158. Deon Hart, the traitor to humanity (6)
Leweche achieved the Tahon Kingdom. They promised protection and support with supplies.
And there is a border in the Taehoon Kingdom. This is the borderline that I personally crossed and checked.
As we were advancing toward the empire, where most of the territory was in the north, I thought the border line connected to the south was of no use, so I remembered it but pushed it to a corner of my head, but now I think I have the chance to use it.
“…Before that, Develania.”
“Yes Deon… Demon.”
“You can call me whatever you want here. More than that, do you know the personality of that Rweche general? As far as I know….”
“Stiff, right?”
“I think I heard you were strong.”
also.
“There is a border in the Taehon Kingdom. They probably know that, but since we’re busy knocking on the gates of the empire, we’re neglecting them, so they’re probably letting their guard down. “A week after I finish ‘Warning to the Human World,’ the 5th Corps is to go over there and engage in the so-called ‘fighting.’”
“…Me?”
Orel, the 5th Corps commander who was sitting quietly, looked at Deon in surprise.
“okay. You can be as active as you like. Of course, do as much as you can without overdoing it. “If you have more time than you think, you can just eat the taehon soup itself.”
Since the goal is to conquer the human world anyway, there is no big problem if you eat it first.
Well, that won’t happen.
The Demon King, who had been quietly observing the situation until now, raised his hand, perhaps because the great power of the 5th Corps was moving.
“Can I ask for a more detailed explanation?”
“This is an attack by the ‘5th Legion’, which is not even an ordinary army, so the small kingdom of Taehon would be helpless. “As the king of Rweche, who has already made a promise of alliance with the Empire of Mountains, he must not be shown to be neglecting his promise, so he will most likely squeeze in his troops to send support.”
“I guess so.”
“Some of the troops have been sent to the Empire, and some have been sent to the Tahon Kingdom, so Rweche’s defense will be considerably weakened.”
The Demon King, who had been listening quietly, tilted his head slightly.
“…To attack Rweche before the Empire?”
Because I had already predicted what Deon would use to warn the human world, a doubt was naturally expressed in his eyes.
Fortunately, Deon shook his head as if his prediction was not wrong.
“no. “Didn’t you say you need an example?”
In order to do so, Rweche must be the first country to break the alliance and the last country to collapse.
“If we maintain an offensive against the empire and send an appropriate number of generals and troops to attack Rweche, whose defense has become weak, the king will become desperate and request support from the empire and the State of Shan. “We cannot withdraw the support we sent to Taehon, a vassal country that promised protection, so we will contact our allies.”
Since the number of troops in the Demon World is not infinite, if you are lucky, you will be able to send troops that can barely breach a castle, but they can provide enough of a threat. In general, demons look scary, so it is difficult to guess their skills just by looking at them with the naked eye.
So, even if that were not the case, the king of Rweche, who had become sensitive due to weakened national defense, would be as shocked as a rabbit just by the fact that demonic troops came to the castle.
Deon touched the corner of his mouth.
“I will request the return of the support I sent or request support from allies…”
“From the perspective of the emperor who received support, it would be difficult to safely return the support received, and even if that were not the case, it would be even more difficult to send support to a country with a shortage of troops. . Even if we send them, it is obvious that they will be discarded troops for show off, and since the Kingdom of San was not a kingdom with a lot of troops to begin with, even if we send support, it will not be much.”
“Yes, more than anything, the emperor drove the supported troops into Paras Territory, where the fiercest battle took place. If the damage to one’s own citizens can be reduced through the blood of other citizens, it is a monarch’s duty to do so. So, it is one thing to withdraw the supported troops again, and even if you send other troops from your country to replace the supported troops and send them back, a lot of time will already have passed after all the procedures have been followed.”
Rweche cannot just sit back and wait for that gap of time.
“In the end, the king’s younger brother, the ‘general’, will personally step up and stop it.”
He was said to have a strong personality, so even if the king tried to stop him by saying it was dangerous, he would come out in the end.
After understanding, the Demon King had a happy smile on his face.
“I’ll lend you Develania.”
“thank you.”
Develania would be able to easily cut off that head.
Since they were brothers who could not live without death, the king must have lost his mind. You will become extremely sad, frustrated, and eventually angry.
Anger towards the emperor who took all that was given to him but did not give it back, or anger towards the two monarchs who sent clumsy troops to show off.
Since the alliance has become meaningless, of course we will break it.
‘The important thing here is to never attack Rweche who is alone.’
If they attack and occupy it, other allies in the human world will unite even more strongly. Because I saw the end of the kingdom that fell away.
But what if the demon world never attacks Rweche?
‘There will also be kingdoms that try to break the alliance.’
In a complex situation like the present, we should not feel reassured that we have other kingdoms as vassals. Especially if it was not brought into submission by force, but was twisted with three inches of tongue.
They became vassals for the security and benefit of the country, not for losses.
“good.”
The Demon King clapped his hands a couple of times as if to brighten the mood.
“Then we will proceed as our general commander says, and the meeting will end here.”
“Thank you for your effort.”
“Adeon.”
As the corps commanders left their seats one by one, Deon, who was standing up holding the cube, paused and looked back at the Demon King.
“I know that? “Do the restrictions of demons disappear when dealing with ‘heroes’ or ‘heroes’, whether they come through borders or contracts?”
“….”
…I informed you late on purpose.
The hand holding the cube gained strength.
