I’m the Demon King, but There Are Too Many Heroes

010. Useful Princess

Berge confirmed that Granada became a member of the Red Hawk mercenaries.

It was bound by a contract, but for the moment, it was satisfying that a trusted subordinate had penetrated among the humans.

‘Now is the start.’

Granada and the Red Hawk mercenaries will thrive with his support.

The growth of the mercenary corps will be the same as the growth of Granada, and the elves who have grown that way will become a dagger for the future.

A dagger with poison piercing the back of the head of humans and warriors.

‘One thing has been resolved.’

When Berger descended to Arain, there were three main directions he had in mind for dimensional conquest.

becoming black.

to make yourself stronger.

To strengthen towers and realms.

Towers and realms are only possible with magic points, so it is impossible right now. However, solving the dimensional interference power did not necessarily have to be a magic point.

‘Elixir.’

A medicinal herb or spirit group with high dimensional mana. Its nature is different from that of magic, but the tower changes mana into magic.

Although it lacks purity compared to emotions and magic points, it was at least better than nothing.

‘I have to sell my feet.’

The more you get out of the tower that suppresses the interference a little, the greater the burden Berger has to bear.

Since the scope of the newly erected tower was very narrow, it was never easy to find an elixir in the expansive snowy mountain.

Even so, I have to do it because I can’t leave everything to Granada.

‘Granada is secondary after all. It means nothing if I am weak.’

No matter how much you block, the hero will eventually knock on the tower’s door. Somebody has to deal with them.

And Berge hoped that someone would be him.

with his hand.

by his power.

I wanted to crush the necks of those bugs myself. I wanted to roar to those motherfuckers who mocked and killed me, saying I’m back.

That was then.

“·················ogue.”

The footsteps toward the north gate of the city came to a halt.

A dark gaze pierced the back of his neck secretly.

someone is following are watching

who?

Dare, this body?

Berge moved again. Slowly, but quickly, I entered a sparsely populated alley.

‘Did you notice?’

The shadow that was following Berge was worried. The alley buried in darkness felt like the jaws of a dragon.

My sixth sense warned me.

‘It’s definitely stuck. For now, step back and take the next opportunity…’

“The head rolling is too loud.”

“··········!”

My spine became cold because of the cold living.

The shadow clenched it.

wickedness-

The beast’s claws split the air. At the same time, the muscles of the whole body ripped the clothes and came out.

Upon noticing that the attack had failed, he immediately flew away. The roof was partially damaged due to the impact.

“You’re Suin.”

At the sight of the demons moving away quickly, Berger snapped his fingers.

Hwareuk-

Black flames went in a straight line.

“ね・・・!”

Suin twisted his muscles and forced himself to turn in the air. However, the flames turned and swept over his body like a living creature.

In the blazing flame, the Beastman released his magic at once. There will be traces of it, but I couldn’t afford to worry about that now.

Magi brushed away the remains of the flame.

However.

“Don’t praise the way you put out the flames. My head is spinning quite a bit on the subject of beasts.”

That brief gap gave Berget time to occupy the front.

Aww!

A huge hand gripped the prisoner’s leash.

It pierced the roof, broke through five floors, and collided with the ground. Suin twisted her body in pain.

‘Uh, how? Even if you were a Demon King, you would have been weakened by dimensional interference…!’

On the contrary, he had come down to Arain a long time ago and had regained some of his power. But what is this overwhelming difference?

“Why, why are you doing this?”

“Don’t worry. I won’t ask who you are. Actually, isn’t it too obvious?”

“I was just passing by!”

“Yeah, I just felt bad. I dared to look at the Demon King and try to run away, making me feel bad. Isn’t this enough reason to punish you?”

“That’s bullshit!”

Crumpled-

The grip on the neck became stronger. Blood stood in the man’s eyes.

“therefore? A force with power is not a compulsion.”

“Hey, if this is the case, then Demon Lord Draxon…”

“If you want to hide it, you should have hidden it until the end. Have you really turned into beasts even with your brains?”

Yes, it doesn’t make any sense though.

“You want to live for now.”

I feel bad, but it’s not right to be hostile to Draxon right now.

The force that squeezed the neck loosened. The moment Suin sighed in relief, both arms were broken.

“Aaah!”

“But you can’t make it without paying anything. Go to Draxon and tell him. I am not a debtor to you, so I have no reason for your attention.”

The droopy prisoner was roughly thrown out of sight.

Berge crossed the wall and headed for the mountain.

‘It’s more direct than I thought.’

It must have been mere surveillance, but I felt dirty. And I was sure. At least that Draxson would interfere with whatever he did.

‘We must reduce the dimensional interference as quickly as possible.’

Battles between demon lords were prohibited, but expedients were possible. I couldn’t be sure that Drakson wouldn’t use that method.

In such a situation, in the end, the only thing to believe in is the power of the individual.

His eyes went cold.

* * *

The Erzest Mountains are very large and wide.

Since there is no mountain to follow on any continent in terms of high and difficult, intelligent beings, including humans, did not even dare to set foot.

Naturally, monsters began to occupy the empty area, and the mana of the environment that refused to touch gradually became pure.

