Yomigaeri no Maou

Exit the ruins and reach Solange's cabin.

When I left the cave, one person, the number of people was increasing, so I was able to get Rigadora to negotiate with Aurbea again and get through really well.

At that time, Zoe was praising Rigadora and stroking her around, but Rigadora didn't seem uncomfortable and seemed comfortable, so I guess Zoe understands something like a dragon bump.

Maybe he was just a dragon knight.

Zoë looked nostalgic at Solange's cabin.

"There's a lot more, but the basics aren't the same as they used to be. I wish it was a little wider..."

to Zoë, said Solange,

"Because this is where my mother and I remember. It wasn't sneaky to break it."

and said looking at the cabin with a distant eye, and then for a while, the two laughed emotionally at each other.

It would mean that no matter how much time passes or how many years apart, the fact that the two are parents and children will remain the same.

"Well, it's time to get in. Lulu and Illis, too. Come."

and Solange said, so the two of them are followed by Lulu and the others.

I still had the leftover incense of tea I was drinking before I went to the ruins, and Zoe seemed to miss that even.

No, technically, maybe it's not the same feeling as saying you miss it.

She was asleep.

Today, it may only feel like the next day for Zoe when she just slept for a day.

But still, I guess this is an emotional day for her because it was a day she didn't know if she could welcome.

Once inside, the four of us get to the table.

Rigadora sits on Zoe's lap.

He missed it quite a bit.

In the meantime, Lulu opened his mouth towards Zoe.

"So... Zoe"

"Yes... it wasn't, yeah"

It's still a matter of consciousness that I can't help but salute.

But it seems like I'm trying to fix it, so I won't point it out in particular.

Changing habits over the years won't be that easy.

"I want to ask you. Ever since... since I died, what's happened? You know what?

"... I wonder where it comes from. I don't know everything either. 'Cause there's a reason I'm supposed to sleep in that place."

I remember something that caught on a little to that answer, but if you ask everything, you'll see.

In the meantime, Lulu starts talking about what he knows now, what he asked Iris.

"All we know is that after I died, the people (human) forces in that world were bisected. You broke up with the church and the brave side, didn't you?

Zoe nods and answers Lulu's words.

"Yeah. You're basically right. The brave men fought His Majesty the Demon King, questioning the idea of the Church and working for some time to ascertain it, but I hear that they were eventually to separate themselves from the Church. When that fact spread to the world, people (human beings) themselves and things that defy the Church came out… After some time, the world was almost bisected. The brave men were actually defeating His Majesty the Demon King, so they also had a lot of international trust, didn't they? In contrast, the church honestly wasn't very... reputable. Few people (humans) seemed to be able to complain face to face, but because the brave men took the initiative to do it, one dissatisfied voice after another became heard so that once the water leaked out of the holed bag. The fact that His Majesty was taken hostage has also supported many parts of it. Anyway, the greatest fear of the human race was His Majesty. As soon as it was removed, you must have noticed a new source of danger, which is the understanding of the division of the human race (human) among the demons of the time."

"That's it, I know. As I heard from Illis. That's what we want to know. Why, now, is there no demon tribe, whose history is not even told? I want to know about that. Anything... you know?

Zoe continues.

"Well... after that, the question arose as to where the Demons stood in the dispute between people (human beings). Like you, Illis, there were few who went to His Majesty's enemies, and at the beginning, we fought the war in that position - yes, for once. You've been in that situation for about five years since His Majesty was taken. But then, a while later, whatever country belongs to the Church, the nation that came off of it was out of color glasses for better or worse against the Demons. Something gradually came along trying to get in touch with me."

"Get in touch..."

Ilis must have fallen asleep around it.

It doesn't seem strange that that happened, but it doesn't look like he knew it in real life.

"Well, he said he'd keep in touch, but the content was different. For example - because it's peaceful, I want you to form an alliance, or not make a trade treaty, or something like that. On the other hand, it is noisy, or perplexing, that some countries may have shown their sincerity towards the Demons or made them subordinate. I wondered what you were saying to the Demons you hated so much until a few years ago. But they definitely meant it."

Both Lulu and Illis were surprised by such an explanation of Zoe.

I can't even comprehend enough about alliances and treaties, but beyond that, I couldn't even imagine being told that I would be complicit or subordinate.

Why, because, as Zoe said, people (human beings) should have hated the Demons in their hearts.

It is also difficult for Lulu and Illis to imagine that there were people (human beings) in those days who said, for example, to follow such demonic tribes.

But Zoe says.

"Anyway... things have changed, I thought that was what you meant. He said where and what happens, the future is really like an invisible cave ahead. It's just obvious, but you can't easily accept the suggestions of those people (human beings), can you? I was on the bottom line, so I don't know what kind of discussion was going on up there, but I said no to all suggestions like Kyoshu and subordination. I just remember making some alliances and trade pacts. It goes without saying that all of them belonged to a country that belonged to the brave, not to the church."

"Then... then what happened?

Lulu asks in momentum.

There's got to be a way out.

From there, there must be a key to solving the mystery that leads to today's world.

Think so.

