An unbelievable proposal carried two aspects.
First, it was a condition so good that it stirred an immediate urge to accept it right away.
And second, since the opponent wasn’t a fool, there was a high risk that a trick was hidden within it.
I had been briefly dazed by the sudden declaration of surrender, but soon bit my lips and reorganized my battle lines once more. Above all else, the girl and I had already crossed the river between us.
The opponent was a monster who had committed horrific crimes.
Although she might not have been born a demon, her pitiable life had draped the girl in the mask of an evil ghost. The least atonement I could offer for having contributed to that sin was only one thing.
Kill her.
In that way, prevent the girl from committing any more sins.
Even if someday I were to go to the girl’s grave, kneel down, and smash my forehead against the ground, this principle would not change.
It was at that moment, as I gripped the reins of tension once again amid such judgment.
“……Will it be okay?”
While flapping her two raised hands as a sign of…