113 – Grand Duke Aka – 113
“yes! Anything! ah! Then, I want to smoke a cigarette before then!”
After saying that, Rosé started to move quickly, like a person going to the bathroom before a movie starts.
I explained what I knew about demonics.
The fact that he was a hero who saved a world in the past.
The fact that he left the family he loved most to the empire he was loyal to in order to save the world as a warrior.
The fact that the man who finally saved the world and decided to live solely for his family was left with his family as cold corpses.
“family… … Who are you?”
“Yes, after hearing that the hero had left the capital of the empire, a detached unit in the Disaster Formation attacked the capital. The imperial family, who decided to take care of the hero’s family, left the hero’s family behind to take care of their own property and family.”
In the end, the hero who saved the world becomes a dead man.
He killed the demon king for his family and to live with his family, but in the end, he had nothing left for himself.
“So, one day, assassins came to Demonic, who was living a life full of alcohol and gambling and couldn’t die.”
The emperor of that world was afraid. It was because he was suffering from guilt for abandoning the hero’s family and thought that the hero would target him.
It was difficult to deal with the assassins sent by the emperor with the body of a drunkard and gambling addict.
A man who fought desperately for the world. However, even after losing everything, he became an object of fear even to those he protected.
the man howled.
In the end, it was nothing that he had abandoned his family to protect.
After all, he was just a tool to protect the world.
Like that, the man who was a warrior died lonely leaving 32 stab wounds and 7 holes in his body.
he cursed
A world that killed his family.
A world that killed itself.
A world where not a single person is grateful to you.
His hatred piled up and accumulated into resentment, and resentment made his dead body rise, and the world gave him a gift of a body that would no longer get tired and die.
So he became a disaster, not a disaster, and killed his own world, and the curse prevented him from being buried in his own world.
“… … That’s why you came to this world. With a body that has become undead.”
Tears flowed from the eyes of Rosé, who was sitting in front of me and quietly listening to the story.
“Yes, the one who was banished from his own world fell asleep in a place called the Forest of the Dead.”
“then… … . Is there a reason you told Miss Tequila to take lilies with you?”
“Because it was his wife’s favorite flower. It is also the name of the summoner he trusted the most.”
“yes? Lily… … Lily?!”
“Yes, your ancestor, Lily von Euglia. Demonic was Lily’s pet.”
It was the same with the story of the game.
A lonely grave where no one visits, a flower with the same name as one’s own. An elf summoner who came with a ‘lily’.
Lily von Euglia.
In the game, Demonic was the most loyal knight by Lily’s side.
“A guy with such a past got angry right away when he saw you blowing his hair. Why do you think that was the case?”
It must have been because Rosé was very similar to the Lily she knew.
Before that, you might have heard a separate explanation from Tequila.
“I see… … . He was more amazing than I thought!”
“Yes, so you will learn a lot in sparring tomorrow.”
“yes!”
Our conversation for today ended with this.
It was because he felt very tired mentally, perhaps because of the travel he had accumulated while coming from the empire to the academy.
“… … Not long.”
I muttered that while looking at [Summoner Academia] floating on the monitor.
The currently open window is information about the summoned beast, ‘Demonic’.
Of course, it didn’t seem like he would lose as much as the difference of 2 stars, but isn’t it the ‘Demonic’ that is not another summoner?
“… … The real stats and skills don’t make sense.”
Is that why?
I started looking forward to tomorrow.
* * *
“Aagh! What a class! this is a dream! It’s a dream!”
Rosé wakes up screaming as soon as she wakes up in the morning.
As I was drinking coffee with a happy heart while looking at Rosé, Rosé turned her head and looked at me.
“What about Gregory?! Are you going with me?”
“I’m sorry.”
“No eee!!!!”
I took another sip of coffee while looking at the top of the head of the screaming Rosé.
Well, it feels like I’m back to my daily life after a long time.
“Because I’m going to go to Gaul’s General Store in the morning. I’ll buy you a present when you come.”
“Really?”
“okay.”
“… … I will believe you!”
“By the way, isn’t it too late?”
As I said that, I glanced at the clock hanging in the living room.
8:10 am.
It was a breathtaking time to prepare and head to the academy.
