Magic Gems Gourmet - Chapter 121

Chapter 121: Faithfulness and kings.




As Ain said, I first headed to the florist.

Few customers buy flowers if it's Baltic... I've thought about it before, but the variety wasn't bad. The value was somewhat higher than that of the Wang capital, but it would be acceptable.

Then head to a high-end adventurer's liquor store and buy some food and drinks.

Dill was wondering what Ain wanted to do, but still keeps him company in silence.

"Let's go then."

After these light words, Ain begins to move out of Baltic town.

Is there something right next to it? Dill, who thought so, had been quietly accompanied for a while, but finally opened his mouth and began to ask where he was headed.

"Dear Ein? That… which way will you be headed"

The Baltic climate is extraordinarily easy to spend compared to when we came last year.

Although I feel a slight chill in the middle of the night, I haven't had a hard time walking as compared to where it was snowing.

"I think the guide will be here soon."

"Guidance...? When are you going to call for guidance..."

The sound of a busy bug and the sound of trees swinging in the wind.

In those quiet woods...... Ain't just going all the way down there.

"That Ein. It's time to move on, but there are limits."

If we go any further, there will be more demons. And stronger demons emerge than near the town, and night vision will strike for the bad inside.

"It's okay, it's okay. There's a reliable ally coming... what a rumor."

—— What are you really going to do?

That was just the question, but Ain't never given a clear answer.

Still, seeing Ain't stopped in a long time, Dill stepped up his guard just in case something happened.

"Mr. Marco, it's been a long time. He's here, isn't he?

When Ain said so, a little bird flew out of the woods. A strong breeze blows through for a moment, snatching away just a little of Ain's sight.

"... you've noticed so well"

Exactly the same figure as when he was taken away before, and Marco showed up with the same voice.

Sometimes Dill was new to seeing that, or he was so strongly overwhelmed by the signs of Marco that he forgot to pull out his sword.

"You don't need to be vigilant there. I didn't come here to do harm, I just came up to you."

"Are you the example living armor...... Huh!?

It's a shame you really don't have a face. Marco would surely have welcomed me with a gentle face, on a soft waist and tone, because that's what makes me think.

"It's been a long time and I'm sorry.... Can I have you escort me to the castle?

"-- I see. Have you reached the vessel"

Marco was quietly checking on Ain.

"It's full of things I don't know yet. But now I think it's going to be okay."

"I got it. Then I will lead you to the Castle of the Demon King."

"Huh... Dear Ein!? Are you going to Demon King Castle!?

Finally, Dill also guesses.

I've always wondered where I'm going to visit at this late hour.

But I never once thought that the destination was Demon King's Castle.

"I bought a lot for that. Take care of yourself, okay?

"Demons won't attack. I have one more reason why I can't attack you."

Of all the words Marco has spoken, the last line is erased by the swinging sounds of the trees.

"... go to Demon King Castle and what are you going to do?

Let's be ready when we get here.

Should it be stopped as an escort? But I'm even calling on Marco, the living armor, and I can't get anything out of my mouth anymore.

In case they go hard, there's no way they're going to beat themselves against this living armor.

... Should I escort you around?

"Well, I guess the primary purpose is to visit the grave. Mr. Marco, it's on the castle grounds, isn't it? ----- There's a cemetery where the royals sleep."

Winter Baltic Survey.

That's when Lloyds and I reached the old demon kingdom.

The castle of Wang Du...... A castle of similar construction that feels like two white nights and two melons. Ein had certainly confirmed it with this eye.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Marco. Behind the castle? I don't know, but do you really think there's a big swamp? I heard you were covered in terrible poison."

The journey to the former demon kingdom is on a much easier path to walk than last time.

Ain and Dill had a strong realization that the lack of snow was so wonderful.

"This is again...... you seem to know a very rare place. Yes, we do."

"About how many places are there?

Information I was hearing from two people, Majorica and Kaisel, when I had an adventurer experience.

I also missed just walking, so I ask Marco about that swamp.

