Kuro no Maou

"The outdoor exercise was interrupted by a raid on a Rank 5 monster."

Nell, whoever interrupted a generation of confessions did deliver enough urgent reports to block it.

The fluffy feeling of happiness that filled my head until just before, like the feeling of intoxication when I had accidentally drunk before, has already been cloud-sprayed.

Still, keep leaning on Krono's right arm without letting go of his hard work.

"What do you mean?

"Learn more."

Naturally, Nell could also read a single request for quest that was offered to Chrono at the same time.

"As you can see, at present, the ancient castle of Ischia is in a critical situation. Prince Wilhardt has issued an urgent quest against you, Master Krono, by royal decree."

That information is shocking enough to surprise Nell.

With a clear request for rescue, and perhaps a similar report officially made to the Knights and Adventurers Guild in addition to Chrono, Nell, who has quite a clear brain, has an immediate prediction.

And if the written information is true, the opponent is a Rank 5 monster and an army of countless monsters led by it.

No matter how many Wing Roads there are, there's nothing the four of us on the boulder can do about it.

Even if this monster named Gleedgore is as strong as Larspun already defeated, a crusade would not be possible for full members, including myself, if there were other enemy monsters to help this.

No, it's simpler.

(Wing Road or your brother, you can't win...)

That much pinch made Nell instantly recognisable.

But soon afterwards, my concern for my real brother, my best friend and my party members...

"This is an informal quest that hasn't passed the guild yet, can you accept it?

"Naturally, I'm going now, so definitely stay alive and wait, Will, Simon!!

It was scratched off by a furious flurry of emotions, transmitted through telepathy from Chrono screaming so.

Nell was born with psycholeptic (telepathic) abilities, but still performs poorly compared to the inherent magic (extras) that fairies and others have, such as not actually being able to read emotions successfully without touching them.

But with as much contact as it is now, Nell can capture the explosive amount of information that comes with it if the other person makes his emotions even bigger.

It is an image so vivid that you can glimpse even the memories involved, as opposed to in the mind of the person you touch.

I mean, Nell saw Sole.

(Ko, this is -)

Forget all the other worries that make Nell's consciousness all too vivid, intense.

(- Chrono-kun's, memory (trauma))

Is it a country village somewhere?

With wooden houses, this three-story building stands out as an adventurer's guild in a lonely country town.

If only people were traveling sparsely with their farm tools to the clear blue sky, this would have looked like a peaceful, idle rural sight that existed anywhere on the Pandora continent.

But what I saw in Nell's eyes was the red colour of the fiery flames.

The village was on fire.

"Shit - damn..."

I can hear Chrono.

But I don't see him. This is a sentimental landscape in Chrono's memory, so the image formed there is based on one's vision. If it's not even a mirror here, it's impossible to see who he is.

Nell is now seeing the view through Chrono's eyes.

"I couldn't protect my friends from this village..."

Is this village, surrounded by red and relentless firehands, the home of Chrono?

And standing in front of you is a cross that made people laugh at how many felonies you say you've committed.

It's not one, it stands several times like a grave sign.

As if an evil witch were offering a sacrifice to the wicked God, the cross was engulfed in flames.

The burning Red Lotus covers up the figure of the bewitched, but only the foremost sole turns out to be the Cat Beast Man girl.

She and several crosses that stand further back, where it must be Chrono's friends who are burning.

(hi, terrible... this, this...)

For Nell, a princess but a rank 5 adventurer, he is familiar with human death.

A tragic body scattered with monsters can also be looked at directly without turning away, although not in a good mood.

But this is not a sight such as a disaster caused by a monster moved by wild instincts.

It is a ravage, committed by a man of clear malice, with the will to kill and destroy thoroughly.

(… war)

Cruel, miserable, tragic, there are a few words that convey it, but for the first time in his life, Nell saw the worst that this man and man can wreak, albeit through the memory of others (Chrono).

At the same time, I understand that this is the motive behind the revenge that Chrono has deep in his heart.

But it was half correct, half incorrect.

"There's not much of this... we're all dead..."

I hear the sad words of a whimpering chrono, while the flames around me blow up like a storm and instantly close my sight.

Unexpectedly hot, my vision cleared up immediately before Nell felt it.

"What the... are you kidding me, what the... why are you doing this to me?"

The landscape turned, this time standing on a street somewhere.

