Chapter 19 - Volume 3 (1/2)

Volume 3 – Chapter 1Chapter 1 – Wordless Sounds

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—Let’s burn a bit ht tone by Barbatos clies ablaze Since the start of autu the feet of h it appeared as if the fla on their own, it wasn’t a coincidence that the areas we set ablaze always had a fire-fallow cultivating village located there Many people were burnt to death

We asked each other in a nonchalant tone

“How many people have you killed today?”

“I wonder I think I’ve burned around 30”

“This kid You’re still completely wet behind the ears, aren’t you? I’ve burned 70 people today alone”

“Sure Good for you”

That was our way of greeting one another

At first, the nobles in the humans’ society did not take any actions whether the fire-fallow villagers died or not These village people were of the lowest class Once autumn passed and winter approached, and the around reached over 30, hen the huan to move at last

The human scouts were slow We released the witches’ faly, the hu in order to rescue the peasants Anything that tried to avoid the inferno and escaped down the oblin, the human army hunted them down indiscrie, then the imperial soldiers were dispatched, if we burned the other side of the dom were dispatched Armies started to slowlytheir way through the smoke to find the culprits who had burned down the fire-fallow villages However, the only thing re was the black smoke which warmly welcomed the scouts with open arms I wonder if that desolation felt aard, the scouts needlessly sliced the noses off the corpses of villagers and goblins before departing Noseless corpses were scattered around on the ground

“What’s this?”

Barbatos s to pull?”

“They’re trying to set things back to as if nothing has happened”

“Set things back? What are they trying to set back?”

“Restore so that can’t be restored It can’t be helped since the forest fire has already happened, but if they get rid of all the witnesses to have seen the forest fire, then that’ll be the sa happened in the first place”

“It wasn’t even the peasants or the goblins who started the fire, but why are they shi+fting the responsibility to the them take the responsibility, the soldiers avoid the blame”

“But what’ll happen if the peasants infor them all”

……In the humans’ society, peasants are not considered as citizens so they don’t have the right to accuse soo out ofdemons was similarly strict Myself, as in a relationshi+p with an outcast eird, and Barbatos as in a relationshi+p with that weird roaned

“They’re incomprehensible people And since they’re incomprehensible, they can’t be associated with Are all humans like that?”

“The majority are born like that”

The cloud of s froe

One day, Barbatos ordered a witch to kill one of the scouts The witch, after having ht back his report Barbatos furrowed her brows The report was not written in a cryptogram but in plain texts

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—The fire-fallow villagers are starting fires while fighting against the goblins The villagers are setting ablaze the goblin habitats, and the goblins are doing the saes There is a lot of se is burning

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▯Weakest Demon Lord, Rank 71st, Dantalian

Empire Calendar: Year 1505, Month 12, Day 6

Niflheient movement of the human armies appeared suspicious in the eyes of the demons A rumor spread in the demon world It was a ruuys intend to cross over thethat us demons were the ones to have spread the Black Death, so I’e army

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On the streets, people could not tell the difference between suspicion and certainty

A groundless rumor that the humans made the Black Death on purpose, with the intent to kill us, circulated There were people who objected by saying, ‘What a bunch of bull We’re not Gods, so how could people possibly create a plague?’ and disregarded it as a false ruh the humans may not have created the Black Death, they still firmly believed that us demons had produced it anyway Thus, there was so that we had to be cautious from now on In any case, the humans needed a subject of criticishbors but that would be pointless They could resent the Gods but that would be hopeless The hu to criticize, the easiest to blame, and the easiest to resent; the demonkind Since their monarch, their emperors, and their nobles wouldn’t want to be chewed out, they passed on all of their responsibilities to the deardless, no one could respond when asked what they were going to do about it

It’s so the Demon Lords will decide, not us low-class people…… That was the athered every day and repeated the same words I sent out spies and controlled the dynaroundless ruether, the contents of the words were no longer io, humans have always been a race of unsociable barbarians, so we should exterminate them before they try to mess with us’, these words resonated the loudest and above all

The voices overflowed from the center of the plaza to the streets of the markets, and to the alleyways Until eventually, the voices flooded into the palace of the Demon Lords

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—Kill all of the humans!

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Shouts burst out in the conference rooovernor’s palace of Niflhei De De De for the voices to naturally rise up from the bottom

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— It’s winter now, so how do you expect us to raise an army?

— It may be difficult for us in the winter, but it’ll be more difficult for those weak humans That’s inter is the best time for us to invade It’s even better since the rivers will be frozen, so there’ll be nothing to block our path

— Our soldiers will all freeze to death before they can get across the eous, so they won’t fall to soht!

