The Death Mage that doesn't want a fourth time

Side Chapter 21 The reincarnated individuals' counseling

Following the destruction of the 'Death Scythe' Konoe Miyaji, the reincarnated individuals continued to exchange their arguments and worrying about the future.

However, they could not all come to an agreement. The reason was that Konoe Miyaji's words and actions had made it clear that all of the reincarnated individuals thought in a definitively different manner.

And so, Shimada Izumi and Machida Aran, in Rodcorte's place... forced to take Rodcorte's place, provided the reincarnated individuals with information, answered their questions and offered their opinions.

"I-in other words, it's impossible to be reincarnated as a member of a race that he holds dear to him?!" shouted the 'Marionette' Inui Hajime, saliva almost flying from his mouth despite him not having a physical body.

"Yes, that's right," Izumi said, looking fed up. "... Incidentally, that's the twelfth time I've answered that question."

"You're sure, right?!"

"I'm sure. Incidentally, that's the thirteenth."

It seemed that even Izumi, who had become a familiar spirit with no physical body and had a different sense of time, felt mental fatigue at having to answer the same question over and over.

"There's no way we can believe you so easily, right?! You've stooped low enough to become minions for that fraud of a god!"

With the people asking the questions taking this kind of attitude, it couldn't be helped that Izumi felt like it was all pointless.

And Izumi could even tell through her Inspection ability, which could see through all kinds of falsehoods, that she was being genuinely doubted.

"If you can't trust me, then I don't think there's any point in asking me any questions any number of times," she said.

It was only to be expected that she would say this and leave. Inui was not a precious companion to Izumi. He was a traitor who had sided with Murakami and the others, and Izumi knew that he hadn't stopped Murakami and the Eighth Guidance from eliminating her and Aran.

She pitied him for the fact that he had later been betrayed by Tsuchiya Kanako, who he had thought was his ally, but she couldn't consider him an important companion now. He was even genuinely abusing her verbally, so she didn't want to persuade him gently.

"D-damn it! Don't look down at me! You..." Inui looked outraged for a moment after having Izumi point out something that he knew himself, but his face turned pale and he let out a shriek as he turned around and ran away.

"... This makes it look like I threatened him, doesn't it?" Izumi muttered.

The truth was that the symptoms of Inui's gynophobia had shown themselves. Of course, even without that phobia, it was impossible for him to harm the familiar spirit Izumi, as he himself was nothing but a human soul.

"At this rate, I don't think he'll think of opposing Vandalieu, so I don't really care."

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Meanwhile, Machida Aran was answering the questions of the 'Chronos' Murakami Junpei and his group with a sullen expression on his face.

"So, in other words, it's impossible to take the latest weapons from Origin and Earth?" Murakami asked.

"Yeah, it's the same as when Kaidou Kanata was reincarnated. According to that god, everyone is naked when they're first born," Aran said.

"Can't he do something about it? The chosen heroes are normally supposed to be granted a holy sword by the god, right?"