Evade The Hero and F Chapter 200

Chapter 200

< Evade the Hero and Flee! 200 #23. Policy ant for My Dream! (7) >

As ti passed, the demon continent steadily morphed closer and closer to my idealised land.

Demons exalted the Demon God and

from seemingly every corner of the continent. So beca such devout believers that they would have believed

even if I told them that mud could be turned to diamond no, wheat could be turned into a dragon!

Of course, this was mostly due to the policies Ive enacted on the pretext of making everyones life better.

Under the watchful eyes of the chieftains, who had been thoroughly educated by the tal bat, roads were completed in no ti at all. This allowed the smooth transportation of material and even quicker construction of many buildings. These structures provided a ho for the demon race, giving them a chance to enjoy a better sweet-ho life.

Thats not all, though!

I also established schools in certain areas and paid close attention to basic education. Of course, you dont have to be a genius to figure out that the contents of education itself would be repeated brainwashing via textbooks Ive written!

I knew it; its important to start such rote learning while they are still young!

The goal was to get the public at large to reach a point where Where the public would be willing to start an uprising if Belegrea had a change of heart and tried to kill

as revenge for the tal bat tornting her. All while loudly crying out, The demon king is trying to harm our noble, great king!

Once we reach that point, no one would dare to touch

even after I step down from the kings throne!

And that line of thinking had gotten

into the current crisis.

Mm. Were screwed.

Ng, totally screwed, master.

One year and a couple of months had passed since we started living in the demon continent. That could be seen as either a long ti or a short one depending on your view. In any case It was around this point in ti that I decided to step down.

With what I have achieved so far, no one would be brazen enough to provoke ! My dear daughter also earned a lot of fa while working as the Minister of Agriculture and the Chicken Departnt!

I no longer had any lingering desire for political power.

Instead of drooling over power until my dying day only to live a disgusting and cumberso life, I shall simply retire now and live a peaceful one!

And to bring this dream of mine to reality, I announced my decision to step down as the demon king, only to

But sire, stepping down from the throne?! No, you cannot, sire! Oh, our great king!

We beg of you, please reconsider!

Yes, please reconsider!

Suddenly, a scene commonly seen in historical dramas began unfolding in front of my eyes.

I failed to raise my daughter properly

She often prostrated while crying out, Please reconsider, sire! However, as she was too adorable doing that, I just let her do as she pleased. But now, other idiots were using the exact sa tactic as her.

The crucial difference here, though, was that all these idiots were either middle-aged or older. A group that old prostrating on the floor while crying out Please reconsider! in unison like so kind of a magic chant was rather displeasing to behold.

-Hey, you! This is all your fault!

-Wuing?! W-well, that is true, I guess? What is up with those uncles, anyway

-Its all because you taught my daughter so weird-ass crap, thats why!

My mind would never change just because so old n were prostrating on the floor.

All of you, listen to . This isnt just my wish but the noble Demon Gods will. She has constructed a new demon world, and she now wishes for a new king to step forward.

Indeed, tis like these call for the Demon Gods na! Since ancient tis, using the Demon Gods na opened all doors in the demon continent!

Oh, our great, noble Demon God, please hear our prayers.

There can only be one great king for us, and thats Lord Marx.

Without our wise ruler, Marx, guiding us, who can possibly deliver us your true wish, oh our great Demon God!

Unfortunately, it seed that I had been too enthusiastic about their ntal education. Even though they were demons, they dared to go against the Demon Gods wish and tried to convince their god!

-Well, it does kind of feel gratifying, but

-But, also feels like sothings going wrong sowhere? Right, master?

Cries of Please reconsider! and Oh, great Demon God, please dont forsake Marx! began rising up everywhere.

Yup, sothing about this did not sll good at all. Situations like this one were usually followed by events solely ant to screw

over, after all!

Thats why I might get screwed again this ti?

-Fut! Thats not going to happen this ti!

-Ng? But master, isnt it too dangerous to be so confident this soon? Whenever you jinx it, you REALLY jinx stuff, right?

The tal bat threw a weirdly on-point retort in my way, but I was able to easily counter her this ti.

-If this was in the past, sure. But, heres the thing. Unless shes completely lost the plot, would the Demon God really let

stay? When Im responsible for changing the demon continent to my whims?

-S-sothing pragmatic ca out of my masters mouth and not so random nonsense?!

Uh-huh! I always gave you pragmatic replies. Its just that Ive been way too ahead of everybody else, and they fail to understand !

Just give it one year or so, and who knows, people might start slapping their knees and go, Ah! So, there was such a way!

-And so, all I can do is sigh in awe at how my dear master reverts so quickly back to his random nonsense self

-Hey, hold up! Suddenly calling

dear master makes it sound like Im the one at fault here!

