"With regard to the Ghane demonic world, Ghane is not going to make territorial claims. Whatever you want."
In a room at Quama Castle, a meeting was held between King Zenotta, 'Kim' and three members of the Jestuffs.
When the demon world is cleansed in the future, a third faction, including Jestuffs, will pioneer the place and build a new nation.
'Gold', King of Ghane, gave pleasant consent to the possession of the Ghane demonic world.
Gahne expands its national territory year after year, embracing nearby villages.
Ultimately, it seems that all those living in Ghane territory will be taken into their home countries and the remaining villages will be reused as bases for resource recovery.
If you make a mistake, it could be a distopian world where all the people will be placed under control, but things will be fine for now.
The land is also plentiful and boasts quite a few specialities and so on in today's territory alone, with Ghane laying the most stable production line among the great powers.
If there's a spot on your eye, it's a little cluttered in the way you turn your hand to the remote. Most importantly, that is why I have no obsession with the land of the Ghane demonic world, which bears the name of my neighbouring country.
"If King Ghane gave you permission, wouldn't it be good to put it on hold as a quama?
In contrast, it is King Zenotta who is cautious.
This is the demonic world we've been watching for over a hundred years, normally, bent over. Whatever the reason, it is your natural role as king to judge carefully.
"If it's just for the purpose of securing land, that's right. But this one's number one hope is the Kuama Demon Realm. The Ethereal Demon King is also our collaborator, as it stands, the most manageable place."
"Gahne, I created the demonic world since" Scarlet. "There's no concubine influence."
It is no exaggeration that demons born in the Ghane demonic world are under the authority of the Scarlet Demon King.
Because 'purple' could secretly occupy a part of that demonic world in a previous matter, I don't think he's that much of a demon king confined to his position.
Even so, I'm not the one you can negotiate with, 'Build a new country in the demonic realm you created, don't interrupt'.
If you are in the Kuama demonic world, you can disable the demonic threat by adding 'Ethereal' to the development. On the contrary, a low-level demon with little will would also be able to serve as a workforce.
"Of course I won't be forced to. If Quama wants to purify the demonic realm herself and develop it as a new territory, she will not stand in the way of it. I just can't fully cooperate, though. Specifically, the remaining demons will be handled by Quama as usual."
"Don't be so lonely."
"Fair enough. I will collect some demons from time to time as part of this pioneering workforce, so it will be greatly reduced in number, and it must be relatively easy."
Most demons obey honestly if the Demon King skips instructions. The only exceptions are those with a strong ego of a unique class.
If the 'Ethereal' recovers the demons at moderate intervals, the total number will be very small.
However, the burden seems to be surprisingly heavy, and its frequency is limited compared to that of 'purple'.
It would be like the difference between the power of 'purple', which had always used the devil, and 'pale', which had just been vaguely manipulated.
"There's nothing to lose, but there's not much to gain."
"It's the same as Mezis, right? There are just a lot of purifying magic experts in Mezis called Yuglaism. Judaism may help to purify the demonic world, but it will still give priority to Mezis."
The territory of Mejs has been invaded by the past 'purple' and has eroded much of its land into the demonic realm in distorted forms.
Even if we divide the number of people to Quama, the priority will drop.
"King Kuama the Bully, even if the Demon King just skips the monster threat, he'll be superimposed. Weren't the walls built to date and the status quo maintained to the fullest? You're too greedy not to feel the benefit of purifying that demonic world and spreading the land before you do?
"That being said, King Gahne. No, should we call him the Golden Demon King in this case?
"I don't mind King Ghane when my concubine is doing his country's work."
"Then King Ghane. Unlike Mejs, the number of priests in Quama is small. Some of them are Yugras, but more will leave the land in the future with the purification of the Mezis demonic world. And then you just leave the land unpurified."
"Then why don't you give it to the man there? Only Kuama will be adjacent in relation to the land, and it will be a privileged seat to give thanks and to have the lease repaid"
"That's true."
King Zenotta rubs his beard as he roars. By the way, this old man, he's not so much bound by the rights of the Quama demonic world.
In short, I want another push. Get as clear a gain as you can convince the Quama people.
Unlike Ghane, where the country governs everything, Kuama leaves the land outside the country to the nobles to manage.
If you see the Quama demonic world as a new land, King Zenotta is not the only one who eats it there.
The aristocrats, who have a desire to expand their territory, will also come face to face.
If, therefore, Kuama's own country were to arbitrarily relinquish the rights of the demonic world, it would buy the grievances of nobility and the people.
