Leo:
[Demon Lord? Like as in the demon race?]
Reine nodded her head
Reine:
[In that country, they consider the demon race as an evil race. Because of that, demon slavery was heavily supported by the officials. They also include Beastmen and Elves as "unholy" species.]
Leo:
[But what does their goddess think of their actions?]
Reine:
[Apparently, the goddess Nyx was the one who made them that way]
Leo:
[What!? Then why didn't Gaea inform us about this?...]
Reine:
[The gods made a promise to never get involve in each others' businesses. I think that's why she never said anything regarding the other gods to you]
Leo:
[Then...The Demon Lord]
Reine:
[From the information we obtained. They officially gave that title to a demon girl who was born with an abnormaly high status. Until now, they're still currently searching for her]
Leo:
[Huh? How come they're searching for her if they knew her status?]
Reine:
[They made a device that detects races at a certain area. That way, they are able to capture the people who they see as "unholy"]
Leo:
[and then they either kill or sell them into slavery...its completely different from the bahamuth empire who seems to view all species are equal, including demons]
Reine:
[That's because the goddess Gaea taught the people to view all life as equal, whether it be an animal or a demon]
Leo:
[...you know...]
Reine:
[Hm?]
Leo:
[In my past life...I also view demons as monsters that only knew destruction...because of that, I ended up killing thousands of them...but now that I'm in this world, I discarded that kind of thinking]
Reine:
[...is that so?]
Leo:
[...yes]
Reine:
(This boy...)
Leo:
[So, what are they going to do about that demon lord girl?]
Reine:
[They're going to kill her]
Leo:
[...]
Reine:
[That's why we are going to save her and take her into our country]
Leo:
[Wait what!? Isn't that considered as breaking the promise the gods made?]
Reine:
[Hm? Your wrong about that. It's true that the gods promised to mind their own business but that excludes the decisions we make. You see, their promise is only limited to their actions and also, the goddess sent us into this world to fulfill our lives]
Leo:
[I guess that makes sense]
Reine:
[Besides, she might become a strong ally for when the war breaks out. You gotta do everything you can to increase the strength of a country]
Leo:
[wait...a war will break out?]
Reine:
[Yup, and it will happen once we're able to get that girl into this country. The Holy Thraine Empire view her as an absolute force of evil and they will do everything they can to eradicate her]
Leo:
(A war!?)
[But why does the Emperor want her so much as to start a war for it]
(Well, it might be true that they're aiming for her to strengthen the military)
Reine:
(This is rather ridiculous but...)
[*sigh*...apparently his son...fell in love with her]
Leo:
[...HA!?]
(That's a joke, right? )
Reine:
[His son was our commander the day we infiltrated the capital city. While gathering for information, we stumbled upon the girl's public information including her image.]
Leo:
[The prince fell in love with just her image!? Are you kidding me!? So that Prince is willing to sacrifice a lot of innocent lives just so that he can get a wife who he doesn't even know!?]
Reine:
[As ridiculous as it sounds, it is the truth.]
Leo:
[It truly is stupid. A war will happen just because a prince fell in love with a demon]
Reine:
[If you put it that way, it kinda sounds like a story out of a novel.]
Leo:
[True]
Both of them laughed
Leo:
[So...when will your operation begin?]
Reine:
[By the time I finished my contract. At least 2 to 3 years. We're just waiting for the right opportunity to capture the girl]
Leo:
[...]
(So in other words, after 3 years, a war will happen...this is not good...what will I do? I don't want my parents to be enlisted in the army and I don't want myself to be enlisted either.)
[What a troublesome situation...]
Reine:
[Apparently it is...]
Leo:
[I see...Then regarding all of these information, I'll be sure to keep my mouth shut]
Reine:
[I know]
Leo:
[...How about you? Are you really going to kill others just because of a stupid reason?]
Reine:
[No, I'm not. In fact, I'm going to do everything I can to prevent this war from happening]
Leo:
[How? The Emperor is the one that made the decision]
Reine:
[...]
Leo:
[...]
Reine:
(Still though)
[...Hey]
Leo looked at Reine
Reine:
[I might be asking too much...No it is but...Can you help me resolve this problem?]
Leo:
[...]
(I knew it...)
Reine:
[It's just that...I really don't know what to do...but with your help...]
(I can sense it...this boy might be able to solve this)
Leo:
[Hold on. Don't carelessly put your trust into others. You don't even know who and what I'm capable of]
Reine:
[No...I think you can do it...]
Reine suddenly lowered her head towards Leo
Reine:
[Please...I really don't want a war to happen...As a fellow reincarnator, won't you help me?]
Leo:
[...I'm not in the mood for risking my life so that a stupid Prince can get what he wants]
Reine:
(As expected, I knew he'd turn me down)
Leo:
[...but...I can't just let a friend of mine risk her life like that, I guess I have no choice]
Reine:
[You mean...]
Leo:
[I'll go]
Reine held Leo's hand
Reine:
[Thank you!]
Leo smiled
Meanwhile, in the mountains of the Holy Thraine Empire. The remaining clans of beast men, elves, and demons were currently fending off the great numbers of their enemies. One by one, the races that were considered to be "unholy" were getting weaker. Hordes of bloodthirsty humans kept on reducing their numbers and it seems victory was on the humans' side.
???:
[Sir Malcom, we just received some information and it seems that the humans have reached the final wall...]
Malcom:
[Hmmm...]
???:
[W-what should we do sir?]
Malcom:
[...Gather all the men. Tell them to prepare themselves. Those who are too afraid to die, let them do as they wish and as for those who are willing to die, tell them that I will be waiting for them for the final battle.]
(We have no choice but to stall some time for the others to escape. With this, at least our entire race would avoid being annihilated)
Suddenly, a soldier went inside their camp
???:
[Sir! a message came from the commander of the humans. They said that they will spare all of our lives if we hand them over the Demon Lord]
Malcom:
[Kahahahah! Tell them that if they want her then they will have to take her by force!]
Malcom stood up as he raised his sword high in the air. With a loud voice he shout
Malcom:
[I! MALCOM LEOWOOD! LEADER OF THE DEMI-HUMANS! WILL LEAD THIS FINAL BATTLE AND WILL GIVE THE HUMANS SOMETHING THEY WILL NEVER FORGET!]
(...I really hope that they will come sooner...that prince of the bahamuth empire)