A Note that isn’t the Afterword
So this volume, was ended in a super—passionate atmosphere. But this time there is a small chapter called “From Reminiscing to the Future”. Although I was scolded by my editor, I’ve already written 347 pages, what short chapter do you still want to publish, are you an idiot! (Laugh)
But this was mentioned in the previous advertisement, in the process of the story, because the story is progressing too quickly, in the end it wasn’t able to appear in here!
So unknowingly it became “that short chapter wouldn’t be chosen!” this situation, in the end we received many letters requesting for the short chapter to be recorded, and this is one of the volumes that I like, so I requested for the editor to put this in.
About the time, it should be when Ryner and the others just left Nelpha.
Ah, and there is the afterword, so let’s meet later.
From Reminiscing To The Future
His companions were laughing.
They were laughing seemingly very happily.
Although he didn’t know why they were so happy.
But, everyone was celebrating.
“…”
Ryner Lute looked at his companions, narrowing his eyes as if complaining it was troublesome, but in the end he himself smiled happily.
This was an inn.
An old inn hidden deep in an alley.
It was an inn that he would frequent, when he was still a student of an unknown school the Roland Imperial Military Special Institute.
At that time he would occasionally visit this inn with Fahle, Tyle, Toni, Kiefer and Sion.
And now Fahle, Tyle, Toni and Kiefer were happily celebrating in this inn. As everyone celebrated, Fahle was giving out information as she talked about Tyle falling in love with a girl from somewhere, so their companions were asking about the details.
“…”
After Ryner watched this happy scene, he turned around to leave.
At this moment, there was a sound of a man chasing after him, “Hey Ryner. You’re sneaky thinking of slipping off by yourself.”
Ryner turned around, finding Sion behind him.
Long silver hair, steady golden eyes.
Sion Astal.
Now called the Hero King of Roland Empire, Ryner’s close friend.
He said: “Unless you want me to stay with these drunks by myself?”
Ryner smiled again, “Aren’t you good at drinking.”
“No no, lately I can’t drink that much.”
“Because you lack sleep?”
“Yes, because I’m lacking in sleep.”
Looking at Sion’s tired face, Ryner slumped his shoulders, “Who is the one who told you to work hard like an idiot.”
Sion raised an eyebrow, asking: “Is there?”
Ryner said helplessly: “It’s not the degree of saying is there. Tell me, how many days have you not slept?”
“Eh~”
“Hey, you’ve worked through the night until you forgot how many days. Really, enough enough, today you’ll simply get drunk and go home and sleep. That may be better for you.”
Sion grabbed Ryner’s shoulder as he smiled, saying: “Then, at least you’ll stay with me till the end. Exiting in the middle by yourself, I wouldn’t allow it as your mother?”
Kiefer joined in from behind, “As your father I wouldn’t allow it!”
It seemed that she was quite drunk, her face had even turned completely red. Shoulder-length red hair, red eyes that were glazed because she was drunk, and a blushing cute face. Ryner looked at Kiefer, wanted to complain “Hey hey, who’s my dad, who’s my mum”.
But, he didn’t manage to say this, a red-haired muscled idiot who had been drinking in the middle of the inn shouted, “It’s settled, as the punishment for wanting to escape, you will drink the strongest wine in the shop!”
Ryner wanted to look at the person, but before that, from the other side of the inn, there was an even stranger voice.
“Yes! Then I will eat these dangos at the same tiiiiiime!”
Ryner looked in the direction of the voice.
He found that there was a beautiful blond woman with blue eyes, with dango boxes scattered around where she was.
That was his partner—Ferris Eris.
Unless Ferris had drunk wine too? Her cheeks were red, her slim eyes were drooping, she had a slightly dazed expression, there were several dango strands in both her hands, shouting loudly for some reason: “I love dangos the mooooooooooooooooooooost!”
It was clear that it was an incomprehensible sentence, but for some reason, the whole inn also responded eagerly with “aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh”.
It was so enthusiastic that Ryner who was not drunk completely could not keep up with the situation.
And not only Fahl, Tyle, Toni, Roland’s side still had their girlfriend Noa, Eslina there. Not only that, even that impossibly idiotic messenger with a spear, the swindler siblings, Toale, Ferris and Sion were here.
Even more strange, was that Lafra and Pueka who were bearers of god’s eyes like him where there.
Here, this many companions were celebrating happily.
