I’m the Demon King, but There Are Too Many Heroes

Chapter 71

071. Necessity

Hillen Cargill thought.

How can I convince myself that the Demon King will kidnap Louise?

Did the demon king tell you directly?

Are you friends with the Demon King?

It’s bullshit that can’t even be eaten. Rather, Louise’s personality would make him a spy, and he would go crazy.

‘You have to create an appropriate probability.’

It doesn’t have to be super tight. It’s just that you only need to deceive Princess Louise.

“What nonsense is that? The demon lord kidnapped me?”

“Yes.”

“On what grounds?”

It’s not unusual for the Demon King to kidnap a princess. Since the coming of the Demon King, it has been like this dozens or hundreds of times.

However, there has never been a single known plan of kidnapping the princess in advance.

“Do you know that I went on a heroic journey to kill the Demon King of Erzest?”

“What does that have to do with your bullshit?”

“At the time, I failed. No, I couldn’t even find the tower, so I was ashamed to call it a failure. Now, I killed the Demon King of the Beasts and recovered a little, but as a hero, it was quite a shameful thing to do.”

Louise shook her head. It was a gesture telling me to continue.

“So after that day, people were planted near Erzest.”

“People?”

“Yes. No demon king is satisfied with just one princess. I thought that one day he would come back. They thought they would kidnap a new royal family. And I finally caught it.”

“The 9th Princess of the Jespine Empire?”

“The princess, of course, has touched Hilderan once again.”

“I heard. 13 The princess was kidnapped?”

“That turned Hilderan upside down.”

“So, I chased the demon king who kidnapped the princess and found the tower, right?”

“Unfortunately, that is not the case.”

Louise’s face, who had shown a little bit of anticipation, was contorted.

“Are you kidding me now?”

“Listen a little more and you will understand why I am talking about this.”

“···Say it.”

“Although I didn’t find the tower, I got other income.”

“Other income?”

“I couldn’t find the demons going inside, but I did find the demons coming out. Even where the destination is.”

As the story progressed up to that point, I had no choice but to know unless I was an idiot.

“…I guess that’s it.”

“Yes. This is the Werft Kingdom, and its goal is Louise Werft. Your Majesty.”

* * *

It was a story full of gaps.

Let’s say that after chasing the demons, he knew that the destination was Werft.

But what about the goal of becoming Louise?

The explanation was lacking. But for that part, Hillen Cargill used his reputation.

“Everything is fine, everything is fine. What is the basis for saying it will be me?”

“I cannot tell you about that.”

“Are you kidding me now?”

“But I can swear by my honor and the title of Argan. I have no intention of harming the princess at all, and the Demon King will surely aim for the princess.”

“·················ogue.”

Louise, who had been threatening, stopped.

No matter how much she was the golden jade leaf of the dwarf kingdom, her opponent was the warrior who killed the two demon kings and the guild’s Argan.

If the hottest person on the current continent was betting on his own honor, it was hard to doubt it prematurely.

Even the hero’s oath has power, so it’s not light at all.

As Louise got caught up in her worries, Hillen added a lie.

“But it cannot be guaranteed that it is the Demon Lord of Erzest.”

“It’s been less than five minutes since I told you that the Demon Lord of Erzest was targeting me.”

“Of course I did come down from the mountain, but what I saw and received was a succubus. you know? Demon lords prefer to use demons of the same race.”

“If it’s a succubus, is it the demon king of lust?”

“I don’t know if you know, but among the demon lords…”

“There is a meeting. I know, I heard.”

“I think the person who came out after the meeting may have found out.”

‘This should be enough.’

He wanted to leave the tip of his sword pointed at Berge, but that was too hasty.

The hero’s journey doesn’t start very quickly, and the moment it turns out that the source of the rumor is Hillen Cargill, the foreign body in his head doesn’t know what to do.

The Demon King will die, but Hillen will also die. He had no interest in the bright future of a world without him.

‘Now is not the time to betray the Demon King.’

After finishing her words, Hillen looked at Louise quietly.

“The demon king of lust is aiming at me?”

“The demon king of lust, me?”

“Are you kidnapping me?”

“Soundless!”

After muttering like a madman, she jumped up.

“Where are you going?”

“You dare aim at me? Dare me? Do you think I’ll be able to get caught?”

“Princess!”

“I have to tell Abama-mama about the invasion of the Demon King!”

“no!”

Hillen hurriedly grabbed Louise’s shoulder.

“Aren’t you going to let it go?”

“It’s still just speculation.”

“A guess?”

“I’m not even the Demon King, so how can I guess the truth? I was just guessing and talking about the most likely possibilities.”

“But you have some certainty, so you must have sworn, right?”

“Yes.”

“Then what more do you think about? Say it right now and increase your boundaries!”

“That cannot stop the Demon King.”

“What?”

“The Demon King’s stealth skills are already well known. I’m not sure if I’ll ever be able to catch you, and if you notice that something’s wrong, you may not kidnap the princess ‘now’. But can’t we always increase our boundaries?”

“What do you want to say?”

“I will protect the princess. To avoid being kidnapped by the Demon King.”

“Why are you?”

The vigilance that was about to loosen a little rose again. With a gaze full of fighting spirit, Hillen decided to approach him honestly again.

“It is for honor.”

“honor?”

“If the demon king really comes, and if I protect the princess, wouldn’t that be the first time? To prevent kidnapping from the Demon King.”

Hillen did not intentionally hide his greed. The eyes gleaming with desire were the most obvious reason.

“I heard that you are infinitely good and that you are for the people?”

