Spy Kyoshitsu Short Stories 05 (Fujimi Fantasia Bunko) [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] The world is full of pain. Immediately after the end of the Great War, a rumor circulated in the slums of the Republic of Dinh. According to the rumors, there was a monster who attacked the army and robbed them of their food. No one had ever seen it, and people called it the "King of Dust" with fear and worship. Following the rumors, Giedo ventures into the slum by himself. The monster he sees is a young boy who has not yet reached his prime. The child, later named "Klaus," is told by Giedo: "Come to the 'Flame'. Come to the Flame. This is a story that connects the past with the present. The boy who will eventually become the most powerful man in the world does not yet know what a spy is.

世界は痛みに満ちている。大戦終結直後、ディン共和国のスラム街にある噂が流れていた。曰く、軍を襲撃しては食料を奪い続けた怪物がいると。その姿を目にした者は誰一人おらず、人々は恐怖と崇拝を込めてそれを『塵の王』と呼んでいた。噂を追い、単身スラムに乗り込んだギード。彼が目にした怪物の正体―それは、まだ年端も行かない少年だった。後に“クラウス”と名付けられるその子どもに、ギードは告げる。「―『焔』に来い。そこが、お前が生きるべき場所だ」これは過去と現在を繋ぐ物語。やがて世界最強へと至る少年は、まだスパイがなにかも分かってはいない。