"..."
Luo Zhen and Kojo fell silent at the same time, allowing an oppressive silence to flow between them.
Both of them were thinking about Sendougi Yuma, but from different starting points.
Luo Zhen was thinking about the relationship between Sendougi Yuma and Sendougi Aya.
Kojo, meanwhile, was wondering whether Sendougi Yuma really was a Witch.
Actually, whether Sendougi Yuma was truly a Witch did not matter much to Kojo. Nagisa probably felt the same way.
Perhaps if they were in ordinary human society back home, a Witch like Sendougi Yuma would inevitably face human fear and hostility once exposed. To ordinary humans, demons and Witches alike were dangerous beings with frightening powers, so they naturally did not want to accept them.
Witches in particular had originally been human, but had sold their souls to demons in exchange for power. Some even used that power to commit all kinds of evil deeds. There were many beings like the Meiya Sisters within LCO, and countless more around the world. It was only natural that they would face human rejection and curses.
But this was the Demon Race Special Administrative Zone. Kojo and Nagisa lived peacefully alongside countless demons. Even Aurora was a vampire among the demons, while Astarde was an Artificial Lifeform. Their surroundings were filled with such beings, and they interacted with them normally. Asking them to reject Witches now would actually be more difficult.
Therefore, someone else might find it impossible to accept that their childhood playmate was actually a Witch. They might even refuse to believe Luo Zhen's words. But for people in the Demon Race Special Administrative Zone, it was no big deal. Kojo and Nagisa were no exception, so Kojo never doubted Luo Zhen's words.
Kojo was merely thinking...
"If Yuma is a Witch, then was