Lily was stunned for a moment, somewhat at a loss. Her body was still frozen, and she couldn’t even think about struggling.

Coco leaned over and hugged him tightly.

“…Ouch?”

No matter how much I called, there was no response from Coco.

Instead, he gradually felt the trembling of the petite body pressing on him.

Coco just buried her head in Lily’s neck.

An indistinct whimper came from his mouth.

The crying showed no sign of stopping.

Even getting worse.

Maybe I don’t understand why Coco is sad.

But as Lily watched, she felt more and more uncomfortable.

I can only try my best to listen to Coco’s sobbing words.

“… idiot… big… idiot… I thought… I thought…”

After hearing a lot of sobbing, Lily finally realized it.

I seem to have been scolded again…

Was it what happened just now that scared this little orc?

Lily stroked Coco’s trembling back, trying to comfort the little orc with her childish actions.

But Coco’s arms held Lily tighter.

As if worried that I would just let go.

Lily would disappear.

Instead, Lily felt more and more uncomfortable being hugged, and she didn’t know whether her comfort was effective.

But I didn’t dare to make any unnecessary movements.

When the trembling in my body finally subsided a little.

“…Awoo, what’s wrong?”

Lily asked again, but Coco still didn’t answer.

After a while, Coco raised her little head.

Lily still felt the remaining tears wet her tender neck.

When Coco raised her eyes, they were also red and swollen.

Not as clear and beautiful as before.

But there seems to be a kind of emotion that I want to vent out fiercely.

“…Where did you go just now?”

Coco asked in a questioning tone, her voice a little hoarse with sobs.

After saying that, Coco sniffed her nose, trying to make the sticky sound a little clearer.

“I…” Lily froze again.

I ask this suddenly…is it because my disappearance made Coco angry and sad?

There had been enough of this sort of behavior that even Lily was embarrassed to defend herself.

However, Lily’s hesitation to speak had another meaning in Coco’s opinion.

“Ugh——!”

Coco lowered her head again. Her flashing little fangs bit Lily’s tender shoulders and neck fiercely!

Lily just struggled with her little feet being pinned down.

Coco was definitely mad at herself…

It really… hurts…

But Lily felt… biting her own cocoa. Her body was shaking again.

Even the ground could be heard dripping with tears.

Lily became increasingly confused.

“…Just barely.”

Suddenly, a completely unfamiliar voice came from behind Coco.

Coco, who was still biting Lily’s tender neck, had her still moist eyes narrowed in fear.

Finally, she rubbed her wet eyes and stopped crying. She sat up from Lily and slowly turned her head.

It was the slender figure of a completely unfamiliar woman.

She leaned against the edge of the wall, with one foot on the metal shelf on the wall and the other foot hanging in the air.

On the head are two animal ears with reddish-brown hair.

The tail behind him spread out like a screen.

There are nine of them in total, swaying like flower disks.

……

“Who are you…?” Coco asked, wiping her red and swollen eyes. Her voice was still hoarse and sticky.

“…You’ve already come in. Don’t you know who I am?”

The woman stepped on the railing with her toes and stood up.

However, the slender figure slowly floated into the air, and finally landed on the ground in front of Coco, looking at Coco who was pressing Lily with a half-smile.

Coco rubbed her eyes, which were blurred by moisture, and her eyes became more alert. She bent her legs slightly, as if she wanted to shield Lily behind her.

“Don’t be afraid, wooo.” Lily said: “…she is the [Beast Artifact].”

“She…?!” Coco looked at the woman in surprise.

Is this woman… the divine weapon that my group has been searching for?

Until now… I have never seen what it looks like.

I originally thought it would be a knife, sword, dagger or something… but…

“Don’t get me wrong. This body is not my true self. It just makes it easier for me to meet you.”

The woman looked at Coco sitting on Lily and smiled again:

“Human calmness, human impulse, human persistence, human resistance, human kindness, and human love are all perfectly embodied. … Not bad.”

The woman said:

“It’s just a pity… it’s just the brain, which is a bit rigid.”

Who is saying that his brain is a little stiff? !

Coco’s ears stood up like hair and she glared at the woman fiercely.

“…But it’s harmless. Anyway, it’s an old problem of our kind.”

The woman said:

“Then congratulations… for now. You’ve passed the test.”

……test?

Just like before, hang Lily up and cut her into pieces…

Is this beast’s divine weapon just a test for others?

Coco clenched her fists unconsciously.

The previous wound on his palm… was also as good as new, without any trace.

After all, it was all just an illusion.

But, that kind of scene…

I just feel the anger still lingering in my heart.

Even if it was an illusion… Lily… this kind of Lily…

Why… should I be subjected to such abusive fantasies? …

“Don’t get me wrong. Man.”

The woman said, “Those are not scenes I could have made up. All the colors, sounds, and tastes you feel are the remnants of reality. …Those are things that have already happened.”

“What’s the meaning?……”

Coco looked at the girl who had been pushed down by her.

Has it already happened?

That… this warm body…

This one is barely complete and warm…

What is it?

“Just as you suspected. Originally, it was a miracle that she could stay by your side like this, being pounced on, hugged, licked and bitten by you.”

The woman said, “… [After all, lost limbs can always be put back together. A broken torso can always be restored to its original state] – Under this premise, that scene was just an ordinary scene among thousands of cycles.”

……What’s the meaning?

Completely, incomprehensible.

That is to say, Lily has actually experienced such a scene…

A thousand times, a hundred times?

The test I just encountered.