Hyaku Ma No Aruji

"Looking at you now, Eyes, I can see how my children lived and how it ended."

Reyes said that and slightly lowered his silver eyes.

"--It's not your fault,"

Eyes told Reyes in a clear tone.

Raise returned a slightly surprised look.

And Eyes herself was a little surprised that such words had come up against him in the blink of an eye.

- But it's not a lie.

"I do not know your life, but I think that you were not mistaken when you came to me and looked sad for all my fathers who were connected to me."

I felt like I was exchanging more than words on the surface with Raise.

Just as a man named Reyes once said that he had seen himself as his last child, I also felt like I had seen many events in his life and [Rakka] in an instant with these silver eyes.

"--Oh, I see.... thank you"

So, shortly after Raise put a smile on the beautiful white face, Eyes stupidly saw the shadow on the side of the street with his [Demonic Eye of the Heavenly Demon].

Hostility.

And then,

- Black armor.

"Ahhhh..."

Elma stopped me as soon as I tried to embark on it.

Suddenly, from the side road, a soldier dressed in terrible black armor appeared.

The tip of the sword in my hand ran in a straight line toward the nearest Reyes.

"Don't worry, Eyes, I'm not the one who threw away a lot of things to survive like you."

Silver light.

Thinking that a single ray of light ran through the sky, countless silver swords were created in the air at an unstoppable speed, which pierced the soldiers of black armor.

Not only was there no mercy in the attack, but the silver sword was fierce, and the rest of the soldiers who were hiding on the side streets struck without mercy, and after a slight scream came silence.

"...... you're a Moosegrass soldier, aren't you?"

Elma approaches a fallen black-armored soldier.

"Were you already in Thessalis?"

Shaw was frowning behind him.

If you look at what's happening now, you should still see that the Moosegs have launched an offensive.

That means we don't have much time, right?

Salman answers Shau's question.

Then the two gazed again towards Raise.

“It doesn't take much time. I just want to talk to her a little bit."

Reyes said that and looked straight at Eyes.

"Eyes, my last child. Do you want to fight alongside these people?"

Eyes felt her heart bounce.

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Fight.

It was like a star to me that I couldn't reach even if I reached out.

It doesn't mean that your body is strong or that you can use a skillful technique.

I also knew that the battlefield was not so sweet that I could change the situation just by wanting to fight.

And at first, it was just-- it was scary.

It has changed since I met these people.

In that Lindholm Spiritual Mountain, I took everyone's thoughts into my own hands, and still saw [him] standing on the arrow face vigorously, and I had the will to fight in my heart.

I'm sure he was scared, too.

Maybe it is the same now.

But he's still fighting and trying to protect his people.

"I..."

I don't want to leave him alone.

I'm sure everyone around me is coming to battle with the same desire.

"Hey, wait, can I make a little correction?"

Suddenly, a voice came from behind.

Salman's voice.

Turning around, he looked at Raise with a slight disagreement.

"That sounds like Eyes hadn't fought before. That's not true. Eyes has fought (...) more (...) than any of us, so correct the way you say it."

That's what Salman told Reyes, with his eyes slightly rounded.

“Yes, I confess now, but if I had been on the same footing as Eyes, I would have run away.”

It was Elma who said that.

"Do you know what Eyes did in the Zainas Wilderness, where he confronted the Moosegs?" This girl shared my horse with her tiny body, and ran through the battlefield with all her murderous enemies. There's no way I can do that with half the courage and readiness. "

Hmm, Elma looked somewhere bragging when she sighed roughly.

"No, it's true." I've always wondered if it was Lady Eyes who wasn't the most decent person-- "

Having said that, Shaw suddenly stood up and looked around.

Ah, yes, there was no such a strange maid.

Hmph, Shaw leaks a breath of relief.

Looking at the state of her companions, Raise laughed a little at some point.

"I see... I see. I didn't know that either. Those who have the power to stand on the battlefield may have more courage than those who do not."

"But I could do that because everyone was there--"

I couldn't do it alone.

I'm sure you didn't even try to do it.

”And I was able to do that because after all, there was this [eye]”

The iconic demonic eye of the [Heavenly Demon], handed down from generation to generation.

Because of this, even those of me who lacked the strength to wield a sword on the battlefield managed to convince themselves to be useful to them.

Everything is connected.

Blood, companions, thoughts.

If any of them were missing, I wouldn't be here.

So...

"I will continue to fight." If there's anything you can do about yourself as [Demon King]. "

Speak to yourself vigorously.

Looking straight ahead, Raise...

"I'm proud to have you as my last child."

She was smiling happily.

Then I'll give you the [Blessing of the Gods].

"... blessings of the gods?"

"Yes, I will give you again here today the power of the people of Lacca, which my sons have sealed with every passing generation."

Raise approached me as I said so.

"No, it's a little different to give." Originally, you were strongly blessed with the [Blessing of the Gods]. I don't know that, I just forget how to use that blessing. ”

As Raise approached, he reached out and touched Eyes' head.

"This is not the eye that was most feared by the people of Lacca."

Huh?

"We are empowered from heaven." And the power was stronger and deeper than the power of some man, the magic power, and therefore they feared us. "

When the family of [Tenmi] were once called [Tenjin], they were literally worshipped as [gods].