Tribute to the Demon King

At that time, she was particularly afraid of being alone.

When she was very young, life was not fun from childhood because she was always afraid of losing something.Until one day, after she read an ancient story widely spread in the country—the legend of Cu Chulainn from her father's study room, she felt special admiration for this shining hero.

...and, that kind of unresolvable deep sadness.

So that one day when she accidentally fell asleep and dreamed in the park, because she dreamed of Cu Chulainn's Stranger Way, the little girl burst into tears.

"Why are you crying?"

Beside the ten-year-old girl, a black-haired young man who looked eighteen or nineteen scratched his head in confusion, as if he felt a little headache about taking care of children: "Is there anything that bothers you? If you don't mind, you can tell me." Do you listen?"

It was a young foreigner dressed in shabby clothes.He held an incomprehensible book written in Latin in his hand, his eyes were gentle and soft, his complexion was as pale as that of a patient in a hospital, and he seemed to be in poor health.

"...I, I want to tell a story."

For some reason, the girl felt that this person might understand her, so she said timidly, "Is it possible?"

After he nodded with a smile, the girl felt that she had some strength in her heart, so she opened the small book with illustrations in her hand, pointed to the words on it, and told the young man the story of Cu Chulainn word by word.

"...a highly respected druid predicted the fate of those who become warriors today. He said that although children who become warriors today can get the greatest glory, they will die earlier than anyone else as a price."

She paused, licked her somewhat dry lips, and continued: "All the teenagers around did nothing because of fear, only he didn't care about divination, he came to the king without hesitation, and asked for today's Become a warrior. Although he was stopped by the king, the boy insisted on his request and finally got his wish."

"The legend of Cu Chulainn."

The young man nodded clearly: "So, are you afraid of that boy's actions? Or, are you afraid of his choice?"

Those words made the girl hold her breath for an instant.

Things that I didn't even know were exposed mercilessly by others-that sense of shame and fear surged up.

But after that, she felt a little relieved that her thoughts were exposed in front of him.The feeling that she could say everything made her give up the twists and turns to hide.

"……Um."

The girl looked into his eyes with wonder, hugged the book in her arms tightly, and whispered: "I'm either afraid... or I don't know why."

The druid's prophecy said that if he became a warrior today, although he would definitely receive the highest honor, he would not die a good death.

At that time, Cu Chulainn told the king without fear or hesitation, "I will become a warrior today."

No matter how Wang asked, he didn't answer the reason, but just repeated this sentence stubbornly.

"I don't understand... what he wants."

With a childish voice, she expressed her confusion to the boy she met for the first time.

Is it because I am afraid of the prophecy that I will die badly, but I want the glory as compensation; or is my eyes blinded by the glory, and I don't believe in fate at all?or...

"To put it simply, do you want to know whether he values ​​glory or prophecy more?"

After pondering for a long time, the young man replied without hesitation: "I don't think he cares about any of them."

"...Huh? Why?"

The girl looked blank.

"The young man probably already knew this prophecy."

The young man, as if he had just asked Cu Chulainn, replied with incomparable certainty: "My way of life must be like this—this certainty has been in my heart since I was born, not because I believed in druids. The prophecy made the choice."

The young man had no fear or doubts about the druid's prophecy, and just accepted it as a task entrusted to him.

The girl blinked, eyes full of confusion showing a little dazed look.

……So this is ah.

That's what I'm afraid of.

It's not that he is obsessed with glory without fear of death, nor is it that he doesn't believe in the prophecy in himself at all.

The hero knew from the very beginning that he would die badly, but he never thought about changing his tragic fate... This is what he is afraid of.

But why is this and how to solve it... For a girl who is only ten years old, this question seems too heavy and obscure.

But she understood one thing.

The young man can answer his doubts.

He will not laugh at his childish question, and will seriously consider it as a question... Just being around him will make him feel at ease.

At that time, it was as if I was possessed by a demon, I followed that young man secretly and then slipped away.As an excellent magic family who inherits bacteria, she followed the young man all the way back to the clock tower with some simple magic.When she was discovered, the young man could hardly laugh or cry, so he could only inform her parents to come and collect her.

Then, she had a big fight with her parents.After a while of flying around, in order to pursue her own value, she recklessly joined the clock tower and became that person's student.

Buzzett Flagg Mark Remis has never regretted his past decisions.

If you continue to stay in your hometown, you will decay sooner or later.Although she doesn't understand anything, she came to the Clock Tower just because she wanted to do something within her power, and she even violated the family tradition and was dismissed... She never regretted it.

Because she was here, she really felt the feeling of "being needed by others".

Now she vaguely felt something.If I had come to the Clock Tower a few years later, I might not have been greeted by friendly teachers and classmates, but bureaucrats from the Ministry of Justice with smirks.

——The clock tower is still essentially a place to train magicians, so outsiders who are too good are even less popular than stupid people.But fortunately, Bazzett grew up in the Eindsworth classroom, "native-born", a magician of the clock tower department, but was entrusted with important tasks and looked at with trust by people.

Then she took advantage of Darius' face and guidance to join the Designated Seal Bureau and found a job that was especially suitable for her.

——In other words, killing people.