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Before the Decisive Battle
Shizuku was waiting to welco Haji and others ahead of the gate that they passed through.
"Finally you all ca. Everyone is waiting. Follow ."
Shizuku only said that before turning on her hell and walked ahead toward the boorish fortress right in front of them, from the plaza where the gate hole was set up.
In a glance it was obvious that it was a fortress of red brick that was constructed in hurry, however the scale of the fortress boasted a degree of completion that was unthinkable that the construction was done in just one or two days. Surely this was the result of overusing artifacts of age of god rank that raised up the ability of cheat earth elentalist Nomura Kentaro and the artisans of the kingdom and empire by several tis over.
That fortress and the great plain in front of the kingdom capital where several hundred thousand battle force were camping were illuminated brightly by lighting artifacts, the area was bright like in the afternoon. The [Capital of Hairihi Kingdom] and [God Mountain] that were visible at far away looked different from usual with how it was illuminated with light from outside that shadow was shading it, making anyone seeing it feel a mysterious deep emotion.
The back figure of Shizuku who was leading them illuminated by such artificial light looked extrely ill-humored for so reason.
"Yaegashi, had sothing happened?"
Shizuku ca to a standstill when Haji unconsciously asked her that, right after that she vigorously turned back and with a brisk walk she approached him and grasped Haji's arm tightly. Without any pause she buried Haji's arm between the valley of her breast, it was 'linking arm' posture so to speak. While doing that she urged him forward.
Shia and others blinked their eyes at the unusual boldness of Shizuku's act.
"Oi oi, Yaegashi. Really what's the matter?"
"It's Shizuku. Feels like it's too late already now, but please call Shizuku. I too will call you Haji."
"Haa?"
Shizuku sighed tiredly toward the perplexed Haji while explaining her true intention.
"His majesty the emperor is irritating you know. He tried to put up so kind of made-up reason to put at his side, he ca to make advances to …yet even so, all of his reasons were logical and on top of that he did what he needed to do perfectly so I couldn't complain at all."
It appeared that Shizuku was fed up because Gahard was making passes at her.
"I told you that it's fine to give out my na at that kind of ti right?"
"I told him. That the one that I, lo, love is, Nagu, Ha, Haji."
"You are being shy there. Then? If he was still coming at you even then you could just contact right?"
There Shizuku's expression turned from displeasure into a troubled look.
"…I didn't want to be a trouble just from this much. After all, Ha, Haji is the key of victory of the allied forces. Besides, in order to win against that Ehito, you need to work out various counterasures correct?"
"It's fine even if you aren't that considerate you know. It would be over just by opening a gate and fill him full of bullets."
"Fufu, because I thought that you would do that I held back from doing that. Even though it is rubber bullet but you are going to attack a leader of a country, isn't it? That's why for compensation, right now spoil like this. His highness the emperor is also in the conference room so this will be also to flaunt at him though."
"I see."
"Because of that, Shia and others too, allow this a little okay?"
To Shizuku who said that with a little apologetic look, Shia and others also returned a smile telling her to not worry about it.
By the way, Remia and Myuu weren't here with them but there were demon rangers who were accompanying the two. Myuu and Remia also wished to accompany them to the fortress because they could do the chore there, but Haji obstinately didn't allow that. However, in this dangerous ti that threatened the world where a serious affair was concerning Yue-oneechan, to not be able to do anything depressed Myuu's heart in not a slight amount, that was why Haji attached remote control ability to the living golem.
This ability enabled the controller to share the sight and hearing of the golem from the safe zone that was Orcus's hideout, on top of that the controller could send their instruction precisely. With that Myuu could accept being left because she also had sothing she could do. Papa was really spoiling his daughter.
Along the way, the soldiers were whispering "That's…" while sending them gaze filled with reverence. Even while feeling shy from those gazes of the soldiers, but by acting spoiled to Haij, Shizuku was able to endure and also reduced the stress that she got from Gahard, by the ti she was able to heal to a certain degree, they arrived at a spacious hall inside the fortress.
A large table was put inside, at the seats of honor were Liliana and Randell, Gahart, and then Alfrerick, Karm, Aiko. They were the center where other people were sitting around them. Aiko was sitting small and quietly with a really nervous look. Just from looking at that it was obvious that the 'Goddess of Harvest' was forced to take the front stage.
When Haji's gaze looked further around, there were a lot of faces that he knew. Ranzi and Viz of [Ankaji Dukedom], the guild masters Barus, Iruwa, Catherine, and for so reason the clothes store's monst――Christabel. The commanders that he saw in each respective countries and the aides of every representative, in addition, there were also Nagayama and Sonobe as the representatives of the classmates. Furthermore, although Randell was sitting at Liliana's side, but Liliana's presence was stronger, it seed that Liliana was serving as the representative of Hairihi Kingdom.
