169. Isn’t it like this?
“Did you call? your majesty.”
Hillen carefully lowered her head. The owner of the throne nodded.
“Long time no see, Hillen Cargill.”
“Yes.”
“Have you heard of what happened in the Empire a while ago?”
“How would you feel if something like that happened in your home country?”
“It will depend on where you are.”
“If it’s the royal road?”
“You will be able to stop it.”
The power of the garrison and knights protecting the royal road was the strongest in the kingdom. The Royal Knights and Guards Knights resided, and the magic circles spread across the royal capital were also unusual.
“What if it’s a middle-aged city?”
“It’s not without damage, but it’s enough to stop it.”
“What if it was a small town?”
“If we hold out until reinforcements arrive, there is a possibility…”
“In the worst case, a city could be destroyed. The monsters are scattered all over the kingdom as they are, making a riot.”
“Yes.”
“Heh heh, isn’t it fun?”
The king burst into laughter.
“The fact that one demon lord and only one demon lord keep lifting and lowering the continent.”
At first, he kidnapped the Crown Princess of Hilderan.
He then stopped Hillen Cargill’s heroism and hid the tower, which became a hot topic.
They kidnapped the Imperial Princess and repulsed the search team of Akan.
He dreamed of overthrowing the empire by planting a warlock on the Habsline, and despite the start of a heroic journey involving as many as four stars, the tower is still in turmoil.
In such a situation, it was an attack on the empire.
“Don’t you think you are being swayed too much by one demon lord?”
“Yes.”
“I can’t watch you anymore. I can see you.”
The Demon King has coexisted with humans. It was based on the confidence that humans are superior to the last.
However, the new demon lord called Chloe shattered everything.
It reawakened the emotion of fear that had been forgotten in humans.
The demon king imprinted what the demon king’s true form was like.
“The Empire sent an envoy.”
“If it’s a Shinigami…?”
“The formation of the Allied Forces. No, speaking of the Allied Forces is too grandiose. But I guess that’s the best word for it.”
The king, who had muttered to himself, answered again.
“Only for killing the Demon King of Flames, let’s temporarily hold hands.”
“··········!”
This was happening in every kingdom on the entire continent.
* * *
“Are you really okay?”
“Okay.”
“The Empire has sent envoys to all continents. It is featured in the newspaper every day as breaking news, and anger against the Demon King is rising everywhere.”
Naturally, his top priority was the Demon King of Fire, Berge Deias.
“Their anger will turn to Erzest. But I am no longer there.”
“Then I’m glad…”
“What will Hilderan do?”
“First of all, we were drawn to the direction of participation.”
Apart from not wanting Ernyan to be hostile to the Demon King, the people, the nobles, and the King wanted to be freed from the fear of the unknown.
Because no one wants to live with the possibility that a monster might one day fall from the sky.
“It would be better not to participate. If it is still unavoidable, reduce the power as much as possible.”
“Are you confident?”
“okay.”
No matter how much Berge, he could not be sure of victory. But at least he was confident he wouldn’t be defeated.
Even the confidence to inflict painful defeats on them at least once.
If that’s the case, you’ll have a different level of magic points than before.
“I have one request.”
“Please speak.”
“Isn’t public opinion about me pretty bad right now?”
“If you had been here, you would have died right away in public.”
“Can you distribute it to other demon lords?”
“Are you trying to disperse the attack on the Demon Lord?”
“okay.”
“It won’t be too difficult.”
It was the Demon King of Chlorination that caused the monster dropping incident. Naturally, the majority of anger was directed at the Demon King of Fire.
However, they also did not see this as simply a problem with the Demon Lord of Chlorination.
the same devil If one demon king caused a problem, the other four demon kings had no choice but to take care of it.
“It’s not as good as the Demon Lord, there are quite a few who insist that other Demon Lords should also be subjugated.”
It was even more so because of the recent case of kidnapping Princess Werft and her craftsmen, which the Demon King of Lust committed (known to have committed).
The demon kings’ movements were making humans uneasy. Berge blew the final blow to that mentality.
The Demon King is a weed. Even if you subdue it anyway, it will come again, and it will never disappear.
Over the past hundred years, humans have come to know that a reasonable compromise is more about keeping peace than changing the demon lord.
Nevertheless, the reason why they insisted that all demon kings be killed was because the shock of this situation was so great.
It was meant to kill them all and hold on to their discipline. He wanted to get the result that humans still have the upper hand, and to get psychological stability.
“No, you don’t have to go to everyone. I don’t even want that.”
It doesn’t matter to Ugarya, but Berge did not want the damage caused by him to go to Ernyan.
