Chapter 535 – Retreat
“Hmm? Do you know me? When have you ever met me?”
Priscilla looks puzzled at me calling her name and tilts her head cutely.
She will remember her name.
However, she had no way of knowing what Bark was like now.
I met a very unexpected person and made a mistake.
“… What about the Demon King?”
Having nothing to say, I slowly changed my stance.
“I’m fine.”
The water waves that swept away the demon king once again created the shape of a huge water woman in the air.
Even though it may not have been a simple water attack… Gregory did not look like he had been seriously hit.
Gregory’s eyes turn to Priscilla. And she shot her red-hot sphere at her.
The huge water spirit stretched out her hand and grabbed the red sphere.
-Pow!!
The spirit’s hand burst, but was soon restored.
Gregory, who was about to attack again, looks into the distance and frowns.
I want to focus my mind on something.
I felt people with an unusual presence approaching.
“Hmm. Is this the end?”
Gregory clicked his tongue as if he was not satisfied with something and quickly flew north to get rid of her.
It seemed like the beings that were approaching quickly seemed like a burden.
After Demon King Gregory left, people with unusual energy joined in one after another.
An additional Holy Knight of Terraism, as well as a knight from the Kingdom of Laun who appears to be a sword master.
A wolf beast and a dwarf who appeared to be quite strong appeared.
Perhaps the reason Gregory retreated was because he felt them approaching.
When I wondered why Priscilla appeared out of nowhere, I found out that she was one of the reinforcements sent by the Church of Terra.
Terra Bridge’s support troops were in a hurry to head to Ramona after hearing the news that Rankin had been occupied.
Priscilla says that in the meantime, she sensed the energy of an unusual being and came quickly using her spirit power.
It was good timing for me.
If she had been a little late, it would have been revealed that I was a demon, and cleaning up after her would have been quite a pain.
No, it wouldn’t have ended up just being a headache.
Terra Bridge’s support forces heading to Ramona decided to reorganize in Payson.
This is because Ramona, their destination, was already empty.
It was a small question to me that there was Priscilla, an elf, in Terraism’s support troops.
I wondered if she had joined the Church of Terra…
“The movements of the demons were unusual, so I decided to help Terraism. By the way, did you say Bark? It looks strangely familiar. If you know my name, I heard you said it out loud… Then there’s no way I can’t remember it… It’s so strange”
Besides, I’m not an elf, I’m a demon, but I look like a human.
It was unusual for an elf to interact with humans, and she met a human who knew her name, but she couldn’t remember it?
Priscilla’s question was natural.
But I couldn’t tell the truth.
Priscilla knows her fate.
Maybe she will understand my situation. But there were too many risk factors to take such an adventure.
If I just stay quiet, nothing happens. There was no reason to take that risk just because I wanted Priscilla to know.
Although there was some damage, Ramona’s refugees were able to safely arrive at Payson Estate.
The lord of Payson accepted the refugees from Ramona without saying anything.
In fact, it was not very pleasant to receive Ramona’s refugees in the Payson territory, but it could be seen that the pressure of Terraism was at work.
And we found out late that the Demon King’s army had occupied two more territories, Enrington and Millers.
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After arriving in Payson, I briefly logged out of Pantera for the first time in a long time.
This is because the demon lord was on my mind the whole time I was evacuating, so I couldn’t log out.
As soon as we arrived in Payson, there was news that two fiefdoms called Enrington and Millers had been occupied, but that also meant that the Demon King had decided that he could not attack Payson carelessly.
Payson could be said to have entered a certain degree of safety.
“Did anything happen?”
I got up from the capsule and asked Suni.
[Yes, nothing special happened!]
If the avatar operator noticed my actions, I thought there would be some movement in Zephyria as well.
However, the fact that there is no such thing yet means that Sunni’s security is working better than expected.
“Has the blockade of Selby been lifted?”
[Not yet.]
They are terrible guys.
I think it’s been quite some time since the lockdown…
I knew there was quite a bit of dissatisfaction among citizens, but they didn’t budge.
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Zephyria’s large corporation, Romanien’s headquarters.
“The military… Came to visit you?”
Even though Laurent was the head of a large company called Romanien, he felt a chill go down his spine at the secretary’s words.
And he looked back in his head to see if he had done something wrong.
… There were quite a few stabbings.
Of course, some of them were illegal.
However, that was the matter of the Public Security Agency and not something big enough for the military to get involved.
