Those years when I was looking for my father in Yokohama

Saiki Kusuo had never been so deeply impressed by a person.

——So deep that it hardened his heart and made his fists ready to move!

[Since talking well is useless, let's communicate with fists! 】

Saiki Kusuo showed a smile for the first time on his usually expressionless face.

...It's just that the corners of the mouth are a little big, which looks a little hideous.

Then, the clairvoyance was activated, and the eyes locked on the familiar giant flower and the familiar demon king, and moved instantly.

Then--

Saiki Kusuo launched an attack on the Demon King located in Huaxin.

Then, just like when he attacked the devil for the first time, the huge purple-black petals firmly protected the devil in the bud, preventing his fist from hitting the devil directly.

However, compared to the last time, he was more measured. At this time, Saiki Kusuo, who was in a state of shortness of breath, did not hold back his hand this time. The force of his punch forced the purple-black flower buds to crumble, and the petals couldn't bear it. Only the devil sitting in the heart of the bare flower was left.

At the same time, Saiki Kusuo's fist was forced to stop in front of the Demon King, and the aftermath lifted his long hair on the sideburns.

Facing the powerful fist approaching in front of him, the Demon King's expression was indifferent, showing no emotion.

He stared at Saiki Kusuo's eyes which were similar in color to his, with complicated eyes: "I said, this is useless."

Saiki Kusuo, who was about to punch the wicked demon king in front of him again, was stunned: "...do you still remember me?"

All the previous worlds destroyed the future, because the results remained the same, but the reason for the blackening of the demon king was different. Subtle changes made the future worlds similar but different, so the demon king would not remember him.

But now, the devil still remembers him!

[This is wrong, did the world automatically repair itself, and Oda Sakunosuke died again after I left? 】

Saiki Kusuo was confused, and even wanted to go back in time to have a look.

"This time it was an accident." The voice of the devil interrupted Saiki Kusuo's guess, and he even smiled: "Because these two futures are similar futures separated from the same possibility of the world, in the two There was a slight collision at the time of the handover, and I knew another possible future, so I still remember Kusuo."

After a pause, he continued: "Kusuo has done so many things for me, I haven't thanked you yet."

Then, in Saiki Kusuo's slightly widened eyes, the Demon King showed him a rare gentle smile.

"Thank you!"

Perhaps the devil in front of him was too sincere, or the devil showed a warmth he had never seen before, but the anger and irritability in Saiki Kusuo's heart disappeared like this.

【...So there is still a possibility that the Demon King can be influenced! 】

Saiki Kusuo, who vehemently denied that he was touched by the gentle Demon King, confirmed his thoughts more and more.

[The devil and the world are still possible to coexist! 】

Then, his tool man these days is not for nothing.

[Now as long as I know how I failed this time, I will be able to save the world successfully! 】

Looking at the gentle smile that the demon king in front of him hadn't withdrawn, Saiki Kusuo seemed to have received wordless encouragement, and his mentality that was about to collapse suddenly recovered completely, and the whole person is now full of motivation.

"I accept your thanks." He was the one who had been doing his best, so this thank you Saiki Kusuo was not in vain at all.

"Now tell me, why are you trying to destroy the world again this time?"

Damn... I still feel tired and irritable when I say this familiar line!

However, the Demon King seemed unaware of Saiki Kusuo's deep pain and hatred for these words, and he still had that smiley look, and his tone was extremely brisk.

"Because Kusuo didn't do what I said~"

Saiki Kusuo, who had just relaxed a little, froze, his purple eyes looked at the Demon King through the green glasses, and he couldn't help showing a look of shock on his face: "...you still don't let go of your past self!"

Asking him to kill his past self one after another, is there something wrong with you, Demon King? !

The Demon King didn't speak, but just smiled at Saiki Kusuo without hesitation, and Saiki Kusuo who smiled straight away gave up the small theater in his mind and changed the subject.

"Before that, tell me why you want to destroy the world this time."

The Demon King looked at Saiki Kusuo with a smile, and indulged the other party's avoidance: "After I fell asleep, Sakunosuke adopted five children."

He organized his words, and his smile faded: "Because of Mori Ogai's calculation, the five children died, and Sakunosuke fought with others to avenge them."

"I'm very grateful to Kusuo for going back to the resurrection for me—" The Demon King stared deeply at Saiki Kusuo, but there was a deep sense of loss in his eyes.

"However, Sakunosuke, who survived, was unhappy and gave up writing."

"...I would rather Zuozhisuke never come back to life." The demon king closed his eyes, his tone gradually indifferent.

"This is not the world that Sakunosuke likes. I can transform the world into what Sakunosuke likes, but Sakunosuke won't agree with my methods...so I choose to destroy it."

After listening quietly, Saiki Kusuo found that he was not surprised at all.

[After all, the Demon King has had an example of destroying the world because of human ugliness before, and it is normal to do it again]

But—— Saiki Kusuo asked: "What about Oda Sakunosuke? He won't like your choice."

After all, Oda Sakunosuke is a good person.

Hearing this, the Demon King smiled slightly: "Sakuzhisuke, he fell asleep."

Saiki Kusuo felt his hair stand on end for a moment.

【… Is Oda Sakunosuke really still alive? 】

Thinking of this, his complexion is not very good-looking.

Just now I was still thinking that everything I do is valuable, and the devil can be influenced.But now he suddenly discovered that the Demon King hadn't actually changed—or, in other words, the other party had only changed for one person.

It sounds romantic and great, but to be honest, this relationship is actually incredibly fragile.

Because sometimes, a strong person has a weakness, which can not only restrain the strong...but also bring about destruction!

——just like now.

[The existence of Oda Sakunosuke can deepen the humanity of the Demon King, and vice versa——it can also completely destroy the humanity of the Demon King]

At this time, the smiling demon king in front of Saiki Kusuo no longer looked like a human being.but a flower—

The flower of evil that blooms wantonly.

……

Saiki Kusuo went back to the past, grabbed the ignorant young demon king on the bed, and picked him up with a grim expression——

"Say! How on earth do you want to let the world go!!!"