Maou No Utsuwa

A room where the bishop left and we were alone. The Viscounts of Kreutz thought of something without opening their mouths.

Breaking the silence in the room was the sound of knocking on the door. It was the boy, Kamui, whom the couple saw in the courtyard, who opened the door and came inside without waiting for a reply.

"Oh, wrong. Excuse me."

Kamui hastily tries to leave the room, realizing that there is no bishop in the room.

"No, we're the ones who want to talk to you"

The Viscount Kreutz hastily drew the Kamui.

"... what about the bishop?

"I was taken off my seat so that the three of us could talk alone"

"Really...... Okay."

Even though the absence of the bishop feels something that does not fall in his heart, Kamui sits in the front seat of the Viscounts of Kreutz and his wife.

"Have you seen him anywhere?

"No, I've never seen you before. Let's introduce ourselves first. I am Viscount Caios Kreutz, ruling the border territory. It's my wife, Floria."

"Nice to meet you. Kamui-kun."

"... nice to meet you"

Kamui's face slightly distorts as soon as he learns that the two in front of him are aristocrats. For Kamui, nobility is all about the Honfleet family and the students of the college. You can't have good emotions or anything.

"May I suddenly let you get down to business?

"Go ahead, there's nothing else to talk about."

Viscount Kreutz cut out the story with a slight bitter laugh at Kamui, who takes an unscrupulous attitude.

"Actually, we're here to find an adopted child."

"Adopted son... You're nobles, aren't you? Do you know what this place is like?

"Oh, of course. I'm also talking to the bishop before you come."

"Yes, a nobleman's adopted son."

"What do you think?

"Right. There are two of us I can think of. One is called Lutz. I like swordsmanship, and I'm good at putting people together. The other is Ignaz. This one is good at magic. Even so, it doesn't mean it can be used in full. Still, from what I've seen, I think I remember it a lot faster than the college students I've been learning properly in class. I'm just as good at bringing people together as Lutz."

To Viscount Kreutz's question, Kamui returns the answer at once. But naturally, this is not what Viscount Kreutz wants to hear.

"No, not like that"

"Adoption means you want a succeeding boy, right? Then I can only think of two people I've just said. Shall I call the two of you?

Kamui ignores Viscount Kreutz's confusion. I mean, I'm deliberately returning a different answer.

"Listen to me properly. We want you to come and adopt us."

"I refuse"

Kamui refuses Viscount Kreutz's invitation without intermittent hair.

"Can you let me know why?

"I don't want to be noble. You already know that, right? I hate nobles."

"I know that in your attitude. But why do you hate nobles so much?

"From the bishop, have you not heard anything?

"I hear you were from the Honfleet family. You can't use magic."

"Yes, I had a terrible eye for not being able to use that magic. It was abusive. Every day, every day, surrounded by abusers, they hang water or drink muddy water. It was the noble children attending the college who were doing it. This is also the case with the Honfleet family. Ever since I was in the Honfleet house mansion, I haven't been recognized as a person in that house. You finally got out of that situation, didn't you? Why do you need to go back there on purpose?

It's a time when I even wanted to die. You can't possibly want to go back to that environment.

"We won't let you think that."

"Assuming you are, how are things around you? You're not gonna tell me to stay caged in the mansion the whole time, are you?

"I mean, it's because you can't use magic, right?

"There's more, but that's the best part"

"What if being our adopted child makes it usable?

"Ha!?

Viscount Kreutz's words surprised many Kamui.

"My wife says it's possible. There are magically skilled men in our land. If you ask that person to teach you, you may be able to use magic."

"... you don't have to adopt that, do you?

Kamui's mind was slightly shaken by Viscount Kreutz's suggestion, but not by Kamui's admission of his adopted son with it. Magic is not that important to Kamui, who became a civilian. The refusal to approach the nobility was stronger than that.

"No, he will not accept it unless it is our wish."

"Then I'll look for someone else. I don't care who taught me that."

"Why do you refuse so much?

"That's why you're telling me. I hate nobles."

"But even if you remain a civilian, it's not like you can stay out of nobility at all. Isn't that what living in this country is all about?

This country is not the only one. There is no such thing as a country without a nobility system on this continent.

"But that can be minimized. If you become a nobleman, that's not why. Not to mention letting them succeed, right?

