Chapter 47 Sounds Like a Flag to me (2/2)
Thinking this, I timidly asked, and Kuro let out a small smile in response.
[Don’t worry, wyverns have low intelligence compared to the dragons and they were categorized as weak monsters.]
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[I- Is that so……]
[Young man, you should take what she said with a grain of salt. The wyverns are obviously as weak as ants for the Underworld King, but even one of them is a terrifying monster for humans. That’s why the Knight Order and the Adventurers formed a subjugation team early on and set out to defeat them.]
[…………….]
When Kuro just referred to the wyverns as weak monsters, the auntie corrects her with a wry smile on her face.
If that’s the case, as expected, it will be a pretty big battle to defeat those wyverns. There might even be some injuries and deaths among the Knight Order and the Adventurers.
It’s not that I know any of the Knights or the Adventurers but…… For instance, if Kuro were to defeat those wyverns, wouldn’t she be able to defeat them in an instant without any of them having to get injured?
[……Kaito-kun. I can understand why you think like that, but that’s no good.]
[……Eh?]
Sensing my thoughts, Kuro muttered in a serious tone, unlike the lightheartedness she has earlier.
[This is a trouble that happened in this country…… in the Symphonia Kingdom. I shouldn’t be carelessly involved in it.]
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[……………..]
[Sure, just like Kaito-kun thought, it’ll be over in an instant if I go out there. It doesn’t matter if there are hundreds or thousands of wyverns, I’ll be able to take them out in an instant. But that’s no good.]
A quiet, yet somehow solemn voice resounded.
Her golden eyes look straight at me, with the majesty of a real king dwelling within them.
[As long as it takes the form of a monarchy, all the trouble that occurs within its territory must be resolved by this country’s power as much as possible. If they would just keep on relying on Demons, they would lose the trust of their own citizens and the “equal” relationship between Demons and Humans will be destroyed. Of course, if I’m formally asked for assistance, I’ll comply, and if I think it’s too much for the people to handle, I’ll help…… but as long as that’s not the case, I, as one of the Six Kings, can’t just get involved in every single thing for no reason.]
[……………..]
I didn’t even feel like refuting her. Indeed, the thoughts that came to my mind were just based on my emotions, and Kuro’s words are entirely correct.
This kind of situation made me realize that Kuro really is much older than me and her ideas were more level-headed than mine.
After having said all that, Kuro’s expression crumbles and a reassuring smile appears on her face.
[Well, it will be alright. There are lots of excellent knights in this country, and since they’re near the city, that would also make them able to easily restock the stuff they would need.]
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[Yeah, that’s right. We’ve also got plenty of adventurers here, and they certainly wouldn’t want to be late in getting some shares in those wyverns.]
[…..In that case, that’s a relief.]
Dear Mom, Dad—– I heard a wyvern nest has been built near the royal capital. Kuro and the auntie said that it’s safe but…… I wonder why? I don’t know if it’s just my imagination or not—- but that sounds like a flag to me.
In the mountains north of the royal capital…… A subjugation team composed of knights, adventurers, and environmental investigators from the royal capital was formed to exterminate the wyverns that build its nest in these mountains.
This is the largest monster extermination operation that happened in recent years, and as the flesh
There are famous adventurers and division commander-ranked knights, as well as those who have experience in defeating wyverns in the past, so there shouldn’t be any problems happening…… is what everyone on the subjugation team thought.
The members of the subjugation team that had arrived at the rocky mountainside, where the wyverns were presumed to have built their nest based on the reports were now—– trembling in fear.
Before them lies numerous wyvern corpses, but the person who killed them was “not from the subjugation team”.
[Captain!]
[……How is it?]
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[They’re unmistakably dead…… However, “there aren’t any wounds on their bodies at all”.]
The knight who was entrusted to lead the subjugation team has a strained expression on his face after receiving the report from his subordinate.
In fact, before they came here, they had encountered and defeated two wyverns. However, the wyverns were acting strangely…… It was the first time they’ve ever seen a wyvern look so desperate, even though they have defeated them many times before.
When they arrived at the nest at a pace faster than they had expected, they found more than 50 dead wyverns…… and none of them had any wounds.
[……Captain, this is…… Perhaps……]
[Yeah, the only one who could do something like this is……]
At the words of the knight who asked while looking pale and his body slightly trembling, the captain also arrived at the same conclusion with fear appearing on his face.
Yes, these two know. This situation could be described as abnormal…… And the one who could do it……
And as if to affirm their premonition that they don’t want to come true at all, a shadow comes down from near the top of the mountain.
[……Ah– Ahhhh……]
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[……Impossible…… Why is she in a place like this…… Even though she wasn’t supposed to be out of the Demon Realm very often……]
The two people who saw this shadow…… No, all the members of the subjugation team shuddered with fear visible on their faces.
They would normally never meet her in a place like this, her, who is a symbol of fear that can be likened to a calamity.
[……”The Death King, Isis Remnant”……]
When those words were muttered by someone, the King of the Dead, clad in the deaths of many beings, descended before their eyes.