Demon King Modes

　During an audience at the back of the Castle of Stars, he sat on his throne and received his report.

''Your Majesty. It seems that His Excellency Dihardt has prevented the resurrection of that wesen, Your Majesty.

　Nat, the fire rat who sits on the shoulder of Vizier Lugas, reports to me.
　It seems that Ferion was about to be resurrected.
　It seems that Ferion's resurrection was prevented by Kroki.
　I guess that's what Kroki is all about.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. It's still dangerous .......

　His wife, Mona, is mumbling something next to him.
　Her face is grim.

'It's as good as it gets, Dr. Kroki. 'Mm-hm,'
Mmm-hmm, Your Highness. Do you know what it is?
'Well, ......, the teacher did something amazing anyway, Poochie.
Well, ......, that's just the way His Highness likes it.

　My daughter Polen, on the other hand, seems to be happy about it.
　She is talking happily with her attendant, General Putina.

'You are indeed a man whom His Majesty approves of. With him, His Majesty is safe. I'm sure he'll be safe even if the snakes are up to something.

　Lugas says.
　You're right.
　With Kuroki, this Nargol is safe. We have nothing to fear.
　In front of him are Lanfeld and his men, including Lanfeld.
　Beside him are his beloved wife, Morna, and his beloved daughter, Polen.
　Nearby is my mentor, Lugas, and my nurturing mother, the great witch Herkert.
　All are family members of this Modes.
　I think of Kroki.
　A new family. A friend I can count on.
　Nargol will be safe in the future.

"Lugus is right. That's the Dark Knight in all his glory. You are the one who is going to save the Modes.

　He nodded to Lugus and laughter began to rise in his voice.

◆Dahark, Prince of the Serpent

　Nilkanai, the rainbow city, is located in the heart of the South Sea Islands, south of the Western Continent.
　Only the Serpent's Household is allowed in this city.
　The allied gods meet in a remote palace in the land of Apophis.
　At the far end of the rainbow city, Mother Deirdre looks unhappy.

'I see you have failed. 'Botis,'

　When my mother says this, Botis bows his head.
　The plan to resurrect the wesen fellion has failed.
　It will take a few years for the seal to weaken again.

''I am sorry. I didn't expect the rumored dark knight to be there.'

　Botis says regretfully.
　It was so close.
　But he was foiled by the interruption of the Dark Knight, who said he had defeated Alfos.
　Like with Zarxis the Grim Reaper, he doesn't know where he is.

"Mother. Don't worry. I'll defeat the Dark Knight even if there's no Wesen in sight.

　Saying that, he held up Pisar's poisonous spear.

''Hmmm, you are reliable, Dahak. It's true that the dark knight is in the way. We might as well do something about it first.''

　Mother smiles and touches the Spirit Cup of Chaos in her hand.
　The Spirit Cup can summon the sea of chaos from which this world was born.
　It is the divine vessel that reduces everything to nothing and gives birth to everything.
　It is said that the Great Mother Nargol intended to use the Chalice of Chaos to renew the world.
　She intends to do the job for him.

"I didn't move this time, but if the need arises, I will defeat you myself.

　Then my mother looked into the distance.


Heibos, the god of blacksmithing and treasure

　The Heavenly Palace of Elyos is the capital above the clouds.
　It is lined with several palaces, and the gods live in each of them.
　Among the palaces, the palace of the God King is the largest one.
　It's a perfect fit for the center of Elyos.

I see, Heybos. The Dark Knight stopped Ferion's resurrection, didn't he?''

　Odis says at the back of the God King's palace.
　This place is Odis' study.
　We are supposed to use it to talk in small groups.

"Yes, that is the way, Odys. I should be grateful to you.
Yeah.

　Odis nodded.
　'People think that the gods of Elyos and the Modes are at odds with each other, but that's not true.
　Odis and some of the gods have no desire to be in conflict.
　However, they are in the minority.
　Odis is an ally of Elyos, but he is only a summation.
　All he can do is to keep the conflict from escalating as much as possible.
　But that alone should be a good thing.

''But then again, will the Snake Queen now be quiet for a while?

　Odis looks to the west with a grim face.
　Diadna, Queen of the Serpent, is an obvious enemy.
　Now that Zarxis has regained his strength, he is a tricky opponent.

'We do not know that. "You don't know that, but snakes are vindictive. They will not give up.

　Then he looked to the west.
　The conflict was still going to continue.


　Tona, the goddess of knowledge and books

　Elyos' archives.
　I sit in my seat and read a book.
　Nelphiti has her head on my lap.
　She is the cat goddess of Gypsir, and she comes to visit me occasionally.

''Totonan. I'm glad we were able to stop Ferion's resurrection.

　Nell chuckles.
　There are many catwomen who worship her at the foot of Mount Elios.
　That's where I got the report from.
　And there's her father, Heybos, over there.
　It was natural to be concerned.

