Maou No Utsuwa

Approximately two minutes later, Prince Therese declared a waiver of his right to inheritance. Dark had his head in a room in the building near the entrance to the ghetto, far from the castle.

"Um, is that bad for you?

The woman in front of me sounds worried about such a dark.

"Yeah, pretty much."

"That's tough! We need to call a doctor right away!

I panicked at the woman for Dark's reply. People are definitely good.

"No, I don't need a doctor. Because I know how to cure it."

"Bye, soon"

"Right. Would you please just disappear right out of my sight?

"What?"

"You're gonna have a headache too, aren't you? Why is His Royal Highness the Emperor in front of me?

In front of Dark was Prince Thales and Rita in the side room. This is an awkward and hopeless situation as the ruler behind the Glades.

"I explained that to you."

"I renounced my inheritance and left the castle. So you know what I mean?

"Well, let's talk a little bit more"

"Never."

"Even if you waive your inheritance, that doesn't necessarily mean you're safe"

"Hmm? What's at stake?

"People who want to make Princess Claudia their crown prince are after their lives."

What I'm reading is a ploy that Princess Claudia is moving herself. He had been sighted by Prince Thales, who was about to assassinate him.

"... that again. I thought that might happen, but really?

"Yes, that too, the siblings of Dear Therese, take it."

"My siblings target my life. That's exactly what's going on here. But how can you not fight back if you know that?

"Dear Thales does not like to fight with brothers and sisters."

"You're the one who wants to be the Crown Prince, right?

"It's not what you want. Because there's no one else."

"... uh, what about you?

Dark's gaze is directed at Prince Therese, but the only thing that returns the answer is Rita next door. I didn't even know Rita's information was just Dark.

"My name is Rita. It's the side chamber of Master Therese."

"There was someone like that. I don't even have to ask, by the way, what about the belly child?

Rita's stomach is swollen enough for Dark to notice. I'm pregnant.

"Dear Therese..."

"I guess. Complex...... Mr. Hildegand's lover, isn't he?

"That's..., what do you think?

"I see."

Dirk realized that Rita was trusted by Prince Therese because this dialogue came out of his mouth.

"But how could you have thought to come to the Glades?

"That's when Master Hildegand tells you to go to the Glades if you're really in trouble and you can't do anything about it"

"Easy!

"Oh, it's just for me. I was told never to speak to Master Therese."

This fact shows that Hildegand also deeply trusts Rita. Dirk's getting hard to throw out, too.

"You mean you expected it. Well, that's right. Almost everyone leaves the Imperial Capital."

"You were. For the first time in my life, I know what that means."

"You know, His Royal Highness doesn't really talk, do you?

"Originally, I didn't like talking."

"Because of the stuttering?

"No, I think I hate it even without it. He said it was a hundred million robberies to open your mouth."

"You're just lazy!

"That's what I call it."

People are on top of the good, they're quiet. It's the kind of woman who soothes people's minds.

"... so what do you want me to do?

"It's..."

Rita, who just doesn't have an answer for this, turned her gaze to Prince Therese.

"Ca..., ah..."

He wants to see Lord Kamui.

"How do you know!?

"Somehow."

"Isn't it your fault His Royal Highness's laziness habits?

"Excuse me."

"No, you can't help but apologize to me. But here we are. Even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince runs after you. Honestly annoying."

"Excuse me."

"So far, no sign of a chaser, but when are we going to be stepped in?"

"I think that's okay"

Rita, who feels understated, has said confidently. I'm so confident.

"Why?"

"Using the way out, I left the castle. I don't think he's even noticed that Lord Therese left the castle yet."

"The escape route for the royal family."

"Ho."

So for the first time, Prince Therese reacted to Dark's words. I was surprised at Dark, who would normally talk about the hidden passage of the castle, which is top-secret.

He said, "You know me well."

"So how do you know?

"Somehow."

"That's good enough. But that's what the Empress Claudia and the other royals know, isn't it? I wonder if we could possibly be followed?

