Youkai are immortal, and even powerful youkai are immortal.

So you can't expect the yokai to have the same sense of time as humans who only have a lifespan of a hundred years.

Especially the old demons, there is no difference between a year and a day in their eyes.

It's like Purple says to Yuyuko, "Come play in two days", and then maybe go back in a year and a half.

――Of course, it's possible that Purple forgot about it after she finished speaking, and it doesn't have to be.

It's just that such a concept of time is debatable on Yakumo Mo.

Although the time to be a demon has exceeded the time of being a human in the previous life, the whole person has been demonized from the inside out. But there is still a bit of a human character in the concept of time - even if this characteristic is fading rapidly.

Because of this characteristic, Yakumo came to the DEM branch of Tiangong City alone the day after solving the satellite fall time.

There, in the office on the top floor of the branch building, Westcott was quietly waiting for Yakumo's arrival.

Elaine stood behind Viscott, staring warily at Yakumo.

The position of the right arm is still empty.

"Mr. Yakumo, you're here."

Viscott, who was sitting on the sofa, smiled at Yakumo and raised the wine glass in front of him as if he was facing an old friend.

"I'm sorry—"

Sitting directly across from Viscott, Yakumo looked at Viscot indifferently.

"- I've always been a dislike of alcohol."

"So...... How about black tea? ”

"No, I'll be leaving soon."

"It's a shame......"

Shaking his head, Westcott sighed.

"Mr. Yakumo, I really don't want to be an enemy of a strong man like you......"

"I know there's nothing wrong with pursuing power, and I'm going after great power - it's just that your goal is now on my side. So there's no way to ......."

“…… So, what else is Mr. Yakumo, who has already sunk Neellu Island, ready to do? ”

- Before coming here, Yakumo Mo obtained the location of Nelilu Island from Kotori, and then sank the island in the Pacific Ocean where the dead Second Elf was once held.

Together with the researchers above, they were completely sent to the bottom of the sea.

"Do you have any explanation for yesterday's events? Although I don't know you very well. But you're not one who can do that kind of stupid thing, right? ”

“…… Aha. ”

Westcott narrowed his slender eyes and chuckled.

"It's just some idiots on the board who want to get rid of me."

"So...... Those guys are dead now? ”

"Of course."

Westcott replied nonchalantly, as if he had just trampled a few ants to death.

"Are you dead...... That's also saving me another trip. ”

"Now, what is Mr. Yakumo going to do with me? The second elf also surprised me...... Is Mr. Yakumo planning to return his life for one? ”

Westcott was still smiling, as if he didn't care about his life or death.

It's just that Ailian's face behind him has changed greatly.

"A life for a life? Originally, I thought so, but Ling Yin and Kotori disagreed, and besides, Woodman's guy pulled down his face and begged me. ”

"Woodman ......"

Hear Elliott? Woodman's name. Westcott suddenly became a little lonely.

"Old friend, I haven't seen you in a long time......"

"Then you'd better hurry up and see each other, you two don't have much time, and—you're going to die before him."

Westcott froze for a moment, then shook his head and laughed self-deprecatingly: "So Your Excellency Yakumo has already seen it?" ”

"In order to maintain a young body, I magically modified myself without authorization, but I failed and consumed a lot of life, and I owe it to you that you can live until now."

"Ahh It's just a matter of catching ...... breath."

"Since you're dying, I won't say much. I took that person with Chonggong Zhen. ”

"Feel free."

In this way, under Westcott's arrangement, Yakumo met the confused Chonggong Shina.

After Yakumo explained to her that he was going to take her to meet her brother Gokawa Shido, the girl decided to leave DEM without hesitation.

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Gokawa Shido and Chongnomiya Shina didn't mention their meeting, and Purple and Blue had already returned to Gensokyo.

Of course. Because the girl of the Seven Sins was too noisy, Zi Yi was angry and directly temporarily deprived her of her ability before returning.

Then the seven sins that revealed their true colors, it seemed that their spirits were greatly stimulated, and after fainting screaming, they were arranged in a bedroom by Asukina.

A few days later.

