Chat Group: Anime Girls are Moist-Chapter 457: Enju Aihara

After Rei Ao finished questioning Maou Sadao, there wasn't much else to do.

He turned around and said to Emilia, "Right now, you don't want to kill him anymore, do you?"

That made Maou Sadao and Ashiya Shirou tense up, ready to flee at a moment's notice.

"..."

Emilia glanced at the two of them. After a brief pause, she snorted in contempt.

"They're worse off than beggars. Not even worth it."

"All right, let's go."

In the blink of an eye, the pair disappeared. Maou Sadao and Ashiya Shirou both let out a long breath. Their backs were already soaked in cold sweat. Rei Ao could have quietly ended them without a trace.

"D-Demon King, what should we do about this giant bird's head?" Ashiya asked uncertainly, pointing to the massive thing on the floor.

Maou Sadao eyed it, too. In his gaze flickered a certain something: Meat.

"Hey, Ashiya, we can eat beast-type demons, right?"

"Er..."

Ashiya understood what the Demon King was implying.

Gulp

He swallowed hard.

"Y-yes. Because beast-type demons are like...sub-intelligent creatures to us—kinda like animals."

"Then..."

"Yeah, Ashiya, let's get to work."

...

Meanwhile, one Demon King and his marshal were about to dine on demonic beast meat, while Rei Ao led Emilia somewhere for a hearty meal. Seeing that she was in low spirits, he remarked:

"You seem down. Why's that?"

Ever since she'd run into the Demon King, Emilia had been spaced out.

"I just...don't know what my purpose is anymore."

She had thought the moment she saw the Demon King she'd want to stab him through the heart. But the reality? She'd felt almost nothing. The so-called Demon King, now poor as a beggar, didn't spark any urge to kill—only pity.

Next to them, her life with Rei Ao was basically paradise by comparison. The drive to destroy him was gone, leaving an immense emptiness inside her. Plus, her daily life now easily outclassed theirs. She felt she'd lost all sense of purpose.

"What's to be confused about? Just live for yourself," Rei Ao suggested.

"Live...for myself?"

Intrigued by his words, Emilia wanted to hear more. Rei Ao set down his chopsticks, lacing his fingers under his chin, deep in thought.

"Your hatred for the Demon King was for vengeance, right?"

Emilia trembled, lowering her head.

"Yes... Demons killed my father."

"You saw it with your own eyes?"

"No, but my hometown was destroyed when the demons passed through. There's no way he survived."

"Oh?"

Rei Ao recalled that in the original story, her father was still alive—but dead or not, it hardly mattered at the moment.

"So you became a Hero to kill demons, to avenge him."

"Yes!"

Emilia's gaze sharpened.

"Killing demons also brings peace to the Holy Cross Continent."

"Got it," Rei Ao said, nodding. Then he posed a new question.

"But have you ever done anything just for yourself?"

"For...myself?"

That stumped Emilia. She realized she had no answer. Looking back, everything had revolved around killing demons and destroying the Demon King. She'd never considered anything else.

"Judging from that lost look, I'd say no."

Rei Ao chuckled.

"Since you're stuck in this world and can't go back anyway, why not cast aside that 'responsibility' and truly live for yourself?"

Emilia found her heart stirring at the idea.

"But...I don't know how."

"What's so hard about it? You can try eating all you want, traveling, even looking for romance," Rei Ao said, giving a sly grin. "But if it's romance, it can't be with anyone other than me."

"Huh?"

Emilia wondered if she'd heard that right.

"You mean you're the only option I'd have for a relationship?"

"Of course. You're someone I picked up and took care of. If you start dating someone else, that'd really rub me the wrong way," he said seriously, tapping his finger to his eyes. "Don't you see how serious I am?"

"..."

Emilia stiffened, shooting him a scornful look.

"Scram!" she snapped.

"All I see in your eyes is a perverted, deviant creep! Hmph. If you think I'm going to date you, keep dreaming."

She gave a snort, then hurriedly went back to devouring her food.

"Let's eat quickly so we can head home," she grumbled, sounding irritated.

Rei Ao merely smiled. He'd noticed her reddened ears. She was just pretending to be stern, so he didn't call her out on it. Everything was better handled at a gradual pace.

Right then, a new prompt appeared in the chat group:

[Ding! Enju Aihara has joined the chat group!]

"..."

Rei Ao paused mid-bite. The name gave him a bad feeling.

"Rei Ao, did you see that?" Emilia noticed, too.

"Yeah." He opened the chat group and viewed Enju Aihara's profile:

[Name]: Enju Aihara

[Level]: 13

[Ability]: [Gastrea Gene: Rabbit]

That was enough confirmation for him—this was indeed Enju from Black Bullet. Rei Ao narrowed his eyes. He really disliked that world's setting and the humans in it. If he went there, who knew what might happen...

In the chat group:

Frieren: "Welcome, newcomer."

Saeko Busujima: "Welcome to the chat group."

Mikoto Misaka: "@Rei Ao, new person alert. As group admin, aren't you going to say hi?"

Rei Ao: "I'm right here, okay?"

Rei Ao: "@Enju Aihara, welcome to the chat group! If you like, feel free to say hello to everyone."

Shiba Miyuki: "Might be another quiet, shy type. We'll see..."

But right after Shiba Miyuki commented, Enju replied—quite unexpectedly:

Enju Aihara: "So am I going to turn into a monster that kills and eats people at will?"

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