— Would you look at that? It appears that ast the Plains Faction, it’s a trend to learn how to bark like a dog before learning how to think first

— I’m not really sure about that But I do kno to beat an ill-

— Be quiet over there

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There was no logic in the voices yet If ere to go to war, then when and where would we do it? If ere to not go to war, then for what reason would we not do so? What e do about the provisions? What e do about the military funds……?

The voices were obscured as if they were buried under s period of time, would then the voices stack up piece by piece until they eventually for the shape of a 5 w’s and 1 h structure, and finallyso The leaders of each faction seeue while on the peaks of those towers, where the smoke was clear (TL note: Five w’s and one h)</eathered here to chat, did we not? Or are we gathered here to keep our s to jabber about, they’ll re

— Even if our soldiers are able to endure the winter cold by relying on their willpohat are you going to do about obtaining provisions? Even if we acquire provisions by co, then how do you plan to deal with the plague? You allwith excessive words and stand out as reckless instead

— What are you talking about? Say it easier so we can understand

— If there are people who are able to understand difficult words, then there are people who are unable to comprehend even the easiest of words This is not an issue on ence If I were to speak a bit more fundamentally, then your personality is a problem as well

— Now I’m able to understand a bit

— You two over there, please quiet down

— You told us to ra us to be quiet? I don’t get it This guy is really prattling as he pleases

— You got that right Or perhaps,us to shut up so he can ramble on his own? What a bad person Hey, despite how I look, I’her than me?

— My mistake Your point is correct I am not certain about the others, but there is a need for Sitri and Beleth to be silent If both the rock head of the Mountain Faction and the rock head of the Plains Faction are to clas become hectic At this rate, everyone will have a headache

— Did that guy just say that I was dumb?

— It’s a relief that you were able to understand that since I didn’telse besides that

— What are you all talking about right now?

— It’s none of your business

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Since the ed like s back out The fumes that Barbatos and I had raised since autumn had traveled past the athered in this conference hall of Demon Lords Their vision was clouded The suns of their words being able to penetrate the fog The high-ranking Demon Lords stayed silently seated for h”

The leader of the Mountain Faction, Demon Lord Paimon, opened her mouth

“Please stop Everyone, do you not feel dizzy? This lady feels light-headed Since no one is turning their ears to the words of others, conversations are unable to be shared, since conversations are unable to be shared, they do not gather, and since they do not gather they are unable to flow, and thus beco”

Theroo curses up till now, shut theirno words to say, it seeive a response

Previously, Paimon had tried to accuse me of a crime in this location and was h Paimon’s reputation may have fallen due to that incident, she was still in cohest amount of Demon Lords People referred to Paimon and her remnants as the Mountain Faction

The Deed to the Mountain Faction had built their castles in the deepest part of thethem with ease This resulted in their name, ‘Mountain Faction’ A location that was difficult to be approached by the human forces, was also an area that was difficult to leave for the demon armies It was peaceful Naturally, since it was probleles The Deo to war against the human armies To them, cowardice was their deliberation, thus ato Pai the peace of demonkind

However, in consonance with Socrates’ hypothesis, the na completely different It was called Mountain Faction because Pai with her massive mountains, protected the Demon Lords, and the Demon Lords submitted to her maternal instinct Socrates referred to Pai Breast Faction

Bonjour—

Paimon spoke

“What proof is there that the hu to invade our land?”

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“I see There is no evidence If there is no proof that their side is going to attack our side, then for what reason do we have to assault them from our side first?”

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“Everyone Our people are fatigued by the plague Instead of searching for justifications that do not exist, we should supply our profits which are lacking and solidify our domestic affairs”

“Wow— Hey, hey, would you look at the way that thoughtless bitch is talking?”

The leader of the Plains Faction, Barbatos, spoke

Barbatos and the group of her followers resided in Demon Lord Castles built on extensive plains The huht endlessly for the fertile land Before people could grow tired of the everlasting battle, a new generation was born and inherited the battle anew War repeated Different to people who are able to pass the battle on to their descendants, a new generation for the land to pass on the raging battle did not exist The land remained in place and continued to receive the constant traces of battle For hundreds of years, the ground repeated the process of receiving scars and healing itself After 300 years, the land no longer had the fertility to bear even a single grain of wheat or an ear of barley The ground had , who persisted this utterly unfounded battle, were referred to as the Plains Faction

The De in a land that had nothing left Like how beggars would embellish poverty as honesty and priests would clai no reason to fight’, to ‘not needing a reason to fight in the first place’ To the, we need to have soic Were they not a bunch of people with loose screws in their heads?