The mont Haji arrived, all of them made expressions that said "So he finally arrived!", next their cheeks cramped from looking how Shizuku was clinging all over him. Looking at the ti it wasn't like Haji was late, but to make the leaders of the world waiting for him and when he arrived he ca with a girl waiting upon him, what nerve…that was how the impression looked like.
Although, the aides let go of the matter with only their expression could be seen reacting, but the leaders with authority even among all the leaders here, the representatives of each force were all standing up noisily from their chair.
"Oi oi oi, Nagumo Hajie. Making Shizuku waiting up on you like that, is that insinuation to ? Aaa?"
"Nagumo-san!? Why are you flirting with Shizuku!?"
"Ya, Yaegashi-san? Se, sensei is, thinking that kind of behavior is not healthy you know? Even though sensei thought that you are a person with a little bit more moderation that sensei can get along with…that's enviou…not that, that's really shaless!"
"You bastaard, in front of Kaori, you laid your hand even to her best friend-! Kaori! Just as I thought I won't give up on you! I will separate you from that demon without faiiil!"
"As expected-, Boss! Even now when your beloved woman is kidnapped, you still have the composure to make a new woman waiting upon you-! Are you going to do a debauched party for the cheering up before the decisive batt-heboo!?"
In order from above, the ones speaking were Gahard, Liliana, Aiko, Randell, and Karm. Karm was sitting at a seat of honor was surely the proof that the na and deed of the head hunting rabbit had perated everywhere, but looking at his figure that was shot by Haji and writhed around on the floor, his dignity was nonexistence. Shia at the side was covering her face with both her hands while trembling all over from enduring her sha.
"Shizuku is like this is Gahard's fault, all of it. Say your complaint at him. Also, Gahard, choose, are you going to be a manly woman or stop making a pass at Shizuku."
"My my♡ Haji-chan, you are going to increase my compatriot for again? Geez-, you really aren't stingy with your present for e! I love you!"
Chrystable with her frilly costu that looked like a magical girl which looked painful in various anings was wriggling her body excitedly while sending Haji sidelong glances.
Haji was desperately restraining his impulse to draw out Donner while conveying to Gahard with his gaze that said "I'm gonna turn you into this thing's comrade". Looking at that, Gahard shrunk back in terror that wasn't like the broadminded majestic emperor. For him, it seed that Chrystabel's queerness was severe.
Those attitudes of the top group which was unthinkable for one to act before the decisive battle where the fate of mankind was gambled made the expression of other people inside the conference room to turn complicated. Should they felt it heartening or joyful that they had composure (seemingly) to act like that, or else should they felt uneasy that they were lacking in tension.
Haji sat on a chair. Following him, Shia and others also took their seat. It was because they understood the importance of [Holy Precincts] storming group that seats were also prepared for everyone other than Haji too.
Like that they pulled themselves together and began the last eting. The placent and distribution of the equipnt and weapons, the learning rate of the soldiers, the action guidelines at the ti of the grand invasion, the confirmation of the chain of commands, etc., they confird all the matters from beginning to end where they ought to be on the sa page. It seed that while Haji was mass producing artifacts, the top brasses were already talking to each other. In the first place, the human side had been dialoguing with each other for many years and tied an alliance in the preparation for the battle against the devil race, so there was no big problem.
Battle forces of adventurers and rcenaries and so on were also coordinated by the guild masters, so it seed that they could properly coordinate with the army. That too seed to be because it was the duty of the adventurers at war.
The problem was the demi-human races which were added to that system, they had their own characteristic chain of command, so forcefully inserting them into the human side was a bad move. And so it seed the demi-human would be moved to fill the hole like hit and run attack or supporting the human race.
Currently the classmates seed to beco the core who taught the way to use and the effect of Haji's artifacts, but because the artifacts didn't need particular magic circle or chanting, and also the characteristic convenience of modern weapon where everyone could use it, there didn't seem to be any particular problem in that aspect. Even now if they focused their ear, the sound of explosions and dry sound of shooting could be heard resounding at far away intermittently.
The fortress had been completed for the present, the work being done currently was for constructing the battlefield with things like digging trench and the likes. A fortress was useful for a place to put gun emplacent and taking various line of fire and obstructed the field of vision of the enemy, but the fortress didn't have the ability to oppose the disintegration ability of the apostle, so till the end it was only a simple thing. Their best bet was to make use of Haji's new artifacts and constructed an advantageous battlefield for them.
