SSS-Class Suicide Hunter

2.

Come when you say come.

If you come, shake your jaw in front of your nose, if you command you to tear the sack of potatoes instead, tear it instead.

Of course you can't lie to me and you should always tell me the truth.

Where is he? Cry and you'll cry. Cry and you'll be happy to howl this time.

3.

The erl looks around.

“You have too many ears to talk here. Let's go somewhere else. ”

It was a reasonable offer. We left the square.

Well, even if they did, they just moved to a cafe on the edge of the square.

‘It's been a long time. ’

This was the first place we met. The first place to hold a meeting and acknowledge me as the Vice Guild Master of the Five Guilds. His own will is a deep place.

Originally, the green-star octopus mermaid queen, the world's most famous franchise, was occupying this place. But at some point, it turned into a cat cafe.

“Ah, welcome! Yippee! ”

More precisely, it has changed from today.

A group of cats clearly remembering what they saw in the underworld rushed out of the entrance, looking for [Doubloon-Doomed Cat] no matter what.

“Waal! We are so overwhelmed by the monarchy! ”

“Ah, Sawyn couldn't even point her finger, so she fell to the ground...!" ”

“I built the Pearl Beer Heaven with a heart for a peasant, Puss! ”

The hunters grope in rows and fall flat on the ground. My head bows, and my tail just pops out and flutters fiercely.

By the way, the hunters do not flinch and stumble because the Earl has ordered them to.

"Hmm."

The erl covered the lower tube with debts. My eyes were smiling.

“You're not very good at entertainment. I don't think you should do something this basic. Take me to my seat.”

“Woof! I'll take you there right away! ”

The cats stand up and take the lead.

Where we arrived was the window seat. Literally the most upscale hotspot in the store, with the ability to pay for coffee just sitting there. It was also a hotplace in literal terms.

“I was warming up my seat beforehand in case the Peacock comes! Puppy!”

Because there were already cats sitting in chairs.

“It would be an honor to warm your cold body with the body temperature of our butts! Waal!”

“Have a seat, Peacekeeper. I want to serve the Peasant! ”

“All the other guests have been chased away. Don't worry! The guests are happy to give you 10 Doubloons and ask you to leave! ”

“If they realize their worthless lives have contributed to the comforts of the Earl's life, they will rejoice! Puppy!”

“Wat der……."

I was thrilled.

“I've never seen or heard of such a disdainful existence... ”

“I was wondering where to put them. Come to think of it, I don't think there's any punishment like being scolded forever by Humans who think they're so silly. So I bought a café. ”

“I know that the price of land in this cafe is the most expensive in the tower...."

“Well. Money is rotten enough. ”

We sat at the window seat.

In other words, this was a cafe set up in the square. No one followed us because the cats controlled the entrance, but even the pedestrians could see us from outside the window.

The passers-by took a picture even beyond the window, waving their arms and shouting. As I waved my hands with a slightly awkward smile, the cheerful explosion immediately shook even the soundproof glass.

I'm scared.

“Wouldn't it be better to sit in a corner...? ”

“No. ”

The Black Dragonlord insists.

“Do you know how long you've been away? I won't tell you to spend 90 of the 100 days in Babylon. But I can't. I have to stay for 30 days. You're no better than a king. There is no worse leader than a king who has vacated his throne. ”

“Is that why you came to the cafe...? ”

“Yes. At least when you're on the first floor, you need to stand out to people. Rather than meeting in the middle of nowhere, it's better to be considerate for the citizens to see. You're relieved that the top hunters live close to you, aren't you? ”

Is this part of image management after all?

Anastasia waved her hands with a smile that was otherwise incompetent. Moon Moon! The glass is shaking again.

He really is an unstoppable Black Dragonlord.

“Now, you may be wondering, why do I remember the people of heaven? ”

The Earl immediately got to the point.

“…… Yes. I'm curious. I honestly don't understand. ”

“You know, I knelt on [cat with gold coins]. ”

In fact, four cats kneel side by side under the Earl's chair. I knew this was a comedy of contrition in the Earl's own way, but I didn't react.

"Tsk."

Although it did not taste cute, the Earl paid a debt.

"I forced the goddess to submit. But the truth is, I was looking for something else. If I wanted to hide the beast, I had to make a forest to hide it first, and for me, absolute submission was a kind of forest. ”

“Then what was the beast? ”

“You can never lie to me. ”

When I heard that, I remembered.

Of course you can't lie to me and you should always tell me the truth.

The count and I had certain conditions at the gate of surrender. The erl nodded once to see if I remembered.

“Looks like your brain's still fresh from the look in your eyes. Gong-ja Kim, then I'll ask on my end. ”

Glug, the count's debt is folded.

“Did [Doom Cat] lose her memory? ”

I blinked.

“Yes?”

“It's a simple question. [Ancient Staff] can distort Hunter and constellation memories. So just thinking about it, [cat with gold coins] also seemed to have lost its memory of the heavenly floors and columns. But when I heard that, I thought it was unrealistic. ”

The Earl tapped the table with a tap, tap, and fan tip.

