Part1：MyLove，SoSweet

It's a summer that's so hot that my heart is numb.

In the shade of the ginkgo, the carriage drove by. The blonde boy in the carriage was as handsome as a doll, and his expression was as cold as a doll. His blue eyes were lifeless, and they were as cold and thoughtless as stones.

A beautiful boy like a stone, Petra.

Petra is now ...... Very desperate.

As the son of the Demon King, he turned into an orphan and integrated into the world in order to rebel against the Demon Mother - as a result, the Rebel Expedition with the strongest magician in history, Petra Sero, as the trump card, only ended in a crushing defeat, and the Marshal of the Expeditionary Force, Count Lister, was killed in battle.

Petra returned to Tregenes this time to give the Count of Listter a funeral.

"I ...... Must win. Gazing at the cloudless sky that flew away from the trees, he muttered.

The carriage finally stopped, and he stepped down, looking up at the huge castle that was beginning to decay.

"Marshal, all I can do for you is to do my best to keep this home for Miss Nelly. He muttered to himself, exuding a stone-like pressure, and a series of crisp footsteps in the stone castle.

"Ah, it's Petra from the Thousand Ice Oceans......"

"The 'Stone Demon'......"

"It's just a mere military magician, why ......"

(It's really annoying...... Petra maintained a stone-cold expression, calmly conversing and negotiating with the ruthless people who coveted the Count's possessions.

"Serro-sama......" came a trembling voice, and Petra recognized that it was the old servant of the Count who called him.

"Mr. Henry, long time no see. Is Miss Lister all right?"

"Please save Miss!" Unexpectedly, the old servant eagerly took his hand.

The gentle and beautiful Miss Nellie also seems to have become a "legacy" coveted by relatives. Petra remembered again what the Count had said to him—

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"I have to go back alive, I really miss my daughter so much. ”

"The marshal really loves his daughter. ”

"If you had such a well-behaved and beautiful daughter, you would love her very much! Look at my pendant, this is my dear Nelly, she's beautiful, isn't she?"

"Hey, it's really beautiful......"

"Come back quickly, what if you take a fancy to my daughter!"

"Marshal! really, I'm not a womanizer!"

"Who knows...... Hey, Petra. ”

"Well, what's the matter?"

"I mean, if I die, you'll marry Nelly, right?"

"What are you talking about, marshal! you won't die!"

"Don't talk about that, promise me, my daughter is really good!

"That's not the problem...... No matter what happens, I will do my best to repay you, Marshal!"

I can't imagine that the Earl of Lister really died...... Petra nodded, and then asked, "Where is Miss Lister?" and may you take me to her?"

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The lake that reflects the light of the sky like a mirror, the snow-white pavilion that climbs the golden roses, such a quiet and beautiful garden is full of danger at this time—

"Marry me, Nelly. The middle-aged man with a shiny face tried to grab Miss Nellie's little hand.

The girl withdrew her hand in a panic: "Please don't do this! Sorry, I already have a lover......"

"Oh, this is the first time I've heard of Miss Nelly, who has never left the castle, having a lover...... But who do you think can give you happiness but me?" said the man meaningfully, leaning his face closer to the frightened pale girl, "and I don't guarantee anything unexpected to your lover if you don't marry me......"

Hearing this blatant threat, Miss Nellie trembled in despair.

Her helpless gaze dodged to the flower path, and then she saw the beautiful boy coming from the outside world.

The desperate girl crossed her heart and tried to smile and look directly at the man: "There will be no problem, because ...... Because my lover is Mr. Sero!"

The man froze in shock: "That Petra Sero?"

Not hearing the conversation between the man and the girl, Petra looked as calm as a stone statue, and walked over without hurrying: "Good afternoon, Miss Lister, Baroque Marquis. ”

The demeanor is impeccable. The Marquis looked at him and smiled disdainfully: "Petra, I know it's not easy for you right now. In fact, it is not shameful to lose to the Demon King, but the upper echelons do not understand. ”

Petra was unmoved: "If the upper echelons don't understand, I don't care." I'm going to beat Efnice Palenset, definitely. ”

"To avenge the Earl of Listter?"

