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　As soon as we were alone, she said to me, "What's the matter, Lord Demon King, you've been up to something? She laughed at me, "You've been busy, haven't you?

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　Perhaps it was because I didn't respond to her joke and had a serious expression on my face, but she immediately sensed it.

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"...... did you see your father, by any chance?"

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"Yes, for a brief moment I was transported to a different spiritual world from this one, and I talked to your father.

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Well, is he alive?

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"I don't know. I met Sakamoto Ryoma a year ago when he came to this place. No one knows the details of what happened after that.

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"I see. Then you were reunited with your mother, weren't you?

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Yes, I can assure you of that.

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I see. I'm happy for you. That's very good news.

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　She smiles, but she is not in good spirits.

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　I ask her if she still misses her father, and she shakes her head.

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She shakes her head. I admire your freedom. He is like the wind. Not even the king of the world could capture the wind. That is why I will not hold him."

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　Well, that's noble. But also patient. I know in my heart that he still misses his mother and father, but he does not say so.

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　If Hijikata Toshizo were here, he would have said, "What are you doing? He would probably have said to me, "What are you doing?

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　That would be one way, but unfortunately I was not a handsome man like Hijikata.

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　So I'll go with Hijikata's way only halfway.

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　I silently embrace Ryoma. It is a gentle embrace. Not a lover's embrace, but a family embrace.

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　Then she buries her face in my chest and speaks her truth.

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"Aaaaah!　I'm really lonely. I miss you!　I want to see your face!"

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　That was the heart of the half-elf girl.

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"I have been abused since I was a child. The elves of the elven village mistreated me, saying that my dark hair was the sign of an abomination. Even when we went to the human quarter they made fun of my pointy ears. But each time my father would say. You have beautiful hair like your mother and father. And your big pointy ears. Your dark hair will soon make your husband fall in love with you. He said those big ears would make you listen to more people and set you on the right path.

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　But," she continued.

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"I didn't need those hair and ears. They torture me because of my hair and ears."

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　It is true that her black hair is beautiful. But to an elf it is sinister.

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　Her pointed ears are attractive to me, but might be considered heretical in human society.

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　I can guess that being a half-elf, a special position that does not belong to either elves or humans, had a great influence on Ryoma's personality development.

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　I could not do anything by hugging her, but I still hugged her strongly on behalf of Ryoma Sakamoto and took out a piece of paper that he had given me.

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　There was a piece of her mother's hair stuck in the paper.

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　I alone could not ease the heartbroken girl's feelings.

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　But the Elf who gave birth to her, her mother, might be able to caress the broken girl's heart.

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　With this in mind, I take the shards of the ancient mirror that Eve and the others have collected and cast a spell upon them.

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　I made the shards to join and adhere to each other, even if only for a short time.

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　Then, the hair of her mother, which she had just received from Sakamoto Ryoma, is placed in the mirror.

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　The golden hair entered the world of the mirror without any resistance.

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　The mirror glowed with a golden light, and there appeared the most beautiful woman in the world.

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　A beautiful princess with golden hair and pointed ears. Needless to say, she was Ryoma's mother.

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　When he saw his mother's reflection in the mirror, he blurted out, "Mother ......" and was lost in thought.

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　Ryoma's mother died when she was born.

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　However, she had always been told by her father that her mother was a very beautiful woman, a very nice woman, and the best woman he had ever met, so she was close to her mother as if she had actually met her before.

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　However, this was the first time they had ever had a face to face conversation as they had just now.

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　Ryoma's mother asks from the mirror

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"...... Ryoma, my sweet Ryoma. I am sorry that I have caused you pain.

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"You tormented me?

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"Because I died so early, you couldn't do anything motherly. I could not protect you from the world's misconceptions.

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　He is probably referring to his mistreatment as a half-elf. Ryoma is silent.

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"And I also stole your father's heart. He should have been your father and mother when I died, and yet he still carries the illusion of me with him. I scolded him the other day.　I scolded you."

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"I have to behave myself, and so does Ryoma. If he doesn't behave himself, even his mother will worry about him after his death.

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"Children are worried about their parents. No matter how old they are. So as long as I have this soul. I'm worried about you.

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　Ryoma's teary eyes relax as he hears these words.

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　Something warm enveloped his heart.

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"...... mother, I was wrong. I've become such a clumsy person because I've always followed my father's footsteps. I've become a woman who cries in public. I will change my mind from today. I won't follow your back anymore. I will look not at your back, but at what you are looking at. I will only think about what my father is looking at and what he is trying to do, and I will use that in my life.

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"...... Ryoma, what a strong boy you are. It seems you no longer need your mother's strength.

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　The beautiful elf princess turns to me after saying this.

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　It seems that she had also sensed my presence.

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"The Demon Lord there..."

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　The Demon Lord is none other than me. I reply.

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"I don't know what kind of demon king you are, but you helped reunite Ryoma and me. I thank you.

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"It was they who collected the shards of the mirror."

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　Before I knew it, Eve and Jeanne and the others had gathered in this room.

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"You are blessed with good friends, Ryoma. I am sure they will become your most precious possessions.

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　Yes, Mother," nodded Ryoma.

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"Please guide her, my Lord! His home, Bernese, is in dire straits. Please use your power to save it.

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　He had intended to save Bernese in the first place. There was no reason to refuse.

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　Nodding, the elf princess looks relieved.

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"Now I have nothing left to think about. Now if only my husband would accept my death as Ryoma did.

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　That might be difficult. If I had a wife as beautiful and kind as she was, and she died, I would not be surprised if I went on a journey to bring her back to life.

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　But he never talked about it.

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"If I meet him someday, I will make him change his mind.

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　I'll leave it at that for now.

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　Ryoma's mother must have known the folly of holding back a free man like Sakamoto Ryoma.

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　She said nothing more. She just smiled and said at the end

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"Thank you. You are the kindest demon king of all. Please let a kind Demon Lord like you rule this world.

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　With these words, she disappeared from the mirror.

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　Ryoma embraced the ancient mirror with regret, but she looked younger than her age.

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　Thus, the purpose of Ryoma's dungeon quest was fulfilled, but not all of his worries were resolved.

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　He seemed to have gotten over his father, but Bernese's worries remained.

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　I decide to go to the maritime city of Bernese, where her business is based, to settle it.

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