The Executed Sage Reincarnates as a Lich and Begins a War of Aggression Chapter 112: The Sage Has An Unexpected Reunion

I was sitting on a rock in the adow, away from the capital.

I could see the figures of two people in front of .

They belonged to Logan, the chieftain of elves, and Yuura, the offshoot of a Great Spirit.

I listened carefully to the conversation between them.

The flow is generally sothing like this. Do you understand?

Processing the content of instruction proceeding to implentation.

Yuura nodded and began to operate her magic power.

A tree popped out from the ground.

It quickly grew and reached the height of a fully grown tree.

Her spell is stable. Nicely done.

What Yuura used just now was spirit magic.

It was a spell she had just learned from Logan.

Since she was an offshoot of a Great Spirit, she was very compatible with spirit magic.

When it ca to aptitude, hers should exceed even elves.

Therefore, at his suggestion, Logan ca to teach her spirit magic.

Yuura herself was also very enthusiastic about it, and decided to learn it imdiately.

According to her, she was happy to be capable of new things.

She had been learning various spells like that since morning.

Since she was a serious and capable student, Logan showed great enthusiasm for the lessons himself.

What a peaceful sight

Three days had passed since the confrontation against the previous Demon Lord.

Due to the efforts of my subordinates, who had been dispatched to various locations, the demonkin and demon beast rampage were incapacitated.

The Demon Lords Territory was peaceful once more.

We were currently in the middle of reconstruction work.

When I asked my subordinates about how the situation was, it seed there were no dangers to be concerned with.

Even Doldar the dullahan, who had a questionable state of mind, put his efforts toward protecting the city and its people.

It was said that he had retained his sanity to an extent during the battle.

However, as soon as he returned, he was back to how he usually was.

Although I didnt understand how that worked, Doldar was also working hard in his own way.

I looked at the glass in my hand.

It contained a fruit wine with blessing and it was one of the experintal foods made for immortals to enjoy the sensation of eating and drinking.

When it ca to beverages, we still hadnt succeeded just yet.

I was hopeful that this drink could beco the first stepping stone for it.

I was about to bring the glass to my mouth.

At that mont, I felt a strange presence appear behind .

I looked back while maintaining my composure.

There stood a tall woman who wore a one-piece dress.

She had long dark blue hair and gray skin.

A pair of horns protruded out from her forehead, with one of them partially gone, as if it had been cut by sothing.

In contrast to her youthful appearance, her pair of golden eyes exuded a mature glow.

She was looking at with interest.

She was the previous Demon Lord.

It wasnt a hallucination.

The woman I had killed the other day was standing in front of .

While I was frozen in confusion, the Demon Lord raised her hand in greeting.

Hello. Its been three days since we last t.

I was in shock and unable to respond.

Before I knew it, the liquid in the glass I held already spilled.

Even as my feet got wet from it, I didn't have the ti to mind such a trivial thing.

Logan and Yuura, who noticed that sothing seed off, were looking in our direction.

Logan, in particular, had an expression of utter disbelief at what he was seeing.

He silently entered combat mode.

I stopped them from moving with my gaze.

It was dangerous to take any careless actions.

The Demon Lord was focusing her attention on .

It would be wise not to provoke her.

I questioned the Demon Lord.

How are you still alive?

I am not sure how. I was already revived by the ti I realized it.

The Demon Lord, who also didnt understand, began to describe what happened up to this point.

She, who'd supposedly died in that battle, awakened in the Old Demonkin Region about half a day earlier.

Her body, which had been reduced to ashes, was perfectly restored, and there didnt seem to be any loss of mory.

The Demon Lord, who was unable to understand her situation, said that she decided to co to visit when she detected my presence after wandering around in the uninhabited land.

You are supposed to be a Sage. Shouldnt you be able to figure out the cause of my resurrection?

Even if you say that

I tried to observe the Demon Lords state from a magical perspective.

There seed to be so change compared to three days ago.

She still had her powerful magic, but it was currently being naturally suppressed.

I should have been able to detect the Demon Lord's existence imdiately if her power was the sa as before.

There was no doubt sothing changed within her.

Co on, show how capable the brain of my nesis is.

Im doing it without you needing to tell such.

Putting aside the Demon Lord, who seed to be having fun, I continued to think.

Finally, I ca to a certain conclusion.

Dont tell . Was it caused by my actions?

I destroyed her horn, which was the catalyst of her resurrection.

It was a necessary action to kill the Demon Lord, since that horn was the lynchpin which kept her existence stable in this world.

The Demon Lords body then was in a state of seeking the lost catalyst.

If I were to compare it to sothing, it was to how those who are drowning keep trying to breathe.

It was against the nature of the body to accept death.

Regardless of the persons will, the body instinctively searched for a way to survive.

I stabbed the Demon Lord, who was in that state, using the keepsake sword.

As a result, it could only be said that it had been a thoughtless move.

The keepsake sword was a weapon closely related to the Demon Lord.

At the very mont I stabbed her with it, perhaps it had beco beca a replacent for her lost catalyst.

Even as the Demon Lord died, these circumstances had revived her once again, but only after so ti had passed.

That would be my reasoning. Are you satisfied with that?

Fumu, I dont really understand difficult magic, but since you said so, it is probably correct.

The Demon Lord's brow furrowed and she grumbled.