"And not only for the marshal. ”

"Oh, it's worthy of being a loyal young man with the beauty of the stone...... The Count has left you the most precious inheritance, which is truly enviable. ”

"Leave it to me? what—" Unable to bear the fact that she was being seen as a pretender for the inheritance, Petra's expression was filled with anger.

"Oh, isn't it......" The Marquis looked at Nelly with an unsurprising look—

Nelly grabbed Petra's arm at once.

“...... Huh?" Petra's eyes widened in astonishment, and for the first time the blue that would always look at the sky with hatred reflected the girl's face.

Nelly looked at him tremblingly and helplessly, and immediately lowered her head: "...... Mr. Sero is ...... It's my betrothed!"

Stunned for a moment, feeling the girl's frightened and helpless mood, Petra smiled slightly, held the girl's slender and cold little hand back, and looked directly at the marquis with a provocative smile in her blue eyes: "Yes." ”

The girl looked up in surprise and stared incredulously at his calm smiling face.

The marquis's face suddenly became ugly: "I thought you would get acquainted, kid from Qianbing Yang!"

The demonic breath exploded, and the Marquis turned the water of the clear blue lake into a monster, and countless water spears attacked wildly!

"It seems that Ephinis didn't reveal anything about me, otherwise you wouldn't have done this to me. With a lift of her hand, Petra manipulated the rocks to gather a magical wall and easily block the high-speed water gun!

In fact, Petra had long been aware that the Marquis had entered into a reciprocal contract with the demons - the current Marquis was already half a demon!

But he also clearly underestimated the power of the Marquis - the water gun piercing the stone wall did not shatter and dissipate, but once again condensed into a monster and shattered the solid stone!

Taken aback, Petra reacted quickly. He immediately stood in front of Nelly, and the claws of the stone contained terrifying power, and the two sides crushed the water monster with a single clamp!

"That's ......" The Marquis sneered at commanding the monster, but was stunned—

Can't move. The powder of the stone has been dissolved in the water, and Petra, who is the prince of the demon world, easily controls the monster!

The marquis sneered: "It is worthy of the so-called strongest magician......"

The evil aura was even more violent and powerful than at the beginning, and a faintly colored storm formed an alien monster behind the marquis!

"It's—" For the first time, Petra felt the horror of the demons other than her parents!

(Not...... Opponents...... ）

"This is—'The Leader of the Demon Dao'!" laughing wantonly, the Marquis manipulated the super monster to pounce on him!

I can't think about it, let the stone wall burst into rose-colored flames, and Petra can only protect the innocent girl's body tightly! But the rose-colored flames were swallowed up by the light wind in an instant, and the layers of calcareous walls were penetrated like colored wind paper and shattered like biscuits!

(too strong...... Even so, she stubbornly manipulated the scattered stone fragments, and Petra made the wall crack and reshape continuously!

"Ha, it's not bad......" panted violently, and the marquis couldn't hold it at first. The powerful monster "Demon Path Master" was recalled and dispersed, leaving only a mess!

The Marquis was exhausted, glared at Petra and staggered away.

(What kind of monster is that?...... It can only be said that fortunately it is too strong for the marquis to control...... Exhausted of strength, Petra leaned weakly against the gravel, pondering in bitterness the predicament she had never seen before—

("The Leader of the Demon Path"...... ）

But her left arm was pulled by gentle force, and Nelly's low voice was anxious: "Mr. Sero?"

“...... Just call me Petra, Miss Nelly. Subconsciously smiling solemnly, Petra wanted to maintain his beautiful and detached image in front of people.

"I'm sorry......" Nelly lowered her head, soft golden bangs covering her ice-blue eyes, and colorless tears slid down her cheeks as white as fresh snow.

“...... Miss Nelly?" At a moment's loss, Petra could only reach out and cover the little hand of the weeping girl.