"The tiline is really narrow, but sohow it's taking shape. This too is the blessing of the 'Goddess of Harvest' I guess."
Haji turned his gaze at Aiko and others with a bit of admiration. Actually, he was thinking before this that half of the situation that he was hearing currently wouldn't be in order even now. But the preparation had progressed to a level that surpassed Haji's expectation, that must be solely because of the existence of a powerful flag.
This was the result of a clear sense of danger and righteous indignation, and also feeling of solidarity that was born inside the people's consciousness. Each people wasn't moving because 'they were told to do so', but because they were thinking that 'I also got to do this' that the preparation could be done this quickly.
"…Isn't that right? In a sense, I felt like I was made to learn once more how terrifying mass psychology is. Aiko-san is scary."
"Wha-. Liliana-san too, you were also inciting the people in high spirits weren't you! Your eyes were teary, you clasped your hands as though you were praying, and then with a lot of heroic you said sothing like [I will fight. Even if I am alone!]. I saw it clearly that ti! When the people who were there had their spirit raised, saying that they will fight together, you secretly laughed weren't you! That ti I really felt, a princess is scary!"
"I, I didn't laugh or anything. Please don't say sothing strange. I wasn't thinking anything like, perhaps I will receive praise from Haji-san with this, not at all. It's the truth you know?"
"Both the princess and the goddess, whichever of them are plainly creepy. As for , this can affect the throne of the emperor, so I'm the one that got creeped out the most."
At the side of the princess and goddess who was having a low-level quarrel, was his majesty the emperor who didn't even hide his attitude as though he had seen sothing unpleasant. Looking further it seed the elder of the sea of trees, the guild masters, and the lord of the desert also had the sa expression. Only the clan head of the head hunting rabbit who was sending a thumb up at Haji for so reason though.
By the ti that they finished speaking about the main points of this and that, when the end of the eting was approaching, Ranzi of Ankaji Dukedom opened his mouth calmly.
"Nevertheless, for the hero of my dukedom, he finally will be the hero of the world…as expected, it seed that my decision at that ti wasn't mistaken."
The receptionist lady of Brook Town's adventurer guild Catherine nodded deeply as though to agree with that,.
"Since the first ti he ca to , I thought that he would do sothing big for sure. But, never I imagine even in my dream that it would be sothing as big that controlled the fate of the world…as expected even couldn't anticipate this."
"That's right isn't it. That ti when he rampaged at Fhuren, I thought that he would surely do sothing even much more than this, I thought that he could possibly be caught up in a strife that is related to the secret of the world but…for that to be a battle where the existence of the world will be at stake. Haa, my stomach hurt. The title of 'The Dagger of Iruwa's Branch Head' is already shafully unusable with this."
"My? As for , I understood already from the very beginning. If it's Haji-chan then soday he would defeat even the devil king. Besides, he was always sending manly woman for , that was for the preparation of the coming day, I proooperly understood that. A good manly woman also has good sense you know!"
Chrystabel winked intensely. Haji absolutely didn't attempt to enlarge such excessively dangerous battle force though. Haji's cheeks were twitching. However, the top brasses starting from Ranzi and others, he saw their eyes that were colored with complicated apprehension that could be taken as sympathy or sorrow, and he guessed Chrystabel's motive of intentionally acting cheerful like that.
Therefore, Haji shrugged his shoulders as though it was nothing and returned a fearless smile at the mbers line up here that made him felt nostalgic.
"It's not like this is really strange or anything you know? An idiot self-styled god that cannot read the mood laid his hand on my woman. That's why, he is going to die. That's all there is to it. You guys too, it's only a fight of this level, so survive with so composure to spare okay? When I bring back Yue, we are going to play at the towns of you guys one more ti. This ti it won't be with any adventure, just a carefree sightseeing yeah."
Naturally it wouldn't be an easy fight just like Haji said. It would be a deadly combat piled up on deadlier combat, a historical and unprecedented decisive battle of the whole mankind. Without any doubt this was a holy war that would decorate a page of legend. But, exactly because of that, the boasting attitude of Haji instead encouraged Ranzi and others, they were all "Aa, it can't be helped if we are told that. Let's win." And all the people inside the conference room were also the sa like that.
And, at that ti, the outside suddenly beca noisy. The people in the conference room were going "Uwah, is the invasion starting-" with their faces blurred by tension.
There, a soldier rushed in with flustered look and reported with a loud voice that had hope and awe mixed in it.
"A, a great number of dragon appeared from the teleportation circle at the square! They are the dragon race that cos for reinforcent!"
