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Prologue
~Yozak's POV~
Nearly 4 years had passed since the White Crows had disbanded and the maou had befriended King Saralegui of Shou Shimeron and everything was as usual in Shin Makoku. Maou Yuuri was continuing to forge unexpected alliances with various people and countries, Great Sage Murata was scheming with the inhabitants of Shinou Temple, Anissina continued her experiments, (much to Gunter and Gwendels' chagrin), and Wolfram continued to try and convince the reluctant Maou to marry him formally. (Especially since Yuuri had finally admitted that he liked men and had agreed to 'go-out' with Wolfram). Wolfram was especially adamant now that even his reticent older brother Gwendel had finally gotten married to Anissina.
During all this time Yozak continued to spy for Gwendel and play bodyguard for the maou and it never truly occurred to any of the castle inhabitants just how dangerous some of the assignments he went on were, due to his perfect record when it came to completing them and Yozak's own habit of ensuring he never returned until any injuries were no longer obvious so that no one would worry. This was because, despite the danger, Yozak was well aware that what he did was both important and necessary, and he sought to keep from having those who gave him his orders, Gwendel, Conrad, and occasionally even the Maou himself from having to bear the burden of what they were asking. He knew their ignorance couldn't possibly last forever, that, one day, he would either get caught or they would realize what they were doing and he was determined to continue as he was until that day came.
What Yozak didn't predict was that both would happen simultaneously and that the results afterwards would be quite so drastic, although, when he considered the various personalities of the castle inhabitants it probably shouldn't have surprised him as much as it did.