episode_0204

A small incident that occurred while trying to find Lily who ran away from home.

So I tried to go see Lily again.

Luckily, Lily got back on her feet.

That too with a considerably different atmosphere.

“….What happened?”

Athena opened the door and looked quietly at Lily as she came in.

“What about your sister?”

Athena couldn’t help but be inwardly surprised.

Clearly, until yesterday, he was a reckless brat who couldn’t control his emotions.

Within a day, her spirits had noticeably calmed down.

Moreover, this power is secretly leaking out around her.

“You. You’re awake.”

‘I can no longer be called a half-warrior.’

Although the words were meant as a compliment, Lily’s eyes did not show even the slightest waver.

“Wow.. He was a kid back then. He’s become quite the warrior.”

The Demon King looked at Lily with his arms crossed, but Lily still walked inside with her eyes impassive.

“What about your sister?”

With quiet words, Lily looked around.

“Lily!!”

And then. Hera passed Athena and ran to Lily.

Warak-

What happened? Lily’s eyes were much calmer than usual.

But when Hera embraced her passionately, her eyes became filled with deep joy.

“Sister..”

Watching Lily writhing in Hera’s arms, the Demon King and Athena realized something to themselves.

No matter how fortunate you are.

No matter how much my insides change.

Even if we approach the realm of transcendence.

That they cannot escape Hera’s embrace.

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“Where have you been!!”

“I’m sorry, sis.”

I didn’t want to yell at Lily, but I couldn’t help but nag her.

“You ran away from home or something… Do you know how worried I was?”

“……Were you worried?”

Lily looks at herself with slightly excited eyes.

I couldn’t help but sigh at her.

“…It’s okay since I’m back.”

He hugged Lily tightly once more, sharing a reunion hug, then pulled away slightly to look into Lily’s eyes.

“Lily…I think the mood has changed a little?”

What should I say…

If before, there was a subtle cold and sticky feeling, now should I say that my eyes have become completely refined..?

It was a calm look, as if a sage would have eyes like this when he ascended to heaven.

“Just. I just figured out what I have to do now.”

Lily speaks while gently caressing my cheek.

Is it because I’m feeling down?

My heart seemed to beat faster at the sight of Lily’s rare appearance, so serious and calm.

“Uh..yeah..really?”

“Okay. I won’t worry you anymore.”

With that, Lily left a short kiss on my forehead.

“Stop. We’re here?”

Then he frowned, took Lily out of my arms, and let out a short sigh.

“This is not the time. The situation is not so easy right now.”

The Demon King nodded at Athena’s serious words.

“Yeah. Looks like Masin couldn’t hold it in any longer.”

I couldn’t help but agree with them.

The Demon King changed, and soon after, the western part of the empire was destroyed.

Soon they will fully reveal the swords they have been sharpening for hundreds of years.

“There will probably be a war soon.”

Athena’s words caused a brief silence to fall.

Because no one could refute her words.

But none of them looked anxious about war.

Well, that would be difficult.

The most powerful characters in novels are all gathered here…what is there to be afraid of?

Rather, it was a situation where it would not have been strange for the demon army to be scared.

But still… for a perfect end to the war, coexistence is more important than war.

The Demon King’s cooperation is absolutely necessary.

My plan now is to get all the demons out of the demon world so that a new demon lord is not born.

Of course, there is a way to start a war and wipe them all out.

If all life in the Demon World is completely wiped out, no one will become the Demon King.

But in return, we will shed a lot of blood on our side.

Even though they are strong… it would be quite a burden to take on an entire race.

So that’s why I was trying to ask for Arbes’ cooperation…

According to her, the Demon King has been replaced.

I don’t know who it is, but it must be someone who inherited the power of the demon.

‘….But it’s strange.’

Was it possible for the position of Demon King to change so quickly like this?

A warrior who is the exact opposite of the Demon King.

A hero who will save the continent, chosen by the goddess after careful consideration.

Such a warrior could only be born after the previous warrior died. And that too after a considerable gap of a hundred years.

