Volume 2 Chapter 7 The Dismissed Aide and the Foolish Four Heavenly Kings 3 [Iliga II]
Thanks to Guildmaster Act, the defective demon Vivre evolved into a MONSTROUS EVIL DRAGON.
Meanwhile,
in the FAR NORTH of the Demon King's territory,
at the [NORTH WALL], a fortress guarding the boundary with the human world.
One of the Demon King's Heavenly Kings, Iliga, knelt before a GRAND MIRROR.
"Did you call for me, Demon King?"
Reflected in the MAGICAL MIRROR was a figure cloaked entirely in BLACK.
This was none other than the leader of the monsters aiming to conquer and annihilate the humans... the DEMON KING himself.
'Iliga. I summoned you today for ONE reason only: to confirm the accuracy of the information from my aide.'
"Your aide..."
A fleeting image of the aide crossed his mind.
Tch...! A sharp CLICK OF THE TONGUE escaped his lips.
It was because the aide whom the Demon King trusted was the very person Iliga despised the most.
"What kind of information are we discussing?"
'I've heard you DISMISSED VIVRE. Is it true?'
Vivre.
Just days ago, she had been serving as an aide but was nothing more than a defective demon.
Why, of all people, was her name coming from the mouth of the Demon King?
Although he couldn't understand why, he had to answer the question posed to him.
"Yes, that's correct. I threw that useless incompetent out from the North Wall."
'......'
"Because that woman, despite being a demon, doesn't possess any magical power. I deemed her unworthy of this nation under your rule, so I dismissed her."
Iliga belatedly realized that the atmosphere around the Demon King had SHIFTED.
'You... FOOLISH IMBECILEEE!'
With the Demon King's FURIOUS BELLOW, a MASSIVE SURGE OF MAGICAL ENERGY erupted.
Even through the mirror, it felt as though the energy was striking him directly.
And yet, he was blown backward, crashing painfully into the wall.
"Ugh... W-why, Demon King... are you so angry?"
'Because you DISMISSED VIVRE! You absolute fool!'
"Wha──!? You're talking about Vivre...? But why are you so enraged just because I kicked that woman out...?"
I couldn't comprehend the reason behind his anger at all.
Vivre was just a demon.
And a weak one at that, with no magic power.
She couldn't possibly be someone the Demon King would care about.
'That's the SECRET WEAPON, the EVIL DRAGON VIVRE, that I had stationed at the North Wall for dealing with Heroes!'
"W-what...? A Secret Weapon...? A evil dragon...? A-are you joking?"
'You dare call my words a lie!?'
"N-no, I... I didn't mean it that way...!"
But I still couldn't accept it.
That kind of defective thing, a Secret Weapon...?
But the Demon King's anger was beyond abnormal.
Could it be that it was really a Secret Weapon...?
'The prophecy passed down through my clan spoke of a Great Hero surpassing the Hero, and to prepare for that, I secretly had the Great Sage create the ultimate weapon against Great Heroes: the EVIL DRAGON VIVRE. That woman had the power of a demon sealed within her.'
"I-I see... But why didn't you tell me such an important thing?"
'What are you saying to me? Are you defying me!?'
Magic energy crackled around the Demon King.
He was about to obliterate me from afar with his immense power.
"Never! I just... If I had known, I wouldn't have kicked her out..."
'I told you it was a SECRET WEAPON! Don't you understand? If it fell into the enemy's hands, what if they turned on us? My army could suffer unimaginable losses!'
Iliga thought about it.
He understood. The North Wall was the border between the human world and theirs.
So if the Heroes came, they would enter through this northern fortress.
If they were to be attacked by Vivre before they could breach the fortress, it would make sense... It all fit together.
...But still, as the fortress commander and one of the Four Heavenly Kings, why didn't the Demon King inform me of such a crucial secret?
At least a heads-up would have been nice.
If he's being honest, the Demon King was also responsible for not telling him.
But here he is, stuck with all the blame heaped on him... and not even a word of thanks to show for it.
Iliga was absolutely fuming.
'Retrieve that woman at once! Right this instant!'
"Y-Yes, sir... b-but, uh..."
Ugh... his anger's starting to simmer down.
Too late... he has already realized it.
'Hm? What's that supposed to mean?'
"Oh, it's nothing... just, uh..."
When he fired Vivre... he ended up killing her with his ice magic.
There's no way he can say it.
He has gone and destroyed the Demon King's SECRET WEAPON all on his own...
'What? Are you hiding something from me?'
"N-No...! Ah, that's..."
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