Chapter 136 (1/2)
Demon Lord’s Gambit Arc
136 Eastern Empire
The Eastern Empire
One of the oldest countries
It’s official nan Alliance of the Naska-namrium Ulmeria Empires (SAN-NUE)[1]
People say that it has been two thousand years since the records first speak of nations ed by San-nue
Managed under its overwhelth
And for two thousand years, San-nue did not allow a single rebellion to go unpunished
Under its sole emperor, Ludora Nam Ul Naska
Who ruled with an iron fist
And thus the empire eventually came to be called simple Eastern Empire
Eastern Eenous state
They rule through power, conquer and pillage, complete battle maniacs
Their only creed [Power is Everything] allows anyone to achieve greatness as long as they are powerful
There’s only one reason why this empire has yet to invade the Jura forest–they are in the middle of preparations
Three-hundred fifty years ago, they atteate Veldora and lost a city because of itA whiret
Around a hundred thousand lives were lost that day, and that was a city fortified to be the gateway for invading the forestThey have built it up over a hundred years
“Build up your forces, conquer that forest, and expand our do wish since then
Expand beyond the Jura forest–their failures pained them for a hundred years
But ould a country as bountiful as the Empire need to expand?
Only because the Emperor wanted it to be so
That was the only reason, but no one complained
And as the invasion plan progressed, the Empire build up its forces and weapons
And hundreds of years ago they announced its invasion plan
Who would have thought that a single foolish idea that commanders had would cause that plan to crumble?
The forest needs a master Those lizards are no threat to us!
This foolish thought let them to their doom
They hardly knohat actually happened The books, the record keepers, and anyone who kneas reduced to ash
Their dreams, their ambitions, were reduced to ash
And time passed
The Empire continued with an additional creed: “Never invade Jura Forest”
Veldora’s anger left it’s scars; his power revealed hoide the world really is; the Empire could never as much consider an invasion
There were those who resented Veldora, but not one of them would disobey a superior–each of whom forbid an invasion
As such, voices of young ks never reached the upper echelonsAs such, the ar control superior to before the invasion
They could not allow the second invasion to fail
For them, this was an opportunity to prove their loyalty to their Empire
And two years prior, they received those news
Storon Veldora disappeared
The Empire rejoiced The time has come! Drums of war beat now even in the hearts of the commanders
These were not brash youth; they were hardened soldiers, so the fires in their chests burned all the brighter
Moreover, they could hardly allow their Eer
And the Ele word,
「Prepare」
The Empire was ablaze in activity
The Empire, you see, has a Political and Military branchesBoth are ed directly by the Emperor
No one else has any real power there
There are nobles, but their only boon is a fancy name and ability to enter the parliament without an election
Perhaps soe property, but such would be a rare and special person
In other words, the Emperor has absolute power
This Feudalistic state listens to the wishes not of the people but of the Eed his loyalty to the Emperor
Even Imperial Guard is but a position that is rotated between various troops
Can you believe it: a single person is e nation
But regardless of how bizarre it may seem, the truth is thus: the Empire has enjoyed many years of prosperity
And the Eave his orders
Surely everyone was elated to hear them, but no one rushed–they meticulously carried his orders out
And soon the preparations were complete
A single carriage was heading towards the capital
Inside, ae, an armless man lay and tomen sat
The carriage was driven by a knight clad in black
Yuuki’s entourage
「By the way, shouldn’t we restore your arm?」
Kagali asks Yuuki the most obvious question in the world
A loss of body part, albeit significant, could be treated with a high level potionEven Kagali’s ic could restore that kind of wound
There’s hardly a reason to reali could think of
「Hmm? It’s fine, no problem!
They say the blacks myself a metal arm!」
「Haaah?! The hell you dare to say, after losing to that bastard Leon!
What? “I’ll surely win!” you said?
Instead you suffered a terrible defeat and we barely escaped with our lives!」
「Ahaha For you to be that angry He was stronger than I thought, so what could I have done about him?
Besides, it’s not a loss if you live to see the morn! snicker
I got an ultion
Also took that Red Knight’s teleportation power, so what’s the big deal?」
Yuuki casually responded to Kagali’s gru
He’s totally not reflectingRealizing that, Kagali decided to give up
The fact is, Yuuki suffered a crushi+ng defeat before Leon
His truained were not worth the loss
Luckily, when the Chaos Dragon’s poas taken it disrupted theYuuki and the rest to escapeby teleporting away
Even so, Kagali could not bear to see Yuuki remain as he was, so
「Yuuki-sama, are you sure you would not like me to lend you a hand?
Leon was far stronger than I remember him
As such, I must take responsibility for my mistake, but I must ask…
Why did you hold back against him?」
When Kagali finished the sentence, Chloe opened her eyes and glanced at Yuuki,
For but a th
Since it was but a th and could only curse her inadequate analysis abilities
Even so, it was clear that he had another ultimate skill
And this was not sonore
「Ahahaha, what did you expect? I can’t go around parading my power in front of Chloe
We’ll fight eventually, and, although she , she could always just let Demon Lord Rimuru knoho clearly excels at it
I ht?」