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

043. I must kill

The purpose of killing the demon king and collapsing the tower is the heroic action of the entire continent.

Because of this, their failure came back as a huge ripple.

『The Braves suffered close to annihilation and Roselle Charter lost their left eye.』

After the meeting with Raina, a bad news flew to Berge, who was thinking about how to pass the bomb in a better way.

gloomy content. Hillen Cargill’s face as she posted the report was lifeless.

Berger tapped the desk tuk-tuk.

He hoped for the victory of the warriors. Even if he didn’t win, he hoped it would be a big blow to Drakson.

Of course, I knew it wouldn’t be easy.

Draxon is strong. He was also a Demon King who graduated from the Demon King Military Academy, and it is safe to say that it has been several decades since he descended on Araine, and that the interference has been released.

However, if Draxson would have won unconditionally, Berge in the past would not have failed.

There would have been no jokes by the warriors, their necks cut off, or they would go back and curse Standard and be branded as an asshole.

Because Berge at that time was more than the Drakson of today.

“Would you have told me about your weaknesses?”

“… it was thanks to him that I survived.”

“Tell me exactly what happened, don’t make a single mistake.”

A deep sigh was heard over the communication port.

『…we arrived at the entrance of the tower, pushing the monsters in the realm.』

* * *

The journey was not smooth from the start.

The originally planned troop was a two-man system.

Archmage, Roselle Chartres.

The great knight, Balaf Dislord.

The second among the warriors, the sad ones were united, and the elite wizards and knights who followed them joined.

The warriors decided and sent from the Heroes’ Guild and the 2,000 troops of Ormus were a bonus.

Truly enormous power.

No one thought the bravery would fail. It was different from the other species that built a tower in Erzest. This was even more so because the Tower of the Beast was built a long time ago and had already been revealed as soon as it was revealed.

It was the Ballaf Dislord who poured cold water on the torch like such a deterioration.

“I will give up my bravery.”

Due to his sudden departure, the knights and warriors who followed him left together.

Morale plummeted with the power cut by nearly half. Hillen Cargill joined later, but…

“Isn’t it not enough to compare you with Ballaf This Lord?”

“He is one of the strongest among the warriors. It can be said that he has almost reached the top with pure force alone.”

Hillen wasn’t weak. It’s just that the comparison object was too large.

Draxson was by no means an easy opponent, so there was a voice saying that we should suspend the bravery for a while. It was Roselle Chartres and the King of Ormus who stopped it.

“Roselle Charter understands. She is a woman who has to go straight once she decides. I am not happy with this kind of situation, and I think I can do it myself because I am full of confidence.”

“But I didn’t know that the dying old king of Ormus could claim so strongly.”

“How were you?”

“You told me about my weaknesses, but I thought I would be an asshole if I didn’t go.”

Roselle Chartres and Hillen Cargill. When the two heroes, who were the main pillars and the king, the client, shouted for force, the march had no choice but to begin.

That’s how the warrior journey began. It was smooth at first.

From Gnoll and Hellhound on the 1st floor to the Lycan Slope on the 6th floor. To the saber tiger on the 10th floor. I was so used to the level of getting stronger step by step according to the standard.

“Unlike anyone else.”

“Do you think it won’t suit me if I’m far away?”

Manipulated Armani’s marbles. Hillen Cargill took a deep breath as the pain pierced his brain. After a while, Hillen responded in a more gentle voice.

『…up to the 10th floor was okay. Roselle Chartres has lived up to its name.”

The demons weren’t weak, but the fire magic that Rosel Charter poured out wiped out everything. It was better because there were many mounts inside the jungle tower of the beast.

“I must have died because I liked Draxon.”

Towers and monsters that have been destroyed need to be restored by investing magic points, but they sprouted up and turned to ashes?

It was refreshing to think of Draxson’s distorted face.

“The problem was on the 11th floor. Until then, I should have noticed why there were no demons and there was only a Saber Tiger on the 10th floor.”

Except for Berge, all demon kings follow the standard. It wasn’t because it was Arain.

It was only twisted within the range allowed by the standard.

According to the standard, the Demon King must greet the hero at the top with a prince or princess. However, it does not necessarily mean that you must meet every prince or princess you have kidnapped.

So, Reina Sordain places a prince or princess who has become an ice statue on some floors so that the warriors can return to their satisfaction.

『Suddenly all the demons came out.』

And Drakson induced the opponent’s carelessness.

To reach the standard, the level of difficulty should become stronger as you go up. Yes, that’s it. How weak the first floor was, and how strong the upper floor was was entirely at the discretion of the Demon King.

Draxon gathered all the tower’s power to the summit. Some sacrifices for it were ignored.

