## Chapter 1334 – Post-War Processing

I continued talking with Kadia about the fortress and its operational methods.

“By the way… that aerial fortress.”
“Hmm?”
“Is it going to stay floating there? Even so, that seems a bit much.”
“Don’t worry. I’m planning to park it somewhere suitable when the time is right.”

According to the captured vice-commander, the aerial fortress could perform dimensional navigation and long-distance travel because the Demon King had accumulated energy using his own power.

Pelazer sat on the Throne of Infinity to suppress and control his rampaging power. The countless connected tubes were devices that extracted power from the Demon King.

If the power wasn’t extracted, the Demon King’s body, unable to handle the transcendence, would have collapsed. He suppressed the collapse in that way, using the remaining energy to maintain the fortress.

Naturally, now that the Demon King was dead…

The aerial fortress couldn’t perform dimensional navigation.

Airships could because they had some energy left, but…

“And now that the Demon King is dead, the fuel is starting to run out.”
“Wh-What?!”

Kadia shouted in surprise at those words.

Naturally, without the Demon King, no more energy could be accumulated. Once the power was exhausted, it would crash.

“It’s okay. They say there’s still some left.”

Apparently, there was still some remaining. I felt it was okay because I had personally checked the fortress’s engine room. Pelazer’s power still had quite a bit left.

Still, I had to land it as soon as possible.

“Just floating there consumes energy, they said. It’s obvious, but anyway, I’m going to land it.”

In any case, I had no choice but to land it for now.

But later, once the facilities were properly restored and under my control, I could use my power to make it fly again whenever I wanted. There’s nothing impossible for Kim Kat. I already had a plan in place.

“If that’s the case, then there’s no problem.”

Kadia nodded, looking satisfied.

“That aside, I’m quite looking forward to it. Occupying that fortress… it’s practically a castle owned by a Paladin. And it’s a castle that can’t even be compared to other palaces.”
“Hehehe, yeah. Let’s live there after you retire as a Saintess.”
“That’s something to look forward to.”

The aerial fortress was my own castle.

If I properly established a base, I could live there from now on.

“But Kadia, what’s the date for the trial?”
“It will start soon. The rumors are spreading throughout the kingdom as well. Everyone is shouting the Paladin’s name and calling for the execution of the demons.”
“My honor is too high.”
“Is that all? Look at this.”

ㅡThud.

Kadia, who had stood up, opened the lid of a box next to her.

Inside, it was full of letters.

What are all these?
It looked like I was looking at a box full of salmon roe.

“What’s that? My fan letters?”
“You could say it’s similar.”

Kadia smiled and lit a cigarette as she said,

“Currently… countless knights, warriors, mages, nobles, and merchants, as well as civilians, are all in a frenzy, wanting to pledge their loyalty and faith to the Paladin.”

What?

“No way. Already that much?”

I had expected it.

The appearance of a superhuman stronger than anything else. A superhuman who transcended the nation, the army, and even disasters. Whether they liked it or not, they needed to be on my good side to live in this new world where this superhuman was active.

But I didn’t expect them to show this kind of movement already.

Well, in any era, those who are quick on their feet live better.

“It’s only natural. The Paladin is already regarded as a descended god or hero. In that situation, having defeated the demons… it’s only natural. There have even been numerous groups of refugees who worship the Paladin.”
“Oh.”

That’s a bit…

“It’s better than I thought. I might as well create a religion in my name.”

I should decide on the religion’s name as something like the Heavenly Demon Sect.

And if I spread the doctrines of fusion Confucianism based on the believers who worship me… it would surely benefit the world widely. Thinking about that, I felt a surge of motivation. I could do anything now.

“Religion, huh? You were even thinking about that.”
“There’s nothing like it to unite people. Kadia, this is the era. If a new religion worshipping Kim Kat is born… the future of existing religions is, frankly speaking, bleak.”
“That… can’t be helped. But Paladin.”

Kadia looked at me.

“The Paladin is from the Brass Celestial Angel Society. Everyone knows that.”
“Hehehe, that’s right.”

Whether Verde is an Outer God or not, it’s true that these devout holy knights are good.

“Am I going to abandon the Brass Celestial Angel Society? Don’t worry. I’ll treat them well, of course. Not only that, but I also plan to treat all those who helped during this crisis.”
“There’s nothing to worry about then.”
“Of course, it’s not just religion.”

There’s also a country.

“Are you thinking of establishing a country? That’s also possible.”
“See? Things like this are all destined to fall into my hands.”

Power is the era of authority.

Mulling that over, I checked the letters in the box.

“This is something.”

Looking at them, most of them were requests to experience miracles in exchange for offering wealth, or to be taken as subordinates in exchange for offering wealth, or to be blessed in exchange for offering land. They were all praising my achievements.

“Amazing.”

In fact, even modern Earthlings would have no choice but to worship as a god if aliens or predators suddenly invaded on a massive scale, turning the country into chaos, and then some guy named Cheonma suddenly opened a dimensional gate, smashed all the aliens, and saved the world.

This is what a new religion is.

“There won’t be any problem recruiting talent when I establish a country.”

Since my reputation has spread, gathering talent will be a piece of cake.

“Hoo, you’re thinking about so many things.”
“Of course, Kadia is one of those talents too. When I establish a country, you’ll have to work busily there too.”
“…”

ㅡFlinch.

When I said that jokingly, Kadia froze for a moment.

It seemed that Kadia was thinking about her future, with intense work expected.

“A peaceful and lazy life after retirement…”
“Kadia. I’ll definitely pay you back properly for this.”

I went behind Kadia, hugged her waist, and gently rubbed her lower abdomen. I was planning to generously deposit my semen in her womb, which she would never be able to refuse.

“Really… I can’t help it.”

