The picturesque rice cakes are delicious today

I immediately get out of bed and open the window. [M]

Bird!

And he called, and, and, and, and, and a bird appeared. I wonder where it came from. Were you on the roof of my house?

"Can you ring the bell?" Not yet, but today, right? "

After hearing the opinions of the spirit senpai, I spread my wings and groaned....... I don't know, but I'm so motivated, so maybe today is the day of the Resurrection of the Fire King. You're right. The birds are all over us. You're right.

Soon the birds flew away. After that, I woke up René, who was still melting in bed, and greeted René with melted eyes in the morning, and I woke up Faye from the guest room, and immediately... um, breakfast. You can't fight when you're hungry.

First of all, I decided to go to see how the town was doing when breakfast was served.

When I headed to Soleila's Oisama Bakery, the bell rang just around there. Ringing bells sound more like bells for celebrations than alarm bells.

Listening to that sound, Hiyasama Bakery's husband said, "It's hard," and he gave me and René a sandwich and hot milk. When I tried to pay for the gift, they said, "No, please let me give you this kind of gift." I'm a little sorry, and I'm glad.

... I'll help guide the people of the town once I'm out of the Oshima Bakery. The Knights of the Forest were moving fast, so it didn't seem like that would be a problem.

I wonder if that's okay, so we're going back to the woods again.

"Turtle. I heard the bells, but it's finally time."

"Yes, I think so, and that bird was strangely motivated, I'm sure of it."

I went back to the bowl with Lao Cres, so I explained it to her. Including the fact that I'm not so stuck yet.

"Good morning, Mr. Tuogo. Should we wait for you in the resurrection area?"

“Yes, please.”

After that, Crore also came, so I decided to ask Laocles and Crore to go to the resurrection site of the Kakikashi Fire King first. Next, Laocres takes the lead and leads the Knights of Bones and Armor.... the Knights' March is so handsome.

Then I decided to have Lian, Angel and Carnelia wait for me in the building on the north side with the people of Soleila. If there is an injured person among them, please say hello.

"Hey, Turtle."

With such steady preparation...... Lila came to my side and poked me around my shoulder.

You should stay here, Mr. Rugulos, right?

"Huh?... um, yeah. That's right. I want you to stay." Amazing.

Yes, Mr. Rugulos. Mr. Rugulos is inside Lila's brooch, but if possible, I want him to be there when I defeat the King of Fire. That way, you won't have to listen to anything that the Kakachiku arson king has to say in the end... most of all, the [Hero] will have to be on the scene.

"Then I'll call Princess Rage."... so I...... "

"Lila, evacuate. Liane and the others, take care of the town."

"I understand.... I'm sorry, but I can't help you with that." I don't want to be on your toes. "

Lila said that, and as she tightened her expression to add to her temper, she continued to laugh.

"That's why I'll leave it to you to reassure the people of the town." I'll also draw you a picture of the battle you saw from outside the forest. In that case, I'll take a little horseback ride and keep a record of what I saw from above. "

"... you're the best!"

Yeah.

Yeah. That's great. That's great! Lila, you are! You really know me!

That's why you should do your best, right?

"Yeah. I don't really know what to do..."

It's not me who fights, it's the Red Dragons, and I don't have much to do myself, but... yeah.

That's why I'm also going to paint the Kachikachi King of Arson.

"Alright! That's it, Togo!" When you're finished, let me show you something! "

Yeah!

So I break up with Lila, and I fly with my wings out.... the birds are still ringing.

"That bird really likes to stand out, don't you think?"

When I arrived at the scene, everyone looked at the bird with a carefree face. The bird chimes cheerfully, and the bells are chirping with satisfaction.

And it's amazing how ready you are.

"Well, it's just to stand out..."

And the bird had already prepared the sword of light. The blade protruded from the feather. "Maybe he's just going to come and finish me off..."

”... you've lost your mind as usual.”

Yeah.

With a dazed face, Mr. Rugulos had a replica of a replica of the Sword of Light, like a "replica".... it seems that since I knew that I could draw things, I realized that the "Sword of Light" was a replica. Well, Mr. Rugulos said, "It's fine if you let the fool's eyes fool you." Well, it's fine.

The situation where the sword of light is swung three times is quite interesting, isn't it?

And Princess Raju is giggling at a replica of the Sword of Light.

Princess Raju doesn't fight directly either. That's why the sword is a "sword." Hmm, the only bird with a light sword that is willing to attack the Tickle King directly... Well, okay.

Then we'll sit back and relax. I laid a rug on the frost-covered grass in the winter forest, put out warm cocoa, and floated a marshmallow. And it was almost noisy on the boulders, so I asked the birds to stop the bells, and I got a little annoyed by the rattling...

"... does that mean that the Tickling King of Arson actually exists?"

Now that this is the last time, let's think about it for a second. I wonder what kind of guy he was.

There were no monsters in the world of cane.

Yeah.

Laocles twisted his neck slightly while placing the mug in his hand between his legs.

