The Demon King’s Seal Has Been Broken

24 – Empire being invaded [Heroes going to meet the Demon King] – 4

‘The demons came in?’

Shocking stories from people claiming to be refugees.

I couldn’t believe it, so I asked one more time and asked another person to check again and again, but as expected, everyone spit out the same thing.

It seemed that it was true that the demons had really invaded.

‘The demons would not be able to exist without the demon king.’

But I couldn’t help but be suspicious here.

In the first place, the demon tribe was created by the demon king.

Only the demon lord, Magira, must have the energy that can be emitted to transform into a demon, whether animal or human, and that is what sustains him.

Without the demon king, demons could never exist.

‘no way…? Didn’t it fail after unsealing the demon lord?’

By the way, the word that a demon appeared, in other words, the seal of the demon king was now released.

I couldn’t help but think that I couldn’t.

I don’t think the hero’s party broke the seal of the demon king, but it failed, and now the demon king is taking the demons and attacking the empire…

‘Honestly, the possibility is very high, but…’

And that intuition seemed somehow not wrong.

When I think of the members of the warrior party and the demon king I know, I can’t compete with them even if I just imagine them.

If the demon king was sincere, he could be cut down in just 10 seconds.

Perhaps it could be compared to a fight between a lion and a dog, no, between a lion and an ant.

Because the demon king I went through was a monster that can’t be expressed in words.

‘no. It’s still too early to decide.’

The uneasy mind that kept rising, I calmed down for once.

Anyway, nothing has been confirmed yet.

It may be an exaggerated interpretation that the demon tribe was attacking, and that the demon king was resurrected with it.

It could be that the demons came out because of that short demon while the demon king was released from the seal for a while.

Come to think of it, there was a lot of chance that it wouldn’t be a big deal.

‘But I’ll have to go first.’

However, even so, this situation was absolutely not something I could ignore and pass by like when I read the newspaper.

Once the demons invaded the fortress city of the empire to the east, I decided to go there and see what was going on.

“Brother, what’s wrong? What did he say? Why is he making such a serious face?”

“What’s up Rag? What’s wrong?”

While I was thinking about that, my younger sister and childhood friend who came next to me looked at my face.

Their faces were full of concern.

I must have put on a slightly serious expression at the shocking news.

The two ask me in case something big happened.

“No… just.”

I changed my expression as much as I could to pretend it was nothing and said to Lili and Arne.

There’s no need to worry about them.

I had no intention of giving details of what had happened.

“Lily. Arne. It seems the Empire is making noise because of some problem in the East right now. So I think it would be better to go back to the village quickly.”

However, just in case, he said that the schedule for the Empire Tour would have to be ended early.

From the story I heard from the refugees, it was said that some kind of demon invaded, so I had to go home quickly.

“Well, there’s nothing special…”

“Ah… I see. Then there’s nothing you can do about it. Well, it’s not a big deal, right?”

“Uh. It’s no big deal.”

At my words like this, it seems that my younger sister and childhood friend noticed the chaotic atmosphere around them.

His expression showed a lot of regret, but he nodded and agreed as if he couldn’t help it.

There’s a problem, but I’m not a child who wants to ignore it and play.

“Next time it’s better, but I’ll take you, so don’t worry too much.”

Still, it could be a bit disappointing, so I gave them a little comforting words.

Because there’s plenty of time anyway.

It was the Empire that could come again next time.

if nothing happened

I just had to check it out.

“But isn’t your brother going with you?”

Anyway, after telling my childhood friend and sister to go back, I tried to sneak away.

But at that time, Lily looked at me and asked a little puzzledly.

Didn’t we all go back together? He tilted his head wondering why he wanted to go back alone.

‘Umm… I’m sure I’m not a hero, so that’s probably why I’m reacting like that.’

It’s not that I don’t know Lily’s feelings.

Since my older brother, who is a normal person, is not evacuating with them right now and is trying to go somewhere else, he must be worried.

