The Demon Prince goes to the Academy - Chapter 456

Chapter 456

The day after the occupation of the Edina Archipelago.

I thought that almost half of the vassals and soldiers would run away.

What was very surprising was the fact that there were less than 10 people who rejected me and disappeared.

The country was stolen by the demon king.

For Edina royals, that would be deprivation.

However, for retainers, soldiers, and citizens, it would have a different meaning.

The weak royal family disappeared and an absolute ruler called the Demon King took his place.

And this is an island.

There is nowhere to go even if you run away. Going out to the continent by sailing the sea is possible only for the experienced captain and sailors.

So, rather than being afraid of the new demon king but rejecting it, there was no other option than to remain in the hope that he would not be as fearful as the public perception.

That’s why most of the royal vassals and troops had almost no deserters. If so, where did those who disappeared go? I was rather curious about that.

In front of me sitting on the throne, the employee of the Royal Management Office, who was in charge of repairing the damage, trembled and started talking.

Several houses of protection were destroyed, several people died, how many people lost their homes as a result, and there was talk of relief supplies in the city.

To be honest, I didn’t get it right.

I am weak with numbers.

As those countless deaths were replaced by numbers, I found the arrangement of those numbers more complicated than sad.

“So, is it possible to provide enough relief goods to refugees?”

“If we start supplying relief supplies right away, we will be able to survive, but there are not enough facilities to accommodate refugees. Because the season is good, they won’t freeze to death… … . Winter won’t come until the massive renovation work is over… … . It is an unknown situation.”

Edina Kingdom’s vassals and soldiers, as well as my own people, were present in this place.

Harriet and Airi were standing on either side of me, and Elleris was behind me, except for Galarche and Lruen, who were away.

Liana said she didn’t know about running the state and was sleeping, and Olivia said she didn’t like helping people, but she was on her way to downtown Razak to treat the injured, as if she’d do it because I wanted it.

“How many refugees are there?”

“About eight thousand.”

eight thousand people.

Eight thousand people who have no place to stay. However, the person in charge reported that more than 45,000 people actually needed help, five times that number.

It seems like a large number, but if we had been a little later, the eight thousand who had lost their place to live could have turned into forty-five thousand.

“I think we should set up a large-scale refugee camp outside the city… … .”

The vassals’ expressions darkened.

I know it’s something I have to do, but is it really that easy?

It’s too far to think of just feeding and sleeping 8,000 people.

Even if you rob all of the royal property to feed it, there is a limit in the end.

I don’t know whether they believe it or not, but I can’t do intercontinental trade. Therefore, it is impossible to import materials and food.

and construction period.

If the refugees cannot be provided with warm beds before winter arrives, they will all freeze to death.

food house.

Food, clothing, and shelter is a problem for individuals as well, but as the scale grows, it inevitably becomes a headache.

“How did the Elleris house-making magic go?”

“I think I need to work on it a little more, but… … . We can probably get a draft in two days.”

I could see everyone being taken aback by my conversation with Elerith on the throne.

house magic.

To begin with, being a wizard is an extremely rare resource.

Since it was a temple, there were so many aspiring wizards that they were run over by their feet.

So, even if magic can solve problems in the southernmost tip of the continent, magicians are extremely rare and their level is obvious, so it is impossible to do anything with magic.

Since Temple has collected talented people picked and picked from the continent, it is inevitable that everything will feel common.

It is very difficult to enjoy the benefits of magic here, just as the person who was the commander of the knights or the captain of the guard was overpowered with a single stroke of my sword.

“Even if you build a house, you need materials first. How do you get enough of that?”

“There were a lot of trees. It can be cut down and used, and even if there is none, you can make up for the wood with magic that interferes with the natural world, so I don’t think you need to worry about that part.”

“Manpower?”

“I think I can do it on my own.”

The expression on the faces of the retainers all begin to grow disconcerting at the wizard’s remark that he will make a temporary house alone to accommodate the 8,000 refugees who are needed right away.

The problems that the royal vassals struggle with are solved by a single magician.

First of all, I have three Lord Vampires. All of them have already reached the level of archmages.

And to my right is Harriet, who can use magic that even they couldn’t imagine.

Magic can be the answer to most problems.

However, it is only important that there are extremely few people who benefit from magic.

And it’s even rarer to benefit from archmages who can do this.

In less than a week, they will know that my reign is bound to be a blessing to the people of the archipelago.

“What are you playing with?”

I laugh at the dumbfounded vassals.

“I am the Demon King.”

I started to rule them with fear, but I have no intention of inciting fear on purpose.

Because there’s no reason why

“No matter what you imagine, you will see more.”

in several senses.

* * *

I decided to do what I could.

Of course, there is no such thing as a grandiose goal of creating a very fair, perfect, and citizens-friendly country.

I will form a country where I can do what I want to do, a country where I can do what I want to do.

As a result, I wish people peace and well-being, but the fact that I am a dictator never changes.

If necessary, I will conscript troops, take the property of citizens, and if necessary, I will make them act at my command.

The first thing I did was occupy the Edina Islands.

The gate debacle was initially settled, but emergency measures for the four affected ports must take precedence.

And the next step is done at the same time.

I chose the Edina Archipelago as a base because it is a place that is not affected by the gate crisis on the continent as long as you defeat the four gates here.

Countless cities will be destroyed, people will perish, and much of the land will be left uninhabited by monsters.

There are also countless towns and cities without gates.

They take extra damage as the monsters in the gate spread.

It is difficult to keep such places. The monsters will keep pouring in and my forces will be replenished soon but are limited.

So, the next goal is to rescue people from the continent and move them to the Edina Archipelago.

