Chapter 211 – Death Comes Down From the Sky (01)

I’m finally getting myself together, but there’s no time to rest.

Immediately send a report to Cylian and ask him to gather people and gather his leaders.

When I heard that they were gathered to talk about the siege of the Duke of Renelian’s territory, I immediately requested an audience and received permission.

‘There is nothing to be harsh about because the likeability and reputation are high.’

I was busy right now, so I heard the stories of the royal guard prosecutors (the prosecutors of famous families who had changed their occupations) who told me to come in the middle of a meeting about forming a siege, so I waited for a while and went into the conference room.

“Duke Renellian’s territory is basically a barren place. It is currently unknown how many troops remain…”

“It has been confirmed that most of the troops have been converted to demons. It is difficult to attack here, but in order for them to advance, they have to break through the defensive barrier formed by the Valkyries and priests…”〈 Br〉

“It is said that without sacrifices, the demonic energy will gradually disperse. If we just form a defensive line and wait, the Duke faction’s power will be diminished in the long run.”

It seemed like they had given up on going into the Duke faction’s territory, which was currently almost an enclave, and the Duke family’s castle, which was completely integrated with the demon world, and were planning to surround them from the outside and kill them.

It wasn’t a bad idea. In reality, the duke’s land was barren, and it was originally a place where they lived wealthyly thanks to commerce and the duke’s magic technology, but were unable to provide food and other necessities of life on their own.

But. If there’s a problem, it’s the other side.

“Sailian.”

When I called out using my ‘voice’, the Cylian, who had been listening to the report and calculating the number of troops to form a defense line, looked up.

“Lord Aren. I heard reports of what happened.”

Perhaps because it wasn’t just our friends, but also other people, the Silian’s tone had changed to become more polite.

“I was already planning to receive help from you in planning a defense line for the Renellian duchy.”

When the Sailian gave a glance, several executives wearing fancy clothes left the place with uncomfortable expressions, and on a large table there was a map so large that it filled an entire wall.

And around it, models of soldiers carved out of wood were placed, and the disposition status of the demons identified through current reconnaissance was displayed.

“Are you aware of the current situation?”

“I heard that they will close the Renellian Duchy and establish a defensive line until all the demons leave.”

“That’s right. So we’re selecting warriors to fight against them.”

As he said that, Cylian let out a slight laugh, and he could guess the reason by looking at the expressions of the people gathered around him.

‘Are they people who want to have a major?’

These were not the commanders I had seen before.

Those here have either been neutral until now, or were collaborating with the communist faction until they revealed their true colors by openly massacring soldiers.

In other words, they wanted to join the Kingdom faction because they could no longer stick to the Duke faction, which had completely become enemies of humans, but the problem was that no matter how they could make excuses until the king returned, those who joined after the king returned would be treated as traitors.

Even if the king, the King of Flash, Sailian, has no intention of eradicating them, they may be politically attacked or in trouble later on, so they want some credit to cover up their sins, so they whine to gain credit by sending their troops into the siege of the duke faction. I was there.

After noticing that, I was able to understand why they felt anxious and uncomfortable as soon as they saw me.

Currently, I am a member of the royal faction even before the return of the Sailians, and I am the person who contributed the most to joining the [Sword Masters] And the [Shadow Family], So they are jealous of me and think that If their achievements are compared to mine, they are at a huge disadvantage. Probably.

‘Don’t look at me like that. Anyway, I don’t know what will happen when the war ends’

When the war is over, I don’t know if I will return to the original world after this game or if I will continue to live as is.

However, even if I ended up living here, I had no intention of going out like nobles and wondering who was better.

Just retire and act as a pillar.

Otherwise, I was busy supporting the heroines, so I didn’t have any intention of getting involved in politics.

As I stood next to Cylian, receiving their jealous gazes, I immediately opened my mouth, thinking that it was a waste of time to waste any more time.

“Your Majesty the King. No, Cylian.”

“Lord Aren. If possible, in public…”

“Don’t you know what I did this time?”

Because I explained the general work to the heroines, even the Cylians knew what I was doing.

“I heard that you went to collect the soul of Duke Renellian’s daughter who sacrificed herself to save you and us.”

“Yes. There were some problems in the process, but we were able to rescue them successfully.”

“You know that well. So?”

“She heard her plan from her.”

Cylian noticed from the beginning and had an expression on his face that said, “You’re lying without even putting saliva in his mouth,” But he didn’t talk to others and just listened to my story.

‘Well… Becoming an adult is…’

When I was a student, I didn’t want to take responsibility, so I just told the truth and let go of things I couldn’t handle, but as I became an adult, I had to tell lies, even if it was just a lie.

But it wasn’t completely false.

Sigh.

I moved away the divided front lines to form a defense line and pointed to Duke Renellian’s territory.

“We must attack Duke Renellian right now.”

