Story of the ancient demon king

Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 9

People who Act Secretly and Those Involved

According to Count Seeley Shook, the thief named Handsome Archer seemed to be quite a prodigious thief. He would deftly use the bow to shoot the hired bodyguard through the night and then swiftly steal the finances like a gust of wind.

Also, rumor has it that this mansion has recently become his target.

“……I’ve understood what you’ve said.”

“But, even if you are the princess of the Light Kingdom, who is known for her bravery, please be more careful. If anything were to happen to you, I wouldn’t be able to face His Majesty. So please stay away from this house for the next few days.”

Facing the oily but very serious Seeley who was trying to persuade her, Erika closed her eyes slightly and thought for a while before replying.

“…… Although I don’t want to force myself. But I can’t just ignore it.”

“If the opponent is only one person, then…”

Saying so, she turned her head to direct her gaze at Hakuto.

“…… Together, this guy and I can’t be lose.”

“……That’s …… although maybe that’s right ……”

In terms of martial arts Erika herself was quite good, and the boy who was chosen to be her escort must have a fair degree of strength as well.

“For now, we need to show our faces in the night patrol. Let’s start from today without delay.”

“Even so, how can I let your Highness be a patrol or something!!”

Just after deciding to talk about this as a set matter, Erika take back the sword entrusted in Hakuto’s waist.

She turned a deaf ear to the words of Seeley who was organizing his words in a panic.

The moment Hakuto hand over the sword …… the entire house shook slightly.

“Ah? Is it only me or this place seems a bit shaking?”

A heavy bass could also be heard faintly.

“…… I’m very sorry, there is a violent beast that was caught locked up in this house right now ……”

“Why is such a thing here?”

They don’t like to kill, but if it’s a dangerous beast, it’s better to get rid of it without refrain, and both Erika and Hakuto think so.

“The truth is, even thoug I said it is a beast….. but it is actually a beastman.”

“Count, are you calling a beastman a beast?”

Erika said so in an agitated voice, while staring at Seeley with a sharp gaze.

Even Seeley was sweating and feeling a little scared when someone with real power gave him a look like a thorn in his side.

“Please forgive me …… I also couldn’t calm down for a while becaus people …… and my subordinates were knocked down.”

“Is that so ………… but please pay attention to one more thing. It’s strictly forbidden for people in the Light Kingdom to be racist.”

“Yes. I will definitely keep that in mind. I will definitely keep that in mind.”

After lecturing Seeley who bowed his head, she always felt a little concerned about the beastman, so although there was nothing special what to consider, she still spoke to the count.

“…… Say. Where is that beastman right now!”

On top of the stairs that led down to the underground.

It’s very humid here, and the warm and damp air blowing on the body feels very uncomfortable.

“Here we are…. And please, be more careful. It is really violent and dangerous.”

“Alright alright, I know that.”

Descending the dark and enclosed staircase, Seeley, who was holding a torch, once again urged the two of them to be more careful before the door opened.

Then, confirming that Erika had understood completely, he opened the door and guided the two of them to it.

The last of them, Hakuto, first wondered why there were several cages that could fit underneath the Count’s house.

However, as a mere escort, he was in no position to question the count, so he followed silently at the end without saying a word.

Then, the Count stopped in front of a cage, maintaining a considerable distance from it ……

There were two guards who looked like they were in charge of surveillance sitting on top of the chairs beside them, and as soon as they saw the count and princess arrive they immediately jumped up and stood up, saluting them.

Although it was too dim to get a glimpse of her full appearance, the beautiful long light blue hair could still be seen in the corner of the cage that was twisted here and there.

She seemed to be crouching there hunched over at the moment.

She did have pointy ears on her head, and it was confirmed that she was a beastman.

“….. What’s your name?”

“…! No, Your Highness!”

Seeing Erika who bent down towards the cage that was covered in blood everywhere and brought her face close to it, one of the guards shouted loudly in panic.

In the next instant, the iron cage took a heavy blow.

In the cage, the beastman unleashed a flying kick as if it had catapulted their way.

Due to the strong tendons of the beastman, a new twist was added to the seemingly solid iron cage.

Because that speed was so fast Erika didn’t react at all, and Hakuto only pulled Erica back because of the bad feeling brought on by the guard’s shout, but other than that didn’t react at all either.

The beastman who was once again back in the corner of the cage was casting a sharp, razor-sharp gaze at their side through the slit with her light blue pupils.

As if in order to bite the other party’s throat at any time.

“I’m very sorry. Alright, alright, let’s get out of here. As expected, it’s still too dangerous here.

The instant power that was also considered extremely good among the beastmen encountered so far made it impossible to say anything else, so they left the underground as the Count had said.

After Erika and the others left the mansion, Seeley who had sent them to the entrance was walking quickly through the mansion with his butler.

He had a very unhappy expression on his face.

“Damn it, this is the wrong time of the day, when …… is finally coming tomorrow.”

“Did they noticed?”

“Cough cough….ugh, no, it’s just that the annual convention is a little bit earlier. I guess it’s just a job that the Foolish King arbitrarily assigned to the spoiled princess. Perhaps ……”

Seeley was panting from exhaustion after picking up his pace just a little. His butler was the same age as him, but if there was any difference from him, it would be the quality muscles and the calm expression.

With great difficulty he reached his room and walked through the door that his butler had quickly opened.

“It’ll be done right away, no one will get in the way–”

“Hm. That second princess Erika Light. She really has a cute face. It piqued my interest yet ……

“Whoaa! Na, Narcissus-sama, I didn’t know you’re here!”

The man with dark brown skin and white lips was sitting on the sofa in a very comfortable manner.

Even though he did not have the permission of the owner of the goods, he was relaxed in front of Seeley who was a nobleman.

While he was enthralled with the hand mirror, he was chatting with the steward, who had a fearful expression on his face and was busy putting on a cautious posture.

. I’m early. It’s about tomorrow, but I thought it would be good to accept it in advance since it’s ready.”

The man who was wrapped in clothes that clung to his slender body said in a bouncy tone as he winked at him.

“The other one is scheduled to arrive this afternoon and evening. I was wondering if it would still take a little while…”

Seeley, whose face was covered in sweat, rubbed his hands as he said in a pleasing manner.

Contrary to his erratic and voluptuous words and actions, knowing that this man was a strong man who was out of the ordinary, Seeley often felt a sense of tension as if he was being held by a knife to his neck.

“It’s okay. It’s because I’m a little early.”

“Haha, as expected of you, Narcissus-sama. I’m so grateful for your generosity …… and ……”

Facing Seeley who tremblingly wanted to confirm the payment of the appointment, Narcissus stood up and approached with a pace like that of models on the catwalk.

He held the two from the front and whispered in their ears.

. No need to be so fearful. It’s okay, we’ve got enough to fulfill the promise this time. That’s why

. I’ll make you our companions

He said with a wicked malice and a crooked mouth, so that people were immersed in desire and dragged step by step into the darkness that had no exit ……

After leaving the Count’s residence, Hakuto and Erika decided to go sightseeing in order to feel the atmosphere of the bustling streets.

After all, this place is out of the range of the Nightwalker’s haunt. And this area is quite affluent, so it’s perfect.

It was an unidentified monster who was said to drag bandits and thieves into the darkness of the night and mutilate them without mercy. There were no survivors or witnesses left behind, and there were rumors that he was the Hero among the people of the Light Kingdom.

, this time I can only stay in this town for a while, but it would be nice if that guy could show up in the meantime…”

Hakuto wants to get rid of the thief himself, but he is inwardly troubled by Erika who tries to take the initiative in fighting despite being a princess. And this time, the situation was very troublesome.

The reason for this was that the thief’s special weapon was a bow and arrow.

Even though the existence of magic in this world made the decision of whether distance was favorable or unfavorable rather ambiguous, it really wasn’t that easy to deal with sniping.

That’s especially true when it comes to surprise attack.

“Please stay in the room until the thief appears. It’s not good if you become the first target.”

’! If you can’t do that, I won’t give you permission to act. If you don’t behave yourself again, I’ll tell His Majesty and Celestia-sama.”

“You’re always excited when you talk about my sister.”

Such things as childhood sweethearts are really very troublesome. Hakuto who was saying while sighing was suddenly stabbed to the heart and silenced with a bitter expression.

“…… The most important thing is to find him before he attack, right. That way we can at least get a head start.”

“You’re too naive… but that’s right. We have to get information about his lair first. We can’t just encounter that guy on the street anyway…”

“Yeah, after all you wouldn’t even notice even if you met him on the street.”

Right in front of the Hero and princess who muttered like this.

“Hey, you there. Geez you guys, don’t you want a tour guide? Let me, this handsome man, play a part.”

What appeared was a young man who had his dark green hair combed into a middle part and spoke as if he were acting …… carrying a bow and arrow.

They couldn’t help but look at each other at the same time.

There was a person looking down from the height of the building.

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 11

Girl and Thief

In the cage of the violently rocking inferior wagon, she grimly endured the pain from the jolt on her buttocks.

The tears had dried up.

“Lilia”, that was the name of this person.

Lilia was the child between the baron’s lord and his servant. Because of her excellent talents and small and cute appearance, she is alienated from the lord’s wife and the children of the lord, which has been the case since birth.

Lilia has a gentle mother who works with her as a servant.

The lord …… also known as Lilia’s father is a man who gives the impression of being harsh and cold, and he treats Lilia and her mother exactly like servants.

For Lilia, who thought this distance was very common, being bullied by her father’s own children and working at the jobs given to her, this was everyday life.

Her body had bruises all year round, and there were countless wounds that wouldn’t go away.

She did not feel incomprehensible, nor did she feel any hardship because of it.

However, at that time, her mother’s words saved Lilia.

“Someday, someone who can see the efforts you’ve made will definitely appear.”

What kind of person will that be?

Out of a child’s mind, her heart leapt at the thought of Prince Charming that came to her mind.

However, just this February …… Lilia’s mother died.

The cause of death, was an accidental death.

It was said to be an accidental death, as if she had been attacked by thieves while returning from a shopping trip.

There was no funeral, but simply buried in a grave.

After that Lilia could only weep alone in her room, dealing with heavy work with a broken heart, and it was hard to sleep even when she lay exhausted on her bed. Every day was spent like that.

As a result, who actually saw her mother’s efforts, why was she in such pain, what was the point of living, only these continued to whirl in her mind.

And then, just when Lilia was finally about to reach her limit-…

The owner of the voice was the lord. He was a man who didn’t show the slightest interest in Lilia’s mother’s death, cold and very thorough.

Didn’t call her by name, it was the same as always.

At this point, the fact that there was no love at all between this man and his mother, even Lilia could understand that.

“What’s with those eyes?”

“No, I’m not. I’m sorry.”

It doesn’t know if it was because she was too tired, but even Lilia, who was very capable at work, seemed to have inadvertently shown her feelings.

“Hmm. Well, whatever. Come here.”

Dragging her somewhat faltering footsteps, she kept up with the lord who was walking quickly in front of her.

His footsteps crossed the entrance gate and stopped by a carriage near the entrance.

The square covered by a huge cloth…that might be a carriage with a cage or something.

It always feels like a beast will appear once it is opened.

Lilia didn’t understand what that meant.

It wasn’t that she didn’t understand the meaning of the words themselves, but rather that the act itself was.

And so, the lord, who was frowning with obvious impatience, quickly gave instructions.

“Hey …… hurry! Get your ass in the cage!”

She was forcibly thrown into the cage by a large male servant, and the exit was locked to prevent her from escaping.

“My lord. What should I do with those fine looking clothes?”

“Never mind, do it. But don’t touch the girl. She’s a gift for the Count.”

The middle-aged man who looked like the driver of this carriage was flattering him with an ugly and cheap smile.

“It’s finally refreshing.” (Lord)

The fact that she had been sold made Lilia, who was already at the bottom of the valley of frustration, fall into an even deeper abyss of despair.

“…It’s much easier when getting rid of her mother… ”

There was a blank in her mind.

“My wife just too long-winded I really can’t take it anymore. As an illegitimate child, I can’t just kick her out of the house…. I was worried about that, but it was a good thing I came across this. I really have to thank the Count and God.”

“That’s right. The heavens have blessed you, my lord…”

Even though she could still listen to their conversation, but her body feels difficult to move.

Completely stopping thinking and just shedding tears all the time.

Whether it was cursing this irrational world, or feeling physically and mentally burned by the desire for revenge, such feelings didn’t come out at all.

She wanted to give up even living.

She was floating like a walking corpse, unable to distinguish between the front and back.

There was only a piece of cloth left on her body when she noticed it. From her own arms and body that had become thin, it could be seen that she had been living in the wagon for days.

The man dressed as a carriage driver didn’t seem to have done anything to her, but if she continued like this, the possibility of debilitating and death is high.

If I went to my mother’s, I would have a lot to complain about.

For Lilia, that was the last straw.

Just then, the neighing of the horse was heard and the carriage stopped roughly.

I’m in trouble …… ah, I just tried to do a little treadmill ……

I was rescued by five soldiers. After that, they tied me up with a rope in a circle and threw me into the basement where there were several large cages for beasts.

“Why can’t I take this thing off? What a troublesome thief.”

“Forget it, if you can’t put him in a cage, then tie him to a chair next to the cage. Hurry up and help me move the beastmen from the cage.”

Did he finally gave up?

If my original appearance was exposed, it would be troublesome, so I pretended to be unable to take it off. Thanks to that, they would rather tie me to the chair than put me in a cage.

He dared to snap and knock my ass as a demon king ……

I gently looked back at this basement.

Now in this basement, it was just me and the girl in the cage next to me. There was no surveillance at all.

After all, the job of moving the cage with the beastmen in it upstairs was too much work.

I turned my gaze to the young girl in the cage.

The one with empty pupils was a small girl with short, light cherry-colored hair, who had a cute, childish face, but was so thin and frail that many scars could be seen on her body.

This child, must have been a victim of the Count here as well.

“…… Please rest assured, someone will come to rescue you soon. Until then-”

Hearing those words that were almost devoid of any emotion, I naturally flowed my gaze to her again.

Lying there without power, she looked even weaker than her skinny appearance in my eyes.

“Aren’t you happy?”

I was simply, a little curious as to why she didn’t care in the slightest whether or not someone would come and rescue of herself.

Then, I didn’t know if he was tired of my unyielding gaze that came from the only small gap in my helmet ……

”It’s just painful to be rescued …… irresponsibly.”

Little by little, she confided in me about herself.

About her own life, about her mother, the beginning and end of coming here.

It’s not a strange thing to do in this world, but she’s really had a rough life.

“…… Maybe, you’ll be able to find happy from now on…”

“Is that the case again… I’m fed up with the words of solace ….”

“That’s…. I can’t deny it.”

Even if Hakuto helped her, there is a possibility that it will happen again, and she understands that.

However, there was something I wanted to tell her no matter what.

“I don’t think your mother was lying…”

The desperate girl jumped up and shook the cage with all her strength, exploding the angry feelings in her heart.

“Do you think my mother was happy? I was born as a result of that man’s random act! And in the end, she get killed. ”

“Who can understand her? No one else. Not even one person! The results of her efforts were completely unrewarding!”

“She was working so diligently! He was working so hard! She was so… …… she was so… …… she was so kind… ………… … ”

The strength drained from the girl as she spat out a blood-curdling rage, and she slowly collapsed.

The door to the basement was opened.

“-Bring the girl over here.”

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 3

Encounter In The Forest

In the midst of the lush, dark forest, a beautiful girl with brown skin and white hair was surrounded by five men with horns that resembled a demon race.

The woman with a ponytail tied behind her back was wearing a black outfit that resembled a ninja outfit.

The men, on the other hand, were well equipped with leather protective gear of the highest quality.

But still, the appearance of demons is extremely rare. Considering that this is still human territory.

Regardless of sub-human race, it should be impossible for a demon to enter the human domain.

The woman was leaning back against a tree as if she was wounded, and at her feet were the bodies of three of fellow demons who had been killed backstabbing.

Although the woman would definitely die from excessive bleeding if she continued like this, it looked like she wouldn’t be happy if she didn’t kill the men. It was clear that she had the moves of a skilled assassin, and it seemed that she was about to swoop out.

“Kill her immediately!!”

I jumped down and cut one of the men in two.

Taking The Seven Deadly Sins freely as a pre-breakfast exercise is the characteristic of the ancient demon king in the past.

“Who are you, who are you!”

“How can that be! I couldn’t even detect your scent!”

The men distanced themselves from me and bent over their stance even deeper than earlier.

“Today’s mountain bandit savings are very rich …… Although I’m a little sorry for you guys, you seem to have some skills, so I’ll let you be my practice partner.”

I held my sword back in my hand and waited for them with an extremely natural posture.

However, they just stood still while sweat continued to ooze from their faces.

“——Don’t think about it anymore, let’s be more lively.”

Just after I had provoked them with this mishmash of quotes, the other side finally meant it too.

The dark-haired boy who floated down from my head as death was imminent silenced that assassination unit.

No, he was just playing.

While painting a beautiful miracle with the pitch-black blade that blended into the darkness, he was circling the assassination force.

He alternated maneuvering the sword between his forehand and backhand, easily defending the decapitation from the 4 men all together.

His movements that were as smooth and natural as if he could focus past the external perception, without a trace of excess, not only the sword technique, but also the physical technique that was revealed when his body made movements and moves between them, washed out to an unimaginable degree.

Aptly starting a sword dance that gyrated like a dance, the assassination forces that had ravaged my village were constantly being cut down by the boy.

The boy who had been so engrossed in spinning around finally noticed that the last remaining survivor had begun to flee like a rabbit.

He didn’t miss the assassin who quickly left the front lines, and threw his sword at a speed faster than arrow.

Whether it was himself or those guys, the difference between them is very far. Even the very act of comparing it to him seemed foolish.

If such a character with us, our village probably wouldn’t have had such a tragedy as being massacred.

Finally, unable to even maintain a standing posture, I could only rely on a tree to fall into a pool of my own blood.

The loss of too much blood made my vision dim, and my body’s intuition was draining away.

(Ah …… it seems that this is the end of me ……)

As the last survivor of the “Shadow Clan”, I have been desperately trying to live up to my mission.

–Are you giving up?

(Give up is okay, I’ve tried hard enough to stay alive ……)

–Hoo. By the way, what would you want to become if you could be reborn?

–I’m a very arrogant man. That’s why I won’t hesitate to experiment with you, the poor thing who is going to accept death.

(Although I don’t quite understand, but ……)

(This taboo white hair, I definitely don’t want. Although people in the village say they’re proud of it, I, —-, hate it the most.)

–Hoo-hoo. Although it seems like it has some kind of reason. But I like the argument of being true to your feelings.

(…… So there’s a god that’s like that too…)

—Oh, I’m not a God. I’m ……

The sound of gurgling water could be heard, along with the sound of crackle and blast of the river.

Her vision gradually widened.

She pick up her body, which was lying there without any particular difficulty.

In front of her was a burning campfire, with a clear river flowing on the side.

After returning to consciousness for a time, she couldn’t help but feel a little dumbfounded by the view that was completely different from the one she had before she could no longer think and lost consciousness.

However, she slowly grasped the situation at hand.

I, it seems like I’m still alive.

Judging from the position of the moon, it hadn’t been too long ago, and from the fact that she was still alive, she could tell that the drama that had ravaged her had happened in reality.

Forget the injuries caused by those chasers, even the old wounds from a long time ago have been completely healed …… Not only that, but she can feel that her strength has also increased dramatically compared to the self who was said to have reached the peak height of the clan.

“Have I really been reborn ……? …… what!?”

Then, finally, she was noticed.

The annoyingly white hair that had been on the edge of vision since birth had now turned into lustrous, brilliant black hair.

It was the same black hair as that boy’s.

It looked like she had truly gained a new life at the hands of that lord. Kageha had obtained sufficient evidence to support that conclusion.

Then, she noticed the bag at her side and checked its contents without warning.

Amongst them were rice balls made from white rice, which was rare in the human world, and the meat of animal that had been roasted with extravagant spices.

…… Tears couldn’t stop coming to her eyes.

In her chest, a blaze of emotion that seemed to reach some painful level spurted out.

She just didn’t think at all about the possibility of a beast approaching, and just let that passion vent and cried out indiscriminately.

What a merciful [Demon King] that was.

The ugly Demon King that Kageha knew was a fake.

Now she can make such an assertion.

That dark-haired lord, he was the real king.

Do you know the prophecies passes down by the Shadow Clan?

“When the original demon dies, the brave one who reappears will fight the greater demon.”

The mantra of his parents passed through Kaguya’s heart.

“Be the shadow of Hero”.

As a result, the whole clan had died out, and only she was left to fight for countless years. She was the only one who was stuck in this quagmire of constant fighting. During that time, not to mention Hero, no one who lent a helping hand appeared.

No, it’s all over now.

Just this night, it was all over, to start over.

Herself, having died once, had been reborn again.

She made up her mind.

From now on —- I will become a『Shadow』that existed only for that lord.

…… Crap, I’m hungry enough to cry ……

I hid myself atop a nearby tree and peered down at that bawling black-haired sister.

I’ve done a bad thing.

I didn’t want to waste the rice balls that fell to the ground, so I gave it away to her instead …… She was crying and eating it. ……

I’m sure she was angry because the foods were mixed with sand after that unfortunate incident. She was crying with a glint in her eye.

Sure enough, she couldn’t be fooled by just giving her some roast meat.

…… Well, I saved her and fed her, so I don’t think she’ll resent me for that.

I also helped her to strengthen her body structure, so there’s no need to worry, right?

I didn’t do any brainwashing because she didn’t look like a bad guy, but I was happy to be able to experiment on her hair color.

You could say we broke even.

Well, it’s about time to go. See you later, black-haired sister, good luck!

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 10

Things like this in Starting Town

…Has it caught up?

, yare yare, the rendezvous finally went smoothly. In this way, from the point of view of combat power, it should be regarded as reassuring.

On the roof of the three-story building, I looked down and saw the three of them meeting on the road below and breathed a sigh of relief.

That was close. I didn’t think I’d neglected my duty because I was so engrossed in the construction of the Demon King Castle.

Hakuto he’s grown up too, and he even made a girlfriend. He also wears a very fashionable wig.

And it seems that ……his strength has improved quite a bit as well. It should have been strong enough to come to the starting town already.

However, both of them were still too naive.

They really don’t know how to deal with the starting town.

It was common knowledge for people who had played RPGs that there were two types of bosses in the starting town.

The first type is the bosses that can be defeated even if you don’t level up much, and is an extension of the beginner’s tutorial.

The second is the bosses that have overwhelming strength and are determined to be the final bosses to be defeated. It’s the one that’s a bit annoying.

If this is a game, you can still challenge it with the mentality of trying, but since it is now in reality, it won’t work

If it’s just the first one, then it’s fine, but if it’s the latter, then it’s unlikely that they’ll be spared, and they’ll be slaughtered mercilessly.

So, for sake of Hakuto and the princess, I went to investigate the information about the area.

I went to this destination one step ahead of Hakuto, and I ran with all my magic power to investigate the information about the area. I wasn’t a stalker, just worrying about them.

Then, to my surprise, it turned out that the lord of this town was a considerable degree of evil.

Some nobles have a parent-child relationship, and it seems that the Count buys up his favorite people from the territory of his child-nobles.

In other words, human trafficking.

Anyone with a keen sense of intuition would be able to detect it here.

The first boss battle of Hakuto the Hero, which is very memorable, should be the lord and his guards here. Well, it’s just a novice tutorial level boss.

It would be fine if I leaving it to the two of them, they will definitely be able to beat them …… I thought so at first.

…… But as it turned out there was still some concern, so I sought out the righteous powerhouse around this town and then inadvertently had him meet up with the two.

It’s better to have more combat power.

“Me? I’m Oswald Arch. I’m a traveling hunter….In love, of course.”

Below, they have quickly entered the self-introduction section.

What was actually somewhat surprising was that he was the righteous thief with a name like Handsome …… What’s his name again, Handsome …… Boy.

He was regarded as ally of justice due to his actions of robbing property from crooked merchants and bad lords and returning it to the people, and he had a high popularity, as well as a high skill with a bow and short sword.

I don’t know why he was in this town, but I cleverly lured him here by pretending to be a rice seller and telling him that there was a beautiful woman here and was in trouble with a guide.

All three of them have a strong sense of justice, which I’d already checked out beforehand, so I guess you could say they’re all alike. If they had a cup of tea together, they would no doubt be able to get along.

Then, you can say that the prototype of the Hero party was born. Goodness gracious, they’re really cool.

…… I’d be happy to go home now, but …… for some reason the number of bandits around my house has been decreasing lately, and my bandit savings are unreliable.

Since the lord here is a villain and seems to be very rich, it’s hard to resist the temptation to get some treasures.

Although it’s completely thievery, as self-proclaimed Demon King, I have to learn from these genuine evil people.

Well then, how about looting before Hakuto and the others arrive?

I sneaked into the mansion of Seeley Shook, who had a fountain and pond in the courtyard. It was so big that even though there were many guards, it was easy to get in. For me, who was probably in the lead in the history of King Light’s castle in terms of the number of infiltration, this was a piece of cake.

It’s an amazing mansion. It must be very hard to clean it here.

For me, who was running the affairs of the Demon King City by myself, I could understand that in a moment. There are servants and janitors, but they can’t do the cleaning perfectly

…… It’s surprising that the first thing a demon king does when he sees a mansion is to worry about the housekeeping.

That’s not good. I can’t be the house-affairs-oriented Demon King. I’ve got to be careful. I’ll stop wearing an apron and a tricorn today.

And say goodbye to the days of eating tea and rice.

I should eat meat like a demon king too.

So, let’s put these things later…what should I do now?

Although it’s because there’s a rather large treasure trove in this Seeley Shook’s mansion that I managed to sneak in through the guards to get in without being detected. ……

…… There are so many different kinds of treasures and money that it’s hard to decide which one to take.

I’ve already made a lot of swords and other weapons myself, but the money is too bulky to carry much ……

As I walked inside in order to visit the depths of the treasure vault, I found a piece of pitch-black armor that had been carefully sealed with chains.

It was an ominous black aura entwined with a huge heavy black armor that could wrap the whole body of a person including the head.

With the chains and black, I can’t help but stare at it, although I’m a little traumatized.

“Attention! No touching allowed!”

Like this, a sign with threatening words was erected there.

It’s really a setting that can provoke a backlash.

…… Mmmm. I found it very hard to move.

I looked like I was 15 years old just a moment ago, but now by using body transformation technique, I’ve grown my body to fit the armor.

The head armor has a full face and limited vision that I can’t move around very well.

It seems that it doesn’t seem to suit my style.

It may suit this world’s general use of magic power, but I can’t make use of my speed with this.

…… Also, it feels like it’s absorbing my magic power.

It’s clearly a cursed equipment.

Let’s just take it home for now.

It looks very evil. If I hire an extra knight someday, I’d like him to appear as a dark knight.

The Armor that sucks up magic power like a mosquito, but it’s probably pretty sturdy.

It’s also quite heavy and feels like I’m becoming a a sumo wrestler.

It’s been a long time coming, so let’s try to do a little footwork.

The floor collapsed.

The part of me up to my chest was buried underneath.

“What, what’s going on, what was that sound ……”

The guards guarding the treasury seemed to be rushing this way in a panic.

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 1

The Beginning of the Demon King

–It used to be so nice.

Hero is properly taking on the role of ‘Guardian of Justice’ ……

The Demon King, on the other hand, is a symbol of ‘Absolute Evil’ ……

Faced with the Demon King, who possessed a desperately great power, the Hero, along with his companions who shared his pain and had forged strong bonds, brought him down.

Yes, justice will inevitably triumph.

However, I can no longer hope for such a heart-warming story that I seek.

The scum becomes the hero, the demon king is weirdly the very nice guy, and the supporting characters have taken away the main role.

This is especially true in reality.

People who are perceived as evil have great ideas, and those who make the right claims will encounter misfortune.

–and so in this world after my rebirth, I decided to aim for the old and beautiful story of that time.

Becoming the most powerful demon king who symbolized the root of evil ruled the world, and then being defeated by righteous brave men who had grown in mind and body.

It’s that kind of exciting story.

Incidentally, what has just been said has absolutely nothing to do with the cause of my death.

Slipping down the stairs of an ice-covered footbridge in the middle of winter and suffering a violent blow to the head was the real cause.

I wonder why I lift my thighs so high! Damn it!

From an early, I yearned a hero of justice.

That’s why I studied various fighting techniques such as boxing and karate, and focused on training myself.

I didn’t expect that I would end up dying because of my exercise habits. ……

“If your legs and feet are strong, you can do anything, ” surely, I have taken my master’s words to heart.

However, whether it was because I was dying from “The Bloody Story of That Time” or because of a whim of the gods, I was reincarnated in a medieval European style world of swords and magic.

After my rebirth, I quickly grasped the state I was in.

The decisive difference from the previous world was that I could feel something that smoldered like a blazing fire inside my body.

It’s the [Magic power]

The mysterious power that raises one’s physical abilities, activates magic, and raises one’s healing power.

When I thought of the power inside my body, it should not be hard to understand that this was a different world and that the fire of ambition was quickly burning in my heart.

I immediately realized what I should do.

