Chapter 253 – Chapter 24 – Shimmering Flames
“It’s been a while, Cecily. No, should I tell you to go to LeBlanc?”
The academy semester started, but Cecily didn’t come back for quite some time.
Following Yulia and Klaus’ orders, she herself twisted her worms.
Those who are loyal to the Demon King on the outside, but are plotting other things on the inside.
Those who will stand in the way when Dongbu pours everything in at once and ends everything at once.
It was a preparation that could collect such people at once and sweep them away.
“No, Your Highness the Demon King. Just call me by name here.”
“Is that so? Instead, then you should also call me by my first name, not Your Highness the Demon King.”
Cecily was startled by Yulia’s words and shook her head vigorously.
She was herself. She had risen to the position of head of household thanks to the demon king in front of her, so she said that.
That woman sitting in front is different, a king who has achieved everything in the end.
She is the person who eventually saved her own father who should have died.
That’s why Cecily really wanted to be loyal to Yulia with all her heart.
So I made it clear that I could never do that.
Rather, Julia narrowed her eyes and nailed it, saying, ‘It’s an order.’
Cecil Lee, who was very embarrassed by this, was at a loss, so Natasha, who was sitting quietly next to her and drinking her tea, removed her lips with a smile.
“You are so naughty, Your Highness the Demon King. It’s embarrassing to say such a thing so suddenly.”
“Natasha, who says that, you would have said it was okay to talk comfortably in a place like this.”
“Up and down must be certain. As long as we decided to ride the same boat, we will definitely keep it.”
“… I need to know how stubborn the fairies are.”
She grumbled, but she didn’t mean it or say it in a serious mood.
Everyone who heard it had a strong feeling that it was a joke, so both Yulia talking and Natasha listening smiled.
“Isn’t it about time to pull up the net that you just spread out, Cecily?”
“Yeah. I think it can be said that all those who are twisted have been twisted.”
“Would you like to hear what kind of guys were preparing to stab me in the back of the head?”
“Previously…”
Cecily glances at Natasha, hesitating to part her lips.
I don’t particularly hate Natasha, a fairy herself, but she is a Western woman no matter what she is.
And the story to be told from now on is Dongbu’s current weakness and an agenda that needs to be dealt with quickly, so the reason was that there was nothing good about going to outsiders.
Yulia definitely understood why Cecily was reacting that way.
It’s important information from the east, so it must have been judged that it’s better if fewer people listen to it.
It’s not bad, on the contrary, it’s a very desirable attitude.
However, since everyone was already in the same boat and bowed to themselves, there was no longer any reason to discriminate between the West and the East.
“It’s okay, so you can tell me everything. Cecily, Natasha, like you, will only do her harm if you turn against me.”
“You can trust me, Cecily. I will side with the East as soon as East and West go to war again. Are you going to make Klaus-sama your enemy just because I’m crazy?”
When Klaus’s story came out, Cecily said “Ah” And nodded her head as if she understood right away.
Yulia was a little uncomfortable when the man’s name came out of the mouths of other women.
Inevitably, the man prepared all the helpers, so it was unavoidable.
It would be better if she showed mercy as just his companion.
In the meantime, Cecily informed the people who were plotting strange things in the East.
There were people who belonged to the neutral faction and joined before the battle, and there were also nobles who bowed their heads together because they were swept away by the Palatinat’s surrender.
He swore allegiance to Julia in search of a way to live, but in order to keep the royal family in check, which grew bigger and stronger in the end.
They were looking for a focal point of nobles who would at least check the royal family, if not treason.
And Cecily had acted to appear to be the pivotal role.
“… These nobles and their families are the ones I found out.”
“Is that all? I’m glad. I thought there would be more.”
“I tried acting a little just in case, but no one is interested anymore. If we did more there, it would have reached the ears of the loyalists and become a bigger problem.”
“Nice work, Cecily. Absolutely not. If you do that, everyone will run away. If you want to hit them all at once, you have to drag them out of their hiding places and catch them all.”
How to deal with these
Even in peacetime, all family property is confiscated and downgraded to a commoner level.
But if war is about to break out, it can be knocked out even quicker than that.
It is to carry out the bloody purge once more.
“What are you going to do?”
“If it gets in the way, you have to clean it up. It’s a dangerous stone beak even when walking, but now I have to sprint sooner or later. At that time, if you trip on that rock and fall, you won’t simply end up with a little knee.”
“I thought I just needed to take away my family property and position, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.”
“Be sure you know, Cecily. Those on top should not be afraid to see blood. If you enjoy it, you’re a tyrant, but if you’re afraid of it, you’re a cancer soldier. This isn’t just limited to kings. Natasha, you too. Everyone who wants to be on top of someone should be prepared.”
This is Yulia, who has grown super fast since meeting Klaus.
Not only did his skills improve, his mind deepened, and he became cold-hearted to the point of being cruel.
