Chapter 466
The execution of the princess could solve quite a few problems for the empire.
Primarily, it can temporarily relieve the anger of the crowd looking for a scapegoat.
In addition, by dissolving the angry attention poured into the five main religions through the execution of the princess, the negative interest in the five major religions can be diverted to other places.
The vassals who do not know the truth also distrusted the empire while watching the empire protect the princess cursed by the demon king, so that distrust can also be resolved.
So, decisively, the suspicion that the imperial family was involved with the demon king can be resolved by the fact that they have been surrounding the princess so far.
The execution of Charlotte de Gradias did not solve much physically, but it did solve political problems.
Of course, that is also only a temporary measure.
In the end, since the demon king, the symbol of hatred, did not disappear, only temporary suturing was possible, and these problems were to fester and explode again.
In the end, even if the empire actually executed the princess, it was just to buy time.
The fall and fall of the empire could be postponed indefinitely, but the division and fall of the empire may have been predestined.
In the Empire, only the Emperor knows the true intentions behind this.
People were only excited about the execution of the two subordinates of the devil together, but they had no idea about the true intention of this.
However, there are a few people who can guess about the true intentions of this even without the Emperor speaking.
“… … Do you think Reinhardt will come?”
“yes.”
Ellen couldn’t find anything to say to Bertus’ words.
Will Reinhardt come or not?
It will definitely come, it has no choice but to come.
Ellen thinks so.
However, knowing that such a thing would happen, is it right to use Reinhardt like this?
Can people who didn’t trust Reinhardt now believe in Reinhardt so shamelessly?
Even though it wasn’t her job, Ellen couldn’t get rid of that question.
Reinhardt will come.
As always, this time, he will try to save Charlotte.
Is it envious
“… … .”
I know you don’t mind wanting that.
Ellen couldn’t get rid of the thought.
* * *
The opportunity to bring Charlotte was created by Bertus, not by me.
In addition, although it was unexpected, it was an opportunity to get Lucinil and Sarkegar back together.
If you take Charlotte, you will have to show yourself in this situation after all.
It’s something I take risks, and when I execute an important person, there may be a problem of losing trust in the empire due to the fact that the person was eventually taken away by the devil.
Bertus is willing to face the situation in his own way, and I must take the risk of rescuing the princess, Lucinil, and Sarkegar from the heart of the Empire.
Three weeks later, Sunday.
Of course, the elite of the empire are now running to solve the gate crisis.
Therefore, the crowds overflowing at the execution site and the troops guarding the gigantic scaffold did not seem to be of that high standard.
Of course, they would have built a poor security system on purpose.
It’s a funny play.
To make the princess run away from the empire, the emperor plotted such a thing, and the demon king agreed to such a thing.
It was funny that such an agreement had been reached even though Bertus and I hadn’t exchanged a word.
-Waaaaaaa!
However, at the news that the empire was finally executing the princess, the excited crowd was shouting.
So many things were different from the scenery of the empire he had seen recently.
People’s behavior was the same, but everyone was enthusiastic. As if something would change if the princess died.
What would they think if the princess was kidnapped by me?
Will Charlotte eventually be remembered as a naive and ignorant poor princess who was kidnapped twice by the devil?
Or should I remember him as a collaborator of the demon king who was so important that the demon king had to come to save him in the end.
What will Charlotte think of me now?
I do not know.
However, I do what I have to do.
As always.
Bertus wasn’t going to have too many defenses to make it easier for me to take Charlotte, Lucinil, and Sarkegar.
If a kidnapping drama is staged and the elite lead the execution, there may be some people who actually die after being forced to fight. It’s a comedy that’s not even funny.
I will break through the executioners and guards, knock them down properly, and disappear with a mass teleport.
Because there is no need to see blood.
I could kill a few people to advertise that I am the Demon King and to unite mankind in fear of me, but I still have no intention of forcibly killing people.
It doesn’t even require a large army anyway.
I brought Antirianus and Heriot.
Liana, who hates the Empire, is not suited for this kind of work, and Olivia is also not suited for this.
– Kill! Kill the princess!
The three of us watched from a distance as the crowd shouted.
A huge crowd were engulfed in madness and were shouting for the death of the princess.
see.
Hanging from a pole, three beings tied to a pole atop a mountain of firewood piled under their feet.
On the left was a silver-haired girl, Lucinil.
