Dungeon Defense (WN)

Henrietta raises her mouth.

“How should I welcome you? The Demon King. Or just a palace white. ”

“I beg your pardon. Which one do you wish to take as an envoy?" ”

I smiled softly. Henrietta raises an eyebrow.

“Who are you trying to take as an ambassador? ”

“The army of the Emperor Habsburg surrounds your fortress. If you want to discuss military matters, I will be meeting as a palace white man. ”

My army has always been the face of the Habsburg Empire. I, who came as an envoy, also represent Habsburg, so it is only fitting to act as an Earl of the Palace.

“But if you want to go beyond the two armies' situation and discuss the future of the continent, ”

I looked at my hands and said,

“As the Demon King, I am willing to have a serious conversation with you. ”

“Hmph. What if I don't like you, the Demon King? ”

“Mmmm... ”

I stroked the tip of my jaw, pretending to be concerned.

“Well, then I'd like to approach you as just one man. ”

“What?"

“You're much prettier than I've heard, Your Grace. If the ball is ready tonight, I look forward to it. ”

Henrietta grins.

“In life, I've been advised to dance with the Demon King. ”

“You already danced beautifully with Frank onstage. Today is the end of the ball. Yes, it's the time when men and women are most honest with each other. ”

“I have too many eyes to enjoy my time with you. ”

Henrietta raises her right hand.

“Everybody out. ”

Longevity workers march out of the conference room like sledges.

Only the queen and I were left in the room. Henrietta sits in a chair and twists her legs. Her smile disappears momentarily.

“I'll cut to the chase. I want to surrender honorably. ”

“As you know, we need conditions. ”

“Show me.”

We were athletes. We didn't have to waste time begging to shake their hearts. I raised my index finger and said,

“Number one. Please transfer Queen Catherine de Medicis' identity to our side. ”

“I accept. Grant us the identity of Saint Jacqueline Longgwi. ”

Henrietta nods, and I nod. I did not hesitate to make a decision. I lifted the stops.

“Number two. Abandon both the city and fortress that Brittany has occupied. In addition, I need you to sign a non-silent agreement with Frank. ”

“…… state the timing of the treaty. It shouldn't be more than a decade old. We'll also take the weapons and weapons we stockpiled in the fortress to road Brittany. ”

Ten years of non-silent treatment. Henrietta's ambition to retake the continent in a short time was frustrated.

Last time I heard the ring.

“Number three. Kill Emperor Henry III of Frank and disguise yourself as a soldier. ”

“ ……. ”

Henrietta stares at me with frightening eyes.

“Are you trying to frame us for poisoning the Emperor? ”

“When Henry III died, the blood of the Franks was severed. ”

The royal family, the royal family, died quickly, not only in the line of duty, but also in the line of defense. It was thanks to Henrietta running around like a cockroach for years.

“Empress Dowager will have the upper hand. It is also difficult for the Emperor to rule as regent in a situation where the Emperor is alone. How do you think Frank's affairs will turn out? ”

“…… there will be another civil war. ”

I nodded.

A worthy nobleman has been burned in Frank. All that's left is the dwarves. If one of them tries to take power, he will surely preach. That is, a recurrence of a civil war.

“So far, the Republicans and the Franks have come together. Your Majesty, it was because there was an enemy of yours. But when the treaty comes to an end, the partisans will now turn their gaze inward. It's clear that each party has a conflict of interest. ”

“ ……. ”

Angelita is silent.

Earlier, there was a lot of anger in my eyes. On the other hand, he hesitated about how to judge now. Henrietta opens her lips with moxa.

“Your objective is to get the Mercenary out of Frank. ”

“That's right.”

“It's hard to understand. Why do you want to hurt Frank? ”

“Your Grace, if Frank is strong, the country in trouble is not just Brittany. ”

Henrietta sighed for a long time in my answer.

“...... You weren't trying to save Frank. I was just afraid that Frank combined with Brittany would become too powerful. We shed our military strength, and Frank sows the seeds of civil war. That's why I want to make a profit in the middle. ”

I smiled. I did not deny it and was not positive.

“To get back to the point, I think it would be beneficial for you to set up a non-silent agreement for longer than a decade. So the Franks will be relieved. ”

“…… I see. The longer the terms stated in the treaty door, the more secure the Franks will be and focused on civil war. ”

He stared at me with a vacuous gaze wherever Henrietta was.

“You are a terrible man, Dantalian. ”

“ ……. ”

“People will think the war is over and peace is coming. When you look at the conditions you have presented, there are no strange corners. However, the idea of actually impersonating peace...... Now the Franks will spontaneously start a civil war. ”

Henrietta sighs.

“How are you? As you can see. ”

“You're as wicked and vicious as the Demon King... But... ”

Henrietta stands up.

“There's no reason to say no to Brittany. I'll take the deal.”

We held each other's right hands.

