Dai Densetsu No Yusha No Densetsu Volume 01

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ai ensetsu no Yusha

no ensetsu

Volume 01


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haracter Introduction

yner Lute

ssesses a special type of cursed eyes known as the Alpha Stigma, capable of

elding strong magic. Basically a lethargic, unmotivated individual.

rris Eris

yner's partner. An expert swordswoman with unparallel beauty. Lovesdango,

liever of the God of Dango.

oland Empire

on Astal

riginally a prince born of a

mmoner mistress, the hero who

earheaded a revolution, and the

rrent King of Roland who is well-

ked by his people.

ucile Eris

rris's elder brother, the head of the

is family that for generations has

en tasked to serve as personal guard

the King of Roland.

iran Froaude

on's close aide. Works in the

adows, undertakes covert missions

d any dark deeds.

Claugh Klom

Grand Field Marshal overseeing th

whole of Roland's army.

Noa Ehn

Princess of Estabul which has merg

with Roland.

Milk Callad

Ryner's childhood friend, employe

the military.

Kiefer Knolles

Spy for Roland Empire. Currently

confined in Gastark.

Riura Luteluu

Self-proclaimed to be the father of

Ryner. True identity unknown.
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astark Empire

efal Edia

ngle-eyed King of the fast expanding Gastark Empire.

r Orla, Sui Orla, Kuu Orla

gents of Gastark. Ryner and company had encountered them before.


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Koma

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Volume 1's Legend

Panel 1:

Banner: Special Royal Military Academy

Right: Classmates Sion-kun and Ryner-kun were best of f

Sion: Follow me!!

Ryner: Eh ---

Left: Bothersome

Panel 2:

Right: During the time Ryner was imprisoned

Ryner: I'll make this country a kingdom of afternoon naps

Left: The capable Sion-kun became the king of Roland

Panel 3:

Right: With an air of superiority, the king gave an order

Sion: Go search for those Heroes' Relics that you wrote abyour report

Panel 4:

Sion: I want them very much.

Ryner: Looking down from an extremely high point ---

Bottom left: A stratified society


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Volume 2's Legend

Panel 1:

Ferris: Let's go Ryner!!! We're setting off on a journ

to search for the dango god!!!

Ryner: No ---

Together with partner Ferris-chan, he headed towardNelpha.

Panel 2:

On the other hand, Sion-kun made a suspicious guyknown as Froaude-kun his subordinate.

Froaude: His Majesty is mine.

Claugh: What did you say!!

Sion: Well well.

Panel 3:

That Froaude-kun came to kill Prince Toale, who wa

saved by Ryner-kun.

Froaude: I'll have you die.

anel 4:

roaude: Go Pochi!!! Blackie!!! 1

hadow beast: Woof!

Ryner: Pochi!!? Blackie!!?

ochi & Blackie : They are common dog names (Pochi & Kuro).
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Volume 3's Legend

Panel 1:

urthermore, Milk-chan who wants to marry Ryner-kun

Milk: Ryner Ryner Ryner

ris: Wild beast Wild beast Wild beast

And Ferris-chan's little sister came barging in, keeping their hands full

Panel 2:

n the midst of that, their very first discovered Heroes' Relic

ui: I got the treasure.

Was stolen by Sui and Kuu from Gastark.

Panel 3:

ui: You know nothing about the relics and your own Alpha Stigma, huh

ui's thought: Ignorant guy huh

Ryner: What did you say?

Panel 4:

erris: That's right. Since Ryner doesn't even know of the dango special sale date

erris's thought: Ignorant guy huh

Ryner: Like hell I'll know about that #


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Volume 4's Legend

Panel 1:

Arriving at Runa, Ryner found his secrechild.

Ryner: That's not it #

Panel 2:

Even though the person in question denthe boy has the same Alpha Stigma, so i

be wrong

Ferris: Yes

Ryner: A misunderstanding

Panel 3

Right text: On the other hand, his best frSion-kun, who was unaware of that

Left text: merged the country with Estab

and is increasing the country's might rap

Panel 4

Sion: Aim for world peace

Sion-kun, once in a while, you shouldremember the wolf who brings his kid a

his journey......

Ryner: As I've said, you got it wrong

Arua: Cha-n


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Volume 5's Legend

Panel 1:

Around that time, in the northern part of the Menoris continent, the Gastark Empire led by Riphal

Riphal: I shall become the master of Menoris, the king of the world

Expanded their lands vigorously

Panel 2:

Ryner-kun and gang were once again obstructed by Gastark's Sui and Kuu.

ui and Kuu: Look here!

Ryner: Ugh, again

Panel 3:

Ryner-kun was in a pinch!!! But, at that time

Even Froaude-kun came barging in.

Panel 4:

roaude: Kill everybody!! Go!! Tarou!!! Jirou!!! 2

hadow beast 1: Woof

hadow beast 2: Woof

Ryner: Aren't they supposed to be Pochi and Blackie!!?

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Volume 6's Legend

Panel 1:

After an arduous journey where both hbody and mind were tired, Ryner-kun

Ryner: Sigh

Returned to his homeland Roland.

Panel 2:

Ferris: After having a kid, let's go greemy Nii-sama

Ryner: It's not our kid duh---

Panel 3:

But Ferris-chan's Nii-sama, Lucile-kuwas strong like an ogre

Lucile: You did my little sister

And while burbling, Ryner was 'given

ride' (lifted)

Panel 4:

The injured Ryner was given a finalblow......

Paper: Pull out Ryner's outie (Sion)

Left: Ryner-kun began to have somedoubts about Sion-kun.


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Volume 7's Legend

Panel 1:

The somewhat lonely Ryner

Tiir: Yah

Made a new friend

Panel 2:

His name is Tiir-kun.

Right Tiir bubble: Ryner-kun looks delicious

Left Tiir bubble: Ryner-kun's eyes are cute

or some reason, Tiir-kun was lovey dovey with Ryner

Panel 3:

Right Tiir: Leave the dango alone and come play with me

Left Tiir: The king also has no need of Ryner, you know ---

Panel 4:

Tiir picked Ryner up and Ryner went along with it

Tiir: Where should we go? Karaoke?

The friendship between the two of them, which was thought to be stronger than that with dango

kewers, started to crack.


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Volume 8's Legend

Panel 1:

Right: After losing Ryner-kun, Sion-kuwas very depressed

Left: But since Sion-kun is a king, he c

go searching for Ryner-kun

Panel 2:

Right: Ferris-chan goes searching forRyner-kun

Left: She goes with backpacks bulging

with dango

Panel 3:

Right: She's angry with Ryner for runnaway by himself, despite being her serv

Center: Irritated Irritated

Ferris: Damn Ryner

Panel 4:

Ferris:For a month, you shall be senten

to Mitarashi-dango's laziness-removalpurification3

Center: Kuorh

Left: That was Ferris-chan's fearsomepunishment that she thought out with aher heart

Volume 9's Legend

Panel 1:

Right: There was also Ferris-chan's energetic activities

rris's Pun-ishment

is employs a dajare (ie. pun).

ginal sentence:(Ikkagetsu wa mitarashi dango no mitarashi di no kei da!!!)

s is how the original romanized sentence looks like with literal translations in parentheses:

agetsu (One month) wa (topic particle)mitarashi dango(a type of dango dipped in a syrup made from soy sauce, sugar and sta

ndicating possession of the next noun) mitarashi (purifying; to be exact this means a bowl of purifying water for shrine use, butextually here it can be seen as adj-noun) dare (in this context, it's a contraction of darake, meaning lazy) nuki (to pull out, rem

's indicating possession of the next noun) kei (penalty, punishment, sentence) da (is / be).

perfect, but that's how the translation ended up as it is. In case it's still not obvious, the pun word is "mitarashi"
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Volume 10's Legend

Panel 1:

Right: The dead Ryner had a nea

death experience.

Left: He saw various things.

Panel 2:

Right: Somehow, he came back tbut kept it a secret from Sion.

Left: Seemingly related to theprevious incident, he knew aboutnothing beyond the mark on his c

Panel 3:

Right: Ferris-chan also seemed to

have received a sticker from thedango god.

