Chapter 421

The party hosted by Megiddo-san kept going on in a lively manner .

Only the people who collected the most stamps on the first day and Megiddo-san’s subordinates participated in this party, so Kuo and Alice weren’t here . Well, I guess they could easily join if they wanted to, but it seems like they read the mood around here and probably won’t barge in .

As I was thinking about this, Megiddo-san loudly put down his cup and shouted .

[……Speaking of which, oi, you b*stard! Ozma!!! For only your place to have an 80% pass rate, what does this mean!? Look at Agni’s place, she hasn’t let anyone but Kaito through!!!]

[Ah~~ You see, everyone was working so hard to win against me . “I” can’t just ignore their hard work~~]

(T/N: Ozma usually refers to himself as “Ojii-san/Uncle”, but he uses “Ore/I” here . )

Responding with those words, Ozma-san, holding a small cup in one hand, looked as lax as ever as he approached our way .

Even so, it seems like he would still be using honorifics when talking with Megiddo-san, and his tone has changed but……

[Hahh…… You never change…… You’re still always drinking cheap alcohol……]

[Well~~ I don’t really like the taste of expensive alcohol…… Hey, Miyama-kun . Good work out there . ]

[Ah, yes . Thank you very much!]

Calmly calling out to me, Ozma-san then sits down across from Megiddo-san .

[It seems like Master is having fun . Isn’t your drinking pace faster than usual?]

[Yeah, today’s match was fun . The alcohol afterward is also great!]

[Well, that’s great……]

Looking as if Megiddo-san’s happiness was his own, Ozma-san snapped his fingers and made a giant bottle of alcohol appear .

Then, leisurely holding it in one hand, he poured alcohol into Megiddo-san cup, to which Megiddo-san drank without saying a word .

Filled with a somewhat friendly mood, or perhaps, a gentle atmosphere, I suddenly wondered about something and voiced out my question .

[Ummm, Ozma-san?]

[Unnn? What is it?]

[Only Ozma-san calls Megiddo-san “Master” instead of adding “-sama” in his name, is there a reason for that?]

[Hmm~~ Well, it’s just an old habit . There isn’t any deeper reason for that . ]

[Ozma has been my subordinate the longest . He became my subordinate before I was called the War King, so I guess that’s why he’s calling me that . ]

It seems that Ozma-san was Megiddo-san’s first subordinate .

[Hehh…… Speaking of which, I’m sorry if this is something I shouldn’t ask . Why did you become Megiddo-san’s subordinate, Ozma-san?]

[Oi, oi, Miyama-kun . There’s nothing to be gained from knowing about Uncle’s past, you know?]

[I’m sorry . It’s just that I thought that the atmosphere around Ozma-san was different from the other Five Generals……]

[Hahaha, you’re being told off, Ozma . You gotta have a bit more ambition . ]

[N- No, I’m not saying that much though!?]

It certainly as Megiddo-san said, Ozma-san doesn’t seem to have any ambition…… Or rather, I don’t think I feel the “fighting is the best” thinking that the other Generals have .

This is the reason why it feels easy for me to talk to him though……

[Ahaha, no, well, Uncle was also quite mischievous back then . That’s also the reason why I ended up punching Master Megiddo the first time I met him . ]

[Eeehhh!?]

[Well, I got really beaten up after that though…… I completely lost . ]

[How the heck can you say that after “we fought for seven days and seven nights”……? I think “we were evenly matched”, you know?]

[Well, I still lost in the end . Master is strong, and I was weak . ]

Eh? He fought Megiddo-san evenly for seven days and seven nights? Ozma-san is that strong!? Eh? Where the heck did being the weakest of the Five Generals go? N- No, well, I never really thought Ozma-san was any weaker than Kong-san either…… Could it be that the strongest of the Five Generals is Ozma-san……

[In those days, the Demon Realm was much bleaker than it is now . An era where losing meant death . However, Master Megiddo didn’t take the life of this defeated Uncle, but asked me to become his subordinate . ]

[Ahh~~ That brings back memories . ]

[But back then, I guess you could say that Uncle was experiencing his youthful folly, and but anyway, I had quite the bad temper back then . Even when Master asked me to be his subordinate…… I snarled at him, saying “Don’t you dare insult me! If you take me in as your subordinate, I will make sure to cut your head off the moment you turn your back on me!” or something like that . ]

[O- Ohhh……]

Ozma-san scratched his cheeks, looking somewhat embarrassed, and talked about what he had told Megiddo-san a long time ago .

[What do you think Master said in response? Looking like he was really having fun, he told me “Ohh, that makes it fun! Then, I’ll leave my back to you!” . ]

[H- How should I say this…… That’s just like Megiddo-san . ]

[……I feel like I was being reminded how big my heart is . ]

Saying that somewhat happily, Ozma-san took out a cigarette and held it in his mouth . Calmly lighting it up, he looked at Megiddo-san with a respectful gaze, as if he was feeling somewhat nostalgic .

He hates doing surprise attacks on others, but he likes when he is surprise attacked…… That’s certainly like Megiddo-san .

[Ohh, speaking of which, you still haven’t stabbed me from the back yet, have you? When are you going to do it?]

[Ahaha, I don’t feel like doing it anymore . I was charmed by Master Megiddo’s way of life . I just want to watch your large back…… For me, the only king is Master…… When I die, “it will be while protecting Master’s back” . That’s what I’ve decided before Master even became the War King . ]

[……I see . ]

[Well, things have become so peaceful these days that it seems difficult to die . Well, that’s why I will just leisurely serve Master in moderation until the end of my life……]

[Good grief, that last part was unnecessary…… You’re still the same lazy bastard . ]

[Ahaha . ]

Whether it’s Megiddo-san who told that in an amazed manner, or Ozma, who laughed while scratching his shaggy hair…… Both of them looked somewhat happy, and I could tell that they had a strong trust in each other .

Dear Mom, Dad———— I was able to learn a little bit about Ozma-san’s past, even though he had left out a lot of details about it . As he said that Megiddo-san was the only king for him, Ozma-san’s expression looked radiant, while Megiddo-san seemed happy to hear what he said…… Somehow, of all the master and servant relationships I’ve ever seen———– That was the most dazzling scene I’ve ever seen .