4-8. Demon Lord Season (1/2)

4-8. Demon Lord Season

Satou's here. I love cherry blossom season.

The dancing falling petals, and the cheerful people welcoming new life.

I like how there are many fireworks too~

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”Demon lord you say, the kind that wants to rule the world?”

”Yes the one who wants to destroy the world.”

”Where is it coming from?”

”I don't know, maybe hell?”

Hell huh~.

”Don't look at me with those eyes~ From what was written in the book, it's said that they're invaders from foreign world.”

”Is foreign world different from another world?”

”I'm not a scholar so I don't know.”

That's right huh, let's ask a scholar next time.

”Is that 66 years cycle thing true?”

”Yep, there are records where the demon lord appear a bit sooner or later, but they generally seem to appear in 66 years.”

”So, it has almost been 66 years now?”

”It was 62 years ago since the last demon lord, but seems that it has been stealthily gaining power while in hiding. Since the demon lord before the last appeared 132 years ago, it wouldn't be strange if the current demon lord appears any day now.”

Arisa frowns forming duck mouth. The beautiful little girl look is ruined.

”I see, any sign for its coming?”

”If the world is in crisis, the god will tell it to the oracle~.”

As expected of fantasy.

”However if we wait for the oracle then there wouldn't be enough time to raise the hero, so around 3-5 years before the 66 years cycle, they summon the hero.”

With that kind of period, it's no wonder that countries will have a lot of time in their hand to prepare.

”Do we know the location where the demon lord will spawn?”

”It seems that they mostly appear in labyrinths or the outskirts around it”

Labyrinth again...

”According to the book I read, it may be because it's easy for the demon lord to raise armies there since there are earth veins deep inside labyrinth.”

”Couldn't it just attack head-on without raising armies?”

”Who knows? Maybe the cost to cross between worlds is great. This is based only from circumstantial evidence, but it seems that only high level demons and the demon lord are able to cross worlds.”

So the weak can't cross between worlds?

Or rather, if they could appear in the vicinity of labyrinth then.

”Then, this Seryuu city is in danger too...”

”Absolutely not.”

Arisa nods with serious look.

”You're very sure.”

”Because, this place is close to the Dragon Valley right? If they appear in a place like this, they will be exterminated by hordes of dragons. The legend even says that there's a Dragon God there.”

”Are dragons and the demon lord in bad term?”

”They're natural enemies. Normal dragons wouldn't be a match for the demon lord but if it's from sub-divine class like heavenly dragon, then the dragon is stronger for sure.”

”If the dragons are that strong then why would they even bother summoning a hero from another world?”

”That's because~ The battle between dragons(.) and the demon lord(.) is too incredible. From songs sang by minstrel about the hero from long ago, there's a story where the hero is defeated by the demon lord. After that, the demon lord destroyed several small countries and met a dragon. The demon lord was defeated in the end but the battle made two great countries sunk into sea of flames. From the rumor said by the minstrel, even the large empire that preceded Saga empire perished because it got mixed up in the fight between the dragon and the demon lord.”

I see now~ It's like eliminating a robber with a ballistic missile huh.

According to Arisa, there was once a labyrinth which the dragon encamped. However, from human's viewpoint, both dragon and demon lord were threats, so they made the hero at that time to fight it. It's unknown which one won, but it's known that there are no labyrinths encamped by dragons right now.

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The demon which appeared in Seryuu city might have come to check on the situation of the dragon.

If the fact that the dragons are no more then this city might become the target of the demon lord.

I bring the subject to Arisa.

”Even excluding the dragon, wouldn't it be 100 years before this city become a target?”

”Why?”