A while after that.

After the Battle of Kings, Sin and Alicia began to live together in the royal palace.

Until then, Sin, raised by monsters, was to learn about the knowledge of the royal palace again, but he seemed to be better at learning ability, and soon heard that he was growing rapidly not only in martial arts but also in academics.

However, it seems that there have been few opportunities to interact with people until then, and that there are still only a few traumas in the royal palace, which often leads to extreme tension when talking to people other than us and Alicia.

Nevertheless, the current situation of living with my sister was a happy time for Sin, and it was the same for Alicia.

I kept growing monsters in the desert.

Most of the monsters that already inhabited the desert region were cultivated, and other monsters were newly cultivated by compound cultivation.

Then, a few days later, I headed to the depths of the desert away from the kingdom of Arabia, to a cave in a cliff.

"Hey, long time no see."

"... what do you want, human? Doesn't entering my realm save my life?"

It was a cave with the manticore that raised that thin.

I talked to Manticore as I lowered the backpack on my back as I lowered Lily, who had come with me for the escort.

"You're already remembering who I am, right?

…………

Manticore didn't answer the question, but it was enough for me.

Thin and Alicia's problems may have been solved.

Still, I thought there should be a little salvation for this manticore who raised Singh, so I came here.

"Mr. Manticore. Where did you bury your wife's body?

"What...?

Manticore was confused by my inquiry.

"... what are you going to do knowing that?

Eventually, after a while of silence, I answered Manticore with a clear answer.

"I can't just leave it, but it was your manticore. I will bring you back to life as a new life."

That's a solid and confident answer, and the moment you hear it, Manticore is amazed.

But after seeing my straight eyes, Manticore woke up slowly and led me to the back of the cave.

"... here"

There was a small space just past the old hall.

There was a grave there.

…………

I went straight to the grave and took out some of the monster seeds I had in my bag.

"So what are we going to do?

In response to Manticore's question, I planted my own seed on the ground under the tomb.

"This species is a monster species that produces tree nuts. By spreading the seed over the carcasses of animal monsters, a botanical monster egg that incorporates the genes of animal monsters is born."

In response to my explanation, Manticore said she wasn't sure, but, well, it's faster to actually see this than to explain.

Well, in short...

I planted the seeds and poured the water from the bottle into the ground of the tomb.

"Your connection is that it comes from a tree that comes from here."

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--Then a month later.

"Well then, it looks like it's really over for me, and it's time to go."

"Yeah, Kyo. Thank you for everything."

Now we were in Cobda, provided by Sin and the others, in front of the gates of the Kingdom of Arabia.

The wasteland near the castle has now become a splendid field environment, where I cultivated a new species of monster, Jack Eau Watermelon, cactus balls, desert jellyfish, killer plants, Jack Eau Lantern, and cocatolis tree cultivation to make cocatolis native, and various monsters in the area were able to catch up and harvest enough.

"Most monsters are completely native there, so if you leave them alone, nature and the next generation will be born, so it should be enough to manage them. But I'll ask you regularly for water."

"Of course, I really appreciate it, Kyo."

Alicia lowers her head many times, but I raise her face saying, "It's not a big deal."

"Oh, and if you don't mind, I'd like you to keep an eye on the species of the world tree."

"I know."

Alicia nodded at my confirmation.

Yes, I planted one of my world tree species into this Arabian.

Mao told me it was best to plant the trees in the same place to grow the world, and I decided to plant them in this country as originally planned.

World trees are large trees that germinate in harmony with human growth.

If I thought about it, I thought it would be appropriate to plant it in this arabic.

The Valkyria with Amance and the Albris Empire with Rostams are encouraging people to grow as role models themselves.

And there are still sisters and brothers who are trying to build a new way of life in this country called Alicia and Singh.

If these two lead the country in a new direction, it will undoubtedly lead to growth for the world.

That is why I entrusted these two with the seeds of the world tree and planted them in this land.

"If it germinates safely, I will contact you as soon as possible. Well, that's not far ahead."

"Oh, I look forward to it, Alicia."

That said, Alicia shows a slightly naughty attitude from above, just like when she first met me, but it is also a kind of hiding, and I accept it honestly.

"Thin's getting along with your sister."

Yes, Kyo-san

That said, I no longer appeared afraid when I met Sin, who muttered quietly.

In order to protect her sister, Sin's heart grew from a young age, and his weak expression seemed to have definite strength.

But at the same time, I realized that there was a slight cloud under the face.

I was able to live with my sister, Alicia, who is truly Sin's family.

But still, for Singh, the family we've been with for the last few years was different.

That's what Sin should really call a 'father'.

But the separation from the monster was too sudden and one-sided.

For Singh, the parting is naturally a lonely thing, but he must be saddened that Manticore is left alone.

It was clear to me that this child has such kindness that he has been with us this past month.

"... Sin. Last thing I want to show you. Could you give me a lift to Cobda?

"? Yes, hah, I see."

Sin had a puzzling expression on her sudden invitation from me, but she nodded at my invitation and walked out of the desert.

After walking for a while, I pointed to the small hill.

Singh, take a look at the hill.

I suddenly saw Shin's expression change the moment he nodded at me.

"... Tom..."

He was the parent of Singh's upbringing, his true 'father' - the Manticore figure.

Sin now has a father who accepts him as king.

But he's still the father to Singh.

I instinctively noticed Sin the moment I saw his father's safe appearance and that of the little Manticore child who was next to him.

Sin murmured the words without knowing the look and atmosphere of the child Manticore and the compassionate appearance he felt from it.

"... Mother..."

It's a manticore that has raised Singh as a real mother for the past few years.

With her death, Sin once chose to die of debilitation.

But when such a beloved mother was reborn, Sin noticed, and saw her son Manticore and his father beside him, weeping.

Eventually, the two Manticore, who were looking down at Singh, also howled towards heaven.

It's like saying your last goodbye.

They were sending out a son named Singh, wishing him happiness in the future, to let his grown up child go and watch him die.

Eventually, as the howl subsided, the two manticores slowly turned their backs and disappeared to the other side of the desert.

The other two never looked back.

And Sin never chased it.

However, Shin quietly accepted it away from his parents, wiped away the tears accumulated in his eyes, and turned to me.

"- Thank you, Kyo-san."

After thanking him deeply, Sin raised his face.

The smile I saw there was the best single smile I had ever seen.

Ah.

It's all right now.

Thin and Manticore.

I was reassured that I had found my way, and I held Sin's hand.

This brings to an end the story that was invited in the Kingdom of Arabia.

But my own story was still coming, and I didn't know that there were new adventures ahead of me and unexpected encounters with monsters and cultivation.