Published at 8th of September 2026 8:42 am

Chapter 2630: Re: Demon Realm Amusement Park

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The first attack succeeded, leaving only two more I didnt think it would come at us with the same pattern as before, but as I wondered what would happen next this time, frames and things resembling portraits began appearing in all the mirrors.

[Kaito-senpai, what is this?]

[Unn. Theyre probably the portraits we saw at the entrance Ah, but there are two over there that only have frames Maybe theyre planning to put us in there?]

[Hyiih]

The slightly creepy portraits we had seen at the entrance Considering the voice in the first room, if the 43 victims and the person who left that voice had all lost to the mirror monster, that would make 44 And then there were two empty frames with no pictures drawn in them. Surely, these two were some kind of theatrical metaphor, implying that if we lost to the mirror monster, we would become the 45th and 46th victims.

I checked the lantern and found that it was filled with light, so it seemed like we could use it again. But just as I wondered what kind of attack it would use this time I saw one of the portraits in the frames open its mouth and laugh.

Ahahaha!

I immediately pointed the laser pointers light at it, but at that instant, the picture returned to normal and this time, laughter came from a different picture.

[The pattern where it moves around huh]

[Does it move when you point the red light at it? Ah, next, over there!]

[Tsk As expected, it moves immediately Judging by how things have gone along the way, there should be a chance to attack Ah, maybe Hina-chan, since the mirror monster keeps moving from one picture to another, tell me when you find the picture it entered.]

[O- Okay!]

If I thought of this as something like a boss battle in a game, there should definitely be opportunities for us to attack And when I pointed the red light at it, the mirror monster immediately moved to another picture. I had a feeling that this movement was probably random.

This was just a prediction, but if the mirror monster remained inside the same picture for a certain amount of time, we would lose and it would attack us. To prevent that, we would keep pointing the red light at the pictures the mirror monster entered, forcing it to move from one to another And the randomly moving mirror monster would eventually

! ?

Thats right, it moved into one of the frames without a picture, leaving the mirror monsters form completely exposed instead of a portrait. As if surprised, the mirror monster began looking at its own body, staring at its hands and such as though checking its own appearance, and its movements stopped.

Taking advantage of that opening, I pointed the lantern at it and fired a laser of light

Aaaaaaaaah!?

The second scream I guess that meant we had cleared the second phase. Now there was only one more left, but what on earth would happen next? Just as I was thinking that, I heard a clunking sound, and then more and more new mirrors appeared above the mirrors that had been surrounding us in a circle.

[Eh? Eeeeeeh!? There are so many more mirrors now!?]

[Since this would be the final phase, I guess things are really getting serious]

The mirrors formed something resembling a dome, leaving us in a state where 180 degrees around us was filled with countless mirrors. There were simply far too many of them; finding the mirror monster among all these mirrors looked like it would be quite difficult.

Whats more, unlike before, there were no changes such as something appearing in the mirrors or laughter being heard

[Hina-chan, I think this time were supposed to find the mirror monster approaching us from somewhere.]

[I- I see, so theyre going with the most basic form for the final phase.]

Exactly. Although the scale had grown much larger, the final phase was the same as what we had encountered along the way: find something strange appearing in one of the mirrors and attack it.

[S- Since its the last one, I thought theyd make it tricky and difficult, but its actually pretty simple.]

[Tricky]

As I carefully watched the dome-shaped mirrors, the word Hina-chan muttered gave me an intense sense of wrongness. The mirror monster was supposed to be a cunning monster. In fact, it had already launched attacks against us in all sorts of different ways along the way.

And now, the final phase was simply this? Rather, what if the point of making it into this dome shape was precisely to make us inevitably direct our gazes upward?

[! There!]

Thinking that, I lowered my gaze and saw that the pedestal where I had first placed the lantern had turned into a mirror, and the approaching mirror monster was visible there.

I quickly pointed the lantern at it and released its light

Gyaaaaaaaaaah!?

