Kuro no Maou

"I will be king of Avalon. And the alliance with Sparta is broken."

Oh, yeah, you're the first prince. You don't have to do anything, you'll automatically become king.

But I know that you're not talking about the future.

Are you going to say that when you destroy your alliance with Sparta?

Nero, are you serious about going to the Crusades?

"If so, what? Kurono, I don't think you're going to talk to me."

"Fuck off! If Avalon betrays us, the Midlands will be a battlefield in no time!!

The Crusades are powerful, but the natural barriers of the Galahad range have somehow kept them from reaching the centre of the continent.

Protecting the Galahad Fortress is a powerful Spartan army, with an alliance of city states backed by Avalon and others. Originally prepared for Daedalus, led by the dragon king Garvinal, who was full of ambitions for continental reunification, he was able to adapt to the Crusades as it was, so the last Fifth Galahad War went smoothly.

The current situation, both institutional and topographical, can be said to have been very blessed in containing the Crusades' invasion. Still, judging by the outcome of the Galahad War, the Crusades are so powerful that even this perfect posture is at stake.

It is not a very alarming state to omit the cross-sectarian forces that lurk across the continent. That's why I'm organizing a mercenary regiment, and Lily's plan is to set up a force in Karamara.

But if Avalon turns to the Crusades, the situation will be worse at once. Our preparations were too late.

"Hey, Nero, are you serious about betraying Sparta!?

"Ugh, that's a lie... that's a lie, Nero!

When you hear Kai and Charlotte screaming, Nero doesn't move a single eyebrow and doesn't break his cool expression.

"That's why I'm here to pick up Charles. Khai, you're a complete idiot, but you're a Galbraise man. Would you choose 'pride' to serve your loyalty, even in a dying country?

"Oniisama, do you know what you're talking about?"

The more you're about to fly, the more serious your intention is to kill from Nell.

Since Nero is his real brother, I don't think he can tolerate such a betrayal.

"Nell, you can finish your farewell here. I don't want you to be taken hostage by a boulder."

"I can only think of you as insane."

Are you saying I'm crazy? No, Nell. I just made up my mind. I want to know what I want to protect most. "

"--You 're so important to Rinfeldt"

That's all I can think of, Nero's motive for deciding to join the Crusade.

Lienfeldt was a normal girl, but she had special abilities and was a general of the Crusades. It used a powerful "Church Boundary (Sanctuary)" that could potentially be breached through Galahad Fortress.

I managed to capture her alive... but she escaped by Nero's hand.

I don't know why I helped her. But at this time, I was fascinated by love at first sight, but that's a good reason.

Nero's special attention to a girl named Rinfeldt was above all important and above all the worst.

"Yes, I will protect Lynn. Use any hand you can."

"If you want to protect him that much, just take him somewhere. It's insane to involve a country. Avalon will be your country, you have no idea how many people will die!

As it stands, Avalon is on Sparta's back, its territory will not be invaded, and its soldiers will not die. When the Galahad War breaks out, the Elves rush as reinforcements.

After all, thanks to Sparta Avalon is able to sing about peace.

But if you betray your Alliance to the Crusades, it ends immediately. The same goes for declaring hostility to all directions. Sparta cannot help but fight Avalon.

If this area turns into a battlefield, we don't know how much damage will spread.

If captured by the Crusades, like Daedalus, all but humans will be slaughtered in the realm of hell. Even if Sparda wins, how much sacrifice will he make?

A lot of people die. It's not the same as when the Crusades invaded Daedalus.

The life of an unimaginable man... is in his hands, Nero.

"Hmm, the people are dying. Get Karamara and you'll feel like a king again."

"... knowing that is connected to the Aria Monastery, Nero."

Shit, shit, it sucks... they've been in Nero a long time.

Did Rinfeldt pull you in?

Oh, shit, if this is gonna happen, I should've killed him without thinking about it later. I didn't expect that woman to end up as a bud of disaster....

"I don't like them, but they can be used to protect Lynn. Well, for me, Avalon and the Crusades are just using it to protect what I want to protect."

"I don't care how many sacrifices I make for what I want to protect!

"I don't care, if you think like that -- Chrono, aren't you? If I wanted to protect my girl, I would use any means I could."

Yeah, that's right, that's right.

I was so jealous that I cut out my heart and transplanted it to help Lily crazy.

If, at that time, you gave many others to sacrifice, I would bring Lily back to life. What an evil god whispered, I might have nodded.

I know the fear of losing someone I care about.

"But still... you must be the prince of Avalon. There's got to be something we can do, something we can do. If I were to protect only one Rinfeldt, I wouldn't have to make extra sacrifices."