It appeared that the last reliable ally had co back.
Haji lifted the corner of his lips and quietly stood up, he exited the conference room taking Shia and others with him. The other people too, after looking at each other for a mont, they chased after Haji's back while feeling shaken from hearing about the legendary dragon race.
"Goshujin-sama! Thy beloved servant hath co back! Now, let receive the love!"
Tio who instantly returned from the black dragon form to her human form beautifully ignored her dragonified compatriots and the people at the surrounding who were taken aback from seeing them. She dived toward Haji's chest.
And so, naturally, Haji discharged his gun.
*DOPAN-!*
Like that, the familiar sound reverberated, the special rubber bullet hit the forehead of Tio who was panting while performing Lup-n Dive with a look of expectation. (TN: Lupin Dive. Search it in google to see the pose.)
After rotating beautifully three tis backward in midair, the back of her head hit hard on the ground before Haji's eyes.
The place was filled with silence where even bug would hesitate to chirp. Amidst the people who were lost for words from being unable to grasp the situation, the shot down Tio was twitching in intoxication with an expression of ecstasy while her back arched like a bridge, and then she rose up smoothly without any preliminary motion. That disgusting movent and her slovenly expression creeped out the surrounding.
"Th, the punishnt after three days long…haa haa, aahn, because I endured too much I felt it excessively…nn-"
"Welco back Tio. It's great that you made it in ti. To arrive in dragonification state of all thing. …That was a good demonstration yeah?"
"Fufu, art not that true? This is the legendary race that hath confined themselves for five hundred years. I thought that if we art going to do this then we might as well act the role to raise the morale. …Yes, it's great that we art able to strike them all dumb."
As expected, the surrounding couldn't follow the pace of Haji and Tio who progressed the talk as though nothing happened. Rather than saying that the people were struck dumb by the arrival of the dragon race, the exchange of Haji and Tio was the main reason they were struck dumb, but Tio puffed up her chest thinking that her plan succeeded.
"Tio-san, welco back. But, if I have to say just in case, I think that this difficult atmosphere is because they are shown the relationship between Haji-san and Tio-san that is showed too naturally even though it's abnormal you know?"
"Yep. I have been thinking this many tis before but, Haji-kun too is mostly in harmony with Tio-san isn't he."
"In a sense, it feels like Haji has to be Tio-san's master no matter what huh, like that? My own familiarity that feels that this is natural even though it should be a spectacle to be shocked about is scary."
Shia, Kaori, and Shizuku who were unable to be indifferent? were making tsukkomi with an exasperated face. Haji and Tio were staring in puzzlent. It seed that in various aning it had been already too late for them to be treated.
It was at that timing that the six dragons that appeared in the square shined, the next mont six silhouettes of human appeared. All of them were male. Their muscular appearance was wearing clothes that looked similar to Tio's Japanese clothes. Every one of them was handso guy. But, their hair colors were colorful, the color resembled the color of their scale when they transford into a dragon. Scarlet, indigo blue, amber, navy blue, gray, deep green, the colors were all over the place.
From among them, the scarlet haired person, a man past middle age that emitted out a remarkable dignity walked forward until in front of Haji and others. Liliana and others who chased behind Haji――the leaders of each country were also here. Certain footsteps that weren't timid at all even in front of those leaders and a 'weight' that was like a really big tree was approaching, those factors were making everyone comprehending in a really natural way, that 'this person was king'.
Liliana, Gahard, Alfrerick, and others, the leaders of each country were slightly faltering due to this great man, however, the man's eyes narrowed the mont he saw Haji who warded off his pressure like a flexible willow. Those eyes weren't giving dangerous look, but it was a gaze where deep interest and admiration were mixed.
"Hairihi Kingdom's Liliana S B Hairihi-dono, Helsha Empire's Gahard D Helsha-dono, Fea Belgen's elder Alfrerick Haipist-dono. This is our first ti eting. I, am the leader of dragon race, Adol Claus. In the peril of this occasion, we the dragon race will also ask to be allowed to participate. Our compatriots are still waiting in the village and they can be summoned through the gate anyti. They will surely be useful at the battle against apostle. Please take care of us."
His voice wasn't loud by any an, rather it even made the listener felt calm, even so the words could be heard even by the soldiers who were looking from afar at the corners, they raised a commotion "Oo" hearing the man's words. The race that only made their entrance in the legend was really surviving until now, and in this ti of crisis they would fight together with them. With how the dragon race had displayed their dragon form from the beginning, the morale of the soldiers looked like it increased by quite a lot.
