Yeah, it's been a long time since I've seen this scene. The small hill that I blew up before has been smoothed out and seems to have turned into a large field or something. The plotted farmland and the people working there can be seen in the distance.
As far as I can see from the sky, there seems to be no change in Pidona, the royal capital of the Goebbels Kingdom. Big as ever.
From now on, the royal castle will be in an uproar. Even if I am called a demon king today, I have no intention of retreating. He plans to push through the front gate even if he cuts down anyone who gets in his way, crushes all the resistance forces, and captures Reniede, the king of the Goebbels Kingdom, by the neck.
"Okay, let's go."
A sudden descent from the sky above Pidona, the royal capital. The target is the main gate of the royal castle, right in front of it. Using flight magic, the altitude is lowered at a speed much faster than the falling speed. No one notices my existence, probably because they don't think people will fall from the sky.
Use magic to decelerate quickly before landing. As a result, a storm rages in front of the main gate of the royal castle, and people who seem to be nobles roll around and are blown away, but did you know? Or rather, it's completely intentional, so I don't even care. The surroundings are turning into screams. Well, I won't let you die.
Even the knights and guards guarding the main gate were confused by the sudden event, and I approached the main gate. Today, I'm equipped with flashy mithril armor, and somehow I look like a hero. i.e. very noticeable. And the peiken is the first new non-lethal weapon that I made last night.
"Wha, what are you doing!?"
"Who are you!? Stop!"
No matter what happens, stop for now. For the time being, I have to raise my name.
"My name is Taishi, Taishi Mitsuba. I am the head of the Federation of Brave Demons, which is being invaded by a bandit army centered on the nobles of the Goebbels Kingdom. He's a brave man."
The knights and guards guarding the main gate turn pale and are at a loss for words when I introduce myself. I see? I can understand why it's dangerous when I come.
"You seem to understand the requirements I came here for, huh?
"Wait, wait! Contact me now."
"I told you to let me push through. If you get in my way, I'll blow you away. If you point your weapon at me, I'll kill you."
Take a step. The knight who called out to me took a step back and put his hand on the hilt of his sword. A guard holds a spear.
"You said you'd kill me if you pointed your weapon at me, didn't you?"
"Hey, do you think this kind of violence is allowed!?"
"You sent an army to the human country, so you should be prepared for it, right?"
"like that--!"
"I have no intention of arguing with the underlings, withdraw. If you withdraw, you will not suffer pain or lose your life."
"I can't let a villain like you go through the name of a knight!"
The knight draws his sword and slashes at him――but it's too late. Collect magic power in his fist and strike the approaching blade with his bare hands.
"What!?"
The knight's sword shattered with a hard sound, and the shattered blade reflected the sunlight and sparkled. I grabbed the wrist of the knight who had a startled expression and threw it backwards with all my strength.
"Ahh!?"
I may have broken my wrist or elbow or shoulder because I was throwing too much, but I don't care.
Seeing the shattered pieces of the sword and the knight flying behind me, the guard with his spear opens his mouth.
"I'll say it again, get out of here. If you do that, you won't end up like that knight."
The guards looked at each other at my words, but one of them threw his spear on the ground. Then he spreads his arms and stands in front of me.
"We won't point our blades at you, but we also have pride as gatekeepers. If you wait here, we will immediately pass the story to you, so please refrain from further violence."
A middle-aged guard standing in front of me stares straight into my eyes.
"Excellent. The high level of professionalism is worthy of admiration."
"Is that so, then--"
"But it's pointless."
I hit my fist into the smiling face of the middle-aged guard and knocked him out. I was really impressed by the high level of professionalism, so I took it easy.
"No matter how much sincerity you guys show, since you broke your promise, you have to make up for it."
Passing the side of the stunned guards, I stand in front of the tightly closed iron main gate.
"Lennyade-kun!"
I put magic into my right fist with all my might and swung it with all my might.
"Oh, let's go!"
With a roaring sound, the thick iron main gate was crushed, and it was blown into the castle while being shattered into pieces. I can see that some guards and knights have fallen down, probably because they were hit by the fragments of the main gate.
"What's going on!?"
"Yes, I'm Taishi from the Federation of Brave Demons. I have something to do with the king, so I'll push through."
"Ah, the stench demon king!?"
"No, what does it smell like?"
Come to think of it, last time Mr. Surströmming, the stink weapon, plunged this castle into the depths of terror. Unfortunately we don't have any in stock at this time.
"Today I'm not as kind as last time.
"Kuh!