"Well, it was easy for me to hide him alone. I don't even have to put my shoulders in the cross."

"Then -----"

But, Chrono, you're here.

Nero's eyes sharply eject me.

"Admit it, you're strong. A Rank 5 adventurer and Spartan hero who fought Sariel in the Galahad War. And now I've climbed up to the king of Karamara."

I don't remember being king... but that doesn't make any sense.

Lily controls Karamara, but I can tell her anything. Just because you're not sitting on the throne, it's true that you're as influential as a king.

"Chrono, you're too dangerous. You're the one I'm most vigilant about protecting Lynn."

"... even if I say I won't do anything to Rinfeldt, will you listen to me?"

If you can believe me, you'll die.

I can't believe you're going to die.

Cheap but sure. But is Nero risking me enough to say such a thing?

"If you die here now, I don't have to do anything. The people will die if Avalon betrays them. Then you don't even know that face. Are you going to die for a lot of them?

"... do you really think you're going to drink that stupid proposition?"

I'm not a saint or anything. I don't have a spirit of integrity enough to willingly offer my life just to help people.

But there's no reason why we shouldn't try to save a lot of people just because we can't sacrifice them right now.

"If you don't want to die, shut up. There's nothing else I want from you."

You mean there's no island to attach to? Nero sees no room for negotiation.

It's as if the person is prepared, but it's an outrageous argument that can only be seen as being stubborn.

But that's why my words won't reach me.

"So, Charles, have you decided yet? Take me or take the country."

"Wait, Nero, this is crazy! I don't know what you're talking about... I don't know!

"I have something to protect against Sparta. That's all, it's not a difficult story."

"Why, that Nantoka woman is so important...."

"Oh, yeah. Still, Charles, I don't want to turn you into an enemy. So come with me. Even if Sparta dies, your safety will be guaranteed."

Nero reached out to Charlotte.

What you're saying is true. By taking Charlotte away, I don't suppose you have any idea what it's like to be a hostage to Sparta.

Nero went out of his way to pick Charlotte up before the war because he was an important childhood friend.

I doubt if I love you as a woman, but I'm sure I care enough not to kill you as an enemy.

"Nero... I..."

Is that what Charlotte thinks?

Charlotte's tearful eyes did not reject Nero, even though he said something he could only think crazy.

You'll want to think it's a lie. You want to believe it. Charlotte really likes Nero.

No matter how rude you say it, it should be a weakness in love... Charlotte reached out to take Nero's offered hand.

"We can't give a traitor a princess of Sparta."

That's why I blocked that hand.

Nell or Kai would have stopped if I hadn't. Charlotte is in a state where the shock is too great to make a proper decision.

"Are you interrupting?

"Stand down. That way, we can do nothing to each other."

I think it would be quicker to kill Nero here now... but that's too much.

Nero clearly declared hostility, but after all, it was just a word. I cannot accept a formal declaration of war.

If you put your hands on Nero in that state, it will really be a war between Avalon and Sparta.

But that's why I can't let Charlotte take me on his own.

"It's Temei who leaves, shiro. Who do you think you're standing in front of?"

"You're a terrible traitor. But you still have time to reconsider. Don't you need to betray Sparta? You can protect Liinfeld, too. I'm not going to do this to you."

"You're not going back? Well, that's just the right thing to do -- I have a reason to kill you right now."

Nero's right hand stretched toward the sword placed on his hips.

Sharp killing is real. At the next moment, it's no wonder the pride of living together explodes.

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. I can't go back."

"That's what I want. Yes, if I kill you here, all my troubles will be solved. Didn't you have to go around? I wish I'd done this from the beginning."

That will be the case. If you suspect me of trembling with such magnificent ambition, you can kill it yourself.

After all, I'm just an adventurer and Nero is royalty. Killing one of the adventurers on this spot, even if it makes a little noise, will not be as important as the war between the two countries.

If the adventurer appeared in front of Avalon's First Prince Nero, that would be enough reason not to truncate him.

Oh, yes, Nero, you should have sold me one of those fights before you got so tired of it.

"Prepare yourself, Krono. I'll kill you right here."

"Don't worry, Nero. I'm not gonna kill you here."

I'm just gonna get you. I'm not going to bear the burden of killing a prince.

Before Nero pulled out his sword posture, my intention to stand back without a step back would have been conveyed far enough.

The book of silence goes down. The two of them stared at each other.

The end will come as soon as the time has come to an end.

Nero is already ready to slaughter me -- the blade that will kill me is now being pulled out.

