I had loved fairies since I was little.
I wanted to see them.
They were about the size of a palm, had beautiful wings, and were mysterious and beautiful.
Fairies like those in fairy tales were actually existed.
I was the son of a town lord, and when I started going to school in the capital, I started going to the library every day and researching about fairies.
Few people had ever met a fairy.
At some point, fairy were present as a spectacle[1].
At some point, they traveled with an adventurer.
At some point, there was a fairy at a signboard of an inn.
At some point, someone saw a fairy flying in a flower field.
At some point, someone saw a fairy flying into the city.
Such records remained.
When they were at a spectacle show or with an adventurer, a lot of people saw them.
However, it was written that they were the only one visible in the streets and flower fields.
The information was confusing.
There were those who could see fairies and those who could not.
And, in the document, there was a picture of the fairy that he saw at that time.
Beauty that was different from other people. Cute. Mysterious.
While I was going to the library to find out about fairies, I met Riyan, my junior at the school.
When I talked about fairies, other people made fun of me or looked at me strangely, but Riyan seemed to enjoy listening to me.
After that, we met many times at the library, and each time we talked about fairies, Riyan gradually became interested in fairies as well.
After that, I started researching fairies with Riyan.
Even after graduating from the school, I didn't go home and researched about fairies in the royal capital. If I heard rumors about fairies, I would head there, and if someone said he had seen a fairy, I would go and talk to them.
My relationship with Riyan continued even after I graduated from the school.
Riyan was my best friend with whom I could talk about fairies.
But that didn't last long.
I had to return to the land where I was born and raised.
I received the news that my father had passed away. My mother passed away when I was young, and I was her only heir. As the lord's son, I had to return to the city.
When I told Riyan that, Riyan also said that he would come to my land after graduating from the school.
So, I told him,
"I'll leave my assistant vacant." (Beilung)
Riyan did as he said and came to my territory after graduating from the school.
I was happy to see him again after such a long time.
I asked Riyan to assist me as promised, and I resumed my research on fairies.
After a while, Riyan would occasionally take time off and left the city for a few days.
When I asked about it, I was told, "Please wait a little longer."
After a while, he told me why he had been out of town.
Apparently he was meeting a fairy.
When I asked him why he didn't tell me,
It was said that fairies could not be seen unless they were compatible with each other. That was why I couldn't talk to her because he thought I would be depressed because I couldn't see her.
This kind of thing was also written in the book.
However, there were also stories of people being watched by various people, such as spectacle show, adventurer's fairies, and inn's fairies.
However, there were many other stories where it was only visible to me, and no one believed me when I told anyone.
However, he taught me that even I might be able to see it if I use Riyan's mana.
The contradiction with the spectacle show had been resolved.
I didn't think the compatibility story and the showroom story matched, and I was wondering if one of them was different.
However, if their partner who could see fairies could use his mana to allow others to see them, then both were right.
Riyan then said that he was going to see the fairy, and promised to bring her along if he got permission from the fairy.
However, he respected the fairy's feelings, so if she refused, he would ask me to give up.
I felt like I didn't want to give up, but I had no choice but to leave this to the fairy's feelings.
Even if I said I wanted to see them, if the fairies didn't want to show themselves, I couldn't see it.
After that, I was looking forward to Riyan bringing the fairy.
During that time, I was unable to handle his work as a feudal lord.
And then Riyan came back.
But the fairy was nowhere to be seen.
"Where is the fairy?" (Beilung)
When I asked, Riyan turned her eyes to an empty place.
Maybe there are fairies there?
I squinted, but I couldn't see anything.
Riyan looked at nothing, smiled, and said, "Rhone."
Then, a fairy appeared in front of me.
She was about the size of my palm and floating.
Her beautiful wings were moving.
Cute, beautiful, and mysterious.
She was a fairy I had wanted to meet since I was little.
She was more beautiful than a fairy I say in picture.
"I'm Rhone, nice to meet you." (Rhone)
That was what the fairy called herself.
Then, I heard a story about fairies from Rhone.
After all, only people with good compatibility could see fairies.
She said she didn't know about other fairies.
Although I was disappointed, I was satisfied that there was a fairy in front of me.
And then, with Rhone's permission, we started researching fairies.
I did research to see Rhone with my own eyes without using Riyan's mana.
If the research was successful, we might be able to see not only Rhone but also many other types of fairies.
In addition to my lord's work, I researched fairies.
I would understand many things.
As a byproduct of that research, it was discovered that using Rhone's mana strengthened the body and magic power.
At the same time, as I continued to research, I began to feel envious and envious of Riyan.
Why, Riyan?
Why not me?
Why don't fairies come to me?
My emotions were going crazy.
It was as if when you amplifed your power, your heart was also amplified at the same time.
Those feelings of jealousy, envy, and desire to make Rhone my own begin to swell.
I could no longer control my emotions.
As part of my research, when I gave knights the same power, some became aggressive and more and more asserted themselves.
...A side effects.
However, research could not be stopped.
I couldn't stop my desire to have Rhone as my own and meet other fairies.
It whispered to me to move forward.
Time passed without finding a way to eliminate the side effects.
I found myself researching fairies so much that I neglected the lord's work, dismiss those who warned me, and become a tyrant.
One day, a certain noble heard about the fairy and asked me to give it to him. They made fun of me just because I was a young lord.
When I refused in a letter, but he came with a knight in tow.
I asked Rhone to disappear and explained him that she was not here, but he did not back down.
I talked to the nobles, but negotiations failed. He said he would take it by force.
As a side effect of the mana transfer, I couldn't control my emotions.
Anger, hatred, and murderous intent swelled towards the man.
I didn't forgive anyone who tried to steal Rhone.
At the man's command, his knights surrounded me and Riyan.
I released the power of mana amplification.
Riyan's mana and Rhone's mana entered.
I moved with my emotions, used magic, and wielded a sword.
I wanted to stop, but I couldn't.
It whispered to me to kill anyone who takes Rhone.
Riyan tried to stop me, but I couldn't control my emotions.
I couldn't stop by my own will anymore.
I went wild with emotion.
...Ryan was the one who stopped me.
Blood was flowing from Riyan's body.
It seemed like he forcibly stopped the mana flowing to me.
"Beilung-san, are you okay?" (Riyan)
"Ah" (Beilung)
It felt like a dream, but I remembered what I had done.
All around me, knights and men were lying bleeding.
So many casualties.
That was what I did.
I couldn't control my emotions.
The noble was alive.
He said if Riyan hadn't stopped me, he would have died.
The man knelt on the ground and apologized.
According to Riyan, my appearance was really scary.
It seemed that he was frightened when he saw the knights protecting the man being killed one after another.
I made him promise that he would never touch us again and that he would not tell us anything about this time.
I threatened him that if he broke his promise, he would become like a dead knight.
However, someone who would take away Rhone the second time might appear.
I decided to create the strongest knight order to protect Rhone and Riyan.
The amount of mana taken from the residents was increased, this was also to protect Rhone.
And that was the beginning of my heart breaking. Riyan's words were no longer reached me.
In the back of my mind, I couldn't help but think that Riyan was right.
At that time, Riyan announced that he should stop researching fairies and said that he would return Rhone to her original place.
Are you going to steal Rhone from me too?
I said it was for me, but a feeling of anger welled up inside me. I didn't listen to Riyan's words.
I locked Riyan in the basement and threatened Rhone.
I wouldn't give Rhone to anyone.
Rhone is mine.
Author's Note
This is Beilung's point of view.
He was a man crazy about fairies.
Next, I will return to Crimonia.
Translation Note
[1] What is the best translation for 見せ物小屋 here?