Chapter 13 (1/2)
TL: Sevens ended at chapter 345 (Volume 18)
TL: 175k words…
The Lazy King Part 2 Chapter 5: Ira’s Resentment
Part 1: How Sad it Must be
“Oh… what beautiful crimson hair… this child will surely become a fine wielder of Ira”
A large face with numerous wrinkles carved into it peered at me
His height ice my own, and it was likely that even if I squeezed out every ounce of mana in my body, my poouldn’t even reach his feet
A with supreme power With awe in their voices, those around him referred to him as such…
『Demon Lord』
And even ast Demon Lords
He was a rare Great Deh the battles with heaven
Fels Crowne
His name was Fels Crowne, of 『Deceit』
He was a wire-like man
His thin stature was likely not graced by anything like muscles, and he had a characteristically kind expression one would think to be unthinkable of Superbia
But even so, Fels was a long-lived Demon Lord
… Even if that glory was a thing of the past
“Ira… if you have that power, than perhaps you’ll even be able to unify the Demon World someday”
Whilea case, the King who sat at the su was already tired
Desire wasn’t infinite That’s hile we didn’t originally possess lifespans, there are tier life is the very reason for a decline in power
He was severe, and vile, and h to earn the word 『Deceit』 in his name, and yet the one who had continued to pursue his desire all alone, the Lord Fels Croas already dead
Only because of his strong power, did he continue to sit on the Great De’s throne
Meaning in the end, that was the extent of his caliber
His lukewarh toat hi but kind to me
Enough to row hazy
It was a tale of a time in the distant past, but even now, it remains vivid in my memory
I would intently gaze up at his stagnant eyes, and wait for the next words to escape hisdropped to a severely dark tone
The young me understood
That was likely the reason an ordinary man like Fels was able to cli
“But this rate isn’t going to work out… we require the power of Leigie of Sloth, I guess…”
“Leigie… of Sloth?”
Unable to comprehend Fels Crowne… father’s words, I tilted rand nod, as if he had suddenly nodded off
Only his silver pair of eyes continued to let off a dull light
I’m not sure how much time had passed Perhaps it was an instant, or perhaps there had been a space of several minutes of silence
The Great De slowly opened his mouth
“Kanon Henceforth… take up the name Ira Lord…”
“Ira… lawd?”
It was a name much too full of pride I was a freshly born Deht Class
But Father seemed quite certain of it That I was to become a Lord of Ira
Deceit was an accumulation of fiction
The nature of Fels Croas to re
That’s whyof those words required the span of the next few thousand years
Even if there are
The Castle of Shadows
It was a palace, where even the shadows slept silently
The ramparts that extended beyond the horizon was h to befit the ter above’ The fortress of a Demon Lord
The Lord of Sloth was to refer to a Deed himself in depravity
This peerlessly vast Castle of Shadoas nothing more than that Lord’s bedroom
His subordinates, whose nu more than to protect his sleep
Heard Lauder Boasting a rare kind of power, he was a Pride Demon ould never prostrate himself before anyone
“Hm… Kanon… Iralaude, is it? Useless… do what you will”
The strange Deher directive than to attend to the ambitionless Lord
“Kanon Iralaude… well, as long as you don’t try to disturb his sleep, then…”
Acting on an incomprehensible principle, the way of life of these De I had never witnessed before, and they delivered a bit of an impact to my mentality, but that was blohen I saw the Lord himself Blown all away
Even now, I can recall it clearly
The quiet air covering the entire fortress, and the black door, an incarnation of darkness
On the other side of the door I had opened to introduce myself, the Lord simply whispered to himself alone
… I’m kinda tired…
He didn’t seem to pay any mind to me, as I was taken up in silence, as the jet-black haired man directed his dead eyes towards vacant space
The Lord of Sloth
Leigie the Depraved The sole Demon accepted to have pursued the foundation of Acedia to its limits, an ancient Demon
As if he were the air, he lacked a distinct feel to hiic you could even call absurd was clearly so like me, and he had much too less of a will
It was such that even when I coh power of my father, I could quite distinctly tell that it was her
At a single glance, I could tell by intuition
Ah, so this is… thethere
No offense, or defense, but mere existence
No charis spirit, or even intent, but power alone he possessed If you call one who’s thoroughly learned their Sin a Lord, then… yes, I see, he is surely worthy of being a Lord of Sloth
There was status, and honor, and then, there was a gathering of Demons that showed no interest in either of the two
Even I, having seen all the Demon Lords that came to kneel before father, found that lifestyle to be exceedingly rare, and it invited on er
These De for in life?