(It's cold...... Nelly's hands were so cold that she couldn't feel the temperature.

The helpless girl lay on his shoulder, light and fragile, like a fallen butterfly: "I'm sorry ......"

Hesitating, Petra gently hugged her.

(so skinny...... With such a slender body, can it bear the weight of this doom...... ）

“...... I'm okay, are you hurt? Please forgive me for not being able to protect you better. ”

"Mr. Sero......"

"I didn't expect you to be so thin...... You will still have to bear those pains in the future, but you are not alone, as long as you can do it, I can share it for you. In his heart, there was a pastel-colored "Demon Leader", but a gentle and firm smile appeared on Petra's face.

Looking at Neri's beautiful and weak face, Petra's eyes were a lake of clear blue: "I wish I could be stronger, in order to be able to share your sorrow and fate......"

Holding his hand tightly, Nelly smiled faintly.

"So warm...... her voice was like immersed in a distant dream, light and soft, just such a small care was enough to make this frightened and helpless girl feel happy.

"Mr. Petra Sero from the Thousand Ice Ocean...... You're warmer than anyone else in this castle......"

"Me?"

"Hmm. Nelly's tearful eyes were like the sparkling blue lake in front of her. Looking up at his surprised expression, her smile was so sad and innocent, "Just because of kindness, that lie you just taught...... And I wished it was true......"

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"Hey, Petra!"

"Where have you been? Lately glowing, are you in love?...... is it your first love?"

"Hmm. Even my comrades-in-arms have discovered their own changes.

"Which girl touched your heart made of stone?"

"Miss Nellie Lister. ”

Looking up at the sky as usual, Petra's blue eyes, which were quietly burning with flames, were now soaked with tenderness, flashing with more determination than ever: "Ephenice Palenset...... The cruel mother who loves to take away everything I hold dear...... Only this time I can't throw in the towel. ”

"But we lost too badly, with our overall strength now, I'm afraid ......" The sobriety of our comrades-in-arms is so annoying to me at this time, but we must listen to it.

Hurriedly saying goodbye, Petra was immersed in melancholy, and when she came back to her senses, the girl's castle was in front of her.

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"Tregenis is a beautiful place, where the spring sun is as warm as silk, in the summer when the roses bloom all over the castle, the red and white eyes flutter like snowflakes, in the autumn the ginkgo biloba is golden and dazzling like oil paint on the clear slopes, and in the winter the snow flutters like butterflies, gently turning everything pure white...... Ah, I'm sorry - are you bored?" the girl in the shade smiled purely, her eyes full of anxiety and happiness in love.

"How so. It's so nice, the world as you see it. ”

For Petra's gentle words, Nelly was so uneasy-

(Do you think we're not in the same world, Petra? suddenly remembered that you were a warrior who fought for survival since childhood...... You say you hate your tyrannical mother and cruel father the most, what does the world look like? Do you hate me for being isolated and ignorant?)

"Petra, you're really gentle...... Nelly smiled wryly.

"Really?" Petra's smile was full of love.

"But is it okay, the demon slaying ......" Nelly looked at him worriedly, "You're always at the forefront of the battle......

"It's fine. Petra took her hand, still smiling gently, "I am the 'Demon of Stone', and the reliable strength of stone is my only pride." ”

The girl's heart is forever restless. Nelly looked at him and smiled bitterly: "If I can fight with you too......"

"You've worked hard, as long as you don't let your heart be occupied by monsters, it's equivalent to contributing to the demon war. Petra gazed at the girl lovingly, smiling and putting her index finger to her lips.

The girl unwillingly lowered her head and played with the white rose on the table.

"I'm leaving. Rest assured, Nelly, we will soon be able to welcome peace. See you tomorrow, shall we?"

“...... Well. See you tomorrow – I love you, Petra!"

"I love you forever, Nelly. "Parting in love is always very reluctant, but Petra is so eager that the girl looks at his back and is speechless.

The girl still can't understand how solid the love of the "stone demon" is. She didn't know what the boy had left in a hurry—

Standing under the stone wall, the young man's expression was full of hatred: "Ephine, what do you want to do?"

