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Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo Dorei Majutsu - Volume 8 - Chapter Prologue

Published at 30th of April 2018 09:41:13 PM


Chapter Prologue

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Prologue – Part 1

 

Part 1

When he looked up, stars twinkled in between the thriving leaves.
The chirping of insects could be heard.
Diablo then looked down to the ground from the top of the large tree.
He couldn’t see anything. It felt like looking into a bottomless hole.
Since the Elves possessed the night vision ability, they didn’t use torchlights.
Besides, for the residents of this other world, going to sleep at the same time as the sunset and waking up together with the sunrise was normal.
Diablo had also grown accustomed to that custom, and was already sleepy.
──I’ve become pretty healthy now.
His lifestyle in his former world was all about internet games. Since there was also a competition factor in the MMORPG Cross Reverie, night was when the number of participating Players increased.
(Negotiations and collaborations could also be done, but that was far beyond Diablo who was lacking interpersonal skills.)
In those times, he would sleep together with daybreak and wake up just past noon.
The sound of footsteps treading on leaves approached him.
A pig Orc faced Elf stood next to him.
「Your Majesty.」
He called out to him like that.
Diablo had become the new king of the country of Elves──of the Greenwood Kingdom.
For him who had professed himself as a Demon King to become king of the Elves……It had a very strange feeling to it.
Right now, he was at the top of the large tree with was the royal family’s residence.
The pig face that called out to him had the name of Durango.
He had the outward appearance of an Orc, but he was in fact an Elf that an understanding of politics and economics and also excelled in martial arts. He also had a strange secret, but let’s leave that aside.
「Good work today, Your Majesty.」
「Hmph……」
While showing a haughty attitude, Diablo nodded.
He was poor at talking with people.
If he were to respond with his original self, words wouldn’t come out very well.
Wouldn’t I offend the other person? Wouldn’t I disappoint them? Wouldn’t I be made fun of? His head would become full with such anxieties. That is why he took the image of the character he played as in the game for a long time, and behaved like it.
If Diablo didn’t do his Demon King role play, he had a communication disorder where he couldn’t talk properly.
Durango lowered his head.
「I am terribly sorry that the meeting dragged on and ended up ending at this time. Although it is small, a country is a country, and it is necessary to have many of the citizens come to an agreement.」
──Now then, how should I reply?
Replying with appreciation wasn’t Demon King-like.
The ones known as Demon Kings were imposing and overbearing, so in other words, he had to be a being that induced fear.
However, with the occurrence of several problems, he understood that the Elves would be bewildered.
At the very least, he wanted to convey that he would also cooperate. Though, the most that Diablo could do was fight against enemies……. Thinking that he would try to make an appeal to that part, he opened his mouth.

