Dungeon Defense (WN)

“… it's definitely not a good view. ”

My tongue moved automatically. The head is still in shock. However, I did not raise my tongue gently enough to show off this situation.

“I don't know, but I hear he's a slaver. Catcher and seller. Treating such a person is more like a two-way street for the public. I'm surprised that the saint of the people has a slaver in her pocket. ”

Yeah, well said!

It's not a trick to ask if the magic video is manipulated here. I don't know how I got Lorita to name me, but there's got to be a way to prove the truth...... Wait a minute.

How did you know it was me?

I used a thorough pseudonym. I gave Laura my name, but I never told Jack I was Dantalian. But how...... did you just find out that it was me? Impossible. I was just a nameless Demon King. We have no way to investigate. But, how....

…….

Pymon.

‘Is that you? ’

The accident escaped paralysis in a moment. My head starts spinning faster than ever. Yeah, Laffith told me. Pymon's gathering intel on me.

Jack Orland. His father clearly refused to wrinkle the kingdom of Sardinia. With all his resources, he was trying to figure out what kind of man she was.

Pymon, Jack's father and two people invested in their abilities to acquire information about me…… and the informants were both touched. Did you?

Pymon suspects I've spread the plague. That's when I realized that I was a stubborn herbalist. You used the Black Herb as bait to lure mercenary guilds, etc. and set the city on fire…… From Pymon's perspective, I would have shined as a wanderer using the Black Herb after spreading the plague. Stupid bitch!

“Of course, it's important that you brutally tortured a young man, but there's a bigger problem. You are the one who spread the plague. ”

“Ha.”

Very well. I'm sure your attack has enlightened me, Holy Gracie.

Are you going to advertise your cruel image as the Demon King and then frame me for the plague? Are you planning on bringing me the evidence that Pymon's been stacking up? Damn, that's good. A one-to-one punch.

No. It won't do me any good to drag a long story about the plague. Truth doesn't matter to the public!

Being suspicious of the plague itself is disadvantageous in legend. People have suffered the most from the plague. Drag away their Aggro. …… we have to deny that video…… how?

‘Let's attack the manipulated. ’

No. What if the artifact comes out to test for truth or not? I am completely ignorant of magic. There may be a magical process to find out if the artifact is real or fake. No, there has to be. That's why he's so confident. If you attack awkwardly and take back the reverse attack, the Pokémon really takes away your energy.

‘Say it's not me. ’

That was someone acting me, not me. There is polymorphic magic in this world. You can play me just as much as you want. Although there is magic to determine whether the artifact is real or false, there is no magic to determine whether the person projecting the artifact is real or false.

No, no, no, no! ’

Then the human army will only water one person and use Polymorphic Magic to fake such a great lie. You shot the only one of me in a situation where I didn't know who would come out as your keynote speaker?

Pymon must have leaked information to the Humans. But there's no way to prove that right now! Makes a lot of sense. Even though I have the truth, I can't help it... Damn, there are all these unreasonable situations!

“We know that Dantalian is the first person to discover the power of the Black Herb. According to this book... …. ”

While I was desperately trying to devise a means in the grave, the Lady Gratia continued her story at her own pace.

It was as I expected. What do you mean, "the Kunkusa Parliament"?

Ha. Pymon is a long-time customer of the Kunkusa Parliament. There must be a connection to the Chamber of Commerce. I took the ledger back with it and handed it over to them...... That bitch is really determined...... No. We'll figure this out later. I don't have the capacity to distract myself from that right now.

‘Let's say that the book is a lie. ’

No, it's the same logic! Those magically expanded books have the name Dantalian written on them. It's about the Blackhub Farm, which I signed with the Kunkuska Chamber of Commerce. It is impossible to manipulate all documents that are of modest size immediately after the preaching of the Bible.

If I told you I was manipulating you here... you'd be like, "I don't even know if you're the keynote speaker, but you did this just to frame you, number 71." How can we argue with that? Magically manipulated... No, there's also magic to verify if the document is enchanted or not.

What do we do?

It's easy to keep denying the plague case. All you have to do is manipulate them, make no sense, and catch them anyway. But what about the public who saw that kind of evidence? Do you trust me, the man who brutally tortured Jack Orland right in front of you?

Or will you believe what the saint says?

The answer was clear. Of course I trust the words of a holy woman! Damn it, Jack Orland!

“You created the plague. In fact, it was clear that the cure had been discovered before the epidemic even spread, and that even the continental Herb Guild had been collecting it in aggregate. If you're not the culprit who caused the plague, how do you know the elixir of a disease that doesn't exist yet? ”

“ ……. ”

“You opened up the disease and took advantage of it as an opportunity. The people of the continent are still dying of plague…… You sacrificed the continent only for your own benefit! ”

“That's ridiculous. How do you artificially create an epidemic like that? ”

We need to get this over with.

