Chapter 138 – -137- Theater With Audience Participation (1)

“The plan is going smoothly”

My messenger wagged his tail as if he couldn’t hold back the joy just by kneeling in front of me.

It was a really nice piece of paper. If the task of wiping out all the heroes was over, he was the first child to bestow his name on.

“…That kid did a really tough job well”

I couldn’t forget the hard work of the child who was alone in the enemy camp.

The defeat he doesn’t enjoy, the kid who cheats his enemies by trying to do my bidding.

“I ask, are the preparations…Successful?”

“Yes, that’s right. As a result of visiting and checking last night, it seems that she fooled the warriors wonderfully.”

It seemed that the spirited acting ability was not only impressive to me. According to reports, the child has now fully gained the trust of Hero and the others.

‘That’s what I’ve seen myself’

A brief peek through her familiar revealed that she was on good terms with the Hero group, to the point where she would have genuinely suspected her of treachery if she hadn’t known the circumstances beforehand.

Putting down her pride for a moment, she directly observed the man who had defeated her as if she had fallen in love with her charms.

‘To say that’s really a lie… Is it a great performance?’

For me, who knows how much she hates to lose, she was moved by her tremendous loyalty.

Without any restraints, she walked around freely with Hero and the others. She noticed my familiar and greeted me with a smile as she announced that she was safe.

Perhaps thanks to her outstanding acting skills, Hero and the others didn’t seem to suspect her conversion.

‘Whoa… I never thought that kid would have that kind of talent. They are creatures that please the Creator.”

Even for the child who was suffering, this operation was absolutely necessary.

I spoke in a haughty tone to my messenger, who was kneeling.

“…The attack from the inside seems to be on track to some extent…Now we need a powerful blow to shock them.”

“Yes, Mother. In that sense…Here, we have prepared the follow-up to the last plan.” She took the papers out of her arms and handed them to me.

I read her plans.

‘Huh…’

As before, it was a bold plan, but it was well worth the effort.

The enemy was weaker than I thought, and my children far exceeded my expectations.

A closer examination of the plan did not reveal anything particularly flawed.

The preparation was thorough. Is it because they also reviewed the cloning of the saintess and the archmage? The plan was very good.

The geographical features of the place where the battle took place, the tactics using overwhelming advantages, and the personnel distribution plan considering individual compatibility were excellent, but there was something else that really satisfied me.

A detailed plan for all possible contingencies, as if no variables were to be tolerated.

A thorough and meticulous plan added stability to a bold idea.

“You’re very satisfied…My child, do you have any wishes?”

“No. Just being able to serve the owner of everything makes me feel worthwhile in life.”

How could there be such a wonderful child? For the other demon lords, it was clear that they had failed because they did not have such a family.

Before finalizing the operation, I said with a hearty smile to my people.

“With you all together, it seems like a glorious future is in front of you even before the operation begins.”

The two family members who were always by my side agreed with my words.

“That’s right, Mother. Victory is right in front of you. What are you waiting for?

“Whoa, my mother is also really good. It’s good to be prudent, but if you go too far, your glory will be delayed.”

My family, who perfectly copied the saintess and the archmage, demanded a decision by my side.

“Okay, in the name of Demon King Luciferia, bring despair to my enemies.”

I readily approved the operation. A strategy that would bring overwhelming despair to the heroes.

“Heh, with this, we’re one step closer to the victory of a noble person…!”

“A place befitting a mother, we will be together”

A victory, a glorious victory, was before my eyes.

***

“You sisters, the owner of the tower, and Amelie… You’re a [Decapitation tank].”

Her herald played her part, to her two sisters, who twirled her hair, smoking her haunches under her rotting beautiful tree, and to her sorcerers and knights, who stared at her with their expressionless faces. Assigned

‘…This is the strategy discussed without me.’

I didn’t like the musketeer-replica, the beastman who notified each person’s role with a dry and stiff voice.

The fact that he was never included in this important discussion made him uncomfortable.

‘Damn it, they’re the only ones hanging out…’

Was the musketeer who became his original lack of social skills? It was he who had been harboring the question since he was born.

It was because he was rather ignored by those around him, in contrast to the other members of his family who had a close relationship with each other right after he was born.

‘Damn it…What the hell was my original doing…!’

Cursing the original’s human relationships, he began to cling to his devotion to his mother.

Unable to fit in with the rest of his family, he tried to prove himself by dedicating unseen devotion to his mother, but his creator didn’t take it very well.

It was also true that his abilities were a bit inferior compared to the other members of the clan she created.

He despaired at the sight of Luciferia naturally favoring other members of his family who were helpful to him.

With the mindset of ‘…But, someday, I’ll have a chance to show off my abilities’, he was the one who worked harder than anyone else on the outer boundary that no one wanted to take on.

‘I’m not going to be assigned useless chores again this time, am I?’

To assuage his anxiety, he tinkered with his equipment, waiting for his own role. For he was the only companion to him, the long gun forged by Magi.