"That can't be." "

"......."

The Earl did not explain to himself why he did not think it was possible. Instead, the cats lying at the bottom of the table shrug their ears.

“Woof! That's what the Butler thought. We are in partnership with the [Ancient Staff]! If the pillar sends its soul, we accept it. Other constellations may not remember the columns, but they must remember them as much as our allies in heaven! ”

“…… indeed. ”

I felt like I had an epiphany.

“Nisha has lost her memory, but her body has retained hers. And then Nisha asked her cat what was going on, and she found out. Nisha realizes the whole story. ”

“Oh my God. Now you two are calling each other by their real names..." "

Anastasia mutters admirably next to us. No, it just seemed ridiculous.

The Earl shrugs and raises a cat to his knees.

“Wow, wow…. ”

“Hmm. That's right. But I wasn't quite sure about that. ”

The Earl stroked the cat's head. Bardlebars. Like a mortal pet by a mythical monster, the cat is terrified.

“I needed assurance that no matter what happened, the columns wouldn't touch the memory of the dead. Unfortunately, I'm not in a position to impose that kind of assurance on the pillars. As a pillar, I'm nothing but a hunter. That's why I had a flashback. ”

“What if it's reverse...? ”

“It's simple. Wouldn't it be enough to create [an event that won't touch the memory of the pillar in any case]? ”

The Earl touches the cat's head. The cat trembles.

“Wow……. Well, we have been enslaved by the bargain of the Earl. This was a critical hit. Once we became slaves, [Ancient Staff] could never distort our memories no matter what. ”

“Why?”

“It's because it's a complete jest to our creature. ”

The tri-colored cat twitches its tail.

“If the pillar wipes out our memories, we will be thrown into slavery by the Earl. Isn't it unreasonable? I literally blinked once and became the most noble servant in the world...! Woof! Of course, we were so pleased with this situation and praised the gracefulness of the peacekeeper as we are now, but objectively, it's just a highly unreasonable violence! ”

“Something like that. ”

The Earl grabbed the cat's ear and rubbed it. The cat was surprised and said, "Meow!? Whoa, whoa! Dog!”

“In short, the point where you can't roll back a memory. He needed an absolute point that he couldn't get rid of or distort. That's why I left you to stir up the world of the dead, shove your back until you gave in to humility. ”

"......."

As soon as he was brought to justice and informed that he would lose his memory, the Earl sought to surrender his mind as soon as he suspected that the manager of the world of gold coins might be [Doom Cat].

I listened to the Earl's great symphony and opened my lips.

“…… weren't you worried? ”

“Hmm? What do you mean? ”

“Maybe [Ancient Staff] is a ferocious personality. It could have been that kind of unreasonable violence. How did you believe that pillar? ”

The Earl's eyes widen.

Then he covered his mouth with debt and smiled small.

I thought, "What are you talking about? Gong-ja Kim. I never believed in [Ancient Staff]. ”

“Yes? But……."

“I trusted you. ”

The Earl looks at me.

“You care about the tower more than anyone. The pillar that manages such a tower, if it were such a ruthless dictator, you would have stepped in first and crushed it. Don't you think?”

"......."

“You've accepted the existence of the pillar. I didn't feel compelled to accept it. Gong-ja Kim. If you're a respectable human being, you deserve to be respected. ”

Cats stumble from afar. The cats gave us a cup of coffee. The Earl smiles with an americano in one hand.

“I trust your judgment as much as you trust mine. ”

“…… Nisha. ”

“You are our leader, and we are your colleagues. And I believe that colleagues are trying to be equals. ”

The Earl said:

“What we did, how we raided the stage, what conversations we had, the world you remember all by yourself -- oops. I'll refuse with all my might. ”

That said, the Earl's smile was a smile that would give you a sense of why Patricia, whose personalities were on the opposite side, had a crush on the Earl.

"I've lost my memory. But when I opened my eyes, there was a cat writhing under my feet. I asked what happened, and the cats showed me what happened on the heavenly floor in a very high-quality hologram. I want to congratulate myself on the fact that everything is going according to your plan. ”

“Puppy.”

The cats who delivered coffee to the Earl pressed my crotch this time. Three cats pull together to lift the tray.

“White Mocha Frappuccino Benti Quadrashot Jabbachip Half Chocolate Drizzle Added! ”

I didn't order anything, but the cats brought my own menu. I laughed nonsense and looked back at the cats' opinions.

“A gift.”

I was speechless for a moment.

“Oh, there's a real gift for you, of course. ”

“Really."

“I just wanted to tell you this. ”

“Really……."

“Welcome. Duke Kim, you've had a hard time raiding heaven. We will always remember what adversity you went through. There's only one thing you need to remember. ”

“… really, my colleagues are amazing. ”

“Perhaps if you leave us alone, we won't leave you alone. ”

Maybe now I'm embarrassed to show it to the passersby. To hide my face, I took a cup of coffee.

The white mocha, that day, was very sweet.