A little elf with a pointed hat that emitted a soft glow.
It was about the size of a palm. No, it should be said that it was smaller than a human's palm. At least from what Eight-cloud Ink could see, the little fellow could sit on Ashina's palm without worrying about falling.
The little elf who was playing by herself next to the candlestick saw Ashina running over and seemed to be frightened. She let out a sharp "wah" sound and then ran away.
"Big brother?"
Aistel, who was being held by Eight-cloud Ink, was holding an ice cream cone. She raised her head and looked at him in confusion.
"Ah, let's go up and take a look."
"… Okay."
⑧
The little elf was agile. Although she was small and had short arms and legs, she wasn't slow at all when running.
However, Ashina had received strict training as an elf user. Later on, she also studied swordsmanship with Demondream. Therefore, it didn't take long for her to win this chase.
Holding the exhausted little elf in the palm of her hand, Asuna tried her best to make herself look more amiable.
"Really, I'm not going to catch you and eat you. You don't have to run away in such a panic!"
"… Ahhh ~ ~"
The little elf who was lying on Ashina's palm made a sound of exhaustion.
"Did you catch it?"
Eight-cloud Ink held Aistel's hand and came to her side.
"Yeah."
"What a cute little fellow."
Eight-cloud Ink broke off a small piece of the crispy eggshell from Aistel's ice cream cone and gave it to the little elf lying on Ashina's palm.
“！！”
The little elf who was attracted by the tempting fragrance immediately sat up. She stretched out her hands and held the eggshell that Eight-cloud Ink gave her. She carefully took a bite and then made a "wah wah wah wah" sound while rubbing her little face against Eight-cloud Ink's white fingertips.
"It's really cute, isn't it, Mo?"
"Yes, yes. Cute, cute."
"…" Seeing that Eight-cloud Ink and Ashina's attention was on the little elf, Aistel took a bite of the ice cream cone expressionlessly. Then, she knocked her head against their stomachs.
"Oh? Aistel -chan is jealous. "
"You're also very cute. Very good, very good ~"
As if comforting a spoiled daughter, they rubbed Aistel's head together. Eight-cloud Ink and Ashina looked at each other and laughed.
Then, Eight-cloud Ink looked at Wisp again.
After eating the ice cream cone that was about the same size as her, the little girl stood on Ashina's hand and jumped towards Eight-cloud Ink. The latter immediately reached out and caught her.
"Be careful."
With a bell-like laughter, the little elf began to climb up Eight-cloud Ink's arm. Finally, she ran to his shoulder, grabbed his long hair hanging on his chest, and began to swing.
"I was the one who caught up with her. Why is she closer to you, Mo? Is it because of the ice cream cone? "
"Maybe, little guy. My name is Eight-cloud Ink. Her name is Ashina. This child is Aistel. What about you?"
“Rattenfanger～！”
"… Ratten, fanger? Rat-catcher? "
Eight-cloud Ink raised his eyebrows.
"Is that your name?"
"No ~ ~ Together ~ ~!!"
"Community?"
The little elf nodded.
"Then what's your name?"
The little elf climbed along Eight-cloud Ink's hair to his head. She tilted her head, as if she didn't understand the meaning of this sentence.
Ashina looked at the little elf sitting on Eight-cloud Ink's head moving around. The more she looked at it, the more she liked it. She couldn't help but reach out and hold the little guy down. "Then, shall we give you a name?"
"No ~ No! Rattenfanger～！”
"… It seems that you don't agree."
With a sigh, Ashina saw the little guy climb onto her shoulder again. She simply gave up the idea.
"Mo, let's continue shopping!"
"Mhmm!"
⑧
At the same time, in the conference room of the North District branch of [This and Yes].
White Yaksha sat at the top, and below him sat Ren, Sixteen Nights, Flying Bird, Yao, Black Rabbit, and Leticia.
"Really, where did Master Yakumo and Master Ashina go? Even Aistel -chan ran away with them … "
Black Rabbit's face was still a little angry.
