Volume 2 Chapter 7-2 The Dismissed Aide and the Foolish Four Heavenly Kings 2 [Iliga II]
'Speak up, then.'
"W-Well, um... you see..."
No matter how he tried to dress it up, there was no escaping the truth.
The fact was, he had killed Vivre.
...There was no choice; this was how it had to be.
"Y-You see, it was actually my subordinate, Tzuqaine! When Vivre was fired, she... well, she KILLED HER!"
Shifting the blame away from himself and onto someone else.
If the truth was that he had killed her, then he had no choice but to say this, to evade responsibility.
'What... she KILLED HER...?'
"Y-Yes, that's correct! The murder of Vivre was solely my subordinate's decision! I had absolutely NO involvement in it!"
Thankfully, the Demon King hadn't witnessed the murder.
So, like a lizard shedding its tail, it was best to cut off Tzuqaine.
"That foolish subordinate destroyed the Demon King's precious secret weapon without even knowing! I gave her NO ORDERS! The blame lies ENTIRELY with her!"
As for the Demon King...
'I see. Well, that's fine.'
"H-Huh...? It's fine...?"
'Indeed. That weapon won't shatter so easily. Plus, I've set up a spell to notify me if it's damaged.'
"I-I see..."
While he felt a wave of relief wash over him, he was still astonished that Vivre had survived the magic cast by the Demon King's Four Heavenly Kings, Iliga.
Back then, he hadn't held back at all.
He had been intent on killing her.
And yet here she was, alive...
It was no lie that Vivre was a secret weapon.
'Iliga, FIND VIVRE IMMEDIATELY and bring her back. BEFORE she falls into enemy hands.'
"Y-Yes...! Understood! I will DEFINITELY bring Vivre back!"
Bowing low, Iliga raised his voice.
'...If, by any chance, Vivre were to fall into the hands of the HERO... do you understand what would happen?'
The Demon King's presence radiated not just anger, but a definite intent to kill.
A final weapon constructed in preparation for the Super Hero.
If it were to fall into the hands of the Hero himself, the Demon King would suffer an even greater blow.
"I KNOW IT WELL! I'll take personal responsibility to ensure the Hero NEVER lays a hand on it!"
'That's OBVIOUS, you TRASH. Why must I SPELL EVERYTHING OUT for you? Keeping a demon with zero magic power around must have a reason... Seriously, I can't stand these idiotic young devils these days.'
After spewing his venom, the Demon King abruptly ended the communication.
"...Damn it!"
Iliga strode out of the room, heading straight for Tzuqaine.
"Tzuqaine!"
"Ah, Sir Iliga. Is something wrong?"
Grabbing her by the collar, Iliga snapped,
"GET VIVRE BACK HERE, NOW!"
"B-But... that woman... with your magic..."
"SHE'S STILL ALIVE! Just FIND HER ALREADY! Gather everyone who can use tracking magic!"
"Y-Yes..."
Tzuqaine quickly assembled those skilled in tracking magic.
He also dispatched flying subordinates to search for Vivre from the skies.
"WE FOUND HER!"
"WHERE? WHERE IS SHE?"
"In the Human realm... the country of Gaetaniga. She's in their Royal Capital."
Nodding firmly, Iliga said,
"Good. MOBILIZE THE ARMY. We're ATTACKING the Royal Capital IMMEDIATELY."
"Wh-What? That's so sudden..."
"SILENCE! IT'S DECIDED! Assemble the troops and DESTROY the Royal Capital. BRING BACK VIVRE."
Simply returning Vivre wouldn't satisfy the Demon King.
A gift was needed.
Crushing the Human Royal Capital would surely ease his anger somewhat.
"B-But the Royal Capital... won't there be a HERO there?"
"Hmph... Unlike in ancient times, today's Hero Party is just a bunch of trash collected by humans. NO PROBLEM."
...What Iliga didn't know was that the country he was about to attack housed the strongest Hero in human history.
"We'll RAZE the Royal Capital to the ground. If possible, I want to WIPE OUT the entire Human nation. And of course, we'll RECLAIM VIVRE."
"Uh, huh... But wouldn't that require a significant number of troops? Wouldn't that leave the North Wall vulnerable?"
"It DOESN'T MATTER. For a long time, NO HUMAN has ever reached this North Wall. Even if we leave it unattended for a while, there's ABSOLUTELY NO ONE who will dare to come here."
Between the North Wall and the Human world lies a forest called [Abyss Wood].
It's a forest teeming with powerful monsters.
Most Humans, even Heroes, perish within this forest.
"But... what if someone manages to breach Abyss Wood and attack the North Wall during this opportunity..."
"SHUT UP! BE QUIET! This is a FINAL DECISION! Don't TELL ME WHAT TO DO!"
"Y-Yes, my lord... Then, I shall gather the troops and advance on the Human world."
...Iliga doesn't know.
He doesn't know that this is a carefully orchestrated trap.
He doesn't know that EVERYTHING is being manipulated by the hand of Act Age...
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