Demon God's Zone.
Screams were rampant in the castle, which was covered in charred marks. The high-ranking witches who were taken there tried to calm the demon god's anger somehow.
"Demon God. Please. I'll do whatever it takes to catch Gremory, so please, mercy! Ugh!"
"I should have given you enough time."
"Alice is scouring the human world! She'll have news soon, so please give me a little more time... Ugh!"
The demon god sitting on the black throne stretched out her hand. She stretched out her fingers and struck the keys, and the witch's body was twisted and turned.
"Did you think I would be satisfied with Gremory's mother? You must have known best that it couldn't."
A terrifying scream spread out. The high-ranking witches trembled as they lay flat on the floor.
The demon god sitting on the throne was just clenching her chin with a languid gaze, as if watching a boring skit. Her gray skin was like a corpse, and her lifeless blue eyes were eerie.
"What will I do for you? Will I burn you slowly, little by little?"
The witch, who was broken, asked the demon god with tears in her eyes.
"Why, why... Why are you doing this to us, who are of the same kind?"
"My life was ruined because of you."
"...Yes?"
"If you want to blame me, blame your past first. You fools."
In this way, the broken witch slowly died.
Witches who were waiting for their turn to be punished fainted in fear or were caught trying to escape and suffered the same punishment.
The demon god ordered the two top-notch witches who were bowing their heads.
"Hey, you two. Your name was Reiss, Etna."
"Yes, that's right...!"
In place of Reis, who was on the verge of fainting, Etna answered alone.
"Go down to the human world and capture Gremory. Every day you are late, I will eat 30 witches."
"Well, then the witches of this kingdom will quickly become extinct..."
"So, catch Gremory before I wipe them all out."
"But we witches can only descend to the human world with human summons...!"
"I will give you both the power to enter and exit the human world without the need for human summons. So don't vomit anymore, move."
"Yes? Yes! I appreciate it! Thank you so much!"
And, behind the huge throne.
A middle-aged man stood precariously, his eyes tightly closed.
"I guess Gremory is still hiding well. I'm glad you're here."
A man with black hair and blue eyes, with a sharp impression. It was the first Emperor, Hamburton de Frilliant.
'Yes, run away. Keep running away. Keep running away until my daughter Serietti eats all their souls and starves to death because there is nothing more to eat. That is the only way to end this terrible tragedy.'
Humburton, who sat down behind the throne, sobbed, covering his face with his palms. His sobbing disappeared under the painful screams of the witches.
'If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn't have made that choice 200 years ago. If only I had known it would be like this...'
Then, His daughter. Serietti de Prilliant asked with her head stuck out from behind her throne.
"Do you want to eat it too?"
"...Yes, I'll eat it too."
Hamburton wiped away his tears and devoured the souls of the frightened witches. It's disgusting and disgusting, but they must join forces and tear the souls of the witches so that this long tragedy will end.
He could only hope that the witch would soon become extinct and the meaningless throne of the demon god would fall.
***
Mom was sacrificed.
Gremory could feel it instinctively. The box that had been holding so many emotions began to reveal its gaps. Some emotions that were released from control began to run wild.
She realized. It wasn't just emotions that her mother was sealing.
As the emotional gap widened, the witch's instinct began to awaken.
She was hungry. She wanted to harass humans, spread plagues, and fill her stomach with darkness.
And she wanted to have it.
Chession.
If he resists, well. She wonders if it will be eaten. Not only the soul but also the body.
Monstrous emotions and thoughts intertwined, and a horror that she had never experienced before came rushing over her. She was afraid that she would become a monster, she is afraid that her daily life will collapse...
Then, she began to hear the voice of a middle-aged man.
< The demon god was not satisfied. Run away. The best witches sent by the Demon God will go to capture you. >
Gremory doesn't know whose voice it is, but somehow it was accepted.
After all, how could that damn drinker be satisfied with a substitute? They will send a strong pursuit at all costs. To fill her stomach with satisfying offerings.
'But how are you going to send the best witches to the human world? Witches can't come to the human world without summoning.'
Does the demon god have any special powers? It's like the power to send witches to the human world without summoning them.
'Oh, if you had that kind of power, you would have used it immediately. Why did you save it while starving?'
This is a bad dream. Thinking so, Gremory suppressed her stiff heart. The awakening of a strange instinct may just be an illusion from a nightmare.
...It had to be so.
Gremory felt a soft sensation. It was a soothing hand as if everything was fine and that it was okay to open her eyes.
When she opened my eyes, she saw Chession Ethel. He was stroking Gremory's head in the morning sun.
"Did you wake up?"
"..."
"I'm sorry to wake you up. I think you're having a bad dream."
Gremory stared at his black eyes, then burrowed into Chession's arms like a cat.
"It was a very bad dream."
Chession gently patted Gremory's shoulder.
"Really? What was your dream?"
"I won't tell you."
Gremory curled up. Don't put the quilt on your body. Chession eagerly tried to persuade Gremory, who had become like a snail.
Thanks to his touch, Gremory slowly melted. The emotions in the dream, which were sour and steamy, turned into powder and flew away.
'I just had a strange dream. It's because my mother died and I was upset.'
Gremory decided to just shake it off and think about Chession's birthday present. If she wants to chew on bad dreams, that would be much more beneficial.
Then, suddenly, she felt the aura of a high-ranking witch close to her. It was the aura of Oppensia. Seeing her snooping in a corner of the garden, it seemed that she had come because she had something to do.
Gremory got up from her bed. Transformed into a cat, she jumped over the window and headed to the garden.
A deserted corner of the garden. As soon as Oppensia saw Gremory, she lowered her head.
"Thank you. Thanks to this, I was able to clean up my relationship with the person I loved. It makes me feel cool inside."
"Then I'm glad I did. Are you here to talk about that?"
"Yes, now that I have no time left. I will break the unfair contract with the Crown Prince and return to the demon world. I thought I should see him before that."
"Are you going back already? You said you would enjoy the human world."
"Because the damn Severian idiot is so scared of me. I don't want to stay with such an idiot for a long time. So, can you loosen the restraints now? If I had this, I wouldn't be able to return to the demon world."
"Yes, so go back quickly."
Gremory stretched her chubby front paws forward. Then, with a thud, the restraint around Oppensia's neck broke. Oppensia touched her freed neck.
"But Gremory. If you want to stay here, you'll have to watch out for Marvas. He's a vengeful demon. I'm sure he's going to try to bother you somehow. Maybe he'll go to the demon world, and the witches will find out your location."
"Demons lie when they open their mouths, so no one will believe what they say."
"That's true... Be careful, anyway. I'll go now."
"Yes, goodbye."
Oppensia bowed her head and walked away. Gremory sat for a long time in a corner of the empty garden.
'Will Marvas really come to take revenge? The witch chase alone is annoying.'
Suddenly, her head hurt. She was disturbed by nightmares.
"It's steamy, so I have to be vigilant about my surroundings for the time being."
For a while, she felt like she had to reduce the time she spent lazing. By keeping her nerves on her toes, she can greatly increase the range that she can detect witches and demons.
Even in this situation, she no longer felt the need to leave this place. She's already tried enough. She's been caught enough, and she's received a lot of comfort.
'This is my home now. I will stay here and protect everyone.'
Gremory, who had tightened her front foot, left her seat in a daze. Her goal now was to keep Chession's birthday party intact.
What should I do first? Gremory, who was worried, made up her mind and rushed into Chession's office.
***
"Don't go out without me from now on."
Chession, who was working in the office, was confused.
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