“…”
Ryner had a confused expression as if he did not know what to do, asking: “Really, what’s wrong with everyone tonight. Why are they so happy?”
Sion turned around, looking over with his usual tired expression because of work, answering: “…Because this is what you wanted.”
“Eh? Me?”
“Yeah.”
“Did I say for everyone to come to this inn?”
But Sion didn’t answer this question, only looking at Ryner’s eyes sadly, then winked at the middle of the inn.
As if wanting to let Ryner confirm what had happened here, he looked in the middle of the inn.
Ryner nodded too, turning to look in the middle of the inn.
He looked at the scene where everyone was celebrating.
Companions, friends, people that he had a bad relationship with that made him annoyed, everyone, everyone, was happily celebrating there.
Just by looking at this scene, Ryner smiled again. Drinking wine with these group of annoying people was really so troublesome~
“…”
But he felt like there was something wrong. There was something about this place that felt like the gears weren’t turning smoothly.
Why, would he feel that?
Why would he have this sense of insecurity now?
He tried to think.
“…”
Then he immediately found the strange spot.
Ah, I see, he thought.
He looked at the faces of a few companions in the inn. Fahle, Toni, Tyle they should have died a long time ago.
On that battle ground.
On the battle ground where even Ryner and these Roland students had been forcefully sent, they were dead a long time ago.
No, not only that.
Lafra should have died too. After he had handed the organization of god’s eyes to Ryner, he had been killed by the bastards from Gastark. But he was now happily talking with his childhood friend. That childhood girl friend should have been killed a long time ago, but now the two of them were happily talking now.
And others, quite a few others, who should be dead, were sitting there smiling happily.
“…”
Looking at this scene.
“…”
Looking at this strange scene.
“…”
Ryner said.
“…Ah, damnit. Yes… this is actually a dream.”
As he said that, suddenly, a feeling of reality returned to his body. Finally understanding that he himself had been abandoned in the distance a long time ago.
Because of the death of companions.
Because of Sion’s leaving.
Because Sion ordered soldiers, to kill thousands of Ryner’s companions.
Because even though how hard he struggled to work hard, but it was still slowly, slowly becoming a world that was becoming worse.
So.
So Ryner murmured: “…I see. It’s a dream.”
He looked at the happy scene that was almost unthinkable, sadly muttering: “…It’s a dream.”
Sion looked over, shrugging. He still had a tired face. Was it because he was still working through the night like an idiot, or was it because while appreciating this scene he had accidentally pressed the ‘sad’ button, causing the world to brush past them?
“…”
It was probably, the latter.
Because clearly not long ago, he had still been smiling by their side.
Clearly not long ago, he had been shouting have mercy on me, as he smiled, because of Ferris’ treatment, Sion’s teasing.
“…”
Ryner said.
“Then, you’re a dream too.”
Sion said: “Next.”
“Am I not wrong?”
Sion moved his eyes away from Ryner, “…I don’t care if it’s not real, it doesn’t have any meaning? Anyway this is only a dream. If you open your eyes, reality will start again. And my connectiong with you has already…”
Sion stopped.
But Ryner didn’t want to listen to this anymore. He didn’t want to think about this in his dream.
So Ryner looked at the middle of the inn that Sion was looking at.
A scene that was so happy that it was unfair.
It was like an amusement park’s scene.
Sion didn’t turn around, saying: “…Then, Ryner. This it—the world that your heart wishes for.”
Ryner smiled bitterly, “Because it can never appear, so are you preparing to make fun of me?”
But Sion shook his head, turning around, revealing an expression as if he were about to cry, “No…If it can be done just by wishing, I would have wanted a world like this.”
“Is that so.”
“Yeah.”
“Then.”
Ryner said.
“Then, I always feel… it’s very sad.”
Sion nodded, saying: “…That’s true.”
Then the two of them looked into the inn. Looking at the happy faces of those dead people.
Looking at the people who had become enemies but were toasting each other and talking.
No, it should be said.
“…”
It should be said, now Ryner and Sion, had become enemies.
At the center of different powers.
At the center of opposing powers.
And by the side of Sion and Ryner, there were people dying continuously.
Those people had been involved in the war between two people, then died, died, died, died, died—
They were dead!
Dead!!
“…”
That scene seemed to burn up in his mind again.
People being cut open.
People being burnt.
People dying so easily.
Companions dying so easily.
Looking at this scene, Ryner couldn’t help but want to shout “stop joking!”
