Maou no Hajimekata

Translator: DarkHeartedAlchemist

Welcome back, master.

The country of Yamato, the core of Sakuyas mountain. Aur returned there after signing the final details of their Alliance with Himuro.

Oh, you didnt go straight back home?

But soon her face froze still. Because Out of the portal came Eve, stuck to Aurs arm and looking at him with dreamy eyes.

Master? What is she doing here?

I am now a slave to master, so its only natural that I should follow my master wherever hes going.

Eve said in her usual, slightly monotone tone of voice, but she seemed to gain some confidence in herself. Sakuya wandered what exactly might have caused that?

But Ive gotta say, this girl got awfully clingy now.

Tired, Lilu shrugged her shoulders.

I am certainly not. It is simply my duty as a slave to be by masters side at all times.

Just where you are getting all that sense of duty from is truly beyond me.

Usually Lilu uses sarcasm while talking with Aur when she was in a good mood. But not today. Today there was no respect in her words whatsoever.

But what about your queen sister? Shouldnt you stay in Himuro to support her?

You dont have to worry about my sister, Miss Lilu. She is more than capable of ruling on her own. There is no need for me to stay with her. And besides, we both agreed that I should act as a hostage to your country.

A hostage that would guarantee that the alliance will be a lasting one. Eve might have been not that bright when it came to politics and lost the protection of the Sun God after losing her purity, but she was still a noble. The role of the hostage was, as rich as it may sound, ideal for her.

Not that Aur, Zana or Sofia had any doubts or suspicions that one might betray the other now. Not after what happened.

Initially Zana wanted to become a hostage, but that idea was vetoed by Aur and his crew.

Master, please let me take care of your clothes.

I am not a child anymore, I can take care of my own clothes.

No, please, I insist.

Aur reluctantly turned his back to Sakuya, and allowed her to take his coat off his back.

They came to the volcano from Himuro using the passage made by Sofia. It was too hot to wear a fur coat in here.

I will prepare a change of clothes as well.

Right. Bring them to my room later.

As you wish.

Sakuya folds the coat in her hands and watches as Aur heads for his private quarters together with Eve.

I was always wandering about something, Sakuya. You live so close to Himuro, but have you ever tried visiting it?

No, and I do not care.

She had little interest in the outside world and preferred to just keep to herself. She was just fine staying in her little world.

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Except that it was a lie. When Aur was talking about everything they were doing in Himuro, she listened to him most carefully, but the presence of Eve, and especially her clothing, or rather a lack of thereof, irked her to no end, to the point that at one point she claimed that Its getting so hot in here and took off some of her clothing, purposefully exposing her plump chest.

Of course, Aur was aware of her intentions behind those actions, as well as the fact that this current situation was kinda his own fault. For you see, he spend the last two months analyzing the structure of the Collar of Obedience, so he was unable to give her any of his attention whatsoever.

And she was the one who required some brutish treatment. So he suddenly stood up, embraced her in the waist, picked her up and declared that they are going to bed right this instant.

It was after they were done with the first round of rough sex and she was cleaning his thing up with her tongue that someone knocked on the door repeatedly.

Whos there?

Its me, Eldav. There is something that I have to tell master, may I come inside?

Aur and Sakuya looked at each other. Judging by the tone of her voice, it was a serious matter. She deepthroated his meat lance one last time and then kissed the tip affectionately.

We will continue this tonight.

She then turned into fire and disappeared.

Come in.

Aur fixed his clothes, made sure that even the scent of Sakuyas perfumes was erased, and ordered Eve to get inside the room.

Please excuse the intrusion.

Eve came through the door. She was not clad in the attire she was wearing when they got here, but she returned to wear the same clothes she was wearing around Uzermart.

Do you like my clothes?

Well, I know for a fact that I dont dislike them.

Her current appearance as she tried to shyly cover her body from his sight was rather sensual.

And why do you still call yourself Eldav. Since your names Eve, why dont you use it?

Because it somehow makes me more at ease since I didnt use my real name that often.

