A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

Tents were set up one by one, and people relied on campfires to keep warm.

Even though Vinipado is safe, most of them still dare not go back and remain in this settlement.

"There's no one to be found." Bray's right eye kept scanning the surroundings.

"Tsk." Unfortunately, there was no one in sight that Bray wanted to see.

So Bray closed his right eye.

—"Mind's Eye"

In just a moment, Bray found Levy and Naruko.

However, Bray did not find Lux, Virginia, and Blanche in the settlement.

Bray squeezed through the cold crowd and arrived at the campfire in the corner.

It's still dusk, so there's no need to light a campfire.

It's just that people are used to gathering around the campfire.

Perhaps it's because such a large bonfire can give people a sense of security.

And sitting on a wooden stake next to the campfire is Naruko.

Naruko held Levy in her arms, and Levy looked dazed.

"Naruko, where did Bray go?" Levy asked timidly.

"That dead fish eye is sneaking off to pick up girls again," Naruko sighed.

Levy has fallen back into her crippled state; she has no idea where Bray went after all those "bray-related" incidents.

Naruko still had to come up with creative ways to answer Levy's questions.

"Mmm..." Levy buried her face in Naruko's arms, showing a QAQ expression.

He looked completely utterly hopeless.

Levy really would have died without Bray.

Although she promised Bray she would learn to be independent, she still couldn't help but feel anxious when Bray was away for too long.

“Finally found it…” Just as Levy was feeling down, she heard that familiar, dejected tone.

Levy's tail wagged instinctively.

"Bray!" Levy heard his voice and smelled his scent even before she saw him.

"Bree~" Levy easily found Bray, who had squeezed through the crowd, and then broke free from Naruko's embrace.

"Hey, I was able to hug you for two days, and you just dumped me like this!" Naruko looked heartbroken.

As expected, for Levy, Bray is everything.

As soon as Bray squeezed out of the crowd, a Levy pounced on him.

“It’s Brad!” Levy, with her messy hair, rubbed against Brad’s chest.

“I’m back,” Bray said softly, lifting Levy up.

"Mmm." Levy smiled adorably, a stark contrast to her previous listless expression.

"Ahem, excuse me, have you forgotten about me?" Naruko coughed a few times, drawing the attention of Bray and Levy.

"So you were here," Bray said expressionlessly.

"What! You! You only have eyes for Levy?! Are you a lolicon?!"

"You pervert, gay, lolicon!" Naruko, the slave who was being ignored by Bray, uttered three consecutive words.

“Shut up, you slut,” Bray retorted.

"Waaaaah!!! You're bullying a beautiful girl!" Naruko cried, her eyes brimming with tears. Why is she so nice to Levy?!

Naruko is protesting! She wants fairness!

"Stop fooling around." Bray held Levy in one arm and tapped Naruko's forehead with the other.

"You hit me again!" Naruko said, feeling wronged, but she didn't cry.

"Where did my sister, and Virginia and her servant go?"

The whereabouts of his younger sister are crucial.

"Ah, you mean Lux and the others?" Naruko said, looking as if she had just realized something.

"Your sister and the others have already been taken away by the school."

“It’s so dangerous here, the school trip is obviously canceled.” Naruko shrugged.

Schools cannot allow students to be placed in dangerous situations.

After the incident in Vinipado, all the students were evacuated.

"That's good." After hearing about Lux, Bray finally felt relieved.

"Then why didn't you and Levy leave with them?" Bray glanced at Naruko.

"Are you an idiot? How could Levy and I not wait for you?"

"If you're covered in injuries again like before, who will take care of you?" Naruko complained.

Bray was stunned for a long time.

"Hmm, it seems so." He said this last sentence softly. Redup stood blankly on the beach, looking at the calm sea.

It's hard to imagine that such a terrible battle once took place on this sea.

The devastating and brutal battle seemed as if it had never happened.

Dove, standing next to Redup, looked at him strangely.

Dove sensed that something was off about him today; he seemed a little dazed.

Dove's thinking was also correct; Redip was indeed a little dazed.

It all feels like a dream, so unreal.

"Am I dreaming?" Redip murmured, silently raising his hand.

"BOOM!!!" A column of water shot from the sea surface to the seabed.

“It’s not a dream.” Redip looked up at the sky and exclaimed in amazement.

The surging power within him told Redip that those were not dreams.

It really happened.

Whether it's encountering Dove, seeing a monster, or mastering miraculous powers—it's all real.

"Redip, what's wrong?" Dove asked, taking Redip's hand.

"It's nothing, it just feels like a dream."

"If it's a dream, it must be a beautiful one." Dove instinctively added this comment after hearing Redup's words.

“…” Redip was silent for a moment.

"Yes, it must be a beautiful dream."

Redip didn't even have a clue what was going on with him.

He doesn't even know his current identity or his future.

Just as Redip was feeling lost, someone patted him on the shoulder.

“Hey, dead fish eyes,” Bray said to Redip.

Redip's gaze shifted to Bray.

"Is there something you need?" Redip asked.

“Yeah, I want to check out,” Bray said casually.

Redip was shocked to hear Bray's words.

"Actually, the wooden houses have already been destroyed, so you can just leave without any problem."

“I don’t have a place for you to stay, so there’s no question of refunding or not refunding the money,” Redip gently shook his head and explained to Bray.

“It’s just a notification,” Bray continued.

Redip and Bray made eye contact.

After a long while, Redip spoke to Dove beside him.

“Doffin, go play with your friends.” Redip pointed to Levy, who was standing far behind Bray.

Dove looked at Redip in confusion.

She certainly understood that Redip was trying to get rid of her, but why?

“Go ahead, I need to talk to him about something,” Redip said.

"Hmm." Dove nodded.

Dove didn't dwell on it and walked towards Levy.

Perhaps it's something between adults? Dove didn't understand either, so she decided to go play with Levy instead.

Two little girls in the distance hugged each other as soon as they met.

Redup smiled as he watched Dove start playing with Levy so quickly.

Everyone had dead fish eyes, but Redipe was clearly smiling more than Bray.

"What do you need me for?"

"It can't be as simple as just checking out, right?"

Redip isn't stupid; he figured out what Bray was thinking just now.

However, the specifics of how they figured it out can only be attributed to the unspoken understanding between those with deadpan eyes.

“Do you know exactly what kind of situation you are in right now?” Bray said.

Redip was taken aback, not expecting Bray to say these things to him.

"Do you know about me?" Redip asked in a low voice after a long silence.

“I know a little,” Bray sighed.

“I went into a strange place,” Redip told Bray.

"Like a sea, there are many characters in that place that I don't recognize."

“I just grabbed a word at random, and then, when I thought I was about to die, I gained this power.” With that, Redip snapped his fingers.

The sea behind me was calm one second, and then suddenly it churned and surged violently.

However, the riot did not last long; after a few minutes, the sea returned to calm.

"It's like a dream." Redip exhaled a breath of stale air, his eyes slightly unfocused.

This was the first time Bray had heard of the vision of the incarnation of the Aragami.

A sea filled with so many words... that's truly amazing.

But Bray wasn't in the mood to imagine that magical scene.

Between glances, Bray's right eyelid drooped, as if he was hesitating about something.

“Well, anyway, you’re no longer human,” Bray said.

“…” Redip fell silent.

"You are now considered a demigod, or more accurately, an aragami."

"I know that what Aragami or Demigod is is not important to you."

As Bray spoke, his gaze shifted to Dove.

"You will die..."

“Your mind, your body, and even your will will collapse because you can’t withstand that power,” Bray began to explain to Redip.

Redip didn't interrupt at all, and just listened quietly to Bray speak.