Liliana and others returned the greeting unanimously where Adol responded by nodding generously. It seed that his personality was gentle, contrary to his stern appearance. He made anybody felt an intellectual tolerance that could envelope everything. Perhaps it should be said as expected from a race that Yue once treated as an example. This man was exactly a proper dragon race.
Haji and other filled their eyes with disappointnt in full power and sent their gaze at Tio. "Hm?" Tio cocked her head in puzzlent. It was as though she didn't understand why they looked at her like that.
In order to talk about the action guidelines when the invasion ca, Adol was going to head to the conference room with Liliana and others. It was unrelated to the [Holy Precincts] storming group, so Haji and others stayed behind. He had reunited back with Shizuku and Tio so it was necessary to hand over artifacts to them and talked about their action plan when they entered [Holy Precincts].
But, before that a dragon man with indigo hair was walking toward Haji's direction. Actually at the point of ti when Haji appeared, this man imdiately directed a fierce glint of eyes at Haji, but it seed that he understood the right place and ti and waited until Adol's greeting was over. He was a good looking man in the age of early twenty. Co to think of it, all the dragon race people who ca were all amazingly handso guy.
"…You bastard. Just what in the world you had done to princess?"
The indigo-haired man asked that while glaring straight at Haji with a voice that sounded like he wanted to kill. Hearing that, Haji exposed a rare puzzled expression and he turned his gaze at Liliana's direction, Not just Haji, everyone would think about Liliana if they heard the word 'princess'.
Gazes gathered at Liliana wondering if she had so kind of relationship with the dragon race that had been hiding from the front stage all this ti, but Liliana herself had no knowledge of that at all and she shook her head left and right vigorously.
"Where are you looking at! If a dragon race says the word princess then it's obviously about Tio-sama!"
Those words made Haji and co stiffened. They moved their gaze at Tio in a state where the sound of *gi-gi-gi* almost could be heard from their stiff movent. To that, Tio's cheeks puffed into crimson and she averted her gaze, as though she was a male in puberty that went shy because his classmates ca to know that his family was calling him with '-chan' added.
Haji murmured.
"Princess?"
Shia murmured.
"Princess?"
Kaori murmured.
"Princess?"
Shizuku murmured.
"Princess?"
And then, everyone whispered with their voices in unison.
" " " " "No waayy" " " " "
Tio howled.
"Wha, what! Is it bad if I am called princess! I am more or less the granddaughter of the clan head, so it's not strange even if I am called that!"
"Aaaa, yeah. You're right, princess Tio. It's nothing bad at all, princess Tio."
"Forgive princess Tio. It sounds bad for so reason but, you are asking us to call you princess Tio from now on aren't you, princess Tio?"
"Ye, yep, it's not strange at all you know? Princess Tio? Yep, I think it sounds fine you know, princess Tio."
"I, I think it's fine. Even if, it sounds like that but a princess is a princess isn't it? Princess Tio."
Tio whose face was dyed bright red from sha was trembling while she howled once more with teary eyes.
"Nugaa―! Stop it already! I feel extrely embarrassed sohow! I beg all of thou, call just like how it is until now! This kind of sha doesn't feel good for even a bit!"
"What's with you, isn't it fine princess Tio. Isn't it cute princess Tio. It has amazing echo you know princess Tio. Teach us this kind of thing sooner princess Tio. From here on too you will forever be princess Tio."
"Stop it alreadyyyyy"
Approaching Tio who crouched down while covering her face and her body writhing, Haji further called her princess repeatedly into her ear. In his face sadism and affection were splendidly existing in harmony, it was an 'S' face that could be called superb. As expected, Tio(pervert)'s master could be no one but Haji. Everyone was comprehending that while sending their exasperated gaze at Haji.
There, inside the atmosphere that beca strange, the indigo haired man raised his voice at Haji with a gaze that looked like a devilish homicide.
"You bastaard, what disgrace are you doing toward princess…as I thought, you are using so kind of suspicious artifact to brainwash her right!"
Sohow that statent closely resembled a certain hero (lol) sowhere.
"Hey, Ristas. Don't say sothing so rude to Goshujin-sama. I had said this many tis, but I long for Goshujin-sama from my heart. No matter even if thou art soone like my younger brother, I won't stay quiet if you are too rude."
"-, princess! You are being tricked! Please open your eyes!"
"Muu, really soone like thou. On what basis thou art saying such thing."
The indigo-haired man that was called Ristas by Tio, when he was looked at by Tio with a gaze as though she was looking at a child throwing tantrum, it was as though his store of patience finally ran out, he raised angry voice from his heart, from his heart that was filled with extrely fierce emotion.