Dogow--

And only the dull sound echoed.

A moment's crossing. My fist only feels like I punched someone in the face so hard.

"--Buh, hah!?

For a short while, Nero's body, dancing through the universe, rolled over the ground. He fell into a snowfield on the side of the road as he rolled up the snow.

"... hah! No, what is it, I...."

"It would have been easier if you'd just passed out."

After a beat, Nero woke up quickly. The expression of astonishment is stuck on his face for the first time.

Prince, is this the first time you've been hit in the face?

"Stupid, I was beaten up... and I couldn't react..."

"Nero, give up. I'm stronger than you right now."

Rank 5 adventurers with each other. However, even with the same rank, it is the same at any rank that greatly differs in its strength. After all, it is only roughly divided into five stages according to the rules of the Adventurers Guild.

So Nero certainly has the strength to reach Rank 5.

The previous sword extraction technique was not only sharp and fast, but also often enchanted with magic in the sword. If you hit me straight, it's easy to drop my neck.

But the blow will never reach me.

I can see it. Looks normal. I was able to follow Nero's sword with my own eyes without having to use the Demon King of Lightning (Overaccelerator).

And even if Nero moves after he pulls out the knife, he has enough speed for me to knock my fist in first.

Ah, I wonder if Sariel felt the same way when he turned me back on the walls of Daedalus. It's more than a sense of superiority to be strong, it's just a feeling of frustration.

"Fu, don't joke... I'm weak...? I'm better than Kurono...."

"If you can't admit it, call me many times. I'll hang out with you until you're satisfied."

Perhaps Nero would have been stronger when I first came to Sparta. But how many fights have I had since then?

I have already crossed the Seven Trials of the Demon King.

I still don't know the true power of protection... but I'm not like that anymore. I lost unusually in Alsace and ran away, not back then.

"Ahhhhhhhhh!!

Isn't it bad enough to break your heart with just one shot from a boulder?

Nero stands up to jump out of the snow quickly with his usual cool attitude and shouting loudly.

On both hands, the sword that was released this time -- indeed, the national treasure sword named "White King Cherry Blossom" -- is gripped.

The stance resembles a so-called side stance with a large cut and the tip of the sword lowered back. Nero's stance is more forward than the side stance at Kendo, and clearly determines the start dash.

Nero took a big breath, exhaled, and sang it.

"Thousand Mile Drive (Sonic Walker) -----"

Here we are. You have chosen to accelerate with a mobile martial arts technique and cut it.

In an instant, Nero starts at an incredible speed that seems like he's disappeared from the scene. Stream stone is a master mobile martial arts technique that Sariel also loves.

Snow and smoke blow up in the traces of a superhuman leg force. The white curtains were pulled towards me in an instant.

Front, no, with a few fences between them, just before the steps and the rapid acceleration, Nero took a breath into my left diagonal rear blind spot.

"------------------------"

It literally turns into a sparkling blade and rips my body to pieces.

A martial arts technique different from the flash system. I wonder what the original is. It is not the Date that shines with its sword, and the slashing power that resides there is not common.

However, because it has a simple effect that only increases the power of slashing, there is nothing to be done unless it hits the blade.

"Become, avoid -----"

You didn't just avoid it.

I avoided my chest slashing and shrugging. The shiny blade passes through with a headless, tangled black hair tip sliced for a few millimeters.

Then, when I emptied out my own martial arts trick, I jumped up in a posture that somebody saw. Avoidance behavior in a large twisted posture in advance can lead to an immediate counterattack.

Rotation that conveys the full muscle strength of the body, and the centrifugal force of the kicking leg.

Big swing kick.

Physical magic is a big game with a gap, but it can't be dealt with immediately after removing martial arts.

"Huh!?

Leaving only a short moan, Nero rolled over the snow again.

It's a clean hit on the stretched flank. With Nero's body, the bones aren't broken enough, but it would have been a suffocating blow.

"Guu... hah, woosh..."

While coughing, Nero stood up again.

It's not broken yet. The hand did not let go of the sword, and the flame of hatred was still burning in my eyes.

"Gu, hah... 'Holy Sword (Blade Skill) Guren'"

When Nero put his left hand in the void, a flaming sword formed instantly in his palm. It is the optical blade (force edge) of the fire attribute.

Nero has aptitude for everything but darkness, and is famous in Sparta for using a dual sword that replaces each primary color magic light blade (force edge) with a magic sword. This is the first time I've seen the real thing.

The magical sword named "The Holy Sword (Blade Skill)" is, after all, less complete than the light blade (Force Edge) that Lily shakes.

