Kuro no Maou

- What do you mean, Emilia?

After the first concert of the grand circumference, I was able to finally question Emilia in the playhouse.

"Hi again, just like we talked about it all on stage?

Emilia wants to help underprivileged children.

So it was a donation that I sued as a first step in that.

Essentially, orphanages are run with donations, but lack of funding is common everywhere because of income models that presuppose the good intentions of others.

Emilia called for donations to such orphanages - not to herself.

Top Idol pride himself on being able to collect more money.

In fact, from fan psychology, that would not be true. Rather than go out of your way to donate to an orphanage that is not particularly relevant, dropping money on an idol to support is a different level of satisfaction. Paying for it means loosening the purse string with a live, excited knoll.

In this way, Emilia collects donations for herself, which makes her a charity even before she is built to distribute them equally.

"I'm going to actively play charity live from now on, thanks again"

"No matter what you think, you didn't want me..."

It was me on stage with the momentum I was called for, but honestly, I don't really remember what I talked about myself.

It can't be me who was just a high school student, such as the opportunity to get so many people's attention straight from the front. When it comes to the opportunity I got my attention on the stage, it's enough to introduce freshmen to the Literature and Arts club.

"That's not true. It was a good thrill."

"I feel like a spectator."

No one knows if it's real or not, but Emilia introduced it straight away, which means no one in particular had anything to suspect.

My presence seemed to be a funny and strange rumor, "Is he Ash?" and my curiosity gaze arrived.

"I need Ash. It's important, because you're my comrade."

"I don't remember being a comrade..."

Blackmasked Ash is turning around helping a child of slaves in crisis on the first tier in no return. It was decided that the act would be consistent with Emilia's desire to help those children.

Emilia said Ash's deeds on stage were fantastic, he was a real hero, and he wanted everyone to support him, and so on.

"But I can honestly agree with what Emilia is trying to do"

Emilia gives her children dreams and hope as an idol, and Ash saves her children's pinches as a hero.

If we're going to save the kids in the true sense of the word, I think we need both.

"Right. I knew you'd say that."

"Isn't that ex-post consent? Hey, seriously, this is the only time."

"Haha, sorry, I'll have a proper advance meeting next time"

He said he didn't want to go on stage anymore.

Unlike Emilia, I'm not sure I can talk. What an amateur sole to talk to.

I also feel like I said something cool about the momentum today... no, come on, it embarrasses me when I remember.

"So, how much do you want?

"About what?

"Rewards, I'll pay you."

"... of what?

"The reward for helping me."

"What are you talking about? It's over."

"You mean your brother's bounty? My brother just gave it to me on his own, and I didn't pay for it."

Yeah, what kind of theory is that, a fraud! You're paying 1.5 million!?

"I told you, the reward plays."

"That's right..."

"What are you so reluctant about? You're in so much trouble for the money that you chase it away."

That's not the same story as this. He only fished for it as a legitimate reward, so he was reluctant to get sarcastic money.

"Sure, I have the money... but don't push it, just as far as I can pay."

The kid's not wacky to say "feel like it," but Mr. Emilia makes plenty of money on idols, huh? I don't want to feel like it.

"Never mind, 'cause I made a lot of money today"

"Really? I think it's more profitable in the center."

"Look, I have a donation today, too"

"That's no good money if you get it!?

He said, "Expenses."

Charities are not all wackos who volunteer to work. That operation naturally costs money.

The donations called for by Emilia will also include the costs of the charities from which they will be operating.

"Emilia... I don't think you're going to make a lot of money out of it. Then..."

"I see, can you do that too? Um, we have to be careful not to be imitated by the others."

Apparently, the revenue structure of that te has not yet been established in Carla Mara. I can only pray that Emilia's organization will not be at the forefront of it.

"Hey, Ash"

"What?"

Suddenly Emilia with a serious face.

When I can stare straight into the strong eyes of its Rin will, it makes me feel a little dodgy.

