The Kingdom of Everlasting Night and the Last Ball

When did you stop in the land when you heard that there was a greedy king skilled in witchcraft?

The sky looked up with cloudy skies and blue skies, and the green forest trees were wet due to the sparkling weather and rain, so I feel like it was summer.

Nestled in a lush oasis of sandy lands is the Royal Palace of Ruri.

Brightly colored cloth in the wind and blooming red rose blossoms.

On the grounds of such a royal palace, there was a small detached palace surrounded by a rose garden, where a small princess, whom Rieschek had entrusted with the escort, lived.

Until the birth of the princess, the king who ruled the kingdom was a good magician loved by many.

When the king asked the fairies to celebrate his birth for his first child born to the queen of re-love, various fairies living on the land gathered for the king gave us a lot of blessings first.

However, excessive blessings can only be blessed if the body that serves as a receptacle grows.

The girl's body broke so easily that the flower, which had been poured with more water than she needed, would rot away.

The concubine who desperately tried to tear down the blessing that crushed my child's body, even if it was offered as a blessing, seems to have died on the spot as a result.

And the king was disappointed in his young daughter, who would not live for years, and turned his back.

That's what everyone knows.

A king who was gentle on the occasion of the incident became ruthless and brutal, and the healthy and good children who were born to the concubines who were taken from the annexed countries began to compete over the right of inheritance to satisfy the indisputable king.

Cursed by the blessing of her birth, the princess remains trapped in the abandoned palace that the king built to keep her private.

Rieschek served a man called the Magic King only after the land of the sands became so miserable.

“Lee Sheek, how many years have you been serving me?”

It's only been two years, but what's wrong with that?

"It looks like there's no problem now."...... I'll let you escort my daughter. There's only one daughter who hasn't gotten the Guardian Knight yet. "

"...... I don't think so, but is it that bedridden child?"

"Yes, it is."

"I don't think it's the right place to put the sword."... is that why you pushed me into adopting an aristocrat? "

"First, let's take a look at her release." I think it's the right place to put you. "

At the orders of the magic king, who loved cruelty as his master, Rieschek reluctantly visited the palace, realizing that the palace, which was a prison, was a protective wall made by collecting the magical essence.

(And the blessing that is cutting the princess's life is mainly the blessing of the plant genealogy......)

In that case, I guess the sword monster that likes to fight killings is not only trying to protect this daughter from the powder of the inheritance contest.

Many of the blessings given to young princesses don't go well with the magic that Rishkek possesses.

(To the extent that it is. It seems that my magic is trying to wither away even a little blessing and reduce the burden on my daughter's body.)

But Rishik served that king in order to go to war and kill.

It is not to take care of a child who is spending most of the day without leaving the bed and does not know whether he is alive or dead.

That said, the cunning master said with a face that he didn't just kill the use of the sword, so he got tired of taking on the mission and decided to stay there for a little while, even as he tried to convince humans that they were stupid.

(If you're going to serve next, there's no human.)

The monster of the sword is a monster that chooses its master, but its loyalty is not free.

Because it's a sword, I don't want to waste my time serving a master I don't deserve, and it's up to us what to do with a master I've cursed.

Although the wisdom, cruelty, greed, and swords are different from what I want from my master, each sword makes clear what I want from my master.

Even though it was the master of the past, it was also the qualities of the sword, which was sometimes the tip of the treason, that would not be willing to eliminate the undesirable.

(...... So, just a little bit. Just a little bit.)

This child will die in no time at all.

Though his thoughts were cold, the little child who was smiling at the footsteps of a fairy that could not be seen by a normal person always had strange and calm eyes.

When I met him, he was a child who said strange things.

After realizing who Leeshek is, the child smiles to be reassured that he will soon die, and he always looks satisfied with what he has been given.

Not only was she not very friendly when growing up in the boxyard, but she also had a sarcastic way of thinking, and she seemed somewhat optimistic.

But I don't want anything more than what's in my hand at that time.

Rather than living for ten days, the child's eyes, who said seriously that it was better to have a beautiful rose blossom that morning, had no idea of how to give up, and he was really happy while taking a dazzling little piece of it.

