Chapter 2041 – [If You Hit the Demon King, the Great Demon King Will Appear]
First, I gained considerable information by looking at the materials provided by Demon King Ashur. However, because the Great Demon King is a judge, not a lawyer, he does not judge after only hearing one side.
Now that I’ve looked around the Demon Sphere, I should also look at Arkhan. After getting to know each other, we need to cross-check and confirm the truth and the evidence.
“Still, it was very helpful. I also like that the data was written as neutrally as possible and not biased.”
“Thank you for saying that, Mr. Worst.”
“No matter how the conclusion is reached, we will send all the heroes back to their hometowns, so don’t worry about that.”
“We are grateful. This is a conflict between the Demon Sphere and Arkhan, and between demons and humans, not a matter for humans from another dimension to intervene.”
“From what I heard, there was a history of antagonism, but it was well-thought-out. You are the ones who will end it.”
There is nothing wrong with Demon King Ashur himself, but demons and humans have a history of oppressing and persecuting each other. It’s not that one side was unilateral, but both sides were at fault.
The devil’s horn, the devil’s horn, is an important magical organ. And because it has so many uses, it is said that demons were often hunted in the past for various purposes, such as elephant ivory or rhino horn.
And on the contrary, demons are a race that has an innate affinity for magic. Demons who are individually strong, such as Demon King Ashur, often appear and have a superiority complex that makes them feel that humans are inferior to them, or demons whose family or acquaintances have suffered damage due to demon hunting have become perpetrators, killing humans and making them slaves.
Because of this, there is a deep rift between them. The emotional rift that has built up over thousands of years is not easily filled.
But… That doesn’t mean we can just leave it at that. Especially if you want to enter a dimensional civilization.
What would you do if Earth entered a dimensional civilization, but the civilization still enslaved black people? They probably won’t see it with good eyes, so life in dimensional civilization won’t be very good.
Afterward, Demon King Ashur and I had a separate meal and talked. There seems to be a high-end restaurant here, so we rented out a large space just for the two of us and spent time chatting comfortably.
“I learned a lot from the dimensional civilization. I acquired various skills and knowledge under Phantom, and I realized that I cannot advance into the future with the current Demon Sphere.”
“So you made a peace agreement?”
“There were already signs. If you saw it, you would know that it doesn’t mean that there aren’t demons living together with humans. In this day and age, Arkan is the only one who maintains racial purism.”
“Hmm.”
I’m not a fool to judge based on only hearing one side of the story, but at least I can accept it because I’ve experienced it. Even the old demon who needed company didn’t say anything when he saw me, a human.
When the hero attacked the demon king Ashur, there was a possibility that something like a racial lynching could have occurred, but at least now it is not like that, and it seems to have been done well, considering that it is relatively peaceful. So, it seems there is no major problem in the Demon Sphere.
So what you should mainly look at is Arkan. I guess I’ll have to sneak in, take a look around, and decide whether to convene.
“If you are conducting an investigation, you will need your identity there. Mr. Choi is a human, so if you move normally, you will not need any other help, but if you want to obtain important information, shouldn’t you have a more certain identity?”
“That’s right. Hmm… I’d like to look around the Hero side first.”
Aside from his physiognomy, he had to see the warriors just in case. Our Eden was able to go home by ignoring me and calling me, but the world was saved because of the saint who is the reincarnation of Mrs. Kim Ryu-hwa, so wouldn’t this hero be able to do the same?
At the very least, it may be possible to force it through coercion. Not only does magic not work, but people whose physical abilities have been strengthened by magic will be able to oppress them. So, there is a need to look at the status of the warriors and see how far they went wrong.
“Hmm, that will be a little difficult. The hero is treated as an important person in the Arkhan Kingdom, so he is a difficult person to meet.”
“Forcing yourself to go and meet is meaningless in the first place… Is there no way? It doesn’t matter if it’s a method that doesn’t make sense. Even if it’s a bit out of common sense, there’s a way to pursue it.”
“Uh, um… Let me think about it for a moment.”
Demon King Ashur thought about it for a while and eventually came up with a method.
