Our demon king is coming. (formerly Mayday A Series)

(• Month 15: Machia)

See, that's enough, right?

Please come home. Because I'm not angry.

I'm Thor.

Machia suddenly changed her attitude, so what if I thought it was time to miss her?

There was a crab carcass in my luggage.

"... Wow..."

Is it harassment?

That's harassment.

When you get here, you say it's not even cute, or rather, it's even killing me from all the stress here these days.

"You're so..."

Where the hell did you find it, the wretched thing about the crab carcass?

I don't know how much Machia was an outrageous witch, but she didn't put Zarigani in her bag alive...

"Thor Seik -. What are you doing today?"

"... erm... erm..."

Learn how important life is.

Let's all bury Mr. Zarigani in the open space next to the church, shall we?

(• Month 16: Tor)

Hey, are you the one who put the crab carcass in my luggage?

You're a horrible woman. Hey.

(• Month 17: Machia)

Yes?

I don't know.

(• Month 18: Tor)

Hmm?

Well, I was totally assuming that Machia had planted it, but I feel uncomfortable with the reaction.

Is that it? Sounds like something different?

(• Month 19: Machia)

Is that a case? Are you kidding me?

Boulder cartels are insecure, aren't they?

Didn't you do something to make me hate you?

Because you have no love.

Whoa, it looks completely different.

But I'm sure you don't really know this reaction.

Sorry, Machia, I thought it was usually your fault.

Then why the hell were there crab carcasses in there?

"Dr. Thor. Bruno's not here today."

"That... he always comes pretty fast. I wonder if it's also work."

"I know that. Bruno, your father told me he caught a cold."

……

The kids are spouting rumors.

Speaking of Bruno, he's the one who's always stuck with Kid Admiral Antonio.

Sometimes you try to interfere with classes, you come here indispensable every morning, a boy you don't know well.

I do not have a mother, and I live with my father.

He is the son of a shoe shop on a slightly lonely street, through a glamorous shopping district.

Well, I'm worried about Zarigani, but I'm also worried about Bruno for being a student in my hand.

I decided to cut up class a little early that day and ask Bruno's house.

"I'm sorry. Bruno, are you there?"

I used to come to Bruno's house once as a solicitor to the school, but it's a small, tasteless shop.

When it comes to shoe shops, there are few items, and the ones that are arranged are dusty.

……

He said his father had caught a cold.

You can say it's the only family for Bruno. You'll be worried.

"... Dr. Toll"

"Oh, Bruno.... Are you okay? Your father's sick?

Bruno, who appeared quietly from the back room of the store, was not well.

And somewhere approximate.

Suddenly, Bruno cried out.

"Sir... sir..."

"Duh, what's up? Could it be..."

Could it be that your father's medical condition is so bad!?

I was overwhelmed and went into the back room of the store. If you're in a bad state of danger, I'll magically...

But what I saw there was a sight that far exceeded expectations.

"... whoa, who are you"

"... hey, what is it!?

A caged room with an unpleasant smell scattered with bottles of whiskey.

A bet to be buried, with a big man lying naked, and a queasy woman.

I'm pretty upset that I'm suddenly in here.

After a moment of thought circuit shutdown, "Ah," he said.

"And I'm sorry ~"

I close the door as if nothing happened to me.

……

No, I don't think so.

'Cause I used to be the Great Demon King of Harlem.

Nothing like this, I don't overreact to lighting or anything. I'm not a junior high boy.

"Doctor, are you okay? You're blushing, right?

"No, no, no, no, because I'm fine. That much because I don't think of it as anything!!

Anyway, I didn't like the smell of twinkly whiskey on my nose and went out to the store.

And think a little calm.

Hmm? Isn't that Bruno's father?

Didn't you catch a cold?

"Hey Bruno. I heard your father caught a cold."

"I messed it up. But I immediately went to the tavern and brought that woman in."

……

I was struck by indescribable weakness, and I lay my hands on a thin, dirty window at the store.

Um, what the hell was I worried about coming here?

If one had asked himself that way, Bruno cried again in tears.

Oh, yeah. Speaking of which, this guy just cried.

Well, do you even want to cry when your father is like that?

In this situation to the boulder, I have no idea what to say to him, me.

"Doctor, I'm sorry. It was my fault I had a crab in my teacher's bag."

"... what?

Bruno's words, which cried when he hissed, were quite unexpected.

I was worried about the crab, but I had completely forgotten about it now because I saw that vivid scene.

"Me, me, that day, I stole a crab for food at the market... And because my dad had a cold and he seemed to suffer. Dad, I like crabs..."

"... you"

All of a sudden, I panic.

Yes, what the hell are you going to say to this girl?

Huh? You stole it?

I mean, that crab, was it edible??