1. First, aim to become the strongest Demon King.

2. After that, cultivate a righteous hero who is worthy of fighting me to the death.

3. Finally, after successfully becoming the strongest Demon King, I would lose at the end of the mighty battle.

Of course, since I don’t want to die again, I’ll just pretend to be defeated at the end.

I’ve thought about becoming a hero, but if I’m going to make a move in the dark, I must be the Demon King.

Yeah, I’m going to become a Demon King, who has the power to bring despair to people, and fight Hero in the end.

That’s the kind of epic story I’m going to make happen with these hands…

–By the way, even though I was aiming for ‘strongest’, what I could do as an infant was very limited.

But as expected, people from another world who came here with magic power will not only increase their proficiency in using it, but will also increase their total amount of magic power. I figured this out early on.

It must be because their way of dealing with magic is very clever.

Even if you had started training since you were an infant, you would not have been able to surpass in terms of magical power.

However, there are many things that are better be done at this period of time than others.

For example, in terms of sleep.

People in the other world believe that night comes because the “God of Light” has returned to the heavenly world, and the reason why they feel sleepy is because the gods order them to rest.

I’m the only one who knows that it’s actually to heal fatigue of the brain and body and to produce hormones. Of course, this was only if there were no other reincarnators.

Therefore, for several years after my rebirth, I cut down my sleep time through sophisticated magical manipulation and spent it on training to use my magic to improve my physical abilities.

As long as I continue to do this from now on, I will not lack in terms of magical power, but of course, I don’t know the world yet, so I can’t be sure.

I think it’s better to act on the assumption that it’s possible for anyone to do what I can do.

After I was able to move around freely, I practiced with my father, who was a guard in the village, during the day. At night, when everyone was asleep, I reviewed the fighting techniques I had learned in my previous life and training in the manipulation of magic power.

In recent days, I have found the path to the strongest.

If you want an explanation, it’s probably because people in this world rely too much on magical power, and they don’t pursue skillful things like swordsmanship or combat arts too much.

All you need to know is how much magic can be put into a sword, and how to defeat an opponent, that’s all.

Although this level of skill is still available, to me who knew about Earth’s advanced fighting techniques, it was simply crude.

There wasn’t even the skill of footwork, whether it was technique or defense or tactics either way it was at a rather low level.

That said, it wasn’t like there wasn’t something I could learn, and in the sword practice I had with my father and older brother, I was on my way to hide the sword and magic fighting methods so that they wouldn’t figure out my style.

From the perspective of my family, my abilities have reached the point where they will not worry even if I act alone in the surrounding forest. People in the village also think that the younger brother of this family is weaker than his older brother but is still more reliable.

Then a few years later, came the 13-year-old me ……

I was beating the cliff in the middle of the night.

In a large hole around the halfway point of the precipice, I was punching my fist, which was filled with dense black magical power, single-mindedly into the smooth, shiny black rock wall.

In the village of the Majin race (魔人族= demonic/magical people race), a demon race that is almost indistinguishable from humans and has no other characteristics except for a longer lifespan.

My father’s name is Kai. My mother’s name is Talei, and my brother’s name is Shuu. The four of us were a family, and our relationship was quite harmonious.

The Majin race, even though it has the word “demon” in its name, is a subhuman race that has interaction with humans. Rather, it has nothing to do with the demon.

Back to the topic just now.

I had a lot of experience fighting against the Goblins, who were called the “Bad Boys of the Forest”, and the bandits who left the neighborhood.

Even though I killed them after witnessing the viciousness of what they did, as an innocent boy from Japan, it was hard for me to kill a living creature, ……, not to mention a human being, even if the opponent was evil, I felt some discomfort before beheading them.

Does this have anything to do with the strange acts I’m doing now, you say?

The answer is to build my own base.

Since I couldn’t get rid of the property I received from the bandits, I decided to build a hidden warehouse and use it as the Chrono base.

This is the place known as the “Kongo Wall” ……, which is located deep in the forest over the mountains from the village of the Majin race.

It was a forest where beasts were rampant, and it was surrounded by a large bar of barren land. If you head towards the deep valley in the middle of the forest, you will see this dark rock wall.

No one should be able to get close to this dangerous area, and even if they did, all they would see is a mysterious desperate situation and a solid rock wall that cannot be overcome by any means.

If I build a base in the middle of such a cliff, which is too strong to even dig, it will be an excellent hideout for the Demon King, that’s what I think.

That being said …… this is too hard.

It won’t even break with the usual magic power, but if it were the rocks over there, they would easily crumble and fall apart.

Can this really be destroyed? Is there really such a method? In the first place, it really annoyed me because of various things.

After many years of repeated attempts, I was able to use the “Magic Condensation Method” that I invented independently to break it, and it was only recently that I was able to break it properly.

Although I have made great progress compared to the original ……, I still have a long way to go before I can build Demon King Castle.

…… It’s almost dawn. Let’s go home.

I muttered that as I stepped out of the hole and checked the sky, which was beginning to turn white, and jumped off the cliff without hesitation.

But even though it doesn’t feel right to say it myself, I’ve really become quite strong.

If I were to face my father, who was known as a swordsman and was quite formidable in the village, I had the confidence that I could instantly kill him with just one finger.

It’s about time —- to go in search of the Hero.

Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 61

Beneath a clear sky, the sharp blade produced by the draw sliced the fallen leaves in two.

When the blade was withdrawn, it again struck the leaf that had previously been cut in two.

The leaf that had been cut into four pieces by the crossed sword flash was about to fall with the wind.

(*Princess’ double thrust)

In a flash, she managed to penetrate two of the four pieces accurately, and she sheathed the blade.

Her long, bright orange hair swayed in the wind …… as she slowly closed the mouth of the sheath.

“Hey hey ………… that hurts!?”

“You get excited too quickly. You can’t be careless, the enemy won’t just wait for you to attack.” (Chrono)

“It hurts! Stop it! I already know!”

I looked at Princess Erika from the side with an expression of pride that said, “How is the result?” and poked her flank with the cloth-wrapped stick, even poking her face.

“The blade was too slow to retract. It is necessary to decide whether or not to retract the sword, but if you’ve decided to do it, do it quickly.”

The name of this little piggy’s thrust (in Japanese manga, girls do make a little piggy sound when they puff out their cheeks) just a fast double thrust, but since she really want a name, so I named it randomly.

“Ahhhh… It’s been a hard day’s training.”

“Please don’t say things like as if I’m forcing you to train, Erika-sama. And please don’t try to keep track of my working hours through the servant’s seniors.”

At the table in the garden, I offered herbal tea to Princess Erica, who had turned back into a princess all of a sudden.

There was a clear stream running in the middle of the school garden, where you could always get a chilled drink.

“…… Is Hakuto still swinging his sword?”

“Pfft, I guess so. It’s funny, isn’t it?”

“I never say that….”

No, it’s funny though ……

The other day, I was forcibly taken by Princess Erica to see Hakuto swinging his sword endlessly as if cursed.

Although he was able to prevent Celestia from being taken away by the Demon King, it was not known when the Demon King would reappear.

The two of us, who were hiding, couldn’t help but snicker because because of his serious expression not like usual, we were chased and ran away by him while shouting.

That one was really funny.

“Although he may have done it for Nee-sama, but Nee-sama she just treats Hakuto like a younger brother and it’s obvious that it’s not going to work out in a relationship. He’s very popular, so he should just go with some girl from the neighborhood.”

… A girl shouldn’t have spoken about her fiancé like that.

No. Does it mean she’s actually hurt inside……?

Her orange side ponytail swayed in the wind, looking very comfortable to relieve herself.

She must be putting on a strong face, acting out her usual Princess Erika look ……

“Why are you handing me a handkerchief with that pitying look on your face? It’s really irritating!”

Princess Erika had an angry look on her face, what! She poked me with the tip of her scabbard as I held out my handkerchief.

“…… So? Have you received any contact from Nee-sama on your side, Glass?”

“No, I haven’t heard anything since that day.”

Although the strategy meeting and board game tournament is held almost every night.

“Hoo, hoo …… pfft, it looks like you’re just being used as a shield to hide her privacy, Glass. What a shame.”

“I’d rather say I’m on tenterhooks all day for fear of being backstabbed by someone. I don’t feel the way you said.”

“Well …… I don’t want to lose anymore, I have to beat Nee-sama first.”

Although she said it half-jokingly, she really disappointed, I think.

“The skills I learned from you, Glass, won’t work against the Demon King, I need to learn stronger moves.”

There’s no way it’s going to work.

After all, that’s what I came up with.

Whatever I teach her it will never hurt me……I always feel a bit sorry for her ……

However, in her practice, the fighting spirit is strong and it is leaning in a good direction. As a teacher, I can see that.

“This is not a request that should be made to the servant.”

“Don’t be so cold. We’re already partners, aren’t we?”

Don’t think me like a Blue Fat Cat! This kid treats me just like she wants.

Do you think I’m a chubby guy who can grant wishes with a sneeze?

(*It’s from anime Hakushon Daimaou)

“With all due respect, it’s not because you’re weak, it’s because you’re not trained enough, Erika-sama”

“I see, I see. Then teach me how you defeated that Kelly guy.”

“You don’t seem to understand at all.”

It’s not even a technique, it’s just a little manipulation of magic.

And I think she’s getting more and more aggressive lately, so I don’t think it’s a good idea to continue.

The same goes for the wages.

A soft shock came from the lower part of my back.

“Come and study today, too.”

“Uh, no, but I have work to do.”

Lizlitt, the third sister of the Bonds of Three Fairies, who had become surprisingly close to me since the last few days, pushed a thick book against my waist.

“I’m sorry for always asking you to play with her.”

Lulu Noah, with a smile on her face, also came this way.

She showed off the brown skin of her character and pushed her blonde hair back over her shoulder with her hand.

As part of the payment for their assistance to the Light Kingdom, they had successfully applied for the right to use the school library, and because they had obtained permission without any problems, they came here often.

“Welcome, Lulu Noah-sama. I’ll have your drinks ready in a moment.”

“Thank you very much. Won’t you come and have a sparring session?”

Lizlitt was pulled into a chair by Glass, and Lulu Noah smiled seductively.

“Please allow me to say no, I’m just a servant.”

“It’s better not to do that. My Glass is very strong, I don’t want to see Lulu-san get beaten up.”

Lizlitt, who didn’t want to see her sister beaten up by the school’s servant, guided her to a chair and I immediately handed her tea.

Of course, this was only done after asking Princess Erika.

“…. I can’t believe my Lizzy has left me too … even if you were saved in such a precarious situation, would you change out that much? Sister I’m really worried …. Even Shanon went to Hakuto’s side, too.”

Dragging her cheeks Lulu Noah said hanging her head in defeat.

“I cant believe you call him my Glass, he’s obviously my servant…”

Although Princess Erica said so in a somewhat disgruntled manner, I am actually employed by the school.

“…… you say something, too, Glass.”

“If I had to say something, it would be don’t say that Glass is privately owned.”

I responded quickly as I used a doughnut fan to make roasted onigiri over the fire by the stove.

“It smells so good, can we try it too?”

Lizlitt, who had just sat down and snapped closerp to my side, hastily moved in the direction where the smoke was not.

“It’s up to Erika-sama. …… Will you be able to eat it alone?”

“You’re going to be a huge jerk….I can’t believe you made people smell it but only allowed to watch you eat.”

Then I put the three baked onigiri with grill marks on them on three separate plates and brought them to the table.

“Don’t worry, please enjoy it.”

“Fufu, thanks …… I think I understand why you’re so popular.

This is a fragment of a limited daily life.

“The next step is to form a magic formation and just pour magic power into the formed Seal of Initiation.”

“That’s what they say, but it’s all quite difficult work, magic stuff like that.”

Lizlitt smiled at me as she fingered the thick book spread out on the table.

Her purple twin ponytails kept swaying as she twisted her head to look up at me, trying her best to teach to me.

“Eh! Mm, do you want me to use the majutsu ……?”

I always thought she was trying to show off to me, but it turned out that she wanted me to use the majutsu.

“It’s not that I’m giving up from the beginning, but it’s going to be difficult for me. I’m not blessed with a lot of magic power. Just use a touch of magic would be my limit.”

I mean, majutsu requires a high degree of knowledge, so it’s more difficult for me than just pouring the magic power.

I can see that just from those few minutes.

The difficulty of majutsu, and this child’s magical talent.

Although magic is capable of achieving various phenomena, to do so requires the perfect handling of various processes, as well as the appropriate magical power.

In other words, it is a technique that only the chosen one can use.

But then again, that Gosso guy is in prison.

“Lizzy is just trying to talk to you about something she’s good at.”

After Lulu Noah said that, Lizlitt covered her somewhat red cheeks with that book.

Oh… it’s really peaceful…

“Oh, are you here, Erika.”

Oswald ruffled the green hair and struck up a conversation this way.

“What’s matter? Hakuto isn’t here, he’s practicing swinging his sword like usual. ”

“Is it really okay for the princess to be so cold like this? …. That aside, I’m here to see Lulu Noah-san.”

He shrugged and sighed bitterly while turning his eyes to Lulu Noah, who was just as dazed as the princess.

“Are they there already?”

“Yes, they’re here. The first Sword Saint candidate has already arrived, so I’ll ask you to check it out. I’ll show you the way.”

After saying that, he gave a l*stful look and held out his hand in an exaggerated gesture.

“Ah, that’s right,…… Glass, if you want money, why don’t you become Sword Saint?”

The Princess Erika, who was holding her cheeks, said this as if she had suddenly thought of something.

“Ah… Isn’t it good? If it’s you, you’ll be stronger than the others, so there’s no need for me to review it, it’ll be decided in one go. I highly recommend it.”

As if she wanted to choose [Sword Saint] right away, Lulu Noah also invited me with great pleasure.

Lizlitt also gave me an expectant look with her sparkling eyes.

“Oh, then Glass-san…”

I said no with a bitter smile.

“Well, …… then I can have my hands full, so it’s no problem at all.”

The Princess Erika and Lulu Noah had a displeased look on their faces when they saw Oswald, who had quickly switched back.

I’ve already know even without you guys saying it ……

I heard about this rumor because the seniors of the servants were making predictions and gambling on this matter, and then I rushed there on the day the Sword Saints’ selection meeting started accepting applications.

Immediately after work, I went back to my home district, changed into my armour and went there.

I also had an unusual amount of confidence in my sword skills, so I went without a hint of confusion.

“Black, Black Knight-sama …… that, shall I say, you’re too overpower….. the magic sword of Harmal, the former Chief of Guard, was also shattered by you …… and… …In fact, although it is a bit hard to say, this selection will be in a way pre-selected by us and other centralized …… also has a rule that only the swordsmen in this list can participate …… so ……”

…… and so on, I was refused by them for various inexplicable reasons listed.

Finally, they said to call the able Duke called Marton.

I then fled with my tail between my legs for fear of being asked for identification and the routine questioning I would encounter.

Having a regular salary and being paid for completing the occasional commission assigned to me is obviously quite an attractive title ……

One of the first Hero’s comrades was the first [Sword Saint] “Jubei”.

It is said that the first Hero was a man of immense power and unity who led other races to defeat evil beings one by one.

Jubei’s sword skills were said to be so powerful that they were on a par with that of the First Hero.

In tribute to the greatness he achieved, the title of [Sword Saint] is bestowed upon those who possess considerable excellence in sword skills purely in every age.

When Celestia resigned from this position this generation, the seat became vacant, and since there was no competition, I thought it would be an unprecedented opportunity.

I thought that was why I had to rush there with my sword on my back.

If I had been recommended by a strong person, it would have been a different story, but if I had been recommended by Lulu Noah here, I would have felt that I might have been exposed, so I didn’t want to.

I don’t think it’s a good idea to go back home for a break.

The question then …… is whether she’s convinced.

Numerous knights and soldiers fell in the training ground of the kingdom.

They weren’t exactly miscellaneous soldiers.

Rather, they were some of the best of the best, some of the strongest.

“Whoever it is, get to your feet.”

Celestia, with her wooden sword in her hand, spoke coldly in the same knightly manner she always did.

“Choose. Do you want to die here …… or will you die on the battlefield. This is the choice that will always accompany you in order to protect your country and important duties.”

Like a strict goddess of war.

No matter who is overwhelmed by that divine and unmistakable gesture.

“…… However, I have been training with you for a few days now, so let’s stop here for today. It would be counterproductive to destroy your body.”

“How kind person…”

The sudden expression of love made the hearts and souls of all present easy to grasp in her hands.

“— Princess-sama, may I interrupt for a moment.”

“Eh, what’s happened?”

A maid hurried over and whispered to Celestia.

“Our Majesty is waiting.”

The heart pounded violently.

It was our Majesty who had deliberately added the definite article.

Of course, that naturally would not be King Light.

According to her hopes, hopefully this visit was aimed at herself.

But if there was to be any other purpose …… Celestia hadn’t anticipated it at all.

“I’m going to move ahead and leave now.”

Celestia’s emotions, which had been rising rapidly, suddenly shriveled up.

Celestia was in a better mood than usual because she had been able to tend to Crono to her heart’s content from this evening until tomorrow morning.

Soon it would almost be time to welcome Crono to town and enjoy the time.

“Gosh, it’s tiring. I’m tired but ……”

“Oh ……, what a blessing ……”

“I will make my vows again. I will follow Her Highness for the rest of my life.”

“It is worth the risk of my life…”

The knights and soldiers stood up from the training ground.

The uneasiness and anxiety in her heart grew, and Celestia’s eyes caught the figures of the soldiers who were happily uplifted.

“…… you guys, what the hell are you doing. Swing your sword until your arms are broken. Don’t rest as long as you can still move.”

Leaving these words, the unmerciful Celestia left the soldiers, whose mouths were wide open, hanging there and rushed to her room.

“Oh, Celestia-sama, why are you rushing-”

“Good morning George, and goodbye.”

“From meeting to parting this is too soon, isn’t it?”

Celestia passed George at a fast pace.

“Oh, Celestia. Have you finished training-”

“Don’t you even want to stop?”

And then she passed by her father, King Light, like a gust of wind …… and finally reached her room.

Not caring at all for the gasped Mob, she carefully adjusted her body.

She ordered Mob to open the door, and she took a long breath as if to let out her inner tension, and then entered the room.

Then …… the sight before her plummeted her mood even further.

“If you are interested, you can go over there and have a look.” (Mary)

, there are such vegetables.” (Chrono)

“Well, I sometimes heard reports from spies, but I heard at that time that everything is a vegetable that grows deliciously because it is in a harsh environment.”

There, in the form of a child, Chrono, who was having a very happy conversation, and …… Mary.

Chrono also had his sword at his waist, as if he was ready to go on journey. At the same time he was enjoying the green tea Mary had handed him.

“You are very knowledgeable, Mary. And a good temper, too. Won’t you think about remarrying?”

“You’re joking. There’s no way a woman who is past age like me….”

“I don’t think so. Oh- what a murderous aura!”

As I was carrying on a conversation with the muscular knightess Mary, an aura that had entered the room radiated an unimaginable murderous aura towards Marisan.

“…… Mary, you’re the one who’s accompanying Chrono-sama now.”

“Ah, yes. Because I had sent Mob to you, Celestia-sama, so naturally ……”

“You’ve done a good job. After this, leave it to me, so you can go back home.”

“Celestia-sama! How come!”

I don’t know why, but seems she was trying to send the macho knightess Mary going back home.

It was not me, but I could feel the black aura from Celestia’s body.

“Hey, hey, hey! You can’t just fire her! She’s already part of our organisation!”

“What I fired of is her duty as a Knight of the Guard. If that’s the case, I think I can decide on my own.”

“…… Mary-san, Mob, can you leave us alone for a while and I leave everything to me?”

That’s a bit of a big deal.

This is not a half-assed feeling, but a serious and uncompromising knight mode.

“Then I’ll take my leave.”

Mary, who seemed to be very worried, and Mob, who looked relieved, left.

“…. Put Mary aside. I received a report that you intend to embark on the journey ahead of time. Is that right?”

“I see, about that …… is right then.”

“…… May I hear the reason? What made you change your mind?”

“If you want an explanation, there’s no reason.”

Celestia’s eyes sharpened.

She didn’t need to take care of me specifically, but for some reason her displeasure just flared up.

“Chrono-sama, it’s not very nice of me to say this as your loyal subordinate, but …… I’d like to avoid deviating from the intended action if possible.”

Ahhhh… I’m in preaching mode ……

In that case, …… will have to use that.

“What’s wrong? No matter what you want to say, only this time you must say it properly. Whatever the punishment is…”

“I am the Demon King. I am Chrono.”

“I know it well enough. I have known it since I was a child.”

The noble knight of the Silver Lady, made a strong demeanor.

She tied up her flowing blonde hair, and her body was full of sensu*l charm.

Even as she filled the room with the black aura, she responded head-on, without flinching.

There was no better opponent for my “Demon King Seminar” than her.

“What? No, whatever it is, if you don’t give me a proper answer, I won’t let you leave as a disciplinarian.”

I took her hand and guided Celestia, who was already a little red in the face, to a single chair and sat her down.

Phew, I know all about your anxiety and impatience.

Then I wrapped her up in a hug from behind her back.

…… I began my s*duction into the darkness ……

“Celestia, gaze into the fire of this darkness.”

I put my magic power in my index finger and lit a flame that wavered like a candle flame in front of Celestia’s eyes.

“Celestia is becoming sleepy

. Celestia is getting sleepy ……

I felt that the Princess was panting.

“Seduced by my darkness …… are you feeling sleepy?”

“No, no …… not at all.”

“Well, it’s still early in the day.”

I left Ceres, who was illuminated by the fire, unattended and removed the magic from my fingertips ready to guide her into the next darkness.

I hugged her tightly from behind, using the black magic wrapped around my entire arm to wrap around Celestia.

Then whispered in her ear.

“Give me everything. Blacken everything. Whether it’s you or the world. This is the fate your fate ……”

“Kuku, it is useless to resist. In my darkness, even Celestia the Hime Knight will become a submissive kitten.”

“There’s no way I’m not going to resist

She grabbed my arm and resolutely said these words that didn’t sound resolute at all.

“No…. don’t resist…. Obviously you’re doing strange right now, I’m starting to worry about you.” (Chrono)

“…… Well, it’s easier for me this time only, so let’s continue.”

I continued with my dark words, relentlessly plunging Hime Knight into the darkness of the demon king.

“I’ve worked to my limit,” I said. “As the demon king, as the servant, the princess’s master, as the black knight and the farmer who grows rice …… Even the most capable wage earner wouldn’t be able to carry on a part-time job like this. I need to take a holiday. Specifically, a holiday to go in touch with nature.”

“Ha …… ha …… ah, no, don’t …… just this level, I’m not going to give in.”

Tsk, still not yet? ……

Towards the secretly observing whether or not I succeeded her, she responded with those somewhat moistened eyes twisting her head.

That means that although not going to resist, but also she’s not going to change her persistence.

“Commit more of you to me. I want everything of you.”

“I, I …… absolutely …… give in to anything …… uh ……”

“You’re a good girl. If you’re a good girl Celestia, you’ll stay well even if I’m not here, right? And water the flowers in our yard properly, okay?”

I said these devilish whispers faster as I tenderly stroked her chin and cheek.

“Who is the owner of …… Celestia?”

“Ah, ah …… yes, it’s Chrono-sama ……”

I gently stroked her head and cheeks and then on top of that even stroked her ears.

Since I was ready to travel, I could only use the Demon King facial massage repeatedly as if I were praying to please her now.

Celestia, who was desperately trying to endure the Demon King’s seminar, finally leaned over, exhausted.

Let’s make Celestia admit it to herself as proof that she has fallen.

“My lovely Celestia, in that case can I go back home?”

“………… ha, yes …… I obey, your command …… Chrono-sama……”

The Demon King seminar is the strongest.

Since I had already obtained the testimony, I just left Celestia.

“Well I’ll definitely come back soon after I’ve done the bare minimum, so you can focus on your side business.”

“Ah, that’s right. –Here, I’ll give you this.

I handed Celestia the gift I had brought.

“As you can see, it’s a belt for hanging swords. But seems like you’ve already have a special one, so this will be a spare ……”

Just as I was saying that, she hurriedly got up from her chair and divinely untied the belt that was tied there with her hand and..

“…… I am so honoured. And please do let me use it. It’s just as well that the old one is no longer usable.”

Celestia, who still had a few flushes on her face and was full of happiness, equipped the belt I handed over.

“…… Even if you said it was no longer usable, obviously it can still be used. You just treat it as something that can’t exist at the same time.”

Anyway, this way I can go back.

I also got some interesting information from Mary-san, so I’ll be free to fly to my castle.

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 22

Glass Kurobuchi

Celestia seems to have skipped many descriptions and directly pulled out her sword at light speed.

Even Hakuto and Erika, who had seen it several times before, did not see and failed to react.

Therefore, there should be no way for a mere servant to do it, and the white blade attached to the neck is scary because he cannot make a slight movement.

“Please, please forgive me ……”

The servant wearing black-rimmed glasses held his breath and raised his hands to beg for mercy as he received Celestia’s sharp eyes that wanted to see right through him.

“…… It seems to be my mistake, I am really sorry.”

Retrieving the sword, she apologized from the bottom of her heart while putting it back in its sheath.

“It’s all because of my misunderstanding that I made you suffer …… Please are you hurt?”

“Uh, eh, not even a little scrape …… Did I do something rude?”

“No, there is no such thing, just slightly …… it feels you like someone I have seen before.”

Seemingly somewhat uncomfortable, Celestia completely lost the kind of dominance she had just now and returned to her usual kind of state.

“–How does it taste, Hakuto-sama?”

The servant asked after bringing the green tea after the meal to Hakuto.

After regaining their minds, the group tasted the snack and then smacked their lips and enjoyed the ochazuke prepared by the servant.

“Why do you ask me?”

“If the royal family said it wasn’t good, I might not be able to pull myself together again.”

As if she couldn’t bear to see the servant’s appearance, Erica sighed and said.

“You don’t have to worry–”

But for some reason the servant covered his ears and shouted loudly, his voice even overshadowing Erika’s as the princess.

“Is this person really a servant?”

“Hoo hoo hoo, really an interesting person …… Please don’t worry, this is my first time to eat ochazuke, but I really like it,” said Celestia with a loving smile to the servant who pretended not to hear Erica.

“I’m very thankful for your glorious evaluation. …… This rice is grown by a majin-zoku I know, can you allow me to advertise that it is used by the royal family?”

“Eh, mm. If you use my name, it should be fine.”

The servant aggressively trying to get Celestia’s approval got positive response.

“Thank you very much—”

“That kind of thing is definitely not possible! What are you saying suddenly! Hey, I’m talking to you! You think a mere servant can ask the princess for such an advantage! Tell me your name!”

Erika couldn’t help but interject.

“…… allow me to refuse.”

“I can’t believe I was refused! No, no, no, you are not allowed to refuse!”

“Ahahaha, that’s funny.”

“I’m not telling a joke. ”

Although the servant was trying to muddle through, Erika wanted to urge him since it was something that could be known if she had already investigated.

“…… What are you going to do if you know my name?”

“Of course I will tell the principal.”

“…… My name is “Ikiri Megane”. (Arrogant Glasses)

“That’s obviously a lie! You shouldn’t lie to the princess!!”

“Feel unsatisfied with someone, and you want to get rid of it right away? This way, gradually, no one will dare to come in for remonstrate with. A dictator will do just that up.”

“Don’t say such nasty things!”

Looking at Erika’s rude way of speaking, Hakuto couldn’t help but stare blankly.

“Erica, there is some truth in what this gentleman said, so calm down a little.”

But seeing the servant who proudly pushed his black-framed glasses with his middle finger, she still could hardly hide her inner agitation.

“But I’m also a little concerned about your name. Can you tell me?”

“…… What are you going to do when you know the name.”

“That’s enough of that rhetoric!”

The servant continued to question the inquiry of Celestia, who had a powerful light that no one could resist.

“…… My name is “Glass Kurobuchi”, please take care of me.” (black-rimmed glasses)

“Hoo-hoo, that’s suspicious.”

In the face of Erika’s anger and questions, the servant Glass continued to introduce himself in a very respectful manner.

“Mr. Glass, what a nice name. My name is Celestia, so please take care of me in the future.”

Celestia, who was sitting on the rock with a very upright posture, also politely answered back with her name.

Her back was straightened with a very upright posture, which further emphasized her already plump breasts. This also made Hakuto feel troubled because he didn’t know where to direct his eyes.

“Let’s look forward to Mr. Glass’s story later … Now let’s finish the topic of work first.”

“That’s right. Mr. Glass, could you please leave the room for a moment?”

Glass, who had warm green tea ready in front of them, quietly bowed and said he understood.

“No, it’s fine just like that. Because it will be over soon.”

The Black Knight’s information is extremely confidential, wouldn’t it be bad for Glass to hear it, Erica and Hakuto thought.

But Celestia did not care at all to speak up.

“The only question I want to ask is whether the knight you met has a “black decorative sword”, and that’s all.”

“The black decorative sword? …… Well, in the end, I saw him wearing armor but I didn’t see him with a weapon at all.”