"I was wondering if I would arrive if I walked enough from the castle. But it's a very dangerous area... I was wondering if I should go."

"Is it such a strong poison?

"Let's see. This is the land even Sylvia and the others avoided..."

Sounds like a hell of a poison, but Ein was optimistic about it. If rather not even Ain can stand it, who else can?

"I'm that strong.... thanks for letting me know"

"No, if this is the case, as much as it takes."

Initially a vigilant dill, Marco's standing behavior was sophisticated.

I thought I had spearheaded Ain in the natural flow, and I'm aligning every step of the way with Ain's speed. And if there is a place that seems difficult to walk to, such as giving a subtle hand, it is exactly like the example of a Kingsguard knight.

"It's time to arrive in town. Are you going straight to the castle like this?

"Yeah, let's do that"

"I understand. Let's continue to guide you."

In a few hours, the night will be completely dawn. As the season approached summer, the sun gradually grew faster as well. If we were to return to the king's capital in the shortest possible time, the time would surely be late at night.

"… Unlike winter, the atmosphere is changing dramatically again"

"Right.... I thought it used to be busy, so I wanted to see the view."

As a matter of course, the castle town of the former demon king's realm has no light source other than the moonlight. For this reason it was only a dark and lonely castle town, with its shimmering serenity.

"(What eyes...)"

Seeing Ain overlooking the streets, Dill is blinded by its striking look.

He seemed to give up, but he never gave up hope... it was hard to put into words, but he had those eyes.

—— and when I gradually started approaching Demon King Castle. Marco opened his mouth like he couldn't say.

"One thing I need to tell you"

"What?"

Hearing Ain's reply, Marco stopped that leg.

There is no longer the castle of the Demon King at the end of his eyes and nose, and it is only a matter of time before he knocks around its gates. As close as I could see, it was the castle of the king's capital... two white nights and two melons.

"When you head to the cemetery, you will need to pass through one room"

"Okay, but what happened to that room?

"… even if you go to that room, you will surely never lose. But I need to tell you."

When he heard the words, Ain guessed.

"I suppose you probably guessed. This is a" special "place where the example" people "were created… so please be careful."

"... yeah, I could understand the colors."

—— The meaning of the wish from Durahan, and what happens when you leave Demon King Castle......

"Please don't stop, just quietly move on to that room.... because once you've probably endured it, you won't have any more problems"

"... oh, okay. I'm going to make you feel better."

When he sees something start to get covered in disturbing air, Dill also cuts off the paralysis and opens his mouth.

"Dear Ein? I'm sorry, but I was wondering if you could explain it to me..."

"It's just a room made by old people that might have poison tricks."

I lied to Dill again.

I felt painful about that, but I can't turn back because I've come this far.

Because if you tell them what kind of room it is, Dill will definitely come and stop it.

"Well... if it's poison, fine."

Although there was some anxiety, there is nevertheless confidence in Ain's absolute toxicity.

"Then you two. I will enter the castle now, may I?

If you're aware, it's already the castle gate of Demon King Castle.

Ain and Dill see that sight spreading in front of them, just quietly standing there.

"... let's do that, Dill"

"Ha......! I will accompany you."

Tighten your mind at the end of the day and feel strongly about what could happen.

Marco, who was watching the two of them, took them to the castle when he heard the reply.

It was the two of us who finally stepped into Demon King's Castle, but it looked particularly surprising to Dill.

"What... White Knight and making the same...?

Ain't expected this to happen, but I'm still surprised, even if it's not as dill.

You were making it look so much like this...... and I was beginning to wonder what it was like to be the first king of Ishtarika.

"Then come this way. We'll show you where to go."

"Please.... and Dill? Dill wants you to wait in front of that room. Uh, Mr. Marco..."

"I am...... I'll be waiting for you in this big hall when I'm done showing you both around."

—— It was convenient.

I didn't know when I was going to be in a situation I was afraid of, so I can make sure Dill's safe if you do.

