Prologue (1/2)

Prologue

「Good grief、where on Earth could it have gone so wrong that it became like this, I wonder──I’m begging you, so someone please just tell me。 There’s a limit to being utterly confused, you know──」

In the heavily down-pouring rain, the figure of a single man could be seen climbing the steep mountain, talking to himself.

He looks to be around 20 years of age.

His height is short, and he’s wearing rough and tight clothing, but that doesn’t seem to matter in this downpour.

No, even if the rain wasn’t heavy, the blood dying red stains on those clothes would have led to the same result.

「……dammit。 I never G.o.dd.a.m.n wanted to become a hero just to end up running around like this……I just wanted to defeat the Maou to save the world, and then get surrounded by women！」

The man’s name is Yomawari Meguru

Being summoned as a hero, he, alone, shouldered the hopes of the people to fight the Maou.

And then, right now, Meguru is running away.

Running──while fighting.

What is he running away from? What is he fighting against? Even though the Maou was defeated?

Meguru himself understands all too well. The enemy he’s going against, he knows who──but the reason for that, he has not a clue.

Just a while ago he was fighting a life-and-death battle with 10 Knights clad in armor, and yet he had not the slightest idea about the reason why they fought. However, there is one thing he understands, on the chest of those armed Knights, the crest of the Kingdom, by whom Meguru was summoned, was carved.

──why.

──why me.

──一why in this G.o.dd.a.m.n wide world, do I have to become like this.

While trying to kill each other, by those thoughts, he vented out his full killing intent.

But even so, even when Meguru annihilated all the Knights, by no means it was the end of all that. On the contrary, it was only the beginning.

During a long period of time, the same thing continued again and again.

It became something that happens on a daily basis.

It also had long reached the point of turning into Meguru’s daily life.

Lately, it’s been going on continuously. Every single day, without break.

「No surprises……this is just too tough……」

His irritation is reaching its peak.

「Haa……っ、haa……っ、haa……」

Even so, he continued to run. The reason he ran is clear as day. It makes him feel at ease, even just a little bit more than when he stopped his feet.

There’s not even spare time to think about whether they stopped pursuing after he had killed so many of them already.

「Ah、d.a.m.n。 I even defeated the Maou、why the h.e.l.l did it turn out like this──ッ！」

That moment, sensing someone’s presence beyond the bush, Meguru stopped his legs. He already used up all the weapons he had for the battle earlier. If by any chance, the thing beyond that bush is an enemy, he has no choice but to have to fight barehanded. There’s no spare time to delicately be preparing magic either. Meguru stiffened his body, but soon relaxed.

It was not an enemy. No, to be exact, it was a former enemy.

The thing that made its appearance, was the Maou that Meguru should’ve defeated, Pearlnight “Resurrection” Halwehi. A touch shorter than Meguru, the girl in mini-skirt too, was dyed in blood stains just like Meguru himself.

Pearlnight “Resurrection” Halwehi1.

The girl that was formerly dictating the world, and should’ve been killed by Meguru.

「Pearlnight……。 You lived……」

Fuu–Meguru heaved a sigh.

「Even though I surely thought I killed you。 You’re still living huh」

His whole body and soul trembled incomprehensively.