Chapter 89 – Chapter 89 ― Road to the West (6)
Episode 89 ― Road to the West (6)
“I am not a hostage. Your majesty.”
Grünent’s voice was cold.
The human negotiators, above all, Sprouse III, looked at her with her eyes wide open.
“It was a tribute to the treaty proposal you sent earlier.”
“Grünent!”
Sprouse III, who had forgotten her place, called out loudly to Grunent, but Grunent continued to speak in an unchanging voice.
“And he sent Helen there too. The saintess is also not a hostage. A knight who crossed the border was prepared for death. That she is alive is something to thank for the mercy of His Majesty the Emperor of Evirzio, not something to blame for taking her hostage.”
“Yeah two years! Grünent! What nonsense!”
Sprouse III yelled out loud.
“Didn’t you sacrifice yourself for the lives of the people! In the meantime, did you lose your heart to the demon emperor? It’s selfish to think only of me and not to follow my father’s words for the safety of my own people!”
“The king of men.”
Purple eyes flashed.
“Don’t speak ill of my people.”
And ‘overwhelming’ filled the room.
“Ouch… !”
The king’s eyes widened as if they would pop out. The court mage hurriedly cast a spell, but when he realized the anti-magic restraint orb stuffed into his arm, he clicked his tongue.
The human officials trembled and sweated, and the demon officials gritted their teeth.
Being aware of ‘overwhelm’ does not mean that it is easy to respond. I can only tolerate it well.
“The warning ends with one.”
Roan’s angry voice rang low.
“There is no next. Human.”
After Roan’s words, ‘Abdo’ was taken away like a lie. The energy from earlier had disappeared, as if from a nightmare.
So, humans doubted whether the sensations they felt were real.
At the demon king’s growling voice, Sprouse III trembled and barely nodded his head. The wizard was grinding his teeth.
“How dare you threaten His Majesty… Does Evirzio really intend to continue this agreement?”
Roan just smiled at the wizard who criticized Roan with his eyes shining brightly.
“You are talking funny. Wizard. Grünent is my woman. No matter what process she went through before she came to me, she is already mine.”
Aranya laughed softly at her unexpected words. To say that you’re confessing your love at this timing, even His Majesty is so incompetent. Grünent also dyed her cheeks red, as if embarrassed, but she didn’t hate it.
It wasn’t just the demons who thought that way. The human women also swallowed their exclamations at Roan’s words.
Regardless of race, a strong man declaring a woman as his is a scene that women admire.
However, it seems that it was a seizure button for Sprouse III. He clenched his fists and slammed the arm of the chair he was sitting on.
“Have you seduced Grunent with those sweet words and her cunning tongue! Emperor!”
“Hmm. It was.”
The human king gaped his mouth.
Roan smiled softly. The human officials who saw his smile involuntarily admired him.
Even if Princess Grünent had been possessed by the Demon King, he had no choice but to understand. Because the demon king’s appearance, smile, and attitude all seemed to win a woman’s heart.
“Sweet words? Of course. Wasn’t Grünent the jewel of Merde? She can say anything sweet to win her heart.
Cunning tongue? I don’t know if it was her cunning, but I guess there was enough skill to please her with her taste of her Grunent.”
“… Lungs, Your Majesty!”
Grünent’s face went red up to her ears.
Some of the demon officials smiled and barely hid their laughter.
Her demon officials all knew how much Roan cared about her Grünent and how special Roan treated her.
That was until the smile on Roan’s face gave way to the expression a predator would make in the presence of her prey.
“Shouldn’t you have been nice to her daughter, King of Men? If that was the case, it wouldn’t have seemed like Grunent had fallen for me and betrayed you like this.”
The human officials looked at the demon emperor with hard faces.
“There seems to be a guy with sweet words and a cunning tongue, so why not use it to appease Grünent? If only she was that precious. Ah. Is it impossible to be too old?”
Upon hearing the insult, the wizard’s eyes shone fiercely. However, Roan’s voice was still calm and languid.
“Aren’t you twisted?”
The sound of grinding teeth was heard again.
“Abandon Grünent.”
At least, the face of Sprouse III, who had barely maintained his composure until now, was crumpled into a mess.
Roan looked at his face, which was trembling as if convulsing with anger, as if provoking him.
“You foolish king. Aren’t you the one who fell for the cunning words of your three tongues and abandoned my family?”
The conference room became suffocatingly silent.
Conversation between emperor and king.
This isn’t just a battle of emotions between two kings.
Another war that can determine the future direction based on the strength of the country.
And Evirzio was able to take an unprecedented advantage here.
Like any fight, it was a fight in which the one who shut up first was considered the loser.
It was the Demon King who broke the long silence.
The Demon King, who had been thinking about something, said with a bright smile as if he had finally found the answer.
“Hmm, yes. If you hate the ceasefire so much, what about the end of the war? I think Jim has a way.”
