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Chapter 21
Makai Hongi

◎ Corps Commander Nehyor

After seeing that the enemy had retreated completely, I disbanded the army.

We had succeeded in protecting the hill and killing their Commander. The results were great.

As for us. We hadn’t lost anyone above a Commander.

There was one who was replaced through Gekokujyo, but that wasn’t a problem. Actually, it was a good thing.

“That’s the end of my report. Excuse me.”

“Wait one moment.”

I had just made my report to General Farneze.

However, I was stopped just as I tried to leave.

“What?”

“Isn’t Guden a High Ogre? And yet, the new Commander…is just an ogre?”

“Exactly.”

It wasn’t particularly strange for a General to keep tabs on all the Commanders…in fact, there was a reason for doing so.

If I died on the battlefield, General Farneze would have to choose one of the Commanders to come and replace me.

And he would not be able to come to such a decision on the battlefield swiftly if he didn’t know their strengths and personalities.

This was why General Farneze was curious about the new Commander. But I would have preferred to avoid any further prying.

“Guden was not exactly weak.”

He wasn’t weak… In other words, he was average as far as High Ogres went.

And a normal High Ogre should be too powerful for a mere ogre, no matter how hard they tried.

Such was the gulf between the advanced types.

“Indeed… Well, such things do happen, you know. Maybe he was wounded in battle. Or was having a bad day…”

“I don’t see how having a bad day can alter the results of a Gekokujyo. But I suppose it’s possible that he was hurt.”

“Do you have any other questions?”

“No, that will be all. Good work.”

“Thank you. Excuse me.”

I bowed and left the room.

General Farneze was a Vampire like me.

But I would probably lose if I had to fight him.

While we were both Vampires, General Farneze was closer to an Elder type, just like Lesser Demon King Melvis.

For us Vampires, the Elders were near-legendary beings who had lived thousands of years.

In fact, I wasn’t quite sure why General Falneze was a general of such a small country like ours.

As his name wasn’t on the Tablet of Control, he clearly wasn’t a Lesser Demon King. However, I felt that if he had more subordinates to draw power from, he would be able to become a Lesser Demon King.

(Perhaps he has some reason for wanting to stay in this position. Just like me.)

It didn’t seem like he had any fondness towards the Elder Vampire, King Melvis. And so his actions felt very mysterious.

And it stimulated my curiosity greatly. 

(Both my superiors and subordinates are quite interesting. I’m glad that I came to this country.)

Golan must have some secret. There was no doubt about it.

And so if he ever declared Gekokujyo to me, I would accept it in the hopes of finding out what it was.

Just thinking about it filled me with anticipation.

The reports said that the Taiga he had defeated was just as powerful as me.

At least, it showed equal power to what I was showing now.

Golan was sure to want my position eventually. And he would challenge me to fight.

Yes, with that personality, he would definitely come. Ah, I cannot wait.

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    ◎ General Farneze

    Nehyor was gone.

    As always, he seemed like he was hiding something.

    He tried to look aloof, but I could tell.

    He knew what to show and what to hide.

    “…How did he wish to come off to me?”

    Even between General and Corps Commander, you did not show your true feelings.

    He had worked as my subordinate for these past 200 years, and this had not changed.

    What was he thinking? No one knew. He really did not show what was on his mind.

    (Well, there was that one time.)

    A Corps Commander had challenged me with Gekokujyo.

    In front of the other Corps Commanders, no less.

    He must have been very confident.

    Regardless, I had won easily.

    I can still remember what Nehyor had muttered while watching it.

    “Same as before. It’s hard to believe you’re a Lesser Demon King’s subordinate.”

    His voice had been chilling.

    Completely different than usual. It was the kind of voice that you might expect to hear echoing from the bottom of a terrible abyss.

    I’ve been wary of Nehyor ever since. Of course, I didn’t do anything to make him notice this.

    He appeared casual enough today as well.

    “Now that I think about it, he was unusually evasive today.”

    The reports were usually quite inconsequential, but things were a little different this time.

    It was when he was talking about the new Commander.

    He said it so brusquely, it was as if he was begging me to forget it without taking much notice.

    And the strangeness of it ended up sticking with me.

    And so I had to stop him and check.

    (Golan the ogre, huh?)

    Indeed, it might just have been that he saw that Guden was injured and that he had a chance.

    Such things were common enough. And so I didn’t think much about that explanation.

    (The other Corps Commanders were waging more serious battles. And so I was distracted.)

    The hill that Nehyor protected was almost peaceful in comparison.

    Though, it was really only because the losses on the other battlefields were so heavy.

    (No one above a Commander had died, but they had killed one enemy Commander…Hm?)

    Who was it that defeated the enemy Commander?

    Normally, you would assume that it was Lobos, as he led Nehyor’s main assault force.

    However, they were both beast types, and the difference between a Taiga and a Wise Wolf was large.

    So, was it Nehyor himself?

    No, he had mentioned that he had been in the main camp the whole time.

    Then who?

    “…I see. So that’s what this is.”

    I didn’t even need to look into it.

    It was clear to me that Nehyor was trying to hide this new Commander.

    So he was the one who defeated the Taiga.

    (Well, perhaps I should find out more about him.)

    That way, I might be able to learn a little about what Nehyor is thinking.
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