Chapter 1014 – Episode 927 – A Light Bet! (4)
Demon. So, the first battle that ended in Lisbeth’s victory.
The moment I smiled when I confirmed the results that had already been scheduled. A voice full of anger came from next to me.
“Oh, how could it be so cruel…! “What on earth did that trashy demon do?!”
Did he really not think he was going to kill him?
Estoria was holding onto the hem of my clothes from the middle and begging me to stop the game, and she started swearing as if she had seen something terrible.
At first glance, Estonia’s voice is full of feelings of injustice, as if Lisbeth had done something unfair.
The moment I heard that voice, my female sensor detected something strange.
“Baron! Did you see it!? The sight of that woman cruelly tormenting an opponent who had already been subdued! How can they be so cruel!?”
“Hmm~”
“The cruelty of torturing people and then killing them horribly! That is the nature of demons! How can you get along with such a cruel race!?”
I’m sure I’m making a strong claim. But for some reason, it’s a strange feeling that doesn’t seem sincere.
The female who was trying to save Radin just a moment ago is suddenly criticizing the demons’ cruelty.
If you were an inattentive male, you would probably think that Estonia was simply shocked by the cruel sight…
Who am I? The female that follows is in the billions. Aren’t there more than millions of females who have mated?
“It’s not too late, Baronet. Such a cruel race, a race of no help in this world. So, why don’t you stop fighting right now and sort out the demons with us?”
Phew. Also. That’s your true intention, right?
Kyaaa. It’s amazing. No, up until now, it definitely felt like I was trying to save that guy Radin. What is this sudden change in attitude?
It feels like you’ve already forgotten everything about Radin? Was this not a worry about Radin’s life, but a worry about the kingdom’s power weakening?
I’m more worried about the number of cards I can use decreasing than the fact that people are dying. Since the situation is not favorable, the female changes her attitude right away…
Tsk tsk. Do you have a strong sense that this is someone high up? She is indeed a queen who is said to be the real power of the kingdom.
But. Luckily, the nobles I have met so far are nobles who still have a humane side… But this cold-hearted attitude is the true nature of nobles, right?
Phew. Does this somehow remind you of the time when we attacked Ceres? It would be fun to compare the differences between the two.
“Um, Baronet? How is it? As I said, the demons…”
“Uhm~ But then. “The demand for a life-threatening battle was yours, not mine or the demons’ request?”
While assessing the behavior of calculating females. Estoria persuaded me with a hint of cuteness.
But as soon as I showed an attitude of refusal, a small sound of molars biting was heard from inside the Estorian cotton yarn.
“Unless I personally declare defeat, I will never finish until one person dies. I definitely thought I was being too extreme. “You said it wouldn’t work unless it met these conditions, right?”
“Well… That’s simply… For knights, a fight is a matter of honor, so don’t take it lightly…”
“Tsk tsk. Let’s be honest. Wasn’t that simply to reduce the number of demons that might be bothersome in the war?”
Is it because I told the truth too openly?
The atmosphere of Estonia, which had been soft just a moment ago, suddenly became cold.
Her face is covered, and she isn’t speaking. And yet, this tension that touches your skin.
It’s such a tension that you wonder what kind of expression Estonia is making right now.
“They probably didn’t consider reconciliation with the demons at all in the first place… They probably plan to bring in additional troops and weapons from near the border as soon as the Human Demon Festival ends, right?”
“… I thought that a divine beast who doesn’t know how people feel is acting foolishly… But surprisingly, you guessed right through my heart?”
Fuha. What is this cold voice?
Is it because his voice has a slightly husky tone appropriate for his age? Isn’t the weight a joke when you raise your voice?
How should I express this? Should I say that it is a voice with an imperial feel that somehow makes the listener nervous?
I can’t believe you can get this feeling just by lowering the tone. Do you do vocal exercises or something like that just because you’re the queen? It’s a voice with such weight that I want to learn it separately sometime. Tsk tsk…
Well, aside from the voice. Okay. Are you afraid that this demon king doesn’t know how you feel, a female?
