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

"Maki, it's me. Are you awake? Can I come in?

From the garden outside, as usual, I knocked on a large window in Maki's room.

Maki was already awake and looked kind of bored, reading a stacked book. The way she reads is very rare and somewhat uncomfortable.

When Maki noticed me, she brightened her expression and invited me to her room when she jumped out of bed.

"Lily!! Oh, good, I was just free."

"Are you free... you feeling well? Look, you have to stay awake."

"They're all exaggerating. It's like you've got a serious illness."

Maki seemed better than I thought.

I encourage Maki to go into bed and hand over the white and blue flowers that have been piled up in the basement garden.

"Oh, thank you. I knew you were a gentleman. I'm sorry. Hey, you're newlywed."

"... Ha, this is from Perselis. Finally, I drew water from an underground fountain. He said he had the power to fix magic."

I poured the water I had drawn into the glass bottle into the vase that was in her room and offered the flowers I had picked.

That's just it, it doesn't seem like it's my fault that the air in the room has changed slightly, and Maki looks up all the time.

"The boulders are the waters and flowers of the Patriarchate. Holy magic.... I don't hate this air in the Patriarchate. The food's not good at all, though."

"Haha. That's true. Luxury is forbidden in the Patriarchate. … is fundamental to quality assurance."

"I know. I can't stand it."

Maki apparently had an unsavory wheat porridge for breakfast this morning, and he was bumping about it.

She certainly can't stand an appetite.

"It's been a long time since Lili and I talked this way. You're just going to work or go back to the Church, and you're not going to let me do it at all."

"That's our dialogue. Thor, you and Maki are in a strange mood. There seems to be something I don't know about you."

………

"Um, Lena from another world... what the hell is it to you and Thor?

I thought it was a good time, and I asked her what I had always cared about.

Maki has gotten out of bed and looks kind of complicated.

"Lili...... I'm sorry. I wasn't hiding anything, but I didn't get to say it."

"... I know. I'm the newlywed, so you took care of it, didn't you?

………

Some shunny maki.

She was particularly sensitive to these things as she valued our relationship.

"You know... I don't know if it's a good thing to say it from me... That girl... Lena is Helena's rebirth."

"... Helena? Um, were you the spouse of the Black Demon King?

"That's right.... Yes"

It's just that I was told about it, and I've been feeling uncomfortable here lately, Tor, and I got a point about your attitude with Maki.

Thor, there's a reason you weren't so desperate to get Lena and Maki involved.

………

Surely this is a complicated circumstance.

Hmmm...... if I were you, I would certainly like to avoid having contact with a wife from a previous life and someone who feels good in this world.

Well, I'm the same as my wife in my past life and my wife in this world.

"But Helena betrayed the Black Demon King and killed him, didn't she, Teng? Though I didn't seem to remember Lena in her previous life...... Thor, for you, resentment is the way to go."

"I don't know..."

………

Maki was sleepy.

I put a big pillow on my back, take it and look around the edge of the canopy.

"Thor... I haven't been comfortable since Lena showed up. Naturally, but it's vain overprotective for me... King Raymond even asked me to escort Lena, and I'm in this state... I don't know if he's gonna fall for it."

"... maki"

"'Cause if I hadn't been sick like this, it would have been a good story..."

Yes, Maki ended up lying down, so Lena's escort was supposed to be with you and Twilight.

"... Thor worried about you?

"Huh? Yeah, right... he's dressed..."

………

I was able to see what she really cared about with that one word from Maki.

I don't think Maki cares about that part that Thor might be disturbed by his former wife, Lena, and moving away from him.

The only thing that bothers me the most is whether Thor himself is forced to do it.

Everything, troubles, attracts and takes on, Thor, because of your nature.

"Thor... do you like it?

"... eh. What... what now?"

"Right, now"

"No, that's what I said. Not anymore..."

Maki turned boffy and red, not even on the gala, and waxed in front of her palm.

"I wonder what it is, I miss you. Me and Thor, it was you two Maki..."

"If you say so, so do you. It was our lily, but sometime I went somewhere else. I'm not, but I was happy when you got married, but I missed you. I remember what happened on Earth. There were always three of us."

"... Really?

"Yes!! I want you to be happy, but then I'm gonna miss you."

That's what Maki says as she shifts away from her gaze, so I got somewhere happy and accidentally blew it out and laughed.

I've been married and busy lately, and I've been feeling lonely leaving Maki and Thor.

But I'm glad to know that was never just me.

Even if I had long memories, it made me feel lonely and happy about these things.

At the same time I was horrified, I asked Maki again.

"Maki is talking about you, Thor... do you like it? It's not about the Black Demon King. That was a long time ago, because I noticed."

………

It seems complicated, Maki looking at me on the side.

"... I gave up on the Black Demon King once, and honestly, on Earth, he didn't have romantic feelings either."

"Oh, yeah. I know that too. It wasn't like that on Earth at all."

………

Maki did give up the Black Demon King once.

I've seen the flow, and I know it well. Because Maki and Takumi on Earth were certainly equal between the three of us in a relationship similar to one another, neither more nor less.

That's why I notice her and Thor's, more recently, relationship changes faster.

"Maybe you have thoughts that were buried somewhere. Now I want Thor to be on my side, and like you and Pericellis, I think it's a good idea to be together. I'm just dreaming.... but the thoughts that are buried may be the same for Thor."

"... is that“ Helena ”?

……

Maki had solid eyes, unexpectedly.

Instead of being unstable, I was a little concerned about the atmosphere that was maintained like an undisturbed surface of the lake.

"Maki... could you have hidden something from us?

And, uh, those words came out.

I had no idea what that was, but I somehow felt like there was more “secrets” in the air she had than all sorts of emotions, like anticipation and anxiety, hope and giving up.

"... Hidden...? Nothing in particular?

Maki tilted her neck and answered that properly.

I narrowed my eyes a little and stared at her.

To be honest, Red Witch...... no, Maki is very good at lying. Even this obvious look that doesn't seem to hold any secrets could be an act and a lie.

But it could still be my overthought.

I'm good at spotting lies like that myself, but this is where we said EVEN because of each other's stunt bumps.

Maki also had a fussy, meaningful grin.

"Your magic's a little tingly right now. It's been a long time since I've said this.... like a 2,000 year old white sage and a red witch."

"... right"

Successfully she teased me, and I sighed heavily and laughed like I was in trouble.