It was, of course, the Demon King who greeted them as they climbed to the top unattended. It was an army of demons and demons led by the demon king.

* * *

“Everyone calm down! In the end, if you want to kill the Demon King, you have to deal with them anyway!”

Roselle Charter memorized the spell. The magic circles rising in all directions built a barrier of fire to buy time between the coming monsters.

In that brief moment, the warriors quickly formed their formation.

“Who do you dare play with fire?”

But the formation collapsed with a roar.

The demon king’s claws pierced through the flames, revealing his teeth. And as if waiting, Roselle Charter stretched out the staff.

“I caught your movement right away!”

The rays of hot deterioration spit out in a straight line. It melted the air and beat the Demon King. The tower shook with a huge explosion. Everyone groaned at the violent shock wave.

“You know that?”

The demon king growled in the sizzling residual heat.

“Your years of magic don’t work for me. You are a trivial warrior.”

A wolf in flames rushed.

Hillen Cargill stood in the way between the wizard and the demon lord.

quaang-

* * *

“He did not have the hypocrisy that demon lords had. Instead of sitting on the throne waiting for us, the moment we reached the 11th floor, it swept like a wave.”

“It wasn’t that magic didn’t work. But, except for Roselle Charter, most of the magic was meaningless.”

“Of course it is.”

The Beast Man is a race that has no magical ability, but competes for the top rank among demons in terms of physical ability. Its physical abilities also included high magic resistance.

“And the Demon King also knew that fact.”

Someone had to hold the Demon King and Roselle Chartres had to attack.

Originally, this was what Ballaf Dislord was supposed to do. However, his breakaway role went to Hillen Cargill.

“In the end, I lost because of you.”

『············.”

He said that, but he couldn’t blame it entirely on Hillen.

If the power had been properly distributed, he might have been able to block it along with the other heroes.

However, among the pouring demons and demons, Hillen Cargill had to hold onto Drakson, who was aiming for Roselle Charter alone.

It just wasn’t enough.

In the first clash, he felt defeat.

“Everyone was wrong. Even if Balaf Dislord had come, he wouldn’t have defeated the Demon Lord of the Beasts! Even the demon lord of lust wasn’t like this!”

It wasn’t like a sloppy excuse for a naive dog who lost a fight.

“Honestly, did you know that the Demon King, who has nurtured his strength in a dimension for nearly a hundred years, would be weak? Draxson is different from the Turus.”

Not all demons are the same. The pace and time were different.

However, the humans put the Turus and Draxon on the same line and were ultimately defeated. It was the result of human complacency.

But I didn’t think it represented the level of humans. There are still many heroes, and they do not let a failed brave act fail unless it is a special case.

“Enough excuses and tell me how things are going.”

“The story of the second bravery is coming out. Roselle Charter is of the view that it should be driven as fast as possible, and the Hero Guild is of the opinion that it is necessary to take a little more time and gather enough power.”

“There is no doubt that the second Heroic Trial is underway.”

“Two failures have damaged my reputation. As the voices of the Hero Guild dance theory are coming out again, they will attack more aggressively. It’s just a matter of the time.”

Healan Cargill explained that he was sharpening his sword at the Warriors’ Guild.

That was then.

smart-

“Come in.”

It was Gordon.

“What’s going on?”

“I have received a call from the Tower of the Beast.”

“···········?”

“I requested an emergency meeting between the demon lords.”

* * *

If you open the gate and move to another demon king’s tower, you will always arrive at the entrance on the first floor.

Because of this, Berge had no choice but to see the burned down view.

“It’s a mess.”

Where the lush jungle was, there was nothing but black ashes. Dry, scorched bloodstains and piles of corpses represented the wretchedness of the day.

The door was open. However, there were no demons that welcomed Berge.

“welcome.”

Bear Beastman greeted Berge by himself.

‘You’re familiar.’

It was a high-class demon that I saw on the battlefield where the Prince of Ormus died.

“The Demon Lord is waiting from above.”

“The other demon lords?”

“Everyone is arriving.”

From the first to the tenth floor, it was more difficult to find the top of all the floors of the tower.

“It must have been difficult.”

“No problem.”

Without any further conversation, I went up to the 11th floor, the top. It was a pretty decent landscape.

The demon kings were seated at the central table.

“Is being late a habit?”

“therefore?”

Draxson stared at him without a word and looked away.

“Now that we’ve all gathered, I’ll go straight to the point without going round and round.”

Drakson set the tone.

“Just a few days ago, there was a heroic event targeting me and my tower. Everyone knows why the Heroic Trial happened.”

“Because you killed the second prince of Ormus.”

“To be clear, I never killed the second prince.”

