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

042. object of suspicion

“···Twins?”

“Don’t be silly.”

The color of the hair and the aura that evoked were different. However, the overall appearance was the same.

“…are you the Demon Lord?”

At that moment, Granada noticed the familiar tone of voice somewhere.

“Can’t you see?”

“I can’t even see.”

Where do you see the demon king? I’d rather call them kin. It felt that pure mana.

“You haven’t been in touch for a while, so what have you done?”

Berge sat down on the chair without a word. With a blink of an eye, Granada pulled out the car.

“It smells bad.”

“How good can mercenaries be when they drink tea?”

“A mercenary would be like that. But you are an elf.”

“…sheesh.”

A hidden luxury car appeared. It definitely smelled better than before.

“By the way, what is this building?”

“I bought one for the mercenary corps.”

“Sell it.”

“Yes?”

“Because I won’t be back for a while.”

“What else does that mean?”

“Lead the red hawk and join the bravery.”

“Isn’t it canceled?”

“The goal has just changed.”

“I heard that Hillen Cargill can’t be captain.”

“The valiant act is not done by the captain alone.”

“Is it Hillen Cargill? I’m never like that.”

“I decided to tell you about Drakson’s weaknesses.”

“·················ogue.”

Granada’s expression changed. It was like Hillen Cargill over the crystal ball shouting ‘Are you crazy?’

“Isn’t it the same Demon Lord?”

“Are human beings of different races fighting and hitting each other?”

“I have nothing to say when you talk like that.”

Berger savored the tea. The sweet and bitter aftertaste was not bad.

“Do you know about the warriors?”

“I think I know enough. All of them have a five-year term.”

“Roselle Chartres?”

“She was famous even five years ago.”

“As far as I know, Roselle Chartres never beheaded the Demon King. But he had a higher name than Hillen Cargill.”

“Not all heroes gain fame by killing the Demon King.”

A hero’s reputation does not necessarily accumulate only through heroism. Because there are too many warriors and there are only five demon kings because they often do the heroic journey to the end.

Therefore, most of them subdue monsters, become mercenaries on the battlefield, and form a small raid to build a reputation for attacking parts of the tower.

“Especially the Red Chloride raids she leads are famous.”

“Attack?”

“If Brave Action is the cause of ending the Demon King, the raid is for more intuitive profit and reputation.”

It’s not about killing the demon king and destroying the tower, but rather climbing the tower and going to get the resources and treasures.

“In order not to provoke the Demon King as much as possible, it is composed of a small number of elites and never climbs to the top. Because if you meet the Demon King, you have no choice but to see the end.”

“Aha, so…”

Are you saying that those dogs are the ones who made fun of me by eating only the delicious parts of the tower?

Berge sharpened his teeth.

You are systematically devouring the Demon King, so why did you only know this now?

‘This is why he died.’

A sigh came out of nowhere.

“…are you okay?”

“It’s not okay, so keep going.”

“Roselle Chartres began to gain fame for conquering the Tower of Lust to the seventh floor.”

The tower of lust was eight stories high. In other words, Roselle Chartered went up and down under the chin of the Demon King.

“I don’t usually do that, but Roselle Charter’s audacity is already well-received.”

“You can do that.”

“Yes?”

He seems to be worried that he will stimulate the Demon King, but he will like it rather than stimulate it. The demon lords would think that they ran away because they were afraid.

“It’s a story of experience, so you can trust it.”

“Yes? Is it your experience?”

“···It is nothing. By the way, Roselle Tsarntra.”

Before returning, he was a hero who had met him once.

I sat on the throne and laughed at the fact that I climbed up to the 15th floor of the tower and gave up on the 15th floor and went down.

I didn’t even know it was ‘on purpose’.

“Do you think she can catch Draxon?”

“I can’t be sure. The hero is strong, but the demon lord is not weak either.”

“What if Hillen Cargill joins?”

“At least the vacancy will be filled, so it will be better than it is now.”

“vacancy?”

“Balaf Thisslord joined with Roselle Charter, but they suddenly gave up. I was ignoring it even though I jumped around in Ormus. We believe that someone’s breath was at work.”

In general, when starting a proper warrior act, the captain does not limit the number of high-ranking warriors to only one, even if there is only one.

This is because, no matter how strong the hero is, the Demon King is not an easy opponent to defeat alone.

That was the way it was until now, and it was the same at the time of the Tower of Lust.

The elf warriors, Burtein Irzen and Ein Kalay. They were expected more than Hillen at the time, and they were competing for the top rank among the warriors.

“The morale has gone down a lot because of that, but if Hillen Cargill joins it, it will recover. I don’t like it, but the reputation is real.”

“But Hillen came alone to my tower.”

