Yomigaeri no Maou

"Uh, uncle. What did you just say?

Iris tilted his neck as he flushed his saggy silver hair to the side.

Lulu didn't want to tell me this if he could, but that's not how it works.

Because at the very least you have to be convinced about that, than you will live in this world, in this age.

So to be honest, I clearly told Iris.

"... Illis. Now, since then, thousands of years have passed since I was killed by a brave man. For once, this is never a mistake. I made sure of it, it's a fact. That said, I just guessed in the literature and in the stories of people, so there may be an error..."

While talking, Lulu smells that there's a slight chance that you're wrong.

It was a care for Illis.

I thought it might be easier for you to talk to me like that.

As for Lulu, I was undoubtedly convinced that this era had passed thousands of years since then, but it is impossible to hold that certainty to the girl in front of me right now.

In the meantime, Lulu thought that if we had it in mind as a possibility and gradually understood it to strengthen our certainty.

But Lulu was underestimating Iris for a little while.

I'm sure Iris was surprised by Lulu's words, but he never said he would still be able to accept that dialogue.

It's not, it's rather I've chewed it in myself clearly and asked questions on it.

"Your uncle confirmed something you can be sure of, didn't he?

Lulu nodded slowly at this, surprised.

Although Iris is well spoken and has a clever brain, he's still a little kid.

Unlike Lulu, I'm sure he thinks he's genuine, around ten years old.

Even though Lulu would have lived a few months since he last met, he still definitely hadn't reached adulthood.

Yet Iris said to Lulu calmly, with a thought face.

"Uncle. Uncle, I'm fine… I'm not very ready, but I'm sad that someone close to me is going away at some point, because I'm a little used to it…"

The words contained remnants of profound pity and grief that had been tasted and rinsed off many times.

Yes, I think Lulu did.

It's the same where Iris lived, and in those days when Lulu lived.

People's lives were incredibly light and we both saw our compatriots scattered around just a few dozen centimeters next to ourselves.

It was only a foolish act to ask Iris, who would be experiencing such an experience, how still young he was and where he was prepared.

"... sorry"

So Lulu apologized.

It was an apology as the Demon King, as the one who failed to protect the race, and as her acquaintance, as the one who failed to protect her own life.

Iris took it with a straight eye and then smiled with a soft look.

"It's okay... uncle. I think your uncle did his best. Unless you were my uncle, perhaps the Demons could not even last that long... as a flag, and as a king to be proud of, your uncle was the hope of me (me) and the Demons. So... that's okay....... sorry. You're getting wet. Thank you for your concern… now, more than ever, we need to know what's going on. Right, Uncle?

As such, Illis recovers instantly.

Lulu here, I thought I knew the strength of a woman.

Accepting everything, I was impressed by the magnitude of the metric I was trying to move forward.

Maybe that's because it was Iris.

But Lulu didn't think deeply about it, and now he decided to go ahead and tell Iris what to tell him.

"Right...... the old story is, you can always do it. Yes...... Illis. Let's check again. Now, since those days, thousands of years have passed. And this is important, because in this day and age, there's no such thing as a demon race as me or Illis."

"… does that mean that, in the course of thousands of years, it has perished?

That's what Ilis asked in a narrow voice with his sad eyes down.

The annihilation of the Devil Nation. That's a sad fact, having been only Lulu's head.

I just have Illis in front of me now.

There may be other demons who survive as far as modern times.

That's what I think now.

So Lulu shook his head.

Because hope should not be abandoned.

"No, I don't know that. Too many things I don't understand... Demons like us are called 'Ancient Demons' in today's world, treating them like characters in mythology. I don't even know if he's here... like a symbol of dreams and romance."

I hear Lulu explain, and the look on Iris's face turns into something indescribably bizarre.

It is understandable that our species feels weird when they say that they are becoming mythical beings.

The look on the face of Illis could also be taken for granted.

"That's also... something that has become indescribable. But this is how I (I) exist...... would I be caught if I were found?

A little worried. That's what Iris said.

But Lulu also shook his head at the question.

"I'm probably worried about that, but I don't think I have to. That adventurer that Ilis blew up... Gran, I saw sleeping Ilis and didn't know he was an ancient demon."

More than that fact, perhaps Iris is a human race (human), and Lulu thought he could push it off.

Tools may exist that discriminate about race, but in this day and age, there is a decline in the technical ability to say so.

Beyond that, Lulu even thought it might be easy to find a way out.

But Iris is more cautious than he thought, and he lays down his questions in more detail.

"Doesn't that mean you just didn't know that better?

Certainly not that possibility.

If it's true, it's a big city, and I just want to check with more humans, but so far that's hard too.

It's just that Gran, and the adventurer who said Yumis is basically anything.

The knowledge varies from common sense to professional.

At least I don't know the common sense level of knowledge, which is hard to think about.

I also predicted that if I hit Yumis, I would be able to support that guess.

You should also know that Yumis is more familiar than on the general level because he seems to be an ancient demonic freak. If you still don't know the characteristics of the ancient demons, then you can say that Lulu's predictions are correct.

So Lulu explains to Illis to that effect.

"Only Gran, you should think of it as not being more commonly conveyed. Because he seems like a pretty skilled adventurer with that one. If he doesn't know, I'm pretty sure he sees it as generally unknown. I don't know if it will be at the scholarly level... we'll see about that later"

That's all I heard, and it looks like Illis finally convinced me.

He smiled and nodded, and he said.

"Okay. As far as I can tell, I feel less handicapped about my uncle's side."

That's what Illis says, touches the core.

Yes, so far, I'd say there's probably no problem.

Racially, I think I can handle it, in the sense.

