From Mightiest Hero to Demon King (WN)

Manos first spoke from the situation of the group of urban states.

I'm just gathering information from the inside of it, and the depth, freshness and certainty of the content are impeccable.

The details are first on the side. Here are a bunch of sloppy people:

It was the upper echelon of the group of urban states that were moving towards the establishment of a united state, but it was nowhere near there with the raids of the subpeoples. The footprint between cities is disrupted, especially by the remarkable decline in the courtship of flag-wielder Zaire Augie.

"Too weak is a problem."

"Right. Because the power of the Empire is rapidly following."

The topic moves to the Empire.

Information was gradually gathering from those who had fled the kingdom, and the flow from the invasion of the empire, which was only roughly known, had been seized.

"When the Empire assaulted the King's capital, Prince Jeredo was killed in battle and King Edgar was captured. On the grounds of national security and territorial stabilization, the King declared the following day his surrender and full cooperation with the Emperor of the Empire".

"... you have a few concerns. Is it true that Jeredo was killed in the war?

"That's what they tell me. Because of the fierce resistance within the royal palace,"

I thought it was odd.

Jeredo lost one eye and one arm when Lippi attacked him. I can't imagine him bravely fighting with a grace "gift" that is not suitable for battle from the beginning.

"If you've killed more than you have a position as a prince, you need a good reason. In that sense, it sounds good to say, 'I respected the prince who has stood up to me and dealt with him with all my might, and I have defeated him'"

"I see. Is there anything behind it?

"Well. It is possible that he was murdered to show off to the king..."

It also nods that Edgar is fully cooperating with the Empire, for example.

"Cooperation, at what level?

"It's the persuasion of the local nobles. If you are vigorously traveling around the place with a handful of confessions, it is passed on as reliable information. You can't weigh the inside out, but you're cooperating actively on the surface. There's just one piece of information that bothers me."

Manos took a breath before telling him.

"It concerns Gifts, a grace of Emperor Yurtus Barranhardt. The details are still unknown, but he said he had an eye band on one eye and the other eye was red."

"Red eyes..."

This is the type of gift that activates effects from the eyes.

"So the king is being manipulated by the emperor," he said.

Red eyes, however, can be powerful in manipulating the other person's spirit as they please.

"It's premature to believe the rumors and conclude. The local nobles should naturally have that suspicion. Nonetheless, I guess a lot of them are responding to persuasion? If you can manipulate them, the Emperor can contact them himself."

About the king of the cautious. Did you have Jeredo killed and noticed, or did you hold any weakness, or did you get put in a mouth truck? Either way, the King seems to be able to manipulate easily without having to rely on the Grace Gift.

"Sure, that's right. It was shallow."

"No, speculation is not a bad thing in itself. It's dangerous just to rush to conclusions. Let's be careful until we can get the back. More than that..."

Gallius tries to tell pale.

"The Empire would have known I was the ex-brainer."

"Again, is it?

"If the king is alive, be sure. So what do you say? What concerns me is the situation of Saint Martial Arts Elzanad. Do you have any information?

He hasn't appeared before Gallius in the figure of the Spirit these days. Just around the fall of the king's capital.

"You don't hear about someone in the empire using it."

It seems unlikely that the contractor has changed.

"Sorry for the abrupt question. Can something happen that prevents the spirits living in things from going out of there?

"You shouldn't come out in the first place... you can't talk, then, right. Will the power of the Spirit be significantly weakened, or will external factors prevent us from receiving this call?"

"What are external factors?

"For example, it's sealed magic. It's done with the intention that no one will be able to use its special effects, but the spirits that live there will also be unable to use their power."

Knowledge of sealed magic is also found in Gallius.

I could have imagined that the Spirit would be physically impassable.

If sealed magic is applied, disarming it is a hassle. It was most ideal to rely on the surgeon himself.

"Um, being asked that question could be..."

"Oh. I lost touch with Holy Martial Arts. I'm concerned."

"There's a real thing in the king's capital, and you were showing up in front of Mr. Gallius? You're another acting spirit..."

"He was clouding the word 'spiritual'."

"What, is that..."

Manos lowered his brow butt as confused.

"What's wrong with you?

"Oh, no... Did Mr. Gallius know about the Spirit Sublimation?

"Oh. You're the one where wild beasts get spiritual character and become spiritual beasts"

"Yes, but it's not just the beast that can sublime to the Spirit. So do people and sub-people."

Gallius closes his eyes.

"Sometimes the body remains intact, and sometimes the mental body gains spiritual character after death. Assuming the Holy Martial Arts is, I guess the latter. It is believed that the original user who gained the spiritual character (...) stayed there."

"Yuan, user?

"I see. I see why it performs so awesome. Being closer to people than normal spirits, you can use their power to the fullest."