You have to rescue the survivors who survived cities, villages, and monsters that are about to collapse at any time, and relocate people to the Edina Archipelago, which is free from the effects of the Gate Avalanche.

The warp gate system cannot be used.

So we have to physically move people.

Next, I summoned the owners of the large fleet remaining in the Edina Islands.

The expressions of the shipowners who saw that the throne of the Edina Archipelago became the Demon King’s were, of course, tinged with astonishment.

“As the owner of the Edina Archipelago and the king of the Devil World, I will requisition all ships, captains and crew as of the present time.”

If you think that I will only be a good monarch, you are mistaken.

I will take it away if need be.

“If you have any objections, speak up.”

Not an ordinary king, but a demon with horns.

Archdemon.

I will take full advantage of the fear that comes from my name.

You will fantasize wildly that if you refuse my orders, you may face something worse than death.

That imagination also helps my mastery.

Naturally, everyone was terrified and trembling, but no one raised an objection.

“First we organize three fleets. The purpose of each fleet is to accept refugees from the three damaged ports and relocate them here to Razak.”

The owners of the fleet all turned pale because they would all be eaten alive, but when my vassals told me that I was doing such a thing to accommodate the refugees, they all nodded.

“And organize the largest fleet of ships to head to the continent.”

According to my words, the expression of the vassals became bizarre when I heard that they were heading to the continent that had already become hell.

“Soon my armies will come here across the ocean. The fleets will be tasked with periodically transporting the people of the continent and my troops to and from the continent.”

Galarsh is now on his way to the base of the Gelcorgis Desert to rally the demonists.

You can’t move them all with mass teleport.

That is why I will organize a large fleet and relocate them to the Edina Archipelago and place them under my care.

There is no way that the archipelago will explode with people.

Fortunately, there are many uninhabited islands in the Edina Archipelago.

lots of land

So, all you have to do is make it a place where people can live through clearing and pioneering.

A place where you can avoid the catastrophe of the continent and live without worrying about monsters.

The Edina Islands will be a refuge for people.

“In the long term, the empty uninhabited islands of the Edina Archipelago will also be made habitable by expansion and development.”

It may be possible to turn a small island nation in the south into a great country in a temporary refugee camp.

However, I hope that this island area, far from the continent, can be a shelter for people to hide from danger.

I want it and will make it so.

And that’s not all.

demons on the periphery.

They won’t be directly affected by this gate debacle, but they may be affected in the long term.

I will have to proceed with the work of subjugating them and incorporating them into my forces.

And a port connecting the Edina Islands and the continent.

There must have been a gate crisis in that port, so we need to start taking action there as well.

Organize an army to carry out work to eliminate the monsters that overflow the continent, and base the continent’s port.

There was a lot to do.

too.

Too many.

* * *

In the middle of the ruined city.

–

Ellen Artorius drew his sword on top of the mountain of Fuuk corpses.

Ellen slowly stood up, suffocating the last monster, in the mountain of huge meat made of human and monster corpses intertwined.

Atop a mountain of corpses, Ellen looks around.

The Imperial Army was just finishing the battle between the buildings that were left with only ashes from burning.

After descending the mountain of corpses, Ellen puts Lament into the scabbard and closes the collar of her cloak.

There was awe and respect, admiration and fear in the eyes of the soldiers watching Ellen come down from below.

As an advance guard, he entered a large city that had collapsed into ruins alone, slaughtered dangerous monsters alone, and fought in cooperation with the main unit.

In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say that she alone carried out the operation to exterminate the monsters in the city.

“Are you all right, hero? … ?”

“yes.”

Ellen nodded with a cold, indifferent attitude that seemed like a toothpick wouldn’t fit.

Someone approached Ellen from afar.

“Are you okay? Aren’t you supposed to get some rest? You haven’t slept for days already.”

It was Ellen’s classmate Heinrich von Schwarz. Ellen shook her head at the worried classmate’s words.

“… … are you okay.”

Heinrich, who has the ability of pyrokinesis, had to incinerate corpses from now on after the battle, so he left a message to close his eyes while he had time and headed somewhere.

Due to the circumstances of the empire, where one person is regrettable, in this crisis situation, the temple’s combatable combat majors were being deployed to various parts of the continent for an operation to exterminate the monster.

Countless soldiers, knights and students died.

Humanity was paying a heavy price for the sin of not trusting the Demon King.

Two years after the Gate Incident.

Humanity has yet to regain all the land.

Having seen too many deaths, Ellen’s eyes were empty, having become accustomed to the deaths of monsters and allies.

At one end of the burning city, Ellen saw refugees carrying bundles moving under the guidance of soldiers.

“Survivors… … . Was there?”

At Ellen’s question, the soldiers tilted their heads. The survivors couldn’t have survived this long in a city that was already in ruins.

“They are refugees, not survivors. They said they found it on the outskirts of town.”

“ah… … .”

“They say strange things.”

“… … Strange sound?”

At Ellen’s question, the soldier put on an ambiguous expression.

“Yes, there is a paradise if you go south… … . So I was on my way south… … .”

Paradise.

Ellen looked around.

Burning streets full of corpses like mountains.

Soldiers and knights who no longer even vomited in vain when they saw deaths everywhere because they were so accustomed to those corpses.

Hell is temporal, and people have become the inhabitants of hell, accustomed to it.

Does this mean that paradise is somewhere in this hell?

It’s no different than destroying the world that might have been a paradise until now.

Where in this world can you find paradise and rest?

As the world is full of despair, people are starting to believe in strange things. There might be hope somewhere.

Ellen is the one responsible for this hell.

That’s why I couldn’t rest.

He did not believe in a non-existent paradise, but said that his only role was to erase hell from the world little by little.

Thinking so, Ellen left in search of the next mission.