Story: I'm a Daemon, so what?
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Chapter 33: Plans and Festivals!
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- Yuuki Kagurazaka -
Yuuki looked towards his remaining friends who were sitting in front of him. There was Laplace, and Tear. And then standing behind him was Kagali.
Footman and Clayman's loss could still clearly be felt amongst them.
Rimuru would soon be coming to pick up his students, he would likely come up with an excuse for them to continue their education in Tempest due to his mistrust of him.
Though Yuuki wasn't too put off by that, those kids weren't all that special outside of their Elemental blessings, and while he was loath to give them up it was worth it.
All things considered, each of those kids were fairly strong, around the A- Rank, but he could let go of them if it meant regaining some of Rimuru's trust. The less a Demon Lord considers him an enemy the better. It will only make his dream harder to achieve after all.
Conflict is bound to happen between him and Rimuru, but it was in his best interest to delay it as much as possible.
Still he will have to shut down one of his businesses, summoning otherworlders in secret, primarily for the Demon Lord Leon. Rimuru has been very serious about outlawing summoning otherworlders so it's best to nip that connection in the bud.
Yuuki still isn't quite sure why the Platinum Saber needs so many otherworlders, especially since he specifically asked for children.
After all, children aren't usually summoned with Unique Skills causing them to eventually die due to their bodies not being able to handle the raw power of an Otherworlder. A Unique Skill could take on that extra energy.
But thanks to Rimuru he has come to the realization that he may be turning those children into powerful soldiers.
Before he didn't think it was possible to save an otherworlder who did not have a Unique Skill, but Rimuru had proved him wrong. So what if Demon Lord Leon was also capable of summoning Elementals and having them bless the children he summons? With some training he would then build up quite a powerful force with the potential for growth.
Some might even reach the realm of Shizu-sensei and beyond.
Quite the sneaky Demon Lord should that be the case. Using him for the hard work and reaping the benefits.
Hmm, maybe he can use that though. He can have Leon be informed that the reason for cutting off their deal was due to Rimuru. Some extra conflict between Demon Lords might give them more opportunities.
Yes, he will have Kagali inform him during the Festival. Perhaps Leon will even show up during the attack causing even more chaos. It was unlikely but a man can dream.
"So Boss, you were saying that you wanted to use this Festival to get rid of some people?"
He looked to Laplace and nodded. "Yes, I have already informed you that Mariabell plans to use the Chaos Dragon in order to disrupt the Festival and halt Tempest's progress."
It was quite amusing that Mariabell still thought he was under her control. She truly had a bloated opinion of her own abilities.
As long as some important guests were injured or killed it would significantly disrupt Tempest's plan to create peace with Humanity.
Yuuki did not believe it was possible for Rimuru to prevent all casualties even if the Demon Lord Felix assisted.
There were just some things outside of the realm of possibility.
The Chaos Dragon is a foe that even a Hero failed to vanquish. Quite ironic seeing as the result of that failure was sitting in front of him in Laplace.
Though he could understand why, even in the chaotic state it is in right now the sheer power it radiated was unimaginable.
Power that he would need to acquire for his dream. But that can wait.
"So who do you want gone then?" Laplace asked.
He smirked. "Hinata Sakaguchi."
Both Laplace and Tear's eyes widened.
"For real Boss!?" Tear shouted.
"Indeed. I have always planned to get rid of her at some point, she is an obstacle to our goals. I was hoping she and Rimuru would take care of each other but it seems they somehow managed to make… peace. Now we must take matters into our own hands."
Laplace's Unique Skill: Falsifier was ideal for such operations, not to mention his other Unique Skill: Seer may help warn him of threats as well.
It was quite easy to understand how Laplace's former identity used to be a Hero, the Hero of the Elves, Sarion.
He was easily the most powerful of the Moderate Harlequin Alliance, a group that contained the Former Demon Lord Clayman.
With the Chaos Dragon rampaging throughout Tempest Laplace will be able to take Hinata off guard and finish her off.
Both Demon Lords present should be busy with other things at the time, they would have no reason to suspect someone as renowned as Hinata Sakaguchi would need assistance.
He was even willing to give Laplace some insurance to make sure he completes his task successfully.
"I see. So you want me to use my Skill to hide myself until the perfect opportunity presents itself?" Laplace questioned.
"Exactly." Yuuki nodded.
Kagali took this chance to speak up. "Ideally it would be best if you take care of her as soon as possible so no one has the chance to meet up with her. That way you will only have to deal with Hinata rather than Hinata and whatever reinforcements she may have."
"Indeed, as Kagali said, take care of her as soon as you can. Rimuru's forces are formidable, do not underestimate them."
Laplace nodded. "Got it Boss."
"I am willing to give you a weapon imbued with my own Anti-Skill as well as a device that was generously provided by Damrada that will allow you to teleport to an area of your choosing, no matter the Barriers surrounding you."
Damrada had supplied him with such an artifact in order for him to have some sort of insurance for this Festival, so that he could get away should the worst happen. Damrada had been incredibly confident that it would be capable of breaching any sort of Barrier, but he would not share where he got the artifact from. All he said was that a being incredibly proficient in Spatial Manipulation had imbued the artifact with such an effect, in fact he had a suspicion of his own as to who was capable of creating such an artifact.
Still, Yuuki did not push him, Damrada had his implicit trust. So while Damrada's gesture was acknowledged and appreciated, it was ultimately unneeded. He would rather use such a valuable artifact to get rid of the thorn that is Hinata Sakaguchi.
"A weapon?" Laplace asked curiously.
Yuuki nodded. "Indeed, a weapon made out of my bones. Some time ago I had one of my arms cut off and then regenerated. The cut off arm was then turned into a weapon that contained my Anti-Skill attribute."
Laplace's eyes widened. "Woah! That's hardcore Boss!"
Yuuki ignored Laplace and turned to Kagali. "I will be leaving you in charge of Cerberus while I am busy with other matters."
She nodded. "Got it Boss."
Cerberus was an incredibly valuable resource, it was a criminal organization that dominated the underworld in the Eastern Empire. It was structured with him at the head, and then right below him was Damrada of Gold, Misha of Women, and Vega of Power.
Each was useful in their own right. Damrada with his connections, Misha with her intel gathering, and Vega for his sheer power even if his idiocy did get on his nerves on occasion.
But he knew he could keep Vega in line, his motto was simple, follow the powerful. He had a very caveman-like mentality. Yuuki was not sure if that was due to the experiments he did on him or if he was just always like that.
Yuuki shook his head. Now was not the time to think of those things.
"Make sure you are all ready for your job Laplace." He ended the meeting.
As he and Kagali were making their way to his office in the Free Guild Headquarters he heard her ask, "Are you sure this is a wise move? Going in person is incredibly risky seeing as that Slime already suspects you."
He waved her off. "Don't worry Kagali. Rimuru won't make a move until he is sure that I am the man who was responsible for the attack on his Nation."
Kagali nodded. "Very well."
Even if Rimuru did decide to attack, he was confident in his abilities. After all, as long as he wielded his abilities right he was unbeatable.