Story of The Ancient Demon King!

Late at night...

Around the tall, thick stone exterior wall of a facility, there were five shadows hidden in a full-body robe.

There is no moonlight because of the clouds, and the guards on the outer wall are unaware of the threat of darkness.

……

A giant body approaches the outer wall.

And gently stick your left hand...

A demonic light flashes on the engraving on each nail, exploding this person's secret trick, which is performed for the first time in five combinations.

"......!? What the hell!?

The guard shouted at the sudden shaking of the outer wall.

Retribution Curse Pass.

The effect of each curse was mixed with exquisite balance, accumulating an impact and releasing it outside the body at any time.

The outer wall in front of the person who performed the spell was blown up and a hole was opened.

……

Three shadows jump into the hole.

A small man who runs a fine sword in both hands, a medium-sized man who waves a wavering sword, and a giant man who outperforms the spell.

Exceptionally trained elite.

"I'm so scared that we're on the street. Then let me also repay you."

A single whistler finally leads the sorcerer into the interior.

Inside, three people turned into murder machines, and the screams of those in the facility who were being slaughtered were echoed.

"Intelligence says... that's the basement of that central building."

The purpose of these people is to replenish the strength (...) necessary for their last mission.

♢♢♢

Soon after dawn, a report will arrive to the king.

It was reported to Celestia as Alto returned from the crime scene to the royal castle.

In the heavy silence, Celestia and her two men trembled slightly.

The dark interior was darker and the cold air was felt.

The cause was the demon king who sat by the window and looked up at the night sky.

……

Whatever the usual gentle atmosphere, the expression is serious.

There was no occasional pressure from the magic of Chrono at meetings, but Celestia and the others had more pressing times than that.

Chrono's unwavering belief in power sometimes creates a characteristic sense of power and dignity.

Complete “black" filled with no mix of colors and no influence from anything.

The black-eyed eyes looking up at the void are fainting... as if they were eroding into black.

As attracted as that, Celestia was at the same time fearful of war.

"Nh...."

When Chrono opened her mouth, Celestia bounced like a weak maiden and looked scared.

"... you don't know where he was taken."

"Ha, yes... Very well planned and unknown where to escape. It's just being investigated right now..."

I see.

Chrono seeps a slight anger into his sharp gaze.

That was a mistake.

"Nh, well, I'm sorry."

Celestia apologizes to Chrono for murmuring and feeling the fear she still doesn't remember.

Though I think it's impossible, I get the feeling that I might be abandoned.

……

The strong expression of Marie and the butler Mob were also afraid to see a new side of the demon king for the first time.

"Oh no, I'm the one who gave him permission to study him. This is my mistake. And that's all that matters now."

"Kurono-sama....."

A smile that says, "Never mind.”

It was obvious from everyone's eyes that they cared.

An experimental oak embedded with "Dragon Crystal" by Cashew Kudjaro, who once went to the Kingdom of Light.

By Celestia's plan, Krono, who was on his way to a crusade, stopped the orcs that had broken out at Cashew's party from being taken over by the Royal Army.

Tonight's raid was on a facility that was studying the causes of the orc's regenerative power and so on.

After destroying the exterior walls, as was the case, the guards and researchers were brutally killed and the orcs were taken away.

Moreover, this time it was a night raid with multiple people. It was a short event.

"I was hoping I'd know what to do, but if it was enough to be used again... I should have sent it by my hand at that time."

A variant orc with dragon-like characteristics that killed its parents and brothers.

Those other individuals... recall the tears of the orc that day. The tears of Ichizukushi shed a lot of hatred and sorrow.

Simultaneous anger at the perpetrator.

"... yeah. Can you tell me where he is when you find him?

"Yes, sir. We will prioritize the search for the orc."

"Please. I'm sure you're busy, but to the best of my ability."

"Yes, definitely...."

With a cold eye and firm determination, he responded with a royal and gentle form of bowing.

"... uhh, there's a lot of things I want to do, so I'm not going this way if it's the rumor level of the incident."

The Demon King looks at the night sky whitening again from Celestia.

Even Celestia and the others struggle with the slightest anger directed at the killer.

"Unless it flickers my vision. If you're within my reach, you can't miss that evil..."

A solitary remark directed at the demon king's unknown killer.

Words overflowing in the quiet room frighten the handouts from their souls.

