
The highway to the Dwarven Kingdom is over, and we have a timetable for
road to Blumund — but I keep busy and busy. We need to build
the new highway to the Sorcer Thalion Dynasty, then Milim and his people in need
the whole town was planned for them.
There's a lot of things to do, and in the process, we do too
develop a massive festival and devise a scheme to conquer
Farmus Kingdom. I knew being a demon lord would put more
the stuff on my plate, but this pushed my workload to the absolute limit.
Then in the midst of all this, I received bad news from Soka: Hinata
Sakaguchi was on the path of war, and he headed straight for me.
As Soka stood there, panting as she reported back to me,
I brought my hands to my head. I plan to check our forging
today, but instead, I canceled it and headed to my office
so that he can explain it to me in detail.
Apparently, he told me, he was traveling completely unaccompanied.
“Self?”
“Ya,” said, staring straight at me. “Nanso reports from his guard post at
beyond the barrier of Lubelius that he did not see anyone leaving the holy city.
Only Hinata, whom you told to watch closely, is seen in the
Englesias. ”
Soei's guidance has turned her into an espionage expert. If that's what he said, then,
that must be true.
“Wait a minute!”Then Toka, another guard under Soka's command, jumped out from his shadow.
“We detect new movement.”
“What happened?”
“Four paladins appear to join Hinata, Sir Soka!”
“Only four?”
“Yes, sir, but all seem very strong. They used some kind of magic to
drove us from following them immediately. ”
Toka looked sad as he gave us the news. Hm. What's it all about?
Did he leave without telling anyone, and they chased after him? Seen
hesitate. Do they surprise their placement in anticipation
being watched? No, they would be more careful if it was their tactics.
I can't say it, but I have to hand it over to Hinata. Always
one step ahead of me. Lifting anyone who drags him down and
trying to attack us with only the best people he has?
Maybe he thought that less than that would only get in the way.
That's so…
“I think Hinata wants to fight us, huh?”
I don't want to think too much about fighting him, but that's
it all depends on the action he chooses to take. I doubt I would
losing to him is that easy now, but I can't play him. I
hoping my message would open his mind to thinking about things that already
done, but...
“It's not clear. However, he carried this strange-looking sword, so I doubt him
come in friendly. ”
Hm. He's armed, huh? Yes, armed is a gift in this world, and
it seemed like he would not march to the demon lord empty-handed. It would be rash to assume this meant he was in a wanted mood
fight.
“I don't know... It was not enough to make a decision.”
“Crusaders fully armed as well.”.
“Oh really? Really, Complete? ”
“Iya! Complete, sir!”
Hm. Complete. Well, with the paladins who joined Hinata ready
to fight, I have a feeling there will be a fight. That disappointed me.
I'm not a fan of fighting here. That step shows that we
it was a thorn in his side, and he wanted a way to deal with it. But what
what did he want after that? If we don't try to understand each other, then,
one side must be removed. It will be a great struggle, life and death.
If Hinata refuses to talk to us, we have to impose
our will is on him in any way possible. She refused
to look at the matter from our point of view; he refused to
listen to our words. I really can't call that the way
the easiest, in any real way. Doesn't Hinata understand? She didn't
never really listened to me since we first met, but I
don't think he's so closed.
Is the luminism the cause? Maybe he didn't see why the monster
like I deserve to be heard. I'm sure his faith served him with
good in many aspects; It matters to him, but I am not so sure that
blind faith is the best thing for him. Anyone who lives in the age
modern Japan will feel that way, given all the blood that has been spilled
in the name of religion. It is important to use your eyes and ears — and think
with your own head. Otherwise, you're just turning your mind off, aren't you?
That stupid.
After all, it was up to him to use the information he had. What
which will he decide? How will he act? That's all the trouble. If
Hinata decided to antagonize us, I was ready for it.
Bad news always comes surging I shake my head, trying to adjust my mind. “Good. I'm gonna
gathering my staff and putting together a plan..”.
With Hinata potentially attacking immediately, we cannot remain silent. Even if
there were only five of them, those people could not be inhaled. Every time demon lord
defeated, it was almost always by the Heroes and their chosen friends
by oneself. I myself do not wish to become a demon lord, but now, I will not
sit here and let myself be defeated. We need to decide who
the one who handled the four paladins while I was engaged to Hinata.
Then Diablo appeared, his face rather grim. “Mr Rimuru, I have a report,”
he said, having trouble getting the words out. “What's up? Do we have a problem?”
Surely so. Diablo's usual beliefs are nowhere to be found.
“Ya, right.”
“What is it?”
“Reyhiem is dead. I'm not sure about the cause, but he's a possibility
big killed. She was in perfect health the last time I saw her, so
it was an accident or murder.” He paused for a moment, looking at me with a request
sorry. “This is my fault, Sir Rimuru. Your worries about him, however
silenced..”.
I did say something about it, didn't I? I don't think it is
really happened.
We don't know what's going on; it's all happening inside that barrier
covering the Holy Empire Lubelius. However, given the situation, Diablo seemed to
pretty sure he was killed. Everything started to seem more serious.
“There are rumors spreading in neighboring countries Farmus,” he continued with
bitter. “They talked about the devil's plan to kill the archbishop.
Someone used magic to spread the news, and the Temple Knights had
deployed in response. Once they're done preparing in a few days,
I'm sure they'll join King Edward's army.”.
This was not at all part of Diablo's plan. In fact, it could have a bad impact
for them. Of course it all happened when Hinata kept moving. No
doubtless—
Be understood. It is thought that everything is connected.
Yeah, even I can see it. Does Raphael think I'm so desperate
sometimes it can be very painful.
