Chapter 136 – Episode 136. Two Leaders (2)
The young King Argen Alencia.
The evaluations surrounding him were all negative, but as a member of the Anti-Human Alliance, I knew very well that those evaluations were distorted.
Wise politics that supplements what needs to be supplemented and excludes what needs to be excluded.
The poor evaluation of the world was due to the checks of corrupt powers who intentionally drilled such holes.
In a good way, he is an ideal monarch who is likely to appear in textbooks. In a bad way, he is a political novice who does not consider the existing power class.
… Or, he deserves to be called a tumbleweed who is looking for an opportunity to knock out the opposition that is expected to take place on a grand scale.
– One question.
The man who personally makes such an evaluation, at this moment, has been asking for a conversation by mentioning my identity, as if to prove that my evaluation is not false.
-Before we get into the main topic, I have something to ask you.
The moment you feel even more tense because you don’t even know what he is thinking, and there is his faithful servant right in front of you.
I asked him quietly, acting out my composure in case his feelings would be revealed.
“What do you mean?”
-Do you resent me?
The moment when the composure of acting was disrupted.
So, this question was unexpected. While thinking about the objective evaluation of him, to ask for the subjective evaluation right away.
“…”
He held his breath for a moment and looked down at his hands on the table.
The moment when cold sweat broke out on my hands on the table. But there is no trembling.
In that state, I just turned my gaze to the wall, and I saw Dar Khan staring at the lens of the table with the helmet that covered his face.
An atmosphere that doesn’t even care about me.
Celica is still lying on the bed and sleeping as if a mouse died.
It’s a little noisy outside, but it’s not something to worry about right now as Darkan is calm.
“… Can I be honest with you?”
The mouth opens only after examining the atmosphere.
Even after a fairly long time had passed, Archen did not reveal a single displeasure.
-If you want to say anything, say it.
“I am the child of a witch.”
A spontaneous answer.
At that, Darkan’s head, which had been hardened like a wooden stone, lifted slightly, and even the answer that seemed to come back immediately cut off.
Yeah, like this one can’t be overlooked.
-… I didn’t expect this.
“I guess so.”
At the end of the answer, she responded with a smile.
Rather, if I had known, the royal family would have already colluded with her demons.
It’s information that has been secretly hidden that much, but if you’ve dug this far, wouldn’t your suspicions be extremely biased?
“Well, anyway, this should have answered the question just before, right?”
-Yes, if it’s a witch’s child… I don’t think I have any good feelings for the royal family.
As he said, the former king of the Argentinian family was the one who carried out a massive witch hunt to gain support from the church.
Even though the tool used by the powerful man who was trying to molest Celica right away was to use the power of the demons to rape her spirit, he ignored those corrupt powerful people and enforced execution only for the weak who did not hold power.
“Do you know why I just said this?”
Although none other than the father of the man I’m talking to did it.
-Maybe it’s to summarize the story, but is it to teach you that you can cut off this conversation if you want to?
“As expected, he’s a king, so he’s quick to notice.”
Yeah, so it’s me who has the upper hand in this conversation, not him.
All the more because I have some idea as to why this person came to see me.
“Then let’s ask a question from this side. As far as I know, there is a rebellion against the Argentine royal family, is that true?”
-Yes, the situation is still not good. Even the servants who serve me didn’t trust me, so I secretly left the castle.
“…Leaving the castle?”
– Do you think it’s a lie?
“… It’s an unbelievable story.”
The position of a king or leader is like a symbol of a country in itself.
Even if the country is captured without empty words, it can be said that it is the role of the king to keep the position.
In such a yard, just leaving my seat with threats to my own safety. Was Argen’s new king really that selfish?
– Well, since there is no trust between us, it’s understandable. However, I sent the strongest knight to your side who can protect me. That alone shows how much sincerity I put into my proposal to you… I just want you to know a little bit about that.
“… What a contradicting story. What is the reason for sending my escort knight to Nan when it is dangerous enough to leave the castle?”
“It’s because I want you to protect something more important than my life.”
Archen doesn’t take my point seriously.
In that answer, I felt boldness rather than composure.
Even risking the life of the leader of an irreplaceable force beyond an individual, what do you want to ask of a person who has become the leader of the demon king’s army?
