Chapter 446

Olivia argues that the demon soldiers of the Demon King should be led to the Odai Church, while Ellen argues that they should be given a chance for a mission. The Pope preferred Ellen's moderate approach over Olivia's extreme one. They decided to have a public trial or inquiry to give the Odai Church a reason to resist Olivia's demands. If the three relics of Tiamat, Alsvinger, and Lament are attached to the Demon King's side, there is no reason for the Odai Church not to side with the Demon King. The situation would be out of control if Ellen Artorius sided with the Demon King. The Empire and the Odai Church will publicly interrogate the Demon King to determine if he is truly evil and decide on his punishment. The right to speak about this matter was only given to those who had the right to speak or observe. In this chapter, Olivia and Ellen have a disagreement about what to do with the demon soldiers of the Demon King. The Pope ultimately agrees with Ellen's approach and decides to hold a public trial or inquiry to give the Odai Church a reason to resist Olivia's demands. The Empire and the Odai Church will publicly interrogate the Demon King to determine if he is truly evil and decide on his punishment. The chapter focuses on the political maneuvering and power struggles between Olivia, Ellen, and the Pope, as they try to navigate the complex situation with the Demon King and the Odai Church. Beside the demon king, who was bound in shackles, were Scarlet and Sabrina Tana, ready to respond to any emergency. The elite of humanity gathered to escort the demon king. They were the cream of the crop, and even if the former demon king, Bali, were to return alive, they were the only ones who could rescue their son in this situation. Everyone watched the demon king from afar in silence. They saw a demon king who had recently been known as a hero, but now appeared as a human. Is that really the demon king? Sometimes appearances can be deceiving, and people only smelled the scent of a human from the demon king who appeared as a human. Could something be wrong? Many people who did not know the details could only think such thoughts. There seemed to be some kind of conspiracy that we could not know about. Are they trying to kill a perfectly good hero? Some people may have reached such thoughts. Of course, despite people's suspicions, the escort proceeded with strict caution, escorting the demon king to the chief of staff. People were already waiting in the seat prepared for the chief of staff, and the demon king sat on a wooden chair placed in the center of the open space. It was not a throne, nor was it an overly shabby chair, but a common chair that could be found anywhere, even in a temple classroom. Scarlet and Sabrina Tana stood by his side, sitting in a chair that was once occupied by a student, but now occupied by a demon king. Olivia watched this scene with a frown. Those who gathered for the interrogation, and the personnel who were deployed for security. The demon king, surrounded by people, just sat still in his chair. Once upon a time, he was the fiancé of his daughter and one of the heroes who believed he could save the world, Reinhardt. But the emperor looked at him quietly as a demon king. "Release the shackles." At that command, Scarlet carefully released the shackles from Reinhardt's mouth. "From now on, I will give the demon king a chance for his last mission." "How could you become the owner of two holy relics?" "What is Akasha, an unidentified magical tool that can become a god? What happened to it?" "What did you want until now?" "If you really wanted peace, how can you prove it?" "This is the last chance." "Young demon king." "Explain everything." Reinhardt, the demon king in shackles, sat in his chair, looking around quietly. Olivia Ranche. Ellen Artorius. Berthus de Gradias. He slowly gazed at their faces. The demon king senses something. It rushes in and rushes in. It feels like an inevitable fate that can no longer be resisted. He looks like he has realized something. "That's not important anymore." He clicks his tongue. "You can't believe it anyway. All of you." The already serious expressions of everyone became even more serious at the arrogant attitude shown in this situation. Where did the appearance of giving up everything until now go? Still gloomy and dark, the demon king with an arrogant attitude says, "I can only hate humans, so you won't even believe that I tried to save you." "If I say I did all this for peace, you won't believe it." "You killed Balier, and I, his son, and even Darkland were destroyed, so I can only hate humans." "I didn't particularly hate humans." "And staying at the temple. It was just enjoyable in itself." "I wanted to help the kids if they were in danger." "I wanted to comfort them if they were sad." "Two relics? Shall I tell you one interesting thing?" "Alspringer only chooses those who are ready to sacrifice for the world." "I won't tell you what I know that even the Pope of the Al's sect doesn't know, because you won't believe it." "Anyway, I was ready to die for you, but you won't believe that. Of course, you won't believe the truth that I tell you now." "So, I'll tell you a story that you can believe from now on." "It's better to hear about the future than the truth that you won't believe no matter how much I tell you." "My subordinates may move to destroy Akasha to save me, so they may kill me or release me as soon as possible." "So, the worst thing I was trying to prevent is about to happen." The demon king shakes his head. "Soon, all the warp gates on the continent will be transformed into dimensional portals connected to this world." "The monsters from that world that come out of there will destroy your world." The demon king declares with a gloomy look like a curse. "So, be prepared." Everyone held their breath at the demon king's gaze. * * * Temple Royal Class, 2nd year B class dormitory. -Clang! Ludwig's head turned as someone suddenly ran out into the hallway. "Uh...Scarlet?" "Oh...ugh..." Scarlet, with red hair soaked in cold sweat, was panting as she looked at Ludwig. As if something really big had happened. Ludwig felt the same way. "No, if you're here now...isn't it not allowed?" Scarlet had to be by his side to control the demon king's psychic powers. And the interrogation was supposed to be going on right now. But Scarlet was now running out into the hallway in her pajamas, drenched in sweat. "No, I saw you leaving earlier...?" And Ludwig had definitely seen Scarlet leaving the dorm with a determined expression. But now Scarlet was here. Scarlet, who heard those words, turned pale and shook her head at Ludwig.

