Last weekend I beat the final boss of Ni No Kuni 2 and fell into the post-game 'what do I do now' funk. Clearly the best way to deal with it is to write and whoo boy I have so many ideas it hurts.

I was originally going for 'historical documents in a textbook' kind of thing but the idea evolved into 'Evan comes across Roland's journal entries' and that feels a lot easier to do.

The game doesn't give much backstory to Roland besides being president at age 48, having a son, learned sword fighting as a kid to deter bullies, and at one point had his hair grow long enough to be in a ponytail when he was young (20ish maybe?). So yeah, there will be some headcanon utilized, just giving you all a heads up now.

This story will be updated when I have the time so don't expect daily updates.

Disclaimer: I don't own Ni No Kuni 2: Revernant Kingdom or anything in it. That goes to Level 5 and Bandai Namco. I'm just here to play in the sandbox for a bit.

The Chief Consul's Diary

By Bilbo-sama

Prologue

Day 3/March 25, 20XX/?

It was the sound of a man's voice that woke up Evan and he froze as his body registered the sensation of the hard ground beneath him and the scent of a recent campfire.

"...Is Roland Crane, President of Eagalia...if that still exists anymore. I am not sure how I got here but the last thing I remember was being driven to Yorkton to negotiate a peace treaty when I saw a nuclear missile fly by before detonating in the city..."

Evan relaxed. That's right, he remembered now. Roland had appeared in a flash of light in Evan's bedchambers just as Mausinger's coup began the day before yesterday. Roland had no idea what was going on but he figured out what was happening quickly. He had then chose to protect the young king he just met. They has escaped thanks to Nella's sacrifice and spent all day yesterday climbing down the mountains after following a secret passage they had found in their escape in the sewers of Ding Dong Dell. Roland had told Evan that he was a leader of his own country in his world over the next morning's campfire. He then decided he would stay in this world and protect the true king of Ding Dong Dell as long as he can.

"...There's no way telling if I really am in another world or if this is the afterlife..."

Surely not this could be the afterlife! People would not be able to die if it was!

"...Evan appears to be around Sean's age despite being a deposed king. Within a month, he lost his father, a mother figure, and his right to rule his kingdom. He has nothing now. I...I can't just abandon him. Melissa would never forgive me if I did. There's monsters outside of this cave. They'd tear him apart!"

Evan bristled, indignant. He can most certainly take care of some monsters! He had some magic and sword training!

...Alright, so they may have heard the roar of a Windwyrm last night. It greatly startled Roland and it caused him to herd Evan to the nearest cave to spend the night in. Turns out dragons are a creature of myth in Roland's world but are still considered dangerous just like in this land. It would be foolish to fight one with just two people.

There was no way to fall back to sleep now. Evan opened his eyes to see Roland standing by the cave entrance, his back facing Evan. He was talking into something.

"...Whatever Evan decides, I will follow him," he was saying and the fact that Evan had someone willing to be at his side greatly warmed him.

Choosing at this moment to interrupt, Evan fake yawned and said sleepily, "Roland?"

Roland turned around as he heard Evan, "Ah. Good morning, Your Majesty." In his hand was a gray device. He tapped it a few times before placing it in his guardsman's coat pocket.

Evan had seen it the day before. Roland had pulled it out of his strange outfit's pocket, looked at it before frowning and muttering about no signals.

"What is that?" Evan asked, curious.

"It's a communication device from my world," said Roland, pulling it out again to show to the boy, "it has several other functions such as recording voice memos to yourself. If I ever somehow find my way back home, I would need some proof, no?"

Evan nodded. That made sense.

Roland was about to speak again when he glanced the entrance of the cave and gasped. He stepped outside with an amazed expression. Curious, Evan followed.

"Oh," he whispered.

The sun was beginning to rise and the streaks of light peaking through the mountains highlighted the landscape. The land outside of Ding Dong Dell was green fields with tall plateaus that seemed to rise forever into the sky, leaving shadows in its wake. Birds flew by a waterfall, chirping to one another. In the distance, you can faintly see what appears to be wolves gathering around a river to take in their first fill of water of the day.

Roland mutely reached for his device and held it to face the landscape. He tapped it a few times and a 'click' sound was heard. He looked at the device and nodded in satisfaction as he put it away again. He looked back at Evan.

"Come on, let's go."