That was 2000 and a while ago.

In the snow country of one northern continent, twin princes were born.

The prince looked just like them both and had beautiful, beautiful chestnut hair.

The twin brothers have been proficient since they were young, and their younger brothers have been wicked all the time.

The queen praised her brother, scolded her brother, but it was only natural that she loved them both in the end.

One day, my brother had sudden dark hair and dark eyes.

Dark-haired black eyes were particularly rare in this northern country and abhorred for being the child of the devil, also the source of disaster.

The queen disliked her brother for nothing and adored her brother specially.

That was very unfair.

My brother was locked up in an invisible dungeon.

One prince in this country is dead.

That's the story of those who were later called Black Demon Kings when they were young.

Certainly the story of those who were the source of people's disaster, before they woke up to power.

"Dear Tor, Dear Tor... Are you okay... eh"

…………

When I woke up, that was one of the hotel rooms.

I can see Princess Lulu moisturizing her eyes.

I remember last night. With that said, this hotel was ambushed, and I left the hotel and activated the Magic Fortress.

I met someone from the same Demon King class, the Blue General. I might as well say we had a conversation rather than say we met.

Because it wasn't really his body.

After that, I dragged the demons and magicians from the enemy's side under my feet, but at that moment all the demons were burned to death by the blue flames.

A few magicians could be caught, but that hateful flame took with it every flesh, because the Demons would prove inconvenient to the Hermédes Federation.

The magic fortress called "Kingdom of Shadows” had few physical elements and shouldn't have been so risky for me, but it was troublesome that the Blue General messed with the procedure, and then I threw up blood and fell.

I even remembered.

"Oh, Master Tor...... eh. Good for you... I don't know what to do anymore... How are you feeling?

"... I don't feel very good."

I honestly said it.

Then Princess Lulu turns blue and panics to one crack of the maid on the side saying "I need a doctor".

"Yes, no. The wound is fine now. Physically, I'm really fine. I'm automatically curing magic. Rest assured."

…… Is that true?

"Yeah. It means I'm sleeping too much and I have a headache. Is that what you're saying?

I feel like I've had some weird dreams.

I don't remember it clearly, but I don't think it was much of a dream I wanted to see.

Somehow, 2,000 years ago, it was a dream that reminded me of my memories from the time of the Black Demon King.

Because I've been too aware of the Black Demon King lately here?

"Oh, Thor. Are you awake!!

The room was magnificently opened and it was Captain Dante who came in.

"I thought I heard you. Is that good enough? I haven't woken you since last night because you fell down and didn't wake up like that, so the princess has always been so clear to you..."

I'll say it again in a strange place, Captain.

"... Was it? Thank you, Princess Lulu"

"No, I'm just worried about Master Thor..."

The princess puts her hands on her mouth and somewhere blushes her cheeks and breathes relief.

Hey, princess, didn't the light start to shine in your eyes lately?

Though my eyes may simply be moist.

Then I got up from my cot as if nothing had happened and went to Assistant Deputy King Urban first to see what was going on.

The magicians I captured yesterday were still those under the Esta Gate, but they didn't know until the details were “disposable”. Does someone with power say I was stuck before I left the hotel?

"We're still weak to pursue Esther."

"But Sir Urban, I asked a man clearly yesterday. He said the Terziers are working with Hermédes to see Sir Raymond's loss."

"... a man?

"Yeah, he got away with it, but he admitted he had nothing to hide. What are you thinking..."

………

Assistant Deputy King Urban raised his glowing glasses and said, "Oh, boy."

"Hermédes seems to have something behind him, even though he's cooperating with the Terziers..."

"I think so. We need to make sure we don't miss their aim..."

"... the boulder is an advisory magician. I see why Sir Raymond really wanted to bring you here. Ha."

"This one's a good nuisance, though."

I sigh one thing.

And I asked what bothered me.

"Um, how do you explain this to the princess?

"... he describes himself as a rebel against the royal family. To the boulder, your mother is after your life, I can't tell you."

"Right..."

How sad the princess would be if she found out about it.

Even yesterday, he said he would be happy to see the queen one day if he worked hard on his official business.

But isn't it bound to come when you know?

There's no way they're gonna stay unknown forever. When you say the case gets bigger and you solve it, you say it brightens up.

On the last day of the expedition, he inspected the shopping district and harbour of Verret. The Terziers have since guided us through the line of princesses with a few uninspiring faces, but the occasional look is very frigid because I know what's going on.

The princess was just trying so hard.

That evening we rode a carriage back to Miradolid, spent the night in the town between Miradolid and Verrett and returned to the King's Capital the following morning.

Now, when I got back to King's Capital, I knew I had to do something first.

That is not a report to Sir Raymond, nor is it his job as knight of the princess.

I made a promise and I soaked up my birthday. Machia's.

I must apologize to her for that. It's not a matter of apologizing, but I need to get beat up and hand over the earrings I bought for my birthday.

The front of Machia's room looks like a gate to both heaven and hell.

I wanted to see her, but I don't know what this cold sweat is.

"... okay"

Show some manhood, me!!

Enough to smash through the door!!

Even though I think so, carefully knock on the door.

Machia came right out.

………

"............ ah"

A moment of silence. Machia had slightly surprised eyes, but soon she narrowed her eyes and looked ungrateful.

"Machia, I'm sorry. There is no excuse for anything. Hit me anyway."

………

Look straight at Machia so she looks as honest as possible. But Machia's jittery aqua blue eyes look colder than usual.

"... Hit me... Huh!!

It's important, so I said it twice.

But Machia never breaks her expression.

"... who are you?

............ eh.

"Suddenly you ask people's rooms and beat them up, what is it? Are you a pervert? I don't know anything about you."

………

I don't understand, but I do.

Machia is unexpectedly so angry. That's why you made me a dead man all the time.

"Hey, Machia!! I know what you're mad at!! So hit me as much as you like!!

"Ya, no. What the hell are you!!

Machia's deliberate dislike act. She tried to close the door to the room, but I sacrificed one arm to pinch it in and try not to close it.

"Hey, what is it!!

"'Cause you say weird things!!

I make a noise with Gatan Gatan, so when Lepis comes out of the room on the right and sees this situation, he frowns suspiciously. From the room on the left came out a boy with a decent expression.

Machia opens the door gaggedly, busts me, and walks out of the room in that gap, hiding behind the boy's back.

"Noah, that stranger is forced to beat me up. I'm sure he's got a weird taste."

……

"Whoa, whoa!!

Stop, what are you saying to the kid?

I mean, what are you talking about!?

"... what are you doing, both of you..."

Lepis with a twisted tone. It tells me the truth. Boulder, my offspring.

But rather, the eyes that looked at that painful thing turned to me.

"Dear Thor, you were home"

"Yes, yes. So I wanted to apologize to Machia..."

Machia fled because she turned to Lepis for a moment.

Far away in the long hallway, I see her on the run small.

"Oh...... If it's Machia, she'll forget about you for a while."

"... what is it"

"You must have known that Machia would apologize. Instead, isn't it payback for you not to make me apologize? Buddha's face up to three times, wasn't it?

………

"Isn't that good? You want to be angry for a while. …… please do your best to forgive Mr. Thor as well as Mr. Machia"

………

The boy, who then says Lepis and Noah, disappeared in the direction of Machia's departure.

Noah cared a little about me.

Me standing up.

Seriously, you don't even get a bitter laugh. Whatever it is, whatever it is.

That attitude of Machia, who treats suspicious people with other behavior, persists. I saw the seriousness of his anger.

What a feeling of vain loneliness.

This is better if you get beat up by a spill.