What Value Does Something Like That Have? (13)

“It was the Demon King’s will not to attack us until now, right? But this time, he attacked. Doesn’t that make you think something happened to him, or that his feelings changed somehow?”

“That may be true... But even so, the Demon King is still our enemy. I don’t know what changed, but the fact remains that he attacked us.”

Seeing the conviction in Kururu’s eyes, Kagami thought, Well, she has a point, and gazed up at the Hellcrow with a distant look.

People don’t change the way they think so easily. Kagami knew that all too well. That was why he’d given up on so many things, fought alone, and kept gathering money for his own goal.

Because no one could understand him, and no one could ever reach where he stood.

Kagami was reminded of that once again.

“...Well, you’re right. The Demon King is our enemy. There’s no doubt about that—for humanity, at least.”

At his words, Alice’s expression clouded slightly. But Kagami laid a reassuring hand on her and continued.

“That’s why you guys can defeat the Demon King. You can keep him as your target, just as planned. But what if the ones attacking us this time have nothing to do with him?”

“The Demon King’s army attacking us now... has nothing to do with the Demon King?”...