Chapter 211 – Chapter 211 ― The Demon King (6)
Episode 211 ― It’s the Demon King (6)
In particular, Helen’s expression was more subtle.
Her affinity for Roan is already +80.
The standard of her life was adjusted to Roan.
So much affection that if he ordered Helen to commit her crimes, she would be willing to comply.
In front of her, her comments about doubting Roan’s intentions were unbearable.
The emperor deceived humans.
But Helen had already heard from Roan.
— Helen. Whatever questions the bishop asks the humans, let them be. Instead, tell me what they are talking about. Getting information on what humans think of us is more important than capturing a priest.
When he heard the order, he wondered why he said such a thing, but now, listening to Bishop Sermo’s words, the emperor seemed to have guessed in advance that Helen would be excited by these words.
‘As expected, Master. How many moves are you looking ahead?’
This allowed Helen to shut her mouth in admiration for her master rather than her displeasure.
Hans heard the Bishop’s question, looked around at the humans sitting around him, and then came up with an answer with a sigh.
“Your Majesty is deceiving us? Your Majesty is the one who doesn’t have to.”
“The exact point is that you can fool Merde. After all, a king is a being who puts the interests of his country first. To put it simply, wouldn’t it be something similar to the human feeling of putting rat poison?”
Sermo’s question was something humans hadn’t thought of. Because they were ordinary people who had a hard time thinking about politics this far.
“If you can successfully fake it, you’re lucky. But what if it turns out that your family cheated the king and the country on their way here? The remaining family members have to deal with the contempt and anger around them. I will not mention patriotism for Merde. I am a member of the church. But the state expects that from Hans, from you, from your family.”
Like him who is strong in sermons,
Sermo was having the longest conversation since he came to Evirzio.
People’s faces darkened.
There is nothing more insecure than the safety of family members being threatened. In the first place, I called my family here to prevent such a thing.
However, there was something the bishop overlooked.
Their anger or disappointment toward Merde was greater than he thought.
“Bishop, maybe you are right. Perhaps His Majesty is really trying to use us to harm Merde. But then, wouldn’t that be the case with the king of Merde?”
It was a sudden question.
Two of the humans nodded,
Helen was honestly surprised by Hans’ question.
I was worried that he would be swayed by the bishop’s words, and I was worried about what Sermo meant by saying such a thing.
However, Bishop Sermo, who had asked the question in the first place, only smiled gently.
“The king of Merde sent us to the battlefield. They took all of my farm and all of the people here. I don’t know, but my family who are left in Berat are not living a proper life. The father is dead, and there will be nothing left in her hands.”
Hans’ eyes began to redden.
A bond between humans that was so hot that even Sermo could feel it slowly began to fill the drawing room.
Anger and sadness
“Anyway, if something happens to a king, a people like us, it’s not the same thing to be swayed by. Whatever country you are in.”
“I don’t know about the princess, but I get angry just thinking about being taken away by King Sprouse III!”
Clay came out of this person and that person.
“Would it be the pure intention of the King of Merde to protect us? We at least know that Your Majesty has been to the borders to end the war. Why would Merde’s king want to continue the war? To call that ship.”
In his shrill voice, Hans coldly assessed his once king.
“Even we idiots know that. Bishop. No matter how far away the capital is, news is delivered. The attitude of the two majesty may be the same, but at least the majesty here watched over us.”
The bishop stared blankly at Hans. A rare sight of a man from Merde defending the king of the demons.
He seemed to have the charm and ability to deserve it. Even Helen, who was called a saint and was blunt and rational within the church, seemed to be devoted to the emperor, and even Princess Grünent, who lived a life of calculating everything, seemed to have lost her heart.
Both were women who couldn’t win hearts just because of their good looks and charm. What the emperor has done must have been more than that.
“In fact, whenever we humans settled here and experienced bad things or faced danger, His Majesty personally stepped forward to listen to our stories and come up with countermeasures. If we had to choose between the two kings, we would choose the words of the king of the demons.”
Is it treason?
Sermo shook his head inwardly.
It was Merde who betrayed them first.
Merde is only getting paid.
“I asked an awkward question. I’m sorry. It seems that she made a mistake because she was worried about the situation of Merde’s family. Hans.”
The Bishop apologized leisurely.
Only then did Helen, who understood why Sermo was asking this question, narrowed her eyes.
He tested humans.
She really wants to decide whether or not she wants to come here.
“If you are truly satisfied with this place, I am very glad. When you settle here, where will you be and how will you be?”
Continuing the conversation, Sermo was convinced.
It seems that these humans, including Hans, sincerely want to stay here.
On the one hand, I was relieved,
On the one hand, it was bittersweet.
It seems that the king of demons, who are of a different race from humans, understands the people who have been kicked out of the country and is struggling for their lives.
Since he is the king of the demons, of course my people, the demons, must take care of this much. You can tell just by looking at the end of the ongoing war. Above all, he knows Helen and Grunent.
If he had been a stupid politician, he wouldn’t have caught the eyes of them.
