Tribute to the Demon King

Merlin smiled wryly: "That's a certain girl's hatred for me. It's only because you accepted my memory that you will bear the curse that should have been borne by me."

"Synchronous magic...does it have such a side effect?"

The boy was startled, and then he realized that Merlin didn't need to lie to himself, and then he began to hesitate.

If coordinating a hero means bearing the curse and fetters that he should bear... Can you bear such suffering with mere self?

"Your thinking is wrong."

Merlin stopped in front of the stone gate, and stared at Darius with inexplicably gentle but eager eyes, as if he was staring at someone from the past: "You don't need to coordinate with other heroes at all. There is no absolutely safe protection in this world." , but you can choose to turn back and leave before the dead end... If you want, you can end the illusion now. Not my bragging, but you have learned my magic, and you will definitely become a great magician-this Is it the prophecy I gave you?"

Otherwise, you will die sooner or later.

Merlin's words were full of such meaning.

Darius bit his lip unwillingly.

He also felt that strong sense of crisis.It's not the kind of death crisis with a knife hanging above, but the premonition that if you take a wrong step, you will lose your qualifications as a human being.

"Good boy."

Merlin smiled lightly and patted Darius on the shoulder, then walked past him.While spreading the sea of ​​flowers, he walked towards Shimen without hesitation.

Only the innocent pass through—

Only Merlin knew what kind of pain and hatred these words were full of.

Although Merlin would pray for the Happy Ending of human beings, he does not love human beings in essence.

He is simply helping humanity.

In a practical sense, all he can do is be king.Because of his actions, what will happen to the country... Merlin does not feel responsibility, nor does he feel guilt.

There is no preference for good or evil in his actions. From a human point of view, Merlin's spiritual nature is close to that of an insect.Humans like beautiful things because they instinctively realize that this thing has some kind of superiority, or has a better character, so they form a corresponding aesthetic.

But Merlin, who is a half succubus, inherited the aesthetics of human beings, but he has no reason to "like".He didn't even have the consciousness of sin.

This even made the former Merlin feel like "the so-called innocent people, maybe this land is just referring to myself".

...Until one day, when I was parting from a girl, I heard what she said.

"...Hmm. There's nothing I can do about it."

At that point, she said, "Thank you, Merlin. I want to thank you—you've been a great teacher to me."

I still remember that at that time, I expressed embarrassment as if I was troubled.

Not out of joy.It's just that I can only laugh like that because my throat is too sore.

"On the chosen day, do I really have the qualifications to question her..."

Merlin murmured as he quietly passed by Darius.

The moment the two passed each other, something strange happened.The past memories of the two are completely open to each other...whether it is emotion, will, memory, or past determination and regret.

Merlin only paused slightly, but under the impact of that strong complex emotion, Darius burst into tears instantly.

...Indescribable, that strong sense of loneliness.

Because he is not a human being, Merlin doesn't think loneliness is loneliness, and he doesn't understand what love is like.

But Darius understood this man.He even understood him better than Merlin himself.

The moment Merlin stepped through the door, under an unprecedented strong impulse, Darius suddenly stepped forward, followed Merlin into the stone door.

"Huh? You—"

Merlin just realized something was wrong, and turned around with a look of astonishment.But at this time, the surrounding hills, which were originally just wilderness, suddenly changed drastically.

It was as if a bucket full of water fell from the door half-opened the moment the door was opened.On the wilderness, there are thick rocks rising from the surrounding forests, forming a vertical wall, extending infinitely towards the sky, and tightly shutting the two of them in it.

Darius looked back and found that the door he had just entered had completely disappeared.

There is only about five square meters of space to walk around.It was like a tower without a ceiling, or a shelter without windows or doors.

"...Why did you follow in?"

Merlin looked back at Darius with a wry smile on his face: "If you are locked up here, you won't be able to go back. How about I let you out first?"

"Don't worry about those things for now."

Darius showed a refreshing smile that made people feel refreshed: "You guy, do you ever provoke girls to hate you so much? A curse of this level cannot be established without exchanging lives, right?"

Merlin stared at Darius, as if seeing something through his body.

That kind of smile as if the breeze blows across the grassland... just looking at it is extremely relaxing.

...What a familiar smile.

Merlin shook his head, as if realizing something.

He smiled wryly, and followed what Darius said: "To be honest, I don't know what I did... I really don't understand human beings. I don't remember that I would be hated if I did something to Vivian." Something like this."

The magician sighed, sat down on the only protruding rock wreckage in the narrow stone room, and raised his head to survey the surroundings.

Although the gray stone walls surrounding it are very strong, there is no trace of delicateness.

Simply put, it is not beautiful at all.It can be seen that the caster who weaved this cage must be very bad at designing.