Funeral, what should I do if I reincarnate as a demon?

Phiren, who was standing on his left, hesitated for a moment before quietly thanking him. Then he stretched out his left hand and let him hold it, and then quietly put his left hand into his pocket without making a sound.

Although this posture was still a bit strange, the warmth from the palm of his hand made Philen raise the corners of his mouth unconsciously, and his heart became inexplicably warm. He also unconsciously watched his profile quietly from the side.

It was just a gust of cold wind, but she couldn't help but look at his hand holding a large bag of food, which was exposed to the cold wind, and worriedly said:

"Master Ash...why don't you let me take it for a while?"

"No~ I'm not at the time where you need to worry."

"But...if you do all the work and things like this, I..."

"These are what adults should do, you don't have to worry about them."

"...So, I'm not a child anymore."

"It seems so...then this is a man's responsibility, right?" He thought for a while and gave a different answer with a smile.

Although this answer made Philen smile again, he couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you always emphasize to Lord Yubel that you are a feminist?"

"How can you be the same as Yubel?"

"What's the difference?"

"Nothing is different. After all, Philen is special."

The answer without thinking was also Ash's true words.

However, this casual answer made Philen's eyes and expression involuntarily condense slightly.

Although the air was still cold, she felt a far greater warmth than before, which made the temperature of her cheeks rise uncontrollably, and even her heartbeat accelerated involuntarily.

She didn't understand why she suddenly couldn't continue to look at the familiar face, and instinctively turned her eyes away, but from time to time she pursed her lips and secretly glanced at the person next to her who still looked normal.

As if she felt this subtle emotion, the dim sky also gently fell a few snowflakes at this time.

The lightly falling snowflakes added a bit of romance and fantasy to this moment.

The girl tried to calm herself down, but the throbbing in her heart was like a flame touched by snowflakes. Not only did it not go out, but it burned even more vigorously.

She opened her mouth to say something, but she was afraid of breaking this delicate balance. She could only hide all her emotions in her heart and let them accumulate quietly in her heart like snowflakes.

And Ash... looked at the snowflakes floating on the tip of his nose and went away automatically. He didn't think about anything, but looked at the girl beside him with a smile:

"If the snow is heavy enough tonight, let's take a break tomorrow and build a snowman together before leaving?"

Obviously, he didn't notice the subtle changes in Philen.

However, Philen was not angry either. She just took a deep breath and hid this emotion in her heart, letting that sentence take root and sprout in her heart like a seed, but at this moment she showed a bright smile and nodded vigorously:

"Well! Let's build a big snowman together!"

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Back to the cabin.

Fulilian had already spread out the bed for the two of them, and was staring at the snow outside the window in a daze. When Ash appeared beside her, she smiled: "You are surprisingly gentlemanly."

"... Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"

"Is it cold?"

"What do you think?" He stretched out his hand that had been exposed all the time, and Fulilian held it casually, widening her eyes in surprise, and sighed:

"Oh~ This may be a record-breaking one. The further north you go, the colder it is~"

"... To be honest, what is your relationship?" Yubel squatted by the stove and couldn't help asking when he saw the two of them.

"Friends." Fulilian said without thinking.

This confused Yubel: "... Will normal friends be like this?"

"Indeed... That means they are very close friends? No... They should be friends who are very close occasionally, right?"

Flilian herself was a little unsure about what she said, so Yubel tapped her head lightly with her fingertips, and finally gave up caring about this incomprehensible situation.

In fact, not to mention Yubel, even Zain was a little confused, but his advantage was that he didn't care if he didn't understand, so he just came to their side with a cheerful mood, looked out the window and sighed:

"We just cleaned up, and now it's snowing."

"I hope there won't be a blizzard, otherwise it will be more troublesome." Ash silently pulled his hand back from Fulilian's hand.

"It's not normal, and this time we don't need to cross the steep mountains, so it's okay even if it snows a little."

Flilian answered with a smile, and then...

In the early morning of the next day, everyone was in a mess in the sudden blizzard.

The white snow all over the sky, coupled with the whirring cold wind, let alone making a snowman, traveling is asking for trouble.

As expected, everyone was trapped in the village... Fortunately, this time in the village, there are plenty of supplies and no need to worry about anything.

There is still a lot of time before the assessment of the first-level magician, so they are not in a hurry at all, and Zain's face also showed a sense of relief.

After that, time passed slowly.

Everyone has their own busy things... At least Yaxiu is really busy, and he has to disappear for a few days from time to time.

In the blink of an eye - the cold wave is about to pass, and everyone is about to start their journey again on the last night of spring.

On the wine table in the village tavern, in front of Zain, the person he was discussing the future with... was Ash.

There is no way, the whole team is just the two of them, they will often get together to drink and chat about the big sister.

But this time, they were not talking about big sister.

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Zain, whose expression was unprecedentedly serious, took several puffs of cigarette before he looked at the young man opposite and said hesitantly:

"Ash, what do you think I am..."

"There's nothing to worry about at all." As soon as he started speaking, Ash interrupted him directly, feeling in a dilemma:

"Didn't you emphasize at the beginning that you came with us just to catch up with the gorilla? Or...are you going to regret it for another ten years?"

"...Indeed, but you are not hesitant or tactful about this kind of thing."

"What's the problem? It's not good to be indecisive, right?"

“Although it’s normal, it must be like this, but...” Even though he thought what he said was very reasonable, Zain couldn’t help but smile bitterly and took a long puff of smoke: “No matter how you say it, it’s cold. Isn't it a bit too much? If I hadn't known you for a long time, I would have thought you were a bloodless guy."

