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The so-called "Princess of the Blaze" not only differed completely in character image, but even the origin of that title felt forced.
While Hiro was thinking about this, he and Amaterasu crossed the Λ-shaped pedestrian crossing.
The Oni girl still hadn't decided where to go and remained standing in place.
Her confused expression, combined with the fact that she hadn't moved for a while, had already drawn frequent glances from passersby. Most likely, they mistook her for a country girl who had just arrived in Tokyo and gotten lost-or perhaps a delinquent girl loitering around.
Using Mental Out to make the surrounding crowd subconsciously ignore the three of them, Hiro led Amaterasu to a spot not far from the unaware Cassiz-Kasugaya Shizukari Castiella, for short.
His gaze landed on the "2" floating above her head.
He began extracting that small amount of luck.
He knew that if he left the destiny above Cassiz's head untouched and waited until he went to the Strike the Blood world to collect it, it might grow into a "4," "5," or even "6."
But considering the uncertainty of time and opportunity, he still chose not to wait.
After all, even he couldn't be sure he'd ever get the chance to go there.
"Ding! Tier-two Luck extraction complete. Congratulations to the Host for acquiring: Repatriation Card (x2)."
Two at once?
Did it just hand over the portion meant for Grayfia as well?
Should I feel happy, or resigned?
Glancing at the two small cards in the System inventory, Hiro sighed inwardly.
What had to happen would happen sooner or later.
He just hadn't expected the time to come so soon.
As for the despicable thought of hiding the Repatriation Card from Grayfia to keep her around longer-
That idea never even crossed his mind.
"Miss Kasugaya Shizukari Castiella, is that correct?"
Hiro spoke gently, wearing a warm smile as he looked at the white-haired Oni girl.
"...?"
Faced with the strange combination of an "Eastern brother" and a "Western sister," Cassiz instinctively showed a hint of vigilance and didn't answer right away.
A few seconds passed.
Perhaps she sensed no hostility from Hiro and Amaterasu.
Or perhaps her desire to return "home" outweighed her caution.
In the end, Cassiz didn't give up on the sixteen-year-old boy who had called her name the moment he saw her.
"I am."
She nodded almost imperceptibly, then looked at Hiro with restrained wariness.
"Who are you? And where is this place?"
A teenage girl suddenly appearing in an unfamiliar city.
Her home-the Demon Special Zone-gone without a trace, erased from both memory and the internet.
Then, while she was still at a loss, a stranger appeared and called out her name.
No matter how you looked at it, this wasn't coincidence.
Hiro understood her caution and wasn't surprised.
"This is Japan. It's... a little bit, slightly, far from where you used to live."
(After all, it's the distance between two worlds.)
"Yuri and I are staying temporarily at a nearby shrine. If you don't mind, we can talk as we walk."
"If you came here alone, you probably don't have a place to stay-and you likely don't even have money for food, right?"
Still smiling, Hiro raised his right hand and pointed in the direction of the Maniya Shrine.
Although US dollars and euros were generally accepted, whether they'd still be usable after crossing worlds was questionable.
And even if they were, exchanging foreign currency would mean going to a bank.
Going to a bank meant exposing herself as someone with no identification, no records, and no background.
Given the differences between the two worlds-gods, God Slayers, Progenitors, Demon Races-the odds weren't in her favor.
'This man is suspicious...'
'But he's also the only human I've met in the past few days who actually knows who I am.'
Recalling the last two days-living off the kindness of strangers, drinking tap water to stave off hunger, sleeping in a park-a trace of bitterness surfaced on Cassiz's face.
Since joining the Knight Order, she had always been cared for by elders who treated her like family.
She had never endured anything like this.
Grrr-
A loud sound came from her stomach.
Cassiz immediately covered it with both hands, a faint blush spreading across her cheeks.
Even an Oni girl felt embarrassed when such an undignified moment was witnessed up close.
"T-Thank you..."
Her voice was barely audible.
She was the first to step forward, heading in the direction Hiro had indicated.
Whether my Authority-or power-will still work after crossing worlds is uncertain.
But there's no harm in trying.
If it does work, he still wanted to save the Demon Special Zone that had been destroyed years before the original story began.
Of the two Demon Special Zones, one had already been annihilated before the Flame-light Feast even started.
Only the Demon Special Zone of Itogami Island remained.
Whether this was coincidence or the result of multiple factions interfering, he didn't know.
Watching the Oni girl's back, Hiro smiled lightly, shook his head, took Amaterasu's hand, and followed after her.
"Hiro."
"Hm?"
Hearing Amaterasu-who rarely spoke-call out to him, Hiro lowered his gaze, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
"That girl gives me a... strange feeling."
Amaterasu stared at Cassiz's back, her tone faintly puzzled.
What does that mean?
Hiro blinked twice, not quite understanding what she was trying to say.
"...I can't really explain it."
Amaterasu frowned slightly and raised her hand in front of her eyes.
"This body blocks too much of my power."
"If you can't put it into words, then forget it."
Hiro responded casually, comforting her as he led her forward and caught up with Cassiz a few steps ahead.
I should think carefully about whether there's still room to choose the next world.
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