episode_0158

“Demon… Demon King! It looks like the enemies will come in at any moment!”

The three-legged monster opened the door hastily and entered the room.

But despite his strange gait, the black armored man sitting on the throne rested his chin on his hand and glared at him coldly.

“It’s a little faster than I thought.”

There were a lot of people gathered on the plain right in front of the forest where the Demon King’s castle was.

A union of elves, beastmen, and humans.

The troops gathered under the name of a warrior named Eugene were gathered there under the pretext of subduing the Demon King.

“What should I do, Your Majesty?”

The other monsters nearby asked her cautiously.

As the name suggests, all decisions here were made in her hands.

She looked down at her subordinates gathered to assist her.

“Even if all the troops aren’t gathered, we have the advantage. We should welcome them kindly.”

“Then, should we just move the guys who are gathered now?”

The recently appointed secretary seemed brimming with enthusiasm, ready to issue orders at any moment.

He was a subordinate who had strong loyalty to the Demon King, even though he knew well what kind of fate his predecessors had met.

But despite his ambitious proposal, the Demon King felt a faint sense of discomfort.

‘I understand that you gathered your troops to attack the enemy, but the sudden charge…’

She stared silently out the open door, lost in thought.

Deploying a large number of troops into this forest at this time was not a good idea, no matter who thought about it.

This is because cooperation between each other becomes difficult and there is a risk of being defeated individually.

Moreover, the monsters’ strong personalities made them even more threatening in the forest.

‘So you’re still coming in? You must be quite anxious.’

Currently, the Demon King’s army was gathering troops from various places.

On the other hand, Eugene’s coalition forces had no more people to recruit.

The Demon King thought that Eugene had made a gamble when he had even the slightest chance of winning.

“If you just give me the order, I will lead those guys to their deaths right away.”

The scribe’s attitude was dignified and seemed full of courage.

But she felt contempt at that moment.

It is understandable that, despite his title as a strategist, his judgment was nothing more than a flattery to himself.

‘Did I kill too many?’

No one could read her expression because she was wearing full body armor, but she seemed to be slightly regretting it.

By mercilessly killing off subordinates whose performance was unsatisfactory, all of the useful, if not competent, subordinates were gone.

Although the subordinate in front of him was highly regarded for his passionate loyalty and was appointed as a strategist, it was not considered a very suitable appointment.

But as the Demon King, it was somewhat of an unavoidable choice.

Although the Demon King’s army was made up of monsters with all sorts of personalities, surprisingly only a very small number of monsters had high intelligence.

‘There’s nothing but trash here too.’

The Demon King moved his eyes and looked contemptuously at the numerous monsters below.

Although she reigned as the queen of monsters for revenge, she had no intention of caring for the monsters.

A tool for revenge.

It was nothing more, nothing less.

So if I thought it was useless, I just broke it and found a new one.

In the end, the Demon King’s army was a group that had great power but little wisdom.

However, that did not mean that the Demon King would once again value talented people.

‘Anyway, this isn’t a problem at all.’

The Demon King had great confidence in his own overwhelming power.

No matter how hard the humans struggled, she thought they would never be able to defeat her.

Her power, which had even subdued dragons in the past and turned them into zombies, had long since surpassed what a normal human could do.

“Move your troops to meet them.”

“Yes! Then I will immediately move my subordinates to respond!“

The bookworm let out a useless, loud voice and moved his legs recklessly.

However, the Demon King momentarily radiated an overwhelming sense of intimidation, causing him to stop moving.

“By the way, what’s he doing?”

“What if it was that guy?”

“The guy with the ridiculous name of Warrior.”

Her mind remained calm even in the face of her subordinate’s lack of wisdom and even sense.

But no matter how bad the tool is, if it can be used, it’s better to just leave it alone.

“Ah! You… You’re talking about that guy, Eugene! I think he’s hiding somewhere in the gathering place.”

“Hmm··· Hidden··· ”

She felt a stronger sense of discomfort than before.

It is not uncommon for a famous figure to disappear just before battle when gathering troops.

Even if he is just a sham, he can still have a certain level of morale-boosting effect.

