Chapter 172 – Gaiden – Demon God

Empty space.
There are no windows and no lights.

A blue light rose from the floor of such a meaningless room.
The peculiar thing is that it does not scatter meaninglessly, but the light comes out along a complex magic circle.

The light, dim at first, soon grew brighter and brighter, and eventually turned into a radiance that filled the room.

And in an instant all the light went out.

Just like before, the room was dark.
However, as soon as someone stepped out of the darkness, the lights in the room and hallway turned on at once, welcoming the owner of this place.

“It’s annoying in many ways.”

Covered in sand, dust, and blood all over his body, the man walked slowly toward the hallway.
As he walks, he waves his hand in the air a few times, and the filth clinging to his body clears away.

After a while, he arrived at the far end of the corridor and touched the metal plate on the door in a familiar motion.

-Click

The magical power contained in the door fluctuated and unlocked the complex lock.
Originally, there was no need for such a complicated lock in a place where access was only possible through magic.

But there’s nothing wrong with just in case.

The tall, dark-haired man entered the room thinking so.

“Temple.”

As soon as I said that as I entered the room, some of the thousands of crystal balls hanging on the huge wall lit up.

All of the crystal balls were lit right in front of the chair he was about to sit on, proving that they were quite important crystal balls.

Among them, the demon identified a crystal ball that illuminated the vicinity of the temple.
On that screen, there were only clots of blood that were hard to recognize and ash powder that burned to pure white mixed with the sand.

A group of adventurers who luckily broke through the cognitive blockage magic.

They may have considered themselves lucky to find a hidden ancient ruin.
Usually, ancient ruins have been around for a long time, and the old gods who created them have long since disappeared, so there are usually no traps.

In other words, it is a good opportunity to get rich and fame.

Of course, that would have been the case if it weren’t for the place that was protected by the Demon God.

The demon enlarged the screen.
As he watched the corpses drying in the sun, he felt suspicious.

The cognitive disturbance magic surrounding this place is enough to deceive even the eyes of a god.
But a group of mere human adventurers broke through and advanced right in front of the temple?

Although it hurt his pride as a Demon God, it was also difficult to understand.

“You have enough magic power, and there’s no place where the magic circle has faded?”

So, are you really just a lucky adventurer?
Or did the god of humanity help?

If it were the latter, it wouldn’t be very pleasant.
It would have broken the ancient promise not to invade the place where the goddess of the old family sleeps.

Feeling displeased, the demon god sent the crystal ball that illuminated the temple to the edge of the wall.
And he began to look at the crystal balls he had seen nonstop for the past few years.

There, I saw Hernán, women, and children eating breakfast.

The children are eating with their mothers, and the adults are having a morning of war while talking.

[I want to eat meat.]

[Aren’t you just looking for meat? If you’re an elf, don’t you have to eat some meat like an elf?]

[Meat.]

A few of them stand out.

The first is Silnia’s stomach, which is getting closer to full term.

[Your child growing in my stomach wants to eat meat!]

Hernán eventually smiled bitterly at Silnia’s momentum, which did not back down.

[Okay…]

Silnia happily stroked her belly as she took her dried meat from Hernan.

Released from her confinement and even fixing her child’s leg, she took an ovulation-inducing drug the same day.
After having sex with Hernan, the elf fell asleep happily.

And for a week from the next day, I suffered from severe vomiting, abdominal pain, and fever.

In the first place, it is a fairly strong medicine, and it is a thing that puts a lot of strain on a woman’s body.
I already ate it ten months ago and ate it with a body that had even given birth, so of course it puts strain on the body and uterus.

At least, her race itself is healthy, and among them, the healthier and stronger Silnia, it must have ended like that.

In any case, her pregnancy itself was carried out safely, and she pushed Marina away at once and rose to the rank of her concubine.

The Demon God thought that far and picked out the next thing that stood out.

Faction right away.

Hernan is put in the middle, while the rest of the women are divided according to the clique they belong to.

“The Marina faction and the Shafikara faction.”

