Hitsugi no Maou

Temperatures that increase during the day due to solar fever also drop slowly when the date changes.

Two soldiers, who were guarding the gates of Coffin's Royal Castle by setting fire to the bonfire (Kabi), turned at the same time to voices accidentally called from behind.

"This is Lord Nagi. What's wrong, sir?

"I'll pick up some firewood. Let me through."

"Firewood... joke. It's dangerous to walk in the dark like this. Even though they always go at dawn."

A nagi with a knight in a helmet behind his back turned a grin from behind the hood to the soldiers.

"It will be more dangerous to walk out during the day now. If you fall in the meadows, you'll stay dry. It would be wiser if it were done in a cool night."

"... so is that. Good day to the Knights."

"What, you're understaffed. We can't let one woman out on the meadow."

"Now, I'll lend you a pine light. Take care."

One of the soldiers succumbs to a bar cut for the pine lights lined up by the bonfire and reaches out.

On its head, a shadow was accidentally covered. "Hmm?" the soldier with his face raised, his eyes open at the next moment, rising and thanking him.

"This is Master Lucina! Captain Gallo! What can I do for you!

A soldier raising his voice from within the castle to the two who appeared without sound.

Behind it the other soldier also thanked him, followed by the knight and the nagi bowed their heads.

Lucina slaps the soldier's shoulder in front of him and approaches the Nagis with Galore.

Lucina turned quietly to the nagi, who raised her face softly.

"I was in my room right after I walked into the castle."

"Was it"

"You're going to pick up firewood."

"Yes."

"I'll help you too"

Nagi smiled in his mouth.

Lucina gently touches Nagi's lips with her fingertips in a tight motion.

Galore flew her gaze to the knight next to Nagi and nodded silently. The knight also slowly returns a nod.

The four left the castle gate and walked through the king's capital at night with Matsui in their hands.

White fire-like stars glimmer in the sky, passing over the heads of people trembling at the hunch of doom.

The line goes down a deserted street, passing by a church with no lights or a corrupt corpse that has been riddled like a kakashi by a snobber army...

Eventually Lucina, walking next door, breathed into the nagi, who was staring at the ground with her lips on.

"Dust, what are you saying?"

Nagi and the knight clenched their fists at the same time.

To those silent girls, I guess Garrol walking at the rear of the line is trying to put it out, he says in a soft voice.

"Conceive. I have a big anticipation, and I don't know if I can get away with it if you're out there on time."

"You guys..."

"It would have been Lord Keurenez, I see."

To Galore's words, the knight nodded disappointingly, opening for a little while before taking off his helmet.

The knight, along with his tutor, Dakan, at a previous meeting, was a young man who proposed a cross-border plan using Doo.

When Gallol "still is," he smiled small and closed his eyes.

"I can tell by the way you walk. Keurenez Aragon... the second son of Keurenez Javier, who was once the father of the Royal Coffin and was also the father of Dust... that is, Dust's half-brother."

"That's right. He's the son my father made after he abandoned his home and family and came out to King's Capital."

"Two humans with feelings for dust, sneak out at midnight. You're the ones who leaked the information inside the castle."

"... forgive me, Master Lucina"

Nagi took the pine lights down the road. I hold myself and bluish her, trembling shoulders. So Lucina says, shaking her head small.

"When we talked about dust before...... was it to show me that I didn't have any feelings for dust or anything left to do with it that I was acting really grumpy?

"Forgive me..."

"Nagi, do I look angry"

Lucina lays her forehead on the temples of the nagi and snaps, "Angry, etc."

The knight, Keurenez, stood up with his eyes narrowed and raised his voice toward Lucina.

"I'm the one who put Nagi in touch with my brother Dust. Dear Lucina, I am responsible for everything."

"Let's hear it. Why did you think of that? And how did you get in touch with Dust?

"Because I thought I needed my brother's ability as a wise man to protect my current coffin. I didn't ask for witchcraft as a demon king, for my strength. I wanted a meeting that didn't go ahead, problems that kept piling up, wisdom to get rid of these.

But...... even recommending the return of my brother in the context of a meeting, for example, will always resolutely oppose some of those present. My brother's past of being banished directly to the King is so heavy. "

Keurenes gazes at the darkness of the quiet king's capital, connecting words even more.

