Jonber wins (1)
At the time when the demon king ran out of control, the sword king, who had been talking about defeating the demon king, came to find Chris, who was related to the demon king.
Chris wasn’t foolish enough to think that this was a mere coincidence.
The singer, who was sitting in the drawing room and enjoying refreshments, greeted Chris and his party.
It was quite strange to see him sitting side by side with the Sword King, who was hostile even during the war with the Empire.
“Hey, you’re here early. Originally, I was going to wait a bit more leisurely, but our sword king is a bit impatient… … .”
“ah… Yes, were you comfortable? Do refreshments suit your taste? Aren’t the sofas uncomfortable?”
When Chris did not bother to hide the twisted judgement, the singer secretly avoided his gaze.
The Sword King was always expressionless, as if he were a wind-up doll, and the man he saw for the first time smiled slightly.
Chris and his party sat across from the three of them, and only then did the Sword King speak.
“I’m going to hit the demon king. You too.”
“… … .”
Receiving an overly straightforward proposal, Chris internally revised the sword king’s evaluation.
A wind-up doll, which is an inorganic material, would be far more friendly and humane than that.
The group had so many questions that came to mind that they could not easily answer their questions.
In an awkwardly rigid atmosphere, the singer scolds him.
“The sword king’s speech skills are always the worst.”
“Then you will do it.”
“I was just about to.”
Gawang, who volunteered to be the explanation, first introduced the other.
As the minstrel’s hand turned toward it, the man slightly lowered his head.
“This is the Golden King. Is this your first time seeing me in person?”
“Ah yes. It’s really nice to see the people who almost killed us all in the last war. Why are the people who played with the Prime Minister here?”
Even Tyrone and Illesis looked shocked at Chris’ sarcasm, but the Sword King was still silent, and the Gold King only responded with a smile.
Of course, Chris doesn’t just act according to his mood.
The fact that three of the six kings came to visit him means that he wants something from him.
The previous provocation was to gauge the extent of that.
The king of singers let out an awkward laugh at his words and let out a deep sigh.
“Oh, why are you like that? I’m in the process of trying to stop the demon lord… I’m dying to thank you all for being so cooperative. Shall we just beat them all up and let the whole continent be reduced to ashes?”
The face of the singer muttering bitterly was similar to when Chris was in charge of the group assignment.
Feeling sorry to see that, Chris softened his annoyed feelings a little.
“Are you trying to stop the Demon King? When did you say you would rather kill yourself than fight the devil?”
The Sword King, who was the one who brought out those words from the singer, laughed beside him.
When King Geum also smiled lightly, King Singer made a sound of pain and made a sincere excuse.
“If the demon king was in a normal state, it would be better to commit suicide. But that woman is very weak now.”
“yes?”
Chris and the others opened their eyes wide at the unexpected words.
Having aroused the audience’s curiosity, the king of singers hushed up his voice and began to describe the scene he had witnessed. The lute in his hand tried to spit out the melody, but Chris and the others’ eyes blocked it.
As the King finished his story of his trip to the gorge with his pupil, silence hung in the back of the drawing room.
However, the atmosphere was not so droopy or chilly.
Unlike the gloomy Chris and the others, there is an unprecedented energy on the side of the six kings.
“Right now, there are no powerful death knights or tricky handmaidens around the demon king. Losing reason, the magician’s greatest weapon, he’s shooting spells that consume a lot of mana every few steps he takes.”
“I haven’t had an opportunity like this in 20 years. If I miss this time, there will be no more in the future.”
The Sword King, who had yielded an explanation to the singer, added as if muttering to himself.
Since he was obsessed with the demon king from before, he must be enjoying the current situation more than anyone else.
Chris tried to ignore his gaze and spoke as if cheering.
“That’s great. Good job all three. We don’t have any enemies against the demon king, and we won’t be of much help… … .”
“Isn’t the hero of the Breton War too humble? And the three of you have a duty to participate in this fight.”
As Chris quickly tried to withdraw his foot, the gold king’s silence was broken.
The man who looks unusually deep inside makes eye contact with Chris with a calm gaze.
Chris didn’t bother to avoid it.
“duty? Did I ever owe you anything?”
“There is no need for debt. Because you are the ones who made the silent demon king fight the evil god.”
The eyes of the three of them shook greatly at the gold king’s rebuke.
However, Chris decided to take it off once and for all.
If you quickly admit the charges and get caught in his fishing, you will hit the ground and regret it.
In fact, I don’t even know if I did that.
“What do you mean by that… … .”
“The Demon King appeared in the South about 90 days after the end of the last war. But the count came to Vector around the same time and took over the position of lord.”
The king of gold traces the path of the king of demons by pointing his finger at the map that was spread out on the table.
“The demon king, who started his journey south, followed the traces of the evil god by visiting altars and temples in various places. Why did she, who had been quiet until now, suddenly become interested in the bust? In my opinion, a certain player may have rediscovered the value of the status window.”
“Even if everything King Geumwang said is right, I don’t think we did anything wrong. It’s not like we encouraged the demon king to fight the evil god.”
Chris, taken aback by the much more detailed accusation than expected, gritted his teeth and made an unfair expression.
But I know very well that it won’t work if I keep pretending.
The King of Gold is not just speculating about things. His eyes are very calm, but deep inside there is a strong conviction.
He taps the table with his index finger, as if he doesn’t want to waste any more time.
“Stop bothering each other. If you do not accept our proposal here, you will inevitably see blood.”
“Ha, now you’re revealing your true colors.”
“Since you all have a close relationship with the demon lord, if left alone, you might go to help him. We can’t just leave behind regrets ahead of the gigantic event.”
As the gold king spoke impudently, the sword king next to him subtly lowered his body.