"I don't think you probably know. The escape route is only known to His Majesty the Emperor and the Crown Prince."

"How does His Royal Highness know that?

"It's the result of what I've been looking into, thinking there's going to be something like that"

"... sounds like some kind of behavior to you, huh?

"Really? That would be nice, wouldn't it?

"Oh, oh."

To Rita, who has spoken happily, Prince Therese also smiles back. A smile I don't know about Dark, but rarely see.

"Well, it's unusual for people to say you look like a camouflage and take that as a compliment."

"Master Therese wanted to be Lord Kamui."

"Huh?"

"I carry a lot of things, but I don't want to be tied to them. That's what I envy. I yearn for that way of life that I can't do."

"Aren't you tied up? It's tied, but like you're right to say it's expanding the very thing it's tied to?

"Whew!"

"Exactly."

"... why do the same words mean different things? Can I care less about that? Let's get back to it. He said he was okay for the moment. But I'm sure I can help you with the search. One is weight. Normally, even if you run away, you'll definitely catch up."

"... you know, even if I stay here"

"No, no, you'll have trouble staying. If you're here, we'll have a tough time."

"Right."

"Ha...... Don't show your face. I can't throw it out anymore."

"No!?

"You know what? For me, this city, this ghetto, is more important than anything else. I can be ruthless if I want to protect it."

"Can't you do something about it?

"So I'm thinking about it. I wonder what's wrong..."

Actually, I have a hand in letting you get away with it. But I can't tell Dark if I can do that.

"Fancy, Out"

"If it's that annoying, you leave."

"So I can't forgive that either. More than I know what's going on back here."

"Really..."

"Anyway, I'll get it to Kamui. I promise you that. The problem is how to do it. Wouldn't Kamui be mad at me for doing this at my discretion?

"Is there a way?

"I do. I just can't decide whether to use it on you guys. I don't even have time to get confirmation from Kamui."

"What's that?

"I can't talk yet. I'll talk to my buddies for now. Well, depending on the outcome, I can't keep my word. Be ready then."

"What?"

"Whatever you say, Your Royal Highness the Emperor."

"Hate?"

"I know that, too. Yeah. There's no reason they haven't resented you, is there? How dare the Empire be a traitor? It doesn't have to be. It's a grudge of years."

"… Solve"

"That's very convenient. Shall we use it, too? Wait a minute. Don't go outside or show your face, even if you're wrong."

Yes, no.

Dirk leaves the room as he hears Princes Therese's reply on his back.

The two people left in the room are just sitting there like they were told. Rita opened her mouth where it lasted for a while.

"What kind of person is that?

"Ca, back, amigo"

"Your people behind you...... What's that supposed to mean?

"Kim, newspaper..., kill?

"... that's what you do"

"Back"

"So fellow in the back. Lord Kamui is more terrifying than I imagined."

"Weak, helpful, necessary, powerful"

"Right. Without strength, you can't help the weak."

"Emperor, power, yes. Positive, nil, enabling. Fool."

"... do you regret it?

"No"

"I had the power, but I couldn't take advantage of it. I wasn't given the spot."

"… No. Force, nothing. Endurance, no."

"Master Therese gives up quickly, doesn't he? Without that weakness, we could have done something more."

"... thanks"

"I don't mind. No, I would be more thankful to Dear Terrays for not doing anything with it. I just need to be on your side."

"Same"

"But is it really good? Not yet."

"No"

"Wouldn't you regret abandoning the Empire?

"Idiot. Emperor, yes, weird. Zhou, both, weird. Emperor, None, Solution"

"It's just too difficult. The Empire only has to change so much. What if it doesn't change?

"... annihilation"

"No way!?

"doomed, nil, nil"

"Is that the time has come for the Empire as well?

"None, solve"

"Really...... Could it be that you didn't want to be emperor of the diaspora?

"... less"

"That's sloppy. It's pathetic if you're pushed."

"Look."

"Yes, I do."

"Kill, brother, look."

