233. Third
“The owner of the tower was the Demon King of Fire.”
After returning from a determined solo fight with the Demon King of Fire, Ernap stood proudly in Daejeon.
Faced with the king, he enjoyed the gaze of the nobles.
She talked about the achievements of ‘diplomacy’ achieved as ‘the Crown Princess’.
All the nobles of the kingdom pricked their ears as they sat in Daejeon.
“He said. ‘Cooperation’ means ‘alliance’.”
“Huh…. Are you saying that the Demon King really wants cooperation?”
“you’re right.”
“Oh, my lord, that is absurd.”
“It is a bad relationship that started as a unilateral invasion and has continued for a thousand years. Even less so, the Demon King of Fire is a slayer who killed countless human beings not so long ago. This is clearly a deception!”
The hall became noisy. The nobles quarreled and doubted the evil king’s intentions.
“quiet.”
The nobles shut their mouths at the king’s words.
“Erny Hilderan.”
“Yes.”
asked the king.
“Is there not an inch of lies in your words?”
“There is not.”
“Are you aware that you are being deceived?”
“Are you saying the demon king lied?”
“Is the Demon King different from the Demon King? Thousands of years ago and now, their purpose has been consistent.”
Conquest of the continent. dimensional conquest.
“They are invaders. Do you think an aggressor and a human being invaded can cooperate?”
“I know that Lies have cooperated with humans.”
“What is the result? This is Hilderan now.”
The lie bent itself in and entered. Therefore, humans considered themselves superior.
It was a stupid deception. It was hard to understand how many demons were infested with the lake, and the Demon King of Lies overcame the unity of several stars.
“So that’s what I mean.”
“Is that so?”
“I was there in the battle against the Demon Lord of Lies. Hillen Cargill, Roselle Chartres, Aina Diafrin, Pablo Barkat, Ralph Schmidt, and Wharton Colo. There were six stars together. There was also Hillen Cargill, the sharpest knife ever forged by mankind. But what about the outcome?”
defeat It’s not just a defeat, it’s an overwhelming defeat.
Pablo Barkat was killed, and 20,000 Allied troops were lost.
And the Demon Lord of Lies began to attack Hilderan, and now the northern part of Hilderan was swept away. If the Demon Lord of Fire had not helped, the offensive would have been hitting the center by now.
“We don’t have a knife that goes better than Hillen Cargill right now. Then, somehow, you need to find a new knife, but it just showed up, didn’t it?”
“Catch the Demon King with the Demon King?”
“The shock that the Demon King of Lies had to block the bravery was so great that he forgot all about it, but the thing that blocked and crushed more than that is the chloride.”
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More than anything.“Chunghwa has a bad relationship with lies. He wants a false death as much as we do.”
“Does Chin-hwa wish for a false death?”
“Otherwise, there’s no reason why Chinhwa can stop the Legion of Lies, is there?”
“It’s just a guess.”
“He was speaking directly to me.”
“But Chloe was helped by a lie. forgot? The testimony of the warriors who lost their wealth.”
“I told you about that, but I said that all my actions up to now were because of the pressure of lies.”
“A guy called the Demon King had no choice but to lie? Are you telling me to believe it now?”
The unbearable king cried out. But Ernya was calm.
“What if you don’t believe it?”
“What?”
“What if you don’t believe it? He told the truth and I am just passing it on.”
“good night. If so, is there any excuse for that?”
“About a hundred years ago, four of the five demon kings died and only lies survived. From then on, Lie has been working to help the newly descended demon lords and move them according to their will.”
“You are poor.”
“The demons follow the logic of power. Can a weak demon lord who has just descended against the will of lies?”
“What if now?”
“It was said that the deeds of the false command gave him sufficient strength.”
“It’s also poor.”
“He is a dragon. And as far as I know, the demon dragon of the demon realm is the same as the dragon of Alain.”
Extremely arrogant and authoritarian. They don’t like having someone stand on top of them.
“…that makes a little sense. By the way.”
The king tapped the throne.
“Why is it my mistake to think that you are on the side of the Demon King?”
Some nobles nodded at the king’s words. In fact, that was the part they felt. Crown Princess Ernian was shouting at the Demon King to such an extent that it seemed as if she had become the Demon King’s spokesperson.
“It makes me wonder if I was brainwashed by the Demon King.”
“Because I saw it. Because I heard it.”
“what?”
“The truth of that tower.”
“truth?”
“It is said that a sky tower equipped with a floating stone can fly at a speed of 300 km/h. Can you catch me?”
“300?”
“What a crazy…”
The nobles roared. That’s why the speed of 300 was incredible.
“A total of 800 magic cannons are installed, and lightning and fire magic are engraved on the outer wall…”
“Wait, wait.”
The king cut her off.
“Are you saying that the Demon King told you all about it? You believe in it.”
“We are not the only ones who have seen the bombing of the tower. In particular, if you ask Count Pagan, you will know that what I am saying is true.”