He is a superior male who has experienced numerous females and can now understand the feelings of females even with his eyes closed. That’s me, the devil.
“But I know you so well. Why are you urging us to reconcile?”
“Hmm. Let’s go over this first. “The demons already know that you have no intention of reconciling with them.”
If you come this far and just vaguely explain things or tell ridiculous lies, suspicion will only increase.
It is time to unleash the Demon King’s Pungdun Maw technique that will reduce the hostility of Estonia.
“When I told them I wanted a life-or-death fight, everyone noticed right away, right? “You guys have no intention of reconciling with yourself.”
“… So?”
“But the demons wanted me to mediate, so they wanted to stop the war, even if it wasn’t reconciliation, right? So we all thought about it and made a decision.”
Although it is quite far from the truth. Still, it’s a clever lie that feels plausible.
Because Estonia can tell lies not only from the voice, but also from the eyes and attitude. Here, I myself have to speak what is in my head, considering it to be the truth.
“The hero knights who will appear in the battle will be the kingdom’s core strength. “If we kill them all, even if we can’t reconcile, it will be difficult to restart the war.”
“… This…! Those arrogant people…! What do you think of the knights of the kingdom…!”
How much did you trust the hero knights you brought in?
Perhaps because the words of killing them all bothered her, Estoria trembled and revealed her hidden emotions.
“Well, it’s a plausible story, except for the fact that each other’s feelings are hurt. Without that level of hero knights, it would be difficult to overcome the divine beasts, even the demons.”
“What kind of confidence is that!? Even if they aren’t there, how many troops do we have…!”
“Even though they may be inferior in numbers, the demon army is stronger qualitatively, right? If the top-tier hero knights disappear, there will be enough defense to fight~”
In fact, by the standards of our beasts, they are all in the middle of nowhere… Still, if we were to make a comparison, the higher-ranking hero knights are at a similar level to the leader-level demons.
There are about 4 to 5 leader-level demons in each tribe. In numbers, it is less than half of the hero knights.
However, assuming that there are no hero knights ranked 1st to 11th, who are the strongest there, it would be possible to compete to some extent even if the numbers are a bit behind.
Then, the rest is a defense battle between top-level or high-level demons who have clear limitations but whose average value is higher than that of humans. No matter how many troops there are, humans cannot be sure of victory.
“And the reason why they went through such cruel torture was to reduce the motivation of other hero knights to duel… They say they stop when the hero knights lose motivation or become in an atmosphere of laughing and fighting?”
“You kill someone and then fight while laughing? Does that make sense? Or rather, the baronet was just listening to that?”
“Puhuhuh. Although it may seem a bit nonsense. Actually, right now, the demons are on the receiving end, and it’s not clear whether the strongest Ferragus will participate, right? Since the situation is bad, they probably chose the safest method possible.”
A competition in which 11 people are selected each as representatives, and the one who defeats all the opponents first wins.
According to the agreement, the final player of the demon race should be Ferragus, but now Ferragus is not the strongest demon, but just the strongest daughter-in-law who beats her daughter alone in a prison-like room.
They couldn’t have someone like that as a player, so they put Astaroth up as a substitute, saying that he might not be able to participate due to personal circumstances related to the tribe…
From the humans’ point of view, this is something that the strongest demons will take care of. It would be an element that would make the situation of the demons look bad.
“… I’m just saying this just in case. Didn’t I interfere with the content just now? “This is all decided by the head-level demons?”
“Ha… No matter how much it is… No, so, baronet? Are you really saying that you will protect the demons like this?”
“No? Like I said, I was just providing an opportunity for reconciliation? “I would recommend it, but I don’t plan on getting involved that deeply.”
I sighed as if it was absurd. Estoria shoots back with a sharp voice at me who said it as if it had nothing to do with it.
When she seemed to resent me, I gave her a slight shrug and answered with as gentle an expression as I could.
“This is what I said when I first proposed the Human and Demon Festival, but… I have no intention of forcing reconciliation. No matter how much of a divine beast you are, interfering in matters between races is too much meddling.”
