238. Sleeping Demon King
The Werft Kingdom was facing its greatest stagnation since the country was founded.
The princess is kidnapped.
The craftsmen of the royal workshop have been lost.
He betrayed humanity and wrote the stigma of being on the side of the Demon King.
To explain it, an unprecedented precipitation of wealth was put, but on the contrary, a terrible ending came in which wealth was shattered.
wealth.
It wasn’t just a flying ship. For hundreds of years, he was the guardian deity of the Werft Kingdom’s technology and years.
“I can no longer live under the same sky as the Demon King of Fire!”
The king of dwarfs was furious.
So were the dwarfs.
His anger and obsession with chloride turned into madness. He developed a ‘torpedo’, a shell that travels through the sea even though there is no sea.
He raised the firepower of the mana cannon and spurred the development and remodeling of the golem.
All of them had only one goal. In order to make sure the subjugation of the Demon Lord of Chlorination will be successful again.
To support a deadly weapon that can kill Chloride.
To regain the honor of the lost kingdom and the lost princesses and artisans.
Yes, so it was.
But they faced a huge wall.
“…So, now is this the Demon King’s Tower?”
Werft’s dwarf king couldn’t keep his mouth shut when he saw the record ball being played in Daejeon.
It was a gigantic size that far surpassed wealth.
And the firepower that hundreds of mana cannons fired at once exceeded even the mana cannons they created with their own hands.
why?
Obviously, their technology is the best in the world.
“…the craftsmanship of the abducted royal workshop craftsmen.”
“That makes sense!”
“If you enlarge the screen here…”
One corner of the record sphere grew rapidly. The screen was blurred, but I could find a pattern engraved on the surface of the magic cannon.
“This is the pattern of Adin, the craftsman of the kidnapped royal workshop.”
“You left it on the Demon King’s Magic Cannon? Are you saying you’re going to advertise that you made the Demon King’s stuff yourself?”
“Hey, craftsmen like to brag about their products…”
“That even Jim knows!”
The king was angry.
“However, what trouble the kingdom is now because of them!”
“…they would have had no choice.”
“I couldn’t help my instincts! He made a tower in the sky and his happy expression on his face is good in his eyes!”
“·················ogue.”
“·················ogue.”
None of the many delegates could object.
“Still, the Sky Tower is cool…”
“…are you a servant of Werft or a member of the Demon King?”
“Sin, sorry!”
Instead of noticing, Hana hurriedly bowed her head. The king let out a long sigh.
“Anyway, the fact that the craftsmen of the royal studio contributed to the construction of the Sky Tower cannot be undone, so I will not discuss it further. The problem is that the installed magic cannons in the tower are superior to those in the kingdom.”
Yes, the biggest problem was that part.
It was the Dwarves who first developed the magic cannon. Werft was a country with technological prowess that humans did not dare to compare with by developing steadily.
However, their self-esteem was shattered. By the Demon King and no one else.
“It was made by Dwarves, so our…”
“Are you saying that now?”
The Dwarf kept his mouth shut at the king’s wrathful gaze.
“Even if the craftsmen of the royal studio were the best in the kingdom, they could not create a magic cannon of that level. However, the fact that it was created after being kidnapped by the tower means that the technology possessed by the Demon King is by no means light.”
It was the realm of the tower’s power, not technology, but they had no way of knowing.
“This is no different than having our weapons taken away.”
The only thing superior to the Dwarves over humans was their technology. No magical powers, no army, no capital. Excellent magic engineering that covers even more of what it lacks.
The pride of the Dwarves who had supported the Werft Kingdom for many years was trampled on.
“We need an alternative.”
Those who stand still are slaughtered. The driving force behind the growth of the Werft Kingdom was the instinct of the dwarves who constantly researched.
The thought that they would find a way, that they had to find it, filled their minds.
That was then.
“your majesty! A messenger has been sent from Hilderan!”
“From Hilderan?”
Come on!
After a while, the well-dressed Shinigami bowed his head.
“I see His Majesty the King of Werft.”
“Nice to meet you. But what’s going on in Hilderan? Are you asking for more magic cannons?”
“no. Would you like to see this first?”
The Shinigami took out the recorder and made a statement. The Guard Knight received it and handed it to the King.
