Maou No Utsuwa

The demise of the Kingdom of Oppenheim has led to a battle in the western part of the continent, which, although skirmishes still continue, is on its way to an end as a major stream. If the Rusua Imperial Army, which is deploying in the west, had been faithful to Emperor Nicolai's orders, it would not have done so. The main army of the Ruthua Empire, which is fighting in the centre, needs reinforcements, but emperor Nicolai is fat enough to allow the territory of the doomed country to remain intact, not to mention bolder measures. The territory rolling in front of you will try to pick it up firmly. Then the fighting in the West was to continue in a different way. But the troops deployed in the west are named Ruthua Imperial Army, but the entity is the Royal Diamond Army loyal to Claudia's orders. More like a private soldier who isn't right to call himself the Royal Deer Army. The knights and soldiers they belong to are being pulled around by the brave men without knowing what country they are fighting for. This was a little miscalculation for the Kamuis.

"If you look for food, you can handle it."

What Alto is talking about in a frightened manner is the Ruthua Imperial Army led by the brave men. Drag the Ruthuan Imperial Army into the western part of the continent, far from home, where it stops feeding. It was Kamui's operation to attack the tens of thousands of troops who did not even cage castles by wiping supplies out of the area. People can't fight if they starve. I was going to end the battle between people, without settling for each other, but that wasn't entirely successful. The number has decreased considerably, but the army, led by the brave, still has the body of the army.

"No, you're not doing something about it, are you? That's the same as a mad warrior. I'm just being forced to move."

It is the magic of the brave that is making it possible. They are using the magic of warfare and madness at all costs to move the army.

"Sort of. But it's magic to force someone who's supposed to be suffering from hunger."

"Long ago. Apparently faith in God made that possible. They say there are as many examples of dying people exerting unexpected power."

"So you were able to win?

"I don't know. I don't know that far. But no matter how hard a dying person tries, there's a limit."

I've just heard that happened, and I don't know Kamui about the specific battle or anything like that. I answered Alto's question within my common sense.

"Then we're going to die for nothing. You're letting a dying man fight to death? Am I right about that?

The feeling of beautifying death has no shards in Alto. Even if it turns out to be death, it serves some purpose. The idea of just fighting to die is outside Alto's understanding.

"What do you think? Isn't that what you did, not knowing if God actually wants it?

"... are people moving on their own without knowing what God really feels like in all these times?

The demon tribe speaks of the existence of God. That's the same for people. But no one has heard the Word of God alone. It's a previous issue of knowing where God's sincerity lies.

"People move because there are people who move. People who are moving don't think of good or evil."

"But I know who moves it. If you know it's evil and you're doing it, is that acceptable?

Do evil in the name of God. Even Alto, who knows no more than Heaven's reason, somehow understands that it is the worst sin.

"If anyone judges, they won't be forgiven, they should be."

"You can do whatever you want without me. Power is justice. Well, there's no such thing as the world."

"Sort of. That's why giving up easily is a shivering barrier. Thank you to the end. So, what's the situation?

"The brave men changed their policies when you disappeared. If you want to hide, you can't hide."

After the demise of the Kingdom of Oppenheim, Kamui has barely been on the battlefield. Because we consider the demise of the Kingdom of Oppenheim as one separation and we are committed to preparing for the next.

"... you're on schedule"

"If only this were later."

"I can't help but say that. Even if you have time, you're not sure you'll find a winning formula. The question is how many brave men come together."

If there is a way to be sure you can win, I will also strike my hand at making time for that preparation. But no matter how much time it takes, it's unlikely you'll find it. If so, I had no choice but to move forward with possible measures that I could discuss even with uncertainty.

"If you know what this is all about, you'll all be greeted by a crowd. Not only the brave ones, but Claudia too."

"If so, the stage is set"

"We're out of hitters, too."

"... you say that now?

Kamui's thought to increase his will to fight, even slightly more forcefully, squished lightly in Alto's words.

"I've stopped the measures I was planting. We've reduced the number of enemy soldiers, but not as much as we planned. I don't even have an arithmetic to win for sure. This isn't the kind of situation where you can say the stage is ready."

For Alto, who is in charge of the plot, the situation is not satisfactory right now. I may feel different if I have the power to fight, but I'm not comfortable in a position where I'm just in the rear and waiting for the outcome of the fight.

"Still, we have to fight. We don't have any more hitters, so postponing it will only make things worse."

"Well, yes, I do."