I'm sure he was trapped in this boxy garden.

"Riched, look. It is a cloudy sky with a beautiful blue color today. It's very beautiful, isn't it?"

"...... Really?"

“Riched, I'm feeling better today, so I'm going to be able to open the window. I've never been so happy.”

Good for you.

"There was a petal falling on the fairy's footsteps!" I couldn't wake up because I was sick for days, so I was glad to find this beautiful petal. ”

I think it's better not to touch it because there's a barrier.

”The other day, oniisama poisoned me, it was only efficient, and she didn't hate me”

"...... I wonder if that's exactly what you're going to do for the good of the day."

Only return words when spoken to.

The Princess, who is the subject of the escort, does not feel uncomfortable about it and does not intend to continue the conversation any longer than necessary.

Without resenting my father, who had never visited me, I was stunned to see the nobles around me step by step, but even if someone took my belongings from me, I could only breathe a sigh.

I don't want anything, so I start wondering little by little.

It's not that you don't have a heart, but you're rich in emotions.

I smile a lot, but I've never cried out.

Even if Rieschek falls on a bad road without a hand, I'm sure the princess will think it will fall on this road.

"...... Give me your hand"

"Well, can you help me?"

When he realized it, Leechek had come to help the princess.

I definitely didn't do anything other than what my husband ordered me to do, but I think I took on my role as a knight.

For Leeshek, who enjoyed killing in battle, it was the first time he was ever charged with defense.

Something else started to change from that night, when I was just watching the princess who had a seizure at midnight.

At first, I thought it would be time to die, but now, even if I tried to help, it would only make it worse, so I dared not come closer than necessary when having a seizure.

If you get close to being devoured by excessive blessings, even if it is a leeshek that withers the blessing that is the culprit, it will be an extra stimulus.

That's why on a night when I was just giving up and watching, the princess noticed me and laughed happily.

"...... I'm glad you're there. When I die, I'm alone...... I'm lonely."

By that time, only on the day when the princess was unwell, those who worked in the barracks had unnaturally disappeared.

Because I was called to work, the cloth and hot water I should have prepared ran out, and I suddenly felt sick, so it happened to be rest time.

That's why everyone's gone.

In the beginning, some people were lovingly attached to the princess with dedication, but as a result, those who tried to kill her are more likely to be eliminated.

One by one, even if we were to sort out talent that would at least do no harm, all that remained were indifferent people, such as gathered together.

So it was only natural that this should happen.

And yet, why would Belloza laugh happily in such a miserable situation?

Lee Shek was at a loss to see her body twitching in the darkened bedroom, where no one carried medicinal water and there was no maid to wipe sweat, smiling happily as she was glad to be there.

That was the wish of Belrosa, who didn't want anything, as Rieschek touched it for the first time.

"At the end of the summer, at the end of the summer ball, there will be a cake of oysters." Because it is a fruit rarely available in this country, it seems to be worth participating in just for that reason. "

"I don't know what it's worth."

"Richedo hardly eats." Could it be that the food in this country didn't suit your mouth? "

"Rather, I'm not interested in the meal itself, so I probably don't want to spend time except when I need it."

"Well, I'm definitely losing it." Eating delicious food can make you feel very happy. "

"I don't think so."

Little by little, the princes and princesses of the country dwindled.

It means that the day of the king of this country's laid magic achievements is approaching.

Both Liesek and I started to talk more than before, and if we offered our hands, we would not hesitate to overlap, but Belloza still didn't tell Liesek that she wanted to eat the cake.

As before, the seizure stopped her from falling asleep, and Berrosa was finally able to even practice dancing.

Even if I could do a lot, I seemed to like eating the most, but I hardly wanted anything from myself.

Well then, at that ball, I'll get you a cake of mackerel.

Well, if everybody eats and stays.

Bellochek, who was starting to get angry and laughed at us, died dumbfounded without eating the cake.

(...... it was the night of the Summer Solstice Festival)

Even so, she left the garden by herself on the night of the Summer Solstice Festival, when the unknown people were mixed up. With the blessing of the fairy, she could often see the extra things, and found the creatures that had come to do evil to humans on the night of the Summer Solstice Festival.