"If that's the case, then it would be that he is not a real being." It might also have been created by someone else... or it might have been created according to this world. "

Chengdu. The Kachikachi Fire King is conceptual, and maybe it took that form because it came to this world.

"...... if that's the case, well, I guess you're lucky."

Faye drank the cocoa and said so, exhaling the white steam.

"Depending on the world, he might just come out as a fire, right?" I think you were lucky to be able to communicate with me like that. "

"I see. Well, there's a lot I've learned from what I've been able to tell you." In that sense, it's not just a violent presence, is it? "

Well, I won't forgive you for burning the cane!

Well, I can't forget that it was burned. But... well, I suppose that's the result of the actions of the King of Flames in accordance with his beliefs. I can't decide whether it's a bad thing or not. [M] Whether you like it or dislike it, or whether I agree or disagree, it's another story.

But is that something that can only exist in this world?

When he thought about it, Lao Cres suddenly said it. Laocles looks a little reluctant as he puts his mouth on the mug and his face is wrapped in steam.

"The existence of [burning books]... no, it might be better to have thoughts and magic power, but if what was created by those things is that tinkering arson king... when this world dies, will he go back to just fire or something like that and disappear?" It looks like he has a will.... "

”... that's kind of sad, isn't it?”

Perhaps this world is a fantasy world, so that's how it took shape. With that will and personality as a single [character]... while trying to destroy this world...

... I think you're strong-willed.

But he wants to burn this world down, no matter what... yeah.

Whatever it is, if we don't have the same interests, we'll have to destroy each other.

"I wish I could have made a compromise proposal..."

Unlike Mr. Rugulos, who seems to be splitting up, I can't really split up there. I don't think we need to destroy each other because we don't fit, but, well, I know it's a mistake not to do anything when they're trying to destroy us. "Yeah, it's hard..."

"For one last time, I would like to try to find a compromise or just a path of coexistence. Okay?"

So, I'll check with everyone. The birds are chirping. I think it means "no!", but I ignore it. I won't let you stand out. It's all right.

Mr. Rugulos nodded reluctantly, and everyone else agreed, so I immediately thought, "What should I say to the Kachikachi Fire King?"

“Yes, I thought I should. When I thought about the meaning of the existence of the Tikkachi Fire King, I thought that maybe we also need that kind of existence."

When I heard Princess Rage say that, I thought, yes.

Need it?

"Yes, it might not be a very good idea..."

After hearing it back, Princess Rage explains it to me with a slightly awkward look on her face.

"... if there is anything that tries to burn the world, the world will stand together against it. Some will come from a tough world. Conflict is not necessarily a bad thing. It can be a force for creating something. Yes, I thought so. because...... um"

Princess Raju's hand is wrapping around a cocoa mug and trying to warm it up. With a bit of restlessness...... it looks like a trick.

"Um... I wouldn't have been in this forest if it hadn't been for the Kachikachi Fire King and pussy-san." Therefore, at least for me, the existence of the Kachikachi Fire King was not in vain. I was aware of my role due to an imminent crisis and tried to work with others to find a solution. It was a happy thing for me. ”

... I see.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Not in vain. Not in vain is everything that happened.

There are a lot of things that would have been better without them, but... we're made of them.

"There are a lot of hard and unpleasant things." If anything, in reality there are overwhelmingly more of them. But after all, I don't think it's a waste. Everything we've been through shapes us... and makes us, and we can create the world. "

Every experience is a bait for a brush.

I can use it as a bait for my brush, so I can swallow whatever experience I have.

And... maybe it's the same thing for people who don't write or draw. Maybe we're making ourselves out of a lot of experience.

While talking like that, when the forest came to dusk.

Tsk, tsk, it feels like the flames are shaking, and I look at you.

Then, in the slightly open place, there was a light. It reminds me that it's warm, it's bright, and, oh, I loved this kind of fire.

"Hey, can you destroy this world?"

Speaking to the fire, the fire fluttered and grew a little bigger... and there appeared eyes and mouths like shards of fire.

If we destroy this world, you will disappear as well.

When I asked him again, the fire grew a little bigger and was about the size of a human.

Of course, that's what I want, that's what I want!

"... I wonder if we can live in this world together." Is that mission something you really want to fulfill? "

I told you, Spirit. I can't get along with you. If you don't want to be destroyed, you have to fight. "

Bubbles, and the flames are burning, and as soon as they are seen, the king of firecrackers grows.

That's how it came into being... a giant of fire.

"... yes, you are a fire." They burn books, burn people. "

If this world were a world of stories, no one would be more worthy of the [Demon King]. The existence that burns everything is the natural enemy of this world... no, it must be of all worlds.

"And we are the creators of all sorts of things."

Don't let it burn. This world will never burn.

I don't want to let it burn if it's what you wrote, and even if it isn't... I love this world.

And most of all, I like to paint. Because it is a creature that can use all the experience as a bait for the brush. Even when it comes to the Tachikachi Fire King, I can use it as a bait for my brush.

...... I looked up at the swollen mass of flames in front of me...... and stood up my pencil.

Come on, let's draw!