Chapter 65 – Episode 10 – Past Experience: Hero Emilia (After Defeat)

*All characters appearing are adults.
*This is a fictional story that is nothing but fiction. Never follow

At that time, I should have killed the demon king.
Should have been killed

If he killed it, we wouldn’t be where we are now.

-Hero Emilia 〈 Diary 〉-

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“Kuh, let go of this!”

Emilia and her expedition reached the Demon Castle.
The expeditionary force, which was united under the purpose of subjugating the demon king Leviathan, the culprit of the war, went through a dangerous journey.
The process was not an easy one, but we worked together and moved forward.

All that remains is the final battle with the Demon King.
Everyone sharpened their knives just for this day.
For the sake of all those who groan in pain because of Leviathan, he must win.
We have to stop the filthy demons from being active any more.

Emilia and her expedition corps stormed into the audience room where the demon king was, vowing to put an end to the war.

And,

I was defeated.

‘I promised to win and go back together…’

Emilia has faced many strong enemies so far.
She faced threatening enemies such as the strongest Demon General, the most threatening monster in the world, and the worst weapon that could destroy the human world with its ignorant power, and won the victory after fierce battles.

No matter how threatening it is, it is by no means invincible.
If you can dig into your weaknesses, you can definitely win.
With that mindset, Emilia has dealt with her enemies by finding and exploiting her weaknesses.

However, since she had such a way of thinking, Emilia could never have imagined in her dreams that a being who would completely shatter that way of thinking would appear.

That being was the demon king Leviathan.
Emilia was indebted to having her throat held by the demon lord.

‘If only I had a little more strength.’

The Demon King is a monster that cannot be compared to any enemy he has faced so far.
No one was alive where he went, to such an extent that being alive itself was called a catastrophe.
Only mountains of corpses existed.

This monster had no weaknesses.
Even if you forcefully search for it, there is nothing other than the extremely obvious fact that it is a living, breathing creature.

How to defeat this being?
Emilia and her companions debated endlessly until she reached the Devil Castle.

First of all, this was the only information known to Leviathan.

‘The magic sword he uses is very dangerous. Our non-sacred swords will not be able to block it and will break in two.”

First. Leviathan uses a magic sword.
He cannot be used unless he has inherited the demon king’s lineage.
The symbolism was so great that even the successor could be deprived of the position of the demon king if he could not use it.

As the symbolism was so great, the power was also beyond imagination.

‘I wonder how it works. If I use it like that, my mana will run out quickly.’

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers die on the spot with each swing.
If you wield it at full power, one castle literally perishes.
Leviathan wore such a formidable weapon without a hint of difficulty.

Was the magical power itself possessed by Leviathan beyond imagination, or had it been modified in some way?
Diana, who was explaining, was also really curious.

‘The magic sword is a problem, but the armor he’s wearing is also a nuisance.’

Second. Leviathan’s armor creates a shield.
The protective shield is created through the user’s magical power.
The shield does not disappear unless the user’s magic power is reduced.

‘I’ve never had one of his shields broken until now.’

Truly an invincible shield.
No matter how many attacks he poured, the shield did not break.
Even if there were weakening, there was never a single piercing.

‘Though I think it will work somehow if I use the holy sword. I’m honestly not sure.’

The only way out is for Emilia to rip her shield off with her holy sword.
That was the only way to break the invincible armor.
Diana wasn’t sure if that would really work either.

Demonic sword boasting near-infinite output and armor that is absolutely impenetrable.
How can I deal with a demon lord who has something like this?
After repeated discussions, Emilia and her colleagues found a way.

‘We need to neutralize his shield. Even if you can’t break it, just keep beating it until it breaks.’

First. Attack the shield first.
Although it is impossible to pierce it, it is possible to thin the membrane.
Milena insisted that everyone except Selena step in and put her full energy into weakening the shield.

‘Selena-sama, please continue to protect us from falling down with your blessings.’

Second. Saint Selena protects her expedition with the protection of her goddess.
It is impossible to neutralize the demon lord with divine protection, so it is better to use it so that the attack team can hold out until the end.
Selena nodded at Milena’s words.

