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“There should never be three of you! ”

“Really? I really can't. ”

I had a cute wink.

I pretended to be cute, but Pymon was sick of my efforts. The point of confusion here was whether Pymon hated my eulogy or my proposal. Either way, I was desperate.

“No! I told you so many times, Dantalian! ”

“It's too expensive. How many times have you never tried Citri? ”

“Citri is a special exception. She was originally a girl and her boyfriend, and Citri was comfortable because she could do both the female and the male roles. This is a completely different story. Not at all!”

I sighed.

“Can I pray my hands are worn out? ”

“I'd rather have a girl hanging from a pole and dying. ”

“Can I knife my outfit? ”

“Before that, the girl will strangle Dantalian. ”

“Pymon.”

I'm serious.

He said with a more serious face like the philosopher who announced that he would finally solve the world's most difficult metaphysical problems.

“How can I sleep with three Barbatos? ”

“No ― ― ―! ”

A terrifying cry echoes through Pymon's Demon Castle's public garden.

After appointing preliminary Demon Kings from the Habsburg Empire, I was taking a leisurely holiday in the public garden. The public garden was perfect for relaxation due to mild weather during the whole season. In a field full of roses, I was enjoying Pymon's knee pillow.

I told him the idea that I had been thinking about for a long time because I wanted the atmosphere to be so good.

The relationship between Pymon and Barbato and me.

It was 3P, quite frankly.

“I thought you'd say no, but I didn't think the reaction would be this violent……. ”

“What are you sighing about? Like a girl did something bad! The Dantalian who made that ridiculous offer in the first place was wrong! ”

As soon as you hear from me, Pymon's a wrench.

While I was still lying on my head, I pulled out my knee, and my head fell asleep to the ground. It hurt a little. We both started bickering naturally, facing each other.

“No, tell me honestly. Citri is fine. Why not Barbato? Is that what you're saying? You're complaining because there are no giants running under Barbatos? ”

“Ha, I know what you're asking. Citri was always my girlfriend, and she's just fine because she's very close to me. There's a gap between Barbato and Citri between Goblins and Elves! ”

“You said you used to be in a relationship with Barbato. ”

Pymon flinches.

“…… a few years ago. It's over 2,000 years old. Besides, we got separated in a big fight. I don't even remember who kicked him first. ”

“I was your boyfriend once, but you can't tell me twice." Pymon, let's run hot. ”

“Did you know that sometimes expression is very cheap? ”

Pymon stares at me. It was a disdainful glance.

But I had a lot to say for myself.

“If we stay like this, the plains and the mountain tribes will clash one day. We've brought organizations together into a country known as the Habsburg Empire, but it's only temporary. The leader of each faction is in deep relations. ”

“ ……. ”

“Pymon, I like you. But I assure you, my undisclosed sincerity, Barbato is also of great value to me. I strongly hope that the two of you do not conflict, even if they do conflict, that the end will not be devastating. ”

Pymon sighs.

“So you're going to physically seal us up. ”

“I think it's as impossible as the sun and the moon kissing each other deeply to reconcile. ”

“What do you mean?”

“It's a grudge from the past, and I don't know what to think. ”

“Garbage……. ”

Pymon rarely speaks in his mouth. For a woman about Pymon, the word trash was an enormous insult.

“I don't think I'll think of a girl first because of your personality. Have you talked to Barbatos?”

“Well."

I nodded my head reluctantly.

“Just yesterday, I had a thought. ”

“When you're embarrassed, it's your bad habit to change your speech politically. ”

“I don't know what you mean.... ”

“All right, just tell me the results. ”

I smiled.

“The whip marks still remain on your back. Would you like to take a look?”

“I knew it. ”

Pymon picks up the white pottery glass and grabs a cup of tea.

“It is fundamentally impossible for us to reconcile. It's best to just have equal power over each other so they don't move easily. ”

“Was it just a beautiful dream……. ”

“Well, I like to call her less delusional than a dream. ”

“I wanted to give it a try. ”

“You're so selfish! ”

What are you talking about?

It was not strange for a man to dream. Barbatos on the left. A girl with lovely gray hair with a lovely figure. Pymon on the right. A woman seductive because her curvature is beautiful. I enjoy living alongside the plain and the mountains.

Wait. Is that supposed to be the neutral Marvas in the middle?

“ ……. ”

I had a horrible imagination and I stumbled without knowing it.

No, Citri was originally a woman, although I did share a strict relationship with Citri. Safe. It's still a safe. If I take one more step here, I don't know if I'll ever cross the river that can't come back...!

“Don't worry too much, Dantalian. ”

Pymon stroked my head.