Even when, as Deh to warrant the envy of others
The haves, and the have nots Talent can be cruel The gap between e, and the one who careater amount of rime was more than clear, and for some reason, it irritated me
Andbut a worn-out expression, pleaded to that Lord with a single sentence
To the Lord hile he wasn’t even doing anything, had an expression much more worn-out than father
Those words were, quite likely, not what a Great De was to address to his subordinates
“Leigie… I’ll leave hter to you”
I didn’t known the resolve or weight behind his words
But the Lord of Sloth gave a response anyways
He let only his face out from beneath the blankets, and the slovenly tone he answered in held no as of a Lord in him
“… Just do whatever you want It’s not like I’ to her anyways”
The compensation he paid for his poas… depravity
A er that fueled Ira
Change and stagnation Perhaps precisely because they were opposites, that a principle exist in thehten one’s Wrath
Father likely saw through that
While staring at Leigie’s lifeless eyes, I frantically tried to think of the , what entered my eyes as they turned up to father expectantly, were dark eyes of nihilism
If another were to see his spiritless expression, they likely would have evaluated it as not falling short of the Lord of Sloth
As young as I was, his speech delivered a considerable shock to me
“Kanon… introduce yourself He is the lone one to have spent his eternity in solitude In this endlessly vast De”
He pushed my back, and I took a step forward
But I was still frantically thinking
His recklessness The intent of the aged Great De
Even before the Great De, the eyes of the Lord who didn’t pay any htest, were horridly muddled
And oddly enough, that was the vey answer to the question of, ‘for what sake is he living?’ I had thought the first moment I met him
There was no oal No reason
His life that couldn’t be worn by any other De behind the solitude my father spoke of
Just how sad a thing must it be?
That was the first time I felt an emotion opposite to resentment
Just as father said, I lightly raised the edges of hly beaten into ave a polite bow
I didn’t feel anyone’s eyes on me Even while his pupils were directed ahead, thisat me
Heat whatever he does every day
“Kanon Iralaude The Sin I govern is Wrath I’ll be in your care, um…”
I hesitated for a moment
Leigie-sa, it’s unthinkable for me to use such an honorary title for another
Leigie…san? That sounds too reserved It doesn’t settle right
Should I just drop the honorific? No, he’s so of some respect
Being left with hi family
I already have a father But let that be the case, there’s no way this one’s little brother material
The hesitation was only an instant With asmy tone, I called that name… the pitiful name of the Lord o Depravity
“… Leigie-niisama”
That was likely the starting point
And I, in the long life that followed… in spending a tier than that which tornificance of the Lazy King’s name
But no matter how much time passed by, niisama was to stay as niisama
And as if he were in hibernation, the way he would never leave the Castle of Shadoas never to change
Part 2: There Wasn’t a Single Decent Person in my Army
“—–sama, ——sama?”
My auditory sense received a jolt, and ether once more
The voice I heard at regular intervals sounded quite nostalgic for some reason
Light entered my field of vision
I held my head, and let my eyes scan the area It was the same place as always
The throne roo Flames While it held the same mold as that of the one in the Castle of Shadows, the Great De’s throne was soaked in a completely different atmosphere
At that place where s of History had entrusted themselves, I awakened
“Kanon-sama? What seems to be the matter!?”
