The Demon Prince goes to the Academy - Chapter 629

Chapter 629

Night time.

-Tak

A wooden cup hits the table and makes a dull sound.

– Tak

once again.

– Tak tok

and then twice again.

-The

owner of the Tak Cup was banging the wooden cup against the table.

Across the street was the Templar Commander Rowen, wearing a hood over his robe and openly revealing that he was a secret guest.

and the master of the barracks.

Louise von Schwarz was quietly tapping the wooden cup on the table.

It was an act that made no sense.

Although she let the commander of the Knights Templar, who had suddenly arrived in the middle of the night, go inside, Louise was only acting in an incomprehensible way.

“Can I come later?”

Rowen was looking at Louise with a smile as if he would come back whenever it was okay if he had no intention of talking.

Instead of answering quietly, Louise pushed the wooden cup in front of her.

“… … ?”

Suddenly, Louise pushed the glass towards her, and Rowen couldn’t help but look bewildered.

“Are you giving it to me?”

“As you like.”

It was only when Louise looked at the cup she had pushed forward that she could see what liquid was in it.

It contained a milky, opaque liquid.

A glass handed over out of nowhere and a liquid I don’t even know what it is.

Rowen raised the glass and drank it in one gulp.

Louise stared silently at Rowen as he gurgled and emptied his glass.

“Ugh… … .”

After emptying the glass, Rowen put down the wooden glass and took a few breaths covering his mouth.

“… … It doesn’t matter if it’s poison, so I drank it. Poison would be better. What is this?”

Wek wek.

while doing.

She pretended to vomit.

“It must be very thick, sour, and sticky. very bad… … . what… … .”

Rowen, whose expression did not wrinkle at all, put on a puzzled expression.

“Is this alcohol?”

conclusion.

It was something unknown, but it was a strange liquid that could not be called alcohol.

Louise silently nodded.

“The priests of Tuan have rules about abstaining from drinking, though.”

It is malicious.

The taste of the alcohol itself is also a problem, but the fact that the alcohol was recommended.

“I heard that there is also a precept of non-killing.”

“It is.”

Rowen nodded calmly.

It is strange that the Heretic Inquisitor, who tortured and killed countless people, mentioned the precepts in the first place.

“There will also be a precept for chastity.”

“You’re surprisingly well guarded, aren’t you?”

Louise stared at the face of the head of the Knights Templar, who was calm and weak.

“By the way, the Commander seems to enjoy drinking like this? There are various local traditional liquors, so if my reaction earlier was rude, I apologize first.”

The world is wide, so there must be a town somewhere that drinks this nasty drink. Rowen first apologized for frowning, saying that he understood why the Princess of Kernstadt was sipping alone in the barracks with such a nasty drink open.

But Louise shook her head.

“No way. I don’t know about such nasty traditional liquor.”

“hmm… … ? No?”

“Yes no.”

“Then may I ask why you drink this nasty drink?”

Rowen couldn’t understand why he was talking about bizarre liquor alone, and it wasn’t traditional liquor or anything.

“This is moonshine.”

“ah… … . is it so?”

“Yes, I confiscated what the soldiers used to soak.”

That’s why, instead of emptying the glass, he was staring blankly at the liquid in the glass.

“It’s amazing. They are feeding the army by squeezing people’s bloody tears, and someone is brewing alcohol with those bloody tears. Should that be an effort… … .”

Louise bites her lip.

“Isn’t it pitiful… … .”

Alcohol, which only tastes awfully nasty, is also alcohol, and I brew it and drink it.

“What do you think should be done with the soldiers who brewed moonshine?”

Louise looked at Rowen quietly.

“You should kill him.”

“Why should I kill you?”

“Because food is precious.”

“Why is food precious?”

“If you don’t have it, you’ll starve to death, right?”

“You mean you have to kill it because you caused damage to things related to life and death?”

“Yes?”

Louise looks at Rowen quietly.

Louise was silent, just staring at her.

I pointed to the moon, so I must look at the moon.