“Why?”

“The Renelian Duke faction is currently trying to resurrect the Demon King.”

“The devil…!”

“Such things only come from fairy tales, Lord Aren!”

I saw a general interjecting while saying something truly stereotypical.

Looking at the medals and a few signs hanging on his chest, he was at least a general leading thousands of soldiers, but judging from what he had never seen before, it was clear that he was a traitor who had been 100% cooperating with the communist faction and only now came in.

“Lord Magellan.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

“The demons of the duke faction we are fighting were originally people from fairy tales.”

The general called Magellan had to keep his mouth shut after being scolded by Cylian.

“But there is a difference between a demon and a demon lord. The demon lord is a being who descended on this world in the past and was defeated by an agent of God, fell and died.”

“Perhaps Duke Renellian, the leader of the rebellion, is called the Demon King for convenience?”

Ah, the original Demon King was Duke Renellian.

If Ophelia is actually the final boss she faces, the final boss in the story is Duke Renellian, but the ending ends with him being defeated and defeated by [Prince of Light] Sailian.

“What is the basis?”

“The basis…”

You can’t say it’s a system…

Even if the Cylians believe me, other people won’t, so I’m asking for a reason that I can persuade.

“Lord Aren. Is the source of that information the Lady of Duke Renellian?”

I instinctively answered the other general’s question by fiddling with Ophelia’s soul and her gem in my pocket.

“Yes.”

“What if she leaked her counter-information to trick us?”

“It is the spirit of an evil demon. It will be able to lie at any time.”

Ophelia tried to say, “Don’t say that…” But they were already denying the trustworthiness of the information.

From a Cylian perspective, you can force them to take my side, but if you do that, you won’t be able to ignore the internal opposition.

‘Well, it’s a pain that I can’t do as I want even if we become close friends.’

While I was thinking about what to do, thinking that it would have been easier to have just a few loyal subordinates of the royal faction.

“Lord Aren is right. We must move now.”

The door opened and Alex’s father and Alice came inside.

When did you come down? I thought so, but in a situation where the search had already been completed in satellite orbit and the duke faction’s troops were gathered near the duke family’s castle, it was worth returning to the ground because it would only be cold and difficult to stay up there .

In reality, Alice is less likely to move back and forth, but Alex’s father spent nearly a year in zero gravity and was unable to walk properly, so he was receiving help from a cane.

“…Whew…”

Fortunately, since she was wearing an additional robe on top of her usual tight-fitting clothes, we did not have to see Alice’s body her embarrassingly exposed or the middle-aged man’s tight suit.

Alice scampered towards me, but was blocked by people and ran to her corner her, and Alex’s father went in next to Cylian and began to explain to her with a stick in his hand her her her her.

Ji-Ik-

He draws a line across the Duke of Renellian’s territory and gives me a wink.

“Lord Aren. Can you use [Shadow Ninjutsu]?”

“Yes? Yes.”

“Please cast a shadow over here.”

Alex’s father’s serious face made me try to use [Shadow Grant] To cover the map, but since I couldn’t cover the object anyway, I just covered the map with my arm.

“This is enough.”

“What on earth is this line?”

“This is where a total solar eclipse will occur. What a total solar eclipse is…”

A short astronomy lecture followed.

“This area is where the sun is completely obscured, and the remaining area is where an annular solar eclipse occurs.”

From what I’ve seen, less than five people here understand it. Actually, I don’t know exactly.

“It is the first total solar eclipse in 856 years. It is the same orbit as calculated based on the astronomical phenomenon when the demons fell in the past.”

At those words, everyone’s eyes turned to Cardinal Alfred.

“There is a similar record. It is consistent with the record that when the Demon King fell, he hid his demonic energy in the darkness of the sun.”

“…Wait a minute, can you help me understand what that means?”

“When this solar eclipse comes, Duke Renellian will be able to bring the Demon King’s magical energy.”

Alex’s father called Alice, who was waiting in her corner, and Alice ran up to me and put out her own hand as she came into my arms.

“In fact, when the Demon King fell, his body was lost, but the powerful demon energy that made up his body was capable of creating gravity on its own, so it could not return to the Demon World and remain in this world .”

From here, I relaxed and just started listening to the explanation in a daze.

“Originally, the demonic energy released like that should have spread across the entire continent and caused a continent-wide disaster, but luckily, as a solar eclipse occurred at that time, the Demon King must have been embarrassed and stopped without being able to disperse the demonic energy, so he was unable to give direction to the demonic energy. So. The demon energy was heavy enough to create its own gravity, so it broke through the floor of the duke house and returned to the demon world.”

The bottomless pit that remains where the final battle takes place. It is said that this is the trace of the Demon King’s magical energy penetrating the ground and returning to the Demon World.

“In other words, if you recreate the place and situation at that time, you can summon the devil’s energy again.”