“… Yeah… don’t worry about it Just… I was just re a little bit”
‘Twas a failure It seeht
“Y-yes… if that’s all it is, then…”
The one looking at ht hand Demon
Lize Bloodcross A Demon of Wrath like me, and a woman that somewhat reminded my of my past self
Perhaps’t that’s why
Of all things, I sent an inexperienced Lize to Leigie-niisama’s side
Perhaps when father leftlike what I feel as well There’s no way to find out at this point
The Lord of Sloth has no enemies There’s no way niisama, who doesn’t even take any action, could bear animosity towards anyone
Having power surpassing her age, the ain fine control over her e it as a report on her progress, perhaps it is simply an inevitability
Because niisama has quite a lot of experience…
“Good grief, those Demon Lords are the same as always”
“Yeah… but that can’t be helped It’s precisely because they’re like that”
I brought together the De in Sin It’s natural for there to be a level of friction between them
It’s proof that the Great Dee variety of powers to their whim
And I’m the same
I gathered together the wielders of all sorts of desire I was more than prepared to be surrounded by potential traitors the
Temperament Wisdom Brute force Charisma
The only thing those guys didn’t heed was… authority
And at the sa me to that extent… I can’t have theel, or the like
“But… as I thought, Schitol went too far… to snatch from an allied soldier before my very eyes…”
“… Ah, Medea…”
It was only natural that a Greed Demon’s power depended on material possessions Therefore, their basic battle poasn’t all too high
However, that Deet of desire I haven’t the slightest idea what caused her to develop such a craving, but the power she possessed could likely easily pierce a Demon Lord’s body
She was truly a troublesome Demon
And there’s that personality of hers…
All the Lords had quite picky personalities, but even a hard to handle
Medea Luxeliaheart was a considerable Demon
I never thought she would be thrown into the arhtest notion that she would even reach General Class
But even so, before Deap in quality
“Looking at it from another perspective, could it be our luck that it ended with Medea alone…?”
“… Well, there’s some truth to that… but it sure has been a while since a casualty came up at a conference”
Of course, if you e to the surroundings is nothing small
But at the sa desires, they did hold the strength to show off their mettle, so it’s not like they’re to be killed off so easily
If you want to look to the current trend, then , but from the aftermath, and it wasn’t the Demon Lords themselves, but everyone around them
“W-well, Medea was just a double, so…”
Lize let out a h
It ed out be killed like that
Truly, it irl over here
I never should have compared her to Heard Lauder, who had always attended these conferences in niisama’s place
Medea and Heard’s careers were different Even if I was the one who ordered it, for her to have an insurance plan known as illusions… well, perhaps she was killed so easily due to the resultant negligence, but anyways, I should co out in the first place
I extinguished a cinder that as set alight in soh
To cover that up, I directed my eyes to Lize
“As I’ve told you before, Lize, I’ll leave the role of reporting to Leigie to you”
“Yes, understood”
Lize’s figure as she gave her affirmation overlapped with ave
I shook my head to deny that Such sentie fro
“But, Kanon-sama… whatever the case, I doubt there is anyone out there to target Leigei of Sloth”
“Oh… why is that?”
“I mean, for the Lord of Sloth… there’s absolutely no reason to aim for his head, is there? Back when his territory was vast was one thing, but right now, Leigie Slaughterdolls has nothing but the Castle of Shadows… he doesn’t even have an arie will not earn anyone any status or fame”
“… That’s… right Truly, by assaulting niisaained”
But, still…
As long as he doesn’t take any active action, as long as keeps his hand fro as he stays holed up in his room, can he truly isolate himself from all else?
Can heany evaluation from anyone?