From what Zana told him, she was around six when Uzermart captured her. Almost the same age Mari was when she came to Aurs Dungeon. If that was so, then it was no wonder she didnt even remembered her own name.

But why these clothes specifically?

She stared at Aur shyly.

That is, because

As she was telling him that, Aur scanned her carefully with his eyes. Her entire body was flushed red by embarrassment, and her two voluptuous breasts were even more emphasized by her crossing her arms.

Who designed these clothes anyway? They are no different than underwear, as far as Im concerned.

Maybe so, but they are not all that bad.

If she herself was fine with them, then that was all that mattered.

But I dont suppose you came here just to discuss fashion with me?

She tightened her face, which was relaxed up until now.

Yes, master. You were looking into the whereabouts of a girl named Hoseli, a half-human who could turn into a wolf, correct?

Do you know where she is?

Aur was so amazed at that development that he stood up from his bed.

Yes, I saw her before I lost my power.

If you knew about it earlier, then why didnt you told me?

He shouldve asked her about it before he took her purity. Well, theres no point thinking about it now.

Tell me everything that you know.

Aur swore that he will not use her power for his personal gains, and he kept that promise. He didnt want to be too dependent on powers like omniscience or fortune telling. Cause if he did, he most probably wouldnt let go of it. She came to talk with him about it now because she understood this perfectly.

So, where is she?

When I saw her in my last vision, she was heading towards the mountain range between Yamato and Sahara called Yaegaki.

What did you say?

Aur twisted his head and furrowed his brows. He did not expected her to be so close to them.

In order to get there from Sahara, she had to traverse the desert first. Aur always traveled by the passages created by Sofia, but he knew that this was an extremely harsh environment to travel through alone.

And he was also concerned about the timing. A few months had already passed since the battle with Uzermart, and her whereabouts remained unknown. But the distance between Sahara and Yaegaki wasnt so great as to take this much time to travel.

She wouldve quickly ran out of food and water if that was the case. Both desert and mountains were barren wastelands with little to no means of procuring food for oneself, not to mention finding shelter.

Why then, after spending so much time elsewhere, return to Yamato at this point. Aur had one guess about that.

Hoseli mustve betrayed both him and Uzermart in order to break the curse that was placed upon her. If that was the case, then all of her actions would be nicely explained.

It was quite a shame that the only person who could now tap into the future was one of Aurs allies, Tena. That way, Hoseli had no more omniscient people to turn to.

Speaking of omniscience, you said that yours was granted to you by the Sun God Igarg, but Uzermart said that the source of his power was the Sun God Atom. Are they both the same, just with different names in different languages?

No, Igarg and Atom are separate entities, but they are both considered to be the God of the Sun.

Aur tilts his head at Eves confusing answer.

Why is that? I could have understand that if we were talking about the god of the sea or mountains, as there are many, but there is only one sun, right?

Igarg is the God of Zenith who watches the whole world from the fastness high above, while Uzermarts God Atom is the God of Sunset, governing the end of each day and the past.

This explanation might have been a little stretched, but for now Aur was convinced. He wanted to imply about this a little more, but then there was a loud banging at the door.

Aur, Aur, are you there?!

What is it, Tena?

It was the elder of the village near the Forest Dungeon who was gifted with the power of precognition.

I had a foresight, you must run! Now, this instant!

Whys that? Whats wrong?

Death! You will die!

This sounded ominous, but her predictions were not always correct. After all, they were mostly the guidelines, or possibilities signaling what might happen. They were not absolutes. But then, why was she so frightened? She was practically screaming right now.

If you stay here you wont escape it, you wont be able to avoid it! You will be burned to ashes by the fire so bright that not even your soul will remain! The only option for you to live is to leave this land and never come back!

All right, but tell me first, what is going to kill me?

The future seen in the prediction can be changed, Tena knows that better than anyone else.

That girl will do it!

Tena screamed with trembling voice.

That Hoseli girl, she will be the one to kill you!