Putting my wandering thoughts down for a moment, I began to ask about the most important purpose of the trip.

"Lady Mayne, when can I exorcise Sakuya?"

"It's going to take two days, and if we just exorcise the demons, we can start tonight, but if possible, we don't want to waste the demon's power like this. But don't worry, child, no matter what you do, she will be fine, we have quite a lot of experience in exorcism and are experts. Mayne looked at me with an inquiring gaze, "I think that after a while, this demon will become your strength." Ogawa, can I call you that? You already have two magic patterns, right? ”

"Yes."

"Each level of the Demon Pattern will give the Demon Emblem Messenger the corresponding permissions, you should be aware of this."

I nodded.

"When the magic pattern accumulates to the third one, you will get the permission to sign the demon envoy. I think that the girl you want to save, the demon in her body will become your strength. Of course, if you must get rid of the demon tonight, we ...... too."

At this point, Ms. Mayne paused abruptly, as if listening to something. I was slightly stunned, thinking that I shouldn't disturb her, so I turned my head sideways and touched Tomie's gaze.

Tomie's eyes had an unusual brilliance, and she seemed to be expecting something.

I didn't speak, taking advantage of everyone's silence to digest the thoughts in my mind. Admittedly, I'm hoping to make myself stronger, but if you compare it to making Sakiya wake up, which one do you prefer?

Although Ms. Mayne's words are reasonable, with a little patience, you can reap unexpected harvests, but just because of this, you can't take Sakiya's safety lightly, and you can't say anything about it. If you want to talk about reason, you can naturally find all kinds of reasons to care about your own interests for delaying the exorcism, but Sakiya is not an equivalent exchange for reason.

Since she pretends to be her hero, she cannot link it to her own interests.

Not for the sake of being better, but for the other party to be better, this is the definition of a hero, right?

So even though that demon might become my strength someday in the future, I've decided to slay it for Sakiya tonight. When I made this decision, it was as if a small, transparent thread had broken in my heart, and some kind of burden rolled into the endless darkness of my heart, and my soul seemed to become clear and light.

I put my head back up.

In front of him, the cowboy was a little anxious, of course he didn't show it in his expression, but in just a moment, there were two more cigarette butts in the ashtray in front of him. He smoked one after the other, the light of the cigarette butts, the smoke covering his face, full of a subtle feeling.

I also took a cigarette out of my pocket and lit it separately with Tomie.

Ms. Mayne must have heard the voice of a god or a demon.

Hachijing, who is also a psychic medium, seems to have heard it, and she tries to maintain a calm attitude, but her flickering eyes seem to indicate some ominous attack.

The cowboy also sat upright, looking solemn and serious.

Half an hour later, Hakkei's gaze swept over Tomie's and my faces one by one, and fell on Ms. Mayne.

"Mistress Mayne."

Ms. Mayne, however, still had the same calm expression, and she let out an "um" and turned her gaze back to me and Tomie again.

"I'm sorry, but it looks like we can't have a demon exorcism tonight." Her tone was as if she already knew my choice. Luo puppet

"What's wrong?" Tomie asked.

"This place has been exposed, and the goat union people have already started to act."

"What?" I asked incredulously, "How so fast?" ”

I've always thought this was their "safe house", and even if all the outright strongholds were exposed, this would be a place where they could be relocated until the worst of their time.

"For gods and demons, there is no answer in this world that they don't know the way." Hachikage said as if reading my thoughts.

"It looks like they've made up their minds. In order to ensure the safe implementation of the plan, we must first concentrate on defeating us. For this reason, they have obtained information from the Voice of God. Considering the difference in intelligence priorities, we are definitely lagging behind, we don't have much time left, and we must act quickly. ”

"How?"

"There's no way, I can only cover it up with water." The cowboy answered my question, "Since they want to go to war, it's up to us to choose the time and place." I guess you two should be prepared for this kind of emergency, right? ”

"Aren't you tempting......" I was about to say something, but I was interrupted by a cowboy.

"There is no need, the initiative in this battle is not in our hands. And we have to win, and if we lose, then the city is doomed. The cowboy said categorically: "Takakawa is it? You seem to have a good brain, but I'm telling you, this time it's going to be a war! ”

He said, don't be clever.

I'm in a bad mood. Everything is going well, but accidents always happen in a pinch. After seeing the fruits of victory, more brutal beginnings will follow. It's like ......

"Bad luck is like being abandoned by God." Tomie exhaled a strong puff of smoke.

"Of course, since it's a thing to kick God's ass, how can you continue to be favored by that old guy?"

The cowboy stared at us with a look of pity, like a veteran contempt for a newcomer. Tomie treats him like nothing, but I don't have the determination.

I'm used to preparing as much as I can beforehand, such as gathering as much information as possible, imagining various situations, and conducting simulation experiences. It's not just about increasing your success rate, it's also a ritual to tell yourself that you're doing your best.

But this time was different.

The bitter consequences of the previous times in the same situation are still vivid, and Shirai once took advantage of my surprise and stiffness, leaving painful scars in my body and mind.

This time, not only did it happen suddenly, but it was also a scene that I was unfamiliar with.

It's true that I've never experienced a cowboy's war, and I can't imagine what it is, and I don't even know what the goats are planning. However, the cowboy did not lie, and there was no need to lie. I know that I have to be energetic.

This fight was different from anything I'd ever experienced before. In the previous head-to-head collision between the local branch of the Cyberball and the local branch of the Goat Guild, they had already lost three Demonic Emissary. If all three of these Demonic Emissaries were as powerful as the masked man I met with Tomie, it would be quite a terrifying scale.

At least one enemy is certain. The No. 13 patient who forced Tomie to escape will definitely appear in front of us again.

If only that high-frequency radiation weapon could be used. I glanced at the tackle bag with the weapon. Maybe you can ask someone here, no, it's because you've just joined, and it's such a critical moment, that it's a good time to ask questions.

"War? Great, I can't wait. Tomie stood up and flicked the cigarette butt into the ashtray, and the smoke arced beautifully.

"We need weapons, though." She said.

"No problem, we're not completely unprepared." Miss Mayne replied, "Let Billy take you." ”