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

044. Never Twice

Officially, the Demon King cannot kill the Demon King. must not be killed

It was not an unwritten rule or standard level, but was established as a law of the Demon Realm.

But nothing is absolute about everything.

The royal road of Ormus, Ortan. The atmosphere there was not much different from the portrait house.

The sadness and fear that flowed from all over the city gave Berge the pleasure as if he had returned to the demon realm.

‘If my tower was near here, I would have been able to get quite a rich magic point.’

That was just sad.

“…I didn’t know you would come in person.”

Granada was staying as a member of the Braves’ Guild, in the dormitory given by the Ormus branch.

“How are you doing?”

“The Red Hawk mercenaries are fine.”

“…not even one?”

“Yes, not one.”

“…you seem to have better skills than you think?”

“…do I have to say that I’m good at it? It’s not that bad either… Is that skill that skill…”

“I don’t even know what you’re talking about. There was no damage.”

I thought the mercenaries would also do a lot of damage, but all of them survived.

“What about Hillen?”

“I was called to the Heroes’ Guild. Post-processing for the failure of bravery and the agenda for the next bravery…”

* * *

“So I’m going to burn Draxon right now!”

There were high pitches coming and going. Hillen looked at the woman who was standing up without a word.

Roselle Charter. A black eye patch was placed in the empty spot of the eyes lost in this battle. That further accentuated her non-magical ferocity.

“If I failed, I will take responsibility. Haven’t you heard that we’re going to do the second bravery right away?”

“Calm down. Roselle Ball. It’s not that I don’t understand your heart, but it’s impossible right now.”

“You don’t have to go long. The Demon King’s strategy is simple. Gather your strength and hit it all at once.”

That alone works against the warriors.

There’s a stark difference between breaking up and moving forward step by step and dealing with them all at once.

However, if there are a lot of enemies, it is enough to go further this way.

“You just have to push harder than that. I don’t need much. I couldn’t cut off his neck and retreated, but most of it was swept away with my own hands!”

“That is too hasty judgment. There is no way that one failure will not be two failures. You have to be a little more careful.”

“If it wasn’t for this bastard in the first place, there would have been no failure!”

Roselle Charter’s finger pointed to Healan.

“If this weak, bubbly bastard had just endured a little, it was Draxson, not me, who pulled out his eye color!”

“Roselle Ball! speak right away Prince Hillen is also a champion of the guild.”

Hillen sighed in response to the primary criticism.

“I admit I didn’t do well to stop Drakson. But there is no reason for such an insult.”

“no? make me there?”

“I understand the wrath of Prince Roselle. But bravery is not always successful.”

“Are you talking about a hole in your mouth? If I melt my mouth and put it on, will I no longer be able to make excuses?”

“If you keep doing that, I won’t stand it either.”

“It’s nice to hear that.”

Roselle Charter stood up.

“Pull out the sword. At that moment, next year, today will be your memorial day.”

Hillen grabbed the handle of the sword. Roselle memorized the spell softly.

“Stop, stop! This is the heroes guild, and you are the warriors. I will not stand by any longer.”

As if he had no choice but to persuade the branch manager, he sat down again. Roselle’s arrow returned to the branch manager.

“Yeah, well done. Hero’s Guild What are you guys doing? If that damn bastard hadn’t suddenly left in the first place, it wouldn’t have ended up like this.”

“The departure of Ballaf was not expected of us either.”

“Are you calling that an excuse now? Isn’t it your job to persuade and manage the warriors? Is it over if I can’t work and I didn’t know?”

“…for that I have nothing to say but to apologize. On behalf of the guild, I apologize once again.”

“who?”

Roselle Chartres folded her arms and pushed herself back.

“Who is it that you can’t say anything even if you openly light candles like this?”

“There is no such thing.”

“Then the guy who came all the way here and even had a strategy meeting suddenly left, and there’s no story behind it? Who do you know as an idiot?”

“… Headquarters also takes this matter very seriously. The next instructions will come soon.”

“Are you going to change the subject? Well, okay. What do you do to find the culprit in a situation that has already failed?”

That wasn’t what Roselle Charter thought was important. Restoration of broken self-esteem, and revenge of dead colleagues.

“It would be best to prepare for the second bravery as soon as possible. Before my patience runs out.”

If not, I will go at my own discretion.

She left her seat and got up. Hearing, sharp eyes glanced at Hillen.

“Then get rid of this garbage.”

she disappeared There was silence in the conference hall, which had been swept away by the storm.

