Chapter 387 – Reporting
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There was a weak resistance from the great devils, but Martin ignored them and granted my request.
To be honest, I was thinking about suffering for another week, but things ended easily.
Thanks to Rafara’s demon tribe, he was able to take possession of Gromgal’s castle with certainty.
Maybe even if there hadn’t been any negotiations like this.
The chances of taking the castle were pretty high, but…
I wanted to be sure because I didn’t know what would happen if these demons rushed to die again.
Ignis, who occupied Gromgal’s castle, handed over the authority to me.
“Isn’t it worth it?”
The power of her anti-demon nature is a pretty great power that even she cannot be taken lightly.
She was even willing to give her at least one arch demon if she wanted to.
“It’s not a waste. The power of the Great Demon Castle is heterogeneous. It’s a power I don’t like.”
Ignis answered my question like that.
She is honest
Her words must be sincere, not empty.
I moved Gromgal’s castle near my Great Demon Castles and settled it down.
With this, there are 4 Great Devil Castles that I have occupied.
Not to mention the great demons, and the demons have not taken any action as promised.
When the work was finished, Martin contacted me like lightning.
“…Free Rafa? What does that mean?”
“…Are you going to break your promise?”
Martin’s eyes on the screen shone fiercely.
I am not the one to be frightened of.
“Breaking a promise, I did not break a promise. Didn’t I keep my promise by saving her life?”
Upon hearing my words, Martin’s face contorted.
It’s a pretty angry look.
“Oh! Gee… There must have been a misunderstanding. I said spare her life. She didn’t talk about handing it over.”
“A misunderstanding…? Ugh… Is it really going to come out like this?』
“Like this? Uh huh…You know now, too. Grom’gal was already dead before I negotiated with you. Grom’gar’s Great Demon Castle was already mine. And yet, I said nothing and kept my promise to save her. My favour. I’m sorry to hear you say it that way.”
『Stop, sorry?!』
“No matter how good-hearted I am, it’s hard to see her as a pet. She’s a prisoner. The ransom for her captive is another thing. Don’t you know that?”
At my words, Martin lowers her head and sees her trembling.
『Hoo-wook! Whoop! Yes…Let’s say that…How are you… Sure…Returning her.』
Fortunately, it seems that you understood what I was saying.
“Um… Yes, how about exchanging her magic weapon? With a similar class aircraft as the one she piloted.”
Unfortunately, Rapha’s aircraft was destroyed.
I picked up the wreckage, but I didn’t have the skills to repair it.
I can make a similar thing called Chaos Titan, but I want to have a real robot too.
“What?!”
At my request, Martin’s face disappeared from the screen for a moment.
It seems to have jumped up.
And after a while, I see his face again.
That blue face was burning up like it was about to explode.
『Do you think that makes sense?!』
“No?”
『No way!! Suddenly… Do you think we’re having this conversation because we’re afraid of you?!”
Seeing you talk like that.
The high-end magician that Rafa was riding seemed like he could never hand it over.
“Huh…Then I can’t help it. I’ll take a step back.”
『…』
“Use a space battleship instead of a magic weapon.”
『…Space…Battleship? What are you going to do with something like that? It is something you do not need.”
Said Martin, frowning.
The reaction was better than the magician.
“It’s not up to you to decide whether it’s necessary or not. It’s hard for me to concede more than this. If this doesn’t work, this negotiation will break down.”
『…』
Martin gritted his teeth and breathed heavily, desperately enduring.
If you add more, it looks like it will explode.
Don’t push yourself too hard. Still, I had to make a breathing hole.
“Instead! If you agree to this condition, I will also stop attacking the other great devils.”
I originally intended to deal with Gromgal and stop it. I was thinking of going to meet the previous demon king with Celestia.
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-Bang!
After making contact with Unho, Martin hit the desk with his fist.
-Stupid.
The desk was smashed.
“Uh, what’s going on…”
Surprised by the commotion, the adjutant opened the door to the office, saw Martin’s ferocious face, and left immediately.
Martin is angry.
Have you been this angry lately?
No, I don’t think I’ve ever had it in my life before.
Was it the problem that I accepted his terms too hastily?
It was an urgent situation.
