226. Cute
“Hey, are you really saying you’re coming out?”
“It’s been a few hours already!”
“If it’s not the demon lord, they say no, they don’t deceive us.”
“Are you saying I lied to you? Why are you telling a lie that will soon be found out!”
Logger complained.
Five hours had passed since I received Berge’s order and told everyone to prepare.
The dwarves, who were excited at the appearance of the sky tower to be revealed soon, were angry at the unpredictable wait. However, he couldn’t go to the Demon King, so it naturally fell on Logger, the leader of it.
“That’s it, I don’t know.”
“Aren’t you up to something else?”
“The Demon King is above me with his eyes wide open, what other plan am I doing…”
“How about my two eyes?”
“···everyone! At last, Berge Deias, who planned the Sky Tower and gave our dwarves a golden opportunity to create it, has arrived! Applause everyone!”
“Wow!”
“Long live the Demon King!”
clap clap clap-
The Dwarves shouted and cheered.
“Logger, why is only the snout getting shiny?”
“Ahaha…. My loyalty to the Demon Lord has never changed! By the way···?”
Logger, who made eye contact with Berge, tilted his head.
“You seem to have changed something?”
The logger didn’t have the ability to point and say ‘this is it’. But obviously something was different.
“what?”
“I don’t know for sure, but, like a stone golem turned into an iron golem, would it be more sophisticated?”
“Do you dare compare me to that kind of junk?”
“Hey, sorry!”
Logger shrugged.
“Are you ready?”
“You must give permission from the Demon King. All preparations are complete.”
To install a floating stone and a magic cannon, you have to start modifying it from the outside. However, the outside of the tower was very hard, so it was not easy to break it, and it was only possible if the demon king, the owner of the tower, arbitrarily disarmed some of his powers.
Just like when a giant magic cannon was attached to the top of the tower.
“If you want to run down, you must first build a bridge.”
“of course.”
“I’ll have to move the tower too.”
“Yes.”
“time is?”
“Two days. Two days is enough.”
“you’re right! It will be completed in two days!”
“Even if it can’t be completed, it will be completed!”
The Dwarves snorted harshly, showing their will.
It wasn’t a lie. I’ve already made all the preparations…
“Is that a golem?”
“Yes, my lord! I made a golem out of dragon bones on a whim!”
It wasn’t just Dragonborn. The five golems were similar in size to the golems shown in Akan.
“Performance is better than Golem of Arkhan.”
“Cancer, of course not. We contributed.”
“The dwarves’ golem-making skills are the best on the continent!”
“I’m going to get the golems to help with the conversion.”
“Golem, golem…”
Berge thought for a moment. flying tower. Shots of shells, huge lightning bolts and various magic.
And even the falling golems and monsters.
“The Sky Fortress.”
It is also a very ornate and powerful fortress.
“Then let’s get started.”
That day, the Tower of the Demon King, who was sleeping in the deep sea, landed on the island that was supposed to be the base of the pirates.
And the lights didn’t go out for two days.
* * *
“your majesty! Coming soon! Fortress Aterta has been captured!”
“your majesty! The Imperial Army has reached the Plains of Amandall!”
The king of Iasin swallowed a moan at the non-stop raining news.
Just a few days ago, a messenger came from the Empire.
He told me to cooperate because he was going to attack the kingdom of Akan. Otherwise, the blade will strike Jasuin first.
Even if the opponent was an empire, it was not worth listening to.
It was true that Iasians were watching the Empire, but they were not dependents of the Empire. It wasn’t even an ally. Rather, it was bound under the name of ‘union’ with other kingdoms, led by Akan.
Even if it wasn’t for that, it could never have happened that a dignified self-governing country would enlist the troops of another country.
Both the Jespain Empire and the Jasin knew it.
The problem was that the Empire’s corps had already been deployed near the border, and the Jasin were not prepared at all.
So I tried to pass the time.
They sent envoys to the Union to condemn the actions of the Empire and seek help.
