Chapter 222

In the living room of my Magic Cottage .

I made Io, Olivia, and Tanya wait in the front of the cottage, and holding Hikari’s hand, I tried to go once again to the lottery place while holding the golden ticket .

「……I can’t go after all」

『It’s completely the same as before』

「It means that although I got the ticket, I can only use it after going back huh」

「Too bad, I wanted to meet Onee-chan too」

「You’ll meet her after we return . And for that, I need to kick “that” Eleanor’s sass」

「Un! Hikari will do her best」

「Hikari doesn’t need to try so hard, okay?」

『You……』

「It’s okay〜 . Hikari is a Demon Sword too . Also」

“Ehehe〜”, Hikari laughed innocently .

「Even if Hikari slashes towards her, Okaa-san should be okay . She’s Hikari’s Okaa-san after all!」

『Umu, it’s exactly as she said . However, it is not alright to give up just like that . Hikari, I shall teach you how to cut me . You should learn it and grow furthermore as a Demon Sword』

「Un! Hikari will do her best!」

Hikari who is the incarnation of purity, she’s so cute after all . She’s the cutest in the world without a doubt .

Well, leaving aside how cute she is, am I too protective of her?

……ahh, I see .

I was imposing my values on her too much .

「Hikari」

「What is it〜, Otou-san」

「Let’s do it with full strength . Enough to chop that other Eleanor into two」

「Un!」

Hikari smiled innocently .

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I went out with Hikari and after keeping the Magic Cottage to my Different Dimension Warehouse, I called out to the three .

「I’ve kept you waiting」

「U〜un, you couldn’t go? Kakeru-san」

「Yeah, I couldn’t . It will be after we return」

「Ororo〜, too bad . I wanted to see Human’s thing」

「Olivia can’t follow, so you can’t see it」

「Un, I tried to bring O-chan before, but I couldn’t〜」

Hikari agreed with me, but Olivia shook her head with a smile .

「Human is going to a different space right? If so, the atmosphere would change before and after that, so I wanted to see it」

「I see . If so, I’ll show you when we returnーーor rather, the future you should know about it already」

「We also tried to go there while I hug O-chan〜」

「Un, I’ll look forward to it」

「Uhm……uh, what are we going to do now?」

Tanya asked timidly .

「Let’s meet Skiros Calamba first . Although the situation changed, we’re still probably going to fight against the Empire . The opponent only changed from Emperor Rodotos to Demon King Eleanor . If the history is moving towards the five great kingdoms, we should sortie with Skiros and the others」

「I see」

「Mercouri-san is not around, is it alright?」

Io asked a very natural question .

The five great kingdoms . Mercouri, Calamba, Comotoria, Siracuza, and Aegina .

When I met Skiros, because I dropped the fan I received from Helene, he thought that I am a person from Mercouri .

Although there is no problem at all fighting as Mercouri’s side, the problem is that after the war ends, who will be the one governing the Mercouri Kingdom .

「In the first place, Helene and Iris’s appearance, they were not human」

「Ororo〜, what does that mean?」

Olivia tilted her head . I see, she doesn’t know huh .

I explained it to her .

The image I had when I met Helene for the first time .

A beauty with golden hair with pointed ears, as beautiful as a fairy .

I told Olivia that image .

「Ororo〜, if it’s that, I know them . They’re a very small race within the demi-humans」

「Is that so?」

「Un, it’s like this, right?」

Olivia waved her hand .

A magic circle appeared from the ground and the soil gradually formed a shape .

It slowly turned into a humanoid shape and started to change colors .

After a while, it turned into a detailed doll .

「Ah! It’s this」

「This is it」

「Un!」

Io, me, and Hikari .

The three of us who saw Mercouri’s royal family nodded .

「And where are they?」

Olivia gently closed her eyes .

When I thought of why she changed her appearance .

From a human to a huge dragon .

「Ride on, Human」

「Yeah」

I didn’t need to ask more .

It’s because I understood that Olivia’s decision to guide us there is better than just explaining .

Io, Tanya, and Hikari .

Everyone nodded and got on the back of Dragon King Olivia . She brought us to the sky and fluttered her wings, flying towards the south .

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There is smoke rising from here and there in the village .

Shouts and screams are being exchanged, and the sound of battle could be heard from everywhere .

Meanwhile, a pair of men and women were hiding in a frugal house .

The man looked normal, one that you could see anywhere . If else, he has a well-built body that is trained through hard farming .

On the other hand, the woman was so beautiful that everyone would wish to steal a glance .

She has golden hair that is worth more than actual gold, pointed ears, and within her beautiful and dignified expression was an unforgettable wisdom and intellect .

「Rex, you should escape even if it’s just you!」

「I leave you here and run away! Leave it to me; I’ll definitely take you with me and escape」

「That’s impossible! They are the Empire’s, Overlord Rodotos’s soldiers . They came here to capture us . The only person who has the possibility of escaping in this village is you」

「Even so, I won’t leave you behind! I’ll regret it for the rest of my life if I run away without you!」

「Rex……」

「I feel glad that I came here, it’s because I was able to fulfill my encounter with destiny with you . If so, I will definitely protect this destiny no matter what!」

The man, Rex said with an unwavering will . Seeing him, the woman’s eyes were now filled with happiness and love, but mixed within them was the sadness coming from the hopeless situation .

*Bam!*, the thin door was forcefully opened .

Five heavily armored soldiers stomped and entered inside .

「Oh〜, there you are . Tch, one of them was hiding after all」

「Don’t worry, woman . The superior’s order is just to capture you . We’ll send your complete body safely, so come here, don’t resist」

「Who’d believe that!」

Rex grabbed the spade that he found in the cabin and stuck it towards a soldier like a spear .

The soldier easily dodged it, drew his sword, and chopped it .

「What’s up with this guy?」

「His ears aren’t pointed, so probably he’s not from here」

「A stranger huh」

「UOOOO!!」

Rex held the space that turned into a stick and challenged the soldiers again .

Although his will was unwavering, he is a man who has never fought in his life .

The soldier dodged and he was sent flying by a back fist .

He broke through the thin walls of the cabin, sent flying outside .

「Rex!」

「Oh, stop there, little lady . Don’t move . Although we were told to bring you safely, there might be a case where your jaw and shoulders are dislocated」

The soldier grabbed the woman’s shoulder . The woman was desperately running towards Rex, not listening to their words .

「Tch, this is annoying . Let’s kill that man」

One of the soldiers suggested and the other soldiers looked at each other and nodded .

「Good idea . There’s less trouble with that」

「It’s more troublesome if she’s noisy all the way」

「I’ll do it」

One of the soldiers drew his sword and went outside .

He stood in front of Rex who was hit flying and coughed out blood .

「Don’t resent me . It’s your fault coming at such a bad timing」

「Seven is good……three is bad……」

「Mm? What are you saying」

「Seven is good, three is bad……is it three……? Is it really three!」

「Tch, weird bastard . Enough, just die!」

The soldier swung his sword towards Rex . Its sharp blade cut through the air and was about to end Rex’s life .

「ーー!」

Rex closed his eyes and faced away . However, the sword was not swung down .

Thinking of it strange, he slowly opened his eyes . What he saw was a headless soldier and a man holding a black sword .

He knew that man . Although he does not know his name, he remembered what happened before .

「The ten man……why?」

After he whispered, Rex understood .

His seven good, might be his reunion with the man with ten good .