NOVEL NEXT chapter 2
2. The war hero is a possessor
[ Four Heavenly Kings! Purge all hardliners! If you want to call war, go to hell and do it! ]
[ We want peace! Asmodians, we officially propose an armistice agreement and peace talks! ]
“Puff!”
Not even thinking to wipe the coffee dripping down her chin, Lethe stared at the newspaper she was holding.
What is this? Armistice Agreement? Peace talks? Wasn’t this something that never happened?
The demons will fight ‘War! Weren’t they the ones shouting ‘War again!’?
As expected, something is strange. It’s weird, but it’s too weird. That day, from the day I saved them, everything was twisted. This stupid child. Why are you mistaking the date?
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What is a possessor? A being that knows the future and intervenes to highlight its existence. Or on the contrary, it can be said that even if you know it, you pretend not to know it and avoid unnecessary incidents.
Lethe could be said to be the former of the two. I’m careful that if I eat well and eat well, I won’t be less unfair. Of course, intervention in the incident was essential among the essentials.
The world he fell into is a collectible RPG game called 『Lucid Saga』. The outline of the content was extremely ordinary, that of training warriors to fight demon lords.
Yes. Warrior. The keyword is warrior. You have to nurture them and fight the demon lords.
There must be contact with the warriors. That way it will be advantageous in some way.
In addition, whether you want to live quietly or rise in the world, you will eventually have to fight the demon lords. Otherwise, on the contrary, they will invade and turn the world into an inferno.
For this reason, it was natural for Lethe to intervene in the case of ‘rescuing the future hero’. It was his idea that keeping them in debt would always benefit them.
I must have received the privilege of being a possessor anyway, so I made a plan and went straight into preparation. Make a good impression by rescuing them. No, I even became their teacher.
Why weren’t there a lot of them? Novels in which the possessed person becomes the teacher of the warriors.
There is nothing more perfect than helping those in crisis.
Lethe aimed for that and succeeded in attacking the wagon.
The problem is that he’s a bit of a suspect. No, he was a bit too lax.
It was accurate up to the ‘moon’ that the warriors were captured, but I ended up confusing it with ‘work’. 12 Days into 21 days.
As a result, I found something other than a hero. All in all, that something was the demon lords of the future.
Ah, then what about the original warriors? He must have escaped on his own after suffering all kinds of trouble.
If it looked different, I would have noticed something strange as soon as I got it, but it wasn’t even that.
In the end, it wasn’t until after the work was over that Lethe realized the girls’ identities.
Demon King. Future demon king. The insidious chiefs of evil who stand in the way of the warriors. Why the hell did these guys have the same hair color as the warriors? Lethe cursed the developer a hundred more times.
What now? Should i remove it? But they are demons who are nothing yet? I’ve seen all sorts of things, but it’s still hard to harm someone who doesn’t have animosity. Killing… Kinda like that
Wouldn’t there be an ‘what if?’ Isn’t the original possessor a being who changes fate!
“Come with me.”
“….”
“I won’t hurt you. Well, not all humans are bad.”
The future demon lords’ fate change, or rehabilitation project that began.
Unsurprisingly, the process was not difficult. Fortunately, it was not too late, and the four girls were just frightened and wary puppies or cats rather than demon lords.
Lethe hoped that this action of her own would have a moderately positive impact on her future. Maybe they could become demon kings and advocate peace with humans.
If things go well with her, her war water may turn into academy water as she wishes!
“Mister. I am hungry.”
“Wait a minute, Ashu. A wonderful dinner will be ready soon. But the title of that uncle is a bit much.”
“Then master?”
“… Sitry. I’d rather call you uncle Never call me by that name. Especially in front of others.”
“Brother.”
“Oh! Our cute mar Yes, brother is perfect, perfect!”
It wasn’t a bad time. It would have been better if he was a warrior, but what about it? They are not demon lords yet, and that means they can change as much as they like.
Just like that, a year passed, then two years passed, time passed and one day.
“Children?”
The demon kings of the future have disappeared. They all left in one hour.
I was very disappointed. Twisting people’s necks was originally their future, but at the moment I thought it might not be the case now. In the end, I heard that it was affection, and at the moment I thought what to do now.
And again, a year later, the news came that all the girls had become demon kings.
A sigh came out of nowhere. I chose those children instead of the warriors to change my fate. I thought that I might become a good-hearted demon by persuading them hard and creating good memories.
“Is fate unavoidable?”
It was bittersweet. It seems that there was nothing that could not be done.
