Yomigaeri no Maou

"... so why did that black cloud go through the junction?

In a royally-only viewing room where the hands of the two Kingsguard knights were silently vigilant inside the room, King Griffiz Rant Leonard asked that peacefully to Rottos, the ancient clan (elf) chief sitting in the chair in front of him.

But even though the language is polite and the tone is mild, I don't really feel the sound of tolerance there.

That is because the absolute barriers that the ancient tribe (elves) should be proud of have been so slipped through by the mysterious black clouds that they cannot wipe away the anxiety that what they were supposed to have introduced to keep the audience safe was an unexpected monkey.

The King called Lottos, the head of the Ancient Clan (Elves), shortly after that black cloud appeared to confirm whether it would be okay to continue the martial arts tournament any further, because he was in danger of collapse several times in the battle of the Extraordinary, and even more so once it was completely broken.

However, that being said, there are quite a few reasons why the King does not turn his resolute accusations to Lottos.

Lottos opened his mouth to the king's words and spoke about it.

"... First of all, it was a matter of decency... to be honest, even we have our heads in this tournament. As His Majesty the King is aware, in adopting an absolute barrier to this tournament, we conducted several test operations at the Royal Castle, but at that time our absolute barrier was frightened… I think that His Majesty was confirmed with his eyes that even the magic of Lord Olga, the chief of court magic, endured."

Lottos' words were exactly right, and even with Olga's sorcery, the most powerful and said sorcerer in the country, he could not destroy the absolute barrier.

If it was in a low-output state, it would have been possible to put in a "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "

Yet this time it is collapsed by the battle between Lulu and Gran, plus that black cloud.

It was not only Lottos who had a headache, but also the King.

I guess that's why.

Only a few sarcastic words came out of the king's mouth.

"... would you like to say that Olga's prowess is far inferior to that of the extraordinary adventurers?

But Lottos also understood something called the king's hard work and worry.

Originally, the ancient tribe (elves) were long-lived, and the king, as a human race (humans), was still equal to a child, not to mention a mature, grand man.

Lottos accepts and answers the king's sarcasm with calm coming from his age.

"No way... that's not true. At that time, Lord Olga used magic alone. Totally different story."

"When you say, what do you mean?

To the king's question, Lottos answers.

"... then I say that it was only by chance that the absolute barrier was destroyed. In that game, Lulu and Gran accomplished the feat of destroying the absolute barrier as a result of the two of us, but also of the fact that we were probably squeezing and bumping each other's best powers that we could put out then. Magic power...... was an interesting thing, sometimes when the right wavelengths of magic bump into each other, a huge amount of energy can be generated. Lulu and Gran were able to destroy the absolute barrier only because they attracted that coincidence and it is probably impossible to do the same thing again......"

I could not tell the King if that was an excuse or if he really understood and said so, but for once, not unconvincing, I shall stop pursuing about the once-in-a-lifetime collapse of the absolute junction.

In the first place, as the absolute barrier is provisionally somewhat flawed, the kingdom of Leonard's connectivity technique is far lower than that.

If you ask more than you have to, and they tell you to pull it up, that's the trouble.

But there's still something I care about.

It's that black cloud.

That seems to have been the same for Lottos, and when asked, he starts talking with his neck tilted.

"As for that black cloud... all I can say is that I'm really sorry... I can think of many reasons, but nothing for sure. I'm just saying that the existence that was creating and manipulating that black cloud would be pretty hand-worked. Let's just say it's not human work..."

The way Lottos talks like that seems really confusing and doesn't look like he's lying.

Given that there is no point in lying on this occasion either, I guess that should be seen as telling the truth.

But if that's the case, that's nothing more than the fact that you can't hit your hand.

We have to figure out what to do in the future......

Think so, says the King.

"If so, do I have to cancel the martial arts tournament..."

To the king who said so carelessly, but Lottos shook his head and answered.

"No... I don't know if Non, who couldn't prevent that black cloud, would say this, but I don't think it's necessary..."

"... it's also, why?

To the King's question, Lottos thinks a little and then slowly begins to speak in a tone that sounds like he is going to tell himself.

"... As I said earlier, the existence that created that black cloud is quite hand-worked. No… Perhaps, but we believe that you are a Disaster Class."

Disaster class (class), that was the rating by which some demons, which could even shake the existence of a nation, were classified, referring to beings which, in some cases, were also possible to turn and destroy one country as a whole.

Historically, too, few have been called as such, nor have they become so many threats to reality because they are mostly rational beings, but something that is even said to be irrelevant if they appear anyway.

Lottos says that the presence that created the black cloud fits in.

Honestly, as kings, it's not like we didn't think for a moment that it was an excuse to confuse our own improprieties, but as we hear Lottos continue to speak, we change our minds that Lottos' fears may be right.

"If that black cloud just slipped through the junction, it's honestly something that would never be possible if it were the hands of the ancient tribe (elves). If you know how the absolute barrier works and its composition, you can also explore how to get through that wall... But the analysis showed that that black cloud was not just that, it was a highly remote magic controlled from a considerable remote area. Besides, those two young men who are currently fighting in the arena...... as far as Yakou and Kyou dress, those two seem to be from the East, and according to the conversation we've heard, we can also guess that that magic seems to have formed more than its Eastern lands. What makes that possible... Honestly, I'm not among the many ancient tribes (elves) with hand-crafted magicians, or even looking for this continent again..."