"However, the national disaster of the invasion of Snoba is an unprecedented disaster that must be confronted with the total power of Coffin. This is not the case if you are obsessed with your physique or cause.

I thought I should involve my brother in a battle that risked this national survival, even if it were to be slaughtered and abandoned by Master Lucina. So I managed to get in touch with my brother, and I asked Nagi to talk to him. "

"... why to the Nagi?

"Because it was a well-known fact that Nagi was deeply close to his brother. As you know, my brother had already lost his hometown to famine when he was deported. For my brother, who was preceded by family and friends of old knowledge, Nagi was probably the closest thing in the world... well, I was wondering if he was a friend"

Lucina stares at the nagi who turns away and snaps into a sigh mix.

"Dust was indeed lonely. Though he minimized the devastation of the great famine that struck the country, he had to abandon his village in his position. In order to save the country, we cannot in any way give preferential treatment to certain settlements with personal affection. He behaved correctly as a wise man of the country, losing his homeland"

"It was incredible to me that such a brother lived quietly at the end of the meadow by himself. Regardless of my family with only indirect connections at times, my friend Nagi and I might be seeing each other sneaky for a moment.

Even though Nagi said she married another man, I don't think she can completely forget her brother. That's why I asked him to go straight in. I was wondering if you knew where my brother was. "

Until then Nagi, who remained silent, looked up and saw Lucina and Gallol.

"It's not," he frowned as he shook his head.

"I wasn't thinking about wanting to go to Dust's or anything like that. I loved my husband with all my heart. My son with him is also an irreplaceable member of my family. That's still the same after the two of them were killed... me and Dust, we couldn't be together after all. That's the truth."

"But were you in touch with him?

"No, I haven't been in contact since I was deported. But... I had the means to contact you."

"Why? How do you know Dust, who was permanently banished from King's Landing by his father? He hasn't seen himself since exile."

To Lucina's inquiry, let the nagi swim his gaze so he can get lost.

Looking into the void, he eventually shook his lips, "King Lugassa..."

"When Lucina's father... banished Dust, he said it was different... he gave us the means to contact him..."

"Father!?

"Because I'm something that cries so much... and because I'm heartbroken about Master Keurenez Javier, who died in the place of Dust... King Lugassa said he would at least forgive me for being so literate. I sent down a flower garden in Ramlai on the corner of the meadow."

Ramlai. Lucina leans her neck in the name of the flower used to make sweets, managed by the royal family.

Nagi jerked off his clothes and left them open for a little while before continuing to explain.

"It is a flower garden that Dust found in the midst of famine and gave to the royal family. The transplant into the country's fields was matched until the disaster subsided... 'It's a flower garden you found, so you can use it,' King Lugassa asked us for a map describing the location of the flower garden. The exterior is that we can make the grass, which has no strange philosophy, our exclusive 'place of receipt of letters'."

"What do you mean?

"In the grass, the king sent me a box of iron to put in important documents. There is a mark of Coffin's flag in the small box… it is at the lid of this box that the king, with his own hand, carves out the name of the person who should open the box.

As I'm sure you know, Master Lucina, it is strictly forbidden under Coffin's law to open this box by anyone other than the designated person. King Lugassa asked me to put the name of me and Dust in the grass box. "

"I see... even the nobles don't want to touch the darkness," The Royal Box "? In case anyone stumbles upon a box, I won't pick it up if I know it's a royal box. The famous Dangerous Goods among the people."

"King Lugassa secretly broke my bones to keep me and Dust from being torn apart completely."

Sounds like your father, and Lucina laughed small.

Staring at that grin, Nagi groans, "But".

"Me and Dust ended up not using a royal box once in King Lugassa's life. Occasionally when we went to look at the box, there were traces of us opening the lid to each other...... I didn't know what to leave on the letter.

It also made it kind of hard to check the box in there, about once every six months. "

"... I can't help it. I can't exchange letters, but I can't meet them in person. If anyone sees a sinner banished by the king and a royal castle maid, they can't possibly suspect him. I guess Dust didn't write because he knew that, either."

Keurenez raised his voice "So" from the side to the words of Gallol, who put his arms together.

"Nagi has always had the means to communicate with his brother, who doesn't even use it, alone. That's where I showed up and said I needed my brother's help for my country. Nagi responded by putting a letter to my brother in the royal box.

