episode_0045

A woman with flowing pink hair sneaked in from the empty tower without anyone noticing.

The woman’s name was Gabrielle, once revered as a saint and also as an angel, but now in such a miserable state.

“If only the footage from that magic tool hadn’t been there, things would have been much better. What can we do about it since it already happened?”

In the Holy Land, a riot broke out, driving out the goddess and her priests, due to a video taken by someone (who had impressive black long hair). As a result, not only did the amount of faith in creating the divinity plummet, but the temple was also destroyed, so it was natural that the power of the goddess would weaken.

“But… I just need to win at the very end. I believe in the goddess.”

So, it was for the same reason that Gabriel went out of his way to come to this empty lot.

Even though there is still one warrior left, if he brings the strength of the warrior he retrieved from the new warrior (who was) who drove out Leon and sat down before, as well as the strength of the warrior who died today, the goddess will be able to recover some of her strength.

Gabriel reached between the flesh and picked up a glowing halo of light.

Her hands were red with blood, and she was struggling to get the light out, but she never let go of them.

Because her ambition didn’t disappear just because it was once broken.

Someone was watching her ambitious back as she flew through the sky with her golden wings, holding the warrior’s power in her arms and returning to heaven.

*****

Again, the Empire.

The empire was destroyed.

In fact, it was a result that could be said to be natural.

The emperor and nobles fled in fear from the sudden onslaught of the demons.

The top lord is attached to the demon tribe.

It was a joke that the empire’s last remaining hope was a goddess in a distant holy land, but even that joke soon disappeared.

Because the footage recorded by an unidentified person using a magic tool contained the goddess speaking about her dirty plan in a very clear manner.

Now that I know that even the Goddess was not on the side of humanity from the beginning, the only option left was surrender. They say that the law is far and the fist is close, but with the Demon King knocking on the door, there was nothing I could do.

At that time, the people of the empire almost gave up on life, because the Demon King had no reason to tolerate their treatment.

“Ah, ahh…”

“It’s all over now…”

But there is one thing these desperate people don’t know.

The Demon King had no interest in them whatsoever.

Whether you live or die, you have to figure out how to live, go wherever you want, crawl under your own feet, really, not a single thing.

To put it bluntly, even if they had just chosen an emperor and lived their lives as they always had, the Demon King wouldn’t have cared one bit.

Because there was something else that was really important to the Demon King right now.

And here’s a slightly more refreshing story.

*****

Hmm.

To be honest, I was still a little dazed. I really confessed.

Of all the other events that happened during the day, that memory was the most vivid.

As I wiggled my fingers, feeling a faint sensation in my arm that should have clearly been severed, a strange sense of stability came to me amidst the dull feeling.

I love Abel.

Abel loves me.

Why did I struggle so much with this simple thing?

“Abel, are you there?”

I asked anyway, even though I knew there would be no answer. I thought he would be incredibly busy with the aftermath of the empire and everything.

“Did you call?”

“…?”

No, I secretly hoped it would be there, but why is it really not there?

Aren’t you the most undesirable person to be here? Work?

“I threw it at the top of the tower. Mino got hurt because of me, so it’s okay to make him do something like that. It’s more important for me to come and visit you than to take care of the Empire.”

Well, that’s typical of Abel. I’m sure there will be a coup among the employees someday.

“Are you feeling better? I woke up Mino, who was receiving treatment, and reattached his blood vessel, but I don’t know much about that. If there’s a problem, tell me right away.”

Oh, I took back what I just said. Mino will stage a coup today, not sometime later.

I told myself that even if something really went wrong with my arm, I would at least take a day off to be with Mino in the hospital bed.

A little trouble.

Even though the wall in our hearts disappeared, our conversations were not much different from usual. We both liked each other to begin with, and we didn’t hide our feelings too much (or we thought we did, but looking back, it was too obvious), so there was nothing to change.

The only difference is that now that you’ve acknowledged it, you can freely express your affection?

“Still, you had a hard time. You were trying to protect me, right?”

I forcibly lifted my hand, which was not moving well, and pulled Abel into my arms. It would be more accurate to say that I was held in my arms because of the height difference.

“…It’s warm.”

But, just that alone felt like quite a lot had changed.

I feel like my head has cleared.

No, actually, quite a lot must have changed. The gap that I didn’t acknowledge was bigger than I thought.

haha.

I laughed. This time, it was a laugh that came from true happiness.

There were also some things lost.

My beliefs, or a friend I couldn’t save in the end.

Still, I felt like I would keep going.

Because I wanted to live. Because I wanted to love.

Because to love is to live.

So, in order to survive…

“Ah! Aah! Leah?! It hurts!”