“There is nothing dangerous.”
“Records?”
“Yes, would you like to take a look at it?”
“Are you only telling Jim?”
“No, I want everyone here to watch it together.”
“You know what’s weird?”
“It’s not on my honor.”
The king, who looked at the reaper suspiciously, ordered a knight to set the record.
“…Marquis Eincheil?”
“…the demons rule the empire?”
“So the Empire….”
The ministers who faced the truth were astonished.
“…is this true?”
“Yes, I can risk my life to tell you that there is no manipulation at all.”
“Is Marquis Eincheil dead?”
“The real Marquis Eincheil has long since died, leaving only the shell. That’s the doppelganger’s way, he said.”
“that?”
“Yes. He is the one who passed the record. My country has decided to work with him.”
“Who is that?”
“He is the Demon King of Flames.”
“··········!”
“··········!”
In an instant, Daejeon shook. The king smashed the throne.
“Are you going to join hands with the Demon King of Flames? Did Hilderan know what he did?”
“Is that possible? They simply risk a moment of humiliation for the sake of the cause.”
“Mom? Sumo?”
“The Demon King of Lies has invaded the Empire. Shouldn’t the greater evil be defeated first?”
“So, now, did you believe in one of the bleak rumors that Lie and Chloe had a bad relationship and joined hands with Chloe? I heard that the source of the rumor was Traparta and Hilderan.”
“You are misunderstood.”
“Are there any guarantees that this log was not tampered with in the first place! The more you add, the more you do, and the things you never do less are the Demon King!”
“It wasn’t that much of a rigged thing. The water spirit king Naias testified.”
“·················ogue.”
The name of the King of Spirits was great. The king was speechless for a moment.
“…in any case, he is the Demon King. Do you know that he has already slaughtered tens of thousands of humans?”
“Yes, but most of them were the Imperial Army. I already knew that the Silver Chloride Empire was playing in the clutches of lies.”
“Hey, that’s an excuse. It’s funny that the two of them had a bad relationship in the first place. How would you explain that the lie helped the chlorination?”
“He said that he was forced by false threats.”
“Such an absurd excuse…”
The faces of the king and ministers were contorted.
The messenger spoke quickly.
“We knew we wouldn’t believe it easily, either. So we looked it up, and thanks to that, we were able to get some meaningful results.”
“Significant results?”
“All the princesses who were kidnapped by Yeom Hwa will be released. Caede Jespain, Elena Hilderan, and the Jaasites, Ormus, Hessians, Carmenians . . .”
and.
“To Louise Werft.”
“··········!”
“··········!”
Father and brother’s eyes lit up when he heard that Louise could come back.
“And this was rather suggested by the Demon King.”
“What else?”
“If you wish, I will allow you to send an investigative team to the Sky Tower. Of course, Princess Louise, too, and this is the promise that we, Hilderan, barely got for the Werft Kingdom.”
“··········!”
“··········!”
All the ministers’ eyes twinkled.
“I took care of everything, both for the cause and for the truth. Do you not want to do this?”
The god laughed.
* * *
A messenger is needed to form an alliance. Therefore, Ernap Hilderan once again claimed to be an envoy despite the king’s opposition.
“What did you say now?”
“Abama Mama copied the record and returned it to the nations of the Union. To join hands with the Demon King, you need a good reason, and the fact that the lie has acquired the Empire and that the Demon Lord has revealed it will be a sufficient cause.”
“So you mean that all the kingdoms will know that the Marquis Einzeil is fake?”
“yes. Is there any problem?”
“···there is.”
Kaede’s complexion turned pale.
“The demon has been captured by the Demon King. And it is my brother who is wearing leather instead!”
“···uh.”
Ernian’s eyes widened. But he soon regained his composure.
“Is there any way to contact you? Contact us now. It’s not too late yet.”
“Is that true?”
“I came to the tower right after the decision was made. It has yet to spread to other kingdoms, so I have a little more room to enter the Empire or the Ears of Lies.”
“…that’s fortunate. Then excuse me.”
Kaede hurried down to find a communication route. Ernya breathed a sigh of relief.
“…it must have been a big deal. The Demon King didn’t say anything like that.”
“The Demon King is sleeping.”
“Elena.”
“sister! I miss you!”