When you're done, you'll be back in the hall.

"I'm in awe. Let's go wherever you want, we'll be there in a minute."

That's how Marco starts leading the Ains again.

"Dill? Whatever happens, don't come inside the room, okay? I'll be fine... okay?

"I suppose we should stop it if we're supposed to... I understand. But please don't be impotent..."

"I said I know! I'll be right back, just wait."

The look on Ain's face as usual also reassures me, but when I was in a castle with a completely different atmosphere, I didn't feel so calm when I said it was a castle and two melons in the king's capital.

Old carpet or dust scent. The windowsills are cloudy and invisible outside, and a number of chandeliers have no sign of lighting.

Extremely, there is no sign. I don't know who we may not be alone with, but still, I've never seen a castle with these atmospheres, and it was an impossible story to calm down.

"... both of you, can you see it?

A short walk stops Marco.

Then he pointed in a certain direction and told Ain and the others.

"... you mean that door?

In that direction there was a heavy wooden door with sculptures. And the chains were tied with nails, making me feel like I sealed something.

… but if you look closely, the chain is just used like a decoration, which is very contradictory.

"I will return to the Great Hall. If you need anything, please don't hesitate."

"Thanks for the guide.... Dill, can Dill have you wait here?

Ain't going a little further and pointing to the side of the door.

"Yeah, I get it. Then why don't you come back, Master Ain?

Then Dill nodded honestly and followed Ain's instructions.

"I said I know. If anything happens to Dill too, scream out loud, okay?

"Ha ha! How dare the escort scream out loud? … but I understand. In case anything happens, I will call on Ein, too."

Having heard Dill's reply, Ein nods satisfactorily and starts breathing heavily and deeply.

"Whoa... Dill, can I get what I bought in town?

Don't forget that. I had lost sight of Ain, but I remember that in inches.

"We have a set in this bag.... but Dear Ein, whose cemetery is it exactly?

Dill, who handed Ain the bag he had, asks.

Ain, on the other hand, when he received the bag, shouted 'Hmmm......' and showed a gesture like he was lost.

"... maybe, the royalty here...?

"The royalty of this castle...... is it? But the Demon Kings don't think the Demon Stone is in the King's Capital..."

"Well, it's just a clear cousin.... I'll be there, I'll be right back, so wait here."

Then Ain finally stepped into the room before Dill could say anything.

"... it's dark"

There must be no leakage of any influence, Ain't closed the door I opened right after I thought so.

"But you said not to stop."

Marco was so careful with Ain. Ain honestly follows that advice and goes straight to the back of the room.

The light is made to stay out of it, and there's not a single window. Still, for some reason the room was glowing and I could confirm that there was a big door in the back of the room.

Ain't going one step, one more step and one foot slowly.... Then the effects I was afraid of began.

"Oh... what, this smell..."

Suddenly, a certain smell starts to fill the room.

Unfortunately, I remember. That scent was the scent of "bodily fluids" that every man had.

"What the sudden...!

Ain't desperately trying to get away from that intensely spreading scent.

—— Doing so, the landscape in front of me suddenly changed.

"... Huh!?

It turned into a space as if it were a stone shack, and when Ain was perplexed, he began to see a single woman.

"Huh... who are you...!

Pull out your sword and be vigilant, but it didn't seem necessary.

When I look at the woman, I realize it's a girl my age.

Thin clothes like dark red hair like coal, rags dirty with mud everywhere. Looking even better, the hands and feet are wrapped with chains like they were at the entrance.

"What's going on here..."

I move my legs thinking I'm worried, but I never get to clog my distance from the girl.

Still wondering what was going on, I realized that I didn't want to notice.

"Lying...... right?

A delicious amount of fluid that adheres not only to dirty cut hair, but also to its worn out clothes.

I move my body from time to time, but never got up.

"Ki, you... what are you doing here!

I moved my body vigorously to rush out, but still can't get close to the girl.

"What a terrible thing..."

... when Ein started thinking about what was going on, when he started thinking about leaving the room and calling Marco.

