Kuro no Maou

"I knew you'd miss me when I graduated."

"Right. So I thought it would be the last time I walked into school with Mr. Krono in my hand."

Walk hand in hand with a pretty girl. Well, that's certainly a lovely student life I dreamed of. Tied to Fiona, still for a while, but still too much for me.

"But not as much as weeping."

When it comes to graduation, we all spare our last moments because it's a set of goodbyes to friends... but in this case, that's especially easy because that's not the case.

"Fiona will always be with me."

It's just a little embarrassing dialogue, but it's my false feelings.

"Yes, Mr. Chrono, I will never, ever leave"

Gyu, Fiona's gripping hand gets stronger. With telepathy, could I feel her heart strongly? No, even if you're not capable of that, now, I know exactly.

"Hehe... you're going to burn a little tonight. It's going to be more than a minute."

I want to think that my nightlife with Fiona is going well. Every night, we sleep together, and it's never cold.

As always, Fiona is challenged by taking homemade, suspiciously effective ecstasy potions, etc., but I see no dramatic results. But little by little, it feels like I'm getting used to it. Lately, I've had about forty seconds.

"Ah, Mr. Chrono, stay in uniform tonight -"

"I know it's a great idea, but let's not talk about this te in the daytime round trip"

We headed to this school building to keep our minds down and receive our diplomas for now.

"Hey, Chrono. You're graduating today."

As I pass through the spacious front entrance, I hear a man who has been heard for a long time lately.

"Kai, what's going on here?"

I got a lot of chances to make some kind of team up, Kai Est Galblaze. Fiona seems to have learned about her face, too, and thanks, only to say hello lightly.

"Well, Dachi's graduating. Say hello or something."

Congratulations, said with the same refreshing smile. Tell me about it, Dachi, or what a worthy friend you are.

"Thanks. But why are you still in school? Surely the Knight's Choice has already set out for Avalon."

Official name, Avalon Imperial Knight Selection Competition, was it? The knight's version of the so-called Koshien is a tournament, but it takes place from the 5th to the 10th of the month of Xinyang. It is only natural to leave for days beyond the absence of Shinkansen or planes.

"Whoa, you left yesterday. I can catch up if I fly a horse, so don't worry."

"Well...... I think I made you wait on purpose, I'm sorry"

"I mean fine! But I'm leaving now. It's pretty critical."

"Go and get him. Well, good luck with Kai."

"Heh, there's no one as strong as you and Sariel - bye!

So we dropped off Kai, who ran off with a bummer, and then we headed to our destination, the president's office.

Speaking of which, I'm new here. Lily seems to have been there several times... well, normal students won't have any errands in the chairman's office, so it's natural?

When I spoke to the receptionist, I was immediately guided to my room. Really smooth response.

"Excuse me."

Entering the room with a slight sense of tension, Mr. Sofi, who sees his face there for the first time in a long time, was originally awaited by President Sofia Sirius Percifal.

We greeted each other there, received a diploma more concisely than we thought, and received words of celebration in all formats. As for the ritual, that's it. And then we had a little chat.

"During the Galahad War, thank you."

"Never mind. More than I participated as a single adventurer, until I fulfilled my rightful duty. You were the one with the big hand."

The topic is still about the war as much as Galaha. Mr. Sophie had always protected me about Simon, and Zach and Nyako would have been wiped out without her assistant knife, especially during the Battle of Rinfeld.

"I hear about Lily, too. As soon as you leave, you're not back yet."

"... Yes"

"What, I'm not going to blame you. I don't even dig deeper into the situation. Lily is also a dear friend to me, so I'm just worried about her. I have asked to look for it anyway, but the results are not good. As if I had used metastatic magic, I can't grasp footprints at all."

Lily seemed pretty worried because she was being kind to Mr. Sophie. Should I just think that I'm impudent, that my conflict with Lily could not be avoided? In me, there's still no answer.

"Excuse me... we still don't have any syllables from Lily"

"You don't have to worry too much. She is a fine adult. One day, I'll come back to you."

Mr. Sophie says the same thing about Fiona. As the same woman, is there any certainty?

As far as I'm concerned, my anxiety that I'll never see Lily again continues to swirl deep into my heart.

"- By the way, how's Simon doing? What, you know, I'm gone and I'm about to miss you..."

"No, you don't have that at all"

Every day, I look like I'm having a busy and fulfilling day working with new people on gun development.

