156 – Not handsome, but cute and pretty
“Cheers!”
“For the Empire!”
After the troops of the Nation of Darkness retreated, the Imperial Army began to celebrate with joy.
The table was full of wine and meat, and at the same time, the atmosphere of excitement made this moment seem like a victory banquet to them.
“Then, those Nation of Darkness won’t be able to come back?”
“Then of course! How many witches were slaughtered by our General Helene’s sword, how dare you think of attacking them?”
“It’s really fortunate, I can take a breather with this.”
“I still get sick thinking of the lost territories… ”
“Hey! We’ll talk about that later, but drink for now!”
“Anyway, winning is winning! Let’s put off taking revenge on them until later and have fun for now!”
Although the damage was severe due to this war, it was nonetheless regarded as something to be pleased with that the country had escaped this crisis that almost destroyed it.
In addition, the new leadership, including Cassandra, was deliberately promoting such a cheerful atmosphere, because Cassandra intended to lead this work to her advantage as much as possible.
The details may be a little different, but in terms of the overall flow, Cassandra took advantage of the void created by the sudden death of the emperor and usurped power.
She needed a means and justification to solidify her power, and Cassandra spread the following story.
-Due to the greed and incompetence of the former emperor, Kratos III, the empire faced the current crisis while buying the resentment of neighboring countries that were once allies.
In the process, the emperor was killed, and the imperial army faced the danger of destruction after repeating poor defeats in each region.
However, General Cassandra, who could not see this crisis as it was, led the soldiers to organize the situation of the imperial capital, which became Muju-gongsan, and commanded the imperial army, which was in a state of confusion, to repel the invasion of the enemy and succeeded in defending the country.-
Inside, there was an existence called Amun who unexpectedly descended, and there was also the power of the Demon Kingdom that helped from an invisible place.
In addition, even if this is not the case, Cassandra has been dreaming of a rebellion since before, so there were many parts to tackle from the point of view of knowing the truth in many ways, but from the point of view of those who do not know the exact internal circumstances, Cassandra is full of patriotism. There was no shortage of being seen as a hero.
Of course, those who know the nature of power will have no choice but to have doubts about Cassandra’s actions, but there is no room for denying the ‘performance’ that even they were able to overcome the crisis thanks to Cassandra.
So, although the territory was lost, as a result, this war served to solidify Cassandra’s power very firmly, and this fact gave Cassandra enough reason to rejoice at the current situation.
*
“Here, have a drink, Helen.”
“… yes… ”
At Cassandra’s words, Helen raises her glass with a sense of quiet.
However, at this moment, apart from the excited surroundings, Helene’s expression did not look very good.
“What’s going on? Why do you look so bad?”
“… no, just a little… . ha… ”
Cassandra, a comrade who succeeded in working together, expresses concern and doubts at the uncomfortable face of an old friend.
Regarding this, Helene thought about passing the story on moderately, but soon changed her mind and began to open her mouth cautiously.
“That’s right. There are people who care a little lately… ”
“Who cares? that… Who is it? Are you a man?”
Cassandra’s eyes begin to twinkle, showing deep curiosity at Helene’s words.
As a friend who had known her for quite some time now, Cassandra knew very well what kind of person Helen was.
It was the first time that even Cassandra had seen her worry like this while thinking of someone.
“Come to think of it… How long ago did you have contact with the demon lord? Did you really fall in love with the Demon King after that time?”
In fact, Cassandra naturally thinks that way as that is the reason Helen actively cooperated with her coup.
However, regarding this, Helene slowly shook her head and answered.
“no… Not that person. I was definitely attracted to him when it comes to being strong, but it turns out that the demon king already has a body with particles.”
“Oh yeah? but… If he were the Demon King, he would have lived a lot longer than we did. Then, if not the devil, who the hell are you doing this for? Have you ever met a handsome demon?”
Although it was Helene who couldn’t just go beyond her looks, Cassandra asked questions in general anyway.
However, contrary to her expectations, Helen began to blush and show a visibly embarrassed expression.
“… .yes? I… Really? That there was such a handsome demon?”
