Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

It wasn't because of the enemies who killed her adoptive parents, nor because of the demons who hated her.

Everything was for my beloved Britain.

"Although I don't want to be liked by fairies at all, it would be much more convenient if I could be as popular as Shirou."

At this moment, Bavanshi suddenly spoke in a serious tone.

"I really like the witch! And of course I like the knight too... Shirou exudes a special aura, and just seeing him makes me feel better."

But the witch is different; she's handsome and dashing, cheerful, knowledgeable, and seems to know everything and can do anything…

The red-haired fairy said with a longing expression, "I also want to become a fairy like the witch... Ah, yes, sorry! Am I getting too carried away?"

A useless piece of trash like me actually dared to dream of becoming a magnificent fairy like the Witch. I'm so sorry... Waaaaaah..."

Morgan paused for a moment, then smiled and hugged her tightly: "Thank you, Bavanshi!"

On the twentieth day of their stay in the village, the calamity struck.

It was a seemingly peaceful night.

As usual, the fairies closed the village gates after their daily prayers of atonement.

Because of Shirou's persuasion, the villagers spontaneously formed a patrol team, which patrolled the village at night.

However, at that moment, something unexpected happened.

The gate was breached, and dozens of calamities poured into the village.

Unlike previous types of calamities, their appearance is more of a "mental pollution" than a "horrible" one.

Those were hands crawling rapidly on the ground.

The cursed toxins released from the "Hand" corroded the fairies' skin and nerves, and even the "Fang Clan," which possessed Morse resistance, could not escape it.

Calamity crept into the house and wreaked havoc on the sleeping fairies.

The village quickly descended into chaos.

Shirou and Morgan were also taken aback by the enemy they had never encountered before, but they quickly launched a counterattack.

As planned, Bawanshi led the villagers to safety, Morgan was in charge of setting up a barrier, and Shirou led the fairies to fight the enemy.

Fairies are of little use in the fight against calamities, so their job is to lure calamities to a designated location, where Morgan will then use a powerful magic spell to annihilate them in one fell swoop.

The battle went relatively smoothly, and by the middle of the night, half of the invading "Cursed Hand" had been eliminated, although the villagers also suffered heavy casualties.

This "accumulation of calamities" is not very large in scale.

If it were a large-scale disaster lasting a century, the village would probably have already fallen.

Just as Shirou and Morgan were about to wipe out the remaining calamities in one fell swoop—

The "Cursed Hands" suddenly gathered from all directions, eventually forming an even larger "Hand of Calamity".

Staring at the enormous arm rising into the night, Morgan's face turned deathly pale: "What is that...?"

She had never heard of such a monster in Britain.

This calamity (Morse) is not a transformation of a fairy. Where did it come from? And whose curse is it?

"We can discuss the research later! Let's focus on the battle first!"

Shirou's voice awakened Morgan.

"Ah, um!"

Shirou: "It's impossible to destroy it in one go. Can we at least defeat it?"

"I'll give it a try!"

Morgan decided to channel all the remaining magic into his next strike, raising his hands high.

Centered on the witch, terrifying magic began to swirl.

Next, she will unleash the strongest secret technique currently possessed by the Savior Ash, the ultimate destruction magic—

"...Holy Lance, pull anchor."

The blonde girl loudly proclaimed the true name of the divine-level magic.

"Shine on (Rhongo)——"

A storm of true ether formed above the village, and the laws of physics began to collapse and distort.

"—The Gun of the End (Myniad)!!!!!!!!!"

A torrent of pure white magic pierced through the arrogant "Hand of Calamity," dispelling the curse and illuminating the night.

And so, thanks to the valiant efforts of Shirou and Morgan, the calamity was finally defeated.

The village paid a heavy price; more than thirty demons died overnight.

the next day.

Morgan and Shirou gathered the remaining fairies in the village and announced that "the calamity has not been completely eliminated, but only temporarily repelled."

What does it mean that it was not destroyed?

Will it make a comeback?

"Stop joking! I don't want to die!"

"Spare me! I never want to fight that monster again!"

Shirou stepped forward and gestured for the fairies to remain silent.

"Although the calamity has not been eliminated, it has been severely wounded, and the enemy is just like us."