"Well, you mean you don't show loneliness to your friends. Hehe, you're a jerk."

Wow, this guy is thinking positively too. Just enough to pull it off.

"Mr. Simon seems to be getting along well with his sister recently."

"What, really!?

Sophie, a dark elf beauty full of adult colorful incense, dressed in chic white sheets, gave a voice so upset that she was not very popular when she heard Fiona speak.

"All of you, that Muttrisquebe general, once again, catch my brother's eye... stuffed"

Mr. Sophie, it's really not very popular, that reaction.

"I've advised that guy once before... as far as Mr. Simon is concerned, that seems to have worked quite well"

"Really? What did you say?"

"You can admit it," I said.

"Admit?"

"Yes, you can lie, you just have to admit and affirm what the person wants,"

That could be about me right now...

"Mr. Chrono, anything?

"No, it's nothing..."

I get out of my sight unexpectedly, it was me.

There were some topics that were a little awkward, but generally, I enjoyed talking to Mr. Sophie and connected to the graduation ceremony (?).

Thanks for your help so far. Goodbye, Royal Sparda Seminary.

The 4th of the month of Xinyang. Selene, the port town of Avalon, where the Knights of the Avalon Empire competition will be held, was followed by contestants from schools.

The knight selection takes place in Serene, not in the capital Avalon, because there is a huge ancient ruins arena, no less than the Grand Coliseum of Sparda.

Serene Coliseum, and the biggest feature of the arena with the city's name intact, would be an unfinished roof covering only half the ceiling. The ancient arena is indoor with a roof, outdoor without a roof, both built to the same extent, but the only one with half a roof is none other than this Serene Coliseum.

A strange design that is about to be built but as if it were completed as a battlefield architecture in only half of it, symbolizes the unusual taste of the ancients, while at the same time being envied by the Spartans who have one word in the battlefield.

It would be half inevitable that Serene, with Avalon's proud largest colloquium, would be chosen as the venue. There are also advantages of location, which means that the port town also has good access from outside the country.

The streets of Serene, which have long flourished in maritime transactions, are characterized by bright orange brick roofs on white painted walls, with a different beauty from Avalon and the refreshing flair characteristic of the port town.

"Hey, I thought about it when I was here before, but it's still not hot -"

Sitting on the bench in an overly rough outfit that took off his uniform jacket and exposed his chest and abs with a full button on his white shirt is Kai Est Galblades, a contestant from the Royal Sparda Seminary who joined the battle over neighboring Sparda.

"You're the one who's hot and bitter. This guy is Sparda's representative, so he's not a fan."

"I don't want Safi wearing a robe."

There are two of them, also known as athlete villages, a corner of accommodation set up near the arena. Just Kai and Safi, but definitely not a date or anything. Simply, we're both waiting for a mutual friend.

"- Long time no see, Safi, Kai."

In the refreshing early summer sun, it was Nell Julius Ellord, the first princess of Avalon, who appeared shaking his white wings so that the sparkle and hind light could shine.

"Whoa, long time no see!

"Really, it's been a while, Nell. It's been almost six months."

"Yes, it's nice to see you two safely back from the Galahad war and healthy like this"

As members of the same 'Wing Road', the three often share the joy of reunion. Let's start with a brief update. Even so, Kai and Safir have nothing to say about this, as they returned to a peaceful student life once the Galahad war was over. But close friends tend to derail the conversation quickly. That's why we play the conversation.

"- Nevertheless, Nell, you've changed your mind a lot. What kind of change of heart is that?

The image of Nell in Saphir's memory is that of a healer (Priest) class wrapped around a white coat of law.

But now Nell is such a distinctive outfit, a bright red and white garment, perhaps a costume passed down from antiquity to Avalon. Long dark hair was also tied to ponytails, and from the serene images to date, he also had a slightly more Rin and brave impression.

"Because I made a class change rather than a change of heart. Now I'm not a healer (Priest), I'm a war witch."

"I don't want to hear it. It's a class."

"Right. But more than you're in as an athlete... you fight, don't you?

"Yes, because I trained hard. If you're going to fight me, don't bother."

The grinning Nell, as I remember everywhere... Kai felt something like, oddly awesome, hidden behind that smile. Chrono said there's no one stronger than you and Sariel, etc., but, hey, Nell could suck. I thought so intuitively.

"Don't tell me. Though I didn't think there were many teething opponents in the knight selection... hehe, more fun."

