Chapter 84: The True Nature of the Demon Lord!
"It's hopeless. This story has already gone beyond my comprehension..." Shikibu said in resignation.
Murasaki and the others were in mourning mode.
Only Laura seemed to be having fun.
"So, what should we do?" I asked Shikibu about the future.
After thinking for a while, she replied with a serious expression, "Regarding the Demon Lord matter, we'll keep it a secret. If anything happens, Tacto will take responsibility. Is that okay with you?"
"Yeah, that's fine."
"Everyone, did you understand?" She made everyone present promise.
Laura seemed quite dissatisfied, but when I said I would cooperate with her research in the future, she immediately agreed.
"But how can we defeat someone with those stats?"
"Yeah, and I thought meeting the Demon Lord would be the moment we die!"
"Indeed, if we met in that form, we'd attack right away."
"I'd rather ride a dragon myself!"
There was something odd about Shikibu and the others' conversation.
"Do you not even know the true identity of the Demon Lord?"
"No, we don't! We only know rumors about their appearance and abilities. It feels like the legendary demon race became the Demon Lord."
"Is that so..."
So, they only had rumors and no concrete information about the Demon Lord's true form.
"Did the Demon Lord do something bad?"
"Of course!" Toguru interjected loudly.
"Can you tell us specifically?"
"That's..."
Toguru couldn't find the words, so Kanna answered instead.
"World domination by the Fifth Pillar Demon Lord and Sixth Pillar Demon Lord about a hundred years ago. A full-scale war between the Fifth Pillar Demon Lord and the human race about four hundred years ago. The undead monster attack led by the Fourth Demon Lord about five hundred years ago."
"The Demon Lord's involvement is limited to events like these."
"I see."
"Yes. There are no records before that, so it's unknown."
They really are appraisers. They've studied history well. Quite different from the combat enthusiasts who were loudly discussing earlier.
"Is there no historical record of Al and Nero?"
"No. Already, up to the Third Pillar, it had become legend, and their existence, let alone their life or death, was dubious."
"I see."
Their existence is even more uncertain. It seems only the name of the Demon Lord has been legendary.
"Can we call Al and Nero back?"
"Yeah, there are things I want to ask them directly."
I conveyed to Shiro and Kuro that they should come back. The innocent elementary school duo returned.
"Al and Nero, please have a seat there!"
"Sure!"
"Okay!"
We need to ask these two about their conflicts with the human race.