Cunning Fellow
Novar this time was face to face with the demon lord who looked quite excited. He was very confused to see the strongest demon so excited when talking to a vampire who was only 5 years old.
"I also want to start the conversation... but... I don't know where to start…"
"Let's start with the simple... why do you want to fool the supervisors by injuring the bodies of your comrades as well as your own...?"
Novar immediately became nervous when he heard Abaddon's first question. Difficult questions to answer and also very difficult to avoid.
'damn, at this rate I'll be in for a tough choice... if he finds out there are only three possibilities… first, he will also keep it a secret from everyone even his own subordinates because this can cause chaos… secondly, he would get angry and destroy the dungeon core… or thirdly, he'll snatch the dungeon core I've just earned so hard…'
Novar continued to assume that in the worst-case scenario, his plan could be completely destroyed depending on what he was going to do. while Abaddon continued to wait for Novar's answer with an excited face.
'The first option has a very small chance to happen... I have to be ready to fight if it's like this... because after all my plan must work to create a balance in the world…'
"Haaa… It seems I really can't hide it from you... even though at first I wanted to keep it to myself…"
Novar took out the dungeon core that Anubis had previously given him. Abaddon was very surprised when he saw an item that was very hard to get from the dungeons in front of him. But he didn't look the least bit angry when he saw the intact state of the dungeon core.
"Hohoho… who would have thought that a 5-year-old vampire could obtain a dungeon core like this... what a rare occurrence…"
"Hehehe… It's just a coincidence... I got knowledge from ancient books in the library of the vampire kingdom."
"You can even read ancient books huh... that's great too…"
"I can read ancient letters with the help of these glasses… so everything is not purely from my ability…"
Novar spoke politely while taking out magic glasses that could translate any kind of language. The glasses were one of Novar's hard work when researching magic items belonging to humans.
"It's still great... so... what are you going to do with this core...?"
"Isn't it obvious...? I want to make a dungeon in the vampire kingdom…"
Abaddon immediately fell silent when he heard Novar's answer, which sounded very serious. Even that little vampire didn't seem nervous when it came to something related to the dungeon core. Everyone knows, knowledge of dungeons is very taboo. But Novar instead wanted to create a dungeon in the vampire kingdom and he said it plainly in front of the demon lord.
"How long did it take you to be able to create this dungeon...?"
"Even if you refuse I will still do it. w-wait a second…? what did you just say...?"
"I asked how long it took you to build a dungeon in the vampire kingdom...?"
"Why don't you refuse or get angry...? even though I just violated a taboo in this country...?"
"You may not know because all this is just ancient knowledge that has been buried for more than 1000 years… were before I became a demon lord, there was another demon lord who continued to maintain his power for thousands of years..."
Novar had never heard of another demon lord apart from Abaddon in the history books. Abaddon's words certainly made Novar surprised and also curious about the previous demon king.
"He is a very powerful demon king because he has a kingdom which is a dungeon with 5 cores in it… he is also very cruel and decisive... all who go against his goals meet a terrible fate… no one dared to go against him in the demon race kingdom… until that incident happened…"
Abaddon's face looked very annoyed because he was carried away by the atmosphere that reminded him of the past.
"where the heroes of the human race felt fear when teaming up with the demon lord to conquer large-scale dungeons… he felt so small when he saw the strength of the demon king far above him… until the fear swallows the hero into the abyss of jealousy and envy..."
Novar started to understand the reason why all the races could join forces to fight the demon king. They were thinking about the future, where their successors might be oppressed if the dungeon issue was suppressed.
"That incident was the biggest turnaround in history because the demon king who was too strong frightened the other races… the incident where the entire race teamed up to overthrow the Demon King Monglov."
Abaddon looks very serious when telling the original history of the demon race which has never been recorded in any book.
"Just like the early history recorded in the books, the demon king actually had the role of helping all the races conquer the dungeon… until finally 3500 years ago, war broke out… even a part of the demon race was also instigated to rebel… I used to be a trusted general of the demon king who helped defend the kingdom of the devil race… but our strength is far behind when compared to the great mages of the elf race who combine power with the heroes of the human race..."
"Great magicians huh... in the history books it was written that they were so strong that they could even suppress the 7 generals of the demon king…"
"All of this happened because the demon race's power was drastically reduced... all the early generations and purebreds were coveted by the human race... so that only a few managed to grow up… You are also being targeted because you have pure blood..."
Novar recalled the incident where the capital of the vampire kingdom was attacked when he was just born into the World of Argaz.
"You're right... they're bastards…"
"let's go back to discussing the history of war 3500 years ago... where the battle resulted in many victims… The demon lord who was the main target of the attack didn't seem daunted... he even managed to kill the heroes of the human race as well as 4 of the 6 great mages of the elf race… Huge losses were also experienced by all races in the war. the human race lost half of its troops, as well as the other races… The god who witnessed the war also cursed the race that attacked the demon lord to the point of not having a strong lineage on par with the first generation."
'Of course, the gods were angry... their attempts to suppress dungeons and provide stability to the world were thwarted by stupid creatures who only thought of themselves…'
Novar who had lived long enough could certainly tell how annoyed the gods were when their plan failed. Even though their plans were also carried out for the good of all races in the World of Argaz.
"The god of life who has very high power inflicted the curse directly… I myself became a demon king because of the order of the demon lord Monglov... he gave me 3 dungeon cores and put them in my body…"
"Three...? doesn't he have 5 dungeon cores...?"
"The other two cores have been destroyed by the heroes of the human race... because they realized the demon king's power came from the core."
Novar had to rearrange his plans when he heard about the other races already knowing the power of the dungeon's core. But now that things were clear, Novar could tell the reason why the demon lord could lose against the hero of the human race before.
"This is getting harder... if they find out the power of dungeon cores... my kingdom will be attacked immediately if using dungeon cores as a defense…"
"Don't worry... very few know about cores... even the 2 great mages of the elf race who are still alive today won't bother you… because after 2500 years the elven race will experience a very strong sense of boredom towards the world... and they prefer to sleep in peace… that thing is called the eternal sleep of the elves…"
"Whoa… I learned a lot of things today…"
"But that doesn't mean you can open dungeons... you have to be more cunning in your thinking... don't let other people get in your way... today I might help you... but... I don't know how long I can defend this kingdom…"
"I know… I know…"
"If you understand... now give me some confirmation... how long will it take you to build a dungeon in the kingdom of vampires…?"
Novar immediately thought hard while taking into account all the risks involved when building a dungeon. Until he got pretty good results with all the existing risk calculations.
"15 years… where the process is 5 years of initial development, 5 years of development, and 5 years of adding core… I intend to create a dungeon with 6 cores in it..."
"Six...!? can it be done...?"
"I dunno... but it's worth a try, isn't it...?"
Abaddon was amazed to see the confidence of the young vampire in front of him. He had long been waiting for a figure like Novar who dared to defy taboo rules without feeling the least bit afraid.
"then do it... I will support you from behind the scenes... so do your best... I give you 16 years to prove what you said today…"
"I can't believe I got a one-year extra time bonus... even though I'm clearly breaking the taboo… If that's the case, I'll take it seriously…"
To be continue~