“As for the family to escort my mother, the Bella clone here has decided to take care of it.”

‘I can do well…’

“…” Suppressing immediate dissatisfaction, he listened to her for the time being.

Shouldn’t there be things that cause damage to colleagues because they don’t know the strategy?

Besides, it was also true that his own military power was objectively inferior to that of the Archmage.

He was a little depressed, but he heard good news that he did not expect at all.

“The saintess, I, and the musketeer’s clones, we take the vanguard.”

“…What?” Involuntarily, a half-question came out.

To me? Are you entrusted with such an important task? I couldn’t believe it.

“Hmm, is it burdensome? If you think it’s a little too much, let’s change it to the rear guard.”

With a troubled look on her face, she said something absurd to me.

It’s the rear border! There’s only one enemy nearby, Hero’s party, so why be on the lookout for the rear?

“It can’t be! I’m just a little surprised.”

He tries to hide the trembling in his voice. He answered her in the calmest voice possible.

I am prepared and will do my best.

‘If I do well this time… I might be able to prove my worth to my mother…’

Looking at him strangely with a daunting expression, Lois-Duplicate explained the rest of the operation.

“If we in the vanguard engage the vanguard of Hero’s group, [Decapitation crew] Will go to their camp”

What she describes is a kind of beheading operation.

The key was to annihilate the support staff at once and castrate the opponent’s combat capability.

“While the warriors’ combat personnel take on the three of us in the vanguard, the [Decapitators] Will ambush the rest of the braves in support from the rear.”

“Wait, even if it’s a rear support, they’re famous warriors, so how can they be defeated so easily? Besides, it’s not a battlefield we’re used to. Why do we have to fight in a camp full of their supplies?”

With a cynical tone, the two elven sisters walked away.

“That’s a good question,” She answered, pointing her hand to the area inside the Hero’s group marked on the map.

“There’s a spy planted in advance, and when you arrive, she’ll join you and take them down from the inside out.”

It was a story about subduing the warriors from inside and outside in a space that was considered the safest.

‘When… Did you plant a spy in the warriors’ party…?’ Unlike himself, who was confused and surprised, the reaction around him was calm.

Others seemed to be aware of the existence of a fake spy that they were not even aware of.

“I see…That’s why you couldn’t see that brown cutie.”

“I never thought I would be playing a role like that… I had no idea.”

The musketeer-duplicant was tormented by the fact that the other people and all the other members of her family knew what she had never known.

‘I didn’t even know she was gone…’

She simply thought she hadn’t had a chance to run into her. Well, it was because she usually didn’t even say hello. She didn’t feel much of her absence.

“…A stab wound from the inside hurts more, okay. I understand”, After confirming the understanding of the others, she continued her explanation in a confident voice.

“Once [The decapitation tank] Successfully completes its role, the spearhead of the unsupported warriors will collapse by itself.”

As long as the vanguard held on, victory seemed certain.

As the group is united with Leon Soders at the center, won’t they collapse helplessly if they subdue him?

If done well, an opportunity may come to humiliate the Hero party alive.

The imagination of human hopes dying in disgrace satisfied him.

“…Good job”

I also liked that she was given her own role in the glorious victory process.

With a cheery expression, she waggled her tail and spoke to the other female attendants.

“Once this operation is over, we won’t have to use ridiculous titles like Who-Duplicates.”

“Huh?”

Catching her focused gaze on her, she answered, proudly puffing out her small breasts.

“After the original disappears, we will be able to truly receive a name from our master!”

With a lively expression, she spoke around.

“How do you want to remember who you were when you first received your name? Whoops… Let’s each fight with our prettiest selves?”

It was great confidence. It was an arrogant declaration, ‘Let’s win with the most beautiful appearance’, as if he didn’t care about the possibility of defeat.

“Then, until the day of the operation, let’s all keep ourselves in top condition. We shouldn’t disappoint our master, right?”

It was a musketeer-duplicate who listened to her encouragement and took courage to speak out.

“…I will also pay attention to physical condition management.”

“Huh? Oh, you were there too? Uh, okay.” She made a complicated expression and nodded her head.

It was a disappointing response, but it was okay. Well, I didn’t expect to be friendly from the beginning.

‘When the operation is over… Maybe we can get closer…’

It was a musketeer-duplicant who had hopes that if he produced impressive results, he would be recognized by other members of his family.

Judging that there was no time to hesitate, he hurried his steps to the high watchtower where he was staying.

In order to show our best in the upcoming battle…

Lois-duplicant hugged his swollen heart and looked at the musketeer’s lonely back as he left to check his weapons at his watchtower.

‘Pu… Phu…! You don’t have to manage your condition…’

Behind the back of the musketeer who was moving away, she let out a sneer and laughed.

‘In my master’s world…I don’t need you…Huh’

Royce’s contemptuous ridicule did not reach the musketeer who was working hard on weapon maintenance.

It really couldn’t have been more unfortunate.