It is about to pull Ms. Shireva into its mouth at any moment.
What should I do?
I don't have time to think about it for a long time.
I have to decide. That I don't have time to ask others to make a decision.
I have to. I have to...
"Ceefo!"
I found myself calling out to Ceefo. I was calling out to him as he came into my sight.
Sifo answered my voice. Sifo came to my side. I jumped on top of him, ignoring the voices of Gaius and the others who were trying to stop me.
Please, Sifo. Please, Sifo, get me over there.
There was no time to worry. I have to do what I think is right. I don't want to lose anymore. That's why, that's why.
I don't have time to listen to the voices that stop me. No time to be held back by the hand that reached me.
Cifo followed my words. He looked me in the eye and acted as if he knew I was going to do something. Ceefo believes in me. I know he has no idea what I am trying to do, but he still believes in me. That is why he is flying with me.
The distance between me and the demon is getting closer.
I felt the monster laughed.
It seemed to be happy to see me, its prey, and to be able to devour me.
I was afraid. I am afraid of the monster in front of me. I keep thinking that I am afraid to approach such a monster. But what is the point of being afraid? If I don't move because I am afraid, I will only lose. I, who wished not to lose, and therefore, I, who vowed not to lose, can't stay in motion just because I'm ......... afraid. No, because I don't want to.
The demon, keeping me in sight as it approached, let go of Mr. Sireva. And then it reaches it towards me.
The demon remains motionless. I think the demon thought that I was going to give myself up meekly.
Certainly, that is what I would have done just a few ...... years ago. I would have done it when I was abandoned by my parents and met everyone else.
But I know that everyone cares about me. I realize it. I am happy to know that it is not an ego thing, but a fact.
I remember what Gaius said to me the first time I used sacred magic. I knew that no matter what happened to me, it would be good for everyone. I love everyone. Gaius was angry at me for taking care of myself. He told me that they all cared about me. It was the first time I had ever been told to be angry like that. I had never been told I was important like that. It was the first time he scolded me like that, thinking of me.
I remember meeting Mr. Lan and what he said to me. He told me that if someone negotiated with him that he would help everyone. I thought at the time that that sounded like a good deal. But I also heard that even if I agreed to that bargain, I wasn't sure if everyone would be happy. Sometimes, they pretend to be, but they are not. There are times when the opposite is true and people are hurt. And Mr. Lan also told me that he hoped people would sacrifice their loved ones. He told me that he would never wish his loved ones to be sacrificed.
Yes, they taught me that. They told me. And everyone showed it to me through their attitudes and words.
So, even if I throw myself away here, they will not be pleased. In the first place, I can't say that this demon won't eat everyone even if I offer myself.
---The reason I came so close to the demon was because I wanted to catch it off guard. I knew that if I approached it, it would think that I was going to be eaten. That voice echoing in its mind said I would be eaten.
I am on top of the seafoam, and I am looking at the demon.
The demon is laughing.
《Ho, she is a girl who makes foolish choices. Then, I will force you to eat her.
I hear the voice of the demon. I hear the voice of the demon saying, "You're going to force me to eat you.
At the same time as it said that, the demon, which had stopped moving, started to move.
Green, green demon stalks and leaves aiming at me. Ceefo runs dexterously between them. Sifo runs through the sky at a high speed.
The demon recognizes me as its prey. That is why they are trying to eat me rather than eating the people around them, whom they perceive as the rest of the crowd.
It wants me.
That fact is frightening. I had ridden Seafo many times before, but never at such speed. I clung desperately to Seafo's body.
What should I do now? I could get Sireba to let go of me. I could get her to pay attention to me. Everyone would take action in the meantime. Even though I had been treated so poorly, I knew enough to know that everyone had not given up on defeating this monster. Then what about me? Am I just going to run around and run away? Is there anything I can do now that I am so close?
I have magic. I know I have an aptitude for sacred magic, but what about other magic? Can I use it if I try hard enough? Is there magic that is effective against this demon? I cling to Ceefo's body and hope desperately. I want to do something for everyone. I wanted to use effective magic on this demon.
When I wished so, the spirit tree glowed faintly.
-----The Girl and the Extermination of the Demon 3
(The girl, who is probably a child of God, gives an answer to the demon. The demon sees the girl as its prey and reaches out to her, aiming for her magic.)