Chapter 1931 – [Return of the Great Demon King]
The Earthling victims were gathered inside the main palace. It seemed to be in relatively good condition, so it didn’t seem like anything strange had happened.
And only then were we able to face Emperor Aiol, the culprit of this whole situation. He was waiting with other soldiers and attendants in front of the people of Earth and politely greeted us.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Gaionel Pen Aiol, the current Emperor of the Aeol Empire. Although I am meeting you because of an unpleasant incident, it is an honor to meet the faces of great beings.”
Glory is a mess… But he is not an easy guy.
The man who was born into the royal family and lived without thinking that anyone was superior to him was showing a humble and polite attitude towards respect. Although it has gone astray and is distorted, it is proof that the emperor himself is capable.
No, there are not as many people as you think who can bend when they need to bend. It is even more difficult if you have the title of emperor.
Moreover, seeing that his face showed no special emotions other than being slightly nervous, it seemed like he was good at hiding his emotions. He could have been a truly capable monarch, but he was defeated in one dimensional invasion.
“The worst, and this one is Nuri. They are the great devils in charge of society and freedom, respectively.”
“Do you remember the man who told you to ruin your society because it sucks, and me, who condemned me for slavery, which oppresses freedom? So who would run things like that? If we had had proper interactions instead of slaves, this shit wouldn’t have come out. Although he is capable as a monarch, he is excellent. I have become less of a human being.”
No, Nuri makes a sudden move there?!
From the perspective of Nuri, who is in charge of freedom, he will not look kindly on the person who led slavery, which infringes on freedom the most. Me too, but the important thing right now is rescuing the people of Earth rather than that guy, so I’m just holding on.
A provocation that openly insults and fucks you. When had the emperor ever heard such blatant insults? It is noticeable that the soldiers and nobles behind him are flinching or getting upset.
But the emperor did not fall for such provocations. Instead, he accepted it without showing any sign.
“I really have no shame about that. I will have to pay compensation for not only the Earth slaves, but could you please rescind the judgment?”
“We never overturn a judgment unless it is in the middle of a judgment. Because we also feel responsible for the act of destroying a civilization. We know the weight of it, so when we do it, we take a hard look at it and judge the crime.”
“In the beginning, five out of five people were found guilty. Even if we acquit them, the result does not change.”
The judgment of the Great Demon King is made by a thorough majority vote. Even if there is an opponent who abstains, the decision is made according to the number of people who vote guilty or not guilty.
So the saddest time is when 3 out of 5 people find the guilty party. If you side with just one person, you can barely survive, but you end up being found guilty and destroyed in the nick of time. That’s shit, but it’s even more unfortunate than those who were narrowly acquitted.
But they are unanimously guilty. If you give them five chances, and they are all guilty, it is not worth pity.
“And you have already announced your intention to invade the dimension and sent troops as the vanguard. Even within the same civilization, you would have treated it as a civil war and just moved on, but you have crossed over to another dimension and are waging war? I have no room to tolerate you.”
“We are also thinking of calling in the soldiers we dispatched. But we haven’t been able to contact them to see if there is any problem…”
“Oh, of course. The dimensional blockade was already in place before you invaded the dimension. Perhaps the soldiers you sent exploded like eggs thrown on a rock and were left behind?”
“… That’s how it happened.”
They were already planning to escape through dimensional travel experiments. However, if the results of the experiment only showed failure without any results, I couldn’t help but notice something artificial.
When we mentioned the dimensional blockade, they already knew that they were Goku in the palm of Buddha. In that situation, there may not be many options.
Actually, I could have ended the story there, but they were such shitty guys that I wanted to tee-bag them.
“You had every chance to survive.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“Do you see the young man behind me?”
“Yes, this is my first time seeing this face, but seeing how it resembles Earl Norton and his small lord, I think it’s their bloodline.”
“Argo Norton. He is the eldest son of Count Norton. And he worked for the human rights of slaves, and as a result, he lost sight of the Earl and you and was kicked out as successor.”
“…”
“We, the Great Demon Lord, are not inflexible. On the contrary, it is difficult to find a transcendental person who is more flexible than us. If there was an organization in your civilization officially working for the human rights of Earth slaves and condemning your actions, there would be room for improvement. He may have been found not guilty.”
If it were me, I might have decided not guilty after much deliberation. It’s a pity for the dead, but if there was something like a slave human rights organization, this civilization could have changed.