'Well, that's as good as it gets, Kroki.

　I laugh, as does Nell.
　The story of stopping Ferion's resurrection has already been echoed by Elyos.
　However, it's supposed to be a secret that Kroki was active.
　More than likely, it has already been spread.
　However, the male gods in Elyos dare to ignore it. It doesn't seem to be interesting that the Demon King's subordinates played an active role.
　I think about Kuroki.
　Kuroki came to help Elyos.
　Maybe it's for me. I'd be very glad if it was.

'Totoona-chan!　There~!

　Nell and I were talking about such things when someone walks in.

'What?　This is the voice of Lady Ishtia!　What's going on here?

　Nell gets up and tilts her head.
　It's certainly an enigma, the goddess of beauty and love, and she rarely comes here.
　I have a bad feeling about this.
　Eventually, she appears.
　Her breasts are as large as ever.
　Both Reena and I have large breasts, but compared to Ishtia-sama's, they're a bit smaller.

I'm sure you'll be able to find it.　What's going on?

　I stand up from my seat and curtsy.

'Nope. I'm here about him, the Dark Knight.
'He of the Dark Knight?　Who are you talking about?　Lord Ishtia.

　I blurted out as a bad feeling came over me.

'Oh, I heard you crossed over with that Ferion, of all people!　That's great!　I'd love to meet you for this one. Introduce me, Tona-chan!

　Then he hugs me.

'No!　I will never introduce you to them!

　I pull off the unsuspecting lascivious goddess and pout and turn away.
　She can't help but touch the man she cares about, and she can never let him see Kuroki.

''No way~. That's good, Totona~

　He doesn't know that I'm unaware of this, but he still asks for help.
　I let out a sigh thinking about Kuroki.


The black-haired wise man Chiyuki.

Huh~. Chiyuki-san. I couldn't talk to Kuroki at all. Ugh.

　When we return to Eldo, Shirone lets out a sigh to me.
　While we were protecting the enslaved people of the goblins, Silone's childhood friend had left.
　The silver-haired girl with white hair had also disappeared before I knew it.
　It was a bad time to be so close.

''Oh well, Shirone, you'll see her again.
Yeah, that's right. I'm sure we'll see each other again.

　Reno said as Nao comforted Silone.

'I agree. For what it's worth, I've met Kuroki-san many times. We must have a connection.'

　Kyouka says the same thing.
　His face is a little red.
　Kyouka also seems to want to meet Shirone's childhood friend.
　In contrast, Kaya on the side has a delicate look on her face. This one doesn't seem to want to meet her.
　The same is true for Rage.
　The rage is sometimes not here on business.
　The movement of demons in this area is increasing, so Rage has gone to the rescue.
　The brave rage may be the real hope of the people of this world.

'By the way, isn't that boy coming back?　Saana is waiting for me.

　Sahoko says as she holds Saana in her arms.
　Saana in Sahoko's chest is making her eyes water.
　She looks like she's about to cry.

'It's probably okay then. Nia said she'd bring it back for sure.'

　Kouki isn't back yet, but he'll be back soon.
　But if he looks like that, he'll be back soon.
　As I'm talking about this, the door is knocked on my door.
　When I tell them to enter, the priest of the Temple of Raina, Haurena, shows up.

''The child that was taken away by the elves has returned.

　Howlena says and Kouki is shown from behind her.

''Oh, um, I'm back. ......

　When Kouki comes forward, he bows his head.
　He's a moderately polite boy.
　Saana bursts out laughing at the sight of Kouki and starts to flail in Sahoko's arms.
　Perhaps she wants to go to Kouki's place.
　Kouki is urged by Haurena to go to Saana.

'Good for you, Saana. It's good to see someone you want to meet ...... that?

　When Sirone said that, he went to Kouki.
　And that's when he approached Kouki's side and lowered his eyes.
　Shirone tilts her head to look at Kouki's face.

''Oh, what's wrong, Shirone?''

　Sahoko sees what's going on with Shirone and voices her doubts.
　Shirone sits in the middle of the room and stares intently at Kouki's face.
　What's going on?

What's going on?　Mr. Cyrone?
Why is that?　I miss your face so much.　Why?

　He doesn't answer my question. Syrone muttered and touched Kouki's face.
　Sirone didn't meet Kouki very often, and she should have never seen his face properly.
　So it was practically the first time they met.
　It's a good thing that you're not the only one.

'Chiyuki-san. I'm not Shirone, but I get a strange feeling from that girl.''
That's true. There's something about him that makes the elves kidnap him.

　Reno and Nao also go to the side and go to Kouki's side.
　Kouki has a troubled look on his face as the three beautiful women stare at him.

'Hey, Saana wants to go to Kouki-kun's place, if that's okay?

　Sahoko says to Shirone and the others who are looking at Kouki's face.
　Saana has a buzzed and angry look on her face.

