Queen Eva smiled, sitting cross-legged on her throne. The members who saw her for the first time were trembling with fear.
“The preparations are complete. I’m going to have you meet with the three Demon Kings.”
“Since we want to persuade them, wouldn’t it be better to meet them individually?”
“I also thought of that. But if we try to persuade one person at a time, the other two will definitely pick up the hint and take action. In the end, this is the least conflicting way to do it.”
Eva has extraordinary perceptive ability. That’s why she knew early on that I am heading to the Demon Realm. And it’s still hard to imagine that she alone has that ability. It would be natural to assume that the other three Demon Kings also have corresponding powers.
If they realize what we are trying to do and is against it, they’ll for sure want to prevent it. If things go wrong, there is a high possibility that it will develop into a fierce conflict. In order to avoid this, the Queen decided to persuade all three at the same time.
However, I am strangely troubled.
On the surface, she is ostensibly on the side of humans. She has given reasons such as the survival of her race and maintaining her kingdom’s power, but I have yet to hear from her own mouth how she feels about the humans. She is only helping me because there is a high possibility that I will become the successor of the God of Destruction but she has not clearly revealed her position.
Above all, I’m concerned about the words that her clone said.
『Do not equate me with the main body. We’ve been separated for several thousand years, and there must be big differences in our personalities. 』
In other words, it was a warning from her that I should not treat the Queen the same way as I did to her, and that I should not let my guard down. If that’s the case, maybe I should put aside the idea that she’s on our side right now. At least until I can be sure.
“I’m going to leave my comrades behind. I intend to attend that meeting alone.”
「「「「Eh?」」」」
The four of them looked at me with surprised expressions. I’m sorry for them, but I can’t let them accompany me this time. If the Queen thinks the same way as the other Demon Kings, then this is a trap. They may take my comrades as hostages and use them as the key to liberating the God of Destruction. And even if she is on our side, danger still can’t be wiped away. After all, the opponents are demon kings who can overwhelm even the gods.
“That’s a wise decision. I was just about to say the same thing.”
The Queen crosses her legs and smiles once again. I glanced casually with a poker face on.
Mufufufu, what an indecent body.
Bang! Erna hits me in the back of my head with her staff.
“You just looked at the Queen’s thighs!”
“What are you talking about? I am serious—”
The queen crosses her legs again, seductively this time. My eyes reacted automatically, regardless of my will.
“See!? I saw it! Liz, you saw it too, right!?”
“Mmm. Caught red-handed. Oniichan has committed an unforgivable crime.”
“Stop! Stop! I am innocent!”
Erna strangles me more and Liz punches me repeatedly as if gouging my body.
You guys are mistaken. I’m not at fault. I have poor eyesight.
“Well, are you ready, Savior-dono?”
The Queen stands up and breaks the farce.
Ready? Are we leaving already?
The next moment, the scenery changed.
“Where are we? Where have Erna and the others gone?”
“We have moved.”
We are in the middle of a wide wilderness. It is just me and the queen. She must have had the skill of spatial teleportation. It seems that it is safe to assume that she used that power to transfer me and herself. As expected of a powerful demon king. She made such extraordinary ability look easy.
“Are we meeting them here?”
“Isn’t it just right to meet them in a place like this? The Four Demon Kings, including myself, are of the same will under our Lord, but we are usually at odds with each other. Just by meeting face-to-face, a fight breaks out. Do you get what I’m trying to say?”
“Mmm. Then, does that mean there will be no damage here?”
However, the scenery is quite bleak. It reminded me of Monument Valley in the United States. The soil was redder and purplish than red clay. When the wind blows, fine sand rises and looks like smoke. Nearby was an old wooden round table and chairs. There are five seats. In one of them sits the queen. I also sat down in the seat next to her.
“It looks like the other Demon Kings haven’t come yet.”
“They’re not very punctual. You can’t expect them to arrive exactly on time.”
The queen spoke as she pulls a book out of her cleavage. I was shocked as if I had been struck by lightning.
“Hohoh-, even Demon Kings read books huh.”
“We enjoy entertainment too. In fact, it’s something we always want. Leisure is the greatest enemy of the gods. They are constantly thinking about how to use their spare time.”
“By the way, is it a novel?”
“Yes, if you’re interested, take a look.”
I accepted the book that is offered to me. It’s still faintly warm, and I get excited knowing that this was sandwiched between those. Fufu. However, when I flipped through the pages, I nearly screamed.
Six beautiful young men are intertwined, whispering their love to each other. Love and lust spurt forth uncontrolled. Tasting the fruit of immorality, they happily committed a sin. Even if what awaits them is despair.
“……I get it.”
“Nuhehe, BL is a really good thing.”
With a lewd expression on her face, the queen begins to read the book again. As expected, the Demon King is rotten in a higher dimension.
