Chapter 955 – Episode 876 – A Merciful Demon King Who Cares About Both Humans and Demons! (2)
On the left are human prisoners with expressions as if they are wondering what the hell is going on. And on the right, demon soldiers are glancing at those human captives as if they were being kind.
When Astaroth and I appeared in an atmosphere where we felt like we were going to fight if left alone, the humans and demons who were whispering looked at us with nervous expressions.
“… Phew. I thought it had been reduced quite a bit… But looking at it like this, it was a surprisingly large number…”
Perhaps because it was on the outskirts of the front line, it wasn’t that big. Still, humans and demons fought on a scale that could be considered a war of 5,000 vs. 20,000.
Even though the number was reduced by about half. Still, with over 10,000 people armed with armor, etc., It feels quite grand.
Well, at least they look like scared bastards. Tsk tsk…
Then… Shall we quickly and gently explain the situation to those guys who don’t know anything?
“Ah, I think some humans know my face… Anyway, nice to meet you, human prisoners and demons. “I am the divine beast Sema, a baron of the Kingdom of Reinhardt and the leader of the Demon King’s Church.”
Although these positions are not particularly meaningful to me now. Still, I brought it up because I thought I should introduce it properly at first, the positions in this world.
At best, they introduced themselves in a way that they could understand. However, the humans and demons who heard my introduction looked at me with even more incomprehensible expressions.
“And this is the princess who represents the demons and the head of the dream demons. It’s Astaroth. It looks a little different from the memories of the demons, right? “I will explain it to you one by one, so listen carefully.”
At the following introduction of Astaroth, the demons who had been looking at each other with suspicion until just now open their eyes wide and let out groans that sound like they are sighing.
Those expressions on the faces of humans and demons who seem to be more confused even though they have introduced themselves at best.
With a smile as if mocking those expressions, I grabbed the voice amplification magic tool installed on the stage.
“Hmm, first, it would be better to explain how I came to move with the demons. Actually, the reason I came to the Demon Territory was for a different reason…”
And after that, I started explaining the current situation to the confused humans and demons.
Hero Eater was traveling around the Human Kingdom and the Beast Kingdom in search of threats to this world.
Then, when they were about to move to the Demon Territory, the kingdom asked them to participate in the war.
The world was dangerous, and he was a little disappointed in the kingdom for wanting to go to war, but he declined the offer anyway and came to the Demon Territory to look for the Hero Eater.
Then, he felt sorry for the demons who were living a difficult life compared to humans and elves, so he stopped doing other things for a while and saved them.
As I told my story, lightly seasoned and sprinkled with MSG, the humans and demons began to feel a little relaxed.
“But after meeting the demons like that, don’t you think they’re all worried about war? Then, I realized that this could not be done by ignoring it~ So, together with the demons I had met along the way, I decided to prevent war~”
First, I moved with the demons. My story continues as if the goal is purely to prevent war, not to side with one side.
The humans and demons who heard the story showed expressions that seemed relieved but also a little shaken.
Although I am thankful that they are trying to prevent war. You probably feel a little uneasy about not being on one side.
Seeing their anxiety, I glanced at the negative numbers surrounding the humans and demons from afar and sent a signal with my eyes.
“Well, I think this is enough to explain the situation… Does anyone have any questions? It doesn’t matter whether you ask me or Astaroth. Feel free to raise your hand and ask questions.”
Although they were captured as prisoners, they told humans that they would be treated similarly to demons.
A final request to the demons to get along well with the captured humans, as I will stop the war and change your lives.
When I told them to ask a question at the end of the request, the humans and demons hesitated for a moment and then began to raise their hands one or two at a time.
“Um, um… So, what should we do from now on? Do I have to stay here?”
“No. You are going with me to the demons’ base. There, I plan to talk with the representative of the demons for a while and then negotiate with the humans. Let the humans stay there for a while we negotiate.”
The humans seem a little afraid of their position as prisoners and are curious about their whereabouts.
“How do you plan to stop the war? As you know, the human kingdom said there would be no negotiations until all the demons were dead…”
“First, in words. If that doesn’t work, use force. Well, it doesn’t mean I’m going to kill them all, even if I have the strength… Anyway, I’ll take care of that. “You don’t have to worry too much~”
The demons ask for a way with a puzzled expression, as if the story of preventing war is unrealistic.
“Is there anything I need to protect while I am a prisoner? For example, if a fight breaks out with demons…”
“Hmm, since they were killing each other, it could be possible. Even if I protect only the arm, I can’t watch over all of these people… Once a fight breaks out, we’ll determine who was at fault and punish them. However, no matter who is at fault, if they kill the other person… I will leave the rest to your imagination.”
The questions from people who seemed to feel something uneasy continued.
