Those words that were similar to Oscar’s were presented to Hajime and his party, one of the “Liberators,” Miledi, became fleeting lights and disappeared into heaven.
Silence wrapped their vicinity, Yue and Shia followed the trail of lights as it went to heaven while soaked in reverberation.
“… … In the beginning, I thought she was someone with the worst character. But, it was just her trying her best.”
“… … Nn.”
Yue and Shia exchanged those words in the quiet atmosphere. However, there was a man that didn’t think of Miledi like they did, Hajime talked to the two with a fed up expression.
“Haa, isn’t it enough? It’s about time we moved on. Also, did you really think that fellow’s mischievousness a lie? That kind of mischievousness isn’t at the level of an act.”
“Wait, Hajime-san. To say that about the dead. That’s cruel. Hajime-san truly can’t read the mood.”
“… … Hajime, KY?”
“Yue, even for you… … haa, well, that’s okay. But for your information, it’s not like I can’t read the mood. I just don’t want to.”
While they were talking, Hajime and his party didn’t notice a light shoot out from a corner of the wall. When they noticed, they moved toward it. They jumped onto the floating block on the upper part of the wall, so the trio jumped onto the same block. Then, when they landed, the floating block that served as their foothold shii—, started to move, it carried Hajime and his party toward the shining wall.
“… …”
“Wawah, this thing suddenly moved. How convenient”
“… … Service?”
Because the floating block suddenly transported Hajime and his party, Shia was surprised while Yue tilted her head in doubt. Somehow Hajime wore an unpleased expression. They advanced toward the shining wall in ten seconds and completely stopped five meters in front of it. Following that, the shining wall, as if waiting for that timing, started to lose its radiance. With a suh- sound the part of the wall that was still shining started to split. In its place, a passage with glossy white walls appeared.
The floating block Hajime and his party were on advanced into the passage. Apparently, they were going into Miledi Raisen’s dwelling. After advancing for a while, just like the door leading to Oscar’s dwelling inside Orcus Great Dungeon, there was a wall with the same seven distinct patterns engraved on them. Hajime and his party approached the door and, as if the wall was waiting for that exact timing, the wall slid to the sides and they advanced towards the interior. The floating block was advancing without stopping towards the wall on the other side.
Slipping through from the wall on the other side was…
“Yahhoo, short time no see! It’s Miledi-chan!”
A small Miledi Golem.
“”… …””
“Come on, look. I already knew this might happen.”
Yue and Shia were speechless. Hajime who already expected this showed a fed up expression. Hajime was able to expect this because he saw through that both the frivolous Miledi and the serious Miledi were the real her. Those annoying sentences and unpleasant traps were not at a level a truly serious person could conceive. Also, Miledi chose to leave her own soul to test the challengers herself. That’s why it was impossible for her to pass on after being defeated just once by a challenger. If that truly happened, the last trial would be gone after just one clearing.
Because of that, Hajime expected that Miledi herself wouldn’t disappear even after Miledi Golem was destroyed. His expectations became conviction when the floating block started to move to guide Hajime and his party. After all, Miledi was the only one that could move the floating block.
Toward Yue and Shia who were looking down silently, Miledi talked to them with a very casual tone.
“Aree? Aree? Isn’t the tension too low~? It’s okay to be more surprised, you know~? Ah, is it that you are so surprised that you can’t say anything? If that’s so, then my surprise is a bi~g success ?”
The small Miledi Golem was designed to be more human-like compared to the gigantic one. It had a slender body clad in a milk-white, long robe while wearing a white mask. Its Niko-chan mark was slightly irritating. Along with Miledi’s words that ended with kira!, a twinkling star, she came in front of Hajime and his party. Even now, Yue and Shia looked down, their expressions hidden behind their bangs. Because he could read the development that might happen next, Hajime took a step back.
It wasn’t known if it came from Yue or Shia, but a question was muttered.
“… … Before?”
“Nn~? A while ago? Aa, did you really think I was gone? No way, no~ way! That’s impossible~!”
“But, didn’t you disappear into the light?”
“Fufufu, isn’t that well prepared? That “production (of play)”! Oh my, Miledi-chan truly has talent as an actress! What a frightening woman!”
Mini Miledi’s tension rolled up. It shot up in proportion with their annoyance. In front of that Mini Miledi, Yue thrust out her hand while Shia prepared Doryukken. As expected Mini Miledi stopped moving while thinking, “Are? Did I overdo it?”
“U-u~mm…”
Towards Yue and Shia who were swaying as they approached her, Mini Miledi moved her head kakukaku, in hesitation then said the words she had decided in her mind.
“Tehe, pero?”
[T/N: Head bonk with tongue sticking out to the side, really annoying Japanese gesture.]
“… … Die.”
“Please die.”