Ferris: Uorhhhhhh

Left: She could feel that she's oncloser to the dango god.

Panel 4:

Right: Having completely forgot

about all that, they went for a cheup.

Left: Somehow, it was very peac


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olume 11's Legend

nel 1:

t Sion-kun kept Ryner and gang in the dark about his troubles.

nel 2:

ght: In order to do that, Sion and Ryner and gang

ft: Were clearly breaking up in discord

nel 3:

ght: Will the day when they can laugh together come again...?

ft: The answer shall continue in Dai Denyuuden.

nel 4:

rris: How did you find the chronicles of the dango god?

nter: You there!!!

ner: No matter where and how you read ---


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rologue - A Floundering Story

love you, you said.

Thats bothersome, I replied.

at was really far from the truth, but since I could not lay hands on you anyway, th

as how I responded.

love someone.

be with someone.

r someone like me, with stained hands, and a corrupted body, such a thing was

forgivable, I thought.

ats why I replied, Thats bothersome.

always, on hearing that, you made a sad-looking face.

t I thought that was fine.

this meant causing less hurt to you, that was fine.

t, thats because I also loved you.

long as I could avoid hurting you, I was fine with being alone, and that was wha

ought.

at was why I replied, Thats bothersome.

order to run away from your love.

order to run away from everyone elses love.

was running, from one place to another. It was bothersome. Bothersome. Botherso

ing near you was bothersome, and as a result I had to run from one place to anot

en though the truth was that the only person I did not want to hurt was myself. I j

ed not wanting to hurt you as an excuse for running away again and again.

the end.


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made a mistake again.

urting someone important to me.

sing someone important to me.

cause of me not ever facing up to my true feelings, you left in tears.

u were hurt.

did not notice that.

was only concerned about myself. I only thought about how unfortunate I was.

was as if I was completely oblivious to you.

d then.

u disappeared.

u disappeared with tears in your eyes.

was only then that I started feeling regretful.

was only after losing you that I felt regretful.

ow did it come to this? The feelings of regret kept on welling up. They kept on com

, this is a story about taking back what was lost.

story of me who kept on keeping on, struggling, floundering, to somehow take bac

hat was lost.

o matter how many times.

gain and again.

story kept repeating itself, again and again.

story about a sad demon, who was floundering with tears in his eyes.


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hapter 1 - The Moment When the World Completely Transform

love you .

sudden confession.

...

owever, Ryner Lute was doing his best to ignore that.

eey heey Ryneer I loove you

was told again.

...

ke before, Ryner said nothing.

young man who wished he could sleep for ten thousand years, having black hair andually sleepy-looking black eyes, Ryner Lute.

st next to the tall and lean figure with a slightly stooped posture clearly lacking in

otivation, came the voice again.

ey Ryyyneeer

hat a feminine sweet voice.

...

ner stubbornly continued to ignore that voice.

be more precise, he hardly had any time to respond to that lovely voice.

e reason was because, from behind them,

ey! Stop right there!

ugitives! Dont think that you guys can escape us so easily!

hey are criminals anyway! Let's just kill them!

e shouting came from dozens of pursuing mage soldiers right behind the duo.

ne after another, glowing magical symbols were drawn into the air, and without warnin

le appeared on the ground where Ryners foot had stepped just a split second ago.


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Uwah!?

AM! Another hole appeared!

Waaaaaah!?

AM! Another!

Gyaaaaaaaaa!?

yner yelled out while just barely dodging the successive magical attacks.

hat was bad! That was REALLY bad! If Iwere a tad slower, my right foot wou

ve been gone......

AM!

Owa owa owa! Hey you guys, dont you think that using such dangerous magica

acks in the middle of the night is troubling the neighbourho......

AM!

Gyaaaaaaaaa damnnn! You guys have better F***ING remember this!!!

e was yelling and running at the same time.

unning with every ounce of strength he had.

hat was how tense the situation was.

nd in that kind of situation.

llowing just right behind him was a girl who spoke again,

Heeey heeey listen to this Ryneeer ~ I would really love to eatdangoice-cream

w .

....

ut, as before, Ryner just kept on running without paying any attention to that.
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eriously just the two of us running on the streets, it somehow feels like a date

nt you think

....

Now, now, Ryyyneeer! You should already be looking at me

....

Hey hey hey, why dont I tell you about how I really feel

..........

Well, this is actually my secret, you see. I've already reached the point where I c

e without Ryner Oh, Ive gone and said it......!

that instant,

YOU ARE SO ANNOYINGLY NOISYYY ARGHHHHHH!!

e reached his limit and turned his head around.

ehind that sweet voice, somewhat contradictory, was an emotionless and

pressionless face of a beautiful woman, following close behind him.

he moonlight shone on her long flowing blond hair, and her almond-shaped cleaue eyes, somewhat lacking in emotion, were gazing intently at him.

e bore perfect features which were beyond ordinary, was blessed with smooth f

in like that of porcelain, possessing a delicate slender figure, and hanging from

aist where her slender hand rested, which no one would have been able to imagi

as a long sword.

n unbelievably beautiful woman. A beautiful woman of unmatched beauty toyone who sets eyes on her. A beautiful woman who resembles nothing less thanddess.

hen a man receives a love confession from such a woman, it would surely be a

art-stopping moment for him.

ell, he was a little bothered.


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Ah You are finally looking at me

e was a little bothered by the words that were repeated by that sweet voice,companied by a completely expressionless face.

ven with that expressionless face, the charm she exuded could be felt. She was a

autiful woman.

yner looked intently at this expressionless, beautiful woman --- his partner of lo

me, Ferris Eris.

hough it was not obvious, she appeared slightly embarrassed by his gaze. Her eyt a little misty. And with a slightly shaking voice,

Now, now.... dont look at me like that......

hat excessive amount of sweetness from her voice, made even Ryner's heart skipat.

hat being said,

hat unusually meaningless cute act that you are putting on, is REEEALLY piss

e OFFFFFF!!

mere seconds, his killing intent towards her rose quickly --- in short, coming to

urderous level.

Really, what is the matter with you!? What are you trying to do!? Would you ple

ke a look around us! Look, attacking magic from the right! Attacking magic from

e left! And behind us theres aridiculous number of mage soldiers! We are alm

tting killed right here! Now now, I have a question for you! In such a situation,

hat the heck are you trying to do to me?

response to such a question, what should normally have been an expressionlessce of Ferris was again showing a slight embarrassment accompanied by a slight

ush.

....its precisely because we are in such a situation, thats why I want to ascertai

yners love for me

Huuuuuuuuuh!? Thats why Im asking you what the.......


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AM!

Gyaaaaaa! See! See! This is really not the time for......

ut we made a promise to love each other forever......

We did NOOOOOOOOOT! Ugh, what kind of direction is this conversation

ading towards......

AM!

Uhyaaaaaa! Hey, by theway...... why do you seem untouched in such a situation

hat did you do to avoid all that magic?

yner asked, to which Ferris completely ignored as she continued, with slightly

eamy eyes that seemed to sparkle.

We have been lovers for over ten years......

Yeah, what a lie. Didnt we meet just a while back, less than two years ago! Whe

d that lovers thing come from, for goodness sake? Seriously, whats this? Wha

e......

hat was ignored as well.

.... Ryner has always been saying this......Ill protect my beloved Ferris! So leas to me, you go on ahead first......

o this is where it's leading to, ehhhhhhhhh!?

yner yelled with final comprehension on how the conversation was unfolding, b

as already too late.

l of a sudden, she caught hold of some of his hair together with a part of hisothing from his back, and forcibly turned him around.

ooking at Ferris, who was still putting an act of mild embarrassment, with a sligushed face. Ryner, looking as if he was about to cry, protested,

.... eh, thats impossible right? To kick the asses of dozens of mage soldiers, su

thersome thing, even if it is me......

ontinuing to look embarrassed, she gave him a shy look,


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ut, really, Im truly happy...... about what Ryner said the other night, those

ords......

.... what words?

Dont you remember......Even if Im roasted by magic, even if Im sliced up into

nced meat, Ill definitely protect Ferris!, those were the words...