Two of the women with the best political sense.

Except for Hernan, the women had formed a kind of faction with the two women as the center.

Of course, they did not openly form a faction, and even the members of that faction may not feel that they belonged to a faction.

But from an outside observer’s point of view, it was clear that Shafikara and Marina had formed their own faction.

Carine and Poti named Shafikara.
Marina is Sylnia.

It is a composition that was not expected to belong to the same faction.

However, the demon king and the saint moved actively and enlisted the women they needed.

[Both Karine and Potty want to go to the garden later?]

Shafikara spoke to Carine and Poti, who emanated a chilly air from either side of her.

[So…]

Karine nursed her twin sister, squinting at Potty, who was positioned next to the Sharpie.
Forty answered, a bit somber, as she always has been since coming out of her solitary cell.

[Yeah, I do that.]

Carine and Potty looked dissatisfied, but they didn’t object.

The demon remembered that Shafikara had adjusted it yesterday in order for the two of them to kiss like that.

Originally, they would not have cooperated, but they willingly cooperated with the demon king as well as with others in order to make time to spend with Hernán.

Of course, it would be up to then to decide how to distribute each other’s share within the time that was created.

[Would you like to go to the garden with us, Hernando? I’ll take the kids, so you don’t have to worry about them.]

The Demon King waggled his tail and asked Hernán for a favor.

The Demon God felt a bit displeased when he thought of someone who resembled the Dream Demon.
Because she wasn’t a vulgar woman like that dream horse now.

As she looked at Shafikara and Hernan, dispersing her thoughts, Hernan opened her mouth.

[Well.]

Instead of answering right away, he paused a little and looked into space.

It seems that Marina and Silnia are also being considered.

[But if you’re going to go, everyone…]

The moment when the Demon God was excitedly waiting for Hernán’s answer.

-Wizard!

The Demon God snapped his fingers and turned off the screens of all the crystal spheres.

This is the basement of the demon castle.
It is a secret space for demons to the extent that no demon king even knows that such a place exists.

Is there a guest who came to him who remotely managed the temple where Hernán was located in this secret space?

If so, it is obvious who the guest will be.

-Drank… Can’t we get out sooner? As you know, the man I came with is a bit impatient.

Did you two come?

The devil clicked his tongue and hurriedly went out into the hallway.

He climbed on top of the magic circle he entered, and quickly injected his magic power into it.

The target is the top floor of the castle.
A space where demon lords offer personal sacrifices to demon gods.

Soon, the demon’s body and the magic circle were enveloped in blue light unique to magic response.

While teleporting, the Demon God felt sorry for not being able to see the political drama of the Hernan family in person.
Although the situation is conveyed through magic in the head, it is still not as good as seeing it in person.

“I need to record something.”

The Demon God ordered the crystal ball to record at once in order to watch it later.

* * *

The blue light that covered my eyes disappeared, and soon the gloomy sky came into my eyes.

“Wizard.”

“Hello, drank.”

In front of him were two animals that spoke human speech.

One is a giant wolf with shining silver fur.
The other is a golden dove.

Looking at those animals that cannot be seen in nature, the Demon God laughed.

“If you don’t like the human appearance, tell me in advance. I would have changed it like a demon.”

“Do you know who came to hear the bullshit?”

When the wolf growled, the Demon God raised the corner of his mouth even more.

“It’s funny to say that a bastard is bullshit.”

The wolf, with its blue eyes shining, approached as if to chase the Demon God.

The top floor, which has no walls and is open on all sides, has no railings, so if you push it like this, it will fall.

But that’s a bloody story only for ordinary mortals without special abilities.

It doesn’t mean much to beings that transcend nature, such as demons and human gods.

That’s why the Demon God stood calmly.

“The cheeky wizard… Keep in mind that your neck could be bitten off at any moment.”

Perhaps the wolf really didn’t intend to push the demon to the ground, so it just patted the demon’s hem and returned to its original position.

“Under… Bodan, I know you’re impatient, but we’re not here to fight, are we? Can’t we just stay still?”

