I Favor the Villainess

"... Demon King?

Uh, what's that?

Since there was a demon race whose shadow was thin in the original work, there may be a demon king, but I have never heard of such a covert existence in the settings collection.

If Dorothea's demon king matches my imagination.

"Mother, what the hell is a demon king...?

Filine asks Dorothea for help.

The face has no previous awkwardness, but it feels like confusion about the words that Dorothea uttered.

Dorothea continued to ignore it.

"As its name suggests, it is the existence that dominates monsters and demons. I've seen it before."

Surprisingly, Dorothea's voice was slightly frightened.

That arrogant, luxurious draughtia painted in a painting.

That was before the rest of us took the empire.

According to Dorothea, it was a complete coincidence that she ran into the Demon King.

She was only seven years old at the time.

It seems that Dorothea, who had shown the scales of the sword's age as early as possible, participated in the battle against the Demons in order to gain practical experience.

Of course, participation is not the front line.

No matter how powerful Dorothea is, she is a man of the Empire.

Experience in battle seems to have had a lot of significance, such as putting foil on the background.

I should have gone to a battlefield where I thought it was relatively safe from past data and seen the battlefield from behind.

But that's where she met.

To an existence called the Devil King.

"I've heard more about the strength of the demons. But he... the Devil was overwhelming. At that time, I was going to be able to do as much as the three great demons, but the demon king probably won't be able to do anything anymore. That is not relative to a person. It was a disaster."

The crusaders Dorothea was involved in were destroyed in an instant.

She shook her sword, but the Demon King had no teeth.

"I was prepared to die for the rest of my life. But strangely, he didn't kill the rest. I killed everybody else."

Dorothea wondered and asked the Demon King.

Why don't you kill him?

"Here's what he said. If you kill the rest, history will change too much. I don't know the truth of that statement."

Anyway, Dorothea took her life.

And she made up her mind.

"To destroy the Demon King, we need to unite all the power of mankind."

Dorothea said she had done her best to reach it.

In other words, the aggressive diplomacy she pushed forward was just a convenience.

I don't care if you agree or disagree.

"Is it true that such a powerful existence has existed without being widely known?

His Majesty William asked the most serious question.

"This is just a speculation, but it's probably related to his episode of changing history."

"What do you mean?

"That kind of threat would have a huge impact on the world. If he doesn't want to interfere with history as much as possible, he won't be able to do it himself."

"Hmm... it's kind of like grabbing a cloud. Anyway, it doesn't seem like a good story for mankind."

His Majesty William snorted at me.

"If there's such a threat, it's not just about explaining it. There are many ways to install cooperation, even if you don't use aggression."

"Claire-François, you don't understand Zheng's" Festival ". That's too weak a way to talk in diplomacy where there's a stake between the country and the country."

Armaments, Economics, Ideas, Ethics - There are many tools used in diplomacy, but Dorothea appreciated the value of the conversation.

I can't agree with her, but there were not many people who thought so in Japan in the twenty-first century.

"If you have a powerful, common enemy, some will hear it from your mouth."

Claire repeatedly accuses Dorothea.

In contrast, Dorothea shook his head as if he didn't know.

"Of course. But I'm just asking. The demonic threat is being held hostage by my empire."

"You could have taken the entire rudder like Philline."

As if you had a foe named Yu before you. As I have already said, the Empire has prevented an invasion from the demonic realm. That's why every country really doesn't have a sense of danger to the demons. "

This makes sense to Dorothea.

At least when I lived in Bauer, I never felt threatened by the existence of a demon tribe.

"That's why I don't think it's right to subjugate another country by force!

Sure. I don't think I'm right. I just thought this was the best. "

Dorothea laughs arrogantly after losing to you.

"Dorothea, I see what you mean. But what does it mean for the demons to push toward us in large numbers?

Why at this time?

"We know that the demons cannot enter this empire."

"Yeah, it's the boundaries, isn't it?

Sure. But the demons send humans as messengers. "

Dorothea says the Empire bureaucrats who fled earlier in the battle were just between them.

"I will tell the demons that the rest has killed you all. If you do, they'll attack here and there."

"Perhaps that's why all the killing remarks were made earlier?

Claire asks.

If that were the case, I thought it would be too much to act.

"It's not an act. Until then. On the contrary, if I could kill the rest, I would leave it to you."

"Philline, your mom is playing too hard!

"I'm sorry! I'm really sorry!

As I screamed, Philline lowered her head many times.

"So, what are you going to do with this? The summit was a mess.

William looked around and said that the fighting had stopped and the non-combatants had returned.

"Dorothea, how long do you think the Demons will have before they attack?

When Dolores asked, Dorothea thought for a moment,

"It will take about two weeks to break through all the fortifications on the way."

and replied.

"Two weeks... you don't have enough time."

The dollar looked bitter.

Even Bauer, who is closest to the Empire, wonders if his backup will be in time.

It is another dream for mankind to unite all its strength.

"You didn't do anything like this, did you, Dorothea?

"Onee-sama! You've recovered."

"Yeah, I can handle it. You're worried, Claire."

Claire, who was so impressed, jumped into Manaria's chest.

I feel like I'm a little jelly, but I know how it feels, so I'm going to miss it now.

Hmm, I can always hug Claire!

"There's a solution."

Dorothea answered Manaria's question.

"One of the fortifications between the Magic Realm and the Imperial Capital is equipped with a massive installation attack magic device. Activate to blow up all the demons in the fort."

It seems that Dorothea's installation magic equipment brings together the magic skills of the Empire.

The power is such that we have to rewrite the map.

"If there's such a convenient thing, just detonate it in the demonic realm."

"It can't be installed anywhere. Because it's a magical tool that needs a volcanic pulse."

In the description of Dorothea, I had something to come with a pin.

"Dorothea, did you use that magic tool to erupt the Sassar volcano?

Claire, Dollar, and Sein gave me a faint look at my question.

"Sharp, Ray-Taylor. Exactly. The magic tool activates the elements of fire and earth flowing through the veins."

There was no evil, Dorothea replied lightly.

I see, it finally fell into my heart.

The eruption was earlier than at the time of the original because the Empire pulled the thread behind it.

No, even if it were the original, it is still possible that the eruption was an imperial ploy.

"... you!

Surprisingly, it was His Majesty Sein who grabbed Dorothea's collar.

His face, which always had a depressing expression, now clearly had a passion.

"... how much damage I think Bauer has suffered because of the magic equipment! Bauer still has a lot of starving and paper people!

His Majesty the King, who is more merciful to his people than anyone else, is heartbroken by the tragic state of the kingdom following the eruption of the Sassar volcano.

Not to mention that it was artificially caused, there is no way you can forgive it.

"There is no excuse. I did not intend to dominate your country, and I did not intend to choose any means to do so."

"... you're reopening it!

"So, what else do you want?

While His Majesty Sein grabbed him, Dorothea asked.

"... I have nothing to ask of you. Go to hell."

"No, no, no, Your Majesty. That's bad. We need to make sure we're at least apologizing and compensating."

I can understand emotionally, but it's not a good thing to do with emotion theory.

We need to make that clear and connect it in the future.

"For the rest, I am prepared to pay compensation and apologize. But it all depends on Philline."

"Heh? Wow, it's me?

Suddenly named Philline turned her eyes black and white.

"Yes, you, Philline. The rest retreats from the empire. You are the next emperor."