“There is a saying among human proverbs. No, there is no way smoke will come out of the open chimney.”

Drakson snorted at Berge’s words.

“A huge demon was detected in my realm at the time. And that demon was not any other demon under my control.”

“Is that what it was after all?”

Jason frowned.

“Doubting other demon lords and shifting the blame?”

“Because it’s true.”

“You are already convincing me that it was my fault.”

“Because it is the most powerful.”

“I did nothing. What will I gain by sending demons to Drakson-sama’s realm?”

“That would be better for you to know.”

The eyes of the two demon kings collided.

“This is your last chance. able to confess.”

“It’s very unpleasant.”

Jason raised his one-eyed glasses.

“Can you take responsibility for those words now?”

“I always say things that I can take responsibility for.”

“I suspect that it is rather your play. I want to kill the 2nd Prince of Ormus and turn the resentment of the humans on me. At least if you’re a Demon Lord, be proud of what you’ve done. Please don’t be so ugly.”

“If it comes out like that until the end, I have all my thoughts.”

Drakson let out a harsh snort and declared.

“I will report to the Grand Duke and suggest that I go through all the records of the tower.”

“··········!”

“··········!”

The demon lords roared at his bombshell remarks.

“It’s a handshake.”

Raina dried up.

“It will consume a huge amount of magic. You have suffered great damage, and humans are talking about a second heroic act. Wouldn’t it be better to restore the tower first?”

“Reina Sordain, does the tower seem important to me now? Or are you doing it for fear that your actions will be found out? Jason is the most likely, but I doubt you too.”

“It is an insult. Do you think she would do such a shameful thing?”

“That’s something you don’t know.”

“Are we going to do it!”

“There’s nothing you can’t do!”

emotions intensified. Life and energy were mixed, and the space was distorted.

But there was no direct collision. Even though their anger soared to the top of their heads, they were keeping the standard of ‘don’t fight between demon lords’.

After taking a moment to breathe, Drakson opened his mouth again.

“Jason Cockmundo. I doubt you, but I don’t think it has to be you. But it must be one of these.”

It was only natural that the Demon King was the only one who could command higher-level demons.

Drakson slowly made eye contact with the four demon lords.

“I don’t know what I wanted or what I did. I don’t know why.”

“But I am also a Demon King. I have been living in this Araine for decades.”

“I will find it by all means. Find it.”

“I will definitely pay for it.”

He spit it out like he was chewing it.

“On the honor of me, Draxon Doldorf.”

It wasn’t a question or a request for an opinion.

It was just a declaration.

Even if he pushes himself to the edge of the brink, he promises to find and kill as many assholes who fucked him.

* * *

“What did the Demon Lord Draxon say?”

Berge returned to the tower and passed Gordon.

“The Demon King?”

Gordon, who was about to ask again, stopped.

‘The expression….’

I got goosebumps. It wasn’t a long time, but it was a face I had never seen since I became Berge’s lieutenant.

‘…what the hell is going on?’

Gordon swallowed dry saliva. Berge closed the door and entered the office.

He sat down on a chair and tapped the table.

‘If the report goes up.’

Drakson promised to find out the culprit, even at the risk of everything he did.

I will search all the records of the tower and follow the traces of the Magi. In return, a huge amount of Magi points will be consumed and there will be plenty of things to offer to Archduke Alkyin, but he will do it.

‘There is no guarantee that you will find it.’

But there’s no guarantee you won’t find it.

As Berger knew, the tower’s record was not omnipotent. They are just traces of what happened in the realm.

It could prove that the demons appeared there, but would he be able to recognize that the demons were Berger? Will he be able to figure out even the nature of Magi, which has long since disappeared?

He was skeptical.

But what if. really if.

‘What if the country is revealed?’

Magi represents the class of the demon. He couldn’t identify it just by looking at the records of the tower, but Berger couldn’t be sure that he knew everything about the system of the tower made by the first demon king.

‘··········.’

If it turns out that Berger is the culprit, and it turns out that he is the one who invaded other people’s territory and threw Draxon into a trap.

‘The demon lords cannot stand still.’

It was easy to change the position and think about it. No, it was possible to predict just by looking at Reina Sordain’s reaction.

Lived the stupid first demon. He had a chance to get revenge on the warriors who mocked him.

I didn’t want to waste this golden opportunity that I barely got.

If Draxson does anything to find the culprit.

Berge will do anything to keep him from getting caught.

For that.

‘We must destroy the tower of the beast.’

Before Archduke Alkyne goes out in earnest, let everything written on the tower fly away with the tower.

so.

‘…I must kill Draxon.’

Qwajik-

Fingers dig into the table. Gordon, who was waiting outside the door, was startled.