"This place..."
It was a dark space.
I don't know what there is but the hand of Master Hart who is holding it.
"Wait a minute." Light. "
What did Master Hart cast a spell on?
That was neither Elf nor Ancient Rune.
But it's a spell I've heard somewhere.
I'm sure that's...
Thinking about when I heard that spell, I got brighter around me.
The walls and ceilings were blurred out.
I remember.
That spell, the Demon King...
Before me and Master Hult, there was a big chair.
Beleto the Demon King is the chair he was sitting in.
I mean, this is--
Demon King's Castle.
"Tina, don't worry. Because there are no demons or demons near here."
That's what Hart said to me when I was ready to fight.
The Demon King vanished hundreds of years ago, and the next Demon King has yet to emerge.
But this is the middle of a demonic continent where demons were hissing.
You can't be alarmed when they tell you to feel safe.
Sure, I don't see any sign of a demon, but...
Huh?
Oh, that?
Really, no demons?
Yes, I am, but that number is too low.
At least in this Demon King Castle, there were no demons at all.
Extensive detection of the Devil's Continent to the extent that we have finally found some demonic flocks.
"Yes, what the hell is going on!?"
The Devil's Continent has a part of the dragon pulse that is out on the ground, and magic is overflowing in the air.
Because of this, a very high percentage of demons occur naturally.
And the center of it is this Demon King's Castle.
So it's impossible to have no demons at all.
Though there is no demon king now, because this demonic continent is inherently a land overflowing with demons.
"I regularly take down demons. Even with the emergence of a new demon king, this is how he marked his transfer between the thrones so that he could come to defeat them immediately."
I said, "Sarah, this is Demon King's Castle, right?"
Demons that occur are usually just A-ranked...
And even if the Demon King showed up, were you going to take him down?
Alone.
... Well, if you're Master Hart, you're going to easily defeat the whole demon king or two.
Still, isn't it dangerous?
"Uh, sorry. I should have told Tina."
If you were swelling your cheeks, you just noticed I was angry.
"It's too dangerous to be alone."
"Sorry. I thought if I sucked, I should just run away with the metastasis. I was more scared of putting everyone at risk."
Already... really, you're on your own.
I understand your desire to keep Master Hart from putting us in danger.
Because we don't want Master Hart to do anything dangerous.
"... How did Master Hart get this far?
Without the Demon King, demons on the Demon Continent rarely attack us all the way to the human living area.
Of course, keeping the number of demons down on a regular basis is a very meaningful thing.
Because you can drastically cut the power of the next Demon King.
But I didn't think Master Hart had to do that.
I don't care how many demons you say because you don't deal with them, you don't know what happens.
"I want to stay with Tina and the others forever. To that end, I want to make this world peaceful. The demon king who disturbs it is my enemy. But there's no certainty that my powers will work for the Demon King. So I will continue to sharpen the power of the Demon King."
Again, is that what you mean?
"If possible...... I want you to stop"
"Sorry."
Even if I asked, I wasn't willing to stop - that's what he looked like.
"Okay. Okay, just me."
"Eh."
"I'm not asking you to bring everyone in the Ernoll family. Next time Master Hart defeats a demon here, be sure to follow me with you."
"But it's..."
"Dangerous, is it? I am, with the exception of Master Hart, the most powerful magical swordsman in the world. Even if they are demon kings, they will not fall behind."
Neither I nor I am willing to allow Hart to fight alone so that he is unwilling to stop coming to defeat the demons.
That's all, I'll never give in.
I don't think it's possible.
I don't even want to think about it.
But if anything happens to Hart,
If Master Hart hadn't come home...
I don't want to celebrate that day.
Even in a situation where there's really nothing I can do about it, I want to stay with Master Hart until the end.
So I will never leave you when Master Hart goes to a dangerous place.
"... ok. Next time, I'm going to go get Tina. Of course, I'll protect Tina."
You seem to have noticed that I will never break.
"Yes. It's a promise, isn't it? Absolutely!?"
"Yeah. I promise"
Master Hart is a former brave guardian.
I'm sure you could be stronger if you had a protector named me.
Whatever happens, you'll do everything you can to find a way to survive with me.
"By the way, did you bring this far to tell me that you are prepared to defeat the Demon King?
Last night and today, Master Hart acted to entertain me.
Because of all the things I've said, I've been fighting a little bit, but I don't think that's why you've followed me here.
"Tina pissed me off a little bit... you see, this is where our memories go, too, right?
Sure, it is.
This is where I felt saddest in my memories with Master Hart.
As much as its grief, it is also a place of hope for the future.
"So let me say it again"
Farewell people and where they said goodbye.
It was here.
Here, if I was crying about a distant man who disappeared, he'd come back.
Soon afterwards, he disappeared again, but promise me he'll be back someday.
And he's really back.
"I'm home, Tina"
"Welcome back, Master Hart"
This is cheating.
Tears overflow on their own, they don't stop.
Master Hart gave me a hug.
I'll hold you back full of strength, too.
I'll never leave you again.
For the rest of my life...
I will always be by Master Hart's side.
"I wanted to give this to Tina here."
With that said, Master Hart showed me the magic appliance with the red jewels.
That was a hundred years ago, when I left, Mr. Yao (...) gave it to me.
And Dear (...) L (...) T (...), It was a broken magic tool to prevent the magic of (...).