Chapter 703 – [A Journey to the Demon World]

Once you cook anything new, you have to sample it. And not just a few, but quite a few.

Even if it was evaluated as delicious by Corma and Erebus, the other demons didn’t know about it. So, this time she made chocolate for tasting and recommended it to the Dark Elves.

“No!!!! This taste!!!!!”

“Chocolat!? No, could a chocolate bar taste like this?!?!?!”

“I lost half of my life living without knowing this taste!!!!”

“I thought it was just nonsense when they said that chocolatier was the drink of God, but it was true!!!!!!”

The reaction was very dramatic.

No, everything is fine But like Erebos, the reaction is too exaggerated. Corma and I ate the same thing, but although she was very tasty, she didn’t react like that.

Just in case, I tried feeding it to other demons, but a reaction similar to that of Korma came out. After experimenting like that, I decided that Dark Elves were unusual.

“We like sweets, but since the Demon Realm is barren, sweets are mostly fruits and dried fruits. There is sugar, but it’s expensive because most of it is imported from the continent…”

“Ah”

There was no way they could grow something like sugar cane leisurely in the Demon Realm, where food was scarce. In addition, sugar cane was cultivated in a kingdom so that exchanges could be made, so sugar itself could be imported. It’s just that it’s expensive.

I wondered why I didn’t think of mixing cacao and sugar when there was sugar, but it was because sugar was relatively rare.

“I knew that sugar had to be used in large quantities, so I guess I’ll have to import a lot of sugar from now on.”

“Or you can exchange cacao for sugar.”

It seems that cash is not enough, but if cacao spreads on the continent in that way, any number of desserts made of chocolate can be made.

A long time ago, it is said that cacao beans were used instead of money in South American civilizations, the origin of cacao, but that would be similar. If the value of cacao increases, the position of the spot will also increase.

“Oh, I want to ask you a favor. If the food production has increased, I hope you don’t play around with it.”

“……Yes, if it is your Highness’s request, I will surely fulfill it.”

“There’s nothing that annoys me more than playing around with food.”

Don’t play with your food.

It simply means not to do weird things with cooking, but it also includes being able to wield power with what you eat so that you can’t eat the person you need to eat.

No money, no hostile faction, no tribe that is excluded, there should be no demons who refuse to sell food and go hungry. In order to create a peaceful Pandemonium in the future, it was necessary to create a society in which everyone was affluent, not just the top few.

Shall I give you a little warning?

“I have enough power to demolish the delusion site that has been going on for over a thousand years in one day. I hope that in the demon realm, that power will be used only to demolish the delusion site.”

“Yes, of course”

Right now, it is turning its direction to demolition of the delusion site, but it could end up like a white church.

Here, as a single nation, we have a tribal society, so in this case one race could go extinct.

“Anyway, I’m done here, so I’ll have to go back.”

“Yes?! No, you’re already dead?!”

“Besides here, there are many delusion sites to be demolished. I have to go back and report to the demon king, and there are many things like this.”

“Okay, let’s go… Well, okay. First of all, I’ll make arrangements so that there will be no inconvenience on the way back.”

Erebos gave off a look of regret, but in the end I am the one to leave. There is only one delusion that has been processed, but there are still many delusions to be dealt with, and it cannot be confined here.

I got the most important kakao, so that’s okay!!!! From next year, I’ll be able to eat chocolate in the Imperial City!!! Very good!!!!

Anyway, the next day, we got back on the wagon and prepared to go back to the castle. Even though Erebos is the head of the clan, he greets us politely and sees us off.

“I’ll see you later at the Devil’s Castle”

“No, do you want to come?”

“Anyway, if you want to report the changed harvest, you have to personally have an audience with His Majesty the Demon King. The next time you meet with His Highness will be then.”

Gently, Erebos smiled and asked me something personal.

“However, judging from the fact that the tone and attitude towards me are a bit comfortable, it seems that you know someone similar to me.”

“Ah… I made a mistake.”

