The Knight of the Second Generation of Demons Re-enacts

"How is that possible? Of course you have to pay!"

"That's it."

Mana nodded, then took out something that looked like a glass bead from her arms and handed it to the other party.

"keep the change."

"???"

The clerk looked at the "glass ball" in his hand with a question mark on his face. Before he was about to make a complete announcement, Shiori rushed over, apologized, and paid the money.

"Is it true that we can no longer exchange orbs for other things? What a shame! In my time, orbs were hard currency."

"Well, although opal is very valuable now, most people don't pay directly with gemstones."

Mana took the gem called "hoju" back into her arms. She ignored Shizhi's complaints and held up the bubble milk tea in front of the two of them with a curious look on her face.

"Compared to this, Brother-sama, what is this brown liquid with big black particles in it?"

"It's bubble tea, a very popular drink nowadays."

The one who answered was Yoshino, who was more interested in this aspect, but what she cared more about was the way Mana addressed Shiori.

"Why do you call Shiori 'brother-sama', Shin? Not to mention that Shiori is a girl, you are hundreds of times older than Shiori, right?"

"Isn't it natural for a sister to call her brother?"

Mana didn't seem to understand what Yoshino meant and showed a puzzled expression.

"That's not right. Although we look a bit alike, and if we only look at our appearance, I'm sure people would mistake us for sisters. But I'm a girl, so even if we take a step back, I should still call you sister."

Seeing that she finally had the opportunity to ask about the topic that she had always felt reluctant to discuss, Shiori joined the discussion.

"In my eyes, no matter if you are Gokawa Shiori or someone else, you are still my brother. This is the only thing I will never make a mistake about."

"So why am I your brother? There must be a reason, right?"

"Hmm... reincarnation? Clone? I don't really understand how to define it. After all, I'm just a swordsman."

Mana tapped her chin, but her attention was soon drawn to the bubble milk tea in her hand. She shook the pearls in the cup, and finally sighed and handed it to Yoshino.

"Is this the fruit of modern human wisdom? A drink, what a pity, as a sword I can't drink it, I'll give it to you."

"Uh, thanks. Hey, aren't you a human now?"

"I am a sword."

"No, they are all human beings anyway."

"It's the sword. Can't humans nowadays even tell the difference between a man and a sword?"

Looking at Mana and Yoshino quarreling like children over a trivial matter, Shiori thought of another thing.

Since he is a swordsman of light who has existed for more than a thousand years, would he know what is going on with Kusakabe Ryoko's current situation?

"Mana-chan, did you know that there are situations where humans are transformed into Megiddo?"

"I know."

Mana looked at Shiori and answered almost instantly.

"It probably uses a specially processed blank alternative driving book. It will transform the host into Megiddo, and then Megiddo will completely replace the human by continuously using his power to complete the alternative driving book."

"What!? Does that mean that if this continues, Editor-in-Chief Kusakabe will disappear?"

Yoshino said in disbelief, to which Mana nodded obediently. 】

Head Pillar: How could this happen? If Megiddo is killed, the host may die, and if left alone, it will eventually disappear.

Fishmonger Qiang: Tsk, what a disgusting prop.

Death God Elementary School Student: Wait? Stellius clearly said that this book was created recently based on his experience in making "Evil King Dragon", so why does Mana sound like this book has existed for thousands of years?

Devil Bomber: Someone is lying, I won't say who.

Cat's Eye, just wait: This Stellius already had the technology to turn humans into Megiddo, but he concealed it from his two companions and even lied that he had only recently mastered this technology. The behavior of this Megiddo is really too suspicious.

【“Then is there any way to save Miss Kusakabe?”

Shiori asked hurriedly, and Mana directly gave a plan. Well, that should be a plan, right?

"Just kill her."

"What?"

"Use the holy sword to cut her in half. Isn't that all a swordsman can do?"

Mana looked over in confusion, not understanding what Shiori and Yoshino were so surprised about. Her innocent look coupled with her words of wanting to kill someone gave people a strong sense of disconnection.

“How can that be possible!?”

Yoshino retorted directly, she didn't want her respected boss to die in such a tragic way.

"Why not? Whether it's for the purpose of protecting the world or for that human named Kusakabe, letting her continue to be Megiddo is the most cruel act, isn't it?"

"Although, that's true, but that's the editor-in-chief Kusakabe. Do you want Shiori to kill our friend?"

