she throws out, holds one of the cats up and asks.

"And you guys, you're not going back to where you were?

"Nyah."

Look, I follow you and the cat's cheeks, and naturally I don't get any answers but ringing. I know, but you wanted to ask me emotionally.

Her question was answered by Liliana, who was stroking the cat next door.

"They come around sometimes because it's beautiful and easy to spend."

"Cats love to be beautiful. I see. So you're just relaxing on the road."

"Nyah."

Liliana listens again to the sound of the cat that went up like a reply. It looks like we're talking about something, but it's a way of communicating with animals that Mizuming taught her.

- After the end of the previous noise in the Empire, the cats finished their role, so the magic of the partial intelligence improvements and temporary contracts they were calling for was unraveled and unleashed, in accordance with the original contract, "Working together instead of securing feeding and bedding for a certain period of time".

They all went back to where they were originally, but I guess only the cat who found it easy to spend time here is making a little face.

"For this minute, it's gonna be a rally hall at night."

"Right. Cats often say they get together."

To the words of Shuiming, Fermenia returns them in a flamboyant manner. She also likes cats, so it would be soothing to see them gathered and at peace.

"Ko, kohon. and sometimes Lord Swimei, the..."

With that said, Fermenia alternates between the cat and Mizuming's face. I don't know why I'm embarrassed.

"Hmm? Yeah, a cat."

"Yes. I'm going to touch it, too"

I noticed that Shuiming keeps her luggage from her. Soon she also went to Liliana and the others to fly shaking that long silver hair and started stroking the cat.

After such a peaceful time for a while, a familiar voice was heard from the entrance of the alley.

"Oh, I was there!

What I heard was a familiar boy's voice in Mizumi. When Mizumi turned to that voice, which also sounded like a soothing breeze somewhere, there were the Tribunes who were supposed to have gone to the Sardias Union.

Teatania, who had refrained next to Trinity, turns to a serene face.

"You were coming back."

"Just how you were."

Fermenia comes running with a cat from behind the watering that returns with her shoulders flaunted. Then he poked his knee against Titania and took a courtesy of his subordinate.

"Your Highness has put you in a good mood."

"The White Flame Lord seems to be doing well, more importantly.... When, do you like cats?

"Huh? Yeah well... yes..."

Fermenia is laughed at by Titania because she took her subordinate thanks while holding the cat. She asked Titania after she replied embarrassingly.

"Your Highness. Surely you were supposed to go to the Autonomous Prefecture to comfort yourself?

"Yeah. I went there and now I'm back in the Morning Empire."

On the other hand, that's where Trinity talks about what seems to be one end of the reason she's back.

"Actually, I heard from the nobleman again."

"Another noble example."

"Yeah......"

Trinity returns it with a harrowing look. In the meantime, Mizumi realized that there was always no one coming out who was supposed to be the first to speak up.

"No. What happened to Mizuki? I haven't heard anything from you since."

"Uh. Mizuki..."

"What's going on?

Shuiming asks with her neck tilted, but Trinity looks awkwardly out of sight first. That was the time.

"Heh heh heh!

All of a sudden what I heard from the one behind Trinity and the others was such a tense laugh. Hearing the woman's high laughter, Shuiming gets her head heavy all at once.

"... hey Trinity, what's with all this nasty laughter?"

"Yeah, guess what, don't help me..."

From a tired Trinity response, it was Mizuki who eventually showed up with one eye gleaming golden.

"Long time no see. Bear the deep red (Scarlet) that lives in darker darkness than the darkness of my universe (Sola), and become the Dark Crimson's Dark Dark Deep (Hyder), my eternal rival!

"Ah... uh"

Hearing Rui Shu's mouth-running dialogue, Shuiming raises a voice of conjecture. If you look at it, Trinity and Titania were also starting to hold their heads in a tired way. Shuiming turns a subtle gaze to the gently walking Mizuki.

"... Mizuki, you know, didn't you stop that?

"What are you talking about? Besides, I am not Rui Shu. There is only one person in heaven, Io Kuzami, the Holy King of Nine Heavens."

"Yes, yes, yes, yes. There is no such thing..."

Whilst Shuiming replies in a nasty manner, Fermenia turns a delicate gaze.

"... Lord Swimey. What the hell is this? It's hard for me to understand."

"That's what I want to hear...... Hey Trinity, what the hell is this all about?

When Shuiming asks, Tripoli tells him that it was an autonomous prefecture. Having acquired the weapons left behind by the brave. That a demonic general appeared there. And this is what happened to Mizuki.

