Chapter 452
Razak, the main port city and capital of the Edina Archipelago, had only one warp gate. It was also small.
Even not long after the situation occurred, Reinhardt brought people and started to deal with it in a wide area.
Ellerith destroyed the warp gate as soon as she arrived in Razak, Liana summoned lightning in a wide area and wiped out the monsters, and Reinhardt and Olivia, as well as Lruen and Galarsh, were involved in getting rid of the monsters in Razak. focused on
So things calmed down pretty quickly.
Even so, the Gate incident left an indelible scar on Razak.
Many buildings were on fire, and the streets were lined with corpses.
Almost all the monsters had been eliminated, but the streets were full of people wailing.
A gate incident is basically meant to cause fear and confusion in people.
In fear and panic, it was difficult to deal with the monster properly, and even if it did, enormous damage would occur.
There was no way that a great mage or combat troops were resident in every place where a small warp gate was installed.
Even though they dealt with it right away on the first day, massive damage occurred in Razak, but it wouldn’t be much different in other places.
Unless it is a city where powerful wizards and knights are resident, there is a high possibility that it will be destroyed rather than this scale of damage, and the number and size of the monsters that appear will inevitably be large in a place where such a level of troops resides. .
Riana and Olivia couldn’t help but lose their senses when they saw Razak, which had become a living hell in one day.
No matter how much it was caused to save Reinhardt, this was a situation caused by the devil’s subordinates.
Elerith, who operated the Akasha with her own hands, did not say anything even after confirming with her own eyes the depth of the sin she had committed.
The situation in Razak has been sorted out to some extent.
That’s why they gathered in front of the main gate of Angel Capital.
Demon King Valier, Eleris, Lluen, Galarche, Olivia, Airi, and even Heriot and Liana.
Everyone was staring at Valie.
Elerith, who activated Akasha, was unable to raise her head.
However, I did not feel any despair in the expression of Valie, who tried to stop this, but rather became the starting point of all this.
I tried to stop all of this, but everyone feels miserable and bitter even though they didn’t do it.
The Demon King didn’t seem to think about that at all.
“Razak has been sorted out, so there is no time to delay. It seems that we can deal with the monsters coming out of the small gate… … . Airi, how many islands have small warp gates installed in the archipelago?”
“… … St. Louis, Port Ramtz, and Greenwindle.”
“Okay, then let’s split into three groups. Ellerith, take Liana and check the coordinates of St. Louis and go there. Fort Ramtz, the family head of Thursday and senior Olivia go. Greenwynn, Harriet will be back soon, so I think the family head of Friday can take Harriet and clean it up.”
It was planned to divide forces from the small island of Edina to three different ports that could at least be called large cities.
The Demon King’s judgment was that if it was a situation that occurred at a small warp gate, it would be possible with only two of these people present.
“You have to move fast. If the monsters destroy the city and get out of it, you might have to do a tedious cleanup.”
As if he had no time to express his feelings about the horrors that had taken place, Valier gave only brief instructions on what to do next.
It seemed like the attitude a leader should have, but it also seemed overly cold.
But instructions are instructions.
According to the devil’s order, the road vampires immediately start casting.
Still afraid of the situation, the people hiding in the Angel Capital stare at the saviors of the city beyond the front gate.
Balie paid no attention to them.
It was his job to save them, but as if he had nothing to do with them anymore.
“Iri.”
“uh, ah… … . huh.”
Airi still doesn’t know what the situation is. Valieri only said what he had to say.
“Let’s go to Edina’s palace.”
“Palace… … ? The royal palace… … . why?”
“From today I will be the king here.”
It seems like I’m going to do it because I decided to do it.
Balie was overly calm.
About everything.
* * *
midnight.
-Kurrrrrrr
In the blazing zodiacal gradium, wizards were moving to extinguish the fire.
The ecliptic, where mankind’s strongest power is gathered.
However, the city where the largest number of super-large warp gates are gathered on all continents and also the largest concentration of small and medium-sized warp gates, Ecliptic Gradium.
