Chapter 2 (1/2)

Chapter 2: Maou and Hero, grasping the situation

Hero – Yomawari Meguru

Maou – Pearlnight “Resurrection” Halwehi

Maou’s servant – Prism Riverside

As a team, this combination is quite unique, but if this team were to pick a fight with the world, it’s going to be a big problem──in the first place, they already planned to mess with the world, so despite the problem being big or small, it’s already there. However, these guys are the kind of problem that can be called “the first and foremost prioritized”.

Originally, if we listened to the one formerly fighting against the world, Maou Pearlnight then

「In the beginning, even though I didn’t plan to kill them when I freely roamed the world, the relations.h.i.+p between them turned bad anyway. Six countries joined hand and attacked, you know? Even if it’s me, it’s still impossible. That’s why I lost to your hero party. But that also means they needed the strength of 5 other countries to do that, you see」

that’s what she would say.

「Well, during my 800 years being the Maou before you came, the situation was at a deadlock without any improvement. However, it shouldn’t have just developed straight to a situation where 5 countries joining hands with demons」

「……hn？　5 countries？　Wait a minute, wasn’t it 6 countries and demons？」

Meguru asked.

「No, only 5. The Beast Kingdom Zenofobia didn’t partic.i.p.ated in this alliance. The relations.h.i.+p between beastmen and humans weren’t good to begin with.

That’s why the King, Riley Riot rejected the offer, it seems. 『Lending help to humans? Don’t make that kind of joke』 or so he seems to have said. It’s all just rumors, though」

「Nah, if it’s that old geezer then I think it’s likely. I only met him once, but he looked at me like looking at some trash. He only mobilized his personnel because of “a hero of a Kingdom”. That old fart, he really hates humans」

Recalling the time Meguru himself first met Riley Riot, he continued.

「Moreover, it’s good that we have one less enemy to fight right now. It’s just impossible to take on 6 countries at the same time」

「Six or five, same thing」

「No, I plan to attack them one by one, though. That’s why Zenofobia not being in the Alliance will work for our side’s advantage」

「Crus.h.i.+ng them one by one……huh」

Pearlnight repeated.

「Even if you say to crush them, how are you going to to it？　Kill the whole population of the country？　Murder every single one of them？」

Asnwering Pearlnight’s terrifying words, without a single reflection of emotion…

「No, I don’t plan to kill the citizens. Only the King and the f.u.c.kers who betrayed me. Thoughtless murder isn’t necessary. On top of that, it’s a waste to kill all the girls, no？　Well, I’ll make the traitors feel like it’s better just to die than live, though. Even if they beg for death, I won’t let them die. I’ll let them suffer and suffer and suffer and suffer and suffer so they know my pain」

…Meguru said so with a laugh.

Traitors.

Either Pearlnight or Prism know about that all too well.

They were the people that joined with Meguru as his hero party.

Holy Maiden – Anastas.h.i.+a Eularia

Sorceress – Cecilia Mavis

Holy Knight Leader – Sapphire Foltesimo

s.h.i.+nigami – Sariel Hallone

An even more unique combination than Meguru’s current team.

A mixed of various kinds of people.

It wasn’t exaggerated to say that all the people with greatest war potential from each country gathered in that team. With that kind of team composition, they could easily blow up a country. For that reason, in order to restrain that kind of power, it’s necessary to control each of them one by one.

Leaving that aside.

Relatively speaking, this world is full of enemies because it’s a fragile world.

In actuality, other countries feared that the country with this Hero who possesses gigantic powers would form an Alliance and invade them, so they forcefully formed this new Alliance when they heard the rumor that the Hero switched over to Maou’s side. Because of that reason, this Alliance is a weak one.