Kuro no Maou

"Hey, Sariel... isn't it a little weird how Leki and Ursula are doing?

The day after the Valentinus Festival also ended, the 15th of the Ice Crystal Moon. That night, I brought Saliel a consultation similar to the one I had done before.

"There is no certainty, but it is presumably due to your playing with Leki at the Valentinus Festival last night"

"I guess so"

I thought it might be a little bad to have only played around with Leki, aside from Ursula, who fell over drinking, but I didn't expect it to affect me this much.

"It's just my fault, I'd like to think..."

To the two of us today, I felt terribly uncomfortable.

First, when I woke up in the morning, Leki seemed to have woken up earlier and I was the only one in the bed. When I got ready as usual and headed to the dining room, there were Leki and Ursula who were always ready for breakfast as usual, but it was strangely quiet.

Usually, I say it's uh dude, but the two of us work together in the cooking, but it seemed like we only had the minimum conversation we needed.

At that time, I wasn't so suspicious to the extent that I wondered if I might be tired. Leki was hanging out at the festival until night, and Ursula was down with alcohol.

However, Ursula was healthy, as was evident in the initial magical (original) control training, which was conducted as planned because the holidays were over. This isn't exactly a dull reaction, or rather, just because you took a day off and you're overpowered, it's something you were exposed to a severe attack.

But the next time I felt uncomfortable was after I left in the evening. Usually, at dinner, the two people who are supposed to be friendly and chatty are quiet with the scene.

Think of it, I've never had a quiet dinner like this since I lived in this church. Sariel is silent if he doesn't talk, and I'm not a wacko who can keep offering infinitely bright topics.

In the first place, I finally gave the two of you a date to leave the village at dinner today. I don't have the wax to make it a fun atmosphere.

Both Leki and Ursula have known for a long time that I would leave the village within close proximity, so I wasn't so surprised, but I listened with a sunken expression somewhere as if the time had finally come to say goodbye.

But there's no doubt that there's something wrong with the two of them and that the talk of goodbye is a completely different matter.

"Is this all we have to do tomorrow, ready to talk"

Speaking of stories, I'm not going to let anything sound like a great sermon drool. The point is, there's nothing better than me bowing my head and apologizing for treating Leki like a special.

Whatever it is, I have five more days left to stay. I don't want to imitate traveling with the two of you in a strange relationship.

"- No, no, it's not working at all."

But time passes by for no reason.

Ice Crystal's 16th of the month. I decided to call Leki and Ursula in the morning to talk.

"Ursula, I think it was bad that I only took Leki to play on the festival day. If you think this is unfair, I'll fill the hole properly."

"Yeah, nothing, I don't care about that. Because I just fell asleep on my own."

"Oh well..."

"Master Chloe cares too much, Dace. The Lekies don't care, do they, Death?

If they both smiled and said that, I couldn't have said anything more.

It's not a convincing wack. Just as a reality in front of us, Leki and Ursula don't look like each other's best friends like they used to. Somewhere to spare, it's like I'm just starting to share a room with someone else in the red. So when you two are okay, there's no convincing wax.

"Damn, damn... what the hell, what the hell was wrong with you..."

The 17th of the month of the ice-crystal. That day, I had a mock fight with Leki.

I don't care if you ask about Ursula.

"Hmm? Apart from Ur, there's nothing. Death?

Just answer that with a cheerful face. There was nothing more upsetting about Leki than being able to strongly say that he would be hiding something.

But the face looked much more grown-up than her when she was at the festival day.

"Didn't I make a terrible mistake..."

The 18th of the month of the ice crystal. Training with Ursula.

If you ask about Leki,

"Nothing, nothing. As usual."

With a cool face everywhere, she runs out. It even felt the will of steel to never crack its mouth, even if it was hiding something.

"What am I supposed to do... I can't do anything like this, I..."

If you notice, the 19th of the month of the ice-crystal. The day I left the village, it was already tomorrow.

"Do you want to postpone your departure?

"... no, I can't do that"

It's easy to snort at Sariel's suggestion.

But if you do, I won't be able to go home forever.

I'm ready, I've made up my mind. So I would never go wrong with my priorities either. I'm going home to Sparda. Most definitely, in the earliest way.