With our strength and the experience from last night, as long as we prepare our defenses well these next few days, we will surely be able to completely annihilate the calamity when it strikes again.

Shirou's words reassured the fairies a little, and the villagers expressed their willingness to protect their home under the leadership of the witch and the knight.

"..."

Shirou and Morgan exchanged a smile.

Although the two had often encountered setbacks before, this time, they might actually be able to achieve a happy ending.

Join forces with the fairies to defeat the mysterious calamity!

The thoughts in their hearts could only remain fantasies in the end.

……

……

A few days later, in the afternoon, Morgan suddenly approached Shirou.

"I haven't seen Bavanshi since this morning."

We clearly agreed to go scout the terrain outside the village together today, Shirou, do you know where she is?

"No, but she's so confused, she must have forgotten her promise to you."

“Bavanshi will never forget our promise!” Morgan puffed out her cheeks like a pufferfish.

Shirou was then ordered to search for Bavanshi, but after searching for an entire afternoon, he found nothing.

Even if he asked the villagers, he wouldn't get any information—if he possessed the "Eye of the End" at that moment, he might have been able to see the clues.

As night fell, Shirou became increasingly uneasy, a sense of unease he had never felt before growing within him.

When was the last time you saw Bavanshi?

"Hmm~ I think it must have been last night?"

Morgan tilted his head and said, "While you were out on patrol, I invited Bavanshi over to play at home."

Hehehe, I even painted her nails.

"No, I don't want to know what the Pajama Girls' Club is about."

Shirou muttered, "Has anything strange happened these past two days?"

Morgan stroked his chin for a moment, then said, "Speaking of which, I was asked some strange questions by some villagers yesterday afternoon."

"A strange question?"

"Hmm, you're asking me, 'Is Bavanshi one of your attendants?'"

Shirou was stunned, then asked, "...What did you answer?"

"Of course I vehemently objected! And I chased them all away while I was at it!"

Morgan crossed his arms and said angrily, "Bavanshi is not my follower. We're not like that. She's my most important friend... Hey? Shirou, where are you going?"

Shirou rushed out of the hut and arrived at the square in the center of the village.

The fairies, who usually return home at night, are all gathered here tonight, contrary to their usual behavior.

In the square, the villagers held hands and formed a circle.

The fairies' songs drifted on the night breeze, spreading in all directions.

Forgive me, forgive me.

"Your prayer is finished. Close your eyes now."

"Happy times never last long."

Night has fallen, let's extinguish the lights.

"That's all for today. Goodbye."

"Today is over, forever over."

Forgive us, forgive us. Forgive our sins.

"Since we've already missed our chance, the only thing we need to do is clean up the mess!"

"Haa...haa...wait for me, Shirou!"

Morgan arrived, panting.

"What's wrong with you all of a sudden? Why are you running around in a place like this so late at night—"

The fairy in the paradise gaped open.

His blue pupils trembled violently.

In the center of the square, Morgan finally met Bavanshi, who had been out of contact all day.

To be precise, it was "something that used to belong to Bavanshi".

Although it was dismembered into dozens of pieces so dismembered that their identities were no longer discernible, thankfully—

Morgan painted Bavanshi's nails yesterday afternoon, which made her immediately recognize who the foot on the altar originally belonged to.

“…………Bavan…Hi.”

The fairy of the paradise knelt on the ground, crying and screaming, questioning, "Why did you do this?"

She was unaware of the conversation the fairies had had the previous night.

"The calamity that happened that day... I feel like I've seen it before?"

"What? Really?"

"Really? I once fell into a cave and saw a mural there!"

"That giant hand... was actually a curse from God!"

"God? What is God?"

"God is an evil beast! A beast that wants to take our land (territory) away from us!"

"How scary! How scary!"

"How hateful! How hateful!"

"But...do we have to fight that terrifying beast again?"

"Even though Shirou says we'll definitely win next time, people still die in battle, right? I don't want to be eaten alive!"

"That's right, although I don't know how it happened, the curse on those hands doesn't seem to have any effect on Shirou! That's why he can be so brave and fearless."

"Ah, I don't want to fight anymore... Isn't there a way to avoid disaster without fighting?"