That’s why the hidden information was even more annoying.

‘I guess you’re thinking of doing something.’

The Demon King intuitively felt that Eugene was planning something.

But that didn’t mean she felt scared or nervous.

Eugene is the biggest variable and saboteur for the Demon King’s army.

Although his plan to remove it had failed, he thought that this time he could do it himself.

“Is this finally the chance to get rid of this headache?”

*****

“Ah··· I really hate it, I hate it.“

I raise my head, fiddling with the arms of the creaking chair with my hands.

Then, what came into view was the slightly yellowish ceiling of the barracks.

Although it was a barracks that took care of him in many ways as he was considered an important person, it was incomparable to the comfort of the mansion.

“Then do you want to run away together right now?”

When I lowered my head again, a pure white knight was sitting on the other side of the desk.

Agnes, who had been wearing armor for a long time, was showing off her noble and beautiful majesty.

“I’ve been feeling this lately, but it seems like even the teacher has a lot of jokes.”

Agnes’ face was filled with mischief.

It was a situation where it wouldn’t have been strange if a fierce battle had broken out at any moment, but her attitude was so calm that it seemed like she had just come to visit for a while.

“Because I trust Eugene, just like Sylvia said.”

There was trust in her eyes.

The knight’s sparkling eyes were so beautiful that I forgot what to say in return.

“How did it turn out like this··· ”

As I leaned back in my chair with a sigh, I heard Agnes’ laughter.

“Hehehe··· Well, it’s thanks to Eugene who keeps causing trouble here and there.”

“I think it started because I got involved in one way or another.”

The final battle with the Demon King.

I just acted impulsively, driven by my sexual desires, and that’s how I ended up here.

But even though it started out as a minor accident, it was no longer something that could be taken lightly.

“Still, it’s not a bad thing to have time to talk to the teacher like this.”

Karin was on standby at the mansion, and Sylvia and Rania were busy preparing for battle and had no time to meet.

“Everyone is busy with various things.”

Melissa and Leia were equally busy.

The area around the Demon King’s castle was under the Demon King’s influence, and unexpectedly, considerable preparation was required for teleportation.

It’s not like I couldn’t do it if I tried to force it, but I couldn’t just hastily reduce my mana when I was fighting a demon lord with unknown power.

‘No matter how much I think about it, there’s only one chance.’

The closer you get to the Demon King, the more difficult it becomes to teleport.

That meant that if a fight broke out with a guy, he couldn’t even run away until the fight was settled.

“You devil bastard··· I’ll make you pay dearly.”

“What are you going to do?”

Agnes’ question still had a hint of playfulness.

She already knew that the Demon King was not only a woman, but a beauty.

She, one of the women who knew my sexual desires well, predicted exactly what price the Demon King would have to pay.

“Well··· Hmm··· I think the teacher would know better.”

“I know you well, but don’t let your guard down too much.”

“Don’t worry, I asked Melissa and Leia for something special for this occasion.”

As I answered in a cheeky manner, a look of regret appeared on her face.

“I would like to follow you too···”

No matter how great a knight Agnes was, fighting in the middle of enemy territory was dangerous.

That’s why this time she had no choice but to take on the role of helping out as bait at the front.

“Don’t be so sad, I will put the swordsmanship that you taught me to good use. And··· ”

“And···? ”

“After work is over, I will do a lot of things that you like, Master.”

If we just dealt with the Demon King, there would be no more troubles.

All that was left was to enjoy a lazy and debaucherous life.

“Please refrain from doing anything too difficult···”

Agnes blushes cutely.

There was a faint anticipation in her eyes, as if she was recalling the difficult plays she had played so far.

“I don’t think I can keep that promise.”

When I answered teasingly, she turned her head away and avoided eye contact.

But the brief moment of leisure seemed to be over, as the bustling sounds of people could be heard outside the barracks.

“···! Go right now··· Ready···! ”

The sound of countless soldiers’ footsteps and the clanking of metal.

And the urging shouts were telling us that it was time to get moving.

‘Then shall we go and catch that cheeky demon king?’