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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 570

[570[Tuesday] If five people gather together...

After unintentionally destroying the Demon King's patrol, we tied the two prisoners to our car and moved further to set up camp again..

In the process, there was a brief disturbance due to the patrol leader struggling, but it was somehow resolved by knocking him out and putting him in his car..

The Demon King, who voluntarily paid his taxes, looked at the whole process but seemed to think it was no big deal. Since he had no plans to take prisoners from the beginning, there was no way to tie up his demons, but he cooperated very actively, handing over all his weapons to us and even saying that he would take the lead according to his instructions..

Thanks to this, there were a lot of questions I wanted to ask, but since satisfying the curiosity of my companions was more important than satisfying my own, I had to postpone it until later. After traveling for more than half a day, we settled back into a suitable location, unpacked our bags, prepared dinner, and continued our conversation..

"So... this thing was originally a magic sword.?"

Mainly about things related to me..

Carl Kansi not only held Laika in his arms as if it were fascinating, but also stroked it here and there to check its reaction, and Emmett looked at him and stroked his beard as if he was very interested..

"It is said that in the days when research on artificial souls was lacking, it was common to use the souls of highly intelligent animals. I heard that his ego was so strong that he treated any attempt to return to its original form as a failure, but I never would have imagined that the change would go beyond that.."

That's right. Who would have thought that a synergy effect would occur if a piece of a holy sword were infiltrated into a magic sword?.

When I first brought Este to Mr. Balkun's workshop, there were many magic sword experts who were heatedly debating whether it was a magic sword or a holy sword over the border between sacred power and magic, so it may have been an unprecedented case in the history of the continent..

When I think about it that way, it feels like I only have really strange weapons... but since Laika has never been used as a sword, it feels like it's more of a pet, and more than anything, I don't know anything about it because of the conversations I'm hearing in my head right now. I didn't feel any inspiration..

[So, it is true that this body, which is the oldest sword, is the oldest in the first place.!]

[You had no ego back then. It's just a sword that the owner used for a long time, nothing more, nothing less.?]

In fact, the unprecedented magic sword is in a heated debate with the equally unprecedented holy sword over the trivial topic of who is the most powerful..

[Yo, the warrior and the holy sword are one body.!]

[Then you are not the most senior person, but the closest person. Of course I am the most senior..]

To others, it was nothing more than a sword humming and a dog panting while its chin was stroked, but the conversation that took place between them did not back down even an inch. In reality, it seemed like Leica was only solving doubts and only the esthetician was making a fuss, but that was it anyway..

At first, I remember him insisting that he was a thief and asking why his side was absorbed by Laika, but I don't even know where the topic of conversation came up here..

It's so loud that I don't want to hear it, but the way Laika and Este talk is a function of the Holy Sword, so turning it on or off is impossible..

"You look like something is bothering you.."

"The two of you are talking very loudly now. It's just sad that I can't share this noise.."

As his raw sincerity was revealed, Emmett, who had been looking at Laika with his chin resting with eyes full of interest, leaned back with a hearty laugh. He not only moved his upper body, but also slightly pushed back the coat he was sitting on, indicating a clear refusal..

"In the first place, enduring pain and joy alone is beneficial to those around you.."

Then, all of a sudden, the sound of someone's mind collapsing came out of his mouth..

"It's very different from the proverbs I know. Shouldn't pain be halved by sharing, and joy be doubled by being shared??"

"You are clearly mistaken. Even if you share the pain, the number of people who suffer with you will increase or the number of people who enjoy your pain will increase, and even if you share the joy, you will only gain envy and jealousy.."

"......what?"

Why does that sound right??

While I was confused by the sudden cognitive dissonance, Emmet, who had finished his conversation with me, turned to the Demon Lord, who had been silently observing us while sitting next to the passed out patrol leader, and asked a question..

"Rather, you surrendered quite obediently. Is there any other reason??"

It was a passing tone, as if it was no big deal, but it was what I was most curious about. Up until now, I've dealt with a lot of guys who say they're the Demon Lord's Army or the Special Operations Unit, but this is the first time I've seen someone surrender so calmly, so I'm suspicious that there's still another scheming person out there..

But his answer was as calm as his attitude..

"What reason can there be for surrendering to live??"

"That friend and your other colleagues don't seem to think so.."

"What are they... they are in the devil's army according to their own beliefs. Like clergy who follow a religious denomination.."