The situation is not bad now when it comes to war. The Kamuis are totally pushing the Ruthua Empire. If you care about that, you can even ask for Emperor Nicolai. But even if we do that now, the Royal Army of Ruthua will also only be under Claudia's control. Discuss the claudia clan with the brave men. It is the first time that we have been able to move into a struggle for hegemony of the land.

"We have a winning eye. At least against the brave."

This is also a one-on-one story. You can't say that if things happen like dealing with seven people at the same time, you have a winning eye, etc. Still trying to gather the brave men in one place because they can't be re-summoned. We believe that slaughtering everyone at once is a way to defeat the brave or drive them away from the world of the earth.

"... what about the Divine Clan if they were fighting for the brave?

"Come on? Will a god tribe die in the first place?

Neither is it easy to fight the brave. Nothing determines what to do with the Divine Clan, which will be more than that.

"Ha. I'm going to plan this far, but at the end of the day, we're going to have a fight. I don't know."

"That's funny, isn't it?

"About you. All I can say is that."

"That's right. I'm in trouble if you don't have a proper plan. You ready for this?

Alto, who doesn't take part in the fight, doesn't just have to wait. We have work to do.

"Otto is in the process of preparing to bring in the food. Arrangements have also been made to guide them to the entrance. I left this to Dark. Exactly. I'm talking about not being able to do all the cities and villages, but covering quite a bit of a range. What about the Devil Clan at heart?

"The story is on. He said he didn't think people could stand the life of darkness, but he wasn't refused."

Alto's charge is to prepare a place of refuge in the event that the Spirit comes to exert his original power and catastrophe strikes the continent. As a place of refuge, the Kamuis intend to use the underground space created over the years by the Demons.

"Then I'm ready. But the truth is, this is a fight, too. I can't say the basement is safe if it's a disaster close to annihilation."

"I know that. Still better than nothing, huh?

"Well yes."

A catastrophe long ago that supposedly lasted decades, hundreds of years. Given that, it seems futile to me how much food I prepare, no matter how much I go underground. Still, it's like the will to get ready. To show that even if we were to lose the battle, people wouldn't give up easily.

"Have you contacted Nort Ende?

The first to evacuate is the inhabitants of Nort Ende. This is not lamentable. Because people in other lands don't ask me to leave the land where I live and dive underground when things don't actually happen.

"Oh, Mito's on his way"

"... mito? Why did Mito bother?

"I don't know. He said he wanted to go, so he let him go."

A message to Nort Ende tells us when to start fighting the braves and just to make sure they are ready to evacuate accordingly. It's not like sending Mito, a bundler between us.

"... don't tell me?

Even so, the fact that Mito headed for Northende means that there is another purpose.

"You disagree, don't you?

"I knew..."

"It's good to take care of the Demons. But you can't say that to win, can you?

Alto wants the demons of Nortoende to join him in the fight against the brave too. Because then, at least, we'll have a pretty good chance when it comes to the brave.

"That's not what I meant. They cannot resist the Divine Clan. Because I believe that defying God's use is the same as defying God's will. Asking them to help you like that just turns you down. If you turn me down, I'm gonna have some really bad feelings."

It's not just that Kamui won't let the Demons take part in the battle to spare their lives. Because I know most demons say no even if I ask. Then the people on the side who were turned down might resent the chillness. That could create a ditch between the two races.

"You don't have to worry about that. Mito probably already has that bad feeling."

"Huh?"

"That's why you said you wanted to go, right? I want to complain about one of them. I thought that's how I felt."

"... Mito complains about the masters. You've grown."

The people Mito complains about are Aur and Ryan, masters not only for Mito but also for the Kamuis. I couldn't imagine Kamui complaining about Mito, who was always getting smaller in front of them.

"Well, yes. Even Mito looks almost the same, but he's a good adult. Don't treat me like a child forever."

"That's not just my fault"

"Rutz stays a kid on the inside... if I leave him to him, he won't make it to the confession until he dies."

"When you're done around here, I'll take my time planning it."

"... oh, when it's over."

That promises to come back alive. Alto understood exactly what that meant.

"... then I'm coming"

"Oh, come on"

◇ ◇ ◇

Nortwagh near the entrance to Nortwende. In one of the buildings that used to be Viscount Kreutz's Lordship Hall, Mito was facing Aur, and Ryan. The three of us aren't the only ones in the room. Cainel and other civilians are also present.

"The battle against the brave is now a month away from the prospect. Tell the inhabitants of Northende to finish their evacuation preparations by then."