Everyone looked at the Emperor of Evirgio with surprised eyes. And since entering the conference room, Roan showed the brightest smile.
“What if everyone dies here, humans?”
Because of his calm tone and happy-looking face, the shock of the humans was a step too late.
The officials’ faces turned pale, and the wizard’s beard trembled. Sprouse III looked as if he was about to fall back at any moment and said, “This, this guy…” .’
‘… He’s one of the craftsmen, but was it too harsh?’
The long silence made Roan a little embarrassed.
However, without this level of shock, Merde was unlikely to agree to negotiations.
Besides, if necessary, you can really end the war that way. Instead, both the future and the hero would run out of prediction.
So Roan made up his mind to abandon this method, which was quite attractive.
I’ll have to scare you enough to finish the talk.
“No escort knight in this position, not even the knight commander you brought here, can defeat me. It’s safe to say that few of the humans, or of all creatures on this continent, can defeat me. So no matter what you ask, it will be meaningless.”
Roan shrugged his shoulders.
“Ultimately, it depends on how Jim decides. And if you think these words are simply a threat, you are mistaken.”
The Emperor of Evirgio smiled and pointed at Grunent, who stood behind him.
“Isn’t Merde’s heir to the throne here?”
The impact of these words was enormous.
“The heir to the throne you sent here.”
Sprouse III’s face turned red.
The blood drained from the court mage’s face, and the officials almost frothed.
Now, the demon king
He was talking about the destruction of the Merde family.
“Why? Do you think you can’t? How long do you think it will take Evirzio’s army to get to Spros? Those on the front line must have seen it not too long ago. My brave soldiers.”
Roan’s eyes narrowed.
His gleaming eyes were fixed unwaveringly on the King of Merde.
“We, Evirgio, support the princess who rose up to save Merde’s people from the foolish king in the name of justice. Cool thing Speaking of which, this plan is really starting to sound appealing. Hmm.”
“No matter what you say, we will obey Your Majesty’s orders.”
At Aranya’s words, her humans looked at her with expressions struck by her blade.
Her human officials looked betrayed by Aranya, as she had been trying to lead her talks with her calm words and demeanor.
But Roan laughed.
“Prime Minister. You can’t do that either. Isn’t my purpose to alleviate the suffering of the people?”
“If killing everyone is the quickest way, you might as well take it. God fully believes in Your Majesty’s decision.”
“Hmm.”
Roan, who was satisfied with the answer of the loyal Aranya, asked the king of Merde.
“So, my king. I am a merciful emperor, so I will give you a choice.
Here, there is a way to sign the agreement and return alive, and there is a way to die and leave everything comfortably behind.
If you choose the latter, I’ll make sure to keep the pain to a minimum. I don’t like torture. How is it?”
The demon king’s eye smile was charming.
“Which would you choose?”
*
In the end, the humans who participated in the negotiations had to admit that they had been devastated in both the war and the conference. Evirzio tried to induce an end to the war once again, but the human king, who had no place to retreat, desperately insisted on a truce.
There is a saying that mice bite cats when cornered, so this time Roan decided to make a hole for Sprouse III to escape.
The king’s life was only extended, but as long as Grunent is in Evirgio, Roan’s words are always valid. Just as the (former) demon king invaded Merde’s border city of Rosé and destroyed everything, Sprouse could be like that too.
In particular, now that waypoints have been discovered, the feasibility has risen by leaps and bounds. Fortunately or unfortunately, Merde’s humans were unaware of that fact.
Thus, a truce was established on the premise of Roan’s mercy.
An armistice agreement stipulated by the following conditions was signed by the rulers of the two countries.
― Soldiers on the border of the two countries are sent back, except for manpower for border guards.
― Do not cross borders or arbitrarily attack the people of the other country. If this is violated, the war will resume.
― This treaty will last for at least three years, and the party that violates it will receive increased responsibility for the lost faith at the end of the war.
The king of Merde urgently put out the fire.
Fortunately, the crisis of becoming a defeated country and the risk of being completely annihilated along with the negotiators were passed.
However, because humans are stupid, they don’t realize the luck they have and repeat the same mistakes.
“They say that he is not interested in politics, but he is someone who is deceitful.”
Sprouse III spoke in a shady voice.
“He was a man with a snake in his stomach. That’s why it’s called the Demon King. He was like a devil, but Your Majesty did his best to respond.”
The court mage comforted his king with a suggestion.
“That person is someone who cannot be defeated head-on. He would do well to use another method.”
“Otherwise, is there a sharp number? Schlaner.”
The wizard with a benevolent face showed a sly smile on his wrinkled face.
“There is a gang of beastmen among the assassins who have been making a name for themselves lately. If he was a beastman, he would be able to invade the country of demons without being wary. Why don’t you hire him and ask him to assassinate the demon king?”
The king nodded his head with an expression as if he was being guided by the magician’s words.
