Kuro no Maou

"So, you know, I like you, Chrono. I love you, I love you."

Confession. That's not a dream or an illusion this time, something real. Of one woman, that's for sure.

"All this time, stay by my side. Let me be beside you."

Elina moisturizes her empty eyes, she's so beautiful. Chestnut hair and snowy white skin grouped together in cygnon hair, elongated ears with characteristic elves. The beauty always looks brilliant.

"I don't like the relationship between the receptionist and the adventurer alone anymore, I want more, more Chrono you! So please, me and..."

"Sorry, Elina"

It was my weakness that prevented me from listening to her until the end.

For the first time in my life, words of love from a woman who can be bumped directly from the front. You can't be unhappy, you can't be unhappy.

I want to get OK with two replies. Such a beauty has been so fond of me, so much of me. Accept her feelings, and I, too, want to love her. I'll stay with you all the time, I'll make sure you're happy. Yes, I want to answer you.

"I can't answer your feelings..."

"... Huh? Ugh, no... how?"

That, blatantly self-defeating Elina's face, is too much to look at directly. But not if I look away here. Don't run, me.

"I can't make you happy. You're gonna make me sad."

"No... that's not true! That's not true, don't make up your mind!

If you put it in your mouth, it would only sound like a convenient escape.

Is that normal, too? I didn't tell her one thing about myself. This can't be all you can guess.

I'm going to fight the Crusaders.

"It's the same for knights, mercenaries and adventurers to go to battlefield. Me, I'm waiting, Chrono, for you to come home!

"I... will continue to fight the Crusaders even if I win this battle"

If you're leaving your lover to go to battlefield, that's fine. You fight, you win, you go home alive, and then you build a happy family with your beloved girlfriend.

But I can't do that.

"What does that mean?"

"I have a personal grudge against the Crusaders."

Spartans fight because they attack their country. After winning the defensive battle, we don't know if we're going to crusade to the Crusaders who will fulfill and nest in Daedalus. No, in view of what Will told me about the peripheral state of Sparda, an invasion of Daedalus territory would not be tolerated.

"Protecting Sparda won't end my fight. Next, unleash Daedalus"

Though rank five, the only thing I can think of is an individual adventurer. Where I decided to liberate Daedalus like that, it wouldn't affect a lot of people.

Still, I have to keep fighting. True peace will not come unless the Crusaders are driven completely from the Pandora continent.

No, I really think so, too. If we don't destroy the Sinclair Republic of the Ark continent, we can't say no to the culprits.

That's just a polar theory, and it's just a realistic dream story. Nor is there a specific plan yet.

We don't even know if we can still win this fight in the first place. There's plenty of chance that I'll fall on the battlefield without Sariel coming out.

"Oh no... not me, can't you? He says it's much better to keep fighting, than live in peace with me and Sparda!?

Oh, that's like, the life of a mad warrior.

From the start, I was going to keep fighting the Crusaders. The enemy was too mighty to even know if he could win, when, or when the end would come. Because he's always, like, right in front of my eyes and nose, just stirring up a sense of crisis.

He was full of armies of pushing crosses and seeking power to intercept the apostles of the strongest and worst God.

That's all I could do, and I guess I thought that was okay. Because this is the only way to protect everyone.

But, well... you mean my choice was not so intelligent as to be able to call myself a wizard, but to keep fighting for myself, the fate of a mad warrior?

"Oh, I choose the path to keep fighting. I thought you were kidding me about the Black Nightmare Mad Warrior, but you were absolutely right."

"But the truth is, Chrono, you're not just a battle freak or anything!?

Elina must have figured out what I had in me, that I was a normal man. Is that insight, the ability to spot people, like boulders?

There is no discomfort in being seen through the mind. Rather, you seem so happy to understand me.

Because she's like that, I...

"I don't want Erina in my fight."

She's a normal person. But if I ask, Elina won't be able to stay normal anymore. I can't let her hang out with me in the muddy battle of washing blood with blood.

It's not like Lily or Fiona. No, even those two really... I know, but I have nothing better to do than rely on them.

"I'll make sure to protect Sparda. So, Elina, you're at peace, Sparda, and you need to be happy."

I can keep him beside you the whole time, with a strong man.

"Wow, I... I can't be happy without you, Chrono..."

Zero large tears, Elina finally cries out.

He held me from the front, as if to let go of me indicating a willingness to reject me.

"... I'm sorry, Elina"

That's all I can apologize for. I can't tell you how attentive I am to follow her, nor can I comfort her to cry.

You know, I can't even throw her off the hook... really, you're a bad guy, I am.

If you know what I mean, let's be prepared. I'm not going to do this forever.

"Goodbye here, Elina"

"Yes, no, do it!