Her expression was clearly saying that she didnt really understand my explanation.

Now that I think about it, she wasnt very familiar with magic knowledge.

All the chantless spells she casted were done through her instincts rather than knowledge.

It was completely done from her own talent.

The chains of light and holy sword power she acquired after her revival were also sothing different from systematic magic.

Rather, since it could be considered a unique ability, the Demon Lord was probably using her power through her instincts as well.

It seed that soone like her, who only knew how to use spells by her own nature, couldnt understand my reasoning.

Fumu

I observed the Demon Lord.

Currently, I couldnt feel any connection to the keepsake sword from the Demon Lords audience room and the Demon Lord.

The catalyst had lost its function.

Her revival this ti seed to be a one-ti miracle.

In other words, the Demon Lord was currently maintaining her existence without any catalyst.

I was montarily concerned that she might end up becoming unstable and self-destruct, but looking at her current flow of magic power, it didnt seem to be a problem after all.

Originally, her resurrection spell was supposed to be destroyed the mont she was reduced to ashes.

Yet the mont the keepsake sword was used as a catalyst, the inscribed spell was activated once again.

Therefore, the Demon Lord achieved a perfect resurrection which didnt require any remaining catalyst.

As unbelievable as it sounded, there was no denying the reality in front of .

It wasnt sothing that was deliberately arranged to happen, but rather, a product of a series of coincidences.

Even if we had attempted a similar line of events thousands of tis, it was doubtful this result would be replicated.

Is this also the work of the Will of the World?

It was already sothing that regularly happened, but I couldnt help but doubt it this ti.

The Demon Lord was revived using ashes of the current generation of Hero and Saint.

They were the Heroes which had been chosen by the Will of the World.

They were those who gained their power through miracles.

At the mont of her death, perhaps such power had worked on the Demon Lord.

She still had regrets when she died.

That might've been what pushed the resurrection to happen.

It wouldnt be strange if that were the case.

I was convinced this was why the Demon Lord appeared here for the ti being.

However, there was sothing I had to ask her.

I needed to confirm it.

Since you ca to see like this, do you want to battle to the death again?

No way. I was still defeated by you even when I used borrowed power. Im not persistent enough to keep going after sothing like that.

The Demon Lord shook her head.

I was already slightly aware of what her answer would be.

I couldnt feel any hostility from her, and her words and actions were also very calm.

So much so that it made doubt whether she was truly that Demon Lord.

I already retired from being the Demon Lord. I no longer have any intention to fight you or resu any plans to dominate the world again.

I see

As the Demon Lord affird that, I was heartened.

If conflict of that level reignited, things would have beco complicated.

There were already many other matters I needed to attend to.

I wanted the chaos that happened to be concluded.

While I was thinking this, the Demon Lord gave a aningful smile.

She then pointed at .

I am more interested in what future lies in store for you.

What?

The junior who has different ambitions than mine, I wonder what kind of path he will walk? I want to witness that.

The Demon Lord proudly said such a thing.

She didnt seem to be lying or joking.

She was seriously interested in .

I thought I died beautifully, but I sohow ca back to life. While I was quite embarrassed about it when it happened, I decided to beco defiant. Therefore, Ill enjoy my second nay, my third life.

Wait, as expected thats

I already decided on where Ill be staying. Ill use the forr territory where I'd once lived. Well be neighbors from now on.

The Demon Lord was already enthusiastic about it.

She blocked my protests and continued speaking casually towards

To be honest, it was quite annoying, but it seed she's already made her decision.

Suddenly, the Demon Lord stopped smiling and looked mysteriously toward my widened eyes.

She then spoke with a similar atmosphere as her past self.

However, if you go out of control, I will lead the Demon Lords Army without hesitation. Do not forget this.

Demon Lord, you are

I was about to speak out in protest once again.

Before I could, she pushed my lower jaw with her finger.

She blocked my statent by doing so.

The one who is referred to as the Demon Lord is you now. Just call Diella. It was the na I'd abandoned a long ti ago, but it is just right for the current who is now a nobody.

The previous Demon Lord Diella said this as she moved her finger away and folded her arms.

The corners of her lips lifted and she smiled.

Well then, current generation of Demon Lord, best regards from now on.

Likewise.

I reluctantly responded.

Unfortunately, it seed I was unable to beat her in conversation.

Additionally, Diella really didnt seem to have any intentions to conquer the world again.

In that case, there was no need to go and kill her.

According to what she said, she could be considered a neutral ally.

Although I couldnt trust her just yet, I could watch her for the ti being.

I reconciled with the previous Demon Lord, huh

I said that in my heart, but I still couldnt believe it.

However, the scene before was reality.

In terms of my personal feelings, this conclusion wasnt bad at all.

We both felt that the score was settled by the battle three days ago.

Of course, it didnt an that I accepted Diellas past evil actions.

While understanding all that, I was trying to accept her as a new neighbor.

I felt like sothing had progressed in my thoughts.

I was sure it wasnt a mistake.

It was a strange conclusion, but I was convinced about it.

The world sure doesnt move as I expected.

Looking back, that was always the case.

I rembered how I'd always confronted hardships.

Perhaps I was born to carry such an unfortunate fate.

With these thoughts going through my mind, I looked over at Diella and shrugged.1