Chapter 60 - Volume 4 (1/2)

Volume 4, Chapter 11: The Demon Verse, Part 2

Within the [Blackness] which nobody could see through, I spread my golden wings and broke through the black storm.

To 【His] original position……

To convey my feelings.

“[…!]”

As I broke through the black light and storm, 【He] bared his fangs at me.

【He] was still wary of my power as a 【Devil] .

【He] was better than I was at close-quarters, but he chose to fight at long range, and I think that I approached him as a 【Devil] in [Human Form] since I was confused and didn’t know what to do.

I also wanted it. Not because people thought that the 【Devils] were specialized in magic combat, but because I wanted to show him that I could stand up to 【Him] with my own power.

Besides, I had other reasons for keeping my [Demon Beast (Cat)] mode in reserve.

“[!?]”

The instant 【He] bared his fangs, I transformed into a cat.

I’m sorry… Showing 【Him] that nostalgic figure of all the times we spent in the Demon World, his born fangs shook and hesitated for an instant.

And in that instant that I leapt into 【His] reach, I turned back into my [Human Form], and softly wrapped his nose with both of my hands.

I took a breath. And stared straight into 【His] eyes.

“……I am yours… 【Rinne]”

I recalled the time we met……

Commanding (Ri-ri) and Black (kuro)…… That is the name that I gave 【Him].

“[!]”

As the shock of a name hit 【Him]…… Rinne stiffened.

The only one that could have 【Named] him, was I, who was a [Human] with the magic power of a [Demon].

Naming a Demon was to mutually carve that name on each other’s soul. A sharp, intense pain wracked my body as I 【Named] Rinne.

But even then, it didn’t mean that I fainted.

This, was the only opportunity that I would get to say it.

If I had an [Eternity] of time, I would give it all to Rinne.

……Therefore,

“…Rinne… become mine”

At that moment, the black tempest and light faded away.

Slowly…… thousands of meters in the air, our power ran out, and we began to fall.

“[……You’re … really an outrageous one. ……Yurushia]”

Rinne, who went stiff longer than I expected, seemed to be astonished…… he leaked out a gentle voice. It’s a little bit ticklish to call out your name.

“~~………Sorry”

Going with the flow, it feels like I said some ridiculous things.

Again, my face felt awfully hot……

“[It was absurd……… Why, did you return to a human form? If you had stayed in your Demon form, you would not have received such a huge shock…]”

“……Yeah.”

Even now, my body hurt a lot. But……

“I wanted Rinne to know……… I have the heart and the mind of a [Human]. I wanted you to know that both of them are ‘me’.”