episode_0051

“It’s an outsider…”

Camilla’s brother quietly looked back at the moves the devil had made.

“It’s difficult to understand. Others may not know this, but I am far from martial arts. Even if you don’t do this, you will be able to assassinate relatively easily.”

“Killing you is only a means. That’s not the purpose.”

“What do you mean it is not a purpose?”

“… A united empire is definitely strong. The injury I received back then still throbs. But that only assumes that the empire has become one.”

“My death cannot contain any division. Didn’t I tell you? I am a person who would not be surprised if I were assassinated at any time.”

“Okay. Even if you were in the Duke’s house, you would have been able to kill him, although it would have taken some effort. But that’s not my purpose. My goal is to kill you in your most vulnerable state.”

Then Camilla’s brother also seemed to have noticed everything and asked his teeth.

“You came here because of the Nevermore family. If it weren’t for this trial, I would have been in a heavily guarded mansion. If it weren’t for this trial, other heroes would have been in the capital too.”

“…”

“Even if there weren’t those distractions, I could have killed you… but the mind isn’t that clean.”

He planned all of this for one purpose only.

“I will plant what if in your hearts.”

If only Rosie hadn’t started this ridiculous trial.

If only Raoul had stayed by his side instead of being imprisoned in the riots.

If only the Emperor had not given the foolish chase order.

If only the Empress had seen through the Devil’s plan even a little with her extraordinary intelligence.

Everything would have been different.

But Rosie, blinded by revenge, began this ridiculous trial.

Raoul lost one of his supports and went on an uncharacteristic rampage.

And because of that, the angry emperor and empress made an uncharacteristic mistake.

Everyone was fooled by the elaborate plan that was built like a tower.

“That little ‘what if’ will burrow into your hearts. If you take deeper and deeper roots and dig into that rock-like trust… how long can that solid bond hold out?”

He wasn’t the person he used to be when he recklessly rushed to slaughter humans.

He began to truly understand humans. In order to cut down humans, we explored the human structure and figured out its shape.

War was essentially no different from swordsmanship. All that was needed was to cut down the most vulnerable parts most efficiently.

“The Emperor who mocked your rain is dead. Why do you want to continue this foolish revenge?”

“… Because her life is not like that trash. Just put the lives of a few trash on the scale and hope it becomes level. You are arrogant. At least not all of you.”

Camilla’s brother, who saw the devil, realized that he was crazy.

The swirling wolf’s eyes only see thoughts and hallucinations. I wasn’t seeing anything.

“This is a war you started. This is the peace you have shattered. It’s a fate you brought upon yourself. Why is this surprising? Nevertheless, if you want to stop this war…”

For a moment, his smiling face distorted and black bloody tears began to fall.

“Save her.”

He too was caught up in the ‘what if’ that had taken root in his mind.

If only it hadn’t rained.

If I hadn’t trusted humans.

If only I hadn’t met her.

If you hadn’t been born.

He was swinging his sword while making such meaningless assumptions.

“Ha… He was not a king, but a simple clown. It’s no different from a clown comically rolling on the floor to pick up a dropped gold coin. A clown who laughs with satisfaction at his exaggerated clowning.”

“Like a younger sister or her brother, you have a mean mouth.”

Of course, none of the words reached the Demon King’s ears.

There was nothing that could bring him back as he was blind and deaf.

“… I wanted to see a child born between a raccoon and a wild boar.”

Camilla’s brother took out a pill from his sleeve and tried to put it into his mouth, but the Demon King cut off his wrist cleanly with just a look.

“Pfft…”

“You must be killed by me. If it is a form of murder rather than suicide, the roots will be much stronger.”

The demon king’s red sword touched his neck.

“Do you have any last words? I will listen.”

“… Hurry up and kill him. There is no purpose and it is a waste of time to vent your anger just for show.”

“As you wish.”

Unlike the complex conversation, the sounds that followed were extremely monotonous.

Because my neck just fell to the ground with a ‘pop’.

“Charles Argos…?”

Rosie, who visited Camilla’s brother to discuss what to do next, witnessed the whole scene.

Everything until the moment the Demon King’s sword mercilessly hits his neck.

