Vol 2 Chapter 10 (1/2)
Volume 2 Chapter 10, “We, the Tribe of the Pale, contest the Seat of the De!”
—— The Demon World, a Pavillion-covered Street, a Concourse
Wo! A! He’s taken down six people!
Slam!
The Hero: “It’s my win”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “da!”
White Wolf Warrior: “I will be your opponent!” Howls
The Hero: “Silver Tiger Lord For insulting the De, I will defeat ten of your so-called heroes as recompense”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “Fine, Black Knight!”
White Wolf Warrior: “You have fought well but it ends here!”
Roar
The Hero: “Oh You’re strong”
White Wolf Warrior: “Ha! Once you’ve fought with th of the Tribe of the Wolves is a legendary affair!”
The Hero: “Haiya!”
Sword flashes
White Wolf Warrior: “What!? …My stomach Where is… Where is my stomach!”
Aht completely bleay the White Wolf…! It’s incredible… How does he do that…
The Hero: “Sorry I couldn’t really hold back”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “Next! Next one!”
Copper Bear Warrior: “You are no th!”
The Hero: “But the Tribe of the Fang sure do have so and quite brave… Withouta hard time”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “Haha Are you beginning to feel the true power of the warriors of the Fang?”
The Hero: “I didn’t say that”
Copper Bear Warrior: “Haiya!” Swipes
The Hero: “Haaaa!” Slashes
Copper Bear Warrior: “?!”
That s ?! That’s the true power of the Black Weapons of the Black Knight, the one they call the Sword of the De…
The Hero: “What Black Weapons? It’s just my skill”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “Argh! Where are my Five Divine Generals! Where are they!”
General Crio, Black Knight!”
Stoe
The Hero: “…Whoa What do you have to eat to get that kind of power?”
General Criround-up bones of small fish!+”
The Hero: “S me, don’t you eat any meat?!”
General Crimson Shark: “Hahahaha! Let’s see if your feet can keep up!”
The Hero: “In a place like this, of course” Brandishes sword
General Crimson Shark: “What?!”
Flash of light
The Hero: “One hit!” Slash “Two hits!” Slash
General Criuy!”
The Hero: “That’s nothing” Slash “Invisible blade!”
Boom!
The Hero: “Hh”
Wh-what? What happened?! He did so in an instant General Cri That was really soht up?!
The Hero: “That’s the ninth Last one then”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “…”
The Hero: “Listen up, Silver Tiger Lord! Everyone else too!”
Mur
The Hero: “The De is weak”
…What? Wh-what did he just say?!
The Hero: “The Deer Lord and would surely lose if she had to fight the warriors whoht”
Wh-what… The Deet it…
The Hero: “No, she’s really weak She’s weaker than a titan-class Demon You can take it froot no physical strength and she th? It’s undeniable that the Silver Tiger Lord is unparalleled on the battlefield However, can a single person win against an army of tens of thousands? Of course not At a tier Lord has to lead an army to achieve victory That’s why, to achieve actual victory, you cannot rely on just one person You’ve got tothem as the weapon
“On her own, the De is weak, but that doesn’twho leads with individual fighting strength, what the De who may be weak individually but is reat armies to achieve decisive victory As ais unparalleled Moreover, the Dereater than mere military victory That is the power to achieve a ‘victory without war’ The power to achieve our goals and end without drawing a single sword, without a single injury on either front It’s true that the Deoals may often be far-fetched and that it may be difficult to coood of the land Ever since the Deless casualties on the battlefield has decreased dramatically, hasn’t it?”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “…”
White Wolf Warrior: “Isn’t that just an excuse for her cowardice! Hasn’t she just been running away from all these battles up till now!”
The Hero: “I took you down just now, so you’re a corpse Corpses aren’t allowed to speak”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “!”