"Okay, okay, don't worry about them." White Yaksha waved his hand and propped his elbows on the table. He said in a very serious tone, "Now, the most important thing is to start discussing how to make the referee uniform worn by Black Rabbit in tomorrow's finals more cute —"
Black Rabbit: "Rejected."
Sixteen Nights: "Agreed."
"I said rejected! Ahhhh!!!"
The paper fan hit him.
White Yaksha smiled maliciously. "Okay, okay, the joke is over. Let's get down to business."
Thus, everyone showed a serious expression.
"Black Rabbit, you'll be the referee tomorrow. Because your action of catching Flying Bird and the others today caused a sensation, everyone here knows that the Hakata noble, Yue Tu, appeared, so everyone wants you to be the referee."
"Okay."
"Then, it's the Kasuga Division that will enter the finals. Your opponents are [Willowisp] and [Rattenfanger]. As for the relevant information —"
Ren raised his hand. "I'll tell the Kasuga Division after this."
"Very good. Then, it's about the Demon King. "
"Demon King!!!???" "" "" "" "
White Yaksha nodded. "Yes, according to 'his' prophecy, the Demon King will attack at the birth of the Fire Dragon this time. I've already informed [Salamandra] and have a basic countermeasure. But if something bad really happens, you'll have to fight."
"Leave it to me!"
Sixteen Nights patted his chest.
Seeing that everyone was still worried, White Yaksha suddenly smiled and said, "Don't worry. If something really happens, I, the strongest person in the East District, will solve it!"
"So, you're setting a flag?"
"Sixteen Nights, you talk too much!"
⑧
The next day.
— Realm Wall, Stage Area.
Fire Dragon Birth Ceremony Operation Headquarters.
As there were no extra seats, Shadora specially arranged for [No Name] to sit in the special seats of the Operation Headquarters.
Because Black Rabbit was the referee for the finals, the atmosphere was extremely high.
Outside the stage that looked like a colosseum, on a very tall gothic spire.
Eight-cloud Ink and Ashina stood there.
Aistel turned into her sword form, and the elf sat on Ashina's shoulder.
"Black Rabbit is really popular." Ashina sighed.
"Well, she's a Hakata noble after all. Although she doesn't seem very reliable normally."
"If that's the case, Black Rabbit will cry?"
"… Aha, look, it's the Kasuga Division."
⑧
To everyone's surprise, the Kasuga Division was defeated.
Her opponents were Eight-cloud Ink and Ashina, who met yesterday, Ai Xia and her partner, Pumpkin Jack.
Ashina kept saying something regretfully, but Eight-cloud Ink's gaze suddenly turned to the sky.
Something fell from the sky — —
Like rain, a large number of black letters were scattered in the distant sky.
"Ink? What's that? "
Ashina, who also noticed the abnormality, asked.
"Well, maybe it's someone's broken integrity?"
Eight-cloud Ink casually joked and took a black letter to read.
[Bestowed Game Name: The PIEDPIPERofHAMELIN]
[Participant Overview: Community of all participants and organizers currently in the 3999999 outer sect, 4000000 outer sect, and realm wall stage area]
[Participant Side, Organizer Designated Game Leader: Sun Traveler, Star Spirit — White Yaksha]
[Organizer Victory Condition: Subdue or kill all participants]
[Participant Victory Condition: 1. Defeat the Organizer Game Leader. 2. Break the false inheritance and establish the true inheritance]
[Oath: Respect the above content, based on the honor, flag, and organizer's authority, host the Bestowed Game]
[Grimm Gimoire Hameln Seal]
"Forcefully host the Bestowed Game … Demon King!?"
Eight-cloud Ink frowned.
In the sky, the black letters were still falling like rain.
"Tsk! So it's someone's — Demon King's broken integrity? "
At the same time, the people in the venue finally reacted and shouted themselves hoarse —
"The Demon King has appeared!!!!!!"
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