The confusion was short-lived. The Corps Commanders, who quickly cald their hearts, stood up in unison.
Soon the door opened, and the Demon King and Demon Aurt, the Zero Corps Commanders, entered.
Edellia secretly observed the look on Velitans face.
As expected, he had a sour expression. Who would dare to ss with Demon Aurt? He is the second most respected being in the Demon Realm after the Demon King himself.
The Demon King sat leisurely on the most luxurious chair, crossed his legs, and waved his hand lightly.
Sit down, everyone.
There was another movent in unison.
The Demon King glanced at the people who had taken their seats, looked at Deon who was sitting closest to him, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
As you all know, there was an intruder. The Zero Corps Commanders here captured him brilliantly.
All eyes turned to Deon.
All the people here were powerful enough that their gazes should have been overwhelming, but he just lowered his eyes and fiddled with the cube.
Cube?
Glances began to be busily exchanged between the Corps Commanders.
Hey, thats
Yes, it seems like hes interested in this incident.
Alright, the result will be certain, but
It could be dangerous, so itd be better to be careful.
During war etings, he always participated while fidgeting with his cube and listening to the opinions of all the people present.
When he liked an opinion, the cube would rotate smoothly, but when he didnt, it would rotate roughly and fill the hall with a rattling noise.
Whether it rotated smoothly or roughly, the best conclusion was always reached along with the completion of the cube. The problem was that when it rotated roughly, it would always explode no matter what happened.
In the midst of the subtle tension, the Demon Kings words continued.
According to the investigation, it wasnt just a simple intrusion. Of course, its not simple for soone to break into the Demon Kings castle, let alone the inner areas, but in this case, its particularly special.
His eyes, filled with a slight hint of hostility, scanned the people sitting in their seats.
Although his eyes were on the Corps Commanders, it seed as though he was looking beyond them at soone else. The Demon King spoke with a faint sigh.
Because it was the remnant of a Hero.
A Hero?
Yes, one of the few that the Empire had taken notice of and was collecting. He was sent here as a sacrifice.
Thud!
A heavy sound was heard. The Corps Commanders didnt bother to look for the source of the noise.
Because it was obvious without looking at who the source of it was.
The Demon King leaned forward, still holding his tightly clenched fist on the armrest. The heavy pressure filled the entire eting room.
What was their purpose?
The Empires movents are suspicious. Even recently, contact with the Ninth Corps Commander who was in the front line, has been cut off. There must be sothing going on.
The Demon King was strong.
He was so strong that he didnt need to use his head, so his choices were always simple yet heavy. This ti was no different.
First Corps Commanders.
Yes.
You should go.
He was thinking of launching a frontal attack.
Jaykar is the representative of the Demon King. There were no fools present who didnt know what it ant for him to make a move.
Jaykar, who hesitated for a while, looked at the Demon King with his head lowered and only his eyes slightly raised.
After a brief mont, he quietly answered without even a word of protest.
Understood.
A slight tension began to fill the eting room.
Although war was not about to break out imdiately, the Demon King clapped his hands as if to change the tense atmosphere that seed like itd explode at any mont.
The silence was broken, followed by a light voice.
Well, thats roughly the end of the story, but theres sothing we need to touch on before moving on to the next issue.
?
What kind of reward should I give to the Zero Corps Commanders who caught a remnant of the Hero all by himself?
The hand that was turning the cube without a break ca to a halt.
The red eyes, which had not risen from the desk for a single mont throughout the entire eting, slowly rose to face him.
Facing the red eyes directed towards him, the Demon King smiled lightly.
It wont be bad for the one in question to decide it himself.
***
I hate Corps Commanders etings. I hate it terribly. No need to ntion why.
Because its scary!
The Corps Commanderss exclusive dining hall is tolerable because so people dont eat much, but the eting room is a place where everyone participates in so way. So how scary it must be.
I dont want to go
Every ti Im late for the eting, its because I dont want to go, and I always end up being late. If it wasnt for the Demon King who ca to pick up, I would have been late again this ti.
Oh, am I already late?
I stopped trying to wipe my sweaty hands on my clothes. Whats this?
Cube?
Cube. Of course, I bring a cube with wherever I attend a eting, but thats only when its a eting centered around .
Since the eting goes well without , its troubleso if soone asks for my opinion after making eye contact. So I try to avoid eye contact and fidget with a cube to pass ti.
The eting I am going to attend right now is a eting centered around the Demon King!
Why didnt the Demon King say this before?
I wish I could go back and leave it where it was, but its too late for that.
The Demon King and the Zero Corps Commanders have arrived.
The door to the eting room opened with a rather loud and solemn voice.
I walked into the eting room feeling like a cow being dragged to the slaughterhouse.
And soon after the eting began, my thoughts about the cube shifted 180 degrees.
Im glad I brought it.
It wouldve been awkward if I didnt bring it.
The atmosphere was scary, and no one was looking at , its the perfect environnt to fidget with the cube.
As I was mixing the new cube and solving it halfway, the Demon King suddenly said sothing unexpected.
Well, thats roughly the end of the story, but theres sothing we need to touch on before moving on to the next issue.
Until then, I thought it had nothing to do with .
What kind of reward should I give to the Zero Corps Commanders who caught a remnant of the Hero all by himself?
I raised my head in surprise.
Even though I was trying to deny that I had heard it wrong, the Demon Kings gaze was clearly directed at .
