Final Chapter.

“Yulian! Really… I can’t believe what a performance you put on!”

As expected, my maternal grandfather was the first to react.

With a face full of emotion, my grandfather welcomed me.

“That was quite the feat, Yulian Gong. If your Mana can consistently display the firepower you’ve just shown, the momentum of those Demon beast armies will surely be broken.”

Then, Duke Gerard, who had been leaning against the rampart wall with his arms crossed, looked at me and said.

Though middle-aged, he looked almost like he was in his early 30s, a handsome man.

No wonder Chloe had such a beautiful appearance.

But unlike his beautiful looks, he was a very rational man.

‘It’s no accident that the Aitehern Merchant Guild has grown to its current size during Duke Gerard’s generation.’

Also, if this war with Knoia ends…

Duke Gerard’s position will rise even further.

He was already a meritorious subject of the Empire for jointly suppressing the rebellion with Grius.

On top of that, the Aitehern Merchant Guild is influencing not only the Empire but also the entire Isrand.

Even the Demon King’s kingdom is supplied with scarce resources through neutral merchant guilds connected to the Aitehern Merchant Guild.

After the war, his position will rise even higher than my grandfather’s.

‘And only Duke Aitehern knows about the existence beyond that continent.’

Not only the people of the current Empire but also the people of the Demon King’s kingdom still don’t know about the existence beyond Isrand, beings other than the humans who clearly live there.

I, too, learned about it this time while in contact with the memories of the World Tree.

It is clear that Isrand is a world that started anew from the Earth of the past.

The Earth of the old human race and the current Isrand are not perfectly identical worlds.

The old human race. And another place that even the two main gods could not reach.

The world beyond the Boundary of Mist.

No one in the current era of humanity has ever reached it.

‘That must be where Mana originated.’

However, the Aitehern family has been sending expeditions to that Boundary of Mist for generations.

Although they can’t even guess whether the place that exists beyond it is this continent or another world.

Or a world of a completely different dimension.

It was clear that another force coexisting with Isrand existed.

‘So… even if we defeat Knoia, there is still an unknown threat to the new human race.’

The reason why those two existences had not come into contact was clear.

The Chaotic Gate created by the appearance of Knoia.

That Chaotic Gate turned Isrand itself into a giant barrier, preventing the contact between the two existences.

But if Knoia is defeated and all those barriers disappear.

Eventually, a new contact will begin.

‘So, I can’t let another chaos happen.’

Of course, Duke Aitehern will play a big role in that new era of reconstruction.

But unlike my grandfather.

He is a person whose loyalty cannot be guaranteed to never change.

But I knew his essence well.

He is a merchant to the bone.

So, I just need to continue to exist as the most valuable item to him.

Of course, I was confident enough to do so now.

‘Well, I didn’t intend it, but… somehow… Chloe has become my prospective bride.’

Even if she couldn’t become the first wife.

That ambitious father and daughter wouldn’t easily give up on me.

The fact that he, an Imperial Duke, naturally raised me up and called me Yulian Gong was definitely an expression of goodwill from that man who moves with everything calculated.

Thoughts about future events and how to handle them came to my mind, but.

Now it was time to focus on the conversation with these commanders.

All the commanders of the allied forces, including the Imperial Army and the Demon King’s Army, were here.

At that time, someone very familiar to me.

Michael, the commander of the Knights of the White Night, continued to speak.

“As Yulian Gong said, you really faced the Demon beast army alone. And… it was also true that you had a subsequent plan.”

I paid attention to the words “subsequent plan.”

The gazes of the other commanders also turned to one person, no, two people, at the same time.

Duke Gerard looked at Lilia and said.

“Are those giant tree trunks that have grown there really the World Tree?”

“That’s right. I, the ancient dragon of Agriel and the former Demon King, testify to that fact. Those trees that have grown in the Imperial Capital of this Lamir are also the World Tree… no, to be precise, it would be more accurate to call it a new World Tree.”

And the person who answered instead of Lilia was Ustina.

For a moment, I saw my grandfather’s expression become awkward at that national title, Agriel.

The national title that combined the epithets of his only daughter, the Great Saintess Agnes, and his son-in-law, Lucifer.

As such, my grandfather, an Imperial hero, must have felt very strange.

‘Still, when I first told him that name, he was very moved.’

Me becoming the Demon King of that Agriel.

Even that national title was created with the meaning of not forgetting my parents.

Meanwhile, Ustina’s answer caused the various commanders to buzz.

“The World Tree was clearly… contaminated with Mana by the Demon Kings of the Demon King’s kingdom for generations, wasn’t it?”

“Due to that, the World Tree has lost its great power to purify Demon power…”

“That’s right! That’s why the Demon power is covering the atmosphere and the ground now, because the World Tree’s power is insufficient…”

Ustina’s expression frowned at those words.

I could feel Aitekia next to her also paying attention to Ustina’s reaction.

‘That reaction is a typical reaction of the Imperial people.’

The truth that I saw in the depths of the World Tree.

It was natural that neither the Imperial people nor the demons knew about it.

In the Empire, they believe that the World Tree is a sacred tree created by Jedin, but the vile demons stole it.

On the other hand, the Demon King’s kingdom thinks of the World Tree as a sacred tree gifted to the demons by Yunir.

‘Either way, it’s a little different from the truth.’

