That day was a pleasant day for a forest leak.
Here, I don't even have a little sister who can take a quiet nap.
So I leaned against a nearby tree and closed my eyes. The arrow tip, the boy's voice, came into my ear.
"Were you here? My aunt and uncle were looking for me."
"... what the hell, Zahr"
In front of me, a red-haired boy with glasses looked down at me like he was frightened.
I talk to him with a bitter smile.
You're here for a nap, too.
"What are you talking about? I thought you were just looking for me."
"Oh well. Well, tell him I'll be home in the evening."
"... your uncle or aunt will be convinced, but that's..."
"Ah!
A girl's voice echoing in the woods to block his words.
You're surprised by that voice, the little animals around you run away at a glance.
"Brother, I was here! I looked for you!
"... Shut up, Cyan. The birds fled scared, too."
"Ah...... Uh, sorry?
I'm delighted to say that and keep my head down around me, and I accidentally blow it out.
Saw that. Cyan makes an extra red face and protests against me.
"More than that, you promised me you'd play after lunch! Why are you here!?
"You didn't say anything as soon as you had lunch. Have lunch, take a nap... and then play with Cyan."
"That's so sloppy!
"That's right. I feel sorry for Cyan."
Are you glad you got Zahr's consent, chesty Cyan?
... Ni to one, you're no match for a boulder.
"... at all, then what are we playing with today?
"Uh, hey!
"You did it yesterday, didn't you? What about hide?"
"Hide, brother. You're leaving! It's so sweet!
... really, she's my most ardent sister.
While I'm so frightened, I get a bitter grin.
"Well, brother, you're a ghost! Go, Zahr!
"Why am I a ghost!
"Brother, you're leaving!
... you were right.
I'll go after the Cyans after a dozen on Theory Street.
Cyan grabbed him quickly because of his slow legs.
I stick my hand out to Cyan, who gets a lump in front of me.
Seeing me like that, she shook her head fine.
"... no, I don't like it. Brother, I don't want to die..."
"... I'm the same. Even I don't want to be killed by other guys or... Cyan."
Around, there is a pile of corpses of fellow orphanages.
... Only one survivor in an orphanage can survive as a soldier.
Doctor... the conditions Dahlia put out were such.
"Why, brother. I thought it was family..."
"... eh"
"Why, why... Doctor, help me..."
She begs for help with something that was absolute, but it's the one who's creating this situation.
If I cage a little magic, I can kill her right in front of me.
And I can survive.
But I can't do that.
Me and Zahr have been helping her since the bullying from the orphanage guys.
There's no way I can do that, like kill her myself.
But one of these will die sooner or later because only one person has been given the condition of survival.
... and I don't want to die.
Hate, it's Cyan who's weak.
So......
"... sorry"
I feel magic caging in my arms.
The girl in front of me gradually stopped crying and changed the shape of her mouth like this.
"I'll resent you," he said.
... Oh, he's superior.
If you're going to live, you should've been resented.
The bad news is, weak cyan.
At that moment, in front of me, the light of my emitted flames spread, and I couldn't see anything.
And at the same time as my vision was recovering, two bodies got into my eyes.
One, Cyan.
The other one protects her so she can hold her, it was Zahr's appearance.
... I survived.
I don't have time to shake my mind over extra emotions.
Looking back at that, an unfamiliar woman was clapping her hands.
"Congratulations. We congratulate you on your birth."
"... who, you are"
"'Dahlia'. You've heard of it, haven't you?
"Don't be ridiculous. I can't believe you."
"I don't. Of course. It's because of magic."
"... is that magic?
"Yeah, there's magic in this world that we haven't seen yet. Some of them are what you want..."
"Mine, I want...?
"Yeah. You'd be curious, wouldn't you?
"" Master Sage "?
... I was fascinated by the word and began to encourage myself to study as a dedicated magician in a castle of a country.
Perfect magic, in pursuit of that alone.
Many books, many experiments, and many... battlefields.
Everything turned out to be my wisdom.
By then, I had no idea what I was going to be.
Maybe I just wanted to forget.
Maybe he thought somewhere in his mind.
He wants those days back.
I close the book and sigh.
There was nothing like that in this book either.
When I put the book back in place, the conversation between the two exorcists comes to my ear.
"Hey, did you hear that? They've got demons in the woods again, haven't they? The guy from the investigation team is seriously injured."
"Wow, wow. You're not coming to this castle, are you?
"You're okay, even if you come..."
That's what I'm saying, one guy looks at this one.
I just have to answer sideways so I don't notice that gaze.
... Demons.
Recently appeared, a new species of animal.
Animals are out of my specialty, so I've been ignoring them.
But maybe the next battlefield is that close already.
I walk away from the scene and head to my room.
Few years have passed since then, and few wizards know anything about me.
In a bad way, though.
Some people were doing well at first, but that was just the beginning, gradually moving away.
But that's something I'm used to already, and now it's rarer to be talked to by people.
Daimyo, I guess people think you're a disgusting guy who doesn't get along with anyone around you.
But I will die with them one day.
Even I, of course, die.
Then you don't have to get along with anyone so it's not hard to break up.
I didn't want to feel hard anymore, like I did when I killed them both.
I lie in my own bed and close my eyes.
... there shouldn't be any work for me for a while.
Just for a little while, let's get some sleep.
That's what I thought, I put my weight in bed.
When I woke up, there were all around me the carcasses of those who were said to be demons and a pile of the bodies of those who worked in the castle at that time.
I sit around and look around.
Oh, this feeling looked familiar.
I guess I did this, too.
The sky is already dim and it's going to rain now.
If this happens, we'll have to disperse.
But where?
Also, you're going back to the days when it was used as a weapon in that castle?
When I thought so, suddenly I didn't know what to do.
Already, there's no one around.
I'm all alone here.
That was all the place.
I'm not sure, even if they say that my life was scattered here, etc.
... Was I already a monster?
That's when I met the Demon King.
He met the Demon King, was stamped and flown to another world.
But I already knew.
At the end of the day, I ran away.
I already knew.
That's when I told myself.
"I won't let you get away with it"
Sin never disappears.
If I die myself in another world, I will plant a sense of sin forever.
That was revenge on me for running away.
"So you got something?
Someone's voice comes from the dark.
... I didn't know what that question meant.
But I can answer that.
I don't know.
"Then what the hell are you going to do?
...... it is decided.
Even if it's decided.
Revenge.
You betrayed us and avenged those who used us.
"... well. I know. You're not me. So I'm not going to blame you"
I can't even blame you.
... but that voice seemed to foresee me everywhere and it was creepy.
"But I wish I could. Just one last favor."
... what.
"I want you to forgive Sophia."
That's all he said, and I felt like he smiled.
... that is, I can no longer hear my voice.
But in my current words, I know exactly who that is.
"... oh, okay. Lazareth."
To the void, I just called his name.