I Killed the Demon King. It Was a Mistake. Chapter 122

I Killed the Demon King. It Was a Mistake.

Chapter 122

The firewood attached to the fireplace split with a sharp cracking sound.

“So, should I tell Prime Minister Hilos that you’re refusing?”

“………”

The Arch Duke did not answer.

He just frowned and fell into thought.

-Nevertheless, I have no choice but to provide magical support.

-Because I currently need the magic stones of the demon world.

-So I have no other option.

As expected, the current Laar Arch Duke has decided to provide magical reinforcements.

Because the magic stones were that urgent.

He seemed to think it was such a pressing issue that he could ignore the words of the future Laar Arch.

‘So Yan, Mitchell, and Raven are going too.’

According to Laar’s stray ‘thoughts’, Yan, Mitchell, and Raven are all departing for the demon world.

If Caesar had transformed into ‘Barre’, the supreme team that would have decapitated the Demon King would have been reassembled.

“When you meet me, tell him. I reject it, and what will happen will happen. Definitely.”

Caesar nodded at Laar’s stern expression.

“Understood. I’ll relay that exactly.”

Laar struck his staff down.

Suddenly, a new door appeared in the picture room.

Caesar stood up and turned the doorknob.

He was automatically transported to another picture room.

There sat the Arch Duke with a somewhat better complexion.

“Come and sit.”

The collaboration between my future and present self makes my heart swell.

How many times has the Arch family done such crazy things?

“…No matter how I look at it, I can’t get used to this.”

“You mean seeing my future self?”

“Yes. I don’t even understand the principle behind it.”

“Just do what you need to do. What did he advise me?”

Caesar handed the imperial rescript to Laar.

“He said he rejects it, and that what will happen will happen.”

Laar tore open the rescript and checked it.

-Is he saying not to provide magical support because the current demon world situation is not good?

-I can’t understand.

-Isn’t this a situation where we must provide support to protect the magic stone mine and distribution routes?

Caesar read Laar’s troubled emotions.

It seems Laar believed the future Laar would definitely provide magical support.

Instead, he probably thought about extracting more from the royal family.

Perhaps he negotiated to receive more high-quality magic stones.

“What do you think?”

In response to Laar’s question, Caesar blinked.

“My opinion?”

“Do you think support should be provided or not?”

“I don’t think my opinion would be of much help in such an important decision.”

“We might as well hear your opinion.”

Caesar thought this moment was crucial.

Caesar currently knows the future through this Laar Arch.

If Laar were to take Caesar’s words extremely seriously, a slip of the tongue here could wash away the future Caesar knew and give birth to a new future.

‘Wait a minute, would that be bad?’

Doesn’t the birth of a new future mean Caesar could spin the reset until a future he wants emerges?

Of course, this doesn’t guarantee Caesar’s future 20 days from now.

But wouldn’t it mean he could start under good conditions as soon as he arrives in the demon world 20 days later?

Anyway, no one knows what will happen in the future 20 days from now.

“The future Arch Duke’s refusal would mean the future demon world situation is not very good.”

“That’s right.”

Caesar carefully chose his words.

“Then I believe not sending anyone would be correct.”

Laar Ark’s expression darkened.

It didn’t suddenly darken.

Laar Arch had changed.

And certainly, the torn rescript that was originally in front of Laar Arch was now placed intact in front of Caesar.

Tak-!

The sound of firewood splitting in the fireplace echoed in Caesar’s ears.

“Provide support.”

-20 days later, the rebel army occupied the magic stone mine.

-We must recapture it no matter what.

Caesar returned to the past.

And the future changed.

***

Akashic Records do not create nonexistent futures.

Of course, there was a big exception called the ’38th Arch Disappearance Case’, but at least when Caesar was in the ‘Great Ark Library’, any nonexistent future was immediately caught in a time loop.

For example……

“Uyahu!”

Caesar suddenly dancing in front of the past Laar Arch.

“For meeeee! I had to hold back my tearssss!”

Suddenly singing as if gone mad, Caesar would return to the past due to his crazy influence.

“But why did you dance in front of me?”

