Chapter 106 - It isnst Going as Planned 3 (1/2)

Chapter 106 - It isn't Going as Planned (3)

“Heroes.”

“They really are heroes.The heroes that were born in Diaz are in Aedia….No, they are in the empire of Zard.”

“If the heroes are going along with this, I might be able to accept this situation.”

“A nation that was born alongside the heroes…..The fall of Aedia does make my heart burn, but it feels as if I’m watching a lotus flower bloom from within the mud.Of course, I can’t help, but celebrate its birth…...”

It didn’t matter if one knew about it or one didn’t know about it.Everyone accepted the reality of the situation when confronted with the title of hero and Demon king.Heroes were the only existence that could transmute a human vs human struggle into a struggle between humanity and the Demon race.

Of course, the ruling class of each nation would have tried to somehow profit from the situation, but the entire ruling class of Aedia and Tiata was gone right now.

Artpe was cooperating with the ex-king of Daitan.The current emperor Angelo Zard had a good grasp of the situation, so there were many magicians and knights on his side.He used them to establish the Zard empire, and the proclamation of the heroes were able to be spread throughout the united empire of Zard.

“Hoo.I’ve somewhat set the stage.”

“Is this what Artpe wanted?”

“This might not sound so great, but a war had broken out at the right time.I was able use this to my advantage.”

In a situation where it was potentially unstable and dangerous, it was hard to perceive and fix the problems as they appeared.

The people had received a huge shock, but until the dangers rose to the surface, most of them would maintain the mentality of ‘We’ve been fine until now, so it’ll be fine in the future.’ and ‘It worries me, but there are other more important things to focus on.’These kinds of attitudes were problematic, but he decided to worry about this problem at a later date.

“The war made everything obvious.It revealed the plans of Aedia and Tiata.It exposed the problems being shouldered by the Elves within the Forest of Eternity.”

“Yes, it is a situation where everything is exposed.It makes it easier to cut out and heal the malignancy.I acknowledge that there were inevitable sacrifices…..”

“Hoo-hue hee.Artpe is really kind.”

“I’m not kind.Hey.Don’t pet me like that.”

At that moment, his ears picked up murmured voices..

“The two heroes are really friendly with each other.”

“They are a man and a woman in their prime.They spent many years together.It would be weird if there wasn’t any affection between them..”

How could they be so predictable!

There were too many people that were saying words that were straight out of the ‘Words That Shouldn’t Be Spoken Unless You Want to Become a Supporting Character in Another Person’s LifeVolume 1.’

“There!Look at what they are saying.”

“Hue hue.If we display our relationship like this, no other bitc…..women will dare to get between us.”

“Hey.What word were you about to use right now?”

They were participating in a weird parade.It was a parade celebrating the ascension of Angelo Zard to the position of emperor.On top of that, they were advertising the presence of the heroes.It was a parade that displayed the alliance between the heroes and Zard in no uncertain terms.

“Please grab my hand once, hero-nim!”

“Hero-nim!”

Of course, voices of support from the people could be heard intermittently.However, he completely ignored them.If he developed an image of being too friendly with the civilians, they would want his help over every trivial problem!

When the opportunity to kill the Demon King arrives, he didn’t want some messed up quest involving Flower Selling Girl A to pop up.It would make him go all over the place for nothing.Artpe wanted to stop the possibility of such routes from developing.

“Ooh-oong.You were being kind hearted, but you suddenly became bad.”

“I’ve alway been bad.”

“Still, it is better than Artpe holding the hand of another woman, so I’ll forgive you.”

“······you do realize that you are not much better than me recently?”

Where did he go wrong in nurturing the hero?Artpe mulled over this question during the parade, but he couldn't come up with an answer.

The extremely close relationship between the two heroes was seen by the civilians watching the parade.Moreover, the recorded images were spread throughout the empire, and everyone became aware of this fact.

A week passed before the celebration finally came to an end.Emperor Angelo Zard elevated the capital of Aedia to become the capital of his empire.In turn, this meant he needed a more intimate connection with the lands of Daitan.He needed a Warp Gate like the one linking Aedia and Tiata.He started constructing one that connected Daitan to Aedia.

He was already able to communicate with the entirety of his empire thanks to the Magic Transmission magic.When the Warp Gate was finished, he would be able to easily rule over his empire.

“Thank you for acting on my behalf, hero.It must have been tiring.”

“This was part of the deal.You are the one with the tough task ahead of you, emperor.”

When the hero called Angelo by his title of emperor, a small smile appeared on his face.

“I was able to rise to this position thanks entirely to you, hero.That is why I’ll protect this empire.I’ll prove to you that I deserve to be in this seat..”

“You know that the Demon King’s army is on the move, yet you have such ambitions.I kinda like that.”

Artpe nodded his head in a satisfied manner as he took out a map.As if she knew the identity of this map, Maetel’s eyes slightly narrowed.Angelo Zard tilted his head in puzzlement as he received it…..His reaction was the same as those that received similar maps from Artpe.

“Is the information within this map true!?”

“I’ve marked Daitan, Aedia and Tiata.I categorized them into regions that will be good to grow your soldiers, knights and magicians.You should be thankful.”

This was obvious, but the map was marked with the location of the Dungeons.The high level Dungeons were left out, and he had only marked the Dungeons that the humans could handle.This was enough to surprise Angelo Zard.

“You went this far for me······.”

“This will allow you to grow the power of your empire.Moreover, it will allow you to gain the loyalty of your subjects.It sounds possible, right?”

“It is more than adequate!Even if this map is half…..no, even if this map is 90% wrong, the remaining 10% would greatly increase the strength of the empire!”

“I’m glad you know the worth of what I’m giving you.”