Accomplice in a Moonlit Night

Translated by LyraDhani

Edited by LyraDhani

On top of a skyscraper at night, when the pale moon was rising, a boy was looking up at the sky.

So the captive princess was rescued, the poor sacrifice regained his lost memories, and the sun miko began to move with a heavy heart. Well, its going to be a little harder to move from now on. Even so, I dont have much time.

The boy, Amari Yukitaka-who had been sitting on the edge of the building, let out a loud sigh of discontent. He swung his legs in the air with an ease that seemed to indicate that he had no fear of heights.

Now, what should I do next? Im not all-powerful either, so Im limited in what I can do. Ah, Im really getting sick of this. I dont care if its just a bunch of winged insects, I dont know why I have to hunt down my precious friends for no reason at all.

Yukitaka said, his shoulders slumped in wariness.

He then took a black notebook out of nowhere, opened a page, and marked one of the items with a big cross.

This time, I was going to take advantage of someone elses kidnapping plan to get rid of that Chidori, but as I thought, it haphazardly didnt work. Shes the daughter of a hero, after all. Well, thats pretty messed up.

Yukitaka turned his quill around with his finger while muttering derisively. The raven-like feathers, with their suspicious glow, reflected the moonlight as they fluttered about.

It looks like theyve started making various moves, but I think the government is mistaken about Tsugumi-chans surroundings. They are all idiots. Whats really scary is not Shikabane Sakura, but something else. Well, it cant be helped, she has the worst reputation in the human world. She deserves it.

Saying this, Yukitaka thought of a certain demon.

A fallen angel with twelve wings and great power. She was considered a vindictive enemy of the worlds largest religions and was a rebel against God and was synonymous with evil at every turn.

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Her name was the great demon Lucifer. She was part of the spirit and an escapee evil God who also had the factor of a Demonic Beast.

The demon took on the body of a human named Shikabane Sakura and, like Yukitaka, pretended to be a human and lived in the human world. By evading government scrutiny and deceiving her followers, she almost brought Demonic Beasts under her control.

If only she hadnt had a last-minute change of heart, the world would be the hell itself. In that sense, Nanase Tsugumi could be called a hero who saved the world.

But fate, as they say, didnt end there.

Why didnt anyone in the government notice? Failed to bring down the Gods, the city burned down, and that was the end of itthat kind of thing just didnt happen easily.

The [God] selected by the devil, who had a bad character and who she wanted to put under her control, couldnt be that simple. The remnants of that evil were certainly undermining the world.

What she tried to summon belonged to the dark side, which was rooted in this far eastern land of Japan and still deeply worshipped, but never affiliated with Amaterasu. He was the highest-ranking God in this land of Gods, and among more than eight million Gods, he was the closest to a Demonic Beast.

Mishaguji, the God who controlled the boundary. He was truly an evil God who deserved to take control of the rift in the heavens.

About Tsugumi-chan, Chidori, and the famous Agatsuma of Jukka? The Magical Girls who were wrapped in the red flame that day all have powers related to transportation. I cant help but think that it was the influence of the God who she was trying to bring down. I wonder if Amaterasus people are also sunburned with a sense of peace. Well, it doesnt matter as long as they dont get in my way].

The God who controlled the boundaries was nestled in their midst. Among them, the one who suffered the deepest erosion was undoubtedly Nanase Tsugumi himself.

That he was closest during the ritual. And having been tuned as a sacrifice ever since his birth, he ended up functioning as a vessel of the highest orderhe was supposed to.

It had long been settled that there was only one end for those who had become vessels of God. Their souls were devoured, their original personalities were extinguished, their personal dignity and everything else was trampled on, and they became something completely different.

This was why that great demon a stupid woman gave up her entire soul to protect him. All for the sake of one tiny human being.

She covered Tsugumis soul with her own at the moment the erosion of Mishaguji began and stopped the erosion by force. She knew that she would be annihilated by it. This was not something that could be done with ordinary determination.

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The one who was inside Shikabane Sakura was the spirit of Lucifer, moreover, it was a monster-like individual, distorted by the malice of others and their images. At least, thats what I remember. So what? Self-sacrificing for the sake of mere mortals? You think youre an angel now, huh?

Saying this, Yukitaka laughed mockingly.

But in the end, her devotion was just a way of stalling for time. The protection she risked her life to build was now fleeting and fraying, and even the little ego she had left was being swallowed up by Mishaguji.

A year at most, six months at the shortest. That was all the time they had left.

If only Tsugumi hadnt become a Magical Girl, he would have been able to delay the tear on his soul a little longer, but the end result would be the same, it was just delayed a little longer.

Ah, pitiful Tsugumi-chan. I cant believe you have to go through this just because youre born as that guys younger brother. If it wasnt for that, I wouldnt have had to do this either.

Yukitaka, one of the evil Gods who escaped from the hands of the government and lived in a borrowed human body, looked down with a sadness that was hard to imagine from his usual self.

Attracted by the presence of a fellow being inside Tsugumi, he approached him out of curiosity. At first, it was just that.

He wondered if it was because he was dragged along by the emotions of the person he was using as a container.

It was too filthy to be called friendship and too pure to be called obsession.

But there was one thing he could say. When Yukitaka realized what would eventually happen to Tsugumi, what he felt was definitely despair.

This was why Yukitaka made a decision. Nanase Tsugumi was a dull and stupid human who called himself Yukitakas friend, but if he were eaten and killed by the inhuman and turned into a creature he didnt knowthen Yukitaka would rather end everything by his own hands. Because there was no other way.

He tried to kill Tsugumi by playing tricks, changing his hands, and sometimes using the Demonic Beast factor swirling inside him to interfere with the rift in the sky. He also wanted to eliminate the humans who stood in his way, but all of these attempts ended in failure.

Was he unconsciously cutting corners, or was it just pure luck on Tsugumis part? Either way, Yukitaka would not stop until he found another way.

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I still think it would be safer to have more accomplices for the future. The current guy isnt bad, but more often than not our objectives dont match. Im sure hell complain about this one too anyway. Ah, what a pain in the ass.

As Yukitaka held his head in his hands, he heard a sound like something small moving behind him.

You messed with my contractor again. You never learn.

Hearing that monotonous voice, Yukitaka deftly arched his back and turned his head, then he said in a light voice with a frivolous smile.

Haha, but you didnt stop me. Youre so heartless, white rabbit-chan.

Tsukiyomi, the white rabbit, Chidoris contract God, did not reply to this question but threw an object in his hand toward Yukitaka: a black feather.

It was mixed in with Chidoris belongings. A curse to manipulate bad luck. Dont abuse that thing too much. You must feel sorry for them living such a healthy life.

Healthy? Thats just ignorance. And I dont want you to be the one who says that. Youre using them for your own purposes. Youre even worse than me because youre trying to be an ally.

When Yukitaka said this in a reproachful tone, Tsukiyomi opened his mouth with his eyes downcast as if he was trying to endure something.

Its all for a good cause.

Well, I dont really care. Now then, lets go over our objectives one more time, you crazy rabbit. What on earth do you want to do by deceiving your precious sister and teaming up with this hideous devil?

Tsukuyomi quietly looked ahead and answered in a firm voice in response to Yukitakas mocking question.

Rebellion, an accomplice. I will drag Amaterasu down from her current position. That is the only way to save my sister.

Saying this, Tsukiyomi smiled coyly. Was it love or madness? No one knew.

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