Kuro no Maou

"Damn, that's stupid... that's stupid!?"

The cry of the Duke of Arkwright resounds in the tent of the camp.

As a higher nobleman, the duke, and above all as a hidden believer who has a faith in crucifixion, he does not show his emotions in public, but he still raises one of his cries in front of the news that he doubts his ears.

"The capital has fallen... yes, the apostle!" What did the Twelfth Apostle, Sir Mariabelle, do!? "

"The Twelfth Apostle, Sir Mariabelle, fought to defend the Imperial Castle from the incoming rebellion... but was defeated before the Demon King Chrono."

"The apostle lost...?" And you're dead, aren't you? "

Its neck is exposed in front of the main gate of the Imperial Castle on ice pickling.

Already the death of the twelfth apostle is greatly spread.

In this way, many Crucifixions in the capital will lose the energy to rebel. It is a classic method from ancient times to discourage the morale of enemies by exposing famous enemy generals, but if the apostles in the crucifixion did it, it would affect faith as well, regardless of morale.

Worst case scenario. As far as I can think, the worst has happened.

"W-What do you mean... I misread the power of the Demon King..."

I am convinced of my superiority, and I am here to crush the rebels.

I knew that resistance forces such as the Resistance were spreading in the capital, but I still thought that the defense of the capital was the cornerstone. Enough troops are stationed to defend the Apostle. If you ask for more, you can't move a step from the royal castle, etc.

The main forces of Wissendorf and the fleet of runes that appeared in Serene were all in the air... Does that mean that the Demon King was only aiming for the head of the apostles in the capital?

We will not aim at the head of the apostle unless we have achieved an overwhelming advantage.

Indeed, Chrono has already taken on the Seventh Apostle, Saliel. However, I have heard that the Galahad War was a battle in which two armies collided and the Crusaders were challenged at the very beginning of their defeat.

At that time, the seventh apostle was in a state of war like a model of unfavorable circumstances, the defeated army.

But not this time. No matter how many Resistances there were, they would never surpass the defensive power of the capital, Avalon -- and if they were overthrown, it would mean that the Specialized Force, headed by Demon King Chrono, was strong enough to fill a number of disadvantages, rather than a simple number of troops.

"What do you mean... he already had the power to call himself the Demon King..."

How can I help you, my lord?

Before it was too late, a whirl of regret could not have predicted the demon king's dangers, but I switched my thoughts to the question of my subordinates.

"Hurry back to the capital." We'll still be able to recapture it in time. "

Haha!

Other than that, there was no movement.

Even if we were to lose the capital temporarily, we would have to prevent the demon king from destroying all of Avalon.

"Calm down... yes, we can still make it..."

Fortunately, there is not yet a single battle with the biggest rebel main force led by the Wissendorf Frontier College.

This was a small battle in the plains, but the rebels in front of the town did not seem to move. Even though this person is stronger than us, if we attack an opponent with a cage standing in a city surrounded by stone walls, the corresponding damage will be inevitable.

However, because of that purpose, the rebels could not stay in the city forever, and while waiting for them to come out to the plains, this report arrived while the two armies were fighting over the course of several days.

It was now clear that the main rebel force in the Visendorf fringe counties was also in a good mood, so it was their intention to avoid a showdown with us, but that is why the crusade led by the Duke of Arkwright remained unharmed.

We are far better than the troops we left behind in the defenses of the capital to defeat the rebels sooner. As far as Avalon's remaining forces are concerned, it is no exaggeration to call them the main force.

As long as we remain, the Neo-Avalon forces have not yet lost.

"Look, how many messengers have you defeated, but their damage must be considerable." When we return to the capital in good condition, we will recapture the royal castle! "

The enemies defeated the Capital Guard and the Apostles, and were filled with enemies. It's just somehow declaring its capture of the capital, and it can't be in a position to defend it.

But over time, the opponent's defenses hardened. Therefore, it is important to return to the capital as soon as possible, "said the Duke of Arkwright, on his way back, inspiring his soldiers.

Leave only the lowest troops behind and supplies such as food behind to avoid being attacked by the main rebel forces during the retreat.

After all, the rebels can't afford to bother the returning Crusaders... no, we should call them the Demon King's Army now.