As soon as the situation occurred, due to the strongest forces of mankind who jumped into the situation, the most dangerous city, the Gate of the Ecliptic, was suppressed in one day.
But the damage was great.
The main infrastructure of the city was destroyed and burned, as well as about 30 percent of the city was destroyed, and more citizens died.
Just like the port cities of the Edina Archipelago, Ecliptic Gradium was also filled with the screams and wails of countless people.
And this situation is rather better.
Every place in the empire, where warp gates were installed, would have been raging with a disaster worse than this.
-Kooung!
A monster the size of a cathedral collapsed on the ground as if it were collapsing to the ground, giving out its last breath, and the last monster of the ecliptic collapsed.
-Ack!
In an instant, Ellen Artorius, who climbed up the monster’s legs and shoulder, stabbed the skull with the void sword and exploded the monster’s head, smashed the monster’s head completely.
Now everyone knows that Ellen possesses not only the bizarrely deformed Ramen, but also the sun god’s cloak, Rapelt.
“Is this the last one?”
At Ellen’s words, those who had hunted the last monster nodded with bewildered expressions.
What has already happened is what has already happened.
It’s urgent just to focus on coping.
Just as the current demon king doesn’t express his feelings about everything, Ellen, who thinks she is the culprit behind this situation, is no different.
Likewise, the knights of Chanafell who hunted the last giant monster also arrived at the place where Ellen was.
“Ellen… … . why… … . Did you help the demon king escape?”
At Saviolin Tana’s words, Ellen stares at her.
Until now, I couldn’t argue because I was in a hurry to deal with the situation, but now I had to talk.
Ellen helped the demon king escape.
There were no casualties, but there may be another war in the future due to Ellen’s actions.
However, Ellen did not make any excuses or rationalizations for her actions.
I didn’t say that this happened because you didn’t believe in the demon lord.
Ellen herself didn’t believe in the demon king either.
“Are you going to arrest me?”
“… … .”
“I wouldn’t be able to.”
So, Ellen pushes the Empire not for reasons but for reality.
Not an ordinary sword master, but a sword master with two holy relics.
In fact, Ellen took out the most monsters today, after Saviolin Tana. Not the smaller monsters from the Edina Archipelago, but powerful monsters comparable to super-large ones that could turn a village into ashes in an hour.
It is impossible to treat Ellen as a criminal in a situation where one person is regretful.
It wouldn’t matter if it was after everything was finished, but right now the Empire should be grateful for Ellen’s meek cooperation.
“Tell me where I should go. There must be many dangerous cities.”
Ellen feels responsible for this situation.
“And, if you have any stimulants, please bring them.”
So, Ellen had no intention of taking a break.
There is no such thing as time to be sad and depressed.
There is no time to regret your actions.
As if Reinhardt didn’t blame himself that nothing would have happened if he hadn’t done anything.
Ellen, in regret, did not choose to stand still, arguing that if she had trusted Reinhardt more, this wouldn’t have happened.
Tragic appreciation of the horrors that have happened cannot save themselves, nor can they save others.
You have to decide at that time.
You have to move at that time.
One more city, one more person, must be saved.
To think that it’s the only thing you can do.
It’s not regret or self-blame, but you have to do the best you can in the given situation.
Demon King and Warrior.
Both, in a sense, both became stronger than before.
in a way the two of them never wanted.
* * *
The palace of the Kingdom of Edina was on the edge of a cliff on a high hill on the outskirts of the port city of Razak.
It was by no means the size of the imperial palace, nor was it as elegant as the white palace Arnaria located in Arnaca, the capital of the Duchy of Saint-Ouan.
The scale of the castle, which was more like a castle than a palace, measured the level of the kingdom of Edina.
Still, the king of a country. It wasn’t a shabby scale like a lord’s castle or mansion in a provincial manor.
Since it was a castle on the outskirts, it was not directly affected by the gate incident.
It was not difficult to be guided into the castle.
It was because I seemed to have guessed to some extent watching Airi and I walking towards the castle that the incident happened in the city and that the people who organized it were me and my party.