"That's right..."

"That's why I can't. I think you two should just say that."

"Is that how you keep running away?

"What?"

Floria, who has suddenly pinched her mouth. On the provocative words, on the look of Kamui, slightly angry.

"You sound like you're just running away from nobility when you're listening to me earlier. Are you really good with that way of life?

"... apart from being a nobleman"

"Perhaps so. But if you become a nobleman, you'll get another chance to face it."

"If you stood up to me, what can I say you got over it with? You're not gonna smash every one of those guys who abused themselves, are you? If you do that, it's you who's in trouble."

"It's not about defeating the other guy that you win. Live like yourself. You're still going to beat them."

"With that?

"Oh, you don't know how hard it is to live like yourself? Think and see. How hard it is not to kill yourself and deal with people. If you think about it, you'll see."

Viscount Kreutz sitting next to him lightly opens his eyes. I am surprised that Floria suddenly started a difficult conversation with her child.

But Floria responds with her eyes that she's okay with it.

I was listening to the conversation in silence, but Floria was quite surprised inside. Kamui will still be around ten years old. Even though Kamui is on the border, he talks to his lord, his husband, on an equal footing.

"... it may indeed be so"

The suggestion, Kamui, after a little thought, speaks convincing words.

"I don't know, why don't you try that? We can help you like that."

"That's magic?

"And swordsmanship. My husband is strong when he looks like this. That's why I'm entrusted with the present territory."

"The Territory Now...... Where is that?

In Floria's words, although slight, Kamui seems to have had room to think, and has shown interest in the territory.

"You can't tell me where it is. Ex-Demon King's Landscape, do you have any idea where this might be?

"Demon King's realm......, I mean, is it a Demon Nation country?

"That's right. After the demon king was defeated, the demons abandoned their country and scattered it everywhere. After that, we're in charge."

"Well, is the Demon Nation gone?"

The Demons are being persecuted from the world, trying so hard to survive in it, yes, Kamui remembered what the Demons were saying.

Apparently, that was true. The Demon Nation has been destroyed, lost its way and scattered all over the place. I guess there's no rest in such a demon tribe. At that time, I felt that the sorrow of the demonic tribe I met had now come to Kamui's senses.

"What do you say? Could you think about it again?

"... I knew I would say no"

Think about it for a second, coming out of Kamui's mouth was a word of rejection.

"Why!?

"Because you're strong, you're still fighting the Demons for entrusting that territory, right?

"Afraid of that?

"No. If I were adopted, I'd have to kill the Demons, wouldn't I? I just don't want to kill people because they're different."

"Become!?

To what Kamui said, Mr. and Mrs. Kreutz keep a big eye out. Kamui's mood when he saw that reaction was, oh, I did it again, like this.

Kamui has made similar remarks before, and the bishop has been perfectly angry with him. That's what I was in solitary confinement. If you make such a slight statement, you will one day be harmed from around you. The bishop inflicted severe punishment on Kamui with that thought, but there is no way that the child Kamui could yet understand such finesse.

"We..., we have to thank fate, don't we?

"Oh, yeah"

"Uh..."

The couple's words are incomprehensible to Kamui. Floria smiled and grinned at Kamui, tilting her little neck and looking at her wonderfully, saying words that Kamui had not imagined.

"You must be our adopted child."

Please don't be the word that came out of Floria's mouth, it has to be, was.

"How does that happen?

"If you come to our territory, you'll see that there's never anything you worry about. No, you should be our adopted son so you don't."

"I don't know what that means"

"You don't have to know now. But believe me, this is all. Your encounter with us must have led us to destiny."

He was a camouflage taken aback by Floria, who exaggerated words such as fate, but the eyes of Floria, who sees himself, were serious everywhere.

The moment I look into his eyes, Kamui's heart shakes again.

'Kamui, you may one day be caught up in a hard fate. But that's the fate you were born with. So never, ever run away from it. This is the last word I can leave for you. Please, Kamui. Live strong, strong......'

My mother's last words, which I have always forgotten, spread in my heart.

"Destiny..."

Kamui grunts the word fate so that it bites. Soon, the tears were telling its cheeks.

"What's up?

"... I remember my mother's words. It's a word I've always forgotten. It was my mother's last words, and I'd always forgotten it."