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‘Then it was the real beginning of high school.’
Date. Originally, the warriors were kidnapped on January 12, 212 of the Imperial Era.
However, the day Lethe went forward was the 21st of January in the year 212 of the Imperial Era.
Thanks to that, paying off the debt to the warriors failed. As a guardian of the warriors, the life of living with a lot of shoulder strength flew away.
Then what is the number of possible choices? A war hero, of course.
You know all the general events and your abilities are excellent, but you are talking about ‘I will live peacefully and quietly’? It’s only right to get rid of the possessed and become a resident of another world.
Fighting the demon lord’s army, beheading the betrayed humans, breaking the bones of the dwarves and the dwarfs. It was just a series of terrible days filled with blood and death.
Lethe swept across the battlefield like that until the warriors began their activities in earnest.
As a result, I was able to come this far. He attained a high position in the Empire.
Especially from Lethe’s point of view, being praised as a war hero secretly liked it.
I was worried that I might be betrayed or abandoned by the Empire and filmed for revenge or regret, but fortunately that wasn’t the case.
After that, just as the warriors, who finally appeared on the battlefield after completing their growth, were about to capture and defeat the demon lords in earnest, the flow of the world went in a direction Lethe never expected.
“Sir Lethe. May I come in?”
The sound of a knock coming from beyond the door followed by the voice of the academy principal.
Lethe said to come in quickly and quickly put away the coffee he had spouted and the newspaper he was holding.
“I’m really sorry for coming so suddenly on a holiday.”
“No. It must be because the principal also has circumstances.”
Waving her hands, Lethe quickly offers her principal a seat.
Then she quickly prepares a cup of tea and offers it in front of him.
“Thank you. Sir Lethe.”
The headmaster looked at Lethe, who was sitting in front of him with a smile.
A war hero who fought hard against the demons for the sake of the empire. Although he is now said to have retired from the front line, he is a famous sword of the empire that can return to the battlefield at any time.
Nevertheless, he is a man who is working as an academy instructor without being particularly greedy for power.
The headmaster really liked Lethe. He is truly a role model for all students.
I have no doubt that one day that man’s name will be included in the Imperial Tariff.
“I want to talk more about the progress, but time is time, so I’m going to go straight to the main topic. I’m sure you’ve heard the news. That they offered an armistice and peace talks.”
“I heard you. They, the ‘Four Heavenly Kings’.”
Not long after the empire and the alliance of different races declared to fight to the end against the demon lords. Suddenly, several demon lords formed an alliance and built their own independent forces.
The four beings whose real names, ages, genders, powers, and everything are secret.
The surprising thing is that they insisted on peace with humans and other races, not war.
There is no more fighting. From now on, I will not forgive anyone who commits an act of force. Even if it’s demons like them.
Of course, the demon lords’ reactions. Stop saying things that aren’t even funny! Was They faithfully followed their destiny and steadily prepared for war.
After a while, a ruthless purge took place.
The four beings never looked on at the demon lords and their subordinates who objected to their opinions.
I crushed and crushed them so that not even a single word of resistance could come out. Very thoroughly and brutally.
There were more demon kings who died at the hands of the Four Heavenly Kings than demon kings who died during the war.
“This time, the four demon kings secretly sent a letter to the empire.”
“… Correspondence?”
For a moment, two questions came to Lethe’s mind in order.
First of all, why did the four demon kings and the four heavenly kings suddenly secretly send a letter?
And the other one, why the hell does the principal of the academy know about that?
“Wait a minute. If?”
After reaching that point, Lethe quickly came up with the most reasonable prediction.
“Is it something to do with the academy?”
As expected, war heroes are different. Thinking to himself, the principal nodded his head.
“As proof of peace, those four say they will directly enter the Imperial Academy.”
“… You couldn’t possibly joke with the Empire, did you really say that?”
“I said I would live like a normal student with minimal escort.”
“I still have a fight, but what about the young eyes of the students’ enemies that will be poured on them?”
“I can handle that too. He said he wanted peace, so he had to.”
“….”
As expected, demon lords are all insane. Even if it goes crazy, it’s certain that it’s very firmly crazy.
The proposal of the armistice agreement and peace talks is good, but why are you suddenly coming to the academy?
‘Could it be that this is the flow of fate?’
The hero and the demon king, beings that can’t help but collide.
The warriors who suddenly became jobless decided to enroll in the academy.
The four demon kings who have purged all those who call for war are coming to the academy.
I’m going crazy. Lethe thought so, and she had no choice but to hold her forehead.