"There is no way the princess of dragon race is this kind of pervert-!!!"
" " " " "Indeed." " " " "
All of the people in that place nodded in unison. Certainly, what he pointed out was truly correct.
"Before princess left the village, she was wise and compassionate, her strength was also surpassing the clan head. She was a great lady to whom everyone harbored affection and reverence! By no ans she is a person who will show expression of ecstasy from pain, or soone who would make a smile that look strangely joyful while she was crouching in sha and writhing from verbal abuse, she wasn't that kind of person at all! It's only natural to think that the human over there had done sothing sinister to her!"
" " " " "Indeed." " " " "
Once more all the people in that place nodded in unison. Indeed, what he pointed out was the most correct.
"No, not to ntion, for princess to call that kind of human youth, Go, Goshujin-sama or, or or or, or the likes! Impossible!"
Tio when she was at the hidden village of dragon race was surely a charming woman that no one could find fault at as the granddaughter of the clan head. Right now she was a hopeless pervert that couldn't be saved anymore, but her wisdom and prudence that she displayed at every turn, and then her deep compassion and courage that wouldn't consider even her own safety when it was for the sake of her comrades, all of those were also Tio's charm that had been conveyed enough at Haji and others.
Looking from the view point of the dragon race people who only knew about Tio's good point, Tio who had turned into a pervert looked completely like a different person. Most likely when she returned to her village, in the process of showing the recorded image and explaining about Haji and others, she freely displayed her perverted nature without restraint to her fellow clan.
When she ca back, the princess that was loved by everyone had turned into a massive pervert…it was really easy to guess what would they think in their heart.
But, even so it also felt like that Ristas's fury was a little too far. The dragon people other than him didn't send gaze that was that unfriendly at Haji. Rather they looked like they had interest at what kind of human the man that Tio chose.
Ristas looked like he was further heating up and about to argue even more vehently, but it was at that ti a remonstrating voice resounded.
"Ristas, act properly."
"Cla, clan head…but!"
Although Adol remonstrated Ristas, Ristas's expression wasn't accepting that. To such Ristas, Adol opened his mouth with his eyes squinting in amusent.
"This is sothing that Tio chose herself. If she is really brainwashed, there is no way I wouldn't notice it. The fact is that Tio is longing for him from her heart. Although Tio's change knocked out of my wits, but…"
"Then!"
"But, that change too, if it makes Tio happy then I don't mind. That child was tired of the life in the hidden village. She had faithfully protected the law from her own pride as a dragon and her own position but…there is no doubt that her heart was drying from continuing to harbor dark and heavy matter without any outlet. She departed for the mission of this ti half-forcibly was surely because she unconsciously was searching for 'sothing'. Tio had found that 'sothing'. And then, she is smiling in happiness. Isn't that enough?"
"Tha, that is…"
"Jii-sama…" (TN: Grandfather.)
Ristas was at lost for words. And then, Tio's expression too also loosened up from the gaze filled with affection that Adol sent to her.
"Besides, Ristas. For a dragon race, to dress up your jealousy with official stance and vent your anger, that is not an admirable thing to do you know?"
"Wha, what are-"
"What are you getting agitated for. You trained yourself day by day following Tio's words that she wouldn't take a spouse that is weaker than herself, that matter is known by all the people in the village. Did you think that it wouldn't be known after you continuously challenged the fiancée candidates of Tio into a match?"
Adol's expression turned a bit exasperated at Ristas who showed his agitation. When Haji turned his gaze at Tio at his side, Tio looked back at him with an expression that looked troubled. It appeared Tio also knew about Ristas's feeling. Furthermore with a small voice, "Those guys art also fiancée candidates" she turned her gaze at the other dragon people.
They were talking in small voices with deep interest, their faces close to each other with their eyes narrowing at Haji and Tio. Ristas's eyes lifted up once more. Of all thing, it seed that Tio at the village was seriously a popular girl. At the very least they idolized her so much that even when her clan mbers had seen her perverted figure they didn't imdiately get disillusionnt.
Adol asked to Liliana and others "Please give a bit of ti", and then his gaze turned at Haji.
"I am glad to et you, Nagumo Haji-kun. I heard about you from Tio. I was also shown the recording of the battle at the devil king castle. It was splendid how you slaughtered a god. For us, even if we faced such opponent in a group we would be no match at all."
"Nice to et you, Adol-dono. I am the reason that caused a strange door to open for your granddaughter. The decisive battle will be soon, but I have the resolve for at least getting a punch in the face."
The surrounding was making a stir. The reason was mainly because of Haji's honorific language. Here and there comnts like "Soone cast healing magic-!" or "The demon king went mad!" or "In this kind of ti the trump card of mankind is…the world is already over-!" could be heard.