Or rather, they mistook one of them for Ryshek and called out to them, and they knew they were there.

Throughout the night, Lee Shek found Bell Rosa dawn looking for her deadly madness, hugged her dull body, and picked up her pain so she wouldn't have to suffer.

As the sound of the rain echoes with the dawn, I literally feel the pain of being torn apart, and wait for the still faintly breathless Berrosa to open her eyes.

"...... Riched?"

"...... Are you stupid?"

Still, the eyes that were supposed to be open remained empty, and the eyes of Belrosa and Riesek, who were only conscious while they were breathing, did not end.

It must have been unpleasant for someone at the Summer Solstice Festival who had made her look like this, to find herself hiding with the eyes that had gathered the fairy's blessings.

It could be said that it was only fortunate that the pupil itself was left, but the function for seeing was almost stripped off.

Little by little, little by little.

Growing up together, Belloza's life is ruined by making something in the Rieszczak a part of the way.

Rescuing her, devouring her soul miserably, is no longer a matter for Leeshek.

If she dies like this, she won't be able to go to the Land of Death, she'll just be broken.

It was the king of this country, the master of the Rieschek, who rushed over and screamed at the Berrosa he was holding.

I heard the words of a man who was crying behind his back and cursing his fate, and the words that clogged up Leeshek, who could not protect the last loved one left behind him.

Even if the man turned his daughter's last wish into a curse, he didn't want to avoid it.

(...... after all, no one here could protect her)

Belloza would have been saved if she had just called Liesek, no matter how brutal the creatures were, even if they got lost in a troublesome place on the night of the Summer Solstice Festival.

A sword monster, Leeshek was ordered by his master to escort Belrosa's knights, and she rushed everywhere she could call.

And yet, Belloza didn't call for Leeshek.

Belrosa didn't even want help, even though she knew that Leeshek wasn't human and that he was an outsider on some level.

How miserable is he who is born a sword and mourns without wanting even one loved one.

But the same is true of the father behind him who was reminded in this way that he misguidedly defended his beloved.

As a human being, he was a mage outside the standard, and he had the power to save his daughter if she called for help.

(Still,...... neither I nor this man was worthy of Berrosa's wishes)

This man, who is the master of Rieschek, was a foolish man who used his inheritance rights to kill other children in order to gain the rank of a magician necessary to move the magic that would unbless his daughter.

Blessings can only be offset by misfortune and resentment.

That's why it was also this man's plan to sneak his daughter, who was being killed by blessings, onto the table of blood killings, and have her blessings cut off by the killing of other children.

However, there were still too many blessings left in the body of Belloza for ordinary humans.

I'm not so close to dying from a seizure, but I'll find those I can't find on the night of the Summer Solstice Festival.

(Finally, until the end...... you never called me)

While the despair stained my heart, the pain I took from Berrosa collapsed.

She was desperate to get out of here, but eventually all the pain she had taken on from Berrosa disappeared.

”...... dancing...... if you wished, you could have danced as many songs as you wanted”

But I'm sure Leeshek should have said that earlier.

I should have asked her to call me Hope.

I should have told Bell Rosa I didn't know how to do it.

But that wish will never come true again.

Never again.

Rishke's first love was torn apart and disappeared.

How many months have passed since the day of the Summer Solstice Festival?

I could feel it for a long time, but not for a long time as a sword monster.

The next master was the king of eating at night.

And even then, Rieschek was ordered to protect it more than anything else.

"Why does your daughter always smell water before she drinks it?"

"...... well. Were you doing that?"

I don't even know who I'm seeing, but I've seen it before.

"When I was in Farsitar, I was often poisoned, so I seem to have unconsciously checked to see if it smelled of snow daffodils. You don't have to worry about that anymore, but it's hard to get rid of."

Somewhere he said so, he was the one that Lee Shek's current master was planning to mate with eventually.

You can't see the fairy's footprints like someone in this heart on a distant day. On the contrary, the magic value is low enough that even a single blessing needs to be adjusted.

However, the appearance of Bell Rosa, who was smiling, seemed to be poisoned.