Growing plants naturally absorb nature’s mana and grow to become a spiritual plant.

Animals ate spirit plants and became spirit creatures.

A certain human wizard described the Erzest Mountains here.

『Report of Elixir』

However, there is a watchman called a tough environment and a myriad of monsters.

If you are not going to use your magic points right away, it was an easy way to reduce the interference.

The problem is that it’s also hard to find.

“The farther away from the tower, the stronger the interference. The worse the weather on the mountain, the less the tower’s influence. It is dangerous.”

Gordon’s objection was justified.

Around Erzest, a blizzard was not just a natural disaster, but a storm made of mana.

Just as a fire cannot burn on a rainy day, the chaos of mana will diminish the role of the tower.

It is a mistake to say that monsters will not always attack just because you are a Demon Lord. Unless they give in clearly, they simply feel intimidated and avoid it, and if they appear weak even a little, they will bite the back of the neck without hesitation.

“First of all, there is no guarantee that you will find it. The mountain is very wide.”

“It’s a problem, but if you search for it, it will come out someday. At least it’s much better than doing nothing.”

“That’s it, but…”

That was then.

smart-

The door opened slightly. A small face came out through the narrow gap in the door.

“uh···. Are you busy?”

“What’s going on?”

“It’s no different…”

At that moment, a spirit appeared on her face, revealing its presence.

“·················ogue.”

Berge and Gordon exclaimed at the same time.

Surprisingly, the answer was nearby.

The answer is that the spirit is more sensitive to mana than anyone else.

* * *

“I am very much looking forward to it.”

The princess smiled a little out of proportion to the situation.

“A little, or a little, a lot? I was bored.”

It was happiness to have let go of the burden that I had longed for even though I had borrowed someone else’s hand.

It was fortunate that he was kidnapped and nothing was done.

But after weeks of doing nothing in an empty place, joy turned into boredom, and gratitude turned into curiosity.

There were rumors that she had heard as a princess too.

‘The demon king of the beasts puts kidnapped princesses in animal cages.’

Ladden.

‘The demon king of the cold weather turns all the princes into ice statues.’

Ladden.

‘The Demon King of Lies gives the best treatment to the kidnapped princes and princesses.’

either or this way.

For the Demon Kings, princes and princesses were baits to attract warriors and important hostages to negotiate with.

Whether it was a good or a bad way, he was trying to somehow create a situation that was favorable to him, but the demon lord in front of him never touched her. No, he didn’t come.

Naturally, I was curious, but I quickly gave up.

‘Even so, he’s a Demon King…’

If I let it go, I thought I should just be grateful.

However, the infinite time suddenly given to her, who had been living with heavy work and expectations every day, was rather a torment.

She wanted to do anything, but she was clearly a hostage.

‘I think it’s okay to decorate this place as you please.’

What caught her eye was the empty fourth floor. She wanted to make this empty place a playground for the spirits.

He knocked on the door boldly. It was crazy, but I couldn’t stand the long boredom any longer.

My heart was pounding like it was going to explode. However, unexpected results came back.

“Tighten your collar tightly.”

He was wrapped in a thick coat of fur that he handed over. It was the clothes I bought while going down to a nearby city a while ago.

“Please keep your promise.”

“To allow you to decorate the fourth floor as you please? As long as you find an elixir, you can do it.”

When I first heard it, Berge thought she was crazy.

‘No matter how generously you release it, you’re going to decorate the Demon King’s Tower?’

only human?

But instead of swearing, he accepted. Anyway, there was no room to grow the tower itself for a while.

Also, since she has something she wants, it was better to achieve what she wanted in the form of a deal.

The door to the tower opened. For Ernyl, it was the first time I saw the outside in a few weeks. It was chilly and the snow was falling, but it was refreshing.

The water spirit exclaimed cheers. The fire spirit shrunk and hid between her clothes.

“I am probably the first person to walk up Mount Erzest.”

“be not interested in. Listen up, Princess. What you have to do is…”

“Erny.”

“···········?”

“Call me Erny. I’ll keep watching you for a while, but that’s better, isn’t it?”

Berge’s face wrinkled.

I let it go so I went crazy.

“You seem to keep forgetting your situation… If you want to move to prison, we can do anything.”

“·················ogue.”

She didn’t answer. The complexion of the complexion became pale with the soft living.

Berge died and strode out of the tower.

“What you have to do is simple. Use the spirits to find a place where mana is concentrated.”

A special place with concentrated mana was required for the Youngcho to be created. It will be relatively easy to find a large area rather than a specific, small plant called Youngcho.

“I know.”

Ernyl sent the water and wind spirits away.

“I found it.”

“···········?”

* * *

Meanwhile, while Berger and Ernyl are looking for Yeongcho.

A message has arrived from Granada.

『This is the news from the Information Guild.』

『The hero, Hilan Cargill, and 32 other warriors departed from the royal capital of Hilderan and started their northward journey.』

“It is estimated that he will show typical heroism, and his power is estimated to continue to increase.”

Gordon bit his lip.

“I wanted it to be delayed as much as possible…”

Finally, the warrior began to move.