DID NOT SAY THOSETHINGSSS!! Theres absolutely no way, I would hav

id such horrifying words!!

l of a sudden, Ferris returned to her usual expressionless face.

Now now, thats why in the case of Ryner Lute, he shall become 'Minced Meat L

s meat grinding time.

Whats with the meat grinding time! Thats sounds really scary! Thats a joke rig, thats a jok......

owever, that was no joke.

efore Ryner could finish his sentence, Ferris made a sweep at his leg, and forcef

abbed his arm by the joint. And then, with all her strength, she started pulling h

wards the direction of the pursuing mage soldiers behind them.

Wait wait! Please...... wait......

ey! (sound of effort from Ferris)

Youve gotta be kidding me! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

ith a spinning momentum, Ryner was flung into mid-air. The ground and the sk

shed across his eyes.

r a while, Ryner just stared blankly ahead. Then, he turned his head towards the

nding ground where he was bounded for.

e saw what was awaiting him there. It was right in the middle of those loud bun

mage soldiers that were chasing after them.

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onetheless.


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....

onetheless, he thought.

.... Ah...... this is happening again......

e was already used to it.

e then looked in the direction of Ferris, watching the back of her figure, as she wnning away, full of vigor.

o, whats going to happen next?

ithout looking back, she answered,

Well meet at the usual place in two hours time.

yner retorted, Well now, arent there like three of those so-called usual places?u are still fooling around with me, Ill definitely kill you, seriously you know?

said that, he landed head-first.

Ughhh.

oaning like an idiot, he crashed into the ground.

nd he was immediately surrounded by the mage soldiers.

Hahaha. Your comrade has abandoned you. What a pitiful guy!

Now theres nowhere else you can run to, you criminal!

ust keep still and let us tie you up!

hile he was being told all that,

....

yner turned towards them and got up. He made a grunt as he stood up, examined

rroundings, and appeared to consider the seriousness of his situation. Oddly

wever, there was no sign of any tension from him as he shrugged his shoulders

.... well, that line about 'tying me up', isnt that a little old?

n hearing that, the man standing right in front of Ryner suddenly flushed bright


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h... shuddaaaaaap! A criminal has no right to protest!

Oh, so that was from you? Did I spoil the mood?If so, Im really sorry about tha

he man flushed even redder.

A... a man with a criminal standing making a fool out of me...... I wont tolerate

s...... Ive been told from above that its perfectly fine to kill you!

response to that,

Really. From above?

hats right! Thats why dont you dare make light of me. Or Ill give you a taste

cruciating pain.

A taste of excruciating pain...... hmm. Well, I didnt really have the intention toake light of anything actually......

fter saying that, he suddenly thought of something the man in front of him just

entioned, and smiled faintly at that.

....

ell, his wry smile was actually blended into a somewhat sorrowful look on his f

iminal.

hats what that man called him.

iminal.

.... criminal huh.

e murmured. He then glanced briefly at the military uniform of the soldier,ecifically at the insignia. The insignia, carved into the uniform, was made up of

ake-like shape twirling around a spear.

hat was the emblem of Roland Empire.

nd Ryner possessed that same insignia.

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e looked at the clothes hes wearing. Because of an afflicted wound, he was not

earing his outer garment for his upper body, which was covered in bandages.

herwise, the outer garment he usually wore, which was currently twirled and

cked around his waist, should bear that very same emblem.

special cut of a robe weaved into a piece of white armor.

was a unique type of battle garment specially conferred to only Rolands mageight battalion, something which Ryner received from the king of this country, S

stal.

ather, it might be more apt to say that this was something he received from his b

end.

was given to him before he first started his travels, a particular type of damage-

sistant garment that had the ability to withstand even scorching flames.nd of course, the breast area of this particular type of garment had that particula

milarity.

....

yner unfolded the breast area of that garment tucked at his waist. Indeed, there w

at very same insignia with a snake-like shape twirling around a spear engraved

at area.

ntil just recently, Ryner, Sion, Ferris and their friends had been fooling around,

king, laughing together, and passing the days.

ow, Im called a criminal.

m called a runaway prisoner.

e thought,

.... somehow.

e thought out loud as he looked around his surroundings. He looked at the mage

ldiers surrounding him. He looked at the curtain of darkness from the night arou

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.... somehow...... the whole world seemed to have changed in just a single

oment......

e then looked at the mage soldier who seemed like the leader of the group, and s

o, youve been told from above that its alright to kill me!

om above.

hat was what the man had said. But, who from above was he referring to? Some

portant within Rolands military?

.... I wonder whether it's Sion.

yner murmured.

hat's right.

hat was how it was regarding his situation.

he directive from the king of this country --- the directive from his best friend, w

brand him a criminal and to have him killed.

....

ow it had come to this, Ryner was not sure of that himself.

hat night from two weeks ago.

was a rainy night no different from others, when Sion showed up.

r some reason, he was crying.

s he was crying, he asked Ryner to die.

that moment, the relationship between the two of them ended abruptly.

st recently before that, we were surely laughing and spending great times toget

d then all of a sudden I dont understand what hes thinking anymore.

he figure of Sion crying as he tried to kill Ryner.


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range black blades coming forth from nowhere. The hand of a woman springing

om Ryners own chest. And the fading away of the scenery around him. A scene

hich he could comprehend nothing.

uring that time.

e was standing there alone, enveloped by something resembling a thick shroud o

rkness.

ut, he spoke nothing of that. He only smiled sadly, and as he was crying, he mer

d him to die.

ut in the end.

hat did not happen.

y the time Ryner regained consciousness, he found himself already imprisoned. out anything and everything about this world had changed.

he harshness of the overwhelming transformation of this world was excessive

ough to even send Ferris crying.

e told Ryner as she was crying.

on had become weird and creepy.

e was laughing like a mad man as he told her that he had killed Ryner.

nd that she was not to step into the castle, and show herself before him ever aga

nd on top of that, someone who hated wars, someone who hated to see people d

meone who was peace-loving, and that someone, the Hero King Sion Astal, wa

vading his ally, sending his troops marching into Imperial Nelpha, and appeared

ve given the order to kill soldiers, commoners, women, and children without anscrimination.

hat Sion.

....

hat, Sion.

king who had amassed kingdom-wide popular support.


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he appearance of a Hero King.

he appearance of a Hero King who would unite the world. Everything in this wo

ould belong to Roland. That seemed to be what he believed.

nything that proved as an obstruction, would be removed, killed, and eliminated

hat was the state of mind he now had.

.... really.

nything that could change would change.

hat was what Ryner thought.

nd he thought of Sions face. An image of his best friend appeared in his mind.

ut that was a tear-streaked face.

tear-streaked face with a self-reproaching expression.

e was definitely not someone who could laugh as he betrayed his best friend. An

finitely not someone who could laugh as he invaded another mans country.

e would always, by himself, frantically shoulder on the heavy burdens which ot

ould find to be endless. In order to hide this from everyone, he would do his bes

rry a smile on his face. But in the end, unable to become free of all these burdenput on a sad face.

st like the one he had on that rainy night.

yner remembered the pain shown on his tear-streaked face, when he looked as i

as seeking help. The Sion in his memory was way too gentle and hurting inside.

as a sorrowful king.

hat was the reason why,

.... um so, you guys were told from above its alright to kill me?

yner queried the same man again.

he man laughed,


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uhahaha, thats right! So, youre only feeling scared now? But then, Im not an

reasonable person. If you dont resist, we are fine with apprehending you in a h

ad state......

yner had stopped listening long before that man finished his sentence.

e looked up.

e looked up at the sky.

e turned his head and looked around. He looked in the direction of one of the

untrys taller buildings.

olands castle.

he place where this countrys king resided in.

st some time ago, Ryner, Ferris, and Sion were spending time engaging ineaningless conversations and laughing merrily in that place.

e was looking at that place.

was a place where he could no longer return to.

espite not even an hour having passed since escaping from prison, the surroundi

ea of the castle was already crawling with these many pursuing mage soldiers, ias probably no longer possible to just fight his way back, and arrive at the castle

scathed.

ecause the Roland now was no longer the same as before.

