Chapter 1924 – [Return of the Great Demon King]

It was difficult for the people of this civilization to be found not guilty when they intentionally summoned many intelligent beings from another dimension and used them as slaves. Even that alone is a half-dimension invasion agenda, so there won’t be any innocent people. In fact, he’s probably almost guilty.

The only reason I stopped short… Was because I had to check for myself since he was a demon king with limited ability, and to bring despair to those guys more clearly.

Don’t you think the other party will think it’s much more terrible if you know everything and use facts? I was struggling to keep it as a symbol of conversion, but in fact, it was all in the palm of my hand, so it was a truly enjoyable sight to see, as it was destined to die in the end.

Anyway, I saw the arena advertisement in the edited video and set my sights there.

“Let’s go here first. I want to see what this place is like.”

“Is it worth money? If the number jumps, it will be noticeable if you pay with silver coins.”

“You’ll find out when you get there. If it’s not enough, try sneaking in.”

Because of the distance, we decided to catch a suitable flying car nearby.

Normally, it would be a separate magic pager… So, there was something like a magic smartphone, so I would call it that, but if I was walking down the street and saw something that looked like a taxi, I could just grab it and go. Perhaps this is also a place where people live, and the taxi driver chats amiably and with a familiar feeling.

“How long has it been since you personally called and picked up a customer? It must have been half a year or more. By the way, since you are heading towards the arena, it looks like you are going to take a look there?”

“Yes, I came up from the countryside and I really wanted to go see the sights at least once.”

“It’s kind of fun, right? The admission fee is only a few silver coins, and it’s fun to watch the blood-splashing fights. I hope you two go and have fun!!!!”

“I see…”

While Nuri was responding appropriately to the taxi driver, we arrived at our destination. Although it was called an arena, it was not a circular building like the Colosseum, but a high-rise building with dozens of floors, and the area was so crowded that it was quite difficult to enter.

It seemed to be very popular as tens of thousands of people gathered there. It was like a crowd gathered at a soccer stadium.

… If you look deeper, the smell of blood from those people is a bit different. It wasn’t because they killed them directly, but because the smell of blood from the game was on the audience.

The smell of blood at this level doesn’t just come from bloodshed in one or two games. It is the indirect smell of blood that can be felt when blood splatters in every game.

Still, since we came to see it, we decided to give it a try. As I headed to the ticket office, game information appeared in a modified video, telling me various things.

“Yes, welcome. This is Merculis Arena. What game tickets do you want?”

“Can you give me tickets to the nearest game? I don’t care where I sit.”

“Then there is a match between Alex Baker and Wang Lichen in 15 minutes, is that okay?”

“Yes, please give me two of those.”

“Tickets for 2 people. 10 silver coins. Enjoy your visit.”

Eventually, we received tickets, found our seats, and were able to watch the game in the arena. I could hear the crazy cheers of many people and seeing that they were holding tickets of some kind in their hands, it seemed like there was gambling involved as well.

Aside from that, when the game started, it was noticeable that two men were fighting fiercely in the stadium. Western men and Asian men fight with spears, swords, and shields, respectively. It has some kind of armor, but you can see that blood splatters every time it is hit, so it is not a false sword but a real sharp weapon.

The two people in the stadium fought fiercely, determined to die if not killed. And it doesn’t take long for it to come to an end. Asian man… Did you say Wang Li-Chen? He blocked his opponent’s spear with his shield, took advantage of the gap, and stabbed him with his sword, killing him and winning.

However, rather than feeling relieved that he had survived, the victor showed indescribable complex emotions. It seemed like an expression that could only be seen on people whose lives were hell in itself, so I recognized it at a glance, even if no one else knew.

-The winner is Wang Li Chen!!!! This is a promising Earthling who has won three games in a row!!!! Will he be able to survive next time?

“Damn, I lost my money!!!!”

“I beat Alex twice and walked away!!! Wow!!!!”

“Lichen!!! Lichen!!! Keuuuuuipuipuuuuut

We cheer for the winner, but the winner doesn’t feel rewarded for winning, and the loser is ridiculed and spit is spat on his corpse.

Even if you live a meaningless death in a completely different land in another dimension, you still live a life that is not living. Rather, the dead person has at least found rest, but the winner will have to risk his life again in the next match.

If civilized people here are doing it among themselves, you may think it’s a human rights issue, but they were ordinary Earthlings, and they were kidnapped and doing this at will. To put it bluntly, if you break your own things, that’s your problem, but since you’re just stealing other people’s things and destroying them, it doesn’t look nice.

