Demon King Daimaou: Volume 13 (eBook)
199 Seiten
J-Novel Club (Verlag)
978-1-7183-0102-3 (ISBN)
The Earth has been destroyed by a meteor from outer space. In the afterlife, Akuto and the heroines find a recreation of the world as it was before he became demon king. However, in this world, Liradans do not exist, and the demon king is a distant memory. What is the true nature of the 'story' invading peoples' minds? The final chapter of the series approaches the truth...
The Earth has been destroyed by a meteor from outer space. In the afterlife, Akuto and the heroines find a recreation of the world as it was before he became demon king. However, in this world, Liradans do not exist, and the demon king is a distant memory. What is the true nature of the "e;story"e; invading peoples' minds? The final chapter of the series approaches the truth...
“There aren’t?” Junko said in shock.
“Nope. The ‘trio’ is down to a ‘duo,’ since Arnoul is gone. Korone and the laborer Liradans are gone too. Humans are doing all the work needed to keep civilization running. And...”
Akuto cut Lily off before she could finish.
“Keena.”
“Yup. Keena. Everybody else is here, but she isn’t.”
“These are the only two changes?” Junko asked Lily.
“The Empress is Kazuko. And there’s no record of the black mages being oppressed. That’s about the size of it, honestly.”
“Which means?”
“It’s peaceful. So peaceful that I’m getting bored. No black mage rebellion. No attempt by Zero to rule over humanity. No records of the Republic. Or of other countries opposing the Empire.”
Lily crossed her arms and put her elbows on the desk.
“That’s the reason I’m not surprised to see you. You’re not the Demon King.”
“Really?” Akuto asked.
Lily nodded.
“Are you happy? You may not believe it, but the Demon King is dead. He never revived, either. There’s no rumors about him. It’s kind of a letdown, honestly.”
Akuto’s face said that he didn’t know quite how to process this.
“I-It’s not a bad thing. Yeah, that’s right. It’s a good thing...” Junko whispered, clearly stunned. But she didn’t seem like she really meant it, and she kept staring at Akuto to try and discern how he really felt about the matter.
“A different timeline? Or maybe this is just the world someone wanted...” Akuto suggested. “We have our own memories of the past. Does that mean that other people don’t?”
He frowned.
“Talking about time makes things complicated, but...” Yoshie started to talk, but Lily cut her off.
“And nobody wants complicated, so shut up. The only people who have their memories are those people who got involved with you and know the truth.”
“That’s right. She told me not to talk to you about time, but there is one thing I have to at least brief you on. Time traveling technology was something from the future that only Boichiro Yamato had. You remember that, right?” Yoshie asked.
“I do. But the device I used was...”
“A different type of technology. That’s why... and maybe this is obvious, but... Brave isn’t here. He got the time traveling device from Boichiro, probably.”
Lily pulled up the demographics on the screen again.
“Hiroshi Miwa’s name is here. Which means he’s ‘here,’ but we just haven’t seen him yet.”
“Keena was never here to begin with... but Hiroshi was, huh?” Akuto mused aloud.
“So then, where did he go?”
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Hiroshi was in the forest outside the town, meeting with a man whose existence he’d not once forgotten.
“Boichiro Yamato...”
He’d come here after his death the same way Junko and the others had. He, however, had taken another path. He’d gone into the depths of the forest, as if something was guiding him, and before too long he was standing in front of Boichiro. He didn’t know if it was fate, or if he’d wanted to see the man. But it felt like this was part of what he had to do.
He had lots of questions he had to ask. And after Boichiro’s death, he’d never gotten a chance to ask them.
“I met someone on your team,” Hiroshi said sarcastically.
“From the look of it, they gave you a rough time. They’re a rowdy bunch,” Boichiro said, laughing as if Hiroshi was an old friend. He was calmer than Hiroshi remembered him, and handsome, and there was something about him that charmed the person he was speaking to. Hiroshi had planned on complaining, but was beginning to change his mind.
“They almost killed me. A lot of times. Did you tell them to?”
“Of course not. I knew they were like that, but I couldn’t inspire them to change. All I can do is apologize.”
“I don’t need you to apologize. Did those guys all come here when they died? If they did, I want to find them and give them a piece of my mind.”
“I wouldn’t know. I assume if they did, they’d be too embarrassed to come find me,” Boichiro smiled.
“They should be too embarrassed to talk to anyone.