‘And Emilia. You must suffocate the demon king.’

Finally third. When the demon lord’s shield weakens, Emilia strikes the final blow.
The only means against Leviathan is the holy sword.
And Emilia was the only one who could wield that holy sword.

So, there was no choice but to leave the finishing touches to Emilia.
The outcome of this fight depended on whether or not Emilia’s blow worked.

‘All right. Mr Milena. I will definitely cut off the head of the demon king!’

Emilia was not frightened.
If they failed, everyone would die, but they had no intention of running away.

If you win this battle, the war is over.
No more people will suffer from war.
You won’t have to go through the pain of losing loved ones like yourself.

The end was right in front of her nose, how could she be frightened?
Emilia vowed that she would win without fail.
She won and she resolved to return to her hometown together.

Even such determination and courage were useless in front of the demon lord.

“I was a little surprised. I never thought I’d smash my helmet like this. You’re the first to hurt me, Emilia.”

A slight surprise was evident on the face of the demon lord, Leviathan, who was holding Emilia’s neck.
Even a hero is just a human being.
Even if he inherited the blood of an angel, he was considered to be nothing more than half a penny.

I thought so, but I didn’t expect to tear the protective film.
In a moment of inattention, Leviathan’s helm split in two, and blood flowed from between his turquoise hair.
If Emilia had been able to exert a little more strength, she would have split her hair just like that.

Unfortunately, her inability to generate that power was the cause of Emilia’s defeat.

“You guys did pretty well too. I thought I didn’t have to worry about anything other than the hero, but I never thought they’d drive me to this point.”

Emilia was able to rip off her protective shield thanks to her colleagues.
Mileina and Alyssa beat the shield until their swords broke, and her high priests Carlos and Milinus also slammed down with all their might to break the shield until their maces shattered.

The archangels Kariel and Kuriel also attacked without stopping until the thick protective shield turned into a thin film, and the archmage Diana also drove Leviathan with her magic until her magic power was exhausted.

Hunter Arte continued to shoot his bow and persistently aimed at Leviathan’s vital points and continued to provoke him, and Saint Selena prayed with her hands together so that the expedition would not collapse under her blessing.

Despite all their desperate efforts, they failed to subdue the demon lord.

“Eh, Emilia…”
“Damn it. Damn it.”

Milena and Alyssa collapsed, covered in blood,

“I’m upset. It was a great opportunity to pass judgment.”
“I can’t be beaten like this. Weapons, come on weapons…”

It was the same with Carlos and Milinus.
He desperately tried to find his weapon, but it was impossible to counterattack with the already shattered mace.

“Oh, Goddess, I’m sorry.”
“I should have ended it on our line…”

Kariel and Kuriel couldn’t stand it any longer and collapsed.
The pure white wings were stained with blood.

“Go, God bless… Everyone, we need to be able to fight again…”

Selena also collapsed because she used the protection too much.
Her stamina had been exhausted to the point that her breath came up to the bottom of her chin.
Even if he tried to use his divine protection again, it was impossible in this state.

“To rot… Not some kind of golem. Haha. More, it doesn’t break dirty.”

Diana barely supported herself on her staff.
Her legs were trembling because her magic had been exhausted, and she couldn’t breathe properly.
Just standing up was a miracle.

“I will kill you, I will kill you, I will kill you!”

And Arte had her head trampled on by Leviathan.
Arte glared at her demon lord with her eyes full of murder.
She was defeated, but she wasn’t the one to let her down.

However, sharpening the blade in this state was rather poison.

“Noisy.”
“Aaaaagh! Aaaaagh!”

Arte let out a scream as Leviathan braced her feet.
If you give it more strength like this, Arte’s head will turn into a piece of meat right here.
Leviathan, who had no intention of caring about anyone other than Emilia, intended to put an end to Arte like this.

“Oh, Arte. Now wait…”

Diana gathers her remaining magic and attempts an attack, but

“Cuck!”

She was hit by a blow from Leviathan and impaled on her pillar.
Her impalement dented, and Diana sprang to her floor, vomiting handfuls of her own blood.

