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

"Well done, Red Witch..."

……

In the room passed, Princess Shatoma greeted me in her own country dress, not in her usual military uniform.

The gentle, vine-colored hair and the fragrance of honey from its body is truly impressive.

Her worm spirits dance with fine light scales to make her beauty more mysterious.

General Cannon didn't seem to be here.

I've never been alone with Princess Shatoma, so that was a very tight situation for me.

"Thank you for inviting me, Princess Shatoma"

"... I can't even entertain you in a place like this, but take your time."

……

Look over the room decorated in exotic style.

I'm going to dine in that room with Princess Shatoma.

I didn't know there was going to be a day to eat alone with her.

"Red Witch, I wanted to talk to you alone once."

"I'll say it often. You said you didn't like me before."

"Haha. Well, worshipping the infamous Red Witch would be about the Blue General.... That said, the concubine wasn't interested in you. Instead, 2,000 years ago, I threw everything away, burned that continent, and I wanted to ask you why you wanted to kill the Brave One."

……

I reached for it when I saw a delicious meal that looked like it was going to be arranged one after the other in front of me.

To parable in Japan, the Kingdom of Frezil is a country with a unique atmosphere that is a mixture of Chinese-style culture and ethnic air, but slightly different.

"Ha... yummy"

Something I'm not sure about, like fried shrimp wrapped in mochi skin. It seems like it would be on refreshments.

But it's delicious.

Even though I had been eating sweets until just now, it had the next dish to be served in front of me.

"... hehe, fresh ingredients from the kingdom of Ruskia are good. If you're Frezier, you can't even try to make the same thing."

"Speaking of which... I've heard they don't have much supplies."

"There's a lot of dry land. It has a large population and cannot be luxurious."

……

Princess Shatoma had a warm cup of sweet honey tea and put her thoughts to a distant home country.

I ask, moving my mouth with my mouth full.

"Hey Princess Shatoma, have you ever, since you were born, had memories of a previous life? Brave... General Cannon has been on your side since then?

"Well... the concubine seems to be in an easy shape to remember in the first place, and I remember 1000 years ago, of course, as well as the memory before that. Plus, the memory of the mythical era."

"... Ugh"

Poroughly, I dropped the little meat roll I was grabbing with the chopsticks onto a small plate.

"Heh, but it's really vague, so I still don't know what's clear. A thousand years ago, my own life was short, so I remember it quite clearly. Red Witch... I hear you've lived 200 years, but Princess Vine's life is about sixteen years. Short stuff, isn't it?

"... sixteen years? You say you were executed in 16 years for making a big deal out of it?

"Oh. It was Rage's life."

I was just surprised earlier.

It's not what it was when we were. When the Red Witch was sixteen years old, it was the same time she lived in the royal palace. I haven't even noticed I'm heretical yet.

"Um... can I ask you something? The Life of Princess Vine"

"Oh. My concubine was going to ask me a lot about the Red Witch... you've reversed it. Well, that would be good. But it's because of the meal. Not after that?

"Yes, no. Thank you so much..."

A refreshment left on a small plate.

Listening to Princess Shatoma, she's going to be concentrating on you, and I'm going to be in a state of safekeeping of good food. That's troublesome.

After dessert after dinner, I get a floating cup of tea with a light peach flower, and I take a breath.

"Ahhh...... it was delicious. This dish of hand is something that cannot be eaten in Ruscia"

"... I heard the story, but you eat really well"

Princess Shatoma is a little surprised.

It was kind of very fresh to see where she was surprised.

"You can eat more if you want to."

"... how does that work? You're also building a metastatic device in your body?

"Where are you going to transfer it?"

Princess Shatoma, who is genuinely wondering.

"I'm jealous you're not fat."

"... Oh, Princess Shatoma cares what she says."

"Naturally. Sometimes I want to eat or put up with it a little bit. The concubine just ate a little and comes right out to her body. Especially in the middle of the night, even if you want a sweet bun, the Cannon guy can stop you. It's hard to maintain beauty."

She's kind of cute with a troubled face.

Until now, I've been a little bit of a bad princess, but if I tell you a good story like this, it makes me think you're a girl as old as I am.

I laughed a lot.

"Ha ha. I can't believe Princess Shatoma... cares about that... eh. People who worship you will never think of it. Besides, I think that General Cannon is stopping you from eating at night, and all I can do is laugh."

Is General Kanon a producer and manager of Princess Shatoma?

"... that's him, he's good to look after."

"I've been wondering, what's your relationship with General Cannon?

……

"Lover...... or something?

General Kanon has been at Princess Shatoma's side for a thousand years.

Again here, I asked curiously if it was fully possible to be a lover from a previous life.

"No, not at all."

But lightly denied, somewhat disappointed.

"Cannon is like my father."

"... Father?

Princess Shatoma gave me a soft-hearted look.

That's more like thinking of a trusted “parent” than a face that does think of a lover...

"Oh. A thousand years ago, while the concubine was born a royal family of small nations, she was involved in a royal palace conspiracy and a murdered mother of low stature. Afterwards I was also targeted for my life, but was let escape from the Royal Palace by Canon, who at the time was entering the position of being an official of the Frezier Royal Palace. I thought you were two years old."

