Volume 11 Chapter 30 The Last Moments Of Chiero, The Leader
Kyrie watched as Wade flew away with Gyurvi, then gazed down at their father in their arms.
Their father, on the brink of death due to Wade's magic, looked up at Kyrie.
"Are you going to eat me, Kyrie...?"
Their father asked with a faint smile. Kyrie gazed steadily at him, then said,
"That's... right, Papa..."
"I see."
"...I thought I'd eat you, Papa, because you seemed so bored and unhappy every day... and it was painful to see..."
"You're a kind child, Kyrie. You're a child who truly cares for your family."
"Haha... yeah, I guess so. I've done some pretty terrible things, after all. I'm not that kind..."
Kyrie trailed off, gazing at him, then spoke in a strained voice.
"...Can't I just... not do it, Papa?"
"...Kyrie."
"But, Papa, you seemed really happy today! We had a great battle, and the Demon King's army was in disarray! So, if we..."
Kyrie beamed at their father with a bright smile.
"If we can make this city exciting every day, then Papa will always be happy, and I won't need to eat you, Papa!☆."
Right? Kyrie asked their father, who watched her with a gentle expression.
"So that's it! That's what I'll do, Wade~☆ My goal isn't Papa himself, and if we just hand over the clock tower, nothing bad will happen! I might get scolded a bit, but..."
Kyrie started to make up their mind. Originally, they loved their father dearly. If it wasn't bitter, they wouldn't have to eat him, and they wouldn't have to part ways forever.
They had thought of devouring their father and making him a part of themselves because they thought that would be the best for him.
But that premise had collapsed. Their father looked like he was having fun today. They had seen the circus performer their father wanted to be.
So, what Kyrie should do was not to eat their father, but to maintain the circus their father wanted.
But their father said,
"Kyrie... it's the same. No matter how stimulating, I'll eventually get bored. It'll come to an end."
"...Papa."
"Here, eat Chiero. And create the circus you want. That's fine. I want you to do that."
"...No way."
Kyrie shook their head.
"No way, no way! I love Papa too much. I don't want to part with you. Even if Papa lives inside me, I don't want to eat the lively Papa...!"
Tears welling up in their eyes, Kyrie shook their head. Their father looked at them with a troubled expression, saying, "You're a helpless child."
Just then, a voice called out to the two.
"Then~, can Rollo eat him instead~? That's okay, right~?"
"―――――."
Kyrie immediately turned towards the direction of the voice.
Standing there was a small, demon girl, Rollo. A weak-looking, short demon and a companion of Wade.
But, she had an extraordinary presence. With just one word, she could turn the situation around, somehow.
"Hehehe~♡."
Rollo floated a creepy smile, gazing at Chiero.
Kyrie changed their posture to hide Father, glaring.
"Rollo, you're Wade's friend, right? Where did you come from? Why do you want to eat Papa?"
"Heehee♡, Kyrie-oneesan, you're not going to eat the leader, are you? Then, I'll eat him for you♡."
Rollo said with an enticing laugh. Kyrie felt a shiver down her spine at that sight.
"...No way. Papa is my precious Papa."
"Heehee, is that okay~? Why can't I do it~?"
"Why not?! It's already decided! Papa is my important family member."
"Is that just because he's a split soul?"
Rollo's words made Kyrie feel like she was doused with cold water.
"Just...that..."
"Yeah, that's right. Among demons, it's not uncommon to treat split souls as family, but...they're just split souls, playing family♡."
Rollo laughed, mocking and ridiculing.
"Family is just a lie, isn't it? Split souls are just themselves. They're just narcissists who love themselves, and that's all♡ it's pathetic!"
"...! ...! ...!"
Kyrie's eyes turned bright red with anger.
Indeed, that might be true. Split souls are themselves. But, by nature, they don't share almost anything. They're composed only of things they can't possess, which is why they're split souls.
But, even with that, they feel a sense of comfort when they're with someone who has something similar, and they're nearby. That's how they form a family. In this hell where others only see them as prey.
So Kyrie shouted.
"What do you know, outsider?!" "Uncle Mung, it's now~♡."
"Not 'uncle'!"
Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice echoed, and when they turned to the side, a massive snake's mouth was approaching Kyrie.
Kyrie couldn't react. Their vision narrowed in anger, and they couldn't respond to the attack from outside their awareness.
So, Kyrie was caught by the massive snake's mouth and slammed into the wall. Kyrie was pinned to the wall, unable to move at all.
"W-what, what is this...?! Papa, papa! Are you okay, papa?!"
"Hehehe, it's huge success~! Kyrie-oneesan is quite strong, you know? Master said so! I thought it'd be dangerous if I didn't take advantage of the opening~!"
Rollo was jumping with joy, staring at Kyrie. Kyrie struggled, but the snake's restraint was too strong, and they couldn't move.
When she looked, she saw a man with an incredibly powerful cat-like back, who had transformed his arm into a massive snake and was pinning Kyrie to the wall.
Kyrie realized. He was a high-ranking demon, someone who could even use Domain Control.
So they shouted.
"Papa! Run away! I can't protect you, papa!"
"Guh... This Chiero, too, wouldn't forgive being eaten by anyone but Kyrie. Here, I'll――"
At that moment, the surrounding scenery changed to a rocky terrain. Kyrie and their father father also opened their eyes wide, looking around.
"I'm closing Domain Control, Rollo."
"Wow, big brother is amazing~! Ah, that arrogant old man is... Rollo's target, huh♡."
"Gleipnir."
The father, tied up with ropes that appeared out of nowhere, was being hanged. Father was lifted up like a corpse, his body on the brink of death, struggling desperately.
"Papa!"
"Big brother, nicw~! Now the leader can't escape~."
"That's true... By the way, can I release Domain Control? It's consuming a lot of power, you know."
"Huh? Didn't Don Fen fight freely and tell our master about it~?"
"It's Don Fen. I ate that person, but... the experience points are different. Even without Domain Control, the restraints will remain, so it's fine, right?"
"No choice, I guess. Okay."
The scenery around them changed. The rocky terrain turned into an illusion and disappeared, and they returned to the simple, wooden gear room.
But the situation remained unchanged. Kyrie was still pinned to the wall by the giant snake, and Father was still hanging by his neck.
"Papa...! Let him go...!"
"Ha! You're going to betray our master, big sis~? Take this punishment with a smile, yeah~?"
Rollo laughed brightly and said that, then touched Father, who was on the verge of death, hanging by his neck.
"Big brother, it's okay now. Let him down~."
With a thud, Father fell to the ground. Having been drained from the hanging, Father couldn't even move a finger.
Rollo touched Father's body with gentle, careful hands, as if touching food.
"Now, let's put our hands together~."
"No, stop, stop! Don't eat Papa, don't eat him!"
"Thank you for the ingredients~."
"Stop it! Stop it! Don't eat that! Don't eat Papa! Don't eat Papaaaaa!"
"Itadakimasu~♡."
"Stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it, stop itttt! Stop itttt!"
Rollo's mouth clamped down on Father's neck. Her teeth sank in, and with a ripping sound, the flesh was torn apart.
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