If it were the Public Security Agency, they could have made excuses and ignored it.
The military is like the grim reaper to Zephyrian. He couldn’t ignore it because he knew it better when he was higher up than ordinary citizens.
Laurent headed to the living room, hiding the anxiety growing in his heart.
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There were two men in military uniform in the reception room.
Of the two, the man with a dignified look, like a typical soldier, who seemed to be the superior, spoke first.
“My name is Major Belger.”
“Ah… Yes… I’m Laurent. What happened in the military?”
Laurent carefully looked at Belger and asked.
“I heard that Laurent is investigating Helena.”
“Yes?”
Laurent was embarrassed.
This is because I did not expect that a story about Helena would come out of Belger’s mouth.
“Isn’t it?”
Belger’s eyes shine sharply.
I felt like I already knew everything.
“Ah… Yeah… Ha, I did.”
Laurent didn’t understand why Belguerre was questioning him.
“For what reason were you investigating Helena?”
“Yes? Well, that’s…”
Laurent was speechless.
I should say he did it to lure women…
He is the head of a large company.
It was quite embarrassing to admit that fact with one’s own mouth.
Looking at Belgere’s attitude, I’m even scared to lie.
If the people interrogating them were investigators from the National Police Agency, they would have just looked around without even thinking about this.
What if you lie to Belger, and it turns out to be a lie?
Something bigger could have happened.
“Why… Can’t you speak?”
Belger’s eyes shine eerily.
Laurent realized that if she said something wrong here, she would be screwed.
These guys were the ones who would arrest you for interrogation and torture you without any hesitation.
The head of the conglomerate Lemanien?
That meant nothing to these guys.
“If you find it difficult to talk here, I will take you to a quiet place.”
In the end, horrifying words flowed from Belgere’s mouth.
“Yes, I will tell you.”
In the end, Laurent broke into a cold sweat and had no choice but to confess everything.
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“Tsk…”
Belle Ger clicked his tongue as if he didn’t like something.
Laurent revealed all about why he investigated Helena.
The reason he investigated Helena was absurd.
It’s to seduce a woman.
When I first heard it, I thought this guy was making fun of me.
However, when compared with the information coming in real time, there was no other flaw in his obscene statement.
Laurent liked the beauties he saw on the train heading to Zephia and began to engage in dirty tricks.
We investigated and found out that they had joined the Helena Liberation Front, and approached them under the pretext of sponsorship.
He knew they were interested in Helena and started investigating. He was trying to gain access to the information he had discovered about Helena under the pretext of using it.
That’s not all.
They tried to kidnap the head of the family, Bark, using the security android.
Reporting to the Office of Education, harassing, etc…
I was doing frivolous work.
It’s a bit… Stupid to say that the head of a large company overstepped the bounds in an indecent manner.
“What about those women?”
“There is nothing particularly suspicious. She is said to have been doing volunteer work for the Helena Liberation Front… And her daughter has been attending Zepia Academy for some time.”
“Do you have a photo?”
“Yes…”
I was curious why Laurent would do something like this because she was so pretty.
The faces of three women appear before my eyes.
“… It’s pretty.”
Laurent’s eyes were rolling.
They were three attractive beauties, each with a different color.
Laurent tried to do something dirty to ruin her family, but it had nothing to do with Belle Guerre.
The truth was important to her.
If Laurent had anything to say that was out of line, it would have been an interrogation, but since the information received was still correct, she withdrew for now.
“What do you think?”
Belger asked Lieutenant Langco.
“It didn’t seem like he was lying.”
She had similar thoughts.
It’s so dirty that it feels like the truth.
“What will you do about the blockade of Selby?”
Langco asked carefully.
“How’s the atmosphere?”
“It’s not very good.”
It’s been quite some time since Selby was blockaded.
Of course, there are more than just complaints from citizens.
It was reasonable to think that the suspect had already left Selby.
Nevertheless, Belger did not lift the blockade of Selvi.
He didn’t like it.
Unlike in the past, citizens are rebelling against the military.
Even the head of a large company is shaking… I don’t know why those ants are doing that.
Belger was disgusted by that sight and for some reason did not want to lift the blockade any further.
In fact, the military rarely gets involved in the city like this.
It’s something that happens once every 100 years.
“Those who rebel are strictly set an example, and the blockade is maintained a little longer.”
“… I understand.”