From that girl, I started hearing voices with bosses.

"... and... and... and..."

I wonder if that's what you're looking for, Ain't shouting out loud.

"Alive... you! What are you doing here... because I'm gonna help you now!

You noticed Ain's voice, his face up in a slow motion.

Though the expression couldn't peep with long hair, I felt like I had a tingle in my eyes.

"Wait a minute! Help now --"

Let's look back and leave the room once. That's what I thought arrowheads......

"Hey...... love me?

"--Huh!?

The girl who was supposed to be in front of me disappeared and I heard the voice in Ain's ear.

"Now what..."

Ain't never figured out what the hell happened, he shakes his head wide back and forth, left and right, trying to see how she's doing.

But everywhere I looked, I didn't see her.

"Kid, disappeared?

Shake your head again to check your surroundings. Then I notice that instead of her disappearing, even the stone barn I had seen earlier has disappeared.

"... is that a form of curse now?

Check your palms and touch your face all over your body.

On the contrary, I realize that nothing has changed in my mood, and a question mark comes to mind as to whether it was really a curse.

Looking in front of him, Ain showed relief when he realized there was an exit about a few steps away.

"Ha... I saw an awfully unpleasant sight"

Why was that girl being treated like a toy and what she wanted to do?

I don't think it's all for the Red Fox curse, and the inexplicable remains.

Ain't got a lot of fatigue just going through the room.

"Let's just move on..."

We'll discuss the matter later.

Thinking about keeping him waiting for Dill, Ain went back on his feet and headed for the door.

Beyond the horizon, I can see the chills and the sun starting to rise.

A slightly chilly breeze blew quietly, welcoming Ain, a long-time visitor.

"Nobody's supposed to come, but the lawn's beautiful,"

Beautiful lawn to grow in the cemetery. I don't know how you keep this beauty, but it wasn't the one you should think about right now.

"... I can't believe we made the same here. Your Majesty, your thoughts... you know exactly what I mean."

That's how he squeals. Ain't going.

It makes similar works to the Royal Cemetery in the Wang capital, but only the number of tombstones is different.

In the case of Demon King Castle, there are only five of its tombstones. There were two tombstones in front of them, and three tombstones lined up behind them.

Ain't seen the headstone in front of him, here's the answer he was looking for. Be sure of that.

"... this is the real nice to meet you. First Sire."

A strong breeze blew through for a moment as if to reply to Ain's voice.

"I want to sleep in my hometown, because that's normal..."

As he gently steps on the lawn, Ein proceeds to the tombstone of his purpose.

"Let's see how you come first."

I opened the bag and took the items I had bought from inside.

I've bought more, so I'll be able to arrange them on other headstones.

"... then excuse me"

Ein begins to do what he learnt from Silvard, just like the cemetery in Wangdu.

……

Ein's spirit was stable enough to do every single thing carefully. That keeps going well without any particular delay and moves on immediately to the last act.

"I knew that was what happened"

With a sword on his chest, Ain finishes the flow.

Then, unlike in the time of the king's capital, Ain's sword glowed gently.

"I'll take a look at the headstones."

With that said Ein shifts his gaze to the tombstone of the first Ishtarika king… the letters carved there.

"What happened and how did this happen...... All I want to know is a pile of things, but thanks to you, I finally understand just a little bit."

That headstone was described this way in the words of the old Ishtarika.

"The child of Cain and Sylvia." Second King Ishtarika. "Marc von Ishtarika. Sleep in your beloved homeland, Ishtarika.

I guess what he wrote as a second generation was indelible to him.

Only that letter appears to be deeply engraved compared to the other letters.

First generation, that must be about Archet the Demon King.

"I guess I'll just have to ask those two..."

I hope you'll be honest with me, but only the two of you in Ain no longer know the details of that.

"History of Ishtarika...... What, you can't just finish 500 years ago? … more, there have been Ishtarikas since ancient times"

Old Demon King collar. The name of the land is Ishtarika...... and the birthplace of the first generation. I mean, that's what happened.

