The Knight of the Second Generation of Demons Re-enacts

Looking at the seemingly indifferent black-haired young man and the smiling gray-haired young man bickering, Minami Kotori's originally nervous mood finally relaxed.

Zack noticed her change in expression through his glasses, took out a lock from his pocket and threw it to her.

"This is?"

"It's a type of lock that has been modified privately. In fact, many Rhythm Knights have already discovered it. As long as some minor changes are made to the lock, the restrictions above can be lifted, and physical aliens can be summoned like armored knights. The guy just now and I used this type of lock."

Zack sighed as he spoke.

"I didn't expect that you, the number one team, didn't even notice this."

"Zack means that you should keep this lock for self-defense. After all, the world is not peaceful anymore!"

"Peko!"

"Hi~"

He glared at Peko who started to bang his head and stick out his tongue, but Zack did not deny his meaning. He looked at Minami Kotori who was staring at the lock in a daze, but was surprised to find that her eyes had become sad.

"In other words, the things reported online about the aliens and the Rhythm Knights are..."

Seeing her expression, Zack and Peko's expressions also turned ugly. Zack sighed again, but still ruthlessly pulled off the last fig leaf and revealed the cruel truth to her.

"Ah, although most of them are rumors, it is undeniable that a small number of Rhythm Knights have begun to go astray."

"This is too much... Why did it turn out like this..."]

Komachi scored very high: I didn’t expect that it would be my brother who came to the rescue! ?

Pink Dumpling: Shocked.

Mr. Pan: So Hikigaya-kun is somewhat useful after all?

The Great Sensei’s dead fish eyes: Hey!

Fruit King: This is such a tsundere taste, worthy of being someone who can play with Jiedou.

Starburst Abandon Healing Slash: When your Baron team goes out, does it have to be a 2-man lineup of one tsundere and one saboteur?

Kashiwagi Eri: I understand. This is the characteristic of the Tsundere team and you must try it.

The leader of the Sobu High School fujoshi: So good! The members of the Baron team are so good!

[Minami Kotori is still unaware of what happened to the outside world. At this time, Kousaka Honoka is staying in the cell of the World Tree Foundation.

Before this, she had tried many ways to escape from here, but unfortunately, for her who had lost her belt, even the iron gate in front of her was an insurmountable obstacle.

There was no way out. She could only lie helplessly on the bed in a daze, quietly waiting for the opportunity that she didn't know whether it would come or not.

However, God favors her after all.

Just when Honoka Kousaka was about to fall asleep, a familiar male bass voice full of magnetism came into her ears.

She was instantly awakened from her dazed state, and looked up in the direction where the sound came from - the iron window next to the corridor.

There, at the moment, was occupied by a furry white head, with two dull yet intelligent eyes staring at her lying on the bed without blinking, looking actually a little silly and cute.

"Sheep, alpaca?"

“It’s a giraffe.”

“Eh? B-but isn’t this an alpaca’s head?”

"I see."

"So who are you?"

“It’s a giraffe!”

"..."

A strange silence began to spread between the two. 】

800: Opportunity (5k)

【“Really? So you and Yggdrasil are in the same group.”

Through this recognizable voice, Honoka Kousaka connected the alpaca-headed suit weirdo in front of her with Mr. Giraffe who diligently reported the Rhythm Knight Competition for Zeme City every day, and she suddenly figured out the key.

If you think about it carefully, there is nothing strange about it.

After all, the World Tree Foundation would never give such an important job of managing intelligence to an ordinary person. Since he can reach this position, this giraffe obviously has an outstanding status in the World Tree Foundation.

Seeing that the other party understood his identity, the giraffe in alpaca skin became happy, as if acknowledging the other party's cleverness.

"Thanks to your shining performance on the stage, this Rhythm Knight Competition has become such a grand occasion. You are truly worthy of being our hero - Armored Knight Gaim."

"Stop joking. It's because you guys tricked us that we..."

"I see."

The giraffe nodded its alpaca head solemnly, and its body wrapped in a black suit actually swayed rhythmically a few times at the roar of Kousaka Honoka, as if it was admiring the rage burning in the girl's heart.

"But isn't this also your own choice?"

"what?"

Kousaka Honoka was stunned by the unexpected answer. For a moment, she couldn't understand what the giraffe meant. Of course, the giraffe didn't care whether she could understand it or not.

“All the good things in this world have their own hidden price.

