Later on.

　It also came to light that the Empire's side was cheating, which was a big problem here.
　The empire will not admit it, but as expected, there are many witnesses such as Erika-sensei and Desmond, so it will be quite difficult to escape.

''Well, either way, they were trying to kill us students...''

　By the way.
　By the way, whether or not we won or lost the interchange game has become a moot point since then.

That's not even the point!

　And so on.

　And so on and so forth.
　From now on, the capital will be denouncing the empire to the hilt, and if that results in the empire being left in a tight spot, that's a good thing.

　On the other hand, I....

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work. That's about it. To begin with, I don't have much luggage.

　My dorm room.
　I finish cleaning up and look at it with my hands on my hips.

"That was a short time.

　That's right.
　I'm going to quit the magic academy and investigate the mysteries of the empire.

　I'm sure there's not much more to learn at the school, to be honest.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

　I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to find a way to get to the bottom of the decline of magic in this world, to borrow Arnolt's words, the truth.
　It's not really necessary to be in this magical academy for that reason.

''And yet........I didn't know I was called the 'Demon King'.

　Arnolt had said.
　A thousand years ago, there was a Demon King in this world.
　His magic and his theories were so horrible that the Empire had to seal them away with great effort.

It's all a lie.

　At the very least, I wasn't called 'Demon King' in my lifetime.
　And even though everyone was enjoying the convenience of magic, they didn't seem to be afraid of it.

　Why would the empire be spouting such lies?
　Why is the empire that was destroyed by the demon gods rebuilding itself?
　That's where - the truth of its decline after the last thousand years seems to be hidden.

''Well....first of all, what will we do?

　I muttered and was just about to leave the room.


　Con, con.


　Hmm?
　A knock on the door.

'It's unlocked. You can come in.

　I called out to him on the other side of the door.


Kurt!　Don't quit school!
I will not allow you to run away from me!


　Lara and Marise came in from the corridor as an avalanche of people came in.
　And they were so close to me that they were even close enough to be body to body with me to appeal to me.

'Oh, hey!　What happened to you all of a sudden!

　I could feel the soft touch of the two of them, and I couldn't help but squirm.

'Because!　Because....I had a feeling Kurt was going to quit school...
'At first it was Lara's instincts.......after the exchange game was over. Kurt was pretending to think about it the whole time. That's why I got the feeling he was really going to quit, and I was worried...

　The two of them put their faces close to mine and said as if they were rolling up their sleeves.

　
　So you're trying to stop them.

　Oh man.
　I think I've said it before, but maybe Lara's intuition is really something to be reckoned with.
　But.

'If I were to quit, what does that have to do with Lara and Marlies?　Even if I'm gone, I'm sure the two of you will still be able to do fine at the Magical Academy.

　I ask her a question.
　Then Lara's face crumpled up.


'Eeeeeeee!　Kurt is...　Kurt would say that!


　I finally started to cry.

　........hey hey.
　What is this situation?

Kurt!　Even for you, what you just said is too much!　Please withdraw it now!

　Marise is pointing at me and screaming frantically.

　........huh.
　Well, this is getting uncollectable.

　I let out a sigh and then


'Sorry, sorry. But I'm not going to quit the magic academy, we're both prematurely surprised.


"What?

　They both speak in unison.

'Is it true...?'
Yeah, really.

　I shrug my shoulders.
　.............................I was actually going to leave the dormitory without telling the two of them.

　Well, that's okay too.
　It's not that I have to be a student, but I can still get to the truth of the decline.
　I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what to expect.

　I don't dislike the life of the Magic Academy.
　It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.

And........there's still a lot more to teach you two.
Yeah, that's right!　I'm not going to allow you to just throw them out in the middle of the day.
'What magic did you use on those Four Great Sages?　And what is... [Demon King Magic]?

　Lara, who had been crying earlier, was already smiling.
　Marise seemed to be in her usual form, but her voice was slightly upturned.


　It's hard to be serious in a decaying world a thousand years later.
　But, surprisingly, this decaying world is not boring, either.


　As I stroked the heads of the two men approaching me, I was thinking about the things that would happen in the future.