My nephew.

　The earth shook and the sky split open.

　Even before the voice reached me, a tremendous amount of pressure was coming on me, and I was relaxing in the garden when I quickly drew my sword and took it.

　The black sword and Kaori's slender arm collided with each other, sending out a shockwave that shook the earth and split the sky.

　As it is, they spit on each other - but.
　Kaori was surprised to see the black sword.

'Oiiko-chan, what is that?
'What?　Ah ... this.

　I'm not slacking off at all when it comes to questioning.
　I answer, competing with a force that could wipe out the entire mansion with me if I'm not careful at all.

''The other day. Um, ancestral spirits?　I got it from.
Is it him?　It makes sense.
Do you know?
"Your father approved, 'The most powerful woman in humanity.'
'Wow, first generation!'

　That's what they said.

　I pushed Kaori back once in a spit fight, and when I did, like a ball with a rubber strap, the momentum stretched out and then Kaori ponied up again with more speed than that.

　I sighed a little as we clashed over and over again, gakin, gakin, gakin.

'But I think you're overstating the case for being the most powerful woman in humanity. Isn't that usually Kaori's mother?　The Demon King.
The Demon King is not a human being.
'So that's what it's all about!　That's amazing!

　Understanding the meaning of the strongest of humanity and how serious it was, I plunged in louder and louder.

　If it had been Kaori's mother, the strongest including the previous Demon King, my impression would have been at the level of "yes, yes, that's right", but if it was the Demon King wasn't a human being, and if it was the strongest of the human race excluding that, the weight of the story would have increased dramatically.

　Really, he's the strongest 'woman' of the 'human race'?

　I've heard a lot of saga stories about the first generation, but I thought this one was the most amazing.

''More importantly, it sounds like you know about this sword.
'Yes, she is just like your sister. Of course not, your sister can only be used by your father.
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. I don't know what you're talking about.

　With an urge to hold his temples, he ties up with Kaori's slender arm.
　I cut off the black flame bullets that have been released.

'What do you mean you look just like your sister?'
Your sister is a magic sword.
What kind of sisters are you?

　Well well it's not that crazy.

　Sister: the magic sword.
　Sister: the Demon King.

　

You're one hell of a sister.
'Your nephew's ancestral children are brothers too. They have the same blood in their veins.
'Wow it's kind of hard to comment on that.

　After battling through it all and lightly scorching a twenty meter radius, Kaori put the contraption away with satisfaction.

''Thank you very much. It feels good to fight with my nephew after all.
I'm giving up on that, but next time you do something like that, you might want to let me know first.
I did. I told him we were going to play, nephew.
At least don't exceed the speed of sound on the first shot!

　Surely Kaori had said it.
　But it didn't make sense as he attacked with such super speed that he overtook his own voice.

'Are you in trouble, nephew?'
I'm in trouble.
'It's not a good idea to embarrass your nephew,'
Yeah, so,
But you have to say no.
'Don't use language that makes me hope!

　I was a grandiose plunge.
　I decided to give up, thinking that this tsukkomi would be pointless, but I decided to give up.

　The garden that had been scorched by the current battle was quickly repaired by the servants Kaori had called up.
　Servants of the Demon King, those numbered up to the 1000s.
　So far there are about five of them?　I've only met a few, but they are all experts in their fields.

　The marks of the battles that would become barren land for the next ten years were repaired in the blink of an eye.

''But the magic sword reminds me of your sister and that girl who trained me as a child--''
Darling!
Whoa!

　It hugged me from behind, tackling me from behind and holding me around the waist.

　It's hard to detect because it's so fragile, unlike Kaori, and it hugs me, causing me to fall forward.

　I push Kaori down to the ground.

'Oikko-chan, you're so bold...'
No, no, no, no, no, no, no. You see what I'm seeing?
I don't mind....
"Don't close your eyes, don't purse your lips!

　I stood up while plunging in.
　I stood up with every Erica clinging to my waist.

'You won't?　My nephew is shy.
No, no, I mean, what's the matter with you, Erica?

　I decided it would be best to go through with that (,) of Kaori's, and I turned my water on Erica.

　I gently pull her off and face her at a distance.