“Ah! When the time is like this! Ready for early bird school!”
Rosé gets up from her seat and goes straight into the room.
It took about 5 minutes for the rosé to come out in perfect condition.
“It’s fast.”
“A student before he is late is faster than light!”
I run out of the dormitory with Rosé. I don’t know why, but it’s a situation where Rosé’s mouth is not a piece of bread, but a pipe cigarette.
“… … Can I smoke while running?”
“Wouldn’t it be okay since I didn’t light the fire?!”
Certainly, there’s no big problem with just holding it in your mouth and running.
“Then Gregory! I’ll go to class first!”
Rose waved her hand and entered the academy building.
Rose going to school, it was a long time since I had seen her, so I felt nostalgic for some reason.
“… … Then, shall I begin my daily routine?”
Step out of the academy with leisurely steps and look at the surrounding scenery.
“Aww! 2 minutes! Two minutes!”
“run!”
As I was walking towards the main gate, passing students running as hard as I could to not be late, I saw a walker closing the door just in time.
“Walker.”
“Oh, who is this? Gregory Jones! Aren’t you the hero of the empire?”
As soon as he saw me, the walker smiled happily and handed me over.
I accepted the handshake and shook my head.
“A hero of the empire is an undeserved nickname.”
“hahahaha! She has already heard that you have stopped the invasion of the Holy Church! That’s enough to be called a hero! cancer!”
Did you already talk to Walker?
“That’s right. I heard that you only need to go to the Imperial Academy to report… … . I’ve been through some pretty big things.”
“There is no title for that. I apologize on her behalf.”
“No, because she didn’t expect it either. You don’t need to apologize.”
“Even so, there is something called guilt. hahahaha! by the way… … Are you going to skip class as soon as you return to the academy?”
“Since it’s been a while since I’ve come, there’s someone I need to meet.”
“Ah, if that’s the case… … . go carefully Hero of the Empire.”
A walker who opens the front door with a smile on his face. I bowed my head briefly to thank him and left the academy.
… … A terrifying inspiration.
I’m sure that inspiration must have been involved in me and Rosé going to the Empire, but to pretend like I didn’t know that much.
It was creepy, but I decided to let it go first.
Because the opponent was Walker Sky Blue, not anyone else.
“transform.”
Originally, I thought about moving to Sumonia by wagon, but I decided to fly because I had never flown properly after becoming a 4 star.
[(Skill: Spread Wings) is activated.]
Certainly, the wings spread faster than usual. Even so, it was clearly felt that the sound of the wings had greatly diminished.
If there are other things that have changed, would it be about zero hundred?
The speed didn’t seem to have increased significantly, but I felt that the time to reach a certain speed was very fast.
That means it accelerates faster.
I thought I might be able to use this to launch a more anomalous attack.
“That, that guy appeared!”
“Everyone bow your head!”
“Protect children from their eyes!”
I suddenly heard such a sound from below, so when I looked down, I saw the citizens of Sumonia with their heads down.
Occasionally, I had to see a few people raising their heads toward me, but… … .
“A black object in the sky. The monster comes down. Abyssal monster. hehehe!”
… … I guess I’m out of my mind.
Judging from the feelings of fear felt from below, it seemed that the fear radiating from the outside was much stronger.
“I’ll have to walk from here.”
If I flew further, it was obvious that Rosé and the other children would nag me about urban ghost stories again, so I went into a deserted alleyway and canceled my transformation.
“… … It’s been a while since I’ve been on the streets of Sumonia.”
Suddenly, the memory of telling Paimon about ‘Ghaul’s shop’ came to mind.
If that’s the case, it would be better to introduce them on this occasion.
Paimon’s tavern wasn’t too far from the alley where he landed, so he moved his steps there.
“hmm?”
Paimon’s tavern, ‘Flies and Goats’.
Even though it was early in the morning, there were loud noises coming from inside.
When I opened the door and entered, I heard a jingling sound and at the same time, an amazing sight unfolded before my eyes.
“I’m sorry, but there is no business today… … huh? Gregory? What are you doing at this hour?”
Early morning in ‘Flies and Goats’.
A splendid fire show and drinking party were taking place there.