「I shall exterminate them.」

Durango panicked.
「N, no! The entirety of the populace has consented to Your Majesty’s enthronement, and there is no mistake that they praise and welcome you! I am terribly, terribly sorry that my words were lacking and agitated your heart!」
「……U, mu?」
Although he nodded from going along with the flow, it was different from the reaction that Diablo expected.
He thought that he would reply saying that he was reliable, or that it was reassuring to hear that.
Durango changed the topic.
「Your Majesty, what you had said about this afternoon’s Demonic Beings, is that true?」
「Hmph……It would not be a lie, that strength was genuine.」
「So it’s as we thought, the Great Demon King Modinalaam has……awakened.」
His voice trembled.
The name Modinalaam had appeared in the MMORPG Cross Reverie as the 《Demon King of Insanity》.
It was a Golden Week limited time event.
In the game, it was an all-rounder type that used both the spear and magic, and was a formidable enemy whose attribute values were abnormally high.
However, its eccentric actions of putting debuffs on itself and giving buffs to the challengers stood out.
It was possible to win even at a low level if one was lucky, and conversely, it was possible to lose even at a high level.
With the comments from the Players being things like 『It’s too much of a game of chance』, 『Even the boss battle is a gacha』, and 『It’s management of insanity』, it’s popularity was questionable.
Since the item obtained when it was defeated was valuable, a great number of people participated in the event despite the complaints though.
Naturally, Diablo also fought it.
──Well, it will probably be different from how it was in the game though.
The Modinalaam in the MMORPG Cross Reverie didn’t claim to be the Great Demon King, and it didn’t absorb the other Demon Kings.
It was a different thing.
It would be better to think of it as an unknown enemy.
「It would seem that Modinalaam’s objective, was the 《Demon King of the Heart, Caldia》 that was sealed in this land, wasn’t it?」
「Yes. And unfortunately, it was stolen……This is the height of regretfulness.」
「Hmph……It will be fine if I just defeat them. Even if a small fry swallows up several other small fry, a small fry is a small fry! I am the true Demon King. I shall pulverize them!」
Could he really win against Modinalaam?
Since Diablo was doing his Demon King role play, he declared that while brimming with confidence.
However, his instincts as a Gamer was telling him this.
──As things are now, it’ll be tough.
By fighting against the subordinate small fry, one could infer the strength of that stage’s boss. He couldn’t say he would have a certain victory.
Having no way of knowing Diablo’s inner thoughts, Durango loosened his facial expression.
「Your Majesty, it truly is reassuring to have you as king.」
「Hmph……Leave it to me.」
「It seems that God has also approved of your enthronement. The withering trees have regained their vitality, and they have started to grow large fruits.」
What he pointed to, it was too dark for Diablo and he couldn’t see anything.
Even if the surroundings were well-lit, he was unable to differentiate between the good and bad conditions of the trees.
「……God huh.」
「It seems that it has been blessed. Since this is the first time someone that wasn’t an Elf had become king, there were many that felt anxiety, but now we can have a peace of mind.」
「It sure is strange.」
「What, do you mean?」
「For this forest, blessings are given by having a king──that is what is said, right?」
「Yes. That was the promise with God.」
「I thought it had the meaning of being like the country would fall to ruin unless the politicians were settled in, but in actual fact, the trees and shrubs were resuscitated, and are bearing fruit──that is what you said.」
「There is no mistaking it.」
「In this world, priests use 《God’s Miracles》. Even lost limbs can be put back as before.」
「That is quite a high-ranking miracle.」
「And then, just a few days ago……I had seen the corruption of the Church in the royal capital, and even fought against it. The faith of the current High Chief Priest was genuine. She had the resolution to even offer up her life to God.」
「As expected of you and her.」
「However, when that person had fallen to an assassin’s dagger, nearly died from a curse, and even caught and thrown into jail, God did not appear to help her.」
「Goodness!? For such things to happen……」
「In this world, does God exist? Does He not?」
Durango paused.
「……God does exist. However, people are unable to understand His will──that is what I believe.」
「Fumu.」
He remembered that Lumachina also said something similar. His heart wasn’t completely cleared of doubt, but it seemed that he had no choice but to accept it as that sort of thing.
After that, they exchanged some words.

 

Part 2

After a little while, Durango said this.
「Your Majesty, it is about time for your bridal night……Princess Shera……Pardon. I believe the new Queen Shera, is waiting.」
「B, bridal night……you say?」
「The populace is in anticipation for an heir.」
The country of Elves prospered because it had a king. At the same time they welcomed the new king, it was only natural that they would desire his successor. Having lost both of the elder brother princes, and with the death of the previous king, Shera was now the only one that held the royal family’s lineage.
Durango pointed deep into the forest.
「The royal family bedchambers are at the end of this branch. It is on the third large tree over. Seeing as how the Queen Dowager has already changed residences, there is no need to feel reserved.」
「O, ou.」
「I shall also take my leave. By all means, please be gentle with her. Though, since I am sure you have long since formed a relationship with her, I believe you are already used to it by now.」
He seemed to be misunderstanding something, but he absolutely did not have that sort of relationship with Shera. He has touched her body on accident though……
Putting it bluntly, Diablo was an inexperienced person. His amount of experience was zero.
Durango bowed, and then left.
He was left alone.
Rem and Rafleisha were probably already asleep in the guest house. Rose who had damaged her right arm was resting on the maintenance bed in the 《Demon King’s Labyrinth》.
Diablo turned his eyes towards the end of the branch. A dim light was lit.
Elves did not need lighting.
In other words, that, was a light for the sake of beckoning Diablo.

──A bridal night!?

「Nonono……Something like children, it’s a bit too early for me……I haven’t mentally prepared for it after all.」
Forgetting the Demon King-like speech and conduct, Diablo turned his back towards it.
However, he himself was the king, and Shera was the queen. It surely wasn’t too early.
At the very least, the Elves were desiring it, and none other than Shera herself even said that she understood it.
Diablo made a dry gulp.
He headed towards the place where the light was lit.
「……Well, this is Shera we’re talking about. She might already be asleep. It seems like she would be.」
The branch shined with magic.
That place was covered with vines that were in a half-spherical shape, and was arranged so that those inside couldn’t be seen from the outside.
There was a bed where grass was piled up.
A dress-figured Shera, was waiting with a nervous expression.
──So she was awake.





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