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　As soon as the demon king Ashtaroth disappeared from sight, the old knight standing behind him opened his mouth.

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"I wish you would run away with the Demon Lord, Count-sama. ......"

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　The old knight cuts down the hive worker with his broadsword.

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　The Count explains.

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"This wound. He will not survive. Then it is my duty to my ancestors to die among them, as the lord of this castle.

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　...... and continues.

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"I also want to reward my men for dying for people like me. I want them to boast in the heavens that your master was a brave man who did not succumb to the ants."

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"............"

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　The old knight is silent. He seems impressed.

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　Then he attacks more hive workers and slays them one by one.

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　Meanwhile, the wounded Count Ismaria, who has lost a lot of blood, sits on his throne leaning back.

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　From his pocket he pulls out a small portrait. It depicts a beautiful, though bloodied, daughter. She looks like Jessica, but she is not Jessica. It is her mother.

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　Count Ismailia speaks her name.

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"Beatrice ......".

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　Her name was the name of his deceased wife, Jessica's mother.

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　She died when Jessica was born. She was a very frail woman.

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　She was not fit to give birth. The plan was not to have children, but when he found out, his wife was pregnant and had to give birth to a child.

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　As a result, she ended up dying, but I have no regrets. The only regret I have is that I spoiled my wife and Jessica too much.

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"Well, it's past."

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　He remarks to himself, and then thinks back to the time when he met his wife.

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　She was the daughter of a nobleman from a neighboring country. They were of the same rank, but the problem was that the previous heads of the family did not get along with each other. The Count fell in love with her at a party, but he had a hard time deciding how to make the love work between the two families, which were not on the best of terms.

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　He did not have the power of intrigue like the demon king Ashtaroth, but at that time his mind was occupied with intrigue.

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　He had the count spread bad rumors about the marriageable nobles around him, gave money to a fortune teller, who recommended the count in a roundabout way, and so on, as if ordinary methods would not work.

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　I did everything I could to get this wife, but it was worth it. The days after his marriage to her were truly a golden age.

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　It was the most glorious time in the Count's life.

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　--But to others, that golden glow would have been a veneer.

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　One day, his wife got down on her knees in front of him.

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She said, "Actually, I have a baby in my belly.

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　Why is she apologizing for such a thing? Good news, I thought at first, but then my wife said with a trembling body: "It's not your child.

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"It's not your child."

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　I was shocked to hear her say that, but I knew immediately whose child it was.

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　In fact, his wife was engaged to be married to another nobleman. The Count had been forced by the nobleman to accept his wife. The nobleman must have made a move on his wife before they were married.

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　The wife confessed with sad eyes. The Count's heart was strangely calm.

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"- A brave confession. Don't waste your life. Neither yours nor the child in your belly."

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"This child is a child of iniquity. I beg you to strike me dead, not the child.

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What lord would strike his wife? I love you. If a child is born to you I will take good care of it. If it's a boy, I'll make him heir to the throne. If it's a girl, I'll marry her off to the best man in the world."

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"...... Count."

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　After that, the wife continued to weep at the Count's breast. Since then, the Count has never mentioned it. Not when she was alive, and not even after she died.

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　The only one who knew about it was the old knight wielding the sword in front of him.

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　He never revealed this secret to anyone and has served the Count family until today. He protected the Count until the very end.

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　He was the most loyal of loyal subjects. If there is a next life, I would like to have a knight like him again.

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　Now, after such a chance encounter with the past, the Count's time has come. It seems that he has lost too much blood. His vision is shaken.

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"I wanted to fulfill the promise I made to my wife, but ......"

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　The promise was to find Jessica the best man. At first, I thought that my wife would be pleased with the Demon King Asito, but I was wrong.

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　Wouldn't she be pleased?　I thought that Asito was the only husband for Jessica.

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　A man of calm and precise judgment, a man with a clear mind who always weighs the pros and cons, a man of the highest caliber as a sorcerer, a warrior, and a military strategist.

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　Above all, he was the kindest and most gentle of all. He was a benevolent king.

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　He forgave the Count who had tricked him and rescued him without regard for the danger. And now he fights hard against the ants and carries my daughter to safety.

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　To be the wife of such a great man would be a promise of happiness for Jessica.

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　He thought so, but he was sorry that he would not be able to see Jessica and Ashtaroth married.

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　The Count let out a loud exhale and let his soul escape from his body.

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　Thus died the head of the House of Ismaria.

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　He was 47 years old. It was a short and fat life, but neither he nor those around him could deny that he lived happily.

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　The last survivor, an old knight under his command, shed a single tear when he heard of our Lord's death and said

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"...... Count. No, young man, how could you have lived through all this warfare? It must have been very hard for you. But now you may rest easy. Look down on us from above.

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　The old knight takes the will from the Count's pocket and puts it in his own pocket.

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　Then he raises his sword and strikes the Count on the neck.

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　He did not want the hive workers to take the head of his master. I couldn't let an ant take my lord's head.

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　The old knight wraps the head carefully in his cloak and ties it behind his back. He rushes out among the Lord's people.

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　He escapes and fulfills his master's last will and testament.

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　His last will and testament was to see that Jessica was happy.

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　Now that the Lord is dead, I, as an old tree, am no longer allowed to die. I must live a few more decades and see Jessica live happily.

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　It was his duty as a knight in the Count's service.

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　The count's castle now belonged to the deformed ants, but they could not subdue the last knight in the count's service.

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As long as I am here, as long as the princess lives, that is the castle of Ismaria. Now, you monsters, wait and see if you can get your heads straight. Someday I will take back this castle.

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　The old knight's determination flared as he plunged into a swarm of about ten ants.

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　--There was a cloud of blood.

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