The Strongest Wingless Gargoyle

For a meeting with Beria, Kleif travelled to Ridomdora, four days having passed.

Is it almost time to reach the other side?

I hope it goes without trouble.

It should be noted that I am better, but so far nothing has happened.

Live in peace at Castle Menardo......

"Wait! Listen to me! You're running away!

"Shut up, you idiot! Clean it up! Nice!

"I don't know! You have no such thing as a man's heart!?

I'm sorry, I lied about peace.

As you can see, I'm in pretty angry mode with Reese.

"Damn it!!

The reward of the curse exchanged between the two.

I can shout on Reese's back, but he's not responding anymore.

Nothing more to talk about, he went without looking back.

I'll say no, but I don't like it and I'm angry either.

I'm not going to be that much of a man with mental problems.

I know it's not a good idea to yell at a woman.

Cliff wants me to protect his sister, too.

I don't want to fight with someone like that, if possible, I want to get along.

"... Shit"

At my feet, I fell on the floor and scattered, wreckage of a vase that I thought was expensive.

The red carpet laid in the hallway is filled with zero water from the vase.

"Oh, it's annoying!

From frustration, Don, Don, and I step on the floor.

Are you downstairs? Sorry to surprise you.

But I can't stop, I can't contain it.

"There's only one way... to clean it up"

Nevertheless, barking alone does not change the status quo.

You can't just leave a broken vase like this.

It would be bad if someone stepped on it.

As I swung my anger aura around me, I was cleaning up a shaved vase...

"... duh, what's wrong?

What showed up from the corner of the hallway was Luminaria, who lives with me more than the other day.

Gently rock the trademark blue-haired ponytail left and right and come closer.

"It's a luminaria..., as you'll see, I'm picking up a broken vase"

"It's dangerous if you grab my hand, I'll hang up... I'll help you"

"... sorry"

"I'll bring you some dust."

As always, she is a carefree girl.

Kindness stains my heart.

It's impossible for me to cut my finger with such fragments.

I avoid naming him in his honor, but he's very different from someone else who starts with "Li" and stretches his vowel to end with "Ze".

"So why are you so angry?

I think I heard you screaming by yourself earlier.

Set up the chiritori handed over to the returning luminaria.

... the reason for my anger.

"That's... because I'm disappointed in Reese"

"Disappointed...?

Well, it's not particularly about hiding it.

I'll tell her what happened earlier, why I'm angry.

"Oh, you know I've been up early lately and enjoying reading, right?

"Yes."

Luminaria takes the lead.

Yes, I've been embedded in reading lately because of her (Luminaria) influence.

It's an interesting series of long stories that I've recently started reading, and I'm worried about the ahead, and it's my reading days from morning to evening.

"I got up early today and enjoyed relaxing and reading in the lounge. If I had immersed myself in the book world, it would have been breakfast time in no time. I'm really grateful to Luminaria for sharing her new pleasures."

"That's good. So?"

"... Oh, that's why it's not good to read a book without eating. I was walking down the hall trying to get to the dining room for breakfast, and I heard Gachan and something fall to the floor and crack nearby."

"Yes."

"I wondered what it was and if I looked at the sound... there were vase fragments scattered on the floor. Soon after that, I heard the noise and the maid and Reese rushed off to the dining room after work in the morning..."

Oh, I knew you'd get angry.

I can't get my frustration to subside.

"I'm angry because of what happened after this. Reese's guy alternated between a broken vase and me, and then he decided it was me! You didn't even see me break it!

……

"Whatever you say, don't listen to me! Well, at that time, there was no one nearby, I was the first discoverer, and I was the suspicious one. Well, that's why... I didn't even see the crime scene, but you didn't."

Talk to me all at once so I can spit it out.

Luminaria that keeps it quiet.

"When the maid cleaned the vase at work in the morning, the position she put it back in was unstable... that's possible, isn't it?

"Well, that's true"

"I know, I'm the one most suspicious! But don't you think I doubt people without any proof? The maid took me all the way to Reese anyway... I've been with Reese a lot, and I believed in him! I didn't think he was like that! Disappointing!"