"To..."

At such a young age, your life of rage had begun.

"Afterwards, young I will be taken by Canon, circling the kingdom of Frezier, and staring at the many forms of strife in this world. Disputes with immigrants, northern invasions, civil unrest…, disputes were complicated"

……

"At the age of twelve, as in the scenario of Canon, the concubine followed the mighty magic and spirits and returned to the royal palace again. Since his recognition as the king's daughter, the concubine and Cannon have devoted themselves to the renewal of the country. With our strength, it would have been easy to take the throne of the next king in the royal palace. I worked hard to create the ideal country. I wanted to create a country that embraced immigrants and where everyone could live in peace. Young and powerful, the people called me the Holy Girl“ Princess Vine ”. … a well-known story of Princess Vine from here."

Princess Shatoma sips a cup of tea and turns that gaze towards me.

"Later, as we talked before. A prince, chosen as his concubine's fiancée, was taken over by the Blue General and put a death curse on his concubine. That's when I was seventeen. The concubine thought of various things with Kanon, saying that she had made her death meaningless. I ended up finishing my life at the age of eighteen... well, then it looks like Canon and the Archbishop worked hard for me. The Blue General said he was in that coffin."

"... yes. A thousand years ago, you guys had a lot going on."

As far as Princess Shatoma's story was concerned, it certainly seemed that General Kanon was not just a death collector to them. It seems to me that we were using each other in various cooperative relationships and for our own sake.

Aside from the blue general.

"Ma, the story of the concubine is not very interesting. It's only 18 short years of my life.... 200 years of living Red Witches are good enemies, both for their visibility and for what they've done."

"What you did, Kai"

Well, that's true.

I am a witch who has done great things.

"Didn't you hear that earlier? My concubine has always wondered what the hell caught the Red Witch so far. The western continent turned into a continent of death, and this world changed dramatically.... the concubine thinks it is a definite“ cause ”. The Demon King Class is like a symbol that moves history in both good and bad directions."

……

To Princess Shatoma's words, I tended to lay low and remain silent for a while.

Myself, I didn't know very well.

"... I don't know, even me. I had no choice but to kill the brave man. I had no family, no loved ones, no untrained people in the world. I never wanted to accomplish anything with this power, and I was really, really a selfish witch. If I tell you, you're a jerk.... The Black Demon King was murdered and he was in trouble."

……

"From what you've seen, there's really nothing you can do, is there? It was my mess, and then the world changed, and so many people suffered."

"... hehe, sure"

Princess Shatoma laughed with her nose, elbowed to her desk, put her head on and said as she looked at me sideways.

"But foolish or envious, I think. That's all I could do for just one man.... I can't afford a concubine. And I can't love just one person that much."

"... why do you think I liked the Black Demon King?"

"No?

No, you're right, though.

Why do we all talk on that assumption as normal? I wonder who rose?

"Princess Shatoma doesn't have... anyone to say that?

"... the concubine belongs to the people. I've never thought about the happiness of a woman who chooses only one. The concubine plays the princess of the vine that the concubine seeks. Love and marriage are all means for the country. Have the most meaningful marriage to Frezier and love him. The concubine doesn't mind, and that's what the concubine herself wants.... but once in a while, I think. I don't remember anything like this, but if I had been born as a normal daughter, how would my concubine have lived?"

"Princess Shatoma...... you......"

"Even when I'm reborn, my concubine is always in this position. In a land of war and adjacency, guide the suffering people. … always under heavy pressure, which is comfortable… but sometimes I dream. Even so, she's an old girl."

That being said, she laughed lightly, certainly seemed like an age-appropriate daughter.

The usual, plenty of room and majesty, she must be the real one, but even the dreaming maiden Princess Shatoma must be the real one.

"I think I misunderstood you a little bit. Right... I thought it was kind of like me."

"Well, we have the same power, we are reincarnated in the same way, we live in the same times. There will be similar parts."

"... right"

I'm sure Princess Shatoma looks more like me than anyone else.

Although, of course, what we have done and where we stand now are completely different. It might be rude for her.

But I know how Princess Shatoma feels as well as it hurts.

I didn't go through her life, but I can't stop admiring her for a normal girl.

I wish I could have talked to Princess Shatoma like this sooner if I could.

"Red Witch...... the concubine said she hates you, but she's not going to let you die. For example, no matter how great your sins may be, your power is worth more than that.... Whatever I say, but try to believe Cannon. Forget all the hatred for him this time..."

"... Princess Shatoma"

"These days are interesting. The Demon King class is so aligned.... I'm sure the concubine has a hunch that something will change. If, 2,000 years ago, the great incident you caused created this situation, could it be said that fulfilling your great cause is a definite sin?... no one can understand the distant future. Yes, even to Canon."

……

There were many parts of her language that I didn't quite understand.

Princess Shatoma seemed to narrow her eyes and move her thoughts far and away.

With that said, I've heard before that Princess Shatoma is the rebirth of the Goddess of Destiny.

Is the breadth of her objectified horizons in this part of the world?

I just kind of figured out what it meant for everyone to respect her and do everything for her.