“Ah, that’s right. …… It’s unknown if he has a weapon or not, or why he destroyed Shook’s mansion… as the girls who only the clue also escaped on the way …… and –”

As if warning Hakuto for an overly detailed explanation, Erika coughed twice.

A moment later, he then remembered the presence of Glass here.

“You really need to pay more attention. You’re not thinking enough about that.”

In the face of Erika’s advice and Celestia’s smiling eyes, Feeling very embarrassed, Hakuto couldn’t help but shrink up.

“The only thing I want to confirm is that. As for the rest… that’s right. Let me tell you about it in advance.”

Put her hands together as if just remembered something, Celestia tells Erika with a smile.

“Erika will be playing this year’s match. You will be invited to participate. So remember to get in good physical condition.”

The bitter taste of the green tea that she hadn’t drunk in a long time made Erika frown, and she let out a silly sound at these words.

“I thought nee-sama was going to play again this year. You’ve been beating up on reckless braggarts every year.”

“But I had to be father’s guard this time.”

Hearing Erica’s outspoken words, Celestia said with a bitter smile. But neither Erika nor Hakuto understood that reason.

To say why, after all, King Light was followed as an escort by Harmal who was the head of the Knights of Guard.

The entire venue was also guarded by the hero Lionel leading the Knights, so they didn’t feel the need to have Celestia directly serve as the king’s escort at all.

“Why is that, can I ask the reason ……?

Hearing Erika’s question, Hakuto couldn’t help but hold his breath.

“Of course, no problems”.

But Celestia replied lightly as if she didn’t particularly care.

“There is information that the person who is eyeing the life of father-sama has hired an assassin who is quite capable.”

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 6

What Slumbering Within The Ruins

On a tree that was so tall that it could overlook the entire forest, I looked down at the mansion of the Hero under the moonlight.

I came to visit again because I thought I might have gone overboard with the intimidation, but I found the little girl from yesterday had sneaked out alone.

She’s really suspicious.

She pinned her sword to her waist and ran down the night road shaking her flimsy clothes.

Although wolf-like demons attacked her from time to time, she didn’t need me to do anything, she just killed them with a sword strike that didn’t look like a child’s or even an adult’s, and continued to run down the mountain road.

It’s a little too early to say that she’s coming to see the sunrise.

What exactly did she want to do was finally figured out after we reaching the top of the mountain.

Towering on top of the mountain was a ruin with the solemn air of a temple.

…… So that’s how it was.

I understood it completely.

It was said that Hero had a mission, and there was such a majestic ruin on top of a nearby mountain.

This child must have come here to get the Legendary Sword.

The Hero, they’ve been watching over this place so that the Legendary Sword won’t be misused.

I know what it’s like to want to get the old sword of legend. That’s what children often think.

I’ve been said many times, but the Demon King is a being that brings despair.

Although it was difficult to reach the ruins, Celestia stopped near the entrance.

Feeling the overly negative vibe leaking out of the ruin, she winced.

“It turns out you really are just a kid.”

She was really very unhappy.

It shouldn’t matter what the Demon King’s expectations were, but those words lingered in the back of her mind.

To make him re-examine, to make him reevaluate, to make him recognize of her, she took steps again with such determination.

The pungent smell of mold drifted over, but with a mere frown she ran without hesitation towards the underground stairs.

The long staircase finally reached its end, and there was an open space in front of her.

There was complete silence there, and not a trace of life could be felt.

Although it created that strong negative atmosphere, it was indeed a very sacred looking area.

Robbed of her sight by the delicate frescoes and the stone pillars standing upright side by side around her, Celestia stopped in her tracks.

The first thing that caught her eye upon arriving there were two large, heavy doors.

The bas-relief of a man with angelic wings, surrounded by demons, humans, and various other races was depicted vividly.

This vivid, yet ugly, picture that sent chills down her spine caused her somewhat feverish mind to calm down again.

However, thinking that she was already here, she had that heavy door pushed open on one side.

She felt the terror that overflowed from inside, and through the small gap in the open door, she entered the interior.

The interior was a space that was reminiscent of that throne room of the castle, a place with a different style than before she entered.

There was only one difference in nature.

That was the man kneeling in the deepest center with long black hair hanging down on the ground.

The man sealed by the chains stretched out in all directions was wrapped in a tattered fabric and was merely kneeling there with his head hanging down above the floor.

“…. That, who is that man?”

In response to those words, wings suddenly appeared behind the man.

It was twelve of black and lustrous pairs of wings that was as if to fill the depths.

Immediately afterwards, the man lifted his extremely upright face up and slowly opened his eyes.

The pupils of those eyes shone with a golden glow, and while putting great pressure on Celestia, he looked at her with eyes that looked as if he was looking at an insect.

It was a gaze that was cold and cruel at the same time.

In front of that instantly recognizable supernatural being, her body couldn’t help but tremble.

Suddenly, words that weren’t used to hearing rang out in her mind.

The language that should have been incomprehensible from the man in front of her, somehow she was able to understand it at this time.

In front of the man, white magic that seemed to freeze her body gathered and unleashed itself into Celestia …… without mercy.

She was certain that she would meet her death.

In that instant she felt regret.

She, herself, was too pretentious.

Feeling that she could solve everything on her own, that no one other than herself could do it.

As if to wipe out the regret, the white ball of light approached her, who was unable to move because of her fear.

She closed her eyes naturally, committing herself to the coming trial.

“——what a displeasure.”

The black blade sliced open the white ball of light.

The ball of light that was beautifully sliced open was blown away towards the doorway side, and went away with a roar.

At the moment when she had made the realization that she would absolutely die, the thought of thanking her for the crime naturally surfaced in her mind.

A somewhat familiar looking boy landed in front of her …… he helped her.

“Yeah. I’m sorry, but can I have this guy?”

In her teary eyes was the one who smiled calmly even in the face of that extraordinary existence, the Demon King.

“I am the Demon King. Nice to meet you. You look more like a demon king than I do.”

『Do you make a fun on me—』

The Demon King moved above the man’s head in a split second.

It was so close to an instant’s movement that even Celestia, who was watching from a slight distance, couldn’t keep up.

The Demon King’s sword that was mercilessly swung down was defended by the black decorative sword that appeared in the man’s hand at some point.

『Get on your knees!』

“That’s what you’re supposed to do.”

With an argument like a child who hates to lose, the fuse of the mythical battle was lit up.

It was truly a battle of heavenly beings.

The man’s massive white magic was dodged when he was just a hair’s breadth away, while the Demon King’s black sword was blocked by the sword entangled with white magic power, and an evenly matched battle was waged between the two.

As the aftermath of the battle between the two men blew chaos everywhere in the ruins, even the outside world began to be affected.

White light ran through the ruins, and the impact of the countless staggered swords made the mountains tremble as well.

The Demon King threw his sword like a ray of light.

Completely seeing through the move, the winged man bounced it off with his black decorative sword.

But in that instant, the Demon King’s fist had arrived in front of him.

The man dodged away again in the nick of time, releasing white waves of magic all over his body.

He unleashed the white shock with a momentum that seemed like it would blow the ruins away.

Noticing that the Demon King’s posture had already retreated to the back where the magic wave couldn’t reach, the sword that was bounced out of the air fell back into the Demon King’s hands as if it had been pre-determined.

Both of them thought they couldn’t possibly lose, and felt a happy riot in their hearts.

Celestia was aware of her own insignificance and was also fascinated by the dance-like gestures of the transcendents.

“Kuh!! What a despicable act! You are indeed worthy of the Demon King’s name!!”

Faced with the white light that was released with endless magic power, the Demon King didn’t avoid it, but withstood it with his sword that was dyed black.

Ths clever Celestia immediately realized that it was because she was also on the track of light.

She was protected by him.

She was left in tears from feeling sorry than to wonder why the Demon King had protected her.

It was so lame of herself to be dragging her feet even though she was clearly getting help from the other side.

Even as Celestia was driven by this feeling of self-blame, the battle accelerated towards the final curtain.

The Demon King’s sword was reaching its limit.

After all, it had been enduring that huge amount of magic power. And on top of that, in order to withstand that magic power it was bound to pour a rather remarkable amount of magic power into the sword’s blade. The fact that it had been able to keep up until now was thanks to the Demon King’s delicate magic manipulation and excellent technique.

This was something that the Demon King and the Black Winged Man knew very well.

The Demon King made up his mind to break through right then and there.

Rightfully so, the huge white flash aimed at him made a loud noise.

Although blood spurted out due to passed by that flash, he raised his black blade and glided closer to the winged man.

The two swords crossed each other.

The Demon King’s blade shattered and scattered, and the decorative sword was bounced off.

Not letting go of the flaw brought about by the trick that used all his strength, the winged man released a kick that was injected with white magic.

“What!…… Demon King. ”

Seeing the slender leg infused with white magic kicked into the side of the Demon King’s abdomen, Celestia’s leaked out.

The light returned to the Demon King’s eyes, perhaps in response to her voice, and he stepped in one more–

He punched out the fist that was condensed with black magic power.

That fist, piercing through the winged man’s chest, blew out the half-circle of wall behind it, silently bringing the curtain down on the battle.

Above the ceiling that was pierced by the flash, the moonlight poured down, illuminating the two men with black hair.

『You have my recognition.』

“Thanks. You have my recognition too.”

Facing each other bruised and battered, they both said something self-important and superior in a somewhat obnoxious tone of voice.

But, that kind of time wouldn’t last forever.

『Humph. What an obnoxious guy. But …… this way, it’s only, it’s ……』

There was no bleeding at all. The winged man slowly turned into beads of light.

The black luster of the feathers that fell in a flutter also dissipated as they fell.

“Huh? What did you say? I can’t hear you.”

He said words like that intermittently, seemingly with some sincerity towards Demon King.

Not moving away from his gaze for a moment, as if he was feeling sorry because he was separated from his longtime friend. Then he finally revealed a fearless smile …… of the winged man’s figure that completely dissipated.

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 55

The Royal Castle was filled with tension, and the scene of knights and soldiers hurrying to and fro was reminiscent of the eve of war.

“Your Majesty, we have ruled out the largest reinforcement we can send now.”

“We have also sent a message to Alto-sama, who is on his way home.”

At that moment King Light was clenching his teeth hard, trembling with rage at Kujaro’s actions.

The audacity of the incident caused by Cassius reached the middle of the kingdom along with the intelligence that the innocent people had been annihilated by the arrangement.

“I have given thorough instructions to lay a strong siege with Celestia-sama and Erika-sama as the highest priority.”

“Good, never let them escape.”

Marton’s gaze showed his inner turmoil, and even though there were only two people in the room, there was a strange sense of tension.

“That area is a residential area. To minimize the damage, um…”

However, the king’s words stopped suddenly.

Marton’s face was also turned pale.

It was a time of utter silence in the middle of the Royal Castle at what should have been a most hectic time of emergency.

Even though this was the second time it had happened, one was still afraid to look at the source for a moment.

“No way …… could it be at this time ….”

“The Black, Demon King ……

The sight before them was inexplicable.

All of them, enemy and foe alike, shuddered from the unbearable chill and turned their eyes to the Church that had created that great magic.

They had even forgotten that they had been fighting each other until now.

This was followed by a violent tremor of the earth.

The people felt their breath disturbed, their sweat cold, and their strength draining from their bodies.

“Yeah. This’s a magic power on the same scale as the Black Knight’s ……”

Hakuto and Erica whispered while staring intently at the church.

“Ah, but it’s more …… than one of the Black Knight.”

With a grim expression of cold sweat on their faces, Hakuto and Erika could not help but remember the [Black Demon King] that they had been able to glimpse the tip of the iceberg at the shelter tower earlier, which was like a symbol of the magic power of darkness itself.

“…… Where is Celestia-sama?

The shocked Hakuto quickly looked around.

But …… even after adding Erika and Shannon to the search, they looked around with wide eyes, but could not find the beautiful figure that they should have seen immediately.

“…… It seems that she had gone somewhere from the beginning. Probably fighting in the building.”

“No, wait …… could it be ……”

In the minds of Erica and Hakuto, the figure of Celestia, who had gone to the tower where the [Black Demon King] had appeared during the imperial competition, came to mind.

She must have seen through the [Black Demon King’s] intentions and gone there ahead of him, just like before.

They couldn’t help but think so.

“Yeah. If only that magic power belonged to the Black Knight. ……”

As the uneasiness in their hearts grew, the two of them stepped out on their still trembling legs and prepared to go.

“…… If you can, how about you come along too?”

Erica suddenly suggested to a person behind her with a glimmer of hope.

“…… Uh, alright …… I owe that servant a favor after all …… but I’ll run away if situation gets worse.”

“Ahhhhhhhhhhh, it’s refreshing. As expected, I prefer a fist that can be used more swiftly than a fashionable ones like releasing magic power.”

“That was wonderful, Chrono-sama.”

In the middle of the church, which was making somewhat anachronistic noises like this, Bishop Yang was still unconscious and buried in the wall ……

“…… Well… You’ve done a really good job this time too. With this, you’ve been cleared of espionage charges. Congratulations!”

Chrono, in his teenage pose, was in a happy mood, clapping his hands together.

“Thank you very much. It would be a great pleasure for me to make you happy.”

In front of Celestia, who was kneeling in her immaculate gown, Crono stood majestically praising her, and the feeling of joy ran through her body as if she had been electrocuted.

At the same time, she was also relieved that she had managed to lure Cassius here as Chrono had planned.

It seemed that, as she had suspected, Crono was here to get rid of Prince Cassius, who was in the way.

“I’ve already decided what important duties I’m going to deliver to you, and if you want any bonuses …… rewards, just say so …… apart from money.”

The stammering recitation of Chrono did not notice the face full of red in front of him. With a look of innocence looking up at him, Celestia simply like a loyal dog’s expression.

“…… Before that, can I ask you a question?”

As a boss, I shouldn’t hesitate if my subordinates want to consult me. So I answered without thinking.

Faced with Chrono, who was crossing his arms with such vigour, Celestia asked in a very ladylike manner.

“When, may I ask, should I go to your side, Crono-sama?

“Eh? It’s okay if you don’t have to go, just work in the Royal Capital Branch.

Crono had taken the liberty of treating Celestia’s room in the Royal City as a branch of his own organization.

“I see. You feels dissatisfied with this. I guess humans are creatures that can express dissatisfaction to such a degree, it makes people feel as if the frankness in the ordinary day is fake.”

Chrono wanted to create an environment where the family and friends could work happily together, but Celestia seemed to be a little unconvinced.

She was very submissive, but for the first time, she looked like she was having a problem.

“I’m not allowed to go to Chrono sama’s house, is there someone else there who is under your care? I think it’s slightly fishy.”

That’s not the kind of look you get from someone who says something like that only a slightly. That’s the look of “something definitely fishy”, isn’t it?

Faced with Celestia’s awe-inspiring posture, who had begun to speak seriously at some point, Crono looked embarrassed by her aura.

Although it was perfectly fine to welcome Celestia to Chrono’s residence, her family would be very sad if Celestia, who was still a student, was no longer there, so she couldn’t say yes in any case.

“In that case, can I also accept the “baptism” …… that you performed on those poor girls when you appeared as the Black Knight?”

Before, he had used the Chrono surgery on a girl called Lilia.

“Well …… that one wouldn’t cost much anyway, and the body would become healthier and stronger …… Celestia you seem would to be targeted quite a lot like this one …… anyway, it wouldn’t It costs nothing, so it’s good.”

Faced with Celestia’s superb bargaining skills, Chrono had no choice but to give in.

He then placed his hand on Celestia’s head, who had removed her tiara without the slightest doubt and was praying as if she were performing a ritual.

Completely forgetting that someone was coming their way at the moment ……

The lightning roared and the three, soaked to the skin from the fierce rain, opened the door of the church with the same momentum as when they had run.

Little did they know that the powerful magical aura was only a prelude to the even more desperate disaster that was to come.

From there came the sound of lu$tful w*iling.

Along with the sultry sound, which was strong enough to induce lu$t in others, came an image that made them wonder about their eyes.

There was the figure of a beautiful girl from heaven …… on her knees and the figure of an ordinary boy with a mask and hat looking down on her.

From the hands of the boy, who was embedded with a plague-like magic, the evil darkness flowed unrelentingly over Celestia’s head.

The demonic ritual-like atmosphere enveloped them, and Hakuto couldn’t help but be bewildered.

“Now is not the time to be surprised!! ”

Lulu Noah threw a full force throw.

She threw the club with all her strength, aiming at the bot in a straight line.

Lulu Noah’s expression froze.

The boy, who had released his hand from Celestia, caught the club with just one finger.

Because of the boy’s hand leaving, Celestia’s body momentum collapsed.

Hakuto and Erika shouted at Celestia, who had fallen to the ground while m0aning.

There was still a faint hope in their hearts that nothing had happened yet.

The demon king, who was acting very calmly, watched in silence.

Then, in front of the demon king, who kept wiping the sweat from his forehead with his hands, Celestia —- got up and knelt down again.

“…… Your Majesty the Demon King, with eternal love and loyalty to you ……”

“How! Celestia-sama! What the hell are you talking about. ”

Celestia expressed her loyalty to the boy she called the Demon King.

It was a desperate image, as if the light of the Kingdom of Light … no, the light of the world was taken into the darkness.

“All of you’re too noisy in front of His Majesty the Demon King.”

Turning her head over her shoulder, the icy, cold Celestia said without expression.

What else she said is completely incomprehensible.

“I, through the “Black Baptism” directly performed by your Majesty… I have been reborn as the [Black Demon Queen]”

Celestia, who was standing beside the Demon King, revealed the unrelenting truth.

She puffed up those huge [email protected] as if she had achieved some great wish.

“How could it be? That’s a lie!!”

, this sucks, to say the least. …… And it’s that boy. ……. I wonder if I can really win?”

They felt the shock that only the word astonishment could not describe.

Celestia, who showed her awe-inspiring aura to the fullest and announced it to Hakuto with a cold sight, was like a goddess of darkness.

Rather, her beauty and fortitude increased, and even her magical power swelled up.

“… Oh, I’ll return this ….!”

After bringing the tiara back to Celestia head, the Demon King somehow flew backwards.

“That was close, but …… I’m not going to fall for it, Princess Celestia.

Celestia made a somewhat sad sound.

“What, what’s …… going on?”

Hakuto and the others also watched the situation with a completely confused look.

However, the Demon King on the other side continued to say as he played with the club in his hand with a grunt.

“My brainwashing technique should have been stopped shortly before, to try to murder me, as expected of Princess Celestia.”

“…… No, that’s not true. I’ve really been brainwashed.”

“It’s a brainwashing technique I created, right? I can tell if it’s working or not.”

“.. Then, I have already been 90% brainwashed and it really worked! I will not refuse if you give orders!!”

“The last 10% is very important. The rest are just bonus, like becoming able to eat nasty vegetables, that’s all they do.”

After this slightly violent dialogue, Celestia’s aura of dissatisfaction floated behind her back.

Judging from that aura, Celestia’s face must have puffed up as she stared at the Demon King with a uncomplacent expression.

But after all, it was impossible for such a thing to happen in this situation, so it must have been a mistake, and Hakuto and the others’ brains raced to analyze the situation before them.

“…… Then I am being held captive by the “Magic Eye of Seduction”. I’m already a prisoner of the Demon King.”

“What a pity. There is no such thing as the Eye of Seduction in my Hundred Eyes of Magic! Don’t lie!”

From the back view, Celestia was clenching her fists in a very resigned manner.

It was as if …… there was a completely different kind of battle going on between them.

“…… It seems that Princess Celestia is pretending to “be brainwashed in order to sneak into the arms of the Demon King. But it seems to have been detected. But is it too bad that “Hundred Eyes of Magic” …. is definitely dangerous.”

“So, is she okay, Celestia-sama?”

Arriving in front of Celestia in a knightly manner, Hakuto raised his sword.

“Celestia-sama, please stand down. The target is you!”

“Do you think you can just run away?”

The Demon King flicked the club at his feet, causing it to cut a rift that looked like it was going to run through the church.

The crack spread directly to the entrance, collapsing the exit from which they had been able to escape.

“Don’t say you won’t take it, come and play with me for a while.”

“…… I’m not very good at invitations that are so warm. ……”

Lulu Noah broke out in a cold sweat as she ignored club that her opponent had gently thrown back at her.

She was terrified of a predicament that she had never been in before, wondering how she was going to survive against a demon king who could do what he was doing without showing much magical power.

“In that case, I’ll give this to Princess Celestia.”

He threw one of the five swords he possessed and thrust it into the ground in front of Celestia.

Perhaps as a show of his spare capacity, he seemed to be planning to take on all four of them at the same time.

“This is a feast. Let’s at least dance at the end, it’s a rare opportunity to dance with the Demon King, right”

In the hand of the demon king, who was smiling fearlessly, a black decorative sword appeared.

Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 8

Time passes…

Walking out of the gate halfway up the hill from the 『Vajra Wall』, I was bathed in the sunrise.

Swishing my teeth with my homemade toothbrush and toothpaste, I watched the sunrise.

Then, feeling the cool breeze from the valley, I poured the water from the waterfall into a cup and rinsed my mouth.

“-Poof. …… phew, my Demon King Castle can be a perfect spot…”

A rainbow appeared above the waterfall that flowed down the center of the Vajra Wall where my house was.

The mystery-filled river cliff in front of me was in stark contrast to the forest.

I wonder if it will become a tourist attraction someday.

Several years have passed since then.

Various things have happened.

After returning from the Hero’s residence, I first reconsidered my work style.

Instead of training, I gave priority to the construction of the various buildings of Demon King Castle, which was my bedroom. I spent all the time that I had to spend on construction, except for the time I had to spend on the minimum, such as meals.

With 22 hours of work a day, a magnificent Demon King Castle was almost completed.

Of course, there were one problem after another.

In order to channel clear water into the castle, I had to dig the stone wall faster than before.

So, using a new version of the Magic Condensation Method that was improved with reference to the Black Winged Man’s magic manipulation, I kept digging into the stone walls to bring in the waterways.

It was difficult to create flat floors, walls, and ceilings just by hitting them with my fists and feet.

Therefore, I used the sharp and sturdy sword I had brought back to polish the floor and walls little by little.

In addition, I built a solemn, blackish “Demon King’s Room” with a solemn atmosphere suitable for a decisive battle, and made a throne.

I went to the royal capital to do some sketches and built something three times as magnificent as the Light King’s throne.

I created my own room and workshop on the floor below that, and six rooms on the upper floor between the Demon King’s where Hero’s party could heal their wounds. I wanted each of them to be able to relax comfortably, so I prepared a spacious room with a bed and a table.

Since I wanted decorations, I became a disciple of the only potter in the village, and to hide some equipment in the treasure chest, I also became a disciple of the forge house for a while.

In addition to that, I also built a large bathhouse and a casino, and I really gained a lot of valuable experience.

And then just a few days ago, I finally finished the preliminary work.

“It was really hard work to find the source of the hot spring ……”

With this great sense of accomplishment in my heart, I looked out at the beautiful sunrise before me.

So, what to do from today.

It was a clear day.

In the southernmost town of the Kingdom of Light, far away from the royal capital, ‘Stout’…

The town governed by the Count of Shook was known for its rich crops and fertile land.

The buildings and roads were well maintained, and tourists from all over the world flocked here to see the colorful streets with their cleanliness.

“Hakuto, over here. Come on!”

“Wait, wait, Erika-chan… There’s too much luggage. You have your share in it, too.”

The girl with a smile like a flower in bloom called out to the boy with the two large bags as he staggered her way.

The other passengers, who had just gotten off the carriage that had been prepared for a long journey, were not ready to move right away, so they sat there, stroking their waists with their hands, their fatigue hard to hide.

“Granny, everyone, take care of yourselves!”

The young girl with bright orange hair who was excitedly walking on the stone path waved her hand and sent these words to the people who had gone through this long journey together.

Although everyone was tired, they waved their hands with smiles on their faces, and even the guards, who usually had serious faces, were smiling.

The bright and easy-to-approach atmosphere that was unique to young girl made the atmosphere that the people around them were in calm down as well.

“Please wait, Erika-chan!”

The girl then walked towards the interior of the town of Stout, humming as she went along, and the boy, who had a good amount of muscle despite being small, followed closely behind her.

“By the way…you didn’t notice it unexpectedly. There are obviously people who like you.”

“Because my sister is too strong. And although it may not be my level, but maybe even my brother wouldn’t care me that much either.”

“Well, that’s true if that Celestia-sama…..”

When asked by the boy who came to the inn and unloaded her luggage, she didn’t care about the difference in recognition between herself and her sister, but she said that she was proud of herself.

She was the second princess of the Light Kingdom, Erika Light.

With her lovely and dignified appearance and her easy-going personality, she was second only to her sister as a princess with a good rating.

“Ha …… Although I know about the fact that you like Sister-sama, Hakuto, I’ve said it several times, but you’re still considered my betrothed.”

Looking at the side of Hakuto’s face that seemed to be thinking about Celestia, she couldn’t help but get out of her mouth.

Even though it was a contract of marriage that had nothing to do with romantic feelings as a royal, it was still rude of him to do so.

“No, I, I didn’t …… that kind of thing…..”

“And if she choose you, you’ll be competing with almost all the men in the continent, so I think you’d better give up …… although I actually want to cheer on childhood sweethearts in love ……”

Since then, Celestia, who had grown even more beautiful, had reached a point where her reputation in the society had surpassed that of the entire continent, and countless talks of marriage contracts and requests for proposals had come from all over.

“Well, as long as you go to the academy, you can understand, she’s really popular after all….Now you will be doing very important work, so focus on it.”

Towards Erika who patted his back lightly, Hakuto honestly apologized.

“Even though it’s an inspection, it seems like it’s just a matter of looking at the situation in the city and the lord’s work ethic. If we’re going to do it, let’s do it right.”

“…… Is this something that needs to be done by you specifically?”

“Father-sama and sister-sama’s work is piling up, so I want to help out. Well let’s get out of here!”

Looking at Erika who seemed to be completely unable to feel the fatigue brought on by the long journey, Hakuto unconsciously sighed.

Whether or not she knew what was in the mind of Hakuto, she pulled his hand even more forcefully and headed to the mansion of the lord who controls this city.

“–whoahahahahaha! I see. A visit from the Princess herself. It’s a wonderful thing. If there is anything you want during your second stay, please let us know. I’ll make sure that you won’t be inconvenienced in any way.”

In one of the rooms of the mansion that could even be mistaken as the Duke’s mansion, the two of them talked face to face at the table with the smiling Count Seeley Shook.

Whenever he smiled, the fat on his face would shake.

As a middle-aged bachelor nobleman with power and wealth that was also considered top among the counts, a man with a body with a superior metabolic level and an excess of accessories.

“Hmm. It’s not a tour it’s an inspection!”

“This is… This is really rude. Please accept my apologies for this…… ah, that’s right. There’s only one …… thing that needs special attention.”

Seeing Seeley’s sudden serious expression, Erika who was elegantly sipping the fragrant and high-priced black tea also listened carefully.

“…… Actually, a thief called『Handsome Archer』 has recently appeared in the city, and he boasts that he is a righteous thief who goes around robbing high priced possessions.”

Stout was the largest town in the area, where many famous shops lined the streets.

The king appointed Erika to come here this time because the town itself had been developed, and no bad rumors had been heard about the lord.

“…… That matter, can you tell me about it in detail?”

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 5

Celestia Light

Celestia Light, was born as the first Princess of the Kingdom of Light.

She had a life without any inconveniences, an environment without any inconveniences, and a talent that …… wouldn’t feel any inconveniences.

Everyone who meets her is sure to come out with these words. Complimenting her, praising her, and expressing their emotions with all the words they have.

She had already heard this line countless times.

‘How! You’ve only just started holding a sword! I can’t believe I’m losing!’

In her opinion, she just found a better way to imitate her teacher.

She couldn’t be happy about anything. There’s nothing to be happy about even if you’re praised for something you’re supposed to be able to do.

I don’t want to worry everyone. Although I kept smiling because of this, it only made everyone more fascinated.

It’s just that it keeps adding up.

Could it be that even if she continued to grow into an adult, it would continue like this?

She was self-conscious about her blessed situation, but she was still feeling unhappy.

One day, her father, who was a king, visited her room.

He seemed to have something to say.

“Celestia. Do you know about the Hero?”

At first, she wondered if he had become strange because he was working too much, but after asking carefully, she realized that the Hero was real, and they seemed to be guarding the ruins for generations.

“Hero is very strong. I don’t think even you can beat him. I’ll introduce you to him so why don’t we go over there and play?”

It seems to worry him.

But since this is a rather rare opportunity, let’s just say that the proposal is gratefully accepted here.

The Hero was indeed strong.

Hero made a chopping blow in the only little gap she had and her sword was bounced off.

“…… I was really surprised. I didn’t expect you to reach this level …… If that’s the case, no wonder that your opponents would feel embarrassed. The future of the Kingdom of Light is really bright. Hakuto, you have to do your best too.”

She lost for the first time.

The laughing hero gently stroked the head of his son who was running over to him, a boy who was even younger than her.

His snowy white hair that was the same as his father’s brushed and swayed.

“Sister, sister, are you alright?”

“Well, it’s okay. It’s because the opponent has already shown mercy.”

