King Veritas' capital, between its thrones.
It is a place where the king should be, if it were meant to be, but the spot, long since it was no longer in use, was full of strange tranquillity.
It also seems to be decaying somehow, I guess, because I haven't stopped by as one person in over five years.
The same is true of the King's assassination here, but the fact that the assassin has not been found.
Above all, that's why no one has appeared since then who has inherited the crown of the king.
But a shadow surfaced unexpectedly in a place no one was supposed to visit.
It was one woman who appeared as if she were staining the space.
... No, I don't know if I can fulfill it and call it a woman.
Its face and shape are obviously women's... because there was something on its back that was impossible for people.
Sure, some demonic species have a demonic appearance, but demonic species have some stereotype that is demonic.
Those who are removed from it should not exist… therefore there cannot be humans with wings like birds with the same colour as their bright white hair.
and.
"- Oh, what's going on today? It shouldn't be a meeting day...... no, what happened to talking in the first place, coming in person instead of reading?
The voice also sounded abruptly on the spot.
From the voice, there are places like a boy around the age of ten, but there are no other shadows on the spot.
but shortly afterwards, like earlier, a new figure appears on the spot, trying to stain out into space.
And it was a boy around the age of ten, as could be deduced from his voice.
Except for the look that doesn't match your age, and the intelligence that resides in your eyes.
"By the way, are you still using that figure? Angel, was it? I honestly don't think it suits us..."
There is no response from the woman, but the boy continues to speak unilaterally when he says he doesn't mind.
But I tried to overlap the words further from there, and the woman's mouth opened.
"… appearance, etc., is provisional"
"If it's tentative, I figured anything would be fine?
"Because it's temporary, even if it's not what it deserves, I think it's better to look what it deserves."
"Ha... it's as serious as ever, you are. Well, that's fine, but how did you end up here? It's not like we're playing, is it?
The boy tilts his neck tightly in the motion of being scowled and nodded.
Then, um, I narrowed my eyes softly with my index finger against my jaw.
"... Could it have failed?
"... Yes. I never saw it through to the end, but it probably failed. I can't feel a connection to her anymore."
"Really -... well, don't you have a choice? You called the Demon King, didn't you? Then it's natural to fail."
Was it consolation, or sincere?
The true heart of a boy who has been smiling ever since he showed up, even a woman, cannot be foreseen.
White hair, red eyes.
Even though the constituent elements are the same as themselves, the woman exhales one breath, looking at a smile that is somewhat unforeseeable to the bottom.
And.
"... Really?"
"Yes, it is. Oh, by the way, can I say one thing? Actually, I've been meaning to tell you something, but I couldn't because I didn't get a chance in there."
"... yes, I don't mind"
"Really? Then excuse me."
With those words, the boy turned a further grin on me.
"- You've always been wrong, but this isn't actually my district, right?"
It was not until shortly after that that the woman was struck in the chest.
I wasn't shocked by the words.
I felt a shock in a literal sense...... when a woman looked down at her chest reflexively, there was something growing there, something like an arm.
... No, like, not, it's the arm itself.
If you noticed, behind the woman stood a young man with gray hair and red eyes.
And the arms that stand upon the breasts of women belong to the youth.
"You're still sweet in many ways. So this is how they strike me by surprise, and it ends with no hesitation."
"What... what, what, are you?
"What does that mean? If that's why I'm here, it's exactly what he said right now. This is my district."
A woman opens her eyes to the words of a young man, desperately trying to get away from the spot, but she cannot escape.
Stinging with his chest pierced, he was like a stitched-up worm.
"And the reason I'm able to harm you in this way is because I'm already there."
"... yet, no power can be taken out, no, it shouldn't be, then?
"Right, because that god is doing an extra imitation. But you forgot? If we only manifest ourselves, we can use some of our powers before we take them out."
"Then… power,"
"Oh, you can't use your full powers. But you don't have to, do you? I just need to take it away from you."
"Huh...!? Ah."
"I'm sorry, but I'm not free enough to talk about anything extra. Goodbye."
It was about the moment I said it.
I wondered if the woman's body had swelled up, so I bounced and flew.
But not a drop of blood splashed around, and on the contrary, what bounced and flew returned to its original place as if it were regenerated backwards… it was absorbed into the youth's body as it were.
To be sure of something, the young man opens and closes his fist a few times...... and then realizes he is being watched and turns his gaze.
"What's up? Is that what you're trying to say?
"No, there isn't, is there? I'm the same person who set her up. I just thought you were as relentless as ever. Couldn't you have let him talk a little more?
"It's not necessary. It's just useless to ask and say grudges."
"Really?"
So you convinced him. The boy shuts up, but instead, the young man opens his mouth.
"... To be honest, I'm more surprised at you"
"Oh, why is that?
"In policy terms, there's a part of him and you that looks alike. I thought you might be working with him one way or another."
"Oh... is that a complete mistake? I'm not as good as her. [M] I can't believe that as many people as possible are happy to be doomed... even if it could happen, it would take too long. Then it's the end of the day."
"... well. I'm sorry."