"Heh, I've been training, too. Yeah, well, I've been working with Chrono guys lately!

"What... Chrono... who was it?

For a moment, Nell's smile hardens.

"That, Nell, is it okay with Chrono, wasn't he close?

Because of this, Kai feels so uncomfortable because he was beside him as his best friend that Nero's personality bothered him with this and his head, even though it was difficult. In fact, I don't know to what extent Chrono and Nell are the depth of their relationship, Kai, who still had little interaction with Chrono himself at that time.

But from what I saw, it seemed unusual for Nell to care much about one person. Nell is the person who embodies the ideal merciful tender princess, treating her independently of anyone. It also meant that someone would not be treated differently.

Unlike Nero, Nell has always been attentive to his relationship with his surroundings as a princess since the beginning of his studies at the seminary. All the same, equally.

"Seriously, you forgot? 'Cause when Ischia..."

"Kai, that doesn't matter"

After all, no matter what you think, it's impossible for Nell to forget someone named Chrono. That's what I tried to pursue, but Saphir's lay blocks me from being picky.

"But..."

"I'm sorry, it's time to go back. We're playing tomorrow."

"Oh, right. Then, after the tournament, have a nice meal. I, Serene, have been here many times since I was a kid, so I know a lot of delicious shops too -"

That's how he made his promise, then Nell flipped his wings and walked away gracefully.

"Hey, there was something wrong with Nell's guy."

"Because I'm a real idiot. Oh, you shouldn't stick your neck in so bad."

After all, Saphir noticed something wrong with Nell, too. So, purposefully, he interrupted Kai's pursuit.

"I wonder what's going on"

"I don't know. That Chrono did something to you, didn't he? That's what makes me want to forget who I was, so bad."

"He's not the man to do that."

"Even if you're not offended, you can get hurt. I don't like stupid men who don't break a woman's heart because of this."

"Huh? You're on your own to hurt yourself."

"Minimum"

Saphir also left, leaving behind cold words that he despised from the bottom of his heart.

Well, this Te curse is the usual thing, so it's not about getting angry with Kai anymore. Instead, now I'm more concerned about Nell's anomaly than that.

"Nell's eyes, they sucked pretty bad..."

Kai glanced at Nell's eyes at the moment when he crushed Chrono's name and asked who he was. Because Nell's eyes, as clear as a clear blue sky, were dark and precipitating, as if for one moment only, he had lost the light and even at midnight.

"Ha... I think I know what Nero's worried about."

With such a crush, Kai began to fasten the button on the open white shirt, whether his body had cooled from the chills that ran on his spine.

The 5th of the month of Xinyang. We came to Serene, the port town of Avalon, as if we were going after Kai.

"It's been a long time."

"There must be a knight's choice and a knight's choice."

Serene, one of the largest port towns in the group of urban states, is usually overflowing with many people, such as sailors, traders, etc., but now it stands out that gentlemen and ladies of good standing and people like tourists think they have come obviously from the surrounding villages. It seems true that knight selection is popular as an event. Seriously, I'm crazy like Koshien.

"It's an uplifting way to know nothing. Are you okay with this?

"It's okay, because it was the Avalon Army that made the decision. Worst of all, we have no responsibility for the damage done to the city."

"I have a bad feeling... they're chaossic rims"

Yes, we came to Serene to never watch the knight selection. On that graduation day, Avalon officially issued a crusade quest for the Chaossic Rim.

Quest Chaosic Lim Crusade

Compensation - 300 million clans

Starting on the 11th of the month of the deadline and Xinyang, the attack begins.

Client - Seventy-seventh King Avalon - Miriardo Julius Avalon

We supplemented and besieged the new Rank 5 monster, Chaosic Lim, in our country, which stormed around in various countries due to the content of the request and the disgrace. I want a quick crusade for this.

And it was suddenly issued as Pawn like this, but there is a lot of history.

Chaosic Lim once again escaped after one rampage in the rune. But by Rune's proud special forces, Shinobi, he succeeded in doing magic for tracking.

What, there's a ninja, I thought, but now I'll skip it.

Anyway, thanks to the Rune Ninja, a quick tip-off was made, and the Cavallonian knights intercepted the chaosic rim as it crossed the sea and landed on the coastline of Avalonian territory.

Due to the repeated engagements with the chaossic limbs, the abilities were evident, including the underground dive, and the measures were devised. After intense fighting, he said, he drove the chaossic rim into a dungeon called 'The Great Lighthouse of Serene'.