“I will break the meeting. Everyone go back!”

One by one, the warriors, who were speechless at Roselle Charter’s spirit, left.

“I’m sorry.”

“no. It is true that my skills are lacking. If I had been holding onto the Demon King better, the heroic journey would not have been a failure.”

“You are not weak. It’s just that we’ve been too easy on ourselves. You’ve underestimated the Demon King so far.”

I forgot for a moment the too natural fact that the demon king also develops as the warriors develop.

Maybe it was because the peace was long, or maybe it was because the bravery had never failed in nearly a hundred years.

Either way, it was the fault of this one.

“What will happen to the next Heroic Journey?”

“There was a commotion at headquarters as well. There won’t be two failures. And I’m sorry to say this…”

“There is no place for me.”

“Dr. Roselle has too much power to speak.”

Roselle Chartres and Hillen Cargill. The two had similar names, but there were other big differences.

It wasn’t just a matter of powerlessness. The leaders of the Heroes’ Guild knew that Roselle Chartres was sponsored by the Kingdom of Akan implicitly.

Just because you hide it doesn’t mean you can hide it. Because of this, there were many who thought that her will was the will of the Akan Kingdom.

But what about Hillen Cargill? He killed the demon king of lust and rose quickly, but he was overconfident and cut off all his supporters. And the failure of the Erzest expedition.

Reputation has gone down, and so has the backseat. Choosing Roselle Chartres over Hillen Cargill was only natural.

“…it can’t be helped.”

Hillen Cargill endured the mask that was about to come off with superhuman patience.

“…I’ll just go.”

“Don’t be too disappointed. You are a great warrior, so even if it is not this time, the opportunity will come again.”

“Yes.”

Will the chance come again?

There are many warriors. Hillen Cargill wasn’t one of the many fighters to be replaced, but in the end it was a matter of trust.

once, and twice. What if it failed twice, and Roselle Charter’s slander spreads along with it?

It becomes an image as it is. Hillen Cargill was unable to properly deal with the Demon Lord. Healan Cargill’s fame And Hillen Cargill, who doesn’t know how he killed the demon king of lust.

‘As much as that…’

should be blocked at any cost.

‘How did I get here?’

I knew right away that my skills were a little lacking. It wasn’t weak, but it wasn’t enough to fight with the best warriors. So I worked harder in other areas.

I made connections and lobbied. But now, all the bastards who got paid for it were all turning away from him.

‘I can go up again.’

But who will compensate for that long hard work?

‘What method….’

Hillen struggled to catch up and slowly exited the Heroes’ Guild.

“Be my colleague.”

And I witnessed an argument between someone familiar and someone more familiar.

* * *

‘A warrior.’

The host of the bravery is the hero, but it is the hero’s guild that manages the hero.

All heroes belong to the Heroes’ Guild, and it is no exaggeration to say that the Heroes’ Act is managed by the Heroes’ Guild.

It was natural to wander around the Heroes’ Guild, worrying about the need to somehow make the second Brave Run happen.

Bump-

Then, the front door swung open. A woman wearing a black eyepatch on her left eye came out with a smirk.

instinctive rejection. A being with interference, it was a hero.

It was also very strong. Berger instinctively judged the opponent and compared it to himself.

‘If you fight now, you will definitely lose.’

The power of the Phoenix did not fully belong to Berge. He was imprisoned in the second heart and melted away step by step, but he was still immature because he was not a magician.

‘If you do your best at the tower…’

Still, I can’t guarantee a win. No, nine out of ten lose.

I couldn’t help it. Instead of reducing the interference with magic points, it was all in exchange for money.

“What else are you?”

Then, our eyes met. There was only one bright red eye left, and it was terribly distorted.

But it soon grew. He hurriedly approached and scanned Berge’s whole body.

“quite···.”

Roselle Chartres was an archmage who carved a whopping seven inscriptions. Even if she wasn’t a hero, she was strong, and at least when it came to fire, she was one of the best fighters among humans.

That is why she felt the pure and hot heat that was subtly felt from Berge.

“ha···.”

He exhaled an exhilarating breath.

Berge looked at her quietly.

‘…are you crazy?’

who was expected. Even if it was a branch of the Heroes’ Guild, there were not many warriors who were this strong. There is only one young warrior who can feel such intense heat.

Roselle Charter. Archmage of Fire.

‘Are the warriors originally missing one by one?’

Roselle Chartres, who had closed her eyes for a while and sniffed her nose, opened her eyes. He leaned his face towards Berge.