The guards sounded the horn, and the bell announcing an emergency began to resound intermittently from above the main gate. Are you guys like that? is that so. If that's your intention, I'll go with that intention too, right?
"I only came here to punish the king who broke his promise. love!"
Released for the first time in Japan, the first non-lethal weapon, the "Sword of Healing", is unsheathed. This sword is a very humane, non-lethal weapon that steals magical power from the opponent it cuts and uses that magical power to heal the opponent's wounds. It's a safe and secure product with wonderful functions such as a tremendous amount of pain when the wound heals, and if you slash it over and over, it will drain your mana to the limit and make the opponent faint. It's actually safe as long as you don't die instantly.
It ended up looking like a cursed magic sword with ominous effects, but don't worry about it.
That's why, when I walked forward with a drawn sword of healing hanging in one hand, the knights retreated while still holding their swords. He seems to be carefully measuring the distance, but... he's coming.
"Huh!"
He dodges the attacking knight's robes with a fine line and flashes the sword of healing that he is holding as if hanging. The feeling of cutting meat along with the armor is transmitted to my hands. I haven't cut it to the bone, but it's a wound that could die from bleeding if left untreated for a long time.
However, the healing sword instantly regenerates such wounds.
"Guaah!?
The slashed knight writhed in severe pain, and in the end he blew bubbles and fainted. Hmm, worse than I thought. The rest of the soldiers, who were watching the knight's behavior, were skeptical. Yeah, I think I'm overdoing it too.
Passing through the solidified soldiers, I proceeded to the entrance of the castle. Occasionally, a knight will slash at you, but just like the first knight, slash away to the extent that it will not be fatal.
"Humph!" "Guhaa!?"
"Tee!" "Gunuu!?"
"Yah!" "Guwah!?"
"Yah!" "Guwah!?"
"Yay!" "Aba!?"
yeah? Is the last one a bit dangerous? Let's lightly use recovery magic, yeah. Even so, it's kind of weak. No, right? If sword masters like your father-in-law appear one after another, I'll be in trouble too, right? But what about all the knights who can't react to my attack and fall down with a single blow of blood?
No matter how overwhelming the status difference and limit breaking swordsmanship skills are, isn't it too weak? There are guards who attack with spears, and knights who attack with pole weapons like halberds and glaives, but they are not much stronger than knights who attack with swords. No, as expected, the knights move a little better than the guards.
"Weak! You're too weak! Isn't this a good match with the goblins you guys?"
"... put it all together! Skewer it!"
A knight who seems to be the on-site commander gave an immature order as if he got mad after hearing my remarks. No, I'm outnumbered, so it would be dangerous if I did that, right?
The knights who received the order stopped attacking one by one and began to coordinate and attack at the same time. There were those who attacked from the front with kesa slashing, those who aimed at the body with thrusts from the left and right, and those who attacked from behind.
In this kind of thing, if you get scared and stop walking or go into defense, you lose. It's best to rush in and break the cooperation and bring it into a melee. That's why the knight who was about to slash at Kesagiri hits him with his whole body before he can swing down his sword, then immediately turns around and slashes the three of them down together.
Up until now, I've been walking slowly and taking steps, turning back on those who have attacked me, but if that one doesn't care about how they come, I'll adjust to that as well. I drew my sword and attacked the knights and guards who were holding spears and cut them down one after another. I'm pretty careful about slashing them so they don't die instantly.
However, the mood is that of a wild general. Somehow he feels like the execution BGM is playing in his mind. Look, that te te te, te te te te like that.
When I went on a rampage while playing the execution BGM in my head, the knights and guards around me disappeared in less than three minutes. The smell of blood fills the area. Hey, is my combat ability too high?
Most of the knights and soldiers on the ground are jerking as if they were convulsed by the intense pain, but let's not worry about it. It's wonderful to be alive
"Success!"
Use purification magic on the sword of healing to erase the blood stains and sticky grease. I didn't see any cracks or damage to the blade, so I decided to use the menu's map function and head to the throne room. I've been there once before, so the mapping is perfect. Walking the path to the throne with a drawn sword of healing hanging in one hand.
Unlike the last time I came to Kachicomi, this time, maybe because the bell at the main gate rang, I didn't run into anyone other than the soldiers. Of course, there are signs of people in the rooms that I've passed through from earlier, but I don't have any particular business, so I don't go out of my way to enter. However, the soldiers approaching are cut down and thrown away. A dying scream resounds, but it shouldn't be life-threatening, so I want you to sleep peacefully. It's practically like peaking.