The theological truth is that the World Tree is the foundation of Isrand, created together by Jedin and Yunir.

At the same time, as the commanders said, it is a sacred tree that purifies the large amount of Demon power generated by the Chaotic Gate.

But what contaminated that World Tree was, of course, not the demons or Demon power.

‘In reality, it was Demon power and Knoia.’

And what newly regenerated that tree on the verge of death was.

Me, Aylin, and Lilia.

To be exact, it was my children who would be newly born.

And Lilia calmed the confusion of those Imperial Army commanders.

“It is only natural that you all do not know the truth. The World Tree has long been cut off from the humans of the Empire… and even in the Demon King’s kingdom, the World Tree is revered, so demons could not approach it carelessly.”

Everyone paid attention to Lilia.

Her words were the oracle of the Saintess as well as the Empress.

Everyone knew very well that her words were absolutely not false.

“Then I will tell you all. The truth of the World Tree… and about the regeneration of that World Tree.”

At that moment, I saw Lilia unconsciously stroking her belly.

That much of the truth, that she and Aylin were pregnant with my child through that sacred ritual, could not be revealed now.

The content was explained to some extent in a condensed form.

And when the truth that the World Tree was the blessing of the gods left behind by Jedin and Yunir was revealed.

The way the Imperial Army commanders looked at the Demon commanders who had gathered together began to change.

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Elf Remiella.

A member of the great High Elf clan. At the same time, the knight commander of the Royal Knights, who was the most trusted sword of the great ruthless Demon King Lucifer, was none other than her.

In the great war of the Demon King’s kingdom, the current Demon King Yulian von Reinhardt first joined the Western Demon Army.

She led the main force of the Demon Army as the commander of that top commander.

Now that Ustina and other advisors from the Demon King’s kingdom have joined.

She was only focusing on her duties as a knight commander, and was only active as a knight wielding her sword directly on the battlefield as a general of the Demon Army.

‘Yes. I am… for the sake of His Majesty the great current Demon King. Yulian…’

But she was not in the Demon King’s kingdom, but on the border of the Imperial Capital of the Empire.

And she looked at the completed festival scene with surprised eyes.

“Hmm. Well, I’m not human, so I don’t need any unnecessary pretense. To be honest, the aesthetic sense of the Empire and the Demon King’s kingdom are worlds apart. There’s no comparison.”

A tall beauty walking with Remiella.

Ustina, a dragon with fiery red hair, said to her.

“That… can’t be helped. Ustina-nim. Jedin has the god of art, Hesus, under him. It’s not enough for demons to follow that god’s aesthetic sense.”

I could feel the gazes of the people watching the two walking like that.

They were knights and soldiers of the Imperial Army.

Demons are unfamiliar beings to them.

No, they were enemies who fought each other with their lives on the line until just 20 years ago.

‘It’s bound to be uncomfortable.’

That was the same for the demons.

The existence of Yulian, who is half human.

And the bad image of humans was somewhat erased due to the achievements that the Imperial Army knight Riles showed with the Demon Army.

When they crossed the harsh Althern Mountains.

The reason they burned that will.

It was because of the will to wash away the resentment that the Demon King’s kingdom had suffered during that time.

“If it’s as Yulian told the Demon Army soldiers, we are a conquering army… but you know, Remiella, it’s not about conquering, but about gaining complete independence and autonomy, which is more important to the Demon King’s kingdom.”

“And the exchange after that as well.”

Ustina nodded at Remiella’s words.

The two highest-ranking officials of the Demon King’s kingdom had already heard Yulian’s intentions.

‘The demons of the Demon King’s kingdom need time to regain their pride and self-esteem.’

The past history of the demons was an era of oppression and injustice.

That conquest is just an excuse.

They knew that Yulian’s true goal was to stand with humans as equals, not as objects of avoidance for the Imperial people.

‘But… are demons still unpleasant beings to humans?’

However, even Remiella, who is strong enough to be in charge of the Knights.

She couldn’t easily erase the impression that demons had suffered from discrimination and neglect in that long history.

Especially since elves were often captured and reduced to slaves by humans.

There is a fear of humans engraved in that instinct.

She was worried that the reason why the human soldiers were looking at her was not because of such unpleasant feelings.

“Hmm. Remiella. I know what you’re thinking. But it doesn’t seem like it’s unpleasant. It looks like everyone is looking at you because you’re pretty.”

“T, that’s impossible. I’m just a knight…”

“Remiella. You’re always amazing. You have great confidence as a knight, but you always lack confidence as a woman. You’re considered one of the most beautiful women in the Demon King’s kingdom along with Cecilia…”

“T, that’s just because I’m a member of the Royal Knights, so they rate me highly. I’m nothing compared to… Cecilia.”

“The world says that even the works of art containing Hesus’s blessing pale in comparison to the two of you… shouldn’t you have confidence?”

Ustina said so calmly, which made her even more embarrassed.

‘Still, I’m happy now.’

Cecilia, who Ustina mentioned a little while ago.

And Tricia, Cecilia’s older sister, was Remiella’s very close friend.

The two arrived at their destination.

There were not only the Tricia sisters there, but also many other women gathered.

Ustina muttered as she looked at the scene.

“This is Yulian’s harem.”

And Remiella’s snow-white face turned red at those words.