Chapter 432: The One who Created the Prototype of the Current Demon Realm (2/2)
[……Creeped out huh?]
Gazing at the flower garden dyed in the redness of dusk, Lillywood-san began to talk about the past.
”She suddenly appeared in front of us one day. As a being of great power, her sudden appearance…… that in itself wasn't the problem. If Kuromueina brought her to us, we won't hesitate to accept her as family.”
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”The cheerful and energetic Shalltear quickly made friends with everyone…… Even though she was playing the fool with a smile, she still somehow drew a line between us…… It's as if there were dark flames hidden behind her smile……”
I see, Lillywood-san faintly noticed the things she was hiding huh. However, she wasn't quite clear about what it is. This must be why she felt that Alice was so creepy.
”……It's as if she was looking at something else while looking at us…… It was only about a thousand years after Shalltear's arrival in this world that these thoughts became clear to me.”
[Did Alice do something?]
”……At that time, the Demon Realm was a very chaotic place. There were many powerful beings…… Count-rank Demons were just about anywhere, each of which doing whatever they pleased. The most powerful being in the Demon Realm, Kuromueina, had the power to rule the Demon Realm, but she respected the freedom of each individual, and as a result, you could say that it was a much rougher era than today.”
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”However, that chaotic Demon Realm…… was changed by a single person.”
[……And that person is Alice?]
When I reflexively asked back, Lillywood-san quietly nodded.
”Among the powerful Demons, Shalltear secretly erased those she perceived as unnecessary to the world. She did it so cold-heartedly, in such a clever way that we didn't even notice…… By the time we noticed it, ”more than 70%” of those powerful Demons had been erased by her alone.”
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”However, that's not all that she did. At the same time as she did this, she increased the number of her subordinates, acting as her limbs, and in just a thousand years, she was able to spread her roots behind the vast Demon Realm. Using her ability to manipulate information, she was able to bring order to the Demon Realm…… Constructing ranks like the ”Six Kings” and the ”Peerage-holders”.”
[Eh? P- Please wait a moment. That means, the one who made up the terms Six Kings and Peerage-holding High-ranking Demons were……]
”Yes, Shalltear made them. The reason why she divided the Demon Race was to make it easier to manage information…… It was for her own benefit, as she said herself.”
[……What a selfish person that is. That Shalltear was quite nasty, wasn't she? There certainly isn't anything wrong with being selfish, but the——- Fugyaaahhh!?]
There was some idiot who interrupted our serious conversation, so I reflexively drove my knuckle on her head.
Dear Mom, Dad————- Lillywood-san's story was quite shocking. Of course, I knew about Alice's circumstances too, so I knew that she did such things…… and I knew that it was because she needed a lot of information to fulfill her promise to Iris-san…… Still, I was surprised. Lillywood-san's words meant that Alice created the terms Six Kings and Peerage-holders————- and she's the one that created the prototype of the current Demon Realm.
? ? ? : [Haahhh~~ For her to take over the world just to find someone to fall in love with, that idea is stupid, you know? Idiot! I can't even begin to tell you how appalling that is. It's the height of selfishness, you know? Good grief, compared to the noble, cute and loveable Transcendental Pretty Archangel Alice-chan, this Shalltear fellow is just the worst! Geez, what a cruel pe——– Migyaaahhhh!?]
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