But, on the other hand, one of the things Sora said made him realize what the problem might be.
For now, he just kept watching.
Even though ti moved faster and faster and Kaito returned less and less, there was still not much difference each ti he ca back. It could be said that Kaito looked a little different each ti he returned, but not enough to notice a big change.
Except that ti.
Days after the event of the battle of the Lords, Kaito returned for the first ti in a long while, and he looked different.
Not in appearance, he looked exactly the sa as every previous ti, but sohow, his personality was not right.
The present Kaito knows exactly why that happened, but Sora had no idea, so, unconsciously, she felt a little uncomfortable around him.
With the news of the battle of the Lords event, Sora knew that the winner of her server had been Lucifer, so she assud he was sad about losing and tried to cheer him up.
However, not long after, due to certain events, she discovered that Kaito was Lucifer.
Kaito already knew all of this, so he was not too surprised to see it, but Diane watched it as if it were an entertaining movie.
After Kaito left that day, Sora went up to her room and spent hours on her computer searching for information about Lucifer, although what was on the internet was not very detailed, many of his actions were still there.
"Is this... really my brother?" she murmured in a whisper.
"Of course he is" Diane reacted from the side while watching.
But Sora did not hear her, and even if she could have heard her, she would not have anyway. This ti it was not for the usual reason, but because not only Sora but everything around her suddenly disappeared, transforming into a normal sized forest that Kaito could cross in minutes and Diane easily surpassed in height.
"What happened?"
"It seems I figured out my problem" said Kaito.
"Really? And what is it?"
"... Dissociation" Kaito finally said.
Although he suspected it before, the mont Sora asked that question was when he confird it.
Because if Sora stood in front of Kaito right now and asked him whether Kaito and Lucifer were really the sa person, Kaito was sure what his answer would be.
No.
At so point, Kaito stopped considering himself as Kaito.
Not in the literal sense. Simply, to him, the Kaito of the past and the current Kaito are two different people.
"So, I finished this trial, right? Can I leave?"
"Who are you talking to?" Diane asked. "And what is dissociation, by the way?"
Of course, Kaito did not pay attention to her, he was waiting for sothing, and what he expected happened, the next second, just like his house before, everything around him changed, turning into a courtroom.
In front of him, Bartra Liones.
"So, how much of that was real? Tell you were not Diane or it will be very awkward" Kaito said with disgust as he rembered the previous scene of Diane naked.
"Of course not. Although it was a trial, it was not my trial. It was the world itself that tested you" Bartra replied. "Everything that happened was real, you have the fountain of youth in your hands, right?"
"... Right" Kaito nodded with distrust, checking the system backpack. "Then, what was the point of that trial? Am I cured already?"
"Hahaha" the king laughed as if he had heard the best joke ever made. "Curing thoughts in one day? If it were that easy, the world would be much simpler.
It was simply a step, now that you know what your problem is, you can try to improve on your own. Because a Demon King does not get rid of demons, he dominates them, including his inner demons."
"Very deep, as expected of a king" Kaito said mockingly, he especially hated having soone ss with his mind, or at least he would from now on.
"Alright, alright, do not get angry. In exchange, let help you with sothing."
"Help ?"
"Yes, I will give you so information.
You already have the fountain of youth and you have a plan for Gideon, and you also know where Morning Star Aldan is, right?
I will give you the location of Chastiefol and Herritt."
"And how do you know where they are?"
"Well, as soone who is above the simulation, you could say, and also connected to the world in order to test you, I know those things.
Besides, Herritt is a treasure of Liones and it is in the vault, if I did not know that, what kind of king would I be?"
"You have to be kidding" Kaito complained.
The king only smiled in response, before calling soone and asking them to bring the bow.
Just a few minutes later, guarded by several knights, the sa person ca with what looked like a pair of bows joined together, a double bow, and placed it on the table without saying anything. After that, he bowed to the king and left, followed by the knights.
"One less" said the king, looking at Kaito with an annoying smile.
"One less" Kaito repeated, irritated.
"Good, then I will tell you Arlequin's location right now."
...
Once whatever that was ended, the courtroom disappeared again.
Leaving Kaito seriously wondering if that was so kind of teleportation or if he was not actually in the world of the seven deadly sins, but rather in so ntal space controlled by Bartra.