"Yes..."

"I have one condition."

"Conditions... What, what do you mean?

Put out the conditions. That means accepting if the conditions are met.

"Yes. I'm going to let you adopt me"

"Oh, good. What's that condition?

"May I take some of my people here with me? Only those who wish."

"I don't mind that, but we can't all adopt kids."

Viscount Kreutz answered Kamui's question. Only Viscount Kreutz, the lord, can allow this.

"Of course. I'm the only adopted child, and the rest of us, well, we'd appreciate all the help we could get."

This is half serious, half pretext. Only a limited number of people can find an adopted child. Many orphans are thrown out to the public without a loco handout. If you can work in a nobleman's house, even if you're not an adopted child, it can't be better.

"You mean subordinate?

"As for form, it will be. But now I'm ashamed of myself if I don't have someone to hope for."

"Well, you wouldn't know if you didn't invite me"

"Yeah, quick, can I go talk to him?

"Oh, I'm coming, but good"

"Oh, when are you leaving?

"I want to leave as soon as I'm ready. I can't leave much territory open. That being said, I honestly don't know how long it will take for the adoption process."

Just because it came with a story with Kamui doesn't mean the adoption was entangled. He's an adopted son of a nobleman. It was necessary to notify the country and obtain approval.

"Okay. That doesn't mean I'm not ready, so it depends on the process, right?

"That's what we're going to do. Let's start with the bishop."

"Yes, that's right"

"... hey"

Viscount Kreutz stops Kamui from leaving the room in order to get to his companions.

"What is it?

"I'd be happier with the tone I just had..."

"Ha? Is that grumpy tone?

To the words of Viscount Kreutz, Kamui gives a surprised look. Even the bishop taking care of the orphan is enough to watch out for Kamui's language. It is not a dialogue said by a nobleman loud about courtesy.

"Is that what it's supposed to be?

"That's subtle. It was originally this tone. But while I was talking to them, my mouth got worse and worse. Well, yeah. I guess it's easier this way now."

The bishop gets angry because Kamui changes even though he can talk properly originally. This is what Kamui doesn't understand.

"Okay, so talk to me. Let me stop this one from being so manly."

"Okay. Oh, but don't tell me to call you Father all of a sudden? Exactly. That's more embarrassing than resistant."

"... can't you?

"You want me to call you? Well, even if I call you, is Madame better first?

"Oh?" "Hey, why not?

The Lady is pleased with Kamui's words, and the Viscount is unhappy.

"I look like my late mother. At first, I didn't think so at all. While we were talking, it kind of overlapped. Oh, that's why you remembered your mother's words."

I'm glad to hear that.

"Oh, I'm glad to hear it. My mother is beautiful, and quite a celebrity. They called it the return of the Virgin of Light."

"" Become!?

Now it was the turn of the Viscounts of Kreutz to be surprised. However, this surprise is not comparable to Kamui's. They both had eyes wide open and solidified.

"Eh...... Didn't you hear this?

"What is the resurgence of the Virgin of Light, is her mother Master Sophia?

"Yes, but"

Viscount Kreutz knew the name of Kamui's mother. Once again, Kamui knew how famous his mother was.

"... what is the Honfleet family thinking? I don't think it's sane to kick Sophia's son out."

"Because my mother is already dead."

"No, even so. I don't even have to ask what kind of house the Honfleet family is... I was there."

"Oh. The present Lord is a helpless man who only boasts of his ancestral achievements. And the next generation is a sticking bonkle of greed skin. Those kids..., they're not even remembered"

"That's a lot to say. Well, actually, that's what the ratings are all about."

The Honfleet family has become prestigious, but they have not made the appearance of merit in the last decades. A house where history is just old and of no use. For being poorly situated in fame, the ratings around were harsh.

"I knew it."

Which means that neither my grandfather, who was cursing Kamui, has done any good. Damn it, Ella. I remember my grandfather saying something like that, and Kamui felt a little sick.

"It is Lady Sophia who saved such a honfleet, albeit temporarily. Strength, fame, and extremes, even said to be the resurrection of the Virgin of Light, were chosen as companions of the brave. Well, the result was unfortunate... Still, the Honfleet family, which gave birth to Sophia, was for a time greatly honored. Allow the son of that meritorious man, Lady Sophia? All I can say is foolishness."

