chapter 33
33. Dalian?
An imperial banquet held to celebrate the crown princess’s birthday. All the nobles who were eligible to attend moved quickly to the banquet hall to avoid being late.
Her actual party, the crown princess, wanted to let her go quietly, saying that she was doing something great, but she couldn’t.
A banquet is not simply a place to eat, drink and enjoy, but to show the host’s power and authority.
Looking at the people attending this banquet and giving good wishes, you can get a rough idea of how much power the Crown Princess has.
Even if it is not necessary, it is possible to change your face throughout the political world, so you must attend.
As the crown princess, it was a banquet that she had to do in order to show herself. If you reduce it or don’t go through it at all, only strange words will come out.
‘That’s absurd. Even though she said that even the demon lords would come, it’s this much.’
It seems that rumors spread faster than expected. The fact that the war hero of the Empire, Lethe, has fully recovered from her injuries and can now go to the front line again.
Otherwise, I cannot comprehend the number of nobles gathered in this way. It means that there is something desperate enough to attend even though the demon lords they hated so much are coming.
That earnest thing is almost certain to be the next emperor. In addition, there is no way that she doesn’t know that she wants to make a little bit of contact with the crown princess, who also maintains a very good relationship with the war hero.
“Ha.”
As before, it was his wish that the Empire, which was pressed by force, should be finished. When he said that the power had returned, everyone noticed and quickly approached him.
Looking at this situation, the princess was worried about whether she should be happy or should she be bitter.
“Your Highness, Crown Princess. Why are you sighing on this auspicious day?”
Marquis Agnes cautiously approaches you and asks what’s going on.
If the main character of the banquet and the person who should be the center of all the future is like that, everyone will show that kind of reaction.
“Welcome, Marquis Agnes.”
“Is it because the Demon Kings are coming?”
“To say no… It might be a little difficult.”
I believe in Lethe. She trusts him That’s why, he believes in the demon lords who assured him he’s fine. But other people are different. No, even he couldn’t trust the demon lords 100% right now.
Thank you for stopping the academy. However, it bothered me that even though such impure elements remained, they did not bother to come to the Empire or even mention them here.
In the meantime, there is a story that someone cut off their heads and carried them around, and others pulled out their hearts and put them in a bottle, but I skipped this for now. Because I don’t even want to imagine it.
“Your Highness the Crown Princess.”
An escort knight approaches and whispers something into the princess’s ear.
“… It seems to have arrived.”
Will you be a VIP or an uninvited guest? From now on, everything is in the hands of those four women.
*
“Come on. Do you all remember? What do you do when you see the crown princess?”
“Treat him like you used to treat him.”
“Because I am a person who helped my master, I must do so.”
“… Favor. Debt.”
As they exchanged words so low that others could not hear them, the Demon Kings made up their minds.
I practiced a lot for a month. Lethe was so zealous that she poured all of her time into it. If so, it is right for them to do their best so that the man’s efforts are not in vain.
The door opens, each name is called, and a huge and splendid banquet hall of humans comes into view.
Sweet smells, bitter smells, and toxic smells all mix and attack you.
With that wind, the demon lords’ expressions hardened slightly without anyone saying who came first.
No, you said it was a banquet, but is it really all about talking? If it’s a banquet without a break, the duel continues without a break, and the strong and the strong get an opportunity to become stronger.
“Children. Let’s remember one thing. Where is this? It is an empire.”
“If you want to follow me and stay here, you have to adapt.”
Whoop-
The demon kings took a deep breath and nodded. Yes, this is an empire. And Lethe is human.
To live by Lete’s side, they must be able to live like humans. Even if it is difficult, you must be able to understand and accept human things.
“Come on. Protagonists of new peace in this era. I was waiting.”
As she thought so, the crown princess approached with a smile. To be precise, it was nothing to look at the outstretched hand. If it was among the demons, as soon as the hand was outstretched like this, they would have snatched it up and killed it.
“Nice to meet you, Her Highness, Crown Princess.”