Celestia said so while looking at Hero, who laughed bitterly.

…… he was indeed very strong.

But, at the same time, she also realized one thing.

Just that one time, a lot was learned.

In the not too distant future, she would be catching up to him.

If she caught up with him ……

The two months that Celestia had spent in the home of the Hero were coming to an end the day after tomorrow.

Although she hadn’t been able to defeat the hero so far, someone had already come to pick her up this evening.

Since Mary who was a guard was also tired, she decided to take a day off tomorrow and then return to the Capital in the morning the day after tomorrow.

After conveying this, Hakuto could not help but cry out.

“I’m sure we’ll meet again, Hakuto-kun will go to the royal academy in the future right? So there must be many opportunities we have.”

“That’s right, Hakuto. Celestia-sama will be leaving soon. If you’re a man, please say goodbye to her with a smile.”

Hokuto’s parents seemed to be embarrassed by the appearance of Hokuto, who normally didn’t cry.

What a very harmonious family.

That night, the moon was very beautiful.

Just as Celestia was lost in thought, looking out the right window at the moon, ready to sleep smoothly-

Suddenly, a jumping figure appeared above the window with its back to the moon.

She picked up her sword and alerted to approach.

(What, what an evil scream this is ……)

It’s a problem, but it’s better to be cautious.

“Hoo, so you pretended to be a cat now.”

(So there really is someone there!!)

But it’s strange.

To say why, there is no breath in this room.

There are neither mice nor people. But there was a sound, so she wanted to confirm.

“I know there is someone there! Come on out!”

Although his ability to remove breath was strong, but herself who was constantly training under Hero’s tutelage couldn’t possibly lose.

Hearing a young man’s voice from behind, she turned her head in a hurry …… a black-haired boy strode out from the darkness.

This young man who looked a few years older than herself, can only be described in one word, that was ‘abnormal’.

Just standing there unprotected, yet not finding a single flaw, even when standing in front of her, he seemed very calm.

The line of sight he looked at her was not so much a kind of good intentions as usual, but rather a feeling full of challenges.

It’s the first time that she would have such a feeling.

The monster in the skin of a boy was just gazing at Celestia like that.

Deep…… being gazed at by eyes that seemed as deep as bottomless darkness, made her feel an illusion as if she was being sucked in.

“You, you …… who are you ……!?”

As if obeying the boy’s will, the moon was obscured by clouds and the house was filled with darkness.

However, the boy’s figure was still visible because of his pupil, which was imbued with magic power.

Ignoring the growing fear of Celestia, the boy, who seemed to be the embodiment of darkness, spoke up.

“I’m the Demon King.”

I have to kill him…

I have to… I have to kill him!

Trembling, she cut out with a fierce aura.

That blitz was a strike that she was proud of that many teachers had failed to react to.

“–That’s too naive.”

However, the opponent’s figure disappeared as if it had blended into the darkness, and the sound of his voice came from behind her as soon as she realized this.

Just as she was trembling from the disparity in strength, her sword was taken away from her.

“Yare-yare, it turns out you really are just a kid, maybe my expectations are too high on you?”

That unbelievable evaluation from the other party was even more alarming to her than the sense of crisis. And just when she regain her focus.

“Celestia-sama! What’s going on?”

Mary, the guard resting in the next room, heard the commotion here and flew over.

“Mary! It’s the Demon King! The Demon King has appeared!”

“Demon King, huh? Where exactly is ……?

When she looked back again, the Demon King’s figure was gone, and her sword was sheathed in its sheath against the bed.

The Hero also woke up soon after that, and although the details of the situation were explained to him, even though it was what Celestia had said, it was so sudden that no one still believed it.

In the end, it was just regarded as a child’s nightmare, and everyone ended the matter with a smile on their face.

There was no point in saying anything more on top of that.

Celestia began to think repeatedly about how to solve this problem with her own hands as usual.

The Demon King’s purpose was still uncertain, but he was quite abnormally powerful. If he had that intention, either herself or the Hero would be easily killed.

…… Then she thought of it.

The existence of the ruins that the Hero was guarding.

There must be some kind of great power slumbering within the ruins.

If we were to knock it down and learn from it ……

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 57

It was the time of night when the rain had stopped and the moonlight was shining through the gaps in the overcast clouds.

“Ahhh ……. Celestia, Erika…. you’ve came back safely-”

“I’m very sorry, Father. I’m very tired so I thought I’d just go and rest today. Please wait until tomorrow to talk about the details.”

Avoiding the embrace of King Light, who had come out of the castle with tears in his eyes to greet her, Celestia walked quickly towards the castle.

Celestia’s body was a little dirty, but it did not add to her gloom, it made her look even more beautiful.

Soldiers and servants alike, were captivated by her awe-inspiring beauty.

“I’m hungry. …… Can you prepare something for me?*

On the other side was an exhausted Erika.

Although she was caught up in the constant battle, she fought bravely to the end and grew further as a result.

She had crossed the line between life and death, and despite her cute appearance, she was already a good martial artist.

“Erika, thanks God-”

“Ah, Father, you can ask Hakuto for details, so that’s it.”

Leaving the tearful king, who had once again been denied a hug, to one side, Erica ran with fire to the canteen with the nearby maids.

“…… Hakuto. I’m relieved that you came back well, too.”

“Mm. It’s an honor to have you think so …… Your Majesty.”

The king, which her two daughters neglected, had no choice but to hug Hakuto, who was bruised and battered all over.

“Black, the Black Demon King, he escaped. He is still unaccounted for.”

A tower of black flames appeared in the royal capital earlier.

It was the magic power liberated from the blade of the sword. The tower of black flames that was born from this alone seemed to burn up the dark clouds in the sky.

If the pillar of white light that had appeared before it was hope, then this was the embodiment of despair that swallowed up all those hopes as if in mockery.

“Your Majesty, I would like to go and investigate the scene again.”

Sviro, who had finished escorting the princesses, had no time to rest and told the king what he was going to do.

“Mm. Leave the monsters and Angel Cult’s suspect to the soldiers arranged by Marton, so you can concentrate on the investigation.”

Shiro, who had taken over as head of the Knights of the Guard, turned to his son so that he wouldn’t have to worry so much.

“Don’t be so concerned. Say what you think, even if it’s just a little.”

Shiro faced Hakuto and smiled.

“You’re doing very well. I think you can be frankly proud of yourself. I’ve heard about you from Celestia-sama. That was quite a fight against that demon king.”

“No, not really, but it was Celestia-sama who fought for me. ……”

The fact that the Demon King had let him off the hook made it impossible for him to accept the praise and encouragement openly.

“You have returned alive and that the capital is safe and sound, that’s enough.”

“If you don’t feel satisfied, then work hard so that you don’t lose to Erika. Do not forget the passion that is in your heart at this moment, and hone your skills and your mind.”

The King and Shiro spoke gentle words one after another.

There was no doubt that what they had said was right, though indeed it was …… right, but at this point he had finally realised.

He had really been overly lucky.

Whether as a Hero, or as a warrior, or even as a person, finally began to feel self-conscious about it, and with a look full of determination, Hakuto nodded his head in response.

“I didn’t expect to see such growth after only a few hours. I hope that Erika and Hakuto can understand the feelings of those of us who are seeing our children off on their own paths.”

As they felt the speed of the child’s growth together with the king, they both laughed bitterly at the slight loneliness of their parental hearts.

In that moment, Shiro understood a little how the King, who had a child like Celestia, felt.

It was then that he suddenly noticed the sword Hakuto was holding in his backhand that had become tattered from melting.

(…… really, is that magic power really drawn out?…)

Shiro’s face, more than feeling happy thing surfaced a heavy look of unease.

In the middle of the kingdom late at night, an emergency meeting was held that was unusually full of tension.

After listening to the report of Hakuto, the main members gathered together and started the meeting under that somewhat heavy atmosphere.

“But it’s unexpected. I didn’t think that the demon king would be targeting …… Celestia …….”

“I should have noticed for a long time …..where Demon King appears, there will always be Celestia-sama.”

The king, who was feeling a bit of heartache, said to George, who was narrowing his eyes in the face of the downcast king.

“We all believed, without a shadow of a doubt, that Celestia-sama had seen through the Demon King’s plan and got there first. …… I never thought that even that was the Demon King’s plan to get Celestia-sama.”

He first met her in the ruins, then spotted her again when he lured her to the shelter tower, and then this time …… was ready to take her away.

“This time, he even used Cassius and the Angel Cult. It seems to be far superior to us in both strength and brains.”

There is no more sinister method than the one he is using.

The Duke of Marton, who had only now noticed this, also looked very bad, as if he was in the midst of a defeated war.

“The [Bond of Three Fairies] and the Knights without Banners had agreed to help out as much as they could, so we can supplement our strength. After this, it will be necessary to keep Celestia-sama in the castel. Of course, there is also the matter of obtaining a new trump card as a ‘relic’.””

King Light had a sinister expression on his face and was trying to think of something to do, and the others couldn’t say anything.

There was no knock at all, and a young man entered the meeting room.

It was a knight with a small crown on top of his orange hair, which could be said to be the exact interpretation of the word nobleman.

“Alto-sama! You’re back!”

“I felt so confused. What has happened?”

Without emotion, he handed over the sword he was carrying to the soldier…

“Be careful, it’s heavy.”

Without looking at the soldier who stumbled a few steps from the weight of the sword, he sat down opposite the king in his dirty armour.

“As far as Celestia was concerned, now she was safe, now the priority is about the countermeasure of other things.”

“…… Yeah. As you said, Alto.”

The King of Light, consumed by anger and anxiety, finally regained some of his usual sage-king demeanor.

The men also made a secret voice of reassurance among themselves.

“The question at hand is how to deal with Kujaro …… and the interrogation of that Yang guy and other measures related to the Angel Cult.”

The King of Light also nodded with a firm face that had the style of a king when he heard Prince Alto’s light-hearted words.

(…… “The Resurrection of an Old Legend”? …… What does Demon King know and what does he intend to do…? …)

In the “Rabbit’s Ears Are long”, the royal inn of the Bonds of Three Fairies

The three of them, already exhausted, had returned early to take a bath, and immediately flung themselves onto the bed afterwards.

“…… ah, this is …… I feel like I can sleep soundly ……”

“Hey, why did you offer to cooperate with the country?”

Shannon, who was sitting in a chair and wiping her hair, asked politely why they didn’t leave the country right away.

“The reason for the demon boy approaching us is not yet known. If it’s because he likes women, then maybe we’ll be brainwashed too, right? If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be better to fight together with the country that has the legendary Black Knight?”

“So that’s it. …… So you’re still a very reliable sister, no matter what.”

She turned away from Shannon, who smiled, as if she was shy.

She gently stroked Lizlitt, who was sleeping next to her in the same bed, and continued happily.

“This child has fallen in love with someone else, too.”

“Hoo-hoo, that’s right.”

“Even though you do, too.”

Who will be the guardian of this sleeping face, of the royal capital, of Celestia, no one knows yet.

“…… you really did it. [Chrono Maohi] or something. I’ve never seen a performance as groundbreaking as that before. You’ve got the makings of an actress, …… But I’ve had to go to a lot of trouble to make it work for you, haven’t I?”

(Note: クロノ魔王妃 = Chrono Maohi/ Kuro no Maohi (Black Demon Queen), this guy thought Celestia was leaking his name again.)

In the basement of his rented house, The ten-year-old Chrono is giving a lecture with his arms crossed.

In front of his eyes was…

“Because of you, I had to make up everything to keep it going. ”

A pretty woman in a white military uniform.

“Then why? I’d like to hear the reason, too.”

“Thank you very much, but …… it was because, in my judgement, it was the best and most natural solution in the circumstances.”

In front of a somewhat angry Chrono, she calmly said something as justified as that, making excuses in a cute tone.

“And you, Chrono sama-”

“How can you put the blame on me!”

Being lectured by the childlike Crono, Celestia sat down in her chair, a little timid but at the same time a little happy.

She told the King and George that she was tired and had to go back to rest, then left the task of staying in the King’s house to Mob, who was a Shadow Warrior, and went to Crono’s side.

(No … there really are many stories about a Princess being kidnapped by the Boss, even though it ended in failure …. but it doesn’t seem bad either.)

Chrono gently held his chin, thinking that this might be a better unfolding than expected, while plotting how to pass off his reprimand of her as if nothing had happened.

Celestia, who was fascinated by her master’s intellectual figure, accosted him with some trepidation.

“Give me your pulse!”

Suddenly, Chrono grabbed Celestial’s hand and began to take her pulse.

“…… Good! The complexion is red! Blood circulation is normal! The color of reflection … Yes! Everything is good!”

He said this in a continuous stream to Celestia, who was blushing and blinking from the sudden grip on her hand.

“Now that the medical check is over, let’s have a celebration right away. We’re having a celebration tonight. Okay, go wash your hands!”

“Which do you think is better, onigiri or ochazuke?”

“How can I let Chrono-sama do this? I’ll prepare it!”

Seeing Crono walking up the stairs in high spirits, Celestia rushed after him in a panic.

Towards what she thought would be another reprimand, her heart was racing with trepidation and anticipation, Chrono said the words of apology.

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry for messing up your beautiful dress.”

“Ah …… no problem at all, there are plenty of other dresses like this.”

She smiled a little sheepishly in the face of the always gentle Chrono.

“I don’t think so. I thought you were wearing it because you liked it, because it seemed to fit so well.”

“Let me see it again another chance. I’m not forcing you, of course.”

Celestia was secretly writhed happily in her heart so that Chrono wouldn’t notice.

“…… I’ll go and get it now.”

The darkness and silence outside the basement seemed fake, and only the bright atmosphere of the place was pervasive.

After that Crono made his own onigiri ……

“Ah, Crono-sama! You can’t stuff so much into your mouth like that. It’s about to burst!”

“Please don’t keep stuffing.”

Celestia hurriedly prepared tea and handed it to Crono, who was eating with his hands.

“…… It’s delicious …… speaking of which, about the Hakuto just now, did you notice?”

“…… Yes, the sign of that white light magical power ……”

Suddenly Chrono’s face shifted into a sharp, serious expression, interrupting Celestial’s hand that was only pouring water into a cup from a teapot.

Her eyes sharpened, and the aura of competence he displayed showed the importance of the matter.

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 12

Lilia, who was being dragged by a chain hanging from a collar around her neck, was dragged away by a butler looking man as well as several soldiers.

The slim and frail Lilia had absolutely no strength to walk and was bruised and battered all over, so she could only follow behind them in pain.

With her consciousness in a haze, she arrived at an ordinary room with no visible furniture at all in such an unsteady pace.

Other than a cage placed in the center, there was nothing else here.

It was a place that didn’t even have a window, as lifeless as a prison.

Thrown roughly near the cage, she fell to the ground in one fell swoop.

And the butler and the soldiers were just waiting down near the entrance nonchalantly.

Even though she hadn’t actually gone very far, there was still a considerable degree of fatigue that came over Lilia, causing her to never be able to adjust her breathing very well.

Suddenly feeling a sight, she turned her gaze over to the cage.

Lilia then saw a pair of cold eyes peering down at her fallen self.

Huddled at the edge of the cage was a body slightly larger than Lilia’s, and although her entire body was covered in scars, she was releasing a strong sense of anger.

“-Please, this way.”

“Isn’t this much faster than expected

. It’s really nice that the work can be ended as soon as possible.”

While she was concentrating on the beastman in the cage, Narcissus had already arrived in this room with Seeley as his guide.

“…… Could it that you were referring to is the two unsightly things in front us?”

Narcissus, who was in a good mood, raised his eyebrows somewhat strangely after seeing the cage and the girl, and asked Seeley, “Seriously?”

“Yes. ……, if there is anything within my reach that has the potential to meet your requirements… then there is no one else but these guys”.

“Well, that’s probably true. From my point of view, you’ve been working very hard. But these guys are obviously not.”

“I want to take a closer look, so please take the child out of the cage.”

Seeley, the butler and the others were visibly shaken.

Lilia couldn’t follow the conversation between the strange man and the fat nobleman in front of her at all, and could only stare at them from the sidelines.

“Don’t worry. I’ll cover you. All right, hurry up!”

“Understood… you guys, do it..”

Hearing Seeley’s instructions, the soldiers approached the cage with trepidation.

Then, the moment they opened the cage, the beastman quickly jumped out.

In an instant, three soldiers were directly kicked to death.

“Aha, you’re really capable. It’s really admirable when you’re obviously hurt so badly.”

Without bothering about Seeley and butler who were cowardly hiding behind his back, Narcissus frankly spoke words of appreciation with his hand touching his chin.

“…… But as expected it’s still not right, what a pity

But after he carefully examined the beastman wolf that was roaring lowly above the cage, he sighed.

“Please, please be careful. In the battle to capture this guy, 26 soldiers were killed …… and she was already seriously wounded”.

“Okay, okay, I’ve understood so just back off a little. I just want to play with her a little and then dispose it.”

Leaving those words behind, he walked over to the beastman who had one eye that was somehow kept closed because she was blind, without any defense.

He kicked back at the abdomen of the beastman that flew out like a projectile.

The beastman maiden quickly regain her posture and flew backwards.

“It’s just a beast after all

I’m going to yawn. It’s really boring and effortless…”

“Ohhh! As expected for Narcissus-sama! I can’t believe you made that beast so easy to deal with like a baby!”

She held his belly and kicked out again as she endured the pain and suffering that echoed within.

Her wild instincts know that showing weakness can be fatal.

It was easily blocked by the outstretched leg.

“It’s obvious. No matter how many times you repeat–”

After eating the kick and spitting out blood, she kicked over again with that horror in her eyes again.

The upside-down kicking blow jabbed towards the beastman’s stomach.

Narcissus, who dodged the blow by leaning back at a near impossible angle, contracted his arms and legs and feet in an upside-down position, then stretched his whole body like a spring and kicked out.

“Certainly it would be too naive if people who have the “Gospel” would be succeed with just this. Our organization has gathered a large number of martial artist, and the competition is quite fierce… too!”

The fallen beastman girl was mercilessly kicked out, and Lilia rolled several meters away as she was swept up in it.

“Aaaaahhh, it’s really bad. It’s all stained with the beast’s blood

“What a strength… Is this the power of Gospel too?”

Seeley was so excited that he was sputtering, and his heart was bursting with anticipation.

? What are you talking about? I’m not even using my magic power, not to mention the gospel!”

“What I just did was a pure skill

Normally, Narcissus’s words and actions might have been a bit irritating, but now, it was so shocking that Seeley and the butler stood dumbly and dumbfounded.

“Well well. I’ll show you how while I handle this guy. Magic’s way of handling this kind of thing.”

In the next instant, the wave of magic power was released.

“How, how is it possible ……”

“…. So this is the real power … of the people who possess the Gospel? …”

Narcissus’s entire body was bursting with magic, and just like that his body was overwhelmed as if he had received a physical blow.

Although the devastated beastman was still trying her best to keep a low roar at this point, Lilia had instinctively noticed it.

The man with the strange outfit in front of her was the strongest person in the world.

It was an existence in the sky that a weakling like herself couldn’t do anything about no matter what.

do you still have the energy to fight back? Well, then, let’s play with you for a little while longer-”

“–Can I have a look at that Gospel thing too, please?”

Sometime later, he was already there.

No one in this room had previously noticed …… that there was a man in black armor sitting gently there on the beastman cage.

He had his arms folded and looked like he was at ease.

The beastman who gave the impression that she would bite up no matter what kind of enemy he encountered suddenly jumped to hide behind Lilia’s figure and huddled up in a trembling body. It was as if it was trying to make itself as invisible as possible to the man in armor.

“…… You, who are you.”

That Narcissus, for the first time so far, asked so with a straight face.

A sweat swept over his cheeks.

It was the first time for him to get such an experience.

It was an unbelievable experience where the opponent’s figure was not perceptible even though he was already in the field of vision.

“Facing a guy of your level, I don’t have to bother mentioning my name.”

“…… What are you saying.”

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 23

Princess and Commander of Knights of the Guard

At dusk, above the corridor of the Royal Castle a man was walking in a good mood.

Although her appearance was a lovely awe-inspiring expression, her heart was unusually excited at the moment.

“Your Highness Celestia.”

From behind the slender figure, a thick voice shouted.

In the long corridor, which had been empty, the atmosphere had become colder because of the tension.

“Are you back from the school?”

“Yes, I went to talk to my sister after a long absence. …… It’s rare for Harmal to call me. What can I do for you?”

She was wondering whose voice it was, but it turned out to be Harmal.

She knew what the other party was about, but she still showed a gentle smile to suppress her inner anxiety.

“I heard that you will be His Majesty’s escort during the Imperial Competition, is it right?”

“Eh, there is indeed such a plan.”

“… Can we not be trusted?”

The King’s escort is under the jurisdiction of the Knights of the Guard.

Even if she is the strongest princess in the kingdom, if she were to bypass the Knights of Guard to serve as the king’s guard, then the members of the Knights of Guard, who are proud of their work, would lose face.

“I hate to say it, but it’s true.”

The eyes of Harmal, who was facing her head-on, sharpened as Celestia laughed bitterly and spoke clearly.

“…… is it because of our misbehavior in the incident three years ago?”

“That’s one of the reasons.”

That kind of statement is like saying that there are many more problems.

“About that incident, all the suspects involved have-”

“Please get to the point directly.”

Although Celestia seemed to be able to read his mind as if it was a matter of course, people would just think it was natural, “Because she is that Celestia Light”.

“The reason for that …… is that I am a member of the Angel Cult?”

“It’s really a very straight ball of your style to say it.”

If the king wants to resist the Angel Cult, then it must be related to this Celestia, Harmal was so sure.

Because the king used to be quite cautious about the issue of religion. However, although he recognized the freedom of religion, if he found any bad behavior, he would punish it according to the law after a thorough investigation.

If he wanted to take action against a religion like the Angel Cult, which had penetrated deeply into the country, there could be no other reason than Celestia, who had more influence than the king.

If we consider Celestia’s desire to exclude the Angel Cult from the Kingdom of Light as a premise, then the issue of guarding that suddenly appeared this time is not difficult to understand.

Although he couldn’t accept such a result no matter what, but…

“But, there is nothing else I can say to you as a knight. ”

Harmal felt a sharp pain in his chest and naturally closed his eyes.

It was as if she was conveying that they were already planning something related to the Angel Cult.

“….I still can’t accept it even if you say I’m not strong enough.”

“That’s not wrong either. I am indeed stronger compared to you.”

These words ignited Harmal’s pride and the fire that was stirring in his heart.

Royal Castle, indoor training ground.

There were two figures in the midst of the sunset.

Normally at this time of day, the Knights would still be training hard, but at this time they had been forbidden to enter the area by Harmal.

“Are you sure you want to play only once? If I win, His Majesty will return the guarding to the Knights of Guard.”

“Eh, no problem. Please come anytime.”

The smile of Celestia, who was absolutely beautiful and could make everyone fall in love with her, was also completely unmatched to Harmal now.

He looked down at the sword that he had been using since he was a child under the tutelage of Lionel, and reminded himself that the Angel Cult, which now supports the hearts of not only himself but also many people, was facing a crisis.

If I, as a member of the Angel Cult, could perform better than Celestia, the wise king would definitely change his stupid idea of expulsion the Angel Cult.

Therefore, this time, more than any other battle in the past, I could not lose.

Sparks burst out.

Even the knights of the Light Kingdom, who are known to be elite and powerful, could not see the staggering blades at this moment.

The sparks from the high speed slash were accompanied by a sharp metallic sound that continued to erupt between the two.

“…Sure enough, ordinary methods are still not possible.”

Harmal took a heavy step and closed the distance between him and Celestia.

“So, what are you going to do?”

Celestia, who maintained that calm posture, said refreshingly.

Although the exchange of swords might have seemed evenly matched to a normal person, Celestia did surpass Harmal in every single blow.

Speed, skill, and even strength.

“… Let me give you some advice.”

Harmal continues his words, regardless of Celestia, who tilts her neck in confusion.

“There is a difference between a match and a real battle. I’d lost to you and made me licking my wounds, but I’m not going to lose in a real battle.”

“I don’t think so, though.”

Looking at Celestia who didn’t seem to think about the possibility of losing, Harmal felt for the first time that she was acting like a student.

“That is because there is no actual battle …… no experience of warfare. Although the war is now greatly reduced because of His Majesty’s means, but in the past we have had several conflicts with the Empire and the Republic. I also experienced when I was young, I was also amazed at the gap between training and actual combat.”

He couldn’t help but remember the chilling experiences he had experienced in the past on the battlefield.

Killing the enemy, bathed in blood, whoever was struggling to survive ……

“Do you want to go on? That lecture of yours.”

That somewhat untimely voice like a bird’s soft cry interrupted Harmal’s passionate speech.

“Maybe it’s too early for you to understand now.”

A large amount of blue magic power rose from Harmal’s body.

The pupils of his eyes shone with the light of death, making it possible to feel a kind of obsession to hold victory in one’s hands even if one loses an arm, even if one is on the verge of death, even if one is pierced.

“Already, are you satisfied?”

“Yes,……, there is no point in saying anything more than that,……!”

Harmal stepped out with a beastly, ugly and dangerous expression on his face and put his sword–

The sword flew in the air.

It was bathed in the glow of the setting sun and just stabbed into the far wall.

“…… indeed the competition is different from the actual battle.”

Celestia said, maintaining her posture of swinging the sword out.

Then, she slowly placed the sharp blade that had knocked away Harmal’s sword at his throat.

“The competition is for people to see. It is necessary to start the competition while paying attention to the performance while considering the spectacle. But in a real fight there is no need for that.”

She did not think the same as Harmal did.

In the competition, she was just casually performing an exceptionally good fight. However, in reality, she possessed the strength to easily render himself powerless like this.

Even the strength of Celestia that he had previously learned was just a disguise she had made on the surface, which Harmal had already understood through the opponent’s words and his own personal experience.

“Although I don’t intend to deny your idea of “If you work hard, you can win”, I also have my own considerations.”

She put down her sword and gracefully put it back into its sheath.

“In my opinion, the so-called strength is a pretty pure thing. It’s just that the stronger side will win. Isn’t that all? Please don’t say things that are too difficult to understand.”

With a gentle smile on her face, she shattered the conceited heart that Harmal had cultivated over the years.

Harmal didn’t know that.

There was a time when Celestia had seen insurmountable heights in the true sense of the word.

“…… Angel Cult is something that is enough to be called the state religion. And you actually let try to take it ……”

In such a situation where he was crushed, he poured out the feelings that he could not say even if he wanted to say words of defiance.

“This is not a state religion. It’s a mistake for you as the leader of the Knights of the Guard.”

Celestia admonished Harmal, who was hanging his head, seriously.

“After all, a knight who interferes in government affairs is already overstepping his authority, right?”

“If you prioritize religion, you should be withdrawn from the position of a knight.”

Celestia’s words ended as if she was admonishing a child or as if she was a king making a ruling, and she left the room with the words “Farewell, then.”

After Celestia left, even after the sun had set, the figure in the training ground remained motionless for a long time.

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 60

In one of the kingdom’s conference rooms, the representative of the Angel Cult, who had been summoned here by the kingdom because of the Cassius affair, were sitting across the table.

The warm sunshine outside seemed to be a lie, but the room was cold and tense.

In front of Alto, whose face was unreadable, Archbishop Amanda, dressed in white monastic garb, was sitting with a soft face.

For either side this was as expected, both sides responding to each other without conceding their claims.

“Does that mean you want to say that what that Yang guy did had nothing to do with you?”

“As you say. It is a pity for us that …… his arbitrary actions have caused His Majesty and Prince Alto to distrust us.”

“That’s not going to work.”

Alto, with a cold atmosphere around him, told a sad-faced Amanda.

“The Angel Cultists were involved in the kidnapping. Celestia, who had revealed this, was no doubt an obstacle. There is a high probability that Yang and Cassius assisted the Demon King. After luring Celestia out, the Demon King eliminated Cassius and Yang, who were no longer needed. That would make perfect sense.”

Amanda’s brow was still slightly furrowed as she tried to keep a calm expression.

From the kingdom’s point of view, they were already convinced that they were related to the [Demon King of the Isolated Island] because they were looking for Hero. But he had no intention of pursuing this point further here.

As long as the supreme bishop of Benedict didn’t come in person, whatever was asked could be easily denied by answering “I will bring this question back properly” like this.

“… Although I don’t know about kidnapping, but we did search for Heroes. But that’s just to make sure they are safe and to protect them. In fact, many of them were raised in the orphanages we run.”

As a trump card, she was going to use the fact that about half of the children taken away had survived.

“So it’s outrageous to say that Angel Cult is working with the Demon King,” she said.

“So it’s with Kujaro, then?”

“Phew, that’s troubling. That’s why I said that the facts that would prove it were completely non-existent.”

One of the bishops behind Amanda felt the pressure released by Alto couldn’t help but hold his breath, and Amanda responded in a somewhat troubled and softer tone.

“Then, what should we do with Yan, the suspect?”

“If he’s a criminal, he should be tried according to the law. Even if he is an Angel Cultist. I’ll leave it to the country to deal with him.

Alto, who thought it would be a waste of time to continue this conversation, turned his attention to Duke Marton Dee.

After a slight nod from Marton, Alto ended the meeting.

