Buildings continued to fall down in the burning town, and the rising beacon smoke also highlighted the desolate battlefield.
The original frightened shouts had completely disappeared without realizing it, and it seemed that only the 'devil' girl with black wings was left in the whole world.
After being 'rejected' by everyone, the accumulated negative emotions instantly took over his reason, and the silver-grey ominous fire kept hovering at the feet of 'Zera', and it looked like it might explode at any time.
Echoing it, the mysterious book in the girl's hand also emitted a dark and deep light.
He raised his left hand high with a cold expression. The moment he put it down, the black magic energy that exploded would completely destroy the area.
…
--thump.
Just when destruction was about to envelope this place, the sound of turning stones suddenly sounded in the small town where there was obviously no human contact anymore, which was particularly obvious.
"Cough... cough cough..."
Trying to get up from the dust of the rubble, the little blond girl coughed due to being choked and successfully attracted the attention of the reverse girl.
(…)
Seeing that figure, 'Zera' frowned slightly, and a very strange feeling arose in her heart, but it was quickly covered up.
But now that she had someone to ask, she didn't mind delaying the destruction here for a little while.
And when 'Zera' looked over, the little girl also looked over, but the expression on her face was very uneasy.
"...Zera?"
Their eyes crossed, and with an uncertain tone, the little blond girl still mustered up the courage to speak slightly.
Although the feeling of being stared at by cold eyes made her a little scared, there was one thing she had to prove to those who left.
She didn't understand the curse of black magic, but she had seen everything just now with her own eyes, and the girl there was obviously Zella.
That look is just a special kind of magic, her friend is definitely not a demon!
"..."
"Zera...? What's wrong? It's me! Mavis!"
After a while, it was discovered that 'Zera' just stood there and did not answer, and Mavis's voice became excited because of anxiety.
He kept calling his friend's name, hoping that she would laugh and call him a little idiot like before.
It's a pity that her thoughts didn't seem to be conveyed.
"Is that all you want to say?"
(--Why?)
Unexpectedly, what she finally received was such a cold reply, which made the little girl froze in place at a loss.
"Zera? Please don't call me any incomprehensible name, okay? My name... is obviously...?!"
(...Oh, my name...what is my name...tsk, why can't I remember...)
The words stopped abruptly mid-sentence, and a shaken expression appeared on 'Zela's' face for the first time, but she soon shook her head, trying to forget this annoying trouble.
"...Forget it, we'll talk about this kind of thing later. Hey, let me ask you, where is this place?"
Smiling arrogantly, 'Zera' spoke her question in a commanding tone.
"...?! What are you talking about, Zera! This is "Tenrou Island"! This is where we have always lived!!"
(Tenrou Island...where we live? Hmm...!)
Hearing the other party's answer, the confused feeling reappeared. Something in Zella's heart was struggling hard, trying to break out of the 'shell'.
This feeling of anxiety puts the reverse girl in a very bad mood.
"Zera!"
The call not to give up came again, but at this time, this name was like a fuse, detonating the last emotion of 'Zera'.
"So I said it! Don't call me such an incomprehensible name again——!"
The vent-like shouts dispersed in all directions with silvery sound waves, destroying all the surrounding buildings in a circular motion.
Perhaps intentionally or unintentionally, this invisible attack passed right over the top of Mavis's head, allowing the little girl to survive this terrifying wave.
Suffocating, she covered her chest with both hands. Even though her face was pale, Mavis still didn't take a step back.
"...Hmph, I didn't run away in fear. I should be impressed by you."
With a sneer, 'Zera' thought of the group of guys from before, and her expression darkened again.
"...I won't run away."
"Because Zella is here!"
"——!"
Hearing the other party's firm words, 'Zela' felt that her heartbeat was getting more and more frantic, almost out of control.
"Ah...I understand."
As he finished speaking, a trembling feeling emerged in Mavis's heart.
"As long as I kill you, this lingering nauseating feeling will disappear..."
"...!"
The half-hanging head that had just been lowered was raised again, and 'Zela's' eyes had become dangerous and sharp.