Of course, there was a problem where the changed future’s Laar Arch would look at him as a strange person and be labeled as an ‘unreliable guy‘…

“How about first reducing the scale of wizard support?”

“Hmm… Is that so?”

Well, if you meet the current Laar Arch with a ‘normal attitude’, that future would disappear again.

It seemed the time loop was possible as long as he didn’t create a future where he would die by truly dropping a pad in front of Laar Arch that would make his head burst.

Because he could do the time loop as crazily as he wanted, he learned several facts.

“When you say you’ll send wizards, will the allies on the demon realm side immediately know?”

“When you say you’ll send wizards, a letter will immediately go to Margrave Friedrich , the current Allied Forces Supreme Commander. It will be written with the support troops and scale of the wizards.”

The direct cause of changes in the demon realm front was just one letter.

Currently, the only way for the continent and demon realm to communicate is by sending a letter by ship.

In other words, when Caesar changes the future, the content of that letter changes, and the demon realm front goes back and forth between heaven and hell.

And he learned other facts.

“How about not supporting with wizards?”

-The magic stone mine has been occupied by rebels.

-How can I face my ancestors?

When Caesar advises ‘wizards should not be used as supports’, the magic stone mine gets completely destroyed.

“Let’s extensively support with wizards.”

-Rebels are kidnapping Margrave Friedrich and moving north together.

-The demon realm front is completely isolated.

When Caesar advises ‘wizards should be used as supports’, the rebels capture Margrave Friedrich and head towards the continent.

In other words, whether wizards are supported or not, the demon realm front just explodes.

‘Damn it, what do I do?’

Caesar’s head started to hurt as if it would burst.

Is this the karma returning from the three years he spent on the demon realm front?

Or is this the result of his fame from the past year in Homigraph?

Anyway, Caesar found himself in a situation where he could neither advance nor retreat.

If the demon realm front collapses, the Arch Duke cannot implement the Ark Plan.

At the same time, if the magic stone business goes awry, not only the Redfield family but also the imperial kingdom will suffer enormous damage, and investment in Homigraph and Caesar will decrease.

He could tolerate everything else, but he couldn’t stand seeing his influence diminish.

‘This is a do-or-die situation.’

Caesar decided to use every advice he had, both existing and non-existing.

“How about writing a letter to Margrave Friedrich about troop support?”

-The demon realm front has collapsed.

“How about quickly dispatching the hero to the demon realm?”

-Yan has turned into a devil.

“Please support with wizards as you wish, and I will support them as quickly as possible. You said the demon realm front is dangerous.”

-Margrave Friedrich has been captured, and the front has been occupied by rebels.

“Damn it alllll!”

As Caesar suddenly shouted, Laar Arch’s eyes widened.

“…What did you just say?”

Caesar pulled at his hair.

No matter what he tried, he could do nothing.

The demon realm front was destined to collapse.

What kind of ridiculous situation was this?

“Did you dare to curse in front of me?”

“I don’t know! Damn it!”

Caesar tried to overturn the table and leave the drawing room.

But as soon as he stood up, Caesar was sitting in front of Laar Arch again.

“Refuse, and do not support with wizards.”

Caesar stared blankly at Laar Arch.

Time loop.

This was truly impossible.

His heart was breaking in front of the helplessness of being able to do nothing.

He felt like he had become Kyouma, the X of Steins X, or whatever. [ TL/N: Steins;Gate reference]

Caesar opened his mouth as calmly as possible.

“…Understood.”

Caesar opened the drawing room door and entered.

Well.

If the demon realm front was going to collapse anyway, it’s better to at least protect the wizards.

Those who can live should live.

Caesar sat in front of the current Laar Arch.

“What did my future self say?”

“That is…”

At that moment, an idea flashed through Caesar’s mind.

“…He said to talk to my colleagues.”

Yes.

The letter isn’t something only you can send.

I can send it too.

“Which colleagues are you talking about?”

“My demon realm colleagues.”

Caesar’s eyes changed.

“I will seek support from the succubi and vampires.”

Then Caesar did his last time loop.

And surprisingly, Caesar did not meet the ‘future Laar Arch’.

Caesar was standing in front of the Great Ark Library’s main gate.

