episode_0079

“You, you guys! I thought you’d arrive safely!”

“···Isn’t this safe?”

“It’s very safe, isn’t it?”

What is safety!

If this is safe, the Demon World is paradise on earth!

I suppressed my desire to shout like that and swallowed it. The reason was simple.

This was because the boat was rocking due to strong waves.

“Huh, huh…!”

“Oh my, Demon Lord. I think you need to do some exercise, right?”

“Amdusias, don’t make fun of the Demon King.”

“Yay, I understand.”

Lilith silenced Amdusias, but she did not feel particularly grateful.

That’s because it’s obvious that she’s ignoring him too.

You can tell by looking at those cold eyes.

On the outside, he acts as if he is loyal to the Demon King, but it is obvious that he ignores him in his heart.

shit. Who wants to be the devil?

I didn’t particularly want to be a demon lord or anything!

…I wanted to say something like that, but I couldn’t say it.

In the end, these people were also brought in by my order. Nothing good will come of friction.

“Hey, but you’ve definitely improved a lot? What on earth did that imp do?”

“It sure is comfortable, Colt. It’s nice not having to see your things shaking around.”

“Ha, sorry. I’m a little older.”

“I’m saying it’s dirty, colt.”

Those guys are fighting again.

Is this situation okay?

…Well, they are the ones who have been sitting in the position of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Lords for hundreds of years. He must be much stronger than me.

“···The weather is not good. A big storm is about to hit.”

“Storm? Ha, there is no one here who will die or be injured by such unusual weather.”

“I guess you are like that.”

“···ah.”

Again.

Those guys’ subtle gaze was fixed on me.

Yes, because I am much weaker than you. If you don’t help me, I’m sure I’ll be in danger soon.

They might not save me, but they won’t.

Because I have the authority to command. Even if you don’t try to save it, if you give it an order, it will be saved even if you don’t want to.

If I had to use the command to save him, I wouldn’t want to endure the aftermath.

“···Demon Lord. How about resting in the cabin?”

A small amount of disdain seeped into that seemingly considerate voice, and it gently settled into my ears.

Yes, I am abandoned to you.

A very weak bastard.

Weak demons who cannot survive in the harsh demon world without someone supporting them.

But why? The throne chose me.

Therefore, those who were afraid of the throne cared for me and at the same time despised me for being weak.

···I can’t help it. The iron rule of the demon world. The weak die. They must be demons who have experienced this for over hundreds of years.

However, I couldn’t kick out the Four Heavenly Kings.

Even though they fight among themselves over trivial things and I can see that they don’t like me, they are the Four Heavenly Kings.

Beings known to be stronger than most previous demon kings.

Of course, he is much stronger than me.

“No, it’s okay. I can handle this much.”

“···All right.”

I gently stroked the book in my arms.

···A book discovered in the library inside the Demon King’s castle after becoming the Demon King.

It was truly fortunate that I came across a book that would help me overcome this fate while I was bored.

“···The hero must be defeated.”

A wise devil life.

It was a book with that name.

At first, I glanced at it thinking it was some kind of joke name.

···The content was very fulfilling.

What I had to do when I suddenly became the devil was written as if it were looking right through me, who was watching me.

The devil’s job. Code of Conduct. The behavior of past demon kings. And until their end.

Everything was written down. ···As if someone was watching.

I read the book as if I was fascinated, and at first I read it for fun.

That’s right. Who wouldn’t like a book that contains the secret stories of this world?

What policy did the Grand Duke of the Demon World implement? In what year did war break out…! It wasn’t the same trivial history.

It is a history that contains the other side of the world. That is also the history of the demon king, the ruler of the demon world.

For a while, I had fun reading it, feeling like I was uncovering the secrets of the world.

I noticed. Yeah, I noticed it.

The cause of death for all demon lords is the same.

The 3rd Demon King, poisoned by a hero who infiltrated the Demon King’s Castle.

The 7th Demon King is attacked by the wizard of the hero party that invaded the Demon King’s castle.

The 13th Demon King, along with the then Four Heavenly Kings Beled, tried to stop the hero, but failed. His heart was pierced and he died along with the hero.

The 17th Demon King attempted to cross the Red Sea by replacing countless demons. ···A very small number of people succeeded in infiltrating Human World. However, he was killed by a hero who came to avenge his family. The cause of death is smashed.

The 19th Demon King, proud of becoming the Demon King, exploited the remaining Demons. When the hero infiltrated, no one came near the Demon King, so there was no one to give orders. penetrative.

The cause of death for countless demon kings.