Is the Galahad Mountains a magnificent mountain shadow that lies far ahead?

If so, it doesn't seem like this is a homeland far from Sparda.

The sky is one side, a bright red sunset sky.

And the ground at your feet, too, shades of crimson as if they reflected it.

(Oh, no, this is...)

"Damn! Damn it! I couldn't protect anyone again..."

Traces of blood dyeing the road red, in other words, showed how badly the body was damaged enough to make so much bleeding strong.

Five satisfied bodies are not one.

There are three female archers lined up without necks.

Only black robes are left, shattered skeleton wreckage.

Is the cracked red ball rolling at your feet the nucleus of the slime?

And in front of himself (Chrono), a large werewolf beast was pierced through his chest by a great sword and made to the ground.

In such a literally total annihilation, Chrono groans as if he had understood everything.

"Well, is everyone dead because of me?"

An emotion of despair pierces Nell's chest just like Chrono did at the time.

(I'm sorry about Chrono-kun! Not bad, Chrono-kun, not bad!!

The mental landscape that the emotions of the flowing Chrono show unilaterally, Nell's screams, will not be transmitted.

Besides, I don't know how Chrono got to this massacre site, Nell just has a glimpse of some of his memories.

Still, I can't help denying it, I can't help screaming.

How can we shut up and watch Chrono plunged to the bottom of despair?

Mercy, mercy, hypocrisy, whatever, whatever, if you don't help Chrono, if you don't comfort him - insanely anxious.

(Oh, stop, stop, please don't blame yourself so much... because Krono-kun worked hard, didn't he? I haven't seen it, but I can tell, Krono-kun worked hard and fought his enemies desperately, didn't he? Then, okay, you don't have to suffer so much. Chrono-kun is not bad, Chrono-kun is -)

"Can you tell me that..."

In the action of denial, the words of denial overlap.

Coincidence? No, Krono just thought the same thing at the time.

After thinking about it, Chrono still threw up words to deny it.

(No, no... no, no... then Chrono-kun stays painful, doesn't he stay spicy... no, not really!

Interpretations are memories, past events that may not be known at any time, and Nell's thoughts cannot be delivered.

Though I know, I can't help but pray for salvation.

For too miserable a loser (Chrono).

"Nobody... couldn't protect me."

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

And the word of salvation was delivered to Chrono.

If you notice, the surrounding scenery is changing again.

The evening time hasn't changed, but the sky you can see from here is terribly narrow.

Apparently in a dim alley, that was also as dirty and narrow as a favela.

And I reached out to Chrono, who was about to be crushed by despair.

(Eh, who, this kid...)

One child, with dark hair red eyes that should only hold the blood muscles of the ancient demon king Mia Ellord.

Only Nero, the real brother in modern times, should have that color.

But I can tell you that this child standing in front of you is completely different.

Even if we rejuvenated Nero to the same age as this child, he wouldn't look alike. That's definitely compared from Nell's memory of spending his childhood together in reality.

The young man, with a neutral face, who could be taken as both a boy and a girl, smiled gently and continued his words.

"But still, you've come to help me, a stranger, someone else in red, without ever abandoning me. You did the right thing, it won't let anyone deny it, so you won't get lost anymore, now you must be able to help everyone."

Nell doesn't even know what happened between this strange kid and Chrono.

"Thanks"

But I could already understand that Krono at the time had already taken it off the abyss of despair just by releasing that word.

That's how Chrono became Chrono now.

No fine dust enlightens that miserable past, strong, just pushing forward and hissing, to the chrono of today.

It was then that Nell came to such an understanding.

"Well, then, give me protection - before you do, heh, steal people's memories, my descendants do bad things too."

(... Huh?

In the memory that followed, the mysterious child mentioned such a thing.

The child stares straight at Chrono with brilliant, crimson eyes.

Yes, in my memory, I should have seen a chrono that existed in the past.

(Oh no, lying...... this kid is looking at me!?

Chills run.

Abnormalities, impossible, must never be present. Because this is just a regeneration of memory.

The telepathic ability to see it, so to speak, is like a guest browsing a painting displayed in a museum.

How the hell can authors recognize future guests?

This situation, which should be utterly unprincipled, incomprehensible anomalies, lies, is however.

"Nell Julius Ellord, the only part of this place you've seen will be forgotten."

