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"There's only one reason the eagle reincarnated you as king. To protect this world."

"... what do you mean?

"Before I reincarnated you into this world, I saw a future in the eagle. It's a future where the phantom beast, sealed a long time ago, comes back to life and destroys this world."

Temis speaks pale as she pours tea from the new pot.

"That would have been best if we could have stopped the revival of the phantom beast, but that future alone could not be changed no matter how hard we tried. But as those who manage destiny, we cannot overlook the demise of the world. But honestly, at the time, there was no such thing as someone who could defeat a phantom beast."

"I guess..."

You can tell me it was pretty critical that even I defeated the phantom beast. If anyone could defeat the phantom beast so easily, they wouldn't have a hard time.

"On the other hand, I came up with the idea that the demons were making plans to bring the king back into the world. Trying to get that champion to defeat the phantom beast. If he had as much power as the king, he thought he could defeat the Phantom Beast. Only powerful power can counteract the mighty."

That's a very thoughtful operation. What would have happened if I had been defeated by a phantom beast?

"All life forms need flesh and soul. But the soul of the reigning king - oh, I mean the reigning king once, not you. The resurrection of the reigning king was supposed to end in failure, as that soul disappeared in the battle against the once phantom beast. But if the king doesn't resurrect him, the eagle decides to put a new soul in the king's flesh."

"That's Yuto Akumi... I mean my soul"

"Exactly. Ever since you were reincarnated, you have a mission to save this world. And you buried a stunning phantom beast, just like the eagle expected. I sincerely appreciate it."

Mission, huh... I'm kind of sorry about Henri and the others being used by Themis' thoughts. They said they brought me back to life to destroy humans. Well, am I the same in terms of being used...

"I mean, I've been dancing in your hand since the beginning."

"Depending on what you think, I will...... It's not like the eagle was intervening from what to what. In fact, you must have buried the phantom beast of your own free will."

"That's right..."

"And it's often good to be reincarnated, isn't it? Looks like she had a cute girlfriend, too. You can say" win-win. "

I don't know what to say, but I can't help but say what's past. And there's something I don't know yet.

"Why did you choose me? Even if you were to dwell your soul in the body of a king, did you need to bother to summon the human soul of another world?

"It doesn't mean any soul is good. If that soul cannot adapt to the flesh, the soul will, by the way, disappear. As amazing as a king, a flesh with incredible statuses will have very limited souls to adapt to."

In short, there is compatibility between flesh and soul, too?

"Even if we could adapt, the soul would only keep it for a short period of time if the adaptation rate was low. That's why it was necessary, for a soul to have a 100% adaptation rate with the flesh of the King. But unfortunately, no such soul existed in this world. So the eagle decided to turn its attention to another world."

"... my soul is responsible for the 100% adaptation rate."

"Exactly. It is only a miracle that I have met your soul."

Wasn't it a total coincidence that I was elected king? [M] I wonder why my soul was so compatible with the King's flesh.

"You don't have to go around like that. Isn't that what you just had to do if you defeated the phantom beast directly? With as much power as you, you could have done that."

"That's what I'd like to do if I could. It's true that eagles have extraordinary powers, but there are also great constraints for them."

"Constraints...?

"I told you, the eagle is" the one who manages destiny. "If you compare the fate of this world to a single story, eagles are like the authors of a story. You can't make the author appear in a story. All you can do for a eagle is make a modification to the text of the story. If you fix it too much, the story will be broken, so it's hard to add or subtract."

"... thanks for the easy analogy"

If you borrowed this man's words, would you have reincarnated me as a king?

"And now again, there is a crisis looming in this world. A new attempt has been made to destroy this world."

"... Elitra"

"Yes. The resurrection of the phantom beast was also threaded by him behind it. If we don't stop his ambition, this world will follow the path of doom."

"So now you want me to tell you to stop Elitra's ambitions?

"To conclude, that's the thing"

He congrats on defeating the phantom beast, which doesn't mean he can't. The journey to peace is still going to be far. But even if I were you, I'd have to settle with Elitra sometime.

"It's a boarded ship. I don't mind your asking, but I have my way. I'm not going to fight him without knowing why Elitra hates humans so much."

"I thought you'd say that. You were in the village of Melès because you wanted to look into his past?

"... yes"

I don't know why you figured out what I was thinking - that didn't raise any more questions now.

"You said you knew most of it, didn't you? Wouldn't you know about Elitra's past?

"Yes, of course I do."

To the point of clapping out, Themis replied softly.

"Then tell me why he resents humans."

"I don't mind telling you here and now, the Hundred News is only at first sight. I think you'd rather be sure with your own eyes than with your eagle's mouth."

"With your own eyes... that's impossible. You're gonna tell me to fly over in the past?

"Exactly. I'll send you back to the past."

"... ha!?"

I accidentally raised my voice. [M]