The Last Incarnation Of The Land Of Arden
Runoff

"In this world, there are no bad people. All are good people. Depends on how you look at them. You know, that's what I heard from someone very stupid. If there are no bad people in the world,...."

"Well, why are there so many cries in my ear?"

A winged figure sat on a high tree branch while staring at the overcast sky.

The night wind, gently rubbing her white hair.

"And, without an antagonist, how can this story go?"

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In the drizzling morning, Tsuha covered her ears tightly with a pillow and still fell asleep on the bed.

"BELIEF! YOU HAVE TO DECOMPOSE ALL MY PLANTS!!!!"

Shera is angry at Arthur for ruining his plant.

Arthur himself, hiding behind Zack who had just come because of the commotion.

"ZACK! MOVE OVER! IF YOU INTERFERE! YOU HAVE TO BEND ALL MY PLANTS LIKE ARTHUR!" Shera raised her tone while tapping on Zack's chest.

"Ahaha... Shere.... Early in the morning do not get angry, Later you can spit it.."

"WHAT CARE... BANGS*TTTTT" He 'Shera' widened his eyes and pressed his voice, and grabbed Zack's shirt

"Sir Shera. Jad, that's,.."

"Sek.kar.rang..." Shera looked into Arthur's eyes with those glaring eyes and Arthur shrieked behind Zack.

Zack smiled forcefully as he dragged Arthur behind him, then he brought his mouth closer to whisper something to Arthur.

"Arthur, a real man should dare to take responsibility. Don't let Lina down" whispered Zack in Arthur's ear.

Arthur sees Lina behind Shera while drinking a warm drink.

Arthur's eyes glazed over while looking at Zack who was looking at him with a look of confidence.

"Don't look at me like that..." Lirih Arthur's.

Archie escapes from the room when he hears Shera's voice before arriving at Arthur and Tsuha's room.

"Excite!"

"SO,... WHEN WILL I WAIT?" Shera's aura spread throughout Arthur and Tsuha's room.

Tsuha, it's really nice to get out of that room.

Arthur scratched his nape with a cry. "Okay, I'll do it now"

Shera's bulging eyes changed in an instant.

He smiled and his eyes narrowed, "Pat! Pat!" He patted Arthur's head gently.

"Do it right and replace damaged plants with plants in the front yard of the headquarters. I'll make you some porridge when you're done with it" Shera left Arthur's room after saying so.

Arthur is stunned to see the drastic changes Shera has made.

"Zack, help Arthur. I, too, will help" Lina asked Zack for help.

"Eh?" Zack doesn't like the rain.

"Just "Val. He'll be happy to help you" he's looking for an opportunity for Val to keep him from losing to Arthur.

"Val?" Lina glued a small spoon in her lips.

"I think he's still sleeping. I can't bother him. He must have been exhausted after looking after you all night" He pointed at Zack with that little spoon.

Zack rolled his eyeballs "Ah, right too... What can I do. Let's do it now" Zack exits Arthur's room to help him.

Lina smiled as she looked at Zack's back. Then, he followed Zack without seeing Arthur.

"Hmmm? Ah, maybe it's just my feeling" Arthur threw away his face and scratched his nape and followed Lina from behind.

Tsuha moved the pillow that covered part of her head and sat on the mattress.

He removed one of the magic wolves sleeping in his bed.

"He's, like, really the stupid prince I've met"

Tsuha put on her thick gray jacket and returned to bed.

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In the increasingly heavy rain, Arthur and two others cleaned up the fallen Shera plant without using raincoats or umbrellas.

Arthur saw fingernails that look long and contained soil in them.

"When was the last time I played ground? Two years ago, huh?"

Arthur sees Lina splashing on Zack's face with wet leaves.

Zack immediately chased Lina with a little brown rain.

"ah! Cheating!"

"Wmpf! It's up to me" Zack replied as he stuffed Lina's head bucket.

Arthur looked at his hand back and pulled out the damaged plant.

Arthur, don't really have feelings for Lina. He just wanted to know how Lina felt about Val.

And it turns out, "Sister Zack is a really insensitive man" Well, when he himself is.

From the beginning Arthur was conscious. Since Lina likes to steal a look at Zack.

"BABECK!!!" Zack throws the iron bucket in Arthur's head when Lina avoids him.

Arthur lowered his head in order to endure the pain.

"Eh?! Sorry Arthur! Not intentionally!" Zack took the bucket and rubbed it.

Arthur's right hand scooped up the mud nearby.

"Ugh..."