It's not exactly wrong, but hearing it from the devil's mouth gave me a strange feeling..

Because of my convictions...

I thought the problem the Demon King's Army was experiencing was too delicate to be described in those words, but the person involved seemed so indifferent that he didn't think that way at all..

"They just have the belief that they are the devil.?"

I feel like I'm missing something... but the feeling of not being able to figure out what it is interferes with my thinking. Even while I was groaning in frustration, Emmett's questions continued....

"yes. I'm not particularly interested in that. No matter who wins, it's the same demon group anyway. It's about being able to live longer.."

...This time, words that could be the answer to my question came out of the devil's mouth, and I joined in without realizing it..

"After all, they are the same demon race? They say that if the devil's army wins, they will kill God.?"

The Demon Lord looked puzzled for a moment at my sudden question, but then said, 'Ah,' as if he realized something. I asked back loudly.

"'For true freedom.' Are you talking about?"

"Yeah, that one."

Could it be that they don't know the headquarters' true intentions? I thought about that and waited for his answer, but the Demon Lord only answered cautiously, arching his eyebrows as if he was very embarrassed..

"Um... I'm not sure how much you know, but do you know what that slogan specifically means??"

A nuance as if to say, ‘I’ll tell you what you don’t know first.’ Just looking at that, it was clear that he knew exactly what the slogan meant..

"I heard from the special task force that captured the plan that they plan to abandon the gods who do not care for demons and make the demon king a new god.."

It seemed pointless to doubt his intentions any longer, so I just plugged it in directly, and his expression brightened and he gave an unexpected answer..

"Oh, you know everything. Then, it's not something I don't really understand... Oh, I guess this is a bit of a sacrilegious story for the hero.."

It's not sarcastic, and even though we know the devil's army's intentions, we're not in a mood to worry about blasphemy..

If I had to compare it... that's a reaction close to politeness, not wanting to bring up another person's religion in front of that person..

"...Isn’t that something you don’t understand? why do you think so?"

As the Demon King's reactions and answers continued, I felt like the puzzles that had been scattered around my head were falling into place one by one..

"Elves, dwarves, humans, fulllings, lizardmen, beastmen, etc. The gods of other races all protect those who serve them, right? On the other hand, the demons are said to have a long history, and it is a daily occurrence for the demon castle to be robbed by human warriors, so isn't it more strange that they don't have any complaints??"

I wasn't the only one who was momentarily speechless as I didn't know why I had to say this obvious thing..

Carl Kansi, who was playing with his Laika, and Emmet, who was just about to pour himself some tea, stopped moving and just looked at the Demon Lord. Of course, I'm looking at it in a very rigid state..

It was almost like he couldn't keep his mouth shut due to shock, but the Demon Lord seemed to have taken it as urging him to speak, so he continued to answer with difficulty..

"Isn't it written in history that demons were ordinary demons and then ascended to heaven? I think what the devil is trying to do is similar, just in a different way. Even if the cult wins anyway, I thought it would be understandable to give myself up to such a gamble since I would continue on as usual and get beaten up by a human warrior.."

"Even though they are doing this by using the remnants of dead evil spirits,?"

"You're dead, right? If I was forced to believe in an evil spirit, I would have taken my feet off it, but since it wasn't like that and it was being used as a tool, I thought it just felt like a high-performance magic sword or a priest's sacred method.."

Even though Laika and Este's conversation was over, I felt like I was getting a migraine. Unless I was wrongly caught by a particularly stupid person, this guy's opinion was something that could never be ignored..

"So, you are considering this war... as a large-scale civil war.."

"Uh...right? Isn't it??"

Of course not, but I didn't bother to say that. Anyway, he would have figured out that he had made a mistake just by looking at our facial expressions..

I couldn't help but completely sympathize with Kal Kansi's muttering as he whistled in amazement and said, 'The demon's faith makes them crawl on the floor more than you can imagine.' It was thought that hundreds or thousands of people would not voluntarily split apart in the hope of turning one person into a god unless they underwent mental remodeling, but that premise was wrong from the beginning..

"Are there many demon lords who think like you??"

"I don't know if it's a lot, but at least it wasn't there in our unit.."

Since this side is blind, I thought that the other side would also be blind, but unlike the army gathered in the name of the Church and Epa, the Demon King's army had no unity from the beginning..

I bow my head to the strong..

It was a moment when I realized that there may be more people participating in the war than I thought just with a way of thinking derived from their unique racial value..