Kuro no Maou

Approximately three months after I became an adventurer, all the quests I would take were Rank 1 only and not dangerous, but I have nonetheless been researching black magic day and night.

For me, black magic is the most dependable power to live in this world, and magic R&D is becoming half a hobby.

Images are important to activate magic.

There are various classifications of magic, such as original magic (original) that can only be exercised by the person I use, unique magic (extra) that can only be exercised by the species Lily uses, and modern magic (model) exercised by many magicians such as Athens, which cannot be handled without a very clear image.

As a new American adventurer and country resident, I am able to study and train magic, so much so that precision deepens the image of this magic.

Modern magic (models), by the way, is a type of magic that can be handled by anyone with magic, but is based on rigorous theories, like mathematics and chemistry, and not something that can be mastered overnight.

I decided to give up my mastery of modern magic early, because mastering the modern magic of single action, which is even inferior to the power of 'anti-material', requires at least two years of training.

To me in the first place is the chant of modern magic, the original pronunciation of this world,

"Product"

I have no idea the language.

Perhaps now that I have been modified to understand the languages of different worlds, but because I am out of some sort of ‘rule' that is automatically translated in that brain, only chanting will recognize its meaning as sound as it is not translated into Japanese.

Conversely, normal conversations continue to be automatically translated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, making it impossible in the first place to learn the language.

If I had the gift of primary color magic, I would naturally master modern magic (model) even if I didn't understand chanting, but apparently I didn't have any magical talent other than black magic.

Therefore, I decided to retain my knowledge of modern magic (the model) and to limit my magic as a weapon to black magic, which is the original magic (the original) that I can already use.

That's how we developed Demon Bullets (Barrett Arts) and Demon Swords (Sword Arts).

These two have only been organized and systematized by me for frequent use of magic in battle, and there are no new effects, and even though the power has dramatically improved, there are effects to the extent that I feel that the activation speed, operational accuracy, required magic, compression rate, etc. have improved and become "easier to use".

"Demon Bullet" is a generic term for attack magic that focuses on previous "Shotgun" and "Anti-Material" single actions, and "Demon Sword" is an improved form of magic "Automatic Swordsmanship" that freely manipulates blackened weapons without touching your hands.

Additionally, if you use "Black Barista Replica" for "Demon Bullet" and "Demon Sword" equipped with each of the cursed weapons, it's natural, but the attack increases dramatically.

Others have also gained defense by wearing a magical armor, the Devil's Embrace (Bafomet Embrace), on the better defensive magic 'Black Shield' than before.

Compared to when I had sex with Sariel when I left the facility, this time I was equipped and my overall combat power was remarkably improved.

But to that extent, he was still no match for Sariel in the end.

Despite my hopes and risking my life to come to the battle, still, Jean-Sariel was trying to keep me from killing.

A shield system that is basic defensive magic to the Sagitta system, which is the basic attack magic of modern magic (model), these two are originally activated in combination with the attributes of magic, like "Fire Arrow (Ignis Sagitta)" and "Ice Shield (Eyes Shield)".

However, if you think that Sariel had activated 'Sagitta' and 'Shield' separately, it is simply believed that the magic effect had been halved.

Sariel decided that half the power of basic magic, enough to deal with me armed, was enough.

There's no way you can beat him like that, no matter how determined I am to challenge him, it's tantamount to playing with such a weak person.

The weak, yes, I was weak.

It may be enough as it is if you just defend yourself, but when Sariel and the Crusaders show up for the Pandora continent, you're too weak to fight to protect Lily and the village of Iles.

If you want to protect yourself as well as everything else, it's only natural that you need stronger powers.

But naturally, I just realized it.

I want to be stronger, I want more power, I think it was the first time I was born that I felt that way, regret and thirst.

"- Chrono!

Wake up from your dreams with a lovely voice calling my name, and if you open your eyelids, Lily's face is up and imminent.

"Lily...... good morning"

"Morning, it's already night."

Looking around, somewhere in the woods, the moon shines brilliantly over your head that looks bigger than Earth.

At the same time, I realize that I was lying with Lily on my knees.

Most importantly, Lily was in a position where she was holding her head whole rather than knee pillow because of her toddler appearance.

"I'm alive."

Get up and squeal.

Until that moment when I faint, I can still remember it with clarity.

"I'm the one who got you out of here."

Well, thank you.

"I've been collecting my weapons properly."

Seeing, the tree in front of me stands a dark daiyu, the "curse" and the "slaughter".

It's something that I often could afford to collect even weapons from my Sariel opponents, but that's not what I need to think about right now.

"I don't know if I'm going to help, but I can help the other way around, Zama."

"I'm glad you tried to help me, but stop challenging someone you'll never win alone.

Because I will always be with you when your life is in danger.

'Cause I'm your partner, right?

"You did, I'm sorry, I won't be that lame anymore -"

Yes, Lily is not a one-sided protector, she deserves a partner to keep her back.

This is how I end up being helped more, with no pity whatsoever, while I try to protect it and keep it away from myself.

And Lily can't thank you enough.

"- By the way, is there something wrong with Lily's tone?

Again, I look seriously at Lily, but the little toddler looks as usual, but the dialogue emanating from her mouth is somewhat fluent.