"...disappear."
The gray flames at his feet began to condense in front of him, and the huge energy was compressed into a dark purple sphere.
Mavis's call did not arouse the reversed consciousness, and the attack with a dark arc fell in the direction of the blond girl without hesitation.
(Zera...)
The desperate little girl squatted down, hugged tightly the book at her feet that had never left her during the escape, closed her eyes and waited for death to come.
If there is no accident, she will disappear immediately like 'Zera' said.
…
Yes, if there is no 'accident'.
Perhaps even Mavis herself didn't know that although her words were not conveyed to 'Zera', they were conveyed to a deeper place.
Because when she opened her eyes again, she was already surrounded by a warm white halo.
The owner of this aperture is the [Angel] who ran out of control before, and stopped moving due to the erosion of negative energy after 'Zera' was reversed.
The white defense circle clashed fiercely with the black energy ball, but in the end, the attack melted under the white light.
"Don't get in the way—!"
Realizing that someone was doing something bad, 'Zera' waved his hand angrily, and several negative energy attacks appeared again, flying towards the [Angel] in the sky.
——[Looks like I caught up, thanks to that little fool...]
An unusually familiar voice sounded in my heart.
The next moment, the beam of light with a strong breath of life completely engulfed 'Zera'.
"It's so simple to be controlled by negative energy... No one here can seal it. Now that I think about it, 'I' am really crazy. Fortunately, that kind of energy is relatively low-level."
(…)
"Destroy your home and kill your friends, but it almost ended like this."
(…Whose voice?)
"What 'whose voice' is that? Oh... I'm really exhausted. Can you please stop messing around next time... Well, complaining to yourself is probably not normal."
"Anyway, since you're awake, why don't you go out quickly?"
(…)
(…It’s so verbose, I get it.)
In the dark space of consciousness, a little girl who had been sleeping slowly opened her eyes.
…
"Zera! What's wrong with you! Answer me quickly! Woohoo..."
In Mabis's eyes, after Zera, who had just grown bigger, was suddenly hit by the white light emitted by the mysterious magic device, cracks and black light spots began to appear on her body.
This change made 'Zela' look very painful. She thought it was caused by herself, but she didn't know what to do. The little guy couldn't help but threw herself on 'Zela' and cried sadly.
"...Stop crying, little idiot."
"——!"
The inverted body turned into gray-white fragments and dissipated between heaven and earth, and the familiar voice of Mavis sounded in his ears again.
"Zera!!! Wuwuwu...Zera..."
It was clear that Zella had woken up, but Mavis's crying became louder and louder.
"...Didn't you say that if you cry, you will never see the goblin again?"
Zella comforted Mavis in her own way and looked at the sky and spoke softly.
"...Wu...I can't see you...Wu...it doesn't matter anymore..."
"Because... didn't we make an appointment... woo hoo... to look for it together..."
Rubbing her eyes that couldn't hold back tears with her hands, Mavis cried and laughed at the same time.
"..."
……real……
...What a little fool...
She closed her eyes tiredly, but Zella had a soft smile on her face.
The breeze blew through the town that was riddled with holes, and opened the storybook beside Mabis that he didn't want to leave.
In X679, the "Blue Skeleton" launched a long-planned war against the "Red Lizard", and many people lost their lives.
The final result was that the "Blue Skeleton" was seriously injured, and the "Red Lizard" also chose to disband because the guild headquarters was destroyed.
However, due to the emergence of the 'demon', the war did not reach an irreversible point in the end. Although the residents of the island and the members of the "Red Lizard" guild lost their homes, many residents made some retreat preparations in advance.
They all evacuated here by boat when the war started. After the war ended and they learned about the 'Devil', they chose to start a new life in other cities.
The "Blue Skull" guild lost many elite members because of the "demon". The president was also disfigured in the battle and put on a mask, and began to develop in a low-key manner.
As a result, "Tenrou Island" has become a forbidden place inhabited by "devils". Coupled with the complicated and strange sea currents, no one is willing to take risks and land on this island again.