Around him, Kaito saw the sa forest he had disappeared from before and for a mont thought about whether he should burn everything down, before deciding it was not worth it.
"Kaito, you are back. What happened?"
Diane was there too, of course.
"I just went to see an acquaintance" Kaito replied with disdain.
"A friend?"
"Haha, of course not." Kaito laughed, although the smile did not reach his eyes.
"Alright?... I think" Diane said, confused. "So where are we going now?"
"We?" Kaito asked.
"You... did you not say you wanted to go with you to your world and be a warrior? Did you change your mind?"
"No, I rember. I am just surprised you decided so quickly." Kaito shook his head.
"W-well, about that..." Diane hesitated a bit before speaking. "You used to be human, right? But now you are so kind of speed demon king. And you said your other companions also have strange races. I... like that."
"You like there being many races?"
"Not that. I an, if there are so many and all so different, it is not like here, right?
Here all giants have to fight no matter what. And all humans are ruthless, bloodthirsty butchers. But in your world, race does not determine your actions."
'I guess I will ignore that comnt full of resentnt, since I am no longer human' Kaito thought.
"Alright, I will not reject a warrior of your level." Of course, Kaito agreed to let her co along, after all, with his current bond, it was impossible to summon her to Gaia, so he had to find so way to increase it along the way.
...
The next item Kaito went after was Chastiefol.
The reason? It is simpler, not in terms of strength, in that sense they are all more or less the sa in Kaito's eyes. Simply, stealing sothing from a solitary fairy king is easier than stealing it from basically the girlfriend of a kingdom's king, who is guarded in a castle and is literally a magic expert. Even if she is not really his girlfriend, it is still very difficult.
Following the instructions Bartra gave directly into his mind, thanks to his supposed connection with the world, which made him think that Bartra could probably bring the artifacts himself and save him ti, Kaito arrived at a small village.
In the ani it was never ntioned where King lived, it is only said that after losing his mory he wandered through the human kingdom, and although so places were specified, it is impossible to list them all, especially because he wandered for more than 500 years before regaining his mory.
As soon as they entered the village, they imdiately drew attention, of course, after all they were a giant and a man flying with demonic wings.
"A giant?"
"What is she doing here?"
"And who is that person? How is he flying?"
"These humans, why do they think I would attack them for no reason? Do they think everyone is as violent as they are?" Diane complained upon seeing everyone react with alarm to her presence.
"I think you are forgetting your clan's lifestyle, are you not?"
"My clan are honorable warriors. They enjoy battle, not attacking without reason" Diane replied indignantly.
"Well, my mistake" Kaito apologized. "Look, there he is."
As they walked through the village, they finally saw soone who looked different from the rest, although not at first glance.
King, on the ground, also saw them and his first instinct was to run. After all, a giant and a human who exuded a magical aura stronger than his own, a fairy, what reason would they have to co to such a normal village besides him?
"Wait, we do not want to hurt you."
Seeing King unfold his previously hidden wings and start flying in the opposite direction, Kaito shouted at him, trying to make him stop.
Of course it did not work, King did not believe them and kept flying at full speed.
Kaito sighed in disappointnt, thinking he looked quite honest and did not understand why King did not trust him.
The next second, he was in front of King, who had already moved several kiloters away, and delivered a kick that sent him flying in the opposite direction at high speed, straight toward Diane.
Diane clapped her cupped hands together, catching him between them.
"Release , you damn giant beast" King shouted from Diane's hands, trying to free himself without success.
"Beast? You are the beast, rainbow fly" Diane complained indignantly at the insult.
"Ra-rainbow fly? You should know my wings are beautiful, nothing like a fly" King replied just as indignantly.
"Alright, stop arguing" Kaito said, appearing beside them. "Besides... this will not work."
As soon as he said that, without turning around, he easily caught the spear approaching him from behind, stopping it a centiter from his neck.
"This cannot be, Chastiefol" King murmured, never imagining soone could catch his spear.
"You know its na? Even without mory? How does that work?
No, this is not the ti for that." Kaito quickly cleared his wandering thoughts and focused on what mattered.
"Fairy King Arlequin, I will be taking the sacred spear Chastiefol."
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