....

ithout the knowledge of Ryner, Sion had secretly completed the vile humanperiments, a previously unfinished legacy of the former Roland Empire.

ow, the military boasted ranks of soldiers possessing an abnormal strength, creaom the results of such experiments.

ven for Ryner, formerly known as The Greatest Magician of Roland, going up

ainst that level of strength might prove to be a dangerously difficult battle.

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nd it seemed improbable for the Ryner now to overcome that kind of odds and

ake it into the castle alive.

other words, it was no longer possible for Ryner to even meet Sion right now.

....

ven if his best friend Sion were to be yelling to Ryner for help, that very one thin

as beyond his ability right now.

yner looked at that very castle,

Arghhh... damn. It certainly looks far...

e said in a languid voice.

oreover, no matter how the man in front of him shouted,

How dare you ignore what Im sayinggggggggg!

yner ignored him.

ut even if its far...

e murmured.

owever, as of now, even if it was possible to make his way back to the castle ea

.... for me to go this far, its decided.

hat was what he said.

e grasped the insignia of his clothing.

he emblem of Roland.

he insignia that consisted of a spear with a snake twirling around it.

he very proof of ones allegiance to this country.

yner grasped it strongly, and ripped it apart. Although part of the clothing got to

f together, he did not care. As he vigorously, forcibly, pulled at it, what used to

mage-resistant piece of clothing that could only be worn by a member of the m

ight battalion, was ripped into shreds.


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yner stared at the insignia for a while, and threw it away.

....

that point, his world had undergone a massive change, but no one noticed it.

ecause he threw it away a little too quickly.

he emblem.

o one had noticed the fact that he had thrown away this country.

nce young, he had lived in Roland all his life, even though he found everything

a bother and was a genius of a level which might never appear hereupon again

as bonded to this place in order to save his friends, again and again.

order to return to the side of his best friend, he had to do it.

o one had noticed the fact that it was the very first time he threw away his coun

he man said,

hats enough. Till the very end, youre making a fool out of us, if you insist on

sisting......

e was interrupted by Ryner before he finished.

ooking at the man with languid eyes,

No way. Im sorry, but thats not possible.

e said.

ith a shocked expression, the man asked,

Huh? Whats not possible?

o that, Ryner, with an idiotic expression,

No, erm, thats right. If its as usual, it would be kind of different. For me to give

st, to be energetic, to be motivated to do anything, that kind of pumped-up mod

ally something I dislike......Eh seriously!?While Im in the midst saying that, th


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ssibility of you guys catching me, even in a sluggish manner, does exist

tually......

Well then, so you are not resis......

ut, Ryner shook his head.

ut, today is slightly different, actually.Let's do it!!You know, I was kind of

nking along this line, if ever so slightly. But then you know, I never thought th

ch a troublesome situation in which I hardly have any choice would have arisen

hats why,Im going to do it!You see, I was kind of thinking along this line.

hile saying that, Ryner looked up at the castle for another time,

he unmotivated me is finally going to get serious and do it! Arent I great,Sion

e said.

ut of course, the mage soldiers failed to understand those words,

What the heck are you saying......

owever, they were interrupted by Ryner,

As I was saying, you guys wont be able to catch me, dont you get it? Do you g

ow who I am?

response to those words, the mage soldiers looked at each other.

Who is this guy?

And how is it that hes so full of himself?

cant be that hes some kind of highly dangerous guy right......

he man who looked like the leader started,

h... Shut up shut up! Stop acting so flustered! Dont be misled by the criminals

llshit! Look at that sleepy-faced rascal, whats there to be fearful......

ut, the leader did not finish his sentence.

o be more precise, he was not in a position to do so as he sailed through the air.


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was not just him alone. One after another, five mage soldiers that were behind h

ere sent flying as well.

nly then did the rest of the mage soldiers realize that something was happening.

he flying soldiers were all struck by Ryner.

ith unbelievable speed, before the mage soldiers even realized what was happen

rough a series of strikes and kicks, including the leader of the group, Ryner had

x mage soldiers flying.

he color of the mage soldiers faces changed at this unexpected development.

What is this guy......

K... Kill him. This guys is dangero......

that moment, with a swift chopping motion, Ryner hit the back of the neck of tcond most important-looking man, the man who gave that order, and put him ou

nsciousness. For a group of such level, once the bosses were put out of commis

e rest would be easy.

V... Vice-commander was taken out as wellllllll!

e ~

ith a floating smile, Ryner broke into a run.

eaving through the confused mage soldiers who just lost their commanders, he

oke free of the group and kept on running.

mmediately after that, one of the soldiers who was probably the third highest ran

mong them,

Dont let your ranks falter! The enemy, the enemy is just one man! If we all use

agic together, well somehow......

s he shouted and started inscribing a magic symbol, Ryner turned his head aroun

s he did so, a glimmering vermillion five-point pentacle suddenly appeared over

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sing those eyes, Ryner briefly studied the unfolding magic symbol that was draw

mid-air.

that instant, the power, structure, and the invocation method of the spell the ma

as casting, were all read in by Ryners eyes, and he promptly deployed the

rresponding spell cancellation magic.

s hand moved rapidly in mid-air, and with a speed many times faster than that oe mage soldier, he completed his spell.

WHAT I SEEK IS INTRUSION >>> SHIRA

that moment, black smoke was discharged from the magic symbol Ryner inscr

d came into contact with the magic symbol the man was currently drawing.

onsequently, as it was, the appearance of the mans symbol changed into someth

at resembled a devils face.reaction to that, the face of the man changed into an expression of shock.

What the... what is going......

ch a thing should not have been possible.

st a moment ago, he was, without a doubt, in the process of inscribing the magi

mbol, and not only was the structure of his magic being deciphered quickly, a sncel was thrown at him, changing the structure of his inscription, for such a thin

ppen, what kind of monster......

he man looked at Ryners eyes.


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he center of Ryners eyes.

ght after seeing that vermillion five-point pentacle in the center of his eyes, a

sudden, the man stiffened in fear.

t... Its Alpha Stigmaaa!! This guy is an Alpha Stigmamonster!!

pon uttering those words, a mild confusion started to arise among the mageldiers.

pha Stigma.

uch a level of disgust, fear, and loathing were embedded in those words.

he eyes that can read in all forms of magic.

owever, once the bearer of these cursed eyes goes berserk, regardless of livingn-living, friend or foe, he will start destroying and slaughtering everything

ound him.

he mark of attestation to a mad monster.

st as one thought, the mage soldiers looked at Ryners eyes and started shakin

fear.

Mon... Monster!

yner smiled wryly at that.

.... theres no need to be so afraid of me...... but then again, if that would mak

u give up on chasing after me, do become even more fearful ~

response to those words, several mage soldiers started fleeing, shouting how

ey were going to be killed by a monster.

....

yner made a slightly sad expression for a moment and sighed.

e took a deep breath.

nd then,


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.... Errrmmm, ora ora ora! If you dont want to get killed by an Alpha Stigm

onster, get away from here nowwwwwwwww!

e yelled with all his strength.

his time round, the majority of the mage soldiers started fleeing.

ooking at the scene before him, Ryner thought it fortunate to have invoked hispha Stigmathis early.

ut the truth was Ryner originally had a plan.

fter being thrown into prison by Sion, and breaking out of prison with the help

rris, it appeared that they had been discovered for the mage soldiers were lyin

wait for them, and somehow they had managed to escape to this particular st

th all their might.owever, the truth was it was easy to shake off these guys.

ather, to put it more accurately, it was no difficult matter for both him and Fer

fight them off.

ut, the fact was they fled all the way to this street.

hat was the reason behind that?

he original plan was to first lure the mage soldiers, who thought they could wi

ainst the likes of Ryner and Ferris, to this street and then lose them. After the

ere shaken off, the mage soldiers would probably continue searching for them

me time while they were under the impression that they could win against the

that case, the mage soldiers were unlikely to call for reinforcements at this p

time, delaying the possibility of having more powerful troops or even thetivation of the royal military. That was the original plan.

owever, the plan failed.

l thanks to her.

l thanks to that stupid Ferris.


