The Betrayed Devil No Longer Hides His Power

16 – Cheating, Cheating, Mindless 5

“Ouch… omg… omg… omg… “

A knight running through the forest with a heavy breath.

As one of Pompeii’s escort knights, he was able to use invisibility magic, although the duration was short, and he managed to escape from there just before.

However, in the process, Pompey and his comrades fell under the attack of demons.

I don’t know what happened to the customs officers and Crassus, but it was highly likely that they were swept away by the demons’ offensive.

However, he had no time to mourn the death of another person, having saved his life on the edge of death alone.

Because he had something he absolutely had to convey…

In order not to let the deaths of Pompey, Crassus, and other comrades go to waste, this news…

The Emperor’s plot to attack Kirks,

It was because I had to inform the master of the news about the remnants of demons with the power to drive everyone to death.

*

“Chit… Is it too much?”

A charred corpse in front of you.

I automatically couldn’t help but frown as I watched the body of a human woman named Pompeii finally fail to accept magic and get destroyed.

“It’s a pity, if I could have saved this b*tch, things would have been a little easier… “

– “Among our officers, they were the only two who knew the Master’s identity. If this happens, I will fall into a labyrinth about that part again.”

“Ummm… “

Master of Kirks.

The story of the man who moves while revealing his identity only to his most trusted right and left arms has never been mentioned in the original work.

Those whose main job was to hunt demons in the first place.

Judging from what Crassus said, I grew in power to this extent by taking advantage of the gaps created in my pursuit of peace and the dramatic situation of the destruction of the Demon Kingdom.

In the original work, when the world was destroyed by demons, there was a high possibility that it was an organization that had long since disappeared.

Right now, I wasn’t even sure who he was, but…

To be honest, from my point of view, the details didn’t seem that important.

‘It’s enough if I kill them all anyway… ‘

It was the same with other free races, but especially the high-ranking people of the Utopian Empire had no intention of saving a single person.

Those bastards have already crossed the line.

In exchange for the deaths of countless demons, all that was left was thorough punishment.

So, I decided to skip this part for now, and proceeded to talk about the rest.

“I can’t help it. By the way, if this happens, what will happen to the part you said?”

-“Time will be a bit tight, but… It looks like it’s probably possible. Even if you are a Master, it will take time for you to receive news from the ecliptic and prepare contingency plans.”

“Okay then I’ll cast a welcome spell so you can go right away. It gets things done as quietly and quickly as possible.”

– “Okay. My lord.”

Right after that, I cast the illusion again and at the same time, Crassus immediately took action with some Plutos.

After confirming that the situation was sorted out,

I went to the place where my subordinates were waiting in the back…

I started moving to the place where Hella and Fenrir were.

“Then let’s go.”

“I got it, Demon King. By now, the subordinates who went earlier should have cleaned things up.”

*

“The head is back!”

“Welcome, Chief. And… I heard that you are coming, Hella-sama.”

“Yes, Heim, you had a hard time without me. Let’s go inside and talk about the details.”

Demons greet us with loud sounds.

I couldn’t help but admire the scene where the fairly large castle gate opened and began to appear.

Since the fall of the Demon Kingdom, Fenrir has been running a gang of thieves in this area.

It is said to be a band of bandits, but looking at the place, which is actually a fairly large village centered on mountains, I could see that she was surprisingly good at managing people.

“Is this a living plant that you are managing?”

“Yes. After losing the last war, I tried to scrape together the remaining subordinates and people as much as possible, but unfortunately, this was the limit.”

“No, this is pretty good. I am really grateful that you did this even in the midst of chaos.”

“… Hmm… hmm… what… that… Isn’t that a natural thing? Because they are precious people to me too… I just put a little effort into it.”

Fenrir answers my words with a slight blush.

She says she’s trying not to show it, but seeing her obviously happy, I put a light smile on my lips.

‘I’ve felt this for a long time, but I’m surprisingly weak at compliments… ‘

That’s what they say, but in an isolated situation like now, it certainly wouldn’t have been easy to maintain so many demons to this extent.

Drinking water could have been easily obtained in the nearby valley.

Taking care of even the smallest things, such as her food procurement and defense, must have been quite difficult for her because of her muscle-brain temperament.

She must have been able to do this because she was mentally strong as much as her hard-looking body.

“Everything is here. This is the meeting hall that doubles as the house where I live.”

A house built on the basis of a huge cave in front of us.

It’s a bit drab, but it’s definitely a large place.

Surprisingly, the inside was quite neatly decorated.

“Then, except Heim, let the others back down.”

“Yes, Chief.”

The demons go outside following Fenrir’s instructions.

So in the room were me, Hella, and Fenrir and her lieutenant, a guy I knew well.

A female demon in a white robe. Only Heim remained.

“Then… “

At this point, there is no need to hide your identity any longer.

So after I removed the bandage from my face,

“Huh?”

He said while looking at everyone in the room, including Heim, who had a very surprised expression.

“Now let’s discuss the plan in earnest. And also about the guests who will be coming soon.”