I don’t know if it was fortunate, a stupid coincidence, or just because they were idiots, but it was a very achievable way.
“It is said that all warriors are male and that is why they covet beautiful women. A beautiful woman who serves a hero would be easier to approach… But if it were another Great Demon King, wouldn’t the worst be a man?”
“Oh, that won’t be a problem. It’s rather easy.”
“Yes?”
Wood-duk!!!!
I immediately changed my gender to female. Unlike when I was a man, my appearance as an ordinary woman with big breasts had an appearance and body that could easily fit into something similar to a hero harem.
Demon King Ashur couldn’t help but be shocked when he saw me switching genders at once. No matter how much technology develops, changing gender is a separate issue… Oh, in the case of Delta Castle, there is a TS gun for pranks, but anyway.
“Oh no, how?”
“It’s my characteristic. I’ve experienced it with both men and women, so I’m free to transition. So, if you need a status or something like that to work in the other side, do it like this now.”
“… Yes, I understand. If so, it would be easy to talk about. Let’s proceed right away.”
There seems to be a lot of espionage and information warfare going on between Demon Sphere and Arkan. Just like the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War.
Therefore, it was easy to obtain information about the warrior from the Demon Sphere, but conversely, it was easy to obtain information about the Demon Sphere from the Arkhan side as well. Therefore, there is a possibility that information about me, who appeared openly in the Demon King’s Office, may be passed on, so it would be much better to go in a completely different form.
If the gender itself is different and the appearance is completely different, it would be easy to escape suspicion. So it’s better to move this way.
And after a few days of being treated well in the Demon Sphere, it was time to move in earnest and I got ready. Likewise, in order to hide his whereabouts as much as possible, he acted as a man during his stay.
Demon Lord Ashur personally brought a similar ID card and a basic profile of a fake identity and handed it to me, wishing me good luck. At the same time, he leaves one question.
“I will not ask you to take our side. But please make a fair judgment.”
“I guess so. But… You look like you have something to say, do you have anything?”
“… It’s a difficult issue to talk about because we’re not sure. If we mention it for no reason, we may be criticized for making comments that are advantageous to our side.”
“I’m going to go over there anyway and look around and make a decision, so think of it as the last thing you hear from this side and tell it to me. If you swallow it for no reason, you might regret it later.”
“Then…”
Demon King Ashur, who hesitated a little, eventually revealed his doubts little by little.
The secret of the Arkhan Kingdom that could not be discovered even by Demon Sphere’s intelligence power… About that hidden matter.
“Because the heroes come from a world without magic, I know from experience that there is a power to nullify magic that does not work through magic itself. But how did the Kingdom of Arkan know about that fact?”
“… It’s something I’ve thought about too, so don’t worry about it.”
“I’m glad you know. Then, I hope you make the right decision.”
Let’s take the Aeolian civilization as an example.
They definitely had their first time. The person you just summoned couldn’t have been intelligent, and there was no way they could communicate with each other, but how many experiments and trials and errors did it take before you realized that the person you summoned was an ordinary human who couldn’t use magic?
Same here. For the civilized people here, the magic nullification cheat would certainly be great, but… Confirming the existence of that cheat and understanding its level would not have been obtained for free.
In short, they are saying that these Arkan bastards are not only suspected of dimensional kidnapping but also of dimensional biological experimentation. If the hero was summoned simply because there was an existential crisis, permission could have been granted under the premise that the hero would not be treated well and sent back, but if a biological experiment was conducted, this is a summons agenda.
… Fuck, it’s obvious when you look at this. My gut is fervently convicting me, but I’ll have to see it for myself to be sure.
In Korea, the principle of presumption of innocence dictates that a case is considered innocent until a verdict is given. No matter how confident my intuition is, I cannot judge a person until I have verified the evidence. I may be wrong, but what they did cannot be wrong.
In response to my thoughts, Demon King Ashur expressed his respect with a very moved expression. It’s a bit embarrassing to put gold on something that isn’t a big deal and is obvious.
“You are very strict and fair. I don’t think I am saying that Phantom is the most suitable person for the position of Great Demon King for no reason.”
“I’m just doing my duty in response to my responsibilities. Instead, if there’s a problem on your side, I’ll be prepared for that.”