But their mistake was that they did not even tolerate such an organization. The power of the absolute monarchy, which does not even allow the existence of opposing opinions, cannot be corrected even if it goes astray and does not even provide a chance. And with him, they came to their end.
“An opportunity for those who ignore and crush all opinions opposing the human rights issue of slaves? You sound like an opportunity. Don’t be damned, your destruction is for everyone’s benefit. Do you think they’ll invade another civilization if you let them?”
“No matter how many times I apologize, I am so embarrassed that I cannot raise my face. But please give me room to reflect one more time. Humans can reflect, even if it is belated.”
“I often say this. Reflection after being beaten up is not sincere. Reflection after being destroyed is just something you do because you don’t want to be left behind and is not sincere. If we had secretly contacted you and told you not to do it, wouldn’t you have done it?”〈 Br〉
“That’s definitely…”
“Ah, just in case, I can tell when you’re lying, so if you scold me, I’ll blow you up on the spot.”
“…”
No matter how good you are at hiding your true feelings, you won’t be able to do that if you focus your energy on one person. The only ones who can avoid my intuition are transcendents, and the emperor never enters that category.
If there were transcendents in this civilization, it would have been more troublesome to deal with. It’s annoying to deal with a transcendental person who confronts the Great Demon King about the destruction of their civilization. Due to its nature, it outputs a lot of willpower in a way that it doesn’t matter if you lag behind.
If you use your authority, it wouldn’t be right to attack someone like that with your authority without being polite. You have to deal with it directly, which makes things more troublesome.
“Isn’t there room to turn back even a little bit?”
“Then why not send even the people of the empire as slaves to the people of Earth? For your information, they must be sent from the top of the empire, not randomly. The first priority to be slaves is you, the emperor, who is the representative here, as well as other imperial family members, heads of aristocratic families, and, if the number is insufficient, their successors. It must have gone all the way to the bourgeoisie. There must have been hundreds of thousands of slaves from Earth, but how many influential nobles of the empire were there?”
“…”
If I had chosen to save the people even at the cost of the representatives of those in power, I might have shown my own mercy. Even if the referee itself couldn’t do anything, it could have carefully selected the people of the empire and evacuated them. It may seem a bit over-the-top, but if I do it, everyone will agree.
But… It seems like the emperor couldn’t make that choice. In the end, it seems that one’s vested interests are more important than the survival of the people of the empire.
While thinking about this and that, he remained silent for a moment, then sighed and gave up many possibilities. Still, he decided to compromise and chose another option.
“I think we can’t help but pay for the crimes we committed. If that’s the case, all that’s left is punishment and dealing with them. First, we brought in the people of Earth and ensured their safety. Although we can’t cover up our mistakes with merit… I hope you can consider that part.”
“The only people who will survive in the Aiol civilization are those from the empire chosen by the people of Earth. We have no intention of rescuing people from other empires. And you saved the people of Earth to survive, not to ensure their safety, right? The slaves will die in the first place. Those guys who didn’t even care are now coming to the rescue.”
“Yes, I know that. But in the end, isn’t that a matter for the rescued people of Earth to decide? If they want to save us, will you block that too?”
“Well… If the people of Earth voluntarily and arbitrarily rescue you, I have the intention of saving you. At least there won’t be any lies in what I say.”
That’s why? Could it be that I did something as obvious as I thought? Then it would be really funny, right?
Soon we turned our gaze to the gathered Earthlings. The proportion of women was greater, perhaps due to the higher proportion of people of both sexes or humans brought from Changgwan. All male slaves who knew how to fight were sent to the arena and rescued long ago.
I asked their opinions to those who seemed to have no problem on the outside.
“You can be rescued now. In fact, you are the last, so when you go back, those who were rescued first will be waiting for you. After you go, you can rest comfortably and think about returning to your hometown.”
“Hey…”
“Do you have something to say?”
“Woah, can you please relieve His Majesty the Emperor?”
“Hmm… Is there a reason for that?”
“He was the one who put us in this situation, but at least he tried to save us after the incident occurred. Of course, it was not only the Emperor, but also several soldiers who tried to save us.”
Haha, I thought so. These bastards fell into my trap.
I grinned inside and decided to show him some hope. However, that hope is ultimately more desperate than just despair because it was a hope for torture.
“I won’t say anything about feeling good feelings toward someone who helped me during a time of danger, such as Stockholm Syndrome. It’s ultimately your own choice.”
“Then…”
“Instead, before you go, let’s first purify it with the power of Nuri. If you say the same thing after that, I won’t stop you in any way.”
