Vol 2 Chapter 10 (2/2)
The Hero: “Well, that’s the strategy of the Chief Maid”
The Chief Maid: “Yes”
The Hero: “When the situation called for it, I praised the Silver Tiger Lord while presenting my case I think it succeeded”
The Chief Maid: “I figured that if we cover the difficult-to-stoeht be more receptive It’s them after all”
The De: “Wow, not bad”
The Hero: “I just nudged hiht direction”
The De for this”
The Hero: “Yeah”
The Deh you’re usually so lost”
The Hero: “Although, I was a bit pressed for time so I had to convince him about your leadershi+p ability The other Khans were very interested in that as well”
The Chief Maid: “That’s right I wouldn’t say we’ve really prolonged it, but now the Khans are all very curious about your command ability on the battlefield”
The Hero: “We haven’t h”
The Chief Maid: “Yeah”
The De: “It’s about time, then”
The Hero: “Shall we go?”
The De: “Yeah I really want to knohat the Banshees have got to say, and it’ll be good to check out the reactions of the other Tribes as well I’ed their views If we did it well, then the Demons of the Paleweight of the other Tribes Once that happens, ill have ed to isolate the Demons of the Pale as the only member of the Invasion Faction”
The Hero: “Indeed”
The Chief Maid: “Then, let’s meet at the Grand Pavilion tomorrow”
The Deins…”
——– The Kurultai, the Grand Pavilion for the Conference of the Khans
Mur…
The De: “Then, at this Kurultai, I would like to seek the views of ht Great Khans on our relations with the Human World”’
The Chieftain of the Tattooed: “Hmm…”
The King of the Pale: “This matter is very clear We should march on them and destroy them”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “Hin with, the ones who careen land, to set fire to our hoht!”
The Witch-Queen of Banshees: “However, victory is not so that is assured”
The Cyclops: “Yes… Further involvement… will only increase… number of casualties…”
The Baron of Steel: “I am interested in the multiple mineral deposits located in the Surface World”
The King of the Pale: “If we conquer them, these deposits will be ours to use!”
The Fire Dragon Lord: “…That is reckless”
The Queen of Fairies: “I oppose this decision We are two distinct Worlds We ht each other and trespassed many times, but we are both weary of this We now have the opportunity to walk along the path of peace”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “Hmph! Coward Fairy”
The De irrelevant jibes during the Kurultai”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “Hmph”
The De: “I do not believe that with a ceasefire ill be able to co-exist harmoniously with the Huth of the Underground World with the Surface World, it is clear that we cannot defeat them The sporadic state of hich we are in noill never result in victory with these rando-term will drain our revenues and make life difficult
“In the first place, what happens if in? Even if we e to take down the Hu ourselves, can we really ?
“I propose that we post strong garrisons along the poles where the destroyed gates between the worlds are, strictly ates We will allow any trade or flow of goods which are beneficial to us as the Dee for humans Since we have taken back the City of the Gate, neither of us have territory in the lands of the other I believe that wethe present situation, continuing the war is an irrational decision”
The Hero: “What an excellent speech Surely they have nothing to say in retort”
The Chief Maid: “As expected fro”
The Chieftain of the Tattooed: “We, the Tribe of the Fiends, have no intention to alter our initial view We will leave this decision to the Khans of the other Tribes and maintain our middle position”
The King of the Pale: “We the Tribe of the Pale have reached a unanimous decision, that the Human Race must be exterminated They are a thorn in our side and the perpetrator of heinous crimes, they must be removed That is the path of the Tribe of the Pale”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “We, the Tribe of the Fang are of the sa Grounds then we can easily recoup the expenses of this expedition… However…”
The Fire Dragon Lord: “However?”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “To give time for us to make preparations, I feel that a temporary ceasefire is necessary, and so I lend ”
The King of the Pale: “Silver Tiger Lord! Are you betraying me!”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “What are you saying! Do not take me for a fool”
The Witch-Queen of Banshees: “We the Tribe of the Banshees oppose the war We wish for a ceasefire”
The King of the Pale: “?!”
The Witch-Queen of Banshees: “Having considered various factors, it is clear to us that this ill occur at the expense of nificant benefit My lords will remember that it was the Tribe of the Banshees that occupied the Isle of Light in the Human World
“However, we could not hold the Isle of Light Why is that? The biggest reason is that the island alone was insufficient to support the supplies needed toto say, however at present, we are still squabbling a ourselves I must say that we clearly lack the ability to continue with this war”
The Queen of Fairies: “We the Tribe of Fairies support the ceasefire To begin with, we never supported the beginning of the war Going one step further, we believe in e with the Human Race”
The Cyclops: “We… do not like… war… We support… the ceasefire…”
The Baron of Steel: “With a ceasefire, oods of the Surface World Our conditions for the ceasefire are trade with the Huoods — Under these conditions, we agree to a stop in the ith the Humans”
The Fire Dragon Lord: “Well, since that’s how it is, I’ve got no choice The Tribe of the Dragons agrees to the ceasefire Our original worry has always been the City of the Gate, but since that has been reclai, we no longer have an issue If it had not been reclaireed to this”
The De: “So, in suree to the ceasefire are six One Tribe takes the round and the one Tribe who opposes the ceasefire is the Tribe of the Demons of the Pale…”
The Hero: “That went better than expected”
The Chief Maid: “Yes, the Tribe of the Fang changing their e bonus”
The King of the Pale: “What a bunch of weaklings! damn you! What has happened to the pride of the De to be trampled by that damn Human Race!”
