I Misunderstood the Date and Saved the Demon King

11. I wasn’t there

What Michaela harbored when she first encountered the demon lords was, of course, hostility. And vigilance.

No matter how hardline demons you defeat or whether you shout for peace, they are demons after all.

A blood-thirsty race that is violent and only seeks to solve everything by fighting.

Isn’t that the way you got peace right away? A great purge of all who oppose the will!

Even if everyone in the world accepts the Demon Kings, he believes that he, as a warrior, should be suspicious of them.

I know it’s wrong to show unconditional hostility. But it is unavoidable.

If we fall apart again, then we have to risk our lives and get rid of the demon lords right away.

By the way….

‘What the hell are these demons?! What are you doing?’

Hunting. Wasn’t that hunt meant to harm people?

Attack? No way, no way, that attack… That, that! Was that what it was!

“Hey, hey! You unscrupulous!”

“Eh?”

“Huh?”

How can you be so vulgar! This is the academy! It is a place of learning with many students!

To think he would do such a thing in a place like that. So confidently without even thinking about hiding it!

As expected, demons are not allowed. This is why we can’t be friends!

“What is he talking about?”

“I don’t know. Why are you like that all of a sudden?”

“Are you asking because you don’t know that right now? This is the Imperial Academy! Sacred place of learning! A noble ivory tower! What are you thinking of doing in a place where everyone is eager to learn, master, and gain!”

“Did you not hear? Are you going to attack the uncle?”

As expected, I am insane! How can you say such a thing so confidently!

Relationships between a man and a woman must be done in a very quiet and secret place, without anyone knowing!

It was unacceptable to Michaela to be talking like that casually.

“Don’t keep saying things like that, hero.”

However, the demon lords became even more calm about the hero’s reaction.

“Tell me honestly. Are you interested in your brother too?”

“I admire Sir Lethe! Don’t compare it to that shady thing of yours!”

“We also long for you, right? Sitri?”

“I long for you.”

“L?”

“Do it.”

“Look at that. Do you think we don’t admire you?”

Isn’t that important right now? Michaela is about to scream.

I don’t know about that, and it was Astaroth who charged into Lete’s room and told me to just be quiet.

The three demon lords rushed after him, what about Michaela? As she did, she hurriedly caught up behind her.

I don’t know exactly what these demon lords are trying to do. Honey, even though he’s a warrior who lacks a lot, isn’t it right to help as a swordsman of the same empire! While muttering.

Absolutely, absolutely not because I was curious. I’m just worried about Lethe!

I think I’m different from those demon lords, but there’s one fact that she hasn’t recognized yet.

If I really meant to warn Lethe, then she just had to scream or whatever to let her know.

However, at the words of the demon lords to be quiet, they kept quiet, erased their signs, and followed well like this.

‘Yeah, but if it really attacks… Four people doing it at once… Aww! What are you thinking?!’

Dadadak! Shaking my head violently, I follow the demon lords.

It seems that the attack was real. The door to what appears to be the faculty room is also open.

In that case, really, the sight of four demon lords and one war hero going head-to-head….

“What! Where are you, uncle?!”

“I don’t think he’s there.”

“Where has the master gone?!”

“… Bullsh*t.”

Lethe is not in the room. The moment he heard that, Michael let out a sigh of relief.

A corner of my heart, a very small emotion. While trying to ignore the word ‘regret’.

*

‘They crawled into the room.’

The intruder detection magic cries loudly. It is obvious who broke in at this timing.

I wondered when it would come. I expected them to come in on the night they entered the academy.

“Whew.”

“Is something going on?”

Marquis Agnes, sitting next to me and waiting for someone, asks a question in a worried tone.

She said it was no big deal, and Lete laughed hahahaha, then suddenly had a strange idea.

Every time he sighed, that man said, ‘Why does a young man sigh so much?’.

“Marquis. Is there anything wrong with you?”

“There is a lot of work. Where am I?”

“Yes. But it looks like there is another ‘other job’ besides that one.”

At Lete’s words, the Marquis sighed. Also, what’s going on?

“Why? Also, do crazy nobles feed?”

“Hey, can’t you do something with that tone?”

Marquis Agnes, who had been lightly bruising Lethe, sighed and said, “Pu-hu.”

“The hardliners don’t seem to want to give up the initiative.”

“Isn’t that what you expected?”

“We didn’t expect the war to end so quickly and ridiculously.”

As they said, neither Marquis Agnes nor Lethe could have imagined that the war would end like this.

I thought it would end only with more fights, more deaths, and more tears.

Assuming that, I tried to take the strength of the hardliners who were gaining power little by little.

Instead, I tried to push out carrots appropriately to make them publicly oppose them but follow them behind the scenes.

But suddenly the world changed. As if flipping a palm, the level of heaven and earth has been reversed.

At this situation, hardliners are also dumbfounded and growling, trying to seize their power.

