Seiju no Kuni no Kinju Tsukai

Episode 57: The Red and Black World

Curse King?

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A curse king?

"Well don't be surprised, yo. You heard the" myth "about me once, Ro?

"Ha, ha"

"Kukuku, what is that mindless voice ha?

Dreams, what is it?

It's just... there's something weird about my body already, including that 'feeling' thing, so it's kind of giving up that it's no wonder what happens.

I mean, is this like being summoned to a spiritual, worldly place just by soul or consciousness or something?

"Er... nice to meet you, Curse King"

That's what they call it, so let's just call it the Curse King.

It wouldn't make much sense to ask if it's real or fake here.

It's just... if they're the lords of that 'feeling', you can't forgive them.

"- So, you can interpret me as exhausted and falling asleep when you called me here?

The curse laughed satisfactorily.

"Surprised Na. It's fast and easy to understand. Maa, similar monda"

I thought it would be a conversation in a frivolous atmosphere, but Curse King, so far it's surprisingly Frank.

"Sate, Sora Kurohiko"

"What?

"How about da, this world ha?

Hmm?

The way I say it now......

"Is that you?

"N?"

"Are you the one who flew me into this world?

"Ah, that's what I received, Ka. No. That's right, Na... I'd say 'audience' or something. Ca"

"Audience?"

"Where are you now?"

Zudong.

A long spear came down and pierced the ground between me and the coffin.

"Ha ha, if a ban contradicts the one i...... way i am, ca to say it again. Like you said, this place is like a spiritual world. No - or you think it's in your dreams. I don't care where you are, Sa."

"Why did you summon me?

"The reason I summoned you, Ha, is simply because I wanted to talk to you, yo"

I frowned.

"Talk to me. What are you gonna do?

"Sa because I was interested. na as those who use the same power."

"The same power...... you mean a curse ban?

"... something similar da"

The Curse King felt like he was watching someone.

I guess that also means a conversation that touches on 'prohibition'.

"Yet Soraku Kurohiko, you don't seem familiar with this world for a long time Ka"

"Well, that might be a lot of fun."

"Kukuku... are you interested in the world now?

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"De, it's not a cool thing, ca, like you finally found 'what you want to do'"

This guy.

How far do you know?

Interested... 'Now' is full of interest in the world.

- What about 'now'?

I mean, this guy, you know my past?

"At first, 'I went too far back' recoil didn't seem to control my emotions well Ga...... how about da? It's time to settle down, Ka?

"It feels like I'm getting a lot calmer."

One day I will remember the words Mr. Makina uttered.

Back too much recoil...... I mean that...

Raising his gaze as he conceived, the Curse King narrowed his red eyes softly.

"Or la."

and something slowly descends from the sky.

Huge stone.

Nothing distinctive. Just stone.

When the stone stopped in front of me and the Curse King, it began to float on the spot.

It's not any fun - Isi.

"It looks like we could do a lot of 'riffing' thanks to having a lot of 'it' removed, Na. Ma, did they still decide you needed it? Looks like 'some' stayed, Ga."

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"Kukuk, is it helpful to understand quickly? Yes da. That was probably part of Sorora Kurohiko who was in" The World Before ". You're part of" Sorora Kurohiko "when you were rotting."

When it was rotten.

I mean - when I was losing my willingness.

When I was losing interest in nothing.

"I'm not willing or interested in coming to a new world because of it. So I guess it's boring, Na. and yes e, above all, same as me -"

Zung and the coffin swayed.

"Oh, hey..."

A black spear was piercing the coffin.

"Kukuku...... Sa that we talk too much"

Apparently, he's safe.

The Curse King laughs at you.

"Thank you. I've been too smart for a long time, Na. I don't always need it. I follow the place, Sa. It's a snake. It's also a thought to think too much, Ze. Don't you have a reputation in your world for" Let's do this shit ", Ro? I don't know, but I...

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No, I don't think that's the same thing.

"Maa, I want to tell you from me, in short, that you don't care about anything, you can live the way you want in this world."

Huh?

"Like it...... live?

"Yes da. Like Yale, Sorora Kurohiko. I'm on your side, Le. I don't hate you, Na, the one who doesn't look like you."

The Curse King continues as he looks at me, who still hasn't lifted his guard.

"That said, right now I'm just a prisoner waiting to go crazy here, Na. At best, we can only talk while being watched like this."

"Um, Curse King"

"N?"

- Forbid the curse in the first place, what the hell?

I was about to tell you... I stopped.