"I've said it before, if you cut it off, you'll cut it off, and you won't be disturbed; if you cut it off, you'll suffer." He waved his hand disapprovingly to drive away the smoke, and said casually:

"Life is a journey of repeated encounters and reunions. As long as you are alive, you will probably have the chance to meet again. In this case, there is no need to be sad; next time we meet, just let me hear your story."

“My story? Ah, I remembered it...” Zain was stunned at first, then remembered what happened when they first met, and couldn’t help laughing: “Seriously... Can I ask you to do it next time? , don’t just watch the fun on the side, hurry up and save me?”

“It all depends on whether your story is interesting or not.” Ya Xiu smiled and raised his glass, while Zain clinked his glass with him with a heroic smile:

"——Needless to say? That gorilla and I will become heroes that will go down in history together! That gorilla will be called Gorilla, but when the time comes, I will carve the name under the base of the stone statue so that Thank you very much!”

"Really? Then... I will look forward to that day, and then I will ask you to introduce me to a mature and sexy big sister."

"....Mature and sexy big sister?"

"how?"

"Uh, just...Oh, forget it."

Zain opened his mouth to speak and then stopped for a while, but finally chose to shut up.

But Ya Xiu just had a question mark on his face, which made Zain feel a little inexplicably anxious and angry, but he didn't know how to vent this feeling.

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Zain really couldn’t bear to see Ash’s attitude and his situation with Feilun.

Although he was supposed to be an outsider, he couldn't help but feel anxious. He was just watching from the sidelines, feeling anxious for them inexplicably.

So, when Fulilian was alone in the bookstore, immersed in the sea of ​​books, enjoying this last night...

Zain suddenly rushed in and shouted: “Fulillian——!!”

"Eh? W-what?" Fulilian, who was still reading a book, was startled by the sudden voice and turned her head to look in surprise.

"....A while ago, did you see it?" Zain took a deep breath and tried to calm down his emotions, but he still couldn't hide his excitement in his words: "Axiu and Feilun, they were holding hands, and Feilun Lun also put his other hand in Ash's pocket! "

"Yes, yes...what's wrong?" Looking at the fair-weather monk who suddenly went crazy for some reason, Fulian couldn't understand what he wanted to express at all: "Are you drinking too much? Or are you? It’s illegal in this country to put your hand in someone else’s pocket? Or is it illegal to hold hands?”

“No—!” The strange guess made Zain wave his hand excitedly, and slapped his hand on the desk: “I’m about to leave, so I really can’t bear this matter anymore~! "

"Have you decided to leave anyway?" Fulilian nodded slightly, but smiled again: "But...how about it? Zain, do you still regret this time?"

"Not at all. I really enjoyed traveling."

"So didn't you tell me from the beginning? Why don't you just come with us? It's just... why do you seem a little unhappy? Is there something you can't tell?"

"Because - now I think that's not what I can say!" Facing this guy who was somehow as weird as Ash in the main point, Zain couldn't help but have a smile on his face, let alone a smile. With an angry look on his face, he slapped his hands on the table and shouted almost desperately:

"After listening to what I just said, you don't have any other ideas?!"

"....What did you just say?"

"It's not a matter of breaking the law!"

"It's not illegal, then..." Fulilian tried to recall the way they walked, and immediately stopped smiling, revealing a serious expression: "I understand, I will make some money."

"...Huh?"

"When I make money, I will buy Philen a skirt with pockets!"

Fulilian sighed, and finally made her own statement, planning to save some private money again.

Zain was stunned, speechless for a moment, and asked in astonishment after a long time: "...............What is this topic?"

"Aren't you trying to say that it's uncomfortable to have no pockets? And by the way, you're implicitly criticizing me for not working hard and choosing the wrong clothes for Philen?" Fulilian shook her head, but said inexplicably with a little pride:

"Actually, I'm not as slow as you say, I can still see this level."

"... Did you see it?"

"Of course, I've made great progress over the years."

For being able to find hints, Fulilian couldn't help but proudly puffed up her chest, and was really proud of her progress.

After all, if it was before, she would definitely not be able to find this detail.... At least it would be difficult for her to find out what's different about others and what points need to be grasped.

But Zain's expression looked like he couldn't look at her directly, and he was inexplicably painful, as if he had eaten a fly or was constipated, but all the words were choked and he couldn't say anything.

That expression was so painful that even Fulilian felt a little sympathetic. She smiled and stood on tiptoe and patted his head:

"... You, a drunkard, although you look like this, you are happier than me for my growth. It's really rare."

"Is this... a happy expression?"

"Is it tears of joy? I heard Ash say that people sometimes want to cry at the beginning, so when they are happy, they occasionally show a painful expression because they are too happy. This is called... right, things will be opposed when they reach the extreme, right?"

Fulilian tried hard to recall what Ash had said, and at the same time, she was proud and proud of her progress to the point that she could even draw inferences from one example.

But Zain really couldn't squeeze out words of praise, just looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, took a deep puff of cigarette, and slowly said in a desperate voice:

"... It's better to destroy this world."

How could this guy be so strange? It turns out that it's not because she is an elf, but because she was taught badly by Ash? But why is Philen quite normal, but the oldest elf was taught badly first? ——Zain's thoughts were completely confused, and he was even really worried about what the future of this team would be like.

Except for the youngest, Fren, none of the other three were normal, which made him completely at a loss as to how to say something or to whom to say it even if he wanted to.

On the eve of their departure, he clearly wanted to tell Fulilian something, but in the end, Zain couldn't say anything... He was even a little worried that Fulilian would continue to stay in the team and would be taught even more strangely by Ash.

Although he was not sure whether Ash was the source of all evil, he was probably right, right?

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