"Sorry, both of you, just let me check."

Apologize to the two of you in there, Ein takes to the tombstone in the back.

And I look at the letters written on that headstone.

"... Cain, Sylvia, and finally Archet... behind all the names are carved von Ishtarika. I see, that's the thing..."

It was the moment when the study of the first Ishtarika king, the family structure that was its challenge, was discovered.

"I got a situation where I had to kill my family. I wonder if that means"

There must have been Cain and Sylvia in the forces of the Demon King. In that case, only Marc, the first king of Ishtarika, would act differently, and what the hell is the reason for that?

"... but I'm back here to bury my bones, so I don't think it's a broken buddy or a broken fight..."

If you think about it that way, you can't tell right away.

When Ain finishes checking his name, he heads to the door to leave the spot.

"Oh, excuse me, let me also check the last headstone"

I come suddenly and look at the tombstone, in words it just seems like a disrespectful act, but forgive me only today. Ain repeats his apology over and over in his heart.

"Probably Marc's... uh, I think it belongs to Her Majesty's first queen"

That tombstone with no heart or near distance, as accompanied by Marc's tombstone.

Ein ends up approaching to confirm that headstone.

"Oh, I knew it"

The headstone says this in a handful of letters.

"The second king of Ishtarika, Marc, his queen Raviola von Ishtarika. Sleep in your beloved hometown of Ishtarika.

"... it just seems like this is entirely the birth of the old demon kingdom"

Ishtarika where I live, where is the beginning of it?

Letters carved on tombstones alone make it difficult to identify their contents.

"Is that it? It's still carved... what"

After the first line of text, the name was further carved in small letters under its name.

"My maiden name or something...? Before the dowry."

Ain't got a hard time reading because it's a small letter and it's getting weathered even more. But it took me a few dozen seconds to decipher the letter.

"" Raviola Wernstein "......?

The cemetery of Demon King Castle was the last of those shocks.

"Huh... is that name coming up here?... Really?

The "girlfriend" who should be left in the Wang capital. From that girlfriend, I also have to show her a detailed lineage diagram... and it became necessary to do so.

"... let's just go back. Dill's waiting."

A number of questions have been resolved and new ones have arisen.

As a result there was more to think about again, but in Ain this was the right thing to do... that's how I was able to sort it out.

The example room I entered again had no particular impact, as Marco put it.

On the contrary, let's just say I was walked through normally.

I'm home.

"Dear Ein! You're safe and above all!

Have I made you worry too much?... but there was a harvest.

"I'm sorry. I've finished what I wanted to find out."

"That's more than anything.... is it something you can tell me?

To be honest, I'd like to tell you right now. But it bothers me if I can teach it.

Perhaps Marc, the first Ishtarika king, does not want to inform the modern Ishtarikas and should be sleeping in these places.

When I look inside of it, I wonder what's wrong with Ain, too.

"... on a water train, right? Now we have to get back to Baltic first."

"Ha, that's true. Sorry... I'm late."

Current situation, because we couldn't find the best answer.

Ain shelved this story for now. By the time I get back to the train, I need to figure out how to explain it.

Let's go to the big hall.

"Ha!"

--I thought... but I had something to watch out for Dill.

"Sorry, Dill. Can I have one?"

"Yes, what is it?

"When we get to the big hall, no matter what happens, I won't help. I'll have this protected."

"... are you a servant?

Yes, it's a handjob.

At the end of the day, I want to make it one-on-one. And settle with the sword you taught yourself, Ein had decided so.

"Don't worry about it. And if I didn't have to, I'd never have crossed it."

The possibility that nothing will happen is hopeless, although I say it this way. He had already shown the verse in the course of guiding us this far.

"This is it. How can I help you?

"Yeah, thanks to you, I'm done."

Great hall back with dill.

The castle of Wang Du and the making itself are connected to the melon, but the atmosphere is never similar.