– Dave, the head of the Anti-Human Alliance, would you please take the warrior party to the territory of the demon king army where you have settled and protect it?
The question was answered immediately with the answer that followed.
Warrior party.
In a sense, if it is to protect an existence that is considered more important than the leader…
“A party of warriors, to the realm of the demon king?”
-Yes, even the royal castle cannot be said to be safe in the current rebellion where even the vassals cannot be trusted.
No matter how so, to send mankind’s hopes to the realm of the demon king’s army, which he does not protect.
Are you saying this sanely?
– No wonder you think I’m crazy. It’s a dangerous situation if you don’t make a decision like that.
As if reading my thoughts, Archen continued to speak resolutely.
-There are so many people participating in the current rebellion. Not only the nobles who are dissatisfied with me, but also the weak countries that failed to gain hegemony due to the Argentine royal family, and even the followers of the former king and the church that was the basis of their position are secretly involved.
Yes, just like the word serious, I woke up very determined.
No matter how symbolic he is, if even the main powers of the country joined the rebellion, he would not be able to preserve himself without taking refuge.
-What do you think would happen if it became known that the warrior’s condition was not good in such a yard?
“…They’ll try to put you down under the pretext of not managing important people.”
-If you look at the inside story, you’ll see that it’s a simple fault, but the public has neither the need nor the duty to understand it. If that fact is known to the public, it will lead to enlightenment in an instant.
Mob mentality is the catalyst for a massive rebellion…
If done wrong, it could lead to the collapse of the human power itself, not the replacement of vested interests, but even so, the rebels will not stop their foolish acts.
Even if there is a huge enemy called the Demon King’s Army, it will have to be done to break the power created by the long tradition of hereditary succession.
-According to the information I have gathered, I heard that the Anti-Human Alliance has already had direct conflict with the core officers of the Demon King’s Army. Because of that, I heard that their position in the Demon King’s army is quite precarious…
“So.”
And when I heard that.
I was able to understand roughly what this person intended to approach me.
“You want to help our organization, whose position is in jeopardy, operate independently from the Demon King’s Army, and in return, want to guarantee the safety of the warrior party?”
The moment when he said it directly in a nutshell of what he had grasped.
Archen paused for a while before answering quietly.
-… I know the reason for the creation of the Anti-Human Alliance. It was because in the battle between my father and my uncle over the right to succession, my father, unable to admit defeat, took over the church and pushed the uncle out.
“From what I’ve heard, it seems that they don’t like my father very much.”
– I have no choice but to like it. Isn’t it a fact that you can know just by looking at the policies I’ve been doing so far?
Except for the parts I couldn’t touch, I went in the complete opposite of my father.
Even though he could solidify his support base if he just followed his father, he was put in a position where he had to endure a rebellion that threatened his personal safety to the point of escaping from the royal castle.
-In that sense, I think we can understand each other. The organization you belonged to was actually hostile to the royal family led by my father, and the forces threatening me are also mostly followers of my father.
Ah yes, I get it roughly.
This person sees himself and the former generation completely differently.
Even though he wears the same name Archen and unfolds a policy while standing on the throne.
It’s as if he doesn’t want to inherit even the responsibilities that his ancestors gave him.
-Even more so if you are of the witch’s lineage. I, too, about the witch hunt that took place at that time…
“Under.”
Seeing such a heartbreak, I burst into laughter without even realizing it.
“Haha, haha…”
Laughter, not very powerful.
In my heart, I wanted to burst into laughter, but it didn’t come as easily as I thought.
The reason why he approached me was so obvious, yet it felt foolish.
“… King of argentina. You seem to think he’s walking a different path than before, but I’ll make it clear right now.”
The conversation continued after the laughter with that meaning stopped.
“To the Anti-Human Alliance, including myself, there is no difference between you and the rebels who are now targeting your neck.”
It is the same even if someone other than Archen holds power.
Because it was considered impossible for current mankind to achieve a flawless revolution, the former leader betrayed mankind and chose to fall into the Demon King’s Army.
Establishing an independent organization within the Demon King’s Army, where even allies belonging to the same organization cannot be trusted.