So, dimensional kidnapping is seen as a dimensional invasion agenda… If I take a picture of this and show it to the people on the other side of Earth, public opinion will explode.

-Ruler!!! How was the game today? Isn’t it hideous? It is said that the people of Earth were born in a world without magic and waged war and fought barbarically, wielding swords and weapons themselves. Doesn’t that image of the Earth sparkle in your eyes?

“Yes!!!!”

“Earthlings don’t know how to live without magic.”

“Yes, they are no better than barbarians.”

The audience responds to the host’s loud noises. Just by looking at it, it looks like they are ignoring the people of Earth.

If you think about the ethical aspect, the Earth is much better than yours… But what’s the point if you have high technology? Since I can’t follow the morals and ethics, I’m no different from a child with an oversized body.

In Korea alone, rapid development has resulted in a lack of proper development of national consciousness, resulting in many problems. What is the situation here? It looks like they have brought 22nd century technology to 19th century standards of ethics.

… I have a feeling this is going to cause a bigger accident. Anyway, let’s take a look around some more.

“I have a general idea of ​​the atmosphere here. Would you like to go somewhere else?”

“Then.”

I think I can figure it out just by looking at the atmosphere of the arena. I suddenly remembered the bread and circuses of the Roman Empire. They handle public sentiment by distributing bread and showing games at the Colosseum… They actually run an arena, so it’s understandable.

They ignore the people of Earth, call them barbaric, belittle them, relieve their feelings of inferiority, and comfort the public. It’s like an emotional trash can and a place to be scolded, so it becomes an outlet for the emotions of the lower class.

But it seemed like that wasn’t the only thing. I remembered what Ruri had told me and decided to take a look there.

“Now that I think about it, the women said they were going to Changgwan. Let’s take a look there too.”

“If the arena is a circus, then the bread would be there. I think Changgwan would be over there.”

“How do you know?”

“Because I am a member of the former god of sexual intercourse.”

“Uh… I didn’t know that you would talk about family with your mouth while having lesbian rape sex with God Ruri every time.”

“Actually, it’s a joke, I received geographical information from Ruri here through the Ruri network.”

After joking for a moment, we moved to another location. Since it is a facility like a brothel, it would normally be in a bit of a dark area, so it would not have been possible to do business openly, but common sense should not be taken into account in a situation where people on Earth, who are treated like real life and death fights in the arena, are being prostituted.

In the first place, the work of summoning Earthlings and using them as slaves was led by the Aiol Empire. In short, it is a nationally recognized channel that uses women from Earth.

As I entered Changgwan Street, I was astonished. Since it was a place like that, I expected them to be soliciting customers in revealing clothes, but they were soliciting customers in a way that was completely different.

“Wow, this is no joke.”

“Yeah, I’m dumbfounded too.”

One side of the first floor was made entirely of glass. And the level of exposure is not high, but naked women are engaging in explicit behavior and attracting people.

No, even cheap strippers require a tip to take off their clothes and dance, but they just seduce passing customers naked. Her face is smiling as if she was ordered to do so, but her true feelings hidden under the heavy makeup are obvious even if she doesn’t say anything.

It’s like dealing with a product, not a handmade person. I am increasingly disgusted by the behavior of civilized people here.

But that wasn’t the only worst thing.

“Where are you going to use the ration card you received this time?”

“I’m going to look around first and then write. There are many times when a new prostitute comes in, so I used it beforehand and then regretted it.”

“Oh, that’s the same for me too… Then, let’s save some ration cards.”

No, what the fuck now. Ration card? Ration card?

It’s possible to legalize prostitution in the country, but you force people from another dimension to become prostitutes, and on top of that, you give them ration cards to make them sell their bodies for almost free?

Since you treat the other person as a slave, it doesn’t cost anything other than eating and sleeping, so if you can create friendly public opinion with that, it’s a profitable business… But it’s so disgusting that it makes you vomit.

When I’m angry, I also ignore human rights, but this is when the other person crosses the line, and the result is at best torture and death. But looking at it now, it seems like there are people on Earth who are willing to die even if it means dying like that.

“I got it roughly. Your level… Is so fucking bad that I want to kill you.”

“It may be Ruri’s instinct to make a fuss here, but I agree with you. I’ve looked around, so let’s prepare and call out.”

The information we have seen and obtained is sufficient for the convening agenda. Since the fate of this place has already been decided, it seemed better to prepare to save the kidnapped Earthlings and immediately begin the incineration of civilization.

Let’s first use Horizon to transport Earthlings. It is enough to protect tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people as we transported the Earth people when the Earth was destroyed in the previous episode.

As I was about to return to Horizon, news was coming out of a crystal display board that I saw as I was passing by. Seeing so many people stopping in front of it and paying attention, it didn’t seem like an ordinary broadcast.

“I heard His Majesty is making an important announcement today.”

“Do you know what that is?”

“Well… I heard it was related to Earth?”

“Is this really an Earth slave problem? I hope the price of slaves doesn’t rise.”

“If it’s just a slavery issue, wouldn’t His Majesty have anything to say about it directly? It’s probably something else.”

Is he the emperor? He must be the single nation of this civilization and the culprit who enslaves the people of Earth.

In a democratic society, it would be difficult to single out anyone as the culprit, but everyone would be responsible, but this is a monarchy. There may be a bourgeois class, but the class system is alive and well, and if you look at this, the emperor’s authority seems to be comparable to that of an absolute monarchy.

Then it becomes obvious who did something wrong. Let’s take a nap sometime.

Soon, a handsome middle-aged man with blond hair appeared on the electronic display board. He was a man with a profound charm who even grew a beard, but from what we saw, he didn’t look very good even with that appearance.

[Dear citizens. As everyone knows, this is Gaionel Fen Aiol, the 23rd emperor of the Aiol Empire. The reason I have come forward like this is that I have an important announcement to make to you.]

Arrogantly, but with a certain dignity. Showing off the charisma of someone who stands above him, he slowly began to make an important announcement or something.

As the people who heard it in passing predicted, it was Earth-related. Again, it’s not Earthlings, it’s Earth.

[You probably already know about the existence of Earth through Earthling slaves. And that they are an inferior and barbaric race that, let alone uses magic, even considers its existence to be a fiction. Therefore, we summoned them and used them as slaves. On the other hand, it also had the meaning of enlightenment by giving them magical knowledge and benefits.]

It feels the same as what Western powers would say about people of color during the era of imperialism. In the end, they were kidnapping and exploiting normal people who were living well.

Actually, the emperor was a good guy!!! Even the slightest possibility of the same thing was lost. If a person like that were to sway others, he would be swayed and not swayed, but that kind of person is openly saying things like that on public occasions.

[However, this is not enough.]

Fuck, this is enough, what else?

Eventually, the screen changes. Hundreds of proudly armed soldiers appeared.

They were dressed in military uniforms and equipped with various magical equipment, and considering the level of this place, they had enough power to take on at least one unit of the Earth army on their own. Of course, if that’s the case, you can just push it with firepower.

Because it’s not a spatial concept defense, just suppressing it with firepower is enough. If a transcendental person has just ascended to the level, he dies from a nuclear bomb.

However, they were not the only soldiers who had that. It is a special unit raised for one purpose.

[Those who have power have the right to enlighten the ignorant and blind. However, their ignorance will inevitably rebel against our good intentions, so unfortunately, we have no choice but to do it by force.]

“Uh…”

[As a result of the investigation, the civilization of the people of Earth does not have magic, but it has managed to develop science and its firepower is not bad. If we fight them head-on, we will waste money and lose lives, so as a countermeasure, we established a special unit and presented it to you now!!!]

The emperor proudly showed off the special forces. The soldiers raise their salute and reveal themselves to the citizens watching the broadcast.

No, you guys…

[These are experts who have mastered not only armament but also stealth magic and mental magic to a considerable degree, and through this they have specialized in brainwashing and manipulating the leaders of Earth’s civilization. As a result, it was possible to occupy the Earth and enlighten the people of Earth without shedding a single drop of blood.]

Are they openly and proudly announcing a dimensional invasion here?!?!?! Oh my god, the absolute god of creation!!!!!

Seeing these guys heading towards hell on their own, I was shocked and could only sigh in despair. Now I don’t even have the energy to tackle.

[Praise to those who endured arduous training for the Empire, for the Jim, and for the citizens. And glory to the Empire!!!! We will now head to Earth!!!!]

“Waaaaa!!!!!!!”

“Long live your Majesty the Emperor!!!”

Amidst the cheers of countless imperial people, Nuri and I just remain silent. Since things have turned out like this, I think I need to revise my plan.

… This is going to be unanimously guilty, damn it.