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After visiting Phenix-san and taking a day off the next day, Iām finally going to visit Tiamat-san, the last of the Ten Demons.
As she was one of the two most problematic among the Ten Demons, along with Phenix-san, I was very anxious about meeting her.
With Pandora-sanās guidance, we arrived at a deep forest in a corner of the Demon Realm. It wasnāt a bright and beautiful forest like Lillywood-sanās forest in Rigforeshia, but a dim and somewhat frightening forest.
The topography of the forest made it difficult to get much sunlight, and the leaves on the trees were mostly dark in color, making it look like a forest at night, even though it was supposed to be daytime right now.
[How should I say thisā¦ā¦ This forest has quite the unique atmosphere, doesnāt it?]
[This forest is called the Dark Forest because itās a place where many dangerous monsters live. This place was quite vast, but almost no Demons live here.]
[Well, no matter how unintelligent those beasts may be, no one would be foolish enough to disrespectfully interrupt Miyama-samaās advance, so there should be no problem.]
Rather than them interrupting my advance, I think itās probably more like theyāre frightened by the magic power of Pandora-san, the strongest Count-rank. In fact, for a place where so many monsters live, this forest was very quiet.
As we continued walking through the dim forest like thatā¦ā¦ I faintly heard what sounded like a song. It didnāt seem to have any lyrics, a song just made up with ćlaļ½ć, but it was quite beautiful and well sung.
Even though the singer still isnāt visible, her voice seems to resonate over a wide areaā¦ā¦ It seems like the voice of the person singing seemed to have a ridiculous volume.
[ā¦ā¦This voice, could it be?]
[Yes, itās Tiamat. This song comes from the Lamia race, and Tiamat often sings it in remembrance of her deceased kindred.]
[The Lamia race was annihilated years ago, leaving Tiamat alone.]
[I seeā¦ā¦ I guess sheās a kindred spirit for you huh?]
She dedicates a song passed down through her race to her own people, who are already annihilated aside from herā¦ā¦ she seems to be kinder than I thought.
[No, sheās just a psycho.]
[The extinction of the Lamia race was brought about by āTiamat herself back when she was youngā.]
[ā¦ā¦Errr, was this that? Like, she canāt control her own powerā¦ā¦]
[No, it was just for her own desire. Well, it seems that she regrets the fact that she was too young to know better, and that she let her instincts lead to her raceās extinction. After she learned common sense under the guidance of Shalltear-sama, she was able to control herself, so she got better to some extentā¦ā¦ but thereās no need to feel sorry for her, as sheās just trying to satisfy her own obsession.]
ā¦ā¦I still havenāt met her yet, but I already feel like she has quite the characterā¦ā¦ She annihilated her own race back when she was a child? From what Iāve heard, it sounds like the cruelty of an inconsiderate, innocent child was the causeā¦ā¦
Feeling a little uneasy, we continued on our way and arrived in an area with no trees. There was a large open space with a large number of grave markersā¦ā¦ and in the center of the open space, I saw a huge being.
Black hair with a slight blue tint that was long and curly, two huge horns reminiscent of buffalo horns, a humanoid upper body and a snake-like lower bodyā¦ā¦ and on her upper body, only one tube top dress that only covers her chest.
The first thing that came to mind when I saw her was that she was huge. She looked about approximately six meters, but her total length, including her snake-like lower body, was probably even longer.
If itās just the size, Iāve seen bigger people than her like Megiddo-san and Magnawell-san, but when sheās this big with such a human-like appearance, even if itās just the upper half of her body, she had quite the distinctive presence.
As we stepped into open space, the being that seems to be Tiamat-san stopped singing and slowly turned towards us. Eyes with no highlights and long, snake-like pupils look at us.
[ā¦ā¦Welcome, itās a good day today, isnāt it? No matter how they take place, new encounters are always delightful events. However, as sorrow doesnāt disappear from the world, I guess it could be said that new encounters may also be the beginning of a new sorrow.]
The moment I heard her say that, with a sound like something slithering on the ground, Tiamat-san instantly appeared right in front of us.
Thereupon, as her gaze was turned towards me, a long and thin tongue split up in two on the endā¦ā¦ snake-like tongue traced her lips, and she broadly smiled.
[Nice to meet you, our master recognized by Shalltear-sama, Miyama Kaito-samaā¦ā¦ I hold the lowest seat among the Phantasmal Kingās executive subordinates, the Ten Demons. My codename is Tiamat, and my real name is āMedea Leviatashā. Iām pleased to make your acquaintance.]
[Iām Miyama Kaito. Iām also in your care. Errr, with what name should I call youā¦ā¦]
Although I felt like she somehow had an ominous atmosphere, I returned her greeting.
[You can call me by my real name, Medea. I have a feeling Iām going to get along very well with you. Yes, I feel like this was the most amazing thing that ever happened in my entire lifeā¦ā¦]
[ā¦ā¦Tiamat. If youāre trying to get Miyama involved in āyour obsessionā, I also have ideas of my own.]
[ā¦ā¦Iām sorry for the way I phrased that. Considering my usual behavior, I guess it couldnāt be helped that you misunderstood. However, donāt worry, Iām not a fool who canāt control herself that well. Rather, if I tried to do such a thing, I think Shalltear-sama would get rid of me before I could do it.]
I wonder why? The tone of her voice is polite, but there is an inexplicable eeriness to her. With how sheās been described as a problem child, I was rather concerned about that obsession that Pandora-san mentionedā¦ā¦ but as expected, how should I say thisā¦ā¦ It seemed like she had traits that werenāt just mere peculiarities.