Chapter 294 – Retribution
“And! Do it. It’s crazy, you really do it!”
Lilith sits on top of a building near the central plaza and overlooks the strike parade.
What was so funny about the gloomy parade that she could hardly stop smiling.
“What’s so funny? And why are you surprised? “You made me do that.”
It was Lilith’s intention to encourage Leon and the nobles who followed him to go on strike, as well as to get merchants and administrators with connections to the Demon King’s Church to join in.
I can’t believe there was a strike on such a topic.
Brutos, who could not understand his childhood friend’s reaction no matter how much he thought about it, grabbed her forehead and shook her head.
“Then you’re not going to be surprised? Even though the difference in power is so obvious, she is speaking out without fear. No matter how much she encouraged it, I never thought she would actually do it. “It’s unthinkable in the demon world.”
“… Thanks to doing that unimaginable thing, we went from being nothing but the lowest level demons to where we are now.”
“The situation is different between us and them. If we didn’t do that, we would have died, and they have enough to live on, but they’re still making such a fuss. By the way, I told you not to bring up old stories. “Why do you keep bringing up that story?”
Lilith frowned as if she really hated it.
It had to be that way, because she loathed her past self so much that she had to laugh heartily and beg for her energy.
It wasn’t just her story.
The other two childhood friends sitting at the Four Heavenly Kings also loathed their miserable past selves.
‘… Is it the same for you, too?’
My brother, who rose to the position of supremacy as he dreamed of as a child.
Does he also loathe his past self? Brutos desperately hoped not to do that.
“Whew~. Anyway, the church members must be having a hard time right now.”
Although it can be easily inferred that the situation of the common people will worsen due to this strike, the church was never able to stop the strike right away.
Of course, the denomination legalized the strike as part of the safety of the people, and the strike was proceeding legally in accordance with the law.
Although the administrator, who was in league with this party, gave permission hastily, it was not a violation of the law.
If the denomination ignores this and calls off the strike, the denomination will be criticized for not abiding by the laws it has made, and will naturally lose public trust.
“In a way, it’s my karma.”
The denomination placed too much emphasis on the cause of helping the world.
Because of that action, the denomination’s actions were greatly diminished.
Not only that, but the trash was removed very thoroughly.
I had to set aside some that were easier to manage, wait for similar items to accumulate, and then deal with them all at once.
Look at it now.
Even though we are shouting to protect the class system, high value, high wages, and outdated national laws, aren’t the common people who should be protesting against them more than anyone else?
The reason was because there were no trash among the group leading the strike.
Prince Leon, the leader of the group, didn’t need to say anything.
Prince Leon’s popularity among commoners was very high thanks to his outstanding appearance, the ability that only outstanding emperors, including the First Emperor, were born with, and the fact that he was the son of a saint and his dramatic life story.
And it was the same for the nobles in the group.
Although they may not be as popular as Prince Leon, they are all said to be wise and merciful and are respected by many commoners.
Since such people are leading the strike, the common people must be thinking.
There must be some reason why they do that.
If there was even one trash person in the group, that belief would have been greatly diluted.
Naturally, it would have been much easier to stop the strike.
However, the reality was not like that, and what caused that reality was the karma of a church that was too clean.
“Because of this incident, the church will definitely lose some of the public’s trust. That’s certainly a good thing, but if it’s just that, this operation will be a loss. Even if trust is lost, the power of the church will remain intact, and by eliminating enemies, its control over the empire will increase. Lilith, you must be aiming for something else, right? What are you aiming for?”
“Stupid Brutos. Have you already forgotten? I clearly taught you. “What am I aiming for?”
Lilith smiles and takes her eyes off the parade and looks somewhere else.
Soon, her eyes sparkled as if she had found what she was looking for, and she licked her lips erotically.
Brutos, who turned his head to follow her gaze, could soon see.
Jun’s face full of bewilderment behind the main gate of the imperial palace.
“… Are you really going to make Cardinal Jun your puppet like the prince and that beast?”
“That’s right. If only our cutie (Jun) can be made into a puppet, the invasion will be no different from a half-success.”
“You’re not targeting him for that specific reason, are you?”
“Hehe. Of course, it’s also to taste cuteness.”
Is that something you would say in front of your ex-boyfriend?
I wanted to shoot him, but Brutus, a male who was abandoned due to his lack of masculinity, could not bear to do so.
