"Oh, Arth, You're back!"
After a tiring exchange with His Majesty, I was greeted by my cheerful father. My father smiled and said that I didn't see me so much ago.
"Did you hear that? It seems that you caught a thief while searching for Prince Rinse's fiancée. As expected of my son."
"Did you hear about the identity of the thief?"
"No. Why?"
I was wondering what the words were for a while before I listened.
"Do you have any idea about the person named 'Prometheus'?"
At that moment, I realized that my father, who had been calm until now, suddenly became ferocious. After seeing me unintentionally brace myself, my father hurriedly let go of his bloodlust and asked.
"Arth, Where did you hear that name?"
"From the mouth of a thief. Behind the recent turmoil is an organization called 'Prometheus.' And one of the thieves called my father 'Hercules.' He was said to be the only person who could become an obstacle."
"...Is that so? In other words, it might be that I've made Arth carry an extra burden."
"Father. You said that one of the opponents that father couldn't beat before, one of them was your grandfather, and the other was him. Is that guy called 'Prometheus'?"
After confirming that, my father nodded and said.
"That's true. That guy... 'Prometheus' called me 'Hercules'. And when I cut off one of his hands, I lost to him."
"... you lost?"
"Yeah. That's a shame. But for some reason, he didn't kill me, he kept me alive. He was smiling when he cut off one hand. Say, 'It's a reward for meeting an interesting person.' "
I felt like I could sigh unintentionally at the presence of a stronger final boss than I thought, but my father laughed and said.
"However, I have no intention of getting you involved. If I make you a knight commander, I will go defeat him. Let's bring him in for a draw."
"If my mother found out about the mutual killing, she would be sad, wouldn't she?"
"I understand. I have no intention of dying. I won't die until I see my grandson's face. But this is my problem. I'm not going to solve it by involving my children."
I answered after wondering what to say to the lines that seemed to be nothing more than death flags.
"I have no intention of allowing anyone to harm Alice. With it I will regain my perfect peace."
Well, it's highly likely that the next opponent will come out after defeating him like that, but considering the sadness Alice felt when she learned of her father's death, I think this would be the best option, so I can't help it.
"Father Lost, so the other party can use magic, right?"
"Oh. I can't believe it, but I was mastering magic."
"What sort of thing is that?"
"He seemed to have the same physical enhancement as us, but he may be able to use multiple magics. He's a one-armed man who uses black flames for his overwhelming physical ability."
Chuunibyou B! I'm about to say something like that, but I'll endure it. Even so, we certainly can't win if we're mastering multiple magics. There is too little information on the other party to take measures.
"Was there anything else that bothered you?"
"I'm curious... Come to think of it, it seemed like he was talking to himself a lot. It looked like he was having a conversation with someone inside of himself."
I may have gotten closer to the identity of multiple magics. If it somehow multiplies the magic within itself, then how? They probably stole it from someone else. If you don't know how to do that, it's going to be a grotesque story. For example, eating human flesh. Also, does it have the power to absorb with some kind of magic? I can't imitate it anyway, so I don't want to try it.
"Arth, You don't have to worry about it, you know? This is my problem."
"Yes.But you need to win"
"Is that so...then I have to win."
"If you can't, I have no choice but to get involved:
When I said that, my father looked dumbfounded and then laughed.
"Certainly. It's no use saddening what a knight should protect."
"Yes. For your loved ones to live peacefully"
"I see... Thank you, Arth."
While listening to the thank you, I was a little hesitant. I don't want to get involved in any more useless developments, but if it's a trifle that ends up disturbing Alice's mind, it's necessary to get rid of it. Well, even without that, I don't feel very good about leaving my father in this world to die. As long as I don't know if I can win, it's essential to take measures so that if my father loses, I can definitely win. What I need to do in order to become stronger is to master the magic that strengthens the body, and to increase the number of pawns to be able to counter it. And I thought it would be all about flirting with Alice.