The Demon Prince goes to the Academy - Chapter 453

Chapter 453

The throne of the Edina Archipelago was stolen.

so easy.

A ruffian who suddenly appeared makes the king stand up, and he is not recognized as the master just because he sits down.

But I’m the devil

Everyone felt fear of me because I stood with the heavy name of the Demon King, not just a strong scoundrel.

Those who didn’t want to find out that I was the Demon King came to know that I was the Demon King.

So even if the whole world knew I was the Demon King, it didn’t matter anymore, and I was willing to take advantage of the fear that came from my name.

Fear is a very powerful means of domination.

“As you have seen today, warp gates on all continents have been transformed to summon monsters from another world. In other words, it means that the current catastrophe is not this archipelago, but a global catastrophe that encompasses the entire continent.”

“So the anomaly that occurred in Razak also occurred on another island in the archipelago, Saint Louis Port Ramz Greenwindle.”

“Currently, my subordinates are suppressing the phenomena occurring in that place.”

“The Edina Archipelago will suffer some damage, but since it is far from the continent, it will end by destroying warp gates throughout the archipelago.”

“The reason I insist on saying that I am the savior of the Edina Islands, which would have perished if left alone, is because I want to tell you that my rule will be quite lenient and compassionate.”

“Obey. You will find stability and peace.”

“In the short term, I will focus on stabilizing the chaotic Edina Islands, and in the long term, I will advance to the monster-infested continent.”

“I will give you one day.”

“Even if you disobey, I won’t kill you.”

“Those who will not obey me, let go.”

“I will allow you to live as an ordinary person in the archipelago. You can escape my rule and go to the continent, but as soon as you cross the long sea and reach the continent, you will find that there is no other land for you to set foot on except these ten islands.”

Going out to the continent now that the entire continent is in chaos had no choice but to say that he wanted to die.

However, they may judge that my words are outright lies. Because you might think that the demon king might be saying this just to scare you.

It is a personal choice whether to believe in me or not, to obey or not to obey.

I had no intention of forcing it.

I don’t know if they’ll accept me, but I had a lot to tell them to do.

“There has been confusion and it is fearful, but at this point, all the incidents in Razak have been completed. There is no need to be frightened, so we start working right away.”

Even though the chaos has calmed down, there are still dead bodies on the streets. We need to focus on getting the exact number of casualties as well as the burnt house and stabilizing Razak.

“All available troops, as of the current time, collect the bodies and grasp the exact status of the damage. In addition, the current situation of relief supplies, including food stored in the castle, is immediately identified and reported to me.”

Everyone seemed to be taken aback by the first mission instructions that weren’t too demonic.

What does it mean to be demonic?

As soon as he first sat on the throne, he said he would offer a blood sacrifice, and even a human sacrifice, would it be worthy of a demon king?

No matter what demon king they expect, I will be very different from the demon king they think.

They were still bewildered, not knowing what I had ordered them to do.

“Don’t you move quickly? If it’s going to go off, go off, listen to the words, and if you’re going to eat it, move quickly, you bastards! Do you know if you have time left?”

In the end, it was the same everywhere that you had to shout to find out what you were talking about.

The soldiers left the castle at my command and began to deal with the damage in Razak.

I don’t know if they’ll do what I asked them to do, but it’s the first day after all.

The vassals withdrew, telling them to do what they had to do.

* * *

Deep night.

One by one, they returned to Lazark.

As I instructed, everyone arrived at the Royal Palace of Edina.

Liana even brought the Duchess of Grantz, who had been hiding from the Angel Capital.

Everyone must have seen a terrible sight, but now this situation seemed to make more sense.

Until I left Razak and went to another island, I had just arrived in Razak, but now I was sitting on the throne in the throne room of the royal palace of that country.

“… … What happened?”

“You said you would occupy the Edina Islands.”

I just said that to Olivia.

We have a lot to share and we need to discuss what to do next.

Both Liana and Harriet seemed mentally abnormal, probably because they had seen the terrible sight. Not to mention Elerith.

Leruen and Galarche weren’t quite like that, but their expressions were very serious.

“Becoming king in one day… … . Was it that easy?”

Lruen was lost.

“It was easier than I thought because the situation was the situation. Anyway, did everyone solve the situation well?”

“The damage was great, but we were done destroying the gate and annihilating the monster.”

It succeeded in suppressing the chaos in the four main ports of the Edina Archipelago.

“Local administrations will take care of the damage, but since this happened, something like a riot could happen… … .”

