Vol 3 Epilogue (1/2)

To Speak of the Certainty of the Human Mind

Part 1

By the time that Basara returned to the Toujou household, it was already late at night While everyone finished dressing their oounds, bathing, getting dressed, and doing other necessary things, soh the door That was the succubusbeen under the coercion of Zolgear, and were even treated as hostages — Maria and herfaces

“…………”

The ht into Maria’s roohter were asleep on the bed It wasn’t easy for the hter to finally reunite safely, their er to relax, and the breathing of those tas calm

…Ittime since they could sleep at ease like this

Although that didtheir sleeping faces, Basara felt like he was able to help so, Maria crept closer to her mother on the bed while still peacefully asleep—

“……Basara…san…”

She gently called out to him in her sleep This made Basara cast his eyes onto Maria, with a look of affection—

“…Ah, I’m here Not only me, everyone else is also by your side”

After saying that, he gently caressed her cheek, and then softly wiped the tear at the corner of her eye, as if he was telling her that she no longer needed to cry —After finally reuniting with each other, Basara decided to postpone speaking about the future arrangements for Maria and her mother Tomorrow, Basara would ask Maria to contact the demons of the Moderates Faction, so that they could send soawa that the leader of the Moderates Faction was against Mio and didn’t listen to dissuasion, they were searching for Maria’s mother; as soon as they knew that she had been rescued safely, someone would definitely come to visit As for Zest, Basara planned to hand her over to the Moderates Faction to handle

At Yuki’s insistence, she was currently beingroom, and there shouldn’t be a problem Zest did not have any intent to resist, and said that she would listen to any of Basara’s commands Basara personally wanted Zest to leave the control of Zolgear; after freeing her from the shackles of death, she wouldn’t be limited to the Current Demon Lord Faction or the Moderates Faction, she would be able to live her own life freely, but she had just lost the master that she absolutely obeyed, so the purpose of her life was uncertain and she couldn’t be left on her own Therefore, although it wasn’t to protect her as a witness, Basara still thought that it would be better to hand her over to the Moderates Faction However, it was a faction that she was previously hostile to, so there were doubts about her safety In this regard, he had an arrange the ear and obeyed him, Basara hadn’t yet decided on whether to tell them To conceal the truth, or to speak the truth plainly, it was a difficult decision

—But there was so that Basara, Mio and Yuki had already come to a consensus about, and made a conclusion That was to protect their family member Maria at all costs Maria betrayed Basara and the others as well as the Moderates Faction, only because she was under the stress of her e, and no one was could punish her for that Like in the past, Jin gave up his identity as a hero to protect his child It was like how Basara vowed to protect Mio, who had been targeted unfairly and without reason It was also like how Yuki gave up her mission so that she could protect Basara This tiether to protect Maria Noprecious people, people would suffer both physically andthat Basara could not accept The desire to protect Maria wasn’t because of a mission — but because she was a precious person in the hearts of everyone

“…We will definitely protect you”

Basara promised that with a whisper and then exited Maria’s room When he walked up to the unlit corridor, he noticed that a girl was standing by the door to his room Thus, Basara walked towards her and then softly asked

“What is it, Mio…you don’t need to rest?”

“…Un I don’t really feel like sleeping”

Mio cal her quiet expression—

“I see…”

Basara naturally realised the reason why she was here, and said

“Well…then just chat with me until you want to sleep”

Following a brief estion After Basara asked her to wait there for a moment, he went downstairs to the first floor He then walked towards the living roohts were switched on

“………………”

The living rooht; the source of it was Yuki and Zest ere facing each other as they sat on the sofa Yuki noticed that Basara had appeared, so she turned her head to ask

“Basara…how is it upstairs?”

“Ah, Maria is sleeping soundly, but it seems like Mio can’t sleep yet…”

“……I see”

Upon hearing Basara’s words, Yuki expressed her understanding with a murmur Perhaps, like Basara, she had also realised why Mio wasn’t able to sleep, because she orried about Mio

“…Yuki, won’t it be fine for you to take a break for a while?”