The king could not open his mouth. Ernya continued.
“If such a bombardment of the Sky Tower falls on our Hilderan, which is not a lie, will you be able to bear it?”
“·················ogue.”
none. How did you manage to deal with such an extraterrestrial weapon?
There was silence. After a while, the king cautiously opened his mouth.
“good night. I understand what you mean.”
A schematic diagram of Imazema to catch the Demon King as the Demon Lord.
The fact that the Demon King’s Tower is a power that Hilderan cannot afford.
“But it’s not much different from being a liar or a lie. Chloride killed a lot of humans.”
“Most of them were soldiers of the Empire.”
“Even if the Empire went mad for a while and attacked the Iasians, it doesn’t change that they are human.”
If Hilderan joins hands with the Demon King of Fire, that would be the worst number of enemies on the continent.
Unless there is good and justifiable reason to convince them all.
“The Demon King of Flames said. It is said that the head of the empire is a stalker of lies.”
“···what?”
“…what did I just hear?”
“So, is it true that lies are the source of the empire, or that the empire is the source of lies?”
Daejeon was as noisy as the market floor. Ernap’s words were so shocking.
“I asked for evidence. And he said that you will know what the Empire is doing now.”
Clearly, the imperial declaration of war was not common. It was a decision that the emperor and nobles could not make without going crazy as a group.
“lack.”
However, it could not be ruled out that it was just crazy and it was a lie from the Demon King.
“Empire.”
“Empire?”
“The Demon King of Flames revealed to me the identity of the lie and said that there would be evidence in the Empire.”
“Are you a lie?”
“The Demon King of Lies. He is a doppelganger, a demon who wears other people’s skins and acts. And the upper echelons of the Empire are controlled that way.”
“··········!”
* * *
“I’m sorry. I made a loud bang…”
“No, it’s fine. Wasn’t it half successful?”
Ernian’s request to join hands with Berge was not immediately accepted.
But Berge did not disappoint. It was natural. Even he wouldn’t have thought that he would ever join hands with humans if it wasn’t for Ernyan.
On the contrary, it was great that it was half successful.
“So you said you would consider it if you showed me more clear evidence?”
“yes. Still, with the strength that the Hero Guild and I have, the groundwork to aggravate the public opinion of lies has already begun.”
“Proof. What do you think is good?”
“Isn’t it supposed to be a doppelganger’s skin?”
『Or maybe it’s a video that reveals that the nobles of the Empire are wearing leather.』
“I’m going to go to an empire that has definitely changed.”
“I’m sorry to bother you.”
“No, talk to the king for sure. If you continue to be ignorant even when you bring evidence, I won’t stand it.”
“yes. I wish you good luck.”
contact has been lost Berge pondered for a moment. What should I do?
“Kaede.”
“Yes.”
“I think you should go to the Empire with me.”
“I will contact my brother.”
“okay.”
As much as his appearance was discovered by Jason, he could not wander around the Empire recklessly. Therefore, you should cover your face as much as possible and use those in power.
If it was the 3rd Prince, it wouldn’t be any better.
“I have to cooperate with the third prince to catch the demon wearing the mask of your maternal grandfather.”
“…that is what I was hoping for.”
Kaede was determined.
For her, Marquis Eincheil was more than just a grandfather. His death aroused great anger in her.
“Please, let me decapitate him with my hands.”
“It is impossible right now. When he dies, the lie will find out.”
“···Yes.”
“Martin’s answer?”
“My brother said the same thing. If it is true that the demons covered in doppelganger skins are true, they will fully cooperate with the demon lord.”
“Even if you become part of my family?”
“Even if you become a member of the Demon Lord’s family.”
Because he couldn’t do anything alone, he couldn’t stand still and watch the empire run to ruin while being swayed by the demon king of lies.
“Good.”
I’ll be able to convince Hilderan as well as the next emperor at once.
“Then let’s go.”
to the Jespine Empire.
* * *
“Hey, what should I do?”
The third prince of the empire, Martin, could not understand the emperor’s decision. Even the nobles who sympathized with him could not understand.
Even though it may not be perfect under the cause of overthrowing the demon lord, they attack the leader of the alliance that they agreed to become one right now.
It was absurd. It was like jumping into a fire with straw.
So I objected. opposed and opposed.
But the emperor and the nobles had something strange. Anyone who hears it would say that it is blasphemous, but I went crazy with the vulgar words.
It was crazy madness.
There Martin felt strange.
Even if other nobles don’t know, I know that my maternal grandfather is never such a great person.
The gaze that warned him was never the warmth of looking at his grandson, because it wasn’t the familiarity he had always seen.
I realized something was wrong.
So, I took the risk and asked the Demon King of Fire.
If the damage of the alliance was small, I wondered if the emperor would give up on irrational numbers.
But it failed. The lie was alive and there were 20,000 casualties.
The demon corps is ravaging northern Hilderan like an unbridled foal, and the Empire has finally crossed the line.