*

‘What the hell is going on? At this late hour, why did the Master… ‘

Late at night, a man hurriedly moves along a darkened hallway.

One of Kirks’ executives, and along with Pompey, a person known as one of the master’s arms.

Caesar.

He was puzzled and questioned by the sudden call from the master.

Then, while feeling an unknown ominous feeling together, they hurriedly headed for the master’s room.

– “Come in.”

The permission to enter the room is heard at the same time as Caesar arrives.

So he carefully opened the door and entered the room…

He could not help but automatically frown at the scene immediately after.

A man sitting in a mess looking messy.

Who he was, Caesar knew very well.

An escort knight of Pompeii.

The one who always escorts her by her side,

What does it mean for him to be alone in the master’s room with this face?

Caesar really did it and it wasn’t deep, but…

He couldn’t help but recognize the correct answer automatically.

“Seo… no way… Could it be that something happened to Pompeii?”

“… “

“Ah… no… is it? I will… It can’t be. How… How can Pompeii, no one else… “

“… Days… came up very… something serious… “

The master’s chair facing out the window.

And…

A voice of cold anger came from there.

Given that the Master is expressing his anger to this extent,

Caesar realized a reality he did not want to admit.

“… Dead… Will it?… Pompeii… “

“Yes, it’s not just him. Let’s hear it… Crassus seems to have suffered as well.”

“Big… Until Crassus… You mean?”

Although notorious for dirty corruption,

Crassus had a great personal relationship with Caesar.

At the definitive news of their deaths, Caesar shouted in an urgent voice, seized with a sense of being blown away.

“What the hell… how… What kind of guy are you! Demon? I don’t think they dared to kill Pompey and Crassus… !!”

Her colleagues… No, Caesar expresses his burning anger at the death of a woman with whom he had a deeper relationship and her close friend.

At the same time, the objects in Master’s room began to shake as if an earthquake had occurred.

He has excellent office skills, but

Above all else, Caesar is known as the strongest warrior in Kirks except for the Master.

Due to the aftermath of his anger, violent magic began to rage in the room.

– Clink!

Eventually, the glass fell to the floor and shattered.

Then.

“Calm down. Certainly, demons are involved in this case, but in reality, the real culprit is separate.”

“Yes?”

The master’s words for keeping his cool even in anger.

In an atmosphere where something is even more serious,

I had no choice but to calm down my emotions along with questioning Caesar.

“What the hell… Who are you? If it wasn’t for demons, the culprits who killed Pompey and Crassus were… “

“… Emperor.”

“!”

A name I don’t want to hear much that came out of the Master’s mouth.

Caesar knew that there was a possibility.

It was Kirks who had rapidly strengthened after the fall of the Demon Kingdom.

Money earned by selling demons,

Military power greatly increased in the name of demon hunting,

And the enormous connections that were made throughout the free races that were created in the process of trading demons.

The power of a single faction alone was at a level that no one dared to compete with except the emperor within the empire.

As such, it was only natural for the emperor to be wary.

Even in the midst of that, though, Caesar assumed that his opponent wouldn’t really draw his sword.

“No matter how much it is… Why, at all, now. Why do we… “

“Because it is now… Yes.”

“Yes?”

A Master who speaks unexpectedly.

Then he took a sip of his glass as if his mouth was burning, then set it down beside him and said:

“It must be that they intend to establish discipline in advance of the war. It’s a kind of bluff that even your executives can be killed if I just lift a finger… In addition, it is a bonus to try to extort funds for military supplementation in the process.”

“! Kuh… Emperor… You dirty child… “

An act that only makes you feel betrayed when you think of the taxes and back money you’ve brought in.

But originally, that was what power was.

Even if you just smiled and shook hands, if you turn around, you can stick a knife in the opponent’s back if necessary.

The important thing on this floor is power, not fidelity.

And it was only a skill to make good use of it and knock the opponent down.

“But there is no way… I won’t be taken lightly like this.”

“The other side declared war first, so this side should also return.”

Master and Caesar decided to pull out their swords with such a burning desire for revenge.

If it was a case of this scale, it would have been reasonable to listen to the other side’s story.

However,

A decisive offensive at seemingly optimal timing.

In addition, the anger caused by the deaths of the two executives that occurred in the process,

It made people here take immediate action, not naive confirmation.

“Run ‘it’ right away. And you, Kesar, make a formal request to the adventurer’s guild. Make sure to deal with the fearless demons in question… At least bring the bodies of Pompey and Crassus.”

“Yes… All right.”

Although they attacked the emperor’s customs officers in a surprise attack, they were all ruined demons.

As a countermeasure against them, attaching a few hunters to the adventurer’s guild would have been enough.

What we need to focus on now is not the remnants of the demons, but the mighty enemy called the emperor in front of them at this moment.

Having made that decision, the Master immediately prepared to strike first before the filthy emperor could land an additional blow.

‘A floor that can be eaten and eaten anyway… Let’s try something like this, the emperor!’