"Huh? You say the seven sins are awake? ”

Yakumo Mo, who accompanied Yui to the amusement park for a day. When I returned to the café, I got such news from Asukina.

"Yes, but it's been awkward ......"

Asujina smiled bitterly and looked at Yakumo Mo, and then pointed to Miku on the side.

There were a few red marks on the girl's face.

"Da ahhh

Miku threw herself into Yakumo's arms with tears and twisted it, and the pair of European pies who were able to stuff Kurumi's head into it—why do you always compare it to Kurumi's head—because of the squeezing, it brought an indescribable touch to Yakumo Mo.

"People's faces have been caught by the seven sins!"

Like a small animal seeking comfort from its owner, Miku raised her head and looked at Yakumo pitifully.

The index finger gently swiped over Miku's face, and the red marks on Miku's face disappeared immediately, and the girl even hummed comfortably.

Seeing this, the origami on the side immediately stretched out his hand and scratched his face a few times, and then walked to Yakumo's side.

Keep your head up.

Staring――

A room full of people with black lines......

"You......"

Crying and laughing, Yakumo Mo scratched his fingers on the origami face a few more times, which made the girl leave satisfied.

Tomorrow Nai sighed and said, "Anyway, Mo, you go and take a look, be careful." ”

"yes, okay."

Coming to the door of the room of the Seven Sins, Ya Yunmo gently pushed the door open under the watchful eyes of a group of girls.

The room was spacious, but even though it was daytime, the curtains were drawn, so the whole room seemed a little dim.

In the center of the room, there is a large soft bed.

On the bed, Seven Sins was clutching the quilt and tearing it constantly.

It's just that the elf whose power was temporarily sealed by purple is now like an ordinary girl, and it is impossible to tear the quilt no matter how much it is pulled.

"Seven Sins."

Walking into the room and sitting on the edge of the bed, Yakumo gently called out her name.

Messy dry hair, pale skin, short stature.

It's like a raunchy housemaid at home.

The Seven Sins, who had been in a trance, came back to their senses because of this shout, looked at Yakumo and the girls behind him in surprise, and then screamed and got into the bed.

"Ahhh!!h

The screams coming from under the quilt made Yakumo frown deeply.

How to communicate this state?

"The ...... of the Seven Sins"

Yakumo called again.

"Get out...... Get out...... Don't look at ...... Don't look at it......"

Under the quilt, the muffled voice of the Seven Sins came.

"Ah, it seems that this sister of the Seven Sins seems to have little confidence in herself......"

Kurumi covered the corners of his mouth and laughed.

"Okay, the seven sins, don't make a fuss, how about an exchange?"

The Seven Sins moved around under the quilt, and then the quilt wrapped in a ball revealed a gap.

From the inside, the emerald-like eyes of the Seven Sins can be seen.

"What are you going to do? Are you here to laugh at me? Sure enough, you're here to laugh at me!? ”

"Laughing at you? Why laugh at you? I've managed to save you from Ailian's hands. ”

"So, that kind of guy...... I can win without you! ”

Seven Sins snorted twice with some weakness.

However, she herself knew that although she didn't actually fight, if she didn't have Yakumo Mo, she would definitely be seriously injured when she was hunted by Ai Lian before.

Maybe even die.

…… Silent.

Then, Seven Sins looked at Yakumo and didn't have the slightest intention of going out, and spoke again.

"Why...... Want to save me? Sure enough, it's to laugh at me, right? ”

"Why can't I save you?"

Ya Yunmo asked rhetorically.

Seven Sins pursed his lips.

"I—I'm doing that to you...... Turn you all into little children......"

"Ah, you said that......"

Yakumo recalled the situation of a bunch of loli at home.

【Goo...... What's going on with this restlessness in my heart?,I'm not Lolita, how can I fix it-]

Shaking his head, Yakumo threw the strange thoughts in his heart out of his mind.

It's just that this action obviously caused a misunderstanding of the Seven Sins.

"Sure enough, you're still going to laugh! Soul light! Then make you laugh at it enough! ”

Then, the seven sins shrank into the quilt again, and they couldn't live or die. (To be continued......)