And Airi has been doing business in this city for quite some time. In addition, this angel capital project was a project that had been carried out under the support of the royal family.
Airi’s friend.
And the one who overcame the cataclysm that occurred in the capital city in a matter of hours, to the extent that the kingdom was prepared to be destroyed.
It was strange that the door wouldn’t open.
The king he met in the audience room still had a blue complexion, and it was only natural that his vassals were taken aback as they did not know what the situation was.
“For you… … . Who are you?”
Praetorians.
The escort knights who guard the side of the king.
I look at their faces.
“The people of the capital are dying even less than dogs, and the king is trembling and falling asleep here… … .”
The sudden verbal abuse stiffened the spirit of not only the king but also the guards.
“I won’t bother explaining things like that.”
Using Sarkegar’s ring, I summoned Alsbringer and put it on my shoulder. I felt everyone gasping for breath at the sudden appearance of demons and the soul-bound sword.
“From today, this kingdom and all the islands of the Edina Archipelago belong to me, Demon King Balie.”
Even Airi’s face turned white at my reckless remark.
There is no time for persuasion and debate.
I look around.
“The naughty bastard is with me.”
It was clear that everyone still couldn’t grasp the situation properly.
* * *
Of course, there is no one who will surrender the country obediently.
The first to react was the knight standing next to the king.
“bloke! No matter how suspicious the situation is, suddenly appearing and scorning Your Highness!”
He came down the steps of the throne and put his hand on the scabbard.
“Don’t pull it out.”
“what… … ?”
I said so to the article.
“If you pull it out, you die.”
“Such reckless… … !”
-Sureung!
– Crack!
The sword of the knight who pulled out the sword was struck by Alsbringer before it came out of the scabbard, and the sword shattered as if it had exploded.
didn’t kill
But before I could hold the sword properly, the lost knight just looked at me with a bewildered expression.
“If you try to do more, it won’t end with a warning.”
If I had to see blood, I would, but I don’t need to see blood on purpose.
Perhaps he was the most skilled knight in this position, and when he was frozen, other knights, as well as the royal guards, could not easily approach me.
I passed the knight blocking my way.
No knights or guards stood in my way.
– Jerking away
Climbing the stairs to the throne, I stood in front of the king.
“Move.”
“what… … ?”
At those simple words, the king froze and just looked up blankly at me.
“Get out of the way.”
No one laid a hand on me. It must have been because he had an intuition that his neck would run away the moment he tried to touch him.
The king looked around, but in the situation where the demon king appeared, there seemed to be no one who would dare to give up their lives to protect the master’s side.
It’s not a matter of loyalty.
It’s because I’m not just a gangster, I’m a demon king.
He is the demon king who makes the entire continent lively.
It is a country where even the small gate situation could not be helped and the capital was almost destroyed.
The Demon King was too big a name for the soldiers and knights of the Edina Islands to say anything about.
Not just a scoundrel or a rogue, but a demon king.
No one knows what will happen when I start using my hands. That’s why I stimulate people’s ominous imagination just by showing my true self.
The prestige of fear imposed on me is available to me whenever I want to use it.
That’s why I was able to do this without my body and with only Airi.
The son of Valie, the predecessor of the Absolute.
Everyone can’t touch me because fearful imaginations spread in their heads about what he could do.
I silently watched as the king rose from his seat trembling.
-dump
He sat on the throne of the king who had moved away.
He didn’t like the throne hewn out of gray rock, but it didn’t mean he didn’t like it either.
It was easy to sit in the master’s seat.
Does it have to be this easy to take over the country?
However, this is just the beginning.
Even if I sit in the seat of the owner, not everyone acknowledges me as the owner.
Sitting on the throne won’t make you a king.
However, I made the owner of the throne stand up on his own.
That’s important.
“Half the world.”
“The owner of all lands in the Dark Land.”
“The leader of all demons in the world.”
“The lord of the demon realm.”
“In the name of Valier.”
“I promise the rest of my life in peace to the previous king and royal family of Edina Kingdom, who voluntarily gave up the throne.”
That was my first royal title.
