Hyaku Ma No Aruji

Juliana had reached the vicinity of the West Gate one foot away.

There are many shadows around. The proximity of the city gates is as usual.

- The only way to meet you is around here...

Through Caesar, I hear how it moves when this is the case.

An escape that belongs to an organization called the Union of Demon Kings (Meer-Nesaiah) that they have set up for themselves.

We'll just rendezvous with them here and then follow them desperately so that they don't end up in their footsteps.

- Where would it be......

But with all these people, it's hard to find the person you want.

Juliana looked around for a moment, praying in half that she would find herself over there, looking for the Merea's.

Then,

"Hi, Miss. I picked you up."

Unexpectedly, Juliana is grabbed on the shoulder.

I get slapped, not - I get grabbed.

The hand hung on its shoulder had a disturbing force on it, and Juliana was hurrying around and feeling an unpleasant heartbeat in her chest.

"I'm sorry about all this hair, but this is my job, too."

There stood a middle-aged man who looked rough, dressed in a boat suit.

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Juliana turns back to me, and finds an embroidered crest overlapping the sword and the iris on the man's boat garment grabbing his shoulder.

Soon after, Juliana's head was starting to come up with certain answers.

"- of" Pirate Cities ""

"Oh, I knew there was only a harbor town here and our name was passed on. Yes, we are pirates in pirate cities. I've been working with Mooseg lately. Well, this feels like a discussion and first job."

In the middle of that story, several more big men walk out of the surrounding hedges.

I had a uniform niggling grin and everyone was carrying a weapon on their body.

- With the devil's eye...

At first, although intimidated by their identities and outfits, Juliana quickly regained her strong will to hang the hypnosis by The Enchanted Devil's Eye.

However,

"Oops. Ab. Hey. You only use the devil's eye."

A cloth can be put on Juliana's eyes without getting into her hair.

"Huh!"

"It's no use getting busted. Without the Devil's Eye, you're just a weak woman."

Juliana tried to get away from it by shaking her hand away at once, but her hands were grabbed by another man, and she was held to her shoulders even further, as if she couldn't move.

By that time, their arms, which they don't make slight no matter how much thoughtfulness they put into it, feel so gruesome.

Unwiped fear spread through Juliana's chest by will.

"Takeshi -"

"I can't even speak. Your voice goes through a lot."

To where I tried to shout out, now they bite the cloth.

"All right, then wait for Mihai's husband to come.... Damn, suddenly I'm surprised you're helping me capture the Demon King, but if you're going to pile up some money, there's no problem. - Hey, you guys, make the walls right. I don't know if the weak cities of art can get in the way, but it's troublesome if they make a scene."

The voice of the man who was in front of Juliana sounds, and he gets a number of replies from around him.

- Caesar.

Juliana began walking as she was exchanged.

He pushed his back forcefully, even as he tried to stop.

- Mr. Melea.

Spin their name for helping yourself in your heart.

I can't even see with the cloth on.

I can't even raise my voice.

All the gruesome hustle and bustle around me strikes my ear.

――……

But by then, Juliana was beginning to think to herself, 'Maybe this was a good idea'.

Calm down, knowing that your opponent is that mighty country of Museg and that Museg is even working with the 'pirate city' forces you hear rumors about recently.

- Until they... you can't get into such a dangerous situation.

I was beginning to think of that in my mind.

It is also unwillingness on my part for them to put themselves in great danger again in order to help themselves here.

- That's enough.

The dream made me dream.

I knew perfectly well that they were seriously trying to save themselves.

That's how I feel saved.

But that's enough.

I don't mean to distract you from the heroine of the tragedy, but I still don't like it when it comes to putting them at risk for all that thought of me.

Still, I may not be able to be one of them.

- At least, at the end.

I want to do something for them myself.

When I thought so, my determination came to Juliana's chest.

"Oh, you're all grown up."

A voice containing surprises flies from behind.

"On the contrary, he's even in position. What a change of heart. Personally, I'd prefer to feel like I'm looting you."

……

Juliana does not answer the pirate's voice. It was possible enough to raise her voice even if she bit the cloth, but still Juliana didn't even give it a shout.

Just stand up straight and start walking forward slowly.