“Then why…!”
“But even if you don’t force it, shouldn’t you at least give it a humane recommendation? No matter how much you hate someone, if you can reconcile, it’s much better to reconcile.”
No matter how sweet revenge is. Still, the logic of Love and Peace that even children know is that it is better to reconcile if possible.
Do you even acknowledge that logic? Or is it just that you don’t want to deal with them?
Estoria looked at me with her fists clenched for a moment, then she slightly turned her head and sighed.
“The invitation is only given this once. I set up a festival called the Human and Demon Festival where you and the demons can get to know each other. But if we still have to fight… Then there is nothing we can do.”
“… Really? “You mean, once this human and demon festival is over, you won’t interfere anymore?”
“I won’t do it, I won’t do it. Why hold on to kids who say they don’t like it even after you give them a chance? At that time, I’ll just watch from afar. Solve it on your own.”
I don’t know what I’ve said so far, but this is my truth.
Why should I spend my time trying to persuade people who don’t like me even though I have laid the groundwork for reconciliation?
This isn’t just about those who haven’t become beasts. This also applies to my females who have become beasts.
Now, they are the same beast and my female, getting along well and preparing to welcome the new world. But that doesn’t mean everyone can be friendly.
The right partner for each person is different. I have no intention of interfering with such matters.
And above all, when we welcome a new world and new humanity takes root, everyone will enjoy a normal daily life from then on.
Various conflicts will arise within it. I plan to leave it to each person to resolve it on their own.
Well, even so, there is no way Estonia and humans will not reconcile with the demons.
“… Joy. Great. I’m angry, but it’s already happened… So I’ll just hold back from here.”
“Puhuhuh. Thank you Esttoria. There is still some time before the Human Demon Festival ends. “Look at the demons and think about it.”
“What else is there to do other than worry? Anyway, except for the confrontation, I plan to stay in the castle we prepared… I’ll take a good rest and think about whether I should make peace with the demons.”
Tsk tsk. What? You won’t come out of the castle at all?
It’s a bit much to ignore my advice. Do you think you’ll just stay locked in your room until it’s over?
If you look at the demons, do you think they might actually get along well? This is true. I just laid the board down, and it came out like this. Is it a bit too much?
Then, in order to preserve our strength, we can just abstain from future matches and skip them?
Phew. Is that okay, Estonia? Surely you haven’t forgotten the bet you made with me?
“If I have nothing more to say, I’ll just head back. Then again two days later…”
“Ah. Estonia. “Have you forgotten anything before?”
“Yes? Forgot something…? Ah. Okay. There was a bet I made with the baronet…”
Once every two days. A battle between humans and demons that takes place considering the players’ rest time.
Since there are spectators, there is a condition that if you withdraw before the start, the next player will start the match immediately. In any case, we have plenty of time to attack Estonia.
I won the first bet, which was the start of that strategy. Estonia was about to leave without paying for the bet.
As if she had truly forgotten, Estoria sighed and put her butt back into her seat.
“… Ha. Judging by the look on your face, it looks like you don’t know… In fact, it’s really rude of you to try to look at my face. Baronet.”
“What? “Do you have any scars on your face?”
“In our kingdom, there is a rule that a woman who becomes the king’s wife must not show her face to anyone other than the king. This was included in the noble etiquette guide I sent you…”
Hmm? Was there such a rule?
I’m sorry about this~ I didn’t feel the need to learn the etiquette guide that the kingdom’s nobles were supposed to learn~
I just glanced at a couple of pages and then burned them. It looks like there was something like that in the middle, right?
Tsk tsk. It is a noble face that only the king can see. Are you looking forward to what kind of face this will look like?
“… Whoa…”
Knock. Knock. I don’t know what it is, but Estonia sighs and takes off the buttons that hold the cotton thread in place one by one.
Estonia was untying her cotton thread as if she didn’t want to, but the moment she hesitantly lowered it…
“… Kyaha…”
With the pure white skin of a noble female. The queen’s face was revealed, so beautiful that is awe-inspiring.