“I want you to refrain regarding missionary activities and key members.”

Amanda’s expression crumbled in the face of those unexpectedly strong words.

“That’s only natural. After all, you’re still full of suspicion. We’ll be conducting an on-site investigation, so be prepared for that.

With these words, he completely ignored the dumbfounded Amanda ……

And with that he left the room early with Marton in tow.

Although there were soldiers in charge of surveillance nearby, Amanda didn’t care about them at all and bit her lip tightly.

Religion was a troublesome thing. Because it was the home of people’s hearts, the slightest show of careless action would be met with popular opposition.

But Alto was not at all hesitated.

This is same even though the other side has been firmly rooted here for many years.

Perhaps it was because of his Light heritage that Alto always put the people first, a man who was perhaps even more troublesome than Celestia.

Amanda couldn’t help but think so.

Alto and Marton walked briskly down the corridors of the royal castle.

“No response yet from Kujaro, but it would be better to secretly concentrate the soldiers around the border.”

“The Angel Cult must be watched too. And it would be better not to wait until the Supreme Bishop of Benedict returns.”

The impact of Celestia’s absence was incalculable, and the King himself, not to mention Alto and Marton, were busy running around without even having time to sleep.

“If there is a war, Jick and the others will help.”

“Really? If the Knights without Banners, who are so strong, can help, there is nothing more reassuring than that.”

They had agreed to cooperate with the Bonds of Three Fairies and the Knights Without Banners as a countermeasure against the Black Demon King, but he didn’t expect them to help out even in the event of a war.

Coupled with the mysterious Black Knight, Marton finally showed a long-lost smile on his face.

“The only question left is ……”

“The Larman forces that were wiped out…. And the reconnaissance activities that is most likely to anhilate it.”

“Have you arranged and discussed the matter with others?”

The reception and publicity of that matter mentioned earlier has been completed, right?

Alto’s reliability made Marton feel a new light in the Kingdom of Light after Celestia’s actions had been controlled as much as possible.

Although he did not yet have the power of Celestia, he had a strength that surpassed that of the King of Light. And that made Marton’s heart rise.

“Yes, it is arranged.”

“He seems to be smarter than I thought. Not to the extent of Marton, though…”

As if to throw cold water on the serious conversation that was going on between them at the moment, there was a knock at the door of Celestia’s room.

Celestia was under house arrest in her room, due to the obstinate decision of King Leiter and Prince Alto.

Meetings with people were kept to a minimum, and it was difficult to leave her room except for training sessions.

“…… This voice is Erika. It’s okay to let her in.”

Mary stood up from her desk at Celestia’s instruction and headed for the door.

When she opened the door, the face of a girl with an orange side ponytail peeked out from nowhere.

“Nee-sama, let me see the ‘relic’

“Umm …… You can only look at it. Please don’t touch it yet.”

It was the second ‘relic’ of the Light Kingdom.

She took out the black decorative sword and placed it on the table.

The other sword, which she had also gotten from Chrono that night, she also put it into a specially built quality container and hung it next to her long-backed chair.

It was treasured, so to speak, and she never left it unattended.

Erica, who had been told that contact was forbidden, pouted as she moved closer, shaking the sword she had been carrying around her waist.

“…… Is the school closed today? You didn’t go to play with Hakuto-kun and Oswald-kun?”

Although it is true that there was a lava-like jealousy in the past, but now Celestia is convinced that she is a special existence for Chrono, so that kind of feeling is much lessened.

“I can’t believe you said to play …… Nee-sama, do you think of me as a tomboy girl playing in the field with boys? …… I heard that those two are also going to have a special training today, in order to be able to skillfully use the kind of mysterious magic power that Hakuto he used at that time.”

Hearing the words spoken by Erika, who was looking at the decorated sword with interest, Celestia’s face changed.

The day of the party, the final battle.

The magic of the Hakuto that she had felt at that time, although it was only a little, felt somewhat similar to the black-winged man in the ruins.

It was as if it was diluted to the limit, very wonderful ……

So now she was also going to revisit the information and heritage of the past to investigate the reason why this could have happened.

Moreover, Celestia already had a hypothesis.

For the truth that Chrono probably knew from the beginning.

“That might be good. Because right now the biggest threat is the power of the [Isolated Island] and the Angel Cult. At least for now.”

“Eh? I thought it was the Black Demon King and Kujaro?”

When she heard her interlocutor call the Demon King by his name without any honorific, she wanted to lecture her with an unprecedented intensity of emotion, but she resisted.

“The two parties you mentioned are on one side extremely powerful but currently operating in the shadows, and on the other side is a small country that is difficult ti move due to the presence of a rebellion…… It is incomparable to the Angel Cult that polluted the country and caused a large number of victims in its long history, and to the [Isolated Island] that sent it here.”

The risk of dealing with something like Kujaro when there are such internal factors is incalculable.

“…… Why do you say that [the Demon King of the Isolated island] has something to do with the Angel Cult?”

Hearing Erika’s words, not only Celestia, but also Mary became dumbfounded.

“…… Father had talked about it before.”

“Father and Shiro, who knew the truth about the ruins, seemed convinced of this. Although Heroes will not be targeted anymore, we can’t rule out the possibility of other actions by the Angel Cult and the Isolated Island.”

She then took her eyes off the decorated sword and Erika, took a sip of her green tea and continued.

“Even though it’s very famous, is it really real? We haven’t seen it once.”

It’s a secret treasure of the Light Kingdom, which has a strategic level of power.

Because of the existence of this “relic”, the Kingdom of Light has never allowed any other country to invade.

“It does exist. It was used twice in the past, though in the distant past.”

“Hoo hoo. But now that we have two ‘relics’, shouldn’t we be able to defeat the [Isolated Island] or something?”

As Erika said this, she began to eat the refreshments Mary handed her.

“What will it be like…”

While casting her eyes to the decorative sword aside, Celestia muttered softly.

If the inheritances she had investigated were anything to go by, many of them had incredible power.

However, that was only if what those legacies said was true.

At this stage, it would be too dangerous to put too much faith in the power of ‘relics’.

She did not take her eyes off the decorated sword at all.

Then, remembering Chrono, Celestia desperately tried to suppress her heart, which was beating fiercely even to the point of pain.

“Nee-sama? Nee-sama? Do you have a fever? Do you want me to keep the sword for you?”

Looking at Celestia’s hand over her ample bre*sts, feeling a little envious of the huge …… no, the bouncy feeling, Erika reached for the decorative sword.

Celestia immediately picked up the decorative sword again to protect it.

“If you are still a royal of the Kingdom of Light, then you should at least understand the fact that the Angel Cult has caused the sacrifice of countless citizens.”

“Well, I don’t forgive my enemies. It’s disgusting that the evil party is spreading like this …….”

In the fire of justice that flared in Erika’s eyes, Celestia saw the same bloodline as her father and older brother.

(…… I must complete my own task too to do so.)

Beneath the gates of the royal castle, the civil officials, who were neither gatekeepers nor soldiers or knights, were at that moment yawning in an idle manner before the tables and chairs that had been placed there.

It was late in the afternoon, and the boredom was almost over. But it was this moment that was the hardest.

“Why don’t we go drinking after this? I’d like to take a break, too.”

The two civil servants were resting their cheeks on the table, as if they were about to fall asleep.

“Can we come too?”

“Oh, wouldn’t it be nice? It’s all a bit gloomy here, and you soldiers must be exhausted. Let’s all go and have a party.”

The soldiers nearby, the gatekeepers, also looked tired.

“Okay. If that’s the case, then we’ll just wait for the sun to set.”

“That means ……, aaah! I want to off work right away!”

“I’m sorry you’re getting off work, but I’d like to ask you something.”

In front of the clerk, who was yawning and gritting his teeth, a giant black figure appeared.

It was a darkly coloured armour that seemed to swallow up the evening sun.

The huge figure, ignoring the retreating soldiers and clerks, went on.

“I heard that I can get information about that matter here.”

“The Black, the Black Knight …………-sama.”

There, the Black Knight ……, who had become the greatest hope of the Kingdom of Light despite having appeared only a few times, was standing.

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 17

Oni

After planting all the seedlings in my hands, I looked up at the sun shining brightly in the sky and breathed a long sigh of relief.

“Hey! Chrono, it’s time to rest!”

It was still early in the day, but I heard my father’s voice urging me to rest.

Like the Japanese farmhouse back on Earth, I was feeling the healing effects of the lush greenery of the fields and forests as I worked on planting rice seedlings.

Rice planting is good. I was able to keep my mind off things and it was great to sweat it out.

After that incident, I left Hakuto and Lilia to go help out back home.

By the way, the feeling of mud remaining between the toes is really addictive. That crunching feeling.

It’s a little discomfort at first, but once you get used to it, you miss it.

“Chrono, you’ve done enough. You’ve already done more than 60% of it by yourself, so let’s leave the rest to Dad.”

“Okay… Ah? Where is Hae-san?”

Our family’s water fields is the largest in the village. When I returned to my mother, who was opening her lunchbox on the edge of the field, I didn’t know when my brother’s wife, Hae-san, had disappeared.

She was the most popular and mild-mannered girl in our village. Together with my brother, they are good looking couple.

“In Hae-san’s words, she went back to get a change of clothes because Shuu had fallen and soiled her clothes.”

(Note: This kind of reminds me of the agricultural culture in my country, where men hoe the fields and women come to deliver lunch)

Brother, are you a kid?….. When I turned my eyes to my brother, he quickly looked away.

“You, ah. You’re growing so fast. It’s true you went for years to research rice, but how did you get such body?”

“I became this way by planting rice seedlings, repelling the brats and vermin that came to ruin the fields, harvesting the rice and grinding it. That’s how I was able to defeated the bad guys during my trip.”

Now, in front of my family, I have changed my appearance to that of a 20-year-old, which has made my brother feel a sense of crisis about the dignity of him.

The elves probably still thought that this growth was fast, but the demon race is slow to grow from this point on, so I decided to look like this when I returned home after some consideration.

“…It is fine if you devote yourself to rice, but you must find a wife as soon as possible. It doesn’t matter if she’s a beauty or not, the main thing is to find a gentle one. You can’t have one that is too nagging. You’ll have hard time later.”

“Dad, is that your complaint about mom?”

“Hah? There’s no such thing as that, you idiot. I’ve only got your mum in my heart. Have you ever seen anyone more devoted to your mother than this? There’s no one else but me, you brat.”

Father, he was like a master who was sensitive to line of sight of mother from behind.

“I fine Dad, this is my private matter.”

“We’ll talk about it when we meet the right person.”

After listening to my father’s complaints I washed my hands in the river and then enjoyed my mother’s rice balls under the green sky.

….. It was delicious. It is worthy of the rice that I put a lot of effort into making.

As I looked out at the birds soaring in the sky, I began to recall the story of the previous day.

It’s great that it went so well.

Although there had been a change of plans, the first contact with Hakuto and the others had gone well.

Meeting up with his companions and forming a party.

They encountered a mysterious enemy that they didn’t know if they could defeat.

The Black Knight will be their target in the future, and they will be aiming for greater heights.

One day, they will defeat the Black Knight and even the Demon King.

Even though I will have to be defeated twice, but I look at the positive side. That’s how I can enjoyed both characters at the same time.

I thought I was overdoing it when I conveyed what I wanted to say to Lilia, but it turned out to be good.

Having the armour on was great. After all, I was shedding tears of sympathy.

I left my address in case Lilia and the beastman girl got into any trouble. I just asked them to keep it a secret and they quickly understood.

So far no problem.

…… Except for the fact that there was absolutely no money left.

Since I have given up on creating a legion of freaks through the use of magic, I’m bound to recruit minions through the proper means.

Form an army of demon king with the goal of having only the evil ones destroyed in their entirety.

To raise those would require a lot of money. The cost of labour is too high.

Also, I would like to get people who can help find the villains and help with the chores. By the way, I would also like to have some guards for my own house.

The salary of these people is also necessary.

…… I have to go over to Capital and work honestly.

Through the forest and the cliffs, I set off on my way back to the Castle of the Demon King.

The help in the rice fields was also over and I left without any worries after giving some detailed instructions to my mother and them as well.

However, something my mother had said before I left home had caused me some concern.

Recently, on the other side after crossing the two mountains…it said…it seems like an “Oni” appeared.

It looks like the “Oni” was looking for a guy called “Night Walker”, a bandit hunter and started hunting bandits in this area to find that guy.

Let’s talk about it in advance.

The Night Walker is not me.

Even during the time that I was working on the renovation of the Demon King’s Castle, he was actively hunting bandits.

They may be heroes to the good people, but my Demon King Army is in a financial crisis because of these two forces.

That’s why I searched for them for the proposal to divide the hunting grounds.

Perhaps because the other side had no intention of hiding at all, after just a little searching …… I sensed a presence that released a huge amount of magic power.

The beeping sound even reached here.

Among the people I have encountered so far, apart from the abnormaly powerful Black Winged man, he is definitely the one who is far ahead in strength.

I imitated the ninja manga I liked back on Earth, jumping from tree to tree and moving towards the magic source …… before finally landing in front of my target.

And there it was ……

“…… It’s suspicious that a little kid would appear in the depths of a forest like this …… Who are you?”

It was a man with a huge, robust body of over 2 meters covered in armor and holding a spear that was even longer than his body.

His three white eyes cast a grim, sharp look, a serious expression on his face.

Then from his forehead towards the sky grew …… two horns.

He’s really worthy of the name-“Oni”.

The Oni was staring at me with a suspicious gaze.

I changed my appearance to that of a 15 year old to make it easier to fly around in the forest here, and that seemed to raise the suspicious level to full.

“You’re the one who’s been looking for the “Night Walker” around here, and you’re called a “Oni”, right? I came here today to talk to you about something.”

Since I’m talking to him as a king, as a demon king, I don’t use honorific language even if it’s the first time I meet him.

“Hmm, so you’ve finally stopped running around and appeared.”

“Huh?… Ah, no. Just so you know, I’m not that ‘Nightwalker’…”

As I was about to tell him that I wasn’t a “Nightwalker”, I quickly leaned my upper body back parallel to the ground.

The blow that was aimed at my body, which is a perfect match for the word “fierce”, passed right in front of my eyes as I looked up at the sky.

A second later than the sweep of the spear, a blast of wind followed, causing the trees around me to shake.

“Hmm, you can avoid that one too. It’s been a long time since I last fought an opponent who didn’t die after taking a single blow. Now I’m getting excited.”

“Hey, didn’t you hear what I said? I’m not ‘NightWalker’!”

I tried to convince him, after I’d put my upper body in the right position.

“Please be care. You’re trying to kill someone.”

After a moment’s hesitation, the Oni immediately swung the spear back into position with a grunt.

“Draw your sword.”

“No. I don’t see the point. After all, there’s no reason to fight you.”

“Who cares about the reason. With that kind of strength. I’m sure you’re disappointed by the lack of opponents too.”

“I wouldn’t say anything like that. So please calm down! “

There’s person who want to fight, and I’m strong enough to take it.

It’s not that I can’t understand that I want to try my own strength that has become stronger. Anyway, it won’t take much effort, so let’s practice with him.

“There is no reason, there is no audience, and no cameraman. But this kind of battle is also very good. It’s like Takayama-san in ‘A Dangerous Detective’, he will kick the opponent into the air first. Fine, I will fight you.”

With a thump on the stomach, I confronted him with the same mood of an adult practicing sumo wrestling with a child.

This kind of simple and easy to understand provocation does not work for this Oni who looks somewhat like Lu Bu in some way. He is not careless at all …… and starts to turn his spear faster and faster like movement of those spear-dance.

Even though the tip of his spear still hadn’t hit me, the difference in speed and power he poured into his spear was completely different from the first strike.

It was a very beautiful shot, a vertical swing.

Even the atmosphere trembled.

It was a blow that was both fast and heavy, and made full use of the power in his body.

However, the spear missed.

I dodged the spear’s trajectory with ease, and then stepped on the spear that had penetrated the ground with my foot.

Understanding that the spear could not be easily withdrawn, the muscles of the whole body swelled up, exerting all their strength to lift me up.

Just as my body began to float under the force of the arm that was far greater than expected, I moved my foot away.

I took advantage of the gap in his stumbling to step out and draw my sword, stabbing him in the throat.

After a few seconds of stiffening, the spear swiveled and flew my sword out, and I took advantage of the momentum to retreat backwards.

The sword that he had deliberately sent flying fell off with a few spins, right back into my hand.

“You …. you’re a monster in the skin of a child…. ”

“It’s an honor to be called a monster by an Oni.”

With eyebrows pointing up, the Oni held the spearhead of the huge spear up in front of him.

Then he closed his eyes as if he was thinking about something.
A few seconds later he opened his eyes. At that moment he was already looking like he had cut off his confusion and made a decision.

“…… please forgive me”

“…… I haven’t said anything.”

“I will forgive whatever you want to say. I have the power to say so, so be as self-willed as you like.”

The ghost’s body jolted.

I had intended to provoke him, but it didn’t seem to have much effect.

“Although I want to use the “martial arts” that I have developed to communicate… But it seems that it just makes you feel bored…”

The tone of his voice was calm, but there was a sense of resentment in it.

The Oni’s body swelled with a murderous aura and magical power several times greater than before, and the forest, which had been silent, shook violently.

The Oni’s body was wrapped in a purple aura, causing its form to change.

To a strange shura with purple skin …

“My name is “Asura”. This is my true form, which I am proud of, so let’s fight it out!”

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 18

It’s not waste material, but effective use

In the middle of greenery of forest, far from the village.

The sun shone through the gaps in the trees as a man walked aimlessly in search of the rumoured ‘Nightwalker’.

Before the incident in the Kingdom of Light, he wanted to compete with the lords forest in the east, west and south except the north, who are said to be bandits hunter around the Vajra wall, but no trace of them could be found in any of them.

The people of the “Demon Tribe”, known as the fighting tribe, grew up in an environment where the strongest were the most important.

From an early age, they are armed with spears and compete with their brothers and sisters.

From birth, they are lone warriors.

Among them, Asura was the one who stood out at a young age and boasted unrivaled strength.

The Demon Tribe has very high magical power and excellent physical abilities. Even if they are not exercised, they have a very high combat effectiveness. It is a group of people who keep “Oni” in their hearts.

As everyone cultivated their magical powers and fought each other day in and day out, Asura’s eyes were drawn to martial arts.

The martial arts, which had been passed down among the weak humans and subhumans, seemed to have a power that the demon exterminators did not possess.

At first he was ridiculed by everyone in the village.

They ridiculed him as a symbol of weakness, using martial arts as a foothold for the weak.

However, the day Asura returned from learning martial arts in a human village, the fierce fighters of the demon tribe were defeated one by one in front of him.

In front of a demon who has both power and skill, they was defeated without any difficulty.

Asura cut off here as having no opponent to fight against, and set out shortly after the one-time breeding season of the demons.

Several more years passed after that.

Although he wandered around gathering information and battling rumoured strongmen, until now he had not been able to meet an opponent who could satisfy his desire.

This time too, he had heard of the existence of monsters around the Vajra Wall, but had yet to encounter anything that matched that description.

After he threw down his luggage and released a strange aura, he hastily took his stance because he felt an aura that was coming at an incredible speed.

The existence, which was unknown exactly, just silently landed in front of Asura.

“…… It’s suspicious that a little kid would appear in the depths of a forest like this …… Who are you?”

It was a teenager with lustrous black hair and pupils that were even darker than the night.

Just looking at those eyes, it was as if one was going to be sucked in by the boundless darkness.

Even Asura, whose blood of demons drives himself to the battlefield, and dissatisfied because he did not encounter a battle that would satisfy him… At this moment, he felt a little sense of anxiety.

“You’re the one who’s been looking for the “Night Walker” around here, and you’re called a “Oni”, right? I came here today to talk to you about something.”

Is this guy the so-called “Nightcrawler” who hunts mountain bandits?

I could feel an unnatural aura and majesty on his body.

No, it doesn’t matter who he is.

Although he felt a sense of the anxiety, Asura obeyed his bloodline and set up his spear.

Hopefully this hunger of his would be more or less satisfied, he so expected.

Asura fell to his knees.

At that moment he was in the centre of the huge circular clearing that had formed in the forest.

His clothes and armour were blown away, the upper half of his body showed massive wounds of all sizes, and the spear in his hand had been mercilessly broken.

“What a shock. I didn’t expect you to be so strong.”

The rage mode, which is said to be the true form of the Demon Tribe, relied on the ability to transcend boundaries by giving up most of one’s rationality before destroying the enemy, had now been unlocked. In front of his eyes …… turned around with a bright smile that had not changed in the slightest as he looked down at the unharmed teenager over here.

In front of him was a “Demon” incarnation.

Although his clothes were a little torn, he has deep magical power lodged in his body and stood there leisurely carrying the sword that was dyed black.

The gap between them was completely unbridgeable.

No matter how desperately he tried to use any kind of unconventional power, no matter what strategies and techniques he used, the gap between him and this boy only grew wider.

The gap between his strength and that of this boy was not of the same level, and he felt as if he was swinging a spear at the sky.

“It’s been a long time since I had good exercising. Well, you must have a lot to say, but I won this time.”

Seeing the refreshing smile contrary to his transcendent power, Asura felt the same feeling again.

It was because he had tasted defeat at a time when everything about him had been completely overwhelmed that he could easily understand what that feeling was.

It was a sense of fear.

Like a human being who fears the gods, Asura unwittingly felt a deep fear of the boy.

“Then, I’m leaving. If we meet again somewhere, let’s fight again. Goodbye, adieu

And then… the fear turned into awe.

Looking at the teenager who responded to himself with ease, turning his back and waving away as if nothing had happened, Asura, who had come back to his senses, hastily shouted out in order to stop him.

“- by all means, could you please allow me, Asura, to join the end of Your Excellency’s vassals. Although I am still immature, I will certainly be a force to be reckoned with for Your Excellency. I implore you …… to grant me my wish.”

He kneeled on Chrono, who has stopped walking smoothly, hung his head as he offered his petition with uncontainable excitement and enthusiasm and sincerity.

For Asura, who had always sought to be powerful, he could only imagine that this young man was something like a demon god or a god of destruction.

There was nothing more worthy of being entrusted with his spear but him.

In short, after proposing to pay him for his weapon before talking about anything else, he followed Crono’s lead and headed for the Vajra wall that served as the residence.

After crossing many mountains, jungles and valleys at his speed, his destination was in sight.

The sun poured down on a valley that was surrounded by cliffs whose full extent could not be known without looking up.

The combination of the deep green of the cliffs, the clear waterfall cascading down, and the black reflective stone wall at the end of the cliff was enough to fascinate many people.

‘It’s a great view, isn’t it? You should be able to climb this wall too. I’ll wait for you up there.”

Leaving Asura, who had been robbed of his vision by the fantastical view, Chrono easily jumped halfway up the Vajra wall.

It was impossible to imitate Crono’s skill. But he still reached out to the rock face in order to make the effort to climb up.

With this alone, he understood the reason why this rock wall was called the ‘Vajra Wall’. The moment he touched it, a chill ran down his spine at the overly hard feel.

He didn’t think it was something that belonged to this world at all.

A moment of thought such as this was interrupted by the sight of it coming from above.

Panicked, Asura hurriedly drove his powerful body up the cliff.

“I’m sorry to keep you waiting.”

Asura, who had climbed the cliff, noticed the change and stood between Chrono on the cliff and the door behind him as if to shelter him.

“Please stand back for a moment.” (Asura)

“You said stand back …… I was already standing on the edge of the cliff. Am I supposed to fall?” (Chrono)

From the gap between the two open doors, the face of a large snake emerged.

As if it were flowing slowly, the huge orange body, that could make people feel a considerable amount of weight crawled out.

Covered in dragon-like scales, the huge body of more than 10 metres squirmed and moved straight towards Crono.

“I’ll take care of this…” (Asura)

“Ah, no, no. This kid is a doorman.” (Chrono)

“…… doorman, huh?” (Asura)

As the words said, the snake rubbed against Chrono like a cat, constantly rubbing his head and body.

“Yeah. This kid called “Dosan”. Then there was another one ……”

The silent object slid down and rode on top of the head of the snake, which looked like a raised scythe.

“This is “Hisahide”, who guard my house when I’m not home. After all, I’m short of manpower, so even if it’s the owl and snake. I want to make use everything.”

“…… You two, I’m Asura. I’ll be looking after you from now on.”

Asura greeted the flying owl and the serpent with a soft greeting, and then secretly convinced why the forest lords were not found.

After all, it was supposed to be the giant snake in the east, and the white owl with evil eyes in the west, forming a sphere of influence.

“Dosan sometimes spits out lava, so we have to teach him a lesson properly. Well, let’s go in then.”

Beyond the gold-decorated black door-it was a completely different world.

Once inside, there was a vast, deep space with high ceilings and a proper bonfire illuminating the black-coloured floor and walls, creating a solemn atmosphere.

It was a somewhat strange, mysterious and rather uncanny atmosphere.

The most impressive thing about it is that if you look down, you can see that it is so beautifully polished that it reflects your own form.

The adamantine walls, famous for being indestructible, have been ground to perfection.

According to Chrono, it was “made according to the impression of a high class hotel”.

In addition to this, he also proudly introduced the passageways on the side that allow water to flow down, and the lounge with a clear river running through it. It was so unrealistic that his mind went blank.

Even though he understands that he shouldn’t do it, he slows down his pace due to the difference in design as if the world is different, and he repeats the blunder that makes Chrono wait.

Then, after passing through 『Demin King’s Room』, which had a completely different harsh atmosphere from the rest of the space, he was told to stay here.

While being overwhelmed by the throne in front of him, which was reminiscent of the heavenly world, a question came to his mind.

Why would a man of that magnitude call himself a demon king?

It is true that the demon king is also very powerful, but to have the same title as such an ugly person is incomprehensible.

(…No, everything has to be done according to Chrono-sama’s will. After all, it is his business. There must be foresight that I can’t detect.)

“I’ve kept you waiting.”

From the doorway to the right of the throne, Crono returned, accompanied by Dosan and Hisahide.

Asura immediately knelt down.

“No such thing at all. The fact that you took time for this humble me is a great honour for me ……”

“Mmm, yeah… then, Asura. Raise your head now.”

Since he had never belonged to anyone, he was not used to doing anything rude. Although there was some such anxiety in his heart, he still raised his head in accordance with the permission.

There was Chrono, who had arrived carrying something …… and handed over a black spear with a special shape.

“This ia waste material…. No, this is something that is sharpened out of adamantine wall, and its name is …… ‘Black Heavenly Halberd’.

Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 16

Change of Plan!

“Is there nothing wrong with ……? Although the surgery should have taken care of the old injuries from before, but you didn’t feel anything strange, right?”

Chrono whispered while investigating in order to confirm if there was anything abnormal in her whole body.

Hakuto and his friends came in the middle of “Chrono Surgery” due to bad timing, so I will hurry but focus on accuracy.

Her peach-coloured hair became even more gorgeous, her scarred skin became as bright as snow, and her thin, slender body became appropriately healthier.

He was relieved to see this, even though he had known it was unlikely to fail.

“…… Yes. I’m sorry to have worried you. I’m really sorry, Black Knight-sama, Lilia is fine ……”

Then looking up with a cute messed up expression, Lilia responded to Crono.

The expression was like a drunken, mesmerized look, and her cheeks were flushed in the moonlight.

But who is …… Black Knight-sama?

For a moment, though he forgot what it was all about, he immediately remembered that it was the perfunctory name he had just given to the salon man.

“…… Hey! What have you done to them. ”

Faced with this unbearable atmosphere, Hakuto shouted with a full heart.

Just as Chrono had planned, he formed a party with Erika and Oswald and set up the formation quite smoothly. Hakuto, who used a sword, and Erika acted as the front guard, while Oswald, who raised his bow, acted as the rear guard, not daring to look at Chrono with the slightest carelessness.

The way they looked at each other was like seeing their sworn enemies.

The beastman girl stepped in front of Crono’s body, showing her fangs and growled.

Anxiously, Crono stroked her head.

(If I use this child to face them, the hero party I created will turn into meatballs in just 2 seconds, it’s really dangerous ……)

“I will never let you …… do anything to Black Knight-sama!”

And on top of that, even the child …… Lilia, who had just finished her surgery, was still a little trembling but opened her arms to block Chrono’s body.

“Black Knight, huh?” (Oswald)

“Maybe the Demon King’s minion? I wonder if he has finally reached the kingdom in earnest.” (Erika)

“…… Although this is not quite clear, the possibility that he is an ace under the Demon King is very high. …… Just by looking at him, you can see that i
he is …… too strong.” (Hakuto)

“Yes. May I ask if you have any orders!”

Chrono, who was standing there, gently stroked the heads of Lilia and the beastman girl who responded happily.

“These are my guests. You guys may leave us alone.”

He deliberately turned his tone into a rather deep one, and takea a role to be a mysterious black knight.

In the face of that overly imposing demeanor, Lilia and the beastman girl felt a tremendous sense of majesty.

“…What an intimidating feeling …”

“I feel like running away.”

The three looked terrified as they were engulfed by Chrono’s overflowing aura.

So, Chrono decided to change his route here.

