Chapter 569 – 46. Dejac Empire – An Empire Rushing Toward the End (3)

“…I feel like I’m losing something.”

Yueli Madruna, the former elementalist of the Hero party, muttered.

Irena, the succubus secretary who was working next to me for a while.

She glanced at Yueli with an expression as if she was talking nonsense again and answered half-heartedly.

“Is that so?”

“No, honestly, that’s true!”

Yueli was truly aggrieved.

As one of Valdez’s limbs, she was the first to infiltrate the island, or more precisely, the surface of the island.

Since most of them are made up of demons, the underground has always been the limit.

Compared to him, she has established herself quite deeply in just under two years.

Although his position as an academy professor had clear limitations, he was that great.

“But what is this, why am I doing this here!”

Yueli’s fist split the air.

Irena was annoyed by her complaining that started again.

She moved together at Valdez’s orders and became quite close with him, but apart from that, it was difficult for Yueli.

‘It’s not that I don’t like it, but…’

First of all, our personalities don’t match well.

Even though she is a succubus, Irena is passive and devoted.

Even though she is a spiritist, Yueli has an extremely lively and unpredictable personality.

It’s an amazing combination just being together.

Still, Irena understood Yueli’s feelings to some extent.

‘It’s been a while since Yueli came down.’

An attack on the academy by chimera monsters caused by Valdez.

Shortly after the incident, which had a big impact in many ways, she submitted a leave of absence.

The reason was unknown externally, and internally it was the result of negotiations with the imperial family.

It was decided to inspect the demon camp as a scouting station for the Dezak Empire.

Of course, this was just both parties deceiving each other, and their intentions were different.

First of all, the emperor wanted to get rid of Yueli, who had no idea what he might do.

Despite his crooked personality, he is secretly popular and a member of the prestigious former Hero Party.

From the emperor’s point of view, this was extremely problematic.

How can she say a month if she has been raiding when she herself has started a war.

She is a character whose affiliation is unclear and there is no sense of how she will move.

However, although its power is not exact, it may be comparable to that of a magic tower lord or a general.

‘It would have been better for the emperor to put it away.’

Therefore, the emperor used the attack as an opportunity to send Yueli away.

Even if it’s not the demon territory, I’m asking you to head to the Kingdom of Ventorino or the neutral zone in between.

Even Valdes didn’t expect this, so he burst out laughing when he heard this.

‘After all, you said that the emperor is the emperor, right?’

Valdes and Ueli pondered together.

And I was in favor of the leave policy.

It was okay to reject the emperor’s offer, but it was done to distract him.

After taking a leave of absence, she created an alter ego using spirits and pretended to leave the institution.

Of course, the reason they did this was to deceive the empire’s intelligence department.

For clear camouflage, the spirit is still leaving the empire and heading to the neutral zone.

I guess I’m having fun because I’m alone for the first time in a while.

In reality, Ueli had secretly come down to the basement and was helping Irena.

“Ugh, it seems like there are a lot of interesting things happening on earth, but what am I doing here!”

“…”

The pink-haired spirit’s grumbling was annoying, but Irena also deeply agreed with these words.

Who would have thought that a doppelgänger terror attack would occur at a conference where an attack was being prepared.

Thanks to this, the original plan was completely changed and it was quite difficult to clean up after it.

‘But it’s a huge opportunity.’

Irena and her small group of demonic intelligence units are hiding underground.

As the first priority is not to be detected, information is often delayed.

There are a few hideouts leading to the underground base, but they are all cafes or shops.

Of course, the information you can get from these places is limited, and if the time is not right, customers will not come.

However, when something big like this happens, you can’t not know without knowing.

And the same goes for news about the emperor.

“Just wait a moment. Soon… It will be time to escape this stuffy basement.”

“That’s right. Hehe. You said there wasn’t much left, right?”

The answer came not from Irena, but from the entrance.

“Yes, it will be soon.”

“Oh? Vilma!”

Ueli rushed towards Wilhelmina who was coming inside.

Irena was good, but Vilma was more familiar to her and easier to deal with.

“Ahaha…”

The princess smiles awkwardly, unable to push away Yueli who playfully hugs her.

Irena opened her eyes wide and looked at Wilhelmina as if she was unexpected.

“Is it okay for me to come here?”

“Yes, well. Everyone is busy. Various things.”

“Hmm.”

Those are meaningful words.

As there was a lot going on, interaction between the ground team and the underground team was kept to a minimum.

Since the Academy Incident broke out, the vigilance regarding the institutional underground has loosened somewhat.

Still, one mistake can lead to irreversible problems.

But Person of Interest 1, the princess, came directly through her cafe.

“It looks like the intelligence department’s personnel have escaped.”

“That’s right.”

It was all the emperor’s fault.

With all sorts of doubts blooming in his head, the emperor, after purging the system from within, now turned his sword outside.