“… It won’t be easy. Because by his side are a warrior, a saint, and that slayer (Fortuna). When I looked at it, it seemed like we weren’t even a normal relationship.”
Instead, he tried to make her feel bad by pointing out the difficulties of her job.
However, very unfortunately, it didn’t have much effect.
“Joy! Well, that’s okay. Even if they are heroes and saints, they are ultimately human. You may be powerless, but you can never surpass me, the succubus queen, with charm. Well, Fortuna probably has similar charms to me… Hehe! Will that little girl with big breasts be able to show off her full charm? “I think absolutely not.”
“… I can’t deny it. Yes, if you use all your charms, you can definitely turn Cardinal June into a puppet. But how are you going to unleash that charm? There will be no time for that.”
“I did this troublesome thing just to create that timing. When the church has no choice but to use its power to stop the strike due to the common people’s circumstances, I will ask Leon to make this suggestion. “I’m going to stop the strike, so send the cutie who started all the trouble to jail for a few days.”
Even though he said no, the Demon King still suspected that Jun was a true hero.
If he is a true warrior as suspected, he will willingly sacrifice himself for a gentle resolution of the problem, even if it means losing his reputation.
Even if the suspicion is wrong, the result will not change.
According to what I have figured out so far, Gwiyomi was a just person.
“No one wants their partner to be in prison with them. When the cutie becomes alone, I will use all the powers of the succubus to charm the cutie. The cutie is a boy in his prime and has no bad temper. Hehe. “He won’t let me go.”
Lilith is very happy as she keeps licking her lips.
She seemed certain that her plan would succeed.
‘Well, will things really work out that well?’
Unlike Lilith, Brutos was skeptical.
The Jun he knew was a person who had desires like any other person, but at the same time, he was also a person who knew how to castrate his desires like adults.
Otherwise, there was no way he could exercise to the point of tearing his muscles, putting aside his desire to rest and his desire not to get sick for the sake of his desire to live a happy life with his wives.
There was no way he could drink an elixir that tasted worse than the sewage from hell with every meal.
Brutos wondered whether he should show Lilith the images of Jun exercising and drinking the elixir that he had saved for information gathering.
Hehe. How delicious is our cutie? No matter how bad it is, it will be a hundred and a thousand times more delicious than Brutos. Yes, of course.”
… Yeah, let’s never show it.
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“It’s a pain in the ass.”
Jun sighed deeply at the frustrating situation.
The strike meeting ended without finding a suitable solution, and even though it was midnight, and they were exhausted, Leon and his followers were still shouting slogans in front of the imperial palace.
In my heart, I wanted to run right away and knock them all out, but various circumstances held me back.
“… Let’s get some air.”
To relieve his frustration, Jun headed to the garden within the imperial palace.
Perhaps out of consideration, the wives, who did not want to leave his side even for a moment, did not follow suit.
Only his wife, Fortuna, accompanied him quietly, prostrate on his head.
“I want to finish this job quickly and go back. When I was an adventurer, I never had trouble like this. “Do you miss those times, Fortuna?”
“Yes, Port, I want to go back to that time immediately. “I still don’t like being crowded with people.”
“Actually, I am too.”
Jun laughed heartily with Fortuna and placed his butt on a nearby bench.
“… The moon is so bright.”
I looked up at the sky to relieve my frustration.
The moon shining with a clear and clean blue light is particularly noticeable.
“I know. Is the second sister watching Por?”
“Second sister?”
“Yes, second sister. He is an angel who governs the moon and night, and although he looks cold at first glance, he has a very warm heart. He was very good to Port too. Oh, would you like to show me the dance that you taught me? Even if it’s strange, you shouldn’t laugh. Hehe.”
As if to cheer her up, Fortuna assumed her human mode and began to dance.
Her appearance dancing lightly under the blue moonlight was truly a dancing fairy.
As she watched Fortuna dance, feeling much better, a round moon appeared above her head.
At one point the moon looked like a halo.
Was it really just an optical illusion? Or was it someone’s revelation?
Either way, Jun made his decision.
“Okay, let’s write.”
“Huh? “What?”
“The luck I’ve been saving up for so long!”
“Ehh!!!”
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The next morning, before entering the second countermeasures meeting, Jun stopped by his office and found a letter on his desk.
The identity of the letter is,
-To Cardinal Jun, who is so cool, strong and smart, your manito♡
P.S. Good luck will come to you if you read this letter. Never throw anything away without reading it!
It was a good luck letter from a secret friend I never knew existed.