“Right now, Donghwangryeong and Seohyeolryeong are said to be in full swing. I decided to get the land from there. From now on, I have to go and build a house with the help of the demons. Farming is a little late this year, but it’s okay because the government will subsidize it until it settles down.”
Hans’ eyes lit up as he talked about the new home and the farm.
Looking at the eyes of the humans, Sermo thought to himself. If there are people who sincerely seek hope this far, wouldn’t the Goddess have told them to help them?
If only I could comfort them and give them blessings. Shouldn’t the priest be by their side for the word of the Goddess, regardless of national borders? Do.
The bishop, who stayed with them until dinner and returned to the castle, went on an inspection with the emperor the next morning.
“Your majesty.”
“Did you sleep well? You look used to it now.”
Washing water brought by a vampire maid and a goblin servant was quite a different experience.
However, Sermo laughed hysterically.
“There is something I want to show you today. Come with me.”
Go out of the castle, put on the blindfold, move again to feel full of holy power, and then take off the blindfold.
In a forest different from the outskirts of Basel.
Realizing that it was a city far away, Sermo was shocked again.
This time the wagon was parked near the forest.
Roan had told the West Blood Lord to prepare in advance.
Roan guided us to the clearing area in Zeno.
It was a border area to show the people of Merde the Evirgio in the future.
“It is to show that we are willing to live with humans. Sprouse III was worried about his relationship with the nobles, so he agreed to a truce… When the war is over, humans will be able to join us.”
In fact, Roan didn’t know, but it was clearly visible from Merde’s border.
Like modern countries, all borders are barricaded, and not all soldiers are patrolling the area.
If there was no racial difference between demons and humans, they might have lived together on the border and continued exchanges regardless of the war in the country.
Zeno’s clearing land was outside of Zeno Castle, toward the border of Merde.
“… It’s in full swing.”
“Because spring comes late here.”
Roan, Sermo, and Helen looked at the scene of demons and humans working in the fields for a while.
A warm wind blew.
Bishop Sermo drew in a breath.
The smell of soil and life wafting from the fields.
Traces left by the Goddess in the world.
The traces were the same in Berat, where he lived, and here in the border of Evirgio, the country of demons.
In order not to interfere with farming work, Roan, who had stopped the wagon at a distance and looked at them near the military post, opened his mouth after a rather long silence.
“Merde would have been shocked to see the fields made here. Have you ever heard of it?”
“I think I might be keeping my mouth shut. Seeing as I haven’t heard from you yet.”
“It would be unpleasant for a human king and noble.”
Roan laughed bitterly.
“We demons are targets for hunting, and it would be absurd for humans to create something together with such people. Sprouse III will not allow that.”
“… Your majesty.”
The bishop could not say anything.
“Our land is barren. I was able to find a way with the grace of the goddess, but the accumulated experience and knowledge is far greater than that of humans. We demons lived mainly by hunting and gathering.”
The power in Roan’s words caught the bishop’s gaze. He turned his head to the handsome demon emperor.
Roan was still gazing at the vast expanse of land outside the guard post. Although something was not planted properly, it was a land that gave the impression that it was being managed by people.
“I need people who will give this land the power of the Goddess even without me.
Besides, the humans who settled here will live on for generations. While I am alive, I can take care of them, but after that, they need someone to support them.”
The wind gently brushed Roan’s black hair. The purple eyes that appeared beneath it shone with conviction.
“Bishop Sermo. Divine power will be a strong political weapon for humans against the demons. For the first time in this country, humans and demons will have equal resistance.”
“Weapon… !”
The bishop opened his mouth.
This person is trying to equip the beings of the enemy country who have entered my country with weapons to fight against the demons.
So he tried to call the priests including me.
“The priests of the goddess will be a support for humans, and humans will be able to support us demons. All living beings are the children of the Goddess. I want the former bishop to help put that word into practice.”
The emperor’s words, imbued with strange power, struck the bishop’s heart.
The leader of a wealthy church in Berat.
His position is never inferior to that of the nobles.
But he had never met a leader who would impress him on his way to this position.
The pope, who should support the power of life, has long pursued power,
The king who was supposed to rule the people abandoned the people for his glory.
Humans who had a will were gathered to the wise princess and the benevolent saint, but they collapsed due to betrayal, and the remaining people were hunted or hidden underground.
But here was the king of another race, who seemed to be heading towards the world they had already dreamed of.
Roan’s love for the people. Worry. Willpower and hope for a goal.
All sorts of emotions were conveyed through the skill to the bishop’s heart and raged.
Demons live longer than humans.
Perhaps…
Maybe, this could be a place where people’s lives are more precious.
Just like the Goddess said.
The heart that sprouted in his heart
Something similar to the feelings he felt when he first met her saint. What he did not receive from the human king.
It’s anticipation.
“Your majesty.”
Sermo’s attitude was very polite.
“Would you give me a chance to preach the word of the Goddess here too?”
A small smile crept across Roan’s lips.