Could this woman really be the demon king who was on the verge of collapsing half a year ago?
Natasha thought about it and then she had to shake her head vigorously.
“I will keep this in mind, Your Highness the Demon King.”
“It is fortunate that Ferdinand Else and Ashley Palatinat are strong. Both of them have quite a bit of military experience, so if they were involved in it, they would have been tired.”
“Neither of them are like that. I know the majesty of His Majesty, and in addition to that, I have a good relationship with Klaus-sama, so I will try to be even more loyal.”
At Cecily’s words, Yulia smiled at her and nodded her head saying she was right.
In fact, the reason she attracted them was because she was Klaus, not herself.
He sold his name to raise the value of Julia, and the two men and women who fell for it pledged their allegiance to Julia, the demon king.
“Kaela must be well prepared, right?”
“I was notified before I left. But I don’t know what’s next.”
“You’ll be fine. Because there is information that has come to me since then. Klaus and a woman named Lire below him are putting their heart and soul into it, so it must be certain.”
Natasha, Kayla, and even Cecily. They are still acceptable women.
However, her demon called Lire still had some uncomfortable parts for Yulia.
She is a woman who gave herself to the human aristocracy, can she forgive?
Even now, she, too, is only understanding that she didn’t have a choice.
Every time the faint smell of Klaus came from her body, I became very annoyed.
However, if Klaus was really holding her and treating her as a woman, he had to refrain from treating her carelessly, not just for Klaus but also for her own sake.
I won’t be able to throw away the feeling of jealousy, and I have no intention of not doing it.
Klaus won’t be able to get out of his side forever if he shows that emotion.
However, he was completely buried in that emotion and had no intention of forgetting what was really important.
Huh, after letting go of her sigh, Yulia turned her head to Natasha.
“Natasha. How about the fairy side? Are there any changes?”
“Recently, strangely, I heard that there is frequent traffic in the food section. At first, I thought it was just a simple trade with the East, but that wasn’t the case. I think they all come together at one point.”
“There’s no way to gather dangerous things by putting them together in one place for no reason.”
“I heard that the rangers were called in not too long ago. They are the ones who protect the borders created by the fairies, but the fact that some of them are called means that something is about to happen.”
“You’re pretending not to be and preparing very diligently. Actually, they want us to do it first.”
“I know it’s rude to ask this, but… Did the previous insurrection really wipe out half of Eastern power? In the West, the story is openly circulating. The king’s uncle had raised a rebellion, and although he managed to stop it, the eastern part suffered great damage. That’s why they are trying to revive trade somehow.”
Then, Yulia turned to Natasha and smiled.
A smile that means what do you think, what do you think?
Natasha, who gained her confidence there, let out a sigh of relief, even though she was a fairy, and opened her mouth.
“It wasn’t either. Yes, it must be so. I have Her Highness the Demon King and Klaus-sama.”
“You think so too, but don’t other people think so?”
“There are hardly any good reviews about His Majesty the Demon King, and even about Klaus-sama, he was just fascinated by His Highness and followed him. You don’t want to spread the news that the hero of the West has become a powerful enemy of the East.”
At Natasha’s words, Yulia muttered that she was fortunate.
Because the false information she spilled was spread in all directions as if it were the truth.
Because of that, they could say that they were making a mistake, and it was the best opportunity for them.
“Still, don’t be too careless. I don’t know what the humans were like after the Continental War, but the fairies and beastmen clung to enormous power expansion, and as a result, they succeeded in recovering to almost the same level as before the Continental War. There were just as many side effects, but by no means weak.”
These were the news he had already received from the Red Tarantula.
The human side’s army is also quite strong, but this time the fairies and beastmen won’t be easy.
Even during the Continental War, it was said to be strong, but it was also defeated against the demons.
His pride was wounded, so it was clear that he would make sure that this time it never happened.
“I, but… You know, Yulia.”
Natasha suddenly calls her by a name other than a title, Her Majesty the Demon King.
When I was told to do that until now, when did it suddenly come and do that?
Perhaps
Her Yulia looked back at her with a look full of wonder on her face, and Natasha tilted her head and cautiously held out her hand to her.
“If you don’t mind, could you put your arm over here?”
“Eight? Why is the arm all of a sudden?”
“There is something I want to check.”
“Confirm? What the hell is that Are you confirming?”
At Yulia’s question, Natasha eagerly nodded her head.
It looked so urgent that Yulia unwittingly held out her arm.
Then Natasha carefully touched Yulia’s arm, to be exact, near her wrist, then put her hand on it and took the appearance of checking something.
She seemed so focused that neither Yulia nor Cecily could open her mouth.
After a while, Natasha put her Yulia’s arm down more carefully.
“Me, Yulia.”
“Why. What. What is so serious?”
“Hey, I guess… I think there is a variable.”
