Only I know that this world will end – 115 | Sousaku – 創作

Cult group

The following day.
When Ichijou Akira woke up, it was just past 8:00 a.m.
After stretching out on the bed, Akira immediately checked the inversion rate.

"Hmm……"

Staring at the screen in front of him, Akira let out a small gasp.
The inversion rate that had been stopped by defeating the werewolf had progressed. Judging from the numbers, it seemed that not much time had passed since it started moving.
Watching the progress, Akira roughly calculated that the inversion rate would be around 3%.

(……It'll probably be around 3% by noon, right? )

He had confirmed that nothing had ever happened in the past when the inversion rate was up to 3.37%. Judging from the progress, there should still be some leeway before reaching that figure.
Akira waved his hand at the screen in front of him and thought about his plans for the rest of the day.

(That's right…… Arthur and the others aren't here, so there's no need to rush to the Killer Bee's hive right now…… It's definitely necessary to defeat a boss now and gain more time to prepare. In that case, the plan will remain largely unchanged from last time, I guess? In consideration of the future, it will be necessary to raise Kashiwaba-san's level now……)

Akira thought about it and eventually gave a small nod.

(Yeah. For now, let's ask Kashiwaba-san to dismantle the Werewolf. In the meantime, I'll look for the next boss to defeat.)

As he uttered those words in his mind, he picked up the body bag that had been lying in a corner and left the room.
While looking for Kashiwaba, he came across Karube arguing with a well-dressed man in the entrance hall.

"Don't fuck with me! That's enough, go away already! ! "

The air in the hall trembled at Karube's angry voice.
The man turned his sharp gaze toward Karube, who was raising his voice and showing his anger, and left the hospital, saying, “I won't care if you regret it!!”.
Akira approached Karube, who continued to stare at the man's back, and spoke to him.

"What happened? It seemed like there was a dispute."

At those words, Karube finally seemed to notice Akira's presence. The deep wrinkles between his eyebrows remained unchanged, but he spoke slowly, exhaling gently.

"It's not a big deal. Just some tasteless solicitation."
"Solicitation? At a time like this when monsters have appeared? "

Akira tilted his head at Karube's remark.
Karube responded with a deep sigh.

"……Yeah. It's probably because monsters have appeared. With death becoming more familiar, it would be one thing if individuals simply expressed their pessimistic views about destruction and the end of the world, but there are groups that are trying to spread these ideas and turn them into a religion. The guy from earlier was like that too. He is a member of a cult group that has been frequently mentioned in the last few days since the monsters appeared."
"A cult group."

Without thinking, Akira repeated Karube's words.
"Lilith Laila. Have you ever heard that name before? "

Akira shook his head at Karube's words.
Although he had repeated this world countless times before, it was the first time he had heard the name of that group.

"I've never heard of it before."
"……Well, you were asleep until yesterday, Ichijou-san. It may be normal not to know everything."

Akira nodded in agreement.
It was easy to forget because he had repeated the same thing over and over again for a certain period of time, but it had only been one day since Ichijou Akira woke up. While he was unconscious, there were probably various developments in the world.

"What kind of group is Lilith Laila? "
"It's just the usual cult worship. However, their idol is a demon lord, as if they had tailored themselves to this world where monsters have appeared."
"A demon lord? "

Akira frowned at those words.

"Is that who that group worships? "
"It seems so. I don't know much about it either…… Vine, was it? There's this story that if you offer high-ranking blood to the Demon King, your wishes will come true or something like that."
"If you sacrifice blood, your wish will come true…… What a stupid idea――――"
"Yeah, it's stupid. However, it is precisely because of such a world that some people cling to that idea. Some people think that if there are monsters, there must be a demon king, and that if there is a demon king, it would be easy for him to grant the wishes of insignificant humans. The guy from earlier was like that too. Did he really seriously suggest sacrificing the people in this hospital who couldn't even fight back――――? Don't fuck with me! ! "

While talking to Akira, his anger from earlier must have reignited. Karube spoke harshly, as if he were spitting out the words.

"――――Anyway. There are people like that, too. Ichijou-san, please be careful too, okay? According to rumors, Lilith Laila's followers are said to be radical. There is a possibility that you may be suddenly attacked."
"Thank you. I'll keep an eye on it."

Saying so, Akira bowed his head to Karube.
Then, Akira asked Karube where the woman named Kashiwaba was.

"Ah, if it's her…… She's been sitting in front of the Black Wolves' dead bodies outside since this morning. It was you two who defeated those monsters, right? I was surprised. How did the two of you manage to handle so many? "

Akira smiled at those words and replied.

"Well, that wasn't much."

With that, he bowed his head and left Karube.

Laila Forest and Laila were related, but they were not connected.