"... why do you want to take the throne so much? Doesn't sound good to me."

"Same"

Even if I ask around, I don't know what it means to be half-assed. Dirk came back to his room while the two of them continued that conversation.

"Thank you for waiting"

"Ah, yes. No, not so long."

"Really?"

"Yes. So, what about us?

"It's possible to send you to Northende."

"Oh, good."

"But I could do something I had to check."

"What is it?

"Is it really good? It takes two months to get to Nort Ende. Can you stand such a long journey?

"... it's okay. If it's about two months, I will. Kids do their best."

"Not you."

"What?"

"I am asking His Royal Highness."

Dark's gaze was directed straight at Prince Thales. Unlike before, it's a tough sight. Prince Therese was also staring at Dark.

"Um, what do you mean?

"Don't you know? Can I talk to you?

"... no"

"His Royal Highness is ill. From what my people have seen, it's pretty bad."

"... Yes. You're weak."

"It's not that easy. I don't know when I'm going to die. Simply put, there is a dead minister out there"

"Oh, no!?

"Whoever sees it is not a doctor. That's the first time I've seen death near me. That means it won't help. And the median rate, as far as I know, is pretty high."

Some demons can see things like this. You don't look at the Death Minister, you look at people's minds. As a result, the person's mental strength and weakness can be seen and the state of health can be seen.

"No... Duh, why!? How could you not tell me!?

…………

"There's only so much I can do because I know."

Now Dirk is going to speak for the Therays.

"I may be! But I am!

"... I don't know how you feel. But I'll tell you these words. [M] That's the dialogue Kamui said. Was it Mr. Hildegand, too?

"What is it?

"If it's a limited amount of time, I'd like to at least have fun with that for a while. Dialogue during Royal College. We both knew if we graduated, we'd go another way."

…………

"Wouldn't it be better to forget about that and have fun than to mourn death?

"... Yes"

"Oh, yes, thank you."

"People's dialogue. I want to hear back. If I can't do it, I could die before I get to Nort Ende. Still don't mind?

"Shit, I'm not dying. Ka, to Kamui, oh, meet, until."

"Yes. Then it's settled. I'll be right there. Let's start with a little workmanship. This is a disguise in case you ever get here."

"Oh, oh."

"We do our best to keep our promises. So keep your word that you won't die."

"... wow, ok"

From there, things pass like rage, both for Prince Therese and for Rita.

When he finishes dressing in the clothes provided, as they say, he heads to a liquor store in the ghetto, tells the eulogy as he is taught, pays a fortune to look around him as he is taught, and is taken outside.

When I went into the dirty cabin and changed clothes with the men and women who were there, I left the cabin with a time difference between the men and women and headed to the outskirts of the ghetto as I was told.

Follow the demons who waited there, and when they entered the filthy hut again, they went down the hole that led to the basement where they had been dug, and walked for a while, and there it was already, outside the walls of the Imperial capital.

Outside, in total darkness, the two demons carry us away from the Imperial Capital faster than riding a horse. Then we don't even know where we are anymore.

It was in the woods where the trees grew deep that I finally took a breath.

"Drink."

The Demons have offered the two of us something like medicine.

"What's this?

"It's a nourishment, take it to restore some health. Most princes are rested."

"Really? Thank you."

"Don't you doubt it?

"Even if we suspect, we just have to do what we're told."

"Is that true, too? Look, water."

Take the water bottle you are offered and take your medicine with it. The two faces were also distorted by so much bitterness.

"Um, what about here?

"You better not know what you don't have to know"

"... Yes"

"Be prepared because it will be forced for a while. I don't want to be seen until I get away from the Imperial City."

"Okay."

"Okay, let's go"

"Already?"

"You're just being carried, aren't you?

"Yes, sir."

"Go to sleep when you get sleepy, it's easier if you do that, not if you don't hesitate"

"Yes."

"And the prince."

"Oh, oh."

"All right, let's go"

And then again, the demon clan who carried them both rushes away at a tremendous rate of speed.