The intervention of the Devil was decided, and the point of transcendence was set.

……

But that is also the story if we can recognize the target.

Now we have to be quiet and trust Celestia.

"We'll find out by tomorrow."

Celestia, like a goddess who understands it, takes a kneeling oath in a black dress.

"Celeste would really do it.... ahh, just in case, I thought about my moves for another time when that monster came out. King's Capital can't hurt him badly, so use magic to bring him down to a minimum."

Chrono remembers and talks softly to Celestia.

"Is it a trick?

Kurono seems to beat him faster, but it does hurt the surroundings.

"It's not as good as tricks, but can you give me your opinion?

I see. It certainly was the right move to bury that orc.

But Celestia is the only one who is happy to stand by and praise it as wonderful.

Marie and Mob were shown their moves in the room by the magic of Chrono, and even though they were said to be equal to children's play by their original power, they were not far from risking their lives.

♢♢♢

Several luxurious carriages were parked in front of the early morning Scarlet Chamber of Commerce.

The pleasant morning sun shines brightly, and it's the beginning of a perfect day to travel.

Last night, Hildegart and Sasha were very busy with instructions on how to prepare for their trip to Quadjaro and their work while they were away.

"What's the report on the case?

"This way. On behalf of Cain, I checked it out."

Hand Hildegart the materials summarizing the incident at the royal castle the other day and the laboratory raid last night.

Hildegart gets into the carriage while receiving it and passes through quickly.

……

"... I didn't really think I'd decide to travel the day before."

"Looks like you were circling around yesterday."

"I've been really busy...."

I see. Shut up now. "

……

A harsh Hildegart with a bird-like voice.

Even Sasha, who is used to it, is about to sigh.

"... go through the church where this priest is."

"Eh, it's going to be a long way around...."

"I don't mind. It's just a glance. There's plenty of time, so that's good, right?

"... I understand."

Hildegart's voice has always led him to the church near Happy City.

It is a journey to a certain city in the Quadjaro, but even if you arrive, you will only be asked to accompany me with good treatment and entertainment.

It's not a sudden schedule.

"--Looks like you've arrived. I can open it now."

……

Sasha sits diagonally opposite and opens a window at the door on the Hildegart side.

It was in front of the church, where children and giant priests were playing something in the courtyard.

"Haah!!

"Whoa!

"I caught you!!

Children chasing after priests.

……

Hildegart stares at it like that.

First of all, the girl who reads the priests and tells a few children to read some book at the end.

Sasha had no heart or looked at the girls and children in the dealership for a long time.

"... let me out"

"Hah, I see...."

I suffer from an understanding of what the reasons were, but Hildegart has no one to blame. The carriage leaves.

………

……

…

"Ready? [Jealous Succubus Demon] is a scary guy. Because you were blown away, you covered a city with" burning crystals "? In a flash."

"No way! Lana, you're full of lies! You can't do that!

"I'm not lying! Don't doubt it! Believe in it and... well, don't forget to doubt it! Let me live together!!

In the shade of the church garden where Hildegart left off, Lana, a fluffy hair shortcut, was making five children hear the yoga.

"But seriously, he turned the area into a sea of fire when he hadn't trained a man! I'm serious!

"Hey, Lana!!

Lana, a man in his 30s, walks by.

"There's no money in the dojo! What's happening- Hideba!?

"Don't come here because it's bad for your child's education!!

Lana's jump kick.

"--Gohaa!!

"Ah, this fucking father. I won't ask you again. Even if you give me the money, it'll just disappear into the liquor store!!

Ransacked beardless man is kicked by Lana.

"... gu, kuu,... no. I plan to spend it on renovating the dojo ~. I don't drink alcohol!

"Do something about the red face and say it! Drag me a drink from this time of the morning!!

"Ouch, it hurts! Chi, no! It's just that he didn't come out last night!

"Holy shit!! Why don't you swallow it all night!!

"Hyiiii!?

♢♢♢

"Shh!!

Avoid being struck by Princess Erica's fist by slightly tilting her neck.

"That's it!!

Straight to the right after poking the jab forward and measuring the distance.

It has become rough inside, but I don't want to spoil it, so I will avoid everything.

"Kuuu, don't hit me because I want to refresh myself. Hit me!!

"... it's time for the 10 minutes we promised. If you can't touch me in 10 seconds, I'll jump the rope for another 20 minutes."

