But, what's strange isn't that.
The obviously strange point isn't that kind of thing.
It's the behavior.
The atmosphere if you could call it that.
The difference in behavior between the man and these two is far too different.
The man's behavior is extremely friendly.
His tone of voice as well, if you were to ask which way, it has some happiness mixed in as if one met an old friend in an unexpected place.
In contrast to Ruijerd, it seems like he's about ready to attack at any moment.
However, he's not moving his hands.
He's clearly looking at him with hostility, but he's not commencing his attack.
I don't understand the reason.
Even Eris who is always trying to take the first move isn't moving a bit.
I can't imagine it's just because Ruijerd told us not to move.
"This is a strange place to meet but... It seems like you're doing well. Then it's fine."
The man took a good look at Ruijerd who was holding the spear towards him, but soon after, he laughed to himself, and took one step backwards.
After seeing that, the girl wearing the mask let out a small whisper.
"Is it fine?"
"It can't be helped at the current point in time."
I couldn't comprehend it, shortly after the conversation excluding the subject,
"I've been a hindrance to you."
The man slowly started to walk just to our side.
The black haired girl followed afterwards.
Ruijerd never took his eyes off.
Of course, Eris as well.
"About me... eventually, you'll understand."
In the end he quietly said that.
A profound meaning.
This man knows something.
I thought that intuitively.
I'm getting a similar feeling to the Hitogami from this man.
"Please wait a minute!"
Before I realized it I had called out to him.
The man turned around.
It was a surprised face.
And then, Eris and Ruijerd as well were looking at me with surprised faces.
"What is it? Who are you?"
"Ah, excuse me. I'm Rudeus Greyrat."
"It's a name I've never heard before."
Well it is our first meeting after all.
"No, Greyrat, huh. What's your parent’s name?"
"Rather than that, won't you name yourself?"
"Hmmm... Well, I don't mind I guess. I'm Orsted."
Orsted.
A name I have no memory of hearing.
I don't know it to the point that I'm the same as the people who died and are apologizing in the other world.
After looking at Ruijerd, it seems like he doesn't know either.
"Ummm, are you an acquaintance of these two?"
"No, we haven't become acquaintances yet."
"Yet? What do you mean?"
"It's fine if you don't know. Then your parents?"
They were words that were bluntly refused.
Even though I answered your question, you should answer my question as well, huh.
Well fine.
I wouldn't be bothered over something to that degree.
"It's Paul Greyrat."
"...Hmmm? Paul shouldn't have a son. He should only have two daughters."
How rude.
He does you know, my father has a single son that looks quite similar to him.
An idiot son who left home and went all the way to Magic Continent to work.
"...Hnnn?"
There Orsted leaned his head like he realized something.
He slowly took steps towards me.
"Don't get any closer than that!"
"Yeah, I understand."
However he was threatened by Ruijerd and maintained his distance.
While closing a bit of the distance, he was taking a good look at my face.
I caught that gaze from the front.
"You don't avoid eye contact, do you?"
"Since the look in your eyes is scary, it feels like I might turn away any moment now."
"Hmmm, in other words, you aren't feeling any fear."
The man's brow dropped.
"Hmmm. That's strange. I have no memory of meeting you."
I don't either.
It's our first meeting.
I don't know a name like Orsted.
I have no recollection of his appearance either.
Not to mention he just keeps saying things that I have no idea what they are about.
Next, he finally said some words I could comprehend.
"You, could it be, you have heard of the words Human God, Hitogami before?"
That is right, finally.
Finally, that name.
Finally something that I could understand came out.
I'll say it clearly.
I was letting my guard down.
Even though it was something that no one had said until now.
Suddenly hearing it from another person's mouth, not to mention the fact that it was from the mouth of this man who keeps talking about things I can't understand.
There were no common points in the language to connect our conversation, so I thought, ah, if it's that even I understand.
With just that kind of light feeling about it.
I said it.
"I do, the one known as Hitogami comes out in my dreams..."
I suddenly saw a vision.