Don’t blame your fingers.

But that is impossible and meaningless.

Anybody can say good-bye.

So why is the moon that anyone can point to important?

It doesn’t matter who points it, the moon has no meaning in the first place.

“Would you like to save them?”

Louise shook her head at Rowen’s natural question.

“Some sound has already been killed.”

“… … But why do you ask?”

It was a question and answer that had no meaning in the first place because the conclusion had already been reached and even executed.

There were soldiers who owed moonshine.

The soldiers who made it somehow.

The soldiers secretly shared and drank it.

Louise ordered them killed.

And I confiscated all the moonshine they had made and drank a glass.

It was just a terribly tasteless, unpleasant white liquid.

He died while making this.

“Those who stole food so far have had their heads cut off… … .”

Louise sees Rowen.

“The bitch who stole countless lives and even the entire main church was the commander of the Knights Templar, and he was arrogantly going around here and there… … .”

“and.”

“I’m for such a scandalous and evil thief.”

“I can’t even pour a glass of cold water on you, let alone a knife.”

Little thieves punished.

Petty thieves were given the heaviest punishment of taking their lives.

But you can’t even ask a thief this big about the theft.

Then why did the little thieves have to die?

Why did they have to die

why did you kill them

Only the little ones are stepped on.

No, only the little ones stepped on it.

In the end, Louise wanted to bite her tongue.

At the point of killing the brothers with their own hands, there was no right to blame anyone in the first place.

In the end, only the type is different. How is it different from swearing in front of a mirror?

Even if Louise said something, even if she didn’t say anything, she just felt miserable.

Louise von Schwarz, filled with self-loathing, sorrow and resentment, stares at the commander of the Templars with blurry eyes.

“done. Whatever your business is, tell me.”

Looking at Louise, who was in a position to talk, Rowen quietly whispered in the barracks, where the scent of sour moonshine spreads.

“The Demon King chose you.”

“… … .”

Louise is silent.

She knew that she would encounter something like this.

Is it a choice, has the demon king become an existence that can say such a thing now?

No, it must have been the word chosen by the messenger, not by the demon king.

The expression on the face of this demon lord worshiper who spoke with a bright expression as if to say thank you quickly and rejoice was telling the truth.

Louise didn’t answer for a very long time.

how much time has passed

Louise opens the barrel next to her and pours a bowl of moonshine.

And drink.

Like I can’t stand it without drinking.

like drinking poison.

Moonshine.

Now I drink the liquid whose name has been taken away by something else.

A monster, not a soloist.

After drinking a bowl of moonshine, she licks her lips and mumbles softly with clear eyes.

“Horrible… … . It tastes good.”

How sweet is the wine made from blood and tears?

* * *

“Even if only Kernstadt is crossed, it is the same as half of the Allies.”

At Charlotte’s words, I couldn’t help but tilt my head.

“… … Isn’t that half?”

“Don’t I see that the real scale isn’t that big? Yes, it goes without saying that the actual strength of the Allied Forces in Kernstadt is less than half, and strictly speaking, less than a quarter.”

“therefore.”

Charlotte and I were sitting alone in the meeting room of Razak’s Senate, talking.

“But look, let’s say that the ruler of a small country with about a thousand soldiers from a small country is on our side. Then, what will happen the moment that author says that I will be on the side of the demon king from now on?”

“… … I wouldn’t do that unless I wanted to die. I think it would be fortunate if I could die gracefully.”

“Are you going to cut it right now?”

“Yes, it is.”

It is self-evident that if people of small size and power suddenly declare their support for the demon king, they will run away at that moment.

Are you talking about immortality now?

“When the ruler of a small country does something like that, people think he’s doing something crazy, but when a big country like Kernstadt makes such a decision, people will of course think about it. Why does a country like Kernstadt support the Demon King for being crazy at this timing? Do you think the same or not?”

“… … would you?”

There is no smoke without fire.