Soft laughter carries coercion and hypocrisy, and a blonde woman as beautiful as a goddess slowly appears.

The tide of masonry surged without hesitation!

The pure white crystal formed a mountain peak, easily blocking the stone tide and the incandescent flames that took advantage of the attack! The Demon King sneered: "Only this ability? You can't protect your little lover if you're so weak......

The shattered stone emitted a blue light, and in a roar, countless demonic beasts pounced on the Demon King!

The lightning swam like a snake, and it was so easy to destroy many demonic beasts: "As my child, will you only summon such a weak demon?

Having endured the thunder, Petra sat on her knees in resentment.

"Petra, I'm looking forward to your future performance. I'll spare you and your little lover this time. With a sneer, the Demon Mother turned into white light and disappeared without a trace.

There's no way...... Petra shuddered and lowered her head.

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"Petra, our overall strength can't compete with the demons, so we can only seek outside help, right?"

"Outside aid?"

"Yes, don't we have the equipment to go to the other world? I heard that the magic of the original world is super strong, do you want to send a magician to learn the arts?"

"The original world...... yes, maybe that's the hope of turning the tide of the war!"

"Then we're going to ......"

"I'll pick some good fighters to learn. Of course, I'm going too, I have to get stronger!"

"Then the place we chose to be magically powerful is ......"

"The legendary thaumaturgy is uncountable, the prosperous Tang Kingdom!"

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The young man of Shi Zhimei was ordered to send Tang.

He was overwhelmed by Nelly's tears. However, Nelly loves him deeply, so as long as it is his decision, Nelly will allow it.

The place of farewell was chosen at the seaside where Petra feared the most, because Nelly, who had never left Tregenis, had always wanted to see the sea.

The sky was filled with a golden red light that enchanted the heavens and the earth, like molten gold falling on the boundless sea, and magnificent waves swelling on the sea at dusk.

With the endless surging tide in her ears, hiding her inner uneasiness and fear, Petra quietly watched her lover's beautiful eyes shining with golden red and her slender figure depicted by the colors of dusk.

(As long as it's for Nelly, I can bear it...... ）

In the brilliant glow that rendered the heavens, the earth and the sea, Nelly bathed in the light to the fullest, and then turned around with a smile.

The slender white hand was painted with a golden soft glow by the setting sun, and handed the heavy rattan basket to Petra: "This is a pastry I made myself, frozen with magic, and it should last for a few days...... When you first arrive in Datang......, you may not be used to eating Datang food, right?

"Well, you have to take care of yourself, too. I'll bring back the Victory, take care of the protection of the Wizards' Guild, and wait until I get back, Nelly. Petra took the rattan basket and stretched out a few branches of borage (note) to sway in the sea breeze.

Nelly couldn't help but pounce into his arms: "Hmm...... I love you, you have to practice your art well, and then come back safely!"

"So, I'm leaving. ”

The young man's eyes gently reflected the girl's face, but when he turned his head, he was so resolute and cold, reflecting the Tang Dynasty beacon fire-

"I'm here, Datang Kingdom! Teach me what is a strong technique, teach me what a strong man is!

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Preview: The Tang Dynasty, which is full of strong men, and the story of the Eighteen Kings of Kyushu is about to be grandly opened! However, the reality is not as beautiful as Petra imagined, and the long-standing wind and rain swept through Kyushu, and no one knows whether they can withstand that death match!

Stay tuned for the next part: The Court of Grievances (Part 2) - Confusion and Departure!

— Note

Borage: This is a beautiful annual herb of the comfrey family with a slight cucumber scent. Its leaves are alternately coarse like cucumber leaves, with long-stalked, sparse, leafy inflorescences with loose and drooping inflorescences, and its peduncles are usually pale red, bright blue flowers are star-shaped, and the flowering period is about July.

European soldiers would always stick a borage in their glasses before going into battle, and it is said that because it symbolizes courage and is called the "fountain of courage".