Chapter 134: Coaxing
“… What!”
“What, this is ridiculous!”
The paladins were surprised and expressed their disapproval.
Athena said.
“That collar was chosen by Athena.”
“Athena… ?”
The citizens murmur, Paladin is perplexed.
The square soon became noisy.
“Athena said that Hera and Aphrodite proceeded with the matter too hastily. Originally, Athena said she was also eligible to participate in this candidacy. Hera and Aphrodite probably knew.”
It’s a dangerous thing for a human to say, but borrowing from Athena, it can’t be helped.
In fact, it is Athena herself who is speaking.
“However, Athena decided that she would not be able to attend because she was too busy, so the two goddesses conducted this vote, but my god somehow found time to lead me here.”
“How do you know that you received Athena’s power?”
Thud!
“Can this prove it?”
She puts down one of her shields.
Aegis.
Even if you don’t know what that shield is, you can immediately tell that it is a paladin the moment you see it.
‘I see. Since it is such a small shield, it is not difficult to carry.’
Until a little while ago, Athena was wearing it on her back and hiding it with her cloak. The shield is that small.
“I am a qualified person. “Please put me as a candidate.”
“Anyway, voting has already started.”
“Oh. “Is it up to you to decide that?”
Athena immediately blocks Charon’s rebuttal.
She sees Rufina and Bruna.
“Will Hera and Aphrodite say anything?”
“Uh, well, over there…”
Bruna looks at Rufina without realizing it, and Rufina waits for Aphrodite to come, her mouth dry.
Meanwhile, Athena thought.
‘I don’t know who this girl is, but she’s a great opportunity for me.’
The existence of Cybel is literally a testament to Hera and Aphrodite’s choice. Because it’s obviously more beautiful.
However, the appearance of the color possessed by Athena is comparable to that of Cybel.
Therefore, Athena must participate in this vote to prove that God was not wrong.
Of course, that will happen with Athena’s victory.
‘There must be a frontier here somewhere.’
Athena now appeared to Frontier.
In other words, it can be said that she was prepared to die.
‘But Frontier doesn’t want war. It will be safe while voting is in progress.’
From Frontier’s point of view, the best thing is that the voting itself is in vain, but it is better for the voting to be ongoing than for it to end.
However, that doesn’t mean you can wait indefinitely.
The gods are coming here from the Palind Continent.
‘Frondier, I’m sorry for possessing Kala, but it’s important to me too.’
Before Athena came, Aphrodite’s victory was certain, but now that she has appeared, victory is now Athena’s.
No matter what magic she puts into Rufina, she cannot defeat Kala.
‘The golden apple is mine.’
“… “The two goddesses seem to tolerate it, so do I.”
Just as Athena opened her mouth to proceed quickly.
[It’s enough now.]
Athena’s face stiffens at that voice.
Really, that much?
Athena narrowed her brows and turned her gaze, and there.
[If you’re going to do it, let’s do it properly. Athena.]
Aphrodite was standing.
Aphrodite herself, not possessed by anyone else.
The only advantage Aphrodite has, bound to this land due to her wounds.
Unlike the gods who need to come, she is already here.
The reason Rufina defeated Kala was because she appeared directly in the group.
However, this moment when it appeared.
‘It came out.’
It goes without saying that Frondier’s eyes turned cold.
‘You make super strong water, Aphrodite.’
Athena smiled and broke into a cold sweat.
* * *
Around the same time, Bael.
He stands on the magic circle, suppressing his anxious mind.
“What on earth are you thinking, Satan… !”
He has completed preparations for summoning the demon.
There is no medium required for summoning. It’s not even necessary.
Because this magic circle is not summoning Satan.
“Come out…”
Bael’s nervousness spreads to his fingertips and toes.
Tap, tap, tap on the ground. He patted his crossed arms.
Demon summons without an intermediary are not possible, but Bael is possible under special conditions.
