In the center of the vast Demon Realm… It was called the Forbidden
Lands by those who live in the Demon Realm.
There's nothing in there… No trees, no lowers, only a wilderness that
stretches for a radius of several tens of kilometers. Not a single living
creature is said to live here, and even children know that Demons
shouldn't go near this land.
This was the place where the Six Kings gathered and use for meetings,
and at the same time, it was often used by the Six Kings as the place to
ight in.
The land where a battle between the Six Kings, beings holding immense
power, could take place, carelessly stepping into such a place was
tantamount to suicide.
And now, the Six Demons who are the pinnacle of the Demon Realm
gathered here.
The oldest Demon and the real pinnacle of the Demon Realm… The
Underworld King, Kuromueina.
She, who is feared not only in the Demon Realm, but also in the Human
Realm and the God Realm… The Death King, Isis Remnant.
She, who is called the conscience of the Six Kings, serving as the bridge
between the realms… The World King, Lillywood Yggdrasil.
The poster child of battle, the being who loves to ight and iercely seek
the strong,… The War King, Megiddo Argetes Borgnes.
He, who is the largest creature in the world, a gigantic dragon holding a
physique that pierce the heavens… The Dragon King, Magnawell Baskus
Lardo Kurtzvald.
She, who planted her roots all over the world, holding all information at
her ingertips… The Phantasmal King, No Face.
With the exception of the Festival of Heroes, the Six Kings, who are
rarely all together, slowly and accustomedly take their places in the
center of the Demon Realm.
The other ive members of the Six King stood at Magnawell's head, and
as a table and chairs appeared out of nowhere, the ive of them took
their seats.
[…Let's get started then.]
[…Unnn.]
[Kuro-san, you called for this meeting, didn't you? So, what's the
agenda?]
"…Shalltear, you don't have to be in such a rush."
As Kuromueina announced the start of the meeting, Shalltear quickly
asked about today's agenda.
Noticing that Shalltear is somewhat in a hurry, Magnawell-san leisurely
asked, to which Shalltear immediately replies.
[I want to end the meeting quickly and get back to guarding Kaito-san.
So, please get on with the main topic already. Hurry up-desu!]
"Shalltear, you… we are called right at this time, so it must be about the
Festival of Heroes… This is an important meeting for the world. Let me
ask you just in case, between Kaito-san and the world, which one is
the…"
[That's obviously 10-0 votes, in favor of Kaito-san.]
[…I agree.]
"…I understand… I understand already…"
Lillywood's shoulders slumped in dismay as she saw Shalltear declare
without hesitation that Kaito was more important than the world, and
Isis raised her hand in response.
As for Megiddo, the only one who hadn't joined the conversation, he was
drinking alcohol he had brought with him alone.
"Megiddo, are you not going to join them?"
[Ahh? I don't care about the meeting… You guys can decide what you
want. I will abide by Kuromueina's decision.]
[…In a way, I guess Megiddo-san is the smartest person I know.]
Megiddo doesn't seem to want to participate in the meeting, so after just
saying that he will abide by Kuromueina's decision, he started drinking
again.
After looking at Megiddo with a wry smile, Kuromueina, the one who
gathered the Six Kings, slowly spoke.
[…This time, we're not discussing the Festival of Heroes.]
"Eh? Is that so? Then, why in the world…"
[…But the agenda today is still just as important. That's why I hurriedly
gathered everyone.]
[…Did something… happen?]
As Kuromueina began to speak with a somewhat solemn atmosphere,
Lillywood and Isis's expressions also stiffened, trying to know
Kuromueina's true intentions.
[The problem is that… We don't have it!]
"Don't have it? What is?"
[I think that we should have a bigger festival here in the Demon Realm!]
[…Fes… tival?]
While looking at Kuromueina, who vigorously declared that, Magnawell
and Shalltear looked somewhat confused and asked back.
Thereupon, Kuromueina nodded with a serious expression and began to
talk about what she truly means.
[…The Demon Realm is full of small festivals here and there, but there's
no festival for the entire Demon Realm, right?]
[That's right… To begin with, the Demon Realm doesn't have anything
like the countries in the Human Realm. There certainly are cities here
and there, but they aren't grouped together, and each region is different.]
[Unnn. That's why I think having a big festival in the Demon Realm will
help revitalize the Demon Realm.]
"…I see, so Kuromueina, you're saying that we should have a big festival
in the Demon Realm as well?"
[Unnn! Of course, we would be fumbling around in the beginning, and it
will be dificult to scale it up to be a festival for the entire Demon Realm,
so we just have to take the helm irst… Let's see, with the name of "The
Six Kings Festival", let's go make a festival of our own!]
It seems that Kuromueina's proposal is to hold a large-scale festival in
the Demon Realm, which has the largest population in the three realms.
Hearing this proposal, the other members of the Six Kings… other than
Megiddo, looked like they started thinking about it.
[…Do you have any speciic description about it, or a speciic time frame
in mind?]
[Hmmm. Because the Festival of Heroes is held in the Heaven month… If
we're going to start preparing now, how about within the Light month?