The dove sighed heavily and climbed onto the wolf’s head.
The wolf snorted and shook his head wildly.

“There may be a war soon.”

The Demon God grinned at the incarnations of Bodan, the god of war, and Ruiner, the goddess of mercy.

“So why did the gods even come to this rugged land?”

“Where is my saintess?”

The Demon God still laughed inwardly, but on the outside he put on an expression that he didn’t know why.

“Saint? Are there only one or two saints in your church?”

“… Don’t pretend.”

Pigeon had a gentle gaze, but it was difficult to treat him carelessly because of the intense brilliance that radiated from his body.

Moreover, each one of those lights is like a flow of powerful divine power, so it puts a burden on us.

“Marina. I’m talking about the saintess of the warrior party who came here about three years ago.”

“And a warrior!”

The wolf also shouted out loud.

The demon wiped the wolf’s spittle off his face and put soundproofing magic around him.

“Keep quiet. No matter how many people are missing in the castle, someone can come up if you say it loud like this.”

“That demon! Killing them all is enough.”

The silver wolf acted as if he was offended by the word demon itself, and continued.

“Where is the hero of the warrior party that Ruiner talked about? If that bitch died, the new blood should have been collected from me a long time ago, but it still hasn’t returned.”

The demon god laughed as if it was absurd.

“Why are you asking me that? Shouldn’t the proud gods figure it out on their own?”

“Drank.”

This time the dove opened its mouth.

“Can you make a space where you can avoid our eyes?”

“Do I need to say that out of the blue? Isn’t this body the creator of magic and the antagonist of the gods? It is a very simple thing.”

“Don’t keep pretending you don’t understand us.”

Unlike the wolf, the dove continued the conversation without losing its composure until the end.

“We can turn a blind eye to kidnapping a few normal humans and turning them into demons or experimenting to suit your tastes. It is thanks to you that we, as foreigners, have established ourselves in this world.”

“Louire! Since there is a god who keeps talking soft words like you, don’t you pretend that this wizard is a great being? We could have wiped out all the old gods on our own in the first place!”

“I don’t think the person who cried after getting stabbed in the thigh didn’t have anything to say.”

A moan escaped the wolf’s mouth.

The dove, which spat out subtle vitriol, looked at the demon god and nodded his head.

“If you kidnapped my saintess and the warrior of the god of war and are conducting an experiment somewhere, stop it immediately and return it. At least their spirits and strength.”

“You guys call me a deceiver.”

The demon changed his face one by one from young to old, and continued his words.

“But aren’t you cheating as well? Whoever threw away what he promised me like a devoted partner.”

Hearing the demon’s words, the wolf slammed his tail once on the floor as if laughing.

“You talk as if the goddess will accept you if anyone hears it. As far as I can remember, she wasn’t interested in you in the first place.”

“Be quiet! Just don’t make the situation worse.”

The dove pecked the wolf on the forehead with its beak.
And he hurriedly opened his mouth.

“I’m not here to argue with each other about who was more at fault. If you who drank really have our saintess and hero, I just want you to return them quickly.”

“I’m sorry, but I really don’t know. It must have been trapped in the labyrinth of the ancient gods in a remote place.”

The pigeon made another statement with an expressionless expression typical of animals.

“Then where is the Demon King?”

“Do you even care about the demons now?”

“Please don’t think we’re fools.”

The Demon God smiled at the God of War and the Goddess of Mercy.
The pigeon saw it and opened its beak.

“From the moment the warrior party met the demon king, their presence disappeared. And the demon king also disappeared from the land of the demons, and the demon society fell into great chaos.”

“But the bastard who is the god of the demons has no intention of dealing with it at all.”

The wolf took over the dove’s words.

“Even though the humans are taking advantage of this opportunity and planning an invasion.”

At the mention of invasion, the wolf laughed cruelly.

“It wouldn’t be bad to make this war a war of annihilation. It’s meaningless to wipe out the demons occupying the world.”

“Anyway. It doesn’t matter if I kill them all.”