Marco was there, just one person kept standing silently. It was quiet as if I was dying for a moment, but I would listen to Ain's footsteps or spin my body all the way back.

"That's above all.... Are we going to Baltic now?

"It's almost dawn at night, and I'm going straight home. So it's time to leave."

That's how Ein starts walking.

Dill just walks silently on that ein and listens to that conversation.

"I'm in awe. Then I'll drop you off on your way."

Ain was praying.... I keep praying that way so that I can leave the Old Demon King's Realm in silence.

"By the way... may I ask you one thing?

Marco speaks so loudly, Ain't stopping pitched.

Marco's voice makes me feel creepy that sounds cheerful anyway.

"Oh... I don't know"

Ask me about the cemetery. Ask me about the cemetery. I keep thinking strongly in my mind, but reality didn't go as Ein wished.

"... about the cemetery? If you're talking about the cemetery--"

"Oh. No." I don't care about places like that. It's just... how was the room made by those "people"? Must have been a great place... that's what I was thinking "

"Hmmm right...... if that room"

Reach for the sword you can carry on your hips. Then he grips the pattern strongly, exhales with sadness and preparedness.

"It was a" worst "place, you don't know what the hobby was about the one you made."

And I uttered my honest thoughts.

"... that shouldn't be. You may be ill. I would definitely invite you to my house... there were many pills in my basement and I was sure that you would go back to normal."

"Phew... what kind of medicine is that?

—— Can't you do it anymore... Mr. Marco.

"It's a simple one. It's just a substitute for creating strong pain and getting your sanity back. … I also used it until the other day."

Marco's Limits. I regret hearing that was recent and that I should have come here a little sooner.

I have to eat my teeth hard and resent this irrational status quo.

"That's nice. But I'm fine... so I'm going back to town."

Talking to each other, Ain pulled his sword out of his hips.

Turn the sword made of Marco's material towards Marco in front of you.... I never thought about that when I built this sword.

"I won't. For you... Yes, this is for you. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!

Suddenly he raises his voice and Marco takes out his sword and strikes Ain.

If I knew nothing about the situation, I'm sure Ain would have been more confused. But this time I was ready in advance, which is why...

"I won't let that sword reach you."

Ein takes Marco's attack without difficulty.

"(Can't you break Marco's sword even with the cleavage of this sword...?)"

The sound of metal bumping into each other, Ain and Marco's swords bumping into each other.

"A, Dear Ein......!?

"Dill! Stay away from me! This is an order!

Ain ordered that in a strong manner.

Dill was also surprised by the abrupt circumstances, but he can't hide his surprise from Ain's orders more than that.

"Why? Shh! Lord Marco is on a rampage! Then I too......"

"No...! Mr. Marco I'll deal with him, he has to...!

An instant impending, Marco takes a few steps back. Training in dreams… Ain't got a dry grin zero about making almost the same move as that.

"Did they do the defense? Is that the same kind of trick as the captain?

I guess you didn't think Ein would defend you.

Anyway, if you take it to Marco, even if it's Lloyd, it's easy for him. I don't see how Ein, who should have been weaker than that Lloyd, could have prevented his blow.

"No way the captain is beside you? Then how can you not speak of the beauty of those people...? Right, right! Did the captain get sick, too? That's the thing...... Captain! I'll be right there! Please take care of the captain at home! Whoa!

When he sees Marco coming towards him again, Ain smiles back sadly.

"... your sword won't change after all that has happened"

"Come on! Come on, come on, come on! Please don't hesitate to treat me at home!

As I recall in my dreams, Ain only keeps waving his sword calmly.

Just keep quietly exploring the gaps, as if we were going to continue our training.

"Why! Why did you do that? Defense!... No way the captain is beside you? Then why don't you tell me how great those people are...? Didn't the captain get sick too...?

If we talk about the spirit, has the heart Marco already died?

Marco, who mouths the same line as earlier, but just extensively cuts the ein.

"--Ha!

Similar timing to when you train… then it's not hard for Ein to hear the gaps.

