Yomigaeri no Maou

'First, then, I have an opening address from His Majesty the King. Ladies and gentlemen, be silent.'

Unlike the slightly floating appearance earlier, to that voice full of tension, the venue, which was eventually full of noise, instantly became the dominant place of silence.

It should also be, for the general public, such as the opportunity to see His Majesty the King, not to mention events in countries like this martial arts tournament, and rarely put into an event venue like the opening ceremony.

If so, it is human beings who want to burn their honorable faces in their eyes and leave their voices firmly in their ears to go home.

Fortunately, the king of this country, Leonard, is a well-known figure as King Wise, and there are no shards of signs of attempts to lay oppression or anything else.

Neighbours were also competent, kings who could not be supported by saying that they were good kings for the people, and that was why they were so popular.

Thus, His Majesty the King, Griffith Rant Leonard, climbed slowly on the platform built at the center of the arena, and all the audiences gathered at the venue stood up to welcome him.

Griffiz, who saw it, nodded to Eagle Deep and then said, 'Make it easier. Everybody, take your seats.' And say, 'Sit down.'

It was a voice full of tension and confidence, just like the king, said.

All the audience obeyed the words and made sure they sat down before King Griffiz spoke out.

"Now, it is a great joy to be celebrated on this good day of the Games, saying first of all, clear weather without clouds. Annual martial arts competition. I think everyone who gathered at the venue was looking forward to it, but that's the same thing. Yesterday and others did not sleep much of the excitement...... '

The audience also sent a favorable smile to that narrative, which I only joked a little bit about.

Besides, the king nods, and goes on.

"According to the court occupier, this sunny day will last for the next week. That and this will be because heaven bless the mighty men who will come to this tournament, and all who have waited for the tournament now or now. If you look at it, last year... '

For a while then, the king's memorabilia, the state of the tournament before last year, etc. were told, and the audience listened to the king for a while.

The story is probably a consideration for those who were unlucky enough to enter the venue last year.

Ask the audience sitting nearby, it seems to be well received because it is annual and some grandmothers look forward to this.

It is true that the King has talent as an instructor, and the highlights of the martial arts competitions held so far are conveyed with extreme intensity, and the story alone made him feel like he watched the game.

I don't know if he polished his speech because he's a king because he's a good speaker or because he's become a king, but I'm sure he has the talent to say that.

Thus, the memorabilia were told as well, and finally the King began to pay tribute and introduce to those invited as guests this time.

"It was possible to achieve this with the cooperation of many people during this tournament. Among other things, it is no exaggeration to say that the greatest merit lies in the cooperation of the ancient tribes (elves) in setting up the Order. Due to the safety of the venue, until the previous year, we could only admit to the appearance of those who, in strength, were up to the upper echelons, but not this year. It was precisely thanks to the unknown skill of the ancient tribes (elves) that it was possible to make the appearance of those who were located in the superior ranks. Here, I would like to express my profound gratitude... for which I am inviting Elder Lottos, one of the ancient (elf) chiefs. Go ahead, come here. '

It was the ancient tribe (elves) of old men who came up on the stage prompted by the king.

How a long-lived species can't beat long years. Its face is engraved with a number of wrinkles, but it seems that old has not come to its spirit.

He has a strangely brown-eyed eye color, like a chunk of curiosity.

But his tone up on the stage was solemn and quiet.

'I have just deposited it with you by His Majesty the King, it is Lottos. This time, my involvement in setting up venues for this tournament is one of the highest in my life. However, I must say that I have been given the opportunity to offer and explain in advance to His Majesty the King. "

His story, which began that way, was something that the more I could tell from the audience, the less I was interested in.

In other words, what he said was that as soon as the tournament was over, he intended to collect the connecting equipment to be used in the martial arts tournament, and he did not express his intention to provide technology to the Kingdom of Leonard as an ancient tribe (elf).

It is clear from the look on its face that a considerable number of dignitaries from other countries, concerned in this regard, also accepted to participate as guests, would be heartily relieved by the story.