On behalf of the demon lords, Sitri greets you in the most polite tone. Just as Lethe had said, politely, with her head bowed.
Then, not only the crown princess standing in front of her, but also the aristocrats around her gasped, feeling her breath.
‘… What did I do wrong?’
With his head down, Sitri quickly retraced his actions. However, no matter how much I thought about it, nothing that could be a problem came to mind. Weird, I think I did well.
Ah, maybe the other demon lords behind him were standing still. Is it because it’s uncomfortable? Anyway, human beings, thinking that they were bothering me, Sitri gestured toward the sisters standing behind him.
It means to do what we practiced quickly before grumbling about what these things are.
In addition to that, Marmar, El, and finally the shaky Astaroth. Everyone followed Sitri and bowed their heads in front of the crown princess.
“….”
“….”
It was only natural that the gaze of the nobles in the banquet hall became even more strange.
“… Welcome. Come on, go.”
The princess still had a strange look on her face, but she quickly took them away with a smile.
No, to be precise, I was going.
“Your Highness, Crown Princess. The warriors right behind….”
What is it? You came with me? A demon king and a warrior? This is even more disconcerting news. This, does this make sense?
Maybe they didn’t fight after coming, did they? Okay. Wouldn’t have been If the demon king and the hero had fought in the island, news would have spread right away.
Leaving all doubts and embarrassment behind, the crown princess welcomed both the demon king and the hero. She
She And she walked back into the banquet hall with them, and she formally marked the beginning of this merry banquet.
*
“….”
Hero, Meta, was inwardly surprised by the actions of the demon lords who entered first.
Am I wrong now? The heads of those demons are humans, elves, and dwarves. The race that was faithful only to trample while looking at it like a bug. Do you bow your head in such a polite tone?
It was very different from the demons they had seen, listened to and studied until now. Thanks to a person named Lethe, they say that it’s a little different from other demons, but I didn’t expect it to be this much.
Isn’t there such a thing as nature that can’t be done? But looking at it now, they seem to have suppressed even that nature. For the sake of only one person, he even gave up his identity as a demon!
“… That’s what I’m thinking these days. Imagining something like a demon king… It’s completely upside down.”
Muttering with a blank expression, it seems that Haniel felt the same way.
“I told you. Don’t think it’s hard If they are sincere, we are fine, and if they are lying, we can judge them later.”
At Michaela’s words, Meta and Haniel looked at her as if they still didn’t understand.
No, who was the one who showed the most fierce hostility toward the demons until recently? What the hell could have happened to change that?
‘What… Not too bad. Rather, it must be a good thing.’
‘If we don’t fight anymore… Because innocent people won’t die.’
Both Haniel and Meta. I tried to think positively.
“Heroes. This is fate, too, so why don’t you try sparring with the demon lords?”
“… Yes?”
Until the nobles suddenly came and caught the wind like that.
At first, I thought it was nonsense. It was a place to celebrate the birthday of the crown princess, not anyone else, but it was suddenly some kind of sparring. She heard that the crown princess really hates that.
But when I heard the story, it wasn’t completely nonsense. The aristocrats explained that banquets were held like this, and those who were confident in their own affairs would solve the boredom that could arise over time with simple sparring.
Even among them, there were not only hardline aristocrats, but also moderate aristocrats.
What they want is clear. The hardliners hoped that the demon kings would make an accident using sparring as an excuse.
On the contrary, to prove that there is no need to be wary of the demons by going over really smoothly even when the moderate demon lords pushed their backs to cause an accident.
“….”
The Crown Princess also seemed to implicitly agree. His expression wasn’t bright at all, but it’s a bit like forbidding things from the beginning, and he had faith in the actions of the previous demon lords.
‘If I said no here….’
‘I can see what those nobles are going to say. Ha.’
Haniel, Cellafy, and Meta. They turned their attention to their leader, Michaela.
To make a decision. The leader of the warriors thought for a moment and then nodded her head.