That's the operation of lurking to the snowmelt in this 202nd pioneering village, getting ready before you cross the mountain. There is no rescheduling. Impossible.

Lily, Fiona's waiting for me. My people are waiting for me in the sparda that I could protect this time. Be sure to go home.

"Tomorrow morning, let's leave the village"

"Okay."

That night, I couldn't sleep very well. I can't stand Leki and Ursula's own impudence that can't solve the quiet immolation that even the Cold War should call it.

But however distressed he was, the sun rose again. Ice Crystal's 20th of the month. The morning of the journey came.

"- Thank you for your help, Randolph Mayor"

"No, this way. In the end, I asked the Chloe priest to save the village three times. Thank you, sir."

The farewell is in front of the church. Despite the early mornings, many villagers had come to drop me off, including Village Chief Randolph. It is as densely populated as it was during the Valentinus festival.

The sky is perfect for travelling. Temperatures also began to show spring cheer as usual, and the streets with sunny and crowded streets were beginning to have a little soil peek.

"Whispering, this will be our feelings and our reward as promised initially. Please, take it."

The leather bags offered that way are more zooming and heavy than expected. If you open it inside, Sinclair's silver coins are in considerable quantities.

The monetary system of the Sinclair Republic is well understood in priestly life. So, Pa, I just looked at it and found it to be a lot more than that.

We also know that, in turn, it is a currency well worth the use of even pandoras, including spardas, in terms of its silver content.

"So many...... really, okay?

"With your grace, it's not enough."

Randolph laughs and says. But I also know somewhat about the financial situation of the village. Think of it, a bounty that can be described as broken. No matter how much winter I've already passed, it's not a good amount to pound out very lightly.

"Again, I can't take this kind of money"

It's a pioneering village that the Crusaders were able to conquer, but already, to the point of saying that, I'm in a mood. When I just got here, it's an unthinkable change.

"I don't come to that kind of wack. This is both my sincerity and my keziness. Priest Chloe, you deserve this prize, because you've done a great job."

That's all they say, I have to take it... even to me, it's mean.

I mean, it's not like I'm in need of that kind of money.

"Well then, with this money, I'm going to buy 'Coloring Eyes' and 'Seven Color Change Hair Clasps'"

"No, I'm going to give it to you from the beginning."

"Because they're both expensive magic equipment (magic items). I don't know if this amount will suffice, but, well, spare me my activity here, just put it away."

That's how he forcefully pushed the silver bag back to Randolph.

"Hehe, Ojiki. No, if the priest says so much, isn't that what you want?

Laughing at Niyaniya, Ryan makes tea from the side.

"Ryan, a guy named you..."

"Yeah, Ryan's right, that's fine with me."

Pushing that far, Randolph finally accepted the silver coin, whether he was convinced or gave up.

"Thank you very much, Priest Chloe, to the end, for the village."

When Randolph and I exchange a stiff handshake, I feel a little emotional. The first meeting wasn't a good impression of flattery.

"Hey, you're really already gone."

"Oh, Ryan, you took care of me, too."

"Come on, change it. That's what I'm talking about. Just shut up and drop him off."

"Right... right"

That way, Ryan and I also exchange stiff handshakes.

At first I thought he was a bad gala man who had been involved with all his might, but I didn't know he was going to be friends enough to spare his goodbyes like this... really, I don't know what meeting people is.

"All of you, please be well."

Then finish your short but farewell greetings with each villager, mainly the vigilante.

"Come again, priest!

"We're strong enough to take one this time!

"Let me hold Yuri for the last time -!

In the meantime, they all seemed to send me out happy.

Looking back, in the end, I had never had one penance or life counseling as a priest, but still, well, it didn't seem like the villagers' hearts were so bad because of my work as a baton to protect the village.

As it turns out, I guess you did well for me.

But leaving the village with satisfaction and sunshine seems impossible.

"Leki, Ursula......"

At the end of the day, I broke up irresponsibly without solving the biggest problem of the two of us.

"You two, get along."

Leki and Ursula nodding honestly.

I feel terribly self-loathing for myself when I can only say such a simple word. Even in this period, I don't even know the cause of clarity, rather than the thread of the solution.