Kadia smiled and touched my cheek as she replied.

“Please take care of me in the future.”
“Well… I can do that much, so don’t worry. And finally, there’s something else I want to talk about.”
“What is it?”
“It’s about the place to land the aerial fortress.”
“What about it?”
“Currently… there are quite a few areas that have been completely destroyed due to the bombing by the demon airships. It’s currently under investigation, but it’s estimated that there will be quite a few areas where even the original owners of the land have died.”
“You’re talking about land that has lost its owners.”

Because of that chaos.

Land without owners is overflowing.

“According to the kingdom’s law, all such lands will be歸屬 to the royal family, but if the Karga royal family has any sense, they won’t do such a thing. They’ll take care of it for you.”
“That’s only natural.”

If they have any sense, they’ll give it all to me.

“Still, if they give it, I should gratefully accept it. Kadia, you’re still talking to the royal family members, right?”
“That’s the state we’re in.”
“You’re practically my chief of staff from now on. Negotiate well on your own. If you get stuck negotiating, use my name.”
“The power of a superhuman has come into the hands of this Saintess.”

Kadia laughed repeatedly, finding that quite amusing.

* * *

There were still things to do regarding the demons.

Starting with moving and landing the fortress, executing the demons who were confirmed for execution, extracting information from the captured crew and technicians, interrogating the vice-commander, and educating the clone demons, etc.

Just looking at it, it was all work that would take a lot of time.

But that was… not a difficult task anymore.

“Hmm.”

Many people. They all regarded me as a hero or a god.

As Kadia said, there were so many people who wanted to pledge their loyalty to me that it was overwhelming. There were also nobles who wanted to offer their wealth, and refugees who had lost their homes due to the bombing wanted to work under me.

There were also many merchants and nobles who wanted to pledge their loyalty to me, aiming for those interests. Let’s set a date and discuss it with them. They all wanted to become my subordinates.

And so, today, I went down to the prison to interrogate the vice-commander.

“…”

The vice-commander, covered in bruises from being beaten, was locked in a cell with his limbs restrained. The kingdom’s knight order and the holy knight order, under my instructions, had interrogated him.

They told me the information they had extracted from the interrogation.

But I hadn’t yet instructed them to interrogate him about the demons’ base. I was planning to do it myself.

“How are you doing? Demon King Army Vice-Commander.”
“…”
“Judging by the bruises, you didn’t answer well.”
“The young demons…”
“As Risha requested, all the baby demons born in glass tubes have been guaranteed survival in my name. They will receive the necessary education and live while doing the necessary work. There were some who were dissatisfied, but to me. The dissatisfaction of other humans is meaningless.”

At those words, the vice-commander raised his head and looked at me.

“…Thank you.”

There’s no need to thank me.

“I’m planning to entrust them with the maintenance of the fortress-related facilities.”
“Are you… planning to use the aerial fortress?”
“Should I just leave something like that alone? It’s only natural.”
“…I see.”

ㅡCreak.

I pulled up a chair and sat on it.
Then he asked me.

“When is the execution?”
“At an appropriate time. But you will have to answer all our questions.”
“Besides the baby demons… are there any other demons who will survive…”

Is this guy…?

“Execution is only natural. You bombed our cities without much guilt. How many people do you think died? Don’t test my mercy any further.”
“…”
“Tell me about where you came from. About your base in the other world.”
“…I understand.”

The vice-commander nodded and began to speak.

“It was… a long time ago. We who were defeated… fled from this land. We had no choice. At the time, the power of the gods was too strong, and the humans who received that power were also too strong. Not only that, but the rampaging evil gods were also powerful. The power of the humans was also too great.”

He was talking about the era of the Idol Wars.

“We fought hard, but in the end, we couldn’t subdue all the forces…”
“So you fled to another world?”
“You could say… that’s right. We originally intended to return to the Demon Realm, but we failed.”
“Failed?”

Risha had also said that she couldn’t return to the Demon Realm.

“I don’t know why. So we wandered through dimensions. Leaving a signpost on the ground.”
“You’re talking about the Demon General Dor.”
“Dor…! You know about him!!!”

He shouted fiercely when his friend’s name came up.

“Of course, I know about him. And he died by my hand.”
“…I see.”

He was momentarily shaken, but soon accepted it.

“We sensed Dor’s signal and came to this land…”
“I knew it.”

That was the cause.

Anyway, at my urging, he continued.

“We who were defeated and wandering through dimensions… accidentally discovered another world. It wasn’t a very big world. Indigenous races were living there, but we needed land. We conducted reconnaissance and invaded that land.”

Wait a minute.

Indigenous forces?

“We annihilated the indigenous forces and occupied that world…”
“Wait. Indigenous forces? Who were those guys?”
“I don’t know the details. I wasn’t the vice-commander at the time. I was just fighting and collecting information.”
“So what were the indigenous forces?”

Were they friends like Native Americans?

“Those indigenous forces… I don’t know if you know, but in this land, a long time ago. There was a race called the Titans. The indigenous race of that world were groups who claimed to be descendants of those giant Titans.”
“What?”

Oh, shit?

Titans are coming out here?

“They possessed advanced technology, but… they were no match for the Demon King Army. We annihilated them and occupied that small world.”

No, these Titans?

Are these guys just neighborhood punching bags? Every time I hear news about them, it’s just news about them getting beaten up. I know they have considerable technology, but are they just the neighborhood punching bag, always getting beaten up?

The entire race has been wiped out.

That interdimensional palace captured by those monsters, and… Ah. That’s it. The Titans also fled to other dimensions for survival, but they didn’t have a very good ending. They were kicked around here and there and ended up failing miserably.

“We occupied their world and stole their technology. In that place, our demons dreamed of reconstruction…”