Battle War; Magic, Sword and Dragon

Truth from The Past

[Today is exactly three years after the death of the princess. During that time, me and the young master traveled the world continuing on our journey. We traveled all over the world without a purpose. That's what I think because until now I still don't understand why we're doing this.]

[But considering our three-year adventure, this is undoubtedly the greatest adventure of my life. All of this happened because I was with Young Master.]

[Exploring the most dangerous Dungeon in the world, fighting against ferocious monsters even fighting against paladin-level witches and successfully killing them is something that can be said to be a miracle.]

[For three years, the name of the young master continued to be heard all over the world. The enemy was afraid of him even the strongest country in the world was wary of his existence. The adventurer from another world.]

After reading a few paragraphs, Laila stopped. Not because he was bored, but because he knew all the meaning of the content of the writing.

"..It's kan..."

After Alice dies, all her dreams of living with Shiroyasha are over. A few years later, Shiroyasha appears as the Demon King.

Those few years are still a mystery as to why Shiroyasha took a role in the war to seize the Orladist land, but the might of her god-like power is a reality.

Laila continued reading.

[I've been researching all this time. Learn it, admire it and hate it. The reason I hate him is because wherever he goes, he will manage to get a girl.]

"........"

The paragraph reminded him of Lucifer. Somehow the men Shiroyasha was related to would have the same fate and feelings.

[Alright, there's no point in talking about that. I've been with Young Master for years. During that time my age continued to increase. I'm getting old.]

[If you remember that Young Master's age is the same as mine, but he shows no change at all. He's like forever young. Maybe it was because he had incredible magic, so he was inhibiting the aging. This is quite terrifying when imagining a girl being tempted to a young-looking old man.]

Laila agreed with that.

[Today I finished reading the book we got from the dungeon we finished. The book contained an ancient magic ritual that already existed in this land thousands of years ago. After I finished understanding the ritual, that's when I remembered my son and wife who died from being killed by the soldiers who fought. They will be made slaves and the lustful gratification of the soldiers, if thought again, perhaps death is better than living such a life.]

[No. If I was stronger, maybe I could prevent them from dying and end up defeating that soldier, but that was just a meaningless regret.]

[Maybe I will curse God, but now all that for me is the past. That thought came up none other than because I met the Young Master and the Princess.]

[In the evening, we slept on the tree as usual. This kind of lifestyle I have been living with for a long time and I'm used to it, but I still ask why we don't make temporary homes using earth element magic? You're the strongest magician, aren't you able to do it? Tch. stingy base.]

[The next day, I made a house out of the ground. Could he be reading my mind? I was happy, but when I woke up, I realized that my land house had arrived at the edge of a steep ravine somewhere unknown to me.]

[After I apologized, he returned me. I don't know if he did it on purpose, or if he was just a prankster. I don't know what he's thinking.]

[One day, we arrived near a village. I didn't know what he was thinking, but we decided not to stay in the village. As usual, we camped in the woods. Again.]

[Warm campfires and monster meat have become a daily meal, so there is no point in complaining about hard and hard-to-eat meat.]

You complained on this note, thought Laila.

[I glanced towards the sky and saw two moons that were emitting a reddish glow, which was when I was reminded of something important. I unhesitatingly asked the Young Master.]

["Young Master, if there's a way to revive the Princess, what are you doing?" I without hesitation asked. This is my chance.]

['Just because you're done with the book, doesn't mean you have to.']

[I learned another lesson. But it doesn't change my mind. The ritual uses 3 main elements that are very important. Time, Liaison and Container. At the time of the Blood Moon, the liaison is a kind of catalyst in the body. And the container is a new body. With the Blood Moon night coming soon within a few months, we can bring the Princess back to life. But it seemed like Young Master did not have that intention.]

['I know what you're thinking, Q, but if I want to turn on 'He', it's very easy for me, but it's not necessary.']

[I then asked 'Why?']

['First, do you know what is called 'Destiny?'']

["Of course I know. Destiny is arguably the path of a person outlined by God, but destiny is of two types. A fate that can be changed and a destiny that cannot be changed."]

['Exactly so. But have you ever thought that if magic existed in this world, why would anyone still die? Aren't you the one who knows the most about this?']

[I can't answer that question. As an Alchemist, I knew there was a magic capable of moving one's soul into another body. If man is composed of soul and body, then is it not enough to move the human soul to a new body before their body dies? Although it could be said to be some sort of imperfect eternity.]

