Episode 6 Wish I could go back
[Devil's Palace Eastern Church]
The butlers and I gathered at the church on the estate grounds.
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It was for something Flure had wanted to do...
“to hold a funeral for Zepal-san.”
Even after being transformed into an angel, Zepal-san fought to the very end for the sake of his friends, risking his life to protect them.
As Flure read the eulogy honoring the courage of the departed...
He held back his tears and never let them fall, not even until the very end.
...Perhaps he wanted to show the Zepal-san he admired just how much he had grown.
As I watched the resolute look on his face...
I couldn't help but sense that determination within him.
After the funeral was over...
Flure and I remained behind in the church, just the two of us.
Having you attend Zepal-san's funeral...
Dressed in ceremonial attire...
Flure looked more exhausted than usual.
Even the smile on his face carried a faint sense of loneliness and weariness.
I'd be lying if I said I was fine.
But after today's funeral...Â
I finally feel like I've come to terms with everything.
And I was able to properly say goodbye to Zepal-san…
And then there was what Lato told me...Â
that “Zepal-san respected me.”
I was shocked, but at the same time, it felt like my eyes had finally been opened.
I'd always thought of Zepal-san as someone far above me, someone I could only admire from afar…
He was just like me, a person carrying his own worries and burdens.
For the first time, I truly understood something that should have been obvious all along.
Just because someone has always been close to you...Â
doesn't mean you truly understand everything about them.
I wanted to be someone who could have understood Zepal-san's worries... someone who could have shared the pain he carried from his past.
The moment Flure's words caught in his throat...
the tears welling in his eyes spilled over.
He hurriedly wiped them away, but...
Once the tears started falling, they wouldn't stop.
told myself I wouldn't cry anymore...…
As Flure desperately tried to hide his tears...
I quietly walked over to him.
Then I placed a hand on his shoulder...
...Thank you...... very much......
...be the last time...…
......Zepal-san..........
For a long while after that...
Flure continued to cry like a child.
...These tears were not a sign of weakness.
To grieve the loss of someone precious...
to be able to cry wholeheartedly for another person...
That kindness was Flure's courage...
and perhaps the very source of his strength.
...And for someone like him...
I wanted to be even the smallest source of support.
Even if I had no power of my own...
I wanted to do whatever I could for Flure.
As I held him while he cried...
Those were the thoughts that filled my mind.
It's certainly been an eventful month.
But we've spent enough time looking back.
Let's start thinking about what comes next.
Our most immediate threat...
is that new mysterious angel.
Anyone who can order those Intelligent Angels around like underlings is bad news.
I heard it looks exactly like Goetia-sama...
but it's not actually him, right?
Bellen and I both believe it's someone else.
Why does it resemble him so closely...
Now that I think about it, we don't actually know that much about Goetia-sama ourselves.
As a lead in uncovering our enemy's identity...
Why don't we start by investigating Goetia-sama himself?
...Though even if we wanted to investigate, I'm not sure where we'd start.
As far as places connected to Goetia-sama are concerned...
I've already investigated every location I can remember.
There was nothing left in that hidden room on the snowy mountain, either.
Unless we find some new lead...
there's not much left for us to investigate.
Speaking of Goetia-sama...
We saw his name in the documents Crowther-kun gave us, didn't we?
Now that you mention it, you're right…
I remember being surprised when Goetia-sama's name appeared in that old book from the East.
Do you think there might be something in Crowther-san's documents or knowledge...
something about Goetia-sama that we don't know?
It may be worth looking into.
...Though he might hit us with another ridiculous information fee.
In any case, as for our plans going forward...
We'll continue strengthening our forces...
while reopening our investigation into Goetia-sama.
...That sounds like the best plan for now, doesn't it?
Let's move forward steadily, starting with what we can do.
If we combine our strength, we can even defeat the Intelligent Angels...
I'm sure we'll be able to accomplish something even greater.
...So you've returned, Seraphim.
They're resting upstairs.
It seems they'll be unable to move for a while while their body undergoes repairs.
Was Zepal really able to injure them that badly?
Their body was already falling apart to begin with.
No matter how much power they have, it seems living for so long comes with its own problems.
Well, I suppose that's exactly why they need pawns like us.
They've decided not to create any more Intelligent Angels based on Demon Butlers.
Getting betrayed is more trouble than it's worth.
...I never liked him to begin with.
Next time, I'll face the Demon Butlers alone.
And this time, I'll take them down with my own hands...
Ah, no. That's not happening.
We've been ordered not to kill any Demon Butlers until further notice.
Not kill the Demon Butlers...?
I'm sure they have some deeper reason.
Well, since we've been told “not to lay a hand on them”, we can't make the first move ourselves...
But if they come back to us again, that'll be a problem.
We should take some precautions.
...After seeing the overwhelming difference in power, there's no way they'd dare come up here again.
But those people always manage to do the unexpected.
And when that happens, "we didn't prepare anything" won't be a very good excuse.
That flying vehicle of theirs...
At the very least, we should destroy that.
Do you have any idea where it is?
That's what I'm about to find out.
Besides, there are only so many cities capable of building a ship like that...
I'm sure we'll find it soon enough.
Once we find out which city built it...
we'll send angels to wipe it out so thoroughly that they'll never be able to build another one.
Something on that scale, surely our lord won't mind.
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