Lord Demon is behind you

"After changing to this body, I no longer have the power of a witch. That is to say, if I don't prepare measures in advance, I will be locked in this closed space. So, since I put my spare The body is placed in this room, so the retreat has naturally been prepared in advance—it is the retreat that only I know the location and can activate.”

"yes……"

The Demon King coughed lightly, and pulled back his slightly subtle expression.

The brave man unexpectedly understood his slot for a second.

How should I put it, even if Ludi did prepare herself for a way out of this mechanical research laboratory, but before that, she had already locked herself in a metal box and could not get out—under this premise , what she said is really...not convincing.

"You can rest assured," Ludi seemed to understand something, tilting her head and said, "It is said that a fool will gain something if he thinks a lot, and I will not mess up all the retreats; A little careless."

"Come on," she staggered forward, "I'll take you out now."

Her movements are still very unfamiliar, and she can walk on flat ground with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and she feels like she will trip at any time.The brave man stretched out his hand worriedly, but Ludi politely refused.

"Thank you, Mr. Brave. But what I need now is to use my hands and feet proficiently as soon as possible - after all, I have to walk the rest of the way by myself. I am very sorry, I will try my best to walk as fast as possible so as not to delay your time of."

Since she said so, the brave man had no choice but to walk behind her silently with the Demon King, but at the same time, there was a lingering subtle feeling in his heart.

——It should not be an illusion. After Ludi changed from a human to a machine, her personality changed too much.It's so big that it's hard to think of the same person even if you look at the same face.

The two followed her step by step around the messy machinery on the ground, found a suitable path, and walked to the other end of the darkness.

The body of this robot is actually not as clumsy as the brave man had preconceived it before.Probably because of the special design and materials, her weight seems to be similar to that of a human body of the same size; therefore, after Ludi gradually adapted to the hardness of the joints, her movements gradually became much smoother.

She went all the way to the end of the room.In the entire spacious space, only the parts here have been carefully sorted and cleaned, exposing a bare wall.

Ludy skillfully turned over a crowbar from the pile of parts, then groped the wall, found a very inconspicuous crack, and tapped it twice with the crowbar.Pry hard.

A palm-sized piece of the wall suddenly came loose and fell off, behind it was a small blue screen.When it comes into contact with the outside air, it lights up immediately, and a simple input box pops up soon.

Ludi reached in and seemed to operate something on the screen.Then the wall next to it automatically slid open to both sides like a double door, opening a black hole——

"It's here."

Ludi walked in first by herself.

The Demon King stood beside him and looked at the screen curiously.

"This is really a technology that I have never seen before," he said with great emotion. "The dwarves are really powerful. They can actually manufacture such a fine machine without using any magic elements——Look, brave, The screen accuracy of this machine is already much higher than many magic images."

The Brave feels the same way.This technology is also the reason why the human empire wants to plunder the dwarves anyway?

The end result, however, was their downfall, and the utter annihilation of the technology — an outcome that is certainly heart-wrenching.

Although this kind of thing is not something he can change.Even if he is called a hero who can "save mankind", in fact, all he can do is to defeat the recognized enemy; and for this kind of internal incident caused by the greedy nature of human beings, no one can do anything about it. No.

Thinking of this, the brave felt uncomfortable again.

"Actually, I used to..." He stared at the small screen and said, "I used to hope that there would be people who could play a role in the upper echelon of the kingdom to see the voices of ordinary people and feel the pain of the bullied and oppressed. , and try to make some changes—but..."

--it's out of the question.

After becoming companions and traveling with those noble girls, he realized this more deeply.

Not to mention whether those upper-level people have the intention to do it, the matter of "changing reality" itself is far more difficult than it sounds.If you want to protect some people, you will definitely affect the interests of others, and the complexity is beyond the comprehension of most ordinary people.

Part of the reason why he couldn't develop a relationship with them beyond peers, or even become close friends like he did with Olga, was part of the reason.

——However, even if such words are spoken to others, it is impossible to be understood at all, and it will be exchanged for ridicule instead——Thinking of this, the brave man sighed softly and smiled wryly.

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When passing through the dark hole, there seemed to be a squeeze of switching maps around me.The darkness came thickly, and then the eyes suddenly brightened—just like that, they had once again stood outside the seventh floor, in that simple small room.

The room looked exactly the same as before, still empty and empty.The big crack that was pierced in the ground has been repaired at some point, and the door leading to the ninth floor is still ajar, but this time no one dares to go in.

After both the brave man and the devil passed through the portal, the black hole behind him disappeared by itself.

Rudy was standing in front of another wall and fiddling with something.After a while, a very familiar door opened on the wall, and inside was a familiar spiral staircase——

"Okay, this is the passage leading to the eighth floor," Ludi turned around and said, "Now I have opened it. Then—"

"Then let's bid farewell here, Lord Brave."

"……Hey?"

The brave man froze for a moment.This was a development he hadn't expected at all.

"Farewell, you mean... are you leaving?"

He was somewhat hopeful, thinking that Ludi would join the team.

Although it is probably impossible to fight together in the appearance of a robot, after all, Ludi is no longer a witch and will not be restricted by a witch. She should be able to fight against Her Royal Highness, right?