This is not because he is one of the 72 devils or is number one among them.
Because he is Bael.
He can only contact one person.
[… What.]
Yet.
A man with a face filled with nothing but annoyance appeared on the magic circle.
A tall man with black hair, very long hair at that.
Although there is no substance here, it is possible to talk to each other. It is close to Wizard View used as currency.
Bael shouted as soon as he saw the man in front of him.
“Beelzebub!”
[We must have decided not to interfere with each other anymore.]
One of the seven deadly sins, Beelzebub.
Bael called to him.
“If you don’t want interference, bring in Satan! What on earth is he thinking? “Does he really intend to start a war with God?”
[It was you who provided the excuse for war, right?]
“If you hadn’t left us in Agoris, this wouldn’t have happened!”
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Bael and Beelzebub glare at each other for a moment.
Soon Bael shook his head.
“No, I don’t have time for this argument. God was already right in front of his nose. “Call on Satan.”
[… Bael.]
“You probably don’t know the situation, right? The demons of Agoris may be dangerous now, but the Demon World is just as dangerous anyway. “If the gods come to the demon world,”
[It’s already arrived. Bael.]
“… “What?”
[As you intended. You wanted to make it a war between all demons. It was almost at the same time that the gods of Olympus departed for the Continent of Agoris and the Demon World.]
Bael was shocked and speechless.
The gods have already arrived in the demon world?
But how can Beelzebub be so carefree?
“Well, then Bael…”
[Okay. So Satan cannot come now. Because I’m busy with meetings.]
Meeting?
The Olympians and the Seven Deadly Sins are having a meeting?
[Bael. To me, you are someone I cannot forgive, but at the same time, you are also a pitiful person. That’s why I won’t let you know in advance.]
An arrogant tone of voice looking down from an extremely high position.
However, Bael cannot say anything.
[The Demon World decided to completely abandon the 72 demons and the demons in Agoris.]
“What… !”
[You must be feeling it too, right? After Satan accepted the contract with humans, all of the devils under Satan’s control lost their contracts and lost their memories. On the other hand, those of you who just flew in without an owner thought that the gate was just closed, but what was it like in reality?]
“… !”
Beelzebub accurately pinpointed the anxiety that Bael was feeling.
[Aren’t you getting weaker?]
“That… ! “No, I am!”
A broken connection with the demon world. The resulting loss of power.
Considering the long history of demons, the time they spent in Agoris was not long.
Therefore, even if you lose your power, that power will be weak.
However, if it is true that you are losing, the story changes completely.
Because if you let them, time will take away all their strength.
[You’re pitiful, Bael. You, who want to bring Satan into the war against the devil, will not even be the devil in the future.]
“Everyone, shut up! The demon world is abandoning the 72 demons! Who makes decisions like that?! “In the Demon World, there is a devil who will make decisions!”
No one is here.
Because devils have no king.
Knowing that, Bael undertook this dangerous operation.
[Okay. It was like that until now.]
However, Beelzebub’s words both affirm and deny it at the same time.
[Now there is a king of demons.]
“… Nonsense. No way.”
72The current demon world without demons.
In the meantime, the king of demons is decided.
However, the Seven Deadly Sins put down their pride and gave the throne to one of them.
How?
[You probably know the basics now.]
A sigh was mixed in Beelzebub’s voice as he spoke.
Hair falling heavily on a tilted head.
Even he himself looked uncertain.
[It is Satan.]
* * *
The devil has no king.
High-ranking demons call themselves kings of all things, but no demon has ever become the leader of demons.
That’s the same for the 72 devils and the seven deadly sins.
But the demons felt that they needed a king.
Even if it is to resist God, who is the greatest threat to them.
Just as Zeus moves all of Olympus, just as Odin’s voice echoes throughout Asgard.
The one thing that makes the entire demon world move.
“Therefore.”
Satan faced them at a gathering of all the Seven Deadly Sins and spoke.