['Man died because he was destined to die. It is a destiny that cannot be changed by man. No matter how many times you move a person's soul, as long as he is doomed to die, it is only a matter of seconds until death comes to pick him up. While the fate that can be changed is when you manage to move a person's soul without any hindrance and that person can lead a normal life, unfortunately, this is just a pending death. Do you know the core of what I mean? There is no such thing as a fate that can be changed, there is only buying time. So no matter if I turn on 'He' or not, it doesn't change the reality that one day he's going to die. He died with a smile, that's all that matters. If he lived longer, what could he possibly end up like that?']

["But does Young Master not want to stay with him longer?"]

['You're wrong, if I want to be with her, I'm enough to go where she is.']

["Ah.. Don't tell me you're going to die following the Princess?"]

['No, I'm just gonna do this... Oppsss.he's in the shower.I think I'll talk to her later.'].

[I could only be silent when I saw the dimensional gate between heaven and this world could be opened like opening the door of a house. Young Master is indeed dangerous and admirable.]

["Don't tell me, all this time Young Master.."]

['Ahh...have I not told you this yet? I used to be just an ordinary human being, but since I tried to change someone's 'Destiny', I ended up being like this. I can't die. Heaven and hell did not accept me. Ha ha.. I think it's natural, I once destroyed both places because I was upset. Hm...how about we go to that village to see, frankly I want good food.']

[.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................someone, does anyone know who this figure in front of me is?]

For some reason, Laila began to understand why Shiroyasha was called the Demon King. His strength is beyond anything in this world.

But there are some points that make him curious, but it also makes no sense if thought rationally.

Laila turned the next page, but it only contained a few paragraphs. The next page is empty.

".....there's no harm in reading the continuation.."

[We entered the village. The village was quite large considering the many houses that were built. I bought some spices and good food that we hadn't tasted in a long time. It was then that Young Master arrived interested in a slave shop.]

[I walked up to him and finally saw why he was interested. In one of the iron jails, there was a little boy in shabby and dirty clothes. Little white-haired and blue-eyed. Perhaps the Young Master was attracted to the girl because they were a little similar.]

[The little boy might one day become a beautiful maiden like the Princess, but seeing the characteristic features and aura of the little girl, no doubt the little girl was ...Cursed Child's.]

[Before I know, Young Master has already bought the girl. Errr... could it be that after the Princess died, you were interested in Young Master's little child?]

[After that, I was punished by being tied up all over my body and forced to see the Young Master and the Little Girl eating the delicious food I had just bought.]

"...............................................................................................................................................................................................what's?"

Strange book and strange story, no wonder if Laila's brain can not digest the contents of the book. But from the book, he got the information he needed.

Information about the rituals that use the Ringblood Moon.

"I don't know why you told me, but thank you."

Laila closed the book and returned it to its original place. He realized the book he had just read was the legendary Grimoire Of Truth which was in that library. According to the legend, the book could only be read by entitled people. Laila was happy to be able to read it, but at the same time she did not understand why the book let Laila read it.

Could it be that Kuro had already guessed this?

Laila then intends to return to Yui's place, but she stops. He did not move like a statue and sweat poured down from his temple.

The reason why he was like that, was because right now there was a figure he did not want to meet the most.

A blue haired girl with a beautiful face like an angel. The girl read the book gracefully and looked very serious.

The eyes of the two meet.

"Oh... Are you done?"

Alice smiled.

"W-Why are you here?"

Laila was immediately in standby position. He certainly did not forget about his condition, so he tried to avoid the battle.

But why was Alice in that place? Could it be that he wanted the information Laila had just obtained?

"Whatever your goal is, you won't get anything from me!"

Alice narrowed her eyes and showed a dangerous aura. An ordinary person would probably faint instantly, but Laila could still survive even though she could not use magic.

Slowly, Alice returned the book she had read.

"..i think you misunderstood me, Queen. Maybe I'm interested in what you got, but I don't care about something that has nothing to do with raising the King (Demon King) out of his sleep."

Laila narrowed her eyes.

"If you're not interested in anything else, why did you kidnap Lic? He has nothing to do with the Demon King, right?"

Lic is Kuro's weapon, but Izriva is a spirit with Mary. Both of them were elements that were at odds with the Demon King. Alice shouldn't have to kidnap Lic if she wanted to raise the Demon King.

"Geez, even though you've just read about one of the truths of this world, you have absolutely no idea what the so-called truth and falsehood are. I don't understand why you were chosen to be Queen."

"I'm sorry I don't give a shit what Queen is or anything like that. All I want to know is why you kidnapped Lic."

Looking at Laila's gaze, Alice knew Laila was not a fool.

"so apparently. I'm sorry, I don't have a relationship with 'They'. But their actions will speed up our plans, so there's no reason to stop them."

Laila knows what kidnapped Lic isn't Liberia. If they wanted the Lic, Liberia wouldn't send a cowardly witch like the Silver Viper.

