Chapter 115 – Episode 115. It Doesn’t Matter if You Think of It as a Date.
Yes, the top priority right now is neither my relationship with them nor the future policy after returning to the organization.
For now, return the hero to normal.
Everything should be started after discussing it.
“The one who can heal Celica…”
Returning to my seat, I listened to Ymir and looked for someone who met the conditions.
Whether there is a person in the Demon King’s Army who can cure the aftereffects created by the Queen of Dreams, which is said to be non-existent among the 10 strongest people on the continent and there is no one in humanity who can cure it.
“… There must be If you look for demons or those who are good at witchcraft.”
“I stabbed it just in case, but it seems there are suitable guys.”
“The problem is that most of them are unreliable.”
Katarina answers her question instead.
She had followed her father since she was born and had known her demons.
As an organization that focuses on snatching and crafting, he must be more knowledgeable about information than I am.
“The realm of the demon king… The society built in the area commonly called the demon tribe is divided into two broadly. One is a lawless zone where there is no such thing as law, and the other is a dictatorship zone where those with enormous power such as executives rule and manage.”
“If you say dictatorship, is it similar to monarchy?”
“There are places that are like that, but most of the time I tweak it to my liking. There are places where the region itself operates as a kind of guild or corporate structure, while there are places where everyone except the monarch is equal without a special hierarchy.”
“There were places where the leader itself only interfered with the rules, and organized politics by selecting a representative from among the people in the region every cycle. Was it to elect a person to act as the leader’s deputy among the residents, and to carry out the administration of the area every term?”
“… What is that. Doesn’t it make sense just by hearing the explanation?”
“Unlike human society, which is centered on the monarchy, it can be seen that it is divided into many branches.”
And, of course, if they are so different from each other, they don’t mesh properly.
Of course, the forces within the Demon King’s Territory reject each other, so they generally tend to be closed, and due to this basic characteristic, there is a strong tendency to ‘thoroughly reject outsiders’.
Exclusion means distrusting the other person.
Even if there is someone within that force who can solve the problem, there is no possibility that they will come out cooperatively.
“It’s the same for those who live and build a society in that demonic realm, not to mention the lawless zone.”
“… You guys are lucky to have survived in such a place.”
“It’s thanks to the former leader’s well-established foundation.”
“Now even that has become dangerous.”
Katarina starts to put on a bitter expression.
As much as that, her current story will be accepted as important to her.
Now that even the officers dispatched by the Demon King’s Army have died, the Demon King’s Army may consider expelling the responsibility by turning the blame to the Anti-Human Alliance.
Even if it is not surprising, the disappearance of a powerful backing means that the solidarity of the organization will soon collapse.
In order to maintain that organization, I will have to normalize the warrior party that has a friendly reaction to me.
“Really, can’t we save Celica?”
But is it because silence continues without coming up with the right solution?
Heira, who had been silently listening to the conversation, invaded the face of Heira, and starting with him, the atmosphere in the room gradually began to grow heavier.
The human side doubts whether it can be solved in the first place, and the Demon King’s side has the ability, but there are no trustworthy guys…
“One, there may be forces that can be approached stably.”
In that silence, Katarina begins to open her heavy mouth.
But her voice lacked confidence. Rather than finding an answer, she seemed to have to risk even that.
“Is it really?”
“Yes, this is a rumor I heard after the lord left the organization, so I’m not sure… If the rumors are true, it is judged that it will be possible to establish a friendly relationship with our Anti-Human Alliance, depending on the situation.”
“… With us too? How?”
“Because they too are a group that is reaping those who are not welcomed into the Human Union.”
“Did there be another rebel group without the kingdom knowing? Well, even if it’s a rumor, there’s nothing wrong with hearing about it.”
The moment when a clue was caught that might be able to break the situation no matter what.
Soon, Ymir asked Katarina a question with a positive attitude.
“What is the name of that organization?”
“Commonly known as the Witches’ Association. It is an organization created by a handful of survivors from past witch hunts.”
“… Witch, sashimi?”
“Yes, I think Ymir-sama knows about the witch hunt.”
“Ah, what. I know.”
After answering like that, Ymir started looking at me without saying a word.
Katarina didn’t seem to be aware of Ymir’s actions, so she shifted her gaze to Heira, who was snooping her head toward her.
“What is a witch?”
“It refers to women who made a contract with the demons. Those who make a contract carry out the orders of the demons specified in the contract, but receive the blood to exercise some of the powers of the demons. And in the past, in the human realm, we found such people and carried out a massive subjugation.”
“As for subjugation… Because witches are bad?”
“Rather than being bad, there is a bad perception of having signed a contract with the demons in the first place, and above all, the situation in the human realm was not good at the time. Various disasters, the intensifying battle with the Demon King’s army, and disease… The church designated witches as a way to turn that anger, and by actively continuing it, the church increased approval ratings.”
“And the Church, which actively carried out work at that time, strengthened its power by supporting the Argentine royal family, which is the main axis of the current human union… It is a story known to all who know that what happened at that time did not come from pure intentions.”
Ymir continues to speak bluntly.
Still, she was glancing at me.
As if you think I can’t take my words lightly.
“It is said that the demons suffered considerable damage during such a mad massacre, so they no longer have contractors, but there must be a few among them who escaped and survived. If the Witches’ Association, created by those who survived, really exists…”
“Certainly witches might have a way to improve the situation. It would be easier for those who handle the power of the demons with a human body to analyze the effect of it rather than pure demons.”