"Hyeee!!

In the woods of the school, I was practicing with Princess Erica while sewing.

"Ugh!? Come again....."

Sometimes she strokes Princess Erica's face like a bullfighter with sewing to clear her daily grief.

Are you happy to be bothered? She has a slightly dull, embarrassing red face. I've been practicing a little on my own lately, so I guess I missed you.

Her expression looks just like Celeste's.

"Erica has too many impurities in battle. You want to beat me up, and then you can see through your desire to face me. Let the hot spirit be controlled by cold thoughts."

"One, two, hook!!

He started hitting me with a hook, but he jumped up with his finger.

"Wow!?

Well done on falling.

I just finished my lunchmat.

... Na ~ chair. I'm doing fine. Not suitable for indoor rock tables, but this wooden table would be perfect.

"... hmm? Come on, come on. What are you doing? Okay, let's jump the rope... here we go!

"Yeah, it's better to be practical ~. If that doesn't work, I'll take the glass with me."

Let's pull on the sleeves and do something more together. I'll make an appeal.

This place looks just like Celeste. I'll be bolder over there.

"... every time, even if I tell you to start, you won't start. You have a goneri, right? It's always just the beginning of my mood that roars in vain."

Princess Erica is my pace, even though Hakt is facing a hanging cloth with an expression like an elementary school student who can't reverse himself.

I also heard about the situation with Oswald.

I am also worried about the incident, but I have a promise that I will not be involved.

I don't think there's anything we can do about the investigation without involving the suspect...

"Sorry, I'm late!

Oswald came running.

"... why don't you both do a little interview in the afternoon when you're both feeling better?

"Huh?

The investigation is a leg.

I won't talk to you both, but I can't help but notice the incident, so why don't I tell you how to do the detective on Earth?

If I had been haunted by a famous detective's detective drama, I might have come up with a famous theory.

It's bad to leave Celeste alone. I need a little help, too.... I'm a little excited about the investigation.

"Ooh? Me too..."

"Has Erica been banned from going out for a while?

"... Phew ~"

They crumble their feet on the ground and complain by inflating their cheeks.

Well, I think it's cute and pathetic, but I can't disobey the instructions from the royal castle.

"... you just want to be with Mr. Glass. I'm serious. Stop playing half the time."

"It's coming again... I'm telling you, the guy who messes with me won't shut up!

"Erica, please start jumping the promised rope as soon as possible. Your body will get cold."

"Look!

Sobbing, Princess Erica finally started jumping ropes.

"Master Hakt is overpowering. Cut off with just the magic flow, right?

"... you don't have to tell me again and again."

Were you upset with my advice, Hakto, who looks at the cloth with a snug face again?

... I know. At this age, everything adults say is deaf.

Even if they ask you to study, you tell them what it's good for.

In fact, there are many meanings... I think you'll have the power to do what you have to do, and above all, to open the way for the future.

It is a student and a child who studies and prepares for the future because he/she does not know when and where he/she will need the knowledge he/she learns and what profession he/she will take.

Even if you arrange the explanations in a flickering order, I'm going to enter the A ○ Ngers, and I'm going to tell you to take me to America...

"He's a kid."

"What's so annoying!? It's incredibly annoying to stroke your head with a warm watch and be told that you're a child!

♢♢♢

"--Your Highness, the killer is insane. They're insane, but they're intelligent."

Juan looks straight at Erica with her glasses peeking out of her hair.

The class was over, and in the afternoon, the three of them quickly headed to the city, so Erica was thinking of investigating it herself and getting out.

"I know that. Killing the soldiers, getting them out of jail, it's not proper. I will never forgive you."

"That's true… but what I want to tell you is that the killer is not thinking about“ people. ”

Juan teaches cases and magic in person from prison.

Buried in a mountain of books that had never existed before, he made a bear under his eyes and looked anxious to solve the case.

Have Erica prepare her desk and chair and listen seriously and earnestly... a few knights behind her back.

"Your Highness, why do you think I kept repeating the spell until I had so many animals?

……

I only thought that I was experimenting with intellectual inquiry, but I don't think so from Juan's previous behavior.

Erica had no idea.

"Because the curse is vast, and... there are still many unknown realms."

"... that leads to the killer going crazy?

"In this case, it seems to be connected....."