The reason why Laila was still asking even though she knew, was because she wanted to get information from Alice. He still doesn't know why Alice didn't kill him, but Alice should have no reason to see him either.

It's just a bet, but Laila wins the bet.

"Why did you tell me about this?"

"Make this game more interesting. I hope you can get a bonus, Queen."

Alice stepped out of her legs and intended to leave. He didn't disappear like he always did.

"Wait a minute, I still have something to ask you."

Alice stopped and smiled as if she had expected this. No. gabe. He was fishing for Laila.

"....Why didn't you kill me? The reason that Daar Aegis is blocking you is just a joke. Tell why?"

During this time Laila often gets fatal attacks, but if Daar Aegis protects her like Alice said, she should not be hurt. Even after Dragonia, he had never seen the magic reactivate. Kuro also never told me about the magic.

"...reason..hm..what if. Regarding Daar Aegis, maybe you should find your own, .. Queen."

After that, Alice disappeared like the wind.

"Khhhh.."

Seeing that, Laila could only clench her hands in annoyance. Laila knew that she would face Alice one day, but right now Alice was playing herself. He knew exactly what Alice was thinking.

"Dam... "

Laila then returned to where Yui was.

"Yui, stop your work. You don't have to do it anymore."

"mmm? Could it.."

Laila nodded in confirming.

"I found a clue that the ritual required two more things. The first is the part of the body that will be raised. In that case we still don't know if 'they' have the Demon King's body parts, yet we can narrow down our search."

"Although according to the history of the Demon King being dead and destroyed, I think there are people who still have Demon King body parts in secret. It's not gonna be easy."

"The third one is"

It was then that Laila began to realize something strange.

if they wanted to raise the Demon King, why would Izriva have to be kidnapped?

- if they wanted Kuro's sword, then it was natural, but what if what the enemy wanted was not that?

Izriva's power is to adapt his power to the power of his users. What if the Demon King used the power of Izriva to augment his strength?

The Demon King had a power equivalent to 72 paladins, when combined with the power of Izriva, then no one would be able to stop him. The world will really end.

Their problems became even bigger than Laila had expected before.

"Dam. Yui. Quickly find Kuro. He's in danger."

Laila immediately ran out of the library. Yui doesn't know for sure, but she follows him.

"...what do you mean?"

"Yui, the third condition is the container for the Demon King. In this world, who else is worthy besides Kuro?"

Yui instantly widened her eyes.

"Damn‼ They knew we were going to find the location of Lic in the capital, which is why they had already prepared a bully magic that caused us not to know the exact location. Then upon arrival at the capital, they made us split up because they knew very well how Kuro works."

Maybe Kuro's work looks patternless, but Kuro actually uses a certain pattern to complete all of his missions.

Laila started to realize this after getting to know Kuro for quite a while. First Kuro will develop the information he has. He gets information by using others. He then made a hypothesis of the information he got and made a final move to solve it all.

This is where the biggest weakness of the Kuro pattern. Every problem he solves, he will solve with his own hands.

"Kh...."

Laila and Yui came out of the library and ran at full power.

"Do you want to say that the enemy knows Kuro well?"

"No. That guy knows Kuro better than the two of us. Yui, can you find Kuro with your strength?"

"I can track Kuro's pressure, but my range is limited."

"Do what you can. Right now you're the only one I can count on."

Yui closed her eyes and concentrated on feeling the ki energy around her. Normally Yui can feel ki as far as 1 kilometer, but if she concentrates fully, she can feel 10 times as much.

Then the ki energy that Kuro possessed was different from normal people, so it was easy to find it.

"?"

"Yui, is something wrong?"

"...not what. Just a small matter."

While tracking ki Kuro's pressure, he felt two huge ki pressures. Maybe one of them is bigger than Kuro.

(I didn't think there were any other monsters in the capital, but now I don't have time to find out.)

Yui continues her search, and the result-

"...sister Laila, Kuro's brother is no longer in the capital."

"Eh?"

Both stopped. They are in the middle of the road and make most people ask what really happened.

"He went with Rubya. I think they're a long way from here. No matter how fast we are, we can't reach Kuro on time."

"Yui..would you like to say that you're giving up?"

"I'm not saying we should give up, it's just that right now we have to make a choice. He was not weak, even though he was currently being targeted, it did not mean that he would be defeated so easily. Trust me, brother Kuro will be back. And when he comes back, of course he will.-"

Yui glanced at Laila with a cold look and an envious look. Of course Laila knew the meaning of that gaze.

"Yui, don't you think we just do that every time we're together."

Maybe not, but anyone who saw their relationship, would definitely think the same as Yui.

