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

045. What is he?

“…so you’re saying you’ve decided to join the bravery yourself?”

Oh My God. Gordon’s voice was trembling as he heard it through the crystal ball. I felt a deep denial.

“Didn’t you decide not to vomit any more?”

“Isn’t this case different! The Demon King is going to be a hero! You’re going to eat the dragon love side and kill the same demon king!”

“There is no law against killing the Demon King.”

『Fighting between demon lords is strictly prohibited.』

“That doesn’t mean that it shouldn’t lead to death indirectly.”

“I’m blindfolded.”

“Everything has to go unnoticed.”

『············.”

Gordon was silent. He couldn’t come to his senses at the bombshell remarks from Berge, which had already been committed, but in the end, Gordon had only one way to go.

“…if it turns out that he is the Demon Lord, the Demon Lord will die.”

He was Berge’s lieutenant and was on a ship until he returned to the Demon Realm by conquering the dimension called Arain.

And if you look closely, the prohibition of quarrels between demons was only applicable to demon lords dispatched to the dimension.

If this was the Demon Realm, killing each other wouldn’t be a big deal.

‘… that’s bullshit.’

After all, this isn’t the Demon Realm, it’s Arain.

But it’s the demon lord you serve who is talking nonsense.

“good. all good Let’s say you want to kill the Demon Lord Draxon. But is it really necessary for the Demon King to participate in the Heroic Trial? That is too dangerous.”

“Don’t worry. It’s good to hide.”

“How does the Demon King hide his identity in front of the heroes!”

Why is the hero called the demon king’s natural enemy?

This is because, as with the power of a dimension that is opposite to the power of the Demon King, they immediately sense each other the moment they show each other a little bit of power.

Since they cannot hide their identity or do anything separately, the range of movement between the Demon King and Demons is greatly reduced.

But you’re willing to go into a place full of heroes.

That was suicide.

“Of course, I know that the Demon Lord has acquired the power of the phoenix.”

To be honest, he didn’t feel the magic at all, so he was surprised too.

“But that is my case. The warrior will be different.”

“The logger did not recognize it.”

“A logger is a half penny that doesn’t even look like a hero!”

“And I just met Roselle Chartres.”

『… Daughter soup.』

“If you have already been captured… If someone next to you is threatening the Demon Lord, open one eye…”

“Don’t be silly, Gordon. Anyway, I’ll take care of you, so do your job well. When are you going to push the swindler to the top of the Golden Moon?”

“that···.”

Before Gordon’s excuses could be finished, Berge cut off communication.

Not only was it troublesome to convince him, but he himself knew that his actions were gambling.

‘But it’s a gamble you have to play.’

What if Draxson really rummaged through the tower’s records and his magic was revealed.

If Archduke Alkyin and the other demon lords knew about it.

I clicked my tongue in the gloomy future that was drawn out of the temple.

“Looking at the strong opposition of the Dark Elves, as expected, the Demon Lord is different from other Demon Lords.”

“That’s why I’m helping you.”

Berge sips the tea and glances at Hillen Cargill.

“You don’t have a bodyguard?”

“It cannot be called a raid, but there were only a few SS. Of course, there are still a few, but there are subordinates.”

“Why is there no raid?”

“I was thinking of making it.”

eyes met It was not Berger who could not notice the meaning of that kind.

“This damn bastard often blames me.”

“But it is true. Until I dealt with the demon lord of lust, I was just one of the heroes.”

There was a little name, but like other great warriors, it was not enough to create a raid alone.

However, he gained fame by slaying the demon lord of lust, and Hillen Cargill’s name gradually increased.

“At that time, I tried to stand alone.”

He painted the future with his own money, bravery, and support for himself by sacking individual sponsors.

“It’s not something I want to say in front of Berge-nim, but if that bravery had been successful, I would have been on the verge of success.”

Organized a raid, conquered several towers, and would have gone out to hone his skills. I knew I wasn’t good enough.

“Well, with that skill, a little.”

“…I know that I am not good enough. But it will change over time.”

“Are you the demon king of lust?”

“···Yes.”

The Demon King finds a way to release the interference power by killing the human’s negative energy and the hero.

And by killing demons and demons, the hero absorbs their power and advances to the next level.

Just as the hero is a greedy prey for the demon king, the demon king was also an elixir that would make him stronger.

The reputation of the demon lord slayer was not only symbolic of killing them, but also implied that they were a great warrior who absorbed the demon lord’s power.

Because of this, Hillen Cargill was still lacking, but the power absorbed by the demon king of lust was sleeping in his body.

“Learn it as soon as possible. It’s because the subordinate of this body is so weak.”

“…in any case, even the Demon Lord is winning now.”

“Do you really think so?”

Berger patted his head. Hillen sighed.

“But what do you think Roselle Chartres will do?”

Berge placed two conditions. And I asked him to show his will to fulfill the conditions.

It was easy to join Hillen, but to be honest, it was unreasonable to open the Brave Run as quickly as possible.

It was because he was skeptical of the hero’s guild.

