In this crossover anime, Yoshikage Kira longs for a peaceful life.

"When a person is killed, they die."

Vivian couldn't help but ask:

"But why kill?"

“There can be many reasons: national hatred, personal grudges, love and hate, even something as trivial as being overcharged by a penny when buying groceries can become a reason for murder. But ultimately, it’s because resources are limited.”

"Limited resources?"

Vivian was somewhat confused.

“Look at those two crows.”

Kira Yoshikage pointed, and Vivian looked in the direction he pointed.

Two crows set their sights on the same piece of flesh. They cackled and argued, unable to decide which one deserved to eat it. Finally, they took to the air at the same time and used their beaks and claws to tear at each other, thus deciding who deserved to eat the flesh.

The other crows cawed incessantly nearby, as if cheering or jeering.

Vivian could understand what Yoshikage Kira was trying to say, but she still found it hard to accept:

"But there are clearly many corpses..."

"There are many corpses, but they will all be eaten sooner or later. If one of the two crows backs down in the face of provocation, it can certainly go and eat the carrion elsewhere. But because of its retreat this time, the other crows will think it is easy to bully, and they will all come to bully it."

"In that case, even if there are still many corpses, it will be constantly driven away by other crows and will not be able to eat any rotten flesh, and will only starve to death."

At this moment, the two crows finally decided who would win.

The victorious bird flew triumphantly back to the corpse it had previously targeted and began to devour the rotting flesh.

The defeated one slunk off to the other corpses and began gnawing on the next level of rotting flesh.

"The winning crow can claim the piece of carrion it desires, but the losing crow has already demonstrated enough threat in the fight that other crows would have to consider whether its claws and beak are sharp enough if they wanted to bully it. That's why it can enjoy the carrion peacefully even after losing, instead of being driven away by the other crows."

"The law of nature dictates that the strong prey on the weak and the fittest survive."

Vivian looked up at Yoshikage Kira, whose expression remained calm, as if the corpse he had eaten did not belong to his kind.

"I don't think this is right."

Vivian felt very uncomfortable and said sullenly.

"If you feel it's wrong, then change it."

"Can it be changed?"

Vivian raised her head with a hint of hope.

"No."

The young man who had just given her hope shattered the girl's illusions without hesitation.

Vivian was somewhat unconvinced:

"But didn't you just tell me to change it?"

"Thinking about it is one thing, doing it is another, and being able to do it is yet another. You're still at the stage of thinking about it, and you don't even know how to do it. What makes you think you can change it?"

Kira Yoshikage's cold and realistic question only made Vivian more frustrated. She felt that Kira Yoshikage was right. She was just a fairy who had just left her hometown and her mother's embrace. What could she, so ordinary, possibly do to change the world?

Vivian caught another glimpse of the cold corpse on the ground out of the corner of her eye; the air seemed to be filled with the stench of decay. Humans are so fragile; even the slightest injury is enough to kill them, their blood draining away until only a cold corpse remains.

But what about fairies?

Fairies are more powerful, have longer lifespans, and are more resilient than humans.

But even fairies will die if they are killed.

If these things that happen among humans also happen among fairies, then...

Vivian was afraid to think any further; she longed to close her eyes right then and there.

Even though she knew that this was just escapism and wouldn't change anything, perhaps her nature was simply cowardice.

There's nothing wrong with this, is there?

As long as you close your eyes, as long as you don't see anything...

"Ah ah!"

Just before she was about to succumb to cowardice, the girl seemed to see something in her vision, cried out in surprise, and rushed down the hill.

"Waaaah—!"

Startled by the uninvited guest, the crows cawed and took flight, fleeing any potential attack. But the girl did not linger before the corpse; she rushed into the swamp, struggling to move her legs, which were stuck deep in the mud, deeper and deeper into the swamp.

Finally, she managed to reach what she saw on the hill with her staff—

It was a small, delicate figure wriggling in the rotting mud.

Most of it was submerged in the swamp, as if it would sink completely into the swamp at any moment.

Fortunately, Vivian used her staff to pull her to her side before that happened, and to her surprise, grabbed the thing from the filthy swamp.