At any rate, it is an absolute barrier that is said not to be able to be broken even if it has considerable power.

If such a thing were to be offered to only one country, it would definitely be a major threat.

That seems to be all the Ancient (elf) chief Lottos wanted to say, and the rest, without difficulty,

'Well, I'm going to enjoy the tournament with you for a week from today. All we can do is set up a venue. It is the role of the stronger men gathered here to bring excitement to you.'

That's what I said, I backed off the stage.

Strangely enough, however, at that moment, Lulu felt like he and Lottos were in line of sight.

Somewhere, with an amusing strange gaze, Lulu tilts his neck a little.

to Illis sitting next to him,

"... something about that ancient tribe (elf), didn't you see me?

Even if I ask,

"... not because of your mind? I didn't feel that gaze..."

He said, etc., so he decided not to care if it was probably because of his concern.

I would be right to say, or I didn't have time to care.

'Next...'

Because I felt a strong interest in the next person the king put up on the stage.

The person he introduced by saying so.

- It was the “Virgin" of the Holy Gods.

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"Hello, everyone.... Here we go, some of you will '

Charismatic, unique voice.

That voice that sounds clean and well, and naturally comes into my ear.

It seemed familiar to Lulu and Illis.

"... you look alike"

As Lulu muttered to himself, blushing, Illis also nodded, but thought a little before shaking his head slowly.

"It's similar. But... it looks like someone else."

I didn't know who to ask.

That's what I meant by saying, unlike that Virgin who occupied the corner of the quartet that destroyed Lulu.

In fact, if I enhanced my vision by magic and zoomed up and observed crumbly that face that looked like a bean grain on the stage, I could see it was obviously someone else.

The atmosphere is extremely similar.

The golden hair that shines exactly as if it had been protected by God, the bright white complexion without a stain to symbolize its purity, the bloody deep red lips as if they existed to spin the divine Word.

Either way, it's the same as that “Virgin” has.

But Lulu also nodded and said unto the word of Illis.

"Sure, you look like someone else. Different face... and if that's the Virgin, it's unnatural that the Holy Spirit can't feel this way"

When he was told, Illis blinked his eyes, and said so, sure, he nodded.

"You can't feel any holiness...... after all, it must be someone else. Someone unworthy of vigilance, is that correct...?

If that is the Virgin, the Holy Spirit, and the manipulation of divine sorcery, then it is a natural enemy to the Devil Nation.

But the Virgin in front of you doesn't seem to be haunted by the holy spirit that should be at its core.

That is why it should be said that the words of Illis are correct,.

That's what I thought. The Virgin looked amazed when Lulu tried to snort.

'Finally, from me, bless all of you in the venue...'

That's what I said and wondered what I was going to start doing, her body wrapped up in a strange light.

The audience doesn't seem to know what happened, tilt their necks and watch how it goes.

But the meaning that the phenomenon represented was clear to Lulu and Illis.

Expression of the Sacred Qi.

The same light emitted by the divine sorcery that the Virgin has used more than once.

However, Lulu and Iris didn't even know what was going to happen next.

Because sacred magic is something that cannot be used by demons.

No, not just to the Demons, but also to people (human beings) if they are meant to be.

That's because sacred magic, unlike its name, is activated not precisely by using magic, but by using the Sacred Qi.

So they kept alerting to the light and staring at it to eat in.

And it was incredibly huge wings that suited the back of the Virgin who was there when the light subsided.

"... what is that!

Lulu speaks up.

But none of the humans who could meet it existed on this occasion.

However, it is understandable that he is filling the venue with flutter, and holy temper, and, more than that, considers it dangerous for Illis, and Lulu protects herself with magical protection around her.

Iris, who seemed to suffer a little bit, seemed to have made it a lot easier by that, and thanked Lulu with his gaze.

Then over time, the holy spirit that covered the venue as it poured disappeared, and the wings grown on the Virgin's back became invisible.