I can hear some noisy noise from behind, but I also stopped listening to it.

"Ah?"

But inadvertently enough pirates raise a short voice and Juliana's consciousness is about to be taken for a moment.

The way the voice was heard was accompanied by movement, and Juliana realized it was emitted as she turned around.

And when I heard another voice I heard right after, Juliana still...

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Juliana"

I realized that I was much stronger than I thought.

"Huh...!

As soon as I heard that voice, my temper had blown away somewhere until just now.

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"Huh!!"

Juliana was speaking out loud.

Because they're biting the cloth, they're speechless.

But in my mind...

'Help me,' he was screaming.

Keep your word, put him in front of you for coming this far, and I can't say no more, 'Don't help me for you guys'. The humility is, instead, bad for him.

Besides, I want to help myself if it helps.

I am happy compared to other abused demon kings scattered throughout this world.

Because I'm aware of that, I dare say it.

- "Help".

"I'll be fine. I'll be right back."

And he softened up the words.

I wrapped the cloth around my eyes and I can't see anything.

But right there, I was sure there was his face with a soft smile trying to reassure myself.

"What the hell?"

"I know her. Get your hands off me right now."

"Ah? You've decided not to."

"I know. I just asked."

At the same time, a dull sound hits Juliana's ear.

And at the next moment, Juliana felt her powers inadvertently lose from the hand of the man who was holding her shoulders.

The feeling that came next was very gentle warmth.

"I'll take your blindfold now."

The cloth that had been bitten in the mouth is removed, as is the cloth that had just taken away his sight.

"I'm really sorry I made you feel scared"

Ahead of sight opened.

"Huh...!

Juliana saw the face of that gray-haired young man. - Melea. On the clock tower, when I didn't even know his name, he listened to a lot of stories, him.

He lowered his brow butt, with a look of sorry, to reassure himself after all - he was just laughing a little.

"... and you have no choice. Only this time, forgive me... I'll give you..."

Juliana initially tried to throw her voice at the temperament toward Merea. But when I see Merea's face, suddenly there's relief all over her chest, and because of that, she even cuts the thread of tension. The fear that had suppressed me until just now came back to life, and my voice trembled at the end.

"Huh..."

Making me worry, I was going to put up with the tears, but I ended up with zero tears from my eyeballs and my knees were about to collapse.

"I'm so, so sorry"

Melea shrugged tears flowing down Juliana's cheek like that with her fingers and apologized again.

"... the truth is, I was scared..."

"Yeah."

"But you've come right... forgive me, I'll give you"

"Thanks"

"Will you help me?

"Oh, necessarily, let me help you"

Finally, as Juliana looked up at Merea's face and said, Merea returned a powerful nod.

So already, Juliana stopped worrying.

"I, too, believe your words"

I admire him, just like all the other demon kings...

Juliana decided from scratch that day that she was the Demon King.

There is no longer any hesitation in carrying that name.

Although it would be a lie to say that there is no resentment in the ancestors who have left this power behind.

- But if there's anything left anyway, I'll use this power to save someone in the same situation.

Song and dance. And this demon eye.

One thing you can do, you can think of more.

"So I decided, next to you, to go the path that I could be proud of to be the Enchanter."

Juliana grinned when another nod from Melea returned to the words she clearly said.

Innocent and innocent, he grinned like a girl.

"So you can't go away on your own. I said," Next to you. "

"Oh, I get it. Remember it properly"

When Juliana told me to push in case, Melea laughed like she was in trouble.

- I'm sure you haven't even guessed what it means deeply. Because you are so... oblivious to romance.

I also think that's where it sounds like him, but this one said it straightforward with a lot of courage, so I'm a little sorry it doesn't look a little dodgy.

I am not complacent, but I intend to have honed my charm as a woman to the point that I am still called the Queen of Enchantment.

- When this happens, you might not have to be as good as being called the "Enchanter."

They still need to make an effort to turn this Park Shinren around.

"Well, fine. Even if you don't notice now, I'll make you notice sooner or later."

Juliana sighed loudly at the end and then laughed again.

The grin was not a grin as an actor, but as an individual Juliana-Ve-Rona - a grin of the congregation.