Looking at Shiori's livid face, Yoshino knew the pain in the other's heart and felt very distressed.

"Friends..."

Rarely, a trace of sadness appeared on Mana's face, who had always maintained a cheerful expression. She nodded solemnly and said.

"Indeed, it is a bit unreasonable to ask my brother to kill his friend with his own hands. Then I will do it when the time comes, and you just need to watch from the side."

"no!"

Shiori rejected the other party's proposal out loud, and her clenched fists made a creaking sound.

"Give me some time, and I will definitely think of a way to avoid putting Miss Kusakabe in danger."

"Incomprehensible."

Seeing that her proposals were rejected repeatedly, Mana also felt a bit of the unhappiness of a worker encountering Party A. She frowned slightly and puffed up her cheeks cutely.

"Modern people are so troublesome. I don't understand what you are thinking. As a swordsman, what is the meaning of existence if you don't kill Megiddo?"

"I'm sorry, I know your point may be correct, but I don't want to lose anymore."

Recalling the previous battle, Shiori seemed a little disappointed. 】

099: The Brightest Shadow

[“Forget it, Brother, you are free to do what you want.”

After leaving these words, Mana's attention was quickly drawn to the passers-by around her. To be more precise, she was attracted by their gazes that were observing her as if they were observing a rare animal.

"Eh? Come to think of it, why is everyone staring at me secretly?"

"This."

Shion looked around and glanced at Mana again.

Mana Takamiya is a lovely girl. She has the same sky blue long hair as Shiori, tied into a vibrant ponytail. Her big, shining eyes are filled with curiosity about everything. No matter who comes to see her, they will praise the other person as a lovely and energetic child.

It's just that such a lovely girl is dressed very strangely. The white cloth is draped directly on her body as a cloak and a hood, and under the white cloth she is wearing a very ancient style of clothing. Even in the modern society where strange costumes are rampant, Mana's dress is definitely one of the best.

"I think it's because you're dressed too strangely. After all, this place is not a thousand years ago."

"I see."

After taking a look at her own outfit which was indeed somewhat unique, Mana glanced at an office worker passing by her.

With a thought, in front of the surprised gazes of the people on the street, Mana's clothes changed into a gray suit exactly the same as that of the office worker.

"Oh, this is modern clothing. Hmm, it seems that it is not very convenient to move around. How about this?"

She cast her eyes on another JK who was about to take a photo to post on WeChat Moments. As the shutter sounded, Mana's clothes turned into the same high school uniform as the former.

"Wow, the skirts of this era are too short. My thighs feel cold. This is better!"

As she spoke, her clothes turned into a panda doll costume. Shiori followed her gaze and saw that there was an amusement park employee handing out flyers across the street.

"The field of vision is so narrow. Is it really comfortable for humans to wear such clothes?"

Because of the limited vision, Mana can only wave her hands in a funny way, which doesn't seem very smart. 】

Mr. Pan: Very cute.

ZIO II: Yo yo yo, isn't this "Yukishita"? So you like pandas.

The dead fish eyes of the great teacher: the first to come and laugh.jpg

Sister Sun: Hehehe, do you want me to give you a life-size doll for your birthday?

Mr. Pan: …

These three people are happy now, but when they are locked out of the Service Club and Yukino's house later, they know they are wrong.

[Seeing that Mana's actions attracted more and more onlookers, Shiori and Yoshino had no choice but to pull her and start running, leaving here in the blink of an eye.

"Haha, this is really the best. Human civilization is really interesting."

After running for quite a distance, Mana, who had returned to her original attire, smiled happily.

"You're so unsure. How can you use your power in front of ordinary people?"

"Can't you?"

Mana found this a little strange. In her time, swordsmen would often show off their strength in front of ordinary people, so she thought it was the same in this era.

"The supernatural is no longer in the public eye."

"Hide your identity as a swordsman from ordinary people? It's a new experience. Hmm?"

As if sensing something, Mana looked towards the factory not far away.

"what happened?"

“There is the breath of Megiddo.”

Saying that, Mana quickly ran into the factory. Shiori and Yoshino looked at each other and followed him.

Speaking of the Megiddo that is still active now, apart from the elusive natural disaster, the only other one is the snow monster Megiddo transformed by Kusakabe Ryoko.

As expected, when the three people stepped into the factory, the shockingly low temperature made the two people other than Mana shiver violently.