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was all thanks to that rampaging, trouble-causing, dango-fanatic woman, tha

ve to end up fighting these mage soldiers.

hey were definitely not weaklings. If Ryner were to fight them for real, there w

finitely a need for him to be somewhat more serious.

that happened, it might lead to some casualties.

ow that he was about to leave the country, he wished to, as much as possible,

oid injuring his former comrades.

Well, seems like Ive already hit some of them......

n top of that, Ryner was afraid that those soldiers who fled would probably ca

r more reinforcements.

that happened, more powerful assassins were bound to come after them.

e originally wanted to buy a little more time for them to finish their preparatio

leave the country.

Oh well, it cant be helped...... now, incidentally......

ne of the mage soldiers who was attempting to run away had been caught by a

ick movement from Ryner.

hat man who was caught seemed unbelievably frightened,

Mon... monster... let go of m... me......

What the...... isnt that a little excessive......

m going to be killed...... Im going to be killed by a monsterrr...

he wail of despair caused Ryner to grimace.

onster.

e had always being called that. Always.

onster.

ONSTER.


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-O-N-S-T-E-R.

fter being repeatedly branded as a monster, and incurring a harsh emotional h

the end, he had given up on anything and everything, and had given up on

ming into close contact with other people.

ecause he bore a defiled body, he had no right to love another person.

ecause he bore a cursed body, he had no right to stay by the side of another

rson.

ith a sense of resignation, he gave up on anything and everything...... that in i

as an easy and comfortable way out.

exchange for not hurting others, he put himself in a place where he himself

ould not get hurt.exchange for not betraying the hopes of others, he put himself in a place whe

could do things half-heartedly.

hough that place was dark and lonely, it was a place of ease and comfort.

nd yet, the person who pulled him out from that place, that place of darkness,

ne other than Sion.

fter meeting him, then meeting Ferris, and doing stupid things with them, for

me reason, before he knew it, he was no longer bothered when others called h

monster.

s they were doing stupid things and laughing merrily together, before he reali

his heart had opened up, and he no longer needed to bear the feeling of being

one anymore.

espite all that, Sion had told Ryner to go back to the way he was before.

aving told me to follow him in a pompous manner, without telling me anything

ouldering everything by himself, and saying sorry to me.

ut it shouldnt have been like this.

at was a little too irresponsible of him.


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yner thought.

Hey you, I need you to pass a message to Sion.

m going to get kill......

top that already.

yners intimidating tone stopped the flow of his words. The man seemed abouy.

owever, Ryner just smiled faintly.

isten to this. Im not going to kill you. But, I need you to pass a message to

on... to the king of this country.

response to this, the man glared at him,

Y... You filth, a message from a criminal like you, His Majesty will never hea

.....

o which Ryner interrupted,

Hear me. He is really a wimpish person, andthere is no way he would ignore t

nyway, its fine even if he doesnt want to hear of it. I just wanted to let himow Ill be leaving the country. He can do as he pleases.

Who would pass a message for a monster like you......

Aye. Thats fineas well. But, you will pass the message. Well, this is how it g

.........

fter making his request, Ryner then released the man.

he man glared at him,

ll not pass on the ramblings of a criminal!

e shouted loudly. Well, if that was the case, that was fine in itself. Whether th

essage was passed on or not, how he was to proceed from now on was already

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e shrugged his shoulders, smiled faintly, and said,

Well, thanks a lot for the trouble.

hut up! You monster......

Yeahyeah. Now, I think that would be enough. Most of your comrades have

mpletely fled, you know.....

ven after having said that, the man continued to glare at Ryner for a while bef

king off.

fter gazing at the back of his fading form for a while, Ryner turned around on

el.

Arghhh... for goodness sake, after this, there will surely be more and stronger

rsuers coming after us...... we have to finish our preparations and get out of th

untry before that I guess......

hile muttering to himself, he started walking.

he first destination was the usual place where he should link up with Ferris

wever.

....

that thought, Ryner stopped in his tracks.

But then again, which usual place was she referring to......?

e wearily shook his head in puzzlement.

hat place.

....


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hat place was terribly dark.

o put it more accurately, though the absence of illumination was the real cause

e darkness, Sion Astal thought that it was terribly dark.

the castle of Roland Empire, Sion was sitting alone on his throne surrounded

arge amount of empty spaciousness.

ctually, since the start of Rolands invasion of Imperial Nelpha, in order to pa

wn various orders, the time Sion spent in this spacious room had increased.

ven though either his subordinates or the nobles would call on him one after

other, turn by turn within short intervals, Sion thought that the room was dark

d lonely.

e looked at the huge windows lining the left and right of his room. The sky wready starting to brighten, indicating it was about time for the morning visits.

he sunlight started streaming through the windows into the room, and furtherm

ven that the room was lit by magical illumination, it was actually in truth far f

ing dark.

....

he darkness was caused by this country.

hat was what the king who just turned twenty not long ago thought.

earing silver hair that has a regal feel, he has sharp, golden eyes that speak of

domitable will.

ith those eyes, he is always looking far into the future.

he future of this country, the future of the people, the future of the world.

hat are the things that can be done to bring forth more changes to this world.

e looks far into the future, makes the decisions, and moves forward.

hats right.

e is the hero king that everyone had been waiting for.


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e is the benevolent lord who remade the formerly messed-up Roland Empire i

strong and prosperous major power standing in the south of the continent.

nd this all happened within the span of two years since he became king.

spite of the fact that he was born from the previous king and his commoner

stress, during the previous war with Estabul, due to his remarkable achievem

rose through to the upper ranks quickly. After that, he used everything he haills, looks, charisma, acquiring the peoples support and swiftly toppled the

evious king.

ut he had not stopped at that.

eforming the old practices of the country, he put the tyrannical nobles in their

ace, eliminated waste, brought prosperity to the country, and kept on moving

rward. Moving forward. Moving forward.

was almost like part of his life was seeping away, and looking like a man wh

as slowly losing his sanity, he continued moving forward.

ways in search of the best option.

ways in search of the way that would result in a minimum loss of lives.

hich is the best way?

hich is the most correct path?

eling troubled every day, with tears flowing, and even with a sense of despai

mes, he still believed that the day of light would come and kept on moving

rward.

ithout a doubt, the people were rejoicing.

the appearance of someone who was like a beacon of light for them.

the dawning of a light that shone across this world of madness, every single

rson in this country was rejoicing.

verything would be fine, as they believed that they could leave everything to h

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was because he is the hero king.

e is perfect because he is the light of this country.

herefore, he will never make a mistake.

is not possible for him to make a mistake.

veryone thought so.

nd Sion continued to answer to their expectations.

o look far into the future, and continue moving forward without making any

stakes.

he path which is the most efficient, the most correct, and with the least sacrifi

hat was the reason why he continued those human experiments to create a

werful army.

ecause it was necessary.

o minimize the loss of lives of the ordinary commoners, there was no other wa

an to acquire a power that could easily overwhelm another country.

....

was the same with betraying and invading former ally, Imperial Nelpha.

was necessary.

o expand and strengthen Roland, to a level where it can be an intimidating force

her countries. It was the same with former ally Nelpha. In the midst of an intern

nflict that arose within the court of Nelpha, an anti-Roland faction was born,empting to seize political power within the country. If Roland did not initiate th

eemptive invasion, someday, it would have been the one invaded.

that's the case, it was better to make the first move, and make it a thorough one

der to deter other countries from opposing Roland. In order to make them think

ice before waging an unproductive war.

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y doing so, it might be possible to avoid any more meaningless wars from now o

might be possible to bring an end to the meaningless loss of lives.

o achieve that, a massacre was necessary.

olands army was now on its way to conduct a large-scale massacre in Nelpha. T

der was given to show no mercy even towards surrendering troops. Even towar

omen, even towards children. The order was to spare no one.

o strike fear into other countries.

hey shall all watch in fear. In order to make sure that none would ever dare to de

oland again, the order was to completely crush them.

....

order to show the might of this country, those orders were given.