It’s just a rumor, but I can’t say it’s completely nonsense.
But as for Ymir, who thought she would consider her possibilities for him, she still couldn’t get her nerves around me.
“The question is, how will Dave take this?”
“Yes? Why is the lord…”
“Because he is the son of a witch. Didn’t he ever know?”
I can’t help but not know
After I was taken in by the organization, I only revealed the truth to the head, and even after that, I wore a mask to hide my identity as much as possible.
Even Katarina hadn’t had much of a conversation until they met again.
The people in the organization only knew that I dealt with demonic powers and artifacts, but they didn’t even know that the power came from witches.
Directly with my own eyes.
That he was the child of the person who saw his body burned to the point of being reduced to ashes.
“Dave, are you okay?”
Are you worried about me thinking of that time?
As Heira asked pitifully, I stroked her hair and gave her a faint smile.
“… Are you okay.”
It’s not a lie.
If he was going to be swung like this, he would have been eaten by the dream Morgana showed her.
“Certainly, as Ymir said, witches might be suitable for healing humans who have been eroded by the power of demons.”
After all, aren’t all witches the same?
A witch who is not my mother is just another person. There would be no reason to be swayed just because that existence still exists.
After organizing my thoughts, I prepared to give her instructions to Katarina, who was looking at me with pity.
“Katarina. You should return to the main base as soon as this conversation is over.”
“Is that for information gathering?”
“No matter how sluggish my stomach has become, there are things I’ve accumulated so far. Gathering information would not be very impossible.”
Rather, right now it might be better than when there was a Galbo year. Rather, he was so good at destroying the organization that he even interfered with what he was doing.
“What are you going to do after collecting information about the Witches’ Association?”
“Once the rumors are confirmed to be true, I will contact you directly.”
“… Are you talking about the lord himself?”
“As long as we are human beings and an organization that betrayed humanity, there is room for friendship as Katarina said. Since we are in a precarious situation, if we want to join forces, wouldn’t it be better for me, the leader, to meet and talk?”
If done well, along with tissue reconstruction, Celica’s treatment should be resolved.
If it goes as intended, it will be possible to produce good results for the Witch Society as well as the Vine Human Alliance.
If you only look at the immediate situation.
“… I don’t think things will work out that well.”
But unlike me, is there a corner where something gets stuck?
As Yu Mir put on a puzzled expression, Heira, who had been silently listening to the conversation, began to tilt her head in wonder.
“Is there anything else that takes you?”
“No matter how many witches there are, they have already experienced severe burns from humans. It’s obvious that you don’t intend to set foot in human territory again, right? More than anything else, since the world of demons is basically closed, witches won’t easily leave their territory.”
Yumir looked back at the exit from her room, frowning at her.
That gaze must have been staring at Celica, who hadn’t heard the current conversation, beyond that.
It seems as if we realized that this is a problem that cannot be solved by decisions made by ourselves alone.
“What does that mean?”
To Katarina, who was questioning that attitude, I answered on behalf of Ymir.
“Even if it turns out that the existence of the Witches’ Society is true, in order to cure Celica, you have to take her directly to the witch’s place.”
Taking an immature hero to the witches who are hiding somewhere in the demonic realm.
Hi, is that realistically possible?
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Yes, because the hero is a being that attracts everyone’s attention.
No matter how much he hides his identity, it is the existence of a hero that the leaders of the Human Union as well as the officers of the Demon King’s Army secretly know where it is.
Of course, humanity will not tolerate that the hero enters the territory of the demons, and it is clear that the executives will watch the hero’s movements and try to move.
Following simple rumors and taking Celica into the demonic realm was a dangerous thing that could in fact move the entire world.
So, let’s put off making a proper conclusion about this until after a little more time has passed, after the collection of information and the understanding of the situation have been completed.
The forum for the conversation that had been set up yesterday came to a conclusion in that way.
“Dave, would you mind giving me some time today?”
It was around the next morning when Verdia returned to her mansion.
As soon as Verdia returned to her mansion around the time she was taking care of her household chores as usual, she immediately came to see me and told me about her business.
She didn’t even remove the armament she always wore.
“…Yes? Time?”
“Yeah, there were times when you helped a party in place of my absence, so I thought it was necessary to thank you. Before anything else, I said I had a position, but now I’m talking about it that way…”
“Ah yes. What happened yesterday?”
She seems to have left me with a lot of remnants from the conversation we had yesterday that her story led to expulsion from me.
Perhaps, considering his honest personality, he is probably trying to apologize… I never imagined that I, the lower end of the Demon King’s Army, would hear such words from the 10th most powerful person in the Demon’s Army.
“If that’s the case, you don’t have to worry too much about it. I fully understand Verdia-san’s feelings…”
“No, because there are a lot of uncertainties in many ways to end it like this. I’d like to talk a little longer about this, but if you don’t mind, why don’t we go around the city and talk about it? It doesn’t matter if you think of it as a date.”
“Ah yes. It’s okay, it’s all over anyway. Serika is also being looked after by Heira and Ymir, so at least a date… Yes?”
It took a while to roughly match the rhythm.
She opened her eyes, wondering if she had heard it wrong, but she didn’t change her face color and just spoke to me calmly.
“I asked if we could go on a date around the city today to share a baby together. Are you in trouble?”
Sounds absurd from my point of view.
With a very innocent face, proudly.