“Its fine, I’ an eye on her But—”

Yuki then asked

“Aren’t you going to rest…? Your injuries should be the ht?”

That’s right — after enduring successive attacks froear; and even before that, there was the fight with Takigawa that Yuki and the others didn’t know about The one who suffered the heaviest injuries this time was undoubtedly Basara However—

“There’s no need to worry, these probably aren’t critical injuries, or perhaps the wound ave me is really effective…these injuries aren’t as serious as I thought”

When he was enduring Maria’s punches, his whole body was in so much pain that it seemed like even his ribs were broken, but the pain was lessened greatly before he fought against Zolgear After exa it when they returned hoht fractures, it seeear were uniht fro for a few days Even though Yuki also knew this, Basara had told her himself that his injuries weren’t serious Then—

“I see…that’s good then”

A tinge of coaze back towards Zest Basara gently placed his hand over her shoulder, and said

“You don’t need to force yourself so ht, so just call ”

Then —

“—Instead of wasting your tiet rid of me a bit earlier”

Zest hadn’t given up on her own life, but she simply stated what the most realistic approach was So—

“Zest, haven’t I said this before…you need to find your oay to live in the future, and ill help you to gain the ti that time, you should think carefully about what you want to do in the future”

After listening to Basara’s persuasion, Zest fell silent for a moment, and then replied

“……I understand I’ll do as you say, Toujou Basara”

After expressing her compliance with a soft voice, Zest closed her eyes, and did not say anymore Hence, Basara left Zest under the watch of Yuki, and returned to the second floor after preparing some drinks

“In here…just find a place for yourself to sit”

After Basara said that when he invited Mio into his room, Mio followed and sat on the bed Then, Basara handed theto her

“I prepared some hot milk for you, you’ll find it a bit easier to sleep after drinking some to warm your body up”

“…Thank you”

After Mio thanked him, Basara asked her

“My room — is it really better?”

Talking in Basara’s rooood, but if they went to her room, she could sleep whenever she wanted, so it should be more convenient for her But—

“Yes, I think that I wouldn’t be able to fall asleep in my own room”

“Well, since you’ve said that…”

Basara then walked over to the chair beside his desk—

“———”

The he around, he saw that Mio had her face down Seeing that, Basara scratched his cheek, and had no choice but to sit beside Mio The springs of the ht, and firinally felt that way, but Basara could feel the edge of theclosely, Mio was shi+vering whilst sitting beside hiently put his arm around her shoulders, so that she would not spill the hot milk

“—It’s okay now”

Basara repeated those words again in order to reassure Mio, and Mio then ‘Mn’ nodded

“…Sorry, to make you accompany me…”

She leaned her head onto Basara’s shoulder —Mio, who had been kidnapped and fell into the enemy’s hands, had an uneasy mood before Basara and the others had rescued her, so it was not difficult to iine That’s why Basara was happy to lend his shoulder until Mio had co, Mio finally cal the hot milk that Basara had prepared for her When the botto beca about ould happen next Finally, Mio placed theonto the bedside table, and said

“…I understand We just need to speak with the demon from the Moderates Faction who’ll pick up Maria’s mother next, hopefully they won’t have to hurt the female de strange to her”

Mio quietly nodded, and confirards to this, Basara would also seek assistance fro more insurance would be better

“I’ of you”

Basara said apologetically Protecting Zest, and protecting Maria were not the saear who had killed her parents was already difficult for her, and having to help his subordinate noas just rubbingthat only Mio could do, there was no choice but to ask her However…the problem didn’t just encompass this This tih-ranking demon of the current Demon Lord’s Faction If they made more contact with the Moderates Faction, they would probably be seen as an even greater threat to the current Dee on Zolgear, Wilbert’s pohich was inside her still did not disappear In regards to the Moderates Faction, aside from the Mio’s uncle, as the leader of the faction, it was highly likely that Mio, who defeated Zolgear would be considered as Wilbert’s successor; the worse scenario — would be if everyone becaht up in the middle of the dispute between these two de this possibility, Basara couldn’t help but show a serious expression At that tiently placed her hand over Basara’s hand, and said

“Basara…it’s okay, I don’t mind”

The look in her eyes revealed her deep trust in him

“Because, I have you guys accoht?”