They should get something from making political deals, but the order is all messed up.

“… Did you even say something? Sir Lethe.”

“Demon Kings? Because I didn’t know that either. What kind of prophet am I? I think they raised them knowing that they would later become demon kings.”

It’s a lie. I grew up knowing that I would become the Demon King. To be precise, I raised him believing that he would not become the Demon King.

I thought that if I planted a kind heart and gave them a place to rely on, they would become those who surrendered and fought on the side of the Empire, not the Demon King.

The results are, well, what you see.

Koo Goong―

“It looks like you are here.”

“I see. It seems you have arrived.”

Lethe and Marquis Agnes stand up at the same time and look forward.

After a while, a figure secretly appears through a small side door.

Chuck―

Facing the figure, the two men immediately got down on one knee and bowed.

“Long live the Emperor. I have an audience with the new Marquis Edgar Jackrat of Agnes, Her Highness the Crown Princess.”

“Long live the Emperor. Shin Lete, I have an audience with Her Highness the Crown Princess.”

A white hand rises slowly from beyond the darkness. Marquis Lethe and Agnes rose from their seats at the gesture and sat down in their prepared seats.

“… Long time no see. Sir Lethe.”

“Have you been well?”

“Kangnyeong. I’m sorry, but I couldn’t. Because of the mean younger siblings who are desperately aiming for this position.”

A languid voice as if wet from fatigue, yet the dignity and beauty felt in it.

With her chin resting slightly on her, a woman with shiny, sun-colored hair stares at Lethe.

“Since the situation is the situation, I will ask. Sir Lethe.”

“Good luck to Xiamen.”

“Why did you save the demon lords? Why did you take care of them?”

This is a pointless question. This is a case where it is not even established in the first place.

Nevertheless, what can I do with the holy flowers? Gotta ask yes, you ask

“At that time, they weren’t the ones who would become demon kings. I was being taken as a slave by the same demons. I tried to save those children and raise them to be helpful to the Empire, not the demons.”

“The results are a little strange, but the intentions are not impure. I understand.”

In the first place, I had no intention of bruising that man. Why should you? To the war hero of the empire?

Rather, wouldn’t the war end sooner thanks to that? If it’s false, it’s not enough to give a prize, even if you bow your head in gratitude, it’s not enough, but to suspect that you have some kind of contact with the devil.

Ha-

I let out a sigh. Outrageous things. Things like younger siblings, and hardliners.

You’ve been sucking up all the honey from war until now, and the thought of having to spit it out all of a sudden makes your stomach twist. Yes, I understand. However, at the time of discussing the great power, you are chasing personal gain.

“Sir Lete, you are well aware of the political situation these days.”

“The war ended abruptly, and because of that, no political deals between hardliners and moderates were made, and the hardliners are protesting because they have to spit out all their rights. Is that correct?”

Exactly. Some people turn off their attention, saying that if you’re a knife eater, you shouldn’t go anywhere near politics, but it’s not Sir Lethe. Rather, he perceives the situation more accurately than anyone else.

“It’s a good thing that a war that has been going on for years is over. However, because of that war, the special powers that the hardliners had so far, numerous benefits, and even the fear and fear of war to exercise their influence. When everything disappears, they just hate it.”

“They are so stupid.”

“Stupid. But human beings are beings who pursue immediate gain. There are few moderates, there are many hardliners, and there are even more people who took money from the hardliners, so what can we do about this?”

As if frustrated, the crown princess tapped my chest several times. She even said that Marquis Agnes was abusive and hurriedly knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

“Of course it won’t be easy, Her Highness, Crown Princess.”

However, instead of imitating her marquis, Lethe treated the princess in her own way.

“Still, everything must go back to how it was before the war. Only then will he become emperor. Only then will the broken order be restored. Only then will we be able to defeat those who dare to use war as an excuse to go against the solemn orders of the supreme imperial family.”

“….”

I look at the man who is not sparing advice with his head bowed deeply.

He is neither a noble nor from an empire, but he is more trustworthy than anyone else.

He is a guardian who has saved the empire time and time again whenever it faces a moment of crisis.

Thank you, sorry, and sometimes I wish I could stay by your side.

“Some of them will certainly try to stir up the embers of trouble again by provoking those who reached out to the empire and the demons called the Four Heavenly Kings. Could Sir Lethe stop it?”

“Is it possible, Your Highness? Just give me orders. I will fulfill it without a hitch.”

Of course I have to do it. Whether it’s the demon king or the warrior, let’s just end the war quickly and stay quiet.

Let’s drink some honey from that academy. How good is this that everyone is doing academy, academy? If you’re an ice chair, you can do that, right? Is not it?!

Whether she knew Lethe’s inner thoughts or not, the crown princess smiled faintly that no one would know.

As expected, he is an indispensable figure for the empire. And… He’s also a man who fits by his own side.