"Don't ——!"

In front of their eyes in the screaming ancient city, a terrifying amount of blood spurted out.

The wounded body of the "masked attacher", whose throat was torn open, spasmed violently.

Xia Yin's pale blue eyes shed tears as she chewed on slices of meat.

The ancient city's face was full of pain, just as he thought the meaning of the battle. They all kill each other in order to devour each other. Natsune devoured the "masked attachers" of her kind.

But at this moment, he hated himself extremely much for guessing this fact, this bloody fact.

Natsune, who finally achieved his goal, stretched out his wings again and flew into the air.

Her figure, surrounded by an ominous light, disappeared into the night sky.

There was nothing they could do about the ancient city, so they could only watch her leave in a daze.

All that's left is the traces of the magnificent destruction.,And the girl who was seriously injured by the "masked attached"-

A breeze with the smell of blood blew through the city center at night when there was no moonlight.

……

The next day, Saturday –

I didn't sleep all night and ushered in the morning of the ancient city.,And Yukina and the two of them.,Take the monorail to the station in the north area of the island of Kashami.。

As a "Demon Special Zone", the city of the gods is a city of pedants. Large companies such as pharmaceuticals, precision machinery, and high-tech materials industries, as well as research institutes of famous universities, are located on this island.

One of the places that is known as a large-scale research facility is Research Institute Street, the second floor of the northern area. It is a futuristic street that still has the color of an artificial island.

"Magician?"

Looking up at the guide board set up in front of the station, Guro asked Yukina.

Yukina spread out the handwritten note and confirmed.

"It's mainly a company known for manufacturing industrial robots. Nagisa-chan told me that Hase-san's residence is in this company. ”

"After the accident at the monastery, he was adopted by his 'father' who worked in this company." Yukina nodded in a serious manner. Then, she suddenly had a worried expression, "Hase-san's business...... Did you say it to Mr. Nangong? ”

"I haven't said it yet, at least I'll wait until I gather some information."

"Said... Also. ”

……

"We're looking for Natsune Haze from 205."

Gucheng smiled unnaturally and told the other person.

The receptionist, looking up at the ancient city with emotionless eyes. That's when Gucheng realized that she wasn't human. She's a robot—a mechanical puppet made by a simulated human.

"Haze Natsune in Room 204 is still going out."

While operating the terminal in hand, the receptionist replied while talking.

"Do you know when she's coming back?"

"I don't know."

For the response of the polite but indifferent receptionist, the ancient city felt speechless unhappiness.

The same being is made by human hands, but she is completely different from Astarout.

Astarut is an artificially created human, but this receptionist is an artificial object with only a human appearance. There is no sense of self. However, it behaves like a human, and the ancient city is disgusted by it. This sense of indifference is extremely uncomfortable.

"Mr. Kense, are you at home?"

In place of the silent ancient city, it was Yukina who spoke. The person named Haze Kensheng is now Natsune's watchman.

"Excuse me, but you're it?"

"I'm Ji Hiiragi of the Lion King Agency."

"Special Meritorious Demon Officer, Xiao Gucheng, code name is Shenjing Demon Seeker."

In response to the receptionist's question, Yukina reported the name of the organization she belonged to. And the ancient city has also reported its own name.

- Understood. Please wait there for a moment. ”

After the receptionist finished speaking, he pointed to the sofa in the center of the hall.

Guro and Yukina were slightly confused, and sat down and waited as instructed.

Although it is very comfortable to sit on the expensive sofa, it is not cool because it is in the middle of the large hall. It's like being a piece of display.

Just like that, after fifteen minutes of waiting for the ancient city, they felt bored, and then they saw someone coming down from the elevator in the depths of the hall. She is a foreign woman in a women's suit like red wine.

She is a woman with gorgeous blonde hair. If you count the high heels, I'm afraid it's even taller than the ancient city. And it has a wonderful body that matches it.,In short, it's a beauty full of flesh.。 The curves of the legs that emerge from the tight skirt are also gorgeous.

"Log in to the demons." Yukina pointed out coldly.

The woman in the red women's suit wears a metal wrist wheel about five centimeters wide on her left wrist. This is the Demon Registry issued by the artificial island management company.

That wrist chakra is used to monitor the ** of the demons, and to limit the activation of special abilities, and to give these demons the right to citizenship in the city of the gods. With the Demon Registration Card, they can enjoy the same education as ordinary humans, or the right to employment.

However, for them living in the ancient city of the "Demon Special Zone", it is not uncommon for them to have a login card or a demon with a login card.

Women in red women's suits walked in front of them in the ancient city. A demagogic expression appeared that fascinated the seeer, and he smiled.