“ah… no… Good looks… rather than what to say… Should I be cute… Or would the expression “pretty” be appropriate?”
“Hoo… ”
At Helene’s words, Cassandra is automatically a cute and pretty guy by her standards…
In other words, he began to think of the face of a young demon.
‘good… Adonis… Innocent yet green sprouts that have not been touched by anyone… Yes, like our little emperor.’
In addition, if the opponent is a demon, no matter how young they look, there is a high possibility that their actual age will be older than them.
Thinking that far, Cassandra came to a very serious conclusion.
‘Semi-permanent legal shota… this… is it good Ethically, there is no problem, but the appearance will continue to be a handsome boy… ‘
While fully sympathizing with the object of Helene’s admiration, Cassandra spoke to her with a smile on her lips.
“Well, since the opponent is a demon, it won’t be easy. let me cheer you on If there is anything I can help with, let me know.”
“really? Are you okay though?”
Somehow, the image of a friend talking with twinkling eyes.
In response, Helene asked her one more time as she had something in mind.
Cassandra responded with a bright smile on her lips.
“Sure. Even if you look like this, you are the most powerful person in this country? There is a saying that friends are good. There’s a lot I can do for you, so tell me anything.”
“I… there. So that’s it. Perhaps… ”
Cassandra expresses her intention to actively help for her friend’s love.
Regarding this, Helen, with deep anticipation, asked her for one favor,
Regarding Helen’s sincere request, Cassandra readily accepted it.
“There is nothing difficult about that. After all, I was thinking of formally establishing diplomatic relations with the Demon Kingdom again. I will listen to you as soon as possible.”
“Go.. Thanks Cassandra!”
“Thank you, instead, if things go well later, let me know and introduce you to your ‘pretty groom’.”
“yes! Yes, of course it should.”
Helene expresses sincere gratitude to Cassandra and rejoices.
Seeing this rare sight of her, Cassandra began to grow more and more curious as well as a smile on her lips.
‘by the way… What a great shota it is that Helen likes it that much. Could it be that? Although she looks young, she is actually very strong, so Helene is said to have been abandoned… ‘
Of course, I would never do that against Helen. While thinking about what to do, Cassandra looked at her delighted friend with amplified curiosity.
*
“Um… .”
“What’s wrong, Elisa?”
“ah… No, it’s nothing. For some reason, I suddenly felt a chill… ”
A ship returning to the Demon Kingdom.
Unlike secretly stowing away.
In this situation, confidently going back aboard a large sailboat, Elisa felt a chill run down her spine for no reason and automatically frowned.
‘I really… I was in a bad mood because of the troublesome things. what else is this… Is it because I’ve been acting too rough lately?’
This expedition, which brought considerable benefits to the Demon Kingdom.
However, apart from such a national interest aspect, Elisha couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable in many ways, from the position of being unwillingly involved with a woman who liked the hero again and became attached to him.
‘Somehow, it feels like there are more and more women around me, let alone men… What’s to blame?’
With that thought in mind, Elisa slowly climbed onto the deck to shake off this subtle feeling, and Nyadan also moved along behind her.
at that time…
“ah… Elisha.”
The next moment, the figure of the dark elf Amelda began to come into her eyes.
As always, there was nothing special about her slave, but at this moment Elisa was another being accompanying Amelda.
He turned his gaze towards the rich who had joined in this expedition.
‘Did you hear that this was also someone from the warriors’ party? I don’t know the details, but to become a lich… It’s clear that the future will turn out to be painful.’
Elisa feels a bit of pity for that, as she is well aware of how much suffering the beings of the lich live through.
However, apart from that, Elisa gave Amelda a slight nod as she had no reason to get involved in the warrior’s affairs, and went on her way pretending not to know.
and,
After Elisa and her party passed by, Amelda was a former colleague of the warrior party who immediately became a lich.
Together with Eileen, we headed to the deepest part of the cabin.
“I brought you, warrior.”
“Okay then tell me everything. what happened to you in the meantime and… What happened to Sud and Torare, that son of a bitch?”