The Hero: “What do you think, Silver Tiger Lord?”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “…”
The Hero: “The strength of the Deth is another that I cannot deny”
The Hero: “The De people You, with your incredible experience and fortitude, are required”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “…I understand”
The Hero: “Then”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “I will apologise to the De really holds this power that you say she does, seeing as you are the Sword of the De will side with the De”
The Hero: “Thank you”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “However, I continue to believe that the Deth”
The Hero: “…”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “I have seen with my own eyes that you have defeated , as you have said you are However, I have yet to experience the De’s command on the battlefield In fact, I cannot testify to the strength of anything she does I cannot placewhich I do not know”
The Hero: “…Didn’t you say you would take my word for it?”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “I trust you but not your script”
The Hero: “Well, I guess that’s enough for now”
——- The Kurultai, the Pavillion-covered Street
Butler: “This is the conference venue of the Kurultai, it’s almost like a small city”
Secret Agent: “Sir We have eight agents fro”
Butler: “Nyohohoho Find a suitable hill and put up a pavilion, pretending to be , we’ll use that as our headquarters Set up a logistics centre and put a few people on Patrol Duty”
Secret Agent: “Yes, sir!”
Runs off
Butler: “Alright, what shall we do now? Nyohohoho”
Secret Agent: “Forward Intelligence Unit reporting in”
Butler: “Let’s hear it”
Secret Agent: “There are at least 6,000 Dees and valleys surrounding the area, there is also a fair nuh to claim a military presence in the event of any hostilities”
Butler: “Hmm”
Secret Agent: “About a third of the Demons present here are lesser Khans, or other influential Deures linked to the Khans, their attendants, and their personal guard The re on these wealthy individuals hoping to sell their wares as well as th and attract contracts”
Secret Agent: “The Kurultai and the Conference of the Khans will be held at thefrom a cultural perspective, it’s difficult to say for certain but most of the attendants here believe that the Kurultai will last at least till the end of the month”
Butler: “So, one more week”
Secret Agent: “The pavilion directly beside the Grand Pavillion is the pavilion of the De , but the present De is actually a woman In other words, she’s a Demon Queen”
Butler: “Hmm, Queen…”
Secret Agent: “However, it is clear that she is giving her pure and undivided focus to the Kurultai This has been mentioned before but it appears that the ones ill control the Grand Pavilion, in other words, the Eight Great Khans, the Khans of extre audiences with the De”
Butler: “Have you had any contact?”
Secret Agent: “We have not yet received the opportunity So that we do not have an infor to be as discreet as possible”
Butler: “That’s fine”
Secret Agent: “Yes, sir”
Butler: “But, hmm…”
Secret Agent: “What’s on your mind, sir?”
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Explanation
Patrol Duty: This refers to walking around the periilant to ensure that the enemy does not conduct a surprise attack
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Butler: “Should I also go undercover?”
Secret Agent: “Is that alright?”
Butler: “Of course, I will have to be very careful Since the rumours say that these streets concern the fate of the Conference and hence the world above, we can’t afford to ence Nyohohoho Looks like I’ve got to do it”
Secret Agent nods
Butler: “Let me teach you why they used to call me Sudden Death”
Secret Agent: “Y-yes”
Butler: “Nyohohohoho”
Secret Agent: “Then I will return to the field”
Butler: “Understood Establish contact at the headquarters”
Secret Agent: “Sir”
——– The Kurultai, the Pavilion of the De
The De: “…”
The Hero: “What’s up, where did that come from?”
The De: “It’s a letter from the Witch-Queen of the Banshees”
The Hero: “And?”
The De: “She supports the ceasefire”
The Hero: “Ohh… Wait, wasn’t she from the Invasion Faction?”
The De: “Yes, but it’s completely different There’s a world of difference between ‘I would like a ceasefire’ and ‘I would not like to go to war’ The Banshees have a splendid military force They were always rivals with the Deot to thank their assertiveness for changing the minds of the Banshees”
The Hero: “I see… And what of the Automatons?”
The Chief Maid: “I have delivered the gifts you requested Precious stones, soil saifts”
The Den”
The Hero: “What’s the point of that?”
The Deress, the Auto to deoods via trade”
The Hero: “That’s a good idea”
The Hero: “Right It was a bit blunt, but I told the Tribe of the Fang what you told me to say”
The Chief Maid: “Hoas it?”
The Hero: “As you predicted, they took the bait”
The Chief Maid: “Is that so, hahahaha”
The De about?”
The Hero: “Well, you kno ht?”
The De: “Yeah”
The Hero: “I goaded the that I would defeat ten of their bravest warriors to ainst you”
The De: “Can you really do that?”
The Hero: “I’m the Hero after all”
The De: “But surely that must leave them very frustrated with us”