Seeing that she has a similar appearance to Asterope and likes to eat (although this one focuses on sweets), the words naturally come out easily. It’s okay to be more polite.

But Erebos made an expression that didn’t seem to care.

“What’s your relationship with that elf?”

“Uh, um…More than friends, less than lovers? They’re still a bit ambiguous.”

“Then, are you saying that Your Highness loves you so much that you don’t even care about the difference in lifespan with an elf?”

“What kind of love is a race or a border?”

“Okay”

Erebos laughed softly. For some reason, that smile reminded her of the gluttonous elf who was staying in the empire’s ecliptic, and chills ran down her spine.

Oh, I was only paying attention to the demon king, but there is a landmine here!!!! Why do you need me… Oh, in the demon realm, are talented men popular?

“Then see you next time.”

After grandly stepping on a mine, I had no choice but to quietly return to the Demon Castle.

…….. How many delusions do you have to deal with in the future?

*        *    *

When I returned to the Demon Castle, it took the same week. However, unlike before, the atmosphere here was quite bright.

Korma told a similar story like Winnie the Pooh. Every day isn’t bad, but bad things happen every day.

However, this news was good news out of misfortune. That is very good news.

“Did you hear the news? [The Nest of the Devouring Queen] In the territory of the Bores clan has been demolished!!!!”

“No, who’s the delusion that hasn’t been demolished for over a thousand years? How? Did the Demon King even step forward?”

“I heard that a human from the continent did that? Why is that a human who is the lover of a dreamer who distributed spirits on the streets of a dreamer?”

“Ah, I’ve heard of that. But it’s really useless. What’s the use of getting energy from a lot of people and sharing it?”

“It seems that the dream demon that distributes energy does not receive energy from other men.

“No, but how much energy does a human being have? I heard that 10,000 Dream Demons who gave out their energy just now passed over!!!”

“I heard that you can do it in three digits a day…”

“Heeheeeee!!!!”

“Anyway, thanks to you, we’re good. Even if we had money, it was difficult because we couldn’t find food… It’s really good.”

“At that level, other clans will be aiming for it. Especially if it’s the dream horse of the Rem clan.”

“Wouldn’t the demon lord be aiming for? To be honest, while being a dreamer, wasn’t it too clean without a single thing?”

“If anyone hears it, they’ll be dragged away and die, so shut up!!!”

You hear laughter from the conversation you hear as you pass by and see the smiles of passers-by.

The place where people live, whether they are demons or not, is the same. We cry at bad things and laugh at good things. There was no need to live in despair as a demon.

There is a silver wish that invaded the continent in the past, but it was already solved before I was reincarnated. If you don’t think of invading the continent again, you can fully interact and develop.

Soon after, I reached the demon castle and had an audience with the demon king. Last time it took a while, but this time I was able to go directly to the Demon King’s office.

“Welcome, you’ve worked hard on the long journey. Are you unhurt anywhere?”

“Yes, well. To be honest, the fatigue accumulated from the trip is more than the injured area.”

“It’s great that there is only that. As expected, you are a blessing from the demon realm sent by the predecessor. To demolish the delusion of the territory of the Bores clan in just one day…”

The travel time and the time spent there were more than 15 days, but the time spent demolishing the delusion site was only a day, at least a few hours.

Is there a single person who can demolish the delusional land at that speed, both on the continent and in the Pandemonium? Oh, except for God and Sandman.

The only hope was for Xeon, who had newly awakened to his own fantasy. If it were him, he would have continued to die dozens or hundreds of times, attacking delusions.

“The land where the Queen of Devourers’ nest was located is being cultivated by all the Bores clan as farmland and raising crops. Perhaps next week, the first harvest will arrive at the castle.”

“Is it going that fast?”

“There are a few people in the Bores clan who have the self-imagined ability to grow crops quickly. So far, we’ve managed to produce as much crops as possible with our limited land, but now we don’t have to worry about that, do we?”

“Oh, I see”

Self-fantasy eventually comes from a sense of purpose. And the sense of purpose fluctuates according to the environment.