We can’t deny that it’s important information, but how can we like it when people play around with it and wave it around like this?
A low voice came out between my clenched teeth.
“thank you for the information.”
“what. Oh and.”
“….”
“I understand, but take the medicine in moderation.”
This isn’t even worth answering.
Deon quietly touched the corner of his mouth and then turned his back.
….
The first thing I noticed as soon as I came out was Ed, who was having a war of nerves with Dan, and Ben, who was looking at them pitifully… and Devellania, who seemed to have been waiting for him to come out.
…Yes, Develania had something to say. Did the Demon King say that he would combine the information that he had researched on his own with the information that Develania had researched and hand it over to her? So, after seeing it, I told her to listen.
‘Well, there was something I ordered for her anyway.’
Since you can hear all the information at once, there is nothing to lose.
When Deon spotted me, he gestured to Dan and Ed, who were approaching quickly as if they had started a fight, to step back for a moment, and then faced Develania.
“What happened to what you asked me to do?”
There are two pieces of information he needs to hear from Develania.
At first, he only asked for information about ‘what the duke values most’, which he had ordered through the Demon King right after his last visit to the empire, but Deon then gave a personal order and ordered that this be given the highest priority.
‘Recovery of Cruel Hart’s body.’
The location is roughly known. I told them to go and check to see if Cruel’s body was there and to retrieve it.
however.
“…Why are your hands shaking?”
“That…”
It’s ominous. My fingertips feel cold.
It was clearly an order that would not be difficult. It was an order that didn’t take very long.
“… Now that I think about it, it’s been a while since I ordered it, but there hasn’t been any news about it until now.”
“…sorry.”
“are you okay. I had expected that it would be difficult to safely retrieve the body. Is that really why you couldn’t tell me until now?”
“….”
Deon silently clenched his fist in the continued silence.
“…Surely you couldn’t even recover the body?”
“I’m so… so sorry.”
“…are you okay.”
Yeah, I expected this too. This is not surprising news.
Deon lightly wiped his face and adjusted his expression.
“I guess that’s not all. If that were the case, there’s no way you would be shaking like this.”
“…There were marks of his throat being cut.”
“….”
“There are traces of someone cutting off the body’s head….”
“Up to that point.”
Ah really.
As the news was more devastating than expected, I was unable to control my expression and raised my hand to cover my face.
“Are you okay…? I’m really sorry…”
“No, yes. “Yeah, it’s okay.”
“….”
“Really.”
Okay. It should be okay.
Develania is a demon with a high rank as commander of the 2nd Corps. It was not possible to overthrow the ‘authority’ by showing unsightly agitation here.
After a long moment of silence, Deon managed to control his broken expression and lowered the hand that was covering his face.
“He said there were traces of his hair being cut. “Then what about the torso?”
“There are also signs that someone else took it…”
“…I see.”
‘Someone else’ probably means someone different from those who cut off their hair.
“Was there a time difference?”
“It appears that someone came and took your body about three days after cutting off your head.”
“….”
Deon put his trembling hand into his pocket and took out a uniquely shaped cigarette.
I don’t know the body, but I think I know who cut off the head and why.
‘Those bastards who tried to kill me and my brother that day.’
Their original purpose was to kill me.
Since you lost me, you would need proof that you definitely killed Cruel, the traitor and saboteur. So… So…
‘Fuck it.’
Deon finally stopped thinking and put a cigarette in his mouth while swearing under his breath.
Ben, who was standing at a distance where no sound could be heard and glanced around with anxious eyes, came rushing over with his eyes wide as if he had discovered this.
“Medicine won’t work, Demon! “What are you trying to do with your body in that state?”
“….”
“Better eat this!”
As if he couldn’t see the absurd expression on his face, Ben took the unlit cigarette out of Deon’s hand and handed him a pill full of the smell of grass.
OMG, Develania exclaimed a little.
‘What happened to his liver?’
Demon… Deon has become more difficult to deal with since he became seriously ill. You have changed to the extent that almost everything that makes up you has changed.
A dignified demeanor and noble tone of voice. A high-pressure atmosphere where even the occasional hemoptysis is sublimated into elegance. The almost perfect attitude with no flaws was like a thick wall to all the demons.
How dare I easily approach someone who seems to be sitting on that high throne? I feel guilty even making eye contact.
Whether Develania was shocked or not, Deon glanced at Ben when he felt the feel of the phantom in his hand. He could tell what it was without even looking at the familiar smell that could be felt even from a small distance.
“It’s a sedative.”
A medicine made from fairy herbs.
This is a medicine I have already taken several times. One of the effects was outstanding, so Deon put it in his mouth without saying anything and waved his hand to tell Ben to go away.
Surprisingly, it was Develania who caught Ben, who kept glancing back and forth, unable to take his steps as if he was worried.
“There is no need to get bitten. “You want to ask me about the first task you asked me to do, right?”
“…okay.”
“It’s still vague… we need a little more time. “When I gather more information, I will combine it and give it to you all at once, would you allow me to do so?”
“Sure.”
There’s still time left.
Devellania bowed his head, expressing gratitude for the gentle affirmation, glanced at Ben and walked away.
Dan and Ed, who were watching Ben from afar with anxious eyes, notice that the conversation is over and quickly approach him.
Ed pushed away Dan’s face with his hand as he opened his mouth and said ‘Master’ as if he was calling me and opened his mouth.
“De….”
“Daemon!”