The Spirit is only a part of nature. There is also an incompatible part to help, which is really restrictive. But from the spiritual sublime and the subhuman, do you think there will be no such restriction?

"Well, you need to meet him in person to find out who he is. First, I just want to know exactly what's going on."

"Right. There are also stories that there are quite a few magical users near the emperor. Assuming it's sealed, he's the one who's gone."

Manos went on to talk about key figures in the empire.

"The wizard doesn't know much about it except that his name is Roy. The Grace" Gift "is presumed to be magically specific, but also unclear why he is near the Emperor, as he has no noticeable merit"

One of the most active in combat is the female knight in red armor.

"I'm still a girl under twenty, but I'm also feared by brutal, self-armed soldiers. Sounds like her favor, Gifts, is the type to seal the other person's movements. This one also has red eyes. Besides, you think you're using Griffon."

"Although the Grace Gift itself is conducive to combat, it doesn't seem to have the physical ability to exceed the usual?

"That one seems to make up for it with gear. The black spear of the weapon is unknown, but you think the red armor you're wearing is Phoenix Armor?"

"You're in trouble again..."

Its armor, which bears the name of Phoenix, the undead bird, has a self-healing function that allows it to recover quickly, even if it is injured. There were also special effects that dramatically improved the physical abilities of users if magic was applied.

It was the national treasure of this country of the countries of the South, but it seems the Empire took it.

"What's the main force other than that daughter?

"The countries of the South have not yet been fully leveled, so some seem to remain. Who can be called the main force that entered the kingdom... there are two Orga, no, one."

"How could the Auga be an Imperial soldier? Why did you change it to one, not two?

"First of all, in response to the former question, they are the species that lived in the mountains of the countries of the South. He was taken hostage by each of the miles, and two particularly high-powered fighters were supposedly sent into service. One of them is a half-oga woman, and you think she's the deputy inside? The other said he had a big body among the orgasms."

'I was' and it was in the past form, so I pin it.

"Is it the latter that something happened?

"Yes. He was in the Wang du strategy and also went directly into the royal palace, he said. but then I lost the message."

"Dead, not?

"He wasn't alone, and dozens of general soldiers of the Empire who were guarding the Royal Palace also disappeared, he said. It's possible he's on a different mission, but the merchant from Wang Du was wondering that four meters didn't hear at all about an Auga tribe leaving the Royal Palace instead of the Wang Du."

That's a funny story.

There will be a way to hide the conspicuous giant body, but then you can leave the king's capital once and then let him hit the mission. Even more so if it's covert, it's unnatural to make people think they've disappeared from the king's capital.

"Speaking of strange, there is also one strange story. I don't know if it has anything to do with it, but from the soldiers who have fled from the King's capital..."

Manos continues like trouble.

"A strange big rock appeared in the square in front of the palace," he said.

"Big Rock?"

Gallius has also traveled to the royal palace many times. Before he became a brave man, he lived near the outer palace. but i never saw or heard of such a big rock.

"I don't know who, or when, held it up. He said it wasn't before the Empire attacked him."

Assuming the empire holds on, I have no idea what the purpose is.

But...

(Auga and general soldiers who disappeared from the royal palace. Big rock that showed up instead. I don't see the connection at all, but that's why it seems relevant)

Jeredo's cause of death.

Why Edgar is cooperative with the Empire.

The Emperor's Grace "Gifts" and details of the surrounding people.

The Auga tribe following the Empire.

The mystery only deepens, for example.

The information obtained from the general population level does not reveal any. To be clear, it would be nothing more than directly hitting the right person.

It is the Emperor Yurtus who is certain, but the danger is great at a stage when the Grace "Gift" has not been found.

The same goes for wizards.

Women knights in red armor are guaranteed to struggle with their handheld gear.

If so...

"King Edgar or a half-organized woman."

Both are undeniable possibilities of 'just being used', but they are still likely to get powerful information beyond the general rumor level.

"Can you capture the current trends between the two of us?

"Together, I grasp the eastern realm of the kingdom, as far as entering Galburg..."

The Empire attacked Lord Galburg, who was calling for a complete anti-war, just as Gallius and his men were conducting a slave liberation operation.

A half-oga woman led a handful of troops and apparently quickly attacked the castle.

King Edgar has since entered the castle with restoration of security and various adjustments.

But then I didn't grasp what happened.

"I'm going back to the capital once and I'm going to pass on the information I got today. You may also get information about the two Auga tribes over there"

"The woman's name is Pennelley. The man is Zolt. I will now explore the trends between Mr. Pennelley and the King."

"The investigation here involves great danger. Don't push it too hard."

"Yes, I'll keep that in mind for my liver"

"Then I'll be back in a week"

Gallius exchanged hands with Manos and left the room.

In the meantime, we had to leave the city and leave for the final forest...