“Yes? What does that mean?”
“The power of Nuri, the Great Demon King of Freedom, can lift all restraints, bans, seals, etc. In short… Mental manipulation can also be lifted without any problems.”
“…!!!!!!!”
It was no one else but the emperor who was astonished by this. I had not revealed my true feelings until now, but when the insurance money I had worked so hard to save for went up, I had no choice but to react.
Nuri smiles and goes out in front of people. The Black Crystal of Freedom, and the large one that made up her wings, began to hum and emit strange waves.
Soon, for a moment, a wave so intense that it felt like a physical force began to spread everywhere. As for physical force, it was not enough to stagger ordinary people, but rather enough to feel a bit of resistance, but to the Earthlings here, it seemed extraordinary.
Many of them fainted, while others stumbled and shook their heads. It looks like he came to his senses.
“W-this place?!”
“Ugh… What on earth.”
“Are you out of your mind?”
“Who are you?”
“I am the person who came to save you. Do you even remember how much?”
“Well, I was working at Changgwan, but suddenly a riot broke out, and I was taken to the imperial palace… Huh? Huh?”
“It’s pretty basic.”
There is confusion in their memories. If they had been influenced by Nuri’s power normally, there would have been no problem in the first place, but it meant that they had been manipulated in some way.
If you think about it, it’s natural. The soldiers the emperor wanted to send over there were not just soldiers, but soldiers skilled in stealth and mental magic. Of course, I sent them to invade the dimension, but I wouldn’t be an idiot to send all those soldiers at once.
In short, there must have been people left who could expertly use mental magic. The number may not have been small, but it must have been at least dozens, and they would have brainwashed the slaves they brought in as insurance.
By brainwashing numerous nobles and royal family members as if they were receiving favors, they would have made it possible for the people of Earth to save the people of the empire… And at least the imperial family and nobles. But that too ended up being revealed.
“Before you flee, I would like to ask you, do you have any intention of rescuing the people who led the emperor and nobles to enslave you?”
“No!!! There is none!!!!!”
“I tell you to hunt down all those bastards!!!!!!”
“Ugh, how hard was it for me here… Die!!!! You all die!!!!!!”
“Salvation? Fuck it!!!!! If I were dead, I would have died. Do you think you would save me? Everyone dies!!!! Die!!!!!”
There’s a lot of hate. While the people in the Hagi Knight Arena fought to the death and death, the people on this side of Earth, most of whom were from Changgwan, suffered sexually profane things.
Compared to the people in the arena, their lives may not have been threatened… But they couldn’t help the indescribable feeling of being forced to have sex with someone they didn’t know and someone they didn’t love.
However, when asked if they would save the culprits in such a situation, their reaction was rather natural. On the contrary, the reaction I received before when I said I was being brainwashed and was being rescued was strange.
“That’s right, you little emperor. In the end, we tried to survive by brainwashing ourselves, but what happens? We were higher up. Do you honestly think you wouldn’t have expected this?”
“This…”
“You have to die now. I don’t know how long you’ll live, but struggle and die, you bastard.”
“This can’t be happening!!!! I mean, Jim is the emperor!!!!! If you don’t save Jim…’ Everyone dies!!! Slaves!!!'”
Eventually, the emperor, perhaps Donggwijin, uttered magical words and tried to kill the people of Earth.
Since all Earth slaves were owned by the imperial family, not only their injuries but also their lives belonged to the imperial family. So, in the end, the emperor, who is the pinnacle of the situation, also has the power over the life and death of the people of Earth, unlike other people.
However… None of the Earthlings who passed through the Dimension Gate died. They are only rescued by viciously glaring or cursing.
“Huh, how?!”
“I thought you were a smart guy, but you’ve lost your mind? Did you think that Nuri’s power to lift all kinds of restraints and restrictions wouldn’t be enough to eliminate the influence of the slave sentence?”
“That!!!! That can’t be possible! What the hell!!!!!!”
“They say they won’t save you anymore. So, is this the end for the people of the Empire who will be saved? So, I have to execute it.”
“Aaaaa!!!!!”
It’s hilarious how a person who believed he was superior collapses and despairs. It was very pleasant to see the man who was held up as an emperor lose all his leisure and despair with tears in his eyes.
Here he could have been killed, but he didn’t do it on purpose. This is because killing them was the responsibility of the inhabitants of this world, which would equally be destroyed, and not anyone else.
Should I get beaten to death by angry people? Huh? And it will be a lot of fun.