Episode 240 The Crusade of the Abyss – The Gremory that Vassago
remembers from the Abyss was an overly lively devil, even for a frivolous and unpredictable succubus.
But now the Gremory in front of him.
It resembles what I have only heard about.
It is said that Gremory, who had been working as a human saint and was brought in by Bael after defeating the Demon King, was extremely depressed.
I only heard that, but Vassago, who was busy slaying the Demon King and his limbs with Bael and cleaning up after him, did not have time to worry about a half-succubus.
When we confronted him in person later, he was so flippant that he dismissed it all as nonsense because of the military.
…with Bael.
Vassago let out a self-deprecating smile.
It was like that once. It’s like this now.
The Gremory in front of me had a cold face that made me wonder if it was the succubus, but I was relieved that at least it wasn’t that crazy Paimon bastard.
…And I had hope.
“…Click, so Gremory, what business do you have for this miserable demon whose limbs have been cut off?”
Gremory looked at Vassago for a moment and then shook his head.
“Nothing much. “I just came to check if he was still alive.”
An extremely cold and dry voice.
Vassago, who was busy thinking about what kind of deal Gremory would propose and how he could escape this damn situation, could not hide his embarrassment.
“What what?”
“Because your magical power plays a large part in maintaining the drone. If you happen to die, the extraction amount needs to be adjusted. “Okay then.”
Gremory really turned his back without any regrets.
Embarrassed, Vassago stretched out his hand to grab Gremory, but realized that he had no arms left, let alone hands, and screamed.
“stop! Don’t talk nonsense! If that’s the case, it’s okay to have a subordinate! “The CEO came all the way here himself just to make sure I was dead?”
Gremory slowly looked back at him with numb eyes.
“Didn’t Paimon tell you that too? The Abyss Corporation is at war against the Central Continent Allied Forces that have landed in their home country. All demons are called out and are on the battlefield. “Everything, including my sisters.”
Vassago could not hide his embarrassment.
“for a moment. “So your home country is under attack now?”
“that’s right. Almost all of the countries in the Central Continent have participated in the war, and they are attacking by opening the ‘gate’ leading to the Central Continent. “You must have felt your mana being seriously drained, but it’s not like you to not have expected that much.”
You’ve had your limbs cut off, you’ve been trapped, and you’ve been in pain trying to speed up your mana. Why don’t you try and see if you can expect something like that!
Although I was full of the desire to shoot back, I tried to control my expression and lamented.
“Damn it, those two lunatics, Bael and Paimon, did something. How many demons are dead? Can you win? Are you planning to destroy the Abyss Corporation by starting an all-out war with the Central Continent, not to mention the Eastern Empire?”
Gremory did not seem very sympathetic.
Vassago added quickly.
There was no need to create desperation. Because I’m so desperate that there really isn’t any more.
“Gremory, don’t you think differently? You were definitely against the war, too. Are you going to just watch this crazy thing go on?”
Bael freed the imprisoned Paimon and used the madman to purge the opposition.
So why not the opposite?
“Free me! I will rally my subordinates to help! “This madness has to stop!”
However, Gremory’s eyes were still cold.
Vassago intuitively felt that he had failed, but the words that came out of Gremory’s mouth were beyond even his imagination.
“All of your minions have already become, or are about to become, drones. Magic power is being sucked out of the coffin. “Thank goodness you’re at least awake.”
“what?”
All those many subordinates?
There are countless companies that have joined the grid company, but that’s all?
“That’s nonsense. Half of the demons were replaced with drones. “The quality of the jokes has gone down a lot, Gremory.”
Vassago struggled to speak, but Gremory’s expression still did not waver.
Rather, it was my eyes that saw something pitiful, and I screamed like a scream.
“No, no, no! What did we do so wrong! They were just trying to stop the crazy war that damn Bael was going to start, but they killed everyone? Are you even going to turn me into Paimon’s soulless puppet?”
Gremory remained silent and only slowly opened its mouth after hearing Vassago’s screams.
“Now you know, let’s go. “Even if I let you go, there’s nothing you can do with that body alone.”
“Phew, where did the demon warrior go? What is the dignity of the demon race? “No way, even the demon lord didn’t do this!”
Vassago lamented and said –
“I damned it, we didn’t do anything wrong. “I was just trying to stop the war that the corrupt hero was planning.”
Gremory reacted to those words.
“Do you think that only fallen warriors would want to go to war?”
While Vassago was left speechless by the sharp voice, Gremory continued to fire without stopping.
“That’s ridiculous. How many seeds of discord have you spread throughout the central continent over the past 400 years? “Did you think that what you’ve done so far wouldn’t lead to something like this someday?”
“What does that matter! “It’s a game that those inferior and foolish people won’t even recognize-”
“Even though King Krafte is here to capture Wittenfeld?”
Bittenfeld. A name that was the prime minister of Krafte, who turned Krafte into an emerging military power, and was one of Vassago’s ‘plays’.
“Huh nonsense.”
“Do you think this is nonsense? Have you forgotten who I am? Let’s go.”
The queen of nightmares.
A being that can penetrate and read the unconsciousness of human dreams.
With such Gremory, it is not impossible to read King Krafte’s image.
“It’s not just you. Pride Sloth Las Envy Gluttony Grid. “I had fun doing all kinds of tricks against the Central Continent for 400 years…”
Gremory slowly tilted his head and laughed self-deprecatingly.
