Maou No Utsuwa

"It's stupid."

The former Viscount Kreutz, Kamui's adoptive father, shrugged when he stood on the walls of Nortwagh and saw the Knights of Lenatus Divinity in formation nearby.

The invasion of the Lenatus theocracy forces was grasped over the fort, which served as the gateway to Northende. Failure to grasp it until then means that the Empire kept it a secret.

As for the former Viscount of Kreutz, who knows the covenant between his predecessor and the former Demon King, that was lamentable.

The promise of the Emperor, who guaranteed the safety of the Demon Nation, has already been rebelled in the next generation.

"Dear Hideaway. What will happen now?

Thebes, who was watching the Knights of God together next door, asked anxiously.

I don't know.

"The purpose of the Church is the Devil Nation. Isn't that all you have to do if you give it to the devil tribe in person?

"I can't do that."

"But"

"Don't get me wrong. It's not about Kamui. And Noun entrusted his fathers with the land, and the devils that dwell therein. You can't imitate that trust."

"... it was"

This is a well-known fact. Because by clearly demonstrating this idea, defying the will of Viscount Kreutz would be the same as defying the Emperor. It is the emperor's concern for the Viscount of Kreutz, who entrusts him with a difficult place called Northende.

"How is that demon clan doing?

"We're getting ready to fight"

Why don't you stop it?

"It is."

"What!?

"That if the purpose of the Church were ourselves, if we went out to battle and were taken over, that would be it. So if the church never backs down, the danger extends to all the inhabitants. I was told I was ready to run away."

"... will you be thankful again unilaterally? Isn't that the same as before?

After all, I haven't done anything to the Demons. That feeling made the voice of the former Viscount absurd.

"But will it be like all the demons will be taken over?

"I don't know about that, but I'll never win."

"No way? They're strong. We can't measure it with our common sense."

"The demons who live in Nort Ende take an oath of immortality. We can't fight."

"... stupid? Why are you taking such an oath?

It took a little while for Thebes to understand the words of the former Viscount Kreutz. That was all unexpected.

"Can you call me an idiot? Never do harm to the people of the people of the people who live in Northende. That's what we're doing to gain trust."

"But if it's a fight, it's not a story."

"Not for the Demons. If you decide not to kill, it's absolute."

Promises are contracts, contracts are absolute. Often the Demons choose to be honest in their covenants over death. It is precisely Kamui's instructions not to kill. There must be no one to break it.

"No... That's the Lord's instructions, isn't it?

"Oh. That was a failure for Kamui. You trust the Empire too much."

"I trusted you too much, did you?

"If the Empire had conveyed the invasion of the Church, it could have broken the oath of immortality. But the Empire didn't do it. The Empire betrayed the Kamui."

"He said he betrayed me, etc. It is not easy to defy the Church, no matter how many empires it may be."

"I had to do that. Now the Empire will be the enemy of Kamui, the ruler of the demonic clan."

"... you're the Demon King"

Exactly. If I had watched Kamui all the time at Nort Ende, the people of the people would have noticed Kamui's identity thinly too.

"Is there a king or something in the devil tribe that has no country? Kamui will probably dump Nort Ende. Maybe one day I'll come back for it. When the time comes, for the first time Kamui will be king of Northende and king of the demons."

The former Viscount Kreutz knows the truth. The name Demon King is given by the people on their own and is not actually there. If there is a demon king, he is the king of the kingdom where the demons live, and that is the king.

"Mr. Kamui, are you all right? If Nort Ende is to be targeted, isn't that naturally reaching out to Lord Kamui as well?

"Those are the ones who get hit for something a little softer. The Demon Clan with Kamui also possesses comparable powers to the Demon General that Nan fought for."

"Was that it?"

"Plus I have four kids. Those four don't even have the power to seem very human."

"It's natural, they're human beings, aren't they? It's a strange thing. They can deal with the Demons without any prejudice whatsoever. Why would you do that?

"I guess Kamui has a lot of influence. And they're orphans. Well, the bishop of the orphanage seemed to be the extra person who could get to know the demons in that state without hearing the wrong facts."

"There was no fear of the devil tribe"

"No, there was no prejudice. They're proving it. Without prejudice, we can coexist with the Demons."

"... may be so"

Thebes and the others know. That the young children of Nort Ende are normally playing friendly, regardless of race, demon, etc. If those children grow up like this, Nort Ende should be a place where people and demons coexist in a true sense.

"You just have to disappear, such as a prejudiced adult from this world. Then the world will be much easier to live in."

"It's a polar theory."