Even if you want to sleep, it's not something you can sleep on. That's what I was thinking, but just as we stay up late at night, despite that situation, the sleeper strikes.

Soon, they stayed on their backs and fell asleep.

"You really slept."

"Are you brave or swallowing?"

"Either is good. Let's hurry."

"Oh."

And when they woke up, they were in a dark box.

"... What is this place?

"It's in a box loaded on the carrier. Be patient for a while."

"For a while..."

"If it gets dark, we can go outside. Until then."

"Okay."

Keep moving in the box all day long, shaken by the merchant's carriage, for a few days.

Things change dramatically for both of us again.

"And a bandit! Run!"

Prince Therese and Rita stood up for the voices they heard from the outside.

"He's one of us. Keep her company."

"Buddy? Bandits are buddies!?

"Yes."

…………

"Come on, come on, come on"

Unlike the obscure Rita, Prince Thales, who heard it, is leaking a laugh.

"Dear Therese?

"Him, the ghetto, and the merchant, and the next, and the bandit? Oh, that's huge."

"Um?"

"Holy shit, after this, how far?

"I thought I told you. He said it's better if you don't know what's good for you."

"... no"

Stand still and wait for a few moments while the wagon shakes heavily.

The box can be opened from the outside.

"Is that a pregnant woman?

"Yes, sir"

Rita replied, rather frightened, to the inquiry of a noisy looking man, such as a thinly dirty dressed thief.

"You rocked pretty good, didn't you? Is your body all right?

"Yes, I'm fine."

"Right. Hey! You need a break? Pregnant women are hard to climb, aren't they?

"I'm fine. I'll carry it."

"Right. Then we leave immediately. Get ready."

And now keep walking down the mountain path towards the summit.

Unlike the uneasy Rita, Prince Terreys seems to have fun and walks looking around.

"What, are you kidding me?

"Oh, look outside, slow, look, it's the first time I've seen it."

"... you, you're not good at talking. But he said it's the first time he's looked outside... Oh, a slave?

"What, slave?

"This is the first time I've seen the woods, and I don't know a lot of words. I mean, you're locked up, you're not educated, so that's what this is all about?

"... well, yeah"

"Whoa, is that a hit? My reasoning is inside."

"Ma, well"

"Bye, you know the word tree?

"... for once"

"Why not? You know what? All right, that's a harder word...... Whoa, you'll never know this. Take mine."

"Become what?

"Living to live is like the beast, living to dream is the man."

…………

I didn't expect that kind of dialogue to come out of the bandit's mouth, and I'm surprised and silent Prince Thales, but the bandit man, again, got it wrong.

"Is that just hard? Me, too. I thought about it a lot when you told me."

"So, to whom?

In fact, I don't have to ask, and Prince Therese knows who that is.

"That's..., keep it to yourself"

"Oh, well."

Sometimes I can't hear the answer.

"It's still you. It's good to be able to live longer. But even if my life is short, if I think there will be another life ahead of me, I think it's good to have a short life. Why don't you live like that?"

…………

"It's harder than earlier, isn't it? But it kind of resonates with your heart. I'll do it, it seems that way. I only heard it once, and I remember it naturally."

"Oh, yeah, right..."

Even with affirmation in his mouth, Prince Therese thought of something else in his heart.

I was wondering if I had lived in a way that seemed good for my short life - and the answer to that was no. Then I wonder how I should live the rest of my life.

Even then, Prince Therese kept thinking about it, hammering it appropriately into the story of a bandit man talking to him about something.

"Okay, here we are"

"... what the hell is this place?

"It's our Asia."

"No, Nort"

"Oh, that's still ahead. The journey from here is pretty tight. So, once here, rest your body, and from there, I want it for real."

"Oh, well."

"It's a good place, huh? There's a big bath."

"... Awesome,"

"The building is well built. Well, there's a little bit of battle damage."

"... just battle"

"They had a battle with the Warcraft. Anything, it's a strong demon like Auga."