“Now I am king.”
And standing in front of him are the gods who came here first for work in Agoris.
Satan bowed his head quite politely to the most advanced among them.
“Zeus, interactions with the demon world will become easier from now on.”
The two letters of majesty stand there.
The chief of the Olympian gods, the father of all things and the father of the gods.
Zeus held his weapon, Astrapae, and looked around displeasedly.
“… God interacts with the devil? “Nonsense.”
Zeus deliberately provokes the devil.
However, none of the Seven Deadly Sins reacted.
Zeus thought as he looked around at them.
‘Have you really chosen a king? ‘Seven deadly sins?’
As he already said, Zeus has little interaction with the demon world. Therefore, the information coming in is not refreshing.
This is due to the fundamental problem of God and the devil, but to put it more simply, it is because the ‘distance’ between the worlds is long.
“Are you saying you’re going to try to cut off my tail now?”
Zeus said.
He came here because of a demon impersonating a god in Agoris.
God does not discriminate between devils. One devil is all devils. That’s why he searched for the seven deadly sins.
Bael’s guess was clearly correct.
“How absurd is it that all demons have to suffer bloodshed just because a few demons have lost their minds?”
“Hasn’t the devil done this several times until now? “I have seen countless times how the whole world is infested with individual problems, like a swarm of ants or bees.”
“So now it’s time to end it.”
Zeus shook his head at Satan’s words.
“The one who leads the impersonation of God is number one among the 72 devils. “It’s not a problem that can be ended like that.”
“As I said, we won’t move to save a few crazy demons, Bael or anyone else.”
“… “Are you going to throw away all the 72 devils?”
“Any demon who goes against the cause of all demons.”
At that time, there was someone walking a little closer behind Zeus.
“Father. Remember the name of the man in front of you.”
“… Hmm.”
It was Hermes.
Zeus looked at Satan again at Hermes’ words.
“Even if all that is said is true, why should I listen to it?”
Satan claims that Bael has nothing to do with the demon world, but that is only a claim.
Olympus now has a golden opportunity to purge all demons.
Even if Satan is now the king of demons, the forces beneath him have not yet been completely unified, and if we compare the original Olympus as a whole to the Demon World, the power of the Demon World is weaker.
However, there was no hesitation in Satan’s answer to these words.
“Of course, if the gods attack all of us, we won’t be able to stop them. “The demon world will be destroyed.”
Satan obediently acknowledges this.
However, the words and facial expressions that follow are truly kind.
“What will you do after that?”
“…”
“A world where all demons have disappeared and only gods and humans remain. Will you be worshiped by humans and live in eternal bliss?”
Satan seems to be talking about the splendor planned for the future.
However, Zeus and the other gods know its true meaning very well.
There is no such future.
The time when all devils disappear is the era when gods fall.
“… Cheeky.”
There was fire in Hermes’ eyes.
Satan saw that and shook his head deeply.
“Zeus, if I were in your shoes, this would be a clear opportunity.”
“Opportunity?”
“I am now King of the Demons, and I have declared that I have completely severed ties with the demons in Agoris. Even if I kill them all, I and the demon world will not move. If you don’t believe me, it won’t be too late to check it out.”
As Satan said, and as Zeus himself said.
If Olympus clearly has a stronger power than the Demon World, it is not too late to test whether the Demon World is truly involved in the 72 Demons.
And if you kill the 72 devils and all the devils under them, this is definitely an opportunity to lower the power of the demon world.
Demons must exist for balance, but power does not necessarily have to be equal.
Now, the power of the demon world can be greatly reduced.
‘Satan… Is this a ruse, or is this a struggle to survive?
I don’t know which side it is, but Satan is just smiling calmly.
Zeus clicks his tongue.
“… “You said you became the king of demons, but your aspirations are really small.”
Satan bowed his head respectfully.
“It is enough for me to be a little king of this little world. Zeus.”