But the Empire waited only three days. The time was too short for the reinforcements to arrive. No, it was too short a time to properly deploy their own troops on the border.
It was even more so because I had a feeling that this would be the case in a situation where almost all countries except the Empire and Ormus formed a coalition to subdue the Demon King.
The Empire advanced and the eastern fortresses quickly fell.
“Even the enemies of Bulgu Daecheon do not do this!”
The Empire was advancing, sweeping away everything. They captured the fortress and looted supplies. They burned farmland and massacred innocent people.
There was not a single rat left in the place they passed, and the land was devastated. The people took refuge in fear of the imperial army, and the security of the kingdom ran to the worst day by day.
The king is royalty. He gave full power to the great Duke of Bruce and gave a defensive order.
“The Union will never stand by it. In particular, Arkhan will know that we are just the way to them! Hold on! Until the reinforcements arrive, please, keep this country alive!”
“I will sacrifice my life to keep His Majesty’s orders! No one will trample this country!”
The moment the Empire invaded, the Kingdom of Iasin pushed back all its troops and conserved as much power as possible. Soldiers from all over the kingdom were conscripted and gathered as many soldiers as possible.
The large army of 80,000 gathered in this way finally faced the Imperial Army at Palogat Fortress.
The Imperial Army was 250,000.
* * *
“Your Majesty, I will leave for now. Please forgive me for not helping Hilderan until the end as a Confederacy.”
“no. Duke Olten. Who knew that the ruthless imperial army would start a war with the defeat of the Confederacy? Don’t worry here, go protect the Iasin and defeat the imperial ambitions.”
“Yes. Even if we retreat here, the unity will last until the moment of the decapitation of the lie.”
“I believe.”
Upon hearing the news of the crisis in Akan and their home country, including the Duke Olten, the Iasians, and the troops of the five kingdoms adjacent to the Iasians, left.
Although the troops of each country that participated in the alliance were only a few, they were elite. Their power could never be ignored.
From Hilderan’s point of view, it was just a bit of a pity.
This means that much of the power to deal with the constant influx of monsters has been drained.
However, Ernian did his best in the present rather than worrying about the irreversible.
Fortunately, the magic cannon left behind by the Alliance, the excellent warriors, thanks to the Spirit King’s contractor, and the false demon lord who did not directly step in, were of great help in Hilderan’s struggle.
Day after day, a battle ensued. Two cities north of Hilderan were destroyed, and now five cities are fighting simultaneously.
The casualties themselves were not that great. Because I knew in advance of the demon king’s prediction, and most of the people evacuated and were evacuating.
Even the destroyed fortress had to deal damage to the monsters until the very end, and then strategically gave up and retreated.
However, the fact that the city was destroyed by the demons and lost the northern part came as a great shock to the people of Hilderan.
“It gives me goosebumps that there are so many monsters hidden in the lake.”
tens of thousands? No, it’s more than that. Maybe hundreds of thousands, maybe millions.
It was such a terrible number that I couldn’t even imagine that it was millions.
Excluding the forces for security and defense of each country, Hilderan’s power was 110,000.
“What the hell is your plan?”
Enemies are innumerable. Demons and monsters strike the fortress every day. kill the soldiers
Still, Hilderan persevered.
Thanks to the warriors?
prepared for it?
Thanks to the Union?
Thanks to the magic cannon?
not. In Ernian and Hillen’s eyes, there was only one thing that Hilderan could withstand now.
“Why doesn’t the Demon Lord of Lies move?”
“Can’t there be a clue in the conversation that the devil and I had a lie?”
Because the Demon Lord of Lies didn’t come out on his own. The demons following him did not appear.
The Demon Lord of Lies is strong.
Alone, he was strong enough to block the joint effort of the six warriors and Lavinia Akan and relax.
He had a gut feeling that if the battle continued with Hillen in that state, he would be defeated.
I thought that it would be the same even if there was Ernap, who was the contract of the Spirit King.
But why doesn’t Jason come forward?
