Chapter 4 The Demon King was just a Small Fry (2/2)
However, there’s one thing that bothered me about the explanation she just gave. Both Lilia and Lunamaria-san said that demons are basically benevolent beings, but hadn’t the humans fought against the demons in the past?
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[Umm, can I ask you a question?]
[Yes, go ahead.]
[……You mentioned earlier that most demons are quite gentle, but a thousand years ago, those six kings? Is it okay to say that there was a demon king among them that attacked the Human Realm?]
[Unn. I don’t know how to say this…… It seems that the “Demon King” who swung his fury around the Human Realm back then was actually just a mere rogue in the Demon World.]
[Eh?]
In response to my question, Lilia-san wrily smiled as if she’s also at a loss for words. It was pretty much lined up with the image I had in mind, but I never expected that the Demon King was actually just a small fry…… That’s too earth-shattering.
[As I mentioned earlier, the demons are basically gentle. The Demon Realm itself is vast, their food is abundant, and the six kings standing at the top are on good terms with each other and often mingled with each other. It was said that the only time they fought in time immemorial, even though there was a skirmish in the Demon Realm, was against the God Realm which has only happened once. In the first place, until the Demon King and the First Hero-sama appeared, for Demons, they only knew that Humans exist, but they’ve never seen it. They apparently recognized the Humans as beings that they have no particular reason to fight with.]
[Well, no matter which world it is, there are those people who don’t see the good in living in peace, living with ambitions held in their hearts.]
Lunamaria-san added with a sigh. Even after 1000 years, the First Hero is still respected, but I felt like the image for that “Demon King” has been getting lower and lower.
[Yes, it was that “Demon King” who gathered all the bloodthirsty demons and tried to overthrow the six kings in those days to rise to the top of the Demon Realm. In the Human Realm, they would be something like bandits…… Well, you could also say they were like rebels. However, because the number of demons is so large, the “Demon King’s” army seems to have become a large army of over a million demons as a result. Even so, I heard that it was just a small-scaled army in terms of the entire Demon Realm……]
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The more the denominator increases, the more sympathizers appeared…… To be honest, I can’t imagine an army of millions appearing right away, but I heard that it was how the “Demon King” apparently appeared. In that case, why didn’t it try to overthrow the six kings and came to the Human Realm instead?
[……I heard that the “Demon King’s” army had challenged Underworld King-sama to a battle in order to gain control of the Demon Realm.]
[Ah, you mentioned that there was a war that happened in the Demon Realm earlier.]
[……And so, what happened?]
I think it was because I was interested in their attack on the Human Realm, but because we were concerned about something, Yuzuki-san and I asked for her to continue on that topic a bit more.
[It was a battle of a million against one, and Underworld King has beaten them down in a matter of minutes.]
[……Errr……]
[That is… How should I say this……]
[……I can’t help but feel pity him for what happened.]
The fact that they were overwhelmingly crushed even made Kusonoki-san inadvertently feel pity for the Demon King. Either the Demon King’s army is too weak, or it’s just that Underworld King is too strong…… Just like Kusonoki-san said, I’m somehow starting to feel sorry for the Demon King. I mean, in just a few minutes of engagement, most of them were probably wiped out in just one or two strikes……
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[However, Underworld King-sama is a very kind man. He didn’t kill anyone, but he just warned “It’s good that all of you are pretty lively, but you shouldn’t bother people around you.” and let the Demon King’s army go.]
Not only did he went easy on them, but he’s also even treating them just like troublesome neighborhood brats!? That’s enough already! The “Demon King’s” image inside of me has already crashed down, you know!?
[And after that incident, the Demon King realized that he was no match for the six kings…… So, he decided to invade the Human Realm, which the six kings had decreed not interfere with back then.]
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He ran awaaaaaaaay!? That Demon King ran away from the Demon Realm!? I don’t really have any particular attachment to him, but you’re not very good at this, Demon King!? I felt like he suddenly turned into a kid who was scolded and ran away from home……
This is… Honestly…… How am I supposed to react to this?
Dear Mother, Father—– They were saying that Demons are rational and gentle. And the Demon King—- was just a small fry.