“…a doppelganger?”
In such a situation, the contact from my younger brother resolved all my doubts.
“So you mean that the emperor and the nobles of the empire have already fallen into the hands of lies?”
Normally I would never have believed it. But a series of circumstances made him accept it.
“Do you want me to become a member of the Demon King’s family? Otherwise you won’t help?”
thick-
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Martin sharpened his teeth.The demon lord who tried to swallow himself by taking advantage of this situation was disgusting. And he himself thinks that it is better to be trusted by his younger brother than to lie.
“Tell the Demon King. If you can convince me that the demon king’s words are true, so that I can build an empire that is being mistreated by lies, I will become a member of the family.”
And they came.
* * *
“Kaede!”
Kaede and Berge, wearing deep robes, arrived at Olgar, the realm of the third prince.
Late at night, the two Inyoung shoved themselves through the open window.
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Martin, who was waiting with the window open, greeted them.“It’s been a while, brother.”
Kaede, whom I haven’t seen in a long time, has a better complexion than before. Perhaps because of her bright face, the dark reality seemed to be forgotten for a moment.
“If only you…”
The atmosphere was a little different from when we first met, but the overall appearance was the same.
“Nice to meet you.”
“Long time no see.”
“Would you like some tea?”
“Let’s get straight to the point.”
“I wished for it.”
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Martin closed the window and sat down.“Is it true that your grandfather is a doppelganger?”
“If it’s your story. And it is highly likely that it is not a doppelganger, but another demon wearing doppelganger skin.”
Not many doppelgangers survived the persecution.
“But what if not?”
“I’ll have to figure it out from now on.”
“What do you mean?”
“I will talk to you, brother.”
Kaede opened her mouth.
“I just need to inform my maternal grandfather that I have returned secretly. If not, my maternal grandfather will definitely call me. Real or fake.”
But the meaning is vastly different.
If the former is to rejoice in the rebirth of the granddaughter, the latter must be suspicious of Berger’s intention to release the princess suddenly.
“What’s next?”
“You can find out by talking to them.”
“Conversation?”
“There are some things that will not be cut without asking if it is a stalk of a lie.”
“Ugh. Are you so sure…”
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Martin nodded.“What would you do if it was revealed that your maternal grandfather was a demon?”
“What would your brother do?”
“Honestly, I don’t get it.”
Because I had never imagined it.
maternal grandfather is a marquis One of the three nobles that support the empire. I couldn’t figure out how to announce that such a marquis was actually a demon and how to go after it.
“If that’s the case, will you and the Demon King follow the plan?”
“Is there any good way?”
“of course. However, this requires your brother’s consent.”
“My consent?”
“So···.”
The night deepened.
The next day, Pabal Hana ran to the Marquis.
* * *
As expected, the Marquis secretly called them.
Shortly thereafter, Martin and Kaede visited the Marquis of Eincheil.
“Oh, you really are Kaede. Kaede!”
As they entered the office away from the gaze of others, the Marquis welcomed them.
“Maternal grandfather.”
“Yeah, that…!”
spatula-
The dagger hidden in his arms danced. A golden light flashed. Blood was drawn on the marquise’s skin.
“Hey, this… what…?”
“What is this, Kaede!”
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Martin was astonished. It was because he had never imagined that Kaede would swing his sword in a hurry.“Ki, knight…!”
“Quiet.”
Kaede covered the mouth of the Marquis from shouting.
“Kaede! There’s a way to find out, what the hell is this?!”
“Brother, I’m sorry, but I lied. There’s really no way to see through a doppelganger’s hide.”
“What, what?”
This is because it is not just leather, but the ‘power’ possessed by a race called doppelgangers.
This is because the person who created the leather is the overwhelmingly strong ‘Jason’.
“Other than just peeling it and checking it out.”
“Now say that…!”
“Look.”
“···Oh My God.”
The skin was peeling off.
The supremely pale skin and bright red eyes appeared through the gap.
“Isn’t the demon right?”
perok-
Kaede struck the demon on the back of the neck, stunning it.
“Ah, what would have happened if you were really my maternal grandfather!”
“It would have ended in a shallow scratch.”
“Scratch? Are you using an auror?”
“It’s easy to control that level.”
Brother.
Kaede muttered.
“The me before I went to the Demon King’s Tower and the me now are very different.”
In an environment where mana is scarce, Auror’s manipulation ability reached its peak.
Gordon, one of the best swordsmen in the Demon Realm, trained bloody every day.
ate dragon blood.
She broke many walls and stood where she is now.
“I.”
She put the dagger back into her arms.
“I am confident that there is no knight stronger than me in the Empire, at least.”
I didn’t know how strong I had become before, but I realized after defeating Pablo Barkat.
that you are very strong.
It was very surprising.
“…I wasn’t weak. There are only monsters around.”
Because, in terms of force alone, she was the third of the Four Heavenly Kings.