“Just press the Hero Guild more…”

“Press or?”

“There is a possibility to move the Akan Kingdom. From the level of the Kingdom of Akan, whether it is oppressing the warrior guild or bringing an army.”

“You wouldn’t be standing still in another country, would you?”

“Then we will proceed in secret.”

The unwritten rule of not crossing borders was an unwritten rule created by unscrupulous countries that devour other countries under the pretext of being brave.

In the end, the fetters that bind all nations.

Even if there was an agreement between the parties. However, it is difficult to find out easily if the two countries have reached an agreement and are determined to deceive the continent.

“Especially, Akan is full of all kinds of magic, befitting the name of the Magic Kingdom, so you can hide it enough.”

“Will Ormus accept it?”

“It would never have been the case normally, but now Ormus has suffered a lot of damage due to his failure to fight bravely. And since the prince is dead, he will want to get revenge somehow.”

It was pretty reasonable.

“Of course, if it were me, I would do that. I can’t fully understand Roselle Charter’s thoughts, so I’d appreciate it if you could just think of it as a possibility.”

Hillen Cargill shrugged.

* * *

“You mean the new operator?”

Franz, the commander of the Red Chloride Raid, did not understand the captain’s words.

“Yeah, of course I think I need to get a new operator.”

“No, I already saved it.”

“···········?”

“It’s a guy called Fail. Mana is pretty pure for a human. Is it similar to an elf? I think it might be an elemental magician.”

It was almost a notice, but Franz said so. It’s been a day or two for Roselle to die.

“You seem to like it very much.”

“I have never seen such pure mana of fire.”

“Is that so?”

I’m already hooked.

From long experience, it was impossible to convince the current Roselle. The fortunate thing is that she has never made any meaningless cuts.

‘I’m intrigued too.’

It would certainly be unusual if Roselle, who had strong narcissism, had even said this.

“We will do a background check to see if there are any problems.”

“My name is Pale. Red hair and red eyes. From Hilderan. He is handsome and is about 185 cm tall. Oh, and what’s special about the relationship with Hillen Cargill?”

“Are you talking about Hillen Cargill?”

“okay. They told me to join the raid, so they boldly made a counter proposal. One is to resume Brave as soon as possible, and the other is to bring Hillen Cargill to Brave. If it was an ordinary person, I wouldn’t care so much.”

“Have you accepted?”

Franz frowned. The companions of the deceased Roselle were also those of Franz.

He knew it wouldn’t have happened if Hillen had done his part. Because of that, as much as Roselle Chartres hated Hillen Cargill, he also hated Hillen Cargill.

“yes.”

“Leader.”

“I don’t like Hillen either. But there’s no denying that he’s useful. Honestly, I’m stronger than you, right?”

“He’s like a kid with a good sword. A lot of the crew died because of that.”

“It’s not like he did that on purpose.”

“Why are you doing this because of how great he is?”

“I am weaker than you.”

“Only because of a guy like that…!”

“By the way.”

she clenched her chin.

“The potential is more than that. After a while, ten people like you won’t be able to run.”

“··········!”

Franz was strong. It was natural. He was the commander of the Red Chloride Raid, and the Red Chloride Raid was ranked as one of the best on the continent.

“Are you going to pass that guy? Just because of someone like Hillen Cargill?”

Roselle’s greed for talent was beyond imagination. To avenge the already dead companions, you can do it to the Demon King of the Beast.

Hillen Cargill was indirectly involved in the deaths of her colleagues, but not intentionally, only because of her own incompetence.

And considering his incompetence, it was also because the Demon Lord of the Beasts used an unexpected number and was stronger than expected.

“Not even Hillen Cargill.”

Although he didn’t like it, Franz judged him objectively.

“If not, how are you going to do the heroic act as soon as possible? The Heroes Guild is not active right now.”

What was at stake was different from when I first recruited the warriors and now.

“I do not care. If we don’t push it further, we can go in by ourselves. After all, the tower of the beast is empty now.”

“What about us?”

“I have contacted the Kingdom of Akan.”

“Will they come?”

“The old people are very interested in the bodies of the beasts.”

Like most demons, all the bodies, including the skins and muscles of beasts, were a material of infinite research and utility value for wizards.

Not to mention the Demon King’s Leather and Magic Ramen.

“Have you already left?”

“Are you afraid of not staying still in Ormus…?”

Crossing borders between kingdoms using the pretext of bravery has long been taboo.

But if there is an agreement between the two kingdoms and they cooperate thoroughly to hide that fact, what will the other countries say?

“Ormus has lost a prince. But in that situation, he failed to get his revenge and even suffered enormous damage? Even monsters out of the control of the Demon King run rampant?”

Roselle laughed.

“Would you rather ask them to do it for you?”

“You can’t completely hide it.”

“You can hit it before it becomes a problem. Because the collapse of the tower itself cannot be hidden. There is only the Demon King left, so I can only say that I moved arbitrarily.”

“Even so, I don’t think Jespine will stand still…”

“Think about that later. Didn’t the high-ranking yangbans even think of that?”