"It's not me...."

"What?"

"Someone... knocked me out and disguised themselves as me...."

The person closest to the demon king right now was someone other than Scarlet.

* * *

The room guarding Linehart, who had been imprisoned until now, was now in a situation where the troops had decreased.

The demon king they had to watch had moved, and they had already obtained all the information they could from the demon king's subordinates who were also imprisoned.

The archmage and swordmasters had all left, and instead of Shanael's knights, the temple guards were on duty.

And now, all the troops inside the cell were asleep under the curse of the sleep demon.

-creak creak

And two people entered the underground prison.

The iron bars opened, and the white-haired woman saw two people standing in front of her.

Royar had never seen Ephinhouser and Lucinil in person.

But he seemed to know what their expressions meant.

"I have a chance."

"...."

"Let's go save Bali."

Lucinil released Royar's shackles.

Royar stood up, staggering, and tried to move his arms and legs that wouldn't move. Although he had been imprisoned for a long time, Royar did some stretching and took a deep breath.

"I have one question."

Royar looked at Ephinhouser and Lucinil alternately, as if anyone could answer.

"What happened to the Rotary Club guys?"

Lucinil didn't know what Royar was asking.

"Isn't it obvious what happened to those recognized as the demon king's collaborators?"

At Ephinhouser's words, Royar nodded slowly.

"Adriana, who was a temple student, seems to be protected because of Ellen's request, but the rest are all in professor-type situations."

"Oh... right...."

Royar nodded his head.

"Well, then, I can die without regrets."

The white-haired woman smiled.

With a completely unhappy expression.

* * *

Savioline Tana and Scarlet were guarding the demon king right next to him.

The shocking future prediction of the demon king brought silence to the room. Especially Olivia was staring at Linehart with wide eyes.

"The key to the Gate Incident is to break the warp gates. If we destroy all the warp gates on the continent, the Gate Incident will end."

The demon king's expression was as if he had no doubt that the world would roll as he said, as if he had a terrible fate.

Berthus stared at the demon king.

Was it really right to release the demon king?

If such a thing happened because of his conspiracy, the demon king had no reason to tell them the solution to the problem.

The demon king was talking about something that hadn't happened yet.

Everyone was confused whether the demon king caused the incident or if it was really true that he tried to save humanity.

Ellen was silently looking at Linehart.

Problems arose because she didn't trust Linehart. And if Linehart's words were true, then the cause of this problem would lie with the demon king himself and his subordinates. And it would also be their responsibility for not trusting Linehart. -Bang! And a desperate-looking Shanael knight opened the door roughly. Everyone was curious because her complexion was almost blue. Shanael's knight hurriedly approached the emperor as if running and whispered something in his ear. The demon king looked at the emperor's expression. "Ah... it looks like it's already started." As if knowing what had happened just by looking at the changing complexion, the demon king laughed without reason. "So, you should have trusted me a little..." -Grrrrrrr From very far away. Distantly. Everyone heard the cry of an unnamed monster. Everyone looked at the emperor, not the demon king, as if asking what was going on. "At the warp gate... unidentified monsters are appearing..." The Gate Incident had begun. It wasn't over with that. "The sky... is strange..." The mage of the imperial magic squad, who was guarding the outside situation, came in and said with a pale face. "Meteors... are falling..." The sky opened, and meteors fell towards the temple.