Black Hero
Re-encounter

"Are you two still getting along?"

After I said that Misaki mentioned my name in a small voice.

"Zen?"

Hearing that Rina looked towards me and she immediately hugged me with tears.

"Zens? Is this you? It's really you, isn't it? I miss you so much."

Lina kept crying and wetting my clothes, I knew she had refrained from crying when she was with her friend.

"You're still crying like a child, yeah, you haven't changed at all."

I kept wiping his head to calm him down.

"Huh. I was really surprised, I didn't think you were alive."

"Where have you been all this time."

Seeing them both makes me nostalgic, it feels like moments like this have happened.

"I'm not going to die that easily and I have no reason to go back but if Rina's okay that's enough."

"Zen, you're cheating. He was a newcomer but you never rubbed my head. You usually only care about Riska. Now that girl, Hmph."

Lilith was jealous of my favoritism but that doesn't mean I don't care about her in fact I care about her. I purposely made that bow special for him but he didn't seem to notice it.

"Stop whining like a baby, I'm so exhausted right now."

"Hgm."

Lilith threw out her face while folding her hands, her blond hair flying in the wind making her look extremely beautiful.

"Forget it, tell me. What Leon did to you."

"Actually..."

His voice stopped, with red cheeks visible on his face. I turned to Misaki she looked quite upset.

"What's wrong? say."

"Old ah, actually the Leon had tried to fuck Rina a few times but I always bothered her, since you didn't she was getting bolder and it made me very upset."

So that's the reason for his frustration. But I'm also upset with him, if I kill him now my identity will be discovered.

"I can't take you with us, because right now I'm Zeon Martel not Zen Ignatius. Therefore."

I took off Ignis' necklace and called for Ignis.

"Ignis."

Ignis responds and exits the magic circle.

"Yes, my lord."

"From now on, you have to protect them both. Whatever happens protect them from danger and someone from three people named Leon, Teo and Reza."

"Well, according to your orders."

I put her necklace on Rina and now she is the new lord of Ignis.

"Now you're safe from that jerk, by the way thank you for protecting Rina when I wasn't around."

"What are you saying, Rina is my best friend of course I will protect her."

"Good, Ignis whatever happens goes on with Rina. If anything happens to him I'll kill you."

"Good"

After giving the order a muttering voice sounded from my ears. A voice full of hatred and anger.

""Too Good.""

I turned towards the voice, and the two of them threw their faces away while Brull just shrugged while looking at me.

So you guys like this to me, it's no use also I respond to them.

"Let's go back, those people will suspect us."

"You're right."

I climbed onto Brull's back and we went back to the arena, there were only people I knew.

"Sorry old."

But as Leon approached, Ignis roared at Leon making the others surprised.

"That's... Flame Wolf's?!"

They were surprised to see a human-sized Ignis. Leon retreated backwards slowly and quickly, Reza and Teo had already taken a fighting position while pointing their weapons at Ignis.

I who secretly gave mana to the mark in my hand so, Ignis could use the same magic as me.

I know this way can be done because I remember when I used demon mode. So we give where we are bound by the contract then we can use that power, that's what I think about right now.

Ignis, who knew he was getting my mana, turned to me and closed his eyes and roared.

"Woof!"

An Ignis roar sent Teo and Reza thrown away. I think Ignis just said, "Keep away!". It seems that of the many skills he uses the easiest skill huh.

Seeing that, Leon and the others were wary of Ignis.

"Leon is your name, isn't it? From now on they're both mine if you mess with them, you'll die."

Leon simply gritted his teeth in annoyance, as his frustration peaked he swung his sword at me.

"Damn you!"

Ting...

With just one hand, Brull held down Leon's sword with his bare hands. Although his sword had a very sharp blade but it did not hurt Brull's hand at all.

"A weakling like you will never be able to defeat him."

"Sad."

Leon put his sword in his scabbard and went somewhere.

"Zen Ignatius, you're still alive."

A black-robed person appeared from behind us, upon hearing my name, Leon returned and the others looked at me in surprise.

"What?"

"Zen?"

"He's alive?"

"Melves?"

I felt a great murder from him though not as great as Zifrit's. Brull, Riska and Lilith instantly took a fighting position in front of me.

"Retreat, he's dangerous."

"I felt something bad about him."

It's like I've seen it somewhere, but I don't remember it. He opened his head cover. An old man who was about 40 looked at me with a disgusting smile.

"Who are you?"

"Oh scary, don't be so cold with me. The Zen Demon King."

Riska, Brull and Lilith immediately looked at me, I just fell silent while thinking about the meaning of her words.

"I don't know who you are? But you must have been the mastermind of the demon."

"Haha. As expected of the demon lord. Right, I'm the one."

Hearing Leon's murmur, it seemed like his name was Melves, exactly who was he?

"{Either why do I feel I know where this is?"} (Lucifer)

It seems that not only do I feel that this person feels familiar to me and Lucifer also feels familiar with him.

If Lucifer thinks he knows her, it means he's been around for 2,000 years.

"It looks like your powers haven't fully returned yet, when I thought you were dead."

"What do you mean?"

"As you know, rather than being exiled you were thrown into the abyss by your father on my orders and your brother pretending to be raped by you also at my command!"

Huh huh? Whatdoes thatmean? You mean the king and the princess did it all on his orders? Wait, what do you mean, brother and father?then why did they do it, what exactly happened?

"Hahaha, you must be upset. Well, seeing how you fight, I can't possibly win. Enjoy your day while you can! Demon King of Zen, hahahaha!"

A shadow covered his body and disappeared after laughing loudly.

After hearing what he said just now, I understood something. I can guess that King Alfred and princess Lisa were being controlled by him, I think that's why Alfred hasn't been seen anywhere since.