Kuro no Maou

Returning to the Inn was during the time when the sky began to stain the sea.

Having bought all the minimum equipment and items we needed, we went home to talk about whether to finish dinner at some store, but in the end we ended up eating in this Cat's Tail Pavilion with 60 flavors and 100 dining rooms.

When I come back to the front of the room, I open a thin door and go inside by myself.

I've been with Lily since I started staying here, but for some reason since yesterday I've been sleeping in Fiona's room, which is next door.

The room is made exactly the same, but I guess I still feel different if the people I sleep with are different, well I miss you a little bit because I've always been with you, but I'm not making you like Lily because I'm not about to complain.

"I'm tired of you."

When I took off my shiny first-year mark apprentice black robe, I sat straight down in bed.

When I was wearing "Devil's Embrace (Bafomet Embrace)," I didn't want to take it off except when I went to bed, but this cosy robe as it looks. Then I don't even think I want to flatter myself for wearing it all the time.

You should take it off when you want to relax.

I just tried to stay within the wrinkle, and unlike this morning, I threw my robe into Shadow Gate, which was a little full.

Whatever you say, I could replenish as many as fifteen Longswords (Longswords), now I can use the Devil's Sword (Sword Arts) in full with five extra powers.

By the way, these five surpluses were served by Chairman Moldrette to apologize for the fraud.

I don't know if the goods worth 50,000 clans are appropriate as compensation for the crime of fraud, but I didn't even intend to sue them originally, so I hand-held them.

Well, for once, I put my muscles through it, so I'll never use that store again! And I'm not mad enough, I'm going to go buy a curse weapon this time when the money accumulates.

Speaking of curse weapons, after all, I didn't buy them.

If I sold off the Sacred Silver Sword (Mithrill Sword), I would have gotten as much gold as I could buy, but I thought it would be better to keep it, considering I had dealt with monsters specializing in black magic and dark attributes.

Due to the nature of the Holy Silver (Mithril), it has the disadvantage that it is not available as a Demon Sword (Sword Arts) because it is purified when applied black magic, but it is perfectly shaken and shaken normally by hand.

The other weapons of curse that I was shown were all quite fascinating, so I decided to indulge in them for a long time.

More importantly, they can put you on that rich skeleton sales talk.

Well, for now, until dinner time, I thought I'd check out the items I bought, and again, 'It was when I tried to open the shadow space (Shadow Gate).

"Hmm, a letter?

On the pillow, I noticed a piece of paper in four folds.

Could it be another message from Simon? If you open the paper with that prediction,

I'm waiting in the square tonight.

Only that short sentence was written.

"Who..."

Anxiety swirls in my chest, anyone would if I got a letter from an unknown sender.

If I had at least gotten it in high school, I would have risen to the point that it might be a love letter, but unfortunately I'm unlikely to have such sweet expectations given this situation.

As far as I can imagine, a mysterious figure would send a letter to me... maybe an apostle? If you look at the jokes of the Eighth Apostle Eye, you don't know what he will serve on a whim, if he is, he will be able to show up anywhere, lost in adventurers.

But is that more likely to be named beforehand? It would be more effective to write down the Apostle's name if I wanted to be fearful.

If you're not an apostle, what's next to be raised is Mia, who calls herself God?

No, you'll still name this, too.

Because once again, is there another god who wants to give me protection?

If you were a god, you could appear in your dreams like a god and give me one of those thankful announcements.

In a situation where all the glue and reckless thoughts swirl and no clue whatsoever, there's no way you can tell the sender.

But that's why ignoring this mysterious letter altogether is also a bad aftertaste story, too much to worry about in the first place.

I still can't take the option of not going.

"All right, time to go"

Weaving the magician apprenticeship robe again today that I thought I would never wear again, I take a step toward the sparda of a night dominated by darkness.

In the meantime, I've talked to Lily and Fiona about one of the letters at dinner.

"Now, me and Mr. Lilli lurk in the square ahead, if there's any danger, don't worry, we'll be shooting in the 'Golden Sun (All Soleil)' soon"

They made a proposal that only seemed like my murder plan, but the first half is the best I can do at the moment.

"At least make it 'Flame Spear (Ignis Chris Sagitta)'"

And, for once, I stabbed the nail, so it'll be fine.

There is no more "Devil's Embrace (Bafomet Embrace)," and "Protect the Pale Flame (Nanablast Amulet)" has been returned to Fiona, and I don't have the defense I can rely on specifically right now.

But well, unless even the apostle really shows up, he'll figure it out, and I'll start walking the night lane.

The "Cat's Tail Pavilion" faces a crack and a large street, so the path to walk is minimally illuminated because it benefits from the brightness of the outer lights.

Most importantly, it is a brilliant full moon night, so the darkness at night is somewhat soothing even without the outer light.

I wonder if I'm going back to the inn now or then, I see an adventure-style man drunk with booze.

Seems like I'm the only one heading to the square, and I'm just so different from the rare people on the road.

As we approach the square in a different direction from the pleasure district, it finally becomes completely unpopular, and only the sound of me kicking the cobblestone echoes the trick.

Ultimately, there is only a little anticipation for an answer that will soon find out who the hell is waiting for.

From the literal point of view, the meeting place will probably be the obelisk standing square that came and went several times today.

There are other places called squares in Sparda, starting with Central Square, but this is the only place I can relate to in the square without specifying it.

An ambiguous time designation that doesn't show the exact time of ‘tonight’ at last, but it hasn't been that way since the full moon rose in this cloudless night sky, you shouldn't have kept your opponent waiting long enough to cut off the paralysis and go home.