"No, because I don't care. More than that, what I care about now is how she failed. Yeah, I told her, she's basically the kind of person who goes about things with caution. As for this one, that's why I'm thankful she dropped out early, but I can't believe she just failed or was pushed so hard to get away here."
"... sure. Wait, let's find out."
Saying so, the young man meditated his eyes and stood up on the spot jizzily.
The boy just stares at the picky and immobile young man... eventually the young man slowly opens his eyes.
And upon his face was the colour of convincing.
"Looks like you figured something out, huh?
"Right... he was still the one we knew"
Then why did you lose after you failed?
"He was getting ready after a careful overlay of caution. But at that point, someone who was going to take his place called the Demon King."
"Yeah, I heard that far. She seemed in quite a hurry then too... well, that's a hurry, right?"
At any rate, a demon king is suddenly coming right next to him.
Even boys would be in a hurry if that happened.
"But the truth is, there was no problem at that point. Thanks to your careful work. His presence never came to light."
"It's still just great around there, isn't it?... Is that it? But then why did you fail?
"Because I cared too much about the Demon King. Because you're not supposed to be. That made him more anxious than necessary and cluttered up to wonder what prudence had been until then."
"Uh... speaking of which, she was suddenly vulnerable. So..."
"Sometimes, as a matter of fact, the Demon King was more powerful than we expected... but basically it wasn't his self-destruct."
"Really... by the way, what would you have done if it were you in the same situation?
"Hmm... right..."
You imagine the situation, the youth narrowed their eyes as they gazed at the void.
Though he was often as jittery as he was, he could have imagined convincingly, and when he nodded, he returned his gaze to the boy.
"I don't know exactly what was going on in the end, but it should have been much later, even if it had failed. In the end, he was too conscious of the Demon King. No matter how powerful it may be, the Demon King is alone. If we ignored it and proceeded pale, it would have turned out better."
"I see...... thank you. Helpful."
"What, never mind. You made it easy for me to absorb him. Besides, you're my collaborator... at least not now."
"Right."
A smiling boy and a dusty young man gaze at each other.
But you noticed that it was barren, and when the young man took his gaze off first, he turned his back on the boy and walked out.
"What needs to be done here is done. I beg your pardon here."
"Yes, I'll see you then."
Along the way, a young man disappears to dissolve in the air, and a boy who was looking at such a sight stretches out one body all the way.
And.
"Well, will I go, then? He seems to be working hard here... because I have something to do with him, too. Well, most of all..."
- I'm the last one to win.
Leaving such words, the boy also disappeared from the spot.
King Veritas' capital, between its thrones.
It is a place where the king should be, if it were meant to be, but the spot, long since it was no longer in use, was full of strange tranquillity.
It also seems to be decaying somehow, I guess, because I haven't stopped by as one person in over five years.
The same is true of the King's assassination here, but the fact that the assassin has not been found.
Above all, that's why no one has appeared since then who has inherited the crown of the king.
But a shadow surfaced unexpectedly in a place no one was supposed to visit.
It was one woman who appeared as if she were staining the space.
... No, I don't know if I can fulfill it and call it a woman.
Its face and shape are obviously women's... because there was something on its back that was impossible for people.
Sure, some demonic species have a demonic appearance, but demonic species have some stereotype that is demonic.
Those who are removed from it should not exist… therefore there cannot be humans with wings like birds with the same colour as their bright white hair.
and.
"- Oh, what's going on today? It shouldn't be a meeting day...... no, what happened to talking in the first place, coming in person instead of reading?
The voice also sounded abruptly on the spot.
From the voice, there are places like a boy around the age of ten, but there are no other shadows on the spot.
but shortly afterwards, like earlier, a new figure appears on the spot, trying to stain out into space.
And it was a boy around the age of ten, as could be deduced from his voice.
Except for the look that doesn't match your age, and the intelligence that resides in your eyes.
"By the way, are you still using that figure? Angel, was it? I honestly don't think it suits us..."
There is no response from the woman, but the boy continues to speak unilaterally when he says he doesn't mind.
But I tried to overlap the words further from there, and the woman's mouth opened.
"… appearance, etc., is provisional"
"If it's tentative, I figured anything would be fine?
"Because it's temporary, even if it's not what it deserves, I think it's better to look what it deserves."
"Ha... it's as serious as ever, you are. Well, that's fine, but how did you end up here? It's not like we're playing, is it?
The boy tilts his neck tightly in the motion of being scowled and nodded.
Then, um, I narrowed my eyes softly with my index finger against my jaw.
"... Could it have failed?
"... Yes. I never saw it through to the end, but it probably failed. I can't feel a connection to her anymore."
"Really -... well, don't you have a choice? You called the Demon King, didn't you? Then it's natural to fail."
Was it consolation, or sincere?
The true heart of a boy who has been smiling ever since he showed up, even a woman, cannot be foreseen.
White hair, red eyes.
Even though the constituent elements are the same as themselves, the woman exhales one breath, looking at a smile that is somewhat unforeseeable to the bottom.
And.
"... Really?"
