"I mean all life. Flowers, birds, insects, animals, monsters, and humans."

"Of course, because all lives are equal."

Yonezawa was surprised by the ease with which he could control his eloquence. His inner thoughts inadvertently turned into words, as if he had cast a powerful confessional magic.

The young man nodded with satisfaction, but Yonezawa felt that there was sadness in the eyes behind the young man's smile: "What about the 'reincarnated person'?"

"Um?"

"It refers to people who have been given a new life and can live as they please. While I like them, not 'all' are like that."

"what are you saying?"

The young man suddenly stood up: "It's almost time." As the young man spoke, Yonezawa's eyelids began to become heavy. Unable to resist, his vision began to blur and he became drowsy.

"Hey Yonezawa, if possible, can you talk to 'him'? He is a person who is prone to loneliness, serious and responsible, gentle and cruel. I hope you can listen to his innermost thoughts."

Yonezawa's vision was shrouded in darkness, but he seemed to hear the boy's last words, reaching his ears like noise.

"I'm sorry, it's all because of my weakness."

Yonezawa's memory was interrupted there.

Yonezawa was startled when the chirping of birds woke him up, and it was dawn. He fell asleep at some point and scratched his head casually. The cool morning breeze caressed his cheek.

Suddenly, a vague memory flashed through, a voice mixed in with the noise. Although he tried to recall, he couldn't.

"So you are here." Brian came over and said, "You always disappear at will."

"I'm sorry. Are you looking for me?"

Brian smiled and said, "Yeah." Then he sat next to Yonezawa. They looked down at the city below, and Yonezawa also looked in the same direction.

"...This is really a wonderful city." When Yonezawa said this, Brian smiled and said "Thank you."

"In the beginning, it was just a small village where people with no relatives gathered together. For various reasons, to protect those people, we established this place."

Mize raised his head and looked at Brian's side face.

“The community grew and has now become a city.”

The breeze blew, the grass and trees swayed, and the rising sun illuminated the two of them.

"I want to protect this country." After Brian said this, Mize lowered his head.

"It's not just me, Yuki, Sully, Kachi, everyone is fighting for the things they want to protect."

"yes......"

"Mize. I want to tell you..." Brian's head was suddenly held down by Mize, and his eyes widened.

Mize gently stroked Brian's head and said, "Stop talking."

Regarding the confused Brian, Yonezawa smiled bitterly: "This is called the death flag. It's that kind of plot."

Brian blinked and then laughed. Yonezawa let go and looked at the city again.

"Hey, Brian."

"Um?"

"Do you like this world?"

"Ah, I like it very much. Because I like a world where everyone can live happily, so I want to create that kind of world." Yonezawa stood up and said.

"Then, let's protect it together."

Mize held out his hand slightly to Brian and looked down at him.

"Let me also protect what you want to protect."

Brian looked at Yonezawa's extended right hand in surprise. However, he smiled brightly, held Yonezawa's hand, and said, "Thank you."

The two began to move around. Perhaps a difficult journey awaits them.

The front is enemy territory, and there is no guarantee of survival.

Even so, this choice should be the right one.

Yonezawa still thinks about that hazy and fuzzy memory in his heart.

"Can he" talk to me?

Yonezawa couldn't remember who the "he" the voice referred to was.

This strange memory lingered deep inside him, making him feel uneasy.

"——The story is very long." In the darkness, Renault stared at the man in front of him: "I don't care about your life story."

After hearing what Renault said, the man's eyes widened, and then he laughed loudly: "It's really amazing. I haven't talked to anyone for several years, you know?"

"So what?" Renault replied coldly.

"Whether it was a thousand years ago or when, I know that you are a 'traveler' who conspired with the 'Devil King' to lead to this situation. No matter how long you explain this fact, I am not interested. You must tell me and the 'Devil King' now 'What's the agreement and why you have the ability."

The man closed his mouth, showed a lonely look in his eyes, and said, "My name is Yonezawa."

"what?"

"My name is Yonezawa."

Renault replied boringly: "I don't care. It's enough that you are a 'traveler,' right?" Renault deliberately showed a smile, which surprised Yonezawa.

Then, Yonezawa smiled: "Yeah, that's it."

Yonezawa looked up at the sky and exhaled: "Although the journey is difficult, I am happier than any previous trip." Yonezawa's smile was full of magnanimity.

He continued: "The long journey was full of battles. The Four Heavenly Kings set traps, I was once taken hostage, and I also fell into a sweet trap."

Renault felt helpless and muttered: "Hey, hey."

"But what surprised me the most was that as we approached the Demon King's Castle, we discovered the fact that monsters formed villages and cities."

"What?"

"It's ridiculous, right? A monster that can speak human language and imitate humans to build a community."

Renault suddenly remembered the previous battle with the monsters. As if reading his thoughts, Yonezawa said: "Not all monsters are originally human inside."

"We kept fighting and traveling, passing through the cities built by monsters, and we became confused. Humans and monsters only have different appearances, but they are essentially the same creatures. Even so, the fact remains the same, they are us Enemies of mankind. With such worries, we finally arrived at the Demon King's Castle——"

Yonezawa's eyes wavered, and in his eyes overwhelmed by sadness, Reno closed his mouth, waiting for him to continue.

"——We know the truth about the world."

"...What is that truth?"

Yonezawa lowered his head silently. He kept his sad eyes and looked at Renault with a lonely smile: "Tell me, Renault, what do you think the purpose of the existence of the 'Devil King' is?"

"How would I know," Leno said in response to the question.

"The answer is simple, we exist so that the 'reincarnated' are excluded from the world."

There was no lie in the words. Because of this, Renault was confused and frowned.

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