Kuro no Maou

Think only of yourself, leave others alone, be fine and abandon them, trouble is sorry, don't stick your neck in trouble, that's right, that's the smart way to live.

I know, I can convince you from the bottom of my heart you're right.

But...

"Ahhh!

If I could scream like that, if I'd been attacked in front of you, I'd have to help!

When I realized, I was buzzing the three men.

The last knife man to beat him up said, "There's a stupid heroic temper," oh yeah, you're absolutely right.

I'm really stupid enough to flip within three steps of even the determination I just cemented, and even at a hell of a sacrifice, I'm still a hero ‘hobby’ who can't choose to abandon someone and escape.

But what's wrong with that, what shouldn't.

How many are dead? How dead? Couldn't protect anyone? So I don't have the right to act to protect someone anymore?

No, no, no.

Next time, maybe we can help someone.

Don't freak out, my body will still have black magic all over it.

Swirling in my head is the right logic to deny my actions.

But no, I can't follow that, this body, my instincts, my soul, all united against it.

There was no way I could really abandon this situation where the little girl was being attacked.

And there's no way I regret that action.

'Cause this time, this time, I could really help people.

"Are you hurt?

"Yes, I'm fine"

The girl smiling happily, her bright red burning red eyes staring straight into my eyes.

"Thank you for your help"

Honest words of thanks come to my ears.

No, it's this way, Ningro, to thank you.

Because I was able to help you, because you thanked me, and I was able to dispel the dark thoughts that would fall into the fallen.

But she doesn't know anything about me, she can't even know.

So, don't say anything extra, just respond to one word.

"You're welcome."

Am I laughing right now?

No, I'm sure I have the best smile of my life right now.

My heart is clear, I will never get lost again.

Now you can start moving without worrying and start walking forward.

All I need right now is a stronger power, a power to overthrow the Apostle.

Let's be strong, stronger, and now it's really time to protect us all -

"Hehe, thank you so much, I knew you'd come to help me, I trusted you would, Kurono Mahogany"

The words struck me with clear discomfort.

Reflectively, I distance myself from this girl to jump one leg and get fit.

"How do you know my name?

Plus, with perfect pronunciation.

Neither Sariel nor Lily know my full name, but I've never been able to call my name with accurate Japanese pronunciation.

Intuition is suing, this girl I was supposed to help is not ‘normal’.

"I hope you're not so wary, I'm not your enemy."

The smile the girl brings to mind is something adorable that hasn't changed in any way just now, but now it seems like something horrible that you can't get to know.

What the hell was all this commotion about, some kind of trap or something to fit me in?

For example, there is no reason to go along with it, and there is a high risk of challenging this bottomless opponent to battle, the choice to take would be a hand in escape.

"Oh, wait, just give me a minute, will you listen to me?

Before I take a step out of the alley, a girl who senses how I behave throws a still word.

But in those words, the sense of vigilance could not fade, and I still wanted to take it off the scene as soon as possible.

"What, the wall!?

If you notice, the stone walls that were spreading from left to right began to shade like black and bottomless marshes.

I feel a genuine sense of crisis, but of the wall, no, this whole alley changes faster.

Countless tentacles pop out of the creepy black walls that wave, intertwining with each other to block the front and rear passages.

It's like a black tsu wall has emerged, you're not going to be able to fly over it, and it's going to be hard to break through forcefully.

This is the magic of the effects I've never seen before, it would be a fairly superior junction, not unusual such as a change as if it had altered the space itself in the alley.

If you look closely, the body of the three men I'm supposed to be knocking down and rolling over there is also disappearing beautifully, so was I part of the magic?

Either way, it's certain that this girl has a hell of a magical prowess, no way, she's not really a messenger.

"Who are you? Why are you after me?

From what they say, they don't seem willing to kill me fast.

In the meantime, after hearing as much information as I can, but it's not too late to fight, if we go well, we might just get through this discussion.

So even in order not to show bad intent to attack, the "curse" "abs" still don't call.