He couldn’t help but want to shout “this isn’t a joke!”
But before he could speak, people died again.
So what did this count for, he thought.
What does this count for! Ryner thought.
And the one who killed my companions, was actually Sion.
It was actually Sion who was his close friend.
Sion he.
Sion he had cried, as he moved forward.
“…”
Then killing Ryner’s companions.
Destroying Ryner’s important things.
But.
But Ryner said: “…Really, I want to give up…”
“Ha ha.” Sion replied with laughing dryly as if he were about to cry.
“Because I’m tired?”
“…”
“I should say that it’s more like I can’t handle it, it’s so painful that I’m almost crying.”
“…”
“Really, why did it become like this.”
“…”
“I really like you.”
“…”
“Although I never said it in your face… But I was rescued by you so many times, I’ve always treated you as a close friend.”
“…”
“But… but. But… you killed so many of my companions…Even if it were me I couldn’t continue to keep silent?”
Hearing Ryner say that, Sion looked over. He looked at Ryner’s black eyes, a weak smile had appeared on that face that was about to cry, saying: “Then, are you going to kill me?”
Ryner shook his head, “I want to save you.”
“Ha ha.”
“I’m serious?”
“…It seems to be the case. In contrast you’re the most serious when you say something foolish like this.”
Sion turned around at this point, turning his back on him. Even his back, gave of a tired feeling.
Then he said: “…But I will continue to kill people even after today.”
“I won’t let you kill them.”
“I’ll kill your companions.”
“I said I won’t let you kill them.”
“Then in the future. In the place ahead where I will be progressing, progressing, progressing, if I can meet you again, will you still be able to smile at me?” Sion said.
If we can meet again.
Because this sentence.
“…”
Because of Sion’s sentence, Ryner smiled happily.
Then he smiled as he answered: “…I’m sorry, I probably wouldn’t smile.”
“That’s true.”
“Yeah.”
“Then.”
Sion took one step forward, leaving Ryner’s side, following that, his outline slowly, slowly, became fainter.
It seemed like the dream was about to end.
Sion’s figure slowly became faint, until it couldn’t be seen.
In the end, what was left was his farewell.
“Then.”
His figure vanished, the dream should end here.
“Then, the next time I see you, will definitely be on the battle ground.”
Sadly murmuring this, Sion Astal disappeared in front of Ryner.
So Ryner woke up.
“…”
After opening his eyes, the usual reality appeared in front of his eyes.
This was a temporary living quarter that Vois had prepared for the tired Nelpha soldiers and people who were escaping from the Roland army.
It was one of the temporary resting quarters that the Anti-Roland Coalition soldiers were using in the Republic of Belis.
No, although it was a hostel, actually it was only a small tent with a few roughly made things like a simple bed.
But even so, to the people and soldiers who had been escaping from the Roland army, who had finally reached the Republic of Belis by passing through the Imperial Nelpha, Autonomous Holy City of Cassla, the Southern Country of Ali, this was a satisfactory hostel.
“…”
Looking at the top of the tent, Ryner thought about the dream he’d just had.
He thought about the tiring dream that he just had.
Then he gave a slight sigh.
“…”
But, he still didn’t know what to say.
“…Ryner?”
At this moment, a woman’s voice spoke in his tent. Ryner remembered this voice.
The voice had appeared in his dream too.
Kiefer’s voice.
So Ryner looked to the owner of the voice.
He found a red-haired woman standing in the entrance to the tent. She looked at him in concern.
Looking at her, Ryner said: “…Ha~ Kiefer, morning.”
She nodded, “Good morning.”
“What is it?”
Kiefer smiled adorably, saying: “Good boy, I’m here to have a secret relationship with you.”
As expected she said it as if she were embarrassed, her face immediately turned red.
Ryner looked at Kiefer, then looked at the bright sunlight outside the tent, saying: “…Starting a secret relationship in the afternoon?”
Kiefer laughed embarrassedly, “I was joking.”
“It would be troublesome if you were serious.”
“Ah? You actually said it was troublesome having a secret relationship with a cute girl~”
Looking at Kiefer who puffed up her cheeks approaching him, Ryner sat up, as expected there was a slight trace of concern on her face.
Because of that, Ryner finally felt that he understood why Kiefer was forcing herself to say that she had come to have a secret relationship with him.
“…That, have I slept for a long time?”