At that moment, I noticed that the sand under my feet was being washed away by the wind. The air flow gradually picked up speed and swirled violently not far away. Just when I think that a big tornado has occurred, it dissipates right away. At the place where the tornado occurred, there was a human-looking figure dressed in black.
“It’s Demon King Geronosuke.”
The queen mutters as she reads a book. A figure dressed in black walks slowly towards us. He was of medium height with a frog face. He wears a scarf-like cloth around his neck that flutters in the wind, and a sword is held on his back.
Frog ninja…… that’s just too cool. He captured my young boy heart.
Geronosuke looks at me for a moment, then returns his gaze to the queen and sits down.
“Seeing a face I don’t want to see, the fly I just ate is about to come out of my mouth. Gero-”
“What a coincidence. So am I.”
“You wench! Just hurry up and die! Gero-”
“You should be the one to die, toilet frog.”
I felt that the temperature around me had dropped all at once. I am stunned by their banter that is just like elementary school students. But perhaps because both of them possess power on a different level, the atmosphere does not allow me to laugh at all. Although the Demon King’s strength is unknown, they are definitely stronger than me.
“Hmm? Is the ground shaking?”
Could it be an earthquake? No, the shaking is too small for that.
Just as I thought so, the ground in the distance reverberated and rose. The huge boulder quickly shatters, and a man emerges from underneath. He has a fearless face and black hair in pompadour hairstyle. The exposed upper body was full of splendid muscles, and the four arms with faint red skin caught my eye. He holds a long, thick spear like measuring rod in one hand, and the long piece of cloth wrapped around his waist swayed in the wind.
“It’s Demon King Rudra..”
“Could the Shura clan be..…”
“They are his kin. We are currently at war with them right now.”
It is indeed very similar to Freya. It’s understandable to be misunderstood. Rudra sits down with his feet on the table without looking at me.
“How dare you summon me? Who do you think you are?”
“I only told you to show up if you want to free the Lord. I’m not forcing you to participate.”
“Hey! Don’t get all cocky just because you got lucky and got the key.”
“Right. I’ll report that Rudra was just watching with his fingers crossed when we freed the Lord.”
“Mosquito woman, I’m seriously going to kill you right now.”
“Go ahead and do it if you can, brainless man.”
Again, the air is extremely tense. They really don’t get along. It looks like they are already going to get into a fight just by meeting each other.
Geronosuke doesn’t seem to stop them either, instead he just rest his chin on his hands and yawns.
「「「!?」 」」
The three of them stopped moving. Immediately afterwards, a red flash fell in the distance. A small silhouette illuminated by the full moon stood up in the wilderness. Exuding a red aura, the red eyes glowed in the dark. That is probably the fourth Demon King.
“You’re finally here, Satanas.”
The queen closes the novel and puts it away in her valley.
Demon King Satanas looks surprisingly boyish. He got a short golden hair and a beautiful but somewhat vicious face. He wore what looked like a black military uniform on his body. Satanas sits down and greets the queen with a smile.
“You look healthy, sow.”
“You too, you perennial short and small virgin.”
Both are smiling, but their facial muscles are twitching. Murderous intent was surging and a quiet storm was brewing. And it’s not just the two of them, but all of them are oozing murderous intent towards everyone. Honestly, I feel like going home right now. I can’t stop breaking out in a cold sweat because of this tense atmosphere.
“I’m not here today to fight you. At last, a human who can set the Lord free appeared.”
“It is that Shinichi Tanaka guy over there, right? I can tell that much by looking at his status.”
“Don’t interrupt me, no brain.”
“What do you mean you wench!? I’m going to kill you!”
Rudra swears at the Queen. Then Satanas tapped his fingers on the table.
“I’d appreciate it if you could just keep quiet, Red Trash. The longer you get in the way, the longer it will take to free Master.”
“Don’t pick a fight, Gero-. This is why red peppers are such a pain in the ass.”
“You guys look like you want to fight me! I’ll mince you right now!”
Rudra glared at Satanas and Geronosuke with a vein popping on his forehead. Somehow, the bad relationship has broken through to the limit, and there is no sign of the story progressing at all. It was amazing that they were able to stay united as the Four Demon Kings.
“I would like to be granted permission to enter the Sealed Land, and only for me and him.”
The three of them changed their attitudes at the Queen’s remarks. They are smiling with a eery look on their face.
“Fine fine. Take as much as you want.”
“You should have said that sooner, Gero-. I gave permission straight away you know.”
“Of course we’ll cooperate. We’re the Four Demon Kings after all.”
I see.… the Demon Kings are really bad at lying. I can see through their intentions without even thinking about it. It is too obvious. It feels like a trap.
“Then we’ll get started right away. Agreed?”
“Are we going already?”
The Queen stood up from her seat so I stood up as well. As I followed the Queen who is walking ahead of me, I glanced back. The three Demon Kings were looking at me with creepy smiles on their faces.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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