The Demon Prince goes to the Academy - Chapter 348

Chapter 348

She doesn’t have the ability to charm, which is a characteristic of a succubus, but Airi manages a bar and manages to seduce local influential people as if she doesn’t need that kind of thing.

So, it was that stage that was important. Airi said that from now on, there will be no difficulties.

It is to deceive and trick people who have already won their hearts and eat their livers.

How will he handle the ill will of the people he will receive after all of this is over? Are there any measures already in place?

Just as I take my own risks, Airi was willing to take risks on her own even if I didn’t want to.

“Wait a minute, to Bali.”

Airi smiles at me.

“Because the day I will dedicate the Edina Archipelago to you is not far away.”

Going beyond the monopoly of trade rights, they eventually want to swallow the entire Edina Archipelago.

Even when I first met the succubus captives, I wanted them to live peacefully.

When I said things like seizing the empire’s money, I just thought that if there was a purpose in life like that, it would be okay to have such a dream.

However, seeing Airi’s actions, it did not occur to her that achieving that goal would be impossible.

“My opinion is the same. Please refrain from doing anything too risky.”

“okay. Thank you for your concern.”

Originally, the two of us would have been enemies, but after being saved by me, Airi changed her attitude toward me. In the first place, I didn’t know what kind of past I had with Airi, so I didn’t think much of it.

In the process of checking how Airi was doing on the Edina Archipelago, I learned some very strange things.

If Airi succeeds in the Edina Archipelago, this side will eventually have its own use later. I don’t know right now what its usefulness will be.

“Anyway, I came here because I was curious.”

And now I was able to get to the point.

“Are you curious?”

“I’ll be going back to the Devil Castle soon, but I want to know what’s there.”

“… … To the Demon King?”

“uh.”

“If it were there, the Imperial Army would still be there. Even if you’re disguised as a human… … .”

“I’m going with permission from the imperial family, so there’s no problem with that part.”

“Oh, I see. But what are you going to ask me… … . That’s right, you lost your memory… … .”

Airi seemed to have a rough idea of what I wanted to find when I went back there.

“There is a golden region in the castle where only the royal family was allowed to enter. But humans must have searched all over the place. It should be assumed that nothing useful remains… … .”

Charlotte and Saviolin Tana are trying to go to the Devil’s Castle in the hope that they will vaguely know something.

But I want to find out if there is anything left in the castle, even if it has nothing to do with saving Charlotte.

There must be people who still remain in the castle for the purpose of robbery or research, so even if I take the form of Reinhardt, it won’t be a place I can visit anytime.

The opportunity is now.

According to Airi, there is a forbidden area that only royalty can enter.

But wasn’t there a physical barrier built there? If it is judged that it has already been stolen, there will be nothing to be gained there. Airi narrowed her eyebrows and was lost in thought.

“I don’t know either. However, there are definitely places in the castle where only the devil can enter. Of course, it must be thoroughly sealed so that no one can come in and out… … . It’s definitely possible that humans haven’t found it yet.”

Airi said that she didn’t know, but that there would be.

“How do you know a place like that exists?”

“… … The previous demon king used to take you to somewhere in the demon castle.”

Airi had no choice but to know about the memories of Balie, which I did not have, and about the events in the castle.

“I don’t know where it is, but when I asked my mother, she didn’t answer at all as if it was a secret. You seemed to know something.”

“Are there any secret rooms of that kind?”

“Perhaps. I don’t know what kind of place it is.”

The place where the previous demon king used to take Valie from time to time.

Airi’s mother, who was the Four Heavenly Kings, knew something, but didn’t tell Airi.

It’s possible that humans have already found the place, but it’s also possible that they haven’t.

The secret space of the Demon King’s Castle, where the previous Demon King sometimes visited with his son.

There will be something there.

i have to know that

* * *

The brief reunion with Airi ended with that.

“I can go in a few days.”

Airi looked at me quietly as if she was going to leave immediately.

“Sorry I don’t have time.”

“… … I see,

Airi carefully lowered her eyes.

Originally, Balie was an incompetent scumbag who believed in her father’s authority and trembled.

Now that the Demon World has been annihilated, we are the last remaining royal family of the fallen kingdom.

Airi approached me and held my hands gently.

“You have to be safe. to Bali.”

I felt a certain sense of incongruity because of the strange feeling I felt when I met that gaze.

Do you feel that the race itself, the succubus queen, is easy to fall in love with?

no.

That’s not it.

I’m not Balie, but it felt strange, like Balie was reacting.

Although Balie was bullied by Airi, she somehow instinctively knows about it.

A bizarre certainty that Balie would have liked Airi.

The strange feeling I felt just by looking into Airi’s eyes gave me that certainty.

According to the original history, Airi would have been enslaved by the empire, and Balie would have died wandering the wilderness.

Of course I’m not Balier.

I am not fascinated by the race of succubus.

so.

“You shouldn’t overdo it either.”

“huh.”

I only brought out my regards to Airi out of a sense of fellowship.

* * *

Just as he went to the Edina Islands in an instant, returning was just as quick.

Lucinil said that if he was going to the Devil Castle, he could watch over me from nearby, but I declined.

The vicinity of the Devil’s Castle is already occupied by human forces, and Saviolin Tana is the companion. There was a possibility that something strange would happen if she and Lucinil ran into each other.

So Lucinil decided it was better to remain on the ecliptic and help Sarkegar with his mission.

There is a secret space in Mawang Castle.

But neither Airi nor I know where that place is.

And if you find the place, you have to go there avoiding the eyes of others, but there is no proper plan yet for what to do about it.

Fortunately, Charlotte’s condition did not worsen before leaving for the Devil’s Castle.