Put your hands on her shaking shoulder and gently let go of her body. Elina's face, which was snuffed by overflowing tears, was still beautiful. Right now, so much so that I'm driven by the urge to hold it back again.

"Please, Mr. Chrono! Just now. Just now. Just now."

"Please don't. Don't let me leave you untrained."

Elina is the receptionist for the Adventurer Guild who became friends as a friend.

Please, please, don't do anything more than that. Now more than ever, if only a little more untrained, but you have a remnant of your heart... you might be scared to death.

"Goodbye, Elina"

So I left her to raise my voice and cry, and I left this place.

This could be my lifelong goodbye to her. Even though I knew it, I never stopped, turned around, and left.

If I ever look back, I'm sure I might have gone back to hugging her.

"So now... that's good"

That's the first time I've noticed it, squealing. Even in my eyes, the tears were falling.

"- Oh, yeah, right... this was the kind of cotto you had, Mr. Lily"

Unexpectedly, I realize the edge of my mouth has been suspended. I'm sure I must have an ugly, warped smile right now.

"Hehe, hehe... I believed, yeah, I believed, about Mr. Chrono"

Mr. Krono hooked up with that receptionist, Elina.

I dated her all day today, she was so sweet, she made her mind feel better, she sold her festivities. Lightly, softly, Mr. Chrono refused.

She was not chosen. Rejected.

I would have killed myself.

The more I zoomed myself, the colder my voice leaked.

Looking down on others, evil emotional exposition. Nasty woman, nasty woman - if you think so, you can't stop, you can't stop. This, gushing from the depths of your chest, is a joy.

"After all, Mr. Chrono deserves -"

Why did Elina get flustered? Perhaps she doesn't understand. I don't understand Mr. Krono's sincerity.

I don't think that's stupid. It's a matter of no choice. Because you can't even imagine how many dead lines Mr. Chrono has been diving through, having grown up peacefully in Sparda. Not even a single adventurer with a little experience fighting monsters can do it.

Because only those who have had the same experience can really understand his suffering.

"- What you deserve is me. I'm the one to be chosen, and I'm the one to be loved by Mr. Chrono."

Oh, what an idiot I was today. It's just a receptionist, but you can't possibly be a rival in love.

Again, the biggest threat standing in front of me is...... no, shall I leave it now?

Yes, now I just need to immerse the fact that I'm in a position to be chosen by Mr. Chrono in the sense of superiority that it brings. To dark delight, you just have to be drunk.

"Well, shall I go home too...... hehe, with Mr. Chrono, I'd love to go home"

Again, are you drunk? From the dead tree where he hid himself, he went out to the tree-lined path where Elina, still crying with Mesomeso, stood up.

I can see her back trembling. And then it was as small as a dot ahead, and I could confirm Mr. Chrono's back.

Like a moth attracted to the lights, Fluffy and I begin to follow him. The footsteps of trampling a thin pile of snow on the cobblestone are light.

Oh, speaking of which, you still remained disguised. If you keep speaking up, Mr. Chrono may not know it's me. Take off your glasses and kachusha for now and throw them into the porch.

So, when I got back to the color of my original hair and eyes, I was just passing by the side of an unmatched love loser.

"-!? Hey, you!

I shrug my ears, and the voice of a tall woman sounds.

"Wait! You, Fiona, are you, Fiona the Witch!

"... Yes, it is, but something?

If you stop and look back, there, clouding your empty eyes with hatred, Elina's face.

Speaking of which, you know about this guy, my face and my name, and he's a receptionist. And of course, the fact that I'm a member of The Element Master.

"Why... why are you here... I was listening to everything..."

What the hell is this guy mad at?

I don't care if I'm here or not, and I don't care if I ask, but I don't have any part in the success or failure of the confession.

Because I wholeheartedly believed in Mr. Chrono, and willingly as generous as Aria, the Virgin Mary portrayed in the Bible, I watched over your confession. There is no reason at all to be criticized, even if it is appreciated.

"Hey, answer me... you weren't fooling me"

"Deceive? What is it?

"Know how I feel! You weren't grinning when you saw me flabbergasted!? You too, Chrono!

For a moment, I pulled out "Spitfire" - that's when, uh, reason returns. Her words were enough to dramatically elevate me, but when I thought of her heart, which ran through it, that anger cooled me down too.

"He said he just let that mind play, knowing his love heart. He said I was having fun gluing it and seeing it from the shadows. Yes, you think?

It's like playing student crap.

"Hey, what's the difference... at a time like this, you don't have to show up by chance!

"Yeah, right. I was following Mr. Chrono and your date all day today. It's no coincidence that I'm here."

"I knew it wasn't! My feelings... me, really... I meant it..."