"What...?

The blow of Ain, who hit hard, deeply hurts Marco's armor. Then Marco stroked the scar and began to get confused, not knowing what had happened.

"Right, this is me! Arr...... yes! I don't have enough faith, faith in those people...... oh, I'm sorry. Deeply loyal to you..."

When Marco was about to say loyalty, Marco cut off his body.

"What is loyalty... Huh! What... what... what... hmm? -- Oh, excuse me. He seemed a little confused and made you look ugly..."

--You got me back to sanity!? I'm glad Ain't done that for a moment.

"So it's a rearrangement. Come on, hurry up and come to my house!

Foreword withdrawn. But maybe Marco survives with a handful of egos.

I only avoided the word loyalty because of it, it makes me think that way.

"I'm not going, Mr. Marco. Because... I feel bad for the Red Fox, because that's normal"

Pitta and Marco stopped moving.

"... not where the treatment is. It's such a disrespectful statement that you no longer have to dedicate that body!... What if this is a test given to me? Well...... then take a tear and I will punish you for it!

"Mr. Marco! That's what you thought! That's how you taught me so much when it happened before!

Even as he intercepts Marco coming towards him, Ain speaks loudly of his thoughts.

Though full of gloomy voices, the thought never reaches Marco.

"You have a memory problem... so I can cure you. Yes, yes, yes!

"No! Mr. Marco, like me, had strong feelings of resentment! You're not dead yet! So... please, come back!

Without earlier acts of self-harm, Ein would surely have found no hope.

But seeing it made me want to bet on the faint hope that maybe...

"Yikes... no, no, no, no! I punish and cure Omae...... don't worry! I'll take you!

Marco's spirit no longer continued to wear and tear to the point where the words were inconsistent.

'--Enough. Please, make it easier for me.'

In my heart, I think I heard Cain say something.

Ain't just as full of grief, and he sounds spicy and wants to run away.

"... ok. Mr. Marco... I'll be your last mate."

What I think back is training with Cain.

And I turn my consciousness to the power in my full body, and occasionally recall the sword of Cain that I showed.

"The power of Durahan Cain..."

In one's body and strength, it is difficult to express its strength. But you can do as much to imitate it and drop Marco off with it.

"I'm coming. Mr. Marco."

Sooo... and breathe in.

Fragrant with old carpets and dusty aromas.

My body gets hot. But I never feel uncomfortable and get the feeling of "undoing" somewhere.

Wrapped in unspoken fullness, in the illusion that your body grows larger.

With my eyes on hand, every single cell seemed to shine.

"I'm sure this is the vessel I heard about last year. That's what happened to me."

When you hold the sword, its vascular muscles begin to pulse.

It began to light red and black, wrapped in a more disastrous appearance than Marco.

"Eh, the castle is... shaking?

That's what Dill groaned.

Slowly, but the Demon King's Castle began to shake. It gradually begins to sound like a heartbeat, as if it were a reaction to Ein's breathing.

"Dear Ein...?

I'm also concerned about shaking, but I can't help but worry more about Ain, who keeps fighting.

When I returned my gaze to Ain, Dill saw Ain's appearance gradually change.

"What the hell...!?

Ain's hair grows as far beyond her shoulder blades. And his height, which should have been smaller than Dill's, also grows to be more than that at some point.

Ain't as tall as Lloyd or Silver, but he's taller.

It was not the body that changed, but its face as well. While she becomes beautiful like her mother Olivia, she transforms into a somewhere ribbing, masculine face.

... If this is what Ain't grown up to look like, he looked honest and convincing.

"--Kuh!?

The moment Dill blinked, Ain disappeared from where he was standing, standing in front of Marco when he noticed.

"My body is still" incomplete, "but this is the sword I can do now. Mr. Marco... I'll get some rest now."

If you think you waved the sword, that stands around unlike the usual Ein.

If you think you've broken Marco's center of gravity, overlap the attack so Marco can't defend himself.

"So, Captain... Captain!?