From the ‘Evil Lord Subjugation Route’ against the fat guy who had fainted over there ……

“If the enemy gets a little stronger, will all of you really run away?”

Changed into “The Route of the Battle Event That Must Fail.”

With this decision, he began to channel his magic power like the breeze of an air conditioner.

Hakuto and the others were bathed in the waves of that horrible and dense evil magic power.

Hakuto pokes the floor with a sword to support his trembling feet, clenching his teeth and holding back his hazy consciousness.

Black flames began to rise from the man’s armor, revealing an even stronger sense of oppression than before.

Lilia and the beastman girl, who were engulfed by the aftermath behind them, were also scared because of the aura the Black Knight brought with him.

Oswald shot a preemptive arrow for Hakuto who had rushed past with the consciousness of death during that period.

Oswald shot a preemptive arrow for the Bai Dou who had rushed past with the consciousness of death during that period.

This was both to attract his attention and to limit his movements by making him evade or defend.

But the Black Knight stood there completely still, only raising his hand and flicking it at the arrow – with a snap of his fingers.

The arrow that had fallen as helplessly as a twig …… was bounced back to his.

The arrow swept past Oswald’s cheek and through the wall behind him.

At the moment of that finger flick, magic was injected towards the arrow …… and only at its front part. That was really quite a thick portion.

Under the combination of the unimaginable skill gap and the fear of being swept across the face by that arrow of death, Oswald lost the will to fight and sat down on his butt.

Hakuto and Erika swung down the magically infused swords.

The armored man, however, only matched them with a gentle wave of his right hand.

The hand that the Black Knight slowly raised …… was directed towards the swords of Hakuto and Erika.

Could be said that the plan is to clamp the sword swinging at him with his fingers and break it into two pieces, and both of them together ……

Looking at the duo, whose faces were full of dullness and frozen in place out of cowardice, the Black Knight sighed.

With those words full of disappointment, he crushed the incoming sword blades straight away, and then released a black wave from his fist.

The immature 3 were completely unable to withstand the black shockwave and were instantly blown to the edge of the room.

“Too weak. You’re really too weak. There’s nothing you can protect. There is nothing you can change…. Remember this. A powerless justice is worse than evil.”

Completely different from what was expected, the Black Knight’s mouth wove such wondrous words.

As if to remind them carefully not to make the mistake again.

He turned around dashingly, leaving Hakuto who fell down and moaned with regret.

Hakuto and the others, felt very shameful for themselves who felt relieved to see him leave, and also felt a million sorrow for their smallness and immaturity.

Then, as the Black Knight left, he said to Lilia and the beastman girl in a voice that Hakuto and the others could not hear.

“I’m right there at [Vajra Wall].”

Lilia, who had just curled up in some fear, quickly stood up to show that she understood.

“Also. I come from the dark side, I don’t think I need to explain further…”

“Yes, I understand all that.”

Her cheeks were flushed, her eyes a little moist, and she nodded solemnly.

Lilia had made up her mind.

She wanted to follow this man.

Even if that meant becoming a family member of an evil god.

Then, as if reading her thoughts, the Black Knight told her of his abode.

He agreed with her that she wanted to devote herself.

The original despair was completely turned around. She savoured the happiness that made her want to cry out, while feeling sad for this temporary separation.

The full moon was obscured by clouds.

The view, which had been starkly opened by the moonlight, was now fading.

“Oh, right…..my business here is done – farewell, my Hero.”

The Black Knight said to Hakuto and others who were about to lose consciousness, and then his posture quietly disappeared into the darkness.

Towards the departing Black Knight, Lilia bowed her head for a long time.

Lilia’s chest was filled with emotion and joy, and that heart was now beating violently, rapidly, almost to the point of some pain.

Hakuto and his party embarked on their way home to the royal capital.

Oswald, who had decided to go with them because he feel match with them, was also took the trouble to talk to Lilia, who was travelling in the same carriage.

“Lilia-san, are you sure you don’t feel anything unusual? That black knight-”

“-nothing. Please don’t come near me.”

For the first time in a long time, she refused coldly with a single word.

“Well, you’re amazing. You’re so cute, but you’re so cold, Lillia. And, next to Lillia-chan….

Even in these plain long-sleeved trousers for travel, Lilia was still very cute.

And next to her…

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry, Miss. Did I wake you up?”

The beastman girl sitting next to Lilia growled in displeasure and Oswald rushed to escape back to Hakuto.

Changing from one end of the carriage to the other.

Beneath his green hair, cold sweat could be seen running down his face.

, it’s a bit too hasty. She got mad at me.”

“I will take the children back to the capital to find out what the Black Knight was doing to them, this trip, I didn’t expect to be so close to death … I thought I was almost killed.”

Because black magic flowed over their heads, they were brought back to the capital to investigate this.

Since they had taken action to protect the Black Knight, it was time to investigate in detail.

“If that’s brainwashing, a normal healing methods won’t work.”

“Would someone as powerful as him…… really need to do something like brainwashing?”

He seems to be able to solve all his problems with his power alone.

From now on, if a threat of that magnitude were to reappear, what would happen to the country …… no, to humanity, Hakuto felt anxious and worried.

Then, there was another thing.

“Farewell, my Hero.”

The words he heard exactly when he was about to lose consciousness made him feel very much concerned in any way.

The number of people who knew that he was a Hero should be counted on one hand.

In other words, it was the person related to the “Black Demon King” that King Light and his father had mentioned.

Not only unnaturally let go of himself and others, but he also punished lord Seeley who had committed evil deeds.

And then, there was that gentle look that made it seem as if he was nurturing them, which somehow felt very gentle.

Is that man really a minion of the Demon King ……

As Hakuto stared blankly out of the window, troubled by the maze of thoughts that had no exit, Lilia and the beastman girl ……

The beastman girl was staring at her with very sharp eyes as she calls her.

They really weren’t much good for sitting next to each other.

“Really, can I meet Black Knight-sama again?”

“Don’t come along if you don’t believe me.

Lilia and the beastman girl, had no intention of following to the royal capital.

It was only to travel to the Black Knight’s side and use it as a means of transportation until the journey.

The beastman girl was by no means close to Lilia, but was merely stuck to her so that she could fulfill her desire to see the Black Knight again.

Although the swaying carriage was shrouded in sinister atmosphere, the two of them, one raised the corners of her mouth in anticipation and the other whipped her tail around with a whoop and a holler.

(…… Now, please wait a little while.)

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 4

Discover The Hero

Okay, I am Demon King Chrono.

So here I’m, at the Royal Castle of Kingdom of Light.

In the dark of night, I quietly climbed the walls of this magnificent royal castle filled with European style.

Peeking through the windows, I searched for the king’s residence.

After arriving here, I just strolled around the streets and was fascinated by Royal City. Although I spent about a week sightseeing here as a result, thanks to that I was able to get some useful information.

The Kingdom of Light can now be said to be in the perfect state of being in its prime.

The king is hailed as a wise king, and his two daughters and one son both are still children, but they are both very good, and I’ve heard that you can already feel the extraordinary talent in them.

The eldest son was a nobleman of intelligence, while the second daughter was said a person of great talent with a cheerful and gentle character.

The eldest daughter, in particular, was said to be extremely talented and has an extraordinary appearance, not to mention swordsmanship and intelligence.

I don’t know much about her because I live in the border area, but she is touted throughout the continent as the manifestation of a goddess.

……Isn’t this exactly the route of an arrogant evil woman? In that case, let’s lure her to the Demon King’s army.

It is really perfect for the cadres of the Demon King Army to usher in the miserable last.

According to the rumors, when the children of the wise king grow up, they will also have the upper hand in the standoff with the neighboring [Demon King of the Isolated Island] who has been at loggerheads with each other for a long time.

Of course, I’m planning to start my activities as the Demon King as scheduled, so please focus more on me than on the neighboring country.

Then, now first I put my finger in my mouth to make it moist.

I imitated the ninja poking at the paper sliding door.

A sudden jab opened a hole in the stone wall of King’s room.

“Huh? Did you hear anything just now?”

“Really? I didn’t notice…”

In the midst of that was a handsome blond guy with a beard in his 30s who looked like King sitting at a heavy desk, and an Oldman standing next to him with glasses who was writing something, the two of them were working.

Since they seemed a little skeptical, I tried to muddle through by imitating the voice of a mouse, which I was very good at.

“It’s happening again! I can’t just leave them alone because they bite everything. I’ll tell the soldiers to kill every single one of them tomorrow morning.”

“Haha …… Anyway, it seems to be a mouse with a stupid head. It must have very ugly face too.”

“Well. The sound sounds too evil and scared me. Maybe it’s greedy to want something to eat? Let them drink some rotten milk.”

Hahaha, the men were laughing at each other in a friendly manner.

Is it that fun to have insulting a Demon King like that?

After that, they said a few more words, and then they returned to their hard work without words.

Just when I was enjoying the hot dog-like food I had bought as a snack with one hand as the night breeze was blowing too much, I perked up my ears at the sound of conversation coming from the small hole.

“By the way, you will meet her in the near future.”

“Yeah. I can’t bother the hero too much. Celestia will have some distraction now. I’m going to pick her up tomorrow…”

Hearing the words that finally appeared that went straight to the core, I swallowed the hot dog in one bite and peeked through the small hole to see what was going on inside.

“By now, the only people who can teach the princess swordsmanship should be his level. Everyone who was the royal family’s instructor has been defeated, and the knight captain and the others can’t spare the work at hand …… And not only the swordsmanship, but also the teachers in various fields have all said that there’s nothing left to teach her.”

“Well …… I don’t know if it’s fortunate or unfortunate that she has a talent that is so far beyond common sense.”.

With a somewhat gloomy expression under the light of the candle, the king looked away somewhat worried for his daughter. It was only at such times that he would show the expression of a father who was thinking of his child.

But I’m not interested in this kind of thing at all!

I’m only going to hear what I want to hear. It seems that the King’s child, Celestia or whatever, has gone to Hero for training, and he’s going to pick her up tomorrow.

In other words, if I follow these people, I’ll be able to reach Hero’s place.

If I know that, then there’s no need to stay here any longer. Let’s go back to the inn now and study the rice I bought this morning.

With that decided, I leapt down from the castle wall, unfolded my coat and soared away from the castle like a flying rat.

“So what’s going on in that case?”

Just as fly away Chrono lent his strength on the wall to produce a violent impact, causing a large hole to appear over the wall…….

“……ha. In that case, there’s no progress in the investigation at all. As expected, there should still be a considerable number of traitors present.”

“Even if you sigh here, it’s useless. Even successive kings have failed to stop it, but this time I will definitely wipe it out in my generation. Exactly, must …… you understand that.”

“Of course. I am prepared to devote the rest of my life to it.”

The problem that was giving the two of them a headache was a problem that had been with the Light Kingdom for many years, and was as persistent as a disease.

“Hmm… I’ll leave it to you then. So, how many people are there this year?”

“So far, 34 people are unaccounted for.

Leaning his back deeply against the back of the chair, he closed his eyes with a grim expression on his brow.

“It seems that it’s confirmed that there is a traitor among the nobles as well.”

It’s solidly entrenched, King Light realized once again.

Hey hey hey, is this really heading towards where the Hero is?

It’s been six days since I left the royal capital.

Although I came here from the castle with the female knight (a macho physical type in her 40s), …… all I could find when looking around were trees, trees, trees and trees. That’s right, I was in the forest.

It’s also going to be quite deep into the mountains.

Since about yesterday, I’ve even gotten to the point where I’m wondering if she’s just a regular backpacker who’s just on a trip with no purpose.

However, as if mocking at my worries, we finally arrived at an independent gateway house standing in the middle of the forest at around dusk.

The house had a unique atmosphere reminiscent of a fairy house, and the exterior was trendy very nice. To be honest, it was even bigger and more imposing than my old home.

The macho female knight jumped down from her horse and knocked on the wooden door with her log-like arm.

Shortly after, a handsome man in his late 30s with snow white hair appeared.

His physique was quite strong, and the temperament of a martial artist could be felt from the way he raised his arms and legs.

That is, the Hero?

He looks quite powerful …… Well, it seems like his age is a bit too high. Ideally, I’d prefer to be about half his age.

I’d rather have a teenager who’s still immature and has room to grow.

I’ve already followed here, it’s a pity.

Then, once again, as if to mock me for thinking like that, from the position of the waist of the Hero, suddenly …… a good angel-like cute boy showed his face.

Because I wanted to see my Hero up close, I decided to pace sneak the Hero’s mansion.

It just so happened that the window was open, so I enter from there.

Jumping onto the window frame of the second floor, I entered the house quietly.

Hearing the high-pitched sound like a silver bell, I panicked and cut off my breath for a moment and stuck above the ceiling.

From the bed in the corner of the room, a small figure sat up.

Probably it was because the moonlight coming in through the window was suddenly obscured. I thought that everyone in the house was asleep, so I was careless.

She took the sword that was standing beside the bed and quickly pulled it out and then approached the window.

Although I couldn’t see her face, I could see the long blonde hair that was illuminated by the moonlight emitting a somewhat mysterious glow. Plus, she was wearing a lovely nightgown of fine texture, so this girl should be the child called Celestia.

Anyway, I decided to trick her first.

“Hoo, so you pretended to be a cat now.”

“I know there is someone there! Come on out!”

Damn it, if this continues the title of Demon King Chrono will be over.

I silently fell behind the girl so as not to be noticed by her.

I made a performance like being born out of the dark, revealing my appearance from a shadow.

Hum. This looks really amazing.

The girl who turned around in a little astonishment was really like a little goddess.

The way she recoiled slightly because she was a bit scared was also hopelessly cute, so it was really endearing. It really was a look that matched the rumors of the manifestation of goddess.

“You, you …… who are you ……!?”

But because I’m the Demon King. Even though she’s small and cute, I can only give her meaningless despair.

“I’m the Demon King.”

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 72

The door of the meeting hall was opened.

Under the heavy atmosphere, an existence with a powerful sense of pressure entered.

Even Shiro and the knights cowered as if they were hares facing a lion.

“I am very grateful to you for responding to this sudden call, Black Knight. I would also like to express my gratitude to you for throwing that sword a few days ago.”

King Light, who was sitting at the farthest point from the entrance, said to the Black Knight who entered the room.

Although the other party was the Black Knight, King Light treated him as a knight from his standpoint, and the knights in the meeting room were trembling with fear.

Whether this will offend the powerful Black Knight, worrying about this in their hearts, they all secretly glanced over there to try to figure out his expression.

“… That’s not a big deal.”

However, the words spoken by the Black Knight were both gentle and polite.

“The fact that an unidentified person like me was allowed to attend such an important meeting is an honorable thing in itself. I’m sorry if I’m rude because I don’t know the etiquette and I’m a bit clumsy.”

“…… Oh, of course it’s fine.”

“It seems to be very urgent, so please let me skip the introductions here. I seem to be the last one to arrive, so let’s get started.”

He said that, gently bowed his head to King Light and walked towards an empty seat.

The image of the Black Knight that was portrayed in the heart of whoever it was was repainted.

He destroyed Seeley’s house, appeared to save the king, and lived in that dark armor.

In everyone’s minds, they all portrayed an image of a Black Knight who would not show any respect even to the king.

“…… Black Knight-sama, is this really okay?”

The Black Knight’s maid, who was very unhappy with the king’s attitude, asked the Black Knight.

“There is no one in this world who needs to be treated with humility by Black Knight-sama. At least you should treat him as an equal… …. King Light.”

Noticing her master’s displeasure at these words, Lilia hastily added “King Light” at the end.

However, her words were true.

The master, like the god of evil or destruction, even if he is in this posture for the time being, there is no need to show that kind of humility to someone of the level of a king of a country.

Because she was convinced of this, the maid began to speak without permission, but there were no voices accusing her of disrespect or rudeness.

Alto and Marton, and even King Light, wanted to know the reason for the powerful Black Knight’s attitude.

“You say, too ugly?”

The Black Knight continued, looking at Lilia with a cute expression of some confusion.

“Just because you have power, you are addicted to it. Isn’t that ugly?”

“And there is a reason why the King has to take an attitude that corresponds to his position. If I were to behave in a disrespectful manner here, it would be a matter of national notice and the king’s majesty, and that would not be in a good direction.”

Hearing the Black knight’s Words, the King and Marton both made an exclamation, and the knights’ hearts were full of fervent respect for him.

He is really a noble knight, and what he has shown is exactly the posture of a guardian of justice.

If the King is underestimated, it will be a big problem. The soldiers and nobles’ sense of reverence will become thin, and they may even consider plotting a rebellion.

This is something Lilia can understand, but despite the fact that her master’s reckless figure with his full power came to her mind, she could not help but be angry at King Light who was essentially ignoring the matter.

“…… I’m very sorry for my nosy words.”

She couldn’t trouble the Black Knight who had made such a thoughtful decision, and more importantly, she wished to act in accordance with that person’s wishes.

“No, don’t worry. It’s just a personal consideration.”

After giving a short response to Lilia, who bowed her head, the Black Knight drew his great sword and leaned it by the wall, sitting down on his seat.

“…… Sorry for taking up your event, Black Knight. Then let’s start the meeting.”

After showing the least amount of courtesy he could, King Light turned his attention to Marton, who was in charge of the meeting, and gave him instructions. The meeting began immediately.

“So, the next [Sword Saint] after Celestia-sama, is Lilia-sama.”

Lilia felt a little surprised, but still turned her body to Marton who did not talk to the Black Knight but to herself.

“The following will explain the commission for the sword saint. I hope that you and your master, the Black Knight, will complete this task as soon as possible. Of course, we will pay well for the reward.”

“What should we do, Master?”

Seeing that Lilia did not hesitate to ask this to her master, everyone’s eyes shifted back to the Black Knight’s figure.

Although the conversation became easier because of the Black Knight’s concern, there was still some tension left in the room.

After a few moments of silence, he spoke in a comfortingly low voice.

“I don’t need to talk about the content of the commission, but can you also tell me about the current emergency?”

Hearing his question, which was asked in a polite and proper manner, Marton hid the respect that naturally swelled up in his heart for him and spoke briefly.

It would be easier to please if the situation was described in a more tense manner, so he added a bit of fuel to the fire as Alto had thought.

“The people who went to investigate the investigation unit that wiped out in Larman …… were also wiped out. I want to know if both of these things were done by the [Swamp Demon], and I want to investigate the guys who are going to the scene now. Has any action been taken?”

Then Marton pushed up his glasses and stated the reason for this emergency meeting.

“In addition to the report of the destruction of the investigation team that I just mentioned …… although I think since it is you, Black Knight-sama, should already know, but in three days …… the Supreme Bishop of Benedict will return to the kingdom.”

“Because we don’t know what will happen, our side doesn’t want to free up our hands for other things right now. So, I’ll leave the scouting to you two.”

The black knight, who nodded solemnly, thought that he was really worried about this, and King Light and Marton inwardly felt admiration for his wisdom.

“The payment will be given after the return as usual, but the amount is worth it…”

After the conversation in the castle, Crono returned to the base and began to give instructions to Lilia and the others starting tomorrow.

Sitting on his own chair under the ground, he said to Lilia across the table.

“It’s a little hard to say, but from tomorrow we’re going to do something different. Today you will go to a high class inn with Kageha and get some rest.”

Because of the regular economic source of [Sword Saint]’s salary, Crono’s mood became very good.

Although Lilia couldn’t help but feel happy and calm in her heart at the sight of him, she was then surprised by the words that she couldn’t ignore.

“I’m sorry, but as tuition for teaching you swordplay, I’ll take the Sword Saint’s salary. But I’ll also provide a salary for the subordinates, so please don’t worry. Regarding the amount of money I will talk to our second-in-command when I meet her.”

“The money or whatever …… Lilia is already happy as long as she can serve you. But …… what about …… the work of taking care of master in the royal capital ……”

Although Lilia was full of energy to take care of Crono after entering the hideout in the royal capital for the first time, but after hearing the master’s somewhat incredible words, she could not help but blink those eyes and ask up.

“Our organization [Kronos] has a branch in capital, and we have a butler who comes from there. So don’t worry about it. …… Kageha.”

Crono, who answered with his chest out as if boasting about his organization, continued to call Kageha.

Kageha, who had no aura at all, appeared from nowhere next to Lilia and knelt down.

Even though she had seen it several times, Lilia was taken aback by the sudden appearance of Kageha there and couldn’t help but shake a little.

“Don’t worry bout the guy over the swamp or whatever. You both use this money to go sightseeing or shopping on the way back, to get a good relationship you know?”

10-year-old Chrono leans over to Kageha, who is hidden behind the desk, and presents a leather bag containing gold.

This is from Crono’s care.

In order to deepen the relationship between the two seated subordinates, he took out his own money and ordered them both to have fun and go back together.

Seeing Kageha who respectfully accepted and comprehended, the demon king nodded contentedly.

. I’m really a demon king who benefits from his subordinates. I’m lucky to be a demon king.”

He said with a happy smile while adjusting the position of the sign with the kanji ‘chairman’ written on it.

Looking at his innocent posture, which was completely different from his transcendent side during the battle, Lilia’s and their faces could not help but smile.

…… No! Come to think of it, wouldn’t being accompanied by just a subordinate only lower my majesty as a king?”

Hearing the words of Lilia, who had come back to her senses, Crono, who felt his majesty was in danger, became anxious ……

…… No, it can’t be helped this time, because, from tomorrow I, will carry out the servant’s …………”

Crono’s words suddenly came to an abrupt halt, revealing a pensive expression.

“…… Actually, I’m currently conducting an infiltration investigation into a certain facility.”

He suddenly propped his arms on the table and spoke with authority while radiating overwhelming magical power.

Lilia and Kageha both straightened their backs under that sudden weight.

Because he changed his way of speaking, the two immediately realized the seriousness of the topic.

“Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I have to continue to infiltrate in there. That’s really a pretty harsh place …… A guy who suddenly rushed in with a sword, a troublemaker who desperately wielding their sword because they have lost their love. There is also an old man who would rob people’s food.” (Looks like Chrono is still annoyed that his senior was trying to snatch chazuke from him)

Lilia and Kageha can’t help but hold their breath.

Although it is impossible to imagine what kind of facility he is talking about now, but even Crono also said that it is quite harsh there.

What kind of strong enemy is there, what level of danger is there, the existence of this unknown world made them break out in a cold sweat.

“That’s why it’s too early to you, I want you to get rid of your fatigue and be ready for the mission afterwards.”

The two of them bowed their heads.

Kageha felt ashamed of her immature self who could not be of use for her master, and Lilia sighed because she did not think well enough to understand her master’s intentions.

“For example, when you, or your partner, are in custody, and …… When you or your partner are caught or arrested, the authorities will definitely be aware of it, so please make sure to inform me.”

The master’s usual gentleness made the two feel very sorry for themselves.

“Yoisho, yoisho, yoisho, dokkoisho

Would you like some of the demon king’s pickles

? Yoisho, yoisho, yoisho, dokkoisho

After Lilia and Kageha left the hideout, my hand that was humming through my nose while mixing things on nukadoko, stopped.

There is a sign of guests arriving upstairs …… Let’s stop here for today.

I gently cleaned up nukadoko and washed my hands.

“Excuse me. Welcome back, Crono-sama.”

A traveler’s appearance with a robe to cover the body of Celestia and Mob came to the hideout.

But the face of Celestia, who had taken off her hood, was not the happy smile …… that it had always been, but had an austere and icy expression of a working mode, and spoke to this side.

Therefore, I kind of want to ask the Mob who started preparing tea immediately after bowing, and inquire why Celestia is in such a bad mood, but ……

“I’m incredibly surprised and respectful of your tactics, Crono-sama, who also saw through my brother’s thoughts this time and even used it to his advantage.”

Although I don’t know what’s the hell she’s talking about, in any case, I sat down before the Demon King’s special table first.

“…… Is there any other report?”

“You mean, from me?”

Okay, I stepped on landmine…

I averted my eyes from Celestia, whose gaze had become very sharp, and then opened up with the only remaining trace of majesty.

“…… At this stage, there is nothing that I need to report to you, Crono-sama, who knows everything. However, although I’m a little scared, I do have one thing to ask you, Crono-sama.”

“Permission granted. Just tell me.”

For some reason, I suddenly recalled the moment when my father was charmed by the daughter of a merchant who came to the village to do business, and when he was found by my mother who had turned into a ghost-like face.

“Thank you very much. I was informed that you had taken a maid without my knowledge. Is that true?”

…… So that’s it, is it because she’s not satisfied with that. It’s because I hired Lilia and the girls without permission.

“I’m the one who was appointed for managing the funds of [Kronos] by Chrono-sama himself…. Even though this is an organization that works for Chrono-sama. But still hope that you yourself can also abide by the discipline of the organization. Exceptions like this may be an adverse effect on the organization.”

Celestia, who was across the table, preached like a student president with awe.

“Yes, what’s the matter?”

I started to straighten up my posture from the way I had been propping my elbows on the table and supporting my jaw with my hands …… and looked seriously at Celestia and said serious words.

“- about this point, still hope you can understand me a little bit.”

I feel a gasp from Mob as he brings the tea to me.

It was as if he had predicted that Celestia was about to explode into an unprecedented rage.

However, I looked right at Celestia and didn’t look away, after all, I am the Demon King.

“…… that’s not fair. If I was asked like that, wouldn’t I have to accept it ……”

Her cheeks were tinged with a flush as she averted her eyes and muttered softly.

Phew, it’s finally back to the usual Celestia.

“Eh! But, just now, didn’t you just insist him to….”

“Mob. It’s too rude to say such things in front of Crono-sama.”

I was a little surprised to be reminded of this by Celestia, but personally, I was able to relax.

“But, I’ve always thought it was surprising that you were so naive, Crono-sama. Please think about how to be strict for now.”

She took off her robe with a serious expression while advising me in a stern tone.

No, I would welcome it if she meant to be strict for the sake of the organization, but the problem is ……

“Anything you want me to do, just say it. Don’t selfish and please tell others. This includes doing your own housework. Please understand your own position.”

She didn’t want me to do the housework, she said. She also said to depend on other people. What am I ahe thought? A King? …Oh that’s right, I am indeed the Demon Lord.

“No, compared to those ……”

I once again looked at Celestia’ figure.

She put on her beautiful face and spoke openly …… while wearing a very bold maid’s outfit and started doing housework. It was done as if nothing was wrong.

It was a highly revealing maid outfit that showed off her breasts.

“… I said, although I think this dress is very suitable for you …… but you are wearing that dress to come here? A girl shouldn’t forget her shame, shouldn’t she? If you’re a princess, you should be even more so.”

“You like this kind of maid, don’t you, Crono-sama? Please enjoy yourself to the fullest. Please enjoy until you’re satisfied so that you wouldn’t look at other maids.”

“Can you stop? Can you stop treating me like a lecherous Lord? Can you stop acting like you’re sacrificing yourself so I don’t touch the other maids?”

I spat at Celestia, who said that as if nothing was wrong, with all my might.

“This is a big misunderstanding!”

“You don’t need to make such a desperate excuse, you don’t have to hide it at all, I’ll accept it all.”

“Listen to my explanation! This girl!”

In the face of my resistance, Celestia simply dismissed it with a smile that said “I understand” and continued to prepare dinner in her maid’s outfit.

“Are you perhaps… teasing me?”

“Your Majesty Demon King. The only time she would act so happy is in front of you, Your Majesty. The reason why she is so excited now is because she felt very lonely during the absence of Your Majesty.”

Perhaps it is a bit unbearable to watch, so Mob quietly explained to me.

I didn’t consider the idea that she would feel lonely when I was away, but …… always felt a little happy to be teased.

“…… Although it seems that what she said is really serious.”

“That’s not possible ……”

For the time being, I began to play shogi and chat with Mob while waiting for the dinner prepared by Celestia.

“By the way, were you able to reach the place of origin? I’m not sure if Mary’s explanation was sufficient.”

“Yeah. I made a reservation so that they would keep it for us. They were so nice, they let me stay the night and even gave me dinner. As a thank you for that.”

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 45

Cassius Invitation

In the middle of a room in the college dormitory at midday on a clear, cloudless day.

“Isn’t this rather nostalgic? This is Jick’s, and next door is my room.”

In the special dormitory, which was different from the normal dormitory, like a high class hotel, Cassius sat on the spacious couch and looked at the chubby student in front of him and whispered.

“I’m not here to reminisce about the past…… Goso, I was bowing my head for you.”

“Oh, how can I thank you, brother?”

There was Goso, who had been thrown off by the Black Knight and had suffered considerable damage from a strong beating his crotch.

Knowing the horror of his brother, Goso knelt in front of him and showed his anxiety in a suspicious manner.

“No need to thank you or anything else. This is my job, after all. And I have a message for you from our father, “Don’t bother coming back.”

He had been abandoned by his father, who was the king of Kujaro.

He felt an indescribable fear in his heart, a dizziness that made his eyes go black.

“If you don’t want this, come and help me. You can do it even if you’re as stupid as this.”

“Ha, ha ah …… but, when it comes to helping ……”

Goso, who knew that his brother had done many inhumane experiments, asked with a somewhat cloudy expression on his face.

Even in Goso’s opinion, those things were inhumane too much.

“Don’t be so scared. It’s just an ordinary errand. Even a guy like you is still a royal. If you can be of any use …… you should pray that it will happen.”