“What?”

The wolf let out a slightly bewildered voice.

“He said it wouldn’t matter if I killed them all.”

“… Drank.”

The dove sighed and took out his words.

“What are you thinking? Of course, a single saint or warrior doesn’t mean much. However, since the demon king disappeared together, there are many opinions in the divine world that you are conducting a dangerous experiment.”

“Think whatever you want. Aren’t you guys stronger than me anyway? No matter what I do, I will be able to break the magic with that proud holy power.”

“Yes, Ruiner! I don’t like the idea of ​​trying to do anything with this mage with words like this. Just like I did in the morning, going around the whole world…”

“A group of adventurers invaded her sleeping place. That’s what you guys helped me with.”

At the words of the demon god, the pigeon spoke in a voice that felt even more worried.

“Ha… That was the arrogance of this furry beast below me. I’m sorry if I offended you.”

“I knew you were in a bad mood. In that case, please leave this place.”

“Joy!”

The wolf finally jumped up.
The pigeon on top of the wolf’s head hurriedly flapped its wings and flew up from his seat.

“Woden!”

“I’ll just go back. The losses caused by that Karine or something will be recovered through war.”

The influence of the war god naturally increases during war.
Compensating for the loss of divine power he had given to Karine through war is a choice worthy of a war god.

“If you want to negotiate, do it yourself. I’m not going to talk to this insignificant wizard any more.”

The wolf threw itself into the air, and soon the body disappeared with a flash of light.

“Eh… God’s personality is like that, so all the royalty in the kingdom are personality breakers.”

The dove gracefully flapped its wings and landed in front of the demon.

“Drank. Don’t do anything weird. I mean, don’t do anything more that drives both humans and demons to tragedy because of your greed.”

“I fully understand that you are the Goddess of Mercy, so please leave.”

“There will be no awakening of her old goddess, and even if she does, she will accept you…”

“Go away.”

A gale created by magic hit the top floor of the castle.
The roof was ripped off and the wind soared into the sky, but the pigeon did not lose its balance and continued to fly in place.

“Your obsession and obsession will eventually come back to ruin. With the blood of many people.”

“The trickster gods and the blood of the descendants of the traitors entrusted to them are none of my business.”

The wind is getting stronger.
And the gloomy sky soon began to drizzle with heavy rain.

“Great. Then I will go.”

The pigeon glides along with the current of the wind.

“May there be mercy on you at the end.”

After that greeting, the dove disappeared far into the sky.

“It just got quiet.”

The voices of demons screaming under the collapsed roof could be heard from below, but the demons didn’t care at all.

Then, drawing a magic circle in the air again, he returned to the space where he had been living for the past few years.

* * *

After returning, I turned on the crystal ball again, but no one was in sight.
Only noise is caught in the crystal ball.

“Did you all go to the garden together after all?”

The drinker laughed.

The garden has so strong divine power that it is very difficult to monitor it with magic.
As a demon, it is almost impossible to see it unless the demon himself is extremely focused and pours out his mana.

If Silnia had built her altar in the garden in the past, she would have been able to use it as a medium to monitor it more easily, but Marina interfered with that.

“Then I’ll have to check something else for a while.”

The dark-haired demon reached into her pocket and pulled out a ring.
As soon as a very antique gold ring was put on his hand, divine power began to flow.

“Your divine power. How warm.”

Normally, it blocks the flow of divine power so as not to be discovered by the gods, but if you wear this ring, you can get rid of that restriction.

“However.”

The demon muttered, resting his chin on his chin.

“Why is there less divine power coming in than expected?”

Is my calculation wrong?

The demon stared at the crystal ball that illuminated the garden.

Of course, there were times when the crystal ball showed a normal screen very occasionally, but usually it only showed static.

The Demon God was silent and continued to stare at the screen.

Until the moment 6 people become 25 people, he will be watching everyone in this crystal ball room without a break.

And at the last moment, the world will tremble to learn of the secret he has been harboring.

“So, let’s have sex and have a baby.”