episode_0214

It was amazing.

The Demon King, known as Calamity. And the pitch-black knight who follows her bluntly.

It’s surprising that there was a love line hidden between these two that seemed absolutely unlikely.

Don’t you think other people’s love stories are the most interesting?

I began to get excited without realizing it, hearing the innocent confession of a girl I hadn’t heard in a long time.

“Since when did you start liking me?”

“Ugh…you’re too close..! Move away a little.”

“Ah..I’m sorry. The bed is narrow.. ”

“…It’s okay. I can hold it in.”

I don’t know why, but her tone of voice seemed to have softened slightly.

It was dark so I couldn’t see very well, but her face seemed to be flushed.

“So? Since when?!”

Tyros was momentarily taken aback by my persistent questions, then sighed and lay down, looking up at the ceiling.

“….Since a very long time ago.”

“Oh my.”

Her words sound quite romantic.

While I was exclaiming in admiration, Tyros spoke with a hazy expression.

“I’m half-human, half-demon.”

“…Huh?”

I tilted my head at her unexpected story.

“..I was born to a human mother and a demon father.”

“Uh…really?”

I had no idea.

That story has never even been mentioned in the novel.

In the first place, is it even possible for a demon and a human to have children?

“Of course, my father died before I was born.”

“…..I’m sorry.”

My heart sank a little at the sudden heavy atmosphere.

As if he noticed my feelings, Tyros continued speaking with a faint smile.

“It’s okay. I don’t even know the face of the demon anyway.”

“…If you don’t mind, may I ask for your autograph?”

“Anima died.”

…No?

It was a word that felt familiar for some reason.

I’m sure I’ve heard it somewhere.

“No…”

“You might not know. It’s a mysterious disease that causes the soul to disappear.”

Ah, I remembered.

When I heard the diagnosis, memories that had been vaguely buried inside came back to me.

When I first entered the Academy, I told Darkan about the various threats that would come to the Academy.

Among them, I also warned about a student named Cain who had turned into a demon and was threatening the academy.

But according to Darkhan, he died from a disease called Anima.

An unidentified disease whose cause has not yet been discovered.

At the time, I just let it slide. It seemed like there were more victims than I thought.

“…You must have had a hard time.”

I didn’t even know what to say to comfort her properly.

The pain of losing one’s parents was an area that was difficult to even empathize with.

“It was hard. I had nowhere to go.”

“Yes..?”

When I asked back, Tyros looked at me with empty eyes.

“I’m a half-human and half-demon. Do you think I would have a place to go?”

For a moment I was unable to respond to her words.

“The demons will think of us as traitors. Humans will think of us as demons and chase us to the end.”

“……..That’s right.”

I wanted to say something, but I couldn’t think of anything to say in rebuttal, so all I could do was mumble.

“In the end, what my mother and I chose was a human. My mother was also a human”

After a moment of silence, Tyros continued speaking.

“I went into the human village and spent time hiding my identity. At first, everyone welcomed us warmly.”

I secretly wanted to cover my ears.

Because the story that was to follow was so clear.

If Tyrus had lived happily ever after as he said, he would never have become the commander of the 1st Legion.

That means, with a high probability, probably.

“Everything changed when they found out I was half-demon.”

After that, I could only listen to her without saying anything.

Tyros’ mother burned to death in the wrath of humanity. Tyros, who was left alone, is said to have wandered the desolate land with no will to live.

That is, until one day, he accidentally encounters the Demon King.

“I thought it wasn’t bad. It was a life with no reason to live anyway. I thought it would be nice to just die to the Demon King.”

But it is said that the Demon King accepted her.

I liked the deep darkness inside Tyros.

Since then, it is said that Tyros rose to the position of commander of the legion with the power of half-man and half-horse.

“At first, loyalty. Then, respect. After that, I don’t even know what kind of heart I have.”

“……”

“Anyway, that’s right. I promised myself that I would stay by the Demon King’s side for the rest of my life.”

“Ugh.”

“This is probably love…huh?”

As he spoke, Tyros sensed something strange and hurriedly turned his head to look at me.

“Uh…uh…are you crying..?”

“Ugh…sob…sniff..”