“Ah, aha, hahahaha, thank you very much indeed, brother.”

Looking at Cassius, who had a thieving smile appearing on his face, Gossow responded with a dry smile.

“All right. I’ll be going then. You stay here and wait for instructions.”

“To, where are you going ……?”

Goso asked cautiously as he faced his older brother who slowly rose to his feet.

With that, Cassius shook his head slightly to straighten his long, slightly disheveled hair to the right.

“There are other reasons for coming to this academy, you’re just a side trip.”

In a complete departure from my usual appearance, disguised as Glass, I was currently sitting on top of a rock while Celestia went out of her way to do the service on the side.

I wasn’t being lazy, but Celestia herself had said she would do it anyway.

“What do you think? Don’t you think they’re a bit cold?”

“Even a million deaths would be mild for them. Please, leave it to me. I will make those sinful fools pay.”

I complained to her a little because I wanted the others to hear the sorrow of my own self that had been abandoned there by Lulu Noah and the girls anyway.

As a result, Celestia, who was listening with a smile on her face, suddenly burst into a rage.

Wearing a uniform that looked like a neat military uniform, her beautiful face showed a frown of anger. The softness that had been present at the beginning of the conversation disappeared as the conversation progressed, and a little bit of her anger was quietly revealed.

“No, no, if you think about it, the mercenary is in a very cruel world, so this degree of distance may be a good thing. It may be a good thing to be an incentive from seniors. This time. Just let them go.”

I felt very happy to be admired by her, but it was better not to fight for nothing.

So I politely discouraged her.

“I understand. I’ll just do a little bit.”

“…… You’re not getting it at all. Are you trying to do them some harm gently? I’ve already told you to leave them alone, haven’t I?”

I spat at Celestia, who was in a state of absolute rage.

That said …… because it was a rather tight fitting uniform it brought out Celestia’s ample bre*sts and butt*cks, which were, shall we say, well defined or very slim. Plus, the men’s eyes were naturally focused on her, which must have built up a lot of pressure.

She was already attracting attention because of her amazing charm.

If you’re serious about doing housework, you’ll want to reduce that mental burden as much as possible.

“…… I understand. Everything is done to your liking, Chrono-sama.”

“Hmm? Really? I’m glad you understand.”

The corners of Celestia’s mouth turned up in a smile, and she bowed her head with her usual frankness.

“But if we consider the bad guy called Lionel, there are a lot of other strong people out there. That Lulu Noah guy seems to be pretty strong too.”

“There are many more targets in the Kingdom of Light. My brother …… and the First Division Commander of the Knights Without Banners are also very strong.”

Don’t add words like your elder brother to be target casually ……

The calm and mature Celestia showed a very pleasant appearance and offered me tea made by herself

“That’s not necessary for me. It’s more like I’m the one who’s taken care of.”

“That’s …… well, I don’t think that’s true after all.”

I almost got wrapped up in her tone of voice because she was too confident.

After I said it again, she smiled as if she was saying “Crono-sama is really joking” and went back to the topic.

“I also …… heard that the president of the Scarlet Chamber of Commerce is also a magician with a fierce power that is unimaginably human. She is known for never bowing down to King Light, but she is also a person of influence that cannot be ignored.”

“I’ve only met her twice but …… She’s a scary person indeed.”

Celestia said in a matter-of-fact way.

It’s true, when passing through the Scarlet Chamber of Commerce, I occasionally felt a considerable amount of magical power.

That’s obviously an abnormal level, and maybe she has a pair of wings called “Gospel” as well.

“I’ll find a way to take care of that, so please leave it to me.”

According to Celestia’s words, she seemmed to be dangerous person. I’ll take care of her if she’s really evil.

“Ah, by the way, can you say thank you to Mob for me? He is going to work for me after all.”

Why does she look reluctant.

Yesterday and the day before yesterday, Mob replaced me who had gone on a trip and was working as a servant at the school in the guise of Glass.

That Mob, really, is very good. Celestia had undoubtedly made the right choice in making him a companion.

I, on the other hand, lost six swords …… and I don’t know if I’ll get paid.

Since Lulu Noah and the others rushed home earlier, I have no proof of completing the subjugation unless I go home with them. Anyway, it’s their commission in the first place.

What was the expedition for … is it just for eating potatoes?

No, there was still a little gain.

It was about the boundaries of the Magic Condensation Method’s release attack. I came to a conclusion that was enough to produce a paper.

This time, I had used the magic power I had released in order to defeat the monster, but the magic power that I had managed to strengthen by using the “magic power condensation method” had turned back into normal magic power the moment I released it.

In other words, it’s pointless to use the condensation method.

I’ll have to think of something.

Since I said I was a demon king, I still wanted to do a flashy move or two. Who’s to blame for my teenage heart.

Hmm. I don’t need to say that the magic power increased by using the condensation method is under control when it is used on my body, and when it is stored in my sword, once it is released, it is immediately ……

“…… Let’s change places, I should get to work.”

I swapped places with Celestia, who looked very sorry, and began the service of a servant.

After all, I noticed that someone was coming.

What an unkind person to come in without permission while someone was thinking ……

“Excuse me …… oh, here you are, Princess Celestia.”

“What can I do for you?”

To the tall, handsome Cassius, who suddenly entered the room, Celestia responded nonchalantly, completely unable to see that she was the same person as the one just now.

“I hope you’re not so cold. …… In fact, I’d like to throw a little party to improve relations between the Kingdom of Light and the Kingdom of Kujaro, which have deteriorated because of my brother’s rude behaviour towards Princess Erika.”

After saying that, he took something out of his pocket with a very dramatic movement.

So, I quickly moved between Celestia and Prince Cassius.

“I hope you will accept this invitation.”

“…… I’ll take it for you.”

After confirming that Celestia did not take the card-like object he handed her, I took it for her.

“Yes, thank you very much.”

With a calm smile once again, Celestia took it from my hand.

Prince Cassius, who had seen this sight, stared at me with a murderous look on his face, please forgive me.

For I have to work as a good servant.

To say why, it was because when I was at work today, my senpai sighed heavily and said, “It’s back to the usual Glass again.” I couldn’t help but feel a little frustrated when I heard that.

It was just a normal morning meal of tea and rice.

I don’t know how good Mob is, but I can’t lose to him, I have pride as a servant.

“By the way. How about Mr. Glass coming along too?”

Celestia, who had looked at the invitation with emotionless eyes, suddenly tried to strike up a conversation with me in a very happy voice.

It wasn’t me, but Cassius unconsciously made such a somewhat stupid sound.

“Well …… I understand, I’ll do my best.”

“Fufu, alright. I will be in your care. Now I am looking forward to the day.”

Since I had received the invitation from the royal family and from that Princess Celestia, it would have been rather unnatural to refuse it, so I accepted.

Now that was a big deal. I’ll have to make plans to sell rice and weapons from now on.

Although the murderous glare from the opposite side of the room stabbed me, I would like to ignore it this time.

“…… school’s servant? And even allowed to use nick name. Although I think it should not be the case, but …… does it mean that this person ……?

“Who knows, exactly as how it is.”

(He assumed Glass is her fiance.)

Completely different from her usual self, Celestia revealed a sultry smile.

This expression that was able to charm all the males in the world captured Cassius and them at the moment as well.

“…Hah. If it was you before, you would have been denied immediately. Your silence is same as agreeing.”

He took a breather to exhale the heat of his hot face and body, and then said confidently.

“In that case, I’ll say it up front. If I want something, I will get it. All the wishes I want will be fulfilled. No matter what the cost, it will be done.”

It was like a declaration of war.

“Is that so? That’s a coincidence.”

Perhaps she had expected a response like a counter-attack, and Cassius felt a little confused.

“I’m the same way. If things don’t develop as I expected, I will not tolerate it. Whether it’s the person who’s in the way or whatever, I will not allow it.”

Celestia said without wavering that Cassius’ confidence was false.

The people around Cassius were overwhelmed by her and unconsciously held their breath under the vigor of the goddess of war.

…… Although to my ears, it was nothing more than a boast to herself.

In the midst of this silence, in which no one spoke a word, came the sound of hurried footsteps at the door.

“Excuse me. Cassius-sama, can I bother you”

“…… What is it. Isn’t it rude to do that in front of Princess Celestia?”

“That is, the previous incident has developed in an unexpected direction.”

At this euphemistic report, Cassius’ face changed.

“…… Princess Celestia, then I’ll be rude and take my leave here and now.”

“You seem to have hired mercenaries to do something about it, looks like the idea fell through doesn’t it?”

Cassius responded in an inorganic voice and headed for the door.

“You, better be prepared for that, my party …… should be quite exciting.”

After glaring at me with such dangerous words, he left with his men.

“He must be very angry … people like that would tend to gamble in such a ruffled state, and would be even more upset after losing.” (Chrono)

“Is that so… I was taught.”

Although Celestia somehow showed great admiration …… but gambling is it ……

In the middle of the carriage back to the Royal Castle, Celestia gave instructions to Mary, who was sitting across from her.

“Cassius will go to the casino …… is it? But I haven’t heard that he has a penchant for gambling ……”

“That’s what Chrono-sama told me. Even if he doesn’t come, it doesn’t matter. Contact Gerald of 『Arch Qi』 as soon as possible.”

Seeing Celestia’s eyes stabbing her way, Mary couldn’t make a retort.

“I understand. …… But what is Cassius’s goal?”

“The fact that it’s a matter that King Kujaro is thinking about doesn’t make it hard to guess.”

She made a look absent-minded, as she said indifferently.

All she could think about at the moment was what dress she should wear to the party.

“…… I was wondering, does His Majesty the Demon King know that we have taken control of the underworld?”

“I haven’t reported the results because I haven’t had enough success to let him know. At the very least, we have to overpower the Scarlet Chamber of Commerce’s casino first….”

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 38

Visit of The Demon King

The window of Celestia’s spacious room was open, and the moonlight and cool breeze entered through it.

Under the faint glow of the light, on the chaise that Celestia usually used, there was a being who sat gracefully with his legs crossed – the embodiment of a ‘demon’.

His evil magical energy filled the interior of the room, but not a single trace of it leaked out of the room.

Feeling the unusual and miraculous operation of the magic power, Celestia, who was continuously exposed to this powerful magic power, responded with anxiety while holding back her violent heartbeat.

“Welcome to you, Your Majesty the Black Demon King.”

“……. Now, let’s continue with the previous topic.”

The man with the faintest of smiles, Chrono, said to the owner of the room standing before him.

“Before we start talking again, why don’t you come and sit down here?”

Feeling a little surprised, Celestia confirmed with a surprised look on her face.

“Yeah. I’m a positive demon king. No matter how desperate the situation is, I’ll definitely win.”

“Come on, sit down.

“I’m very sorry …… then, excuse me.”

Although hearing that kind of statement from Crono, Celestia couldn’t help but tilt her head in confusion, but because she couldn’t keep him waiting so she hurriedly approached over in a panic and sat down with maximum nervousness.

The unusual scent of Celestia reached Chrono beside him.

Although there are chairs on the opposite side, it is inconvenient if she have to change seat again.

“Then, let me confirm it, Princess Celestia, you… you want to come to my side, am I right?”

He asked as he cast a sharp glance at the calm Celestia.

“Yes. I have decided that it is time for us to come together as we promised.”

The response was accepted, and he placed his hand on hos chin for a moment …… before speaking slowly.

“If you come to my side, maybe there’s no turning back.”

“Your side is the only place I can go.”

Celestia said this without a moment’s hesitation.

“I may become the enemy of the Kingdom of Light …… and even the world.”

“I will cleanse anything that dares to disobey you.”

Those were words of unwavering determination.

“We don’t pay much here… are you okay?”

“I don’t need money at all. I’m happy to be at your side and at your disposal.”

Although Celestia’s excessively beautiful face was a little stiff with nervousness, she still gave a serious response.

“…… That determination doesn’t seem to be wavering.”

“Yes, absolutely not.”

She was sure of it.

The question and answer was something like a final review.

With a slight shudder, Celestia, still frightened of the eventuality, jumped up from her chair.

“…… Welcome to my organization, Celestia.”

Chrono, who stood up, was bursting with a dark magic that seemed to swallow the shining moon in the sky behind him, and he reached out his hand.

It was, so to speak, the guidance of the Demon King.

“Yes …… Your Majesty!”

So it was that Celestia, who had been accepted, acted as if she had reached the peak of happiness and just jumped into Crono’s arms.

“… I’m glad you’re happy.”

Although being held tightly, even that plump bre*sts squeezed over, Crono kept stroking her back until Celestia calmed down, maintaining this posture for a short time.

Then, after an unknown length of time, Celestia, whose inner whirlwind of joy had gradually weakened, sat down again and tried to broach the important subject to Chrono.

That’s right, there were other things to talk to Crono about.

“I’m very sorry for being so alarmed. And please address me as Celestia afterwards.”

“Alright. Then you can call me by my first name, Chrono.”

Celestia, who had regained her aura of maturity, did not know what Chrono was saying when he told her, causing a strange pause for a moment.

“…… ah, I understand …… Chrono-sama.”

But soon Celestia understood, and somewhat sheepishly called the demon king’s name for the first time.

Crono, who gave a slight nod in response, looked at Celestia, who had once again changed from her cool vibe to that of a young girl in love, and cut to the chase with trepidation.

“So, have you told …… anyone else about me?”

“Yes, that’s natural. I only communicated it to two people who could be of use to Chrono-sama, according to the necessary minimum.”

At the moment when she blurted out an answer to show her prowess, Chrono’s magic power became a little thicker.

In the face of the sudden increase in pressure, Celestia instinctively felt a little intimidated and shrank slightly.

Celestia, who could overwhelm any opponent with her awe-inspiring demeanour and radiant beauty, was now trembling like a puppy being reprimanded.

“No more of this. You can’t do that on top of that.”

After confirming that Celestia had accepted it properly, Chrono nodded solemnly.

“Listen carefully. From now on, Celestia and I are on the same page, so you can’t just decide to do something like that on your own, okay?”

“I understand, I’ll keep that in mind.”

Chrono was satisfied with Celestia’s answer, and felt slightly relieved to have avoided the worst possible scenario.

Then, after being begged by the regrettable Celestia, they chatted and drank tea together before Chrono left the kingdom at a time when the people were all quietly asleep.

After giving the order to maintain the status quo in person, Chrono left the room, and Celestia, who couldn’t calm down her excitement, immediately told Mary and others that she would be joining Chrono’s organisation, and she was still in a state of ecstasy.

“…… the Demon King, is he really as good as you say he is?”

Mary asked, looking at Celestia, who was sitting demurely in her chair in front of her.

“Of course …… Mary is too sceptical, after defeating Lionel I made sure properly. When I asked him, Chrono-sama really remembered the existence of that promise.”

Celestia, who had already received confirmation of that line that she had heard so many times, gave a strong answer.

When she was a child, Celestia had made a pact with the Demon King.

But Mary thought it was just an over-interpretation of Celestia’s own ideas, and had persuaded her many times.

“I’ll take your sword.” …… At that time, the decorative sword, a ‘relic’, was a gift to me. When I became a woman worthy of him, he would give it to me. And when that time came, he would take me away with him. …… Sure enough, I was proposed in by Crono-sama at that time.”

Celestia said so to the somewhat obstinate Mary.

It is true that it is a custom among the princes and nobles of the Kingdom of Light to present a sword during the marriage ceremony.

But Mary, no matter how many times she had heard it said, could not help but think that Celestia was being overly optimistic.

“I was a little scolded when I mentioned the existence of you two a while ago. I’m sure he got a bit jealous. ……fufu.”

Although Mary felt the highest level of cuteness at seeing Celestia first display of that level of joy, but she couldn’t relax anyway, so she spoke to the other person beside her.

“What do you think, Mob?”

“I …… don’t know if there was a promise like that. Although I have to admit that his strength is terrible, I still can’t believe that he has seen through the plan of Celestia-sama.”

It was a monster (魔物=Mamono) with the appearance of a youth called Mob.

They are often mistaken for demons because of their high intelligence, but in reality they are monsters that are created for unknown reasons and can be described as a natural phenomenon that happens suddenly.

They can take on the image of another person as they wish, and can walk through that person’s life in their place, making them a formidable monster.

Such a person was rescued by Celestia and Mary, who happened to pass by at a smuggling site in a neighbouring country, and since then he has been a follower behind Celestia, just like Mary.

So, of course, he was aware of Celestia’s extraordinary abilities in various areas.

That’s why, even if it was a demon king, he couldn’t believe that he could see through Celestia’s plans and use them in turn.

“Yes,……, but it was true that he had replaced the assassin that Celestia had hired for insurance purposes, and it was also true that he had reached the tower where Lionel had been lured ahead of him.” (Mary)

When she heard from Celestia about the true identity of the Black Knight and Glass Kurobuchi, and the fact that her plan to lure Lionel had been seen through, both Mary and Mob thought that their hearts would stop.

It had become completely incomprehensible. If all of those were composed of one person setting up a scheme, it could simply be said that only a god could have done it.

Celestia, considering the eventuality of Harmal’s failure to act, planned to hire an assassin to forcibly execute King as if it had been sent by Lionel.

If he saw through this by virtue of his talent, then he could be said to possess a wisdom beyond human intelligence.

It was a level that would have been impossible to see without observing Celestia regularly.

In retrospect, the one who saw through the evil deeds of Count Seeley, who was associated with the Angel Cult, and who was able to use it as an opportunity to arrest him, was also the Black Knight …… or the Demon King Chrono.

All of this can only be thought of as an operation with Celestia at its centre.

If we consider this, then Celestia’s words are not wrong, right?

“It was a test of my ability to notice by Chrono-sama. The way they were thrown, the way they were moved, they were all very simple and easy to understand.”

Putting her hand to her chest and feeling the rousing heartbeat, Celestia closed her eyes as if she were praying.

In the light of the moon, her posture was as sacred as the moon goddess.

“…… From now on, you two will also serve Chrono-sama as his faithful servants, risking your lives to serve him.”

It was an attitude full of energy that had never been seen in Celestia so far.

She straightened her back and looked with eyes burning with the fire of mission and said forcefully.

The two men felt the pressure released from Celestia’s side that would cut them down and discard them without mercy if they dared to disobey, and could only bow their heads honestly.

At the same time, the demon king, who was the party in question, was ……

“…… Sigh…. I’m in trouble.”

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 31

Hero’s Back

Go back in time to just before the venue fell silent.

The Knights of the Guard, who guarded the doors to the viewing gallery where King Light was, bowed in a dignified position.

“May I ask what your business is?”

In an instant, both Guard knights fainted.

Immediately afterwards, the figure opened the door without hesitation and stepped inside.

“You have come indeed.”

Celestia and Shiro rose from their seats on the left and right.

This was a development that had been predetermined.

“With a magic sword like that out, it’s impossible to do anything rashly.”

Celestia was as graceful and beautiful as ever.

Shiro, on the other hand, drew his sword with heartfelt regret.

“Your Majesty. I ask you to reconsider. Angel Cult is the pillar of the nation’s heart. It has sustained us all through the hard times, and it will be the light of salvation for the people of the Kingdom of Light, now and in the future ……. Excluding it will lead to the collapse of the country.

Harmal drew his magic sword with a sense of awareness, tossed the scabbard aside and petitioned the king, who rose quietly from his jade throne.

He raised the magic sword, which had the shape of a crystallized blade, as if in a threatening manner, and his dangling eyes shot a sharper look than ever before.

The blade was raised to the king.

The determination of Harmal to not back down was evident in this.

“I will not exclude it.”

Harmal showed a relief look.

Even if he had to take a brave step, even if it would have cost him his head, but if the country was safe, he had nothing more to say.

“But all those involved in the incident will be punished”.

Harmal’s expression stiffened.

“…… Although the Angel Cult itself is not sinful, it is true that there are people within it who hate the country. Those involved in the abduction that has been a perennial problem in the country have been convicted. Even the nobles and knights are deeply infiltrated by that hand. Almost all of them are related to the Angel Cult …… although you don’t seem to be.”

That possibility he had deduced from the attitude of the King and Celestia after the interrogation of Seeley.

“The fact that it has been found out, I will not change my mind even if I will be despised as a foolish king. I will deal with all Angel followers who got involved according to the law.”

From the tone of the King’s voice, it seems that the Angel Cultist will all be punished severely, and surely the truth will be communicated to the people.

That would not do.

That would give the people a bad impression of the Angel Cult and might be rejected by the rioting people as a bad religion.

“…. Looks like you don’t want to listen. It can’t be helped, this is the only way left…”

“…. Is that so? Then I won’t say anything more.”

The king said nothing more in the face of Harmal, who quietly raised his magic sword.

“I’m ready anytime.”

Two against one. Moreover, the opponent was the powerful Shiro …… who had quickly emerged to prominence as soon as he appeared a few years ago, and that Celestia.

The path he would take had already been decided.

Until the moment I die, I will sacrifice my life for the sake of the Angel Cult and the nation.

Suddenly, an unusual aura was felt from the middle of the arena.

“Is that the ‘Black Knight’ that Hakuto and the others are talking about ……?”

“Who the hell is ……?”

It was a man covered in heavy full body armour, appearing like a ghost in the middle of the arena, which had a very strict security system.

“Is that …… him saving Erika. ……?”

“That seems to be the case …….”

In the field below, he denounced Goso’s misconduct and by some unknown means threw Goso, who was still trying to get in his way, out of the way.

Both Shiro and the king were drawn to the man’s god-like demeanour, his majestic posture full of power was very appealing.

Even Celestia was frozen in amazement and stopped moving her hands.

However, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the man over here.

Harmal, whose consciousness had turned back to this side, struck a blow with his magic sword, shattering the sword of Shiro, who had reacted instantly.

Shiro was unable to resist at all and could only take a step forward to avoid the magic sword’s strike in the nick of time, but at the same time lost his balance. The king, deprived of his guard, was now defenceless.

Even Celestia would have found it very difficult to block the sword from the king’s seat.

The sword came down with thunder and lightning, and it came down on the king’s forehead…

Something fluttered in the air.

Something flew from the other side of the arena and jabbed towards their side, sending the magic sword flying along with Harmal’s right arm.

“…… Black Knight he …… protected …… His Majesty ……?”

In front of King and Shiro’s sight was the Black Knight who had thrown a meteor-like sword to sever Harmal’s arm.

Harmal jumped toward the arena following the direction where the magic sword fell.

“Wait a minute! We have to leave it to Hakuto and the others next ……”

Shiro remembered what the battle was about and just had to stop.

“Um, ah. What’s wrong?

“Have you forgotten? The original purpose.”

“…… That’s right. …… Then I’m counting on you.

Celestia, who stood there blandly as if she had no meaningful feelings, nodded at those words and then walked out of the scene.

“….Although I am a little worried over there, the problem now is…”

“This side, right?”

On the other side, Harmal landed in the middle of the arena

He tied a cloth around his shoulder to stop the bleeding, then stripped his magic sword from his right hand and held it in his left.

He then stared at the powerful being in front of him with an expression twisted by pain.

In contrast, the Black Knight did not assume any particular stance, but simply stood in the way.

Seeing Erika standing dumbfounded behind the Black Knight, the resurgent Hakuto and Oswald rushed over to stand between her and the Black Knight.

Immediately afterwards, from the audience came Shiro’s voice.

“Hakuto. That man is now a rebellious who has his eyes on Your Majesty’s life. ”

“How can be …… it’s lie ……”

“The soldiers are no match for him! I can’t get away from His Majesty either. I’ll leave it to you to defeat him. ”

Hakuto and Erika learned that their long time acquaintance was an assassin.

Then at the same time ……

“So, did you save His Majesty ……?”

“…… If you look at it from multiple perspectives with an academic point of view, it may be so …… but I don’t know.”

Hakuto was wondering if that was the case.

The audience around the scene, who had finally begun to grasp the situation, also let out exclamations and praises one after another.

However, probably not interested in this matter, he turned his back and passed between them leisurely like a lion walking in a deserted wilderness.

“Wait, please wait!”

“The rest is your problem. Isn’t it?”

The Black Knight gave a quick response.

It’s unknown know if it was because he was a little anxious to see that there was still some naivety left in Erika, but he interrupted the second sentence she wanted to say with a strong tone.

Behind him, as the words suggested, Harmal began to fight for his life, slashing at the Black Knight with his magic sword.

But the Black Knight was–

Turning back, his palms came together and shattered the approaching magic sword.

Looking at the sword, which shattered as easily as a soft fruit, one must have realised, whether one wanted to or not, the extent of its power.

There was a time when Lionel the Hero, who had lost his sword on the battlefield, had demonstrated the ability to take a blade with his bare hands.

What was happening now was a far more powerful sight than that.

Whoever was attracted by the sheer power of the move could not help but shudder.

“The …… magic sword …… actually broke ……?”

The shiny shards of the magic sword flew in the wind.

In the face of the dumbfounded Harmal, who was left speechless with a waterfall of sweat and blood, the Black Knight left with these words in a strong voice, and accelerated his steps and left like the wind ……

In the venue, no one fled because of this extraordinary state of affairs, their eyes did not leave the enigmatic Black Knight from the beginning to the end, witnessing it all the way to the end.

The men felt a sense of longing, the women were enchanted, and the hearts of whoever was there were filled with respect, looking at that back and thinking that this was the ‘real hero’.

The man’s heart was filled with anxiety.

This unforeseen state of affairs and unfathomable unfolding had left him feeling very confused.

Then he thought.

In short, he wanted to go to a quiet place where he could calm himself down and sort out his thoughts first.

Having thus decided, he eliminated his breath as he endured the stifling heat of his armour and set off at a brisk pace towards his destination.

Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 41

A Feeling of Defeat

The splendid carriage that carried Cassius and his immediate troop leader, Kelly, swayed and stalked under the evening sunset.

While reveling in the acting he had just done in the midst of the union, Cassius’ mind was also filled with the image of the hated Jick and another man.

“Is it appropriate for Cassius-sama …… to do this? Isn’t that money an indemnity to the Kingdom of Light?”

“…… Ah, I didn’t tell you?”

He turned his eyes looking at himself reflected in the window to Kelly’s side and uttered something that was unexpected from the veteran.

” – The alliance with the Kingdom of Light will be abandoned. It would be foolish to pay compensation just for the sake of that dishonest brother.”

The Kingdom of Kujaro is a neighboring country to the Kingdom of Light, which is a large country, and the island where the [Demon King of Isolated Island] is located.

Although for the Kingdom of Light, Kujaro offers the benefit of an additional barrier between itself and the island, there is also a need for Kujaro to establish friendly relations with the Kingdom of Light.

Kujaro is a small country and the Kingdom of Light is a large country. There is a huge gap between the two. The influence of the Scarlet Chamber of Commerce, which is based in the Kingdom of Light, has also spread to Kujaro.

If war broke out, even if there are such existences as King Kujaro and [Inferno Lion] Drake, the number of soldiers on both sides would not be the same.

“Is this, is this what His Majesty intentions ……”

Kelly …… No, no one would have had the idea of abandoning the alliance with the Kingdom of Light in their minds.

“Ah of course. Do you know Father’s orders?”

“That was …… I thought it was just you who had come up with some good idea …… really, really sorry, Cassius-sama.”

“There’s no need to apologize. There is certainly a good idea. For now, let’s cut down on the Light Kingdom’s war effort while we conduct our experiments.”

The corners of his mouth curled up in a pleasant smile at the wretched Kelly.

There were two failed experiments and two of the main mercenary corps of the Kingdom of Light. That’s just right.

“Is it going to be a battle between the demons and the mercenaries ……”

“If we’re lucky, we’ll be able to reduce the number of Light’s nationals and regular army soldiers as well.”

The way he looked at such cruel words, which he took for granted, made Kelly feel fearful from the bottom of his heart.

He was thinking of going along if he could, to enjoy the battle between the experimental demons and the weakened Lulu Noahs.

The figure of the young man with the six swords around his waist stuck in his mind, causing him to feel a sense of anxiety deep inside.

He hadn’t heard of him from the Angel Cultis, who had secretly provided him with information.

“What an eyesore.”

After Cassius left, the mercenary union also became hurried at the same time.

The people of the [Knights Without Banners] began to prepare nervously, while those at the table in the corner ate their dinner while calming the second sister of the trio.

“…… casually handed over the bow, what if it becomes strange when it is returned? Don’t complain if the arrow flies up to your butt.” (Shannon)

“It’s okay, don’t worry. It might get better when he return it.” (Lulu Noah)

The only person who agreed to go with the young man, and even delivered Shannon’s bow to him, was Lulu Noah herself.

“…… Why, take that child with you?” (Lizlitt)

The somewhat fearful Lizlitt didn’t give her a good look either.

“Well,…… Jick doesn’t seem to notice, that kid is quite capable. Maybe …… only Celestia Light can match him.” (Lulu Noah)

“…… I didn’t see that coming. Those quality swords are all new too. Must be a rich man’s hobby anyway. If they’re for sale, then they must be something taken from home to make some pocket money.”

As she ate the salad with her fork, Lulu Noah’s eyes, with their sharp pupils, had a slightly sultry glint in them, and Shannon and Lizlitt both looked unconvinced.