Even if it's hard to handle, land is land, a precious resource.
He understands it multiple times, and this one will have some kind of convincing material.
It's trusted in a way... but it's strong, really.
"In return, we will provide this demon for the development of Kuama's land."
"... what does that mean?
"The land of Kuama is large enough. But that doesn't mean it's still out of use. Even forests and mountains exist. The lines of supply that utilize each resource are still unsatisfactory, right?
I will spread the parchment and explain the specific proposal.
Increased number of bridges to be installed on roads and rivers moving through forests and, whatever you say, tunnelling against mountains.
Accidents can occur in tunnel construction even in modern Japan. It is quite a bone breaking task in medieval times, and it is also dangerous.
But demons can go faster than people and ignore human damage.
If the transport environment within Kuama were to improve dramatically, the economy in the territory would circulate more smoothly.
Kuama is not as good as Tayz but Moriyama is there. Some would think compared to the most flatlanded gane.
"I see... I see"
"You should avoid saying that forests and other fine resources also make one forest more landscaped, but servicing it will also increase the number of places that can be used as agricultural land. The territory does not have to be extended, so there will be more land available. I think territorial improvement will progress on a centenary basis."
"What is it to be suggested and say, but isn't arranging demons here going to interfere with the founding of a nation in the Kuama demonic world?
"No, it doesn't. The purification of the demonic world is a prerequisite to allow people to live and grow crops in the end. In the meantime, it provides an extra workforce. When enough territory has been purified, there will be a paragraph on the development of the quama."
"Sure. What can we do about the nobility persuasion if this... and these problems, by the way?
Don't hesitate to ask. Well, it's more credible than people looking at all the benefits.
"Even if we say we will improve Kuama's land, there will be a massive spread of demons within Kuama territory at one time or another. Some citizens need to refrain from patrolling at night because that can be a mental load. Merchants, adventurers, etc. can make a mild noise."
"If we were on the road in the middle of the night, the great army of demons would be clearing the way... I see we have to deal with that area. I will meet with you in the future to discuss the proposed improvements, and ask you to prioritize this hope, okay?
"I refuse if I seem to make all the unscrupulous demands. That's where I trust King Zenotta's common sense."
"Even if I know. Then I shall be responsible for persuading my subordinates and nobles. - Can I have this parchment?
"That's what I've got for you."
"Hey, don't talk fast and help!
King Xenotta to collect the presentation materials satisfactorily. Nice smile, really.
You just really need to be careful about overdoing it. There are woodworkers and carpenters who specialize in building paths even in their current progression. We have to avoid taking away all their work.
As we were about to finish the conversation, Jestuffs quietly raised his right arm.
"King Zenotta, one good thing?
The bandages are wrapped around the right hand side of the jestaff peeking from the long sleeves. The right arm now is only shaped by the devil, and without flesh and bones, no blood is passing through.
Still, I'm using it by the time I can write a letter already. If you were young, you would have been stronger than Hark Dock, this guy.
"I don't mind, is there anything you don't like?
"No, the young man there has negotiated enough for me. Non's personal belongings alone will go well. But if you're going to be a neighbor, you have to ask first. Let's hear your honest opinions about building a country."
It is true that the Jestuffs had responded to the invitation of Reality and were aiming for the overthrow of Quama.
In extreme terms, extremist terrorists in their own country create a country next door. It's hard to say I'm in a very good mood.
"Hmm... right. The history to which the Heliodora family has contributed to Quama is well learned. But I couldn't do anything to quench the grievances of the Heliodora family that even wanted to take over Kuama in this way, neither to King Kuama in history, nor to me. Then the resentment would be legitimate. That's not why they take the country. If you're going to build a country and put an end to that resentment, I'd be happy to see it."
"... bad times. Otherwise I would have left a few more names in history."
"Really. I wonder why there's no decent guy at the top of every other country."
Marito, considered the best in history for Tayz, Ghane is a 'gold' with transcendental abilities, and Pope Euparo of Mejs also has a very high rate of support for it.
If you compare it to them, King Xenotta will only be shown to an old man who can't.
But he is also one personable man, the king who watches over the fate of his country.
"I heard something wild. Forget it."
"Naturally, you won't even remember it intentionally. But does that mean I don't have the means to keep my name in history? Can I talk to you for a second?
"It's glamour that even feels refreshed."
True, he's a successful king.
"That's right. I've got some information about the Dropper, and I'd like to interrogate Larheit."
