Revenge Hero BAD END 288

Chapter 288 – #65 So, the Night the Villain Dies (4)

“Greetings to the great king of the world, the king of all magic and eternal mana.”
“My name is Devro Meln. However, please forgive the rudeness of not conveying the true name as a magician and a contractor with the demons, great king.”

Earl Meln knelt down on one knee in front of the [Demon King] Who appeared in the air, bowed his head, and bowed.
As he said, the name ‘Devro’ is another name for his wizard, and he keeps his real name hidden.

Although he is a human, he has a certain degree of influence, although not as much as the demons.
Even if it is a person who is not related to the devil, the wizards who pursue the truth and the devil hide their true names as their realm deepens.
Devrommeln was like that too, and the 【King of Demons】 in front of him also recognized it and nodded his head.

However, even if he nodded, there was something like a soft mist where he was now, so I could only guess that it was so.

The opponent is a soul that has lost its body.
Since it was separated from the body and sealed in this jewel over several hundred years, the form of the soul also collapsed, leaving only a lump.
In the case of normal ghost-type monsters, unless it is a special case, most of them lose their shape over time and transform into a ghost monster with an unclear shape called Wraith.

The current demon king would be like that.
Of course, unlike races, at most, the mental body alone gave off a tremendous sense of intimidation.

『My dear, tell me the business that woke me up.』
『Are you wishing for my resurrection, or are you trying to use it?』
『If that’s not the case, do you wish for my extinction?』

The voice that echoed through magic, not vocal chords, was the same as the man’s and the woman’s.
It felt thick, and it felt thin, and it felt thick, and it seemed thin.

The voice was like that of a saint, or like that of a devil.
It seemed to be overflowing with benevolence, but it also sounded like a warning from the god of death that he was about to put a knife to his throat.

Even though Earl Meln hardened for a moment at that voice and presence that humans dare not judge.
However, he cast a spell on himself to calm down and hold on to reason, answering the demon king’s question.

“I hope for the resurrection of the king.”
“Also, I earnestly ask to become your servant.”
“Please hear my request.”

Count Meln speaks without distraction.
To that voice and that answer, the Demon King responded without delay.

『I understand. I promise to remember the name of Devro Meln, who is working hard for Jim’s resurrection.”
『Also, I promise to grant you three wishes in my name in return for my resurrection and for you, who will become my faithful servant.』
『Therefore, speak. Your wish.”
『If that is something that can be granted, as the king of demons who values ​​contracts and promises, I will surely do so.』

Every word shakes this cramped ‘room of consciousness’.
It’s not just a feeling of vibration in the air.
Perhaps it was an illusion that only Earl Meln felt.

It may not have been very loud.
However, the power contained in that voice and the sense of intimidation possessed by the magical power that created that voice made it impossible to wake up…

Earl Meln took a deep breath in the face of the reverberation of such magical power that seemed to shake the magic within his body.

By magic.
With magic, suppress yourself.
In front of that majesty, whose lips are parched, and which makes even him faint. However, with the determination to bite the tongue, he stays alert.

“… Thank you If so, I will tell you my wish without hesitation.”
“One,It’s about “Catastrophe.”
“Currently, this world, humanity is being eaten again by a special disaster that engulfed this continent and led to its destruction 400 years ago.”
“I know that only the demons and you, the king of those demons, can solve this calamity.”
“Please, defeat this calamity that devours the land of our people and also of your people.”

The Count said without interruption.
That was the truth that Emilia and Hilde had learned before, with the help of Hilde.

About 400 years ago.
A huge calamity that devastated more than half of the continent and killed about 70% of humanity.
The disaster, whose cause and reason are unknown, was reduced to the extent of the area called [Evil Spirit] By the hands of demons and demon kings in the past, but after 400 years, it reappeared in this land and engulfed the land.

It erodes the ground like miasma, turning the eroded land into a land of death where not a single blade of grass grows.

However, along with the malicious information manipulation of the first emperor, this was dramatized and known to everyone in the form of a 『Disaster caused by demons』.
That’s why the Demon King is subjugated by human hands.

And it doesn’t end there, the current emperor and the former hero… Edgar Edenbergz, who was known as “The Demon King”, Tried to secure only their safety from the disaster with a large-scale technique that sacrificed the sealed [Demon King], Demons, and even the people of the empire, which amounted to 90%.