"Contract with me."

"What does that mean?"

"I mean it. Seriously, I'll try to save these kids in Carla Mara. I need your help to do that."

"... isn't my brother stronger and more dependable than I am?

"Because my brother has a brother's dream. You listen to some of my Wagamama, but you really can't help me."

Be the demon king of the example? If you are seriously looking to unify the Pandora continent, you certainly won't have time to put it on charity or anything else.

"To make my dreams come true, I have power too. There's only so much power in this city to protect children."

"You think someone's gonna show up to interrupt?

"Soon. If child slavery rocks, neither the merchants nor the gangs, nor the treasurers, will shut up."

Now, I'm just getting started and it's just charity. But if we are to rid ourselves of one unblessed child, that is, a child of slaves who cannot live without diving into the Great Labyrinth, the ones who are making money from it are determined to disagree.

It is profitable by slave labor, as Emilia put it, from the merchants on the table to the gangs on the back, and so is Carlamara's largest Zanadu treasury.

If we want to get rid of the intruders, we can get by in any way in this country. There are many of them who are happy to take on that kind of dirty work.

"So protect me, Ash, and the children I'm going to save."

"Why me?"

"You're the only one. The only thing that really helps me with these ridiculous dreams is a hero who's as friendly as a fool."

Trusted, is it?

Emilia may just be overestimating my powers with it because she was helped.

I don't have the power to protect everything.

"Emilia, I'm not as strong as you think I am. Some kids couldn't help themselves in front of me. And some guys are much stronger than me."

I'm never the strongest. Nor is he a hero promised an absolute victory.

It's just that I have a little bit of power, and I'm only a hero.

"Still, I want to do what I can. I want to save more than one person. And I'm sure Emilia can help a lot more kids than me. So..."

I don't even have to decide to be ready. I'm sure that's because given what we've seen here, it's a natural conclusion.

I gave Emilia my hand.

- Let me help you.

"Thank you. After all, you're my hero."

I held my hand back tightly and the contract was signed.

"So, next time we go live, please?

It's just an escort.

"Uh, do something about it"

"I can't."

"Just show me your face."

"It's hard to do the opposite..."

Sooner or later, I regretted Emilia trying to get me on stage and wondered if it was a mistake.

That day, that's when the Devil's covenant was made.

"- I, Joseph Rodriguez, hereinafter 'Chaos Legion', hereby swear to obey you, Princess Lily the Fairy"

Dropping his head and kneeling is Diabolos, the pitch-black demon.

Opposite is a fairy who, though young, receives his loyalty with dignity.

"It doesn't have to be that bad. Now all you have to do is help me."

None of them are childish with a smile on their face.

Lily immediately allows herself to stand, as if to make herself look good as a boss.

Here are Joseph as the boss of "Chaos Legion," and three of the top executives, the old Deacon of Oak and the secretary of Sacubus and the escort of Minotaur.

The three people holding back behind Joseph are quiet as if they were completely killing the signs. I look at Lily. I don't see the color of the anger or resentment that brought down Joseph, the boss, in that eye.

Are you wholeheartedly convinced of this, or are you pushing your heart to death? For Lily, that's the end of the story. I didn't even dare to read my mind and find out.

"Please tell me about your seat. I'll explain the plan."

To be honest, it was inexplicable to Lily why Joseph was so far imitating such an unconditional surrender, but I decided not to care because I was definitely willing to cooperate.

I don't show any rushing indifference, but Lily's insides are still filled with much haste.

Quickly, if we don't reunite with Chrono as soon as possible... beyond reason, intense instincts won't stop asking for him. Even I don't know when I will have withdrawal symptoms.

With such fears that she could not contain herself, Lily decided to cut to the point of going straight to Joseph, who took her seat.

"The first thing I want you to do with the highest priority is to find people"

"Who is it"

"Chrono."

Lily's fiancée. Beloved.