“He seemed to have done something to Dan. I don’t know what it is, but it’s better to find out if he’s a friend or a foe ……”

“So that’s it. If even sister can’t see through it, strength aside, he seems to have some special ability it.”

Lulu Noah and the girls had been targeted many times because of their appearance.

The fact that she was able to eliminate all of them was not only because of Lulu Noah’s bravery, but also because of her unforgiving and thorough approach to her enemies.

“…… As always, you’re so scary.” (Jick)

“Isn’t that Jick. Eavesdropping on a girl’s conversation is a pretty nasty thing to do.”

Jick laughed bitterly as he approached the table where Lulu Noah and the girls were.

Although Lizlitt frowned, Jick said briefly, not caring at all.

“Keep an eye on Cassius. He’s a man who hides his bad deeds, thinks about them all the time, and is always capable of doing extraordinary things.”

“Just as it seems.”

“That guy has only good reputation only for his appearance.”

“It’s not our cup of tea. And after all, we don’t judge danger based on looks and words. Right, Shannon?”

Hearing Lulu Noah’s continued words, Jick laughed and turned away.

“Ah, and that guy is pretty sticky (粘着質).”

“That’s just as it seems.”

, I don’t think I need to say more, but watch out for that kid with the sword who looks so impressive. Bye.”

Jick, who was in a better mood, left the union with Dan Bell in tow.

“…… Well, let’s eat up because we have to get up early tomorrow. Would Liz like a kebab?”

Shannon said to change the mood.

“Then, I’ll have another…”

“You can’t drink any more wine.”

Shannon seemed to be quite used to Lulu Noah’s another glass.

In the middle of the Royal Castle, the reorganisation of the troops and the selection of new troop leaders was underway to fill the void left by the absence of Lionel and Harmal.

In the middle of the training ground, Celestia, her face austere and tense, raised her sword.

Wrapped in white armour and with her hair tied back, she stood there like a goddess of war.

“Last group, please come forward.”

The last five men came forward with trepidation.

At one end of the training ground were the battered soldiers.

The soldiers were initially taken by Celestia’s beauty and that awe-inspiring expression, but as the number of their fallen colleagues grew, the tension in the scene increased significantly.

Then, the last group also raised their swords and began the test of strength ……

The kick towards the face came out and the last man was knocked down.

“From tomorrow you will be the vice captain of the fifth unit. …… Then, from tomorrow onwards, please carry out your activities in accordance with the programme communicated to each of you.”

After telling this to the fallen man and all the members, Celestia immediately wanted to leave the training ground.

“……Is there a problem?”

When she heard the voice of the soldier she had just beaten, Celestia, who was in a hurry to leave, replied in a very hard voice, suppressing the agitation in her heart.

Even the word marriage was not allowed to come out of his mouth.

“Then, please do your job as vice-captain.”

The man was a young and powerful potential member of the Marquis family who had good looks even among soldiers, but he was ruthlessly interrupted by Celestia.

The rumour that Celestia was going to decide on the betrothed spread throughout the city, and the young man, who had been rated as having the highest probability, was now severely traumatised.

Leaving him standing there dumbfounded, Celestia left the training ground and walked quickly towards her room.

That was, of course, to hurry and change her clothes and groom herself for the regular evening session with Chrono.

When she reached her room, the figure of a maid appeared at the front of the room.

“As you said, Celestia-sama, Cassius is on the move. This afternoon, Cassius took an interest in the mercenary union and seems to have used a large sum of money to name a commission. And he has placed his men around the royal capital, as if he has some kind of plot.”

“Is that so, a mercenary union?

Mob who takes the form of a maid opened the door and walked in.

After he entered the room, the Mob that closed the door wanted to speak but stopped.

“If there are other things you want to convey, please don’t worry, just talk about it.”

It was very rare for Mob, who had been trained to do his job in an uneventful manner, to look so hesitant.

So Celestia offered him a hand.

“Yes. I don’t know if this is something worth communicating to you, but it seems that among the people Cassius hired, there is a young man who hides his face and carries six swords.”

Like Mob, the thought of whether it could be that came to Celestia’s mind.

With the guilt that comes from taking the decision to go on a business trip without permission, I decided to try a comical entrance.

“Is that, a mouse? ……”

“No, it’s master we’ve been waiting for has come.”

They seemed to be talking about the topic of the mercenary union today, so maybe they know something ……

Unexpectedly, I was responded by a pretty cute voice… Although it seemed little shy, she imitated and responded, showing a completely different level from mine.

It was like the difference between a noble breed of mouse for pleasure and a dirty rat.

I dropped from the ceiling from the shock.

“Welcome. Please forgive me for being so rude as to greet you in such a state.”

Since I had already fallen, I sat down on the chair in a rather elegant manner, thinking that I should at least do something to redeem myself. I was greeted by Celestia, who gave a beautiful bow, and the maid who was surprised behind her.

I had heard that only people who knew about me would be in this room, so I thought it would be fine.

Anyway, since I have something to ask of her, I’ll try to make her feel better from now on.

“I think you look pretty and the clothes you are wearing fit perfectly.”

Celestia’s body jumped up and down as if electricity had been passed through it.

“…… I’m sorry. I am so happy that I can’t help but tremble because of the words that make me feel so glorious.”

She was so moved that she got down on one knee and exaggerated her feelings in a knightly way. She seemed to be literally trembling.

Her cheeks also turned red, and I think she was probably really happy.

Let’s cut to the chase from here ……

“Umm. Then …… let’s get down to business. I might not be able to make it tomorrow.”

“… You don’t want to hear the reason?”?

“If you can forgive me for not being able to see the truth, please do tell me.”

“I’d like to go with the mercenaries to fight the monsters.”

The maid behind her showed a level of surprise that went far beyond just now, it could be called astonishment.

“Is this guy serious, is he an idiot?” I don’t know if that’s what she’s trying to say. …… After all, I was saying I’m a demon king, but I’m doing something that doesn’t make sense.

Personally, I just had the idea of showing famous mercenaries the sword I made and asking them to help promote the sword I made.

“It was brilliant. You’ve really captured the essence of forethought.”

Oh ……, you seem to have read my mind, Celestia. I knew you would be able to understand. As someone who is at the top of the hierarchy, you should be able to understand how hard it is to raise a salary.

“Well. And then. That’s true …… but there’s something I’d like to ask you.”

“We are at your disposal. We will do whatever you ask.”

It’s not that much of a request though ……

After seeing Chrono leave Celestia’s room on the fourth floor using the flying squirrel jump ….

The excitement was maintained for a while as Celestia and the other looked up at the night sky.

Celestia’s blonde hair shone brightly in the moonlight, and she whispered in a gesture like a silver goddess of war.

“As expected of Chrono-sama. …… In the presence of him, no matter how shifty you are, you will be seen through.”

“…… I didn’t expect he possess such a degree of wisdom ……”

Even Mob, who previously did not quite believe Celestia’s description of Chrono, had to believe it at this point.

He had read Cassius’s actions and infiltrated the mercenary union beforehand, and then plunged into the whirlwind of the conspiracy, who could have foreseen such a thing.

He couldn’t help thinking that he was seeing through everything.

“…… orders from Chrono. There is absolutely no room for failure. Do you understand?”

Celestia looked up at the sky and said behind him. Containing a little jealousy for the mob who had accepted the order, she said so in that cold, emotionless tone of voice.

“Yes, yes. I understand.”

After hearing that answer …… because the atmosphere was a little lighter, she unknowingly said what she wanted to say.

“…… I wish I could have served you more …… sooner.”

It is a personality that sticks to small fights forever, or sticks to others for one-sided reasons.

As always, this’s just an edited-mtl, you are welcome to provide suggestions if you have a better translation.

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 36

Hope and Despair

Another night after the onslaught of the [Black Demon King] and the Black Knight ……

“The fact that the Black Knight protected His Majesty should have been enough to make up for the loss of temper that occurred at the time of the Imperial Competition and the rebellion of Harmal the Knight Guard. The other nations present will have no complaints.”

In the conference room, an important meeting was being held with the King and George at the head and several members including Marton and even Shiro.

“On this point, it suggests to the countries that the Black Knight is attached to the Kingdom of Light. Isn’t there anything to worry about?”

“Duke Dee, please be careful not to upset the Black Knight. I am counting on you to do that.”

“You don’t need to tell me, I will pay attention to this.”

With a bitter smile as he pushed up his glasses, Marton responded as if it were a matter of course.

“…… Actually, I have considered the possibility that the Black Knight is [Knight of the Black Skeleton].”

“I’ve certainly considered the possibility, but the shape of the armor is different. …… and the fighting style I’ve seen before, although at first glance it looks a bit similar, it’s not.”

[Knight of the Black Skeleton]

That is the legendary knight who is the beloved of the [Demon King of the Isolated Island]. He is a known enemy with the rank of a warlord. His skeleton-like full-body armor, covered in calamity, was a symbol of terror among the armies of the Light Kingdom, as he wielded his sword and shield, scattering the Light Kingdom’s army again and again, bathed in blood.

“More than those now the question is ……”

“…… [The Black Demon King], isn’t it?

Hearing Shiro’s words, the faces of the crowd turned ugly.

Along with the birth of the hope that was the Black Knight, there was also a huge threat that could overshadow it.

“I didn’t think … he would be that terrible …. ”

The king could not help but hold his head.

They, along with the people of the Royal Castle, had experienced firsthand the power that was above even the worst expectations they had previously made. So it could not be helped.

In that instant, the evil and powerful magic that emerged from the tower unquestionably dragged everyone in the city into an abyss of fear.

“The only good thing that happened ….. was that the hero Lionel was beautifully finished off in the form of being defeated by the Demon King. If we had advertised that Celestia, who arrived after that, had driven him away, the people and soldiers will be a little calmer.”

“Alright. Let’s do that.”

Judging that to be the best solution at this stage, King Light adopted Marton’s proposal.

Although Marton and the King did not say so, they did consider the possibility that the Black Knight infiltrated Royal Castle after tracking the Demon King, and that such a thing would provide a very reliable hope.

The reason why the Demon King had killed Lionel was also unknown.

And besides that, in Celestia’s opinion, because of this incident, there was a possibility that even the [Demon King of Isolated Island] would act.

“…… Then, we will talk about his purpose and the response to the [Black Demon King] itself later. Now there is a lighter topic …… about the misconduct of the evil child, who really did use magic props. I wonder if a serious protest needs to be lodged with the Kingdom of Kujaro regarding this matter, their king’s eldest son will be visiting in the near future, and we can send additional emissaries on top of that, if you please.”

Putting a quick end to the headache of questions that were not metaphorical but literal, Marton raised a subject that did not require much thought.

“I’ll leave it to you, let it go. I’m looking forward to your tactics …… as usual.” (King)

“Okay. Leave it to me.” (Marten)

Because the opponent was his own daughter this time, King felt very angry. In normal times, the king would control the bullish Marton’s words, but this time he did not do so.

Marton agreed with a smile on her face and nodded contentedly.

“There were many more headaches. The issue of Harmal and others’ successors, and the request from the Archbishop of the Angel Cult to meet His Majesty, etc. ……So why not take a break here?””

“Phew. …… I’m glad you asked for it. After all, it’s doing something I’m not used to. My eyes and shoulders are getting a little sore.”

Shiro continued with an immediate sigh at Marton’s proposal.

Both the king and George understood that this was a proposal to look after the too-busy king, so they complied with Marten and Shiro’s kind offer.

“Then let them make tea right now. Gentlemen, can I have some black tea?”

George immediately stood up and went forward to give the order to the soldiers at the door.

“…… But speaking of which, Celestia-sama is not here. After all, it’s only been a day since yesterday’s incident, is she resting?”

Marton asked the King as he leaned back in his chair with his characteristic taut smile.

“…… No, she seems to have gone to school.”

“I don’t know …… I don’t understand my own daughter.”

The king, who answered this, and Marton, who naturally thought about it, could not find any answers at all, and their minds were still working at full capacity even though they were obviously resting.

While King and Marten were chattering in the conference room.

In the middle of Light School, there were cheers for the first time in a long time.

The crowd was approaching the saloon like a storm.

Then the figure who had started it all, having reached the reception, turned to face the crowd at the back.

“Can you please be quiet?”

Although the person in question herself simply pressed her index finger to her seductive lips and spoke a common request.

However, the effect was enormous.

All the men and women in the room turned red and shut their mouths, and it was easy to enforce a silence.

“…… Then …… is Mr. Glass in, please?”

Turning back to the seasoned servant who was also overwhelmed by her aura, she inquired.

“Are you listening?”

“Yes! Excuse me, excuse me! Glass, right! I’ll go and get him for you in a minute!”

With a profound salute, the other side walked towards the inner room with an anxious expression.

On the other hand she continued to look over with her usual kind of smile and listened sideways.

“- Glass-kun! The break is over! There’s an appointment for you! Come out quickly!”

“…… I’ve only just entered the break. You should understand at a glance, shouldn’t you? I’m having a late breakfast.”

“I know. But it’s Her Highness who has appointed you!”

In the quiet of the reception, there was the sound of arguing in the servants’ lounge.

“I know. If it’s this noisy, anyone will know even if you don’t tell it. But, as I said before, I am firmly against the appointing system …… so please allow me to reject it.”

From there came the unbelievable words.

“Go now! Everyone wants to replace you to the point of shedding blood and tears! But you…. Now, it’s really urgent!”

“Wait, no, this, not yet… I’m still eating chazuke. ”

“I told you to stop that!”

There was a momentary silence.

Then at the doorway where the servant had disappeared, a figure came whooshing out.

“- I’m sorry to keep you waiting. I’m so sorry. I’ll take over from here.”

“No, I’m sorry that it was during your break.”

Glass responded tactfully as if the dispute had never happened, and Celestia smiled in response.

“There’s no need to apologize to Your Highness, it’s all because of that old man …… Anyway, I’ll show you the way. This way, please.”

If I hire employees in the Demon King Castle in the future, I will definitely listen to the opinions of my subordinates. I will definitely do that.

I can’t believe he took away my delicious chazuke. Are you kidding me? ……

It was a break that I could finally make after being charged by Princess Erika in the morning.

“I heard that you, Mr. Glass, came back to the royal castle yesterday …… May I ask what the inconvenience is?”

“If you mean to say something about that commotion, it was a little embarrassing but I stayed in the corner trembling like that because I was too scared.”

“Is that so? …… I’m sorry for having prepared what I thought was a foolproof system.”

From behind, a voice that felt sorry from the bottom of her heart came.

Don’t apologize to the killer, it makes me feel very ashamed.

“It can’t be helped. Come in, please.”

I opened the door to the new saloon and guided her inside.

Princess Celestia passed through without a hint of caution.

Judging from what happened yesterday, she probably didn’t doubt Glass.

I sighed reassuringly, and then entered as well.

Just when I closed the door and turned my head to prepare to speak… With a bang, a slight shock hit me.

The aroma that I had smelled when I passed earlier reached my nostrils even more strongly.

Then I felt a soft, yet powerful touch.

I looked down with trepidation ……

“…… Got you, oh. –Your Majesty the Black Demon King.”

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Story of The Ancient Demon King! – Chapter 51

“… Huh? Why is it so noisy?”

There was a building that was empty of people, so I chose to change clothes, but …… isn’t this a bit too noisy outside?

I had just hung my top on the hanger to one side …… and was just about to pull down my trousers, so anyway, let’s try listening with one ear.

The voice “Haha” like a laugh, “Gah” like a sad sound, “Roar” like a monster …… A monster? Seriously?

This is not the right time to change at all. ……

“Get out of here! Get out of here, hurry!”

There was chaos in the middle of the party.

“There’s no place to run to. Oraa!”

Kujaro’s soldiers cut the men apart with their swords.

The people were approaching thickly to escape through the main gate, but as if had been calculated, Kujaro soldiers appeared there as well.

“Gahaha! The women are free to choose!”

“No need for men! Kill them all!”

“Where is Lulu Noah!!”

As if on a big hunt, they lured her out delicately and then surrounded her in a circle.

One woman catches the eye of a man.

She was terrified of what might happen to her next, as if her body and mind were frozen.

“First of all it’s you! Gah ……”

The soldier who intended to strike at the wonderful woman took an arrow in his neck and was soon dead.

Shannon, who had climbed up into the tree, fired shot after shot with her uncanny precision.

“Hey! We’re being targeted! Move back and forth quickly ……”

She placed the arrow on the string as if it were in a flowing motion, and even the targets moving back and forth could see the trajectory clearly, and the arrow was easily shot into their chests without a hitch.

Lizlitt also burned at the soldiers with a disgusted expression on her face.

Like a flowing stream, the drawing slash silently cut a soldier in two.

“I’m still in great shape, even though my master has gone off somewhere!”

Lizlitt thanked Erica, who had volunteered to take up the front guard’s job.

“It’s okay! Before Lulu Noah and Hakuto and the others take down all the monster, let’s get this place————Kuh!”

Almost entirely on instinct.

Erica was there to quickly jump to the side to dodge the emergency evasion away.

Immediately afterwards, the stone floor shattered apart with a cracking sound.

“That was very well done. I can’t believe you were able to dodge that.”

A few meters away from where the sound came from, there was the figure of Kelly, who had been chased by the monster into the place where the Light Kingdom’s army was, and then led it to this place.

“The army that King Light had placed there, as well as the extra troops that were there as a precaution, had all been wiped out by me and that experimental subject. Although it cannot be said that the operation can be very leisurely, but that’s a lot of leeway.”

If he and Cassius slaughtered the main army of the Light Kingdom together, and then left the monster that had made a fuss as a speciality here, he would be able to hold the remaining troops there and easily withdrawing from capital.

It was precisely because it was at a time when the main force of Alto and the [Knights Without Banners] were not in the royal capital for some reason that they were able to adopt such a bold strategy.

Then, Kelly poured magic power into the whip.

“Cassius-sama has given the permission. Then I too ……”

The eyes of Kelly, who usually acted very serious, became clouded with desire, and his sight ……

Surprisingly, he just looked in Lizlitt’s direction.

“The sound of your heart-racing wail is engraved on my eardrums. I’ve decided, my target is you!!”

Kelly suddenly took a step backwards.

Then the arrow Shannon shot passed through the spot where Kelly had been standing.

“How did you manage to dodge it?”

“I’ve already know where she was at the moment she shoot those arrows. I’ve also already know the interval between when she put the arrow in and when she finished aiming. Using that as a reference, you won’t even get hit in the first place.”

Kelly instructed the soldiers coldly and indifferently, without taking his eyes off Lizlitt for a moment.

Lulu Noah, who was engaged in a fight to the death with a fiercely resisting demon, shouted to Lizlite, who was trembling from the ugly sight of her opponent.

“You’re no match for him! Run. ”

“Did you think that I would let that uniquely sweet sound of woe escape from here?”

With a disgusting smile, Kelly’s whip came down mercilessly.

“What a sight. Look Jick. These people are very honest. It’s easy to see that humans are essentially creatures seeking struggle and pleasure.”

Beneath his eyes was the sight of Kelly ravaging Hakuto and Erika, Lulu Noah who was constantly knocking the limbs of the immortal monsters away in order to get to Lizlitt as soon as possible, and the soldiers who were chasing after the weak ones who were running around at will.

“If there’s something I’m not satisfied with, it would be the absence of the servant and the absence of the boy mercenary. And Celestia, who had disappeared at an early hour. I can’t get tired of looking at scene, but it’s about time I went to pick her up.”

“This is terrible. You’ve fallen too deep, Cassius. ”

Cassius, who was unsuspecting and exposed his back, turned around.

Then he put the table in his hand ……

“There are too many obstacles here if I play with you. …… Back off.”

Cassius easily threw the table chairs and such over towards Jick.

Removing the food and wine placed on it ……

“The cook here is quite good, but I guess he’s dead.”

He walked as if he was taking a walk, while throwing the things in his hand one after another like small stones.

“…I intended to end it at once, but if you want me to play with you, then it will make you painful, for sake my companions… and the cook’s share.” (Jick)

Jick responded to him by slashing out casually.

Although the ones thrown at him had the weight and speed to become unable to fight if they were hit, he was able to cut them in half each time with a flash of his magic-embedded rapier

(…… What the hell, this power of Cassius. What kind of method did he use to get this level of power? ……)

The furniture that was slashed with full force behind Jick, who was thinking this, hit the wall with a loud noise.

“Although I said that, but in fact, I only can waste a little time. I have to take my beloved Celestia and set off as soon as possible with Kelly and the elites.”

“…… The soldiers you brought were really bait, too. After all, it’s you, so your brother must be the same, right?”

“Kuku, you understand itu well.”

In the middle of the room that had become fresh, Cassius slowly raised his arm.

At the same time, Jick’s rapier had already been thrust out.

There were no words between them.

However, the expressions were completely opposite.

Jick sword had actually reached Cassius’ arm.

The problem was that the strike was followed by a high pitched, sharp sound like it had hit something unusually hard.

“Oh, I forgot to tell you … ”

A few drops of cold sweat dripped down Jick’s face.

“…… I haven’t fallen, I’ve ascended.”

With those mocking words, Cassius swung his arm gently and Jick was just thrown off to the side.

“You can’t be a warrior like that!! You’re in my face and you’re still looking away. That’s really disrespectful!

Dan swung the hammer down hard in his hand.

It was a powerful blow with the full weight of the giant man’s body.

“I told you it was disrespectful.”

Dan’s expression was tinged with astonishment.

What met his eyes was the figure of his opponent, who had caught his hammer with a sigh of annoyance.

His face was completely unchanged in the face of a blow that would have pierced the floor.

“I always feel uncomfortable seeing this face of you. Isn’t this the same as the half-orcs outside? Yare yare, follow that guy…you are unlucky.”

“Stop making fun on me, you monster!”

“Be careful what you say, get out of here.”

Cassius’ kick was ready to blow Dan off the side.

In that instant, with the speed of an arrow, Jick’s sword burst into the air.

But the sound of metal clashing was still the same.

The kick was received, and Jick’s sword collided with Cassius’ foot.

What he saw after cutting through his clothes was skin.

(Ha? it’s skin …… not armour ……?)

Jick staggered backwards.

Blood flowed from his forehead, and his ribs and left arm were fractured. He was already bruised from just taking a single blow.

“…… Dan, let’s both go together.”

Dan, who had been saved, regrouped beside Jick and raised his sledgehammer.

“You’re still alive after receiving an attack like that? You are a little man with an abnormal body.”

“I don’t want to be told that by you!!”

While rubbing his chin, he looked at him with interest, Cassius, his gaze was almost as if he was looking at a laboratory animal.

“Hahaha, maybe that’s true. Well, I’ll keep you company for a little while longer. After all, I’ve probably figured out where Celestia is heading. It’ll only take a little while, but let’s have some fun. …… You bet, Jick.”

In the midst of the drizzling rain, Hakuto and Erika raised their blades and approached Kelly from the left and right at the same time.

“Too naive, too green, and too slow.”

Two popping sounds are heard in quick succession.

Despite just standing there unmoving with no force, he deftly manoeuvred the whip to strike both Hakuto and Erika in the stomach almost simultaneously.

He remained standing there, causing the sound of the crack to continue to ring out.

He pursued them further with a chaotic dance of the whip towards the stopped Hakuto.

The magical whip struck the skin with a heavy blow, ignoring the clothes and causing the opponent’s fighting spirit to be dispersed along with the blood.

“And it’s really fragile. …… Yare yare, just shouting very loud does not mean your power will increase!”

Only the monsters and Lulu Noah, as well as Kelly’s side of the personal stage were separated from the surrounding frenzied clamor like an isolated island.

Kelly sent a terrifying smile to Lizlitt.

“Don’t worry. I’ll let you rest in peace if you don’t wail …… hmm?”

Sensing the murderous aura behind him, Kelly seemed to pause in some general admiration.

“Wait a minute…. you b*stard.”

There was Erika, who had relied on a split second of judgment to block the whip with the hilt of her sword at her waist, selectively counteracting the power to the vital parts.

She stood up in the form of a gown with whip marks that could be felt as she looked.

The unconscious defensive techniques instilled in Erika’s body by Glass’s defensive training allowed her to stand up.

With eyes that have not lost any of their fighting spirit, she takes stance again

“Don’t you know the difference between the length of a whip and the length of a sword, and their speed?

Didn’t listen to Kelly’s somewhat disappointed voice, she dropped her waist even lower than before.

“…… This is the end of the game. I’m tired of it.”

Seeing Erika who appeared violently in front of him, Kelly couldn’t help but stare.

No, even Hakuto and Shannon doubted their own eyes when they saw the kind of speed she had.

It was clearly many times faster than Erika’s speed so far.

“You little girl!”

It was a stomp that seemed to pierce the stone floor with the strength of a bare foot.

Kelly took a desperate stance and flew backwards, trying to get away from Erika.

A sword with magical power draws a fiery, vivid arc trajectory.

Erika with her sword swung out.

Kelly, who flew back with full force, breathed a soft sigh.

“The first time I saw you, I didn’t see your true ability. What a fearsome princess …… hmm ……?”

Then Kelly’s words stopped in mid-sentence.

He doesn’t seem to be injured.

What Kelly’s stunned eyes looked at was the broken whip at hand…… and then on the spare whip that was wrapped around his waist.

“… Did you cut my whip …?”

Both the whip in his hand and at his waist were severed and fell to the ground as if they had been untied.

(Did she decide to do this because she knew she couldn’t inflict fatal wounds on me? This damn little girl …)

“… Well, of course I still have other backup.”

Hakuto’s hopes were dashed.

Kelly took out a new whip from his pocket.

“I’m not one to neglect preparation. It’s only natural that I would carry it for practice, for backup and for safekeeping. I didn’t expect to use it on you, of course. …… But I won’t be careless anymore. Princess Erica, you may be a student but you are also a good martial artist. So good thing to give up honestly and just save your life with your companion.”

With a snap he slammed the whip to the ground and said so, staring intently at the speechless Erika.

“… Throwing away your sheath? Looks like you don’t want to give up. Really, I wish I could concentrate on that Lizlitt girl quickly.”

Looking at Erika’s gesture of throwing away the sheath, Kelly stroked his beard with interest, and then spoke in disgust.

“Stay away from that girl, you p*rverted nasty b*stard ……”

Erika, who was still keeping her morale high, made a charging stance towards Kelly.

The vibe that was brewing around Erika caused Kelly’s eyebrows to furrow slightly.

The level of caution was raised even further.

“… So what are you trying to do? Hmm?”

Just as Kelly, who was displaying a spare look, noticed, she had unleashed it.

“Stretching Magic Thrust!!”

She maintained a natural stance with the power imbued by Glass that made it impossible to grasp the timing of her initial movement.

From the left half of her body to the right half.

With that flowing magic she stepped out sharply and stretched out the blade with the power exerted on her whole body in a straight line at the shortest distance.

If she could not match the difference in the range of the whip’s strikes and the experience of both sides, then she would challenge it by speed and skill.

With this skill, he would have bern pursued by outstretched blade even if he had tried to flee to the rear.

The blade, which had arrived earlier due to the manipulation of her body, was directed at Kelly’s chest as it traced a bright line like a blazing light with magic power…

The body was sent flying.

“Are you really a student?”

–That was Erika’s body.

“I’ll admit it. I was wrong about you.”

The whip bounced off the ground and struck Erika in the stomach.

“Cough, cough …… what, what ……”

“If you’re not prepared for the unexpected, you’ll undoubtedly lose. But even with all that. Well… you’re better than my subordinates indeed… But just that’s it.”

Looking down at Erika, who was coughing uncontrollably on the ground and in extremely poor condition, Kelly said so.

The fact that Kelly was a soldier was extremely experienced, which made him a habit of being extremely careful in everything.

That’s why he preemptively draped the whip on the ground between himself and Erika …… and then used his magic to make it bounce upwards.

The sight of Kelly, who looked like she was enjoying himself, licked towards Lizlitt, who was paralyzed with fear.

“It’s useless, useless.”

The arrow of fire released by the terrified Lizlitt burst into flames and disappeared before Kelly’s eyes.

“Liz! Please! Stand up!”

Shannon, who felt anxious above the trees, shouted desperately, but if she could have stood up, she would have run away.

It’s hard to get away once you’re consumed by fear. Even more so on this day in this place.

Shannon’s arrows were dodged, and Hakuto and the others groaned in pain from the power of the whip.

Lulu Noah, who could be relied upon, was unable to get there because the monster that was still raging was so tricky.

“Well, let’s start with the shoulder. Until Cassius-sama’s business is over, just enjoy ……”

Lulunoah’s cry of grief was in vain, and the whip was flung with great force.

“…… give me grief out. ”

The lust-ridden Kelly swung the whip down hard towards Lizlitt, who was holding her breath.

But all that came next was the sound of rain ……

The whistling sound of the whip exceeding the speed of sound did not occur, but instead Kelly made a somewhat silly sound.

Whoever it was closed their eyes, trying to escape the image of Lizlitt’s tiny body being beaten mercilessly.

So the result that was now presented before their eyes was all the more incredible.

“I’m really sorry I’m late. The washroom was too crowded.”

There was the figure of a servant who had knotted the whip that had been lashed at Lizlitt.

It was as if …… had caught the whip just a moment before it struck Lizlitt, and he stood there with his hand pushing up his glasses.

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