Erina did not hesitate and went up to the arena to find her next opponent.

And this time, he easily defeated his opponent.

No, it should have been lightly fatally wounded.

Vicious attacks only to injure and kill without thinking about the gap between themselves and the opponent.

‘It’s not a mistake, it’s clear that it was aimed at.’

I watched it more, just in case, but nothing changed.

The Erina on the field now was very different from the Erina I knew.

At least, no one has yet lost their lives because the quick-witted opponents hastily surrendered.

However, it was clear that there would be people who would lose their lives at this rate.

“Reena! That’s really awesome. You seem to be stronger than when you came before.”

“That’s the same, but the circumstances in my hands are gone. Now I feel like I have become a swordsman worthy of the arena.”

Normally, you would frown or react negatively to Erina’s wild and brutal attacks, but this is an arena.

It was a place where people’s lives were used for entertainment.

And the reactions around her were rather encouraging Erina more.

‘I can’t do it.’

There was no reason to watch any longer.

It felt like I had to subdue Erina first and listen to her story properly after that.

‘According to the story I heard from Xeon, it was just self-blame for the mission failure.’

‘It can’t go on like this, I have to become stronger.’ I heard you said the same thing, but the wound in your heart may be deeper than you thought.

I approached Erina, who was waiting for her next opponent.

buzz buzz.

“uh? What about that mask?”

“Aren’t you the guy who beat Lectron?”

“I haven’t seen you in a while.”

“It will be a fun fight.”

There were quite a few spectators who remembered the past when I wore a mask, and their reactions heated up the arena even more.

“you… Who is next?”

Erina looked at me and spoke in a cold voice.

I felt like I didn’t know who I was because I was wearing a mask.

Certainly, she was very different from the girl I knew until yesterday.

“Yes.”

Swoop.

Erina raises her sword instead of answering.

There was no emotion at all in the expressionless face and deep sunken eyes.

Dig.

A sword that stabs quickly without a word.

obviously it was fast.

To the point where it would be pierced without even responding to any opponent.

‘But not me.’

After lightly turning around to avoid the sword, he struck her wrist.

Wow!

Erina hurriedly broke her sword to block the attack.

It was a better response than I thought.

‘The purpose was to make the sword fall, but it’s quite good.’

In Demonic, I often sparred with Erina, but there weren’t many matches like this in real life.

And in actual combat, she was showing stronger power than I thought.

However.

“slow.”

pug.

“Kuk.”

Erina, who had been kicked in the ankle, stepped back with a frown on her face.

I didn’t give her a chance, and immediately drove her into the corner with a series of attacks.

“profit!”

Erina gritted her teeth and endured.

However, it was a fight that was not an opponent in the first place.

skills and experience. Because I was superior to her.

I unilaterally pushed her without a single risk, and moved behind her in an instant.

‘First of all, subdue.’

Erina’s back, defenseless.

I slapped her on the back of the neck.

No, I was trying to hit it.

But.

Damn it.

An ice barrier extending around Erina’s body.

In an instant, I formed a barrier around her and blocked my attack.

Kwaaang!

Of course, as a reward for blocking the attack, the ice barrier turned into powder and disappeared, but it was enough to give Erina some time to withdraw.

“I won’t let you go!”

Erina widened the distance and grabbed the sword with both hands.

A cold white air gathered around her.

The cold spread around and began to freeze everything.

Looks like he’s trying to use a technique that he tried to use on me once before.

Looking at it, I lightly clicked my tongue.

‘Even after being treated like that, I still haven’t changed my habit.’

Giving time to prepare for a big skill is stupid.

If it’s my current ability level, it doesn’t matter if I get hit directly, but since there was no reason to let her run wild anymore, I decided to deal with it quickly.

“It’s slow.”

The red demonic melted the ice barrier and created a thick vapor.

A momentary gap in which vision was blocked.

I moved in front of Erina and clenched my fist.

“I expected!”

Even so, Erina prepared for my attack by creating several layers of defenses around her, perhaps more advanced than before.

At the same time, a sword imbued with white cold air froze the air.

But in the first place, Erina didn’t have the ability to deal with me sincere.

“It will hurt a little.”

Kwaaang.

A beam of red light pierced the ice and exploded on Erina’s body.

At the same time, Erina collapses unconscious.

No matter how strong he became, it was meaningless compared to me.

The starting point was different, and the growth rate was even more different.

“what? Is it over already?”

“I tried to fight pretty well, but I can’t compete.”

“Kill!”

“Is there anyone else? go up!”

It seems that the reaction of the audience is not good with the result decided too quickly.

‘It’s none of my business.’

I left the seat with the fainting Erina.

* * *

“Um… .”

“Are you awake?”

Erina, who couldn’t come to her senses for a while, got up with a frown on her face.

“here is… .”

“It’s an alley near the arena. Few people pass by, so there is no need to worry.”

“… .”

Erina was staring at the mask I was wearing.

“It was you, too.”

“Did you notice?”

“It’s not that there aren’t people who use the red demonic energy. Because Kylas is the only one who radiates such a unique and strong energy.”

“Right.”

Now that I’ve noticed, I don’t see the need to wear a mask.

I took off my mask and looked at Erina.

The expression that he still doesn’t like something.

“Then I’d like to talk to you now.”