"Well," she nodded, "I'm sorry, I've decided to call it a day. Not to mention how useful my current body can be," she looked at her palms, "Actually, I'm There is no longer any will to fight anyone."

After she finished speaking, she turned her head and looked at the brave man with her glass eyes. There was no fluctuation in her eyes, as calm as water.

"In the past, I have been fighting the demons because of the hatred in my heart, but now I can no longer feel what hatred is. In the past, I have always stayed by your side and tried my best to help you because of the love in my heart. Now I can't understand what love is."

"Yes, sorry..."

The brave man was a little at a loss when such a topic was brought up suddenly.

"You have nothing to apologize to me."

She changed a relaxed expression and continued: "Indeed, I used to be very obsessed with you--I was obsessed with you unilaterally, and because of this, I felt very sad about my body that is not of human proportions. However, now I It seems that I was too stupid at the time."

Hearing this, the hero suddenly recalled the embarrassment when he was confessed by Ludi.

The robot supported the wall with one hand, leaned forward slightly and looked at the brave man carefully.

"Now I can't understand it at all. Why did I like you so much before? Could it be that you were blinded by the filter of you as the chosen one and the savior of mankind? Actually, well..."

She raised the corners of her lips, "Now take off the filter and take a closer look, you are just a slightly better-looking blond passerby."

"Wait, I can't pretend I didn't hear that!" The devil immediately protested, "The face of a brave man is obviously the most standard appearance of a brave man, so it's not the face of a passer-by."

"..." No, these two people's emphasis is too far.

I don't know if Ludi is serious or just trying to ease the atmosphere, but hearing such an evaluation, the instigator was relieved instead.

Being able to throw the filter away means she really let go of... right?

Although he may not be qualified to say such a thing himself, he really feels that it is a good thing to be able to let go of feelings that cannot be responded to.

"Really? But it doesn't matter anymore; anyway, whether it is a hero or a passer-by, it has nothing to do with me. For me now, feelings are almost insulated from me. Although I can't say that I can't feel it at all, it always feels like It seems like everything is very thin—this is the aftereffect of using this body. Or, it can also be regarded as the advantage of this body.”

When she said that, the hero couldn't help but feel worried again.That doesn't sound like a healthy state.

"Don't worry, I think this is very good." Ludi said first, "I don't care about anyone now, and I don't have any interest in the future of human beings or your future. I don't have any heavy things in my heart anymore, so It's been so much easier; I can go anywhere in the world by myself and never feel responsible for anyone or anything—including myself."

"is that so……"

— But is it really a good thing to lose all sense of responsibility?

The brave man didn't know how to comment, so the devil took the words for him and asked, "Then what are you going to do next? Is there any place you want to go?"

"This has nothing to do with you," Ludi said lightly, "but since it is in front of the brave man, I will answer it. In short, I have to leave the Demon King City first. You should be very clear that there is a road on the seventh floor that leads directly to the outside of the city." The passage? I will leave directly through that passage without disturbing any witches or monsters."

"Well, there is indeed such a rule..." The Demon King had to admit, "I made it specially for the convenience of leaving immediately when necessary."

"After leaving here, I don't know where to go. I don't have any specific goals. I will probably just wander around in a short time?"

she said frankly.

"The only idea I can call a 'purpose' at the moment is probably to collect the technologies left over from the dwarves. Although my collection of those technologies is useless, it can only be used to transform my body better Make some of it.

"However, from another perspective, it may be good to be able to observe human society from an outsider's point of view. Regardless of whether this human society will be ruled by witches in the future, or the original order can be restored, it can always develop its own unique There are rules and culture. I believe this journey alone will not be boring."

"And," she said suddenly, "the team that once belonged to you has all been wiped out in the depths of the Demon King's City. From this point of view, maybe I am the only survivor; at least I can still tell the truth." Take it outside the Demon King's Castle, and pass the truth on to the humans who will follow."

—she was right.When other people are either eliminated or turned into witches, and the future of the hero himself is uncertain, she who became a robot is likely to become the only one left in the team of adventurers.

Hero looks at her and realizes that she's making the best choice - the best choice for everyone and everything.

In fact, this is also a comfort to him; this companion has finally gained a new life, and even he does not want to let her who survived so hard to participate in the dangerous thing against the witch again.

Is it good to lose a relationship? Although he hesitated about it, but now that he has no way to change anything, it would be better to wish her well with the attitude of a friend.

Thinking of this, the hero finally felt a little relieved.He held out his hand to Rudy.

"I understand," he smiled slightly, "Then, I... wish you a pleasant journey in the future."

Rudy raised her metal arm, stretched her five fingers stiffly and held the hero's hand.She still doesn't seem to be able to control her strength well, so she can only be passively held by the brave man while shaking her arms up and down.

"It's very good of you to understand; I knew you would understand me." A faint smile spread across her metal face, "Then I'll go. I wish you luck; See you soon."

"Ah, I'll do my best."

Ludi walked to the opposite side and pressed a few times on the corner wall.A piece of wall covering the size of a door on the wall bounced to the side, exposing the dark passage behind, and the long steps were faintly visible.

She pressed a few times on her left arm with her right hand, a crack opened suddenly on the surface of the skin, and a small standing lamp popped out.

"Goodbye, Lord Brave."

After saying that, she didn't look back again, just walked into the cave, walked down the steps, and disappeared into the passage little by little.