The fearsome army led by the demon king seemed to be wrapping around the capital. There were no traps or ambushes in the crusading army on the street, and the retreat was proceeding smoothly.

So, the seventh day of the month on the first Tuesday, in the morning.

Through the night, the crusaders led by the Duke of Arkwright finally made their way to the capital, Avalon.

Ominous dark clouds stood overhead, and there was a heavy rainfall and thunderstorms on the sky.

However, no matter how much it rains, no matter how struck by lightning, it will never stop in front of the capitals occupied by the enemy.

The Duke of Arkwright stepped forward in front of his entire army, exasperating the fatigue of his march.

From now on, we will recapture the capital!

Woah! Crusader soldiers are ready to take you home.

Across the road leading to the capital is a huge gate that symbolizes Avalon. When the Crusaders left, the gates that had dived through with the glorious escort were now firmly closed to reject them.

This can't be happening. Don't forgive me. The capital, Avalon, will now be the holy city of Pandora, the centre for spreading the teachings of the white gods.

I immediately took it from the evil demon king's hand and showed it to him ─ that's when everyone tried to start attacking with high morale.

"---- The rest is King Avalon, Miriam Julius Elrod."

A harsh voice resounds, and a large figure is projected in the sky.

It also looked good from the Crusaders who were now trying to invade the capital. Just above the main gate, it was illuminated like a gleaming square window.

There's a middle-aged man there who can't stand it. But with the crown and the king's tin, Avalon's king, dressed in a brilliant crimson robe and black costume, made his mark.

"Hey, Miriald... you're back!"

As a friend at a young age. I have been a minister since I was a priest. But in the depths of his heart he never acknowledged that he was a friend, nor that he was Lord. The wretched naked king, who had been ordained to be pursued by the throne, bursts into fury and humiliation in front of the Duke of Arkwright as he returns as a true king.

"I call myself Neo Avalon, the traitors." Surrender. Avalon has returned to his rightful king. "

"Shut up! Who would recognize that a devil like you is the ruler of this land!!"

"---- Hmm, Heine, my ears hurt. You always give me harsh words."

"Huh!? No way, do you hear me..."

I thought it was just a one-sided declaration before the war, but the Miriam in the sky did answer her own words.

The sound is coming out of the cylinder to the other side. But what do you mean? It's a crappy little piece of craft.

"Oh, I think I can hear you. You're right, I'm nothing but a man. Thus, he was deprived of his country and allowed to play Avalon like a cross-cult devil. Yu will be spoken of as the King of Fools to later generations. I can't say that such a fool is worthy of this great ruler of Avalon."

"I will not descend into self-masochism... Are you going to be foolish to think that we will be defeated by such a fool, Miriam!"

"No, Heine, this is a declaration."

"It's a declaration."

"By all means, I give the throne to those who truly deserve the rulers of Avalon."

"Oh, no way, are you crazy!?"

"With the blessing of our great ancestor, Mia Elrod, we are the new Demon King." Avalon submits to the Emperor Chrono and pledges his allegiance. "

The crusaders also ran agitated against the declaration to sell all of the country.

Everyone knew that the dark demon king Chrono was targeting Avalon. However, no one could have imagined that the legitimate King Avalon, Miriam, would recognize it and surrender the country to him. Even after a few steps, they will make Miriad the puppet king and rule Avalon from the back.

However, the Demon King wanted Avalon in his hands.

"Heine, say it again. Surrender. The true ruler of Avalon, the Demon King, has come to rule. In the first place, you don't have a chance to win."

Oh, Miriad, you're telling me you forgot your kingship!!

I have not pledged allegiance to the nation of Avalon. However, it is an unbelievable foolishness for the king to make a public statement without shame when he gives the country away easily.

I can understand the situation where the only force that could rely on him was the Demon King's Elrod Empire, after defeating King Miriald and the crucifixion took control of Avalon... but it was too much of a shame and an unheard of choice. He will never be allowed to be king of a country, until he sells all the country and asks for help.

"Instead of being a king, as a man, as a man, I'm despised!"

"It would be nice to scold me as much as I can." But if you are also a general leading an army, judge calmly. Do you think you can beat the mighty Demon King's army during this period? "

"Shut up! All hands, ready for battle!" This I will directly destroy the head of the shameless King of Fools!! "

The Crusaders answered Duke Arkwright's question.