"I know. No matter how stupid you say it, it doesn't make you feel any better. That's good. Let's go to battle. Prepare your armor."

"Dear Hideaway!?

"Non must die with them. If I don't, what am I supposed to tell the late Emperor when I see him in the afterlife?

"But..."

"Besides, if Non lived poorly, Kamui would also be crippled. This is the last will of Non. It can be described as a retribution to the Empire for trampling the thoughts of His Majesty the First Emperor. The Empire will regret betraying Kamui."

The grudge of the former Viscount was against the Empire. There is pride in the former Viscount that he has been able to coexist quite well with the Demons, even if it is not sufficient, since he was entrusted with Nort Ende.

And with Kamui becoming a lord, what he couldn't do was realized, and Nort Ende turned into a good place to live. That's all I'm trying to attribute to blisters right now. That is not mindless of the former Viscount.

"The Lord has a favor to ask of you."

"What is it?

"Perhaps the Church will not raise itself to the extent that it has disputed the Demons. You must finally try to wash away and grab the slightest amount of wealth you've accumulated"

"Yes."

"It could be harmful to residents."

"Do you want to go that far..."

"Don't even think about doing something about it."

"Become?"

I'm surprised at what the former Viscount Kreutz said so unexpectedly, Tevez, but in the words that follow, I'm going to think of it as the former Viscount Kreutz.

"You lords, live anyway. You survive crawling through the ground. I want you to live and tell the world the lawlessness of the Church"

"It's..."

Even though I understood the thoughts of the former Viscount Kreutz, Thebes was unable to respond immediately.

"I'm not saying it's impossible. It is courageous to defy the Church. Now, that's all Non has to say. Can you bring me some weapons?"

"I've already brought it."

When was it Floria, his wife, who was climbing on the walls of the castle, who responded to the voice of the former Viscount?

"That's great."

"How many years do you think we're doing a couple? It's as promising as you feel."

With that said, the Lady will help the former Viscount wear armor. It's been a long time since the former Viscount Kreutz disguised himself as an armor, but he once threw himself on the battlefield many times with both of them. It was something I was used to.

"Are you coming with me?

"Naturally. If I survive, I'll be annoyed by Kamui."

"... right"

"But it's been a while. I don't know how to fight. I hope it's not rusty."

I was told you were a purgatory witch and your arm was rusty.

"I hate that name. But yeah. It would be nice to show a corrupt church knight what Hellfire looks like."

"Same as ever. Yours. It's been a long time."

The current lady's usual serenity has been wiped clean and refreshing. Even Baker and Mrs. Lotta, who are always on the side, had a slightly frightening and noisy atmosphere.

"I haven't seen you like that in a long time. I knew your armor helmet would look good on you."

And that's the same for the former Viscount Kreutz. We've both lived only in battle, we're back to trying ourselves.

"It's a pleasure to say. Hmm, don't feel a little younger. This is not going to die so easily. One hundred or two hundred will take you on the road."

"Okay, let's go. You."

◇ ◇ ◇

The inhabitants of the city were in panic surrounded by an army of suddenly coming Knights of Divinity. When that takes time for the invasion of the Knights of the Divine Church and gives them time to regain their composure, this time there will be anger at the irrational invasion. The spearhead of that anger was not the Knights of God out of reach, but towards the city's guard force.

"How can you not help!?

Now fighting the Knights of God are the demons who were in the city. Only five demons stand against three thousand armies. It is possible thanks to the deep tremors dug to combat the Warcraft. On a bridge that would be the only way into the city, the Five Demons were diligently preventing the intrusion.

"The purpose of the Church is the Demonic Crusade! They say the handkerchief is to turn the blade on the church!

"Are you willing to kill the Demons!?

"You won't have a choice!? In the first place, there's only three thousand of them, and there's only three hundred of them!

"The Demons are fighting for five!

"What do we do with help!? You say the whole city turns the church against its enemies!

"It is...... But how much help did we get from them? It's all thanks to them that their lives have been enriched and they can live safely!

"I know. I know that! But there's nothing you can do!? What can we do? We have weapons, but we just have to watch!

The indifference felt by the soldiers of the guard force can be said to be more than the inhabitants. It was the Demons who trained them.

To kill the demons, who could also be described as masters, had made the soldiers feel strongly remorse for having the power to fight.

Seeing the soldiers shouting with their hands firmly held and trembling, the inhabitants also finally understood the feelings of the soldiers.

"... sorry"

Residents' anger at the guard squeezed at once, and now they're depressed together. It is the same with the inhabitants that nothing can be done.

