Oh, God. How do I get out of here? If we destroy any more of the city, it's going to be pitch black.
A girl from the demon tribe was walking around saying such things, destroying all the buildings around her.
''Didn't you break the stairs too?''
'Oh, that's it! You're so smart! Huh? Who are you?
I'm Léonce Muldaine. You can call me Leo.
I landed near the girl, and I introduced myself.
"Leo. "Leo." Okay. I'm Lou. You can call me Lou.
Okay.
Huh, apparently we can have a conversation: .......
Somehow, may this all end in peace.
So, why are you here? Did you get kidnapped like I did?
I knew this kid was kidnapped and came here: .......
No,
So how did you end up here?
Mmm~ . What can I say to stop you from irritating me?
Um, ...... to help you out?
I replied, choosing my words carefully.
'What? Help me? How?
If you're willing to be quiet, I'll get you up to earth. And I'll cancel your contract.
'Can Leo do that? By the looks of it, you're about my age, aren't you?
You can do it.
Yeah. So what do you do after you save me?
That's a tough one to answer too: .......
Even if you find out that Lou is safe after you save her, you can't just let the demon girl go free: .......
After saving her: ....... What would Lou want to do once she's on the ground?
I'll do everything I can to give Lou what he wants.
I'll kill as many people as I can. Especially the people who used me as a slave.
Yeah, I can't.
Yeah, it's: ......
What am I going to do? If we don't, we'll have to resolve this peacefully: .......
"Oh, don't worry, Leo's not going to kill you. I try not to kill people I get along with.
Well, as much as possible. .......
'Oh, right. ....... Speaking of which, how did Lou end up a slave?
If you were that strong, you could have run, couldn't you?
'Those guys told me they would give me food if I put the collar on, and when I wore it like they said, I couldn't resist them.
Huh? You were fooled by such an easy trick!
Well, that's the way it works: ....... Hey, how come Lou is in the human world?
"I don't understand it. The next thing I knew I was fighting a bunch of dragons. I don't know why, but something inside me told me to go to the human world no matter what. ......
I see. ...... Is your memory fuzzy due to amnesia?
But still: ......
You fought a bunch of dragons!
Yes, I did. I thought I was going to die, but I managed to get over that mountain.
I thought you were going to die, that's pretty light: .......
Well, it's the Mountains of Death, isn't it?
I'm surprised you didn't die: ......
Destruction magic is awesome .
I'm afraid I might be fighting it now, but .......
'Well, yeah!'
Lou, thinking I'd paid him a compliment, puffed out his chest happily.
"Then show me upstairs.
And then Lou came over to me.
Huh, I'll say carefully .......
"Well, ......, I'm not sure I can do that.
Why?
Lou tilted his head as he came in front of me.
Because you're gonna kill a lot of people when you're on the ground.
Yeah, I know. No?
No, of course not!
Well, maybe the demon race doesn't have that feeling: .......
'Uh, yeah, no.'
So what should I do?
'Will you give up killing any more people? I can still forgive the people here because they're ...... sinners, but . . because most of the people up there have nothing to do with it, right?
Please give it up somehow: .......
I hoped Lou would change his mind.
All right.
Huh?
'Really? Will you give up on me?
'Yeah, yeah, I'll find a way to get up there on my own.'
"Huh?
Hmm? What do you mean?
So I'll see you later!
Lou smiled and turned his back on me and started to walk away.
"Hey, wait a minute!
What? Are you ready to teach me?
I stopped him, and he spun around and looked at me.
No! Why do you care so much about killing people? Isn't revenge enough for you? I mean, look at this town. Most of the people and things Lou has destroyed.
I pleaded so hard for Lou to give up.
Lou heard what I said, and she pretended to think for a second before she spoke.
"Well, that's good to know. I guess I lied to you when I said I was out for revenge.
Hmm?
What do you mean?
Maybe I just want to break something. Maybe I'm just stressed out from being held up all these years.
Yeah, I know. ......
d*mn ....... I've got to be ready to go: .......
Are we done? Let's go.
Just as I was fretting, Lou walked away again.
"Wait, wait!
What? Is there more?
At the second call-off, Lou looked depressed .
d*mn! You're going to have to be ready for this!
Can't we play a game?
Competition?
Yeah. Honestly, I don't want Lou up there destroying the city.
Why?
Seriously, you don't know what I'm talking about. ...... Lou tilted his head as he looked at me .
I don't think anyone wants to see their own people killed. .......
'Well, it's my town.
"Leo's town? What do you mean?
I'm supposed to take care of the city up here from now on, you know?
So, he said he didn't want it to be broken: ....... So, what's the game?
Lou looked a little convinced, and then his interest in the game immediately shifted to winning .
Haha, I knew I had to fight .......
''It's just the way it is. From now on, let's play a game between the two of us. On the condition that the loser does whatever the winner says.
Maybe Lou's character would take this game: .......
'Heh. That's interesting. So how about the loser being the winner's slave? I'm going to be on the winning side for the rest of my life.
Hey, don't say something scary: .......
But since I'm the one who said it, I don't think I can say no.
Fine. The rule is, whoever says no loses. Okay?
Even if I die, I won't say surrender!
Yeah, that's fine. Don't complain about losing a hand or a leg or something, okay?
Lou smiled and said something outrageous .
'Umm, yeah ...... I won't tell you,'
I can't wait to get away from the monster in front of me.