Juan remembers the scene investigation in the morning.

Apart from the emergency where the monster orc is escaping, there is an increased need to arrest or kill the killer.

………

……

…

Soldiers rush into each other in the lab late in the night after the attack.

While the darkness illuminated the soldiers' pine lights, the shackled Juan used cursed lightstones to investigate the destroyed walls.

"... what do you think?

Juan carefully chooses the language to return to the little Alto.

"This... probably exercises more than three types of curses at the same time. There was a difference in the remnants of the spell."

……

"I mean, it's not a spell. It is inefficient and unlikely to be possible to get one effect from a combination of spells."

Worst report.

A spell would have made Madame Richin more likely, and we could have stepped a little further into the investigation.

But if the killer is a face-to-face spell, there is no clue.

"Your Highness, we must hurry. The search for the orc that was taken is also important, but the arrest of the person responsible for the incident is urgent."

……

Juan's story wasn't over.

"What does that mean?

"If you use a technique such as breaking down a wall that combines sophisticated spells to date, that person has an unparalleled amount of knowledge of curses like mine."

The knight behind Alto continued to make him look pale.

"I mean... the killer is more likely to be experimenting with humans."

"Hmm!?

"Not just one or two of them... a lot of them..."

Alto and the knights are bound by the words of Juan.

"Even I was experimenting with it every day, and I was in a state of inquiry because I couldn't understand how it works in animals. When it's so highly combined, it's only a human experiment....."

"... it's Juan. Do you have any idea who did this? Your opinion is the most important thing right now."

The knights rushed to the presence of the madmen lurking in King's Landing with their blue faces.

It is an evil possibility that is too fierce, such as a curse experiment in many humans.

"... Madam, you might be able to prepare a sacrifice secretly... even when you were a priest, but with this concentration of curse, the Cursed Light Stone will react to you and your surroundings."

"Neither... did I."

"That's what I'm saying. After all, there is no evidence. It may be better to forget about the physical condition of the other two. Just... just have to hurry..."

While Madame is powerful, Juan shows a rush, including other lines.

In that appearance, Alto and the knights heard the story of the human experiment, and whoever feels hesitant to make any further bad reports, we can't help but ask why.

"... why is that?

…

……

………

Juan tells Erica the same explanation he told Alto and the others on the scene a few hours ago.

"... the killer is crazy. If you've stepped so far into the curse, there's no doubt that first... we're still experimenting."

"Hah!?

"" Nh... ""

Erica and the Guard Knights behind her eyes.

Human experiments are continuing.

It might be happening right now in King's City, just ahead of his eyes and nose.

And then...

The Huctors were conducting an interview near Father Shock's church.

This is the 29th person.

No, including interviews around Madame Mansion, it would be more than 50.

"You're a good guy, right? They take care of the children, and the money really feels good."

Is that so?... by the way, where's the kid now?

"I just picked you up. I'm just waiting for dinner inside."

I was interviewing a single mother with a child at the upstairs entrance of a seasonal group home.

The time is at dusk.

Hakto and his students will have to go home soon.

But there is no harvest, and all the answers are similar.

Madame “Lumps of lust and complex", "The only woman who strips her teeth at Hildegart", “A terrible demon who chooses no means".

As for Father Shock, “Saint".

"... I'm sorry about dinner. If you could just tell me a little more about it...."

"Ufufu, I'm kidding. I was just so cute. Anything?

A flashy, highly exposed woman who works in Happy City, the goodness of people seeped out, and Hakt continued his conversation with ease.

Oswald is stretching under his nose.

"Well... are you really treating injuries and illnesses for free?

"Well, yeah. But I'm sorry about everything, so I'll give you what you can pay us as a gift. Still, it's less than half of what it was."

"I see....."

In fact, at this time, Madam's charges were clearing up, and I was hoping that Father Shock would have some holes.

"Not only for people like us, but above all for kids. As long as I'm grateful, it's true."

When I look at this woman's casual smile, I even feel guilty.

"My leg has been hurting since I got back, and I was thinking of helping you tomorrow."

"Excuse me, I'm sorry to interrupt. Does that stall always open around here?

Enter the conversation and point to the stalls that sell around the corner of the residential area.

"Yeah, I'm selling it here because I didn't get clearance on every street. Honestly, getting out of here to the street is troublesome, cheap, and helpful."