... Yes. Here, we take another human assault. Let's uncover Saint Gratia's teeth thoroughly and bury her in a bewilderment. I have no choice but to have my doubts, but I can reverse the situation…….

It was then.

“That's ridiculous. ”

Someone approached me. It was Pymon, the culprit of this commotion.

“You……. ”

I almost humiliated her. Are you trying to drive me away at this moment and defend that saint over there? Then it was really over!

The wavelength of what the Demon King considers to be the culprit of the same Demon King must be enormous. But then, Pymon, you will be the enemy of the Flatlands without exception...... Will you take such a risk and bring me down?

Not wise, Pymon! Think of the future of the mountain tribes! You must be the leader of the Demon Prince's largest faction! Even if I watered the plot for four years now, I still have to go beyond friendship because of such emotions. Please be rational!

Pymon opens his lips, whether he noticed my gaze or not.

“Everything you gave me was rigged. ”

What she said was completely unexpected.

Her eyes widen because she's surprised at the other party. I was also surprised by one thing. Under the circumstances, Pymon and the saint made a pact with each other. Pymon gives me the data, makes me the keynote speaker, and the saint spills out the prepared material and buries me. Isn't that right?

“…… manipulation. You're telling me that this amount of evidence has been tampered with? ”

“Yes, it's all rigged. It doesn't make any sense. How can an individual create an epidemic that will ravage the continent? ”

Pymon chuckles.

“Plus, Dantalian here is number 71. It's the weakest of the Demon Lords. If such a man could produce plague of his own free will, the continent would already be in the hands of our Demon King. I am the ninth ranking Demon King Pymon. I declare here that Dantalian has no such power. ”

“ ……. ”

The Lady Gratia stares at Pymon. It's not what I promised. It was that look.

Pymon laughs freely. I could never figure out Pymon's insides. I thought she was advocating for me. However, it was likely to be a camouflage technique. She and I are enemies.

Said the saint.

“…… the way the Demon King stood up to the Demon King anyway. There is no reason to trust your words. I said it was an original forgery, but how can it be a forgery? ”

“First of all, it's a video of Dantalian torturing humans. What guarantee do we have that the guy out there is the real Dantalian? ”

The princess snorted.

“You have the same voice and the same appearance. No doubt about it. ”

“You must have used polymorphic magic. In the world, magic is perfectly blurry by the looks of others, and so am I, a seven-circle elementalist. ”

Pymon swings his arm lightly. She recites a three-parallel spell, and a red light envelops her. After a while, there stood Saint Gratia, not Pymon, where the light faded.

“It's possible to fully embrace your appearance. ”

One Piemon smiles at Gracia's face. She swings her arm again to break the spell.

“There are plenty of wizards like me in the human world. Let me make a guess. You brought in a wizard to play the role of Dantalian. They would have gone into the right forest and put on a play. That's the truth.”

“Then we should have known a long time ago that you would make Dantalian your keynote speaker! ”

The Lady Gratia shouts.

“You're going to insist that all this process of finding roles, acquiring magic, and filming - will be over in just a day or two! It hadn't been more than an hour since he showed up. Did we have all this data, all these magical artifacts and paperwork, in one hour? ”

She spits out a smile.

“That's amazing. I knew very well how the Demon Kings forced me to do it. ”

My anticipated rebuttal came out exactly the same. Yeah, that doesn't make any sense.

I can't admit that the evidence is true. Of course, we can't attack evidence as false. Too sophisticated and quantitative for an instant creation.

It was a setback, neither positive nor undeniable. He just has to continue to defend himself. I don't know why Pymon is trying to help me now, but it's very difficult to overcome Gracia's logic.

I looked back at Pymon. What the hell are you gonna do? This is a trap you set up. Don't expect me to be thankful for everything I've done.

…… Aha, I see. So this is how you plan to pretend to help me escape my suspicions. It's an absurd trick. You think Barbatos and I will take care of you? Stupid.

Pymon slowly opens his mouth.

“I don't know what you're talking about. Of course, you've been manipulating data for a long time. ”

“Ha. You mean we have a prophecy? Did you predict that Dantalian would be speaking for the Demon Prince? That's funny.”

“Of course you don't have the power to prophesy. ”

Pymon grins.

“But I had information in advance that Dantalian was going to be the keynote speaker. because I, Pymon in the ninth place, was secretly giving you that information. ”

My mouth fell open.