“I understand the situation, but what exactly is the skin color of Astaroth and the other leaders? How did the beautiful Astaroth end up with such hideous skin…”
“What~? I can’t believe I’m disgusted by this pretty skin color. Don’t you have bad eyesight? Tsk tsk. This is the result of my colleagues’ research on demons. They say that in order for the demons to escape their class and live a proper life, they need to improve their skin color like this~ This is something that the leaders have already decided to accept. You guys with normal skin color will change your skin color later~”
As those questions are resolved, other things come into view. It was around this time that trivial questions unrelated to the war started to arise.
“… Well, that’s right~ I’ll resolve the war, so let’s get along well~ If everything goes well, there will be an era where all races get along well…”
“… What the fuck, what bullshit is that! Why do we have to get along with people like demons!?”
While answering a question from a female demon who had genuine questions about my purpose. A human male with a slightly rough appearance ignored the order of questions and shouted.
“Baron! Isn’t this a divine beast belonging to your kingdom!? Then of course you should take the side of humans, why are you taking the side of the demons!?”
“… Tsk tsk…”
“Get along well with demons!? Fuck, it was the demons who attacked humans first! Don’t you know how much of an impact the goblin raid had on aristocratic society!?”
His face is grim, like a gangster. A middle-aged human male whose weapons and armor look surprisingly good.
Despite her face, the male, who seemed to be from a noble family, was questioning me, pointing his sword at the group of demons and shouting as if I could hear them.
“The demon bastards are not people, they are monsters imitating humans! You’re crazy, saying you’d stop a war for those other bastards! People like that should just be exterminated!”
“What!? How dare a human being call someone a monster!? If you think about it, the reason we demons are like this is that you drove us into a demon spirit!”
“When are you talking about this trash!? Are you considering something that happened thousands of years ago!? And you fell by your own feet, who said you were the one who pushed you in!?”
“Don’t you humans even know history!? The beginning of demons began when those who were oppressed in human society passed over to the demon spirit! If you think about it, it’s not you who will be wronged, it’s us!!”
A sturdy male stands up, swearing, as if he was moved by the human male’s words.
Looking at its size, it seemed that the demon was a demon equivalent to a noble race like Ferragus.
With two males so far away raising their voices and slandering each other, it seems like they would agree with each other as members of the same species. Surprisingly, other humans and demons just looked at the males and showed no reaction.
Among the humans and demons gathered in front of the podium, the lewd yet calm energy of the negative beasts was flowing softly.
“You big cow! Kill me!?”
“Kill me, you bastard! Before that happens, my ax will blow off your head!”
Tsk tsk. In the weakly spread negative energy, these two males are so energetic…
A little surprising? Still, I thought about 15 people would show up. Are there so few people who are resistant to the energy of beasts?
Well, I can see a few of them nodding their heads in agreement… But seeing as how I can calm them down with just such a weak energy, it seems like my negative beasts were properly filtering out the males when they killed them.
Hmm. Okay. Two dogs are enough to set an example.
Then, should I give those hot-blooded guys a little admonition as the devil trying to prevent war?
“Hey. Two guys. Come on to the podium.”
“Under…!? … Uh, huh!? What is this!?”
“Ugh!? Wait, uh, wow!?”
The two males, who were screaming at each other, appeared to jump at each other as if they could not stand it any longer.
When I snapped my finger, Lisbeth, who was standing between the males, used her skill to lift the males and throw them onto the platform.
Two males flailed and flew in an awkward posture, then fell down with their heads on the platform.
I approached the two males who had arrived at the platform, grabbed their shoulders, and lifted them up.
“Ugh… W-what…”
“Ugh… Well, what is it, Shinsu-nim… This is the work of us demons and humans, even if Shinsu-nim stops it…”
Well, it looks like it. I don’t know, but it looks like there are a lot of old grudges besides the goblin incident, right?
Things like that happen, too. There’s so much talk about Earth having different skin colors. What about humans and demons with horns and other unique differences?
In addition, there is little communication or transportation between us, so we rarely interact. You won’t be able to feel that we are all different people, just of different races.
But… No matter what, I, the guardian of peace, can’t just sit back and watch this scene.
How dare you try to fight in front of me who wants peace. Please pay the price once.
Hehe… Yoyoyo you damn bastards… How dare you say I’m going to try to stop the war, but you’re making fun of me like this…”
“Haha…? Baronet, you…”
“What are you saying… What, what are you trying to do…?”
“Do you like violence that much? Should one side trample on the other somehow? Good. If you think so, I will show you proper violence.”
A human warrior with a sturdy physique for a human, and a noble warrior who is about a span of size larger than a human.
When I, who had a much larger physique than those two people, glared at them, the two men showed slightly nervous expressions as if they sensed something unusual.