Elina, crying and distorting her face with a resentful look to even giggle her teeth, is so ugly. Seeing this will also cool the boy student adventurer of admiring her.

But do you realize that it's in your heart that it's uglier than that about your face?

"So, do you suspect Mr. Chrono, too?

Yes, this woman said, "Chrono, you too". I mean, I told Mr. Chrono he was the one who did it.

"Ugh, I doubt it... what. 'Cause I just think so!

"With that in mind, I love Mr. Krono a lot, how could you say that?"

Elina suspected Mr. Chrono. No credit, no trust, no.

"After all, you just want to be loved, and you don't love Mr. Chrono."

"Don't be ridiculous!? Don't even know what I think, do something on your own!

"I want Mr. Chrono to protect me, to stay by my side the whole time, I want everything. So, what can you give Mr. Chrono?

"Oh, no... you've made up your mind, even I was gonna give you everything I had!

Everything? Everything she can have right now. Do you seriously think that's just it, that's all it is, enough for Mr. Chrono to love you?

"May I tell you why you were flabbergasted by Mr. Chrono?

"What, you're gonna say something because you weren't attracted enough to me? Don't be ridiculous, with such disgust..."

"Because you're useless."

"... helpless... what do you mean..."

"Mr. Krono said that when he kept fighting the Crusaders -"

To be honest, it would be Mr. Krono's sincerity towards Elina, who has confessed. If I wanted to say no, I could make as much convenience as I wanted. That's why you're already dating me, or you're married... even if you told me so, it was fine, Mr. Chrono.

Anyway, she'll have found out about Mr. Chrono's will.

His supreme purpose is to defeat the Crusaders, the Apostles. The only thing you need for that is just power. It's a power that outweighs even the protection of a more powerful, white God.

So I never ask for a woman's affection. It's not necessary.

"How can you help Mr. Chrono in his battle? Thanks to you, can you kill one or more enemies? Just a little bit, can you give Mr. Krono magic (Chicara)?

"Oh, no... you can't... because I..."

Yes, because she's just a receptionist.

"Even if you were an adventurer, you wouldn't be able to. Because ordinary adventurers and knights can't fight next to Mr. Chrono."

At least that much strength is required if you want to be a member of the 'Element Master'. It is a natural rule for adventurers to add only those of merit commensurate with their members.

"In person, if you were unable to fight, could you otherwise support Mr. Chrono?

For example, money. If you are a royal aristocrat, or a big merchant, you will be able to help fight with a lot of financial assistance.

If I were to mention the following, would it be technology?

Like Mr Simon, can we develop the expected weapons? Like Mr. Leggin, can you handle a curse weapon?

Either way, it won't be possible at all for you, just a receptionist.

"You're useless. All you can do is wait for Mr. Chrono to return safely from the fight, a helpless ordinary man. Such a person, instead of being necessary to him, would be just a burden"

On the battlefield, you fight your enemies with madness, but if you go home alive, now you're in a woman's mood. What kind of pain is that?

"Oh, that's... no, that's..."

You've been polite enough to explain it to him so far that he finally seems to understand a little bit. Elina's anger completely lurks the ringing, and emotions such as confusion and agitation remain on her expression.

"That's why it's out of the question to stop fighting and build a peaceful family. I will not tolerate what Mr. Krono thinks and decides to keep fighting... if you want him to bend it"

I will not forgive those who stand in his way. Assuming the murder, let me rule it out. Whether you're the guild's receptionist or your princess.

"Mr. Chrono doesn't need just a woman. You don't deserve to be beside him unless you can physically and mentally support his battle."

And you don't deserve that. I have...

Even if I didn't have to put it that far, I would have passed it on to her already. You can tell by the look in your eyes. Because those pitifully moist, empty eyes are a loser's sole.

"Mr. Chrono will be supported by me, so please don't worry, you'll have to make another man. All you can do is keep him from worrying too much, that's all."

Well, looks like you've just had a little chat. If you put your gaze back in front, you won't find Mr. Chrono's back anywhere. If we don't rush after him, we can't go home together.

"Oh no... I... I like you... Chrono, you..."

This woman who cried out with Meso again, you can leave her alone now. All I want is to be loved, woman. It's not a threat or anything.

With a beautiful face and a big grown breast for an elf, any man can catch on. And a man to the point of getting caught up in such a thing suits you.

But I don't make fun of that. Because to pierce love, you have the tough spiritual strength and preparedness that you have to be a regular person. It's not something anyone can do. You're just saying that you were a normal person, a normal woman.

"Well, I'm done, excuse me. I pray that you will grab a new happiness without losing heart for once."

After sending such a pitiful word and scornful gaze, I forgot about such a woman, etc., and started chasing after Mr. Chrono.

It's cold today, so I don't care what you say, let me hold your hand... Ugh.