“The girl knows Barbato is precious to Dantalian. I believe Barbato will be the same. Girls and Barbatos may hate each other until the day they die, but for the sake of Dantalian, we can bear it a little longer. ”

“…… I think so. ”

I lay my head on Pymon's lap as if I were being dragged by an invisible current. Soft skin accepted my heavy skull.

“I wonder if that kind of overprotective measures will help. ”

“Barbato is much more fragile than you think. If I'm convinced that getting rid of me will only bring harm to Dantalian, Barbato will never kill a girl. ”

“Is Pymon the same? ”

“Of course.”

Pymon smiles gracefully, covering his mouth with his palm.

“I can forgive you for cutting off your arms and legs. ”

“Ugh. What forgiveness is that?" ”

“At least your life is on the line, right? ”

With a pure-looking face, Pymon was secretly fierce in his mind. I'm sure bribery is rotten, too, if that's what you think it is.

I closed my eyes with a bitter smile.

Pymon hums with a small voice. You can stop now, it's over. Why does she forget the past and crave only my sorrow? Why do I keep getting my tears flowing? I can't find a cure for my pain....

You mutter in your sleep.

“Pymon.”

“Yes, Dantalian. ”

“Surprisingly, I don't sing very well……. ”

“Can you tear your ears off? ”

Pymon is furious and smiles small for some reason. I liked that the smile seemed to rub my ears with the wind. And I fell asleep. You can stop. It's over now....

But...

Nothing is done yet.

* * *

“ ……. ”

I think I fell asleep for a minute.

You open your eyes quietly to the sound of someone clearing their throat. Take a look around, and the guards are all tense and shrunk. It must be because the enemy's sword is breaking through here. Moreover, he pierced several layers of heat with a few short moments. He was clearly the strongest warrior in history.

“Fall back on your troops. ”

“Your Grace, that is not possible for security reasons. ”

Zachry bluntly said. This loyal mercenary has always shown me what professionalism is. He knew only a small world, but that's why Zachry's world was solid. The robber was astonished.

“It's been a while since we've been together, Zach Bonnom. ”

“Yes, it has been quite a while since the night you became a member of the Liberation Alliance. ”

“Yes. Pymon led me. ”

Zachry shuts up.

To Zachry, Pymon was like an idol. This tiny, rowdy dwarf was fascinated by Pymon and devoted his entire life to Republicism, now following Pymon's heir, at least to me as it turns out.

“I had a dream about Pymon for a while. Her voice, her face, and even her touch are coming alive to me. ”

“ ……. ”

“Zachry. Frank is becoming an ally of the loose republic. Sardinia will also be in a state of chaos. Once Republicanism spreads its arms wide, other countries will be consumed by the tides of the age. ”

Nothing to worry about.

The message is circumventional, but firm.

I changed my tone from the way I talk to an old friend to the way the Demon King talks to the way he dares not say no.

“I have a conversation I need to have with my stepdaughter. I won't forgive the intrusion. Zach Bonnom, take the SS and step back. You are allowed to pull the bow and threaten the enemy, but you are forbidden from any attack. ”

“I understand, Your Grace. ”

Zachry bows his head and leads the infantry and archers away.

Soon I opened my eyes brightly. Dust rises from afar, and the sound of gunfire and armor echoes faintly. I tapped the ground with my cane. It gave the landscape a strange rhythm.

And...

Daisy walks from there slowly.

Your body is covered in blood. Your servant's clothing has already been torn by a blade and arrowhead and has turned into a rag. Someone else's blood, or Daisy's blood, flows red from her. Is it hard to keep track now? Daisy's hands tremble with a large sword.

“ ……. ”

That much.

Did you try to get here to me?

I wanted to run and pull the sword out of his hand right away. I wanted to hug Daisy with my arms. But it's still early. It took a little more patience to strike a fatal blow.

Daisy stops. She looks around slowly. Daisy realizes that the blood is blocking her eyes and rubs her face numb. A little bit of blood was shed. And Daisy looks this way.

“Ah……. ”

Realizing my existence, Daisy smiled lightly.

It was a smile that he had mistaken for a laughingstock in the past.

I waited a moment for Daisy to speak first. But no matter how long you wait, Daisy doesn't open her lips. It was like I'd lost my sense of time. It was because there was too much blood in my body.

I bite the inside of my lips with my teeth. I only made a new look that made me laugh at the tail of my mouth.

“...... It's completely shattered. What was that troublesome moron? ”

Then Daisy seemed to have felt the time.

Daisy's smile darkens. A conscious smile. A mask that has been processed and completed so far for only one person, Daisy opened her lips.

“I tried so hard to meet my father. ”