Go through the aisle for a while and come out to a wide passage leading to the throne room. There was a scene that I had seen before. Heavy armored knights were in front, behind them were spearmen, magic soldiers wielding staffs, archers wielding crossbows, and some wielding weapons like long guns. Apparently, the gun that the crown prince was developing was put to practical use and deployed in the royal castle.
"Isn't it just like the sight you saw once?"
"Drop your weapons and surrender!
"Hahaha! That's right! But it's pointless."
Concentrate magic power at once and generate a large amount of explosive light bullets. It's a destruction magic with the power to destroy a single house with each shot. It will multiply and multiply. One, two, four, eight, sixteen, thirty-two, sixty-four, one hundred and twenty-eight—yes, is this enough?
"Th-that kind of bluff...!"
"You're not bluffing! Run away!"
A man who seems to be a magician hits the helmet of a heavy knight who doesn't seem to be familiar with magic with his cane, and runs away like a rabbit. The formation begins to crumble because of that, but I'm not a good-natured person enough to wait.
I am! I'm not a pretty villain who dutifully watches over the transformation of heroes and magical girls!
"Fuhahahaha! No waste! Erase it!"
A swarm of explosive light bullets rushed toward the perimeter of the disarrayed formation, and the air was continuously shaken by the deafening sound of explosions. If you hit it directly, it will be blown away regardless of whether or not it will be blown away, so basically let it land in the surroundings and blow it away with the blast. Maybe there will be deaths, but this place can be seen from the throne. If I go too far, people might think I'm a coward who can't kill an enemy even when it's necessary.
"Hmm, don't panic."
Step forward to the throne room, which has become a catastrophe of dead bodies. The luxurious white marble floor was devastated by the bombing. It wouldn't be fashionable if I fell here. There are sharp pieces of stone falling down and it looks plainly painful.
As for the garrison guarding the throne room, all of them were blown away by the blast and scattered around. As far as I can see, there doesn't seem to be any seriously injured people with broken limbs. I don't know if I'm lucky or if I'm strong.
"Guh... at this level"
"shoot!"
"Good morning!?"
There was a heavily armored knight who was about to get up at my feet, so I played soccer and played. I'll kick you, so you're the ball! That's what it is. What I did was a healthy sporting act, so it wasn't a cowardly act or an outrageous act. nice?
As I continued walking, the state of the throne room became apparent. On the throne sits the pale-faced King Reniede, and at his side stands the crown prince, Melkis. I can also see other senior vassals of the Goebbels Kingdom.
"Hey, it's been a while.
Close the distance to the throne while stepping on the soft carpet. One step, two steps, three steps.
"Stop, Shigeru."
Melkis stops me. Did you come with Shigeru? For the time being, I'm the master of the Brave Demon Federation.
"You don't have the slightest obligation to stop me! Do you think you can stop me with words now?"
He walks forward while playing with the drawn sword of healing with the snap of his wrist. The throne is a little over ten meters away. For me, it's already within reach, but shouldn't it be better to point the sword directly anyway? Yeah let's do that
"What are you going to do? Are you going to cut us down? If you kill us, you'll plunge this continent into a vortex of chaos. Is that what you want?"
"It's not my wish, it's yours. I don't think it would have happened."
"It's not like we're standing idle. We're working to sort things out."
I often say goshhahaha. I did my best, so please forgive me?
"It's meaningless if you can't collect the situation as a result."
"Then what do you do? Are you going to kill us all?"
"That's fine too. The royal family who can't even control their own subjects is nothing but incompetent. Isn't it the same whether they're there or not? Besides, they can't keep their promises either. …I can't even trust you."
Take a step forward with the sword of healing that you want to play with.
"There aren't many ways to deal with hostile opponents who can't be trusted. Don't you think the easiest way is to destroy them?"
"Enough, Melkis. Get back."
Melkis' expression distorted for a moment at King Reniedo's words, but he immediately returned to his original expressionlessness and took a step back.
"What, is Papa going to deal with me this time?"
"Please don't provoke Melkis too much.
"I'm going to bully you too. How are you going to settle it?"
"This time, the rebels who invaded the Brave Demon Federation will definitely be a bloodbath."
"Of course. So?"
"All of their assets will be paid to the Brave Demons Federation as reparations. In addition, I will also pay reparations from the Kingdom of Goebbels. If the Brave Demons Federation wishes, we will cede the territory, but don't you want that?"
"That's right. You don't need an enclave. You can get as much land as you want by developing it."
When I nodded at King Reniedo's words, they nodded back to me.