Hundreds of people left the system for him.

Thanks to this, the Ministry of Intelligence was suffering from a manpower shortage even more than usual.

For such an intelligence department, it was a natural result that surveillance of Wilhelmina, which had a low surveillance ranking, was neglected.

“That’s fun.”

“…”

Wilhelmina couldn’t answer.

My father, the Emperor, whom I cannot help but hate.

But there was something bitter about it falling apart like this.

A person who has done all kinds of ugly and dirty things for power, fame, and ambition can be ruined by a single threat to his life.

“That’s what life is like, yeah.”

Yueli is still hugging Wilhelmina and muttering, unable to understand the atmosphere.

She continued before Irena could even ask what she was talking about.

“Who would have thought that Valdez, the Demon King, and Urido would end up like this? Looking at the past, it would be really funny.”

“…Her.”

I thought it was nonsense, but it turned out to be surprisingly true.

The hero who saved the continent became the child and lover of the demon king he almost killed.

And they are working hard to take over the continent on the side of the demons.

Killing or taking under his command one by one the colleagues who betrayed him.

If you tell this to them at the time, they will not only call you crazy, but they will also kill you for trying to cause trouble.

“Hehe. That’s right. The future is something you don’t know what will happen.”

The same goes for Wilhelmina.

Didn’t that one time when she ran away from home with a heavy burden completely change her life?

She had felt irony while ruminating on the past several times before.

“So we, yes, live as best we can.”

“That’s a good thing. That’s why I came here…”

“Oh, wait a minute.”

Even though there is less surveillance, coming this far is a risk of its own.

Wilhelmina hastily took out her note from her arms.

“Here. Here’s what Valdez said and information about the current state of the imperial family.”

“Thank you.”

Irena, who received her note, quickly checked the contents and began to piece together the information.

These are the first words I received from Valdes after the terrorist attack.

There will be quite a few changes regarding future plans.

“Irena will be busy, so shall we have fun as we please?”

“Uh, I have to go up soon…”

“Hey, don’t do that!”

“…If it’s just for a moment, I’ll deal with you.”

‘I have to listen to Irena’s answer anyway.’

Irena grinned as she answered that way, hiding her true feelings.

“What are you doing my love Valdez~?”

“Ah… Valdez…”

Wilhelmina briefly looked away and thought briefly.

If I told her the truth that she was seeing a woman, she might get angry.

Still, it may not be to that extent anymore.

“He’s probably meeting with Natalie. She said she’s going to completely appease him today.”

“Magic tower lord? Hmm. If it’s completely appeasement…”

“Yes that’s right.”

It means revealing the secret of being the Demon Prince.

It’s quite a gamble, but the further events cannot proceed without revealing this.

It is okay to trample on the general by force, but in Natalie’s case, considering her various relationships, inclusion is essential.

“Ha, if it goes well, no, period… I’ll do it.”

“What… Haha.”

“No, well, I’m not complaining, yeah. It can’t be helped. But… Ugh, it’s been a while since I haven’t been able to do anything!”

It’s not obscene, but it’s an incomprehensible cry.

Not only Irena but also Wilhelmina had been in a relationship recently, so I felt a little itchy down there.

This too will be resolved once the work in the system is completed.

“Irena! What’s your deal?”

“For now, it’s undecided. But if the emperor’s madness doesn’t stop, or rather doesn’t decrease… One month at most. I think you’ll see the end within that.”

“It’s been a month. Whoa. Okay. Let’s work hard to get a prize later!”

Yu Eli finally got away from Wilhelmina and sat down on her chair again.

It’s not a lot, but it’s not a lot of paperwork either.

There are only two people who can do paperwork in the basement, so they have to do their best.

“Ha, I’ve had an hour to spare.”

For a while, Ueli will work hard without complaining.

Irena raised her glasses and expressed her gratitude to Wilhelmina.

“Thank you for telling me. I guess I won’t see you again for a while.”

“Maybe Yuri or someone else will come next time.”

“One month… Hehe. I feel like the end is finally in sight. Please say hello.”

“Yes!”

After receiving her note from Irena, Wilhelmina said goodbye to the two and went upstairs again.

She left the bathroom, grabbed some dessert from the counter, and walked out, but didn’t feel watched.

‘Hmm, I thought there would be at least one person though.’

As expected, not worrying about the career of running away from home and the competition for the throne was of great help.

Still, even though he was a disciple of the 4th elder, he didn’t touch me like this.

“You haven’t lost your senses, but you’re swinging your sword at random.”

This is ridiculous.

However, high-ranking nobles would hold their breath over a knife attack that was not entirely without basis.

Maybe there are some idiots who will try to use this as an opportunity.

‘It’s okay as long as we’re safe.’

Shrugging her shoulders, the princess moved towards her magic tower with her light steps.

To the place where everyone, including Valdez, Natalie, Adele, and Theresia, would be.