“Of course.”
Afterward, I began to use the disguise provided by Demon Sphere to approach the hero. Roughly, the repertoire was that a country girl who had lived in the countryside and wanted to move to the city was lured by Hero-related propaganda and applied for the Hero harem.
If you look at it, you might think that I, the Great Demon King, would be a bitch for voluntarily entering into something like that, but I have my own pride. If you think about the value of judging a civilization and its pride, the former comes out on top.
If the harem asked me to do something like that in the first place, I wouldn’t do it. Getting in was important because I wasn’t trying to use the beauty world.
After staying in Demon Sphere for a few days, I moved to Arkan. According to the information obtained here, although there were 21 warriors, they were divided into bases on friendship or faction. They decided to target the lone warrior among them and moved to the territory where he was.
The atmosphere of the Kingdom of Arkan that I saw for the first time was… What should I say. On the outside, it feels normal. However, it seemed quite problematic as it felt like it was festering inside.
“This time, the hero again…”
“No, fuck it. They even took special taxes because of the hero, and now even women…!!!”
“Shh, if you get caught saying something like that, you’ll be caught by a soldier.”
“No matter how much of a war it is against demons, are people like that really heroes?”
If you listen to the stories of people passing by, it seems like their feelings toward the hero are not very good.
First, in order to infiltrate, I was wearing a costume tailored to the local culture in the form of a woman. Although there were people who expressed interest in my appearance and body, at least there was no one who showed any suspicion.
“Hey, girl. It’s a face I haven’t seen around here. Where are you from?”
“Well, over there, in the countryside… I just came up today.”
“Haha!!! I was just a country girl who didn’t know anything about the world!!! Furthermore, I’m a native here, so just ask me anything!!!”
“Then do you know where I can apply to become the warrior’s servant?”
“… Miss, I think it’s too early for you to do that.”
“Because I need money.”
I don’t know if it’s hazard pay or not, but Hero’s money is pretty good. It is said that it is only the money that the employee receives, but seeing that it is several times that amount, it is clear that the work must be that difficult.
If it was truly something that warriors were revered for, there would have been people who were a little short on money and applied with the feeling of building a career.
No, before that, the daughters of some nobleman would have come to serve as maids. This would be the case for children of nobles who had no right to succession, but wouldn’t it be the icing on the cake if you were lucky enough to have a hero’s child? But if you look at what they are trying to solve with money…
I don’t want to be as biased as possible, but when I see things like this, I can’t help it. Anyway, in order to approach the hero, I decided to separately apply to the management of the lord’s castle and enter as a maid.
I thought I would have to go through a complicated inspection process, but since the fake identity created in Demon Sphere was perfect, and they were experiencing a manpower shortage, even if there was an original inspection process, I passed it simply.
“Ah, I thought it was good that you supported me in serving the hero. By the way, are you a virgin?”
“Yes?”
“The hero likes virgins more… If they are virgins, they get paid more.”
Maybe that hero. Is she a virgin?
Somehow, the bad impression started to get worse. I tried to look at him without prejudice, but no matter how much I think about it, I don’t think he’s a good guy.
Anyway, at least for this episode, I am a virgin, so let’s say that, and I was finally able to face one of the 20 heroes summoned by the Kingdom of Arkan.
“Oh, is it the new girl?”
“Yes, this is the new woman who applied this time, Taesoo Kim.”
A face that looks young. But it looks like a mess. The outfit looks cool because it is wearing something called magic armor that was used to attack the demon king Ashur, but it somehow reminds me of the proverb about a pearl necklace on a pig’s neck.
He tasted me, looking me up and down with sinister eyes. And he spits it out in a raw and vulgar way, without any intention of hiding the meaning of his gaze.
“Wow, those tits and hips are so fucking good. I’m going to give this girl a nice makeover. Let her get dressed up and send her to my room this evening.”
“Yes, I understand.”
… Looking at you guys, it seems that unlike the Aiol civilization, you are not treated as slaves but treated as heroes. It feels so bad because it goes in a completely different direction.
Ah!!!!! I’m about to convene!!!!!!!