So, what is this?

“It's a list of dishes that I want Nein to make. I was told to say if there was anything I wanted to eat, but the oyster cake was a must.”

Besides, I hardly hesitate to ask for it.

On the contrary, somewhat more like a greedy person who is quite greedy for his own desires.

"Oops... don't touch this petal." A fairy, about the size of a mansion, must have brought it here. It'll hurt your daughter's health. "

Is one of these petals a bad thing?

"The petals laid on the fairy path are like fishing bait." They are quite cunning imitators. If your Lady has a low maximum value, they will eat you quickly. With Dilvier's protection, it won't be so easy to capture. ”

"...... I will never touch it"

“Yes, please do....... I'm an escort, after all. If anything happens, call me. You don't have to do that when Noin-sama bakes his sweets."

"I will never give you my cake again!"

It was ironic that I learned about the pleasure of eating after I carried the curse that my previous master had put on me.

This curse came to my master's attention because it belonged to the genealogy of eating music, and I thought he said it was a meal as a cost of curse, but somehow I got the guidance of eating together from the first face to face.

I thought maybe I could make such a spirit my new master, because even though I called out to Leeshek myself, I didn't seem interested in the curse that caused it.

Either way, it's hard to find yourself in an environment where you can't get food because of this curse that makes you hungry when you wield your sword.

It was the master who chose it for that reason, but at some point, Lieschek liked the meal itself as he was being brought around by Noin and being fed prototype food.

Now I don't think I can eat anything if I can.

On the contrary, when cooking is too expensive, hunger can be avoided.

Rather than being a favor, it would be the evil that serves the comfort of food.

(My husband likes it now. That's right...... well, if it means being the master, it's probably the best I've ever had.)

The reason for this was that I was somehow convinced by watching the crowd gather at the King's Castle at night.

I think I have quite a troublesome temperament, but there are many troublesome people there in the eyes of Leeshek.

However, such colleagues fit in perfectly around the king of eating at night.

And it is this fragile human that such a master brings with him.

I would eventually take it in as a midnight spirit, and it seems that the color of my eyes has already changed, but the resistance to the magic of the past was still a shackle.

"It's not a bad thing to be hungry, but if you greedy with your daughter's body, you'll fall asleep again"

“Fortunately, I'm very used to lying down, so I might prioritize delicious cakes.”

Ah, it's the same claim as Dilvier's demon.

Speaking of which, I was stunned, but this human was greedy enough to laugh at me.

(The first time I saw it was at the Spirit King's Midnight Ball.)

At the ball, Liesek's master made a vibrant cake with a red pupa in white cream. For some reason, Liesek was hesitant to put out his hand and looked at it from a distance.

Long time ago, I couldn't have let Belloza eat the cake of the mackerel.

It must have been like a thorn remaining in the Ree Shek long after he began to serve the Night King.

And even though you shouldn't have eaten anything, Dia, who was here, was jumping up under the table trying to eat the cake somehow.

There is a slight sense of guilt as to how the King of Night's Food chose his child.

However, if you think that the blue-eyed child who was happily cheeking the cake of the pupil is here escaping from the hands of those who tried to kill him, there is only one thing that can save you.

"...... I wonder why you don't resemble me at all."

Murmuring in a small voice, she smiled at the new bodyguard who was tilting her neck to hear the words.

A wretched child who had been pushed into the abandoned womb.

She had blue eyes and immediately fell asleep, but there was no overlap from there.

On the contrary, the girl in front of me no longer had the same color as her eyes.

That's why it doesn't look like Berrosa at all, and it doesn't seem to overlap enough to feel anything.

But somehow he shall be saved by what he is commanded to do.

The master who entrusted Dilvier to a guardian and made the night-light fairies joyful, must have entrusted this task to Leeshek on sight.

If something happens to your daughter, she won't hesitate to call me.

“When Neun's sweets are baked, you might not call them.”

I think you can live there with a little more mercy.

"If you burned it for me in the first place, it's mine without leaving any..."

"Oh dear, your daughter is greedy."

"Greed...?"

One day, the child who came to protect you will call this name.

At that time, something might change in Leeshek again.