At the sa ti, Haji's body was enveloped in light. It was a healing magic from Kaori. Shia was readying her Vire Doryuken. She was thinking that Haji would be fixed by hitting him. Shizuku was covering her face. It was as though she was witnessing a tragedy that couldn't be recovered from.
And then Tio at his side was creeped out and drew away from him.
Haji's cheeks were grandly twitching.
"Hmm. It seems that you are a little different from the image recording and the story that I heard but…from the reaction around us it looks like this is different from your usual."
"Well, you are Tio's family. If it's against the clan head of dragon race then I'll talk normally, but if it's Tio's grandfather, then I'll pay attention to my speech at least."
"Hou! So it's because I am Tio's grandfather. Fufu-, I see, I see."
Adol smiled broadly feeling a little happy at Haji's words. His dignified aura until now instantly dispersed and his air beca like a good-natured old man. Even the creeped out Tio, when she heard the reason for Haji's abnormal attitude, her expression turned bright and soft as though she was made to eat sothing sweet.
"Then, this is a great chance. How about I call you Haji-kun. Haji-kun, I don't have any plan to punch you. I also said this just now, but if Tio can smile from her heart then that's enough for . Rather, I'm happy that you can accept this stubborn person who for the sake of her own creed persisted to be unmarried for five hundred years."
"Is, that so?"
"Yes. If she is happy then things like a fetish or anything is trivial matter. Rather than that, what I want to ask is regarding your beloved princess."
Haji whose expression turned complicated from Adol's large-hearted statent now made a doubtful expression from those words. If talking about his beloved princess then he couldn't think of anyone except Yue.
"I had seen the image recording. I was surprised that the young vampire princess is alive. And then, for my granddaughter to love the sa person with her, truly, fate is sothing mysterious. Princess Aleytia…no, she is Yue right now isn't she. That girl is your most beloved correct?"
"Yes, that's right."
Adol didn't really show any change of expression when he heard Haji answering instantly. He just nodded. In exchange, the other dragon people narrowed their eyes dangerously. Ristas too right now looked like he wanted to raise angry yell. Surely they couldn't stomach that Haji was building a relationship that was more than friendship with Tio while saying that another woman was his most beloved.
"I too am a grandfather that is thinking of my granddaughter. At the occasion of the great persecution five hundred years ago, I swore to this child's parents who lost their lives――to my son and his wife. That I will protect her without fail. Therefore, if you are saying that you cannot love Tio, even if Tio say that she doesn't mind with that, as expected I cannot just accept that. The feeling of wanting to entrust the beloved granddaughter is what is called parental love isn't that correct?"
"Indeed."
Adol's gaze stabbed straight at Haji.
Surely Adol wanted to ask. What was the true feeling of Haji toward Tio. Exactly because Adol understood that Tio would step into [Holy Precincts] with Haji, and also because he understood that he would commit to deadly combat against the apostles, in this ti where it was possible that he would part away forever with his granddaughter in this life, that he couldn't help but wanting to know about the partner that his granddaughter gave her heart to.
Haji slowly ran his gaze at the surrounding. To Ristas and others of the dragon race, Shia and others, Adol. And then, lastly to Tio.
Tio blushed slightly from being stared directly by Haji and she was going to take a step back from the pressure she felt.
But, Haji's arm reached out before she could step back. When that arm caught the waist of Tio who was going to draw back, it then pulled Tio close to him strongly. It really looked like as though Haji was saying that this woman belongs to . Tio was turning redder and redder. She looked really ek to the degree that made one wanted to tsukkomi just what happened with the usual pervert.
Haji faced Adol once more with his arm still embracing Tio. And then, he opened his mouth with a calm but powerful voice.
"Recently, everyone said it really often, that I am like a demon king."
"Hmm?"
"That's why, I will take everything that I want, and send flying everything that is in the way."
The outsiders went noisy. Adol was listening quietly. Haji declared clearly to the listening Adol.
"I want Tio."
Tio who was embraced by Haji twitched noticeably. Her eyes opened widely while she stared at Haji wholeheartedly.
"No matter what Tio is thinking, that's already irrelevant. I have no intention to let her go now after this far. Indeed, Yue is my most beloved but…even so, I feel that Tio is lovely. That's why――"
"That's why?"
Adol asked. Haji turned his gaze at Ristas and others for a mont, then he showed a fearless smile at Adol while declaring.
"Tio already belongs to . If anyone cannot stomach that, then try to steal her with all your might. No matter when, no matter how many tis, I'll take on anyone."