Given that the spear was released just now on the verge of touching on the subject of the curse, this is also likely a prohibition.

Not just about the curse, but heaps of things I'd like to hear about who that 'feeling' is and why it was' me '.

Anyway, the man in front of you is named the Forbidden King.

Besides, apparently there are other verses that I know a lot about.

but it seems difficult to ask a question that puts it to the core if the conversation is monitored and deterrence works.

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Because I somehow feel sorry for the Curse King who gets pierced with spears, though there is.

I wonder why.

There's something about this guy that I can't hate...

"Kukuku...... okay ka?

"Oh, I'm gonna stop now"

"Yes Ka. I can tell you more."

After a while, the Curse King said.

"Don't be like me, Yo, Sorakuhiko?

I see what you're trying to say.

The Curse King is probably telling me not to be put on that 'feeling'.

"Anyway, I wanted to tell you that out of my mouth, Na. Advice from seniors is a dah. Ma, I'm relieved that you're apparently using it now -"

One more, the spear pierces the coffin.

"Kukuku... I'm in trouble with that goddess, too. Da... I don't know if it's the world you were in. What's ka? Ah, that da. Sure, do it."

Guthag, guthag, guthag.

The spear put together a few pieces at once and pierced them.

"Guh...... that bitch meh!

"Wow, okay! Enough! Because I kind of figured out what you wanted to tell me! Hey, I don't know who you are, but you're hearing me!?

I thought I was manipulating a spear and shouted at someone.

"Stop him already! Because I'm an idiot. Actually, I hardly know what this curse king is talking about! So - Oops!?

A spear pierces my foot.

So - The Curse King was a big laugh.

"K...... kuhahahahahaha! You just can't do it. Now ha! But Ka, Sorakuhiko, who cares about me here. Become, maybe this is definitely stupid."

"Terrible!"

"Phew...... thankful sa. While we wait to go completely crazy on that, we can have a little fun, Ta. You're funny to watch. Kukuku...... Soraku Kurohiko, Zo praying to follow a different path from mine. Oh, and, Na, now that we still have one curse, how can we ca-"

So, zdong, and.

Where the coffin was crushed with a giant black hand that appeared in the bright red sky - my consciousness was broken.

Wake up.

The first thing that jumped into my sight was my own ceiling.

"That's just... you can't clean it up in a dream"

I have heard that dreams are the organization of memories and the achievement of aspirations.

but I shouldn't have that memory, and I don't have that desire.

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How long have you been asleep?

Just before 5: 00 am when I look at the clock.

I sleep too much.

If I slept about yesterday evening...... how tired I was, me.

but there was no fatigue left.

Well.

What should we think about what happened in that red and black space?

Well, if you connect with mythology and think normally, you conclude that there is a "hell world" where a curse king is sealed...

So, considering those familiar black chains and spears... I mean, the break in the curse dimension is connected to that hellhole realm?

So, is it okay that the curse is a spell that invokes' power 'from the earth's prison world?

Hmm.

Was there any information available even if it was not available in words?

And that one from the last Curse King... I guess that's what you said when you were ready.

I don't know if there's a concept of death in that world, but I hope it's not dead...

What the Curse King wanted to tell you was that perhaps the more you learn to curse, the more power that 'feeling' increases.

I somehow felt that way...... but the words of experience are still very heavy.

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Think carefully about that space again?

Ask around Mr. Clarice if you also have time about the hell world.

Look at the window.

It was thin and white outside.

I can hear the birds chirping.

When I got out of bed, I went down to the first floor with my change of clothes.

Let's just get ready for a bath.

And there was a girl in the living room who had come in a white piece with a good quality.

I'm sitting in a chair reading a book.

"Oh, good morning"

The girl sitting in the chair and spreading the book - Mr. Makina - was illuminated by a blurry crystal suspended from the ceiling.

This house, Mr. Makina and Mr. Mia are almost free to come and go......

Exactly. I'm not surprised anymore.

When I pulled the chair opposite me and sat down, I put my change of clothes on the next chair.

"Good morning, Mr. Makina"

"How's that? Did you get some rest?

"Yeah, thanks to you"

"Yes."

"... not your usual clothes today, huh?

Mr. Makina even wears white rose hair decorations on his head today.

"Oh, this? I'm leaving for the castle today to meet with the Holy King's family... well, do you feel a little overwhelmed? How you doing? You look good?

"You look great."

"More than usual clothes?

"Because I'm used to it, I think my usual clothes look better. Though fresh."