In the next 10 years, Frank's fate has been decided here and now as Bayah.

We drafted the treaty statement that day. Outside, there was an informal meeting that had never been announced. Officially, it was only known that the Brittany Army and my group had a serious disagreement that the negotiations were closed.

A few days later, Henry III died of an acute epidemic.

The sudden death of the emperor caused a 'serious stir' in Brittany, and she lost the will to fight and revealed her 'unconditional surrender' to the Allied forces.

In response, our military has acknowledged the remarkable dispatch the Brittany has shown, and has proposed an 'honorable surrender' to return home with both arms and weapons. The treaty statement promulgated by a generous proposal was as follows:

1. The Kingdom of Britain and the Franks do not invade each other's lands for the next 14 years.

2. Queen Brittany gives one gift to Emperor Habsburg.

3. Other than that, Brittany does not demand a single war reimbursement from Habsburg and neither does Habsburg require a separate war reimbursement from Brittany.

It was called the Le Havre Treaty.

It was too merciful to be proposed by an army that had driven the Queen of the Nations to a complete defeat. The signing of the treaty was attended by ambassadors from all over the country who were staying in Frank, and Rudolf von Habsburg declared.

“The purpose of the allies is to subdue the Demon King Agarose, and once the goal is achieved, the excessive force will not persecute the ruler of Brittany. ”

The Allied forces have informed the world that my cause was not a conspiracy.

If there was an unequal treaty, the countries that had been watching would have been braking.

It is also unsettling that Habsburg has become too powerful, as it is unsettling that Brittany has become too powerful. But Habsburg did not claim any territory in this war. The empire of the continent had to admit that the emperor was friendly in a really pure intention.

And no one has noticed it yet, but a much more important intention was hidden in the treaty.

It is the fact that the Demon Prince is a party to the treaty.

Up until now, the human and the Demon Lord have not formally entered into any treaties.

Although the treaty appears to be made between the Brittany and the Habsburg empires on the surface, no one knows that the Demon Prince's army is actually on the verge. In other words, the Demon Prince and humanity have come to recognize each other as the "if only" counterparts to the negotiation table.

“With this, my goal has been fulfilled. ”

I dug myself into a chair and murmured.

“Enrieta seems confident that she will regain her power in 14 years, but the Knights must be wiped out. Moreover, she is no longer the ideal leader of the royal family. The continent is out of her hands. ”

I smiled joyfully as I felt Laura's hands on my shoulders.

“The Demon King in first place, the Demon King in second place…… and the closest loser on the continent. There's only faction politics left. Laura, we won. ”

“Ah. Well done, Lord. ”

By the way, Baron Bercy was the Queen Dowager who was freed from the Brittany underwater.

Baron Bercy accompanied the Empress by a private army and entered the parish room. Due to this work, he earned the title of Earl at once. Earl Bercy, who was a latecomer of the Empress and a partisan of the Republicans, began to take over the parish room.

There you go.

The tyrant is no longer with the Demon King.

Neither the Plains nor the Neutral or the Mountains alone have been able to move the entire Demon Prince army. The three factions are in balance and coexist.

Even in the human world, superior forces were extinguished.

Elizabeth has fallen under the curse of one republic, and Henrietta has fallen short of maintaining her throne.

The Demon Monarch who lost Baal and Agares, the human who lost Enrita...... In fact, both the Demon Monarch and the human kingdom have been harmed throughout this time. I'm the one who benefited the most.

The Demon King's army has firmly established itself as the coordinator of each faction. The Earl of Habsburg ascended to the bargaining table with the monarch of one country, creating a future achievement and cause for human activity.

I returned home from the war with a joyful end. It was really pleasant.

Until I hear some strange news.

* * *

“…… Our forces staged a raid in the south of Frank? ”

“Yes, that seems to have happened on a fairly large scale as well. ”

The Allied forces were on their way back to the Republic of Batavia divided into Habsburg militaries. We gave the messenger some strange information.

The Imperial Army has been raiding and pillaging the southern territory of Frank.

I was ridiculous.

“No, it's not a rumor. We don't even have any marching enemies south of Frank. ”

“But there's actually a lot of grumbling against allies in the Southern cities. Depending on the area, there are some places that have become shredded.... ”

The more the messenger's words continued, the more we frowned.

In other words, more than a thousand Imperial troops brutally pillaged dozens of villages. Horses were pillaged, massacred, and burned to the ground as they were when they attacked the Parisian chamber.

For almost a month.

The damage was no longer negligible, so petitions were being filed against Parisian courts that had barely recovered. Maybe the newly elected Frank Cabinets are losing their minds and investigating the truth.

Barbato looks around and says,

“Hey, be honest. Who's the bitch?”

“ ……. ”

“Who took off their leash and did something worthless? Ang?”

The Demon Kings glanced at each other. A myriad of eyes were crossed in the air.

But no one answered.