I give a hot valve to the luminaria.

Maybe he wanted someone to know how he felt.

"... I see"

Thanks, Luminaria...... listen to me.

Talking about it, something's cooling the heat.

It's not good mental health when you hold it alone, it'll help.

"So, who is the culprit after all?

"Well... it's definitely me"

"... that often pisses you off, doesn't it? Really. I expected it, but I'm disappointed."

I was walking down and reading the book and my vision seemed narrower and the vase hit my elbow.

So, well, fall in, with Gachan.

"Maybe your sister didn't like that... the guts to hide it?

"... or maybe"

I also feel that way when I think calmly right now.

Out of the blue, if I apologized honestly, you might have forgiven me.

"Don't be unfaithful forever, let's just clean it up"

"... oh"

With the help of Luminaria, the debris collection work goes smoothly.

Crouch down and fine-tune the Chili position so she (Luminaria) can get in easily.

Luminaria with sassa and handily putting fragments inside.

……

Luminaria is now not equipped with Skyle (Water Dragon Armor) and is wearing a white flared skirt.

If you look up, the raw legs of the luminaria stretching from the foot are dazzling.

Nevertheless, it would be rude to see too much giddy because you are helping me with good intentions.

I think so, I take my eyes off the luminaria.

"... hmm?

It was somehow. What caught my eye there.

Behind the luminaria, I saw a colorful painting hung on the wall, and I doubted it.

"Hey, where are you looking!

Luminaria notices my gaze looking up from the bottom.

Let go of the tweezer and suppress the skirt.

"... give it to me. No, it's not, and the man in the middle of the painting above, does he look anything like anyone?

"Pictures?... Oh"

Luminaria turns around and sees the painting I pointed to.

A painting of a blonde man with a stern face on the coast, instructing the elves to fight the demons of the sea.

What do you care? It's been a long time since you've been to this castle, but you've never had a jicky view.

"Similar or nothing... It's Mr. Cliff, this once."

"Clife......, oh, with a noodle"

... you do look alike.

"At first sight, I felt like I was going to be a big man. There was no madness in my eyes."

"... even after I heard such an answer"

I say as if the luminaria were frightened.

Yes, you are.

Four days after he left, I didn't forget his face.

The life of the painting feels young, and my hair is longer than it is now.

I couldn't help but notice... and what are you excusing me for?

"What are you fighting against, here, tentacles...... Kraken?

"Four hundred years ago, a Kraken mutant suddenly appeared in the ocean."

"Mutant species?

"Yes, after this battle, Master Cliff became known as the Demon King."

"Even though it's a mutant species, it's a crusade of demons, isn't it? So they call me the Demon King..."

A variant of the demon that caused Gin to lose his Trident.

Is Luminaria gonna be okay next time I take that request?

Well, I tried to take it, too, but I'm fine.

"Normal Kraken is strong too, but even I can fight. It's just that this mutant species was very troublesome in its properties… At the time, the kingdom of the Demon King, which dominated the waters around Menardo, collapsed with the emergence of the mutant species."

"... that again. No, there's no Leese in the painting."

"Your sister must have been just a little girl."

"He's only about 400 years old... you're younger than I thought"

"Young, are you?

Elves, ancient dragons, vampires, etc. have a long life span.

Sister, my brother's cliche Gin can be really a Luminarian younger.

Also, something as racially evolved as Lanne, or something with a lot of magic retention, also slows down aging.

Or maybe it doesn't age when it crosses a certain line.

"You can learn more about the battle at this time by going to Menardo's Historical Archives."

Yeah, when I came to Menardo, I went with Reese for once.

It just looks more like a model or something. My gaze...

"The materials of the time are also beautifully preserved, and if you walk sequentially from the entrance, they are exhibited with visitors in mind so that you can firmly imagine how this city was created. If you're interested, why don't you go? I was wondering if I could have a meaningful time."

……

The library seems to be proud of Clife, but I wasn't interested then.

For once, that's all they were worth.