'Oh, I'm sorry!'　Saana!　I'm not going to take someone important to you, Saana!

　The three of them leave when Sirone says this.

'Kouki-kun. Look after Saana, okay?
Yes. Okay, Mr. Sahoko.

　That's when Kouki said that and was about to take Saana in.
　Kouki's body staggered.
　It's as if he has no strength.

"Look out!

　In a hurry, Shirone supports Kouki's body.

''Oh, thank you, Sirone-sama.''

　Kouki apologizes.

'What's wrong, Kouki-kun!　You don't seem to have any strength at all!

　Sahoko receives Saana from Kouki, who is unable to put any effort into his body.
　Saana looks a little frustrated.

'I'm sorry. I've been feeling kind of weak since I came back.'

　We look at each other as Kouki says this.

'Maybe the elves did something to you?
That's a possibility, Mr. Reno.

　I approach Kouki.
　Those elves were obsessed with Kouki.
　Maybe they did something to Kouki.
　It's probably not that his body is damaged, so he might not be able to heal it with healing magic.
　So it would be better to check on Kouki first.

''I'm sorry. Kouki-kun, take off your clothes for a moment. I'll check to see what they might have done to you.
'What?　Clothes?

　Kouki looks embarrassed when I say it.

'Chiyuki-san ....... What are you trying to take off?

　Nao looks at me with zit eyes.
　Nao suspects something about me.

'What?　Nao!　Just find out!　Don't get me wrong!

　I cleared my throat and put my hand on Kouki's clothes.
　Totally rude.
　I'm not going to be able to tell you what to do with it.
　I don't think anything of seeing the twitching of a child with such a cute face.
　So this is just purely to find out.
　Come on~, what's it like?
　For some reason, I was feeling excited and that's when I pulled down Kouki's underwear.

''Eh?''

　I exclaim in surprise.

'Oh!'
Oh, my God!
Hmm.

　Nao, Reno and Shirone also speak up.

''What's wrong?''
'No!　You mustn't look at it, Miss!

　Kaya seizes Kyouka as she tries to come this way.

Yeah.

　I let out a moan.
　That thing in Kouki wasn't a cute little thing with a pitter-patter.
　It was quite brun.
　It reminds me of the burrrrrns of the past.

'The snake~!　A giant snake~!

　I couldn't help but shout.

◆Lucien, Princess of the Elves

　We have left the Elven city of Arceidia and we have come to the Temple of Raina in Eldo.
　We just handed Kouki over to the priest of this temple just a few minutes ago.

''Ugh, I can't believe I can only see Kouki-sama from the shadows from now on: ......
'Oh well, Master Rouxien. It's good to be around you.

　Tess comforts me.
　From now on we must live in secret in this country.
　I don't mind living in secret.
　I have permission to go back to Arcadia once in a while.
　Hearing this, Piara was delighted and went to visit the city of Eldo.
　The problem is that she can't come face to face with Kouki.

'Princess. This is also a trial. When the time comes, I'm sure Lady Raina will allow us to meet.
'I wish it were. Oleola: ....... But I suppose I'd better think of it that way.

　I nodded at Oleola's words.
　At least we can stay by his side.
　I'll just stay here and watch Kouki grow up.
　As I'm thinking about this, I hear a shout from where Kouki is headed.

'What's going on?　Something about a snake or something?
Yes, sir. It did indeed sound like a snake. Surely it wasn't the serpents who attacked us?

　Hearing those words, I stand up.

'Kouki-sama is in danger!　Let's go!

　We disappeared and ran towards the sound of shouting.



Dark Knight Kroki.

　When I returned to the castle of sweets, I quickly resolved the side effects of becoming a dragon.
　The time is night and the moon is floating in the starry sky.

"What's wrong with you, Kroki?

　A half-naked Raina comes over to us.
　Unlike Kuna, Raina seems to be fine.
　Coona is sleeping soundly in her lap.

'No, I just thought it would be a peaceful night,'

　I look up at the moon and say, "I owe it to you, Kroki.

"This is all thanks to you, Kroki. Your victory over Ferion is the reason for such a peaceful night.
It was the magic seal. Otherwise, we would have lost.

　Ferion's strength was real.
　If the magic seal was in place and he had regained his true strength, he would have lost to Ferion.

'But still, it's all thanks to you. Thank you for protecting us.

　Raina said and thanked him by putting her face behind her back.
　She was embarrassed, but she didn't feel bad.
　There would still be more fighting to do.
　Diadona, the queen of the snakes, must not have given up.
　But for now, let's have a peaceful night.
　I looked up at the moon and thought to myself.


◆?

　This is the story of a young man caught in a war of the gods who becomes a dark knight and saves the world.
　The story of the dark knight is still going on.
　But I'll conclude it here once more.
　I would like to express my deepest gratitude to those who have read this far.