"UHHHKKK!!!!" Arthur scrunched his forehead and raised both his shoulders.

"Arthur...." Lina took off her mud-clad glasses and cleaned them with a puddle of rainwater.

"Sorry.sorry....!" Suddenly, Arthur immediately prostrated himself before Lina.

Lina's hand, scooped up the other mud and put it straight into Arthur's back shirt.

"Im.gaz"

Arthur lifted his eyes.

"BFFT! AHAHAHAHAHAHAH! You're so funny Arthur!" Lina laughed out loud at the look on Arthur's face.

Arthur laughs back and returns to correct the Shera plant.

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In the afternoon, Arthur had finished his responsibilities a few hours ago. Right now, he's listening to Razel about Marsyal's request.

"...So in essence, Marsyal asks you not to be careless and always listen to other words. Marsyal, too, asked you to refuse Nao's invitation. When you have objections. Sir!" Razel tapped Arthur on the head with a clench of his right hand however, slowly.

"Then, Lina. You got a call from the healing House of the Community Security Guild to come immediately because the patient is already conscious"

Hearing that, Zack immediately pulled out half of his body from the next room where he was coffeeing.

"Aware yet? Then let me visit him"

Zack's tone of voice sounded very pleased. How not, he felt so proud of himself for saving someone's life.

Arthur removes Archie's sleeping foot from the top of his thigh.

"What was the person who was injured that day?" Arthur wanted to come and take him.

Zack and Lina nodded at the same time.

"representative! Can I come with you?" He asked Razel for permission.

Asking permission to come with Zack is just an excuse for Arthur to get out to breathe fresh air after the rain.

"Then, take Tsuha with you. And take him to meet Crown Prince Baal"

"Huh?! At.. She was! Invited by Brother Baal?!" Arthur pointed at Tsuha who was silently watching them and read the guidebook of the new Guild Members.

"Hmff...." Tsuha snorted mockingly at Arthur.

"Why was he invited?"

"To raise the rank class from D to B after the mission of searching for Crown Prince Aosora" Val replied as he patted Tsuha on the back.

Tsuha full-smiled and pointed her thumb at Arthur.

"....B....Be?"

Arthur clenched his left hand and He pointed at Tsuha with his right hand "I, will soon catch up with you and my class will be higher than yours!" Firm Arthur.

"Yes, I will remain taller than you" Tsuha stood up and measured her height higher than Arthur's.

"Huh?! only 2 cm difference do not be arrogant!" Arthur's voice made many of the Demon Eradication Headquarters that were once deserted.

"Don't forget, you're 18 months younger than me. Call Me Sister~"

"Squeals! It's unclean! Now, I challenge you to get to the House of Healing that faster! Who arrived first, can do as they please including killing the losers" Arthur said while showing his left fist to Tsuha.

"Go on! You'll definitely use teleport magic" Tsuha can't be fooled by Arthur.

"Eh?! A..I'm probably cheating like that" Arthur threw his face away and actually, that's exactly what Arthur wanted.

Zack held the handle of the headquarters exit door made of Wood.

"Let's run. The loser, had to wash the dishes for an entire week! Brak! The drape!" Zack gets out of base and runs ahead of them.

Arthur and Tsuha look at each other.

"Eh! You cheated!!!! Drap!!" They both ran out of the base and raced.

Archie woke up shocked to hear the sound of running legs.

"What the hell is going on?" He looked in every direction no Arthur was there.

"Archie, can we ask you a favor?" Razel asked and they all saw Archie together.

"What help?" Archie sat down while tidying up his trimmed hair.

Instantly, those other than Razel came out of the headquarters.

Archie felt an oddity at this silent Headquarters.

"Go back to Akaiakuma, Shinrin is not your place. We've thought about it carefully. We are the Guild Members of the Demon Eradication. And you are a Devil who is our enemy. We must hold fast to our vision of mission"

Hearing that, Archie couldn't get a wiggle.

"What about Arthur? My real body, it's still in Aosora"

Archie thought of Arthur and he also knew that this body was only temporary.

"I'll talk about it carefully. So, I hope you leave Shinrin Kingdom soon"

Archie looked into Razel's black eyes.

"Sure, what about the other Devils in this Headquarters? Are you just gonna throw me out?"

Razel doesn't understand Archie's point, "What do you mean?"

"You are a member of the demon army. Should, you know what I mean. I'm gonna go. If Arthur's looking for me, just tell him you and the others don't know" Archie doesn't want to feel in a place no one wants.

He left with his magic teleport to the forest border and Archie, still not wanting to return to Akaiakuma.