93 – The Final Trick – 6
“What should we do about what was going around the academy that day? “There would be too many witnesses to deny it right away.”
“Because she is not the Crown Princess, she focuses on that and focuses her attention on that bastard as much as possible. There’s nothing I can do right now. “You can rub your head later and fabricate your testimony.”
“I understand!”
Astaroth, who had been holed up in the Astrier family’s mansion, had been pulling out his hair with all his might for several days. And that’s even while he was moving it himself.
Originally, Astaroth was in a position to just sit nobly and take care of his subordinates. Because I thought that was the role of the succubus queen, and that’s what a queen should do.
But now things have changed.
After the Academy invasion failed, I had to run away from the Demon World in a hurry, and I was forced into a situation where I had to perform at all costs in order to return.
He invaded the human world on his own terms, refused the Demon King’s orders, and, above all, was accused of treason. He was certain that if he returned empty-handed, he would be purged regardless of whether the charges of treason were false or not.
‘That damn meat dildo bastard… ….’
Astaroth gritted his teeth as he thought about the mummy crate hundreds of times a day. He imagined tearing off limbs, turning them into meat dildos, and then giving them to his men to eat.
You colluded with humans and betrayed the Demon King? You killed Maker and ran away to the human world to hide? There is no such thing as bullsh*t, but because the whole situation fit perfectly, it turned into this situation.
What kind of situation is this because of that one child?
“No. It’s still okay. All you have to do is destroy the empire and go back. If I just destroy the empire, the Demon King will surely forgive me, and my charges of treason will also be cleared…….”
Astaroth, who was constantly biting his nails and muttering to himself, reached for the next document.
Now it really was just a little bit. The evidence to fill in the ambiguity of cause and effect has been carefully created, and all that needs to be done is to gather it together and explode it. Then he can take the entire empire into his own hands.
In particular, the Starlight Church played a large role. Secretly killing or disposing of people is not a big deal if you use the church’s money and prestige. No matter how corrupt the church is, humans cannot eradicate it.
He shouldn’t be able to hit.
“The Magic Tower issued a statement condemning Prince Igor and the Starlight Church!”
“What?!”
A sound like a thunderbolt was heard. Astaroth hastily checked the document brought by his succubus. His eyes were trembling like crazy as he read the words.
“The Starlight Church was possessed by a succubus and betrayed humans, and was polluted by demonic energy and lost its light…… The same goes for Crown Prince Igor…… Our Demon Tower, with Archmage Valera as its representative, joins forces until all demons are driven out of human territory…… What on earth is this?! Does it make sense that the magic tower bastards joined forces?!”
“Well, I don’t know either… ….”
“Mummy Krait, that bastard! That’s him, right?! Is that correct?! “aaah!”
Astaroth, who threw down the documents and overturned the entire desk, was hysterical, tousling his hair. The succubus who came to deliver the documents was trembling, not knowing when a spark would hit her.
Astaroth was a succubus queen who had lived for a long time, even by her demon standards.
Of course, I was confident that I knew a lot about human history, but this was my first time in a situation like this. Even right after the Magic Tower was founded, I have never heard of the entire Magic Tower uniting.
“No. It’s still okay. There’s still plenty of time to erase the evidence. “Somehow in there”
“Oh, queen! “We’re in big trouble!”
“What is it again?!”
“The church branch is under attack!”
However, the proclamation distributed throughout the empire was only the beginning.
To find the origin of the Magic Tower, you have to go back hundreds of years into the history of the empire. However, except for the early days of the play, there has been almost no exchange between magic towers.
Rather than sharing knowledge with other magic towers, it was more important to monopolize it and show off how good you and your magic tower were.
It was a magic tower that had maintained that attitude for hundreds of years, but the situation changed completely with the advent of healing magic.
All the magic tower owners belonging to the Wizard Association witnessed the miracle of healing magic, and in order to receive that miracle as quickly as possible, they had to achieve results as quickly as possible.
“Spread our research materials to the Jeoktap kids. “They say they are researching magic methods, so they will classify and use them on their own.”
“Please bring this to the Black Tower. “It will be helpful in managing the flow of mana.”
“Please tell this to Green Tower. “I tried improving the magic I received.”
“Cheongtap made a prototype and sent it to me. “Try it as soon as possible and let me know the results.”
So, it was inevitable that exchanges between magic towers would take place. The magic tower owners who witnessed the miracle generously unleashed the magical knowledge they had accumulated to fulfill Mira Krait’s request.
“Yes? You want me to create a magic that can identify humans possessed by a succubus within the next two hours? “That’s impossible!”
“Shut up! “If you don’t listen to me, I’ll fire you!”
Throughout history, there has not been a single means of identifying humans possessed by a succubus. This was because no one felt the need.
It is a well-known fact that demons are a society of complete self-respect and the law of the fittest, so I thought that even if they were succubi, there would be no way for those with high self-esteem to hide in the human world and be active.
There were no such cases.
However, since it was revealed that the succubus was hiding inside the empire and working secretly, it was right to root them out even if it was not because of healing magic.
