Dual Life ~Hiru wa Yuusha Party, Yoru wa Maou Gun~

"Thank you for your hard work, Mirage. I would like to conclude, but please get in touch with me. And if I win, I would like you to decline Shitenno at the ceremony of tomorrow."

Astalt, waiting for Mirage to visit the training hall at midnight, suddenly utters his greetings without exchanging greetings. The training ground, frozen by Mirage's Nivlheim, has already returned to its former form.

"If I met for the first time in two months and thought I was called out early in the middle of the night, suddenly I would apply for a duel. I was excited to think that I could be confessed of love too."

"Don't be ridiculous. I'll tell you earlier that I don't admit you are the four kings."

With that said, the eyes of Asterto who turned the scythe to Mirage were serious. Apparently, this is nothing more than words, Mirage decides and shakes the scythe lightly during the preparatory exercise. A pleasant sound that cuts the wind resounds around, and eventually stops. Mirage doesn't think he's in perfect condition yet, but he thinks it's OK, considering his physical condition. Two months after the evil dragon was defeated, a ceremony for the appointment of the new four kings of the east was to be held tomorrow. The name of the new four kings is Mirage, and the aide is Astalt.

"It's the Demon King who decides to be my four kings, whether you agree or not, maybe it's a waste of money, but is that OK?"

"... I don't mind, and no matter how much you want to push to the four kings, it's no wonder you get someone who can't fulfill their responsibilities. It's not unusual for one to die in a demonic duel. "

Although he was an astute talker, he certainly wasn't wrong. There is no way we can do anything in a serious duel, and accidents can often happen. Both Mirage and Astart have already been heard from Demon King Lilith, but the other soldiers have not been told who will be the four kings. However, most of the soldiers would expect Asterth, the daughter of Beelzebuth, to be appointed to the Four Heavens. Even if there is a sudden change, only some people will know it. And why this happened, we need to go back a bit. Two months ago, when Asart woke up in the conference room, Mirage and his officers had already disappeared from the scene. Astalt rushes to the place where he plans to form a unit and guide the evil dragon, and witnesses the unusual appearance of the green grassland. The vegetation has died, the land has been shaved, and the land has become so desolate that it is unlikely that living things can be inhabited. The spectacle that must be wondered how much fierce battle can leave such a nail mark. Astart searched for the way to guide the evil dragon, which was proposed by Mirage in the operation, as well as the surrounding area, but could not find the evil dragon, or even the corpses of Mirage and officers. Astalt consulted with the Devil King Lilith, and determined that the Mirages had succeeded in defeating at least because there was no sighting information of evil dragons.After that, protection of refugees, reconstruction of destroyed villages and towns, new You will have busy days such as recruiting officers. Those who went to defeat seemed to be worried, of course, but, above all, there was no reason to leave the people who lived in the territory, and Astalt continued to work in powder. The eastern land started to calm down little by little, and when the return of the four heavenly kings, Beelzebuth, was approaching, news from Devil King Lilith came to Astalt. Mirage has appeared at Demon Castle.

"I don't seem to like to be a great Shitenno."

"I am sorry if I die, such as leaving your life to treat your subordinate as a piece and killing him. Even if you can not justify retiring your father, Mirage will be the next four kings ... I doubted that you were upset. ''

Mirast recalls the last two months, as Astart speaks with extreme danger as if he had a will to rebel. Mirage, who was unable to move her body after defeating the evil dragon, moved to the birthplace quietly in the mountainous part of the demonic territory with the last power. If she dies anyway, she wants to die where her father's tomb is. It was a miscalculation to bring the dragon corpse together for some reason, but as a result, it has the consequences of mirage's life. It is a famous story that the dragon's liver and blood can be used as medicine, and Mirage, who is already half-dead and half-lived, sunk blood from the corpse of the evil dragon and clung to the liver, even though consciousness was clouded. There was no calculation or confirmation, and he instinctively clung to hope in search of life, but one day his wounds healed and he could somehow move his body. However, even if you try to activate the magic, you will not be able to activate anything, including transfer magic, as well as other magic, and you will not be able to do anything even if you want to contact you. Mirage concludes that the magical path, the path of magic, has been hurt and decides to spend some time in recuperation. Finally, it was just the story of the other day that transfer magic could finally be handled. First, he went to Demon King Lilith to fulfill his responsibility for the suppression of the evil dragon.

"It's better not to say too few things. Well, I was honestly surprised."

Mirage knew he would be punishable by whipping, beheading, rabbits and horns, but Devil King Lilith was more than pleased with his safety before anything else. After being hugged for the whole time and being stroked around the whole body, and about to be taken off by a mask, he is told that Beelzebute will be retired and Mirage will be appointed as the next Shitenno. Mirage was supposed to refuse, but he couldn't resist being called a punishment for this case, and then contacted Astart to continue. Also, the whereabouts of the twenty officers were unknown to Mirage, so I don't know what happened, but I guess it means that they haven't seen them yet. Was.

