episode_0093

1.

“Hmm…”

The feel of soft, round grass.

The morning dew has settled and the air is cool.

It is a peaceful yet refreshing morning, a feeling I get from being next to the World Tree.

When I open my eyes, I see elves who never stop worshipping me.

‘I should probably get up now…’

I couldn’t just lie down, so I got up.

I wipe away the tears that flowed out from the corner of my eyes with my little finger.

The start of a day like any other.

At that moment, a cataclysm occurs.

A sign of shock, like the birth of the world.

-…!!!!!

‘It’s a prophecy!!!’

I have been fully prepared since I heard the first prophecy.

Because I had a gut feeling that I would hear the prophecy again.

So, I did a lot of research and training just in case I missed the prophecy.

“…Coming…!”

A prophecy passed down from God through the World Tree.

It starts with a heavy wind blowing and a dull shock piercing through the body.

Even if it is conveyed through the World Tree, we cannot directly receive the will of God.

We need a cushion to absorb the shock.

“Pukagiosri, de capiora sipiro to enkitana….. gachirato. sotolania.”

The way in which Professor Casselina applied what she had received as a prophecy.

I recite a prayer that I created using the runes I learned from Kai.

The pointy elven ears stick to the ground, proving her talent as a spirit sorcerer.

The ancient spirit of the land who is most closely related to the World Tree.

The impact of the prophecy is mitigated with the help of the ancient spirits of the land.

[……………The Demon King……]

I was able to successfully contact him like that.

It comes more clearly and less shockingly than the moment of the first prophecy.

The leaves of the World Tree are once again illuminated, like leaves that glow mysteriously at night.

A sacred and holy light emanates from each leaf.

I could hear the murmurs of the elves disguised as seekers around me with my other ear, but I tried to ignore them.

The prophecy continues.

[……..strong…………]

After the prophecy that announced the existence of the Demon King.

The second prophecy is about the Demon King.

I pricked up my ears and frowned at the contents of the prophecy, which were more valuable than I had expected.

So that you don’t miss a single one.

‘…?’

huh?

what.

I opened my eyes to a strange situation where silence continued.

What comes into view are the elves talking nonsense and the World Tree with its mysterious light.

So, you could say that the connection between God and the World Tree has been severed.

Look at the floor.

There is a prophecy engraved on the floor so that it will never be forgotten.

-The Demon King is strong.

Huh.

“…What does this mean?”

The second prophecy appeared, leaving behind one such odd question.

2.

A muggy summer.

Kai and Yuli are at the academy.

And to the Rukia River to take a dip early in the morning.

“Yulli~ When is the academy opening ceremony?”

“Maybe two days later? Casselina told me.”

“I forgot…”

Well, the summer vacation, which was full of many things, is gradually coming to an end.

Meeting the Witch of Memory, dealing with the kidnapper of babies, and sending the Shukeros girls back home.

Even if there are a lot of things that are out of the ordinary, it doesn’t last more than a few weeks.

The remaining vacation days after returning to the academy were long.

What to do on a boring day.

I did things like cleaning, helping out, fishing, and going into Casselina’s office.

“Whew… I guess I’ll be able to see the kids soon.”

The opening ceremony will be here soon.

The thought of the Academy coming back to life brings a smile to my face.

After all, an empty academy is lonely.

“But you’ve seen that kid named Ignes often, right?”

“Ahem. That’s true, but…”

Ignis, one of the four heroines of Akama.

Ignis was either a commoner or had some other circumstances and resided at the Academy.

The problem is that I couldn’t stand the boredom, so I wandered around here and there and ended up running into something…

Normally, I would have avoided it by using the fog of memory.

‘Hey! Mr. Janitor!’

‘sweeper!’

‘mister!’

‘uh!’

For some reason, Ignes always found out.

Of course, it wasn’t like the fog of memory was always activated.

I wondered if my impression was that deeply engraved.

Or maybe it’s a value system where everyone you meet by chance is your friend.

Anyway, there were many instances where I encountered Ignes running towards me like a puppy hungry for human touch.

“It’s an ambiguous distance.”

“What.”

“It’s like… we’ve been walking together in the morning, so we’re familiar with each other’s faces? But we haven’t really talked, so it’s like a sense of distance.”

At a time when I was worrying about something that wasn’t really a problem.

Another figure appeared, overlapping the walking path.

“Kai Oppa.”

“Hey, Srenya is here?”

“Hello… It’s been a while.”

Srenya arrived at the academy early.

I know it’s a crazy situation to be face to face with someone naked for the first time in a long time.

This act of Srenya has a very serious meaning.

Always remember that you are doing this to commune with nature.

He faced Srenya without changing his expression.