He is the leader of the Rank 5 Adventurer Party, the Element Master, who lost his memory after his battle with the Apostle and is somewhere in Carla Mara.

"But should I call you Ash now?"

"Ash... does that mean the rumored black mask Ash"

With the arrival of the Great Storm, a hero suddenly appeared.

Saving the pinch of a slave child who is being tortured in the first tier is about giving and leaving until he is breaded - such an insane imitation is unlikely other than Chrono.

"Just fragmentary rumor information would tell me that Ash is definitely the Chrono I'm looking for."

"Okay, let's believe it"

"I think Ash is lurking somewhere in the first tier, but I haven't been able to find out any more."

"Hmm... I heard the other day that the 'Polar Wolf Society' was in contact with Ash. Already the residence may have moved to their territory, around Eastwood"

"Yes, you have surprisingly good ears"

"There are many who seek to fulfill their brother-in-law, even if they have already left us. Thank goodness."

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have intelligence that was much of an organization.

It is Joseph's desire that he manage to maintain only the information network.

"Let me find out right away. Grandpa, do me a favor."

"Ha."

Just because the new boss, Lily, says it's top priority, Joseph immediately ordered Ash's investigation.

All you have to do is find out where it is, literally solve it if Lily flies away.

"Though I think this will be the point for you - well, for now, take it from where you can take it in. If you have to, tell me. If you're in the outer periphery, you can stop anywhere you want."

For Lily, who holds control of the lifeline, there are no enemies for those living in the outer periphery.

And it's the gang's job to show off their power and intimidate and subdue their opponents.

"When it comes to the expansion of forces… nearby, it comes from giving voice to those who are away"

If, due to economic circumstances, we are unavoidably to recall our companions who have escaped 'Chaos Legion', we do not want to imitate it by hand.

"That's a little too authentic. Well, I guess we should start by collecting the funds quickly."

"Well, whatever you do, I'm ashamed that our organization has the funds to fund its activities..."

"I'm making money in the outer periphery. I'll stop all the Chamber of Commerce lifelines. I'll let you recover from a good place to pay."

"Yeah, well, that's too harsh... no, if you threaten too much bullshit, you might make enemies sooner"

"Aim from the thin spot of connection with other gangs. If you know we're free to manipulate the lifeline, you'll come over from the other side."

I got a worse suggestion... but Joseph couldn't speak anything but affirmation.

In fact, Lily is also right.

If you know that there are beings who hold the foundation of life directly: the lifeline, you can't even live in the middle of this desert called Carlamara if you don't give it to them first.

"Those who dwell in the outer periphery will never escape from my palms. Adventurers, mercenaries, killers, whatever, if you have any idea what the handyman is, pull him in early. Debt, but you can have their rewards ready in cash."

If I had to, if I stopped him from the lifeline of the debtor, he'd be happy to bring me suggestions for write-offs.

"I didn't expect you to rush that far to increase your power… even if you plan to fight recently"

"We have an even more formidable enemy than a gangster who's a Silverian and a polar wolf."

"What!?

I didn't hear that. Yikes!? and Joseph who wanted to cry out, but here is patience. He is a man of patience.

"It's unlikely that enemy will show up right now. But you just have to be prepared."

"What the hell is that enemy..."

"I don't need to talk about it right now. Unless they show up in front of us."

A group of central urban states with spardas and avalons don't have to know, and they can't reach the Crusader threat or anything like that in Carlamara at the end of the south.

I have preached its horror and its mightiness, and it will only seem like a dream story of a world far away from humans in this country.

"It doesn't have to be that way, Joseph, you'll need to be prepared enough for other gangs to get a little bit involved"

"Just like you said"

Nonetheless, this allowed us to take the first steps in preparing for the search for Chrono and the apostolic assault, the purpose of Lily, and the conquest of Carlamara.

It's a shame for Lily that Joseph really chose to be obedient overnight. He should have been able to imitate a relaxed postponement.