One more word, and if they're dead, they'll start charging into the capital at their own pace.

More than 10,000 armies collided with each other, and on the brink of a war, the air that was just about to burst dominated the scene.

Well then, let's take our last lives as King Avalon ———— Defeat the traitors who call us Neo Avalon!

In response to the rumbling voice of King Avalon, Miriam, the defense of the capital... was not alone.

From the capital, where the main gate was closed, not a single one of the orders was heard, and it remained silent. There, it was as if there was only one Miriam, a tranquility that was even strange.

"Heh, I can't even raise my voice, I think I'm exhausted." A foolish king who has forsaken his country is a weak soldier. "

And when he despised the silence of the people.

It appeared as a shadow, not a sound.

Shadows. A big black shadow shines through the sky.

"Hey, hey, what the hell..."

"You're kidding, maybe that's it..."

The Duke of Arkwright looked up at the sky before reprimanding the soldiers for their cries.

There, I saw a gigantic being casting a shadow of ruin over the Crusaders.

"No way, the fortress in the air! Why, why would something like that be in this Avalon!?"

The Eleventh Apostolic Mass boasts a proud aerial fortress, Peaceful Heart.

The existence of the flying castle was famous, unknown in the capital Avalon. Of course, there are huge objects like castles floating in the air that no one can hide.

It was the Peaceful Heart that unexpectedly floated directly above Avalon's Royal Castle, but it was truly a worthy residence for the gods, helping to make the people of the capital aware of the fear of the Crucifixion.

Also, from the perspective of the knightly ranks involved in the military, it is reasonable to imagine how much threat that flying stronghold could become on the battlefield. Everyone concluded that it was good to have an ancient weapon beyond human intelligence.

However, because I knew its existence, I was afraid because I imagined the threat. Everyone feared the crusaders, who were made up of people from the capital, Avalon. Even the Duke of Arkwright, who leads the army.

Right now, they were looking up at the demon king's aerial fortress with a pitch-black hull that appeared loosely breaking the ominous cloudy weather from above their heads. However, they trembled.

"Everyone, koanchi!" It's Lily!! "

A black aerial fortress that flew in with an overwhelming sense of presence and intimidation. From there, a noble young voice echoes from the weather, which is too far away from the harsh appearance.

When I heard the adorable voice, I remembered the innocent toddler, so it was a merciless cruelty that made me play with the insect by trampling it.

"A bad boy who doesn't listen to you--no, no, no, no."

ZDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Instantly, a huge fire pole rose along the side of the street.

A blast blows through the crusading army with a loud bang. Any general who was so proud that he could only charge into the capital, had his ears blocked and his body sucked by the hot air that slammed him.

"Oh, my God... he shot me..."

With an unbelievable, no, unbelievable expression, the Duke of Arkwright repeatedly gazed at the black-iron castle floating in the air and the explosion center on the side of the street where black smoke was pouring out.

In the confused head of the unlikely situation, the calm part still sees the barrel of the airborne fortress slightly smoking and the point of the explosion just ahead.

We've been shot. Definitely, the giant cannons in that airborne fortress are not decorative, but real. I understood that it was fully functional as a main gun that unleashed its powerful destructive power as an ancient weapon.

Fortunately, it didn't blow up in the middle of the Crusaders during the unfortunate period... nothing happened, I didn't hit it, I didn't hit it. It immediately occurred to me that it was intimidation.

Next time, if you get shot, it's over.

The entire Crusader army is blown to death. We can't do anything about it, unilaterally.

Calm analysis results indicate a hopelessly desperate situation that is likely to go mad. Thoughts stopped there.

Ooooooooooooo!!

Then, the roar echoed and made my body stiffer.

At first glance, a winged dragon flew around the enormous aerial fortress.

Dragon Knight (Dragoon), it's not... it's big, it's too big.

The fortress was too huge, and the black dragon was incomparably larger than the riding dragon (Weyburn), so I stared dumbfounded for a while.

I felt like I knew what it was like to be targeted by a raptor.

As if to show that I was the champion of the sky, the Black Dragon spun around overhead. Then, after fully showing off the flying figure, it stopped on the airborne fortress.