"Ah... that's it..."
King Xenotta, who suddenly becomes the bad face of the bush. I was feeling thin, but I guess that's what it is.
The story heard from King Zenotta was that Larheit, placed under the control of Archbishop Serraes, died after interrogation.
Ignoring the fact that it was the child's flesh, he tortured it without hesitation, with the result that the flesh reached its limits before the person threw up information.
It would be natural if the people who usually only know how to torture adult opponents dealt with their children.
"I hope you haven't moved to another flesh."
"Yeah, but I heard you didn't use magic during torture, did you?
"Larheit, who had previously been cornered by Archbishop Ukka, was also carrying out soul movements in a situation where demonic sealed stones were rolling beside him. Without dedicated tools, you can't be sure."
"Oh well... I'm sorry"
As for Larkheit, it's one of the replacement materials I needed to get 'Ether' into my buddies.
Which way was impossible to speak up to that treatment. I was going to give you some advice, but your mental state from Archbishop Serrayes sucks, and you have no choice.
I don't have a problem with it if it stays dead... would you ask 'pale' for all this?
The body was already burned with the flame of purification, and the ashes were buried, but even from the wreckage, a 'pale' that could produce undead with necromancy would be enough to confirm life and death.
Hi. I don't think he's going to die easily. Let's just say I intend to live and act in the future.
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When I heard the report of Larkheit's death, I felt like I saw a glimmer in his expression again.
I've been by his side for a long time and it seems to be somewhat sensitive to his changes.
He has two faces, but that's not something that switches back and forth beautifully. It's like a water to booze ratio.
If he is usually water, the other he is high purity liquor.
I felt it get slightly thicker now, but the proportion of water is much higher so far.
At the end of the talks, Jestuffs returned to the mansion, where King Zenotta and the Golden Demon King were to have a little dialogue about the corner.
Now he and I, alone in the break room, are waiting for the story of the Golden Demon King to end.
"Wasn't it past history that King Kuama and King Ghane would face each other? - But it's not nice to combine those two. They'll be exquisitely sweet..."
"... right. But I'm sure it's because you're fulfilling those two demands."
"You're in every world, the guy who's good at every favor. So, Ilyas, is it time to hear why the sky above you?
"... it's not meant to be in the sky."
"You look distracted, but you can't afford it. Something's creeping in my head, like that."
I want to think that you can't hide things from him because he's good at guessing.
It's just a good guess for those around you a little bit, let's just say.
"Right. I still have words left in my ear."
"Real words, huh?"
Nod and reply. He whispered to me when he entered Morgana's guild headquarters and met Real.
"'Your father risked his life to defeat the Demon Clan alive, right?'... that's what the man said"
"With that said, you never heard the details. Heard it's a demonic raid, heard it's a demon tribe..."
"It's both, to be specific. When I was young, many demons appeared in Tays. I hear there were demons there too."
There was no reason to know if that demon tribe had manifested itself with demons and what its purpose was.
But the knights of Tayz ran to the attacked village, fought the demons, and managed to repel them.
My father and mother also joined the battle, and met the Demons face to face. In the story of the one who saw it, I heard that it took two people to stab each other.
I still remember Sir Ragdo bowing his head deeply to me if I could be there.
He was the most wounded of those who survived. He was single, protecting the most villages, butchering the most demons, and saving the most people.
The pain was enough to convey even at a young age. Who the hell could blame Lord Ragdo for that?
My father and mother fought bravely. If the two hadn't been able to stop the Demons, the damage would have been considerable.
So I made up my mind. He said he was going to be a fine knight like his father and defend his country in his place.
Be lousy and explain the flow to him. Then he thinks for a while, and then resumes the conversation.
"Okay, okay. Explore information about that demon clan."
"I'm glad to hear it, but this is my personal problem"
"Don't you dare say that. If you're gonna say that, it's all 'me' personal. Let them dress like they're just carrying themselves in."
"Well, I'm not going to be dressed up."
"You're probably just getting out and gathering information, and you won't be able to get a clue."
... it sure is. All I can tell is a prediction that the demon clan might not be under the authority of Bi's demon king.
As that demon tribe lived, I can't think of anything about whether or not I'm in the Tayz demon world right now and how I can identify it.
If you rely on him...... I'm sure he'll derive that from you. But is that really good?
I aspire to be a knight on whom he depends. That's what I...
"You suck at being sweet compared to King Zenotta or 'gold', don't you, Ilias?"
He pinches my cheeks with both hands. It's like a habit when he's going to tear up.
