The journey of dragon transformation starting from Demon Slayer

This is the "Adventurer's Guild" located on Adventurer Street, and it is also the "Guild Headquarters" organized by the Orario Guild. There are no pedestrians or citizens here, only busy staff and various adventurers.

Everyone was busy, and no one paid attention to the masked elf girl who suddenly appeared in front of the building.

Following the crowd, Liu Liang walked into the building and came to the lobby. He first went to the service desk to find the responsible staff member.

After queuing for a while, the queue window finally became free, and Lyu stepped forward.

"Huh? Is it you? Why are you here? I remember you guys have been very busy recently..."

"I want to confirm again about the survivors of the "Twenty-seventh Floor"..."

"Oh! That's the one. I remember that the humans of your clan came to ask others about it!"

The female employee at the window showed an expression of realization. Lyu hummed, and then said that she wanted to understand what happened again.

After hearing the clerk nodded slightly and said "wait a moment", she left from the window. She came back after a while with a brand new report sheet in her hand.

"But I remember that the guild didn't assign a mission to your Familia, right? After all, you are so busy every day, and it doesn't meet the "floor" level..." (Note: When the floor level does not match, the guild will usually let the Familia go on an expedition. , will not allow high-level Familia to engage in crushing battles when their combat power is greater than the floor. This is the case with the Hestia Familia at the beginning of the fourth season of the anime. However, it is now a period of turmoil, and there are very few Astralia Familia. Went down to the dungeon to explore.)

Handing the report sheet to the elf in front of him, the clerk pushed up the frames of his glasses, hesitating in his words.

"I think it may be related to the dark faction, so..."

"Eh?! That's it."

Hearing what Liu said, the clerk's eyes widened, and the elf quickly read through the relevant information, then turned around and returned the report sheet in his hand to the clerk in front of him.

After saying thank you, Lyu left from the counter and turned to go to the huge notice board below where a large number of adventurers gathered to issue requests.

There were frequent whispers among adventurers here, and several guild employees were posting updated newspapers. After a while, Lyu used her ability-enhanced hearing to hear private information that was almost impossible to hear in the official place.

She has now confirmed that this is indeed the "Nightmare on the Twenty-Seventh Floor" incident. The guild has currently issued a task to the "Familiar" who meet the floor level, asking them to investigate the cause of the "abnormality".

She knew that this was a journey of no return, but what was before her now was whether she should let her companions go to investigate together with these families.

At this moment Lyu was shaken.

Several Familia entrusted by the guild are mid-level factions, and there are even some Familia led by second-level adventurers like her as group leaders. However, the result of this investigation is that only a few people survived. , the situation is predictably tragic.

She was a little afraid, afraid that their family members alone could not fill this bottomless pit, and even more afraid of the "nightmare (Zaganat)" that only belonged to them and was getting closer and closer to her as the days passed.

What if the dark faction leader in "The Nightmare on the 27th Floor" lured out that monster this time? Can their dependents be able to defeat them?

She couldn't imagine that nightmare playing out again in front of her eyes. She would go crazy if she saw it again.

If she could, she would like to talk to Tazmi about what to do next, but she hasn't seen the boy for several weeks, and that person has always been like a dragon.

but.

Are you a little too dependent on that person?

After walking out of the guild hall, the dazzling sunlight shone down from above, and Lyu looked up at the blue sky in the distance.

Is it true that I can't resist that "past"?

The elf thought so, but suddenly, his own shadow flashed in his mind.

That's me with my hair cut short and dyed green.

"you're lying. 』

"If you are just like this, addicted to happiness, then why did you leave your hometown in the first place... why did you leave the Lumilua Forest. Wouldn't it be nice to just stay there and die? ! 』

No! I did it because I hated the arrogance of those compatriots.

Lyu told the villain in her heart, but what she received was a look of contempt.

"So isn't that the past? It is the first time that you, who are hopeful, have the power from your soul and truly make up your mind to make a choice for yourself. 』

"Abandoning your compatriots and coming to this city means that you have abandoned your first past. I want to face the future with hope! 』

Ah, that's true, but the "past" I have to face now is completely different from the past where I played like a child.

"what is the difference? Aren't you afraid? Is it not that your justice has shrunk? They are all excuses! 』

"Enjoying this illusory time here, I think you will be satisfied." 』

They are not illusory! Alishe and the others are all living people! What's wrong with cherishing them yourself? !

"Yes, there is nothing wrong with cherishing them. but. 』

"So this is your hope?" What about everyone in the tavern? Abandon it as "the past"? 』

Hearing his stern retort, Lyu thought of the lively and lovely Aniya, Xi'er, and the stern mother Mia, and suddenly fell silent.

"So are you going to ignore the 'past' of your companions who died tragically in front of you, and use this feeling to respond to that person's expectations of you?" 』

Silence, except still silence. After hearing his sobering words, Lyu felt as if there was a hint of enlightenment in his heart.

Yes, that person was still waiting for her final answer, how could she stop.

The so-called hero of her companions is definitely not something that a timid person like her can be.

I want to be a hero.

Upon hearing this answer, the short-haired Lyu's tense eyebrows began to soften.

"Then tell me what your 'justice' is?" What is the name of the "justice" that still remains in your heart after being enlightened by that person? 』

"Hope", one's own justice is "hope".

From the day she was rescued by Seele, she decided to live to see the results of the "justice" that Alisee and the others served.

Try to believe that the legacy of "Asteria Familia" can bring hope. Bring peace and order to Orario.

I hope that one day I can see the dreams of my companions come true.

"So without this hope, would you have a chance to meet that person?" 』

No.