She nodded her head, “Too amazing!”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
Looking at Kiefer’s concerned face as she nodded frantically, Ryner smiled bitterly, “…Ah, what is going on~ I had a dream that I was attacked by a terrifying snake monster.”
“Snake monster?”
“Yeah. When I was at the I’ll be killed~ Save me mother~, I woke up.”
Hearing such a foolish dream, Kiefer laughed out loud, “What that~ is like a child’s dream.”
“Right? But it was a really terrifying dream.”
“Oh?”
She nodded, then leaned closer to Ryner, taking out a handkerchief, drying the sweat on Ryner’s face.
Then she said: “Hey, Ryner.”
“Eh?”
“Um.”
“Yes.”
“You don’t have to force yourself to say an outrageous lie. Because I heard Ryner yell Sion’s name in his sleep?”
“…Eh…” Ryner could only respond like that.
Feeling like his lie had been seen through, Ryner secretly considered Kiefer.
She was still looking at him in concern, asking: “…Are you alright?”
Ryner frantically said: “It’s nothing. Or I should say, I’m not troubled…”
Kiefer ignored Ryner’s explanation, leaning even more closer.
“Didn’t I say you didn’t need to lie? When you feel pain if you don’t say it honestly, it will be tiring? Ryner is always carrying everything alone. Try to let me handle some of your troubles?” She said, as she touched Ryner’s face, Ryner’s neck, in the end seeming to hug him like that.
Ryner yelled, “Hey waaaaaaaaaaaiiit. That, ah? Ki, Kiefer? That, what is…”
“Hey idiot Ryner! It’s already noon! Get up!”
At this moment, there was another familiar voice, the opening to the tent was swept open.
A beautiful blond woman came in. Her slim clear blue eyes widened as if in surprise.
“…”
Perhaps those blue eyes were seeing, this scene.
Ryner on the bed and Kiefer wanting to hug Ryner—this scene.
So Ryner said: “Ah~ No, Kiefer, this…”
But his words were stopped.
Because that beautiful blond woman who had entered the tent—Ferris Eris said: “D, da, daaaaaaangeeeer!”
Then she rushed forward at a speed where her body disappeared, raising her fist and aiming it at Ryner’s face. Ryner was sent flying with this fist, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh he yelled as he fell on the ground.
“How dangerous. A poor girl almost became a sacrifice of the big pervert demon king. Are you alright, Miss?” Ferris said these strange lines to Kiefer.
Kiefer said with a surprised expression: “This… that”
And Ferris ignored her, continuing: “That man is a scary monster that can make soldiers pregnant regardless of gender just by running on the battle field! Then, please escape! Escape quickly! Escape, escape, and escape, in the end please escape to a dango store by the street called Wynitt, and buy a pile of dangos back for me.”
As expected she was still saying stuff that had no meaning.
“…”
Ryner was lazy to go and argue with her.
He only rubbed his aching cheek, climbing up from the floor, then noticing the people who were frantically running around outside the tent.
Ryner looked at Ferris and Kiefer, asking: “Then, what do the two of you want? You both should be here to call me up, right?”
The two nodded at the same time.
Kiefer said: “Because we have to separate we will temporarily release some of the people from Nelpha—so that it would be easier for the Republic of Belis to take them in. Now they should be starting to disband the organization…”
Ferris continued, “Anyway like what I said, that Wynitt dango store on the street seems to be good. Let’s go eat.”
It was a conversation that completely did not make sense.
“…”
Ryner nodded, looking to Kiefer as he said: “I see. Because Vois and Toale need to discuss about the direction we will take after today so they want me to go over?”
“Yes.”
“Then, let’s go.”
“Yes.”
Kiefer and Ryner nodded, preparing to walk out of the tent.
“You’re not allowed to ignore me--!”
Ferris pulled out a large sword like expected, swinging it at Ryner, wanting to strike Ryner’s head.
“Ah, annoying~” Ryner said, as he wanted to dodge the blow.
But he was still unable to avoid it as usual, when the sword’s blade was about to strike Ryner’s face.
It should have struck his face.
“…”
But for some reason, the sword did not touch Ryner’s face, but it stopped one centimeter from his cheek.
“Ah?” Ryner said.
He looked at Ferris, looking at her icy face that revealed no emotions, asking: “Ah? Why?”
“Why did the sword stop? It’s not like your style.”
And Ferris did not say anything, only kept her sword, revealing a little, only a little bored expression.
Anyone else would not be able to feel it, the small change in expression.