And for Lily, whose desire for Chrono grows more and more every day, the passage of time itself is now just becoming painful.

But such insides do not appear to anyone, not even to Fiona and Saliel, and Lily does her best.

"Well, I'll take care of the detailed plan, Joseph."

"I'll take care of it. With the help of Master Lily, it will be easy for 'Chaos Legion' to regain its power from previous years"

"I need you to rebuild that much first. You can go to the deepest part of the Great Labyrinth."

- Excuse me, sir.

And so he came into the room after he had just left after being ordered to search Chrono.

"Um, what's wrong, Grandpa?"

"We found Master Chrono."

"Where!?

It was naturally Lily who ate with tremendous momentum, and it was Joseph who really freaked out when he saw the reactions floating in the air rather than just jumping out of that seat.

But the old butler, who devoted all of his life to the service of loyalty, does not panic. Tell your husband the facts as they are.

"There is now a black masked ash in the visions on the air"

"Let me see it."

"There's a big vigeon in the courtyard, I'll show you around"

to travel to the courtyard with Zorozolo, in the wax that

The butler distracted me, and I also seemed to have a voice for Fiona and Saliel who kept me waiting in the separate room today, just bowling in the courtyard of the mansion.

The courtyard visions are medium-sized as they are in the streets. It has a creepy design, like a large skeleton stone statue hanging above it.

A fairly large size vigeon to own personally shows the footage beautifully without the noise mixing.

On that screen was a man in a black mask on a gray robe, standing on a brilliantly lit stage.

"Chrono!

"That's Mr. Chrono."

"Definitely a master"

All three are sure of it. Even if you're hiding your face in a mask, you can see it at a glance.

- Yeah, I'm the Black Mask Ash.

Chrono has a dignified pseudonym.

How the hell did you get to name Ash? And how did you intend to show it to Vigeon and show up in front of a large crowd?

There are a few things that bother me, but Lily just doesn't look like the person she's loved in a long time.

"Who, that woman"

It wasn't just my beloved Chrono there.

Next to him, one beautiful girl, with long flax hair, leaning perfectly against him.

"He's a real Ash. You came for me today."

The girl, who emits a sparkling charm, is the top idol to reign at the apex of Carla Mara.

Lily and I don't want to live in this city, but I can see it. I'm listening to that song. I know that name.

"Ash helps me with my dreams, he's a real hero who saves the kids."

I didn't know what that meant.

Why is she next to Chrono?

No, you're not.

How can such a woman stand next to him when she is not beside Chrono?

It's just that all that was abominably irrational for Lily, irrational to rage at, and - jealous, a felony.

"Ash is with me!

"Star Crash (Meteor Strike) Ugh!!

Lily releases her powers with so much anger and cynicism that she turns bright red in front of her.

Even though he said he continued to have critical patience and patience - Lily's reason collapsed in an instant to the fact that another woman was sitting next to Chrono.

"Hi-no-no... what, what's that now? My vision is shattered..."

The relics of the ancient ruins are stubbornness itself. A raw half-attack won't scratch one - it's supposed to, but the next moment a dazzling glow occurs, there's a crater in the courtyard. The robust vigeon that stood there had blown up and vanished into the wood end dust of every skeleton statue at the base.

"Mr. Lily, you're totally beautiful."

"Natural reaction. It was completely unthinkable, such as the possibility that Idol Emilia would be with her master."

It was as if Fiona and Saliel didn't care about Joseph, who was destroying Vijon and terrorizing him with all his strength in the eight hits, turning into Lily, who had lost me clean, calmly exchanging words.

"Emilia... yes, speaking of which, is it a popular idol"

Whether the two conversations are in their ears or not, Lily whines about that.

I don't know why top idol Emilia is with Chrono.

I don't see why she's sending Chrono so hot.

But that's all I know.

That woman is an enemy.

"- Emilia, smash it"