Standing on the stage as an armored knight, shining yourself, receiving cheers and applause from the crowd, enjoying the excitement and happiness that ordinary people cannot get, do you think all this is free? How can there be such a good thing in the world?

Why could you enjoy these with peace of mind before?

Why don’t you think more about the meaning behind this power?

The opportunity to give up this power should have appeared several times during this period of time. No one forced you to make a choice, but you still chose to reach out for the fruit and stood on this stage with your own ideas and obsessions!

Then, isn't there only one answer left?"

There seemed to be a scarlet light flowing in the dark and deep eyes. As she looked into the giraffe's eyes, the words of rebuttal that Kousaka Honoka was about to say were blocked in her throat.

She recalled the scene where Nagasaki Suyo warned her twice not to use the drive, but she refused both times without exception.

Just as the giraffe said, she made the choice even though she knew the driver was not simple.

The moment she realized this fact, Kousaka Honoka felt her body go limp, and she sat back weakly on the bed.

"Yes. I understand. You understand too!"

Using the permission card to open the door of the cell, Giraffe walked into the room while giving a passionate speech and sat down at the coffee table opposite Kousaka Honoka.

"The choice has been made. You all chose to stand on this stage. If you want to win the final crown, you have no choice but to dance. Spend your brilliance, ignite your will, and carry out your choice!

The life span of a tiny human being is but a blink of an eye. I always believe that the most important thing in a person’s life is how much brilliance they can shine and how much they can leave behind in this world. And I just want to witness this.”

"What...exactly do you want to say?"

"Right now I just want to chat and confirm things."

The giraffe played with the ID card in his hand, skillfully flipping it between his fingers.

"I heard that Dr. Mebius seems to have given you a new opportunity to choose."

"Sorry, no! I don't intend to cooperate with a group of people who don't take human life seriously!"

Honoka Kousaka said through gritting her teeth. She had made up her mind. Now that she knew the true face of the World Tree Foundation, she would never obey them again.

"I will never again desire any power from them!"

"It's quite interesting."

The giraffe looked at Kousaka Honoka and said, "Don't you have any attachment to power?"

"Power itself is not necessary, it is the way in which it is used that counts."

Kousaka Honoka's thoughts gradually became clear during the question-and-answer session with the giraffe.

"The World Tree Foundation only cares about Helheim's research and has no intention of protecting this city. So even if you gain power from them, it will be meaningless to become stronger in the end, because this power itself will be bound by them.

I need strength to protect everyone in this city, and I must not get the cause and effect reversed!"

So that’s it. I understand.”

With a chuckle, the giraffe calmly placed the permission card he had just used on the coffee table. Then with two more "clicks", a lemon energy lock seed and a small device shaped like the Genesis Core of the Genesis Drive were placed next to it.

"That's an interesting idea. Since you don't intend to gain power from the World Tree, then I will provide you with a new option."

Kousaka Honoka raised her head and looked into the funny alpaca's eyes. In a trance, she felt like a frog being stared at by a giant snake, weird, thrilling and full of temptation.

She thought that Dr. Mobius was a poisonous snake that tempted people to fall, but now it seems that the real snake is someone else.

"Aren't you also a member of the World Tree Consortium? I won't use what you give me..."

"Well, don't jump to conclusions so quickly."

Waving his hand, the giraffe stood up from his seat.

"Like I said before, I just want to witness it. You and the World Tree Consortium are the same in my eyes, so I plan to give you a chance. It won't work if the situation is too one-sided. After all, who Helheim has chosen, the answer has not yet been revealed.

I hope you can continue to show me more interesting things in the future."

After a polite bow, the giraffe walked out of the cell under the gaze of Honoka Kousaka, and casually and considerately closed the door again.

Kousaka Honoka was stunned for a long time, then moved forward in panic as if she suddenly remembered something.

"Hey! Wait!"

While yelling at the giraffe's receding back, she stretched out her arm and tried desperately to swipe the card on the electronic lock not far away, but she couldn't reach it because her arm was too short.

"You stinky alpaca, if you really give me a chance, don't close the door!!!"

"It's a giraffe!"

After leaving a firm rebuttal, Mr. Giraffe quickened his pace and disappeared in a flash.

It can be seen that he seems to really like his identity as a giraffe. 】

It’s not a wig, it’s a laurel: It’s not an alpaca, it’s a giraffe!

Infinite Snake: My goodness, how can you force me to use cheats?

Fruit King: Is this guy a friend or an enemy?