The title awarding ceremony was disconnected.

I have nothing special to say. It's formal, so I just get a title from the king and be betta praised by the lords around me who want to have a cone.

I'm tired of seeing a lot of people because I'm not a highly communicative person.

Let's just say we get one more job done today.

I've been busy with title-related matters and internal affairs for the past few days, so I've been behind on things.

Question of the circumstances of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Devil clan Kerkus, dusted in the item slot.

The Kerkus case is classified only between me and Leggles as dead.

I'm not keeping it a secret from Alelia and Aina, but I didn't say it because I didn't have the time to say it.

In the office alone, I took out Kerkus.

I kept it in that state, so I'm still losing my mind.

I'll tie you to a chair while I'm at it, and I'll keep the cuffs on quintessentially, just in case.

After digesting the butler for a while, I woke up Kerkus.

"This is... where?

Looks like you're awake.

"Ki, you are a brave man...!

You still think you're a brave man about me...

When I'm frightened, Kerkus moves jitterily and tries to escape the chair.

But I can't seem to get the strength right into my body.

"It's no use resisting because you're tied up with magic props."

"Damn...... sounds like it. It's humiliating that I'm the Four Heavens King."

"And how many times do I know I'm not a brave man?

"If you're not a brave man, killing me is stupid, you can't possibly catch me or anything! But it's weird."

Have you finally noticed Kerkus too? Looks like it was too late.

"Exactly. I don't have a brave weapon. They all had flashy weapons with bad taste, but I only have this passing sword."

I hit the ground with a trick and a demon sword.

"So you're saying I'm not even a brave guy, I just lost to a kid...! Was humanity ever so strong!?

"That's the thing. I seem a little stronger than I am around, but my people seem to have been playing well with the Demons, too. It doesn't feel like the Demons don't have hands or feet."

"Was it too late...... So, what are you gonna do with me? Why didn't you kill him?

"You know a lot about it, and it's not too late to kill you after you hear it, is it? And there's plenty you can do to experiment with the demonic body because it's a waste of time to kill normally, or to dissect it and figure out how it works when you're dead."

Kerkus was stunned.

"You... are scarier than I am, a demon. Are you out of your mind...?

"That depends on how I feel, too. I don't need to experiment with you or kill you, so I can catch another demon somewhere -- that depends on the way you answer, too."

I raise my mouth and look down at Kerkus.

"You're going to threaten me with this!

"No, no, it's a suggestion. If you throw up the information I want properly, I won't kill you and I won't experiment with you. Let's give him life support. You know what we should do?

"... what is it you want to hear?

I'm glad I'm a good demon.

I'm decisive, and I seem smarter than Fabrice.

I have a good understanding of power relations.

"Right —— first let me ask you why you attacked the inside of the elf. We don't need any apparent reason to revive the Evil Dragon. What were you going to do, revive the evil dragon?

"Our true purpose is to conquer the king's capital. And it was a plan to sacrifice many times the inhabitants of the elves and summon even more powerful ancient dragons. I thought it would be easy as long as there was an evil dragon. But it was sweet."

"You're oddly cautious. Why didn't you attack the King's Capital directly?

"We needed the strength to slaughter the brave men. You can't deal with a brave man other than me. I don't think it's going to be unharmed to deal with the seven of them."

Hi, looks like Kerkus is overestimating the brave, too.

The truth is that leader Fabrice has failed Aleria.

"Right, well, that was a shame. So here's the next question. I managed to hear that the Demon Clan is directly under the Demon King, but where is the Demon King?

In battle, beating from the head is fundamental.

I know it's Theory who knocks down each and every one of the Four Heavenly Kings and approaches the Demon King, but it stinks of trouble to spend too much time here. I'd like to defeat the Demon King and solve it.

"Huh, you care so much about where the Demon King is"

"Why don't you just throw up without getting sick? You could use a bone, but if you suck, you might lose your arm, right?

I grabbed Kerkus' arm with my bare hands.

If you keep twisting like this, you can get baked. I might give you some momentum.

If you recover in potion, you won't be dead.

"I'm not going to lie. Even my life is important. But —— I don't know where the Demon King is either. No, it's not just me. On the contrary, the Demons have never seen the face of the Great Being."

"... what?