....

ecause by doing that, from now onwards, it might be possible to greatly reduce

ss of lives.

ecause by doing that, if the desire to oppose Roland was lost, it might be possibl

oid another war.

his was a fair trade.

o sacrifice less to save more.

....

he people were supportive of this. They were enthusiastically screaming about

owing Nelpha and showing the world Rolands might.

ell, that was all due to his manipulation......

....

nd now, he chose again.

he right path.


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he path with the least sacrifices.

ven if the path was a thorny one, he was determined to step on the thorns and ca

.

e will move forward.

e will move forward.

very step he took forward, he bled. As he forced his way through the thorns, he

with the feeling of wanting to scream out. He put up with the feeling of wantin

y. He put up with the feeling of wanting to shout out that he wanted to quit, he

anted to stop moving forward.

nd in the end.

....

the end, even his friend.

....

e chose to sacrifice even his best friend.

....

ecause that was also absolutely necessary.

ecause in order to move forward, that was necessary.

..........

on shut his eyes and opened them again. He stared at the emptiness in front of h

here was nothing there but emptiness. Rather, he could feel nothing except for

mptiness.

ver since he parted with him, the room --- the world felt like empty darkness.

he days spent with Ryner.

ogether with him and Ferris, the trio spent their days laughing merrily like idiots

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hose days seemed to shine brightly in his mind.

the end he lost them all, even though he knew that he was immersing himself in

titious dream, that was what he wished for.

....

owever, he had lost them all.

hen he opened his eyes, it signaled the end of his dream.

s time to move on.

ecause even if he had experienced losses, despair, and regrets, time will move

rward.

ecause to proceed into the future, he had to push himself onward.

osing something, again and again.

ecause even if hes unwilling, even if he shouted I dont want to, he had to pus

mself onward.

herefore, he moved forward.

order to acquire something new, even if he was not entirely convinced itsmething better than that from before......

e abandoned his past, threw away whats important to him, and moved forward

hile crying loudly.

order to seize the future, the light in front of him.

e is that kind of king.

king who always continues moving forward.

ven if he knows that what lies in front of him is merely emptiness for himself, he

ll move forward......

that moment,

.... do you regret it?


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e was asked in that manner.

ddenly a voice reverberated from within the emptiness in the room.

s Lucile.

ucile Eris.

he head of the Eris swords clan that, for generations, has been tasked to protect tuntrys king from the shadows.

ather, it may be more accurate to say that he is an abominable god who sees

erything in this country......

.... regret?

on replied.

egret.

s not possible not to have any. Whether it was better to do it in that way or in th

ay, every matter and everything, from large to small, there were many a times w

wanted to die.

only he was stronger. If only he was wiser. Then his mother would not have die

s friends would not have been killed. Kiefer would not have cried. He would haen able to protect Ferris.

nd Ryner.

....

e would not have betrayed Ryner in that manner......

smile floated on Sions face.

Regretful about what?

ucile laughed.

Haha. Thats promising.

s that so?


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You are really splendid.

fter saying that, all of a sudden, Lucile materialized before Sion from out of

where.

earing blond hair, and a pair of shut eyes.

nd with a face that is beautiful beyond ordinary.

nce he is Ferriss elder brother, he should resemble her in likeness, but when Si

oked at him, he could hardly feel any form of resemblance between the two of t

hough they have the same hair color, the same facial features, and the same beau

e inside are way too different. Whats inside of him is a demonic nature that ma

m a far different person from his sister.

ather, in that sense, he is no longer a human being.

on gazed at Lucile.

is indeed an honor to be praised by you.

Dont I always commend you?

s that so?

hat is so.

Hmm. Well, I must have been ignoring all that. Probably because it didnt really

ake me particularly happy.

Ah, thats kind of terrible.

ucile smiled again. However, the smile seemed to carry no emotion. None

hatsoever. A kind of fearful vast nothingness exists within him.

on, while gazing at the nothingness, said,

m serious. Since the truth is I dont really feel happy to be praised by you.

response to that, as a faint smile floated on Luciles face, he said,

hats a pity. As expected, it seems like I cant take the place of Ryner-kun.
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Not really.

Well what is it then?

his question, Lucile, for once, turned his head to look in the direction of one of

ndows in the room. From that window, one can see the streets below the castle.

oked intently in that direction for a while before turning back around,

Ryner-kun has escaped.

ons eyes widened at that. Thats impossible. The prison that Ryner was sent to

as definitely not one from which he could have broken out, even assuming his

ies...... even if Ferris was the one to help him in the jailbreak, there was no way

uld penetrate through the strength-enhanced guards all by herself......

s if reading his thoughts, Lucile started.

y the way, the entire strength-enhanced guards were wiped out. It was all set upuke Lieutolu......

Kun!.

on groaned.

uke Lieral Lieutolu.

hat was the name of Ryners father. He was a noble who was supposed to be dea

meone who used to maneuver this country from behind, a dead legacy of Rolan

e is a monster who can match up to Lucile.

.... he did something unnecessary......

ucile laughed heartily at Sions reaction.

Haha. Thats true, he really did something rather unnecessary there. You even w

t of the way to conduct research on Ryner-kun, in order to find a way to save hithout sacrificing him...... already more than ten people were killed during the

man experiments for that sole purpose...... now that he is taken away, all your

forts have gone to waste......

ilence.


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On top of that, since the other side also has the intention of saving Ryner, its rea

pity. Perhaps, from your perspective, its better for Ryner to be living his life wi

gor the way he used to before you took away his freedom and made him a

crifice......

ilence!

And this must have been within your expectations. Thats why I said you are alendid king. In spite of feeling troubled, distressed and veering off your path at

mes, in the end youll return to the original path, and its all due to the fact that y

n see very far into the future, and will never embark on a path of mistakes. Thin

e saving your friends, or helping the people in front of you, you cant do it if it

ad you to a path of mistakes. Eventually, youll lose sight of the important

ngs......

said silence!

on shouted loudly.

ucile opened his eyes and stared at Sion. His clear blue eyes looked straight at h

if he could completely see through the depths of his heart.

nd he smiled.

s if he was making a fool out of him.

s if he was taking pity on him.

miling lightly.

hen Lucile said to him.

.... what is the matter, Sion? The silence just now, compared to the level of

lence when I was bad-mouthing your mother, was much harsher, dont you th

...."

.... or is it that you dont want to be seen by him? The you who is a murderer. T

u who conducts human experiments. The you who have lost his humanity, you

ont want him to see you like that, isnt it? Thats the reason why you became sitated.


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....

nd then Lucile smiled again.

s fine even if you dont feel like answering. Well...... what do you want to do

w? Are you going to let Ryner-kun escape after all?

ut Sion, without facing him, replied.

.... I wont allow that to happen......

Well, it doesnt really matter to me one way or the other. However, what youre

ing is pointless, Sion. Even if you keep conducting those human experiments, y

nt create another him. But well, its of course a different story if he dies...... b

u cant lift your hand to kill him as well. A meaningless dilemma for you......

ucile stopped there. He looked intently at Sion and smiled faintly.

.... you are aware of this as well. And youve already made your choice. To

crifice him. To drop him into the sea of eternal despair. That would be the most

ficient way. But you still fret. In a meaningless way. Really, you still retain somrt of humanity...... even though in truth you are hardly a human being right now

s indeed a magnificent thing that you still retain some semblance of humanity i

hats left of you. Its fine then. Do whatever you want. Ive told you this before,

dnt I? The choices taken by the Herowill never be wrong. You will always doght thing.

fter saying that, Lucile vanished again.

s form, his presence, his entire existence had disappeared. However, hes still t

on knew that for a fact. Thus,

ucile.e queried.

s expected, there was a response.

Whats up? Sion.

nd Sion once again reiterated.


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.... I definitely wont allow that to happen.

Ahaha. Youve said that earlier. And thats fine. Having come so far...... since yo

ve already come so far...... after all I cant rise above the sword of the Heroins

u, feel free to use me as you please. Feel free to use your power as you see fit. W

u sever the darkness from the world? Or will you stop the flow of life? I have

solutely no idea which choice you would take.

hat was what Lucile said.

on looked intently at the empty space from which Lucile disappeared.

ver the darkness from the world?

on the contrary, stop the flow of life?

