124 124 "Child of Manticore" (1/2)

If that's what it was about ......, then we need to go out and find it quickly!

Of course. That's why I'm in the process of assembling a search party with my men. If you wait a little longer, we'll be ready to go.

After receiving the explanation, Lily advises with a panicked look, but after hearing the answer from Shin, she regains her composure a bit.

Indeed, in front of the palace, many soldiers can be seen hurriedly preparing themselves.

You will find Jack, Fitis and Rock among them, and as soon as you see them, Lily hurriedly approaches as well.

”Fitis, Jack and Rock!

”Miss Lily!

Lily.

”Lily!

Each of the three called out to the approaching Lily, and Locke, perhaps feeling anxious about Kyou's disappearance, hugged Lily with tears in his eyes.

I'm going to be able to see you at ......

”Hey, boy, it's okay, Rock. I'll find that guy for you.

Lily strokes his head to calm Rock, who was about to cry out.

Eventually, he turns to Shin and declares, ”That search party, I'm going to go with you.

”That search party, I'll be going with you.

Of course. In fact, I'd like to ask you to do the same. Let's make sure we find Kyou together.

With that said, Shin accepted Lily's request straight away.

This is the first time he's ever seen this kind of thing, and it gave him the impression that he had changed in some way from the old Shin.

Soon, the search party is ready, and when Shin receives the news, he announces loudly.

All right, now we will go to the desert to find Kyou, the demon grower who was kidnapped by the Manticore. All hands, let's move out!

With that, just as he was about to leave the palace, a person appears from behind the search party and calls out, ”Wait!

Wait.

It was a surprisingly cold, emotionless voice in the room, a voice that was quiet but resonated through everyone in the room.

I turned around to see a brown-skinned young man dressed in a gorgeous outfit, Singh's brother, called Masuda.

”You will not allow me to send a search party.

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......!　It's on ......!

I was held captive by the Manticore and spent several hours in the air, unable to move, following his flight. But it wasn't a very enjoyable experience.

After a while, I finally entered the cave where I thought we were going to go, and was released into the depths of the cave.

Looking around, the space is surrounded by rocks and is larger than I expected.

The ceiling in particular was more than several meters high, and here and there, light leaked from cracks in the rocks and flooded the room.

Then, after looking around, the only paths were the passageway leading to the back and the entrance you just entered.

Of course, that entrance is blocked by the manticore, so you can't escape even if you try.

...... Hey, since you brought me all the way here, do you have something to do with me?　Or are you going to eat me here?

I wondered what was going on, and spoke to the manticore in front of me. And then--

You're a cooler man than I thought. I expected your type to panic at times like this.

Keeeeeeee!　Shavettaaaaaa!

I didn't think I'd heard that line before, but I screamed it in my brain.

However, I had a certain amount of expectations about the answer from the manticore, so it wasn't surprising that I actually said it.

I thought it was possible that it could speak, since it has a human face.

What I didn't expect was that his tone of voice was more fluent than I expected.

...... No, well, not really. I've never been kidnapped by a demon before, and I honestly feel like I'm in danger. I'm sure you're not the only one who's had a lot of experience with this kind of thing, but I think I've gotten a little more ballsy.

Thinking back, it started with the first killer plant, and then confrontation with various heroic title holders.

I had to face off against my mother, the demon king.