Mio replied with a clear expression and tone, which caused Toujou Basara to look at her perplexedly It was because the girl and her sht in front of his eyes Right now, the Mio as s in front of him was proof that he had successfully protected her But—

“———”

At the same time, some dark emotions welled up inside of Basara

“…Basara?”

Mio see was amiss, and worriedly raised her head as she looked towards Basara

“…………”

Basara also watched her silently To gain Mio’s trust — although he was happy, it also highlighted a truth that couldn’t be concealed That was the danger that Mio didn’t have before she becaear, who had a countless nus If he had departed even a little later — Zolgear may really have taken Mio, with underhanded tactics that Basara couldn’t even ier human —Also, the situation still hadn’t been resolved, in fact, it was just the beginning There were definitely a lot of people ould try to act against Mio because of Wilbert’s power There ht even be soear But Basara would not allow them to act violently No matter anted to take Mio away, Toujou Basara absolutely would not allow it If such a day really cahts, Basara’s consciousness had drifted to an unknown place After grabbing the shoulders of Mio as in front of his eyes—

“———”

Toujou Basara stole Naruse Mio’s lips

At first, Mio didn’t understand what had happened All of a sudden, she was kissing Basara Such a sudden move— …Eh? Mio was momentarily unable to understand that it was a kiss or do anything else However, in front of her was Basara’s face, with his eyes closed, and on her lips was the sensation of his warmth, so—

“!——…”

Mio finally understood that she was kissing Basara right now

In the ht, and on the bed in Basara’s room — this was the scene of Naruse Mio’s first kiss Mio clearly knew that she would one day give so that that person would be Basara When the master-servant contract activated, and Basara helped to relieve her, she also wanted to feel Basara on a deeper level, and almost kissed him on her own If Mio really asked for it herself, Basara definitely would have responded to her request —But in Mio’s ientler when kissing her Basically, Basara would not do anything that Mio would object to Although he had once strayed into the dressing room and bathroom, and actually rushed over to cover her , that was just a one-off thing So even if Mio was angry then, she would forgive hiht now, it was as if he couldn’t control his feelings and kissed Mio

…This is…

Being so surprised that her whole body was tense, Naruse Mio thought in hermore andsimilar in the past —It happened just after they hadthe first tiether Back then, Basara had just reunited with Yuki; Mio listened to Maria’s suggestion in order to solidify herposition, and used her breasts to wash Basara’s body; Maria brought the cake that Basara had bought into the bathroom, and when it accidentally spilled onto Basara’s body, Mio and her licked the crea really bold Only then, Mio blindly wanted to deepen the relationshi+p between Basara and her — in the end, that caused Basara to lose his rationality, and he put all of the re cake onto Mio and Maria’s bodies, and then forcibly licked the sweetness off their bodies Although Basara fainted in theoverexcited, neither Mio nor Maria kneould have happened if he didn’t faint, because Basara was that irrational at the ti it with Maria, they decided to tell Basara that all of it was just a drea like that happened with Basara again, which caused Mio to think that she had ht have been the one as dreaht now — Basara, who had lost his sense of rationality was before her eyes, taking possession of her lips …W-Why…? This tis that she did with Basara in the bathroom Mio simply didn’t understand why Basara suddenly became like this

“——Mmn! No…ait…!”

Mio shrank back as she panicked, but she was careless and fell back onto the bed, and Basara then placed both of his hands on top of her chest while she earing her pyjamas —

“Wai—”

Without being given a chance to finish speaking, the buttons on the front of her pyjamas were undone and her breasts were exposed She wasn’t wearing a bra, so her breasts bounced out, and lay in front of Basara’s eyes

“Ah…”

When Mio realised that this was reality and cried out in surprise, Basara pressed her body down He then held her tightly, and pressed his lips onto hers again Mio, as pinned down on the bed and being kissed—

“Fu! —Aahhh!”

