Episode 217. The Classics of Incitement (1)
Given the circumstances, some faculty and staff members and security guards were rushing to evacuate citizens.
The only place where they could be kept safe was inside the academy.
It is used to protect cadets from intruders, as it generates a barrier from the magic stone that operates in the Dantia Hall.
It is normally used to confuse the perception of intruders, but if its general purpose is expanded, it can also be used as a barrier to block attacks.
After maintaining that state, they were letting the citizens in.
Krrrrrrrr-
The cries of an unidentified monster echo throughout the town.
A person who had extensive knowledge of such creatures would feel his heart sink when he heard that sound.
Because only dragons make such sounds.
It seemed likely that high-ranking officials were dealing with them outside the village.
-The Sword Masters, the best unmanned organization in the empire.
-Knights of the Chainsilver Family
-The magic unit of the White Horse Tower, the best magic institute in the empire.
-Mercenary band at the top of Delaware.
-The punitive force led by Principal Keiten.
-The Knights Templar of the Order of the Holy Cross.
-The Imperial Knights.
Each of the groups listed is comprised of heavyweights whose power rivals that of the nation.
If they join forces, they will be able to easily withstand an invasion by external forces, including dragons.
That is why not many citizens were terrified when such a danger arose.
But they didn’t know.
The fact that the Emperor, the supreme leader of the Imperial Knights, has disappeared somewhere.
* * * * *
“It’s really strange. Things are so wrong, they’re just so wrong.”
The emperor, who had hidden himself somewhere, was walking down a dark passage.
There was no guard accompanying such a precious being as he marched through his territory.
This is because the emperor himself took advantage of the confusion to escape.
He had no sense of the royal spirit that he had to lead the people.
“The plan must have been perfect.”
Up until now, we have approached other races by using the image of a saint to stage a peace show.
He also interfered with the forces opposing the Great Sage outside the border and increased their numbers, completing all preparations perfectly.
The plan is being put into action on the 5th day of Alighieri. Right now.
Even before that, with the help of Elder Enviel, he had been occasionally damaging the Academy’s reputation.
`The Gumiho incident and the Mosria incident weren’t enough.`
Completely destroy this Alighieri and monopolize the archives left behind by Dantia and the remains of the Millennium Tiger.
Originally, it would have been necessary to openly take up arms to achieve that, but this academy was surprisingly revived.
`I wonder what on earth happened in the past 300 years.`
It is outrageous for the emperor to personally demolish the Alighieri, a landmark of the empire.
It is obvious that a rebellion will break out right away and this side will be the first to fall from power.
Although it was annoying, I had no choice but to spend a long time making plans.
Just like the people’s trial that was held 300 years ago to bring about the downfall of Dantia.
‘But how can we bring down the status of Alighieri, which is soaring to the sky?’
That was the point.
Even if we carried out internal operations, it was questionable when we would be able to bring about its downfall.
But I was able to find a sharp number.
After checking history, there were records of Dantia joining hands with evil spirits.
Moreover, she learned that the forces that had defeated her 300 years ago still hold sway.
`But my name wasn’t in that history…`
Anyway, several years have passed since I possessed the emperor’s body.
In the meantime, I was able to successfully persuade those forces and even came up with a plan B just in case.
But something most important was missing.
This is an excuse to incite a witch hunt against Alighieri.
It was too little to push forward with the idea that he joined hands with evil spirits in history books.
Because it was a fact that everyone already knew.
An element was needed to further maximize this.
‘Still, it seems like the heavens haven’t completely abandoned me.’
He himself was once chosen as the Demon King.
Because of that, I was able to detect who the current Demon King’s host was.
The Demon King has always been an object of fear.
It is said that even when he became the real him, the empire suffered great crises due to the demon lords that appeared afterward.
And the Demon King who awoke during the Demon War was beyond imagination.
`Everyone would have a seizure just by hearing the Demon King’s `Ma`ja.`
It is no exaggeration to say that the empire would have fallen if it had not been for the efforts of Emperor Carmine, the master of this possessed body.
Therefore, the Emperor has no choice but to keep a close eye on the Demon King.
In order to eliminate the roots of that Demon King, it is possible to eliminate at least one magical institution.
`Mary Rudsiel. That little girl just entered the first grade at Alighieri.`
However, there is a loophole here too.
It would be unreasonable for the Demon King to lead the group to the same side simply because they are wearing school uniforms.
No matter how much the people of the empire fear the Demon King, they will not be completely stupid.
It is extremely rare for a madman to purge all members of an organization just because a sinner has emerged from it.
`That doesn’t mean he doesn’t exist. He’s the Commander of the Knights of Lutis.`
As a result, it is impossible to push through and flatten it without securing evidence.
Even if we gather together humans like Rutis, their firepower is insufficient.
So how can we create evidence?
`Kekekeke. I already made it.`
Elder Enviel had a faithful disciple named Heidern.
When Heidern took up his post as vice principal of the academy, he supervised Mary Ludsiel.
He is even a man who knows the truth about Mary Ludciel being the host of the Demon King through her sharing with the White Horse Tower.
When he took office as vice principal, he thoroughly studied Mary’s Demon King’s power.
Although they would have focused their research on control, they would also have conducted research on runaways at the order of Envyel.
The argument is that you need to know the principles of rampage to find the key to controlling it.
Yes, the research data is the evidence.
`Surely somewhere in this passageway there must be a secret room where they were conducting their evil research.`
The Emperor himself was wandering through these underground passages in search of it.
Originally, soldiers should have been led to search and seizure, but there was no justification for doing so.
