Chapter 436
Charlotte, who staggered to the ground with the help of the knights, was able to face two people waiting for her.
Ellen and Harriet were waiting.
A space similar to a temporary prison to hold students who caused incidents inside the temple.
Chanafel and the highest-ranking wizards of the Imperial Wizards were now on guard in this area.
Literally, the defense was so thorough that not a single ant could enter.
The temporary camp where Reinhardt was now imprisoned was more strictly guarded than the Tetra, the central palace where the emperor resided.
Harriet still couldn’t believe what was happening, and Ellen’s expression was calm.
However, Ellen did not say anything, except that her feelings were not revealed.
Ellen shook her head when Charlotte said that she could go in with her.
He said he didn’t know what to say when he met Reinhardt. refused.
Charlotte speaks quietly with dead eyes.
“Reinhardt is the Demon King.”
“lie… … . no. It won’t be. Why is Reinhardt… … .”
Harriet trembled and shook her head.
Charlotte said nothing to Harriet, who denied reality.
Ellen walked away, supporting Charlotte.
Ellen didn’t say anything until the end.
Harriet could not bear to return and was looking at the camp where Reinhardt was being held.
Reinhardt himself admitted that he was the Demon King.
why.
why.
What did you mean by wanting to protect everyone?
Harriet stood nailed to the spot, standing for a long time in front of the heavily fortified makeshift camp building.
“No… … . it’s not No, Reinhardt… … . it’s not… … .”
Harriet muttered blankly for a while, as if possessed by something.
There were many things I wanted to ask Reinhardt.
What have you been doing up until now?
What did you want?
However, Harriet couldn’t even get permission to meet Reinhardt alone.
* * *
“… … .”
“… … .”
The emperor, Neliod de Gradias, and the first prince, Bertus de Gradias, sat face to face and were silent.
Reinhardt.
The demon king was thought to be the hope of the empire.
The actions he had been trying to save Charlotte so far were actually the Demon King’s actions to devour the empire.
“We looked at the Dark Land and the new Demon Lord too lightly.”
“… … .”
The emperor was speechless at Bertus’ words.
“I almost sold the empire to the devil.”
Even regarding the engagement, it wasn’t Reinhardt who said it himself, but Bertuss himself.
Is this what it feels like to have soft hair?
Not knowing that, I almost lifted the empire and put it in the mouth of the demon king.
A hero who saved Charlotte de Gradias many times.
That’s why he allowed his engagement to the first princess, and he thought that only by doing so would he be able to guarantee the first princess’s safety.
But it was all the devil’s calculations.
With numerous achievements under the prestige of being a hero, he overtakes Bertus de Gradias, the influential heir to the imperial throne, and becomes emperor.
No, there would have been a way to make Charlotte emperor.
Instead of reviving the collapsed demon world, it engulfs the already existing empire.
The emperor and the prince were amazed and astonished at the idea of the demon king in that it was an idea that a criminal could not have thought of, and that the plan was almost feasible.
“Since I have the power of the Pandemonium in my hands, I could have made any number of fake achievements. I would have even made the achievement of defeating the demon king and held it in my hands. then… … . Perhaps that foolish plan could have been realized.”
“… … .”
Everything was a carefully calculated move.
The demon king’s soul was planted in Charlotte. The one that saved that encroachment just in time, and the one that made the people of the imperial family believe that no one else but herself could calm her Charlotte’s condition.
The kind of revenge that makes the enemy mine rather than destroying it.
Clearly, Reinhardt was able to realize that plan.
Both Bertus and the emperor realized that the knife had reached the nape of their necks.
Not only Bertus, but also Reinhardt had seen the emperor alone several times because of the importance of their presence.
To wreak havoc on the empire, there were plenty of options to kill the emperor.
However, he endured all the small moments of revenge for a bolder goal.
What a transcendent endurance, mental strength, and strong will.
Since they did not know the truth, they were aware that Reinhardt’s actions were done in the name of revenge.
That’s why, after the demon king infiltrated the temple, the two felt fear at the driving force of the demon king, who was able to become the princess’ closest aide and even her fiancé in just over a year.
I thought it was an insignificant force that could be eliminated at any time, but the demon king was right next to me, not hiding from afar.
Not destroying the empire, but cultivating the ambition to devour it.
“And seeing that the people Reinhardt was close with were Ellen Artorius, Olivia Ranze, and Harriet de Saintoine… … . It might have been possible to push me away.”
Warrior’s sister.
A saintess of the five main religions.
And Harriet de Saintoine used great magic to block the pouring meteors this time, surpassing even the Archmage.
If you think about what those three could do and how influential they were, the fact that they became the people of the Demon King itself was like a great disaster for the empire.
Of course, it is true that Ellen Artorius played a key role in uncovering the demon king’s identity.
If Ellen and Charlotte hadn’t dug out the traces of the Demon King in the middle, it would have been possible enough for the Demon King disguised as a human to devour the empire.
Bertus was the emperor and, in common words, was mentally out of state.
Because something beyond imagination has happened.
“I’m worried about how to dispose of it.”
And the most important problem remains.
caught the devil
However, this was bound to be the end of something and at the same time the beginning of a great headache.
The most important thing first.
Whether or not to announce to the public that Reinhardt was actually the Demon King.