Roselle Charter giggled and laughed.

“The Fail Guy probably didn’t know I was going to do this.”

It took me a while to get it, but it was good. she licked her lips

“Are you trying to escape, or is it because you want to kill the real Demon King?”

“I don’t know what he had to do with Hillen Cargill, why he wanted to include Hillen Cargill in Brave, or what the plot was.”

Like the eyes of a hawk that preys on its prey, the eyes are sharply forged.

“I gave you what you wanted, so it’s mine from now on. I never let go of the one in my hands.”

That pure mana was so coveted.

Mana reacted to her emotions and emitted a slight heat.

* * *

“·················ogue.”

“Why?”

“No, nothing. For a moment, I feel strange.”

Ernya shook her head.

– Maybe it?

Nairuniel, who appeared out of nowhere, opened his eyes.

“Perhaps?”

– Could it be the appearance of a lover? Someone is aiming for the Demon King!

Ernya let out a long sigh.

“Niruniel-sama is really…”

– really?

“It’s like there’s nothing to do.”

– Because it’s true, I got 0 shock!

“yes?”

– Do you know how boring the spirit world is? There are only boring kings and mindless lower spirits.

– Middle-earth is the best. exhilarating always new Feel the happiness of a spirit life.

– The forbidden love between the kidnapped princess and the kidnapped demon king is particularly exciting…

“The more I look at Nairuniel, the more I think I need to develop my skills as soon as possible.”

– You want to overthrow the Demon King?

“no. I want to make sure that Nairuniel doesn’t come out any more.”

Higher spirits have free will. As a strong being, it has the power to transcend dimensions on its own using the string of the contract, even without the owner’s call.

Ernyan vowed to close the link as soon as possible.

– That’s too much. We’ve been together for a while.

“Not much.”

– By the way, what are you doing now?

Ernian knew Nairuniel was about to change the subject, but he passed.

“We are renovating the first floor.”

– remodeling? Why are you doing that?

“I’m here to help because Logger-sama needs help.”

– So why are you doing that?

“Yeah, I’m a stone in the royal palace… No, I’m a prisoner. If the kidnapper orders it, you have to do it in order to survive.”

– I don’t think the Demon King told you to remodel the first floor.

“Because Logger asked for help. We have to help out in the few towers.”

– Also.

Nairuniel smiled faintly.

– You are the Demon King…

“Go and die.”

Logger skimmed through their comic-book conversation. It was hard to hear at first, but now I’m used to it.

The same is true of the princess’s way of speaking, which seems to be hiding something.

earth earth-

Between the voices of the two women, the logger’s hammer pounded the trap vigorously.

– So what are you making?

“I don’t know. I’m just asking for help and helping out.”

Nairuniel’s gaze turned to Logger. Logger felt a tingling sensation and opened his mouth.

“The Demon King has asked me to make things that are unusual and that break everyone’s expectations.”

– therefore?

“It’s easy to do something out of the ordinary, to break expectations. It’s something you’re not used to. So, you just have to make something different from the normal Demon King’s Tower that the heroes know.”

– Just an ordinary maze?

It was a maze that Roger asked Ernapp to build. No, it wasn’t really that complicated to be called a maze. It was a little twisted, but it was simple enough to find a way.

Instead of answering, Logger continued his speech.

“So I thought. To break expectations, I think it would be enough to kill them all before expecting anything.”

– ···uh?

“Isn’t that already done by the Demon Lord?”

Nairuniel closed his eyes. Ernya asked quietly.

“That’s not enough! And it’s not just about reinforcing the horsepower cannon.”

“then···?”

“People are simpler than you think. If there is a road, I walk along the road rather than going to another place. Princess, have you ever heard of a troop of warriors or raids that ran through the walls of the maze to the exit?”

“no.”

definitely wasn’t

“you’re right. There is no such troop. In other words, once you build the maze, those who set foot on the tower will unconditionally run along the path. So···.”

The logger pointed to the finished front.

– Ordinary?

“It is now, though.”

Woong-

As the logger lightly touched something, gunfire appeared along both walls.

“I’m going to make this go all the way down the road. It’s a red carpet made from your own blood.”

Logger walked along the road. Ernya followed behind him. At the end of the maze was a large open space.

“When the magic cannon fires, it will run faster. And we will get here.”

The vacant lot was in the shape of a slightly gentle rounded triangle. The entrance is narrow, and the moment you enter, the walls on all sides surround everyone.

– What are you going to put here?

“We will set up a trap that collapses when we dig in the ground and the weight is pressed down. And the moment the trap is activated, bigger and more colorful magic cannons will appear and fire all at once!”

“The warriors will have no choice but to be beaten in a defenseless state, and they will die like flies in this massive bombardment!”

Hehehehe!

Logger was crazy.

Carefully, he stroked the blueprint he had made.

“Hehehehe, you are going to do a great job. I have high expectations for you. This time, so that I can tear down the tower…”

– I don’t know, what? he’s scared

“Ignore it.”

– yes.

For the first time, Nairuniel did not vomit Ernap’s words.