Laila's face turned red and it was proof that Yui's guess was on target.

"...how about we find Lic?"

"........yeah..."

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While Laila and Yui had already made a decision about the next step they were going to take, unfortunately, their guess about Kuro was not right.

Kuro and Rubya go to one of Benjamin's places in a small town called Ruigars. The small town was located quite close to the capital and was used as a merchant's resting place before they sold their wares in the capital.

From the information he got, Benjamin was currently sending goods to the capital. That's where Kuro began his search.

The night sky without the two crescent moons illuminating the night gave Kuro a perfect time.

"Rubya, thank you. Now go back to Yui's place."

Kuro got down from Rubya's back and landed on the end of the roof gently. Although he dropped from a height of 300 meters more, but using ki to make air pressure before he landed made it able to land perfectly.

He then hid on the roof and waited until the atmosphere was calmer and quieter. After waiting for about 2 hours, the city of Ruigars had calmed down and all that was heard was laughter and jokes from the bar that operated 24 hours.

Moreover, only a few people were standing guard in the storage warehouse.

"..."

With a heart Kuro passed through the gap of the building and used his speed to dodge every guard. Kuro then entered by passing through the iron window he cut using ki as he jumped.

To avoid suspicion, Kuro carried the window iron he had cut. After that with a heart he put it on the floor.

He looked around, full of wooden boxes. He approached one of them and raised a white sword from the Cristal Box. Then with his sword, he cut the wood and opened the contents.

"...."

When the box opens, what looks is the fabric. Kuro picked up one and saw that it was a flag cloth commonly used for festival decoration.

Kuro recalled in order to welcome Ringblood Moon, the capital would hold a grand celebration. Although it is known to be the right night to perform magic rituals, but because of its beauty that can only be enjoyed every two hundred years, then many use this opportunity to express love.

"..now, what are they doing with this thing?"

After all, Kuro still could not find the connection of the flag with the magic ritual.

It was at that moment that Kuro sensed a lot of air of someone's existence. They number more than 40 people. They were all carrying weapons and were in various places.

"...the roof is also..."

Kuro threw away the flag and prepared in a fighting position. He was surrounded, so he had no choice but to hold on.

Then from all directions, the walls shattered and showed a masked figure like the one Kuro was fighting last afternoon. Undoubtedly they were Homunculus with weapons that possessed the abilities of the sacred elements.

(Throwing traps... If that person is on their side, I think this is natural.)

Their weapons glowed a sign of an attack. Since Kuro had seen their attacks before, then he knew how to deal with them, but that was when his legs arrived unable to move.

"?!"

Both of his legs were restrained by the floor and it made him unable to move. That's when enemy attacks are launched from all directions.

Booms! Loud explosions were heard all the way to the corners. After a while, Kuro's figure was seen with wounds all over his body and blood dripping from his wounds.

It was then that the sound of claps rang out among the homunculus who had stopped attacking him.

Kuro sharpened his eyes towards the source of the voice and found the figure of a handsome young man among the homunculus. Although handsome, but the thin smile he showed showed showed that his good looks were only a mask.

"Wow.I was really surprised that senior survived such an attack, ..no. I think it is natural that senior survived such a cheap attack. Why do I know this, of course because I know it. After all, I am your friend, right senior..?"

"....."

"Come on, don't look at me like that, I'm just getting rid of everything that's my barrier anyway. Isn't this what you taught me?"

The broken mask finally disintegrated and showed the figure of Kuro's face. Kuro's face looked displeased and disappointed.

"Yes, I did teach you that. I'm really glad you did well. As a teacher I was quite happy, but I was also disappointed, Itsuki."

"Oh. I'm happy with the name you gave me, Senpai. But just so you know, I don't use that name anymore, just like a senior who doesn't use your real name, to achieve my goal, I use another name. My name is now-"

"Ariel Varsman, right."

"Hoho. You are indeed a senior whom I admired. ..then."

The young man's gaze was so cold and merciless. It was the gaze of one who could no longer return from the darkness.

Just like Kuro.

"Well, let's end this reunion, how about we just start this event. Fight to death. Guess who died first? Ha ha.. of course.. Not me, right?"

"Kh..."

Itsuki is one of the members of the Shadow Knight just like Kuro. Unlike the Shadow Knight who is a chosen magician with extraordinary abilities, but Itsuki is just a flat magician who can be said to be weak.

But for some reason, Itsuki joined the Shadow Knight. He was known to be weak, but as long as there was intention and effort, then there was a way to become stronger.

For this reason, Kuro is assigned to train Itsuki to become a true Shadow Knight. No, it's more appropriate to call it a killing machine.

"Kill him‼!"