And the future Laar Arch was not waiting in front of the gate.

An unpredictable, infinite future of opportunity opened up.

***

The Laar Arch that Caesar met in the drawing room was the current Laar Arch.

Laar read the document for a moment and then spoke.

“We will support.”

“Wait a moment.”

Caesar explained his thoughts to Laar.

“The situation seems to be changing rapidly, so I will discuss it with my colleagues.”

“Colleagues… Are you talking about demon races?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Why?”

“Because we do not want the demon realm front to collapse either.”

Laar understood immediately.

-They also do not want the demon realm front to collapse.

-Revenge against the Orcs and beast people is impossible with the current succubi, vampires, and doppelgangers.

-This means they ultimately have no choice but to seek help from humans.

“What are the chances that you won’t hand over this high-level information to the enemy?”

“I’m a spy after all. The Duke is already aware that such information might be passed to the succubi and vampires.”

Laar let out a bitter laugh.

“That’s right. You were a spy from the moment you stood before me.”

Laar thought for a moment and then spoke.

“I’ll think about it and contact you.”

“Understood.”

Caesar left the drawing room.

Then he moved to the front of the Great Ark Library.

In front of the door, ‘Future of Laar Arch’ was waiting.

From the almost nonexistent signs of worsening condition, it seems he didn’t visit the distant future.

Caesar used psychometry.

-In the end, he didn’t survive tonight.

-As soon as he passed tonight, he was bounced back to this time period.

-As usual, it’s because of the singularity.

-If he can’t see the distant future… Is it because Caesar will communicate with the demon race tonight?

-It’s not easy to find out.

-I was going to pass this problem to my son and leave…

-I can only make the most rational judgment.

When Caesar was isolated on the ark and the Akashic Record was operating normally, Laar Arch thought Caesar’s singularity was certain.

However, when he couldn’t pass the day as usual, Laar Arch couldn’t distinguish whether this was because of Caesar or not.

“For now, I’ll set the direction to support. Please convey it.”

“Understood. What about the demon race side?”

Laar thought for a moment and then spoke.

“If they help, we’ll help too. We’ll need to discuss the details thoroughly.”

This response is more than enough.

I should see Agatha after a long time.

***

As soon as Caesar confirmed the full moon tonight, he closed his eyes, thinking of ‘Agatha’.

Then Caesar immediately entered Agatha’s shared dream world.

“Long time no see? Caesar.”

Agatha was drinking tea and smiling softly.

Caesar definitely felt the changes in this shared dream world.

“Now I can feel the temperature.”

“It will gradually become clearer.”

This means Agatha is getting stronger.

Caesar used psychometry.

‘…Still not working.’

He tried it just in case, but as expected, it didn’t work.

Caesar sat across from Agatha.

The teapot floated and poured tea in front of Caesar.

“So why did you call me?”

“What else? I came because high-level information was asked.”

“High-level information?”

Caesar took a sip of tea.

As expected, he couldn’t feel the aroma or taste, but the warm temperature warmed his stomach.

“Wizards, the hero Yan, Mitchell, and Raven. They’re all going to the demon realm.”

Agatha opened her eyes wide.

“…Why? Don’t tell me you’re going to start a war?”

“No way. We don’t have the capacity for war right now. But the internal situation has become urgent.”

“Can I know the exact details?”

“The soldiers stationed in the demon realm have started a rebellion.”

Agatha listened to Caesar’s entire explanation and let out a bitter laugh.

“So the hero is moving to suppress the rebel army? But the time to suppress the rebels seems a bit tight?”

“Right. The earliest dispatch date is 10 days from now. No matter how quickly they load supplies and gather wizards, it will take that long. But the situation on the demon realm front is very serious now.”

“How serious?”

“The demon realm front itself is on the verge of collapse.”

Agatha thought for a moment and then spoke.

“Then the problem will become quite serious. The Orcs and those damn beastmen will be delighted.”

“So this time, we need to help the humans.”

Agatha’s teacup shattered.

“What are you talking about? Us helping humans?”

The flower garden burned, and the sky became chaotic.

Caesar had never seen Agatha this angry before.