"Hmm, yeah"

Mr Makina closing the book as I say.

He seemed kind of happy.

"Since when have you been here?

"Hmm? Did you just come?

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When it comes to being like her around not saying time clearly, it seems like her.

There was a distinct tranquil silence in the room early in the morning.

"Um... what happened to Mr. Currier?

Something about Mr. Cecily, but I was just as concerned about Mr. Currier.

It was like we could stay in school yesterday.

As of yesterday, I didn't touch it because it would be safe to leave it to Mr. Makina.

"I thought you'd like to know how it went, so I came to you early this morning."

"Oh, was I? Thank you early in the morning."

Wow. Looks like they were reading it first.

"As far as whether she can stay 'almost fine' in school, so far, maybe five minutes or five. The verdict around here is to meet with the Holy King's family today."

"Oh, I see. That brings us to the castle today..."

"Yeah. It's quicker to go talk up there than get gutted in the middle ground. You'll be reporting to the Holy King's soon anyway."

And Mr. Makina slammed him right into his desk.

"And lately... there have been more cluttered jobs besides the usual school director's duties. The Knights of the Holy Tree have to set a date for the inquiry, and we have to get to the castle today, including about Currier... Oh, speaking of which, there was a response about the man who disappeared from the holding room... Huh..."

Hmm?

The holding room?

Um... like something catches on...?

Oh, well.

When I was just in the world over here, the guard said he'd let me in to the punishment room because the detention room was under construction. (Speaking of which, he's not here right now?) and Mr. Makina was talking.

Hit me... Was it under construction because the detention room broke because of the guy who disappeared and the shooting?

And Mr. Makina, who had his forehead on the table, looked at Chira and me.

"Do you want me to run away with someone by giving everything away already?

I laughed in exhalation.

"Or something like that, while Mr. Makina is the one who ends up doing it right, isn't he?

"Hmm, what is it? You know exactly what I mean."

Say, Mr. Machina, wake up your torso.

"That's right. I won't throw it out. Something that I have a responsibility as a schoolmaster. But... Sometimes it's as good as a weak sound, right?

"I'm letting you use this house on the condition that I hear that weak sound. Keep throwing up."

"Hehe, you've come to say it quite a bit, too."

Mr. Makina stepped out of the chair as he broke his mouth.

"So leave the Currier Verstein thing to me. Because the Knights of the Holy Tree will also coordinate well. Will you tell Currier that when you see him, too?

"Okay."

I went outside to see Mr. Makina off.

Mr. Makina turned around when he got out of the house and dropped his gaze to the ground.

"Hey, Crohiko"

"Yes?"

"I've been wondering if I should ask."

"What? Don't hesitate to say anything."

"You... never wanted to go back to the original world, did you?

"You don't."

Mr. Makina circles his eyes like he was stuck by surprise.

Then he looked up at me.

"Immediate answer, is it?

"If I hadn't met Mr. Makina, it would be a delicate place."

"-"

If I hadn't met Mr. Makina, I don't know if I would have been able to live like this.

I am very grateful to her in that sense as well.

"Huh, uh, really? Nice to meet you."

"I'm so glad."

Above all, I am fortunate to have met such a person in and of itself.

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Suddenly Mr. Makina even had his head.

It looked like something 'I did it'.

"What's wrong with you?

"No, now I realize it was a mistake... I'm just a little hung up"

"Mistake?"

"Because it's nothing. Now, if you'll excuse me."

"? Yes"

Misunderstood......

Mistake?

Hmm?

No way.

- You have a reputation in your world for "Let's do this shit", Ro?

Words that came to mind.

That's when I realized.

"Mr. Makina."

"What?"

"Well, I don't think that's a mistake... do you?

"Yeah, I... I'm just glad I met you, regardless of all the conveniences you've given me."

"Huh?"

"So I mean...... as one person, I mean like it! That's it! All right, then!

Tell me, I'll run into the house.

Close the door behind your back and breathe.

Oh, it was a dangerous place......

Apparently, at the first point, it only conveyed 'I can live in this world thanks to meeting Mr. Makina' nuances.

But.

You have to put it into words and tell her that you respect her personality.

It was illuminating to re-say so much that I escaped, but I'm glad they told me how they really felt.

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Yeah.

Step-by-step though.

Maybe that means this is getting stronger too!

Thanks to you, Curse King!

- No, I think that's something different, Ga.

Perhaps it was because of my mind that a scratch by a familiar voice seemed to have come a long way and resonated with my head.