I keep saying this, but Ive done nothing wrong! Yes, the world is at fault for tornting

until now!

Oh, oh

And the evidence of my suspicion began sprouting up from here and there.

W-what is going on?

I began noticing more and more demons looking up at the heavens while shedding tears. So began whispering in soft voices and said, Oh, our noble, great Demon God or I knew it, shes the great and noble deity that listens to our voices

I was getting anxious. No, hang on. This was already beyond the description of anxious and straight into the dangerous territory. Such declarations were flooding forth from seemingly every corner.

N-no, could it be?

For a mont there, a totally inconceivable scenario ford in my head. Looking at these folks now, though, I began sensing that that scenario might beco a reality, after all.

And who knew My gut feeling indeed beca a reality.

Our noble, great Demon God has acknowledged you, oh our king!

Yes, our great king. Our noble and great Demon God has indeed chosen you as our one true ruler!

Ah, aaaah dear Demon God! The all-powerful and noble master of our race!

O-oiii?

Hey, Demon God, whats gotten into you? You arent the type to do this, right?!

Ah, ahhh The Demon God has spoken, sire. Oh, my dear apostle! It sounds like you have misunderstood , so let

say it one more ti! You did extrely well. Thats why, stay and keep doing it!

W-why are you doing this, Demon God? You arent so clueless child, you know! Besides, cant you go with Belegrea or sothing? Shell do a better job than , you know!

Oh, our great king! Our king, acknowledged by the Demon God, no less!

We beg of you, please continue to protect the kings throne!

Yes, please protect the throne, sire!

As soon as the Demon God gave her permission, every demon present in the temple rushed here and began prostrating before .

Scary. This was getting a bit no, a lot scary!

-Master, it looks like the number of demons is getting higher and higher? Am I seeing things?

-Yeah, Im seeing it right now, too!

Was soone spreading a rumour or sothing? The ranks of prostrating demons were gradually increasing with every second.

I require so ti to myself. I shall converse with our great Demon God first.

I got up from the throne and declared in a dignified voice, thinking I needed ti to retreat and regroup.

However!

Sire, our great Demon King spoke to us again. She said, theres no need for all that. Just do it!

Youre the best apostle Ive chosen ever since the creation of this world! Thats why

Thats why, my apostle! Continue to lead the demon race!

The archbishop and cardinals in the front of the pack got up and roared in unison, prompting the rank-and-file priests to also cry out together.

H-hey, isnt that voice Havent you all been treating that voice as the fake god?! Didnt you treat that version of the Demon God as the evil creature?!

How co are you listening to it so religiously now?!

-T-terrifying

-This is your couppance, master! This is why you shouldve moderated yourself while selling the Demon Gods na everywhere! Look, the Demon Gods pissed off, and now, shes taking revenge on you!

-E-even if thats true! The Demon God is the top deity after excluding the Creator God! So how can she take revenge on

by turning a con man into her apostle?!

-Oh, at least you know youre a con man, master!

Oops, I ended up revealing whats on my mind!

-Even though you know youre a con man, you pretend otherwise. I knew it, youre an evil person!

Kh-hmm, kh-hmm! Khhhmm!

I took a second or two to clear my throat, then roared out with all the power I could muster. All of you, now listen!

Whether it was out there or in here, people with the intention to tornt

were No, rather than people, its the demon race and one lump of tal.

The smartest way to navigate through a situation like this was to defeat the easiest opponent first. The tal bat had known

far longer than anyone here, so I thought the priests treating

like a demigod should be a lot easier to deal with.

Im well aware of the great Demon Gods wish. And yes, Im also aware of your wishes.

I-in that case!

The archbishop jumped up to his feet at my words and stared at

with sparkling eyes. However, the archbishop was a reptile-type demon and not a human-like one, so he kind of looked like a drooling lizardman standing in front of a prey!

However, I have an important mission to fulfil. I put on so serious airs while saying that. Everyone couldnt do anything but quietly look up at .

Well, I was telling the truth, after all. I really did have an important mission of spending the rest of my life with my daughter.

I developed the demon continent to this point so that I could enjoy my retirent! The rest can be taken care of by Belegrea and the Demon God working diligently together!

As such, all of you should go back for today. I shall personally speak to the Demon God.

I stared at the priests with my go-to glare used to look down on the trainees back in my evil organisation days. Its been a long ti since I used this glare, though.

Understood, sire.

A short standoff later, the archbishop took the lead by bowing his head and retreating from the chamber. The cardinals I had selected and the other priests followed him and slowly filed out of the demon kings throne chamber.

Hah

Only after all the priests had left and the door shut behind them did I plop down on the throne and let out a lengthy groan.

Things just got complicated. Very complicated.

I only wanted to retire, but to think that such interference would hinder my goal!

