Chapter 1094 – Prelude to War

A building that Kitsu received from the school.
A party of warriors is gathering and raising a serious voice.

“You think the boundaries of division have disappeared?”
“Yes. First of all, I’ll make it clear. Of course I didn’t see the division itself.”

It is a demonic realm in the true sense that even demons cannot easily enter, full of weapons and monsters from the war ten thousand years ago.

Right now, in the first episode, he didn’t know how to attack the division, but he was beaten by Hardesch.

“That’s why it’s still only a guess… But we experimented with the demons we caught.”
“Experiment?”
“Yes. It’s a fairly strong high-ranking demon. I made him come over from the demon world to our human world.”

When strong demons cross over to the human world, their abilities are severely limited.
Looking at Dre’s case right now, all the demon lords he dealt with were also in a state of restriction.

“The result. There was no change in ability.”
“…Hmm.”

Katz stroked his chin and was lost in thought.
High-ranking demons are obviously strong in general terms, but to Kitz, they are inferior to dust.
Further verification is needed.

“Shall we catch the demon king and test it?”
“The Demon King…?”

In the past, it would have been dismissed as crazy.
No matter how large this world is, there is no one among the demon kings who is not famous.
If it disappears without any news, of course it will become an issue in the Pandemonium.

But the present demon realm is different.
After the revelation of the true demon king, the demon kings are fighting each other and eating each other.
If it’s a weak demon king, there’s no problem even if one or two disappear.

“Ehh~? Can’t we ask the Bernese God?”

Raeband made a sharp suggestion.
Demon Lord of Screams, Barnshi. A saintess of Narnia, the current holy city of fanaticism. She is the demon king who sticks by Imline’s side.

“He must have been very restricted too~?”
“No. With that demon king, you probably won’t be able to properly verify it.”

Kitz recalled a certain ‘hypothesis’ that he had come up with not long ago.
According to that hypothesis… Probably, the city of Bern has already lost its restrictions by the time of the eighth day.

But then she came up with a hypothesis, and the damn eight-year-old guy. And her face contorted as she remembered that she had almost done something disgusting with the intangible.

Thanks to Fiery, I forgot about it. Kitsu, who didn’t want to think of her, quickly erased those gross things from her head and continued the topic.

“There is nothing difficult. I will contact the demon king who lives alone on the outskirts. You can negotiate. If words do not work, you can use force.”

The warrior party blinked their eyes.
Negotiation…?

They had incomplete memories from the previous round, and from those memories, Kitz had never negotiated with her demons.

A true demon king who will one day be resurrected. Or, with the single-mindedness to save the world that would perish with all kinds of dangers, I just used a quick and comfortable method of coercion.

“Hmm. He’s helpful~”
“Hmm? What do you mean?”
“No. Nothing.”

Rabband is evasive about what Kitz said.
On the other hand, Garcini, who has a somewhat uneasy face.

“But. You can’t just do experiments leisurely. Homun.”
“Yeah. I’ve already planted a spy in the realm of the Demon Kings in Purgatory.”

If the giants move, you’ll know anytime.

“And I have some bad news. Do you want to hear it?”
“Bad news?”

Kitz blinked and nodded his head.

“The analysis that the division of scholars has disappeared must be accurate. Many demon kings over 200 have disappeared in the Demon Realm now.”
“Huh?”

Raeband gave a surprised voice and Homun continued to explain.

“Now, in accordance with the true demon king’s revelation to eat each other, the devil world followed the detailed rule of not touching civilians and always waged large and small wars. But even in that war, the demon kings were in a hurry to preserve their own lives.”

Although they fought wars, the number of demon kings had hardly decreased.
Did only 30 disappear so far?

“However. There were demon lords who found this frustrating.”
“…”

Homun continued to speak at Kaitsu’s silence.

“A total of 100 Demon Lords participated in the martial arts competition hosted by Anito, the Demon King of Kings, with the support of a Demon Lord.
“Contest…?”
“Yeah. And there are only 10 left. Right now.”

The atmosphere of the warrior party became heavy.
That means…

“Are you saying that a demon king with ten combined powers was born?”

