Chapter 418 – Invasion of the Madmen #9
“Let’s go!”
Together with his men, he entered the count’s castle. There was no resistance. Because the soldiers surrendered all at once.
There, the Elves and Vera-kun are guarding the outside. The ones around me are my trustworthy subordinates.
Vestina says it’s on the top floor, so let’s go upstairs.
“Be careful. The Count might do something last.”
“Vanessa-sama will take care of that.”
“Well, escorting was my specialty.”
How do you get to the top floor like that?
“Hmm?”
Inside the top floor room.
I saw the Count sitting down on the terrace. It’s the first time I’ve seen it, but I can get a rough idea just by looking at the clothes and the patterns on the clothes.
“They said he went out of his mind. Is that how it happened?”
Instead of collaborating with the pagans and supporting the Church of the Purple Dawn, the Count tried to preserve the city and revive it somehow, but Vestina’s purpose was just combat.
If you do battle, the soldiers of the count’s army will die before they can stand it. When the soldiers become corpses like that, the magic they implanted is activated, and they react with the evil magic circles installed throughout the county.
There, when Vestina unleashes her power, all of them summon monsters, and as the monsters die, evil magic is scattered around them. She uses that power to open the gate to the demon realm.
Vestina thought she would dedicate this castle to the descending demons and swear allegiance. The two-headed warriors, she thought, would crush us all.
The Count is deceived.
Vestina, she had intended to stab her in the back from the start. Well, there was some truth. He said that he would revive the church in this city. However, it is not the count who does it, but the demons.
“Looking at what you’re doing, it’s rubbish, but I think it’s useful.”
“Look. Pagans have a fundamentally different way of thinking. Hey. Use it, but don’t use it as a heavy duty.”
Reika shook her head and said.
“Even if you’re a demon, don’t you think you’re going to do benevolent politics, except for picking on women? Then you can’t use evil pagans as your primary responsibility.”
Hehe, Reika-sama. The way she gives you advice is so cute.”
“I’m afraid you’ll fall into a bad path. It’s valuable advice, so heed it.”
It’s a bad road
After all, I must be the most feared and evil being here. Of course I don’t care. If you care about that, you won’t be able to dominate the middle world.
A king is such a being.
“Okay. In fact, if you use the wicked as a heavyweight, you will lose the public’s heart. The cultists will only use them appropriately.”
Of course, since they’re weird, you have to use them while properly controlling them.
“Yes. Do it.”
Then let’s go.
“Count Saidin.”
I approached the Count, who was sitting and dazed.
“…”
I’m losing my mind He immediately created a tentacle, grabbed the count’s shoulder, and shook it wildly.
ㅡShake it!
“Come to your senses. Count Saydin.”
“Ugh…!”
Did you come to your senses?
“You, you…!”
The Count’s eyes widen when he sees me.
“I-I see. Are you that demon general who joined the saintess’s side…”
I’m quick-witted.
“You know it well. Count Saidin. You were defeated by us. Your castle and people are all mine.”
“Did you come to mock me? Do as you like. I have nothing left. It wouldn’t hurt to die here.”
It is a face that has given up everything.
“I made the wrong choice at the end… Blindly I accepted the heretics’ offer. As a result, my soldiers turned into monsters… Damn it…”
“To be precise, it was a spell that was activated when a corpse was born.
“What?”
“It means they didn’t suffer alive. Well, it can’t be helped that they died during the war.”
This was a consolation
The Count has good abilities. In addition, he is ambitious and has a strong lust for power. If a guy like this is left alive, he’s sure to rebel or do something annoying someday.
But that’s something I can control.
As long as I absorbed the count’s people and soldiers, if I did anything harsh to the count here, I would get a big backlash. In any case, it was their head, so if they did harm, they would lose the public’s heart.
As the ruler of the middle world, I must thoroughly manage public sentiment.
The Count was an enemy, but he fought hard against the evil angels. It would be reasonable for him to buy the ball high, accept the surrender, and preserve his honor.
“Count. He fought hard against the angels.”
There were many twists and turns, but the fact that the Count blocked the angels with all his might did not change.
“I will not take my life in recognition of your honor. Try to exalt my mercy.”
“Are you going to… Save me?”
“Wouldn’t there be a backlash if I killed you in the yard that ate all your people?”
“You know how to do human politics on the subject of demons…”
The Count looks at me as if he is surprised.