“It’s a little lacking, but it was with Wharton Colo. Of course, it’s not common, but isn’t that just because you’re full of greed in your stomach?”

Granada’s explanation was that it was obvious that he was going to eat it all by himself because he was a Demon King who had just descended.

“And it paid off.”

Granada giggled and laughed. After Hillen Cargill wore Granada as a shield, there was an irreversible rift between the two.

“Be nice. You’ll have to take care of it again anyway.”

Of course, Berger wasn’t part of their goals.

“.. ok.”

“Anyway, I’m sure you’ll do well.”

“Where else are you going?”

“I plan to go to the top of the golden moon. I’ve heard from Hillen that things are going well, but I’m not sure I’ll be able to see it in person.”

“Well thought! You must never trust that swindler!”

As I opened the window and ran out, I heard the faint sound of Granada shouting from behind.

* * *

What must the Demon King do to conquer the continent?

According to the standard, first build a tower and kidnap a prince or princess.

T.O.P replaces negative emotions such as fear, sadness, anger, and despair that humans spit out with magic points.

Or, the life force gained by killing the hero and life is replaced with magic points.

By investing the points received in this way, he reduces the dimensional interference applied to the demons and summons troops from the demon realm to train an army.

And the great war that followed.

That is the dimensional conquest scenario of the demon realm.

However, the path that Berger was walking was markedly different.

It was similar to kidnapping a princess and collecting negative energy, but the big difference was that they were turning it into money instead of demons and demons.

money.

A piece of metal that is useless to demons is extremely valuable to humans.

It is safe to say that human life begins with money and ends with money.

evidence? There was no need to go far. Hillen Cargill. That famous warrior was a living witness.

Berge had confidence in money, and that confidence was an aggressive investment.

A grand plan to borrow a huge amount of money from the Demon King of Lies and put it all at the top.

In that sense, the golden moon top had to go well.

“welcome.”

The Kingdom of Iasin. A secret meeting took place in the room of Aman Katrash, the heir to the top of the Golden Moon.

“Call me Fail.”

Berge gave me the pseudonym he had roughly coined.

“Yes, Fail.”

“The upper part looked pretty big.”

“It’s not a story we’re talking about because it’s our family, but it’s a top that is still going strong, even though it’s in ruins.”

There are many reasons for the upper part to set, but in the case of the upper part of the golden moon, the failure of the ascent 8 years ago was the cause.

Due to the failure of a large-scale ascent that risked life and death, the pillars were pulled out due to huge debt. It’s been a few years since I’ve been in trouble, and if it wasn’t for Berge’s money, that time would have been longer.

“thank you.”

“thank?”

“Some of the reasons I wandered around were that I didn’t want to take on the failing top.”

If you become a top-tier stock, you only have to pay off your debts, but what is the best way to become a top-tier stock? In a way, it was normal to be crooked.

“I don’t like verbal gratitude. Can you betray humans for me?”

“I am already a loyal servant of the Demon King. You saved my life and made it bloom, so what can I do?”

“So it’s about money.”

“…is that so?”

Aman let out an awkward laugh haha.

“Of course, it cannot be denied that it is because of the money, but his loyalty to the Demon Lord will not change.”

“It cannot change. If you change, you die.”

“…Hibb.”

“Are you sure?”

“If you say yourself…”

“I’m sure I won’t blow away my money.”

“The executives at the top are capable. Don’t you know just by looking at the fact that the top, which was sitting on the pile of debt, was dragged without ruining it?”

“You say you are incompetent.”

“·················ogue.”

That was then.

Whoops, Berger moved his finger to the ringing chest without saying a word.

“…Yes, yep. I will bite them all.”

The owner of the room walked out.

“Wait, are you busy with something to talk about?”

“Is it important?”

“It has to do with Draxon.”

“Tell me.”

“Draxon has been contacted. He was suspicious of the real woman, asking if he had sent demons to his realm.”

“··········!”

It was a topic that could never be ignored.

“I don’t want to talk like this, but I want to meet you, can I go to the tower?”

There were times when I wanted to try something.

* * *

“You are late.”

“I have a little work to do.”

It took quite a while to get back to Erzest’s Tower from the top of the Golden Moon.

When I crossed the gate and entered the Tower of Frigidity, Reina came out to meet me directly up to the first floor.

Berge exaggeratedly spread his arms and asked.

“What do you think has changed?”

“…are you kidding me? Same as before. The interference seems to have diminished a bit, but it’s almost dusty.”

Reina tilted her head.

‘done.’

Even the Demon King did not notice the power of the Phoenix. It must have been because he was deliberately more careful and shut off the second heart altogether. It was a little inconvenient and more restrictive, but it was well worth it.

“I, I…!”