It's as if Lily, who became the girl she was supposed to be on a full moon night, is talking.

"Yeah, 'cause now I'm‘ back to normal 'just like when my consciousness is full moon"

"Just consciousness?

"Yes, because when Chrono woke up, there was something I had to tell him right away.

You can't even explain the situation to Locke on the kid's head, can you?

"Oh, really..."

That said, I find myself very uncomfortable with the appearance of Lily, a young girl who even talks.

If you suck, isn't that normal feeling an act? So much so that I suspect.

"Mmm, doesn't it feel very convincing?

"No, don't worry about it, talk to me"

"Well, then we don't have much time and we can move on.

First, it's just been a day since Chrono passed out. "

You didn't even run out of magic to its limits, but you mean you've been stunned for a whole day, you've been hit in the head so hard?

"And this is in the woods stretching out at the foot of Riole.

I don't know if they're after us, but there were a lot of white-dressed human soldiers on the perimeter of Riole Village, so we'd better stop taking the streets for a while, of course. "

"Well, don't go all the way home for a little while"

Looks like Sariel's going to let us get away with it, but if we find out there was a fight on that spot, there's no way we're not going to let the chasers out.

But you used to bring me all the way here.

"When I helped Chrono out of front of him, he was what he was."

"Is he talking about Sariel?

"Yeah, that monster bitch"

Lily, I'm a little scared of your face, don't expose yourself to such anger as a child.

"Killing Dragon King doesn't seem like a lie either.

It's true that the horns are so strong, so Chrono, don't fight that again, and I don't want to get involved. "

"Oh, okay, and no ‘next’ time."

There will be no more opportunities to fight with Sariel in Sashi.

I have to decide what to do next than my assassination operation fails as a result.

"First, do you want to go back to Iles Village early"

We must tell him of the death of the Dragon King and the occupation of Daedalus and be ready to flee the country immediately.

The villages around this capital will not be able to do anything from now on, but there should still be some leeway around Iles on the western edge.

"Hey, Chrono."

"Hmm?"

"This time I was able to go back to what I was, because I used ‘a certain magic’, which I had prepared as a means of emergency, but it was me as a child to use that magic, and it was like a coincidence that I succeeded, and it takes time.

It was only because we were almost lucky that it worked out this way, so really, don't do this anymore. "

"Oh, okay, you..."

Lily jumps into my chest.

"Really, I was worried..."

- I'm sorry, Lily.

I kept holding Lily and stroking her head for a while.

I'll even run down the street with Lily in a fixed hood.

There seems to be a crusader soldier on the lookout in the metropolitan area, so it went a long way through the woods to get it off of there, and it took me quite a few days.

By the time it plugs into the middle of Daedalus territory, the soldiers are no longer visible on the boulders, so from there they are using the same southwest streets as when they came.

No breaks other than meals, no stops in the village on the way back to the street route, plus shredding time to sleep and keep running.

Lily couldn't have shredded her sleep on the boulder, she was asleep until just now with my rocking back.

Still, I don't know if I can get a comfortable sleep, I'd like to put you to bed as soon as possible, but Lily also understands what's going on now that I have to get back to Iles Village and report back as soon as possible.

And we gradually reached the village of Quaal.

Naturally this village was supposed to be a bare street without a break, but something noisy appeared.

"Is something wrong?

While carrying Lily, who floats the hatena mark with me, I decided to turn my foot to the village square, which is the center of the noise.

People were overflowing the square.

If that's all, I'm just convinced it's busy preparing for the festival over the summer, but what's gathering in this square were people with big and small luggage and a smug look on their faces.

They have been given water or first aid for injuries by members of the Village of Quaal vigilante.

"Excuse me, is something wrong?

I asked one of the villagers in the Quaal gathered around the square.

"I don't know what happened, but apparently he's been running away from Iles"

"Huh?"

"They come one after the other, and they're making a lot of noise in the morning.

The vigilante seems to be fully armed and alert everywhere, and it looks kind of disturbing. "

If you ask me, I recognize somewhere in the faces of the people sitting in the square.

As soon as I confirmed it, I jumped into the square and shouted at them.

"I'm Chrono, an adventurer in the village of Iles, tell me what happened in the village!

"Chrono...... oh, I've seen it"

"Oh, there's Mr. Lily too."

After such a reaction returns, the magnificent Cat Beast Man (Warcat) stands before me.

"The village of Iles was attacked by a human army"

The moment I heard that Beastman's dialogue, I didn't want to believe it, but I understood the circumstances.

"Neither do we know the details, but last night, an evacuation order was issued because the human army attacked us, and we all hurried to Quaal.

Firehands were up near the gates of Northwest Street, and I heard explosions, probably a vigilante fighting "

"Last night......"

"Only those who lived near the southwest gate are here, and most villagers have yet to come.

Hey, you adventurer, to help everyone in the village, no, you just have to see how it goes, it's going to take a little longer for the Quaal vigilante to move... "

Those around him, like him, turn their pleading eyes to us.

"Oh, leave it to us, we'll definitely help everyone in the village!

Please, everyone's still safe!

With all due hope, he began to run as hard as he could toward the gates of the Northwest Street leading to the village of Iles.