162 CHAPTER X EXAMINATION OF FEAR (1/2)

I can never get up on my own all the time, but for some reason, I only wake up early when I sleep with Belle. .......

As I was thinking about this, I was watching Belle's face as she slept, when her eyelids finally opened.

'Good morning . Did you sleep well?

”...... Good morning . Hehehehe...... it's Mr. Leo.

To Belle, who is laughing funny, hmm?　Are you delirious?　As I was thinking, Belle's lips met mine.

'Mmmmmm ...... I kissed you again.'

Hey, hey, hey!　Mr. Bell, what's wrong with you?

I was confused by the sudden kiss and the unusual character, and then Belle's face came closer again .

'Yes . Stop!

Bang!　And with a loud bang Sherry and Lina came in .

I was worried about you two not coming to dinner last night when I heard that Mr. Lou was mad at Leo yesterday. ...... It sounds like you had a lot of fun last night?

No, what?　Oh, um, ......

I mean, it's not like it was all fun and games, was it?

In the meantime, would you like to have breakfast and then we can talk at length about it?

'Yes, yes ......'

I couldn't think straight in my sleep, so I couldn't argue with any of the ...... or even speak any words .

Then Belle and I ate breakfast in a flash, and Elsie and Lou joined us, and the interrogation session began in my room.

I voluntarily sat upright on the hard floor while Belle stood apologetically behind me.

Lou, by the way, is still sleepy and curled up in my bed.

She probably won't be joining in on the conversation.

So, Sherry, Leena, and Elsie began their interrogation.

So, where the hell were you yesterday?　Lou seemed to know what was going on, but he was one of those people who asked Leo about it: ....... What the hell is going on?

Hey, Lou, you kept your promise.

Now I have to feed you lots of dragon meat as I promised.

Well, I had to tell you everything anyway.

Well, ...... yesterday, we were in the Demon Forest.

”'Demon Forest!'?

Their eyes widened in surprise at my words.

Is that really such a surprise?　What's the third time I've been to the Devil's Forest?

'You promised your mother you wouldn't go until you were older, didn't you?'

Oh, yeah. I forgot about your appointment too: .......

Please. Don't tell your mother!　I wanted to say that, but I didn't have the time to say it, so I quietly began my defense.

''That's why ...... these days, I ran out of material when I was building a wall or something, so I convinced ...... Belle to let me go on the condition that I would leave as soon as she deemed it dangerous.

'So ...... what happened with that?　But you weren't just collecting material, were you?

Sherry has been quietly going on with the story .

This is scary...... I'm scared that Sherry is so quiet...... I'm scared that my normal Sherry would be really angry with me in the morning when she saw me and Belle sleeping together, revealing her emotions. .......

'Well, uh, ......, can you not say anything else about what I'm about to tell you?'

'Does it bother you if someone finds out?　Then I understand. I promise.

'You won't keep talking to me unless I promise, will you?　Then I promise.

I promise not to tell anyone.

Thank you. As a matter of fact, the Demon King is still alive in the Demon Forest.

I got the confirmation from the three of them, so I started talking about the Demon King.

Just in case it's a secret that the Demon Lord is alive over there, I think it's better to keep it a secret.

The Demon King?

Yeah. I'm sorry I've been giving you a lot of surprises.

But just be prepared for more surprises to come, okay?

'Yeah . But it doesn't mean that he's going to do anything bad, and you don't have to worry about him . I used to meet the Demon Lord every time I went to the Demon Forest, but the first time I met him, he helped me with my training, and he's a nice guy .

It's so different from the Demon King in the stories, I can't even picture it.

It's a true story, but it's still a story. It's a true story, but it's not interesting unless you add a little more to the story.

But still, he was one of the strongest men in the world, and Belle couldn't even stand in front of the Demon King.

'What?　Oh, of course. Belle was with me yesterday. Belle, what was the Demon King like?

''Once I got used to it, I wasn't afraid . But the pressure of the ...... magic power was too strong, and I was so close that I couldn't get my legs and feet to work.

When Sherry spoke to me, Belle spoke nonchalantly about the Demon King she met yesterday .

The pressure of magic power. ...... I couldn't feel that, could I?

Can't you feel it because I'm too high on magic?

So much ....... So what have you done with the Demon King?

”What I've done, or rather, ......, is I've learned a lot of things. . about this world.

'About this world?　That's pretty vague. What did you learn, for example?

'Yes. ....... Like, for example, the fact that Belle's father was the king of the Beastmen race?

'What?　Belle, were you royalty?

At my words, all three of them turned to Belle in surprise .

''No, no ...... it seems that the land of the beastman race has already been destroyed . So, they're ex-royalty to be exact .

'Destroyed!　Why?

Someone killed them all.

Who is?

Yes. ......

Can I explain the incarnation now?

If I told you, what would be the inconvenience?

...... Is there anything in particular you can think of?

Either way, I was going to tell you that I had memories of my previous life, and I'm not sure if it's still a problem ...... or not.

Actually, .......

Then I explained to Sherry and the others that I had memories of my previous life and that the Demon King had told me yesterday.

””......”

''Well, let's see, ......, does that mean that Leo is a so-called reincarnate and will now have to kill other reincarnates?''

Yes.

Such as .......

When I nodded, all three of them looked very sad.

Well, I don't like the idea of killing each other either.

Hey, I fell asleep early last night.

Thank you for sleeping with me, Belle.

What kind of memories does ...... Leo have of this past life?　Is that why you've always been like an adult, Leo, and were able to do such great things?

After a short pause, this time Leena asked me a question.

I knew that question was coming: .......

It's ...... right. I think I was able to do a lot of things because of my memories of my past life. You can train your magic from a young age, get a perfect score on an exam without studying, know things that aren't in this world and make them as if you invented them ...... that's about it.

'I see. ....... But that's what you are now, Leo, isn't it?

Yeah, I do.

I mean, is your ego completely leoned already?

I think I'm stronger as a Leonce than I was in my previous life, and .

'Then it's all right. If you're no different than the Leo I know, there's nothing wrong with that. Right?　Sherry?

Yeah. It's just that Leo was more capable than we knew.

Hmm, my feelings aren't particularly different.

Thanks to all three of you.

'Hey, more importantly, what do you mean I only live to be a hundred years old?

As I was bowing to the three of them, I heard Lou get up out of bed, miffed.

'Oh, oh!　Come to think of it, Lou was one of those incarnations, wasn't he?

If you ask me, I have the ability to nod to that too, but ......

I can't imagine having more than ten people like Lou.

Lou, like me, has memories of his previous life. Well, I don't know why, but right now she doesn't seem to remember it because of her amnesia.

Yeah, I don't remember that at all.

As I said before, me, Lou and the new Demon King will only live to be 100 years old at the most. I'm a human race, so I don't know if I'll live to be a hundred years old, but Lou seems to die when he's a hundred years old.

I see ...... that means I won't be the only one left in the world, right?

Uh-huh.

Okay then!