“Go to work, work! Abel, are you really going to have a coup d’état happen if you do that? I’m not just talking nonsense! ”

He pulled Abel’s long hair straight.

You’ve just taken over the empire, so you’re busier than anyone else, so what are you going to do with me? Even though I love Abel, I can’t cover that up.

You have to work to live. There is no such thing as an easy way to do only what you like!

When I urged Abel like that, he slowly avoided my gaze. The way he acted like he was acting strange was quite familiar, so I began to suspect that when I was Noah, Abel would have been scolded for trying to hang out with me and doing a lot of work.

“Ha, haha… Leah. The Matapju is really good at her job, right? So I don’t need to do anything…”

Jjerit.

“Galvein is also working hard.”

That Galvein is a spy.

“…If you reduce the sleeping time of the top star a bit…”

“Abel. Most things can’t be done without Abel’s approval… Those two are stopgap measures.”

“…Where’s the sleepless magic scroll? If I use polymorph on the magic tower master in my form…”

“Have you heard of respecting elders? Abel…? That’s abuse…”

He was already an old man, and he was going to leave all the Demon King’s work to him without even putting him to bed. It could only be interpreted as an indirect attempt to assassinate him.

“Leah. But can’t you stay a little longer? I’m worried about you. You’re already seriously injured, and if I’m not by your side―”

“Eight.”

“Oh… …Huh?”

Doesn’t it hurt? Abel muttered.

Of course, he didn’t pull her hair, he just got up from his seat. I guess Abel knew he did something wrong and thought she would pull his hair.

“Let’s go!”

“…Huh? Where to?”

I answered Abel refreshingly, who kept floating the hook over his head.

“Where is it? It’s your office!”

*****

“…So, that’s what you were doing…Roguna.”

“Yeah!”

“Are there any complaints?”

Mino, no, there isn’t, yes… muttered softly. By the way, as soon as he regained consciousness from the critical condition, he had to treat me first, and then he had to handle his work while sitting in the hospital bed.

Fortunately for Mino, this was not the Demon King’s castle, but a temporary command tower built on top of the conquered empire, so he didn’t have to walk for hours to deliver the documents.

…hmm.

Why not a coup?

“I’ll take care of the paperwork now, go and rest. And you worked hard. …Really.”

Leah took the documents from Mino’s hand with an apologetic expression.

…on Abel’s knees.

To explain this situation, I had to go back in time to a while ago.

*****

“Then I should just stay where Abel works. Let’s go!”

Now, Leah had nothing to hide or be shy about, and she felt confident. And, to be honest, if she didn’t give Abel a job right away, she was worried that one of her subordinates, whether it be Matapju or Mino, would collapse from overwork.

In the first place, Abel’s office wasn’t that far away, so there was nothing to be afraid of. Thinking that way, I dragged Abel along, but…

“Uh, um.”

“Now that I actually got here… there’s no place to sit.”

Leah’s original plan was to bring a chair and sit next to Abel, but this was blocked from the start because there was only one chair for Abel to sit on.

“What should I do? Should I bring a chair?”

One arm is a bit uncomfortable, but it should be manageable.

“Hmm, isn’t there a better way?”

“…? Good way… woohoo!”

Flash.

Abel lifted my body, walked over to the chair, sat down, and the next day he sat on my lap.

“Oh, surprise! What the…”

I was just surprised, what was it before…

I feel like I’m being treated like a kid.

When I protested with my cheeks puffed out, Abel got angry and hugged me from behind.

And the anger was completely relieved along the way.

*****

“…You’re solving the problem so easily.”

“Would you like to say it again in front of me, Galvein?”

“Your Majesty, we have made a social agreement to call what you do with all the warriors a pickling. The social agreement is-”

“…Galvein. I have to concentrate on the paperwork. I’ll explain later…”

Galvein frowned.

…Wait a minute. Isn’t Richie a skeleton? How did he do that?

“Why is it that I, the warrior, am handling the work instead of the Demon King? I have repeatedly told you to fix your bad habit of hating that work-”

“I’m so happy I can’t concentrate. What should I do? And I’m also watching from the side. Do you really think I’m trash who passes the buck to my lover?”

“Just looking at the work that has already been passed on to subordinates is enough…”

Unfortunately, Galvein’s protests were buried. The Demon King’s power was strong.

” Haah … I hear that someone is a ruin to a favorite person- ◦ ◦ ◦

“Ah.”

When Galvein indirectly mentioned the incident at the ruins, something came to mind.

And it was a topic that needed to be mentioned only when it was just me, Galvein, and Abel.

Was that kid a spy?