The Little Duchess’ Home Tutor

I listened to the sad [declaration of war] and remembered Master Leticia and Master Lisa. That's what you two would say.

"It's going to be a little bit longer from here... but I have to talk to you as much as I can. Forgive me."

Arthur did so and resumed the conversation.



There were probably very few people on the Rotlingen side who could understand the meaning of the Demon King's words. The few exceptions seem to have been placed backwards by the Commander-in-Chief.

- I don't even know the exact name of the opposition.

At any rate, there were many places where letters were flying in the old diary. I barely understood the commander's last name... [Marshall].

For the Commander-in-Chief and his generals, who witnessed the unbelievable surpassing of the first strike, it would have been unfortunate not to even have been given time to recover.

[The demon king's figure suddenly disappeared-a black wind ran through the ground, the sky torn, and countless black thunderstorms rained down on the army. No one could stop that terrible charge. "

As a result, the Demon King's invading army, which had captured tens of thousands of ships, was dispersed.

The Commander-in-Chief and half of the generals were killed in action, and the majority of the soldiers were taken prisoner with no will to fight at all.

There seemed to be some returnees... but the [Demon King's Proclamation] they made shook the upper levels of the Empire.

Say it--

There was a shallow edge, so [his land] and the seedlings were deposited in the house of Rotlingen.

But trust was completely lost in the first place.

Therefore - I will not fulfill my vow of life more than I once swore.

From now on, [his land] will be guarded with my whole body and spirit.

I have no idea what that means. I didn't know my grandfather or my father either.

But...... the demon king's anger and sadness will come through.

The substantial collapse of the Western Front and the proclamation of the Demon King.

The Imperial forces that took them were quick to move.

Mobilization progressed in Japan, and at the same time, a settlement was sought with the Demon King.

- Mm-hmm.

You can't even be a bargaining agent if you're half-capable.

Besides, the Empire has already done what it can't. I couldn't complain if I was blown off my neck the moment I went there.

... it's pathetic, but it seems that no one in the upper levels of the Empire who cried out for invasion volunteered as an ambassador.

Meeting after meeting.

An indecisive negotiator.

Stupid anti-imperialists everywhere.

The emperor at that time also made a decision. Without even consulting the Eight Grand Dukes, a compromise solution was chosen.

Hmph... you really have a good idea. Exactly.

The Empire crossed the border with a large number of scouts, trying to keep up with the Demon King's movements.

It's not a bad choice. Information is another critical element in winning or losing a battlefield.

Problem is, there weren't any returnees.

- Yeah.

It is clearly written that "not a single one of them survived".

Of course, various analyses were carried out, but to the extent that "unbelievable sensing magic" was inferred, it seemed to have ended unknowingly.



"... Allen, what do you think about this?"

Arthur questioned me.

Think about it a little - respond.

"It must be true that there was a sensing net on the border. I remember that there were similar cases in the time of the Demon King War.”

"But we can't all go home yet." No matter how many demon lords are out of control and how many armies under their command... don't crush all the scouts in all directions. I hear that there are many difficult places in the Demon King Realm. "

"Yes, I think so too."

"So-" "Arthur."

To Laranore's hero, who was still trying to say goodbye, I turned my back on one eye.

And snip your left finger.

― ― A dozen small black cats appeared around the fire.

Arthur opened his eyes wide.

One after the other, she stroked the kittens on her lap. Suddenly, I remembered the synchronous white wolf. Chiffon, how are you?

“I'm not a person. Perhaps there was a massive use of magical creatures."

"... or?"

"The demons used more than we imagined." Oh, there is also the possibility of plant magic. In that case, I was sure that there was an unbelievable magician involved. "

"...... Allen"

The hero seized his own forehead.

Your shoulders are shrugged and you're screaming in a dazed tone.

"After all, isn't one tutor unavailable?" It will lightly solve the "mystery of history"! "

"See if it fits... please continue the story." What did the Demon King do next? "

Parry and urge Arthur to move on.

It's about time Lilly was in a hurry, and if we think about tomorrow and beyond, we must go to bed and nourish our spirit.

I'd like to hear as much as I can within the time available.

Arthur nodded slightly.

I don't think he has enough time... to tell the whole story.

"I told you earlier, man lost the tree of the world with God. However, there were still [seedlings] in various parts of the continent at that time. The King of Wainwright and the Daiki in Toho are the only two trees left in the human world to this day.”

"... isn't that right? I imagined that."

When I was young, I remembered my home tree, which I looked up to every day with my sister Karen.

Is that a 'seedling'?

Arthur warps his face.

The Demon King did two things at the same time.

The cold wind rocked the fire.

The kittens on your lap turn round.

A heavy voice.

"One is the occupation of the 'Holy Land'." And the other thing... is the erasure of the [seedling] in the Empire. "

"Ahh!"

Unexpected words struck my head as if I were being slapped with a golden hammer.

The obliteration of the tree?... is it possible?

Looking at my face, Arthur can see how confused I am.

"Of course--normal is impossible." After all, they are the children of existence who supported the world. There's no way we can defeat them. But the Demon King did it. "

"N-what the hell are you doing..."

I gave it back in a daze.

Growing up in Tokyo, I know the hardness of the branches of the big tree to some extent.

Lydia may be able to drop the living branches... but it's impossible to cut down the trunk.

I don't think I can do it on my own.

Arthur joined hands.

"It was a white cat that appeared in front of the Imperial Army with the Devil King who broke seedlings from various places one after the other with his own fist." This is what was written in the ancestor's diary. "Every time I wielded that fist, a violent earthquake ran across the continent, and the baby stopped crying."