Normally, we are told that the possible distance of remote witchcraft is about tens to hundreds of meters, and as the distance between the operator and the witchcraft goes away, we hear that it becomes harder to control.

Given that, I can well see how monstrous it was to form magic from hundreds, thousands, and in some cases tens of thousands of kilometers away.

After analyzing and understanding that black cloud, the King finally understood that Lottos was saying that those using it were disaster-class (class).

That's why the king said.

"... that you don't need to cancel the fight because that's not going to happen again?

Lottos nodded at the words,

"If you tell the entity, it will. I don't know when or where it's going to fall. I don't even think it's necessary to cancel the fighting tournament considering that such a special presence is going to intervene so that it doesn't make sense to stop walking on the plains for fear of thunder. If you want to cancel the tournament because of that, you won't be able to hold the tournament forever... Fortunately, the existence that created that black cloud won't see you intervene in the tournament any more. If so, I would fool myself into thinking that I could continue like this..."

The King thinks carefully of the contents of Lottos' words, and admits that they do make sense.

It would mean that if that black cloud had anything to do with attacking the audience without thinking about the damage around it, there would be no choice but to call it off, but it is true that we do not see that happening so far.

Besides, if it's something of a disaster-class (class) that you're rarely in, you should be able to do damage to the King's Capital itself, whether or not you cancel a fighting tournament here, and if you think about it, you won't be saying that something will change because you cancel a fighting tournament.

There's nothing we can do about it, because we've already allowed that black cloud to enter the king's capital.

Besides, it looks like someone I know who's fighting right now is activating Kyou and Yakou, so I think it might still be better to keep fighting.

Nor would the audience be convinced to be told to cancel the martial arts competition here and now.

Those who thought that black cloud was dangerous in the first place and didn't want to be inside the arena would escape on their own.

Given all that said, the King concluded that there would be no point in canceling the martial arts tournament here.

And tell Lottos.

"I see, I understand Lord Lottos' story... indeed, it doesn't seem necessary to call it off here. Let's deal with the martial arts tournament in the direction it continues…"

"Does it seem... So even if we keep putting up absolute barriers like this?

With all due respect, Lottos seemed to think that he would be put down the role of putting up a barrier, and asked the king that in a slight relief.

The King certainly did not even think about it, but the assumption is that the absolute barrier of the Ancient Nation (Elves) is far superior to the barrier technology of the Kingdom of Leonard, so it is impossible to bring down the Ancient Nation (Elves), etc.

I asked for help from Leonard's side in the first place, and there would be no reason to suddenly unload that for reasons I'm not even convinced of.

Plus, there are other reasons.

says the King.

"Of course, I would like to continue to ask you. Besides, to listen to you earlier, it was the Orient who created that black cloud. There was also a part of me who fights in the arena right now, and who is from the East… To be honest, it's not weird what happened."

The ancient (elf) Lottos nodded and replied to the king's words.

"Hmmm... there's no better region than the East... First of all, I hear you can't even get to the land in a normal way. Non has lived a long time, but has never set foot on the land of the East. We don't even know how the hell we're going to get to the Mitsukishi continent, beyond the sea, and beyond that, at the tip of a pompous open dark cliff..."

I hear there have been many times in history that people and things come from the East.

In fact, there is a small number of people who meet people from the East, and there is nothing to doubt about their reality.

However, there are reasons why we cannot reach the East, and that is a deep cliff that opens wide into the sea, often called a cliff, or a great fracture.

To put it bluntly, I don't have time to enumerate any records of using floating magic or anything, but none of them fell to the bottom of the fracture and never came back.

I can get there by boat or something until just before the fracture, so I can get there by boat, and floating magic from before the fracture is more or less the bone of the plan for the challenge, but as far as I'm told, it's all failed, so I guess I can't cross it that way.

But how can we cross the fracture is not conveyed, at least to the west of the fracture.

Yet the Easterners often come to the West.

So they are often referred to as the odd guests of the East.

However, there is only a small number of people who say to give them a hand because it is normal to try to capture them but also to be somewhat strong or to be practicing special sorcery, and it is also clear in history that they will eat a painful handkerchief.

It would also affect that they have nothing to do with the countries of the West in particular.

As much as I sometimes come out to fight competitions like this one or tell them like I've come up with some new technology or something, I don't really know anything else.

That's what they are in front of us right now.

As a king, I wanted to be honest with you.

I'm just afraid of later when I'm forced.

With that feeling in mind, the King says.

"Kyou and Yakou, I think you want to ask those two how they've crossed the Eastern cliff... well, you can't"

to the king's dialogue, Lottos also nodded,

"I hear that some nations have perished as a result of capturing them. It would be better not to do anything in particular to them..."

"Unfortunately, let's do that...... so let's end the story about the juncture here...... by the way, if you don't mind watching the game with me from now on? You will also be quite familiar with witchcraft if you are an elder of the ancient clan (elves). Make sure you ask me, ignorant me, for a description...?

Lottos smiled and nodded at the king proposing to watch the game with him that way, and sat down with the king on the spectator's seat, which had already been made at the window.