To the right was bound Sarkegar, a demonic figure with wings of black skin.
and middle.
Charlotte, her hair dyed black and her head hanging weakly, was tied up.
Like Sarkegar, the thick black mist flowing from the princess’s body made everyone aware that the princess had become a very sinister being.
look at it
The princess was cursed.
It was not the princess who returned from the demon castle in the first place, but the devil disguised as the princess, and now she has finally revealed her real face.
People’s cries were heard.
I don’t know if Sarkegar and Lucinil are aware of the situation.
However, Charlotte kept her head down as if resigned.
It’s not that you’re afraid of people hating you.
It seemed that he was afraid to make eye contact with people.
I’m looking for those three
It’s easy.
All you have to do is make your way through the crowd, split the pole and use the mass teleport to get out of here.
that.
It’s very simple.
Just when I was watching the crowd from afar and thinking I had to enter soon.
“I have a problem.”
Harriet grabbed the hem of my robe.
“problem… … ?”
As if it was a serious problem, Harriet’s complexion, visible from the inside of her robe, was white.
“The spatial coordinates throughout this plaza are all out of order.”
“what? What do you mean by that?”
Likewise, Antirianus, who was wearing a robe, looked at me and smiled softly.
“Great being, it means that a barrier blocking movement in space is formed throughout this plaza.”
“… … what?”
what the heck is this… … .
What kind of dog are you talking about?
If space shifting shields are spread all over this area, you can’t choose the option of breaking through and taking out those three and then running away with the mass teleport scroll.
We have to break through this crowd somehow.
Why did Bertus have such a defense?
Could it be that Bertus really tried to kill Charlotte?
can’t you ever do that?
Antirianus begins to giggle.
“haha… … . I must have thought about this and that in the time given too much… … . It seems it wasn’t just us.”
other forces.
“Isn’t it possible that there are others who foresaw that the Demon King would appear here?”
I wonder if the wrong people intervened in this situation.
“Great One, what will you do?”
Antirianus laughs.
Did Antirianus already have a hunch that this would happen when he told me this story?
You didn’t tell me on purpose.
“this… … . crazy old man… … .”
As if he had been praised, Antirianus only smiled more deeply.
* * *
The emperor did not go to the execution site.
He was just watching from the tall spire of the imperial palace wall with an enlarged view.
He had no reason to hold the execution himself, and he had no confidence to face Reinhardt on the spot.
From afar, watching Reinhard rescue Charlotte was the only thing Bertus could do.
Bertus could hear the angry and hateful shouts of the people who were infesting the plaza.
do you hate it so much
why do you hate me so much
why.
Bertus watched the scene with his teeth clenched.
Waiting for Reinhardt to appear.
If it doesn’t show up, waiting for the next plan to be executed.
“Your Majesty, there seems to be a problem.”
“… … Is it a problem?”
“I don’t know who installed it, but a teleportation shield has been formed all over the plaza.”
“… … what?”
At the words of the imperial mage who stood by Bertus’ side, Bertus’ complexion turned earthy.
Reinhardt’s thoughts and Bertus’ thoughts were not very different.
Bertus knew that Reinhardt had a lot of very good mages.
That’s why I thought it was a very simple task, just intruding into that scene and escaping by teleport.
It was such a thing that everything would be resolved as long as Reinhardt appeared.
There was no need for a big fight or clash, and I was confident that Reinhardt would not cause a large-scale massacre.
However, the fact that there is a space movement shielding field means that even if Reinhardt appears, you will have to break through the crowd to escape to the outside of the shielding field.
If Reinhardt were to break through the crowd by force, a massive massacre would occur.
Bertus knows that Reinhardt wouldn’t want that.
“What kind of bastards… … .”
“Sorry, Your Majesty. At this distance, it is impossible to know who installed it and for what purpose.”
was too far away.
There’s no way Reinhardt would do something like that, and Bertus had never instructed him to do something like that.
So this means that another force intervened.
“Some guys… … . I realized that the Demon King would come here… … .”
As a result, setting up Charlotte and two of the devil’s subordinates at the execution ground rather became a bait to lure the devil to this place.
“The Demon King… … . Are you trying to kill Reinhardt… … ?”
The reason why the space movement shielding field was installed was to kill the Demon King without a chance to escape if he showed up.
As Bertus noticed, if Reinhardt were really here, he would have no choice but to notice this situation.
It wasn’t a trap he had dug, but this situation eventually became a trap.