Since there are six of us, let's have it that the festival lasts for six days.]
"I see, it certainly sounds amazing… Moreover, having such a festival
would certainly revitalize the Demon Realm as well."
"…Indeed. It's so peaceful these days, and at worst, they would just
gather with people of the same race."
Hearing Kuromueina's words, Magnawell and Lillywood agreed that it
wasn't a bad idea, but for some reason, Shalltear was looking at
Kuromueina with a dubious look on her face.
And when Kuromueina had inished saying her piece to some extent,
Shalltear spoke.
[…So, Kuro-san… What's your "true intention"?]
[…I want to go to a "festival date with Kaito-kun"!!! However, I can't do it
at a normal festival because there are too many people and using
Recognition Inhibition Magic would cause a scene!!!]
[…I should have known it was something like that…]
Yes, as Shalltear expected, all those stuff about revitalizing the Demon
Realm, they were just an oficial stance… Her real motive was that
Kuromueina just wanted to have a date with Kaito at the festival.
The mood was agreeable until just now, but after hearing Kuromueina's
words, Shalltear, as well as Lillywood and Magnawell, also have
dumbfounded looks on their faces.
[H- However, isn't it a good idea? We would normally cause a ruckus if
we participated in a festival, but since it's the irst time since the
commencement of this festival, couldn't we ill the participants with our
families… and if all the stalls were illed with peerage-holding, highranked Demons… Even Isis can have a festival date with Kaito-kun!!!]
[ ! ? ! ? I- I agree! I agree!!!]
"…Isis… you…"
However, Isis quickly agreed. It certainly was as Kuromueina said, if the
festival was illed with peerage-holding, high-ranking Demons,
moreover, if they were organized by the subordinates of the Six Kings…
even if they were afraid of Isis, they wouldn't run away.
In other words, she can have a date with Kaito. That reason alone was
enough to make Isis agree.
Isis vigorously raised her hand that it feels like she had just cut through
the air, repeatedly declaring that she was in favor.
While listening to her words, Shalltear put her hand to her chin and
made a thoughtful expression, before her sharp gaze turned towards
Kuromueina.
[…Kuro-san, I just wanted to make sure of one important thing…]
[Unnn? What is it?]
[If we are the ones who would open the stores, that means that I, who
have the largest number of subordinates, will have to take the lead…
That would mean, the distribution of sales is!?]
[I don't really need any money. I mean, if you need the money to set it up,
I can give it to you.]
[ ! ? ]
Kuromueina is also the world's wealthiest person, and her purpose is to
have a date with Kaito in the irst place, so she has no interest in sales.
Hearing those words, Shalltear's eyes widened and her gaze turned
towards the other members of the Six Kings.
[…I don't need… them either.]
[ ! ? ]
"I also don't want to get more money than I need either. You can take
some if you need it."
[ ! ? ! ? ]
Like Kuromueina, Isis, one of the richest people in the world, also told
her that she doesn't need to share in the sales, and Lillywood, who
basically prefers to stay in nature, did the same.
[Ahh? I don't give a single f*ck about money.]
[ ! ? ]
"Did you really think I can use your coins with this body of mine? I have
contracts with my people based on money, but that doesn't mean I'm
even using them."
[…Then, does that mean?]
[We don't need it, so why don't you just have it, Shalltear?]
[…I guess it can't be helped! For the sake of the Demon Realm, let me
pinch in and helpd too!!!]
All the sales would be hers. As soon as Shalltear heard that, Shalltear
already decided to agree with Kuromueina's proposal in Shalltear's
mind.
[Fufufu, with this, I have a mountain of assets to gamble…]
[Kaito-kun would get mad at you again, you know?]
[Ughh…]
[…I'll go send… a hummingbird… to Kaito.]
[Aahhhh!? Wait, Isis-san!? Everything but that…]
Watching the sight of Shalltear clinging to Isis as she tries to snitch to
Kaito about what Shalltear said using a hummingbird, Lillywood lets out
a small sigh.
"…I suppose that's 3 in approval… 4 if we include Megiddo… So, I guess
it's decided then?"
"I suppose…"
[…It's not like you all need to be this long-winded anyway?]
" " Eh? " "
As Lillywood and Magnawell were conversing with each other, seeing
that more than half of them were in favor of the proposal, Megiddo, who
was rolling around with several barrels of booze around him before they
knew it, spoke.
[Kuromueina, our leader wants us to do that… Then, do we really need
to think about what we should do about that?]
"…That's right."
"Umu, I guess you're really a smart guy huh."
What Megiddo is saying… is that this suggestion is something
Kuromueina wants. With just those few words, Lillywood and
Magnawell's minds are made up, and they deeply nod.
And thus, this day is the beginning of the unprecedented festival,
dedicated for the Six Kings… and the day that the Six Kings Festival was
born.
[…Arehh? What is this? I kind of feel chilly just now…]
And yet again, the young man who had caused such an unprecedented
festival to take place didn't know about it.