Saviolin Tana secretly called me from the Royal Class Dormitory.

time is night. Outside the Royal Class Dormitory, Saviolin Tana and I were facing each other in a dimly lit room.

“His Majesty gave permission. Departure in two days.”

“yes.”

When I answered calmly, Saviolin Tana suddenly grabbed my shoulder.

She looks into my eyes with a serious expression.

“Reinhardt, out of my greed, I asked you to come with me, but you don’t seem to be properly aware of the danger of this.”

“… … Is it dangerous?”

“Yes, Her Highness, the princess, is very negative about you going with her.”

Charlotte said thank you, but also said she didn’t have to come because it was dangerous.

So you’ve been thinking about it for days?

Is it that there might be a threat to the castle that has not yet been properly grasped?

Is Charlotte negative about going with me because I took too many risks?

“If the demon castle is dangerous… … .”

“No, that is not the problem.”

She shook her head as if I had no context at all.

“I am not interested in politics and I shouldn’t be, but I am basically in a position where I don’t have to get involved with such political issues. This is not self-praise, it is literally true.”

The continent’s strongest knight.

Thanks to the influence and authority that alone has, she can live a life independent of politics.

but i’m not

That’s what I know.

The weak living in the middle of politics cannot be neutral. That, too, is possible only after the power or influence is secured.

When I heard that it was politics, not physical danger, I knew what Saviolin Tanna was talking about.

“About Bertus… … . Are you talking?”

“okay.”

Bertus and Charlotte.

I had somewhat forgotten about the matter between the two. Charlotte values me, and it’s been a while since Bertus hasn’t tried to do anything against me.

“There are countless people in the castle of demons. And it’s not something that can be hidden that Her Highness and I are going there ourselves. So if you go with us, that fact will be known someday.”

“… … .”

If you go to the castle with Charlotte, Bertus will find out about it someday.

Bertus finds out that I’m definitely on Charlotte’s side.

“You have already received the imperial crest. His Highness will soon find out that you are the owner of Tiamata.”

And even about Tuan’s champion.

The fact that Ellen and I received the imperial coat of arms together was not information that Bertus could miss.

It is certain that the importance of people has increased, and of course, I am on Charlotte’s side.

Then, just by going to the Demon Castle, it means that I have no choice but to make Bertus a certain enemy in the future.

Saviolin Tana is not ignorant of politics, just not entangled in politics.

So it seemed that he was trying to warn me, thinking I was unaware of the real danger of this.

“This is the last one, Reinhardt. It’s strange to say this after I asked for it. If it is judged to be excessively dangerous, it is okay not to come. Because His Highness wants that too.”

Charlotte doesn’t seem to want to put me in danger anymore.

If I go to the Demon Castle with Charlotte, I will have Bertus as my enemy in the future.

But what will happen if you stay like this?

Anyway, it is known that I am the champion of Tuan.

I need to know what’s left of the demon castle as well as Charlotte’s treatment.

And I know that Saviolin Tanna and Charlotte’s worries are groundless.

The imperial crest given to me.

That in itself already says it all.

“I don’t think Bertus is stupid enough to tamper with Tuan’s champion.”

“… … .”

Treated like royalty?

no more than that

Ellen and I are more important to mankind than the prince and princess or the emperor himself at this point.

In such a state, if you try to kill me or harm me just because I am on Charlotte’s side, you will be met with a backlash from the angry emperor.

Me and Ellen are consumables to fight against the demon lord, but we have no choice but to be treated as the most important on the continent until we become consumables.

Lagann Artorius would never have used his political advantage, but I will not.

Bertus will not touch me.

Unless it’s at the level where my identity is revealed, they can never touch me.

“Then I will go.”

However, the moment Bertus becomes an enemy, can my identity not be revealed?

I don’t know.

“… … Yes, I will tell Her Highness that.”

I know my fate is coming and I cannot hide my identity forever.

* * *

Champion of Tuan.

It will protect me in every situation and situation.

I raised the sense of crisis in humanity by revealing the remaining forces of the Demon Realm, and through the fact that I was the champion of Tuan, I prepared a political basis to protect myself.

If you look at the face of it, pretending to be the savior in the crisis I promoted and solidifying your position, it is a very vicious act.

In the end, Elerith’s words that Tiamata would have greater political uses were true.

The day we decided to depart for the Demon King.

“It’s really okay. It won’t be long, and even if you don’t have to… … .”

Charlotte blurted out her words with a melancholy expression. I am grateful, but Charlotte has always been apologetic in that she always takes something from me and never gives me any help.

Even this time, no matter how strong the political position is, it is a very big risk.

So even on the day of departure, there was a glimpse of the wind that I did not want to go with them.

“I really believe in hearing that from the guy who came to me in pajamas and cried and cried and clung to me when something happened.”

“What?!”

Charlotte looked bewildered at my sudden speech. Saviolin Tana, who was ready to start by the side, also looked dumbfounded.

“It’s no use trying to call out when things really happen. So, let’s just go quietly together.”

“What are you talking about?!”

Charlotte’s face turned red and she started pointing wildly.

“Yeah, I’d rather be angry like this.”

“… … what?”

I’m sorry, I’m more distressed to see Charlotte looking like she’s about to die.

“That makes me feel better.”

Charlotte stared at me blankly, her lips quivering, and she finally screamed.

“… … You really are a strange guy who appreciates people, doesn’t appreciate them, and then appreciates them again!”

Charlotte sprinted ahead, and Saviolin Tana sighed as she looked at me.

“You are the one who casually says that you will be arrested for blasphemy, but I am getting used to you acting like that.”

Normally, he would have to step forward, saying that it was safe and stern, but since I was like this, he was just embarrassed and didn’t step forward.

Saviolin Tana seemed to find it odd that she was getting used to what I was doing.