“Aside from the reason why the demon king was able to receive the two holy objects, that alone could already cause a division in the main religion.”
“I guess… … .”
the gods are right
If so, since Ars and Tuan chose the demon king, it could be concluded that the demon king was the right one.
“The Demon King may have used some evil means to steal the holy relic, or something like that, but even if the crowd can believe that story, in the end there will be great confusion within the Ars and Tuan cults.”
“The demonists who follow the demon king are also a problem, but it’s something that some of the main denominations may turn into demonists.”
Bertus and the emperor’s expressions were filled with sadness.
Some of the main religions may follow the devil. Then, even if not all of the members of the main religion were involved, it was only natural that chaos would occur throughout the continent.
“It could be possible to stabilize public sentiment by publicly executing the Demon King and announcing that there are no Archdemons left in the world… … . It seems too risky.”
“I guess so. The demon king has been captured, but his remnants have not yet been captured, and as much as the demon king was able to infiltrate the temple, it is impossible to know how far the demon king has planted his power… … .”
Two important issues.
It is not possible to estimate the extent of the demon king’s power range.
Therefore, public executions inevitably lead to recapture operations of the remnants. Since the existence of the Archdemon is absolute, demons who are loyal to the demon realm will risk their lives in the mission of recapturing the demon king.
and third.
The Demon King didn’t just pursue a plan to devour the empire.
“It is almost certain that the events that took place in the Lich’s tomb were also related to the Demon King’s forces.”
“Is that so?”
“The Archduke of Saint-Ouan accompanied Dewynn and Richie’s tomb exploration as the main culprit of the last incident.”
The emperor had received a report from Saviolin Tanna and the Archduke Saint-Ouane, and had gathered the information.
“I don’t know exactly yet, but it is estimated that it was a fight to secure a magic tool named ‘Akasha’. He mentioned that Rossor Dewind and the owner of the dungeon were also Akasha.”
“Akasha… … ?”
“I don’t know the details. According to the observation of the situation, a significant number of high-ranking vampires and wizards were present at the scene, and it is estimated that Dwin was the one who knew about Akasha’s whereabouts. However, one of the demon king’s forces betrayed him and said that it seemed to be an intention to take Akasha… … . I don’t know. Did the Demon King fail or succeed in securing Akasha?”
“What is Akasha?”
“I do not know.”
The emperor shook his head and added.
“But according to Tana’s report, it’s ‘something that can become a god’.”
It’s such an absurd thing that anyone will laugh as soon as they hear it, but the scramble to get it has brought about tremendous things.
The strange phenomenon of the moon becoming dozens of times larger, and super-scale magic that only appeared in the Age of Mythology.
If such beings were something to the point of fighting for their lives, that would be correct.
“I don’t know what Akasha is, but at this point we can’t recklessly kill the demon king. It’s a problem even if it’s in the hands of the demon king, but if it’s stolen by the demon king’s servants, that’s a problem too.”
Just as the predecessor Valier had predicted.
All cannot bear to have a weapon in the hands of the enemy that can destroy them.
As Luna Artorius said so.
Not because of greed for Akasha, but because of fear of Akasha.
Upon learning about Akasha, the Empire had no choice but to want Akasha.
In the end, at this point, the Demon King would have to die someday, but he could not be killed right now.
* * *
Bertus headed to the prison where Reinhardt of the Temple was imprisoned.
Reinhardt was the Demon King.
That fact made me doubt things that I hadn’t suspected until now, and gave birth to a lot of doubts.
However, there were also questions that were resolved.
There was no point in understanding the situation, but I now fully understand one thing that I couldn’t understand.
dress up.
In the first place, Reinhardt was not quiet.
However, anyway, even infiltrating the temple and staying quiet wasn’t enough, so the demon king even dressed as a woman.
Since he had done something completely incomprehensible, Bertus drew a simple conclusion from it.
Maybe the demon king was originally a woman.
In other words, she was originally a princess of the Dark Land, not a prince.
It is certain right now that the demon king has the ability to transform and disguise himself.
That’s why he took the form of a man for the time being in order to use Charlotte, who has the devil’s soul, to win his heart.
It is not known whether he entered the temple to take advantage of Charlotte de Gradias, but the demon king must have decided that it was more advantageous to take the male form rather than the female form.
That’s why I took the form of Reinhardt and went around.
However, having been in the form of a man for a long time, it was terribly frustrating, and there must have been a desire to return to the original form.
Maybe that’s why she expressed her inner desire in the bizarre way of participating in a women’s dress up contest.
If it wasn’t for that kind of thinking, Bertus couldn’t understand why the demon king had to participate in the crossdressing contest.
‘Thinking about it, I was more friendly with my female classmates… … . Is that why?’
In the end, it was a relationship between a demon and a human, and there was a sinister ulterior motive, but considering that the female classmates were more comfortable inside, so I got along with them, it wasn’t that I couldn’t understand the behavior that was close to the female pilgrimage.
While Bertus was confused with various thoughts, he was now able to come to a conclusion about the demon king’s crossdressing, which had been harassing him with no benefit whatsoever.
The Demon King was a princess.
Then everything will be explained.
If he thought that he did such a thing because he was plotting to usurp the empire using the princess, but deep inside he didn’t want to forget his true self.
a little… … .
“… … .”
Bertus stopped thinking.
