The so-called [forbidden book].
Books that are prohibited from being read, owned, or studied. Possession of such a book is enough to be punished as a crime, yet they fetch extremely high prices on the black market.
"Forbidden books? I love forbidden things," Kishi said, gleefully accepting the forbidden book.
The book still held the warmth and fragrance of a girl, but his hands turned the pages without hesitation.
For the future ruler of the world, there were no taboos.
The title of the book was "Diablos vs. the Three Heroes," which sounded very much like a fairy tale.
It told the story of the demon Diablos who nearly destroyed the world in the past but was defeated by three heroes born from humans, elves, and orcs.
Yes, although it seemed like a fairy tale, it was actually a history book.
However, Kishi was a bit confused.
Because there were books with similar content on the market, and even with the same title, it could be said that "Diablos vs. the Three Heroes" had long been a well-known "fairy tale" around the world.
"But since this is in the Royal Family's Forbidden Library, does it mean that this isn't a mere fantasy tale but a fact that happened hundreds of years ago?"
"Interesting. If this is a fact but not recorded, it seems like someone intentionally hid its history," Kishi thought.
In the world's history that he knew, there was no mention of Diablos or the Three Heroes.
In fact, while attending history classes at the Royal Family, Kishi sensed something unnatural.
Some parts of this world's history seemed tampered with, very vague, and lacking detail.
Kishi turned to the last page of the forbidden book.
He found an ending different from the fairy tale version.
[The three heroes managed to defeat the demon, but before dying, the demon Diablos cursed the heroes, turning their descendants into evil monsters.]
Kishi frowned slightly as he read this text.
The cursed descendants of the heroes would experience decay and bodily slowing at ages 5 to 10, and their magical power would become rampant, as if possessed by demons.
"These symptoms are very similar to the [Demonic Possession] symptoms that sometimes occur in people. Wow, this is truly interesting."
Kishi closed the book and tossed it aside casually.
Generally understood.
If the contents of this book were true.
It would mean someone had distorted the world's history, and the story everyone thought was a fairy tale had actually happened.
The cursed descendants of the heroes in the story were known in modern times as [Demon's Treasure].
There was a great conspiracy, Kishi concluded in his heart.
[Then when I "walk" in the future, if I encounter someone with demonic possession symptoms, I will rescue them.]
"Huh~ It's getting dark too. Sister, do you want to have dinner at my place tonight?"
"Yeah, I want to! Kishi always comes up with lots of incredible and delicious dishes!"
"Haha, as long as you like it."
Kishi smiled slightly.
In fact, it was just cooking from his previous life. Among the 13,810 books he read in his previous life, there were two or three cooking recipes.
......
After enjoying the dinner, Agnes waved goodbye with satisfaction and took the carriage back to her own palace.
"Yes, Rem's skills have improved again. The golden shrimp balls tonight were delicious."
"Don't take it seriously, as long as Your Highness likes it."
After hearing Kishi's praise, the blue-haired maid showed a happy expression.
"Your Highness, preparations for bathing..."
"Later, I'll go for a walk."
"...Eh, yes."
Ram and Rem sighed helplessly.
They knew that they could not stop their Highness from taking a "walk," but even though their Highness was very powerful, they still worried as maids.
And occasionally, Kishi would pick up a girl while walking.
"Are you going for a walk again? You're not going to pick up a girl again this time."
Just like this one.
Rem and Ram looked away.
A woman appeared there out of nowhere.
She had long wavy green hair, golden eyes, a queen-shaped baby face, a proud figure, and... indescribable charm.
It is no exaggeration to describe it as overwhelming the country and the city.
But there is also a perfect word.
Witch.
"C.C., you just woke up now, can you still sleep at night? Don't mess up your work and rest willfully just because you are immortal."
"Because I am a willful woman."
Instead of being ashamed, the green-haired woman proudly held up her chin. Then she picked up a slice of pizza from the dishes that had not been taken away from the table and started eating.
"Why do you look so proud? Really."
Kishi looked at her with a complicated expression.
The witch C.C. was a woman he met in the forest while walking two years ago. At that time, the witch was being hunted.
Because she had the power of immortality.
Then the secret was discovered, and those who discovered it wanted to eat the witch's flesh and blood so that they could also gain the power of immortality.
As a result, they were all killed by Kishi.
Immortality and eternal life are the sparks of strife in any world.
If he let this witch go, a world war might one day start because of her.
So Kishi wanted to kill C.C. at that time.
Sooner or later this world would be his.
And his world didn't need the flames of war.
But unfortunately, the witch's immortality was real. Instead of killing C.C., Kishi was cursed by the witch.
A curse called "GEASS".
In desperation, Kishi decided that he could not leave the woman alone, so he took her back to his castle.
Kishi: "She is such a dangerous woman. If she is left outside, the world will be filled with chaos and strife centered on her. This is not okay... I see that I have given you shelter!"
After that.
The witch was bound to the prince and secluded in the castle. Kishi also blocked all information about C.C.
No way.
If people knew that there was an immortal witch in the kingdom, then soldiers from all over the world would gather to attack the kingdom and snatch the witch away.
Nor could she be exiled.
Kishi couldn't imagine what kind of disputes C.C.'s curse of giving Geass to others would cause.
Because Geass is the curse of the king.
Those who hold it will have the power of the king.
But mortals are not qualified to be kings.
The result would inevitably be an out-of-control Geass causing huge disputes and creating a huge tragedy.
And!
Kishi: "Only I am the real king in this world. Only I can bear this curse. The other riffraff are all overestimating their abilities!"
Kishi's arrogant declaration.
As the king of this world, he alone was enough!
At last.
This witch's appearance was extremely charming, which made Kishi very excited. It was a beautiful thing to have her nearby to admire.