Hmm, I see.

A glass that strokes your jaw with interest.

Mommy!!

"Oh, I'm sorry, my son is calling. Enough?"

"Ah, ah, thank you. Thank goodness."

"I didn't seem to meet your expectations, but good luck?

The woman returns to the room after the wink.

Without the fruitful information I said, I walk home on the evening dyed boulevard.

……

"... why is Mr. Glass so strong?"

Put aside the thought-provoking Hakt and ask questions Oswald had been worried about for some time.

"That's right... is it because I went straight to what I wanted to do?"

"... I don't suppose you've experienced any setbacks like mine. As strong as you can be."

Yes, there is.

Glass responds instantly to an inadvertently leaking, childish, hateful word from Hakto.

"It happens often. Sure, I remember it in my arms, but it's not like I can save anything because it's strong, and childhood is an unusually hard, tall wall with a lot of trouble."

Glass says “wall."

Whether it's Wu's master, his father, or a monster, various imaginations cross their minds.

And stabbed in the shadow, saying, “If you're strong, you can't save it.”

"I wonder if it won't break again and again. I wonder if it is done in the wrong way. What am I doing?... it was a trial and error every day."

Looking up at the sunset and telling good memories like nostalgia.

"And it's time we finally broke that wall. Nothing can be broken with this fist. There is no one who can compare his strength with his skill. It's time to be so confident.... when I met him."

It is unusual for a glass to be thrown away.

"I thought you were going to die."

"" Hmm!?

Hearing that Glass is ready to die, I naturally think of giant beasts such as dragons.

"... you didn't escape?

"Somehow I didn't like that person very much. Besides... there was a cute little spectator behind me."

……

It reminds me of my grandfather's fine and warm back.

A great back that protected itself from childhood familiarity.

"It may not be a setback, but it is this morning. We had to get the class leader to pass the meal we served to the students beforehand, but this time we failed."

"The job of a servant seems very difficult, really...."

Oswald is purely sympathetic to Erica and her students' self-serving servants as common-law representatives.

"No, that's fine. The princess comes to me frequently or every day, so I'd appreciate it if you would scrutinize me carefully. But, right?"

"Hah, hah..."

Is it a glass that gets depressed, or is it a glass that gets heated gradually?

"That Jiji... after eating and passing, the captain said,“ I think bread is better... ",“ I don't like rice very much ”... Every day, you're going to stick your mouth in your emotions and say," Your taste is just worse than the tannis. "

"... well, that's a poisonous tongue."

Oswald and Glass walk in conversation as if they could ever figure it out.

Behind that, Hakt was saddened by immaturity.

Glass was so talented, he had always assumed that everything was perfect.

You can't even know the suffering of ordinary people.

In addition to being followed by this kind of student investigation, I even said I hate it, and my chest hurts because of my apologies.

……

Any new information would have been worth it.

But all I got was what I knew.

I suspected it with malice in mind.

According to information I heard lightly from Alto during morning practice, perhaps the culprit is still guilty of the spell.

Madam is finalizing his alibi and seems to be preparing for his trip from tomorrow.

Shock is very busy with childcare and treatment every day.

……

The bustling boulevards are filled with gayagaya and people who want to take their way home, as well as people who want to go to pubs and entertainment areas.

Street stalls and restaurants that invite people after work have a variety of scents.

Looking at Glass and Oswald's back, thinking about the incident somehow.

The smell makes me angry, but I walk without noticing it.

And then...

…… Master Hakto? "

"Hakt-kun, what's wrong? If you're hungry, why don't you buy some food?"

I suddenly stopped and became worried about two people with blue faces.

……

It was really a malicious idea.

"Mr. Hakt? I'm feeling a little sick...."

"No, no, it's okay. There is no problem with my physical condition. Wait a minute....."

Let's think about it again.

There can be no such madness.

Alto's words, however, were heard from Juan, who was reminded of the rebellion.

“The killer is crazy."

My spine is shriveled and I stand in a different kind of fear than when I was against the Demon King.

“Curses usually appear with minor weakening."

No, I don't want to be convinced of such an ugly business anymore.

“Dead soldier with shoulders cut".

But the more I think about it, the more I think about it, the better it fits.

“Advanced curses require many subjects."

My head turns pure white at the status quo that shouldn't happen.

……

A faded hack arrived at some madness.