Because only those who were disillusioned with the very existence of mankind thought that they could join the ideal of complete revolution.
“If you approached it with only a trivial thought, I’ll answer that it was a rash decision.”
-… Yes, even if there is a justification, it is too much to buy trust right away.
A tone that seemed to be expected to some extent.
However, I could feel that my voice, which had been quiet before, was getting smaller.
To the extent that the noise emitted by the device could be felt more clearly than the voice.
-Then, what do you think about forming a temporary alliance?
However, even though his attitude has changed, the thought that he is complacent has not changed either.
No, it was disgusting beyond complacency.
-For example, instead of protecting them, I will also take care of the convenience of you, whose position in the Demon King’s Army is in jeopardy for the time being…
“Is the card for the temporary alliance offering them as a sacrifice to our organization?”
No matter how much I hated the Demon King’s army, it was still an organization that betrayed humanity.
Is it possible that the author of a country’s king would decide to entrust the safety of the girls without consulting the parties concerned?
– A sacrifice, what…
“Anyway, there is no political tool as convenient as a warrior party. You are the hope of mankind, just talk about the savior, and you will feel responsible and do everything you ask.”
The moment when a fishy smile was drawn on your lips.
Even though he can’t face me, he probably knows what expression I’m making through my voice.
“…Sending them as slaves to an organization that wants to appease them with the king’s authority. If this isn’t a wonderful political tool, what is it?”
– The story goes too extreme. I intend to entrust them to you…
“Haha, you don’t even have eyes to see, are you still thinking of pretending to be virtuous?”
Even though I fell into a position where I couldn’t claim such a thing at the point of proposing a deal with the head of the force that had already betrayed humanity?
“King of Argentina, be honest here once. From your point of view, do you want our Anti-Human Alliance more than their safety?”
As if trying to figure out what was going on, he continued to provoke him.
Not for the sake of the organization, not because I myself hated the Argentinian family.
“Unlike the party of warriors already in your hands, you didn’t intend to use them as bargaining materials under the pretext of my approaching them in order to appease an organization that did not fall into your hands. Am I wrong?”
Because I was just genuinely angry.
Because in the attitude of using them as a convenient bargaining tool, I could see the image of me mocking and insulting them.
-…
“Yes, there is no way I can deny it.”
The longer the silence, the bolder the voice becomes.
“Because at the point of entrusting it to a guy who has never seen his face in the first place, as long as his life is attached to him, he won’t mind being harmed. It doesn’t matter if he restrains his body and destroys his mind and uses him as a handyman or a sex slave…”
From the outside, am I not a traitor to humanity?
I don’t even know much about me like that. Entrusting an important person with only a corner where a consensus can be formed just because my situation is not good.
“…If you say you’re going to take it even if you assume that, then you’re only going to end up with that.”
Still, they have value, so they can avoid the worst.
Conversely, it would mean accepting the possibility of everything except the worst.
Without hesitation, he took an attitude he would never have taken if he had even the slightest heart for them.
Just because he is the leader who rules the human forces.
“This trash is the leader. I think I know why the rebellion broke out.”
Right after he was trying to put a wedge into the provocation that he had begun by dismissing it as insignificant, intensifying his emotions.
– Clap.
He perceived Dar Khan, who was leaning against the wall, to put his hand on the sword tucked into his waist.
Quickly in that state.
The action of cutting my hair in two at an invisible speed was felt by the senses before being recognized by the eyes and ears.
“Kneel down.”
My power is already spreading thickly in this space.
Exposed to that power, she came under the influence of my power without even realizing it.
-Kooung!
Humanity’s strongest.
The moment the knee of the king’s guardian knight with the fastest sword fell to the ground at my words.
“Keugh… !!”
Her moans leaking out of her reticent mouth proved that she, too, could not be free from my power.
“… You don’t even know the subject.”
But she didn’t feel superior seeing such a lethargic figure.
At least when she was standing here, she was in a position where even a strong person on the same level as Verdia had to be looked down upon.
“How dare you go, you can’t overcome your feelings and try to pour cold water on the leaders’ meeting?”
Yes, I am standing on an equal footing with the leader of mankind.
How could I be intimidated by a henchman who was only born with strength?
