Hero’s Redo ~ A Hero That Once Saved the World Reborn as a Girl ~

- Dutro point of view

"... am I mishearing you? I heard you wanted an alliance."

"It's not a mistake. My Lord Apulia wants a secret alliance with your country."

And he swallowed up gokuri and saliva in the words of the devil, who said so without changing his complexion.

"He wants to keep all this damage on our country and tie hands now? I have no idea what you're talking about."

"We have nothing to do with this raid. It was the demon king by the name of Trianf and his subordinates who laid their hands on you. Apulia doesn't seem involved."

Speaking of which... I have heard of the existence of multiple demon kings in information previously brought to me by the Kingdom of Bordeaux. I mean, this offer sounds good to think of as coming from a demon tribe hostile to Trianf.

"Lord -"

"Mille... and call me"

"Then let's ask Lord Mille. What does Lord Apulia, the Lord, want from our country? I'm telling you, even if you say you're unwilling to be hostile, you can't interact with the Lord and the Devils. Many citizens have lost their families and close people in this battle. I explained the situation to them because they were another demonic force, and they wouldn't be convinced of the emotions."

Many must rebel if they try to join hands with the Demons, even if they are in a normal state that has not been attacked. Plus people died too much this time. If you ignore their feelings and try to join hands with Apulia, there's even the worst risk of insurrection. But Mille still grinned softly, despite hearing Washi's concerns.

"Don't worry. Nor is this table willing to interact with humans. Many demons will not be good at joining hands with humans, just as they are resistant to joining hands with demons."

"Then what's the purpose? An alliance would be one that unites for mutual benefit. Make it economic, make it military, if we don't have mutual interests, doesn't that make sense?

When the eagle says so, Mille snarls her nose like she made a fool of herself. The act alone made it clear how much this woman - no, the Demons, looked down on humans.

"Listen carefully. I told you in secret... There is only one thing my Lord wants. Turn the brave men into a Trianf crusade. That's just it. Of course, if you refuse, you will die."

Brave? Did you say brave? What do you mean you're turning it over? Only Lord Flair and Lord Lapis speak of the brave men with whom I know. No way, you want me to hit them with that demon clan? Are you asking me to send them, the benefactors who saved this country, to their place of death at their own convenience? I could see for myself that the eagle would connect with nature and my eyes, and it would be killer.

"Oh, are you dissatisfied?

"Naturally. You may not understand the Lord and the devils, but I can never imitate my gratitude with vengeance. Even if I refuse to be killed on this occasion, such as giving them away with our own cuteness."

"Really..."

In an attitude as if he had dealt with even the wasting of my words, Mille snapped her neck in disgust. But I don't know. Did you just make that offer and think I'd take it? Do demons look so sweet on humans? Or is it simply that this guy and his Lord are stupid? After a while of thinking about it, Mille just pounded her hand with a pong that she had come up with something.

"Let's do this, then. I will kill ten children in your country a day until you care about them. Finally, the three grandchildren you care about, let me invite you into our territory as hostages. Yeah, that's good. I will."

"Ma, wait!

Washi rushed to stop Mille from leaving the scene convinced by herself.

"Anything? I'm still busy with this. If it's a boring business, could you do it next time?

This guy... I really don't think anything about killing children. If the eagle doesn't stop, this guy must go to the king's capital as he says, and just kill the child so that he can slaughter the livestock as well, just as he would exterminate the vermin. And no one can stop that. If you fought from the front, it would still be the brave ones who can stop a demon clan with enough skill to dive into this room alone. If Lord Lapis were here... Mille is smiling funny as she sees how the eagle is biting her lips off less of repentance.

"... don't get your hands on the kid. If you want to kill me, you can kill me."

"Is there any benefit in killing you? Like I said, Apulia wants the brave and Trianf to crush each other. Just say that your position, the king of the damaged country, is in the most prone position to burn the brave men. Otherwise, your life is worthless. So, what do you do? Will you bind hands with this one dearly, or will you lose your precious grandson and continue to be murdered a child you don't even know his face? Choose."

"Ku......!

I cry over my impudence. I didn't know they were ravaged of the land so as to save their own people for good, and even though they were taking their children hostage to name a few, they couldn't even get their hands and feet... I can't take the option of saying no. The three grandchildren are so cute that none of them hurt in their eyes. The people should feel the same way about their children and grandchildren. I just thought they would take the life of such an important being, and a tremor would come from the core of my body.

