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As I was having a conversation with Lillywood-san over tea, I decided to ask her something that I was curious about.
[Speaking of which, Lillywood-san, as well as the other members of the Six Kings all used to live together, right?]
âYes, we used to live in the Central Demon Realm, which is now called the Forbidden Landsâ.
[Iâve heard a little bit about it, but I donât really know much about what it was like back thenâŠâŠ so I was a bit curious.]
I frequently had the opportunity to hear about those times, but I havenât really heard about it in detail, so I was a bitâŠâŠ no, I was quite interested in hearing about it.
No, I did actually hear some things from Alice before, but Alice was the last of the Six Kings to join Kuroâs family, so she didnât live with her for as long as the other members of the Six Kings.
Thatâs why, I donât know much about what happened before Alice came to this world, and Alice couldnât tell me about it because she wasnât interested about what had happened at that time.
âLetâs see. Were you aware of the reason why the Central Demon Realm is called the Forbidden Lands in the first place?â
[If Iâm not mistakenâŠâŠ Wasnât it because it was a dangerous place with tremendous residual magic power due to the fact that the Six Kings used it for training?]
âYes, that is indeed one of the reasons. But in fact, even when we were living in that place, that place was already called the Forbidden Lands. The reason why the Central Area was referred to as such was because of the existence of our Leader, Kuromueina.â
When I tilted my head at the explanation given by Lillywood-san, who looked somewhat nostalgic, she nodded once before continuing her explanation.
âIn those days, when neither the title Six Kings nor Peerage system had been established, Kuromueina was called âDemon Realmâs StrongestâŠâŠ Even in the Demon Realm filled with conflict, she was recognized as a completely extraordinary existence. She was so famous under such a title that no one in the Demon Realm doesnât know about her.â
[W- Was it really that great? Kuro said that she didnât have much interest in intervening in the state of the Demon Realm at that timeâŠâŠ]
âYes, Kuromueina indeed was not interested in the power struggles, nor did she take part in them. She would arbitrate a battle when asked, but she never actively wielded her power.â
From what Kuro told me, the Kuro of that timeâŠâŠ Before she fought Shiro-san, was just watching over the state of the Demon Realm. Well, even if she didnât, it didnât seem like she was interested in the battle for hegemonyâŠâŠ
âAnyway, since such a Kuromueina lived in that place, the Central Demon Realm became some kind of inviolable territory. Thatâs where we lived, but of course, it isnât that all of us lived there from the beginning.â
[I suppose so. If Iâm not mistaken, the one who first lived there with Kuro would be Ein-san, right?]
âYes, I heard that Ein and Kuromueina lived together at the beginning. To be more precise, Ein had been raised by Kuromueina since she was young. And then, I heard that it was Megiddo who joined them.â
[Ahhh, so the second one to join her family is Megiddo-san huh. Thatâs a little surprising.]
Although I was just making my own assumptions, I had thought Megiddo-san would be joining later. I mean, I thought Magnawell-san would at least be much earlier than himâŠâŠ
âWell, though it seemed that there was a reasonable amount of time between Ein and Megiddo, I heard that there isnât such a big difference from Megiddo onward. Incidentally, the one who went Kuromueinaâs home after Megiddo was Isis.â
[I see. So, Isis-san came before Lillywood-san huh.]
âYesâŠâŠ However, this is a rather complicated matter to say. You see, the World Tree, my true body, had already been growing near Kuromueina and Einâs house before Megiddo came along. However, it was only after Isis arrived at Kuromueinaâs place that my ego was born and established within that World Tree.â
[Ahh~~ Indeed, if you were to consider that, it would be complicated to say who came first.]
If we consider the years she spent in that place as the World Tree, she would be in Kuroâs family before Isis-san, but if you only count the years Lillywood-san had been born as a Spirit, she would be in Kuroâs family after Isis-sanâŠâŠ
Well, when you have lived as many years as Isis-san and Lillywood-san, it doesnât seem like theyâre concerned about seniority that much.
âAfter Isis comes me, then MagnawellâŠâŠ then Megiddo brought Ozma home, and around the time Kuromueina just created Zwei, Shalltear joined and all of the Six Kings were then present.â
[It sounds like quite a lively scene.]
âYes, it was actually quite bustling and fun. Even when I was astounded while watching Megiddo and Shalltear fight a lot, thinking about those days now makes me feel nostalgic.â
Just like that, Lillywood-san continued to tell me some of the stories from that time. How should I say thisâŠâŠ It seems that all of them were having fun with each otherâs company, and the good relationship between the Six Kings hadnât changed, whether itâs back then or now.
Then, going with that flowâŠâŠ The story moved on to after Lillywood-san had left Kuroâs nest.