Pan put his hands behind his back. “I’ll let you have the first thousand attacks.”

Benjamin, Rye, and Shadow dashed forth simultaneously, but almost instantly, a great light blasted out of Pan, blinding all of them.

It happened very fast, and the light faded off pretty quickly, too.

Rye looked around, but she couldn’t see anyone else but Benjamin. “W-Where did the devil go? Where’s Shadow? What exactly happened?”

Benjamin stepped closer. “You were not awake when we fought the devil. Shadow died in the process, but we survived.” He held her hand. “Nothing will separate us from now on.”

Rye was surprised to hear those words. “Benjamin…”

He was about to hug her, but she waved hand and slashed through his neck, and it turned out that he was an illusion.

“Tsk, how did you figure it out?” he asked. “I’ve completely tricked your five senses. You shouldn’t have been able to doubt me.”

“Benjamin is still married, you bastard! He would never say such a stupid thing!” Rye released a burst of ene