However, there was a problem that had to be overcome as regards Iris being on Lulu's side.

"Right. Basically, there doesn't seem to be a problem. From what I've just said, the English race is human (human), so if you push it off and say you're an orphan without parents... but as I said earlier, I have parents. We have to get over it to live together."

Fine, but it doesn't seem like a big deal, Lulu thinks.

If we can adjust the finer settings after that, it seems like we can manage to do more than give Iris some understanding of this era.

Iris listened to Lulu and tilted his neck.

"About your parents, is...? Right. I (I) don't have any skills, and it's annoying to bother you as a meal..."

Lulu shook his head in advance to Illis, who began to be depressed by the way he said so, no.

"No, no, you're not. It's not... it's not that hard to talk about. It's just that all of a sudden you want to take a girl back and live with her, don't you think? So I was wondering what happened there..."

Then Iris slapped his hand in the face, saying it was a good idea.

"Then if you could hire me (me) as a small-time user!

That was a surprise suggestion.

But you can't just take that for granted.

It's a noble house.

Some servants. So, I can't help it, but Illis is the daughter of a friend, and I know he took care of it considerably.

For this reason, somehow, Lulu's desire to spoil it is not in his mind.

So Lulu shakes his head.

"That won't work... your hands will get rough"

So I can't help but say it in a subtle way whether it's for a reason or not.

but Iris didn't seem convinced,

"It's okay! I am still in a position to defile the last seat of the Demon Clan. I don't get rough or anything like water work!

Sure, you're right, but that's not what Lulu's trying to say.

But I couldn't help but say that Lulu decided to put this issue behind him.

"... well, shall I put that aside? All you have to do is decide later. Oh, I'm sure you do. Anyway...... I need you to go with me to the village where I live now and face my mother. Then, somehow, let's say something good so you can accept it. Oh, let's do that."

To Lulu, who finally began to work out a maneuver just on the go, Iris sighed,

"... so I'm glad you're a servant..."

That's what I said.

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Then, after a while, Gran woke up.

"... hey"

You must have bumped into me when I was blown away by Illis, the moment I got up scrubbing my head and hips, and opened my eyes and looked at Illis,

"... ugh!?

Unfortunately, he backed off and picked up the sword that was rolling and stood guarded.

But there was no particular way for Illis to strike me, and besides, I tilted my neck loudly to make sure that Lulu was sitting next to him, screaming out loud from afar.

"... Hey! What the hell, this!

"Oh, they were some mistake! He said he wasn't going to attack me anymore!

Lulu screams out loud about losing too.

Then Gran,

"Huh!?... I don't know what that means... but you really don't seem willing to attack me anymore. I don't feel like killing..."

That's right. He comes closer with a bump and a grunt.

I also put the sword in my sheath and carried it back.

I no longer seem to feel the need to fight.

In fact, I guess Gran feels like he's been drained of the poison, too, because there's no longer any rake of initial hostility or anything on Illis, he's just smiling in a good mood with Nico.

But he didn't seem to forget the intensity of the first blow, looking at Iris with eyes as if he were even a beast, and then asking questions.

"... Hey, little girl"

"Yes. Why should I? Grandma."

"Gran Sama is not a pattern...... well. Why was I attacked?

The question was perfectly natural.

No matter how Gran is attacked for no reason, it is not a hoarding one.

If you're going to settle, at least you're going to have to disclose why.

Illis understands it and says, dyeing his cheeks shyly red.

"That's... I'm ashamed to say that it's called, wrong, wrong person..."

"What do you mean?

"For a moment Gran seemed to be the enemy of my loved ones. But if you look at it again, it doesn't resemble anything... I'm really ashamed of you... but I'm really sorry about Gran..."

To its content, Gran looked just a little sad and muttered at a volume that was too loud to hear or not.

"That's why I wore all that witchcraft... every day I vomited blood in that year."

The words were clearly heard in Lulu and in the ears of the demonic English, who naturally had physical abilities beyond men, but neither of us made any particular mention of them.

Then Gran said with a teasing smile.

"Okay! If that's the case, there's no choice. Let's just say this was an unfortunate accident!

He's a pleasant man.

Both Lulu and Illis saw the Gran at this time and thought to themselves heartily so.

"It would help if you could do that. Thank you, Grandma."

That's what Iris said and bowed his head.

The Gran

"So it's not a pattern..."

He says so, but he doesn't seem in a bad mood.

Lulu is relieved that he seems to be able to leave the ruins without obsession apparently.

"Where we have reconciled, shall we return to the village for now? This girl... there's something about Ilis."

"Oh...... yes, why is that lady here?

Lulu answers Gran's question.

"I heard while Gran was asleep that he was unfortunately caught in a trap while he was following his enemies and became the wingman to sleep here. You don't seem to know how long you've been asleep, but that won't be worth checking out. Looks like my parents aren't here anymore... we've been talking and getting along for a while so I'm wondering if we can somehow live in the village"

One thing, I'm not lying.

I'm just not telling you the details.

Gran seems convinced by the explanation and nods.

Illis doesn't particularly pinch his mouth. Looks like Lulu can take care of it.

"I see. Is that a trap? Is there such a thing as a ruin? You mean no parents... that or no one to rely on"

"Ah."

"Then you are. If we're getting along, maybe we should just live close to you... because we went to the capital, we'll just go to the slums..."

That's probably what made my gaze a little too distant, thinking about myself when I lost my parents young and was going after my enemies.

Gran seemed to be thick on the humans.

That's how, where mutual understanding has progressed, Lulu said.

"Well, let's go."

"Ooh."

"Yes, we will."

So Lulu and the three of them went outside the ruins.