"Still alive...still alive..."

Surprise filled Vivi with joy, and a happy smile spread across the girl's face as she tried to leave the swamp, clutching the object in her arms. But she was already too far from the shore and her body was too deep to break free from the swamp's hold, especially since she was also holding other things.

As she struggled to turn around, she was devastated to find that the swamp had already submerged her shoulders. Only her head remained above the 'mud surface,' but her body, squeezed by the filth, could no longer breathe, and even her consciousness was fading.

Even under these circumstances, the girl Shuang still struggled to grasp the clump of something she couldn't even make out clearly in the swamp.

"Yale yaale".

Kira Yoshikage, standing on the shore, sighed. The pink cat floated in the air, its hands grabbing the girl's shoulders from the mud, rescuing her from the filth.

pat!

The girl landed on the shore in a very undignified manner, her buttocks aching from the impact.

But the girl couldn't care less at this moment; she gasped for air like a drowning person just coming into contact with the air.

After finally calming down, his consciousness returned to normal.

The girl immediately turned her tense gaze to the 'thing' she had rescued—

To be precise, that's not a thing.

Instead, it was a girl curled up in a ball, her whole body covered in mud, looking like a black mud ball, emitting a putrid stench.

Even so, she was still alive; the rise and fall of her chest proved that she was still breathing.

Vivian quickly wiped away the mud that filled the girl's mouth and nose with her hands, making it easier for her to breathe.

"Very good……"

Vivian finally breathed a sigh of relief and a happy smile appeared on her face when she confirmed that the person she had rescued was still alive.

But when she finally relaxed, she immediately realized her predicament.

Her once gorgeous clothes were now covered in mud, making it impossible to see their original color. Her dazzling blonde hair was also soaked in mud and stuck to her face. Her whole body was covered in sticky mud.

"It stinks..."

Vivian's face was contorted with sadness, and tears were almost falling. She was clearly disgusted with herself.

Yoshikage Kira asked from a distance:

"Since you're a magician, you must know magic, right?"

"Huh?"

Vivian finally remembered that she was still a magician, and a look of surprise appeared on her face. She subconsciously reached out to wave her staff to cast a spell.

However, when she clenched her fist, she found that her palm was empty.

When the girl was rescued, her staff had already been swallowed by the swamp.

"Kira-kun, please help me..."

Vivian's face fell again, her beautiful emerald eyes blinking pitifully as she looked to Kira Yoshikage for help.

However, instead of offering help, Kira Yoshikage took a step back in disgust when faced with the girl's outstretched hand.

Amidst the girl's deeply hurt expression, the pink cat handed her a staff that was also stained with mud.

"Huh?"

"Go wash up quickly."

Kira Yoshikage urged him on with a disgusted expression.

"Uh-huh!"

Vivian took the staff with delight, and as she waved it with both hands, a large number of transparent water spheres appeared in the air, constantly washing over her body.

It's a very simple magic trick, but it's very effective for body cleaning.

The only drawback is that it pollutes the water a bit.

Also washed by the water balloon was the body of the girl she had rescued from the swamp. As the black, foul-smelling mud was washed away by the water, the girl's original appearance was revealed.

Her skin was so fair and delicate it seemed like it could be broken with a touch; her long, silvery-white hair was as dreamy as a fairy's; and her golden eyes, which slowly opened from their tightly closed eyes, were filled with confusion and fear, and shone like gold.

Seeing the girl gradually waking up, Vivian knelt down in front of her, took off her cloak and draped it over her shoulders, asking with concern:

"Are you ok?"

"Ah...ah..."

The silver-haired girl moved her lips, but could only utter babbling sounds like a toddler learning to speak, making it impossible for anyone to understand what she wanted to say.

"Hmm~"

Vivian stood up helplessly, looking somewhat troubled. "Kira-kun, do you have any clues?"

"No."

Kira Yoshikage spoke from a great distance.

His voice wasn't loud, and because he was far away, it was somewhat distorted, making it difficult to hear.

"I've already washed it clean!"

Vivian stomped her foot in annoyance.

Yoshikage Kira's concise statement: