Chapter 1930 – [Return of the Great Demon King]

Because it is the most well-defended place in this civilization, our intrusion was immediately known. However, as if they did not yet know that we were the Great Demon King, the imperial guard was dispatched and hostile to us.

These soldiers are different from the ones we saw when the dimensional invasion declaration was broadcast previously. The lower knights specialize in stealth and mental magic, so they feel closer to spies than soldiers.

The soldiers from this world, who we saw for the first time, immediately made cover using artifacts, erected something like a bunker, and immediately pointed something like a gun at us. It is small, but looking at the mana it contains, it seems to have more firepower than a decent heavy weapon.

“Shooting dog…”

[Don’t be fooled.]

I fired with determination at the soldiers who were trying to fire at me. This time, it wasn’t something simple, and it was done with the utmost intent, so the effect was instantaneous.

Originally, the intruders would have been shot dead rather than captured alive, but they were immediately frozen. I was so surprised that I pulled the trigger incorrectly and didn’t even cause a misfire. It just froze as if I was frozen.

Soldiers who remain in their shooting posture will likely remain that way for some time. It contained a lot of life, so you should be thankful that you didn’t become stiff and die of a heart attack.

“The emperor and the Earthling victims will be inside, right?”

“Uh, uh…”

“I understand roughly. You should at least write a will later or go see your family. That’s usually the way it is when the end approaches. Are you wasting your time here?”

It’s not mercy that shows they are not at fault. It’s just that it’s pathetic to waste time thinking about being loyal to the emperor when everyone will die when they judge you anyway.

When the end approaches, humans react in many ways, and some of them are faithful to their instincts, such as having orgies and engaging in bloodshed and violence, while others sometimes spend time with their loved ones… Family or lovers.

If the end is predestined anyway, wouldn’t the latter be better? At least that seems meaningful.

In the end, the choice is up to them, so do it in moderation and pass them by. And, after passing several units of soldiers, I was able to enter the main palace, the largest in the imperial palace.

“This is the imperial palace, so even if I search, I cannot find out the detailed locations of the people of Earth. The imperial palace has a separate program that is managed, but I do not have access to it…”

“You can’t do it because it’s like an intranet.”

It is natural to use an internal network because of security issues. It is also a problem if non-soldiers can access confidential military information.

But it doesn’t matter. Anyway, if you know a few people, you will be able to find out the location of the Earthlings, and since there will be a considerable number of people gathered, it is not difficult to find them. However, if you steal one or two people and do something, you might miss it. In that case, you can find someone who can access the intranet and check.

As we entered the main palace, the nobles gathered together to welcome us grandly, as if news had spread that we were the Great Demon King. It is not enough to kneel on the bare floor, but to show respect by bowing with one’s head.

“Oh, welcome, Great Demon King. Thank you for coming to our Aiol Empire like this…”

[Okay, where are the Earthlings? I know that the people in Changgwan and the people the nobles brought with them were taken away.]

In order to impose its own dignity and pressure, it deliberately responds to their welcome with will. It’s like slapping someone who welcomes you, but it doesn’t matter since they don’t need to be polite in the first place.

As I spoke with my will, the nobleman who represented me turned pale and broke into a cold sweat. It seems like I’m starting to feel realistically that I’m the Great Demon King.

“The slaves are now gathered separately inside the main palace. Your Majesty is also there.”

[It looks like you’re not jumping out in front of me right away to do something strange, right?]

[But man. I think they still haven’t come to their senses. Are you blatantly calling the people of Earth slaves in front of us?]

“Oh, no!!!! I made a mistake!!!! How dare you call the people of Earth slaves in front of the Great Demon Lords!!!! You have no shame!!! I’m so sorry!!!!!”

Then I glanced back at Argo. It’s good for us to come forward, but honestly, it’s not a bother, and we should feel rewarded for bringing Argo. Among the nobles gathered, there are some who have a noticeable reaction upon seeing him.

Being conscious of them, I asked Argo a question as if asking for advice.

“Hey, Argo. Does that guy know any nobles?”

“This is Marquis Albus, Minister of the Palace. I heard that he manages major and minor affairs of the palace as the Emperor’s right-hand man.”

“What is your reputation regarding Earthlings?”

“…”

“What’s wrong? Ah… Ruri?”

Ruri, who was next to me, had a frown on her face. She glares at the Marquis Albus with one eye not far away.

Come to think of it, Lu Li didn’t want to be sent to Changguan, so he deliberately injured his eye to avoid it. Judging by the reaction, is this the guy who made Ruri’s eyes look like that?

“… Marquis Albus has a hobby of using his power as a palace minister to take the virgins of Earthlings. Ruri also lost one of his eyes while refusing to do so.”

“Oh, no, that’s not it, that’s…”

“Mister, do you remember me? Because I’m young, I said it would be nice to have soft skin, right?”

“That…”

“You were a fucking bastard, right? You should just die here.”

Ruri and Argo are also the same age, but they like each other, and it’s not like there aren’t couples like that. They say they love each other, so what can I do?

But it’s fucking disgusting for an old man 30 or 40 years older than me to rape a middle school girl. Thinking about Shion, I can’t really excuse myself from being called a lolicon, but at least I didn’t get raped. In the first place, I didn’t commit a sexual crime even though I killed someone.

Moreover, are you touching Ruri? It ended in an attempted rape, but she lost an eye?

“Ruri, how do you want me to handle it?”

“If you are a person who thinks with your lower body, I think it would be better to blow up your lower body.”

“Okay.”

“Now, wait… Turn it off!!!!!”

Then, as Ruri had hoped, I threw away his lower body. I cut it off roughly around the waist with telekinesis, and it instantly turned into something like a teketeke and was struggling.

Oh, what Teke is just a monster that looks like a person without the lower body. Of course, the difference is that Teke still doesn’t die and moves around at high speed, but that’s how normal people die.

It doesn’t die right away either. If it is a fatal wound and not an immediate death, it will take time to die, so you will suffer and die in the meantime.

“Ugh!!! It hurts!!! It hurts!!! Furthermore, it hurts!!!! Help me, save me uhhh!!! Medical class!!! What are the medical classes doing!!!!!”

“Yes, yes!!!!!”

Medical wizards, who seemed to be the medical staff of this civilization, were there and tried to heal him. He didn’t specifically incinerate the lower body, but just left it nearby, so if he just bleeds and attaches the lower body, it won’t lead to death.

But do you remember? The wounds inflicted in fights between transcendental beings are slow to recover due to the will to kill embedded in them, and similarly, the humans I kill cannot be saved even by Eden’s resuscitation procedures.

Even if it was just rough, did I kill the guy myself? Even if you don’t consider the minimum level, you can’t save someone unless you are a transcendental person. This is not a matter of strength, but a matter of will.

Eventually, Marquis Albus struggled and died. At the end, he looks at his severed lower body and trembles, which is a very funny sight.

“How are you? Are you both satisfied?”

“Yes, to some extent.”

“Honestly, I feel relieved.”

“I’d be glad if that were the case. But…”

I looked among the nobles who had gathered to welcome us, men watching Argo carefully. They were the ones I was worried about earlier, but now that they’ve calmed down, it looks like Argo has gone there too.

Eventually, Argo exchanged glances with them and his complexion hardened. I was prepared, but as expected, real combat is different, so I feel conflicted. Of course, it’s only for a short time.

“If you don’t want to be just like that marquis or something, get out of there. If you get in my way, I’ll mess you up… So, do you have business?”

“I…”

“No…”

“If you don’t have it, I’m going to rescue the people of Earth. You guys can just sit here and die.”

If you just stay there, you’ll die. If you don’t do anything because of the Great Demon Lord’s judgment, you will just be left behind.

I sprinkled some rice cakes like that and got a bite. This is because someone called Argo as they saw us passing among the nobles.

“Ah, Argo.”

“… What’s going on, father?”

“Argo, you’re right. When I saw it from afar, I thought I saw it wrong, but you…”

“Please keep the matter simple, father.”

“No, there’s no need to speak so harshly when your brother is there too, right?”

This is roughly the reaction I expected. It was natural for people around him to become discouraged when someone he knew became successful. This is not a particularly human characteristic, but a natural characteristic of an intelligent being with desire.

It would be okay to skip it in moderation, but as I had already anticipated this, I spoke to Argo and reminded him of his location.

“Hey, Argo. Are you family? Then I’ll give you some time. We’re local collaborators, so you should be considerate to that extent.”

“No. There is no need to waste your time because of me.”

“They say you are already a person who has been saved from judgment, but you are still helping us with our work of your own free will. We will accept a certain amount, but it is not an issue as long as you make time. The schedule will not be stretched that much, so solve it now.”

“If you say so, I understand.”

Argo is a quick-witted and capable man. He realized that I was giving him a boost while talking to him and taking his side, so he responded appropriately.

The gaze of the surrounding nobles changed.

Let’s say that Count Norton and his successor, Argo’s younger brother, who originally reacted when they saw Argo who came with us. However, you can still hear the sound of your brain racing about how to flatter Argo, who seems to be a local confidant of the Great Demon King, in order to impress him.

I took a step back and looked around. The same was true for Nuri, but Ruri stood next to Argo.

“Didn’t they kick you out and disown you as the heir? It’s been years since you haven’t contacted each other, but don’t you think it’s strange that they’re making excuses because they’re family now?”

“That’s shameless. But the woman next to me…”

“She is my lover. And she is also a relative of the Great Demon Lords over there.”

“…!!!!”

“Actually, the reason our civilization was judged by the Great Demon King was because we kidnapped Ruri. Well, even if we hadn’t done that, if we had invaded Earth, the news would have eventually spread, and we would have been judged in the same way.”

It is not wrong to say that Nuri and Ruri, who come from the God-Ruri Ruri family, are sisters. I, too, am in a romantic relationship with some of those sister-like Ruri. If I were to ask you exactly, would you be like a brother-in-law or brother-in-law?

But the important thing is that Ruri’s tip was the starting point for reporting this referee. A person who was punished for something he did wrong tended to redirect his emotions towards the reporter or witness who was harsh.

There were people who showed hostility toward Ruri. They are on the verge of destroying everything they own, including the entire empire, so there is nothing they can do about it to Ruri, who is the cause, but when I look at what those bastards have done, I feel like they did it wrong in the first place because they can’t reflect and only think about harming themselves.

“For those who just showed hostility to Ruri, let’s cut off an arm each. You bastards did something wrong and are you retaliating against a public interest reporter? There is a great demon king in front of you who will incinerate your civilization, so why leave us alone?”

“Huh?! Now, wait a minute!!!!”

“I didn’t do that, I didn’t… Kwaaaaa

“Aaaaah!!! My paaaaal!!!!”

Living is my specialty, but did you think I wouldn’t know even if I made an excuse saying it wasn’t my specialty? I’d rather just give up and leave those who moved on, but not you.

They killed all the people who showed their intent, and among them was Earl Norton’s second son and Argo’s younger brother. He crawled over, covered in blood with one of his arms cut off, and begged for his life, holding on to the crotch of Argo’s pants with his remaining arm.

“Tongue, brother. Ugh, please save me. It’s me, Jason, who I played with when I was young.”

“I have a younger brother who laughed at my choice and insulted me when I was kicked out as successor.”

“Brother, please, please…”

“Ah, Argo, please. Please, at least for your mother’s sake.”

“There was a mother who said she was disappointed in me and kicked me out, telling me not to even think about joining the family. Looking at the current situation, I don’t know who made the right choice.”

“Please… Boop.”

Soon, Argo’s younger brother collapsed and died from excessive bleeding. Treatment was possible because there was healing magic, but the person whose arm was cut off could not cast magic, and people who were fine could not use healing magic, or even if they could use it, they could not heal because I could see it.

Even if you treat it, it doesn’t matter because the pain will prolong anyway. They either die now or live and see their civilization destroyed.

“Ah, Jason, Jason…”

“…”

Argo’s expression was grave when he saw his younger brother dead.

Normally, no matter how much you hate her, you would feel bad or something when her family dies, but being indifferent means that you have lost affection for her. I was like that in this episode when my maternal grandfather was searched for. At the end, I said I would apologize and everything, but they ignored me.

Blood is thicker than water. But sometimes people’s emotions were thicker than blood.

“How!!! Argo, how can you let your brother die!!!!”

“At least if you had made the same choice as me… Your father and Jason would have been next to me instead of in front of me. So what did I say?”

“I’ll curse you!!!! I’ll curse you!!!! You guys…?!”

“Okay, that’s it. Let’s skip it without having to watch the struggle until the end. Oh, can I kill you?”

“Do whatever you want.”

Count Norton, who is foaming at the mouth and cursing Argo and Ruri, is grabbed by the neck and prevented from talking anymore. When Argo told me to do whatever I wanted, I thought about killing him, but I thought living would be more painful, so I just threw him far away.

It might break in a few places, but it won’t die. Instead, he will live to see the destruction of the Aiol civilization.

“I’m going to go see the emperor soon. Why are you wasting time leaving the nobles alone…?”

I know you’re looking for a way to escape through the dimensional travel experiment, but I’m sure it’s not just that. They will try to find a more reliable method.

I am looking forward to seeing what the emperor’s face will look like if he fails to prepare properly.