Chapter 215 – Chapter 20 – My King
The next morning, inside the command barracks.
Until yesterday, those who had been nervous about going against Yulia’s planting were now looking at their king with a very bewildered expression on their faces.
“Me, Your Highness? What just…”
“You guys, go back to the Demon Castle first. And I told you to wait until I come back.”
“His Highness the Demon King!”
“There are many wounded. Go take care of them I must lead my allies to take the head of that traitor who finally escaped from my grasp.”
At the words of the demon king, who was filled with light anger, several people flinched and shut their mouths.
However, others have expressed the opposite, saying that it is absolutely impossible.
Where Aufen would have gone with the surviving troops, of course it would be my castle.
The allies only thought of the battle in the canyon, but did not prepare for the siege.
Therefore, if Aufen goes into the castle and holds a sit-in, there is a high probability that it will be a long fight with no promise.
Even if you take only allies, the number of allies will be almost equal to the number of enemy soldiers.
It is standard to attack a castle with twice as many troops as the enemy, but to siege with an equal number of troops.
Even a proper encirclement may not be able to stop the enemy supply.
“Majesty. Allies alone are a bunch. Rather, he dragged all the soldiers capable of fighting.”
“All of them are tired from the fierce battle. And everyone got their ball too. Except for Wu. Shouldn’t we give them a fair chance to make a mark?”
“Majesty… !”
Originally, Deste, an Ain under Yulia’s command, as well as Ferdinand who joined first.
Even those who surrendered, including Ashley, had expressions that they could not accept at all.
Even Kayla tilted her head and wondered if this made sense.
However, those who confirmed the determined expression on Yulia’s face realized that they couldn’t be persuaded.
In this situation where the number of irrational numbers is self-evident, is it really possible to turn back the mind of the demon king?
Those who thought so soon turned their attention to Klaus, who was sitting at the edge one by one.
He made the biggest contribution in this battle, and urged betrayal to destroy the enemy.
In addition, it greatly contributed to breaking the morale of the group of rebels by slaughtering the proud commander.
In addition, since Yulia recruited him directly, trust in him must be strong.
Although he did not have an official title or position like the others, everyone thought he was a person who could get closer to Yulia than anyone else in the room.
“…”
However, Klaus remained silent and did not offer any opinions.
He knows the war better than anyone here.
No matter how you look at it, they are not stopping the Jeju army from pursuing the enemy in a situation where a siege cannot be fought.
Even if you wonder if that person is really trying to completely destroy the East Coast.
If it wasn’t for him, he couldn’t carelessly think about how the battle would have gone.
“Ain.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“You go with me. And so is Klaus. Let the rest return to the Demon Castle.”
All of her gathered once again at Yulia’s decision to call her out.
I begged to reconsider, but the demon king held up his hand and restrained everyone.
An order from the king not to accept any further objections.
Even so, it was just the moment when some demons from aristocrats were just asking for the right to speak.
Tok, tok, tok-.
The sound is neither too loud nor too small.
Klaus was tapping his fingers lightly on the conference table.
It was an act that could have been rude in front of the king, but Klaus didn’t care, and he repeated it until everyone else’s eyes were focused on him.
The moment when all the demons finally gathered at the table looked at Klaus.
“Isn’t your king telling you? Go back and collect the soldiers. Don’t talk and wait at your location. Or are you not confident in that simple thing? Are you really worried that the king is away? While the king is away, they don’t plan anything else, and yet everyone is rebelling against it.”
“What are you saying…”
“If you are a minister, do your best as you can, like a servant, is your trust and concern for the king, and you think it’s your loyalty. The choice is yours.”
Just when I was about to ask what he meant by Klaus’ blatant remark.
First of all, Ashley and Ferdinand shut their mouths as if they finally understood Yulia’s will.
Now, Yulia combines her existing personnel with those that have been added since then.
She was in the middle of saying that she would check the loyalty and ability of her newly formed subjects.
It is natural for a servant to worry about the king, but he cannot stand in the way of what the king wants while crossing the line he must protect as a subject.
Therefore, since the king cannot be captured, follow the orders, return to the castle and wait.
But that will never mean that the work of the people gathered here will be over.
While collecting soldiers and listening to the situation in the west, in the event of an unexpected situation, it is possible to block the west or to support soldiers or supplies wherever possible.
At the same time, in a situation where the king was away for a while, wouldn’t that Amon do something stupid like my uncle?
Watch and watch among yourselves as a sure way to prove your allegiance.
Yulia was in the middle of talking to those who had gathered here.
“Please take good care of the castle while I am gone.”
“…”
Even if everyone gathered here had a different opinion, it seemed like it could be overturned enough.