"Oh, one down"

Words there that sink the feelings of the inhabitants even more.

Three thousand enemies, just five of them, trying not to kill them, but to prevent them from entering the city. There's no way I can do that.

The equilibrium barely maintained by the fall of one Demon clan was broken. One, and another, a demon tribe falling down with one. Eventually the Knights of the Divine Church push over the bridge where no one is to be disturbed.

At the beginning came soldiers with large piles that they thought were meant to break the gates.

"Oh, hey! What are they trying to do?

"... are you going to attack the city?

"Such an idiot!? You said the purpose was a demonic crusade!

"Fuck you! That's what this is about! Let the women and children go! And the old man!

"Wow, okay!

"Guard! Gather in front of the gate! Line up! Don't allow us to break into the city!

"Magic!

Fire magic relentlessly emitted from the Knights of Divinity. After several fireballs, the building near the city entrance burned up.

At the same time, the sound of a shock rocking the gate sounds.

"Coming! Steady the formation! Don't hesitate because it's a church! They're just bandits!

"" "Whoa!!

One after the other emerged from the broken gate were the church knights who held themselves together in brilliant outfits.

"Hmm, the miscellaneous charm is going to resist?

Seeing the guards lined up, the Divine Knights have no rushing colors. I'm just looking at it the way I despised it.

"You're stupid people. Even if you don't resist, it's no different."

"Sort of. All right! Keep the girls alive! If there's a demon survivor, so is that! Especially women! Don't let them get away with that!

"Ha!"

"Do it!!

Church knights who throw up the dialogue of the truly bandit, and come under attack by the guards.

But they did not know the strength of the miscellaneous soldiers where they said they were.

"Let go!"

Arrows released simultaneously from the rear of the guard. The arrows are sucked into the bodies of the Church Knights one after the other.

"What!?

"Shield! Get your shields ready!

They were church knights who rushed and tried to align their shields, but not guards who fought raw battles to allow such a thing to happen. The avant-garde packed up all at once and was approaching me.

"Fool, it's too late. Die!"

"Guh!"

Neither does the helmet of the Divine Knight make sense before the heavy battle axe waved down by the Guard. By its weight, it broke its head and fell to the ground.

"Push it back at once! Ten times as many enemies! Compared to workouts, it's an easy win!

"" "Whoa!!

The Three Thousand Divine Knights are overwhelmed and pushed back by a tenth of the guards, but they are the wings that run away as they are.

◇ ◇ ◇

It has already been nearly two months since the Knights of Divinity invaded Nort Ende. Its Divine Knights had lined up thousands of knights and soldiers in front of the castle gate of Nortwagh.

After taking over the former Lords, the Knights of Divinity occupied Nortwagh. Using it as a base, we separated the army and moved more to plunder the surrounding cities than to plunder them, but without being able to drop a single city, we returned to Nortwagh.

It's the result of being scattered by a tenth of a guard unit in each city.

I had no choice but to assemble all my troops to attack one city at a time, and it was precisely now that I was about to start marching to the first city.

I didn't know this was gonna happen.

A foolish word leaks out of the mouth of Louis Joffre, division III chief who leads this church army.

"A bunch of rabbis bladed into the church. If this happens, there will be no one left, and we will beat him to hell."

Forget what we've done, it's the Knight of Emile Gueau Church, our deputy secretary, who speaks like that.

"That's good, but don't forget to secure your offering to the church."

"Of course it is. But for a city with a lord, surprisingly, there wasn't much storage."

"Well, it's a periphery. The information would have been exaggerated."

It is not, and Nortwagh has only the minimum necessary for the territorial government to gather, leaving everything behind in each city. Expenses such as the opening and maintenance of waterways around the city are also provided from there. It's not about decentralization. It's just that Kamui thought it was useless to move funds.

Naturally, the Knights of God can't possibly understand that.

"Even so, as it were. Neither the Demons nor the Elves can be secured. Now, if the amount of the offering is as small as it is, there is a chance that we will be held accountable."

"You can blame the dedication for the information, but not for the slaves."

"You should be hiding somewhere. We have to find it quickly."

"To do that, we just have to drop one or two cities and get some information. You can't fail this time."

"Now it's okay. We're going in with the whole army. Hundreds of miscellaneous soldiers have no way to fight it."

"You can't just push it. We're just getting fewer troops."

I'm not worried about obeying knights or soldiers. It is a word from the greed to uproot the wealth of all the cities of Northende, the demons and elves that would be spreading throughout the whole territory.

"Of course, we're thinking of measures."