As long as he steps forward, the war is over. Just as a dragon reigns over the kingdom, the Demon Lord of Lies will be able to abduct Ernian from the top of Hilderan.
That way, you’ll have a pretty useful hand against Berge.
But Jason didn’t. Why?
“Clues in conversation…”
“If there is nothing that comes to mind, wouldn’t it be better to ask Berge-nim?”
“…is that so?”
The answer came quickly.
“It is a grace period.”
“A grace period?”
“Didn’t you listen to me? He has something he wants from me and has agreed to listen.”
“It was.”
“But he can’t trust me, and I can’t trust him either. So, I am attacking the two kingdoms where you and Lavinia are.”
“I know that.”
“okay. Attacking Hilderan and Akan is urging me. If you don’t want to see you go wrong, come as soon as possible.”
“Then why don’t we do our best?”
“Because you can’t cross the line.”
“Is that good?”
『Nom Jason has now lost all connection with the Demon Realm. I no longer know the location of my tower.”
“But what will I do if he kidnaps or kills you and Lavinia?”
“I will save you or take revenge.”
“Of course it is, but that is the me you know. But as a demon dragon of the demon realm, what do you think of me as a demon lord?”
“How do ordinary demon lords behave in such a case?”
He was defeated by a strong demon king that he could not deal with. He was looking for himself by destroying all the foundations the demon king had built, but he had a way to move and hide the tower.
“…do you think that there is no way the Demon Lord would give his life just because of humans?”
“okay. If there is an exception, you are a special human being the contractor of the Water Spirit King, but in other words, it is difficult to catch him if you make up your mind and run away.”
“But did I remain in that conversation?”
“It’s the same considering that. After all, you are a human, and I am a demon dragon and a demon king.”
“So, is this now gently coaxing the Demon King?”
“right. I will wait in moderation, so please do not run away.”
It was then that Ernap fully understood the situation and nodded.
“But it’s a problem because it doesn’t look like the right fit.”
It was from Jason’s point of view, but not from Hilderan’s point of view, who had to accept it.
“do not worry. I’ll just take care of one thing and go soon.”
“Is it work?”
“It is an important task that must be preceded in order to deal with him.”
“It will be a great dagger for someone who thinks I will only eat Daniel.”
“I don’t know what it means, but I understand what it means. I wish you all the best.”
“okay. It won’t take long to get there.”
“Is the Sky Tower complete?”
“Soon.”
“I want to ride too!”
“Sure.”
“Are you able to crush even the Demon Lord of Lies?”
“Hmm, that’s it…”
Beerze over the communication port wiped his chin.
“Isn’t it natural? Don’t pull out his sassy tongue and let him know the greatness of the Demon Dragon.”
“I’ll be waiting for you.”
That was then.
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─!
A roar was heard.
The sound of urgent footsteps stopped in front of the office door.
“majesty! The demons have started the offensive again!”
“Come out soon!”
“Yes!”
“Hillen?”
“I will go first.”
Hillen grabbed the armor and ran outside.
Ernya waved her hand toward the communication area.
“I will be waiting. You must not be too late.”
“okay.”
“miss you.”
“I just saw it a while ago.”
“It’s not like that.”
『············.”
After a brief silence, the connection was cut.
“···cute.”
– There is a sense of humor in that statement. That’s more creepy than cute. I’m sure we’ll see something like that from the Demon King and from that arrogant Demon Dragon.
– Nias-nim, I don’t think you know because you’ve never been in love. A must-have… Ahhh!
– No one can tell me that!
– Oh, soul! Soul is right!
– Spirits are all souls.
Ernya sighed as she saw the two spirits fighting Aung Daung.
“It’s because you’re not bringing Nairuniel with you.”
– I’m sorry, but I’ve opened my eyes to new fun. It’s more fun watching them chatting together than watching them alone.
– That’s right! That’s right! Even our spirits have the right to pursue better pleasures!
“I am not a spectator.”
– Then you don’t have to show it like this.
– That’s right, we can’t be blindfolded, can we?
“···That’s Okay.”
Ernya went to the battlefield.