With her laid-back smile, Yulia mixed up her existing loyalists and those who later joined or surrendered to return to the Demon King’s Castle.
While waiting there, when I returned later, someone showed me their abilities.
Someone else will expect to prove their loyalty by extinguishing the remaining embers.
“If it’s false, as Your Highness wishes, I’ll go back to the castle and check the status of the soldiers nearby.”
Deste is the first to bow his head and say that he will obey the king’s orders.
After that, as if Ferdinand and Ashley were competing, no one opened their mouth that they would not give up anywhere in the East, let alone the Devil Castle, while Yulia was away.
As her key figures stepped forward in this way, there were no more people who wanted to block Yulia’s will.
While the king is away, do not do anything to be blamed, but instead show your ability.
Even if others did not know, Ferdinand and Ashley clearly understood this.
After catching and killing the leader of the treason, there will be a major cleanup in the east.
No, tidying up is just a nice thing to say, and if it gets worse, it could lead to a purge.
The eastern half of those who fell to Aufen and put their swords on Julia.
Although some of them will be forgiven and will be able to live as they do now.
Some may be punished and live a much worse life than they are now, even if they do not fall completely into hell, and some may be sentenced to death.
The king, who has reached the final stage of his work, is thinking of both nongong peddling and punishment.
If you don’t lie flat at times like this, and if you don’t live up to expectations, you’ll be on the killing board right away.
“Good night. Then, let me leave my castle for a while, for about a month.”
I will catch the traitor within a month, just a month.
All the demons gathered at the table heard Yulia’s words like that.
That’s how allies and demon castles to the guards who came together.
Thousands of troops began chasing after Aupen, who had fled to the east.
Originally, it was a place where Aufen’s influence remained, so it wouldn’t be strange to attack Yulia, but that didn’t happen anymore.
Half of the supporters have deserted, half have collapsed, and few remain.
The place where Aufen’s influence had originally been was now completely empty.
“Ain, Klaus.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“From here on, slow down a little bit. So that you can take good care of the people around you.”
This wasn’t something Klaus hinted at, it was just Yulia’s thinking and coming to a conclusion.
Klaus simply added his strength to Julia’s opinion that they should pursue Aufen.
No reason or method was ever said or told.
It is a flower that has just begun to bloom, and there is no need for decoration anymore.
All I had to do was to act and decide on my own, and sometimes ask for her advice.
Unlike the human aristocrats who were stupid, jealous, indecisive, and unwilling to learn to the end.
That demon woman in front of Klaus wanted to become stronger and better, and she was his king who wanted to become even greater.
“What do you think?”
One day while camping, Klaus asked such a question as if he were looking out for Yulia.
It was a question that contained many meanings, but the demon king sitting in front of him managed to understand the meaning of the question and smiled.
“Aupen, treacherous, my goddamn uncle. The man has a lot of doubts. To put it mildly, he’d be cautious, but he’d be toxic now. Clearly, the previous battle has created so many deserters that you’re not sure which of the remaining ones to trust. No, is he doubting everything? So I’m sure I’ll go to my castle instead of somewhere safer.”
As Yulia said, Aufen was in a state of panic, and his suspicious eyes were growing thicker.
Instead of going to the rear, which is easier to block and safer, I just lock myself in my castle.
It’s not impossible to defend, but it’s relatively easy to attack compared to other places.
“Because he is a man with a talent for attracting people, there must be people who stay by his side even in situations like this. Especially since the damage on the demon king’s side is great and the west side may move, so there is a thought that it will not be able to be hit in one fell swoop. However, like now, if the demon king is chasing him directly and the man who is said to be my lord has eyes full of fear and doubt, even the servants will be shaken.”
“In the first place, Yulia, you weren’t even thinking about a siege.”
When Klaus said that, Yulia smiled.
Then he whispers in Klaus’s ear, ‘It’s all thanks to you.’
“I got a hint from you. Don’t just think about how to wield your strength in the immediate fight to win, but think about how to take out the other person’s strength. I’ve been missing that part so far. Me too… A king who is stupid, foolish, and lacking in many things.”
“You can’t be perfect just because you’re a king. You have to acknowledge and accept that faster than anyone else, and grow yourself faster than anyone else.”
Yulia will become a much more capable and stronger demon king than she is now.
And at some point, she will no longer need her own help.
Planting roots deep in Julia’s heart before that time comes.
That was the secret power of the demon king family that Klaus had planned.
“Klaus is right. I am the king, so I can’t fall behind anyone.”
“That’s right. The incompetence of an ordinary person is not a sin, but the incompetence of a person in charge of someone else is a sin.”