What do you see in those eyes?

Ain just looks sober and keeps setting up a chase for Marco who's amazed.

The sound of the swordplay, which echoed several times, gradually began to lose momentum.

That means the end of this battle is approaching… it means that.

"This is the last time. Mr. Marco...... Huh!

Marco gets his sword blown off and falls on one knee due to his collapsed posture.

And the moment he looks up...... Ain't got a big sword he shook up, just calm down and down toward Marco.

—— Giggly......

The sound of metal being torn apart echoed into the Great Hall of Demon King Castle. Then Marco, who began to collapse from his knees, began to speak, in the same tone as before, towards Ain.

"... you're strong."

Marco has no face. But still, the expression he gives is understandable and visible.

"Are you sane...? Mr. Marco, you're back to sanity......!?

Ein holds the sword, yet supports Marco's body on his own knees as he falls.

"Ha... I don't actually have many memories. Perhaps you... have waved your sword...?

"Wait! I'll do something now to get the demon stone! So be quiet..."

"... I don't need it anymore. At the end of the day, you cut me off with the Captain's sword… I'm just satisfied with this."

The muscles in your body begin to lose light in the voice that gradually begins to plunder.

"Wait! It's an order, Marco!... you will be obliged to listen if" my orders "!

While Dill sees this dramatic ending to what the hell Ain't talking about, he still questions that.

"... but I seem to be the limit of my body. It's very painful, but I'd like to ask you to spare me..."

Marco's brilliance keeps getting smaller gradually, as if the fluorescence were glowing. It continues to appear in Ain's eyes, and it must not seem too hard.

"The captain is no longer here. So please... in your voice, please give me some free time..."

Whipping his body only waiting for death anymore, Marco squeezes out his words desperately.

-- 'If... if you're going to fight an opponent with an earlier sword, say this at the end'

That's what Cain hoped for Ain.

To remember it and keep that promise, I can feel like I'm about to cry.

"... Marco, then I'll tell you"

"Huh... Ha! Let's kill this Marco..."

I'm sure if my body was healthy, I would have even tried saluting it with a stiff move.

Marco can't do that now, Ein breathes loudly at the end and tells Marco the word.

"'... a mission spanning hundreds of years, thank you'"

This is the word entrusted to me by Cain.

"Right, regiment... chief... eh"

Ain't been asked about the mission.

It took Marco hundreds of years, however, to finally be informed of the end of one mission.

"Heh, heh... at the end of the day, I have no such happy gift... Then it's time for me to come…………………………………………………………?

I guess it's really the last time. If you no longer pay attention, you will not find the glowing part from Marco's body.

"... my name is Ein, Ein von Ishtarika. He is the next king to inherit the blood of the orthodox Ishtarika, the second generation of the Ishtarika royal family… --the king."

Though still incomplete, my body has probably already changed.

Ein was aware of the changes in his body earlier.

"Heh, heh... what a... Rin name. Oh, I was a happy knight... Dear Ain, I'm beside you too..."

"Get some rest. I'll take all those thoughts."

Ain looked at Marco when he heard the words and felt like he smiled satisfied.

"Until the end of eternity... that name doesn't resonate... oh Ishtarika. Glory..."

And just before Marco's body was as sumptuous as particles, and vanished, he dropped a piece of parchment and demonic stone from the inside of his armor.

Ein takes the demon stone and immediately sucks its contents. Then I thought Ein's body glowed for a moment, and at the end of the day my hair only grew a little bit longer, long enough to no longer reach my hips.

"It was incomplete until just now, but now I feel" complete "...?

If you squeal like that, Ein takes the parchment Marco dropped.

"... well. Mr Marco... you have been holding this" directive "for hundreds of years now..."

There are never many letters that were written.

However, the content of that directive gave rise to many thoughts.... old worn parchment says:

"I want you to protect the King's capital and our house. —— Commander Cain von Ishtarika"

Marco was just foolish... and sincere in his thoughts, he kept his orders for hundreds of years.