"What's that?

"We will march with the head of the apostate up. If you know your former lord is already under discussion, you will give up your resistance and the city will come out."

My men were not only greedy, they were fools.

"Hmm. You're a former lord"

"That and his wife."

"... I didn't get that one."

"Does the Chief of the Joffrey Division prefer to grow older?

"Don't say you're getting older, etc. Wasn't she a good woman inside?"

"Well, yes."

"I haven't had a single good feeling since I came to Nort Ende. I might have pulled it off."

"Well, the fun is coming. Now, give me your march instructions."

The army began to move forward by decree of Louis Joffre, division chief III. With the former Viscount Kreutz and his wife's neck high up at the beginning.

This is the beginning of the march to hell, by the fools.

◇ ◇ ◇

It was shortly after I started marching in Nortwagh. A group of five men riding to block the way appeared before the Knights of God.

The Knights of God did not know that it was Kamui, the demon king, who was the object of the invasion, albeit before it was built.

"Who is it!

…………

Without answering anything to anyone in the Church Knight, the Kamuis were stung by spears and stared at their necks exposed to the universe. What comes to my attention is the color of strong anger.

"Out of the way! Get out of the way! You want to be killed!?

"What's going on?"

When the march stopped, Joffre Division III chief and the Gheaux knight appeared in the lead.

"Ha, there's someone blocking the road."

"Hmm? What are you doing? Why don't you just grab him?"

One of the people blocking the road turns out to be a woman. There is a grin on the face of Chief Joffrey.

"Oh, I don't mind killing a man. Just let the woman live and bring her in."

"... I understand. Hey! Let's go!

Church knights taking about twenty forward. As I pulled out my sword and tried to cut it to the men, the knights' heads bounced off. The bodies of the knights who lost their necks roll off the horses one after the other.

"What!?

"Enemy! Form a formation!

The Knights of the Divine Church began forming a formation against Wakashi Five. Sounds funny, but it's not a mistake. It's just useless.

"Are you Demons?!?

"Give me that neck over here!

"Neck? I see, a former lord's associate. You can give it to him! Don't listen to me too much!

"Say it again! Give me that neck!

"So I'm telling you to listen to me!

"Then let's kill all of you and then have it returned!

"Whoa! Just five of us. What do you make great!

"O ye that dwell in darkness! Answer my call."

"Become!?

It was not the Knights of God who raised their voices of surprise. There were four other people besides Kamui. Kamui never uses advanced magic in combat. Because Kamui has a fatal flaw.

"My heart of hatred desires to destroy my enemies. Sink in the darkness of eternity! Perdition!

As Kamui's chant ends, a black shadow spreads at the feet of the armies of the Knights of God. Many hands, hands and hands stained in pitch black stretching from its shadows into the universe.

"Ugh, wow!

"Geez!"

"Shit, you gotta help me. Yeah!

Church knights grabbed by their feet in their hands are dragged to the ground one after the other. The Knights of God in havoc over the magic they experience for the first time.

And the Kamuis were slightly confused, too.

"You idiot! You are!"

"... Shut up. These guys......, I will never forgive you"

"That's why you don't use magic on a massive scale that consumes all this magic! Exhausted magic!? You know the ability to recover is a few steps inferior to people's!

This is the flaw I've had since the birth of Kamui. Kamui, who takes a lot of time to recover his depleted magic, the less magic he practises, and the less magic he needs for primary magic. When I was in college, I fell into that vicious circle.

The magic itself has increased dramatically by accommodating demonic swords in the body, but the slow recovery is still not completely cured.

"Anyway, we go into attack. You rest for a while!

"Just kidding."

"Get some rest! You deserve it! Lutz, let's go!

"Oh, oh!

"Aur! Move to attack!

A demonic clan lurking around the Knights of Divinity stood up in unison at Alto's call. That number is three hundred. Some of the demonic tribes that remained in Nort Ende had already joined.

"Demons! Form a formation!

The Order's voice is raised by the Knights of the Divine Church, who have noticed the Demons appear, but the whole army is not in a position to react to it immediately. There, furthermore, the magic of Ignaerts and Maria burst.

The formation, which was slightly in place, turned into a bump with it. That's where the Lutz go in.

Only Kamui, by way of exception, fought as he intended. The demonic side is overwhelmingly advantageous if it is an individual battle that does not serve as an army.

"... Chi, damn it"

"Brother Kamui, are you okay?

"Heh, I'm fine."

"Maria! Don't worry about Kamui. We need to attack. Keep your enemies away."