"Prepare for evacuation? Is the Ruthua Empire attacking us?

It was Kainel who first responded to Mito's story. If it is to prepare the inhabitants for evacuation, it is the job of the Kainels. It is only natural to ask for more information.

"No, it's not. Prepare for evacuation, brave man, no, in case the Seven Spirits start to storm."

"What do you mean?

Now Aur shows a reaction. You can't keep quiet if you hear about the Seven Spirits going wild.

"The Kamuis move for the sole purpose of discussing the Seven Spirits and the Divine Clan. I wish I could succeed, but not without it."

"... fight the Divine Clan. Does the Lord think he can win?

"If so, I haven't come to a place like this!

"Mito?"

Suddenly, Aur confused by a rough mitt of voices.

"I don't see you winning! Still, Master Kamui has decided to fight! Because there is no one else to stop the tyranny of the Divine Clan!

"It's..."

Mito's words are a criticism of ourselves. Aur understood that it was anger at ourselves, who had the power to fight but pretended not to know. That's the same for Ryan. He distorts his expression with his mouth tied to one letter.

"Is Master Kamui wrong in his decision!? You can win. You can't win! I want to know which is right!

…………

Aur cannot speak the answer to Mito's question. What you can't say is the answer.

"... I've always thought of myself as a demon. People are tough on us except for Kamui, Dark and very limited people. Compared to that, all the demons of Nort Ende were very kind. I wanted to be a demon."

Only pure blood can be called the Demon Clan. If blood were mixed, it would mean people even if their nature as demons was out of color. Mito is human in that sense. But beings like mites are seen by people as demons. I cannot be recognized as one of them by either the people or the demons. That was hard on the mites.

"But it wasn't. I am definitely a human race. Because I find the deeds of the divine tribe outrageous and I don't think I can forgive them. The desire to defy the divine tribe, which is the use of God. Is this the kind of arrogance that people have?

"... no, I don't think so"

"You can kill people because they are arrogant and they are multi-racial threatening beings. The blood of the devil tribe must be cherished because it is precious. Isn't this idea arrogant?

…………

Mito's words are a painful irony against the Demons. A demonic tribe that was critical of human and human arrogance is now trying to abandon a human race with arrogance. Neither Aur nor Ryan can find a word to return to this.

"The pureblooded demons are superior to the mixed ones. We do not feel pain in the death of individual people, hoping that we are preserving people. Don't you think this is arrogant?

…………

Furthermore Mito's words pierce the breasts of the Aurs. To give man magic. Demons exist to empower people without power to live in this world. With that said, I do nothing to the matter of people's lives being taken. This is more deception than arrogance.

"This world is for those who live in this world. Aren't the Demons living in this world again? You can't go back to heaven when you defy the Divine Clan. Do you hate this world so much? Do you want to go back to heaven?

…………

Why can't we turn ourselves against the Divine Clan? Not because that is God's will. Aur has already noticed that it is not. Then why? Aur wondered if Mito's point was untrue. Untrained against heaven. I wonder if that's what makes us stay.

"Master Kamui will fight. Master Kamui, who was trying to protect the demons from the people, knows the plight of the people and is trying to fight to save the people who are being abused. I'm... I'm... I'm... I'm... I'm so happy to meet Master Kamui... and be served by that person!

"Mito......"

Tears flowing from Mito's eyes. That is not a tear of sorrow. The heat of tears, which could not have been felt, taught Aur that.

"I will fight, too. Thank you for giving me that power. Thank you. This is probably the last time I'll see you. I say, no, we must die for Master Kamui. I finally gave you the opportunity to live up to Master Kamui's trust."

"Die... the Lord told you to die, didn't he?

"Yes. I finally heard that word in person. Lady Kamui's words are a sign that she identifies the other person with herself. It's a testament to my true recognition as a companion."

"... right"

Kamui doesn't really think to die. I'm just telling him to be ready for that. There were only four opponents Kamui would not hesitate to send to the dead: Alto, Lutz, Ignaz and Maria. Hildegand, Therese and Rank joined in there. The mites were among them.

Mito hears words he can't hear. What was I doing serving the longest except for the Alts? That thought spread to Aur's chest.

"I can say what I want to say, and it's refreshing. Now you have nothing to remember. Goodbye…"

"Mito!?

Dazzled to Aur's eyes, Mito vanished from the spot in an instant. Aur found out that he was going to show his growth. Where Mito was. Now there's nothing. That space was felt somewhat lonely by Aur.