“Being good does not mean that you are not greedy. In my case, I only value honor a little.”

“The people of Hilderan will be very happy to hear it.”

But somehow I like it.

“Are they important? Princess doesn’t matter. Will you give me the honor of being able to protect the princess for just one month?”

“Are you sure? That the Demon King will come within a month.”

“I am sure.”

“great.”

Louise held out her hand.

Awkward-

A strong grip put pressure on Hillen.

“I don’t know for what purpose you are asking me to do this kind of deal.”

“If what you say is true and you protect me.”

“The Braves’ Guild and the Werft Kingdom will have an supremely close relationship. Of course, thanks to you.”

Hillen bowed his head.

“thank you. Oh, and I’ll tell you where we got Logger Friedry’s weapon when we’re done.”

“ah.”

Louise sharpened his teeth.

“Was there that dog?”

* * *

Berger let go of his hand.

“How is it?”

Eyes full of anticipation are burdensome.

“Mana is running low. It still takes a lot of time, but it works, so maybe one day you can learn magic.”

“thank you!”

Two sisters who looked alike nodded their heads.

“If your mana is reduced a little bit, you can use the remaining mana to strengthen your body little by little. Manahat would be better than Aurorhall.”

Aurors with the same roots but processed once are harder and tougher. It did not suit Elena’s fragile body, which was not strange even if it was torn right away.

The problem was elsewhere.

Even though Elena was weak and fell, she was a hero, and a hero cannot control magic.

“Can I teach you?”

It wasn’t that he didn’t have the ability to respond to spirits, but he wasn’t particularly attracted to him. Ernian and Nairuniel are only unique, but the spirits are not friendly to the demons.

Nairuniel personally mentioned that when Ernap summoned a higher spirit, all the spirits except him were reluctant to summon him.

It was because Ernyl took the nuance of cooperating with the demon king Berge.

It’s Ernya, I’ve been lucky enough to meet a geek like Nairuniel, but is there any guarantee that Elena will do the same?

– That’s right.

– Most spirits don’t understand the beauty that comes from taboo.

Nairuniel’s remarks added confidence to his thoughts.

“There is still time, so let’s think about it a little more.”

“yes.”

I left the two sisters behind and went down to the second floor. I felt the heat. The smell of sweat wafted through me.

Quang-

A human figure passed by right next to the Berge. He bumped into the wall and let out a moan.

“Are you here?”

Gordon, who blew up Kaede, blinked calmly. Kaede got up quickly.

“The Demon King.”

Even though it was a contract, when the route was clearly set, Kaede became a more loyal knight.

Would you say that you are faithful to the principles?

From Berge’s point of view, it wasn’t bad.

“Don’t look at me and keep going.”

“Yes.”

Kaede raised her sword again. He dashed quickly and stabbed the square.

Her sword was fast and concise. It was heavy at the same time.

A golden aura lit up, and Gordon drew his sword.

blah-

The black magic and the golden auror ate each other.

The battle, which started with a light collision, gradually became faster and heavier.

wickedness-

A few strands of Kaede’s hair fluttered. Blood dripped from the wound on his cheek.

At the same time, Gordon’s front island was cut off. Berge exclaimed at the unexpected hot fight.

“Did you grow a lot in just a few days?”

“That’s because the teachers are excellent.”

“Aren’t you weak?”

“Think as you please.”

The battle continued for a long time. Unlike the first unit, Gordon dominated the offensive, and Kaede was desperate to block it.

Amid the waves of raging blades, Kaede looked infinitely precarious.

‘But it’s holding up pretty well.’

From an objective point of view, Kaede was quite useful. And maybe it was because he was well taught by the Knights of the Empire, the basics were solid and the pace of development was also fast.

I liked the fact that he was a hero and the poison that was clearly visible.

“By the way, you’re a dark knight…”

Did I say that it was a play that was more than ten years old? No matter how you think about it, it’s a childish naming sense.

All the more because the purpose of the content was to make fun of the demon king while at the same time inform the greatness of the hero and the greatness of humans.

Then, a thump was heard. A new version of Kaede was flying in the air.

“In an instant, the tip of the sword shook. What are you thinking about?”

“sorry.”

Kaede gasped and apologized for Gordon’s bruise. For a brief moment in the poem, his gaze passed by Berge.

‘··········?’

“Dark Knight.”

flinch-

“A dark knight?”

This time, he looked okay, but he couldn’t hide his blushing face.

“Dark Knight, Dark Knight, Dark Knight, Dark Knight.”

“I want you to stop.”

“You were the first to say that you wanted to become a Dark Knight.”

“I heard you want that.”

“I don’t like that childish naming sense.”

“then?”

“I didn’t say anything, but someone turned out to be a dark animist.”

“. . . I have been deceived.”

“It’s not really cheating. It’s a bit embarrassing to have to call the Dark Spirit Magician and Dark Knight my subordinates, but I can respect your taste.”

“I hope you don’t respect me.”

“Your reaction gives me respect that I didn’t have.”

“·················ogue.”

Kaede bit her lip. Berger headed towards the entrance that went down to the first floor.

“Gordon, to finish the dark knight’s education well.”

“Yes.”

With Kaede’s trembling body behind him, he passed the almost finished magic cannons and found the workshop.

I could feel the flow of magic. Logger’s back was seen manipulating the contaminated mana stones.

“Are you okay?”

“Ah, the Demon King, are you here?”

Logger scratched his head.

“I’m still researching it, but it’s a bit difficult because the magic and mana are so different. I guess this is not my area of expertise.”