"Is this really good? You're still very young. Don't you think it's too impulsive to decide to devote your entire life to this?"
"No, I won't regret it. I've seen the most brilliant sun, and my eyes will no longer be attracted by fireflies," Alpha said with a confident smile.
She would never fall in love with anyone else. For her, even if all the remaining men in the world were put together, they would not be as brilliant as Kishi.
"Really? But remember to be careful, because the sun's brilliance is so dazzling that it can accidentally burn your eyes."
"It doesn't matter even if my eyes are burned because it's of my own free will."
"...I've really become foolish. Surely, there is no more dangerous emotion in this world than love. Even a smart person will instantly become a fool after falling in love. For the sake of those we live with, I've already given you my advice," C.C. said helplessly.
After seeing the elf girl's eagerness to devote herself to Kishi, she felt even more irritated. She didn't want to continue the conversation. The witch picked up the remaining pizza and planned to leave.
Let's find a place to relax today.
However, at that moment...
"Thank you for your advice, but I will definitely become his strength, fulfill his ideals, and destroy the Diavolos Order."
"Really? Come on, huh? Wait, what did you just say?"
"Eh? Fulfill his ideal and destroy the Diavolos Order... what happened?"
C.C., who was about to leave, stopped. She blinked her golden eyes and looked at Alpha blankly, then chuckled.
"Hehe, what are you doing? It turns out you don't know yet. Seems like I was worried for nothing."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"It's nothing~ I just feel like I'm overthinking it. After all, you don't even know his true wishes, so it's useless no matter how much you say."
C.C. shrugged and sat back down.
"Kishi's true wish... what does that mean? Please tell me quickly!"
Alpha frowned, feeling a sudden panic as if she had made a grave mistake about something very important.
C.C. folded her arms and chuckled. "His ideal is not something as trivial as destroying the Diavolos Order."
"Eh?"
"I have been with Kishi for a few years, so I know that even if he always talks about wanting to be a king, it's just the starting point of his ideal... and it is an absolutely unattainable delusion," the green-haired witch said assertively.
There was sadness and regret in her tone. The boy's true wish was so difficult that even conquering the world seemed easy in comparison. What Kishi really wanted to do was change the world, to make it full of beauty and happiness, as sweet as honey—a more dreamy and perfect world than a fairy tale.
Listening to it made people laugh. It was really a dream that only children could have. The witch, having lived for countless years and witnessed and experienced countless tragedies, asserted that the essence of the world was cruelty— a set of tragedies that could never be changed.
"You should ask Kishi yourself for the specific details."
"Wait, C.C."
"Just destroying an organization? How could that person take such a trivial matter as his ideal? After all, he has no enmity with the [Diavolos Order], right?"
"…"
Alpha was stunned. Indeed, it was they, the [Demon Possessed], who had a grudge against the Diavolos Order. It was only because of their own preconceptions that they thought Kishi's dream was also the destruction of the order.
Alpha realized at that moment what a huge mistake she had made and how foolish the idea was. The person she admired—how could his vision be so small?
She had decided to dedicate herself to him, yet she even got his true intentions wrong. Alpha's cheeks were hot now, and she felt so embarrassed and ashamed.
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"I see. I really haven't told you, Alpha. There's nothing I can do about the misunderstanding."
"But I don't understand you..."
"Alpha, being able to understand something without explaining it is just a luxury for people, so this is not your problem," Kishi said, touching the girl's head comfortingly.
He indeed had no grievances against the cult, and no matter how many bad things the other party did, it did not affect him. Even so, he decided to destroy it, not just for Alpha and the others, but because the [Order of Diablos] was very different from the [Perfect World] in Kishi's mind. In the world he wanted to realize, the Order was redundant, so it had to be destroyed. It was just that simple.
"Kishi, I want to know more about you."
"Excellent, I allow it."
"I want to know what your ideals are."
"If you want to know, then let me tell you. My true and complete ideal is to create a flawless world under my control, where everything is in accordance with my preferences."
There was light in Kishi's eyes. Alpha, who was so close, was shocked by his domineering and heroic spirit, and her whole body was filled with passion and emotion as she listened to his ideals.
"What I want to create is an ideal land, a gentle and beautiful dream world that is like being immersed in sweet honey. There will be no difference and tragedy, no darkness and crime, no racial discrimination, and no tragedy like [Devil Possession]! A world of only prosperity and peace."
When saying these words, Kishi's pupils seemed to have flames burning. And it was just as the witch had said. This was such an overestimating ideal. Because it was so beautiful, it seemed so dreamy and false that it couldn't even be imagined. But Kishi was going to challenge this dream!
It is rare to be reincarnated in this world. How can you be content with being ordinary? Since you want to live, you must live a dazzling and wonderful life!
"I will definitely realize this illusory dream that no one dares to dream, and then I will become the Carmel of the new world! Oh no, it's the king!"
Kishi showed an uninhibited smile, opening his arms as if to embrace the entire sky. Alpha couldn't help but be robbed of her sight, her heartbeat, and her thoughts. She felt her blood boiling, and she couldn't help but kneel down on one knee, raised her hand to her heart, and lowered her head to the young man.
"Dark Night... No, my king! Please allow me, who is insignificant, to be your strength. I will dedicate my life and body to you and your ideals without leaving anything behind!"
"Hmm, great, I allow it."