"I'm sorry, I know you, but you don't know me, so let me introduce myself."

The girl's body wraps itself around tentacles stretching out of the darkened ground with a loving grin, as if trying to form a friendship with her first encounter.

That tentacle, which has roughly the same texture as my 'Shadow Tentacle (Anchor Hand)', degenerates at that moment when I thought it covered the girl's entire body.

The grey jacket that she should have worn, torn by the arms of a thug, and the girly long skirt have disappeared at some point, instead dressed in a black dark costume with a degenerate tentacle.

If that outfit is in a nutshell, it's like weaving a cape on a learning run.

It would be more accurate to say that military uniforms worn by officers of the old Japanese army than school runs, with golden decorations and platinum medals adorning brilliantly deep black fields.

The tall, collared, pitch-black cloak is large enough to be practically outward-looking, as if vampires appearing in the creation were entangled.

If you look closely, the tip of the cape was not dripping on the ground, but integrated with the dark ground.

Maybe this black space was created by the cape she equips.

Its too big a cloak and not clearly visible to be worn, but there is a single sword on her hips, no, carrying a weapon that is presumably a black short wand (wand).

Having emerged as such a midway between a sorcerer and a nobleman, her impression changed gallantly as if she were a boy rather than a girl, although her young and poor appearance should not have changed.

Whether the presence in front of you is a girl or a boy, even the gender becomes uncertain and amplifies the more obsessed creeps.

But regardless of my anxiety or anything, I'm smiling somewhere satisfied that I'm finally ready to introduce myself by wearing a pitch-black costume.

And the name was finally spun from his little lips.

"My name is Mia Ellord, and I wanted to give you protection, so I came to see you."

Neither the name Mia nor the surname Ellord is in my memory, it's the first name I've heard of.

But the word 'protection’ itself, I know.

"No way, is it God?

God, that too distant being lacks so much realism that if you put it in your mouth, you even feel somewhere void.

But Mia, naturally, nodded loudly and responded.

"Yeah, Pandora's Black Gods. I'm one of them."

The act of naming oneself God is instantly unacceptable, even with my common sense now that this magical existence has become commonplace.

No, it is an indisputable fact that there is indeed a special power-giver in this other world that is neither magic nor martial arts of ‘protection’.

But this way, when you show up in a definite form, which no matter where you look from, is only a human child, you cannot immediately believe that it is God.

"Huh, you don't believe in me, it's really God!

You know where your black magic comes from. "

I'm just a little alert to the reaction of a self-proclaimed god who swells his cheeks up and swells easily.

Besides, I also recall Lily's story saying that my black magic is brought about by the 'protection of the black gods’.

But anyway, I don't really feel that way.

"But I wonder if people from different worlds can't help it, because they don't try to believe in God's presence inside"

"Do you know anything about people from other worlds besides me?

You knew my full name exactly, and at this point, let's not forget how you know I'm from another world, and the problem is you talk like you know someone else from another world.

"There were more people like you in my life than there are now, Ning Lo."

"Really..."

I can understand what you're saying, except if you ask me if I can convince you right away.

"I can't tell you the details, but God has rules, too."

"God's rules, huh?

So what's the rule about not trying to help us if we see it like this?

Totally unreasonable, other force. This is a good point, but if you're going to name God, let me just say this.

God, why didn't you help anyone, stop the Crusaders, no, and more importantly, suddenly let me experiment with the human body of hell, save me?

"God is not omnipotent, as you know."

Mia continued her words with a serious look, staring straight at me with those red eyes again.

"At least God is not an omnipotent being who can do anything in this world.

We live in what you call the ‘world of God’, different dimensions from this world. "

So it seems that Mia, who is doing this here now, is also a tentative beginning.

"We, the Black Gods, are basically only watching this world from afar, and the events that God can interfere with are very limited."

That limiting event is a natural phenomenon that people desire from God, such as raining, enriching fruit, etc.

