Volume 6 Chapter 9 Trickster
"Ah, I lost. You're really strong, huh?"
Yotsuji, who had sat down in the training area, laughed heartily. Her two beasts, Shunko and Fuyunari, must have returned to their cards and were not present in this place.
I also took off my armor and walked towards her.
"Is this enough?"
"Yeah, I guess so. I thought I knew you were strong, but it's completely different when actually fighting. Knowledge without experience is incomplete."
"I'm curious about where you got that information from."
"No need to rush, it's okay. You've obtained the qualification."
Yotsuji said so and took out a card and placed it on her forehead.
What is it? It doesn't seem to be an attack-type magic, but what is she planning to do next?
Lisha, who had cast Sanctuary, also came over to my side.
Yotsuji stood up and looked at us. The eyes that used to hold a lovely light had changed to a calm one.
It was as if she had become a different person.
"Well then, from here on, 'I'll' be the one to speak."
Her first-person pronoun remained the same, and her voice was still Yotsuji's. However, the words she spoke were clearly different.
So, it's that kind of magic?
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"...Before we talk, let me introduce myself first."
Someone had possessed Yotsuji's body. Or perhaps they were sharing consciousness.
The person who commands her. I want to know their existence clear if possible.
Then, contrary to expectations, Yotsuji said casually.
"As expected, you noticed right away. I am the Anti-Demon Official of the First Rank, Tsuchimikado Seirin. Don't worry, I'm on your side."
With a rather dubious smile, this so-called Tsuchimikado introduced himself.
When someone says they're on our side, we can't just respond with "Yes, I see." Moreover, at the moment Yotsuji activated this magic, I felt this person's magic power.
I remembered that.
"You, you're the one who sent surveillance to Tsukiko at the demon's place, right? Isn't it impossible for you to be our ally?"
At that moment, Tsuchimikado narrowed his eyes.
"Oh, so it was you after all. I guess it's obvious."
"I faintly felt your magic power even from the shrine where the demon was sealed. Was that incident your doing?"
The battle where I defeated the demon alongside Segara Takaomi, wielder of the youkai sword. At that time, Takaomi had said that the seal that had been restraining the demon had suddenly been released.
Because of that battle, Tsukiko was pushed to the brink of death.
While receiving my anger, Tsuchimikado nodded without denying it.
"Yeah, it's true. I released the seal on the demon and assigned Isumi-san to that mission. I don't intend to make excuses, but I had no other choice."
"Is that a reason to drive people into a deadly situation?"
"To talk about this, I have to start from my current position. Would you even give me the time to tell it?"
"..."
Although I am not satisfied, I went along this far to hear the story. It can't be that there is no gain from my personal emotions.
I made Lisha step back and sat in that spot.
"Well then, let me hear it. The information you know."
"Yeah, where should I start? First, the God-Demon War that you guys are participating in is originally a battle between the human race and the demon race."
"You know that much. Basically, that's correct."
Tsuchimikado took out two cards and placed them on the ground. A girl with blond hair and something like a demon with horns came out of the cards. This is Lisha and demon.
When Tsuchimikado placed a new card next to Lisha, a silver armor and a black-haired girl jumped out of it. It could possibly be me and Tsukiko. Anything goes, it's his card.
"But unlike the previous God-Demon War, this time the situation involves humans from Earth, including you."
"In my case, it's an indescribable position."
Unlike the previous God-Demon War, this time I'm not participating through the goddess, but the position as a former Hero is significant. It's completely different from Tsukiko and Kagami-san.
"That's the problem. The humans on Earth are not necessarily united. There are people like you who are related to another world, the Anti-Demon Official, and the magic society to which Kushina Mikoto belongs. Multiple intentions are tangled and it has become complicated."
"Do you know something about the magic society that Kushina belongs to?"
Tsuchimikado silently took out a new card and placed it on the side of the demon.
From there, a crest appeared where two beasts devoured each other.
What is this?
Although I should be seeing it for the first time, a chill runs through me. Is this the organization that Kushina belongs to?
"This is the 'Trickster' in the current God-Demon War. It is the largest magic society that has many excellent magicians and takes root in the dark side of the world. It will probably become your biggest enemy. Its name is——"
Tsuchimikado spoke the name that no one else could know.
"'New World (Try Order)'."
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