It hadn't been long since the previous encounter, but he was sure that the other party had given him the hand rattle for this time, and used the power of the hand bell to summon it into the hunter's dream.

"How so?"

The old hunter didn't seem to feel the wound in his chest, but turned his head to look at the man.

"Who are you? How can it be in our Lord's realm? ”

"Hmph. What a boring question. What a disappointment, senpai. ”

In the indifferent ridicule of the man, there are words that make people care.

“……”

The old hunter frowned slightly, and his expression was no longer as surprised as before.

"Be careful!"

Just as he was reminding, a force had already erupted from the old hunter. He and the man were forced back, and the old hunter flew up, levitating in mid-air and looking down on the two of them.

While wary of the old hunter, he looked at the man. Because of the impact just now, the man's hat was blown away, making the other party's appearance appear in his eyes.

“……”

“…… Oh? Doesn't you seem surprised? ”

There was a rare expression of fun on the face of the man with dark brown complexion and haughty eyes.

It's strange to say, I can't even remember my own name, but the other party's name is deeply in my heart.

"Nai ......"

"Don't call it out."

But was interrupted by the other party.

Ney, the former sworn enemy, the leader of the New Truth Society, and the man who personally stabbed him, has reappeared in front of him.

"That's the name of the man who died, don't mention it."

"Okay."

Giving up his name, he felt how heavy the other party's behavior was, although he couldn't understand it, probably because they were the same kind of people.

"Can you tell me what happened?"

Hearing his question, Nye didn't answer it right away.

"There was some surprise. When did you know it was mine? And I know it's me but still choose to rattle? ”

"Why do you think I know I should ring the bell here?"

“……”

Ney was slightly stunned, then let out a happy laugh.

"Hahaha! You're getting more and more interesting. It's really Th...... No, it should be ■■, right? ”

“！”

I knew what the other party was going to say, but I couldn't understand it as if I heard a murmur.

"Can't you hear it?"

"What's going on? My name ......"

"As you've probably guessed, not being able to remember a name isn't as simple as amnesia. The name that was taken away cannot be retrieved by ordinary methods, so even if I say it, you won't be able to hear it. ”

"Is it because of this? How should it be reclaimed? ”

His gaze was on the old hunter in the sky, and the other party didn't make any movement when they spoke, but it should not be just a simple daze. A strange atmosphere hung over the old hunter, and Ney had fully recovered from the injuries he had inflicted earlier.

"Failed."

Nye glanced at the old hunter as well, then shook his head.

"It seems that even if we succeed in invading here, we won't be able to solve each other."

He looked at Ney and waited for an explanation.

"This is the dream realm of the evil gods, and it is also the cage of infinite reincarnation. And we're the little bugs trapped in it. If you don't stand in the same perspective, you can't fight it. ”

"That's what you mean by finding the truth?"

"That's right."

"You were also brought here by the evil gods?"

"I probably know what you're thinking."

Ney shook her head.

"We who are already dead were caught in this dream by the evil gods, trapped in it and unable to get out."

This is the most plausible explanation that can be thought of at this stage.

"Unfortunately, only half right. You do, but I'm just asking for work because of some nasty guy. ”

To make Ney show such a blatant expression of disgust, that nasty guy seems quite unusual.

At this time, the atmosphere around the old hunter became more and more eerie, and the moon in the sky gradually turned bloody.

"This guy in front of him is simply the servant of the evil god, and he can be regarded as a key here. I wanted to try to get started with him, but when I saw him, I knew that there was no point in doing anything. ”

"Because of the power of the evil gods? What is the purpose of the evil gods? ”

"Do you still have such doubts?"

Nye seems to be finding his question ridiculous.

"This dream is a stage, a stage made to be a cage, and everything in it has no meaning. This is just for you. ”

Suddenly, as they spoke, the space above them suddenly twisted, and something foreign began to emerge from it.

"Are you coming? When the monster of the moon descends, this reincarnation will also end. ”

The blood-colored light illuminated the earth, and the blood moon filled almost the entire sky as if it were about to fall to the ground. Right in the center of the Blood Moon, a large figure emerged from it, a deformed body with rows of bare ribs, short lower limbs opposite to long arms, and countless tentacles-like objects fluttering on its head like hair.

The world around us was distorted by the presence of that being, and the horizon and even consciousness itself was distorted.

He felt his vision shrinking, and in the darkness around him there was only the central blood moon.

At this time, Ney's voice was still coming from the side, obviously the surrounding sounds could not be heard, but the other party's voice sounded very clear. There was no tension or fear in Ney's tone, explaining the situation as she had just done before.

After listening to the other party's words, he also understood the reason why the other party said that it was pointless to tell himself.

Ney's voice stopped, as the words had been spoken. He couldn't see it, but he knew that Nye had turned his back to him.

Looking at the moon monster descending in front of him, he and Ney headed in different directions together.

The world melted into a cloud of blood, and then everything began to change back to its original state like a reversed clock. Not just the Hunter Dream, but the entire Yanan and other nightmares were reversed until they regained their original form.

In the hunter's dream, where everything is restored, the puppet pushes the old hunter in a wheelchair back to the hunter's room. Then he returned to the steps of the workshop, and stood there as quietly as before.

Time seemed to stand still, waiting for the moment to start again.

At this moment, the puppet's unchanged expression faltered, and then the puppet's body trembled, and when it returned to calm, a different atmosphere emanated from the puppet's body.

"Let's let the hunt begin again."

A strange smile appeared on the puppet's face.

"What's next is a battle between hunter and prey."