But this is the last thing I need. The Holy Church has not yet marked me
as a divine enemy, but it might only be a matter of time now. Then so
an official decree was issued, it was impossible to avoid all-out war. They
won't say “Ups, we” error and take it back.
So I ordered Soka to gather my staff. What I want to think
it's growing my country. It seems that it is no longer possible.
It's time for an emergency meeting — all hands on deck, except for
Geld's.
“Are you sure we shouldn't call Geld too, Sir Rimuru?”
“Yes. He worked hard on his project for me. This is the problem between Hinata and
i'm. Whether it turns into a fight or not, we don't need
large team.”
This is not a frantic border defense. It seems inappropriate to fight
a five-man team with our entire military. I mean, with
a huge gap between the weaker and stronger residents in this world,
numbers don't even seem to mean a lot of time. The paladins are coming
in a way each will be rated A or higher, so we
needing our first team on the frontline to fight, calling Geld and his whole team here would be a nightmare
logisticians. I can use my transfer magic to bring them back,
but it takes too much time to do so if it is necessary.
We also need someone to keep an eye on the prisoners; we cannot
be haphazard with that.
Accepting my excuse, my staff sat there and listened to Soei deliver
the situation.
“Good. First, a five-man entourage led by Hinata, the captain of the Army
The cross, on its way to Tempest. All her friends
were high-level Crusader forces, and they managed to avoid attempts
soka team to track them.”
Soei's briefing sent muttering throughout the audience. Soka and his men too
they were all level one, and they still could not keep up. It shows
the kind of threats we face. They might succeed if they were in
air, but flying will make them too conspicuous. They are right to
not pushing their luck, and thanks to the standby network we
waking up around the city, Soei has been following the progress of Hinata.
Information is the key to any strategy, such as making enough preparation
so you don't have to panic later.
But I have to hand it to Soei. His intelligence-gathering skills
absolutely phenomenal. Hire an informant to give him data, disguise
Replica itself to be sent to the field... I taught him a little
about the ninja of my world, and he has obviously developed it with his style
by oneself. I had called him my 'shadow', and it turned out that he was a perfect fit for
that job. Between that and the practical instructions Fuze gave her, she
it's a professional spy now. If everyone could take things
strange that I said and made use of it to this extent, I will not
ever worried.
Soei also trains and educates Soka and his entire team, in fact, using
local people to gather information for him. At this point, he can
handle all that without me directing it. Seeing him there, giving
such a briefing was his duty, making me feel proud.
“The Knights of the Shrine in the Farmus area are being deployed to its neighboring border area,
effectively forming rings across the country. They move fast, in small groups, and I'm sure the number is over thirty thousand. Missions
they were to destroy the demons, and they seemed to have no interest in coming along
intervene in the civil war itself. But if this continues, we do not
can expect much support for Sir John from the nobles who
in and around Farmus. ”
Diablo grows paler. He had taken this same information, and
it doesn't seem to surprise him. There is no doubt about which “Iblis”
meant, and he's probably very curious to know how things are going out about him.
However, thirty thousand... Funny how all the knights of the countries
surrounding — several hundred here, several thousand there — can be turned into
such a big power. It could not be ignored, and they could also be supplied without
the boundary of the village. If this turns into a war of attrition, the Yohm side will have
losses.
“...However, the various neighboring kings of Farmus did not follow the lead of the Church
Holy Western. None of them deployed their troops.
It seems that the Church also has its own internal faction, which complicates the chain
command in the area. It would be easier to understand the situation if we
have a better idea about their internals.”.
Soei shook her head, slightly embarrassed at the lack of deep information
the report. Yeah, they're some kind of mystery group, aren't they? Even Yuuki confessed
don't know much about them. Plus, the Temple Knights seem to be more
low on the totem pole of the Crusaders.
“We should have asked Reyhiem about this,” a sad Diablo comment.
He was always quite independent, never bothering to ask for feedback from
someone he saw was inferior to him. It's back biting him here.
“That's right! This is your failure, Diablo. It would be better for all of us if someone
the more experienced one, it looks like I will, take command!”
Shion preyed on the opportunity, of course. He must hate seeing 'new men'
get a big job like that. But ready as he usually will
replying to him, Diablo remained silent at this moment. Well, maybe I'll ask
to him.
“...Actually, Shion, if I let you handle Farmus' invasion, what would
will you do?”
Maybe — I mean, it's not impossible — maybe he actually has
good strategy in mind.
“I will lead an army into the kingdom and kill everyone in the class
nobleman, Sir Rimuru!” Maybe not.
“No! No, okay?! You moron!”
If we kill everyone in the ruling class, the power vacuum will
it led to a complex and multi-sided civil war. Without someone to
supported, you'll have all kinds of would-be warlords competing for
gain power. The best way to keep the victim to a minimum
is by maintaining the current system, replacing the leader figure in the section
up, and slowly let the new one survive. That's why I have
The smarter Diablo handles this. Shion couldn't do it.
“No…? Alright.”
He must have realized how stupid that was. He was silent, standing straight on
behind me. I hope he doesn't bother to say it if he realizes
how stupid he looks, but I'm not sure he really is
I want Diablo's job. Or maybe this is how he helps Diablo
forgetting this.
Either way, Diablo is still my man for this.
“Listen, Diablo, everyone makes mistakes. I don't even think that
Reyhiem will be killed. Plus, is this really the biggest problem you ever had
know?”
“What? But, Sir Rimuru...? With all this talk of the devil coming out, I
can hardly... ”
His main concern seemed to be about gaining a sense of relief from his position at
this drive.