“People who have lost their way… … . so many… … . How do those people… … .”

said Harriet with a melancholy expression.

“We have to start by investigating the damage situation at each port. How many people lost their homes, how many orphans. I wonder if there are enough alms to give them.”

It’s been a pain in the ass from the start.

“Since the situation is like this, intercontinental trade will not be possible at all. It’s also because I came all this far to keep the Empire from knowing where I settled. The Edina Archipelago has to somehow support itself from now on.”

He became king to somehow deal with the gate incident, but the country is in a crisis situation from the beginning. The royal family of Edina will rather thank the demon king for taking this troublesome task into her own hands in the future.

we talked a lot

I had to explain step by step to Airi, who didn’t know anything about what had happened so far.

And what to do next.

What are you going to start with?

About how to take responsibility as a replacement king for those whose lives were destroyed.

It was all new and things we never imagined we would be doing until this morning.

we had to

* * *

It was probably the longest day of all my life and I haven’t even finished it yet.

The royal palace was occupied, but the royal family who had ruled the Edina Islands so far lived in this castle.

It was an extortion without a justification, but I am the Demon King.

Just as people interpreted my actions arbitrarily, thinking that I had evil intentions because I was the Demon King, I have no intention of securing justification for my rule by citing justifications.

I’m going to let people think that I’m doing this because I’m the Demon King.

The royal family will not be ousted overnight. Because they also have to absorb information about the archipelago they know and the intellectual basis of governance.

I climbed the spire of the palace and was looking at the night scenery of Razak spreading down the cliff.

The port city where the gate crisis was over was quiet. In the distance, I could see soldiers carrying torches collecting bodies following my instructions.

There was still smoke rising, and the cries of children who had lost their parents seemed to be heard as hallucinations.

Is this all my fault?

From the spire I could see the horizon of the sea beyond the harbor.

On the continent beyond the sea, people were still dying.

This was the fate I had to face.

All of the temples who are not here will probably be gradually put into battle as the general mobilization order is issued.

Someone will die, and since the gate incident happened earlier than expected, someone in my class might die.

In the end, even in this situation that has arisen because of me, I am trying to start something in this remote archipelago at the southernmost point of the continent in order to do something.

Could this be the way to save someone?

Or maybe it’s just plotting the start of another war.

– Aaaaaang!

Cries that should not be heard seemed to be heard among the city lights.

-It

seemed that I could hear the sound of the waves of the sea that I shouldn’t have heard.

“Hey what are you doing?”

I turned my head at the sound I heard from behind, and there was Liana de Granz.

Even if I became the king, are we still friends?

It was funny that I thought of myself as a king after sitting on the throne for less than a day.

Riana stands next to me, arms crossed, looking down at the landscape of Razak.

Liana de Granz.

Magic is also important, but Liana’s lightning ability was very helpful in suppressing the gate avalanche.

And it helped a lot when I escaped.

“Since when did you know?”

Liana knew that the murder of Duke Grantz was not my fault.

that’s why you saved me

“Not long ago. Mom told me.”

“… … okay?”

“I thought my dad said a lot of strange things, but a revolution. I never thought you would do something so bizarre.”

Liana smiled and looked down at Razak. Strictly speaking, it had nothing to do with Liana knowing the truth and saving me.

But Liana tried to save me and she did.

It means that they had other intentions besides saving me.

“You want to destroy the empire?”

“… … .”

At my words, Liana was silent.

“I thought you could do that.”

It might have been to save a friend, but there must have been an intention to save the demon king.

Liana knew that Duke Grantz’s death was a plot by the Empire, and that’s why she must have been harboring a vengeance against the Empire.

It made me feel anew how great Liana’s vengeful spirit was for not immediately attacking Bertus, Charlotte, or Tana.

It must be a vengeance that cannot be satisfied by killing a few members of the royal family.

A desire for vengeance that could not be satisfied unless the empire collapsed.

I couldn’t fathom how deep and dark the vengeance lay beneath Liana’s calm expression.

Is it similar to the despair I feel or is it a deeper emotion?

Just like Harriet gave up being the Grand Duchess and stood by my side.

Liana gave up being the daughter of the duke and stood by my side.

Of course, at this moment when the world is reeling, how meaningful would that be?

“Looking at it, you don’t seem to be interested in that kind of thing.”

“yes.”

I said I did all this to protect humans, and I am still working for it.

It seemed plausible that the demon king would share his revenge, but in reality, it would not have been so.

I don’t want war and I don’t want the empire to collapse.

