'No. Mori can't be the last piece of the fragment.'
Chession quickly denied it. Wasn't that what the devil said in the first place to wield the human mind? He didn't want to be a fool who believed the devil's words.
However, anxiety surged up.
'What should I do if Mori is the last piece of the original soul?'
"Hah."
Chession's head was tingling with a headache.
What should I do about this?
'I'll keep it a secret for now. If I say something uncertain for no reason, everyone may become anxious.'
It's not too late to say it after Severian has gone to the Forbidden Book Vault and obtained information about the last Soul Fragment.
Until then, there are 6 days left. You can do as much as you want by keeping your mouth shut for 6 days.
"Let's go back, Alice."
After seeing that the lake had cleared, Chession stumbled out of the forest. Alice, who did not know anything, scratched her philtrum and quietly followed him.
***
Returning to the bedroom, Chession stayed up all night with his eyes wide open. He hugged the pillow Gremory had always slept on.
'I have to control my heart.'
What would be good if he could show off the confusion on the outside, where everything should be hidden?
However, contrary to his rational judgment, tears kept flowing out. His uselessly good imagination was constantly displayed.
'...But what if Mori is really the last piece of the fragment Soul?'
It's so good that he feels sorry for Mori. Wouldn't it be too harsh if she managed to endure such a difficult life and was even resurrected as a fragment of the demon god's original soul?
'What should I do? I have no choice but to live with her until the end. Our pretty and sad Mori...'
"Ugh."
Tears now poured out uncontrollably. Chession decided to just cry now. He has to put his emotions in mind so that he can make up his mind in front of Gremory.
At that time, the pillow was getting wet. Suddenly, the window opened wide.
"Chession, I'm here."
"Uh."
Surprised, Chession jumped up and sat down. Gremory, who was stunned, sat down on the windowsill with her eyes wide open.
"Why are you so surprised? What if the liver is so small that it is like a Grand Duke?"
"Why do you keep going to the window? Dangerously!"
"Because I'm used to this side. But why are your eye corners so moist? Did you cry?"
"...No, it's not."
Chession shrugged and turned his head. Gremory strode up and looked at his face relentlessly.
"What, the pillow is flooded?"
"It's because of hay fever."
"There was no such thing in the first place."
"Allergies are the original symptoms that occur on their own. Depending on the environment..."
"Is it because the ghosts made the flowers fresh and blew a lot of pollen? Wait, curse the flowers in the garden to wither..."
"No! Don't do that, just endure a little and I'll be fine."
"If that's the case, what?"
Having magically changed into pajamas, Gremory took one of Chession's beds and lay down. Then she looked at Chession, and her eyes widened.
"Pet me."
"..."
Chession took Gremory into his arms. And he stroked her hard enough to satisfy her. He held his head high and tried to hide his tears.
Gremory, who didn't know the speed of others, was very fond of what happened with Lace. Then she snored and slept soundly.
Chession stayed up all night with his bright eyes and wiped away his tears.
***
The witches fled from the demon god. The witches who could not escape hid like rats. Praying that the demon god would not find out.
Serrietti sat down on the throne with a bored face and yawned.
'Are there about 50 of my people left?'
Her goal was to eat all the souls of the people. She was about to burst her stomach, but there was a reason for this.
"Dad."
"Yes, daughter."
Hamburton, who was sitting leaning behind the throne, replied helplessly.
"Can you trust me, Dad? If I really eat all my people, can I get rid of this throne?"
"...That's right."
"How do witches summoned to the human world eat? I can't go to the human world."
"Witches can't be summoned to the human world for the rest of their lives. No matter how much you endure, when the life of the small patient ends, you will be forced to come to the demon world."
"I know, but I don't want to wait until then."
Hamburton saw a loophole in the contract between Queen Kona and Serietti. The terms of the contract are closely related to the people of Serietti. Therefore, if all the people are gone, the throne and contract will lose their meaning.
If that happens, she may be able to gain freedom. Maybe she can get out of the ruined throne and enjoy the rest of her life.
Hamburton has known about this loophole for a long time, but he has not said it yet. This was because he knew that Serietti had chosen the throne to save the people. He couldn't bear to tell her that if she ate all the people, she might be free.
Above all, Serietti had a glimmer of hope. The hope is that this situation can be improved a little.
The subject of that hope was Gremory. Tired of a painful life and loneliness, Serrietti wanted to have Gremory, the only sister who could understand her, by her side. So she wanted to summon her to the demon world, but Gremory completely refused.
'She doesn't want to be like me. How can she get along with a predator who doesn't know when she will sacrifice herself and eat her?'
Serietti, who exceeded the limit, was devastated. And a few days ago, her mind began to shatter. The trigger was the destruction of the original soul fragment.
Until the first Vengeful Soul Fragment was destroyed, Serietti was rather delighted. It was then that she realized that she had a way to die. It didn't matter if her body was losing strength. She only wanted to get out of this tired throne and die.
But soon she became very desperate. She realized the location of the last piece of the original soul. It was in a place that Gremory could never reach.
Right here.
Realizing this, Serietti was completely devastated. And in the end, Hamburton told her how to die to appease her daughter.
"If Dad hadn't given me such a strange opinion, I would have been completely crazy."
"I'm glad it helped."
Hamburton's bitter voice sounded low. Serietti's cold gaze reached him.
The last piece of the original soul, Hamburton.
Serietti tried several times to kill him, but failed. It was because an unknown force stood in her way.
She also tried to kill Hambutton by ordering other witches, but failed. This was because Hamburton's ability was an ignorantly tough life. The only witch with lethal power that surpassed that ability was Gremory.
'No matter what I try to do, Gremory is a stumbling block.'
It was a headache. To come down from the throne as a way to devour all the people, she had to eat Gremory, and she needed Gremory to kill her father.
'I need Gremory somehow, but how do I drag her to the demon world?'
Serrietti could understand. The fact that Gremory is not in the human world by summoning right now.
Gremory is currently in a peculiar state in the human world due to a contractual error. It is completely different from other witches who have no choice but to come to the demon world when humans die. Since she is not bound to a small patient and can live her whole life in the human world without any restrictions, there is no answer if she decides to kill Gremory in the human world.
"Hah."
At first, she thought about persuading Gremory to bring her to the demon world. Her goal is death, and Gremory's goal is to kill her. So, if Gremory came to the demon world and killed Hamburton, wouldn't it be a good thing for both of them?
'But there's no way Gremory would come to the demon realm. She might never see her lover.'
Gremory is now in a state of error in the human world. In this situation, if she came to the demon world, she might not be able to be summoned back to the human world.
'Still, if I persuade her calmly, won't Gremory come to the demon world and kill my father? There is a way to go to the human world without summoning, so if only I could teach her that...'
Serietti's gaze, with the last hope, flowed to the floor. As far as her eyes could see, Ophencia was lying flat.
"De, Demon God. Please stop... Our people have been worshiping the demon god for 200 years! But how can you do this?"
"Yes, 200 years. The time I sacrificed myself on the throne for you is a whopping 200 years. Now it is your turn to repay the favor to me."
"Yes? What is that..."
"But you were lucky. I won't eat you."
"Is that true?"
"I'll give you a simple task. All you have to do is go to Gremory and tell her my words."
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