“Wait! Wait! Don’t kill Arte! If you’re going to kill me, kill me!”

Emilia, unable to watch her comrade die in front of her eyes, appealed to Leviathan.

“I brought Everyone followed me because I asked to go. They were just incited by my words! So kill me!”

It doesn’t matter if you sacrifice yourself.
But she can’t stand to see her comrades being sacrificed.
Having to watch the people of her hometown be horribly humiliated, she did not want to helplessly lose her comrades.

So kill yourself.
If you want to relieve your irritation, release it to yourself, the warrior.
Do not touch an innocent fellow.
Saying to only look at herself, Emilia glared fiercely at Leviathan.

“Were you incited? For that kind of thing, you attacked me with the momentum to kill me?”

Leviathan was stunned.
It was only because they were instigated, did these guys even reach the Devil’s Castle for that reason?
She wouldn’t have followed her for trivial reasons unless she was crazy about the goddess.
Whatever the purpose, it is certain that he came with the single thought of killing himself.

So, Leviathan thought it wouldn’t matter if he killed them all on the spot, but

‘Wait…’

Suddenly, another thought came to my mind.

‘Maybe it’s better to do this.’

The original plan was to kill everyone in the expedition except for Emilia.
Leviathan’s target was Emilia.
She thought it would be enough for her to have Emilia in her hands.
If she rebelled, she intended to kill all of her comrades and uproot her hope itself.
He believed that doing so would make Emilia kneel down to him.

However, judging from her current attitude, it seems that she will not quietly follow her to death.
Look at the way you see yourself right now.
If she explodes the head of a colleague at her feet, she is ready to rush at any moment.
Even if you do, you will be subdued right away, but you will see blood in the process.

Leviathan didn’t want that to happen.
She didn’t want to damage the hero she had acquired in such a way.
He wanted a way to keep his head down without seeing blood.

Then wouldn’t it be better to use the expedition corps alive?
Leviathan felt that way.

‘Your skill is incomparable to any general. I can’t say that I’m not even sure what I’m talking about.’

Leviathan knew that the expedition had infiltrated the Pandemonium.
Everyone knew who had participated in the expedition, and they knew what their identity was through the spies they dispatched.

The youngest archmage, the high priest who would do anything to annihilate the saintess loved by the goddess and heresy, the female knight who taught the hero, the archangel closest to the goddess, and even the archer who almost caught her eye.
They’re all guys you can’t ignore.

Accepting these guys as members of the demons might help develop the demon realm.
Conquest wars are important, but without development, they are meaningless.

‘Okay, let’s use it.’

If it’s better to save them, let’s go there.
Leviathan, who decided to change his direction, opened his mouth.

“In my heart, I want to kill everyone, but if you just declare it here, I will spare your comrades.
The same goes for the cheeky archer under your feet.”
“Stand, declaration?”
“Okay.”

And then, at the words Leviathan uttered, Emilia was greatly astonished.

She said, “Tell her that she will become the devil’s wife. Declare to her companions that she will become the Empress of the Underworld. That is the condition.”
“What, what?”

She’s going to be empress
What kind of dog grazing is that?
Emilia was so absurd that she couldn’t speak.
Leviathan continued her words without hesitation.

“I have heard all about your performance. You killed all the longevity and monsters that our army is proud of, right? They also destroyed weapons made with a lot of money. I was pissed off and wanted to kill you, but since you’re a woman, I changed my mind.”

Emilia’s achievements also reached Leviathan’s ears.
And she also found out that the hero who harasses the soldiers is actually a woman.
If it was a man, he would have just gone and killed her, but when told that she was a woman, Leviathan changed her mind.

“How about taking the hero as her wife? If a successor is born between a strong warrior and a demon king, wouldn’t the demon world develop further? So I waited for you to come.”

If you marry a strong woman, the children who inherit that lineage will be strong too.
But there is no such woman in the demon realm.
Even a woman who was said to be quite strong didn’t like Leviathan.
So even when marriage talks came in, Leviathan rejected them all.