If you think about it backwards, maybe even if it was me, I would have been very worried.

But, if there’s one thing Lily doesn’t know, it’s that I’m a hero.

“Lily. Actually.”

“In fact?”

I thought about telling Lili about this.

If I told you I was a hero, wouldn’t you worry…?

I thought it was simple.

“…”

Now that I think about it, it seems like I’d be more worried if I said it.

Whether or not I’m a hero, they say I’m going to a place where a fight happened next to me.

You don’t need to worry too much.

“Ah. I have one really urgent business left in the empire, but I’ll follow it right away after finishing that. I’m sorry. It’s because it’s a really urgent business. I have to meet a colleague I worked with the other day for a while.”

So I just wrapped it around moderately.

As if I still have some business to do in the Empire, I casually mentioned my colleague, anyway.

“… Okay. Instead, you have to come back quickly. Brother.”

“yes.”

To be honest, it was awkward for me to say it, and I was worried about what to do if Lili asked more closely, but fortunately, that didn’t happen.

Lily looked at me with ax eyes, as if she was a little suspicious, but she still seemed to trust me because I was doing the right thing.

I’m worried, but Lily knows very well that I’m not the type to die somewhere.

“Arne, let’s do a favor as a childhood friend. Take care of Lili and go back.”

“Okay.”

Anyway, when I really had to leave, I asked Arne too.

It’s a little confusing situation like now, there are a few guys who are aiming for this situation, so honestly, there’s a good chance that something will happen if you go out with two women.

At that time, I asked Arne to take good care of Lili while I was gone, and Arne answered me with his fists clenched.

‘I don’t think there’s anything to worry about.’

If Arne said that, I felt relieved.

Even if you look at it like this, Arne is a talented person who will be admitted to the Royal Academy, so he will be able to protect it well.

Of course, I’m still a freshman and it’s not that I’m super strong or anything like that, but at least I’ll be able to easily take down at least 3 normal adult men with weapons.

If you trust me, it will be fine.

I left the two behind and ran to the fortress city.

‘It’s not real.’

And while I was running like that, for some reason, endlessly bad thoughts kept coming up.

This situation where the demon army has now invaded the fortress city.

If it really happened because the warrior party woke up the seal of the demon king but failed to kill the demon king.

If it is true that the demon king was resurrected like that, and if he is attacking to destroy the empire.

What kind of abyss will happen?

I can’t even guess

‘Certainly not.’

Of course, such a thing should never happen, and it should not happen even if I die, but I keep thinking about it.

If the situation that the demon king was really resurrected, such a worst situation lingered in my head.

What should I do in such a situation?

‘Can I win by fighting the demon king?’

That demon lord was really my greatest enemy and greatest enemy in my life as a warrior.

In the past, I thought that even defeating such a demon king in the first place was a miracle.

Of course, I sealed it because I won, but no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t guarantee that I would defeat the demon king again.

‘There’s something dangerous about that demon king…’

Looking back now, there were many strange things about that demon king.

I thought it was over because I had sealed it, so I didn’t think too much about it.

In fact, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the demon king was a bit heterogeneous.

There were many differences between the demon lords who had appeared throughout the 600-year history of the empire and the demon lords in ancient literature.

Usually, such a demon king with a hideous appearance and huge size threatened the continent in the past, and if it was recorded in ancient literature, the demon king did not have that appearance.

Besides, other demon lords usually don’t know how to talk, and there were many cases where they had little intelligence. The demon king spoke basicly, was intelligent, and even used magic.

Lastly, that demon lord was overwhelmingly stronger than the demon lord originally on this continent.

‘If I had to put my personal impressions…’

Do I have to say that I am not of this world for some reason?

It was a feeling of not knowing why there was such a peculiar thing in this peaceful world.

‘Ah… It could be a pointless mistake.’

Anyway, it was a headache for many reasons.

Once I get to the fortified city, I’ll have to see it with my own eyes to make sure everything is clear.

I hurriedly ran to the fortress city invaded by demons.