“How dare you do a dirty trick to the Demon King…!”

I could feel the stinging gaze of the demons, who mistook them for throwing chupa.

“Are you planning to make your maiden rude? Be courteous to your guests.”

“·················ogue.”

The demons bowed their heads in confusion.

“scram.”

“Demon Lord…!”

As soon as she entered the office, she cut off the demons who were trying to follow her. He looked away from their eyes with a cold gaze.

Why did the old demon’s eyes looking through the cracks in the door look so pathetic? He looked almost crying.

“Aren’t you being too harsh on your vassals?”

Granada would have had a seizure if he had heard of it.

“They are still cheap. I have a sin against my mother.”

“crime?”

“. . . you don’t need to know.”

Would you like some tea?

She quickly changed the subject.

“anything.”

“Candy?”

“Not at all.”

After a while, she got into the car herself. Reina took the candy from her mouth and dipped it into the car.

As Berger was clearly looking at him, he avoided his gaze.

“…it’s a preference. Respect me.”

“Do you like sweets?”

“Do you also think that your mother is like a child?”

“Well.”

Does Reina Sordain look like a child? It was a topic I had never thought about in my previous life or in my present life.

‘It’s a little surprising.’

Before the return, there was no significant contact. There were occasions when we met very rarely, but each time it was the monarch itself, with a hard expression on his face.

At that time, Berger was also quite high-spirited, so it was correct to say that they ignored each other.

“Isn’t it possible for demons to like sweet things?”

However, seeing her struggling to make excuses made me feel weird.

“Do you like alcohol?”

“My wife doesn’t like writing that much.”

“You look like a child.”

“··········!”

There was a deep sense of betrayal in the pupil, which had grown to a level that could not be enlarged.

“The story went sideways. So what about Draxon?”

“…he said that there was a high-level demon who invaded his realm.”

As the topic shifted, she quickly regained her composure.

“And they said that the higher-ranking demon had killed the prince.”

It’s a high-class demon. It seems that he decided that this was more realistic than that Princess Louise killed the prince.

“Do you think that is true?”

“Of course that’s bullshit.”

“gibberish?”

“It is an unwritten rule that has been passed down along with the standard for a long time that the demon king does not invade the realm of other demon kings. Breaking it is no different from breaking the standard.”

And to have such a question about the original woman is to ignore her.

Reina chewed the candy far away.

“That seems suspicious of me.”

The Demon King regards the standard as sacred. The Demon Lords of Arain made compromises of their own due to the special environment of Araine, but there was a line to keep.

There was only one person, except for Berge, who was branded as an asshole because of a regression side effect.

“It was like that at first.”

“But not now?”

“Everyone knows that you do not have high-level demons. If you’re looking for the most likely non-criminal, it’s you.”

She could not have imagined that the demon king would have left the tower and entered the realm of another demon king himself.

It wasn’t just Raina. As long as they were wearing the mask of a demon, it was never possible for them.

“So is that a lie?”

“okay. It’s a typical juggernaut trying to attribute his wealth to others. It is only deplorable how such a person became the Demon King.”

“Do you really think so?”

Reina closed her eyes at Berge’s question.

“What do you mean?”

“If you really thought that, you probably wouldn’t have called me.”

“…you really are the chief.”

“I appreciate compliments.”

“There are other species like you, but most demon lords keep the standard. The same is true of ignorance. I think all the demon kings in Alain will be like that.”

However.

she made room

“If, really, if what Drakson said was true. I think the culprit is Jason.”

“Evidence?”

“none.”

Berge frowned at the baseless confidence.

“But the only demon lord who can do such a thing is Jason.”

It was a moment when I could see exactly how the image of Jason Kochmundo was embedded among the demon lords.

“Two times is easy for those who have done it once. This time it was Drakson’s tower, but next time it could be the main woman’s tower. She will never condone that.”

The Demon King hates being invaded by his realm. no i hate it

The demons and demon kings who were not allowed were different from the warriors.

“If he invades the demons even into the realm of the original woman, I will never condone it. We have to be more prepared to make sure that doesn’t happen.”

“therefore?”

“I want you to share your will with your real woman.”

“What do you believe in me?”

“I don’t believe in you. It is believing in your situation when there is no one around you.”

You can never be the culprit.

There was no selfishness or emotion in her gaze.

Reina held out her hand.

White and clean hands.

‘So···.’

You know that Jason Cockmundo is the culprit?

A smile spread across Berge’s lips.

grabbed her hand There was no reason to refuse.

However, there was no serious collaboration between them.

“It failed. The Braves suffered near-annihilation damage, and Roselle Chartres lost her left eye and barely escaped.”

“Demon Lord, the Drakson Demon Lord has requested an emergency meeting.”

Because the rain has flown.