Her entire body suddenly quivered underneath Basara’s as she let out a sweet voice, because Basara’s hands had started rubbing her bare breasts that had been exposed when he tore her pyjamas apart Even if the aphrodisiac curse didn’t activate, after Mio’s breasts were caressed several times, she had already become so sensitive that she was afraid As Basara rubbed and squeezed her breasts into lewd shapes while kissing her forcefully at the same time, Mio’s mind and body became completely paralysed, and she was unable to resist

“!…Yah, waa…mnh, uh…ah…mn!”

Like in the past, Basara became even more forceful, and Mio didn’t dare to resist Aside from the first time that they met, Mio had already submitted to Basara countless times, so even if she knew in her mind that she shouldn’t, she still closed her eyes naturally, and her body obediently accepted Basara Then— …Ah…Mio suddenly felt Basara’s tongue trying to invade her , she was unable to resist right now — she h for Basara Basara’s tongue instantly pried open Mio’s lips, and pushed straight into her mouth

“Ah…mn…fu…um, nu…ya, mn…chu!”

As soon as she felt the heat and sensation of Basara’s wet and sticky tongue — Mio’s will alue was also intertwining with his, and she beca kiss which nearly depleted her lungs of oxygen, Mio pulled her lips back slightly, and when she was finally able to breath—

“…I won’t let anyone take you away”

She suddenly heard Basara’s whispered words

“Basara…?”

Mio couldn’t help calling his naain his consciousness, and notice Mio—

“! —S-Sorry! …I just…!”

Basara seemed to have returned back to norise with a flustered face as he realised what he had done The Basara who quickly turned around on the bed was the Basara that Mio knew

“I’m really sorry! My mind suddenly went blank, and then…”

Mio covered her breasts as she stood up, and looked with surprise at the shape of Basara’s back as he desperately apologised—

“………”

A slightly playful smile drifted onto her face, because she heard it

…Won’t let anyone take me away?

Basically, Basara wouldn’t do anything that would cause Mio to object For Basara’s eree — it was because Mio was abducted by Zolgear, and almost reached the point of no return that such worries and desires were generated Thus—

“……No I will never forgive you”

Mio held her laughter in as she said that She had been given quite a surprise by Basara’s sudden actions, sohim think a bit wouldn’t cause the master-servant contract curse to activate Finally, Basara asked with a distressed expression

“T-There’s really no way for you to forgive me…?”

“Well…fine, there is one way to ive you — do you want to hear it?”

“O-Of course I do!”

Basara’s vigorous nodding caused Mio to laugh even harder; she then moved closer to him, and put her arms around him from behind as she said

“—Then kiss me one more time”

After saying that, she pressed her lips against Basara’s back, and gave her reason for not forgiving him

“In tiise for these things”

She then closer her eyes—

“Please, Basara If you don’t want others to take ain”

She waited for Basara’s response After this kiss, the relationshi+p between thee Unexpectedly, Basara didn’t turn around

“……Basara?”

Mio curiously opened her eyes, and saw the reason why Basara hadn’t turned around Not knohen it happened, Yuki was standing in front of Basara expressionlessly

“Eh—…?”

Mio couldn’t stop herself frorabbed Basara’s collar and then forcibly kissed hiue into Basara’s ues When Yuki finished kissing him and moved her lips away, Basara collapsed onto the bed fearfully, as Yuki began breathing heavily Why was Yuki lared

“…I thought you hadn’t gotten over your scare frole uard down”

“W-Why did you come here…don’t you have to watch over the female demon called Zest?”

Mio was finally able to overcome her panic and asked that

“You don’t need to worry, I also brought her over here”

After Yuki replied as such, Zest quietly appeared from behind her

“H-How did even you…how long have you guys been there!?”

“Since you said ‘I have you guys acco me’, Naruse Mio”

“! …Then that’s a long time!”