Of course, as long as this is the case, it will be unavoidable, but it has to be reduced as much as possible.
“So?”
“Follow everything to Jason, so lies.”
“Is that a lie?”
“You are manipulating public opinion. In the newspapers that humans enjoy.”
『Behind the Demon King of Flames is the Demon Lord of Lies. Not long ago, after the unity of the tower, the Demon King of Fire began to run rampant, or how could a Demon Lord who had only come down two years ago be able to throw hundreds of high-ranking monsters into the Empire?
“I understand what you mean. Even the demon lords are not on good terms.”
“All living things are the same.”
“Ah, I think it would be more credible if you add a little bit of Hillen-sama’s and Granada-sama’s remarks.”
“Healen?”
“The raid team, including Hillen-sama, have rescued me directly, haven’t they? At that time, like the Demon King of the Frigid Cold or the Demon King of the Geum River, I once again emphasized that I was on the lower floors, and such demon lords are not good at hasty actions. like that?”
“It’s my favorite Seondong.”
“Then can I ask you for this?”
“···what?”
“You’ve exhausted everything you have to get a partner application from the Demon King. Otherwise, it doesn’t matter if you continue to apply as a partner.”
『············.”
Berger cut off communication.
“…you are very shy.”
Ernap’s cheeks were slightly red as he spoke.
– Isn’t it like this?
– What about this?
The water spirit that passed through the crystal ball poked her face.
“Do you know that Nairuniel has a very burdensome face?”
Her bruises were not heard by the water spirit, who had already fallen into her imagination.
– Don’t deny reality! This is real!
– The Demon King and the Crown Princess…!
– After all, my eyes weren’t wrong!
– You rotten eastern-eyed spirits! My vain delusion? This is the reality, you motherfuckers!
“·················ogue.”
Ernyl clenched her fists toward the sky and left Nairuniel, who was roaring, and went outside.
* * *
Berge found the top of the golden moon in a hurry.
The main body at the top could not find its former vigor.
The guards guarding the main gate had no power, and the interior, which was always busy, was so quiet that it was disgusting.
“… Fail-sama.”
Aman, who had dark circles down to his mouth, greeted him with tears in his eyes.
“That’s bullshit.”
“···Yes. As most of the investment was withdrawn, not only the cash held by the top management, but also most of the business in progress was abandoned. Even the artisans opened their eyes and were taken away by the black toads…”
Aman continued to mumble. The endless evils were rather surprising that the golden moon was still maintaining its lifespan.
“It’s also because Hilderan and Hillen-sama haven’t pulled out their investment yet, but the most important thing is because of this.”
Aman handed the letter. It was stamped with an eagle seal with two pairs of wings.
“This?”
“This is an official letter from the Marquis Einzeil.”
The content was simple. He knew all the suspicions of the top of the Black Toad, and he wanted to pay the price he had to pay and invest in it.
“Okay.”
“Are you sure the Demon King has come?”
“okay. Martin moved.”
“If it’s Martin… the third prince? Oh my God, is the third prince also a member of the Demon King?”
“Don’t be quick. It’s not like that, it’s just a deal.”
“···Even though.”
The 3rd Prince is following the Demon King. I didn’t know that Aman’s opened mouth would close easily.
“I don’t think there is anything that Hillen and Ernap can’t do worse than him.”
“No, of course it is, but the name of the Empire is probably worth…”
Healen and Ernya had been watching for so long that some of them became dull.
“Anyway, then it’s almost settled.”
“Yes, once the investment comes in, it will come back to life. It is possible to restart the business that had been stopped, and to have the wings of the third prince, even more…!”
“Then is there nothing left at the top?”
“Oh, not that. Most of the merchants did not leave, and most of the goods and supplies in the warehouse were kept. It was a situation where we had to hand over all of them at a low price, but fortunately, the investment money came in from the writer Eincheil.”
“okay···?”
Berge’s lips fluttered open. Aman patted the back of his neck as he felt something strong.
It was ominous.
“I, Fail-sama…?”
“Let’s go.”
“Yes? where…”
“storage.”
At the top of the golden moon, the main storehouse was large. It was because it was the top that was getting bigger and bigger until it started a dispute with the top of the black toad.
The large warehouses that were expanded several times were well over a dozen.
And more than half of them were huge amounts of resources.
“Did the Golden Moon originally handle this?”
“There are business partners who have established their acquaintances with fulfilling the request of the Demon King. After all, I thought that I would need a steady supply of mana cannons and run a workshop, so I continued to trade.”
If the problem hadn’t arisen, most would have gone to the workshop or processed and sold elsewhere.