At the time, I had no choice but to save Rafa’s life.
At that time, if Rapha died, he did not know what Hellion would do to him.
So she hurriedly granted his request.
He wasn’t like his usual self.
I was stupidly impatient.
‘No…’
Now that I think about it, even if I handled it calmly… I don’t think the result would have changed much.
He had to somehow save Rafa, and he must have granted his request in the end.
I wouldn’t know if I hadn’t saved Rapha’s life, but it wasn’t the worst since I did.
I was worried that the devil would keep his promise, but that anxiety became a reality.
In the end, he took Rafa hostage and came under different conditions.
“A space battleship…”
It was out of the blue.
Are you asking for a space battleship?
Then the war with the great demons will be stopped.
I couldn’t understand his thoughts.
What use is that to him?
Space battleships cannot even go out into space because of Terra’s barrier.
It’s a decent item when dealing with ordinary Pantera natives, but it’s not a threatening item at all to beings like magic weapons or the Great Devil.
Maybe it’s because he just wants to play.
Even so, space battleships are things that cannot be handed over carelessly.
The problem is that even if this condition is met, there is a high possibility that his request will not end.
“…It was wrong to trust him.”
I didn’t believe it in the first place, but at that time it was inevitable.
“Huh… I can’t help it.”
Martin eventually decided to report to Hellion.
I don’t know if it was handled smoothly this time, but that couldn’t be the case.
Rapha is taken prisoner.
And now they demand space battleships.
Now, it is a problem that cannot be solved on its own.
Martin got up to meet Hellion.
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Martin walked down the white hallway.
Magical engineers in white coats recognized Martin and slightly lowered their heads.
After passing through the large door at the end of the corridor, a huge laboratory appeared.
In the center, there was a thick column with a mysterious pattern engraved on it.
And in the center of the pillar was a capsule.
The cap of the capsule was transparent.
Through it, I could see a handsome man with blue skin inside.
He was a Hellion.
“Who is Hellion-sama?”
Martin asked the magic engineer next to him.
“You’ll wake up in an hour.”
Martin stood quietly and waited for Hellion to wake up.
In order to descend on Pantera, there is usually no need for such a large device.
This was a device for descending to Pantera while preserving the maximum power of Hellion.
An hour passed.
Hellion, who was inside the capsule, opened her eyes.
『What’s going on?』
Martin swallowed dry saliva and reported what had happened to Hellion.
Watching the battle between the two ironclad giants, Hellion tilted her head.
『Is that… A magic weapon?』
“It’s not a magic weapon. I think it’s probably his unique ability.”
『Interesting… And surprising… Rapha must have sealed his authority, right?』
“…Yes that’s right.”
『But they say he overpowered Rapha… You’ll have to see it for yourself… But it’s a pity… Tsk… I mean…』
Hellion muttered something to himself that Martin couldn’t understand.
And he thought for a moment.
The great demons absolutely obey the strong.
However, that does not apply to Zephyrian.
‘Huh… Helena…’
I can’t help but think of her whenever this happens.
Helena erased the factor of obedience to Zephyrian and planted a factor that made them feel repulsive so that they would not become slaves again.
If you subdue them, they may obey for a while, but if you don’t manage them steadily, they will definitely stick their teeth out.
The surest way is to suppress them by force while the demon lord himself resides on the ground.
He dwells in those desolate places where there is nothing to gain and he has no reason to control them.
There was also a way to get rid of all the great demons, but their power was too small for that.
A powerful being like the Great Devil was rare even among the Zephyrians.
It was a pretty decent force to be the first to push into the war against Terra.
And it wasn’t long before I could use them.
『Rafa’s life and death?』
“Sah, I’m alive.”
『That’s it.』
Martin let out a sigh of relief when there was no big reprimand.
“Now I am in a situation where I cannot move. I don’t know what’s going on, but Terra is not involved in this right now. Apparently, something big happened in the heavens. You can’t pull yourself out at a good time like this.”
“That’s right.”
『Listen to his request.』
“Are you saying you’ll grant me that request?”
“Yes. When this is finished, I will organize it myself. If… He breaks his promise again… Then send in a solid force to subdue him. I will tell them too.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Martin lowered his head, and Hellion closed his eyes again.