"The Great Lighthouse of Serene", as its name suggests, is a huge ancient lighthouse that stands just outside the port town of Serene. Its height is about a hundred meters, so it's quite large. But since the largest lighthouse on Earth was a little over a hundred meters tall, it would be no less large than modern times.

Such a great lighthouse stands not on the coast overlooking the sea, but on the summit of a lush hill. In ancient times, it is presumed that the Lemurian Sea stretched all the way around it.

Being in a mountain a little far from the city means that people's control at their hands remains tight and they have no choice but to dungeon it. Fortunately, you will never be able to live close to people or powerful monsters, and there are only low-ranking monsters living in the mountains inside and around the lighthouse. So the Hazard Rank for "Serene's Great Lighthouse" is set to 1. If you're an adventurer from this city, you'll always be famous for taking care of yourself as a rookie.

Chased by the Knights, Chaosic Lim twisted like a King Kong to this large lighthouse and retreated to the top. The Knights have tightly sealed off the area around the lighthouse so as not to allow any more escapes at present. The Knights' Soil Mage (Ground Merge) is expanding his boundaries in total to also inhibit underground lurking.

All you have to do is go into the lighthouse and take out the chaossic rim sitting at the top like a boss monster, and so on. It totally kept the chaossic rim in one place, so in parallel with the Knights forming a crusade, a request was also made to the Adventurers Guild.

This neighborhood is about giving adventurers a chance to crusade for the same reasons as Pride Gems. As a Knights, if an adventurer knocks you down, that solves it, and if you can't, but if you can hurt your hands more or less, you can make money. Even if you lose and die, it is the adventurer's own fault.

Finally, he said that there are aspects of continuing to trap him at the top so as to make Chaossic Lim powerful and slightly sharpen his vicious combat abilities, thus launching a kind of military attack. The monster inside the lighthouse has already been swept, and there's nothing he can feed on - which would be the apparent reason.

"It's not entirely Avalon's situation not to attack until the knight selection is over."

The requisition does specify that, from the 11th of the month of Xinyang, it is the start of the attack. The final of the Knight's Choice is ten days, so obviously it just seems like we're waiting for the tournament to end.

"If you're pushing this far, well, why don't you"

My anxiety, Fiona says indifferently everywhere.

Indeed, the only thing left in the chaossic rim is the local interest: the top of the lighthouse, where you can always deal with a few. You can be hungry when they turn you off supplies, or you can come down to the mountains without patience working. If we get off the lighthouse, the rest will be against all the Knights' armies that will be besieged in overwhelming numbers again, and this time the chaossic rim will be defeated.

Take him down, it means everything's ready.

But just in case you miss the chaossic rim... maybe he will attack the city of Serene, which can overflow with people. If you're hungry, you can't be targeting a city with delicious bait: a powerless general public.

"This is a big city, so the defense will be harder than that. I don't think you have to worry about it."

"Well, yeah... what worries me is we actually fight better than the safety of the city"

"Yes, and this time it's imperative to be a joint operation with other adventurers, so be careful not to deprive them of the area you're looking for."

This Chaossic Lim Crusade Quest imposes a constraint of Rank 4 or higher. It's a narrow structure called a tower, so we just have to let it penetrate with a few sharps. There are only a few people in the way.

The famous high-ranking adventurers of Avalon have already assembled at the Great Lighthouse, he said. It was about us who came all the way from Sparda.

"In the meantime, let's wait until 11 days under the lighthouse."

"Mr. Chrono, when this quest is successfully over, let's go on a date in this city"

No shards of tension. Fiona's dialogue, but my face is loose.

"Oh, it's a beautiful city. It would be fun to sightsee. Besides, it's a harbor town, and the seafood is delicious, I'm sure."

"Yes, I'm very excited"

As I forgot my vague sense of anxiety, I rode across the boulevard of the city of Serene, ridiculing with Fiona, across my beloved horse (Mary).

I was just wondering how Sariel was following us in silence. From about the city, Koitz has been keeping his gaze still in the direction where the 'Great Lighthouse of Serene' is located. It's as if you're on guard of something.

When he was the Seventh Apostle, Saliel felt the mighty sign of King Leonhardt sitting in the far away Fortress of Galahad from Fortress Alsace. What does she see now?

After all, I couldn't ask Sariel anything.