.... I......

e started.

.... I......

that moment, a man entered the room.

man whom Sion used to pass down orders to the military, a military messenger

ormally, if he appeared on his own volition, it meant that something must haveppened at the frontlines with Imperial Nelpha.

Your Majesty.

he man knelt before Sion.

on acknowledged him with a nod and said,

Rise.

Yes sir.

Well, did anything crop up at Nelpha?

e shook his head.

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hough not as expected, at the very least, Sion was well aware that the man came

port something important.

eylude is the name of the capital of Roland. In other words, he came to report ab

mething that was happening in the streets below this castle.

other words,

.... Ryner Lute?

... thats right sir.

He escaped?

Yes. Im so sorry sir.

here is no need for you to apologize. So, because Ryner kicked the asses of theards and ran away, youve come to request for reinforcements, is it somethingong those lines?

ut the messenger shook his head again.

he reinforcements were also......

on raised his eyebrows with a start.

hey were repelled as well?

Yes......

You mean the pursuing troops were already sent out without even reporting the

atter to me?

.... yes sir.

Who was it? Who was the one who gave the order?

was Major Rahel Miller.

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he name brought a bitter smile to Sions lips. The man called Miller, who stayed

e shadows during Sions revolution, was actually the mastermind behind the

volution.

e is someone known to be a cut above the rest, possessing a sharp and keen min

d is able to maintain his calm and composure at all times.

hen Sion first met Miller, his preparations for the revolution were almost comphether it was regarding gathering of necessary talent, amassing support from th

ople, or gathering of intelligence on the nobles that had to be defeated.

nd according to Millers plans, the revolution happened swiftly.

he world changed.

his is the man who has truly earned the right to stand at the top of the military in

untry.

owever, he is not one who desires to rise to the top ranks of this country. Stubbo

he is, he has chosen to stay at a lower position and protect this country in his ow

ay.

his is a man who can move without Sions permission. He was the one who sent

oops in pursuit of Ryner.

onetheless......

What did Miller say?

on asked. And the messenger replied.

Capture the runaway prisoner, whether dead or alive......

hether dead or alive......? In other words, its okay to kill him.

owever, the troops he sent out were completely defeated. Miller, who in spite of

ing well aware of Ryners strength, had sent out troops that could be defeated b

ner.

hat is the reason behind it?

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hat would mean that in order to uncover what Sion was hiding, Miller would hav

pture Ryner alive.

, thats what it meant.

thats the case, there was no need for Sion to take any counter-measures. All he

eded to do was to explain things to Miller.

he reason behind Ryners imprisonment.

he reason behind the continuation of those human experiments.

he reason.

....

he reason why its imperative for Sion to throw away his humanity.

l he needed to do was to explain those things.

he distortion and the competitive struggles that plagued this world.

nd also.

he true form of the mad goddesses.

iller should be able to understand then. And he should be cooperative then. If h

lling to accept a promotion to the higher ranks, he might even become a greaterSion.

hat in itself would solve the problem of Miller.

hat was left was Ryner himself.

was imperative to capture Ryner alive, but who possessed the capability todertake such a task......

that moment, the messenger spoke again.

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on stopped him before he could say anything else.

s fine. Ive already understood the issue with Ryner, and that of Miller, I woul

al with......

ut the messenger shook his head.

N... no, thats not it. The reason why I came here......

Hm?

on lifted his head. And looked at the messenger. For some reason, he was havin

zzled expression.

Whats the matter?

s Sion asked, he took out an envelope from his breast pocket.

.... Well...... Im not exactly sure whether its alright to deliver such an absurdit

our Majesty but.

Uhn?

here is a message from the criminal to Your Majesty......

that moment.

on instantly broke out of his thoughts. His vision seemed to blank out for a mom

d he felt as if his blood was drained away from him.

.... a message from Ryner?

cknowledging Sions question, the messenger nodded.

on was unable to move a muscle at that.

rrible.

on had betrayed Ryner in an unsightly, and most terrible manner.

ways wearing the face of an ally. Always wearing the face of a friend. While

ying things like come together with me,Ill protect you, in the blink of an eye, h

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e could still remember Ryners face at that time.

hat half-smiling face. That expression of loneliness, as if he was about to cry fro

nse of hopelessness, but in the end he held back those tears.

on told Ryner that he would kill him.

ut still, he called Sion his best friend.

on told Ryner he would betray him. But still, he told him, "I wont give up on y

til I save you, I will not die".

No matter where Ill be, Ill bring you back to the way you were".

en though Ive told you its all over. Even though Ive told you Im going to be

u.

hen did you start acting like an idiot, making such a serious face, and desperateaching out to me shouting, "I'll never give up, Ill definitely never give up".

.... Come with me, Sion.

yners words resounded in his mind.

those thoughts, Sion seemed about to cry. He seemed about to yell out. Why am

re? Why is it that the world is always, always, such a cruel place.He seemed ayell out.

spite of that, in spite of that, Ryner wanted to save me.

ut still.

hat I did do in return to him?

ithout being able to save you, unable to avoid killing you, selling you to eternal

rkness. Selling my best friend, and moving forward.

orward, forward, forward.

d yet, Ive betrayed him in every possible way, in order to move forward.

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nd now, before him, there was a message from Ryner.

o, if he didnt do that.

....

he didnt do that, he wouldnt be able to stand it.

hat was what Sion thought.

....

he messenger moved closer to hand over the envelope. And Sion took it.

he messenger said.

he mage soldier who was caught by Ryner Lute, wrote down the verbally

nsmitted message from him. Of course I did not read it. And anyone else for thatter...... only because, according to that mage soldier...... no matter what, it is

tter to pass this message directly to His Majesty, those were his words......

on opened the envelope.

e started reading what was written on a piece of paper taken out of that envelope

t he stopped in the middle of it.

nd then,

You may leave for now. Ill call for you again later.

Yes sir.

he messenger lowered his head again, and left the room.

fter waiting for the messenger to exit, Sion quietly took a deep breath. In order nhave his own emotions waver. In order not to fall prey to his own weakness and

ay from his intended path again.

on inhaled and then exhaled.

nd then brought his eyes back to the letter.

here the following was written.


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~ the thing is ~ how do I say this...... ah there are already so many words? The

essage hasnt started yet? Dont stop writing.

~ alright, To Sion-sama.

, you can drop the sama I guess. Ah, wait a minute. Youve already written tha

write it.

m... yeah. Cough cough.

right.

stupid Sion.

s embarrassing to speak formally, and since its troublesome as well, Im going

with casual form. Casual okay?

m... what I want to say is, well in other words, this is how it goes.

or me, you know, how do I say this. Ive been dead since a long time ago. Even

ough Im alive, Im actually dead. Im a monster, you see, a monster who is onl

pable of hurting people, I cant have anyone remain at my side, I cant love an

us there is no real meaning in my life. Im always thinking about such things, yo

ow, and have long since given up on everything.

ats why despitebeing alive, Im actually dead at the same time. Living my

eaningless life sluggishly, yaaawn, that kind of feeling. Yawning every day,

nking whether Im better off dead, hmm what is this, what am I saying here? W

doesnt matter if it soundedstrange.

yway, this is what I want to say......

at, that, in other words.

m...... you know, saved by you.

om the depths of my heart, youve saved me.

ve always...... Ive always been grateful to you, you know.

hink I want to return that favor.
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ve always been pondering on how to go about doing that.

ats why even though Im not exactly sure what kind of trouble you may be

mbroiled in, Ill be coming over to where you are.

dnt I tell you on that rainy night? I would never give up on you. I meant it. Tha

hy, in order to save you, Ill be coming over to where you are.

m going to save you.

order to do that, Im starting to feel somewhat motivated.

order to get rid of my past unmotivated self, a brand new me has been born! I

ing to do it ---Im shouting at your castle, you know? Are you laughing right n

an you hear me? Well, its probably going to snow tomorrow4. Yep.

oring jokes aside, right now Im thinking of coming over to where you are.

