Volume 5 Chapter 37 (1/2)

Translator: Manga0205

「……I as have been so busy」

Ichika lowered her head to Ryou as sitting on the bed

「Ahh, no That isn't really……」

When he answered like that, Ryou looked around at the room he was in──at Vermudol's room

What was inside of the roole shelf With there only being a bed other than those, it was truly a monotonous room That simpleness that see that was unnecessary, it seeame board that was placed on top of the desk was the sole exception Then again, it felt like that wasn't placed there for the sake of fun

「Is so」

Ryou's gaze ended up being nailed on the game board

If he reested It was played bypieces that depicted various persons and races of the De Army, but as placed on the board on top of the desk were only two pieces

Ver those two pieces happily lined up, Ryou fell silent and pondered

Ryou had no memory of how these pieces were normally He didn't know if it was because the memory repair was incoin with, but even so, the way these pieces were lined up suggested a certain so to Ryou

「So, hey Ichika……」

「What is it?」

When Ryou took back his gaze froure wasn't there

When he looked around, Ichika had moved in front of Ver inside a s?」

「A bit of environ that, Ichika picked up the Rokuna piece froe, she took out the Ichika piece and lined it up next to the Ver, she made the two pieces face each other……and after a bit of silence, she ain

And then, after putting the box away so expressionless

「Pardon ht be an influence of today's strife, but the interior design of the room became a bit untidy」

「Ah, is, is that so……That can't be helped then」

「Yes, it cannot be helped」

So that he shouldn't make an untactful retort And then, at the sa The relationshi+p between Ver that shouldn't be asked

This was only a guess, but Verement of the pieces It was at the level where he would occasionally feel 「Huh, did soe?」, and didn't notice such an easy to understand appeal at all

Ryou thought that he ht be a real thickheaded bastard, but he immediately remembered that that wasn't the case

It wasn't that he didn't notice, but that he didn't try to notice

What was in Vermudol's head was the Dark Continent's, and then the Mazoku's peace and stability

Due to being the king, he thought that he needed toelse fro his own happiness

At the beginning, it was different

For the sake of not perishi+ng to the Hero

At first, that was all it was

By creating a country, Verht to behave appropriately as a king

Maybe that was sensation si country that was his child, and attentively watched over it And then, if there was anything that would harm it, he would oppose it with all of his power

That was truly the for, and at the sa

Having himself bound to the position, his individuality was erased A person shouldn't call that happiness

No, that's wrong It isn't ”shouldn't call”, it's ”mustn't call”

But, Ryou didn't have the qualifications to criticize that

For Ryou, he had locked hie known as position when he was alive

It wasn't like he desired that, but he had spent his day while going along with it thinking that it couldn't be helped

Without seeking anything higher, he didn't desire change He believed that to the same as today was happiness

Co

Verht an even better future, and was acting towards it

To subdue hi to do

「……Ryou-sa closely at him

There were also matters about Ichika within Vermudol's memories

The fact that she had repeatedly reincarnated at the hands of God, and had continuously been made a sacrifice for the sake of a revolution of the era had weighed on Vermudol's mind

It was probably because he knew that she wasn't just perfect and that she had a fragile side within her

「U, um……?」

He knew That she had lost her place to return to and continued to be a lost child

Everyti precious to her

That is why Vermudol felt that Ichika should beco」

But, just because Ryou knew that, it wasn't like he could do anything about it

Ryou was nothing but a substitute to the bitter end, and this body and soul were Ver hi Vers, this reality……to Ryou, it was all an illusion

He didn't have the right to say anything there The only thing for Ryou to do was vanish just like this