However, according to Karl Marx’s theory, the na entirely unrelated It was called Plains Faction because Barbatos’ chest was as spacious as the great plains Like an open field, Barbatos accepted the Demon Lords, and the Demon Lords were touched by how co as the Flat Chest Faction

C’est si bon—

“Oh, look at these village folks Are you all planning to quietly watch as this bitch says shi+t like that? Seeing as her ht in her words, and seeing that there’s no thought in her words, then thatthat there’s no brain in her head, then that makes her plain shi+t ascend to bullshi+t and run wild If you don’t stop that bitch now, then she’s the type of whore to becoo completely insane on all sides”

“……”

Paih

She had an expression on her face that said she was expecting this

Lowering her gaze that was looking up at the ceiling, Paimon spoke

“How pitiable If this lady’s face is annoying then that would represent the lack of intelligence in your head, and if this lady’s words are thoughtless then would that not represent how your life has no answers? Since living a life with no answer is pathetic, why not coizes If you were to commit suicide then that would mean you’d have come to the realization that your life indeed has no answers, but there’s no intelligence in Barbatos’ head, right? This lady forgot for a ive them a round of applause

Indeed, they were Barbatos and Paimon

It hile to have withstood ood 6 hours and repetitively play porn inside of my head

I’ve lived until now solely to witness these two argue They kne to swear beautifully In accordance to Barbatos’ flat chest, her vulgar language was spread out roughly, and in consonance to Paimon’s ample bosom, her curses were curved indirectly Neither side were normal breasts That was so They weren’t norht?

Was it their ability that was abnor like that notin front of e If you exclude earlier today, where I got along with Miss Farnese while shout the day And that was also so I enjoyed for a very briefto the conference hall

Well, there were days like this occasionally

Adieu—

Madeotiable”

Paimon spoke

“It is not a civil here we quarrel and bite at each other, but a ainst the entire human race Thousands of people will lose their lives and hundreds of thousands of people will be injured Please weigh the mass of these numbers These are not lives that can be handled without a proper justification”

“Heeh So you’re saying that if we have a pretext, then war is possible?”

“That is so to present proof first If this is not taken care of beforehand, then discussing the outbreak of war now is premature”

Barbatos s for war since the start of autuardless of the border, the hu around the Black Mountains If they pass the e then they’ll be in our territory The hu on a full-scale invasion”

“What do youthe path’……?”

“There are orc and goblin villages on the le one of those villages What do you think the reason is? They’rerid of all the cumbersome obstacles that are on the h”

Barbatos spoke confidently

It was a lie

The culprits to have set the e on fire were Barbatos and I

The huh the s up the monster habitats as they chased after us Between autues were swept away andour way through the same of hide and seek with the human troops The other De froe With a skillful lie, Barbatos was pulling in the cloud of smoke, which the Demon Lords were unable to see, into the conference room

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— Oho, the Black Mountains are a strategic point aic points, after all

— It’s quite troubling that the hu the entrance of the pathway to our land, on their side of the mountains

— What weird fellows What could they possibly gain fro buffoons is nothing new People ere fools the day before will still be fools the next day

— But you’re foolish h? I’m conflicted on whether you’re actually di this just makes me think that you’re even more of an idiot

— That’s proof that I’m actually smart Like how a black dot on a white sheet of paper is still just a black dot, if someone is mostly moronic and sometimes resourceful, then that just means they’re smart Therefore, I’ht now?

— It’s none of your business

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The Demon Lords stammered like a bunch of blind people

“……”

Paiaze Her eyes were sharp They had the strength to not be disoriented by the smoke-like voices and stare directly at the other party Instead of receiving that straight gaze, Barbatos let it flow to the side

“It’s not only the villages on the mountains that were assaulted Dantalian here was attacked by the i and lost his Demon Lord Castle”

“Dantalian did……?”

Paimon raised her brows

It appeared as if she had heard an unexpected naaze towardslike the blind a second ago, all turned to look at h the dark conference room They were the eyes of beasts If I were to fumble my response here, then those eyes would turn into mouths and tear me apart

“Dantalian, are Barbatos’ words true?”

“Yes They are the undeniable truth The ar trampled my Demon Lord Castle”

“When was this?”

“It was from the 9th month and 16th day to the 9th h the course of three battles, I lost two tiunpowder to bury my castle Truthfully, since my Demon Lord Castle was destroyed, it shouldn’t be considered a win even if I did obtain victory in the end……”

I smiled bitterly

“What were their numbers?”

“At the least, 2000 At most, 3000 They were not conscript soldiers They were elites After interrogating one of the prisoners, they confessed that they were hired”

“……Are there no mistakes?”

“I had used the hired soldiers here in Niflheirave There should be soht with me on that day, so you can ask them personally The words they say and the words I have said will not differ”

The conference room became perturbed The human army had already been dispatched once The Demon Lords were startled by that fact

“I asked the prisoners why they had invadedto the rave, the demons had spread the Black Death, and that the cure to the disease was stored in large amounts in each Demon Lord Castle That’s why, if humans like them wished to survive, they had no other choice but to attack the Demon Lords……”

“……”

“This is all the truth At first, I thought that I was the only one to have been invaded However, tothe vicinity of the ht, I kept an eye on the hu Idodoarded the border and set the ree further than that, theyroom froze The winter wind from outside the palace seeped all the way into here Someone, unable to endure the silence, spat on the floor Infected by that, a couple of the Demon Lords cleared their throats Their throats were croith phleg to start another war?