And the Virgin said after the wings were completely extinguished.

"Bless you all"

I'm going down from the altar, Virgin.

It seems that the current phenomenon was a blessing.

Lulu, anyway, was rather nothing but evil if he tried it on Illis. That, however, did not seem to be felt bad by the audience in the venue.

Anyway, everyone had a neat look and was following the Virgin's hindsight.

From then on, the introduction of His Majesty the King's guests continued, but it is with no choice that the shadows were diminished because Lottos and the Virgin burned so intensely into the memory of the audience.

There were a number of other people I should call big, but I don't really remember Lulu and Illis either.

His Majesty the King stepped off the stage and explained the venues and rules of the martial arts tournament, as well as the return of the winning cup from last year's winner, and the description of this year's products, but I would say that everyone was above the sky.

That much so, that blessing of the Virgin was a strong impression.

This fighting tournament looks kind of rough.

That's what Lulu thought.

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At the end of the opening ceremony, as he left the venue and headed home, Illis asked Lulu.

"... was that, after all, the“ Virgin "...?

That's what I said anxiously, Iris.

But I can't feel the effect of the earlier holy temper on that expression, and Lulu is a little relieved.

Then Lulu answered Illis' question.

"No... I don't think that's the Virgin"

Iris staggered with surprise at what Lulu said, which he would affirm that way.

"Why is that? That one, indeed, handled the sacred temper and made it express what looked like sacred magic. I'm not sure what those wings are..."

Surely what Illis says is best.

In this era, it was the first time in fact that I had met anyone who could use sacred witchcraft, and Lulu had felt a strong surprise at the very matter.

Because it was not very possible to assume that it was advanced and special among the magic systems created by the human race (human beings) and that it remained in this era.

But that doesn't mean it's the Virgin.

In the first place, Lulu somehow felt resistant to calling that the Virgin.

Because.

"I did see something like sacred temper and sacred sorcery...... Illis. You should remember. That woman's..." Virgin "power wasn't like that. In just one sacred exercise of witchcraft, comparing that power, which attributed several demonic tribes to ashes, to the earlier Virgin, is absurd as well. The Virgin of Holy God is not the Virgin."

That's right.

If you're really saying that was the “Virgin," you can only handle that degree of holiness.

It is unusual even to be able to treat the Holy Spirit with some ease, but the Virgin was off track because of the amount of Holy Spirit that dwelled in her body, even more so.

To Lulu, that holy divine Virgin still seemed to remain mediocre in that sense.

If that is the real “Virgin," it is because it can be assumed that Illis cannot be in a normal conversation here and now without disturbing his breath.

At that time, when he sensed that expression of the Sacred Qi, Lulu immediately saw how Iris was doing, but to such an extent that he seemed to suffer only a little, he was not feeling the danger of extinction, etc.

The power of the Virgin is the natural enemy of the Demon Clan.

Whatever the former Lulu or those approaching it, it is also difficult to relate by force to the extent of Illis.

Because that's what it was.

So I can clearly deny that Lulu is not a “Virgin".

Talking like that, Iris nodded as he was convinced and said.

"... I had never been relative to the“ Virgin ”in reality... so I thought it contained some exaggeration. Well then... the fact that I'm alive and I didn't feel so dangerous in that place proves that the Virgin is not a“ Virgin "..."

I just can't say that that's why it's irrelevant.

Besides, given Lulu, it's definitely hard to say that it's definitely not the Virgin.

It is not inconceivable that the reincarnation attenuated the force.

But Lulu was almost intuitively sure.

That's not the Virgin.

Perhaps that is a reckoning as someone who was once relative.

I didn't even feel sorry to rely on such things, but what such things sometimes divided life and death was what they called a battlefield.

Lulu hastened his way home with Illis, deciding to believe.

Even though that is not the Virgin, it is true that we deal with the Sacred Qi.

It was said that the countermeasure needed to be taught because a blade could be used.