"The truth is, I got scared and thought I'd go give it back to the market. But meet Antonio on the way. He looked at my crab and said," Let's surprise Dr. Toll. Let's bully you "or something... I can't stand Antonio. Dr. Thor, there must have been a time that morning when you left your stuff in the square and went into church, right? Antonio put it in my teacher's bag at that moment."

……

I have a lot to say, but one thing first.

Indeed, that morning, before the students arrived, I went into church to borrow a book from the bishop.

But I left my bag because there was Yodel in the square. So I didn't think there was a gap at that moment, and I didn't consider my students the killers.

Fuck yeah!! He didn't even sleep well!!

It's like a monkey!!

And the second.

Antonio, you look like nothing happened, but we buried the crab together.

Antonio...... horrible kid!!

"Me... I couldn't really tell you what I would do if I found out I stole it. Nor did the teacher particularly try to find out... sorry Doctor"

……

Sure, if I had asked the students that day with a bitter laugh, "Who planted it?" I might have figured out who did it right away.

But back then, I assumed the killer was totally Machia.

I didn't come to think of it as a cute prank of a student.

I'm sure Antonio wouldn't have been bored either. My reaction was pale.

"... edible crabs. Ah. Surprisingly delicious, that."

I see.

I thought it was a beautiful carcass.

No, no, I was pretty surprised at the time.

"But, well, I can't help what I've done. Your father looks perfectly fine already. In many ways? No, well what... then let's go to the market together and go apologize. So it's all over."

The evening has already passed and I see some stars from the purple sky.

The market is not as vibrant at night as it is in the morning or during the day, but the store has turned into a stall selling total dishes, and customers are still constant.

Carted humans basically buy total dishes and arrange them on the table.

For that reason, if you're in 800 shops, you can have stir-fried food and salad. If you're a butcher, cook a skewer. Fish shops sell grilled fish and shellfish.

A fish shop with seafood at the corner of its bustling streets.

I know, the manager here is a former fisherman with a big figure. You have a big scratch on your head, but you think that was a sign that you fought sharks or something that pissed your wife off? Well, there are various theories.

Me and Bruno honestly apologized and paid the fishmonger for one crab.

Well, I paid for it.

Then he forgave me unexpectedly and lightly.

Big bodies seem to show big nostalgia.

"... Doctor, I'm sorry. Let me even pay for it."

"Bye, I'll lend it to you. When you grow up one day and become a fine carted merchant, give it back."

"Yeah."

Bruno cried again.

I'm sure I've always had a guilty conscience in the back of my mind that I couldn't help.

Somehow, I'll think about the emotions this kid had in the back of his mind.

Even a sloppy father is the only father to him.

When my father caught a cold like that, I guess he accidentally wanted to cheer up my father and stole the zaligani.

But the person at the time has a cold, but he hits the liquor, brings the woman in, and doesn't notice Bruno's feelings at all.

Only Bruno left me with the guilt of stealing a crab, planting it in my bag, and not being able to tell.

Poor thing. His kindness had nowhere to go.

"... Bruno. It's all over now. I swear I won't do it again, let's just forget it."

I lined up lots of lights, went around some good smelling stalls, bought grilled fish and shellfish, skewered meat, vegetable meat rolls, cheese, bread, fried nuts and lemon carbonated water, and brought it to a buying table arranged on the seaside street.

"Come on, let's eat. I can't help but be hungry."

"So, but Doctor"

"Just eat. You've been through a lot in the last few days. It's my job to manage the health of my students."

Maybe.

But don't tell the other students. I'm just hired, too.

Still hot meat skewers, but Bruno says he cares.

Give it to him subtly, and I'll pinch the shellfish crust myself.

I can hear the lively music from somewhere far away. It's really a noisy town in the morning and at night, this is it.

"Me too, I used to be a chimney cleaner in this town when I was about you. Well, I think I do. I don't have any money, and my mother is sick... and all I can do is smell the food in the busy stalls. I hated cheerful music."

……

Bruno listens to me like I don't care, cheek-baked hard.

"Don't you hate me now?

"Well... if I go into this world, I know it's good music to listen to. I was lucky."

……

"Grab your luck, too, and make this music feel good. Carted is meritocracy. Survive once in a while."

"Yeah."

Bruno nods as he sips the lemon's carbonated water and reaches for the grilled fish.

He's a rough kid from the boulder cartel. I'm not reluctant.

"Doctor, I enjoyed studying. Carted's new school, I want to go.... and I'm sure he'll become a fine merchant and thrive his father's shop. Will Dr. Thor be a teacher at Carted's school?

"No, it's not for me, Doctor."

"Really? It was fun, my teacher."

……

He's in good shape. You were blue earlier.

That's what you said, you're gonna have a good meal while you lift me up.

Well, fine.

If you're going to be a merchant, the skills you need.

You can listen to the music of this gorgeous town one day without feeling it, boy.