"Grandfather ... Agareth loved me to look like a real grandson. Barbatos always behaved wildly, but the roots were very gentle and strong. Beret was father. I loved my daughter, I loved him. Orias was a little vocal, but she was so hard to train and comforted her when she was crying. "

Astart tells his memories with the officers' names. For Astalt who has been with them since childhood, it's hard to imagine that everyone was a subordinate and at the same time a family. Twenty officers who were grandfathers, grandmothers, fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters. Just as everyone cares about Astalt, Astalt cares about them as well. The sadness of losing a large number of families at once, Mirage is neither insensitive nor stupid enough to understand. However, it was true that there was no other option.

"I hate you. I hate you who make cruel choices, even if you have no other choices. I hate you being the four kings instead of my dad. I don't want to admit it. "

For Mirage, who can escape as much as he wishes with transfer magic, Asartart must know that it is possible to live peacefully somewhere far away through the Demon Army. But understanding with your head doesn't always mean that you're feeling. The anger, sadness, hatred, and mixed emotions that made the officers die could no longer be lost, and they could no longer go to Mirage, who proposed a strategy and survived alone. What's more, this decision, which seems to have made him the king of Shiten in recognition of defeating the evil dragon, clearly boosts Astalt's feelings.

"Well done, I hated it a lot. I refused to admit, if you did not admit, I slept in the four kings, and you're an aide. If you don't like that ... Show me that it's above and drag it down from this seat, Lieutenant Tart-chan. ''

Although Mirage was provocatively provocative, he did not intend to harass himself or degrade Astalt. However, Mirage decided that this was a very unstable state of mind and decided to do this. Astalt retires from his beloved father, loses his beloved family, and is stolen by Mirage. Until now, we could have worked hard to support the lives of those who became refugees by rebuilding the eastern lands, but what would happen if they disappeared? It is clear that you will lose your heart and eventually stop doing it. That's why Mirage thought that a new goal was needed, and that even if it was to hate himself, it could be the driving force to move Astalt. It is a judgment that it is the most efficient as long as he becomes Shitenno and Astalt becomes an adjutant. To be honest, Mirage wants to transfer it to Astard as soon as there is no reason, such as the troublesome position of the four kings.

"My name is Astalt, not Tart. Don't call me such a strange name, Mirage of Shitenno."

Listening to the words alone seemed to be sarcastic, but the expression of Astalt was so cold that he had shot the Mirage. Mirage smiles secretly under the mask. What you have to do, not what you need to do, is efficient, but it's the philosophy of Mirage. What Mirage has to do now is to fulfill the responsibilities of the four kings and at the same time to atone for the officers who have died, i.e. not to give up on the way to the goal that Astalt has loved and loved. Would. It is Lilith, the Demon King, who appoints the Four Heavenly Kings, but as long as Astard has the ability and achievements that everyone will recognize, there is no problem. If Astarto, who has trained himself to defeat himself, is recognized as the four kings, Mirage can retire without any hesitation.

"If you don't like it, try mowing my neck too, and I won't say anything."

"That's a good idea. Let's cut off Mirage's neck and take me to the throne of Shitenno. In addition, I'll strip off the mask without the aesthetic snippet."

Mirage is more alert, despite being a little surprised at Astalt's quick response to a noisy proposal. Astalt was not a partner who could win outright, and he had been recuperating for nearly two months. Still, Mirage has a role to play in this area that cannot be beaten except for victory. That's why you have to make it seem as if you have won without any disadvantage.

"Well, I'm not going to take care of this much. I want to finish it and rest in my room."

"I will do that even if not told. Please rest as much as you want in the world!"

Astart wields a scythe with a loud shouting at himself and attacks Mirage. Mirage cleverly manipulates the scythe to counterattack against a series of attacks beyond the eyes of Astalt, who will probably make full use of the physical abilities of enhanced magic. Occasionally, the blades collided with each other's scythes and sparks were scattered, but they were fighting back and forth.

"What's wrong, Tart-chan, don't you beat me?"

"Don't call that unpleasant name, it's unpleasant."

"I said earlier but if you don't like it, defeat me."

Mirage keeps provoking and Astart reveals his discomfort. From now on, Astalt will challenge Mirage several times, each time continuing to observe for habits and weaknesses. Even if you do not have a blade anytime, you will be able to imagine in your head how to move and how the mirage will move, and you will be able to reproduce it with magic, but you can not imagine with the current Astalt I guess. In addition to that, it is used when Mirage is absent, so that the tactile sensation and smell can be directly checked to enhance reproducibility.

"I will definitely defeat you and make me become the four kings"

Both scythes danced, and the sound of a fierce battle sounded for a while at the training hall at midnight.