Chapter 218 – The Hero Was Afraid of Genoa
Mammon was watching Baal with a genuinely joyful expression.
Judging by the look on his face his, he didn’t really know how things were going.
Well, even in Mammon’s opinion, things really hit the nail.
“You said you were a woman?”
“Okay. Lilith insisted so.”
Mammon laughed at Baal and said so.
Suddenly, Lilith occupied the realm of Pan, and the demon lords entered a state of tension.
Although Lilith and Pan did not become monarchs who built strong forces, a sudden increase in power by one monarch could upset the balance that maintains the Pandemonium.
Right now, it was a big enough event for the monarchs who were located near the Pan’s realm to prepare for war.
However, it was just an instant that the atmosphere that had been full of tension changed.
“What bullshit is that?”
“It’s bullshit. But even on my estate, the succubuses suddenly started talking like that.”
Mammon answered Baal’s question like that with an expression that he would die laughing at the situation.
The gender ratio in the Demon Realm was extremely inclined toward the male side.
Of course, all-female succubuses were welcomed in any territory, and they all started claiming that Lilith had been attacked by Pan because she was a woman.
That situation was reflected in the fact that Lilith, lacking in fighting ability, was able to become the ruler of the demon realm in the first place.
“And some of the idiots among the demon lords are starting to agree with that opinion.”
Mammon showed his teeth when he saw Baal frowning.
The problem was that some of the Pandemonium lords began to lend support to the succubi’s claim.
Of course, since they are also beings who have risen to the top of the monarch, it was hard to see them as stupid.
There were a variety of people, from those who wanted to use this opportunity to buy the favor of the succubus queen, to those who wanted to take advantage of the chaos caused by Lilith’s expansion of her territory.
The problem was that with the emergence of monarchs who claimed to be so sweet, the monarchs who tried to attack Lilith had no choice but to notice.
Lilith was quickly claiming the realm of her plate as her own.
“Are you saying that all the demon realm lords fell for that absurd claim? Isn’t that just the argument of Lilith, who has benefited the most?”
Baal asked with an exasperated expression, but Mammon shook his head.
“No, there is one more person who has added credence to the claim.”
“… Who is that?”
“Astaroth. She agreed with Lilith’s argument to her. She testified that she had been captured by Pan’s men and that she had been rescued by Lilith.”
“Ha, who believes her words her?”
Baal answered Mammon’s words in an absurd voice.
There was no one in the world of demons who was unaware of Astarothe’s pilgrimage to men.
The affair between her and Pan was quite a famous story.
So, no matter how much she claimed to have been kidnapped by Pan, there was no way she could trust her words.
“Well. Not everyone believes and agrees with the claim. There must be some guys who are aiming for the territory of Astaroth right now, right?”
Mammon grinned and answered Baal like that.
Thanks to Astaroth, Astaroth’s journey to the continent had spread, and while Astaroth was away, rumors were circulating that some monarchs were aiming for his domain.
Of course, since Astaroth was not as formidable an opponent as Pan, there was little chance that his territory would be passed over easily.
“So, what are you planning to do, Mammon?”
“I told you. It’s coveted, but it’s not worth dipping your toe in the poop. What if other guys are aiming for my territory? Yes?”
Mammon laughed and said to Baal,
It was a bit unfortunate that he couldn’t play with the continent, but just being cornered by Baal didn’t hurt him.
However, Baal’s reaction was completely different from Mammon’s expectation of her.
“Haha,haha. Is that still the case?”
“Yes?”
Mammon’s thick eyebrows wriggled at the sight of Baal bursting into laughter.
He wondered if he had a plan, but it didn’t seem like that when he saw the demon king next to Baal.
Mammon narrowed his eyes and looked at Baal, but it was difficult to grasp his intentions.
‘What on earth are you thinking, Baal?’
“Did you hear the answer, Mammon?”
After laughing for a while, Baal said that to Mammon with a relieved expression.
Mammon was intrigued by Baal’s incomprehensible behavior of his, but he did not question him.
I had been laughing at him until just now, and now it was because my pride was hurt to ask his intentions.
“Let’s go. To the continent.”
Baal, who smiled at Mammon, said so to the demon king he brought with him.
Mammon was just watching the backs of Baal and the Demon King as they left their palace without any regrets.
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“The response is fine.”
I felt goose bumps when I saw Genoa saying that with a calm expression.
The only thing that Genoa showed in her previous life was that she made the people of the area where she was assigned as a party to abandon, and returned the soldiers of the legion I commanded safely.
It is said that she escaped punishment thanks to the protection of her father, Duke Cablowjob, but Genoa’s behavior was criticized by quite a few people, and she did not appear in the foreground until I defeated the Demon King.
‘But I never thought he would have this kind of talent.’
I thought so while looking at Genoa with her mysterious expression.
When she first started spreading her strange rumors in her demon realm, I never expected that the results would turn out this way.
It’s because the demon world is seen as a place where the logic of power is accepted.
Even the demon lords, Lilith and Astarothe, seemed to have not expected this result.
“Genoa, did you expect this result?”
“Yes. It is a natural result.”
I couldn’t contain my curiosity, so I asked Genoa, and she answered with a confident expression.
And when I did n’t understand that answer, Genoa continued her explanation of her.
“Cleaving and framing are fundamental to political quality. I used the genders of male and female to imprint the conflict on the inhabitants of the Pandemonium, and by using the fact that our side, that is, Lilith, is a woman, I only emphasized that the other side had attacked us first.”
“Splitting and framing?”
I looked at Genoa with a bewildered expression and asked.
However, Genoa continued her explanation with an expression without any hesitation.
“Yes. Originally, you have to create a conflict, it is a law to unite forces. And the frame that our side is the good and the enemy is the enemy must be put on, so the forces that are gathered like that have explosive power. Of course, this time we framed the victim and the enemy as the perpetrator.”
“That, yes. Great.”
I broke into a cold sweat at Genoa’s explanation and answered that.
To be honest, I was intimidated by Genoa’s talent for producing such results with just a few words.
“Honestly, I expected that most of the women in the demon realm would join this side, but honestly, it was unexpected that even the male monarchs would come over. This can be said to be the work of Lilith, who has a good reputation in the Demon Realm. No, it would have been an impossible plan if the succubuses following Lilith weren’t spread out in each territory in the first place.”
Genoa even gave her own credit to Lilith for nothing.
It was certainly thanks to Lilith that the rumor spread quickly.
As the queen of succubuses, she was able to summon all the succubuses of the underworld into the imaginary space of dreams, and according to her instructions her, the succubuses started spreading rumors at the same time.
Of course, as Genoa said, it was true that Lilith played a huge role, but Genoa was the one who planned and executed all these plans.
However, Lilith had a proud expression on her Genoa’s modesty of her, and I made up my mind to see Genoa secretly rolling up the corner of her mouth without Lilith’s knowledge of her.
‘Even after she captures the demon king, Genoa must keep her distance from the imperial palace unconditionally.’
It’s fortunate that this place is in the Demon World, but this wasn’t normal.
Because the forces once gathered like this couldn’t just be scattered just because they had achieved their goal.
Lilith didn’t seem to realize it yet, but there was a high probability that this would continue to be the seed of conflict in the Pandemonium.
Of course, it didn’t seem like it would work against Lilith, but it was certain that Genoa’s talent her had developed to literally destroy everything in her.
“So, what are your future plans?”
I asked Genoa with a puzzled expression, and Genoa smiled again at my question.
“The answer to that question is very simple.”
Seeing Genoa answer with a confident expression, I instinctively felt goose bumps once again.