An especially loud scream rang out, and something resembling black mist poured out from the pedestal only to disappear when it came into contact with the lanterns light.

At the same time, the dome-shaped mirrors returned to their original formation, and immediately afterward, the mirrors disappeared, revealing a path forward.

[D- Did we do it?]

[I- I think we cleared it.]

[ ~ ~ ~ ! ? Senpai!!!]

[Whoa! Hina-chan!?]

Perhaps overwhelmed with emotion at having successfully defeated the mirror monster, Hina-chan happily jumped at me. She ended up hugging me tightly, and while I was startled, Hina-chan lifted her head and happily opened her mouth.

[We did it! A complete victory!]

[Yeah, somehow or other, even with all that happened, Im glad we managed to clear it without taking any damage.]

[Yes! Its all thanks to Kaito-senpai Ah Awawawa, I- Im sorry!?]

Hina-chan had been excitedly celebrating, but perhaps she realized that she was hugging me from the front, her face turned red, and she hurriedly pulled herself away.

[I- I just acted on impulse I- Im sorry.]

[Ah, no, I understand how you feel, so its fine.]

[Uuuu~~ H- How embarrassing.]

There was no doubt that Hina-chan had done remarkably well, considering how bad she was with scary things, and it seemed that the joy and sense of accomplishment from finally being released from all that fear and tension had caused her excitement to go completely overboard.

But, well, that was that. Seeing her blush and fidget shyly was cute, yet at the same time, it was making me feel strange too, creating an awkwardly embarrassing atmosphere that was hard to describe.

[W- Well, anyway, lets pull ourselves together and head for the exit]

[R- R- R- Right! If we go out through there, weve cleared it, right!?]

The newly appeared path was filled with light, making it obviously feel like the goal, so there was no doubt that we would clear it once we went through there.

I was about to head straight for the exit when I suddenly remembered. One way or another, our conversation from before coming into this room had been interrupted by the mirror monsters laughter What should I do? Things were a little awkward between us right now, so I felt like I might become overly conscious of it But she had said something about dreaming of doing it, and if I missed this opportunity, I probably wouldnt get another chance

[Ah~~ errr, Hina-chan.]

[Yes?]

[Well, the exit is right there, and I dont think the mirror monster is going to show up anymore So, errr, even though its only for a short distance, do you want to try what you said earlier, about putting my arm around your shouder?]

[Uehh!? Ah, e- errr, umm I- I would like to try it. I- I mean, Ive always admired it]

At my suggestion, Hina-chan was clearly flustered, her face bright red as she fumbled for words but eventually, as though squeezing the words out, she replied in a tiny voice that she wanted to try it.

[T- Then, excuse me for a moment.]

[Y- Yesh]

Honestly, it really did feel like we were both getting strangely nervous, but I slipped my arm around Hina-chans shoulder and gently pulled her closer. The sensation of her small, rather delicate shoulder beneath my hand, and Hina-chans warmth as she lightly leaned against me Perhaps because the atmosphere had made me overly conscious of everything, my heart seemed to be beating unusually fast.

Hina-chans face was bright red as well, but she didnt seem to dislike it and the emotions I could sense through Sympathy Magic were also ones of happiness.

And so, while feeling an atmosphere that was somehow a little sweet and bittersweet, I started walking toward the path filled with light, keeping my arm around Hina-chans shoulder.

Mirror Monster : [This is where the fact that we were interrupted at that exact moment pays off. Even though things were interrupted and left hanging, Kaito had heard Hina talking about the kind of situation she had always dreamed of, so he wanted to somehow make it come true for her. Then, see? Rather than having Kaito simply get swept along by Hinas request from back then, Kaito is the one who suggests it and puts his arm around her shoulder, making the two of them conscious of each other and their hearts start pounding Thats what you call lovey-dovey development that also serves as groundwork for what comes next.]

Serious-senpai : [Guaaaaaaaaaah Just get lost already, seriously Youre way too d*mn troublesome]

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