No
Power is justice Without doing anything, he spent his long lifetime, and like the sweet smell of a nepenthes, the vast power he cultivated would draw Demons to him
Naturally, his obligations increase That’s so that can’t be helped
The ice he lowered on the world must have been aup How repulsing, and sorrowful
Because of his very being, the Lord of Depravity is not per in life
Back in ave more orders to Lize
“Vanity’s report is… also uncertain A Lord of Angels, and Zebul the Devourer, even if this land is constantly astir with tur is much too convenient What’s more, that man isn’t one to trust”
Vanity the Egoist’s words were soaked in deceit
Superbia was largely divided into two categories
Those like Heard Lauder, who gained Pride in their own ability
And those like Vanity Seidthroan, who boasted not of their power, and used wit to accomplish their pride
That was Pride of the same type as father’s
“He’s sche here”
As that hter, I understood
That sort of De’s seat
I see, compared to all the others prostrated before ular I mean, I cannot see a clear form of desire in him
But still, I didn’t think that the enerally see through most lies on the spot
If he were to report a falsehood, what merit would be in it for Vanity? Even if he may be Rank four, he’s not able to contest my Ira, and also, even if his report were to be a lie, that would just put Heard against him
“… The truth of the ed to survive… then her destination will be niisama’s side”
Long lived Demon Lords cared not for victory, but were stubborn in defeat
Zebul Glaucus was known for her exceedingly high offensive power, and brutal nature I’ she’s lived for, but I doubt she has much experience in failure
I folded a leg atop the other above the cold throne
I felt a burning power froht hand As if to er in the depths of my heart
As if it were eagerly awaiting for h it once more
“Hm… I don’t think that niisama will lose, and… I can’t think that Heard will let her escape either”
I mean, Zebul has already lost to niisama once
No matter how heinous she may be, it would be difficult for her to oppose both niisah powers
“… Y-yes Heard Lauder has already departed from this land If it’s that Lord, then perhaps there’s no need to worry”
“What an impatient man… but so be it”
Even if there’s no defeat to be found, I can’t let such a trifling matter disturb niisama’s sleep
In that case, there would have been no reason for me to take his rank and land and army Heard should know that fact as well
Heard Lauder’s poas undoubtedly top class withinwith that man as a child, but when he’s my subordinate, he makes himself quite useful Especially how he could roam as he pleased in this orld that was hard to span even on a dragon His agility like that of a clap of thunder was that man’s nature It’s almost impossible to run away from him
The hs came from my mouth If he’d only actually listen to my orders for once, I wonder just how much my Demon World unification plans would have hastened
“Good grief, the world just turns about as it pleases”
And that will likely never end
Even from the past… he was that sort of man
Having spent side those niisamas of mine, they were my… bane
If I becaent, then even my desire would weather away
A scene of a few thousand years past caain, and I shook my head to rid myself of it
“Well, fine The n you the duty of infor Heard of e have on her”
“… Yeah, he did leave before anything was said…”
Like that, just how does he plan on chasing after Serge…
De held up by the existence of a single lone Valkyrie How troublesome
And sending representative to them rarely has any effect on those Demon Lords
“But, even so, it’s already the end”
In the end, there’s but one opponent Because of herour hands on her, but as long as we know her location, taking her out is all too easy
This is the Deoverned by fiends
The s cannot fly too far through this abyss
We’ll have to pound that fact into those foolish Angels
“Right?”
“Yes, it is as you will it”
With intoxicated eyes, thebehind me immediately kneeled
He was the inspector Demon dispatched to the late Rank Seven, Ciel Afreide
While the Lord was killed, my eyes on him remained alive No, that alone is part of the role of an observer
It was the end of her luck when she chose a Demon Lord of Envy to assault
The observer’s intoxicated eyes, which would never stop envying all of existence, Angels included, had surely captured the Valkyrie’s form
An Envy Deeared towards inforirl was nothing more than a butterfly in a spider’s web
Lize furrowed her brow in a sort of wonder, and began tih my eyes
“… So where is Serge of the Silver Blue…?”
“Ah, what a girl… silvery white hair, and cyan eyes, wings of pure light, and… her strength, everything about her was sie to live such a vivid life!? Kuku, it’s a pity she’s to be destroyed… and at the same time, what a wondrous day it is That I can witness the death of such a beautiful Angel with these very eyes!”
His figure took on a forh his entire body, and Lize’s expression cramped up a little
For her toof this level, is she not thrown about by her emotions a little too much?