“Oh my… the hero’s sister came by.”

“What on earth are you…? Who on earth would do something like this…!”

“Isn’t it a bit disrespectful to mention your position twice in one day? I don’t know about your obsession with making a name for yourself. Nevertheless, I will kindly let you know.”

The Demon King said with a smile.

“I am the Demon King Beled. He is a humble swordsman.”

“Demon King…?”

If he was the Demon King, he was clearly the culprit of the war that killed Rosie’s older sister, Leila.

“Because of you, my sister…!”

“If you want revenge, make your target a little clear. Only idiots get killed by randomly wielding knives.”

He did not see Rosie as a danger, let alone an enemy.

That’s why I was able to smile carefree when I saw Rosie. Maybe that was lucky for Rosie.

If he had seen Rosie as a threat, he would have immediately slashed her and cut off her head.

“You too…Raul…just kill them all…!”

“Having two absurd dreams is not only absurd, but even pitiful.”

“Just shut up and die!”

Rosie immediately transformed the ring she was wearing into a plain clothes sword.

However, before Rosie could even swing the plain sword, the Demon King’s knee struck Rosie’s abdomen.

“You pulled out a weapon after saying you were going to kill me. There are degrees of wrong order.”

“Ugh…!”

I felt pain as if my internal organs were being crushed, but thanks to exquisite force control, my internal organs were not affected. It was just painful enough to die.

“You were the best chess piece. So as a reward, let me teach you a lesson.”

Even though Rosie was clutching her abdomen and moaning, the Demon King did not pay any attention.

“Surprisingly, naive people are difficult to deal with. You never know how it will turn out. So do you know who is the easiest to deal with?”

“Haa…haa…”

“Overestimating myself like you…”

The Demon King finished the sentence by holding Rosie’s head and smiling kindly.

“These are people who know that the dignity of their position is their own dignity.”

He threw Rosie against the wall and knocked her out.

“… It’s time to step back. It would be nice if everyone could finish their walk quietly.”

He quietly waited for his men, who had disguised themselves as servants, to return.

At that time, a white-haired woman walked through the downtown streets of the empire and caught the attention of men.

Because she was so beautiful, no man could even think of approaching her.

Pure white hair whiter than snowflakes and pure silver eyes gave off a very mysterious feeling.

Except for the fact that he had no left arm, he looked exactly like an angel from a painting.

“Raoul Bergé… I can hear your heartbeat right up to here… It is truly a pleasant tune.”

She was walking down the street with a very faint smile, but as soon as she saw a street vendor, she stopped.

“This is…”

“You have eyes for the lady. This is a picture of the five heroes who protected this empire.”

When she saw a painting by an unknown artist who was selling paintings, she covered her mouth and immediately handed the artist a pocket full of gold coins.

“That gold coin…!”

“I will take this.”

“Yes, yes! Take as much as you want! We’ll frame it for you!”

“That’s okay, but could you cut out the unnecessary parts?”

“Unnecessary part… Are you talking about…?”

She answered, pointing to Raoul in the picture.

“Because we don’t need anyone other than Raoul Bergé.”

Women who saw her unusual taste passed by with expressions of incomprehension.

“Your tastes are really unique.”

“That’s why you like that lowly monster.”

“You can’t tell just by looking at a person’s face.”

The white-haired woman who heard the story pointed her little finger at the women with an expressionless face.

And just as she was about to take action, a steel giant wearing armor grabbed her wrist.

A helmet that covers not only the head but also the face, and armor that covers the entire body. In addition, there is a huge bow attached to it. This man gave the impression that he was a golem made of steel.

“Let’s get there.”

“What?”

“There is only one life we take today.”

“… Could you please stop interfering with ghosts who live because they cannot die? You never said you would save the things that ruined my mood, right?”

“If you cause a disturbance here, Raoul Bergé will step forward. Are you saying that it’s okay for your reunion with him to take this form?”

“…… That’s difficult. Because I don’t like this form. I want to meet again in the best form.”

She looked in the direction where Raoul was and smiled that gentle smile again.

“A couple’s reunion should be more dramatic, right?”

“……”