“Your plan... No, I don’t know if it’s your plan... but they either misunderstood it or deliberately changed it, and did something that sent a bunch of people here.”
Hiroshi decided to be a little roundabout with his words, but Boichiro knew what he meant.
“Yeah. I knew that might happen. And I’d resigned myself to it, too.”
“You sound resigned about everything.”
“Correct. I don’t want to speak ill of the dead. But I did try to stop this.”
His words just further annoyed Hiroshi.
“What are you trying to say? Just say it,” he said, his voice shaking with rage.
“I’ll explain things in the order they happened. You know that I tried to change history, yes?” Boichiro said, with a self-deprecating smile.
“Yeah, I do.”
“This was because I saw the last great demon king awaken, and the gods come from the outer universe to destroy this world.”
“I know that too. You said that you needed a ritual between the demon king and the Law of Identity to stop that, right? I didn’t really understand the words you used.”
“Correct. And I failed,” Hiroshi nodded, thinking back on the past as Boichiro spoke.
“I know that much. Zero and the other mechanical gods wanted the Law of Identity to save them, so they tried to turn humanity into data, like they were, and send them to another dimension. That way, it wouldn’t matter if mankind was destroyed. And boss tried to stop them and buy humanity time.”
“That’s right. And as a result, the future turned into something different than what I knew.”
“And that was a mistake? Is that what you’re saying?” Hiroshi asked.
Boichiro just sighed.
“It’s hard to answer that question at its core. In fact, this afterlife is essentially the ‘time’ the Demon King bought. It’s not over yet.”
“It’s not?” Hiroshi asked, confused.
“But this place may be the end. Perhaps there is an end without an ending. An ending where time is eternal, like this.”
Hiroshi sighed as well, this time in exasperation.
“Start making some damn sense.”
“I’m sorry. This is how I’ve always been. It’s not something I can do anything about,” he said. “This isn’t the future I knew, but the ending is exactly as I predicted. I know what happened in the history that you know. I attempted to negotiate with The One, their avatar, in order to make a contract with them. I thought they wanted a world where they wouldn’t have to invade other universes as well.”
Hiroshi tried his best to understand what he meant. If he pulled it apart and thought about each individual element, he found he could follow.
“But The One betrayed you.”
“Correct. And the once-calm Republic decided to invade the Empire. All these elements may seem separate, but when you understand that the invasion from the outer universe was behind them, you understand that they were all predicted, and are all connected. The devices left behind by early magical civilization. The plots of the black mages. The faceless power. These were all to prepare for the invasion. And the success of the invasion means that in the end, we failed to change the future.”
“When you put it that way, I guess I understand it. But if this place is safe for us, if it’s the ‘time’ we’ve been given, then are we still safe?” Hiroshi asked. Boichiro just sighed.
“Still safe? What do you mean?’
This time it was Boichiro’s turn to ask a question.
“There’s still a chance to change the past, right? I think it’s simple. Get rid of magical civilization. Or have Earth stop fighting with each other and prepare a plan to deal with the Gods from outer space.” Hiroshi spoke confidently, as he gestured down at the bracelet on his wrist that held the Brave suit.
“This can travel through time, right? Does that work even when you’re dead?”
“You’re jumping the gun. So you want to save humanity, is what you’re saying?”
Boichiro’s eyes went wide in surprise.
“I don’t know, but I’m feeling something like fate. At least the Demon King should be able to save humanity, right?” Hiroshi grinned.
“If that is your will, then very well. But it’s difficult to change the future.” Boichiro shook his head.
“I don’t know about that. You said the future changed when you died. So it’s not that hard to change it if change is all you want, right?”
“No, it didn’t change. In the end, I end up here,” Boichiro said, pointing down to his feet with a sarcastic expression.
“Here?”
“The afterlife.”
“That’s hard to understand. There are so many worlds, you know. Earth. Virtual Phase Space. Other dimensions. The outer universe. The afterlife... did I miss any?” Hiroshi frowned.
Boichiro corrected him.
“That’s a...
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.10.2019 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Demon King Daimaou | Demon King Daimaou |
| Illustrationen | Souichi Itou |
| Übersetzer | Adam Lensenmayer |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy |
| Schlagworte | Battle • color wars • demon king • Light Novel • Magical academy |
| ISBN-10 | 1-7183-0102-2 / 1718301022 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-7183-0102-3 / 9781718301023 |
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