Those excessively unreasonable, selfish, and preposterous words made everyone who watched over the course of events with the dragon race people first on the lead to be lost for words. Only Shia and others were making an expression that seed to say "Can't be helped huh".
And then, as for Adol who was curious of Haji's true feeling,
"Certainly you are an incarnation of unreasonableness――just like a demon king in a fairy tale. Fufu-, I see. So my granddaughter has fallen into the hand of demon king huh. In the hand of the demon king that might save the world. Kuhaha-"
He raised a laughing voice that sounded amused. After laughing like that for a while, he turned his gaze at Tio and nodded as though consenting to sothing.
"That's a good face. I have never seen your expression like that in the village at all. It's just like your explanation in the village, you are loved by everyone, and then you are in love with them."
"Jii-sama. Exactly. Not only Goshujin-sama, I also love Yue and others. And then, right now I'm convinced. That everyone also loves . I am too happy that it feels like right now I can murder even a god by myself."
Adol whose smile deepened even more from Tio's reply calmly straightened his posture and turned his gaze at Haji. And then he lowered his head.
"Then, demon king-dono. I ask you along with your beloved people, please take care of my granddaughter."
"…Indeed, I have received your request. I will protect her until the end of this life of mine."
Haji's way of talking returned back to honorific language once more, to that Adol looked like a weight had fallen off from his shoulder, he nodded with relieved expression and then turned on his heel toward Liliana and others. He apologized for taking ti for his personal matter while urging them toward the conference room. He also took the opportunity to breathe life back into Ristas and others who had faltered from Haji's declaration and urged them to follow him.
Liliana and Aiko were directing expression that looked absurdly jealous, and possibly even greedy toward Haji, but urged by the surrounding they helplessly returned back inside the fortress even while they kept sending glances back with reluctance.
The onlookers were scattering gradually with the disappearance of the leaders, but the remaining people, especially the classmates who had gathered unnoticed were sounding out gossips like "Damn, Nagumo is seriously an ero ga's MC" or "Haa haa, maou-sama(TN:Demon king-sama)…haa haa" or "That's just too unreasonable…but, I also want soone to act that unreasonable for !" or "Haji-sama's harem…if I added myself nonchalantly into there, it's possible".
Amidst such atmosphere, Tio who was clinging on Haji's chest with slovenly expression "nihee~" softly separated herself from him.
"Goshujin-sama. Those were truly, truly joyful words. However, there is one thing that I wished to confirm. For Goshujin-sama to speak your feeling for that clearly, surely that's not because Goshujin-sama hath been thinking of the final possibility isn't it?"
If those words ca out from a feeling of him wanting to convey his feeling because he thought they might die in this battle, then Tio had to warn Haji. But, based on what Haji saw from Tio's expression, it seed that until the end it was nothing more than just her confirming it without her really believing that Haji was thinking like that.
"A vow to be together in the ti of death and thinking that we might die are different things. Naturally, the one who will die are those guys, not us. There is not even a speck of a chance for us to die. I rely didn't want to take a half-assed attitude in front of your family."
"Kufufu, I see I see. Then that's fine. God or whatever isn't worthy to be feared. After all I feel like I can defeat even Ehito alone if it's the current . Let's take back Yue and then do 'pii-' and 'pii-' with everyone happily!"
"…That's why, whether it's Shia or you, in the end you girls just spoiled up everything."
Behind Haji, Shia was laughing "Ahaha, desuu~" shalessly.
For the ti being they changed the spot because they wanted to be spared of being a spectacle more than this. It was only the mbers of storming group that gathered at a corner of the fortress's rooftop and spent their ti to master the artifacts or resting. There was still a few more hours until the sunrise, but no one tried to take a nap. In this situation where it was unclear when the great invasion would begin, no matter how much they relaxed but the subconscious tension couldn't let their mind to fall asleep.
In this kind of ti, even Haji who usually displayed a thick nerve, his sleepiness was naturally blown away when he thought of Yue. Right now he was just earnestly polishing his killing intent toward Ehito.
Before long the sunrise arrived. The face of the shining sun peeked out from the east horizon, large shadow stretched to the west.
The warm sunlight illuminated the world, at that ti when the sun that blazed bright red completely revealed its appearance, Haji quietly opened his closed eyes, and then he murmured.
"They ca."
It was at that mont.
The world was dyed reddish black and rumbled.
And then, ahead of the gaze that Haji and others directed, a crack ran on the sky of God Mountain, there the abyss peeked out its face.
It began.
For god, this was the world's…
For mankind, this was the toyed history's…
Beginning of the end.
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