"Is the ‘protection’ that gives a special power to an individual also part of the ability of that God to interfere in the world"

"Exactly, so no matter how we scratch, we can't just descend into this world and save it.

In this world, God's presence is only a ‘system’ that empowers people, we only give that individual the power commensurate with it, and it is up to the people who live in this world to defeat the ‘enemy' in front of us to do it themselves.

God helps those who help themselves. "

God has the power to transcend people's knowledge, but he can only manifest that power in minutes that can interfere with the world.

In the end, even if I say that some of God's power can be used, there is no great difference from a God that can be believed on Earth, because there can never be a ‘God’ that will happily save all of us.

Well, I knew it, but I can't believe that God's only gonna save us is a sweet fantasy that renounced our real efforts.

"So, from here on out, I can't save you directly, but I can empower you."

"You're telling me you're gonna give me 'protection’?

Mia affirms, what she said when she first named her is apparently serious.

"You can't believe it right away, if I've never believed in God, I've never given a single prayer to give my faith, isn't it too convenient to give me protection like that?

I did crave power, but it was too much of a story for God to say yes.

Power isn't so easy to get because you wanted it.

I already possess the broken power of human separation, but still acquired it as a result of experiencing the blaming bitterness of hell: human experimentation.

I don't think it's that easy to get any more power because God forgave you.

"You don't have to worry about that. ‘The act of devotion to faith' is going to be done, so I guess it's better to say trial,"

"Trial, I see. It doesn't seem like it's going to be that easy to help."

But to say so is convincing.

There is no difference between gaining protection and training by waving a sword as an act of gaining the same power.

In this other world the power of protection is authentic, the act of devotion of faith has more definite effects than spiritual self-satisfaction.

"As you know, you need to devote the faith it deserves to gain protection, but even when it comes to devoting faith, it's not just flattering to God.

That's like a condition that allows God to interfere in the world, because no matter how much God likes that person's personal affairs, he can't be empowered if there's no room to interfere.

Again, if you can interfere, you have to give strength, if you fulfill the conditions, you can give protection to anyone, and you can't revoke it because you don't like it. "

If you believe that word, you can call it a fair system, it's really wacky that God was executing equality.

"You're the first person to complete my protection, so I want you to do your best."

"Well, I understand what you're saying."

But now say, "Thank you, God! ♪ And when it comes to falling down, it won't work either ♪

In short, this person named Mia still only calls herself God.

Previous stories have not been proven that Mia herself is a god, possibly at a level of knowledge that anyone who is a resident of Pandora and knows so much about shelter, or possibly a totally made up holla story.

Most of all, she is more of a normal girl like the first one I've ever seen than she can use so much magic.

"Heh heh, okay, even if you still don't believe me, don't even question me from the start. It's God's arrogance, if you get faith, you should show profit first."

That's a good story.

There are many patterns in which the Earth's heritage and legend are also followed by the salvation of those in need by beings with superordinary powers.

"So let me give you as much protection as I can right now."

"Aren't we going to take trials?

"I will give you as much power as I can against the apostle of the White God after I have achieved the corresponding test."

I didn't know you even knew about the White God, and the Apostle, after all, is it really God?

"If you're an adventurer, it's like an advance to earn trust, so now I just want you to have it."

Mia slowly approached me with a grinning smile.

Though I feel a tingling sensation of irresistible presence on my skin, I have no hostility or desire to kill.

Even if it wasn't God, Mia must undoubtedly be more powerful than me.

Granting protection is a suspicious thing, but it looks like you should obey a lot here.

"If you want me to, I'll take it."

I still don't know what protection is.

But here's the power that really deserves protection, no, it should be called change, or if you got something like that, you might as well worship Mia as God, who only looks like this adorable child.

"Hey Kurono Mahogany, I'll tell you one of the conditions you cleared to get my protection"

Mia, who walked right in front of me, says with an uplifting look up at my big face.

When you can stare at me like this, it just lights up a little, even though maybe Mia is a man.