'Listen darling, I sent King Aegina a letter of intent to rent Darling's territory and he refused.
Of course it's not a surprise... or did you really think it would be a good idea?
'Of course!　Erica, you can do anything you want with your darling.
You don't want to tell me that you can do everything, and there are some very dangerous people who will eat it up.
''I offered the three gold mines in exchange for the three gold mines, but they snickered at me!
It really could have been anything!

　My voice goes up and I plunge into it as hard as I can.
　Three gold mines.........

　The Cano family's territory, the one thing that will largely turn into gold is a single silver mine, which is now mainly made up of silver ore after the former Trikara steel was taken.

　In exchange for that, three gold mines is a proposal that could make you question your sanity.

　But I do know that His Majesty didn't mean to snicker at it.
　I'm also the master of the sword and the leader of the royal bandits.

　Maybe what I snickered at was meant to be 'too cheap'........

''Ugh, Erica, it's so frustrating. I thought it might not work, but it's frustrating when it's this bad.
I know you're frustrated, so can we stop talking about it now?
'I won't stop, Erica, I'd do anything to be with my darling.
I mean, you don't have to do everything...

　Unlike before, this time I(,) will react to it.
　If it's Erica, who gave us three gold mines from the first move in the negotiations, there's a very good chance that she'll really come up with more conditions than that.

　If I don't stop here, the story will get even more complicated.

''Nephew, what are you talking about?''

　Kaori interrupted me and Erica's conversation.

''Demon King?　Why are you here?

　Erica seems to have noticed Kaori for the first time and asks her in a bit of a sour mood.

'I've come to play with my nephew. What is it you are?
'I'm here to see my darling. Darling, comfort Erica.

　Erica said, hugging me and rubbing her face against my chest to spoil me.

'It's not fair, I do it too.
'You need to stay away from the Demon King for a minute. Darling, you belong to Erica.

　The two of them lightly bickering with me between them.
　I quieted them down rather appropriately.

　Because I've gotten to know Kaori quite well.

　Kaori is following the advice of her mother, the former Demon King.

　She won't touch anyone who isn't at the same level of power, no matter what.
　Erika is an intelligent girl with the qualities of a wise queen, but physically she is a frail, ordinary girl.

　So, it will never get any worse than a verbal fight between Kaori and Erika.
　I was convinced of that, so at the very least I just quieted them down and let them do what they wanted.

'Isn't it time to give up now?　Kaori won't shut up if you try to rent this place.
Will you shut up?
Rental?

　I briefly explained to Kaori that Erica was going to rent the place from Aegina to meet me.

　Kaori doesn't think anything of this level of detail.
　Even now, even though it's Aegina territory, he's still ponied up and battled normally.
　So I thought it was safe to talk about it.

''Heh, I don't really understand how humans think.

　As you can imagine, Kaori's reaction was thin.

''........''
Erica?

　Erica's reaction, on the other hand, wasn't what I expected.

　She looked at Kaori, then at me, then at her servants who were rapidly repairing the garden around her.

'Could it be that Darling and the Demon King fought again?'
Yeah. Same as before.

　It was the same stream of attacks as the day I met Erica, so I usually admitted it.

'I see... ah.'

　Erica seemed to have an idea.
　An inspiration that I could hear the sound effect of a bicorn.

　I don't know why, but I had a very bad feeling.

"Hey Demon King, I need to talk to you about something.
What is it, niece number two?
Why don't you and Erica claim your darling's domain?
Yesyyy?

　The story was so unexpected that my voice flipped over in a grand way.

'You want to pester my nephew?'
I know. We'll take it down here-- well, Calamba and Comotolia will share it.
...What do you mean?
It means I can have a real fight with my darling. Erica will take care of everything around her.
I'm in.
Don't get in?
So you want to talk about this in detail?　Let's go somewhere secluded?
I understand.

　Kaori took Erica with her, and in a flight beyond the speed of sound, she spun off somewhere.

　Before he could stop her, she was gone in an instant.

''.......Why?''

　I reached out and grabbed the sky, and I was stunned to find myself in the garden where my servants were restoring it.


　A few days later, the news that for the first time in hundreds of years, Comotolia and the rest of the world had formed an alliance, along with the fact that the objective was me, Hermes Cano, sent a tremor through the world.