Maou na Ore to Fushihime no Yubiwa:Volume 2 Prologue

Prologue

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In our town, Saegusa city, there is a large-scale festival held every year on the day of the Tanabata, the Saegusa festival.

Though I've said large-scale, I mean among us locals, not so large that becomes a national event...

Still, if you came and looked at this town recently, you would understand how loved this festival is by the local inhabitants.

For example, posters were hung all over the shopping district.

Another example, people were carrying the indispensable bamboo grass to hang the tanzaku on.

After school.

Walking back home as the day comes to an end, I saw the town being dyed little by little in the festivals colors.

“Haru!”

I turned around to a familiar sounding voice and saw a person I knew.

Perfectly aligned bangs in a princess cut and a ponytail swayed by the wind.

The distinctively well-formed face had diminutive features that had established their owner as the foremost idol of the school I was attending.

Kurose Kyoko. The kind of relationship I had with the owner of the voice that had suddenly called to me, was that of childhood friends since elementary school.

“Are you going back home, Haru?”

“Nope. I'll stop a bit by the bookstore in front of the station”.

“He―. What kind of book are you going to buy? Since it's Haru, of course, is it manga?”

“NO. It's past questions from the Center Test.”

“WHY?!”

She looked at me withe her eyes widened in surprise.

"Why, you ask... From next year on we'll be preparing for exams. I think it's time to start taking measures."

“...Could it be that you're thinking about taking the college entrance exam?”

“You’d normally think about that much sooner, though of course I’m also considering the possibility…what. Its’ not out of character is it ?”

“I’d never do that, still….. monster tamer work, what would it be like?”

“……ahh.. If we do something like that…..”

The monster tamer who stands as a go between for monsters and humans.

This responsibility of mine was supposed to be to shoulder the higher purpose that could mean the survival of the human race.

How was that responsibility decided…..I wonder?

“……So. There hasn't been any contact for two weeks now.”

“Aahh. I was wondering….if the people hated me or something like that….?”

I would come to know more about this later.

To work as a rookie monster tamer, you work alone however, work must be authorized, (except in a case like Luke’s), by the boss of that location.

Long lost are the days of being irresponsible, followed by being busy with more than I can do.

As a demon tamer with several beautiful demon’s, she’s easy to please and be able to work under her as she’s very good with her skills.

Left bored and obliged to play, with every day carefree, we were going to study for the upcoming examination.

“That person, who’s extremely clingy and kind of irresponsible. I may have forgotten already but by any chance did you say you were their subordinate, Haru…..?"

“I may have forgotten that already….”

Its’ bad for Tachi because whenever that person gets brought up, you think or talk about them, and the kind of person they are.

“Hey, Kyouko?”

“whats wrong?”

“I wonder what kind of benefits a demon tamer’s work bring?

“I wouldn’t know something like that!?”

“Probably just late nights per diem…late hours and pay where and when you choose, or students who get stuck looking for jobs and working!?”

“…..huh?”

Thoughts of the future feel kind of heavy.

What kind of social position will a demon tamer have I wonder?

I wonder if we could put things together neatly?

I’m thinking about that kind of thing these days.

I’d need to know more details, but it’s likely an occupation such as ‘fey crusher’, changing jobs would also be difficult.

“Hey. After this, do you have something planned?”

“….? I don’t have anything.”

“In that case. Will you come with me to whither might be a family restaurant? At the moment, I have the feeling I want to eat the ‘Strawberry Royal Messenger’ yogurt.”

“Umm. About that….”

Could this be…..going out with me….?

“….That’s how its called, I’m not mistaken right? It doesn't really matter if Haru doesn't feel like it…..having raised the issue I’m certain, but open to consulting on this, though I don’t feel like it.”

“……That’s how it is, Thank you.”

Straightforwardly Kyouko’s thoughts came right out her mouth and she averted her gaze with a “pui”.

“Th-, That’s why there’s my gratitude, Haru! So just for me get a ‘Strawberry Royal Messenger’ yogurt that I want to eat, all right!?”

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