If it were possible to change heroes so easily, we wouldn’t have had to face such a big disaster in the previous round.

It would have been nice to have chosen a new warrior right after Robin’s death.

And the same was true for the Demon King.

In the previous episode, after the Demon King died, the one who took her place was the 1st Corps Commander Tyros.

However, even so, I remember that he started the war with his original power and was not some kind of new demon lord.

If that were the case, it would have been really dangerous.

If by any chance the Demon King could be changed at will according to the will of the Demon God… wouldn’t Tyros have immediately become the next Demon King?

“Arbes.”

“Huh? What is it?”

Former Demon King. Arbes looked at me with one eyebrow raised.

“Is Arbes really no longer the Demon King?”

“Huh?”

Arbes tilted his head with a puzzled expression.

“Who said that? The real woman is not the Demon King?”

“Yes..? But the power of the demon..”

“I think there’s a misunderstanding.”

Arbes raised his hand in the air with a shallow smile.

“Showing is faster than telling.”

Arbes slowly closed her eyes, and an ominous aura began to swirl around her hands.

A huge amount of mana, enough to swallow dry saliva.

Athena, feeling uneasy, pulled me by the waist from next to her.

Soon, the strong mana gradually decreased.

A sword was placed in Arbes’ hand.

Just looking at it makes me feel like I’m being swallowed up in that energy.

A pitch-black sword that exudes a sinister aura.

“Demon Sword…”

A divine weapon given only to the Demon King, sent to destroy everything.

The magic sword was placed in Arbes’ hand.

“You said that only the power of the Demon God was taken away. You never said that you stepped down from the Demon King’s throne.”

“Then..”

“Yes. The burden is still on the Demon King’s fate. Only the Demon God’s power is missing. ”

To use a metaphor, he is like a warrior without the protection of a goddess.

But even so, as long as he can wield the holy sword, he will remain a warrior without change.

The situation was much more positive than I had feared.

‘…Then, shouldn’t we just take the demons out of the demon world?”

The medium of the demon god. The demon king. The demon sword. The demon world.

The Demon King was on our side. We had the Demon Sword, and all that was left was to make sure that no one would be influenced by the Demon World.

Slowly, he met Athena’s eyes, and she nodded as if she knew what he was thinking, and looked at Arbes.

“Can you move all the demons here with your power?”

Arbes thought for a moment, then shook his head in denial.

“They said they would cooperate with Hera’s plan… but to be honest, that’s impossible. There are so many evil guys out there. ”

Arbes lets out a short sigh and continues speaking.

“However, even if it is difficult for everyone, some will follow Jim’s will.”

“Oh..really?”

“Yeah. There are some people who are quite flexible.”

“That’s right! Just like me. Right, Demon King?”

Sephir suddenly appeared from the corner and snorted with a confident expression.

“Shut up, traitor. You should know that the only reason I’m leaving your head is because of Hera.”

“Hee..heek..”

As the Demon King looked at her with a cold face, Sephir trembled and walked to a corner, curling up.

“Umm..”

While I was pondering her words for a moment, Arbes looked into my eyes seriously.

“However, I don’t want to send my loyal subjects to their deaths, no matter how much it is. I need an environment where they can live outside the demon world.”

“I guess so..”

It made sense.

In the first place, the demons are the natural enemies of all races.

Even though there were demons who turned to our side, they were still seen as enemies to others.

Even if you come out of the demon world, there’s no guarantee that you’ll be safe.

I also didn’t want to see the demons who had decided to turn to our side being slaughtered.

Coexistence of demons and humans. This also did not seem easy.

“That’s easy.”

But contrary to my expectations, Athena spoke with a relaxed expression.

“Easy..?”

Let’s look at her with curious eyes. Athena slowly got up and dusted herself off.

“Why don’t you just ask the Emperor?”

“Please..?”

Will the Emperor grant the request to save the Demon Tribe?

But contrary to my fears, Athena gave me a fairly simple and clear answer.

She looked at Marie, Lily, Arbes, and Sephir, then smiled faintly and said.

“What can you do when we ask you to do it?”