Homun affirmed Garcinido’s words.
Blessed power. In other words, the hybrid devil.
Even Kelkin, the first successful hybrid Demon Lord, possessed a force comparable to that of Dre.
But there are ten demon lords who have absorbed more demon lords than him…?

“You don’t understand?”

The scholar tilted his head.

“They’re demon lords? They’re strong in their own power, and above all, they’re the embodiment of self-love that only they know about.”

Idiots are aggressive and tend to be honest about their feelings.
If I don’t want to die, I’ll do anything no matter how ugly it is.
There were as many as 100 demon lords, including demon lords from 1 purgatory, but they willingly participated in a crazy contest to slaughter each other?

He knew that Anito, the demon king of kings, was the true purgatory demon king and was very strong, from the memory that Kitz gave him, but even taking that into consideration, it was a very strange thing.

Katz, who was in deep thought, asked.

“Did I just say that I received support? Homun.”
“Yes. Kitz.”

Homun continued with a heavy voice.

“Lear, the demon king of lies. The four great demon kings helped Anito.”
“…”

Katz’s eyebrows furrowed.

‘I’d rather understand if it was Hardesh…’

If it’s the demon king of death who burns a certain ambition that he’s hiding by pretending to be decent, it’s not strange to do anything called an experiment.

Or. Arvedia, the Demon Lord of Illusion, is also very spontaneous, so you would think that it would be possible.

However, Kitz is the invincible demon lord Amron and the false demon lord Layer. I thought these two were very quiet demon lords.

The invincible Demon Lord Amron is very strong but has no power, and he seems to have stepped back from the frontlines, trying to live a quiet life by focusing on the war itself.
And when it comes to liear, the demon lord of lies… There is nothing.

It seems like it’s doing something, but it’s puzzling without a trace. The demon king is so quiet that he feels bad.
That the guy I hadn’t met properly in so many episodes did something conspicuous like this?

What variables were there?

‘…There must be only eight guys.’

What is the relationship between Yeodere and the guy? Homun cautiously spoke to the troubled Kaitsu.

“First of all. The troops prepared for the war against the Pandemonium are ready to move at any time.”
“Good job Homun.”

The calm before the storm. It was a feeling.
The warrior party was tense.
It was because the kits became very sharp right before a big war broke out in any episode.

And the hero, who would have tried to control all the elements one by one with his nerves on the edge of the previous episode… Calmly picked up the snack and munched.
Except for one person, the Hero party laughed heartily without even realizing it.

“…”

That one. Gar Sinido, who was crossing his arms behind the hero, unknowingly squeezed his forearm with his fingers.

‘Yet, it’s a good influence. Not yet.’

Unlike Garcinido, who has a complicated state of mind, the other hero parties are laughing heartily.

“Huh? But why didn’t Marie come today?”

Before Rae Band’s carefree voice could finish, Homun covered her mouth.
Kaitsu pretended not to hear and continued munching on her sweets.

‘Huh.’

Homun was embarrassed.
I know why she has been secretly excluding Mari from the fight for quite a long time, but I feel very sorry for her, who, unlike her own, has not properly received her memories.

So she teased.

“But Kitz.”
“Why do you do that. Mumble.”
“Rumors are spreading that you and Dre are actually dating…”

Quaang!!

Kitz, who got up with the momentum to break the chair, gnashed his teeth.

“Now!! Erase that rumor right now!! Homun!!”

His face was utterly urgent.

“Aha. Alright. Then the rumors about Dre as a lover and having an affair with an intangible…”
“Get rid of everything!! Everything!! Everything!!”
“Aha. I see.”
“Sir Homun.”

When Garcinido gave a stern voice, Homun, who had been teasing Kitsu, raised her arms and made a gesture of surrender.

And then. Oh. He said as if he had just remembered.

“I’ll try to erase all the rumors. What about the rumors that you, Kitz, are just a disguise and that in reality, Intangible and Dre are really good friends with a promise of a future?”
“Ah. Keep that.”

Kitz said with a bright face without any guilt.
It would be enough if only he was freed from that dog-like suspicion.

“Yo, hero?!”

Garcinido made a shocked face, and Rabband giggled.

“Okay. I’ll do that. But where are those Dre and Intangible doing?”
“The intangible is hanging around the academy as usual. Eight days…”

Katz is. He said with a groan.