I didn't give you Honfleet's name.

"That's right..."

"I don't care about that. I appreciate you kicking me out now. Besides, if Honfleet were to be called a fool for it, a small vengeance could have been served. That's not why I'm here."

"Well, yeah."

"Well, I'll go to my people"

"Oh, let's go to the bishop."

In the end, by the time I set up the Imperial Capital, I needed a period of two weeks.

Adoption of the Viscount family. Being the heir to the aristocratic family that is entrusted with the territory will require a lot of formality.

From the most Viscount Kreutz's point of view, it would have gone pretty smoothly.

It was Kamui who was in the orphanage to adopt him. I expected it to take a lot of effort to get it into the aristocracy, but Kamui's qualities made it easier.

After all, Kamui is the son of Sophia Honfried.

Those who knew Sophia had quite an eye of anticipation for Kamui, and knew his name.

The fact that it was unexpected greatly disappointed them, but the Honfleet family business of expelling Kamui from their homes is not acceptable.

On the other hand, Viscount Kreutz's actions to return the Kamui to the aristocracy were seen in the eyes of favor, and there were no problems at all, such as the fact that he was in an orphanage.

Fortunately, the Honfleet had almost cut off contact with other houses.

The Honfleet family, reluctant to be seen with insults from other houses over the abuse to which Kamui had been subjected, had disappeared from public places for some time. Because of this, we didn't realize that it was our actions, which made Kamui an exception, that were being seen with contempt.

Therefore, even when an official inquired about whether it had indeed been removed, he replied that it had nothing to do with anything without thinking about it. Officials who made such inquiries without touching adoption include malice towards the Honfleet family and favor towards the Kreutz family.

There is nothing to discourage the adoption of the Kamui and Kreutz families if this happens. Half of the two-week period was the period necessary for the documents to be turned over and approved.

One way or another, the difficulty was more in orphanages.

Most of my good friends wished to accompany Kamui in his invitation to come with me because he would adopt the Viscount family. And the bishop waited.

He discussed it with each and every orphan who wished to accompany him, sometimes yelling, sometimes being gentle, and beginning to persuade him to stop accompanying him. In fact some broke into the persuasion of that bishop and stopped accompanying him.

After a week of doing so, the bishop finally admitted to accompanying the orphans, who had not yet been persuaded to break.

For the orphans, it just seems harassing, but it is the kindness of a bishop who tries to stop the children from heading to a dangerous place on the border, such as the Old Demon King's Land, in a half-hearted way.

There are four people who accompany Kamui.

Lutz - a boy picked up by the bishop where he was abandoned in front of the orphanage. I don't really know who I am either in actual years, but I'm about the same age as Kamui.

Ignats - a boy whose parents were orphaned by a robbery. None of the relatives tried to pick it up and were sent straight to the orphanage. Be one older than Kamui.

Nor was the bishop's persuasion so feverish with regard to these two. Neither of us naturally have ears to listen to the bishop or anything else. The bishop knew from the beginning that they would never break.

The other two were rubbing it to the end.

Maria - the girl with the whore in her mother. The mother doesn't even know who the father is. I couldn't raise him, so he was kept in an orphanage with a small amount of money. Since then, my mother has never shown herself. Seven years younger than Kamui. At his age, the bishop tried most enthusiastically to make him stop accompanying him, but he also did not shake his head vertically in his persuasion. What a way for the bishop to acknowledge his accompaniment in a way that takes root.

And Alto - a boy who was deposited in an orphanage by his mother to protect him from his father's violence. Everyone was surprised when Alto, who had always seen the Kamuis with cold eyes, wished to accompany them. Even to the Bishop's persuasion, he is just listening in silence, as opposed to Maria, who cried out and wished to accompany him. One last word, no matter what they say, I go with Kamui, the bishop gave up persuasion when he felt something hot in Alto's eyes that he would never normally see when he told him this.

The four of them will support Kamui as loyal ministers for the rest of their lives with their notoriety and bravery. Kamui was in an orphanage for only six months. The fact that four geniuses were present in the orphanage at the same time during that meagre period will later be given one of the miracles of the fate of Kamui Kreutz.

The fate of the five called Kamui Kreutz and the Four Pillar Shen moves from this time on.