"Do you have any other requests?
"Don't be shy. Right now, Clover is detaining about 700 prisoners of the invading army. I want them to be taken over as soon as possible. I'll take care of transporting them to Pidona, because it's easy to do at the transfer gate."
"I understand. Dirk, arrange immediately."
"Ha... Ha!"
A senior vassal who seems to be in charge of military affairs quickly runs away from the throne room. While looking at it sideways, I think about further requests. Do you want the demi-human slaves and captured centaurs handed over from the Great Forest? I don't know how many it will be, can you take care of it...? Isn't it necessary to attach food aid?
However, there may be people who become slaves and exchange trust and affection with their masters. What's wrong? Hmm, hypocrisy is extreme here. Yeah, just do what you want.
"Slaves"
"Slaves?
"I don't need human slaves. I'm going to get demi-human slaves, including centaurs. For slaves that already have masters, Goebbels Kingdom will forcefully buy them all."
"it is..."
"Even if it's difficult, have them do it. Do it."
I don't care anymore. I feel like the three princesses will blow me away when I get home, but I'll do it. I'll do whatever I want with the intention of throwing troublesome things to my subordinates. Long live the tyrant!
"But well, it's not good to be too one-sided either. I don't want the Goebbels Kingdom to collapse. There's a path opened up by these idiots. There's no way not to use it. We have funds and untapped resources, but we lack productivity."
"What did you say...?"
"I want you to sell me food, clothing, and other goods. What I can provide is gold and resources from the Taikikai. "
In other words, the money confiscated from the local aristocrats that I did this time will return to the Kingdom of Geppels. Of course, the Federation of Brave Demons also conducts trade with the Kingdom of Micronia and the Kingdom of Kalendale, so whether or not all of that will be returned to the Kingdom of Geppels depends on the transaction.
To be honest, the current situation, where the self-sufficiency rate of various goods including food is low, is quite dangerous as a nation, but in the next few decades there will be a decisive rift between the Kingdom of Micronia and the Kingdom of Kalendale. It's hard to imagine, and there are a lot of resources in the Sea of Trees that can be sold outside if they are developed. If the development progresses, the self-sufficiency rate of various goods will increase, and the foundation will be set up so that not only can resources be sold off, but also processed and exported. Besides, as long as I'm alive, it's possible to buy from other continents as long as I'm alive in regards to the necessities that can't be obtained in the Sea of Trees.
As I was thinking about various things like that, King Reniade was staring at me with a face that looked like he was seeing something creepy. I wonder what it is, tilting his head.
"I don't know what you're thinking. Why are you talking about trade here?"
"No matter what you ask me. Didn't I say it before? It's better to have other places take care of you and become a trading partner. Actually, I don't have time to do this. Then I want to use my time for domestic development. That's it."
I really hate it. Everything is wrong with the Vaults. If they hadn't messed with me, I would have stayed in Clover the whole time, and then the Goebbels Kingdom's nobles wouldn't have attacked Clover.
"Ah, I'm getting angry with various things and it's troublesome, so my tension has dropped. For the time being, I'm going to put together a request, but I need to dispose of the masterminds properly and transfer their property as compensation, and in addition, the Goebbels Kingdom will compensate Paying money.Send demi-human slaves as part of reparations, this includes those who have masters.And Goebbels Kingdom will accept trade with the Brave Demon Federation, we will discuss the conditions at a later date.Also, The prisoners will be transported to the main gate of the castle at dusk today.
"Basically, everything will be swallowed up, but there are things that cannot be decided immediately on this occasion, such as the amount of compensation.
"That's a good idea. Then how about having the first meeting five days later at noon. If there is some kind of contact in advance, we will meet with each other via the Kingdom of Calendil or the Kingdom of Miscronia. Magic communication device. We should also consider setting up a hotline by
"Umu, that should be fine."
King Reniedo nodded, so I put the sword of healing in its scabbard and walked over and extended my hand.
"Then, for the time being, I will shake hands with the end of the war with the Kingdom of Goebbels."
"Uh, hmm"
I grabbed the hand of King Reniede, who responded to the handshake, and whispered in my ear.
"Next time, if something happens, I'll destroy everything without question. I'll turn all the major cities of the Goebbels Kingdom into vacant lots, along with the inhabitants, so be prepared."
I lightly tapped the shoulder of King Reniede, whose face turned pale, smiled and then turned on his heel. Oh, I'm so sad to report. I let out a sigh while concentrating my magic on Clover for long-distance teleportation.