“Why are you crying and stuff..! Don’t cry!”

“But…but…Tyros…isn’t it so sad…sob..”

Tyros, who was beginning to feel greatly agitated by the unexpected situation, looked around anxiously for a while, then soon spoke to me while holding a handkerchief to my nose.

“Don’t cry..! Just let go of your nose. Okay.”

“Ugh….Paeng-!”

When I blew my nose as she said, my anger seemed to subside a little.

Tyros put the handkerchief back in his bosom and looked at me with a short sigh.

“Really.. You’re crying like this to someone who was your enemy until yesterday. Isn’t that too innocent?”

“….Now we’re on the same side.”

She stared blankly at me for a moment, then quickly let out a sly laugh.

For some reason, I felt like her body was sticking a little closer to me.

In this strange and inexplicable atmosphere, I looked into her eyes and made up my mind.

“I’ll help you.”

“Huh? What?”

She tilts her head.

“So that you can connect with the Demon King. I will definitely help you! ”

“…What?”

I didn’t really have any thoughts about it, but after hearing the story, I made up my mind.

She had lived such an unfortunate life. I just hoped that she would be happy somehow.

“You said you liked the Demon King, right? I’ll keep supporting Tyros from behind.”

“Hey..but the Demon King wants you..”

Tyros speaks with a face that seems to say that he doesn’t understand.

I shook my head at her a few times and said,

“No. The Demon King and I have only met once.”

In reality, the only time I had a proper conversation with the Demon King was during one date.

Unlike Lily and Athena, who had spent a very long time together, the time spent with the Demon King was shorter than anything else.

I don’t think I would have developed deep feelings in the meantime.

“With Tyros’s single-minded love, he will definitely be able to capture the Demon King’s heart.”

“Huh…Huh?”

“You’re trying to seduce the Demon King! I’ll help you.”

She was greatly shaken by my words, but soon her face became sullen again.

“…I’ve been with the Demon King for years now. But still, the Demon King doesn’t care about me-.”

“That’s because of the armor..!”

Tyros spent all day wearing that stuffy armor that gave off only a gloomy aura rather than any sexual appeal.

“Your face is so white, cute, and pretty..! I’m sure the Demon King will like it too.”

“Huh?!”

Tyros’ face turned bright red with a bang.

Perhaps because she was weak from embarrassment, she turned her head to the side and avoided my gaze.

“Ah..No! I’m not that pretty..”

“No. You are really cute and pretty. Be confident, Tyros.”

“Ugh…”

As I turned her body towards me, I saw her covering her face with both hands and blowing steam.

But it didn’t take long for Tyros to feel embarrassed, so he moved his hand away and looked at me with his white eyes.

“…Really? Do you really think it’s pretty?”

“Yes..! I’m not lying. If you take off that stuffy armor and walk around, you’ll definitely be able to catch the Demon King’s attention!”

“I…really…is that so?”

She glances at me from time to time as if she can’t find where to look.

No one could have imagined that such a cute person would be the dark knight.

“Starting tomorrow, please take off your armor and stay by the Demon King’s side. ”

“Ugh…uh…”

For some reason, the answer was given with a slightly bland expression.

Could it be that you haven’t found your confidence yet?

Tyros muttered for a long time, then spoke in a low, mumbling voice.

“Hey..you know..I told you that the Demon King would like my face, right?”

“Yes, definitely!”

“….what do you think?”

huh?

me?

Her surprise question momentarily took me by surprise.

But it didn’t take long for me to answer her right away.

“I also think Tyros is very pretty?”

“….I see.”

Her face turned even redder at my words.

She thought about something for a long time, then looked at me with strong eyes as if she had made up her mind.

“Just like you said… I’ll try my best.”

“Really?!”

“Yeah. I’ll give it a try.”

Tyros’s fresh words naturally brought a smile to my face.

Tyros stared blankly at my face, then quickly looked at me with determined eyes.

“Let’s try it once..”

“Hehehe..Cheer up!”

So our night became dark with many stories.

After exchanging some small talk, Tyros fell into a deep sleep.

I, too, closed my tired eyes and tried to sleep.

I hope her love comes true