m not sure what kind of power I need in order to accomplish that, but regardles

at, I will get my hands on every single bit needed to come over to where you are

until then, prepare yourself and wait for me.

cause at that time, Ill make you regret not killing me.

u.

e willful you who decided to wallow in misery alone, shouldering everything,

aking that crybaby face, Ill be coming over to where you are.

l make you.

l make you......

l make you proclaim that Im the best best friend that youve ever had.

ey you, why the heck are you writing down everything, even the sound of me

earing my throat...... I thought I told you to erase the first part!

ow Joke

t Ryner meant was that the likelihood of him getting pumped up was as low as the likelihood of snow falling tomorrow (contextually infe

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ut up, so are you going to rewrite from the beginning?

hy are you writing my part of our conversation! Hey, you even wrote down my

evious comment...... hey I already told you this isnt needed...... hey to what exte

e you writing... youre fast...... dahhhhhhhhhhhh what the heck! I say why are y

iting everything! Ahh, but, uhm, forget it, this is getting bothersome, I getting

rsued here anyway, just deliver this.

ell, the last part.

m, your best friend Ryner Lute.

on Ahotaare5...... you trash, how dare you refer to His Majesty as Ahotaare!

ey, why are you suddenly including your own opinion! Its my message isnt it!

yway, why are you demonstrating your thick-headedness on paper now............

has become kind of tiring...... erm yeah. Thats fine as well. Okay, let's end this,all we? Okay, the end. Please pass this to Sion. Do you understand?

....

hat was the end of the message.

nd then Sion, without thinking.

.... what the heck is he doing?

e smiled involuntarily as he said that. The excessively silly contents in the letter

used Sion, who carried a constant state of tension in his nerves since splitting u

om Ryner, to loosen up considerably.

he tensed up Sion loosened up.

.... idiot.

on smiled as he said that.

s he smiled, a few drops of tears started flowing from his eyes.

otaare

taare is derived from Sion's original family Astal, which is romanized as Asutaaru. "Aho" (,,) refers to idiot and is a word

nating from Kansai dialect.


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.... idiot. Why...... why is he always......

s voice drifted off, unable to say anything further.

ven though he had betrayed him in such a terrible manner, Ryner could still say

mething like this.

l make you proclaim that Im the best best friend that youve ever had......

long time ago.

hough he thought so a long time ago.

.... to me...... somehow to me, you were my best friend of the past, Ryner.

ons voice seemed to crack up as he said that.

possible, he would apologize to Ryner. He would immediately proclaim that Ryhis best best friend. From here on, to laugh like idiots together. To tell him to w

rough the night together and have him say no way and run away. To chase afte

m and force him back to work. To have him helping him in his work despite his

hining. And occasionally, to sit on the rooftop viewing the night sky, with Ryne

d Ferris, eating dango together. And making meaningless chatter and laughing

gether.

hose kind of days.

he could return to those kind of days, he would abandon this world.

hat was what Sion thought.

hat was what he thought strongly.

....

ut those were only his thoughts.

ven as a dream, he could only dream about those things in a dream itself.

ven if he was crying.

e would look straight ahead.


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ith certainty, without looking back.

oving onward and forward.

ecause he is such a king.

....

that moment, his tears had already stopped.

arrying an emotionless expression.

ith only a perfect faint smile.

he face of an unwavering, perfect, flawless hero king.

on lifted his head and called for the earlier messenger.

nd then.

.... send for Froaude. In the case of Ryner Lute...... or rather.

e stopped momentarily before continuing.

.... in the case of this countrys traitorous fugitive, he shall be apprehended by a

eans necessary.

that manner, Sion corrected his own words.


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hapter 2 - The Moment When Light Fell

o there you are", Ryner said as he scowled at the beautiful woman in front of

m with half-opened eyes.

wo hours had already passed since he shook off the mage soldiers. It was pitch

ack just a while ago but now, the sky was starting to brighten.

he 'usual place' he was to meet Ferris had to be Wynitt dango shop, but when

rived there, she was nowhere in sight,

Uwah, shes not here.

yner grumbled while he headed towards Fargo dango shop located at the outs

d when he arrived, the proprietress lady who was just opening the shop said,

Ah ~, if youre looking for Ferris-chan, "Im currently making a dango tour!"

as saying as she headed towards Pappul dango pastry shop.

Huh, if youre supposed to wait for me, dont go about making a dango tour fo

avens sake!!"

e shouted as he made his way to Pappul dango pastry shop which, by the time

ached it at five in the morning, was already open for business and the shop ow

thout saying a word, handed him a piece of paper that said,

uhahahaha! How was it! With your level of moronic brain tissue --- in short

onoric tissue, its impossible for you to find me, the geniusbishojo! Is it

ortifying? Mortifying, isnt it? Fuffuffu. Well well, if youre feeling that

ortified, then try finding me!!

DONT HAVE THAT KIND OF TIMEEEEEEEEE!

s Ryner was yelling out, the shop owner said,

Man, it must have always been tough on you.

s pity for Ryner made him feel like crying .

hats right. It was really tough on him, till the point that he did not even have

ergy left to respond.
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ell, this was really not the time to go along with Ferriss foolish antics. Since

ey were still being pursued by Rolands military. Every minute and every sec

unted and he really had to link up with Ferris as soon as possible to discuss th

atter on leaving Roland.

hats whyhe kept looking back and forth at his surroundings, and thought abo

hich was the next dango shop where he would be able to capture that dango

natic troublesome girl.

e looked at both the left and right paths, and started to consider.

Now, which of the dango shops along the two paths will she be at?

The one on the right is the closer one, but recently she prefers to patronize the

e on the left which I think she mentioned was called Puum, or did she mentio

at at all, arghhhhhh, why do I have to think about such stupid things!

hile he was thinking about this wearily, the shop owner behind him continued

Well, you dont seem to have any choice really. It is a mans duty to work har

r a beautiful woman, and besides, she really is an incredible beauty.

ithout turning around, Ryner replied.

s it really enough to be just beautiful!Thats really something I want to screat right now."

No but, aside from her looks, she also has an incredible personality, hasnt she

owever, Ryner reacted by just raising his eyebrows,

Really?

e said.

ut the shop owner did not waver.

Yeah. The other day, you know, there was a carriage passing by this shop at an

credible speed, while a puppy was passing through, and it seemed like it was

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ved across to save that puppy. As a result she was completely covered with

uises and mud.

Wow.

But the puppy was fine and didnt have a single scratch. She was willing to go

the way and risk getting injured to save that puppy.

Woah. Well, she does seem like one who would do this sort of......

s Ryner was speaking, the shop owner seemed to get emotional,

And the number of puppies she has saved to date, has already exceeded two

ndred in number......

Huh, what kind of lie is that!

yner instinctively made a comeback.

nd he turned around and looked at the shop owner behind the counter.

s he did that, for some reason, the shop owner appeared flustered.

....

urthermore, also behind that counter, not knowing from where and when shepeared, was Ferris, scribbling furiously on a piece of paper.

....

fter she was done, she hurriedly handed the piece of paper to the shop owner

cked back under the counter.

he shop owner then read from the piece of paper with a nervous voice,

t...... its not a lie! Truly, two hundred puppies were indeed saved! If you thin

at number is insignificant, there is still that you know? Cats! Two hundred ca

ell...... no, two thousand cats were saved!

hose words.

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yner, without a doubt, had nothing to say to that.

piece of paper was passed out from beneath the counter.

And also, and also babies! Babies who just started crawling, they were just too

ll of themselves and willfully took long trips from their homes you see......

hat kind of babies will get too full of themselves and willfully take long trips feir homes!Ryner wanted to make such a comeback at that point, but given ho

eaningless it seemed to be, he decided to bear with it.

owever, the shop owner, in other words Ferris still continued on her silly anti

omehow, for some reason, they were climbing mountains as well. And those

ere volcano types. Well you see, babies are still ignorant and cant tell the dan

ose mountains hold.No, thats not the crux......

On top of that, those babies while crawling with lots of vigor, trod on one anot

d in the blink of an eye all 1.5 trillion of them slipped at the same time! They

ere all about

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