Even though they know the whole truth.
However, he had no intention of bowing his head or negotiating with the king of the demons, and he only tried to use them to pursue his own interests.

『Hah(許).』

And.
The Count, who thought of a negative answer, saying that it would probably be a very shameless wish, but raised his head in shock at the affirmation that fell so easily.

『Preventing that calamity is no different from our mission.』
『To Jim, who has the memory of the first time, the mission given by the Creator remains as vividly as the story he heard the other day.』
『You humans still don’t know the meaning of that disaster nor the reason why the Creator entrusted us with this mission.』
『However, we will not neglect our mission.』
『In addition, I promise to guarantee the safety of mankind that you want from that catastrophe.』
『If there is no problem, grant your second wish.』

Earl Meln was deeply moved and awed by the words of the demon king, who was so generous and desperately expressed the ‘dignity of the king’.
However, he managed to control his fascinated heart and put his request into his mouth again without wavering.

“One, It is a generous forgiveness for the humans who destroyed you and the demons——humans.”
“Please, please do not harm humans with things from the past.”
“I know it’s hard to forgive. But please forgive me.”
“The day the king is resurrected and the demons gather around him again… Please do not turn against humanity.”
“In order to be able to interact with the demons, humans will change around the new king I set up.”
“So, please.”
“Please don’t hate humans…”

I know that this is also a difficult request.
So carefully, but with all his might, the Count conveyed the request.

And as simple as the first request, the answer came back.

Hahah.』
『I promise to forgive mankind, and not harm the people of the present with the things of the past.』
『Also, as you wish, if humanity accepts us and asks for exchange… We promise that we will not reject it either.”
『However, we demons value contracts. If you disobey the contract made under the proper balance, it will become a hot fire and burn the contractee.』
『You humans should be aware of this fact deeply when entering into relationships with demons, and always be careful.』
『If there is no problem with Jim’s answer, You say your last wish.』

My heart beats so fast that it hurts.
Came this far I’ve made it this far… !

He’s so generous, but that’s why he puts a foreign opponent in front of him.
In such a feeling that this fragile soul would disappear at any moment.
However, Earl Meln uses his indomitable will to support himself… I put my prepared, last wish in my mouth.

“The last one.”

“Please… It is a wish not to harm the 【Hero】…”

* * *

The hero killed the demon king.
It is a blatant lie that demons and demon kings are the cause of the ‘disasters’ that occurred in the past, and it is the history that modern mankind knows that so many things are covered with lies and deceit.

But if there is only one truth.
That is, the existence called the [Hero] Destroyed the [Demon King], The king of the demons and the supreme and purest being who handles all magic.

With mighty power that transcends humanity.
He defeated numerous demons, and even stabbed and killed the demon king with the holy sword.
Also, even the [Demon King’s Egg], Which was supposed to be completed as the next generation of demon lords, was split into fragments and prevented their resurrection forever.

Even though time passed and that first [Hero] Faded along with the lifespan.
The current [Hero], Emilia, was left behind after passing on that blood.

“My king. The king said he would forgive mankind.”
“He said he would forgive the sins of mankind for what happened 400 years ago.”
“But, nevertheless, I will ask you again, and I will also make a wish.”
“Please, save the 【Hero】.”
“Please, forgive Emilia.”
“She no longer has any power.”
“She has become a person who can no longer be called a warrior.”
“So that it may be, that she was greedy for pleasure, and broke her will, and cast her into slavery, incapable of disobeying the king’s will.”
“She is no longer a threat.”
“So it is.”

——Please, forgive Emilia.

Earl Meln made a desperate request.

For the one he loves.
For the sake of one person whom I love more than the life of all mankind.
Recalling that everything he has done so far was for now.
I bowed my head to the Demon King and begged him earnestly.

And to such an earl, the demon king answered without delay as before.

But.
The answer was different from before.

『I forbid.』
『Only the hero, the lineage of the hero, I will not leave even his descendants.』
『Surely, if it is the lineage of a hero, whether it is light or dark, I will destroy all those related to it.』
『Only that wish, I cannot grant it.』

At the words of the king.
To that heavy judgment that does not allow for objections.
Earl Meln felt despair as if his eyes were darkening…