"Yes, it is. Oh, by the way, can I say one thing? Actually, I've been meaning to tell you something, but I couldn't because I didn't get a chance in there."
"... yes, I don't mind"
"Really? Then excuse me."
With those words, the boy turned a further grin on me.
"- You've always been wrong, but this isn't actually my district, right?"
It was not until shortly after that that the woman was struck in the chest.
I wasn't shocked by the words.
I felt a shock in a literal sense...... when a woman looked down at her chest reflexively, there was something growing there, something like an arm.
... No, like, not, it's the arm itself.
If you noticed, behind the woman stood a young man with gray hair and red eyes.
And the arms that stand upon the breasts of women belong to the youth.
"You're still sweet in many ways. So this is how they strike me by surprise, and it ends with no hesitation."
"What... what, what, are you?
"What does that mean? If that's why I'm here, it's exactly what he said right now. This is my district."
A woman opens her eyes to the words of a young man, desperately trying to get away from the spot, but she cannot escape.
Stinging with his chest pierced, he was like a stitched-up worm.
"And the reason I'm able to harm you in this way is because I'm already there."
"... yet, no power can be taken out, no, it shouldn't be, then?
"Right, because that god is doing an extra imitation. But you forgot? If we only manifest ourselves, we can use some of our powers before we take them out."
"Then… power,"
"Oh, you can't use your full powers. But you don't have to, do you? I just need to take it away from you."
"Huh...!? Ah."
"I'm sorry, but I'm not free enough to talk about anything extra. Goodbye."
It was about the moment I said it.
I wondered if the woman's body had swelled up, so I bounced and flew.
But not a drop of blood splashed around, and on the contrary, what bounced and flew returned to its original place as if it were regenerated backwards… it was absorbed into the youth's body as it were.
To be sure of something, the young man opens and closes his fist a few times...... and then realizes he is being watched and turns his gaze.
"What's up? Is that what you're trying to say?
"No, there isn't, is there? I'm the same person who set her up. I just thought you were as relentless as ever. Couldn't you have let him talk a little more?
"It's not necessary. It's just useless to ask and say grudges."
"Really?"
So you convinced him. The boy shuts up, but instead, the young man opens his mouth.
"... To be honest, I'm more surprised at you"
"Oh, why is that?
"In policy terms, there's a part of him and you that looks alike. I thought you might be working with him one way or another."
"Oh... is that a complete mistake? I'm not as good as her. [M] I can't believe that as many people as possible are happy to be doomed... even if it could happen, it would take too long. Then it's the end of the day."
"... well. I'm sorry."
"No, because I don't care. More than that, what I care about now is how she failed. Yeah, I told her, she's basically the kind of person who goes about things with caution. As for this one, that's why I'm thankful she dropped out early, but I can't believe she just failed or was pushed so hard to get away here."
"... sure. Wait, let's find out."
Saying so, the young man meditated his eyes and stood up on the spot jizzily.
The boy just stares at the picky and immobile young man... eventually the young man slowly opens his eyes.
And upon his face was the colour of convincing.
"Looks like you figured something out, huh?
"Right... he was still the one we knew"
Then why did you lose after you failed?
"He was getting ready after a careful overlay of caution. But at that point, someone who was going to take his place called the Demon King."
"Yeah, I heard that far. She seemed in quite a hurry then too... well, that's a hurry, right?"
At any rate, a demon king is suddenly coming right next to him.
Even boys would be in a hurry if that happened.
"But the truth is, there was no problem at that point. Thanks to your careful work. His presence never came to light."
"It's still just great around there, isn't it?... Is that it? But then why did you fail?
"Because I cared too much about the Demon King. Because you're not supposed to be. That made him more anxious than necessary and cluttered up to wonder what prudence had been until then."
"Uh... speaking of which, she was suddenly vulnerable. So..."
"Sometimes, as a matter of fact, the Demon King was more powerful than we expected... but basically it wasn't his self-destruct."
"Really... by the way, what would you have done if it were you in the same situation?
"Hmm... right..."
You imagine the situation, the youth narrowed their eyes as they gazed at the void.
Though he was often as jittery as he was, he could have imagined convincingly, and when he nodded, he returned his gaze to the boy.
"I don't know exactly what was going on in the end, but it should have been much later, even if it had failed. In the end, he was too conscious of the Demon King. No matter how powerful it may be, the Demon King is alone. If we ignored it and proceeded pale, it would have turned out better."
"I see...... thank you. Helpful."
"What, never mind. You made it easy for me to absorb him. Besides, you're my collaborator... at least not now."
"Right."
A smiling boy and a dusty young man gaze at each other.
But you noticed that it was barren, and when the young man took his gaze off first, he turned his back on the boy and walked out.
"What needs to be done here is done. I beg your pardon here."
"Yes, I'll see you then."
Along the way, a young man disappears to dissolve in the air, and a boy who was looking at such a sight stretches out one body all the way.
And.
"Well, will I go, then? He seems to be working hard here... because I have something to do with him, too. Well, most of all..."
- I'm the last one to win.
Leaving such words, the boy also disappeared from the spot.
