The Second Generation of Knights Encountering Demons Reappears

"Ah, of course, I am the strongest swordsman."

Hugging his adopted daughter's small body, Qi Zui felt that if he put on this dress, he would be able to show 200% of his fighting power tomorrow.

…

When Shiori and Origami arrived at the agreed place, as expected, they saw Mio sitting there with her knees crossed.

"This beautiful little lady, may I have the honor of sitting next to you?"

"!?"

Mio raised her head in surprise. Two childhood playmates were already standing beside her.

She wanted to escape from here immediately, but she was held by two people.

"Long time no see, Mio-chan."

"...Well, long time no see."

Seeing that she couldn't leave, and feeling reluctant to let go of Shiori and Origami, Mio finally gave up her resistance and sat with Shiori and Origami.

The three of them started chatting for the first time in three years. Instead of talking about the immediate dangers, they chose to exchange every detail of the past three years. For a moment, time seemed to have returned to 15 years ago. At that time, the same.

Origami and Mio are Shiori's most loyal listeners, and they will listen to the interesting stories in Shiori's mind with relish every time. That time is the most precious memory for the three of them.

As he listened, a hint of bitterness appeared in the smile on Mio's face, and the change in this smile did not escape Shiori's eyes.

"What's wrong, Mio-chan?"

"I don't know what to do next?"

Mio hugged her knees again.

"I want to be with Shizhi and you all the time, but if I stay with you, Shizhi will disappear from this world, and you will have to say goodbye to your other friends. I don't want to make Shizhi sad.

But now the world is about to be destroyed, and Shiori must gain strength.

Also, I’m actually not a human being…”

"Pfft!"

"?"

Seeing Shiori and Origami who couldn't hold back their laughter, Mio looked at them strangely.

"Why are you laughing?"

"Because this topic has passed."

Following Miku's tone of complaining about the seven sins, Origami said this unexpectedly, which made Shiori laugh again, but she wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and stretched out her hand, and Origami followed suit.

"Mio-chan."

Two hands were placed on Mio's hands respectively, and a warm feeling spread into Mio's heart. She looked up and saw that the smiles on Shiori and Origami's faces did not diminish at all.

"Mio-chan is Mio-chan, and I will not disappear. I make a promise to you. Please wait for us a little longer, okay? Even if we don't use the power of omniscience and omnipotence, we will create a future and return to you."

"Yes, it's a promise."

Origami stretched out her little finger first, and then pulled Shiori and Mio's little fingers over.

"From now on, the three of us will always be together.\