"Dear Chloe... Are you sure, Death is going"

"Oh, I'm sorry, Leki"

With tears in his big red eyes, he strokes Leki's head, which follows him without hiding his sad expression. Will this also be the last time you stroke this dog ear hair like this?

"Hey, Lady Chloe, there's one last thing I need to ask you."

Ursula has the same unchanging expression, but she asked unexpectedly as she leaned over and down to shed some dark shadow.

"You like us?

"Oh, I love it"

Needless to say. But this would be something I wouldn't pass on if I didn't say it.

"It's good to meet you both. Thanks till now, Leki, Ursula"

And so I held Ursula, and I held her with me. They also feel their little hands spinning back to my back and holding me back hard.

"Well, then, Lord Chloe, just one more thing, tell me"

In the chest, Ursula says.

"Master Chloe, Leki or Ur, which one do you prefer, Death?

To continue, Leki said.

"Become..."

I couldn't answer that question instantly.

"What are you talking about? You can't tell which one you like better."

Which one I like best and who I like best. Such is a priority in romantic sentiment, a rationale that does not make sense in affectionate affection.

I prefer my parents, my brothers, or, if they are friends - no matter how big or small they are, it is not something that is aware of a clear difference.

For me, Leki and Ursula are the same as my little older sister. I'm not willing to treat one side or the other specially, and I shouldn't.

"Yes, I knew... I thought Lord Chloe would say that."

"But then you can't, Death."

I felt like the power of the two of them hugging me had suddenly gotten stronger. A tougher, hotter, stiffer embrace. I even feel desperate as though, if I let you go, you'll die.

"Please, Death, Lord Chloe."

"You can lie to me."

Which one do you prefer, answer me.

It was such an inquiry that it seemed like there was a cage of hot emotions that burned, and then, it also seemed to freeze untouched.

I suddenly don't understand you two. How can you ask such a question? Why do you stick to such pointless answers?

Then it's like a maiden who likes the same man.

"Leki, Ursula...... no way......"

So I finally realized. Noticed, should I say?

That's why I should smile at you when I'm usually never "don't fall for it". But to the two so serious and desperate now, I can't think of anything else.

Which one do you prefer? The intent of that question.

Suddenly there was room, a relationship between the two of us.

The answer was simple and clear everywhere.

"Both of you, about me..."

My questioning to ultimately core was abruptly blocked.

"Wow! What the hell is that?!?

"Come on, you're okay, you're worn out!

The villagers gathered start making noise in Russia.

Though I don't think I care about that, my gaze turned in the direction because I thought there was a cause for the noise.

"What, crusader cavalry...?

Coming this way straight down the main street of the village was a one-horse cavalry. That must be a familiar conductor witnessing passage two or three times a month.

But things are not right.

Horses are toe-bottomed footsteps as if they were terribly tired, and most importantly, the soldiers riding are full of creation and so on. There was no helmet where it had been dropped, and the armor, dazzled by the silver gloss, was painted on mud and thinly dirty.

If you say so, someone attacked you and stretched you out.

Do not let the occurrence of anomalies occur. I left Leki and Ursula and followed Randolph and Ryan to the cavalry, who moved on to a prompt response.

"Oh, knight, what the hell is wrong with this!

The first person to speak up was still Randolph, the village chief.

The cavalry that showed up was a familiar face somewhere. The fine-skinned middle-aged man who grew a beard is, indeed, the first to come in a marshram search. I've seen him go through this village since then, as a conductor, and I know he talks lightly with Randolph in the exchange of information.

"Ha... ha... sorry... water... give me water..."

The cavalry man, who descended from his horse as he collapsed, entered the scene powerlessly, saying a dialogue that seemed to have gone and fallen in the desert.

Until one of the villagers came back with cold water in his handkerchief at Randolph's behest, the cavalry was very unable to explain the circumstances, just to calm his breath and so forth.

"Please, calm down and drink slowly"

"Shh, I'm sorry..."

Watching the spite-drinking villagers, the cavalry mouthed without complaining, even if it was not even a cup of handkerchief. Drinking and going with Gabe tells the true story of how thirsty he was.

"Phew, ha... et al, Randolph, calm down, I want you to listen..."

He quickly wants to drink nearly two liters of water from a handkerchief, and finally takes a breath, and the cavalry starts talking like this somehow.

"Run away from this village now... before the fog leaves... quickly"

"Mist? What do you mean, what the hell happened!