"Holy shit, empire, shit, college?

"Whoa? You know me well. Yes. I hear this was a former lodging house."

"Knock..., knock, knock"

"What's wrong?

"No, no, be, anything, nothing"

"You're a crazy guy. I left the room empty. The bath comes first for women and later for men. I'll let you know when it's time."

"Oh, woman?

"When we guys get in first, the water's dirty, right?

"Shit, no. No, are you there?

"We have a family."

"Hey, family, or..."

"Oh, you're mistaken. We're not bandits anymore. I'm not copying to grab a woman now."

"Yes, now."

"... Shut up, I don't need that word"

"Yes, now, become, what?

"Oh, that's..., don't tell me"

◇ ◇ ◇

After a few days of rest in the boarding house, Prince Therese and Rita were finally set off for Nort Ende.

Now he's blindfolded, traveling carried by the Demons.

We don't know how far along we went, but when we removed our blindfolds, it was in a dark cave.

"... What is this place?

"There are those who guide us as we go behind the cave. Proceed accordingly."

"Yes."

"It's going to be a pretty hard trip. But I can't turn back. If we're going to stop this, we're going to do it now."

"I won't stop... What do you mean it's hard?

Almost two months in the dark.

"What?"

"When you see the light, it's already Nort Ende"

"... you've been going on forever"

"Yes."

"Oh, this, too, and I don't know, okay, good, you know?

"... no, I already know. It doesn't bother me that much."

"Shit, trouble, no?

"It's not the first time that people can get in and out of here alive alone. I have no idea the direction in the dark. I just get lost and die. There are warcraft in the basement. A mighty warcraft."

"Ma'am, the Demon Clan, it's okay, is it?

"No. I'm just avoiding a place for a strong warcraft. Strong warcraft will not strike unless they vandalize their dwellings."

"... eh, es?

Many warcraft instinctively strike those who come close. A warcraft that does not do so will be a warcraft of high intelligence.

"That's right. Some people say S grades. It's not S-grade. Some places lead to Earth Dragon addresses."

"... the entrance, look, is there anything else?

"Don't worry. Ground dragons and other S-class warcraft do not come out on the ground first. Unless it's too exciting."

You know, it's dangerous. It's dangerous.

"Originally, this was made by our people. It's our freedom to use it."

"Did you make it?

"You're curious. Well, I'll tell you what."

"Just, please"

"One demon king thought. He said it was probably impossible to reconcile demons and people. The demon king knew the nature of a human being well. Exclusive and proprietary. I do not seek to acknowledge things of a different nature. Admittedly, we will always try to put it under us."

"... oh, yeah, maybe"

"The only way for the Demons to live in peace is to avoid contact with people. As the Elves and Dwarves do. The way the Demons can do things that can't have as powerful a result as the Elves do is the same as the Dwarves. He said we had to dive underground."

…………

"At the request of the Demon King, several tribes, skilled in the art of living in darkness, dived underground. To create as much space underground as all demons can live in. It continued after the death of its demon king, and after a thousand years, the path spread all over the continent"

"Ray......"

"... you knew?

"Oh, oh."

"I heard it was lost knowledge in the Empire. Could the Emperor be able to speak now?

"I told Grandpa, I heard you."

"You mean the first emperor? I see. You were the heir to the Empire."

"Hmm?"

"As far as I know, Ray the Demon King should be told only to those who will inherit Ray's will. I don't care who inherits the blood, but all the royal families of the Empire who live as human beings know that it only causes confusion."

"Shit, blood?

"... Shit"

In the bewildering voice of Prince Therese, the Demons learned that they had made a mistake. Speaking voluntarily about ancient covenants is close to contraindicated. The demon's complexion changed.

"What the hell is this?

"I quit being an emperor, something you don't need to know."

"Whoa, tell me, give me"

"You can't talk without forgiveness."

"Ka, is that Kamui?

"Yes."

"... ok"

"Go now. My people must be waiting."

"Oh, that's it. Oh, thank you."

"... go"