He added, as if hamring in the nail.
It wont be bad for the one in question to decide it himself.
Silence descended with a different aning than before.
When I didnt speak, the other Corps Commanders who had kept their mouths shut glanced at the Demon King. The Demon King looked at while resting his chin on his hand, as if telling to speak quickly.
In the silence, I looked around.
So you want to say what I want?
If thats what he wants, its not too much. I can think of only things that he can easily give from the Demon Kings perspective
Resignation
No.
Then alcohol
Is that really what you want?
I thought there was nothing wrong.
The Demon King cut off my words so firmly, with a stern expression. He waited for my next words while still keeping a soft smile.
His gaze that still followed closely was overwhelming, I wanted to quickly say sothing and end it, but
Is there really nothing else I want
I cant think of anything now, can I put it off until later?
What are you going to ask for? Im already scared.
He lifted his hand from his chin and straightened his upper body.
His gaze that scanned through the Corps Commanders fell on Velitan.
Instinctively noticing that he was about to move on to the next issue, the Corps Commanders stiffened their bodies, unable to lower or raise their eyes due to the tense atmosphere once again.
It didnt matter to what the issue was.
Sixth Corps Commander, I heard you have sothing to say about the demonic monsters?
Yes, I would like to request for support.
Hmm
After rummaging through the report, the Demon King pulled out a paper. His calm expression at the start gradually beca more and more distorted the more he read the report.
Finally, after reading the last line, he said with a low groan.
The matter is certainly serious. Are you and the Twelfth Corps Commanders not enough?
The Twelfth Corps is currently unable to hunt demonic monsters.
For a mont, the Demon Kings actions stopped. The eyes that had been looking at the papers raised up and turned to Velitan.
I nodded inwardly as I looked at the situation without the slightest movent, to the point where the word frozen would be more appropriate.
You must be surprised. It is natural to be surprised. because I was surprised as well.
What does that an? The Twelfth Corps suffered such heavy losses that they are
not even able to hunt the demonic monsters? The cause should clearly be the demonic monsters.
Then the position of the Twelfth Corps Commanders is vacant
I heard that he is recovering from his injuries.
Injuries from re demonic monsters?
Be careful what you say. Even a small group of demonic monsters can beco a threat when they band together.
Small exchanges were heard between the Corps Commanders.
Its not hard to understand. The Twelfth Commander was defeated by re demonic monsters.
The re demonic monsters. Failures that are called monsters in the Empire.
The power of the Demon King creates countless demons even if the Demon King himself does not intend to. This is why the Demon King is a threat, and it is also the decisive reason why the Empire and even all humans strive to defeat him.
However, creating life is not so simple.
Among the born demons, only 40% can truly be called a demon. The rest are nothing more than failures who only follow their own desires and are not worthy of being called a demon.
Since theyre a complete failure that try to eat even the actual demons, let alone controlling them, the Demon King called them demonic monsters and purged them frequently for the safety of the demons.
I just rembered. Did I stay here too long?
How long had it been since I had seen the sunlight?
I idly stared at the well-worn desk as a sense of sadness washed over .
anwhile, the Demon Kings voice resud after a brief pause. I expected him to be a little shaken, but his voice was more calm and composed than usual. As expected, he was the Demon King for a reason.
Written docunts have their limits. Explain it clearly yourself.
At so point, the number of demonic monsters increased significantly. When we realized and tried to respond, it was too late and half of the small villages had already been trampled.
Half so what about the remaining half?
We have evacuated them to the large cities with walls.
Velitan I thought you were foolish, but you have surprisingly good judgnt?
Im sorry, I must have underestimated you. I apologized silently in my mind and listened attentively to his explanation.
The problem is that there are too many demonic monsters and they are trying to break through the walls. It feels like we are fighting a war every day.
From now on, we will have to deploy Commanders in the big cities as well.
Why did the numbers suddenly increase so much
Velitans last statent was close to a complaint, following the Demon Kings muttering.
In response, the Demon King placed his chin on his half-clad hand and said indifferently.
Its because the Hero died. And now the balance has been broken.
As he said that, the Demon King looked at .
Why is he looking at ? Its not my fault, is it? You were the one who drove the Hero to his death in the first place, right?
Even so, unable to face his gaze directly, I avoided his eyes and mumbled.
There are four big cities If the Twelfth Corps is unable to fight, it will certainly be difficult to defend.
Yes, Im requesting reinforcents.
Where are the remaining personnel
An ominous feeling ran down my spine and I quickly lowered my gaze to hide the trembling in my eyes.
I realized too late that the cube under the desk was turning wildly.
I never knew my hands could move so frantically.
Click, click, click, click, click!
Why am I feeling so uneasy? Isnt that obvious?
When you think of spare personnel, who cos to mind? , the one who could be considered a spare personnel even among the spare personnels, who doesnt even do the paperwork that all the other commanders are busy with! The only thing I had done was set the garden on fire and smash so plates.
Demon, it would be better if you went.
Click!
My hands stopped. My breathing stopped.
Oh, f**k! I need to breathe!
I think I saw soone calling from across a river.
As I hurriedly supplied oxygen to my lungs, my mind started to function again. But this ti, my quick thinking felt more frustrating than ever.
I found myself gripping the completed cube with both hands, and let out a silent scream.
I knew it, I knew this was going to happen, damn it!!
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