The main reason was that the assassination of Hwangtapju could not be carried out at that time.
If suspicion about his death was directed at Alighieri, the Emperor could conduct a search and seizure under the pretext of appeasing it.
‘But because of that damn Chainsilver family…!’
In the end, no one died, and even the political maneuver failed thanks to the intervention of two saints.
Even if you commit suicide here and now, you will be considered dead from an attack by a foreign race.
At this point, the invasion had already taken place, so it was not possible to blame Alighieri.
`Those damn water people! That’s why I told you to wait!`
Now that it’s come to this, I have no choice but to take action myself.
Perhaps the allies outside are attacking the village indiscriminately to provoke Mary Ludsiel.
It may or may not be a stimulus, but at least it was able to attract attention.
Thanks to that, I was able to infiltrate like this.
“It must be around here. We’re almost there.”
Light was slowly beginning to appear in the dark passage.
I reached beyond that, but there was only a pure white void. It was like a blank sheet of paper, and I could see nothing.
But this is definitely it.
Because it was designed to avoid being caught by the principal and other board members.
Because it is a space secretly created by Envy, it is not easy to uncover its true nature.
“hmm!”
Emperor Carmine struck the ground with the staff he was holding.
The magical power containing the seal release technique spread across the floor and the space began to glow green.
A giant door hidden in the wall was revealed, as if a swarm of green luminescent moths were fluttering about.
“bingo!”
The emperor smiled and opened the door.
Now, there will be evidence that the Alighieri people incited the Demon King to rampage.
I certainly had some expectations that an ominous atmosphere would creep in.
“uh?”
I didn’t feel any of the energy I was expecting.
The emperor was dumbfounded, as if he had witnessed something so different from what he had expected.
Yes, it is different, it is too different.
This is because, far from being an experimental site with an ominous pattern drawn on it, this place was also a blank slate.
“Did I come to the wrong place?”
Contrary to expectations, the interior of the room was clean.
All that was drawn was scratch marks on the wall.
The Emperor thought something was wrong, but he corrected his thoughts.
This is because the surrounding area was filled with bookshelves, separate from those with magic circles or patterns drawn on them.
`But something seems a bit strange?`
Obviously, when performing a ritual related to the Demon King, it is essential to draw a large demon symbol on the floor.
He could tell because he had tried it himself. He had tried to break the rules and gain great power 300 years ago.
If so, it would be normal for the pattern to still remain.
Of course, it’s not that there’s no evidence, since there are still bookshelves around.
It’s just a shame that there’s no way to land a one-hit kill.
“Then these materials… Huh?”
Slurp-
The moment I touched the bookshelf, it turned to dust.
The next bookshelf was the same, as was the bookshelf next to it.
The Emperor’s whole body froze at the sight of all the evidence disappearing.
“How did this happen…?”
“What happened? It was a waste of time.”
At that moment, a girl’s voice was heard at the door.
When I turned my head, my body creaking, there stood a saint with green hair.
Saint of Melody, Nevia Cromag. Why is she here?
Besides, she had once set foot on Doomsday.
Then he said he betrayed Jason by hitting him in the back of the head…
“Is that so…”
I had a rough idea of why the evidence was missing from this space.
As the Emperor’s eyes turned bloodshot, Nebia raised one hand.
Then, books with various designs on them appeared in her hands.
A small magical tool that could store and retrieve items in a specific space was in her hand.
“That, that is…!”
It’s a book with a devil’s symbol drawn on it.
These are definitely pieces of evidence that were here.
“Are you looking for this? Your Majesty, no…”
Nevia opened her mouth as she put the object floating in her hand back into her magic tool.
“Your Majesty the Demon King.”
She smiled foxily.
Then the emperor’s eyes opened wide and turned bloodshot.
“Uh, how…”
And then, releasing magical power from his entire body, he shot Nevia with an intense gaze.
“How did you know that!”
Then he threatened by firing a magic missile.
Nebia created a sonic barrier to block one shot, then fled to the rear.
As she fled into the white void, the Emperor pursued her at high speed.
After that, Nebia no longer ran away but just stood still.
“How dare you…!”
You may be wondering if the word Demon King has crossed your mind, but she is the girl with the sharpest ears in the empire.
There are many rumors that you can read a person’s mind just by listening to their voice.
It is highly likely that he discovered his true identity based on that.
In that case, I couldn’t let it live any longer, so I tried to immediately use elemental magic.
“Then wouldn’t it be difficult?”
Then Nevia laughed again, floating the evidence in her hand.
The emperor, seeing that, canceled the elemental magic.
“When I die, I’ll never be able to read these. Is that okay with you?”
Nevia laughs like a villainess at the sight of the emperor floating.
After putting the materials back into the magic tool, he glances sideways towards a corner.
“….”
After checking his gaze, he turned his head back to the emperor.
Then he opened his mouth wide and fired sound waves at the Emperor.
-Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
Just the sound of her singing practice vibrated the room.
The emperor who was hit by it naturally covered his ears and was in pain, but it was not an ordinary sound wave.
“It’s a devilish sound filled with my divine power. It’s a power that’s especially suitable for demons who hide their true selves.”
“what?”
The Emperor’s skin began to change as the divine power mixed with the sound waves.
The emperor’s true identity was revealed as if the hidden evil energy was rushing out from the Holy Spirit.
Horns grow on the head and the face changes into a monster-like shape.
The mask of Emperor Carmine, the Holy King, that he had been wearing until now has been removed.
It was none other than the Demon King himself.
“You have finally taken off your emperor’s mask, Demon King.”
When Nebia saw that, she spoke with half sincerity and half acting.
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