“How was your vacation?”

“……No.”

Oh, my.

Srenya’s condition is a little strange.

Regardless of whether my complexion is good or bad, I feel a sense of awkwardness and discomfort.

The beautiful spirit moves here and there, unable to meet eyes.

Of course, he couldn’t leave his body still while it was covered and twisted it around.

“You haven’t been to your hometown, have you?”

“Yes.”

“You must have seen the world’s capital and gotten some good rest after a long time. Why didn’t you?”

“That…”

Srenya moves her lips as if about to say something.

He looks like he has a complicated mind, or like a thief looking uncomfortable.

My face turns red as if it’s going to burst.

When you don’t know English and wait for Srenya’s lips to open.

“That… prophecy, I heard it again.”

“What!?”

I heard a story I never imagined.

I know that Srenya heard the prophecy before.

Hearing the novel’s central theme that the academy is inhabited by a demon lord, he also had a hard time because of the rumors that spread without permission.

“Yes, what is the content of the prophecy!?”

“That…”

I was startled by Srenya’s bombshell statement and took a step closer.

“The Demon King is strong.”

“And?”

“…This is the end.”

?

“The Demon King is strong, is that a prophecy?”

“Yes…”

“Just this?”

“Really.”

What is this?

Sugar is sweet! It seems like that.

The effect of telling something so obvious with sincerity that it seems like something is happening.

“No, the Demon King is strong, so is he weak???”

“I don’t know what this means either.”

“What the heck???”

Even if you question it like that, it doesn’t make any difference to me.

Because I know to some extent the Demon King’s strength.

It is true to me that a person fit for the position of the Demon King is strong.

“Hmm… I don’t know.”

“You too, oppa?”

In the end, there was no gain for Srenya other than obtaining a prophecy.

I guess we need to ponder the meaning a bit more to understand it.

“Hmm… Isn’t this what the prophecy that says the Demon King is strong means? The Demon King is currently a strong being.”

“Huh?”

“Right now, at this very moment, I wonder if we can use this as another piece of evidence that the Demon King’s power is not weak due to being sealed, but rather has some degree of power.”

“Oh… That makes perfect sense.”

“Besides, the fact that the Demon King is ‘strong’ can be viewed in many different ways depending on where you set the standard for strength.”

“If the standard is the general public, then all the academy students would meet the criteria of being strong… If the standard is the children with the highest grades in the entire school, then only a few would meet the criteria of being strong.”

“That’s right.”

It seemed like a single sentence that had become established as the truth.

It was a puzzle that surprisingly gave me a lot to think about.

Time passed like that and now it was time to part ways again.

When Srenya turned around, he blurted out the words he had forgotten.

“Anyway. If your head gets complicated again, stop by anytime.”

“Huh?”

“Don’t bother with secrets like this again. Just rely on me.”

Srenya bowed her head after hearing those words.

A feeling that I had missed and never felt in the Kingdom of Episia, that my feelings would always be accepted no matter how I expressed them.

A ticklish feeling wells up in my head.

“Goodbye. See you again this Friday.”

Srenya turned around and faced Kai again.

“Thank you, Kai.”

“…Huh?”

“Ah. Mi, I’m sorry!!!”

It was Srenya who left the Rukia River in such a hurry.

Kai and Yuli, who were puzzled by the sudden change in title, were left at the Rukia River.

3.

“Caselina.”

“Why~. Mr. Kai, you have to be careful when visiting other professors’ offices.”

Professor Kaselina Ifrenis’s office.

Especially during this particularly boring summer vacation, I often came here to feel like I was on vacation.

Looking at the angry Casselina, I think it’s time to stop.

“I didn’t come here for such a trivial reason.”

” This is the third time I’ve said that.”

“…Anyway, I have something to ask you.”

He turned around as if he couldn’t win because he was seriously trying to set the mood.

“Huh, so what is it?”

Casselina took off her glasses and asked a question.

“You were a returnee from the beginning.”

“Not now…but I still have the mindset of a return to the beginning.”

“Anyway.”

You touched a slightly sensitive spot.

The current Casselina is a member of the Primal Return Party, and she realized that running around naked and being crazy was abnormal.

“Then how do you feel when you walk around naked, your face turns red, you can’t look anywhere, and your body moves around?”

The strange behavior of Srenya that I saw today.

For some reason, Casselina’s appearance overlapped.

So I came here to ask you about your feelings in detail.

“…….”

Casselina is washing her face with a dry cloth, perhaps because she is tired.

Because I covered my small face with both hands.

When Casselina raised her head, I could see.

The sight of a green spirit glowing like crazy.

“Get out!!!!!!!!!”

“Eee …

And so the vacation ended.

It was summer.