"Poor sweetness...... or... That would be so. I've avoided the sweet way of life."
"Then practice. If you can't do your best here, it's a treasure rot. If you want to harness your strengths, learn how to harness them."
"Take advantage of myself..."
"Ilias only needs to be solemnly prepared for hostility. Leave it to me as much as you want to eat."
He says confidently, I just got a little jealous of the way it looked.
I understand that it is a relationship that behaves like we are dependent on each other.
But I felt that my desire to rely on him must be stronger than his.
"Well... then let's rely. But first things first."
"Right. You can't clean up a Scarlet Demon King case."
The invasion of the Ethereal Demon King on the stage of Kuama, and a series of disturbances involving the Alliance, were successfully settled.
But these are nothing but wolf smoke to announce the opening of the fierce battle that is about to begin.
The time has come to settle for a full-scale battle between demon kings and humans involving the entire continent, and for Yugra to send them forward.
It will be impossible to forget about my father's revenge from his head. But still, if he's here, don't worry.
As a knight who protects him, let's keep holding this sword.
Because this is all I can do to him anymore.
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Ghane and Mejs demon worlds, one of the mountains at that boundary. There was a huge cavity there.
The light of the sun fades as we progress to the back, and instead the glow of the demonic stone illuminates the cave.
What was there was a castle built underground.
An emotionless castle, scraped and overlaid with rocks, devoid of any colour.
There are countless demons surrounding it.
Goblins, oaks, cobolts, beastman shaped demons that are not people while shaping people.
All of its demons work in messy facilities.
Step on the buckwheat, start the fire, melt the iron, and make the weapon.
The demons equipped with weapons waved their weapons at each other, wearing their moves.
The sight compares to the training of the knights of Tayz and cannot be described as anything that can be hurried by flattery.
But still, if there were humans on the spot, there was something to feel impatient about.
Behind the inside of the castle, sitting there is The Scarlet Demon King.
He also draws the blood of subhuman demons. But its appearance is difficult to describe as a mixture of any animal.
To the magnificent hyena, the rough but tough horns, the flesh reminiscent of the rock and above all the steel whose whole body has heat shines red.
"Armed deployment, we are well on our way. But we don't have a bit of a supply of high-quality weapons to let the qualities grip us."
One of the demons who refrained left and right from speaking to the Scarlet Demon King sitting on the throne.
Everyone on the spot wears a product far from the weapons of a single soldier outside.
It is under the direct authority of the Scarlet Demon King and a unique class of demons who lead each demon.
"Then let them compete and choose the one who deserves to grip."
"A little less numbers, do you mind?
"I don't mind. The loss of life, as chosen, is only the frightened of death and the weak who have lost. Even if he loses, the flames of his life will not go away if he truly fights."
"So then. We'll be ready in February first. But can we take a little longer if we're going to have a full time?
"That's the first thing I was deciding. When this world finds out about our resurrection, it's time to announce the resumption of the war."
"In the end, that human was useless. I want you to be a demon to that extent... and it's very thoughtful."
"Larheit et al., no. Should I call you Laitis? I didn't imitate it like a belly-breathing, but still, that organization provided quite useful information. Their original purpose was not demonization in the first place."
"Oh my... then what the hell..."
"I can guess approximately. But it's trivial. If it's worth taking advantage of each other, that's enough."
"Using the Demon King means you need to kill him the next time you see him."
"Do as you please. He lost touch with this one. Then it's no different than a stone on the side of the road."
The Scarlet Demon King takes a glimpse at the demons he refrains from left and right.
Unique classes of beastman types, each of which is different, the best individual of its kind.
"You always said 'gold'. You demons are the ones who have changed their appearance because of the exorbitance of my heart. I see. Are you saying that my heart will always only hold the heart of the beast together? I was good at it."
The mouth of the Scarlet Demon King is slightly distorted. The grin shown from the look of a boneless samurai contained a slight mockery.
"You are the beasts created by the heart of my struggle. But there is no fear in the beast that nests in my heart. Just wave your weapon, kill, and seek an endless struggle. That's what I want. Reasons for signing with Yugra and giving her permanent life. Being a resentful enemy to both human beings and subhumans is what we mean to be!
The demons respond to the words of the Scarlet Demon King with a grunting roar.
The roar echoes outside the castle, and every demon that was outside responds and barks.
The roar of the beasts in search of struggle shakes the air and rocks the earth. It's as if the continent is scared and frightened by the battles that lie ahead.