185 181 つかの間の休息 (1/2)

The wheelchair is pushed by the devil, the word alone sounds like you are about to die, but in reality, you are just being pushed by a sheep-faced devil in a normal way.

It's a bizarre sight to see from the side, and it's an experience that you would never normally be able to experience, as you return to the waiting room.

Hey, we've lived and won.

Even though we got the victory, it was still a cause for concern.

I could see this coming if I left my healing scars and went to see him.

The atmosphere must have been delicate until I entered the room.

Kaido and Minami, who had been trying to calm the atmosphere with their cheerfulness and fussiness, lit up as if a savior had arrived, and that was the first sight I saw when I entered the room.

Seeing them suddenly become quiet, they looked at the entrance and saw me.

So I raise one hand and greet them.

Jiro, I was worried. Really, how many times do you have to worry about me?

”Sorry, I was worried. Are you feeling okay?

Yes, thanks to Memoria and all of you.

I hug Suela back as she slowly walks up to me and hugs me back, shielding her belly.

She says softly, ”Good work,” and I hold her gently.

After a short hug, I move away and then Memoria hugs me and bites my neck.

Do you usually suck it after you've bled?

No, this is a habit.

Whether out of embarrassment or as a confirmation of my existence, Memoria quietly nuzzles her face into my neck after sucking just a little blood.

I slap her on the back as she does so.

”What are you doing, letting a vampire draw blood?

A little demon hunter.

It's all well and good to be stubborn, but you need to learn a little dead weight. Now your body is not your own.

I think he meant the child, but when I asked him if it was because he would not be able to suck my blood, he just smiled back and quietly left me.

And finally, there was Himikku, the last one left.

”Lord, I'm, I'm,

”Oh, I came home in one piece.

It's not a matter of time before the tear glands collapse, and although she had seemed fine earlier, she seemed to be overflowing with emotion from the slackness of relief.

She is the most upsetting of the three, and she looks at me with tears welling up in her eyes.

Then, as soon as she let go of me, she began to cry as if she were clinging to my lap.

”Lord, you're well and truly, truly, truly, uh-uh.

”Yeah, thanks for worrying about me.

I've never seen Himik get hurt this badly before.

Then I guess I was pretty nervous.

I've been winning through me, but it's just my complacency, and I feel a little bad about it.

I'll keep it that way for a while, I thought as I patted Himiku's head and looked at the others.

I'm sorry you guys had to worry.

I apologize for my rare posture of consoling the fallen angel (Himikku), but I'm going to talk about it.

I'm not sure if I should use the word ”long time ago”, but after all, it's the first time in a while that she's been seriously injured.

You may think you're used to it, but it's human nature to worry.

You will be able to see that they are safe and sound, and they are getting better and better.

”Is the leader at all masochistic, that he is ragged again and again, that he is?　I can only assume that it's so, that it gets torn up every time.

”I'm sad I can't deny it. I'm an old man, and I never thought I'd get the chance to be lectured by you.

”Humph, that's no irony, that it's neither painful nor itchy. I have justice this time, that I do. I really don't want you to worry, that I do.

Sorry.

This is why I'm being lectured by Minami, who is usually lecturing me.

I would normally tell you to stay out of it, but this time it was my fault, so I'll just listen.

You're right...the world isn't built for convenience.

It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one.

The other people, Kaido scratches his head and looks away, Kitamiya sighs in disgust and agrees with him, while Amelia can only let out a laugh.

Well, I've been worrying about Suela and the others because I'm too seriously injured to be stunned.

It's hard to blame them, since they'll be dealing with tough opponents.

I apologized frankly and the air had just lightened when a cheer came from outside the window.

Hmm, looks like the game is over while I'm talking to the leader, that it is.

”The game is going so fast, the first round will be over, right?

Well, that should have been the end of the game earlier.

Each one turns around and checks it.

If Kitamiya looked at the match and counted the matches, the one you just played would be the last match of the first round.

After this, the match will be played after a short break.

How long is it?

”It says an hour,

The game is over and the players are recovering.

A respite has come to the venue, and the audience can be seen getting up from their seats one by one.

It's not that hungry, that's why we can't have dinner, that's why we can't play ...... cards, that's why we can't have dinner, that's why we can't have dinner.

You bring a card?

”Mmmm, carrying around playthings is the way of the geek, that it is.

No, I don't think so, do you?　Minami-chan

I wasn't hungry, perhaps because Katsura and Himik often served food, and I myself was moving, but not that hungry.

And there's still time until the next game.

Then I naturally move to pass the time.

You can spend the time doing nothing and chatting with them, but since everyone is here, Minami rummaged through his bag and took out a plastic case of standard playing cards.

The cards you got for this game are pretty standard.

”You don't understand me, that I don't understand you. Character playing cards are for ornamental purposes and for preservation. It's outrageous to use them, that it is.

”Yes, yes,

There seemed to be no objection to playing the cards, and Kitamiya, after looking at the shuffling southern cards themselves with surprise, was stunned to hear why they were ordinary cards, and replied appropriately.

It is a good idea to have a good time with them.

”Lord, what is Trump?

”It's more of a plaything. It's more of a brain thing than a physical thing.

”Is there such a thing here?

”Oh, Suela and her friends have done this before?

Yes, just for fun during the break, but I don't know much about it.

”I'm the same.

The otherworldly group is inexperienced in playing cards.

Suela and Memoria have done this before, but Himik is a complete amateur.

The fallen angel says what you do with these cards, and takes the cards given to him by Minami, a question mark on his head.

From the way she lived her life, it seems that she lived a life of no play until she came to me.

Maybe it's no surprise that she doesn't know the cards.

”There's a good number of them, but is it simply a bum?

That's about right, isn't it?

Slightly more complicated rules games such as poker can wait, but the first game that can be played by amateurs is Baba-nuki.

It is a simple game in which you draw the next card in a clockwise direction and make a pair of the same number.

With me, Kaido, Minami, Masaru, Kitamiya, Amelia, Suella, Memoria and Himiku, it's a large group of nine people, but it's not impossible to do.

?

I briefly explained the rules, and then sat down with Suela, Kitamiya, Kaido, Masaru, Memoria, Amelia, Minami, and Himiku in a clockwise direction from me.

I take Suela's card and Himikku takes my position.

Himik looks at the hand he's dealt next to me and asks me a question.

”Don't you know the rules?

No, I understand the rules. But is this a game of luck? You hear a lot about people wanting to know their destiny, but they also play the game of chance,