(Lord Lapis... Lord Flair... Sorry!)

If this guy talks and sends them to Trianf, one of them will surely die. No matter how strong Lord Lapis and his men are, I don't think they'll make it into the enemy's home base. But I didn't have any other choice in my current wash.

"... ok. Let's tie hands."

"Good. Now you can move on. Let's move on to the details."

…………

In contrast to the dying eagle, Mille made him look heartily happy.

§ § §

"Well, on the terms we just talked about, please"

"... ok. However, never get your hands on the kids. If you ever break a promise, I will use all means to kill you and your Lord."

"Oh scary. Don't forget it's there. My people are lurking everywhere."

That's what I said. Mille disappeared in a flash. As he exhaled the black stuff that had accumulated in his chest, the eagle sighed heavily, taking the liquor bottle from the shelf and swallowing its contents all at once.

What was decided in my conversation with Mille was to send the Brave Party to Trianf's crusade by any means possible. Money or power is good. He also appealed to the Kingdom of Bordeaux and Ljumiere to cooperate, respectively, in order to remove future anxieties. However, it is conditional upon never smelling the presence of the Apulian faction there. If you try to reveal the truth to the brave men through someone, at that point, the lurking demons are supposed to beep up simultaneously in order to kill the grandchildren of the eagles and children from all over the country. So I can't tell anyone - even my family. I don't know if it's a lie or a truth, but it seems that the Demons' technology greatly outweighs humans, so they're even missing out on what they talk about in far-sighted demonic props. That means you can't even ask the king of another country for help.

(…… packed. We can't do anything about it. Totally...... pitiful. But it's not like there's no hope at all. Lord Lapis' overwhelming combat abilities, or his unharmed ability to defeat a demon king named Trianf, or the divine magic of Lord Flair, may enable him to identify the demons lurking close to the eagle. If we could use them to create an opportunity to reveal the truth to them. Or...)

The possibilities are endlessly close to zero even if everything fits well together. It's a chance of winning like it won't even be a beating. If Washi were in a third party position, he would bet his entire fortune on the Demonic side. That's how bad the situation was.

"Heh... heh... what an alliance. Isn't that just a saying? The common sense of the Demon Nation is that it's an alliance to work together unilaterally."

Don't just laugh bitterly when you're too desperate. If Washi abandons her grandchildren and children and dies herself, things may turn out better on the human side for now. But - and the eagle closes his eyes hard. When I thought of my beloved grandson playing well in my head, I thought once again that I couldn't let him die in exchange for anything.

"I... could be the worst traitor to a human being..."

One of the eagles shrugged as he exhaled the smell of alcohol in the room where no one was.

§ § §

"Is this a call from the king?

About a week after we took an inn in another city, one of the knights visited the inn and handed over his parents' book. When Rubias, who received it, asked the knight to silently read it and take confirmation, he nodded quietly and showed it.

"Yes. Your Majesty seemed very heartbroken the other day by sending out the brave men without much thanks. You said you wanted to at least do the best you could."

Rubias turns around wondering what's going on, and I just snap my neck, too. I know the Kingdom of Strom is a painful situation, and the front-line city where the King stays should be tedious with many soldiers and people seeking salvation and not in a very inviting state. We knew it, so we left the city even if we were held back, and it didn't make sense when we went back. Karin and the others have similar thoughts, the King's intentions cannot be grasped and he is puzzled. If we're the only ones, we can talk and respond, but Hate and I have a knight here who's a messenger, so we can't have a grand discussion. It seems that within doing so, Rubias summed up his thoughts, and he was turning to the knight.

"I appreciate the invitation, but shouldn't we be committed to rebuilding now? Just feel good enough to thank us."

As soon as Rubias answers that, for some reason, the knight will have a crying look. Unexpectedly, Rubias stepped back, and the knight bowed his head in momentum.

"Can you manage there, come with me? As a matter of fact, I was strictly instructed not to come back until I had the consent of the brave men... If you can't be with me, you have to go about the braves all the time in your position. Please!

"Oh no..."

That warm-looking king king gave such an unscrupulous order? People don't look like it. Or is that all you're buying us?

"Master...... what shall we do?

"Hmmm... you can't say no if that's the case, can you? We're gonna have to go, aren't we?

"... right. Then, messenger, we will answer your call and let you come to the king."

"Oh, thank you! Helpful!"

I thought it was time to go back to the country, but something weird happened to you. Well, I don't have a rush to run anyway, so it's nothing good...