“You are paying the price. Although I could not have imagined paying the price by becoming a drone and being used instead of the races of the central continent.”
Gremory spoke coldly, mocking Vassago, who was barely breathing.
“I’m sorry for being so harsh. “But it’s a bit funny to hear that you, who spread all kinds of betrayals and enjoyed the anger of those who were betrayed simply for the sake of ‘entertainment’, are not guilty of anything.”
Bassago finally managed to answer after a long silence.
“…It’s just something done against inferior races. It was the path to prosperity for Abyss Corporation. “Not destruction.”
“Iknow, right. But the countries of the central continent, angry at our actions for our own prosperity, are here to destroy us. We’re turning our own people into drones to prevent that… To be honest, I’m a little confused as to who will destroy us now. “They’re such idiots.”
Bassago’s face became tearful.
“You speak as if you had nothing to do with this, Gremory.”
A helpless demon with his limbs cut off and only his body remaining condemns the golden succubus.
“You also carried out operations on that continent following the Abyss Corporation’s policy! It’s been four years since we built the drone system with Paimon! “Stop talking like you’re just an innocent bystander!”
Gremory laughed after receiving that condemnation.
As the Abyss Corporation was spreading chaos and division everywhere, sabotage had to be carried out in the central continent to prevent their anger and hatred from spreading.
In the end, it was a meaningless action that only bought a little time. No matter how hard she tried to cover it up, Abyss Corporation committed more evil deeds the more they were hidden.
Gremory was certainly involved when Paimon created the terrifying thing called the drone.
In the name of so-called ‘humanity’, succubi can at least have happy dreams for humans who will become drones after having their magic power absorbed, and in return, succubi can absorb their magic power while they are dreaming and dying.
It may sound good and humane, but in the end, it is no different from an accomplice.
-There is something special about Rust. The number of humans required by Sloth continues to increase, but there is no sign of the supply of humans increasing. Action is needed!
Didn’t she herself immediately make a fuss about increasing the supply of humans?
Originally, the other races that would have lived in the Abyss Corporation and shared their magic power with the succubi were all split into drones.
Because there was no way for succubi to satisfy their hunger unless they were draining their magic power to become drones.
The excuse was plausible and Gremory laughed sardonically.
“is it so. I am also responsible for this damn situation. “We all made choices like devils and are facing a catastrophe like devils.”
“If you fucking think like that, let me go! Do you think you’ll be okay? Whether the humans win, Bael wins, or crazy Paimon wins! “Even you, gray molecule, will be purged someday!”
After struggling, he screamed.
“Are you going to leave it like that and let us all die together? Gremory!”
Hearing that scream, the golden succubus paused and then burst into laughter.
When Bassago was dumbfounded by the sound of laughter that did not suit the situation at all, Gremory smiled brightly and placed a hand on his chest.
Then he lifted the cross necklace he always wore, kissed it lightly, and answered.
“Maybe that would be better.”
* * *
We were busy distributing supplies and preparing to head to Pandemonium.
However, not long after we set out, Jérôme Morel’s light cavalry brought a report.
“Enemy troops approaching ahead! In addition to the drones, it looks like there are a lot of demon armies! “There are also units that appear to be line infantry!”
“…I guess this is really the final force.”
Until now, drones were the main force and there were not many demon troops.
At best, it was only assigned to weapons that required delicate operation, such as rocket batteries or machine guns.
However, the fact that demons that appear to be regular troops have come out…
“Are they Bael’s personal guards?”
Bael, the CEO of Pride, the de facto leader of the Abyss Corporation, as mentioned by Gremory.
It would be fair to say that he came out in person.
Since he is the one who personally killed the Demon King, he is probably no better than Barbatos.
Suddenly, I start to feel dry saliva.
That damn admiral had a hard time, and I don’t know how to deal with Bael…
but it doesn’t change anything.
In the end, all we have to do is pour in everything we have prepared and win.
“Each unit in battle formation.”
“To the old combat ranks of each unit!”
The flags of the Francia Germania Empire, the Kingdom of Krafte, and the Iberica Brotherhood, the Northern United Kingdom, began to disperse and take shape.
The sight of a million-strong Allied forces moving across a vast plain is a spectacular sight, but this time, a real bloodbath will break out.
There’s no way Paimon would do the same stupid thing twice, and it looks like there’s a regular army of demons this time.
I took a deep breath and looked at the enemy troops slowly appearing beyond the fog in the distance.
That’s definitely a lot.
Even though we took out a ton of drones in the last battle, the troops seem to be almost equal.
I glanced at Christine, who was busy with supply management at the back of our line.
I can’t see her because of the fog, but I’m sure she trusts me and is doing her best as always.
I smiled lightly and turned my head.
“Then please, Your Majesty.”
“Please leave it to me!”
Eris answered with a wide smile.
Thanks to the fact that we are a little deep inland, there is no sunlight, so when I look at her clear purple eyes, the feeling of being disturbed by that murky purple fog disappears.
“I believe it.”
“All artillery units ready for bombardment!”
“Artillery heat release!”
While the artillery was frantically positioning itself and preparing to fire.
Piiiiing –
Piiii –
A familiar noise was heard.
It’s a start.
The moment Eris raised her hand and a golden barrier was created.
Something huge and purple flew in.
What is that?
Come…is it?
Before I knew it, it hit Eris’s barrier –
the golden barrier collapsed with a sound like shattering glass.