“Okay, that’s it! That’s it!”
The result was a succubus identification magic created in just two hours. A magic that even those who created it have no idea how it was possible.
There was a very small chance of misdiagnosis, but it was not a big problem since the primary goal was to catch and detain the suspect. Magic Tower also promised huge compensation to victims of misdiagnosis.
“A succubus has hidden inside the empire…” … “Is that really true?”
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk. Could it be that I would lie about something like this? “I need your help.”
“It should be like that. “Say what you want.”
The emperor of the empire also soon learned the full story of this incident. It was thanks to Valera, who had the authority to meet the emperor privately, ignoring everything from the audience order to the banal.
As soon as the emperor found out the full story of the incident, he issued an edict to eradicate the succubus, and with the emperor’s edict on their backs, wizards stormed into the homes of nobles and used discrimination magic.
“Kaaa! Let go of this! “I am destined to become an emperor!”
Igor and his gang could not avoid the magic of discrimination magic. Everyone was judged to be possessed by a succubus, and they were tied up and thrown into the deepest part of the imperial palace basement.
“It’s finally time to execute the next operation.”
“I don’t agree. “I will prepare it quickly.”
After completing the examination of nobles across the empire in just three hours, the wizards restrained all the possessed nobles and then began their next move.
It was an attack on the Starlight Church.
“The time has finally come to show those filthy things what they deserve! Wake up! “Wizards!”
Because the church did not just skip over the Magic Tower and commit evil acts, the Magic Tower also suffered tremendous damage. It was just that the hostility had to be suppressed out of necessity.
During research, if you received a wound that was difficult to recover with potions, you needed divine healing help, and even if it wasn’t necessary, priests and nuns were essential people on the battlefield.
But not anymore. As long as wizards could replace the roles of priests and nuns, there was no reason to allow the religious denomination to continue.
“Take the Royal Guard.”
“I thought so even if I didn’t say it.”
The emperor authorized the recruitment of the Royal Guard and knights from across the empire, and a swordsman holding a wooden sword stood at the head. Considering that I had never even held a sword like that before, it was an incredible determination.
The wizards also squeezed out their remaining power. All of the archmages volunteered for the attack, and all of the magic tower lords also went directly to the battlefield.
The attack on the Starlight Church, which mobilized all of the empire’s capabilities, took place with the sunset covering the entire sky.
The Starlight Church was prepared in its own way after seeing the Magic Tower take action in earnest, but no matter how strong the Church was, it could not stop the entire empire.
The starlight that seemed like it would last forever faded away.
“Ugh…… Ugh… ….”
A no-man’s land that has become a land of death due to war.
“aaa!!!!!!”
There, Astaroth was screaming, bordering on madness.
6 Hours.
It was the time it took for everything that Astaroth had built up step by step over the past hundred and ten decades to evaporate.
Igor was imprisoned, his gang was expelled, all the nobles he had possessed were captured, and the Astrière family was exterminated. The Starlight Church was also paying for its sins.
There were no more cards left in Astaroth’s hand.
If they had mobilized a succubus and started an open fight, they wouldn’t have been pushed back so one-sidedly, but if they had done so, it would have been nothing more than giving wings to the humans who already had a perfect justification.
It would have been impossible anyway since the remaining succubi in the demon world were involved in treason and were unable to breathe properly. This was the truth relayed by the succubus who was the last to escape.
“hahahaha…… hahahahaha…… hahahahaha…… !”
Astaroth laughed when he realized that there was really nothing left. He just laughed and laughed. He laughed as if he was going crazy.
Now that he is in a situation where he can no longer set foot anywhere.
Even if he returns to the Demon World, he will be lucky if he is not accused of being a traitor and executed, and he cannot avoid the crime of disobeying the Demon King’s orders. In the end, the only thing left was to hide like a rat and survive on human energy.
But my pride could not allow it.
“hahahaha…… Huh?”
Just as Astaroth began to think of the vain illusion that it was all a dream, a red portal appeared nearby. It was a portal where overwhelming magical energy could be felt inside.
Astaroth shivered and instinctively knelt on the floor and bowed his head.
“Demon Lord… ….”
The Demon King walked out beyond the space. He was holding a magic sword in his left hand that vibrated much more violently than usual, and he was looking down at Astaroth with an angry expression.
“Demon Lord! “I-“
Astaroth, who was trying to make an excuse, widened his eyes. This was because Mira Krayt, the person who created Astaroth like this, appeared smiling next to the Demon King.
Astaroth shouted urgently.
“I am the author! Demon King! The author is the culprit! “The Demon King captured you—”
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“I know.”
“Yes…… ?”
At this completely unexpected answer, Astaroth, who had been crawling to lick those shoes, froze in place.
“Ah, you know. What does that mean…… ?”
“What does that mean?”
With a smile on her face, Mira Krayt wrapped her arms around the demon lord’s shoulders and pulled him towards her. Her mocking smile was reflected in Astaroth’s eyes.
“It actually means that your superior was a traitor.”