But Zoë...

"... I don't know"

"Huh?"

Lulu and Illis tilt their necks.

To those two, Zoe says sorry.

"I'm sorry. I don't know."

"I didn't know... and why?

Iris asks the question.

Zoe continued the conversation with a look that reminded her of the words.

"Earlier, you said you started interacting with some people (human beings). At that time, it was we, the Dragon Knights, who were often used to communicate."

Lulu and Illis meet on a topic that sounds suddenly different.

But Zoe continues.

"It doesn't seem like it now, but you both know it... At the time, the technology that people (human) had was advanced and sophisticated enough to stick with the Demons. Instead, people (human) were better at that for some of the technology. So there was a high risk of eavesdropping on long-range communication devices using magic guidance machines, and important communications were more sensitive to primitive letters."

That's the same when Lulu was the Demon King.

I used contact devices, and I tried to tell them not to divulge information in various ways, such as using cryptography, but they still end up smoking more than the technology antagonizes.

When I said to hide it for sure, and deliver the information, I was most certain to deliver it directly by letter.

It is even more so if it is the powerful who have jumped through among the demons such as Bacchus.

"I'm a dragon knight... and I used to ride dragons in the Dragon Knights that specialize in speed. It wasn't the fastest, though. So it's rare that I'm going to deliver a letter like that. People (human beings) had a lot of knowledge. If I could have gotten my colored glasses off, they wouldn't have been any different from the Demons, and I couldn't keep hating them. That's why, in modern times, when I met Solange, I could suddenly say I didn't have to attack him."

"So, what's wrong with that?

When Lulu urges ahead, Zoe says.

"- I left a letter one day. That was against the brave men who are in the human (human) nation. Besides, it was Bacchus who wrote it."

"Your father!?

Illis opens his eyes.

Zoe nodded.

"That said, I don't know if the contents were really in there. There were many other dragon knights who were ordered to deliver the same letter. It's a little messy, isn't it? Probably because I think I let the strongest, earliest dragon knight carry the letter of my destiny, mine was empty or something that didn't matter. But naturally, I actually delivered it. Ride the dragon, think I'll make sure you get it. Anyway, isn't it obvious if you look at the sender and recipient of the letter that it's very important?

If you're really saying that Bacchus wrote it and was sent toward the truth, the brave, then you're right.

Lulu also wanted to know what it was about.

But Zoe,

"I don't know what it is. I can't open it on my own... and I've lost consciousness in the middle of that delivery. Someone attacked me. Absolutely… that's obviously not the only letter I've been entrusted with."

I shook my head carelessly and said so.

So both Lulu and Illis could have expected words to follow.

"If you notice, it's that facility. And I got up and looked for the exit and headed, and a funny kid was lying on his back and staring at me. I spent a while with that kid, then checked my position, and it's very different from the times in the first place. The Demons no longer treat the“ ancient ”demons, the legendary race, the battle between the brave and His Majesty the Demon King is so much a fairy tale... honestly, when I first found out, I couldn't block my open mouth. Here's my story. I'm sorry I didn't do you much good."

That's what Zoe ended the conversation with.

Lulu and Illis look at each other.

Because there are so many places where I don't know how to take it.

I just found out that at least after Lulu was gone, some people (humans) and demons were starting to build friendships.

And from that fact, it seems that we don't see any reason for the Demons to perish at that point.

Again, I felt that I needed to look closely into it from now on.

Then Zoe added one thing, the fact, that she forgot to mention it.

"With that said, I just said I broke up with the brave side and the church side, but it's a little different in reality. Sure, it was at first, but later it seems that the Virgin disobeyed from the brave side and returned to the church side. I hear the Church raised its hand and accepted it."

and.

That would have been a very bitter thing to say as a demon tribe at the time, or something you wouldn't have wanted to happen if you could.

The Virgin was, so to speak, a natural enemy of the Devil Nation, capable of handling the mighty Holy Qi.

The fact that she hasn't at least launched an attack should have given the Demons great relief.

And there's plenty of fear to consider when the Virgin returns to her original enemy.

"Does a guy named Virgin ever do a lot of things...?

Lulu followed, so blurry, Zoe asked.

"What, are you still a Virgin?

and.

Solange answered the question.

"Yes, there is a man in Holy God called the Virgin. Until then, I heard you were looking for the Leonard Kingdom Martial Arts Competition..."

And I guess what cut the word meaningfully was thinking that Lulu and Illis who were actually in it would be more familiar with that.

says Illis.

"Right, the Virgin, there she is. I also saw that you actually use holy chi, so there are parts that are similar to the Virgin of those days......"

"but?"

Zoe leaned her neck, so Lulu answers.

"At least it doesn't seem to be the same person. The amount of holy chi was different. Different stature. Well... I can't say there's any chance that I didn't see it clearly, but it was simply a different impression."

state what I thought.

"So you're saying that the Virgin doesn't do a lot of things?

I guess I care what Lulu was saying.

That's what Zoe asked.

"- I've been scratching around a lot. Speaking in detail..."

So Lulu told Zoe about all the things that were fighting competitions.