Well, when you’re by niisama’s side, these sort of stio dispatch her off to some repulsive Demon Lord for a time…
If this is enough to disturb her, she’ll never be a Lord
I prodded the man with my staff to return him to his senses
Finally noticing the phrase, ‘these very eyes,’ and understanding their intent, Lize blinked a few times
“… Report”
“Yes, that Valkyrie is, at present… racing about the skies over red soil From the Crimson Prison to the Dark Prison… at the speed of the wind”
In this area, there’s no land soaked in such black ic besides the Dark Prison
With an Invidia Demon’s 『Envy Eye』 Skill, it wasn’t possible to find exact location, but if we had the general idea, then the rest was simple
If they enter a zone, then the Lord could likely tell their location That white aura of theirs was like a splotch of white on a canvas painted black, and it really stood out
“But it’s the Criain”
The Crimson Prison
Ruled by Vanity Seidthroan, a scorching wasteland
That land wasn’t an iic point in any way, and the population of Deh The army size was also standard
It’s not worthy of being the first land attacked by Angels in such a long tioal is to eliminate as many Demons as possible
But as of late, problems have surfaced there one after another
The appearance of a Saint Lord
The appearance of Zebul
And, now a report of Serge
“Hmm…”
I thought back to the General Class Deive a report on the Angels just the other day
While he was General Class, he was a seasoned veteran who had crossed many a battlefield
『Abnormal』
That’s what the man had said
A Greed Deiven a reas one of the few trustworthy entities in all of these lands
Is this a coincidence?
Father… Fels Croas, rather than ht That was likely so that couldn’t be avoided to carry out his Deceit
That’s why therebehind this trend
Father treated everything in his surroundings as part of his work, but to me alone, he was kind
Even if that was just hi profit and loss…
Should the Egoist be trusted or not?
Vanity does heed toFrom the start, his nature was opposed to devotion
But the vanguard of God… those entities called Angels weren’t ones ould let themselves be manipulated by any form of Demon so easily Zebul was a monster who could have eaten the man the moment they met
Even if so, it would be too oist to play his hand
Heard Lauder is strong
But against two opponents, the Devourer and the Valkyrie, can he possibly come out victorious?
It’s unlikely that he’ll encounter them simultaneously, but his power should fall the ardless of how much of it he’s stored up
Heard was niisaht hand man It’s an impossible notion, but in the ht actually be saddened At that time, I’ll have to be prepared for the entire Deain
So perhaps I should send in some reinforcements
『Always foresee the worst outcome Reality will always exceed that』
Father’s teachings floated up in my head
But even if I were to send backup, the Rank Two and Rank Three Deainst Heard Lauder, and the chances are higher that he’ll actually suffer an attack from behind
Since Zebul was removed, Rank Five has yet to be filled, and with his nature, Rank Six is unlikely to even hear out my orders
As the Great Deo out personally
There wasn’t a single decent person in my army
“? What seems to be the matter?”
“H whether to play another card or not”
“To send reinforcements? Is Heard Lauder insufficient for the task?”
Lize’s question was on the mark
Even back when he was a General, Heard boasted exceptional power, but that was brought even further to the limit when he became a Lord If it’s that man, then perhaps he could even rend the earth with his bare hands
I’reatest ically reinforcements would be unnecessary
My dispatches to the Demon Lords haven’t been recalled, and if I sent out those nuht between Lord Class entities, they’d be there for no purpose but to make noise
I scrutinize over the incessant notions passing through my head, and reached a conclusion
… I’ a little… too cautious
I’ve not the leisure to leave my own subordinates on standby
At that point, Lize furrowed her brow, and muttered
“But… truly, even if Heard is not to face defeat… there’s the possibility he ht let them slip past Once they’ve entered the Dark Prison’s territory, the Castle of Shadows isn’t too far away…”
Castle of Shadows… niisama?
… Right, if they’ve already entered that land, then with Heavenly Wings, the Castle was but a stone’s throay
But just because she entered the Dark Prison, that doesn’t e is set to head for the Castle of Shadows
I decided
“Lize, prepare a Dragon We’re off to the Dark Prison”
“… Huh? Wai… Kanon-sa out personally?”
There’s no time
The Palace of Rending Flames, the Castle of Shadows, and the land of the Criht path If I set out immediately, there’s a chance I’ll arrive in time
I glared at Lize, who remained in a daze
“Exactly Noith it!”
“Y-yes! Understood!”
I gripped ly, and stood up
In ti but darkness in this desolate world, the Dark God was said to have passed this instruave out a steady pulse like a heart
The feelings that came withof an engine, heat began to spread through my body
Valkyrie… Valkyrie, is it?
To stand before me, before niisama, how reckless must she be?
To try to slay Leigie of Sloth after killing off a eous
Well, well, well, I guess there’s no helping him
I, Kanon will protect your peaceful rest, dear niisama