Beast demon emperor Harod was said to be a king of a normal, small country
As one of the countries with conflict relationship, he was frightened at the possibility of being destroyed by other countries eventually
The turning point begins after the contract with Beast god Beast is executed
Under the contract, he was granted the power of demon beasts from Beast god, and the army was strengthened accordingly
By forcing the surrounding countries to obey, his land was expanded explosively
Then, he changed his title from King to Emperor, and became Beast Demon Emperor Harod
...The remarkable person who spent his whole life for invasion and expanding his own country already showed the sign of aging, as can be seen from his wrinkled, dried-up skin similar to torn oil paper
From the setting, he should be about sixty, but that kind of aging is unusual
Perhaps it's the trace of how severe the life he had
And yet, his eyes are shining brilliantly
The heated glints, similar to the shining charcoal fire within the ashes, were awe-inspiring even to us who were looking up from the ground far away
The emperor said
「...The Empire is eternal」
The echoes were hard and heavy as if falling from the heaven
「The empire will flourish eternally. It will never weaken. The one and only never-ending country in the history, that is my Behemoth empire」
He said something amazing
Perhaps, the great empire was built with such absurd self-confidence
「To build the foundation for that is today's purpose. 『The imperial beast guardian's Twelve Apostle』. This newly organized group of elites will surely become the guardian deities protecting the empire. In this occasion, I...」
Ah.
This is the long-lasting speech pattern
「Jira, be quiet...!? What are you mumbling...!?」
The nearby Rei rebuked with small voice
The emperor's speech continues
「...Look here」
Urged by the emperor's eye contact, the waiting nearby Wartaiga stepped forward
He is holding a somewhat gorgeous box
Inside of the box contained several jewels
The splendid glitter reached us, who were kneeling on the ground far away
「This jewel is called 『Beast demon factor』, or 『Beast Piece』. It's the new power granted by Beast god Beast」
Commotions started with those words
「This factor contains rich and violent power of the demon beast. If anyone takes this, they will receive dreadful power of demon beast and will become multiple times stronger...There were a total of 12 『Beast Pieces』」
...『Were』?
「These factors are precious. They cannot be given to the incompetent. Therefore, my most trusted right arm Grey Ryuga and left arm Wartaiga were given one piece each」
The emperor pointed to the two great men waiting on his left and right
Both emit an unordinary aura, which help to increase the dignity of the emperor
「In my empire which honors strength, I'm certain that either one of them is the strongest. Therefore, there was no hesitation in giving them 『Beast Piece』. ...Among Twelve 『Beast Pieces』, Two has been used, only Ten left」
On the ground, the tension was increasing
「Who will be granted the remaining Ten 『Beast Pieces』. It will be decided by today's meeting...Everyone, do you wish for more power?」
「With all due respect, Your Majesty the emperor!」
Among the people kneeling on the ground, someone stood up
「Please grant me the 『Beast Piece』! I will become stronger than ever for Your Majesty! I will show my usefulness to the Empire!」
「No, me!」
Another one stood up
「I'm worthy to receive the 『Beast Piece』! By gaining greater power of demon beast, I will become the Twelve Apostle and will become the empire's power!」
Eh?
Isn't that Forte?
Forte appealing her indomitably?
「No, I am more worthy of the 『Beast Piece』! Your Majesty the Emperor! Please grant me the chance! The mountain Hanuma Tribe is the strongest of the West, please grant us the chance to show our loyalty and bravery to you!」
Even Saraka began to appeal herself to fight!?
Without losing behind, the warriors on the plaza stand up at once and begin to self-appeal
「Me! I am the strongest!」
「I will receive 『Beast Piece』 for sure and will be one of the Twelve Apostle!」
「Compared to me, everyone here is trash!」
「I want to eat Tonkatsu (port cutlet)!!」
It's a fierce asserting contest as if the appeals are directly related to the result
Even Rei and Gashi stand up and frantically speak
...What should I do? Should I also say something?
「Onii-chan! Let's say something too!」
「Ooh! Okay!」
Urged by my sister Selen, we shout at once
「I am the strongest!」
「Lower the tax!」
「But Onii-chan is even more strongest!」
「Improve the social welfare!」
It seemed to be too boisterous to gather everyone's words, but when the emperor raised his hand, everything quieted down like receding wave
「...Hmm, o the trustworthy elites, I have received your fighting spirits. Also the empire's tax system is reasonable」
Crap, he heard that
「However, the mouth can say anything. Therefore, I will have everyone showing your real strength. To prove whether you are worthy to receive 『Beast Piece』」
The selection meeting is for that reason
「Rouse up! Fight, run, overcome the obstacle prepared. The remaining ten people who overcome everything till the end will receive the 『Beast Piece』, and will be allowed to be on the same rank with Grey Ryuga and Wartaiga. They are...!」
The emperor stops
「...The strongest elite group 『The imperial beast guardian's Twelve Apostle』, this Behemoth Empire's newest organization under this Beast Demon Emperor's direct supervision!!」
「「「「「ooooooooooooooooooh!!」」」」」
The unstoppable cheer broke out from the ground
The burning rage from the ambition, pride, belligerence of the tough guys who considered themselves strong
「...Jira! I will do it!」
The nearby Gashi was excited
「At first, I said I will pass for sure, but my motivation was flared up even more after receiving His Highness the Emperor's words. I feel like 『I will die if I cannot pass』!!」
「Me too!」
Rei also became sweltering
「I finally understood the meaning of what Wartaiga-sama said! "I must learn how to deal with my loyalty!" I should first devote my loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor! I will never lose my way by remembering that! I will not make a mistake anymore!」
The power of the emperor's speech is amazing...!?
To be able to grasp people's heart to this extend. I finally learned that that old man didn't build this big empire with just the evil power received from the evil god
「It was totally different from the Beast demon king, the last boss of the first work」
Well, it's irrelevant though
「Well then, let's start the selection meeting immediately」
Emperor
「Naturally, it's to decide the twelve strongest people of the empire. I'm sure you all know that you can breakthrough half-heartedly. Naturally, you should be prepared for the challenge. The first obstacle is...」
The emperor on the high terrace snaps his fingers *pachin*
With that signal, changes happened in the plaza below
The big gate of the plaza opens with a *gigigi...* sound
That was an excessively huge gate
It's possible for several humans to pass through in and out
From that huge gate, something appropriately huge appeared
「That is...!?」
「Demon beast!?」
「Demon beast! Moreover, huge!」
A demon beast that narrowly passed the big gate appeared.
In other words, it's super huge
Much bigger than the Spike Big Face I defeated on the dark mountain
That emperor!
Perhaps, the first gateway of the selection meeting is to fight against the demon beast!?
It's hard!?