Alter

"Stop it right there, you're scaring the animals down there." Kuro stopped the triggered Maou.

"Now that I think about it, why aren't you affected by my pressure, Kuro? There's no way just because you are the only one, you are immune to some effects, right?"

Because of a sudden question, Kuro couldn't think of answer. "How am I supposed to know?"

"Alright let's test things out, try punching me with all your force, do whatever you can to damages me." Maou said with straight face.

"All right." Kuro stepped in. Before he launches himself, his foot twisted a little bit, rebounding the forces and doubling it.

Thus, his hand changed from spear motion to fist the moment it made a contact with Maou's body.

'My forces can't even go inside before it was stopped by skin? Damn… you're too powerful." Kuro complained at the overwhelming power differences between them.

"I got the gist of it. I didn't expect you to advance this quickly in learning demon technique's despite being a human. Although your talent is below-average (among demon), a person at your age usually is still walking, don't even have the qualifications to learns technique."

"Going by these dumbass' ranking, the power contained behind it should be a higher Basic, although the technique is obviously on higher ranking."

"As for your characteristic… you're too gentle, you idiot." Maou couldn't handle Kuro anymore.

"What, didn't I aim for your heart with a piercing attack? How is that considered gentle? If the opponent taking that blow is different, I may have killed him."

"Who're you lying to, you dumbass. Human's heart is more on the left. Anyway, lay down."

'Kuro complained inwardly. How am I going to lay down if there's no ground below?" But he still laid.

Then, Maou lifted Kuro's feet up, removed the shoes and gently flicked on Kuro's feet. Soon afterward, an intense pain came toward Kuro from his feet. "…ouch."

"Oh how great of an tolerant, are you?" Maou stopped lifting Kuro's foot and changed his view to Kuro's hand. It was bruising.

"This part too." Maou also tapped at the bruised part and stronger pain compared from before came flowing in Kuro.

Seeing Kuro without letting out a sound, or rather, afraid to let out a sound, Maou couldn't help but facepalm. "Pain is something not easy to get used and not supposed to get used at, kid."

"Also, stop with that self-harming technique of yours. You'll destroy your body in exchange of temporal self enchantment. It's not worthy. Ahh… because you took your time, we already arrived at Reign Empire.

"So you're not explaining me a portions of combat system…" Kuro felt disappointed.

But that disappointment suddenly turned to amazement.

"We're going to illegally enter. Not that they can spot me." As such, Maou landed on the top of the huge wall that seems to surround the entire city.

"Just how much…, resources was spend just on this wall!?" The amazement turned to surprise.

Because this gigantic wall, easily surpassed 20m height. Besides, the materials used here seems to use more than irons. It's definitely far more durable.

And if we were talking about surrounding the entire empire, or rather, this city, it's definitely much bigger, and longer than the Great Wall of China.

Kuro's eyes couldn't see the other sides of city which has a better maximum visions than normal humans has, although it's an obvious circumstances considering this is the biggest empire.

The views here from up the wall was great. The starry skies above and the lonely moon that slightly shone the buildings which sometimes a light is emitted from the window.

It felt somewhat nostalgic.

This views from above here, reminded him of a girl, smiling atop something under the rainy weather.

No, it's not just reminded him. It's almost the same view, the differences was: weather and the buildings. The buildings from his… or rather, 'his' memory, are slightly advanced, it was about the same.

Another differences was, Kuro's view from 'his' memory was much smaller, when Kuro, himself's views was much bigger, with boundless world in front.

"Alter…?" Kuro was puzzled on the word that came from his mouth.

But before Kuro was given a time to think about it, Maou called him out. "God, I've been waiting for you for 10 minutes, and you're still staring at the space? It's night already so let's sleep."

Kuro was broken from his trance. "Oh, my bad. Let's go!!"

Surprisingly, Kuro was much excited than what Maou thought he would be. Kuro an to the other edge of wall and copied the motion of 'wearing a hood' even though he clearly have no hood.

And just like that, he jumped off the wall with over 20m height… or rather, he [Eagle Dived]

"Assassin!!" Kuro copied Korone's tone when she's killing someone at Assassin's Creed.

Maou facepalmed. "You're supposedly not to put this much trust on someone you just met today."

Like that, Maou dragged Kuro from his fall of death and arrived at the inn…, or rather, a hotel.

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It's just a normal hotel. When it's not too shabby, it's not too expensive.

"My daughter and me, for one night, please."

Without noticing it, Maou's face have turned to someone else. 'So he made it looks like it isn't genetically suspicious.'

"Why daughter though." Kuro didn't have a complaint against the 'children' part. Because Rein may have same rules from his earth: children has less prices compared to adult. As for 'daughter?' He was filled with complaint that it can fills up to 1,000+ words essay.

"That'd be 87 golds for adult, 53 golds for children, please." The person in somewhat neat clothes said calmly as if to not show emotion in his face.

At this sight of him, Kuro sighed, then killed himself (mentally) "Daddy, I hate a person like him, who lies! After all, prices of something amazing will never ends in numbers like '7' or '3!"

"Shh, Ku-chan. I always says not to be too rude outside the home. It's just some golds. It's something trivial." Maou pretended to be scolding his children.

'Damn it, so hat's how you want to play things when I am helping you?' Then, Kuro began crying, further killing himself. "But… *sniffs* *sniffs* I just wanted to help you…, daddy *sobs*"

Kuro tried to rub his face, as if to resist himself from crying.

"Just your feeling is good, Ku-chan… come he-" Maou tried to spread his arms and hugs Kuro but, before he can do it, the person with somewhat neat clothes spoke.

"80 golds for adult and 45 golds for children. Discount for you guys just for today." Guilt was clearly written in his face and he could no longer try to hide his emotion.

With some 'tears' still remained in Kuro's face, he smiled over to that person. "Really, big brother!? Thank you!!"

An 'perfect smile' capable of taking down any human existed in Virturan; as much as it disgust Kuro, it was effective and amazing. After all, 'cute is justice' according to the big brother of 2 genius who have never lost against anyone except theirselves.

With the price paid, Kuro and Maou went to their room and in front of the fancy bed (to Kuro), it just took 1 dive for Kuro toward the bed and a second for him to sleep.

"good night… ayame-chan…"

On his sleep he lightly said something but no matter how light it is, it was still heard.