“That’s good.”
“Yes?”
“I will take all of these.”
“Yes? No, wait a minute. no!”
“why not?”
“It’s only natural that you shouldn’t steal the property of the upper level.”
“Since when did I ask about that? And the magic cannon will be given steadily. I still have a few.”
“No, that’s not the problem, I checked the books while investing in Marquis Eincheil. If something suddenly disappears, there must be a problem…”
“So, take it now.”
“Yes?”
“In the future, Marquis Eincheil’s eyes will become more intense. Isn’t it?”
“you’re right.”
“It’s my top, so it’s going to be difficult for me to take anything at will.”
“···Yes.”
“So I’m taking it now. When they are still not sure about their demonic powers.”
“···uh.”
Aman made a puzzled expression.
“Well, if I take it now, I will have a problem…”
“Something like that.”
thud-
50 magic cannons piled up in an empty warehouse.
‘In what gap?’
Surely this warehouse was full of steel?
“It’s up to you to figure it out. Have fun with this.”
“Pe, Fail!”
Berge ignored Aman’s scream and headed to the next warehouse.
* * *
White snow fell.
“Today, I will camp in that cave.”
Balaf Dislord led the warriors into the cave. The inside was quite spacious and warm.
The warriors naturally lit a fire and organized the camp.
“Ballaf.”
Wharton Colo handed him a piece of jerky.
“Thank you.”
The tender meat was not bad for a jerky.
“I···.”
“Tell me.”
“…can we find the Demon King’s Tower?”
“Are you anxious?”
“It has already been two months. Is there really a tower here…”
“There is a tower. It’s just that he’s been working some tricks and we haven’t been able to figure it out.”
“But then, isn’t it strange?”
“I am not omnipotent.”
“However···.”
“I understand you are tired. Because we are human too. But before we are human, we are warriors. If you give up easily because you can’t find the Demon King’s Tower, who will subdue the Demon King?”
“·················ogue.”
At that moment, a slight vibration was felt in Balaf Dislord’s arms.
“Excuse me for a moment.”
“Yes.”
He walked into the cave. The inside was deeper and wider than expected. After walking for a while, he took out the communication tool until it was not even felt by the warriors.
“What’s going on?”
“A problem has occurred. Berge Deias attacked the Empire.”
“The Empire?”
Ballaf chuckled.
“It’s crazy. He’s really cheeky. Does it mean that you can afford to do other things with me in front of you?”
“The union will be formed. First of all, why don’t you come back and cooperate with them?」
“Go back?”
Again?
Ballaf’s face contorted.
“Two failures are unacceptable. We will not go back until we see meaningful results.”
“You must not do things wrong with your pride. The Demon Lord of Fire is different from other Demon Lords.”
“Don’t order me, Jason Cockmundo. We are just a partnership.”
“It’s not a command, it’s because the situation has changed.”
“The situation is the same. After all, if you cut off that damn bastard’s head, it’s over.”
“It’s not something to do so emotionally…”
Ballaf Dislord unilaterally cut off communication.
He slowly turned his head.
Something flickered in the dark.
A golden body floated in the air.
– Communication seems to have ended.
A voice that resonates.
It was a natural predator. The pressure that weighed down on his whole body was the innate power of an arrogant and noble creature.
– Are you a warrior?
“then?”
But Balaf answered calmly.
uh huh huh.
A huge roar shook the cave.
– Even if a small creature dares to invade this body’s house, it’s arrogant.
– A will?
“…I came to find the Demon King’s Tower, and there were all sorts of strange things.”
-…are you so surprised that you lost your temper?
“It went well.”
The corners of Balaf’s lips rose. A dignified life was filled. It wasn’t a frightened face at all.
“I was so annoyed that I needed a partner to get my anger out. Just in time, you poked out your stinky snout.”
– What’s a cheeky human being talking about now!
The huge body slowly raised itself. A sense of intimidation that naturally flowed pressured Balaf.
It was a creature that was arrogant, but worthy of arrogance.
He was the hidden ruler of Erzest.
– Don’t make me regret my arrogance. you little bastard
– Do you think that with a little bit of dimensional power, you will be able to compete with this great body, male or female?
“Yeah, that’s how it should be. I feel very dirty right now.”
He threw away the sword he was holding. He stretched out his hand towards the air.
space is splitting.
A sword settled in his hand.
– That, what?
“You find out.”
Ballaf This Lord smashed to the ground. The distance between the two grew rapidly.
“I will peel off your scales one by one with the bones of your people.”
– Noom! dare!
────!
The sword sprinkled blood.