— The last o, so it’s about ti from the Black Mountains, then I often saw that as well

— What? Why are you telling us this now?

— Forest fires happen often during the autumn, so I didn’t think too

— I ht, but you live without a mother Since it’s the same that both you and I live our lives without a certain sooat’s asshole!?

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These guys died to the huinal tiated within the next 30 years I wasn’t able to tell while in the position of the hu these Demon Lords in person, I understood These people wouldn’t do

On the other side of the h feudalism and absolute monarchy, but these fellows called De antics sih the rank 14th and rank 9th were rah horse, if you looked at it factually, this was a state of affairs consisting of 72 tribes each led by the rank 1st to the rank 72nd Des and queens by na tribal leaders

30 years

A tiun Before the countdoent too far in, there was a need to crush the hu has already hit It was just that people have not heard the thunder yet

“Everyone Of course, I aster Despite that, even I am able to see with these eyes that our situation is dire…… We must prepare for war If we do not prepare, then we ht decision?”

Now then, obediently accept my appeal

If left alone, then you will all perish If you were all to succumb, then the deer as well We are a group sharing a co an untie a battlefield suitable for people with a Demon Lord status Do not worry and do not refuse……

“People who are prepared shall triumph, and people who are alert shall not be defeated I lost my castle because I was unprepared and inattentive Please, I request that you all do not commit the same mistake as I have……”

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▯King’s Lover, Mixed Blood, Lapis Lazuli

Empire Calendar: Year 1505, Month 12, Day 6

Niflheim, Governor’s Palace

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People who are prepared shall triumph, and people who are alert shall not be defeated, so please do not comhness’ appeal ell-arranged

Although reasoning was set up by his words, he did not use that logic to attack others He mentioned his past experience of failure but did not reentle Therefore, it was beautiful

The other Demon Lords nodded their heads The Plains Faction approved the idea of preparing for hile the Mountain Faction agreed to the notion of being alert

She most likely had a sense of crisis once the atmosphere flowed more towards the topic of war The advocate of peace, Paimon, stood forward

“Dantalian This lady too feels great regret because your Demon Lord Castle was assaulted”

The Demon Lords turned their ears towards the conversation between these two His highness Dantalian and Paiainst one another in the past At that ti to end up this tih the room

“However, it is difficult to resolve ourselves to go into athe entire human race into our enemy, solely because you alone were attacked This lady shall assist in the reconstruction of your castle, so……”

His highness smiled

“Thank you very much, Miss Pairet by the loss of my Demon Lord Castle In the small chance that I did feel pity due to that incident, the occasion ofthe hand of you, Miss Paimon, will never occur”

“What is that supposed tohad attacked me is very simple He had obtained the rumor from somewhere that an endless amount of black herbs were piled up in rave fir the Black Death ……Is it not intriguing?”

The Dehness had just revealed aligned with the accusation that Paiht De shared the same awareness…… this was most likely peculiar in no small measures to be considered as a simple coincidence

Perhaps Paimon circulated the wild rumor intentionally?

This sort of suspicion was sufficiently plausible

“I arave have possibly acquired such infor you, Miss Pai like a traitor ould sell out their own kind, there are none in this conference roorave most likely has an independent inforrave cah that, that is my assumption Do not worry Miss Paimon, you do not have any direct responsibility Yes, direct responsibility……”

Paie of subject

Even if Paimon did not spread the rumor in the human world, it was still the undeniable truth that she had circulated it in the derave did obtain the wild ruo all the way back to Paimon who created the false rumor in the first place It could then be viewed as Paihness’ castle

Speaking explicitly—Why should I receive help froht down hness was talking with Paihness was gazing at her with naive snake-like eyes

“It is alright That incident was nothing reed fro one another would not be a sensible thing to do here No, it may be different on a norent We cannot start an internal conflict during this state of eency where the human forces could invade us at a moment’s notice”

“……”

This was indeed, a skillful wordplay

After his highness had defined our current situation as an eested that if this was perhaps a normal occasion, then he would have reproached Pairee

That is so As much as our current situation is dire, there is no need to start a needless internal conflict She wasthese lines……

It was a checkmate

If she wanted to disapprove of the war then she had to prove that our current situation was a normal occasion However, if she wanted to avoid the blaency Paimon was placed in a double-bind dile outside”

“Pardon?”

“This palace is forlorn Do your bones not feel cold?”

What was this sudden question? I could not cohness Dantalian tilted his head as well and asked back

“Should we order the maids to stoke up the fire?”