"The 201st Pioneering Village has vanished... truly vanished, without a trace"

"Oh, such an idiot!?

The cry, the villagers and I, would have held inside.

Monsters and bandits attacked me, I can understand that. But in this man's words, one village has completely disappeared. It is an unbelievable situation for Russia.

But this cavalry did show up, on the east side opposite Sparda. There is no question that he left from the neighbouring 201st pioneering village. And I'm pretty sure he was attacked by something from this look.

So I guess he witnessed the scene of the "village disappearing" correctly as he fled to this point.

"Anyway, run fast... it's not too late after the fog... or they'll get lost in the fog, do it, come... whoa! Ooh!!

"Dear Knight! Are you all right, knight?

"Water... more water... my throat is going to burn..."

Tell him to squeeze it out. No, as it were, the cavalry suffered while keeping its throat down.

"Dear Knight! Cheer up!

As if Randolph's voice was no longer heard, the man threw his body over the street and depressed more so as not to endure severe pain. Like too much unusual suffering, no one can help.

"Oh, ooh... ooh..."

I raised a painful vertigo like I was stuck in my breath, and at the next moment I thought I'd vomit hard, or...

"Uh-oh!

From the man's mouth, a serpent popped out.

No, you're not. The elongated and twisting movement resembles a snake, but its appearance is completely separate.

That's called, tentacles. If you describe it more accurately...

"Octopus!?

Tentacles that twist freely. Surprisingly longitudinally lined grainy suction cups. There is nothing else than to call it octopus correctly.

But its octopus feet are neither red nor white, which I am used to seeing as Japanese, and are creepily stained with bright emerald greens. The thin green body surface was painted on nulla and mucus, and a clear splash flew just one swing.

"Hey, ahh."

The man who grew octopus-foot from his mouth is a big shrimp inverse to Bikun. At the same time, the octopus feet finally groaned violently and appeared out of the man's mouth as he walked out of the octopus pot at his residence.

"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaa!

"Wow!? What is this monster!

"Hi-no! So, Devilfish!

The sniffles, the screams that deserved to be described as

The green octopus that emerged, roughly fifty centimetres in length, is not so large a wax. Naturally, it was lurking in the human body.

If you look at the whole picture, it's not so much a sock on the octopus. The decisive difference is that you only have four legs. Even Japanese elementary school students know that octopus feet are always eight. So perhaps he is another species altogether.

Snake-like eyes gleaming with guillary, rounded, fang-lined, assorted shaped mouths on the back. Although the fine parts differ, they are still, as an overall silhouette, similar to octopus.

"Demon Bullets (Barrett Arts)"

I care, but I don't have time to observe it slowly right now.

I'll have an immediate shot at the green octopus, which was still the momentum and sign that I was going to fly to someone in the surrounding villages.

Kee, and sounded like a tall bug, ate a large diameter pseudo-complete steel bullet (full metal jacket) into his torso and blew it up like it had been bounced.

"... still alive. Is it resistant to shock?"

Sure I should have blown my head off, but at the point where I rolled about two meters away, I could still see my tentacles vibrant with the gnats.

So, how about this?

"Flame Bullet (Grenade)"

Further simplify the technique of howitzer shelling (grenade burst) to create a bullet that simply generates flames. If you throw it gently at him, a black flame will spray up in Russia at the same time as the landing.

There shouldn't already be a head, but the octopus movement finally stopped altogether after a painful voice with Geeky wandered through the flames for a while.

"... did you do it?

"Oh. The fire seems to be working."

Ryan, the boulder, has also listened with a glimmer of cold sweat to the emergence of a monster that is too vague.

"Hey, what the hell are you..."

"In the meantime, the neighboring 201st pioneering village will no doubt have been attacked by this octopus monster. As the knight said, this better be ready to flee sooner..."

Unexpectedly, I felt uncomfortable with my left eye when I was about to say it.

No, that reacted, I should say.

Suddenly floated, red light point. It was far away and seemed to shine from the east.

"Well, you know what..."

I feel like it's been a long time, but I can't even forget it. This, the meaning of the red glow that lights in God's eyes.

"The 'Gratney Oct' of bulimia"

The demon king gave it, and the fifth trial was about to begin now.