“Who are you? I have never felt such pure heat. How did you build up this energy?”

“Should I answer you?”

“Isn’t it obvious? I ask?”

Berge was at a loss for words as he looked like he was seriously thinking that way.

“It’s crazy.”

“You don’t know who I am?”

“I do not know. But I know what you call it.”

“What?”

“transformation.”

“transformation?”

Roselle’s face contorted.

“If you don’t want to be called that, stop sniffing others.”

“If you were a normal guy, you just became a whole roast.”

But you can’t just kill this pure heat.

“Let me thank you for my mercy.”

Roselle, who asked and answered the question alone, nodded her head.

It was only then that Berge was able to understand the human Roselle Chartres. Egocentric, one of the most annoying types.

And it was best not to associate with such a person. If I had been weak, I would have killed him.

‘A lot of temper is dead.’

After being hit by a hero once, I felt like I was able to control my anger well.

‘Avoid first and plan for the next heroic action with Hillen…’

Berge turned to Roselle’s side without saying a word.

“·················ogue.”

“·················ogue.”

But Roselle blocked it again.

“Move away.”

“I never said I could go.”

“Did you charter this street?”

“It won’t be bad for you either.”

“Listen…”

“I am interested in you. Such pure mana, I have never felt the heat before.”

“therefore?”

“You, be my colleague.”

Berger frowned. It was difficult to understand what it meant.

“As you can see, I failed to subdue the Demon Lord, so the damage of the Red Chloride raid I led was huge. We have to replenish the power.”

“Is this a recruitment offer?”

“The Red Chloride Raid is proud to be ranked among the top ten on the continent. Above all else, I, Roselle Chartres, are the captains. Daewoo will give you the best in the industry.”

“What are you looking at me?”

“Pure Mana. And huge.”

Roselle Chartres was well aware of the Phoenix’s energy. He was vaguely feeling even the latent energy that Berger could not fully use.

“You are weak now, but you have a bright future. And I need them.”

“Why?”

“Because I have to kill the Demon King of the Beasts.”

Roselle Chartres revealed to live. That stimulated Berge’s interest.

“I’m going to start my second heroic journey soon. I will climb the tower once more and get my revenge.”

“···················································································!

Berge knew that the second Heroic Trial was about to happen, and he came to discuss it with Hillen to make it happen faster, but he didn’t know that he would end up with another party like this.

he thought for a moment. But soon he shook his head. It wasn’t even worth worrying about.

“good night.”

“Thought well!”

“But I have a condition.”

“Tell me.”

“One is that we want to start the heroic journey as soon as possible.”

“That is exactly what I want. Although defeated, the tower was completely harpooned. We must kill him before he fully recovers. If the Heroes’ Guild is fussing, I will form a separate Brave Team and go.”

It was a pretty satisfactory answer.

“And the second one over there.”

Roselle Charter’s gaze followed Berge’s fingertips. And soon it was distorted.

“If he climbs the Tower of the Beast with him, I will accept it.”

Hillen Cargill was standing there.

* * *

“How did you know?”

“What do you mean?”

“I was excluded from this heroic event. Because of the opposition of Roselle Chartres.”

“It’s easy. Do you think I am the Demon King for nothing?”

The senior was not chosen by luck.

I’ve been through a lot of people like Roselle Chartres. Because they are straightforward and self-centered, they push through to the end what they think is right.

Conversely, if you think you are wrong, you are wrong even if you die soon.

“I heard that Roselle Charter was angry with you. I think the bravery has failed because of you, but there is no way I can bring you back.”

But that was not what Berger wanted. Hillen Cargill is a decent chess piece. He had to gain fame and stand tall again.

“And I hope this bravery begins as soon as possible. It would be foolish to make fun of someone like you in such a situation.”

“Are you going to participate in person?”

“okay.”

why? A question came to mind. Why does the demon king appearing in a completely unfamiliar form want to kill the other demon kings?

‘Maybe it’s natural.’

Humans also go to war, kill, and contract. Is it different from demons? It was just that the demon lords had never been hostile to each other so far, so they just had a stereotype that they would continue to do so in the future.

As if deducing the actions of the demon lords for hundreds of years, finding out the standard that they consider to be sacred, and using it as a guide, conversely, believing in the heroic guild side.

“···thank you.”

Either way, it was a missed opportunity for Hillen Cargill.

“Not twice. You must kill Draxon this time.”

“Yes.”

The demon king and the hero started fighting to survive each other.