But Emilia was different.
Emilia was a very strong woman who met Leviathan’s conditions.
What Emilia did was really upsetting, but more than that, she was so admirable.
The fact that she was an enemy really made me sad.

So Leviathan waited.
May the expedition arrive here.
She waited until she came to the Devil’s Castle, where she could never return to her hometown.
Only then can he be thoroughly trained to follow himself here.

And the time has come for her to finally receive the reward of waiting.

“Now, tell me now. Emilia. You, who are strong in self-sacrifice, are not going to keep their mouth shut because they are ashamed of it, right?”
“Keugh…”

It’s really absurd.
He was waiting on purpose to make himself her wife.
So she’s been playing in the palm of his hand since the beginning?
Emilia was so full of energy.

And it wasn’t just Emilia who was full of spirits.

“Eh, Emilia as Empress?”
“Me, Mileena. Aren’t my ears weird? Now, didn’t I hear that wrong?”

When Milena and Alyssa were also told that they would welcome the hero as their empress, she was greatly taken aback.

“That demon king, what nonsense are you talking about?”
“Don’t accept it, Emilia! It must be a trap!”

Carlos and Milinus were also speechless.

“Wow, empress. What a rude remark…”
“The bastard to be punished. Don’t think about having the hero chosen by the goddess!”

Kariel and Kuriel were very angry at Leviathan’s absurd attitude,

“Eh, welcome Emilia as empress? That, you waited for that?”

Selena was taken aback by the fact that she had deliberately waited only to get Emilia, leaving her speechless.

“Ah, Empress? What is that bastard talking about?”

Diana, who barely lost her consciousness, was also stunned by the demon king’s bomb remarks.

“Emilia! Don’t listen to that guy! I’m trying to trick you!”

Arte shouted not to listen to the demon king.
If it were her demon tribe, her Leviathan remarks would have sounded like lies to her who hated her.

“It’s noisy, so shut up.”
“Aaaaa!”

She screamed like that, and she was trampled by the demon king again.

“Come on, Emilia. Come on tell me. You said you could sacrifice yourself for the sake of your comrades? Then you know what the path is for a comrade, right?”
“…I am.”

Not worth listening to She becomes the Demon King’s Empress.
She has no intention of becoming the wife of the man who turned her hometown into a sea of ​​fire and enslaved its inhabitants.
In that case, she would have been better off killing herself by biting her tongue.
Emilia had no intention of betraying everyone and siding with the enemy.

If so, are you going to let her comrades die in front of her eyes?

‘Leave it like this, everyone…’

All of my colleagues are now seriously injured.
Treatment is urgently needed.
If you refuse the Demon King’s offer, Leviathan will let you die like this.
Since she said she was only aiming for Emilia, she wouldn’t care about anyone else.

If you want to save your colleagues, you must follow the devil’s words.
You have to choose the option of becoming the enemy’s wife.
Then he must betray the goddess and betray everyone living in the human world and the sage world.

She was Emilia who had overcome any hardships until now, but she can’t see the way this time.
Either way she chooses, she will eventually lose one or the other.

Will she defend her honor to the end, or will the lives of her comrades take precedence.
Emilia tightly closed her eyes.

And,

‘Sorry.’

She slowly opened her eyes and opened her mouth.

“I, Hero Emilia, declare here.”

It’s scary to say one word at a time.
Scary and scary
Doing something against one’s beliefs and disobeying everyone’s expectations is not easy to say.

But, you have to.
Even if everyone resents her, she has no choice but to choose this path.
There was nothing Emilia could do right now.

“I’m from Leviathan… She will become empress She will become the empress, so please save the lives of her immediate colleagues.”

In this way, Emilia declared her defeat.

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The expedition was annihilated.
The expeditionary force, which had a decisive battle with the demon king with the determination to end the war, was miserably defeated.

The defeated expeditionary force was scattered.
The demon king Leviathan was divided as spoils to those who trusted him.

The only thing left for the expedition was their lives.
Unless a miracle happens, they will never set foot on their home soil again.

And Emilia,

“Huh? Whoo, whoo, whoo!”

She lost her virginity to the demon king Leviathan.