It seems that the sword that was worn around the waist was left outside… Anyway, Origin Epic has a summon function.
Chris calculated his odds almost instinctively.
I couldn’t feel even a handful of magic from the golden king, so it was excluded from the calculation from the beginning.
The king of singers sitting next to him is not someone who gets involved in these fights.
So right now, it’s virtually no different than a 3-to-1 ratio between Chris and the others.
However, Chris could hardly predict their victory.
The right to go first was on this side, but the moment he drew the sword from his waist, the conviction that he would definitely be cut down by the Sword King squeezed his heart.
The sword king sitting across from him seemed to be looking forward to his departure.
Chris, whose whole body stiffened from the sword king’s force, asked as if sighing.
“I can roughly understand why other people are doing this, but why is King Geum trying to hit the demon king? Shouldn’t this side also know the motive, believe it or not?”
“It is because of the money. The property burned by the demon king in the past few days is greater than the damage suffered in the last war.”
King Geum, who responded without raising an eyebrow, pointed to the map and explained.
“I owned 7 large-scale farms, 45 warehouses, 30 lodging facilities such as inns, and hundreds of debtors and their properties were completely destroyed… The amount of damage caused by the demon king’s rampage is already astronomical. If we just kill people like before, there is a way to make up for the damage, but if we burn it completely like now, there is nothing left.”
“To make up for the damage… Did you sell things to the Allies during the Breton War?”
When Tyrone, who was by his side, asked in a reproachful tone, the gold king answered immediately.
“Minimizing risk is the basis of management.”
“You said you sold it… … .”
“The explanation is sufficient. Decide now.”
After yawning, the Sword King urged Chris on, and the answer came easily.
After all, the three kings didn’t give them a choice from the beginning.
“What exactly are we supposed to do?”
“The elite recruited from each country will cut down the Demon King’s magical power as much as possible. No matter how runaway they are, they should be able to summon mid-level undead as if they were breathing, so there is no chance of winning by attacking blindly.”
The King of Ga explained the general plan instead of the King of Swords.
The three seemed to have already won the cooperation of other countries.
“Have you already negotiated with other countries?”
“Twenty-four kingdoms have contacted us. Most of them are in the middle of the country.”
The demon king on the map was already crossing the border between the southern and central regions.
The countries in her path must feel like their saliva is drying up every moment.
The invasion of the demon king is a much more realistic and terrible threat than the invasion of an island nation like Breton.
Thanks to this, the formation of the coalition was much faster than in the previous war.
Tyrone, who was listening to the explanation, tilted his head and made a fuss.
“Wouldn’t it be better to attack all at once than to engage in wheel-to-wheel combat like this? Wasting power for nothing in order to consume mana… … .”
“If you attack the demon king all at once, you will be swept away all at once.”
When the Sword King dismissed Tyrone’s opinion, Chris nodded inwardly.
Riding against a high-ranking mage like Elgar is tantamount to committing suicide.
Tyrone, of course, was not without thoughts.
“However, if you do it this way, only the opponent’s strength will gradually increase. The Demon King is the most powerful necromancer on the continent.”
“If you can’t just hit and run, you’ll only be holding your ankle anyway. If our allies are only at that level, we are already defeated.”
Tyrone is speechless at the cold but precise answer.
The King of Singers began to connect stories that had once been lost.
“Like that, we’re going to have a decisive battle after we’ve lost our strength in a wheel battle for about a week. If you wait any longer, the demon king will reach the central part of the continent and the allied forces will collapse.”
“That’s a really perfect operation.”
It’s not the best, but it’s the best.
Chris got up from his seat, acknowledging their operation apart from a slurred mouth.
The Sword King, who was sitting still, spoke as if informing.
“I’ve packed all my stuff, so I won’t have to wait long. We leave in 30 minutes.”
“Elesis, go get ready. Tyrone brings me some gear and a backpack.”
As the two quickly left the drawing room, Chris looked at Varen with a complicated expression.
Hearing everything from the side of the party, he couldn’t hide his confusion.
“My lord, I… … .”
“I’ll take care of you while I’m gone. With Luana, of course.”
It was also good to recruit Luana.
Chris praised his foresight and sent someone to call Luana.
Jack and Hulin, who were outside the drawing room, seemed guilty of not being able to stop the Sword King.
“I’m sorry, lord.”
“never mind. You guys are having a hard time too.”
Failure to overcome the impossible is not reprehensible.
Chris smiled at them as he took the backpack from Tyrone.
The servants of Yeongji hurriedly bring out a ghost horse for the lord’s departure.
The ghost horse that walked out of the stable with the saddle up looked very bad.
Chris was worried that the clever guy would run away like this, but luckily that didn’t happen.
It was clear that he had a rough understanding of the situation, as his cry was more mournful than usual.
“Purreuk… … .”
“I don’t know if it’s okay to ride this guy.”
“It will be fine.”
Tyrone murmured anxiously, and Illesis replied confidently.
“This kid is a high-ranking undead specially created for Chris, so he has an independent opinion like Gearic-sama or the lady-in-waiting. Depending on the situation, it is possible to ignore Elgar’s orders.”
“Wow, were you such a good guy?”
“Food deuk.”
The ghost horse did not respond to Chris’ jokes and quietly lowered its back.
When the two climbed onto the saddle, the singer, who had been preparing first, opened the lute.
“Let’s start slowly. I’m going to go recruit the rest of the six kings first.”
“The rest of the Six Kings… Guys like Kwon King?”
“yes. The dragon king might be a bit difficult, but it’s the king of kwon, so all you have to do is find it… … .”
While the king responded to Chris’ surprise, the people of the lord’s castle began to see him off.
Chris waved at them and left their new home.
The sad gait of the ghost horse keeps shaking the bodies of the two.