Part 4
Horun guided Diablo around the Magic Academy .
It seemed that there was a need for him to memorize the terrain .
He seemed to be checking on things like the layout and structures of the buildings, and places where there were a lot of people .
They went out to the schoolyard .
Diablo gazed at the old school building .
「What is at the back of that?」
「It’s a hill -ssu . It’s a grove of mixed trees……There’s a shed to house cleaning tools, a well, a storehouse for firewood……」
「A well?」
「It’s an old well that isn’t used anymore -ssu ne . 」
「Fumu……」
Horun didn’t understand every little thing that Diablo cared for or what he didn’t care for .
「What’s wrong -su ka?」
「Europa is an Earth and Water element monster . 」
Horun tilted her head .
「……Europa?」
「Do not mind it . 」
Putting a stop to the explanation, Diablo started walking .
When they were about to head towards the old school building──
A single man walked out from the Middle School Section building .
He wore a long deep red coat .
He was a blond Elf .
Horun reflexively put herself on guard .
「The Royal Palace Knight!」
「The Royal Palace Knight!」
「Hou?」
Diablo curved the ends of his lips .
As if they were standing in his way, the red coat man stopped walking . He glared at them with his sharp eyes .
He overbearingly made a declaration .
「I am a Royal Palace Knight──Thanatos the Immortal . 」
He flourished the hem of his long, deep red coat . He flaunted the black-lacquered long sword that hung on his waist .
Diablo gulped .
「ッ……Bastard, you’ve got quite the taste, don’t you . But, knowing that I was the Demon King Diablo, you introduced yourself, didn’t you?」
──He said that he was a Demon King!?
Horun was worried wondering if that was alright .
Thanatos opened his eyes wide .
「Demon King!? I see……So you’re Diablo . Indeed . ……It seems the rumors of the “Black Hero” were true . 」
「Did you say Black Hero? Fufun……Attaching such a boorish nickname to me . 」
The other party pointed at him .
「I do not approve of someone like you . Those eyes are the eyes of one that would do wrong to the Races . The moment you reveal that true nature of yours, I, Thanatos the Immortal, will defeat you . 」
The other party pointed at him .
「I do not approve of someone like you . Those eyes are the eyes of one that would do wrong to the Races . The moment you reveal that true nature of yours, I, Thanatos the Immortal, will defeat you . 」
Making that declaration, he bent the finger that he turned towards them in a strange way, and held it in front of his own face .
Diablo responded, covering half of his own face with one hand . He threw a bloodshot, sharp glint of his eye from the gap between his fingers .
「Ha! There is no way someone like you would be a match for me . The moment you draw that black sword, is when I shall make you taste despair . 」
「Damned Demon King……So you’ve zeroed in on my magic sword . As expected of you . 」
*Fufufu, Kukuku……* The two of them exchanged stifled laughters .
Horun made a complicated face .
──These two!?
Babylon also made a similar face and spoke .
『They totally get along -ppo . 』
There’s no way that should be the case . Even though they were expressing real bloodlust and it should have been the atmosphere of an explosive situation, for some reason, friendliness could be felt .
Thanatos the Immortal left behind a cool sounding parting threat, and left .
Just where he was headed to was a mystery .
A few days ago, he should have been searching for some “wicked magical power” or something the whole time but……most likely, he was unable to identify the source of it .
Since even the Headmaster said that she would need a bit of time to do so, it shouldn’t have been that easy to do .
Just where he was headed to was a mystery .
A few days ago, he should have been searching for some “wicked magical power” or something the whole time but……most likely, he was unable to identify the source of it .
Since even the Headmaster said that she would need a bit of time to do so, it shouldn’t have been that easy to do .
──It’s fine since he surprisingly hasn’t caused any problems though -su kedo .
A “weird person is loitering about the academy” was her evaluation of Thanatos so far .
The toll of a bell resounded from the clock tower .
Diablo glared in the direction of the old school building .
「It’s best if it’s done before it gets dark . I guess it’s about time to go . 」
「Are we going -su ka? Sylvie-san still hasn’t come back yet though -ssu kedo . 」
「It’s not a problem . If it’s Sylvie, she should be able to do something about it by the time she’s needed . 」
She sure is trusted──is the tone that was transmitted to her .
Horun thought .
Someday, I also want to be trusted by Diablo like this .
For that sake, she would now devote all of her power to the matter at hand .
Chapter end
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