Isn’t there a difference between what people want in an environment where food and shelter are guaranteed and what people want in an environment where food is scarce?

Maybe that’s why it seems that there are quite a few Dark Elves in the Bores family who have self-fantasy about growing crops quickly. And besides, he also has a special ability as an elf.

Except for the fact that her skin is a bit darker, she’s no different from an elf.

“And we are currently receiving inquiries from influential clans in each region regarding the demolition of the delusion site.”

“There must be a lot of poking around. Please take it in moderation and decide the order.”

There is no territory that will be ruined tomorrow if it is dealt with late anyway. In the first place, such a territory was ruined a long time ago.

All that remains is to decide what to do first. Among them, all the guaranteed benefits go into the devil’s pocket.

And the money that goes into the devil’s pocket becomes my money. Because this was such a contract.

The stronger the demon king’s power to support me, the greater the range in which I can work here. In addition, there is an advantage in trade with the empire later.

“Next is the [Vampire Garden] In the territory of the Repheshu clan.”

“I think it’s a place where you can know what kind of place it is just by listening to it this time.”

“It’s a delusion that automatically sucks blood as long as you enter the area. Plant sap is not sucked, so vegetation is plentiful, but intelligent bodies and animals die shortly after entering.”

“By the way, next is the territory of the Reppesh clan… Hmm.”

I’ve met Lars Monica, the head of the Let Peche clan, but the relationship between her and her demon lord seemed pretty bad.

But the two don’t hate each other. The underlying emotions were different.

What should I say… It just means that we didn’t hate each other from the beginning. Maybe they weren’t close to each other in the past?

“You don’t seem to have a good relationship, are you okay?”

“If you are in the position of the Demon King, you cannot reject any faction, no matter how hostile it may be. Especially if that faction is one of the leading clans in the Demon Realm.”

“The rulers are inherently like that.”

But knowing it and putting it into practice is another matter. In a world full of rotten people who try to suppress their opponents with power because they don’t like them, the devil is a very, very, very good ruler.

People like this are rare in the first place… Strangely, I felt like I was getting to see them well after coming here.

But if you think about it, why do you think there are a lot of women among those in power?

“You seem to have a bad relationship with the head of the Le Peshu clan, but is there any other reason?”

“That……..”

“It’s rude to ask deeply because it’s a private matter, but if the place I’m going to is the territory of the Repesh clan and the person I’m supposed to meet is the head of the clan, I think I need to know in order to be careful.”

Actually, it was just an excuse, but I was just curious about the past history of the two.

I’m not so far-sighted, but if we were to be hostile to each other, then the head of Retpeshu would be the one I should reject.

But neither the Demon King nor I, who had met her once, thought of her that way. But it’s embarrassing to leave it vague like it is now, so you have to be sure.

Kill enemies, embrace allies. The current head of the Reppesh clan was in a really ambiguous position to leave neutral.

The demon king pondered a little, then slowly talked about the old days while drinking tea.

“She… Was a close friend before I became the Demon King.”

“Friend?”

“At that time, she and I were strong candidates for the Demon King. Although they were similar but different races, such as Dream Demons and Vampires, she was competing with Suni as the successor of the clan who would lead the same clan, and as a person aiming to become the Demon Lord.”

Ah, so that’s why the head of the Retpeshu clan wasn’t so hostile.

Although they were at odds with each other, it wasn’t a very tough relationship. It was just that he had been aiming for the position of the demon king from the beginning, and it was not a relationship between a successful person and a failed person, but that he had become distant from friends.

…….But I have a strange feeling, what is it?

“Then, after I became the Demon King… We fell apart. It’s hard to tell the details, but if you know that, there will be no problem.”

“All right”

They said they were friends, but I don’t think they were normal friends.

Almost at the level of ball friends… No, both of them are female, but I don’t know if we can call them ball friends. So let’s just be best friends.

Now, it would be better to go to the Retpeshu Manor and listen to the story there, and then dig in here and there.