“Vanessa. Arrest me.”
“I get it.”
Immediately Vanessa came, disarmed the Count and carried out the arrest. With this, Count Saidin is eliminated.
Everything about him has become mine.
“Ah, what happened to that Viscount Kellsron?”
“He must be in jail.”
“You’re alive.”
I put it in prison to see if there was a place to use it, but that is also an old story. But seeing that the count remembered him, he must have been a loyalist.
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“Listen, Count Saidin’s people!”
Gather the people of Count Saidin in the plaza.
Looking down on them from the terrace above the castle.
“He was a good leader! He was also honorable! He has fought so well against evil angels!”
Spoke loudly and shouted.
“You lost the war with me, but I think it’s a waste to kill you! So I’ll spare you!”
Then, let’s show the Count standing next to us.
ㅡoh oh oh oh!
ㅡWow!
—- Mercy! Mercy! Mercy!
Those who are now my people cheered.
Compassion is a good virtue.
“Restore the destroyed city! There is no tax rate change! Let everyone go back to their daily lives! Due to conflicting interests, we clashed in the form of war, but the war between us is over! We will unite and drive out the evil angels! “
ㅡWaaaaa!
After giving his speech, he entered the castle.
“Huhuhu, you are also merciful. You will be a benevolent leader.”
Upon entering, the saintess stroked my shoulder and said,
“Except for fucking women.”
“Why do you leave that out? It makes women feel good, and that’s the most virtuous thing…”
“Ah-oh!”
Reika is always cute.
“Anyway, the people are praising your benevolence. In conquering Middle-earth, such public sentiment will be very indispensable.”
“That’s right. Somehow they care more about the people than the human lord.”
After hearing Vera’s words, I thought that it was really like that. I, the demon king, care more about the public sentiment than any average medieval lord.
“Hmm, it seems like it’s not possible to press with force alone. This is also a study.”
“The larger the scale, the more public sentiment is needed.”
Now, all that remains is to hit and beat the angels on the front line.
But once you’ve captured the castle, take a break while restoring things to restore. Then you will have to devise a strategy.
“Anyway. Vera-sama, please pay attention to the intelligence of the angels. Please manage the rest of this castle properly. This is almost the frontline to fight the angels, so you have to manage it well.”
“I get it.”
Then, shall we go meet the elves?
Anyway, we have won the battle, and the elven army has entered and is stationed here.
He immediately dragged the officers and went to the elven commander.
Haha! What a perfect victory! It was embarrassing to see these monsters on the way! But they weren’t our opponents either!”
The elven commander shouted loudly as if he was happy to win.
“The primary common goal has been achieved. We will remain stationed here and await the order from the Empress again. There is no need for us to restore the human castle, right?”
“You just don’t have to make an accident.”
“I get it!”
I want to meet the empress once in my dream. Then, let’s go talk to Karti.
“Carti!”
“Yes!”
Go to a suitable place and call out loud, and Evileye will come down.
“Congratulations on your victory! You’ve united all the human forces with this!”
“It’s like that. Nothing special. It’s the same with Croa.”
“Yeah! That’s great!”
Carti’s pure joy is felt.
“Still, I would have thought that that level of technology would remain in the middle world. You said that you were pagans who had trained in black magic, right?
It is more convenient to do the opposite than to open the passage from the original Magwan to Middle-earth. Besides, angels and demons have been knocking on the dimensional wall as a group recently, so it’s easier to open the gate, Vestina said.
“I knew it and already caught it. Carti.”
“Well done! Alas! We’ll see you again soon!”
Hehe, maybe so.”
Shall we try to receive the maximum amount of support from the Makai side? It would be of great help if you received something like an artifact from the demon realm before fighting the angel.
“I’ll tell you the information I got from the cultists right away, Carti.”
“Do it!”
Alright then.
Now it’s time to do my job.
After sending Karti, I went down to the prison. First of all, the pagans talked about being in prison. We need to clear their identities a bit.
“Ah! You’re here! Sir Culse!”
Vestina, who was inside the prison, looked at me and her eyes lit up.
A nation is effective in uniting countless human beings, but in fact there are better things than that.
It is ideology and religion.
“Bestina. Tell me about your religion.”
“Yes!”
Now, let’s try to make a state religion.
Anyway, with the saintess in the yard, if we get some help from the pagans, we might be able to create a decent religion.