Apparently, it's an indisputable reality.

(Who are you! Why, in Chrono-kun -)

A child who is just a strange, no, creepy in the eyes of Chrono in the past just rocks those crimson eyes.

"It's too early for you to know, goodbye"

Forcing Nell's consciousness to shut down...

- Nell, stay with me.

"Oh, yes, Chrono-kun?

(c) All the while, Nell was regaining consciousness from the vortex of memory to reality.

The red that was in front of me until earlier...

(red...... what was it?

In front of me is Chrono's face with black, red and peculiarly different colored eyes.

Though I was comfortable dreaming because of telepathy, I realize I'm still in the same position as clinging to Chrono's right arm.

I just noticed that I didn't intend to let you go, though, Nell.

"My arm's fine now, you can let me go"

Unfortunately, the fingers involved were untied.

Not forcefully, but slowly, but surely Chrono's arm is released from Nell's confinement.

Nell had nothing better to do than let go of his right arm, which departed by a certain will, even though he felt remorse.

Besides, there are other things to be concerned about.

"Um, Chrono-kun"

Nell pulled the chrono up from the bed by gripping the left hem of the untorn black coat.

"You're going to help, aren't you?

"Oh."

You don't have to tell everyone where, who, how. Chrono just returned a strong willed word of affirmation.

"I'll be there, too"

Likewise, Nell says, cementing his strong determination.

(I'll be the power of Chrono-kun, because we're going to be partners... ugh)

Nell doesn't go for his brother, for his best friend, for his party members, well, for 300 unnamed theological students.

Nothing else, just one, fighting for Chrono.

(I won't let Krono-kun do it alone anymore, I'll be with you, all the time, with you)

Only slightly, but Nell, who has witnessed Chrono's tragic past.

Is this emotion in your chest just pity?

I'm sure I don't know that myself, but I'm just pretty sure I've never been able to leave my dear friend alone twice, the Chrono who lost his buddy, without any more help.

Having touched Chrono's trauma without even measuring it advanced my understanding and thought of him.

That must be so deadly that it can't be taken back anymore.

(Krono-kun is a bad guy (human) who is unscrupulous when he is alone, so I'll take care of him. Heh heh, no matter how impotent you are, I'll definitely cure you, Chrono-kun)

Nell had visions of a bloody black nightmare madman standing majestically on the corpse of countless monsters and a white-wing princess leaning next to him - such a world of two.

"I'll be there, too"

Having grabbed the safe left sleeve of the Devil's Embrace (Diabolos Embrace), Nell said so clearly with a brave look like a firm determination.

"No, it's too dangerous"

IMMEDIATE ANSWER. Naturally, no matter how much Nell is a Rank 5 Adventurer, he cannot be drawn to danger.

That would be such a healing magic user, I'd be very comfortable if you came with me, but that would be just my self.

So I clearly said it with a willingness to refuse.

"No, I'll definitely go, too. There's someone I need to help, too, just like Krono-kun is going to help your friend."

So, I get noticed how stupid I am.

"Wing Road, are you there?

It was a stupid question.

Nell replies by shaking his head vertically "yes". No more affirmations.

I've heard Will tell me that he has a childhood best friend relationship with his real brother and friends, especially that Charlotte. In other words, not so long has it been left in the ancient castle of Ischia, where the loved ones fall into a great pinch of absolute despair.

I'm not the only one who's been hunted by the agony of wanting to head to the rescue as soon as possible.

There's no way this heart-warming Nell can wait in silence for a crisis between flesh parents and fellow citizens.

Well, she doesn't seem to be doing adventurers or anything, because she has power, she seems to make a big deal out of it because it's dangerous. Besides rank five, he's an incomparable senior to me.

What side can I lower and tell Nell to "wait in the sparda" and so on?

"I'm sorry, Nell, you have to come with me - no, give me a hand?

Yes, this is a favor I should do.

Never again, I don't want to lose a dear friend.

As Mia said to me that day in a dark sparda alley, now it's time for me to help my people.

If necessary, I don't hate any means, I can't choose any means.

As you don't know anything about my ego like that, no, even if you do, with an angel smile that accepts everything and forgives me, Nell responded.

"Yes, Chrono-kun!

In the end, I just feel sweet for her favor, I'm still, like, a bad guy?

Is it my fault that Celia's gaze at us silently feels cold somewhere...