Of course, the manner of death varied. …But in the end, he was killed by someone.

okay. To the warrior.

I wanted to believe that this book was wrong, so I looked for other sources.

But it was the same. Although no details were written, the date and manner of death were all the same.

Only then did I realize it. The devil dies. To none other than a warrior.

I was puzzled at first. The hero will not appear unless he touches the starting village.

Even the previous demon kings must have known that fact. From the beginning, even when I was young, I was taught not to touch the starting village.

A place that is difficult to cross through the Red Sea.

Of course, there are demons who pass through the gate, but their numbers are extremely small. There is also talk that the number of gates has decreased in the last 500 years due to the massive suppression of black magic. It’s not that small, it’s almost nothing.

But why is the starting village periodically attacked, and why does a hero appear in response?

I don’t know much about it.

But one thing is certain. A hero will appear someday.

I didn’t think about stopping it from the beginning. Did the countless demon lords before me really not know that fact?

Of course they knew, and they tried many things.

They tried to destroy the starting village, and even set it as an inviolable area.

result? Since I am the devil, you know it well.

Of course it failed. And that too on a grand scale.

The attempt to destroy the village of beginning failed, and a warrior filled with anger came to avenge his family.

Attempts were made to set the area as inviolable and not to touch it, but in an absurd accident that seemed to coincide with another coincidence, the demons invaded. As a result, a hero appeared.

At this point, shouldn’t we consider it fate?

Therefore, I was confident that a hero would appear.

Man, it was very hard to accept that my death was coming.

I turned. The birth of a warrior. If I cannot prevent my end from approaching, I must destroy it.

Even the direction of the road was written in the book.

“Kill the hero as quickly as possible.”

okay. It destroys my end.

According to the book, warriors are very weak at the time of selection.

However, the old demon kings, who were careless and arrogant, sent suitable enemies towards the warrior who had invaded the demon world.

After they were subjugated, subjugated, subjugated by the hero. When he came to his senses, he was killed by a hero who had grown rapidly.

Then it’s simple.

Strike without giving the warrior time to grow.

If he had already crossed over to the Demon World, he would have grown to a certain degree. So, hit it before that.

Before you cross over to the demon world, I’m going to visit you.

With the Four Heavenly Kings.

The previous demon kings showed such a sense of inferiority towards them that they did not receive much help.

Even if they received help, the warriors avoided fighting with them and did not receive much help.

But I am different. I also put up with their rude behavior. I pretended not to know as much as I could.

As a result? All the Four Heavenly Kings gathered. Crossing the Red Sea with me.

This is too much power to punish a hero who has not yet grown up.

I prepared to this extent. Until then, there was no record of a hero encountering the Four Heavenly Kings.

No matter how brave he is, he won’t be able to withstand this.

“Hehe, uhuhuh… I will survive. I will survive…”

“···I have a good attitude, but Demon King. This is bad news.”

“W-what is it?”

“The storm is approaching.”

“If we just solve that…!”

“No, it’s a lot bigger than I thought. The ship will break.”

“what?!”

I quickly looked at the sky.

…As expected, just as Lilith said, a storm was approaching from afar. It was huge.

“Hwiyu, isn’t it a bit big? Yes, it has to be about this size to fit.”

“That’s the Red Sea? Don’t joke around, Amdusias. It’s actually twice as big as that.”

“No, that’s true, but now you’ve finally got something with a similar feeling, right?”

“That’s too bad, foal. It looks like it wants to destroy our boat. It’ll be destroyed in no time.”

“···Well, that’s true. What do you think, Belphegor?”

“What do you think? They’re already on the path. Of course they’ll get caught up. This boat can’t handle it.”

I was disgusted by the Four Heavenly Kings who were talking calmly about the ship being destroyed.

Damn it, you guys are fine.

“Fortunately, the land is scheduled to appear soon, so if we swim a little, we will arrive.”

“Tsk. I don’t like swimming. It ruins my skin.”

“Is now the time to worry about your skin? It seems difficult to go back.”

“What’s there to go back to? Can’t we just occupy this place?”

“Ha, that’s nonsense. Don’t be rude and prepare for it. There will be a shock. If you faint, you could die.”

“Yes, Amdusias. I have a purpose: to go see my love. I will return.”

“Hi, you’re doing well.”

“Well, I guess I’m good.”

“···Do you know the meaning of sarcasm?”

I wondered if I could arrive safely, but it didn’t seem to be easy.

Yes, if you want to come, come and see. I will escape my fate.

“It’s coming! Prepare for impact!”

Soon, after the gust of wind that struck the ship passed.

The shattered ship was revealed.