I left behind a statement (rather) that I was looking for my brother's wisdom and opinion, details of the current situation in Coffin, and any other information I got. "

"What is that information that Lord Keurenez found out?

"... me and the information Nagi got. My brother didn't reply, but the first letter was gone the day after I put it in the box. Later, within two or three days, the letter disappeared from the box."

My brother kept checking the box.

Yes, Lucina silently drops her gaze to the ground to Keurenes, who tells her to groan.

A nagi, kneeling on the ground, put his hands on his chest and drooped his head. Turn to Lucina and apologize with a squishy voice.

"Please, forgive me. The royal box thing is the greatest mercy King Lugassa has given me and Dust. I was originally told not to speak to anyone or to Master Lucina. If you find out you've made such a convenience (Bengi) to Dust, even known as the Demon King, you may also come out with ministers questioning the King and the royal authority. So..."

"Dear Lucina, I repeat, I am solely responsible for leaking confidentiality to the outside world. I'm ready. Please punish me fully."

Just like the nagi, Lucina gazes at Keulenes, who kneels the pine lights on the ground.

He's not exactly like his brother Dust. To say that it is beautiful, there is a little too much youthfulness left on my face.

Lucina, with the soles on his armor shoulders like that, said, "No!" and kicked Keurenes down with his temper. Keulenes with a sleigh and buttocks, and a nagi, look at Lucina in a pompous manner.

"… not reaching out to outsiders about the contents and confidentiality of Royal Castle meetings. So I kicked your ass. Thank you!"

"... Master Lucina?

"Don't look at me sweetly, Keurenes, Nagi. I have a proven track record of moving the Warriors on my own and allowing Galore to forcibly control the historic Senate."

Next to Lucina, who puts her hand on her hips and squeals her nose, Gallol coughs as she puts on the seams of her mouth.

Keurenez and the others, rounding their eyes, looked at each other and opened their mouths "but" at the same time.

"Unlike when Captain Gallor was in charge, our actions are hardly acceptable to the ministers. At the point of begging the Demon King for help, some should say disgrace to the royal minister. If I had taught you state secrets…"

"So keep it a secret. Keep your mouth shut to the other ministers. If I find out, I'll say it was my instructions."

"Dear Lucina! Too much then!

"Shut up! You have no idea how much emergency this is!? Demon king or demon, but if you don't take in all those who will be on your side, your country will perish!

To Loud Lucina, Gallol looks at the surrounding building saying "Someone will wake up" to the boulder.

Lucina looked down alternately at Keurenes and Nagi, and then smiled furiously, little by little.

"Not if I blame you guys or Galore. I know you've all sinned thinking for your country... and I've made you do that, my fuzziness is the worst."

"Hey, what are you asking me! Such…"

"I promised Gallol, too, but let's swear it now. I will always grow up to be human enough for a king. You'll be the masters who can tell you everything. Sooner or later, let's sum up the harshness and horror... so... only once is allowed."

There's no next time.

Yes, to Lucina with a wrinkle between her eyebrows with a laugh, Nagi killed her voice and cried out, Keurenez stared at the ground often before laying flat.

Lucina breathes, looks at Gallol and tilts her neck "I don't know".

"You good?

"It's still only generous, but I thought you behaved pretty close to your father. It would be even better if you could keep your smile down a little later.

Lucina was too gentle in her tricks, and I could see that she was willing to forgive me from the beginning. "

"Oh man... the road to the king is rugged"

Lukina shrugging her shoulders waves her palms flat as she "stands" at the naggies kneeling forever.

To the nagi who rises together with a hand from Keurenes, Lucina once runs her eyes around her and then releases her voice, "So."

"The response from Dust remains unchanged? How far have you given him information?

"... I was about to put a letter in the box with the contents of the consent form Snoba pressed against Master Lucina. If you wish to import water, you will agree to obedience within three days, or the next time you swear obedience, Lucina will not be able to guarantee your safety… I thought I would tell you that Snoba is so imminent and urge you to reply as soon as possible."

"Dust has already declared war on the generals. I wish I hadn't left you standing alone like this..."

"He feels a burden and a favour to King Lugassa. And, of course, to the princess Lucina. Then as the Demon King, if you intend to fight alone… I'm sure you will try to defeat Snowba with any hand"

Using any evil means.

To Nagi, who so affirms, Lucina narrowed her eyes and raised her face, looking at the black sky on the other side.