I don’t know what kind of guys they are, but the moment the demon king appears, the attack will begin.
The opponent would have been fully prepared, so it was a wise and natural decision for Reinhardt to step down from this position.
Bertus gritted his teeth.
Only a few people know that today’s execution ceremony was an operation to make the emperor attract the demon king and take the princess away.
Naturally, the executioners don’t know the intention either.
If Reinhardt steps down, the death penalty is carried out as scheduled.
Even if they didn’t die from the flames of the pyre, the executioners would somehow end the death of the demon king’s two servants and the princess.
When Reinhardt steps out, Reinhardt is attacked.
However, when Reinhardt withdraws, the Devil’s two minions and Charlotte die.
“how… … . Some dogs… … .”
Bertus watched the boiling anger and madness in the great square with his eyes wide open.
* * *
-Waaaaaaa!
– Kill! kill!
– Kill the dirty demons!
In madness and rage, I stared at Antirianus. Harriet just bit his lip, his complexion white.
“Did you know it would turn out like this?”
“How can you arbitrarily judge the future, great being?”
“Isn’t it true that you wouldn’t have told me if you knew it would turn out like this?”
“Of course it is.”
He doesn’t even try to hide his malice.
The problem that I thought was a simple task was actually a crossroads between two terrible choices.
Even knowing that a scheduled surprise attack would begin, would you jump into the scene, save Charlotte, break through the crowd, and run away?
Or, do you watch Charlotte, Lucinil, and Sarkegar die?
Antirianus likes me to be thrown into situations like this.
That monster will be happy with whatever choice I make.
He would be happy to see me dying because of foolish affection, having made the first choice.
Even if I, who made the first choice, succeeds in rescuing those three, I will be happy.
It would be fun to make the second choice and watch me despair in the reality of having to trade those three lives for my survival.
No matter what I do, I enjoy it, so I enjoy putting myself in extreme situations.
Antirianus did not advise me where I had not thought of it.
It will be fun if I come here without knowing it.
-Wowaaaaaaaaa!
Amid the shouts of the angry mob, the death penalty is about to be executed.
Will I die if I go in?
In order to save Charlotte and the two of them, what will happen to the Edina Archipelago if I, the Arch Demon, die?
Without the Archdemon, the governance system of the Edina Archipelago would not be able to be maintained.
No, it might be that the demon king dies with them like an idiot without even being able to save those three.
I don’t know who is trying to attack me.
I haven’t even reached mastery yet.
So, it is right not to do it.
Know.
I must not save them.
Because my life and the lives of so many depend on it.
To save only three, it is to weigh tens of millions of lives on the scales.
Even if you can actually save those three, the monarch shouldn’t directly risk his life for something like this.
A ruler is one who commands, not one who wields the sword.
This is reckless.
but.
If you hadn’t done something reckless because it was reckless, if you lived like that.
I wouldn’t have been beaten by my seniors.
I wouldn’t even have a duel with my senior.
From there, after many reckless things, this feat of eventually ascending to the position of the demon king could not have been mine.
There wouldn’t have been many relationships I had, and there wouldn’t have been any relationships I had to lose.
There would have been no relationship that I wanted to get back.
It’s okay not to do anything reckless.
This me standing on top of a mountain built by recklessness.
Now, thinking that I shouldn’t do something because it’s reckless, isn’t it just a picture that I’m just settling for what I’ve built up with my recklessness?
that’s cowardly
That’s just defeatism.
I, who was only reckless, completed the present me only with that recklessness.
I can’t say no to this because it’s so reckless.
A monarch should not do such a thing.
The monarch has too many things on his back, and he shouldn’t risk his life on such things.
throw away what to throw away
take what you take
It should be.
but.
I am.
Not even once.
I never thought I was fit for a monarch.
There is nothing I can do.
I had to do it.
I did it because I thought I had to.
I never thought that anything could be done.
I didn’t do everything because I thought it was possible enough.
-Waaaaaaa!
“go alone.”
Looking at the angry crowd.
I take a step
“Harriet, neutralize this teleportation blocker.”
“huh… … . I’ll try.”
“Antyrianus, provide long-distance support.”
“Yes, great one.”
Charlotte de Gradias.
Sarkegar.
Lucinyl.
I save you guys today.
Same this time too.
Continue next time.
always.
I will save you guys
That is the way of the monarch I am going.