"I'm sorry. I've kept you waiting. ”

"No...... We're just, and we're sorry all of a sudden. ”

Awe-inspiring stood up, Yukina replied. Since she said the name of the Lion King's organ, she can't show weakness, even in the face of an opponent with a height difference of nearly 20 centimeters, she has no stage fright.

Looking back at Yukina like that, the woman in the red women's suit also stared at her eyes in surprise.

"You are, yesterday's—"

"Huh?"

"No, I'm sorry. Because I didn't expect the attackers of the Lion King Organ to be so young. And ......" glanced at the ancient city by the way, "I didn't expect that another famous demon official, Shenjing Demon Seeking Demon, was also so young. ”

"It's a compliment, and it's a great honor to know you." Although Gu Gu has just become a demon official, because of his excellent ability, he is famous among many demon attackers.

The woman in front of her is not surprised to know herself.

Shaking her head casually, the woman continued in a transactional tone.

"Once again, I'm Beatolis Basra from the Development Department. I'm Kensheng Hase...... How to say it, it is equivalent to the identity of a secretary. Today, is there anything to do with Hase? ”

"I'm so sorry I can't say it right now. Because we want to talk to me directly. ”

Yukina said in a tough tone. But the woman, Beatoris, nodded her head without losing her mood.

"I see. However, this is really hard. Because today Haze is not here. ”

"Absent?"

"That's right. Haze is now off the island. Because the company has its own research facilities in the management area of the 'Demon Special Zone', I went there. ”

"Outside the island of the String God? Could it be that Hase-san...... Did his daughter go with her? ”

"Yes. That's what I heard. ”

Beatoris smiled kindly and nodded.

Floating on the dragon veins that flow through the ocean, the island of the god of the gods is an excellent terrain in the sense of magic. However, there are also boundaries that exist on artificial islands. The influence of waves and currents cannot be completely blocked, and all magic tricks that must interfere directly with the earth cannot be used.

In order to compensate for these shortcomings, companies that have their headquarters in the "Demon Special Zone" are allowed to borrow some uninhabited islands from the Izu Islands as "administrative areas". The facility where Hageo Haze is located is also somewhere in those uninhabited islands.

"Do you know when Mr. Yelai will return?" Although he didn't get the result he wanted, Gucheng's face was still so calm.

Beatolis shook his head with a look of pity,

"It's not decided yet. I'm not very clear about the details of the plans that Haze is carrying out now-"

"Yes...... Is it? ”

Looking at the ancient city of Nuo Yousi, she smiled happily.

"So, if there's something urgent, I think it's quicker to go straight to the research facility."

"I see, can you help us with the research facility right away?"

"Of course, because there are two round-trips in one day, and the light plane used for communication, so you can take that one. If you go now, you should be able to catch the morning shift. ”

"Okay, I got it."

"Well, please come over here."

They beckoned to the ancient city, and Beatoris stepped forward. Gurucheng panicked and stood up to catch up with her, at which point Yukina closed her eyes for some reason and stood alone.

"Airplane ......"

"Yukina?"

The ancient city looked back in confusion.

"Nope. It's nothing. ”

Yukina clenched her fists and shook her head. Her lips trembled slightly.

A fragment suddenly flashed through my mind, could it be ......

"Yukina, do you have a fear of heights?"

"Huh? No, it's not, how could I be afraid of heights! Hearing this, Yukina's little head shook vigorously from side to side, and she smiled gracefully, but her smile was more ugly than crying.

It seems to be really......

Looking at such a snowy dish, Gucheng thought helplessly.

……

For the residents of String God City, which is floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, airplanes are a very personal means of transportation. For this reason, there are a total of six airports in the city.

Having said that, the only one that can officially take off and land large aircraft is the central airport. The remaining five are civilian airfields with only minimal equipment. The runway is less than 800 meters. Not only the landing guidance device, but also the night lighting, it is really a completely rudimentary facility.

The northern industrial airfield they were taken to the ancient city was also one of those small-scale airfields.

On the site of the airport, only a small control tower was built. On the runway, a slightly smudged four-passenger light plane was parked alone.

It was a scary-old propeller plane. It seems that it is the official aircraft of the Mega Scraft Company.

"Oops, oops, that. I deliberately called someone back and thought there was something, but I was actually asked to imitate the leader of the school trip. ”

Waiting for them next to the propeller plane was a long-haired man in a leather coat. Although he is very tall, he is too thin, so even if he looks like a handsome guy, he gives people the impression that he has a very loose personality. It's a man with a feeling of regret all over his body.。

The man waved lightly to the ancient city as they walked to the runway.