Elena hugged Ernya tightly.
“You get ready. I have to go back to Hilderan.”
“really? Did you have a good conversation with Abamamama?”
“yes.”
“Am I finally able to play an active part as a full-fledged wizard?”
“Well, you are not a full-fledged wizard.”
Ernya checked Elena’s body. Six engravings on her heart.
“The ‘great’ wizard.”
No matter how brave you are.
Even if it’s the Demon King’s Tower.
No matter how much dragon blood he ate.
It was unprecedented growth.
* * *
“…run away?”
“Maybe it could be. Because the Demon Lord won’t wake up.”
“Well.”
Ernya swallowed a moan.
To her, the demon lord has become so precious that it is no longer indispensable. But it was the same with Hilderan.
I wanted to keep both, but I didn’t want to lose one and protect only one.
In this situation, Berge fell into a sleep without a promise.
“Are you serious?”
However, I was more worried about the condition of Berge’s body than the future.
“That’s not right. Reina-sama said, it’s not because it’s sick, it’s that the dragons break the wall by sleeping.”
– That’s right. A truly blessed race. No matter how hard others try, they just need to sleep.
Nias secretly added to me.
“Then why are you sleeping now…”
“The deal that changes your body by becoming stronger.”
I’m glad it wasn’t because I was sick or had a problem.
Still, I couldn’t help but worry, so I headed to the top of the tower with Elena.
There, as always, the demon king was there. If there’s anything different from usual, it’s that he closes his eyes as if he’s dead.
As I got closer, I could hear the sound of my breathing.
“I’m here.”
Ernya whispered. There was no reaction.
Press the ball with your finger. It felt nice and soft.
“You look so good-looking.”
Ernyl looked at Berge’s face for a long time.
“Yeah, Elena.”
“why?”
“In fairy tales, a sleeping princess wakes up with a kiss from a prince.”
“…that is a fairy tale. sister. My sister is a princess, not a prince, and Berge-nim is not a princess, but a demon king.”
It was a reasonable objection.
– No, there is a possibility. try!
– Yeah, it’ll be fun.
The voyeur spirits cheered for Ernya.
“Don’t look at your sister. These villains.”
– Are you, the demon king’s subordinates, villains to us?
– The world is coming to an end, Nias.
Huh, Ernn, who took her finger off her cheek, stretched out.
That moment.
──!
A bright beam of light enveloped the Demon King’s whole body.
“···sister? What did you do?”
“I didn’t do anything.”
“·················ogue.”
“Really.”
– wait. This···.
– How did this happen…?
The spirits were astonished.
“Wait a minute.”
It was the same with Elena, who later discovered the identity of the light.
“···This.”
She knew this light. He also knew this fullness.
logger too.
Kaede must have known.
Because this.
“…it’s the hero’s awakening.”
Because it was a dimensional force.
– Crazy. Didn’t the dimension suddenly change?
– What does this mean? I’m interested too.
The Demon King became a hero.
* * *
The tower flipped over.
It was natural.
The Demon King is an aggressor.
A hero is a guard that protects the dimension from invaders.
However, such aggressors became guardians.
Does this make sense?
“…Berze has awakened as a hero?”
Reina frowned. If the opponent wasn’t the Spirit King’s contractor, he would have been angry at the opponent who told such absurd lies.
But at the top of the tower that followed her, she felt disgust. I felt the power to punish the intruders, the power to interfere. And it was clearly coming from Berge.
“… I have never heard of such a thing.”
It was about 10,000 years ago that the demon realm began to invade other dimensions.
However, there was no record anywhere that the aggressor demon king became a hero of that dimension.
“…and so am I. The history books of the demon world are lined up.”
The shock Gordon received was similar to Raina’s.
Because the common sense they knew was destroyed.
And it was the same with humans.
Of course, the ‘hero’ is not limited to just humans.
Dwarves, elves, and countless other races can become heroes. It was possible if it belonged to a dimension.
However, there was no case where the scope was allowed even to aggression.
– I can make three hypotheses.
Nias, who was the most calm and watched the situation, arranged the situation.
– First, the dimension is crazy.
– Second, the dimension has rotated.
– Third, the dimension has gone crazy.
It wasn’t.
– I think I’m going out of my mind.