Damn you, Demon God! You are no help to my life at all, now are you!

And just who was it that freely sold the Demon Gods na everywhere while never forgetting to thank her?

The tal bat grumbled while settling down on the armrest of the throne. As the throne itself was absurdly huge, it was no problem for the tal bat in a small girls appearance to sit there.

What are you grumbling about this ti?

Hng! How dare a asly Demon God call you her apostle, master! I an, you are my master! The one and only deity of this world, Lady Arcadias master!

Boo!

Her cheeks puffed up as she pouted. Anyone seeing the tal bat for the first ti wouldve found her really adorable, but

Why are you raising a fuss?

But, from the perspective of those who know the truth, it was just a contemptible throwing-toys-out-of-pram by her.

Uboooooo?!

After I pinched both of her cheeks hard, the tal bat could only let out a pained grunt instead of coherent words.

Okay, so. What should I do now

Staying on as the demon king wasnt the worst decision I could make. It wouldnt be the sa as getting captured by the Imperial Princess since I wasnt mortgaging my life here.

The one issuing all the work was Belegrea, while the ministers of different departnts were responsible for carrying out those tasks, anyway.

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I was simply sitting here in a largely symbolic role. The demon continent functioned well without .

However

Master, cant you just stay in that case?

The more noticeable I am, the greater the chance of things happening, thats why.

The most peaceful era of my life was when I was tilling the land with my daughter. I spent six quiet years just like that, didnt I?

Give up, master. Since most of your life was tough-going, doesnt that make the average sum of your life also tough-going? In that case, you should stick to the average sum for the rest of your life, too.

Hell no! If I stick to that lifestyle, Ill really kick the bucket soon!

This year was the last one where I could attach the adverb almost in front of half a century of life on this land. Co next year, Id really have lived half a century in this world.

So much about the current

had changed compared to the peak period in my life, i.e. between the age of 30 to 40 when I was still in the evil organisation.

First of all, my muscle mass had decreased significantly. Even though I still exercised diligently, the decrease still ca about due to the lack of actual field experience. Besides, I had been wielding farming tools a lot more than swords in the last several years.

And the end of exercise always brought massive aches all over my body. Getting hit by cold winds made my bones and joints ache, too.

The ti to let go of my sword and settle down on a rocking chair to watch over my daughter growing up was slowly creeping up on .

My daughter is growing up well, so now would be the best ti to let go, Id say.

My dear daughter was already 15 years old. The racial trait of demons caused her to grow slower than humans, but she was still growing into a respectable young woman. Which ant this was a crucial period in her developnt.

Soon, the era of storms and gale winds will arrive. Just a small disagreent could even cause my daughter to run from ho while saying, Dad, I hate you!

My daughter, running away from ho after I have entered the twilight of my life? How horrifying would that be!

I should just quietly run a farm with my daughter or help her job as the Minister of the Chicken Departnt.

My daughter told

that, although she could resign from the position of the Minister of Agriculture, she could absolutely not give up on the Minister of the Chicken Departnt.

She even declared that shed never give up on this business venture until the fried chicken was spread to all corners of the demon continent.

To make her wish co true, just how many fried chicken franchises have I opened? How many new sauces did I have to develop!

Even after I went through all that trouble, she still said, Dad, Im still hungry, and tried to create a World Cup legend, oops, I an, the fried chicken legend. [1]

But, master, you dont have a choice now, do you?

Statues of my likeness have been erected in almost every corner of the demon continent. Every living demon on this land will probably recognise .

In a certain sense, the situation had beco even harder for

to escape than back in the human continent.

If thats the case!

Theres only one way out of this, then.

You do have a way?

I looked at the tal bat making a shocked face and slowly nodded.

I had abruptly recalled an old mobile ga I used to play in my previous life. That ga went sideways in the long run after it beca too much of a pay-to-win, but it still had a pretty solid storyline at its core.

Do you know why there arent that many kings?

Because its a king?

No. Its because there cant be many kings, to begin with.

There could be only one king in a country. One single existence! A unique being!

Currently, only I and Belegrea were the kings on the demon continent, which ant my worth was quite high, but!

What if there are one million kings?

What if you asked random strangers on the street what their day job was, and nine out of ten replied, Im the demon king?

Will everyone still pay attention to

in that case?

Wow, now that youve run out of ideas, master, youve resorted to spewing utter nonsense! And so proudly, too!

The tal bat cried out in alarm, but I paid her no mind.

I didnt care whether the tal bat or the Demon God was mocking my plan. There was no need to retort right now.

Whether my imagination was lacking or my plan had too many holes in it That would be decided by the end result, you see!

[1]: No clue what the author was trying to reference here. The World Cup is most likely Football World Cup, but other than that shakes head