Most importantly, I used such means to call them on purpose, perhaps just to wait until dawn.

"All right, you're ahead."

It was all that busy during the day, but now it just stands at the entrance to a square dominated by silence, bravely stepping in.

It's not that wide, 'The Beginning of History (Zero Chronicle)' sits right in the middle part if you let it in.

From what I've seen, I don't see any shadows in front of a giant obelisk of more than ten meters, including its pedestal.

"What, you haven't come yet..."

My head is getting cold rapidly.

Think of it, I was completely oblivious to the possibility that it was just a jerk, yes, it would normally be the pattern where this could be the best.

I'm disappointed and at the same time, I'm going to walk up to Obelisk trying to just wait long enough to make sure the sender is unlikely to show up from now on, regretting that I've put extra effort into Lily and Fiona.

It was then that I approached so close as to look up at the pitch-black wall that it melted in the dark night,

"You're here, thank you"

The voice was heard from the other side of Obelisk.

There he is, the sender was already here.

I'm half surprised by the fact, half alert and so on, and I hurry around to the other side.

Fulfilling, that's where you were waiting for me.

"... Lily"

"I'm sorry, I called you out like this"

I stood there, becoming the girl who was already used to seeing, the closest and most trustworthy partner in this other world, Lily, its true figure.

Well, it's a full moon night, so there's no 'red crystal sphere (queen beryl)' or protection, and this is how you can be a girl.

But what's more puzzling than that?

"How could you bother doing this?

Yes, you can tell me as much as you want without pretending to be an unknown sender letter.

Even if it was a private consultation that Fiona didn't want to hear, I couldn't care less if I spoke up.

"... sorry, do"

Lily leaned down with a sadder face than she had ever seen before and so uttered an apology.

"No, I'm not mad, Lily's gonna do this for a good reason, let me hear it"

Lily, who is always as pure and naive as a young child looks, can normally ‘read the air’, but also has considerable rationality and thought ability in the child state.

So I never say or try to say child-specific flirting, wagamama, etc.

Lily, who is not even 32 years old, but is quite calm in judgment and understanding, always has a reason to do this.

Even now I can't predict at all what that is, so I just have to ask this.

What the hell happened to Lily?

"Thank you, Chrono, for worrying about me."

"Of course. What happened? Tell me."

Even without words, Lily knows my heart, so she'll be telling me how I feel right now.

And Lily responds quietly.

"You know, I was scared... yesterday, Chrono told me to leave you alone.

Chrono doesn't want to be beside me, he puts me down and goes somewhere by himself, but I couldn't stop Chrono and in the end, I just had to shut up and drop him off... "

I thought I was worried about you, but I didn't know you'd hurt me that much.

"So at night, it was a great pleasure to have Chrono back in good health.

But I, an adult, still didn't have the courage to speak up.

If I could stay a child, I could have had as much fun as I did today without thinking about the extra cots, but I can't, when I grow up like this, I just don't like it, I just think about the scary things - "

Speaking of which, from last night until today, Lily never regained consciousness.

Ever since I got the Red Crystal Ball (Queen Beryl), I've spent almost a few hours every day conversing, consulting, and chatting with me back at the stronghold.

If there was such an event as buying out today, I should have been conscious at some point, but I couldn't have realized that.

Without knowing what Lily has in her deep heart.

"I'm sorry, but if I didn't do this, I wouldn't have seen Chrono right now.

I can't talk to him myself, so Chrono asked me to come. I'm really sorry, I'm just a waggy mom. "

"No, it's on me to apologize, I'm sorry, I worried Lily so much, I made her anxious.

You're depressed on your own, you're feeling better on your own, you can't do anything about me, it's all about you, you didn't know about Lily. "

Sure, that defeat, that rejection was such a shock that it smashed my heart to pieces of wood dust.

But you think of me like that, you care, Lily, she's been beside me the whole time.

Then it's not if you're depressed forever, you have to do it in response to your thoughts, don't make Lily look so sad.

"Yeah, I knew it was my fault, scared on my own - but,"

So separated the words, Lily kicked lightly to the ground and jumped straight into my chest.

Against the backdrop of the full moon, it was fantastic everywhere to see shining feathers looming with rainbow trajectories.

With a half-walking mind, she gently accepts her luxurious body enough to be said to be small even as Lily's girl.

"Hehe, if Chrono thinks it's bad for you, I just want you to hear one thing about my wagamama"

So, Lily smiles a prank smile that she occasionally shows, staring straight at me with a worm puzzle.

You couldn't have seen me like that and turned me down.

"What?

If you're going to be able to fill a ditch that was going to deepen without realizing it, with one of Lily's wagga moms, why don't we do anything?

Lily responded with a deeper grin.

"Kiss, do"

Yeah, just say one word, and gently turn aside and turn your white, soft looking cheeks.

"Speaking of which, you couldn't have done it at a festival over the summer."

"Yeah, that's why this time, right?

I would have been able to kiss my adult girlfriend then if I had been determined just one more second sooner.

But now I don't have to worry about losing my kiss anymore, because until this heavenly, glowing full moon sets, Lily can stay like this, and more importantly, I won't even hesitate for a moment anymore.

"Lily -"

At some point, the Lily thing is more important than anything, more important than anyone else, like a family, like a distant sister of age.

I'm sure Lily, who has been spending all this time alone, has the same thoughts.

There's no blood connection, but you'll think of me as a family.

So now, let's just send a kiss to her cheek with deep, dear affection.