But Liana stretched out and put her arm around my shoulder.

“by the way. Didn’t the situation become a mess because you wanted to do this?”

“… … yes.”

My existence itself was already ruined, and by the time I realized that, much was already too late.

In the original story, the gate incident caused by Valie was caused by the hands of Elleris this time.

It happened because I didn’t want it to happen.

It felt like being the protagonist of an old oracle.

“So it seems like everything you don’t want to happen somehow happens?”

“… … Are you talkative?”

“Because you don’t want the empire to fall, isn’t it somehow the empire is also shattered disastrously? Because of you.”

Liana giggles and laughs.

It was such a word that I didn’t even get angry because the malice was too much.

“therefore. Even if you don’t want a war, if you have to go to war with the empire, I’m saying I’ll lend a helping hand.”

I hoped for the peace and stability of mankind, but the Gate incident happened because of me.

Still, I hope for the peace and stability of mankind, but the empire may fall because of me.

Because somehow the world seems to be broken in that way.

Liana seemed to think that if she was by my side, there would always be an opportunity for revenge. Liana still has her arm around my neck, looking at the view of Razak.

“Hey then I… … . Aren’t they the Four Heavenly Kings?”

Liana’s words made me gasp.

Four Heavenly Kings?

Why is he thinking about this?

“I’m making you the Four Heavenly Kings, right?”

Liana looks at me with twinkling eyes.

let me

You don’t think this is some kind of neighborhood alleymaster game, do you?

“uh… … . what… … . If you do, you sleep alone, so how are you the Four Heavenly Kings?”

“Find the other three. Let’s say vampires are like this… … . Harriet and Olivia with her older sister… … . that before? pink hair? Isn’t it four if we do this?”

Are you dizzy? Really?

After talking about revenge, why did the topic suddenly move to this side?

“That sounds plausible. Magic, paladin, psychic, I don’t know what that pink hair is, but it’s four.”

Airi Lianna Harriet Olivia.

Even though I didn’t say anything, Liana seemed to have drawn a blueprint for the Four Heavenly Kings in her head.

Didn’t I say anything?

“Hey Demon King, please make my nickname feel a bit more emotional. ok?”

-Chuck

Liana pokes me in the side with her arm around my neck.

“You are a jerk.”

At my words, Liana giggled and loosened her arms around my neck.

If you think about it, it must be really easy.

Since it’s lightning, anyway, it’s roughly… … .

Fuck why am I even thinking about this?

“Anyway, you must have suffered greatly. When he ran away earlier, he looked at me and saw that his face went white.”

I couldn’t clear up Liana’s misunderstanding, so when I ran into her while running away, I thought it was all over.

In reality, it was quite the opposite.

“great job. How did you hold back from wanting to make excuses?”

“If you make excuses for that, the problem will be bigger.”

“therefore.”

Liana clicked her tongue.

“How have you been patient until now?”

Building relationships with people without revealing their identity.

I endured it through guilt and pressure.

As if it was amazing that I had endured so far, Liana stroked my hair.

“Are you going to keep yelling at me?”

Talking to this guy somehow made me feel like I was going back to the days of the Temple, which I could never go back to.

It felt good too.

It was a terribly painful and sad feeling.

“Anyway, I’m going. I want to rest I’m tired. I’m going to die.”

As if it was a very long day, Liana stretches herself and tries to go back.

“Cliffman.”

After that, I had to ask, but I couldn’t bear it and asked.

“… … .”

“Are you okay?”

“Are you okay?”

Liana’s voice was quiet as she answered.

“just. anything.”

“I didn’t say anything. To that bastard.”

I remember that we promised to take revenge on the demon king together.

After learning the truth, Liana said nothing to Cliffman.

Was it because he knew that the empire was a bigger enemy than the devil and couldn’t share it?

Riana arranged an affair with Harriet, but said nothing to Cliffman.

That’s why Cliffman will remember Liana as a traitor to the Empire and humanity.

Like I’ll build up a misunderstanding.

Liana will also accumulate misunderstandings.

I was wondering if that was okay.

Because when those misunderstandings pile up and explode, I feel so terrible that I want to die.

“It should be fine.”

Liana said that and went down.

Liana didn’t say anything to Cliffman because she was planning to deal with an enemy that was too big.

Liana and Harriet Olivia will be remembered as traitors to the Empire and humanity.

Because of that, everyone has to handle something and I have to be able to handle what they should be able to handle.

Because I am their king. Because they chose me.

I have to become a being who can protect those who choose me.