“I have nothing to say. How did you know I was here before that? Are you tailing me?”

“It is a coincidence. I also just wanted to come to the arena after a long time.”

“Then go again. Because I have nothing to talk about.”

Erina turned her head coldly.

It shows a strong will not to talk.

‘How to do it.’

Seeing him come out like that, it seemed like it would be difficult to open his mouth in the usual way.

“You mean you won’t talk?”

“okay.”

Now, Erina can go beyond turning her head and turning her body.

It was an expression of intent to completely ignore me.

“great.”

I slowly raised my hand.

and.

Quang.

“Ouch!”

I lightly blew honey chestnuts.

“What are you doing!”

“A child who doesn’t listen is weak.”

“Who is your child… Kyaaak!”

Quang.

Another night of honeymoon.

“I think the middle 2 disease came a little late, but it is supposed to get better if you get hit.”

“What are you talking about… Aww!”

“I don’t need to know.”

I kept blowing the night away.

“stop it!”

“hate.”

“Stop!”

“I said no.”

“Damn you son of a bitch!”

Erina rebelled against how painful it was, even half-speaking.

But in the first place, she had no choice.

‘If you don’t want to get hit, you have to tell me.’

Erina rebelled by raising demons, but I’ll stop if I raise demons too.

I kept feeding chestnuts on her head.

“Ah, okay. Okay, so stop hitting me!”

finally surrendered

“If we had said it earlier, we would have liked each other, but it’s a pity.”

“this… .”

The whole body trembling is quite unfair.

But as soon as I raised my fist, it became quiet.

“under… I really didn’t want to tell anyone… .”

Erina let out a deep sigh and started talking slowly.

“The place I went on this outing was a cave with a monster called Glow Bind.”

“Glow Binddra… .”

“It’s a ghost-type monster that doesn’t have a special shape, and it’s a monster that uses magic to attack the spirit world.”

It’s the first monster I’ve ever heard of.

However, during my Hunter days, I had experience dealing with monsters with similar abilities and characteristics.

‘Direct combat power is terrible, but if you have low mental power, it was difficult to deal with.

Maybe that monster won’t deviate too much from my expectations.

“It wasn’t that difficult at first. At best, it was at the level of showing a clumsy fantasy. However… .”

Recalling that time, Erina closes her eyes.

I could see fear and sadness on her face.

“I ran into what seemed to be the leader of the Glow Bind and knew something was wrong. The guy… It showed me my future.”

“The future?”

“I guess you could say it showed me what could happen if I didn’t change.”

“What is it?”

A thick darkness fell on Erina’s face.

“It was a future where my family, friends and people around me would die or get hurt.”

“It is just an illusion. It wouldn’t be something to worry about so deeply.”

“You may be right. But when I was directly attacked, it was different.”

“I don’t know what that fantasy has to do with your rampage.”

“… You don’t know.”

Erina even cried.

When I saw it, I was quite shocked.

“My family, friends, and co-workers suffered because I was immature… I didn’t finish off the opponent I was supposed to kill, but I got hurt instead, and I got hurt instead because I was weak. And they let me know.”

“what?”

“… Be sure to kill the enemy in front of you. And get stronger. Be cruel. Only then can we protect our precious ones… Called.”

“under… .”

Erina’s words made me laugh out loud.

I thought it would be so simple

Although he is said to be stronger than his peers, it seems that it was only his physical strength.

“It just shows you things you don’t want to see. It is not a future that will happen.”

“However… Isn’t that a possible future?”

I shook my head with a determined expression.

“You can change anything that can happen.”

“Right. That’s why it has to be more brutal… .”

“You are foolish. It will just end when you get stronger.”

“that… .”

“It will be over when you become strong enough to firmly subdue others without killing them, and strong enough to protect your comrades around you. and… .”

I lightly fed honey chestnuts to Erina’s head.

“Ouch! Why are you doing this again?”

“Do you think I am weak?”

“You are strong.”

“okay. I am strong. And the friends and people around you are strong too. So much so that you don’t have to worry. So, your worries are completely useless.”

“… Is it really so?”

“Yes. Trust me.”

Of course, being clumsy in this world of demons might not be so good.

But even so, he didn’t want to see Erina change from what she is now.

Even if you don’t have to be cruel, you can be strong enough.

At least I won’t do that.

I wish Erina was like that too.

‘Is Jetty becoming vicious and using magic and massacre?’

Come to think of it, it didn’t really fit.

At least the friends around me want to keep the original look.

“ha… Was I a fool?”

“okay. You are a fool.”

“what?”

“Even if it wasn’t me, if Toby-sama or Harold-sama had asked for advice, they would have given you a good solution. It is not good for you to think and judge by yourself.”

They are only 16 or 17 years old.

On Earth, you are a student, the age to learn many things.

Demon world and Earth are obviously different, but I don’t think there is a huge difference.

“… thanks.”

Erina expressed her gratitude with a slightly reddened face.

Looking back at his actions, he seemed ashamed.

“If you’re grateful, you can repay them later.”

“How can you not just skip one?”

“If you received help, of course you should give it back.”

“Yes Yes. All right.”

Erina pouted and walked away.

Steps seem lighter than when they first came here.

A bright smile appeared on Erina’s face as her heart was relieved.