The Queen of Fairies: “The ceasefire is the will of the De”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “H”
The Cyclops: “Yes…”
The Witch-Queen of Banshees: “We are a Federation of Tribes The will of the De cos”
The King of the Pale: “! You defeatists!”
The Dee your decision?”
The Chieftain of the Tattooed: “In that case, the Tribe of the Fiends also supports the ceasefire We don’t agree to complete peace and harmony with the Humans but if we do not break this impasse at the Kurultai then the Deain We would like to avoid that The Tribe of the Fiends supports harmony in the Demon World”
The King of the Pale: “—So”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “?”
The King of the Pale: “So, you place such a strong e, don’t you? Then allow , Ruby Eyes, to have a ceasefire, was it not the will of the previous Deo to war in the first place?”
The Baron of Steel: “If it is the will of the De, we the People of Steel will don our armour and march bravely onto the battlefield without objection”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “The Tribe of the Fang believes that as well Under the leadershi+p of a brave and capable De, ait the rich and prosperous lands that ill gain and the honour and glory of war”
The Queen of Fairies: “However, at present, the war is ain In this case, I would rather preserve the lives of my people”
The King of the Pale: “But that is the responsibility of the De! He is the one who leads the Delorify the Demon World That’s e’ve never had a soft and kind-hearted De from the Tribe of the Fairies
“Are you saying that the Tribe of Fairies does not place its trust in every De? Or what? The Tribe of Fairies may be an adorable race, but would you deny the Demon World its deserved prosperity!”
The Queen of Fairies: “Of course not…”
The King of the Pale: “We, the Tribe of the Pale, contest the Seat of the De!”
The Cyclops: “!”
The Fire Dragon Lord: “What?!”
The Witch-Queen of Banshees: “Do you think ill let you get aith that!”
The De: “?!”
The Hero: “Wh-what?! What the hell?!”
The Chief Maid: “I don’t understand I didn’t even think that such a thing was even possible”
The Queen of Fairies: “Don’t be stupid! What right do you have to do this without the consent of the other Khans!”
The King of the Pale: “I can It is stated plainly in The Demon Annals It occurred under exceptional circumstances, but there are stipulations for it under the 8th amendment”
The Cyclops: “…Stipulations…”
The Witch-Queen of Banshees: “What does it say exactly?”
The King of the Pale: “According to The De at the Kurultai, a Khan need only obtain the support of half of the Khans In other words, four Khans This right has never been exercised before, but a stipulation is a stipulation”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “To think such a clause would exist…”
The Baron of Steel: “In her tiain any battlefield experience Do you intend to question her ability to decide the fate of the Deh these troubled times?”
The King of the Pale: “Indeed I do”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “That’s right, the De should be someone fairly powerful”
The Baron of Steel: “…That is a reasonable proposition”
The Cyclops: “…The Deer…”
The Hero: “What are you saying?”
The Chief Maid: “Come on!”
The Fire Dragon Lord: “…”
The Witch-Queen of Banshees: “So ill i?”
The King of the Pale: “Just like when the De As usual, we’ll have the ”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “This ti will be a ”
The King of the Pale: “Indeed that ratitude of the Tribe of the Pale In any case, the next De”
The Cyclops: “We… the Giants… will bring honour…”
The Witch-Queen of Banshees: “…This is worth considering”
The De: “…”
The Chief Maid: “The Dereen…”
The Hero: “Aren’t you going to do anything?”
The Chief Maid: “This is completely unexpected…”
The King of the Pale: “Well then, shall we take a vote?”
The Fire Dragon Lord: “No, wait”
The King of the Pale: “What?”
The Fire Dragon Lord: “This is no small matter I would like to request for more time to discuss this”
The King of the Pale: “What is there to discuss? If you believe in it, then just show your agreeet this over with”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “Indeed”
The Witch-Queen of Banshees: “No, what the Fire Dragon Lord says is correct We cannotour Tribe This decision has many implications after all”
The King of the Pale: “Hmph”
The Cyclops: “Dusk…”
The King of the Pale: “Fine It will be dusk in two hours I want to have the election at dusk That leaves us with two hours to discuss whatever we need to discuss”
The Fire Dragon Lord: “…Fine”
The Witch-Queen of Banshees: “Agreed”
The Queen of Fairies: “That’s…”
The De: “…Then”
The Chieftain of the Tattooed: “This election will decide whether or not the De Ruby Eyes will continue to sit on the throne Your Majesty, as stated in The Dee the notion However, you ht ill decide what is to happen”
—– Epilogue
Arising froht slumber, she forced her consciousness back into the painful world of the living and opened her eyes to the fuzzy light of day Herperiod of loneliness and isolation had sapped th But even in this eternity, miracles happened as well
That was the birth of the Hero
Borne on the suht The saviour of the world
She was not the only one fro, hard and thorny like a craggy precipice, would be liberated He was to be her saviour, the one of destiny
This Hero was born
There was a feeling of intense regret and misery The birth of the Hero, would come to disrupt the balance of the world he wasHer ability to predict events was considered to be os, she was not o whether the world would be perfectly fine or would be consumed by the chaos
However, the Hero was born into this undecided world The soul of this black haired youth, delivered into the trap of this dangerous world, shone brightly with the courage and hope of being the saviour of the people of the world
(But, maybe…)
The chance was low, maybe one in thousands, in ten thousands, she did not know, but she felt hopeful Maybe, maybe he would understand He had never understood before in all her projections, but ht happen
That day, as she extended her hand, she said those words of apology
And she wondered, as he thinking?
She reached out and hugged that shadow as it slipped away into the darkness, and fell back into her shallow slumber
To be continued in Maoyuu Maou Yuusha Volume 3: The Holy Crusades