"What?

Try to respond calmly.

"Well, you didn't ask for the power to kill a hated enemy, you asked for the power to protect someone."

"Guardian Power,"

If you ask me that, maybe I am.

But nothing I do changes, if you put the enemy in front of you, just kill him.

You can't scream that your murder is absolute justice because what you're doing is killing people and protecting someone.

I am conscious that I carry a hell of a lot of work.

That's why I don't feel sorry for the Crusaders.

"So no matter how hard things go ahead, try to protect someone, try to help, be kind in your heart. I just hope you never lose that will"

Stop it, staring at me with such sincere eyes.

I don't work that much praiseworthy.

I want to protect everyone, I can say that the will was definitely real, but it was only the will, after all.

I still can't protect anyone.

"That's not true. You've helped me."

"That's..."

It's just a do-it-yourself, you know, I got caught up in the dump, too.

Even without being so clear, Mia complains with an expression that she knows.

"I apologize for imitating it like I would try.

But I know how you felt until just now, rejected by those who tried to help you, frustrated by your helplessness, determined to give up everything and live selfishly, your feelings. "

It was a fact, I turn away unexpectedly.

"But still, you've come to help me, a stranger, someone else in red, without ever abandoning me.

You did the right thing, and you won't let anyone deny it, so you won't get lost anymore, and now you'll be able to help everyone. "

to that too straight word of affirmation,

"Thanks"

and returned it.

I don't know if Mia is a god, but this kid did try to cheer me up, just figuring that out is enough.

"Hehe, it's this way to thank you"

Mia with a soft grin still only looked like a pretty girl.

"Then I'll give you protection."

I can't empower you yet, but I keep going.

"Specifically, what happens?

"Right, it's like a god miracle here, and the -"

Mia pointed to her left eye covered with my eyelid.

"I'll cure your eyes"

"Can you do it!?

Of course, God is great, so he goes off his chest and brags.

"Well, I was wondering if you could give me a little cancer"

"Oh, oh."

I'm half-hearted to see if this eye really heals or regenerates, but Mia is right to bend her knees and knees.

When you stand on your knees, you have the same height of sight as Mia.

There's really a height difference between an adult and a child, or is my height growing from 183cm?

With no such detachment in mind, Mia in front of me reaches out and removes the white eyelid that covers my left eye.

"Don't move."

"Oh, wait, what the hell!

What, say, but its identity is nothing but tentacles stretching out of the ground.

How much trouble would it be if I moved, when countless tentacles would at some point be restrained in a gutter to bind my whole body.

There's no pain, but getting entangled in the tentacles is unusually disgusting, so much so that if you were a woman, you'd be traumatized in one shot.

"It's okay, it'll be over soon"

and said with a smile, Mia pointed her finger at her left eye,

Grilled.

And I decided to take the eyeballs all at once.

In Mia's little palm rolls an eyeball with an iridescent like a treasure ball that emits a crimson glow like a 'red crystal sphere (Queen Beryl)'.

"Hey..."

Outrageous, so sudden in Mia's assault, no words emerge.

The eyeballs are not applied to wonder and blood, I still can't feel safe saying that, although they even look like beautiful gems.

That's how I'm all surprised, Mia just closes her lost left eyelid and grabs the red eye in her hand with her thin fingertips, as if nothing had happened.

Then I'll go, because my eyes will tell me what I need to do next.

No, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Gritty.

Even if not, Mia's eyeballs were shoved into my lost left eye.

"Guh!"

The irresistible dull pain and pressure, as well as the instinctive discomfort of being able to incorporate foreign objects into your body that are not your things, run all over your body, giving you zoster and goosebumps.

But the feeling also ends in an instant.

When the eyeball reached my orbit completely, my consciousness began to wander away as soon as I could, and I couldn't remember the pain or discomfort.

"I beg you, if you do, you will not be given - hehe, I hope you will survive my trials and gain protection."

Finally, I let go of my consciousness beyond the deep darkness.