The tallest part of the huge hull-shaped bridge. Immediately above that, the Black Dragon descended majestically.

I am the Demon King Chrono.

A man's voice pouring in to make him feel a lot of pressure.

"Neo Avalon's soldiers, down on your knees. Fear, look up."

This was the Demon King's army. The absolute power that dominates the sky.

It was enough to let you know that there was not a single chance to win.

"I'm not as kind as Miriam." Get down on your knees now! "

"----No, I'm glad the Crusaders surrendered."

"That's great."

In the bridge of the Sky Battleship Shangri-La, sitting in the ship's captain's seat, I took a deep breath with the toddler girl Lily on my lap.

The day I conquered the Royal Castle and completed the liberation of the capital Avalon, I was the first to re-blacken the original Monolith.

Reopening this transfer to pandemonium is a top priority, no matter what it takes. On the contrary, if it succeeds, the defense of the capital will be a stone's throw.

Of course. If we can transfer them, we can send the Imperial forces trained in pandemonium straight to us. Joseph and Zenongart had a hard time.

Reinforcements from such a home base. Of course, the most prominent feature was the sky battleship Shangri-La, which Marshal Lily was proud of.

The gleaming silver hull is dazzling, which is a long time ago. Re-painted in a heavy black color with martial bones, it was undergoing renovation to make it a suitable ship for Demon King Chrono, as Lily said. So far, I've only changed the colour, but it seems that it is still in the state of only undercoating. Anyway, it still takes time to complete the renovation... but for the time being, it's enough to intimidate me by floating in the sky.

After all, even if I had a few dragon knights (dragons), I wouldn't be able to beat him with my head.

From their perspective, I think they knew about the very existence of a flying Battleship in the Peaceful Heart of Mass... but just because they did, they couldn't have taken immediate action. The apostle of the rope of blessing, even if it has already been defeated, will not be able to hope for a miracle reversal.

With such a wake, I showed a decisive battle force called Shangri-La and broke the enemy's morale, but it was actually pretty close.

I knew that it was possible to transfer Shangri-La with the original monolith because Lily had a track record of moving it from Destiny Land to Pandemonium. But feel free to do it any time, any time.

Shangri-La's energy is eaten up by the metastasis.

I don't know whether this is the original specification or whether it is due to the fact that the performance at that time has not been completely restored, but anyway, immediately after the transfer, it is a little uneasy to make the battle with all the strength, and the remaining amount is too much.

I could have fired one of the main guns intimidation, but I couldn't have fired two or three more.

If the Duke of Arkwright were to be torn apart, and his Dragon Knight was prepared to wipe out, it was highly likely that he would have sustained damage.

Well, Velcrosen and I went on a business trip to make sure that didn't happen. When I had to, I was going to shower Dragon Breath on Belle and destroy the Crusaders sooner.

I'm sorry I had to rely on Lily in the end.

"Ufufu, you can rely on Lily even more!"

Lily is fond of you, but how much of a job do you have to take the alliance with Rune and lead her to Serene, and then return the day after I liberate the capital and fly back to the Pandemonium to ride the Shangri-La again?

However, I can't help but rely on the fact that I can go to diplomacy with a full delegation as the representative of the Empire, and that I can fully maneuver the Shangri-La ship. There is an urgent need to develop someone who can do these important tasks on her behalf.

“Thank you very much. I have almost successfully completed the Avalon liberation operation.”

Yeah!

From now on, Avalon's rebuilding and reign, which Nero has desperately ruined, will pile up the territorial defense against the Crusader Corps in Sparda and the challenges to be solved.

Still, the success of adding Avalon to the Empire is a tremendous achievement and will be of great value in the coming strategy against the Crusaders.

For the time being, for today, this is me-me-me-me-me--

Well then, I'll tell you something important when I get home.

Nell's passionate proposal.

The contract of fate with Belcrozen.

Separately, it seems like a lovely relationship, but for me, it's more of a war spark than a crusade.

So, it's already rough. Lily came from Serene to the capital Avalon on that day.

It was just rough, but it hasn't been solved at all.

Hah, seriously... I don't know if I can do this anymore...

With distant eyes, I stroked Lily's head on her lap. I feel like I'm touching a firing switch on a nuclear missile.