"Ooh!

Combined with a magical attack and a Kamui escort, Ignaz and Maria remain on Kamui's side.

"... what, I will never, ever forgive you. They..., with my hands..."

(to………………………)

"Hmm?"

A murmur that struck my head on the pretend. Not knowing what had happened, Kamui began to shake his head.

"Brother Kamui, what's wrong?

"Maria! Concentrate!

Maria sounded worried when she noticed how Kamui was doing, but soon Ignaz got mad at her.

"But my brother Kamui is weird!

But Maria hasn't kept her mouth shut either. Kamui is going to suffer holding his head, holding his tight eyes.

"... what's up Kamui?

"Something..., in my head..., shut up"

"Huh? Hey, you okay? You're not freaking out because of your unfamiliar use of magic?

"I don't think so."

(... hate...? Do you... want revenge?

What I thought was a murmur had turned into a meaningful word. The words of what is willing are ringing in my head. If that's what it takes, there's only one thing Kamui can think of.

"You..., a sword?

"Hey Kamui?

For Ignaz listening beside me, I just think Kamui is still saying weird things. Ignaz can't hear Kamui.

"No, because it's not weird. Wait, I think the sword is talking."

"That's crazy, isn't it?

"Just shut up for a second. You, the sword?

(... hold on... hold on.... Oh, Tess, Tess, Tess. It's sunny today. Sunny weather today)

"Cloudy though?

(Ugh!

"Whoa!?

Furthermore, it turned into the voice of someone who could clearly feel even emotions rather than just words.

(All right, look at you getting back on track. Hey, it's been a long time since I woke up)

"Awakening?"

(I've been asleep. He said he'd only been in the sword for a thousand years. It's hard)

"In the sword? Isn't that the sword itself?

(The explanations are troublesome around there. Anyway, my name is Kamui the Devil's Sword)

"What's that demon sword for?

(The Devil's Sword. Call me Kamui.)

Kamui figured out that he wanted to be called by name because he was like a man, but he couldn't do what Kamui the Devil's Sword wanted.

"I can't do that, because my name is Kamui. It's weird calling your own name, isn't it?

(more by… and why)

"Then I'll make you Mr. Devil's Sword"

I told you I was going to comfort you because it even conveys depressing emotions to my head.

(good with demon sword)

Naturally, but rejected.

"What is it? So what's the Devil's Sword for?

(What can I do for you, ha-ha-ha. You woke me up.)

"Did I do something?

(You said I reacted to your desire for revenge. I lived for revenge.)

"... I don't know what it is, well, okay"

(... you)

"So?"

I received confused emotions, but Kamui ignored them and proceeded to talk. Come to think of it, this is not a relaxing situation.

(A thank you for the awakening. I'll help you.)

"What?

(Have a fight. Right, apparently it goes perfectly with me and you)

"Where?

(You, you have a low absolute amount of magic. Well, not for the Demon King. I'm more concerned about the slow recovery than that.)

"How do you know?

(Well, even though I'm almost asleep, it's why I was in your body. I can see that.)

"I see. What does that have to do with compatibility?

(Use me to kill them. That way I'll replenish the magic I lost. Because I have the power to take away their magic)

"Whoa!?

(It's perfect, isn't it?

"Perfect, perfect. Well, refill it for now. Because I'm already out of magic."

…………

"Hey?"

(I just woke up, and I don't have much either)

"I'm fine, I'm fine. I'm gonna slap a couple of them right off and refill them."

(Though that would be my role. I don't have a choice. Look, how about this?

As the voice reached his head, Kamui did feel the magic spread in his body.

"Enough. Okay, let's go."

"Kamui, are you okay?

I've been crushing myself, Kamui. Seeing how the force dwelt on its body, Ignaerts, reassured, threw word of confirmation just in case.

"Oh, we talked. Looks like you found a great partner. Then I'm coming too. They won't let one of them out of Nort Ende. Kill them all!"

"Oh, yeah."

Kamui thrusting toward the Knights of Divinity. One church knight after another falls by the sword that is waved. A sword that grows more radiant with it. The blade of the blackening sword will be torn like paper, such as armor worn by the knight.

It was Aur who was in the fight first, staring at it with surprise.

"… King. No, the Devil's Sword Kamui is back."

Knowing the meaning of the word was none other than Aur who pronounced it.

Then a few days later, in the ignorance of the people, one proclamation ran through the entire continent.

"Kamui Kreutz, the leader of the demonic clan recognized by the demonic sword Kamui, tells us. All demons, gather under me. The time for revenge has come - '