"It's time for Teme to blow up-----"

Once again, Nero is rapidly invading time. Sonic Walkers are still working on both feet.

On the other hand, I'll just wait the same way.

Guren, the sword of flames that will explode in the future, will be the true destiny of this time. But the fool honestly shook it, Nero didn't seem to still have blood on his head.

In the shadow of the flashy "Guren", the sword of the right hand is shaken without a sound. Still out of the reach of that sword -- that's kind of a ranged attack.

"Was" The Flash "a good move?"

Shaken with the smallest and fastest movement was the so-called stretching slash. I can use similar moves, so it's easy to handle.

Dodge the thin, white sword flash that stretches out of time, tilting your body. I slightly slit the hem of the faint "Devil's Embrace", and the flying slash ran through -- just as the snow at my feet flew through.

Snow smoke blowing up in Russia.

One of the fakes is the ambush by the "flash of the moment", while hiding the initial motion with the burning "Guren". Lucky if it hits. Even if it comes off, with the snow and smoke rolling up, you can block my sight for a moment and lead me to my destiny.

"----------------------------"

Evaporating a bright white snow curtain, a burning sword approaches you.

A poke in the body. The moment I touched the tip, Guren would explode and fly me flashy as proclaimed.

However, even if you stray and avoid a single punch with a piece of paper, the result is similar if it explodes nearby. You're going to blow me up with a shock and a blast and stab me with a sword.

After being declared immortal by me and others, Nero will soon be beaten and kicked away. Nero will be burning with anger and humiliation. Is it because he still has a natural talent and some reason to think and attack so far?

But it is also true that it is still angry. Nero's apparently intense murderous intentions cannot completely hide the attack against me.

If I were to feint, Guren wasn't meant to be, I should have let her do it. Thanks to you, I'm ready to deal with it.

"Black Ice (Zero Freeze)"

"--Stupid!?

A "Guren" that does not release the secret burning fever. I take that sword straight with my right hand.

It doesn't explode.

The simulated ice attribute "Black Ice (Zero Freeze)" accumulated on the right arm instantly freezes and seals the ice.

Once you've used all the attributes, it's useful to pinpoint weaknesses. If a single attribute is the opponent, it is more advantageous to choose weaknesses later.

"Guren", which was about to explode, was eroded by "Black Ice (Zero Freeze)" to offset each other. From Nero's hand the sword of fire, from my hand the cold black air, each vanishes, and each other is just helpless.

"Goddamn it -- there it is!

Still, Nero won't give up. No, it looks like it's getting worse already.

I intercepted the sword with my left hand, which was shaken with a scream.

Reach out and reach. Fists are more advantageous than swords if the time is so close.

My left fist knocked out Nero's right hand precisely, forcing him to let go of the knife he had been gripped with. The sword of the national treasure flies backwards like a slip.

"Ugh, uhh... not yet!!

Losing the sword of the right hand, the magic sword of the left hand disappeared, and Nero's pride was lifted, but even if he turned it into an empty fist, he quickly grabbed me.

Of course, you're good at fights.

"'First mold/sink' -----"

Immediately after Nero grabbed my breast hold, I was suddenly struck by the feeling of being pulled into my body.

It's not just a powerful move. It's a strange feeling as if you're jumping in that direction yourself.

If you eat this for the first time, you won't even be allowed to step on it, and you'll be thrown away.

I still don't know what kind of technique it is.

But I'm used to it. This mysterious technique called "ancient jujitsu"

"--Why, why doesn't it move!?

"I already know the trick."

I'm holding my breast hold, and my body is stopped in a slightly forward leaning position.

The throwing technique of ancient jujitsu, "the first type/flush", can't be stepped on, so it is easily thrown. However, if we can deal with the mysterious vector that is said to manipulate the magic flow, we can disrupt its logic.

Like Sariel, I didn't have the talent to look at Nell, take an action, and learn from it... but if I take it over and over again, I can find a countermeasure.

Ancient jujitsu is a very delicate technique that utilizes the opponent's magic flow. Therefore, if it is disturbed slightly, the original effect will not be realized. That way, the rest can be countered with normal force.

"Nero, that's enough around here."

Nero can't move me with tricks or force.

Unbelievable, no, I don't want to believe it, but I grabbed Nero with a stunned expression, just in return.

"--Oraa!!

And I just threw Nero at you.

Lift your body and throw it at the ground as hard as you can.

"Nh, uhh...."

With only a short scream, Nero blew the ground twice or three times as he bounced.

That's how Nero sank three times into the snow... and this time he never got up.