“I don’t know since I saw you this morning. Scholar. Do you know?”
“You don’t know, but I know?”
“Aren’t you making artificial bodies for the inhabitants of Matan at the request of eight days these days?”
“Ah. It’s worthwhile.”

The people of the kingdom, who had been unfairly destroyed with the body he made, are alive and breathing, and the magic kingdom is revived because of them. It’s heartbreaking

“Hmm. Recently, Dre introduced us to Hest’s Dwarf artisans. There were even giants.”
“Hoo?”

Giant. Among the dwarves, it was a title that could only be received by having practical experience and even being popular.
And those who have high self-esteem and are not easy to commission.

“With Fiery, negotiations must have been easy.”

Katz stood up as he spoke.
Garnicido followed him without a word.

“Huh~? Captain. Where are you going?”

At Laband’s words, Kitz narrowed his eyes.

“I’m going to meet the revelation.”
“Huh? Revelation?”

It’s definitely a clan that Makia, the number 1 in the foreigner rankings, puts her body into.

“Even when the head office was destroyed, Makia. I couldn’t see the monster.”

The revelation must have some ulterior motives.
No. More beyond It could be that the priestess who has seen a certain future is plotting secretly.
And now, the clan that Makiah joined. Revelation comes in contact.
You have to listen to what he has to say.

“That Machia hasn’t made an appearance in over two months and has been doing something. This she must find out.”

She must have been helping the scheming of the priestess who couldn’t keep her mouth shut, and Kaitsu had no doubts. She moved her steps to meet her revelation.

By the way, at that time Machia was hugging her crying Dre and patting her.

***

Mageganmun.

It is a territory built at the end of the end of human territory.
The land is very large, but it is not very fertile and there are no special products.

However, there are more people than any other area and it is not a place to be ignored.

There is only one reason. This place is far away. An invisible continent. Because that is the continent where demons live.
In other words. Mageganmun is the closest continent to the Demon Realm.

All people in this territory are soldiers.
In fact, the military forces crowded in the Mageganmun are more of a decoration to show.

Although it is closest to the demon world, it is a creepy fog. And beyond that fog, there is an invisible transparent wall and a dimensional distortion swirling beyond that wall.
It is to prevent invasion by the force of nature.
How far is the soldier? It was only a bit of a comparison.

Nevertheless, it is a place where each country has an obligation to send soldiers to support. It was a place of little use, so it was a place where people who were demoted or just appointed soldiers were usually sent, and it was not very well-received.

The soldiers, as usual, yawned and chatted with no discipline whatsoever.

At least a newcomer can do this…? He stood fast with a wanting face, but even that was stopped by the senior soldier.

“If you work hard like that, your stamina will be discharged quickly. Rest when you can.”
“But. Isn’t this the most important place in contact with the Demon Realm…?”

At those words, several nearby soldiers burst into laughter.
The senior soldier told me that I had been like this before.

“This is just for show. Didn’t you feel it too?”

Soldiers from all over the world. Aka Allied forces.
The allied forces are good at talking, but there is no way that the morale of the soldiers who were demoted or sent in due to lack of time is high, so instead of cooperating, they are fighting each other for nothing.

“We’re a ragtag bunch. I don’t know, but even if only one demon king came, we would be annihilated.”
“…!!”
“I’m scared. Idiot. Look at that. Not even the Demon King, even those who claim to be true purgatory or something, that fog can’t hurt you for ten thousand years…”
“Seniors…”

The new soldier’s trembling voice was unusual.
Then, the astonishing seniors. And the soldiers who sat down or leaned against the wall stood up one by one… And looked into the distance.

Fog.
It goes away

“…What.”

I’ve been working for 5 years, but this is the first time I’ve seen it.

“Isn’t this… Something I should report?”
“I have to do it. Wait a minute…”

It’s the first time I’m in a situation where I’m embarrassed without being a senior.
The moment he turned his back to go down.

Papa papapat.

Blood splashed around.
And the moment the new soldier’s neck fell off. The one standing right in front of him. Chin. He put his hand on the senior soldier’s shoulder.

“Hmm. The taste of war with humans for the first time is so futile and rotten.”

To overwhelming predators, immobilized soldiers. The invader said

“All right. Please take good care of me in the future. Humans.”