If a major country like Kernstadt suddenly makes such a decision, fierce criticism will follow, but of course it will also be accompanied by a huge shock.

Why is Kernstadt?

What are you sorry about?

“By the way, will only Kernstadt go? We don’t even have a main church, right?”

“Yes.”

Let’s assume that even the main denomination declares support for the demon king at the same time.

1st Empire Kernstadt.

main church.

There is not one madman, but two.

Kernstadt is the largest country outside of the Empire.

The main church is a force that transcends the state.

If those two groups openly support the Demon King, of course everyone will sense that something is seriously going on.

“Everyone has to choose whether to support the Empire or the Demon King.”

For mankind to support the demon lord is insane in the first place.

However, the moment the two giant forces reveal it, humans must seriously consider whether or not to support the demon king.

Of course, the worries are not the majority of mankind, but the leaders and leaders of the forces.

You have to do whatever it takes to survive.

There will be forces that say that you can never stand on the side of the enemy even if you fight to the death.

There will be forces who claim to be on my side, saying that surviving is the absolute good.

The victory of the devil or the victory of the empire.

Those who want to survive must start making predictions.

So Charlotte’s words that half come over are not wrong.

The moment I know that the two giants are on my side, the leaders will start betting with great confusion.

In fact, Kernstadt is not half, but more than half of the shaken and redeployed power map will be filled with my side.

“It’s funny. Not long ago, everyone was anxious because they couldn’t kill me, but that this has become possible.”

“How common is it that you serve a king you hate to the point of wanting to kill him just because he is a king?”

“… … If you think about it that way, I don’t think it’s particularly strange.”

Assuming that there will be people who will fight me even if they die, there are of course people who want to crawl under the devil in order to survive.

It is unknown whether the former will be the majority or the latter, but it is certain that the latter will not be a small number either.

“Anyway, all these assumptions must hold the premise that Louise von Schwarz supports me… … .”

“yes.”

Louise von Schwarz.

It was Charlotte who suggested that she should be brought in first for future work.

It’s funny.

If I had stayed still, Louise von Schwarz would have died at the hands of Berthus. While being framed for the Heinrich assassination case.

In conclusion, Louise and Heinrich survived.

That’s why I was able to predict the possibility that Louise would stand on my side.

In conclusion, the Knights Templar and the Order of the Five Major Churches alone can shake the allied forces, but if Louise von Schwarz is not captured, it will be impossible to secure such a meaningful force.

Once the preconditions are established, why not draw a picture?

I’ve left it to Rowen, but I don’t know what will happen until I hear the confirmation.

“I wouldn’t have known if it was last year, but things are very different now, and Louise has learned a lot.”

what the empire does.

And that I took control of the main church.

I still don’t know if I know about the gate crisis or not.

Louise knows there’s nothing strange about taking my side at this time.

There is no reason why you should fight to the death with me.

And I know that the dominion is gradually passing over to me.

But in fact, it didn’t matter whether or not Louise knew such trivial facts and truths.

All else aside, Louise knows she has to side with me if she wants to survive.

“Louise von Schwarz will stand with us. certainly.”

Louise knows what the Emperor is thinking.

That alone would make Louise stand by my side.

Because she already knows who will win the fight.

Because you know this isn’t even a fight in the first place.

* * *

Good and evil depend on who writes them.

Therefore, those who took the initiative in history could always define something as good and something as evil.

Therefore, good and evil itself had no meaning, and in the end, only who could take the initiative in the name of pen was important.

So, in the end, who was the real good?

So who was the real evil in the end.

Talking about it only fills up the days of staying up all night.

Those who live and hold the pen will be those who hold justice and goodness.

That is why only surviving is justice and goodness.

Losers will be recorded as evil.

You will become evil not because you are evil, but because you are defeated.

“… … .”

Louise von Schwarz did not ponder in long silence.

The conclusion has been drawn and the choice to be made has been set.

You have to think about whether you can afford it or not.

Things twisted here and there, and Louise von Schwarz was able to see things with her own two eyes that she should never have seen or known about, and had an unexpected effect in an unexpected place.