With that bored expression, she looked at Ryner, then looked at Kiefer, then looked lastly at Ryner.
“…”
For some reason, she suddenly left without saying anything.
“Ah? Ah? That…” Ryner wanted to stop her, but Ferris didn’t turn back, walking out like this.
“…”
Ryner looked at Ferris’ back dazedly, then asked Kiefer: “…That, what happened just now?”
Kiefer had a slightly troubled expression, it seemed that she should know why, so when Ryner was about to ask about that—
“Ryner, do you have time to spare?”
Someone called him from outside the tent.
This was the original Nelpha Prince, Toale Nelphi’s voice.
Ryner replied: “…Ah, no problem, I’ll come out now.”
After coming out from the tent, Ryner discovered that the outside world was like the wandering nomads everywhere had tents pitched. Now thousands of Nelpha soldiers and people were staying here.
But they weren’t able to leave these people here.
Ryner and the others needed to continue north, they were unable to bring these people on the battle field.
Since they weren’t able to bring them along, they needed to find a plan for them to live properly.
Ryner looked at the tent, looking at Toale.
Brown hair, honest eyes, Ryner looked at Toale, saying: “…Morning, Toale.”
“Good morning, Ryner. You were working late last night, I’m sorry for waking you.”
Afterword
From what you have seen, this is “Daiden 6”
I believe that the readers who have read the whole volume will understand, this story has finally entered the climax. This volume is moving one step to the ending of Ryner’s large story. Really, although I quickly progressed with the events, but that I was able to successfully volt line was thanks to Sion and Ryner, so please support them.
Other than that, although this volume has had a large reform, but I still feel, that I shouldn’t talk about the work in the afterword. Because this is probably the thickest volume in the densetsu no yuusha no densetsu series, so there are few pages for the afterword! And last month, the thickest volume “Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi 4” was published, why do I always continue to write such thick things! I have to get into the habit of writing less! Although I thought that, but no matter what I was unable to stop so unknowingly it became so thick! And a densetsu and ochita densetsu was unable to have short chapters published on both sides, it has a thick foundation and there are still short stories recorded, in the end it caused “Itsuka Kuro Usagi 4” and “Dai Densetsu 6” combined together made use of more than 1000 pages of manuscript paper, there’s actually 1000 pages!?
But, this time’s remaining pages are very little so let’s put the small talk aside.
First is a large announcement! The readers who have brought the first edition of this book has probably already seen on the coloured tag—
Dai densetsu already has a game!
And it’s on PSP! (Play Station Portable!)
And it’s RPG!
Seeing Toyota drawing new pictures until she’s about to die, so it’s released with new drawings! And this is what Toyota said.
“I like games, so no matter how many I will draw!”
“Really!”
“Oh oh!”
“Then if you can draw these pages—”
“Do you want to kill meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”
Ma, although this kind of mannish tone wasn’t exposed, but Toyota really completed many unbelievable drawings at the speed of light, so I swore to quickly hand up the manuscript in my heart. And the game’s plot seems quite interesting, so please look forward to it!
Next announcement.
“Dai Densetsu” is starting a new card game called “Project Revolution”!
“DRAGON MAGAZINE Block” on 19 September recorded “Dai Densetsu”.
Again! I’m going to request Toyota to draw Ferris for the illustrations! (Good luck illustrations!)
Although I feel like there are many things that I still want to say, but because there are not enough pages this time so I’ll stop here. And the manga on Densetsu series uploaded on dragonage has sold two volumes, my editor says it’s becoming more and more interesting, eh it’s really great that finally it’s becoming popular. Seeing Chozo-san’s Densetu manga series that is filled with love, I am really happy. It’s really interesting, it’s clearly what I wrote in the past, but I feel it’s not bad. (Stupid)
Ma, I’ll stop here. (Ne, there are really no pages left)
But this is still in progress.
This is the second book, there should be “Itsuka Kuro Usagi 5” next month, then the following month is “Ochita Densetsu 5”, you want to kill meeeee! Actually I had this mood when I wrote this afterword, but when this volume is selling I should already be handing in the manuscript!
Should be!
So as everyone complain that wouldn’t you have no books next month, as—
“Heeeeeeey!”
“Ara, editor-san. This time there is no page number for the afterword, so we’ll end with heeeeeeey! Ha ha ha~!”
So it’s like that.
It’ll be fine if the publishing for “Itsuka Kuro Usagi 5” goes smoothly next month~!
Takaya Kagami
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