"... I see. I was on my way to get that weapon, and Mizuki said this is what happened."

"Yeah. So it's my fault. I couldn't protect you properly..."

Trinity's expression is hard. Originally, she made it clear that she would protect her properly before Astel left, so I guess she's all the more sick.

"Well, don't worry about it there."

"But..."

"Mizuki, who said he was going to follow me, is also responsible for that. Besides, I can't help but think of something right now. I can't help it. Besides, if you suddenly get weird, you might suddenly go back to where you came from again.

Trinity's face regains its brightness thanks to her mouth about the potent weather.

"Right."

"I just expected this to happen..."

"... right"

As soon as I saw Rui Shu, Trinity would look complicated. More than that, you want to say that you don't have to be like this. We all share the same opinion. Whatever.

"- Well, no. You can go inside first. We just got back, and I can't entertain you."

"You don't have to. It's like we're here to exchange information."

Following the words of Titania, Mizuki also says in a dignified manner by Io Kuzami.

"Hmm. Shall we go to your castle?"

"Mizuki, you're a little stubborn."

"I'm Io Kuzami."

"Yes, yes, I understand, Mr. Io Kuzami. Fermenia, I'm sorry, but we need Leffi and Trinity inside first."

Ask Fermenia to stay in first, and in anticipation of them entering the stronghold, Shuiming turns to Io Kuzami.

"Well... so? Are you serious about that?

"You still don't believe me?

"Confirmation. Confirmation. Come here for a second."

"Say no."

"But I say no. You'd better get close to me. Give me your head."

Io Kuzami has turned his teasing grin as Mizumi approaches, showing his attitude like selling a fight.

"I said no, didn't I?

"I can't hear you."

Retreat Io Kuzami's words to the bottom and reach for her head. When I was in Hatsumi, I couldn't get my hands on it because of amnesia, but if my personality is bulky, it is possible to go back to it by stimulating it. Therefore, I was prepared to bewitch even as I felt guilty - that was when.

"Is that how you shake this girl's head again?

――

Mizumi flies away like she was bounced, with the kind of grin that Io Kuzami knew he would turn to. Io Kuzami gives him a shadowy look with a surprise look on his face.

"What's up? Is that so surprising?

"... you, what? How the hell do you know that?

It was with a harrowing look. It was a secret that only I knew. How does a pompous personality know that? Doubts and questions are complicated in my head.

Io Kuzami, on the other hand, said, smiling with an extra look,

"I look scared for a long time. But isn't it? That was long before you guys got here. Yes, this girl liked you. But you trampled on this girl's favor. I switched this girl's favor to someone else on your own."

"............... oh yeah"

Yes. I only said what I would call this Io Kuzami's, you were right.

Initially she was seriously concerned about Trinity, but as she helped her approach to Trinity, she apparently became fond of herself, and she had been confessed.

I switched that by magic, as Io Kuzami said.

Turning his gaze to how he knew, Io Kuzami said,

"Hey. When this girl possessed me, she gave me a little peek at my memory. I'm just saying that I'm supposed to see the memories that you've sealed."

With that word, somehow understand what this Io Kuzami is.

"Answer me. What are you? What spirits?

"Don't be so angry. I'm not going to do anything wrong, either. You owe my daughter her body because this girl and I have a common interest. - Besides, where can you get me?

"Don't lick the modern magician. We can do things like you in all sorcery, right?

"No, no, no. I know I can, but the burden on this girl is considerable. It could be broken, right?

........

About that, I couldn't deny it. If what is possessed by Rui Shu is a great existence, it does impose a great burden on her if she tries to force it. I couldn't judge it as a lie at all.

Shuiming stares at Io Kuzami.

"I said don't look scared. What, there's nothing to worry about. I'm not gonna let this girl do anything wrong, and I'm not gonna make it hard on you."

"Wouldn't that be true?

"I'm not lying."

Surely that would be right, too. The Spirit is basically, he doesn't lie. Sometimes you fool someone by trying not to tell the truth, but if you don't do evil, there will be no falsehood in guaranteeing the safety of Mizuki.

Io Kuzami turns a strange face to Shuiming, who gives up trying to force him out.

"You care about this girl. Then why 'd you turn away?

"Shut up. I'm a magician and Mizuki is just a human being. You can't let Rui Tree rub you on this side."

Io Kuzami says in one word, "Well," to the answer, creating a mocking grin on that face again.

"And you're gonna tell the others about this, right? This is my secret and yours alone."

That said, "Something" possessed by Rui Shu used her body.