Everything will be the devil’s.

Louise knows that.

Kernstadt and the High Priesthood.

By the time the gate incident is completely over, it will be after more than half of the allied forces have pledged to stand on the side of the demon king.

At the forefront is the leader of the Knights Templar, Rowen.

Establishing order with blood and lies is what he always did for the Heretic Inquisitor, who has been enforcing order with evil, trampling on doctrine, and maintaining order in the church.

Fraud Blackmail Conspiracy Scheme Torture Brainwashing.

Only mean and dirty things are her lot.

Rowen looks at the silent Princess of Kernstadt.

King Constantine was old, and her decision was the same as that of Kernstadt.

After a moment of silence, Louise opened her mouth.

“I have to set a condition.”

“Conditions?”

“If it is accepted, I will stand by your side.”

Louise did not simply choose to side with them.

“Yes, I can deliver it. What are the conditions?”

“There is no need to seek permission from the Demon King. Agreeing is what you have to do.”

“… … Do I have the right to decide?”

“of course.”

The conditions Louise demanded were simple.

“Because the condition is your life.”

“… … yes?”

Rowen narrowed his eyes at the sudden story.

to suddenly take his own life.

“… … There’s nothing I can’t give you, but did you hate me that much?”

“I don’t like it and I’m thinking that I wish I could die. But that is a completely different matter.”

“How is it different?”

Louise smiles while drinking a bowl of moonshine as if she likes Rowen’s embarrassed face.

“Is the demon king going to rule, not oppress?”

“We’ll have to wait and see what the actual outcome will be, but you probably want to do the latter, right?”

“Then I will need your life even more.”

“… … ?”

Louise began to giggle at Rowen’s attitude, which seemed completely incomprehensible.

“Isn’t it obvious?”

It was a really frivolous laugh.

“Can a crazy bitch who led a riot, led a massacre, and killed a lot of people while living as a heretic inquisitor can help the reign of the demon king?

“… … .”

“How much more do you think that the leader’s secret will be kept forever when there are so many people who know about it?”

“… … I don’t think so.”

“I can be of help now, but once the world of the demon lord is complete, the last loyalty the leader can do is to stand on the judgment seat of purge. Or rather, that’s how the captain’s loyalty is complete.”

At those words, Rowen’s expression hardened horribly.

Rowen’s role is only now.

Rowen has actually done too many things, regardless of her personality.

Even for the sins she has committed until now, she must be judged when her reign begins.

When peace begins, existence itself becomes a burden.

Therefore, Rowen should rather die the moment the world she desires arrives.

You must die to complete your allegiance.

Rowen’s death was not what Louise needed, but rather what the Demon King needed.

That’s why Louise is selfish, but has nothing to do with him, and puts Rowen’s death as a condition.

To Rowen, to the Demon King, taking the pretext that if Rowen does not die, the power of the Demon King will become unclear in the future.

Convince her that she must die.

“I think he really thought that he could live in the sun because the existence of the dark place who had to live in the shadows met the turbulent world and wore epaulettes. It can’t be.”

Louise looks at her with a grim smile as if she can’t stand it.

Louise von Schwarz is the princess of Kernstadt.

She is the 1st princess of the 1st Empire and the successor to the 2nd largest country in the world.

A deal she loses doesn’t necessarily mean she won’t get anything in return.

Of course, Louise was more familiar with tricks, conspiracies, and scheming.

“The new leader. Even if the situation changes and the location changes, will the fundamentals change?”

No matter how much he is the messenger of the demon king now.

No matter how strong the current authority is.

The fundamentals do not change.

Louise is the princess and heir of a great country.

She had to live in the shadows.

Just as the alcohol that insignificant people forcibly made from insignificant ingredients according to the situation is bound to be disgusting moonshine.

Cheap is cheap.

“How can moss grow in the sun?”

If a being in the dark does not know the subject and comes out in the sunny, it is bound to wither and die.