I Killed the Demon King. It Was a Mistake. Chapter 141

I Killed the Demon King. It Was a Mistake.

Chapter 141

Caesar went on a reconnaissance mission to Eagle valley with Gloria.

After looking at Eagle valley, Gloria left a single comment:

“It’s a complete mess.”

A very accurate description.

Eagle valley is a long valley connected to the sea in the north and the red mountain range in the south.

Beyond the valley is the Orc’s territory, and following the valley southward leads to the Beast People’s territory, which can be seen as a natural border.

In other words, since this area borders the Beast People’s territory, it should have been densely populated with trees the Beast People love, but all the trees’ trunks were broken.

“If the Orcs’ path is undamaged, something’s wrong. That’s why it’s hard for even a single blade of grass to grow where they live.”

“Why?”

“They destroy and burn everything that obstructs their path. That’s why the nature-loving Beast People don’t get along well with the Orcs.”

Caesar looked at the reddish mountain range in the distance.

“If this red mountain range hadn’t blocked the Orcs and Beast People’s territories, they would have fought to the point of extinction.”

“Ah… So Eagle valley is the only passage to enter the Beast People’s forest without going through the red mountain range?”

“That’s right. At the same time, it’s a way to cross to the vampires’ lands, if one can cross, that is.”

Caesar looked at the broken bridge.

It was a long stone bridge in the middle of the valley, like a wooden plank.

But the bridge’s midsection was completely broken.

Beyond the bridge, Orcs were stuck, unable to move, staring at the valley.

One brave orc attempted to jump over the broken bridge.

But he didn’t cross the bridge and fell to the valley floor.

“Occupying Eagle valley will be easier than I thought.”

No one knew what the Twin-Headed Ogre was thinking, but they had broken all the trees and destroyed the bridge.

To get beyond Eagle valley, they would need to go around the steep red mountain range and pass through the Beast People’s forest.

The Orcs aren’t capable of building bridges either.

“Looks like the reconnaissance is over. Shall we return?”

“Yes. We’ll just clear the trees, make a path, and then occupy it.”

Caesar turned his horse around.

“Of course, it’ll take quite some time to get here.”

He looked towards the Eagle valley from above, but couldn’t see it due to the thick red fog.

***

That night, Caesar finished his work and entered his personal tent.

After carefully tying the tent’s entrance, he immediately closed his eyes.

Then, a face he hadn’t seen in a long time greeted him.

It was Agatha.

“I’ve been waiting to hear from you, Caesar.”

Agatha’s flower garden was becoming more and more elaborate.

Previously, there were often flowers smudged like pastel drawings, but now there were no such flowers.

Agatha’s condition seemed to be improving faster than expected.

Caesar sat in the chair opposite her.

“Want some tea?”

“No tea. I’m uneasy with Raven and the mages nearby.”

“Oh, is that so? Then let’s get straight to the point.”

Caesar snapped his fingers, showing the situation in Eagle valley.

“This is the current situation in Eagle valley. From my perspective, the Red Coast on the other side of Eagle valley is completely occupied by the Orcs. But the bridge is broken.”

Agatha looked at the valley situation Caesar showed and nodded.

“Not bad. So we should establish ourselves on the other side where the Orcs are?”

“Yes. Is that possible?”

“Occupying the Red Coast is welcome for us too. We can easily interact with the merpeople, and it’ll be convenient to land. But I wish the timing was a bit later.”

“Why? Is there a problem?”

“It seems they’re finding it increasingly difficult to suppress their desires. The number of those who can’t hold back is growing.”

Caesar nodded.

“Understood. Then we should leave today. But make sure to control the kids properly. If they suddenly rush at humans, it’ll cause quite a problem.”

“Got it. Leave that to me.”

Agatha placed her hand on Caesar’s eyelids.

“Sweet dreams.”

***

Caesar went to the command post early the next morning and spoke to Timber.

“How long do you think it will take to occupy the Eagle valley?”

Timber let out a small sigh.

“It will take almost a month just to clear away the fallen trees and clear the path.”

Not bad.

By that time, Agatha would have plenty of time to occupy Eagle valley.

For Agatha to claim territorial rights against the allied forces, she would need to drive out the Orcs and occupy the area cleanly.

‘But why do I feel so uneasy?’

Things are going too smoothly.

It feels like I’m missing something somewhere…

I can’t figure it out.

Caesar stood up from his seat.

“Please make sure the mages don’t cause any trouble.”

“Where are you going?”

“Just going for a walk with Whitey.”

Caesar mounted Whitey.

Gloria’s eyes sparkled.

“Can’t I come along?”

“You should receive military training from Jerry. How can my adjutant not even draw a battle line?”

“…But I can read it.”

“Aren’t you going to lead the knight order later? You’ll need to know how to plan operations, so are you just going to sit there blankly?”

“But Caesar also uses Jerry as a staff officer.”

“Has your sass increased lately? Want to roll around and get beaten?”

“Tch. Okay! I’m learning!”

Gloria grumbled and headed towards the staff tent.

Caesar soared into the cool sky.

The hot and stuffy air brushed against Caesar’s cheeks.

Now that the Demon Realm is entering summer, it’s starting to get warm.

It’s the end of May, so the rainy season will arrive in the next 3-4 months.

The rain will pour down as if the sky has been punctured…

The thought of enduring that dampness for nearly half a year made him sigh involuntarily.

“When will this tedious war end?”

“That depends on you.”

Caesar looked at the black pigeon perched on Whitey’s head.

It was Pepe.

Pepe sat on Whitey’s head, spreading its wings as if pretending to fly.

“What are you doing?”

“What do you mean?”

“Why are you spreading your wings on Whitey’s head? If you’re going to fly, fly. If not, don’t. What are you doing?”

“…Just finding it interesting to not put in any effort.”

Interesting?

Can a familiar find something interesting?

Looking closely, Pepe seems to have no emotions, and yet he does.

Pepe glanced at Caesar and spoke.

“Do you ever get bored?”

“Of course it gets boring to repeat the same things. Especially if those things involve taking lives.”

Caesar continued to stare at Pepe, who was still pretending to fly.

“Are you bored too, Pepe?”

“I’m not sure about that feeling.”

“Is that so?”

“But I am frustrated that I cannot predict how this war will end.”

Pepe folded its wings and looked at Caesar.

“How do you think this war will end?”

“Who knows.”

“Is that so?”

“I just hope the war ends in the direction I want.”

“The direction you want?”

“Yes. Crushing the heads of the beastmen and Orcs, and having humans completely withdraw from the Demon Realm. That’s my target.”

Pepe chuckled.

“That future doesn’t sound bad. But if such a future approaches, will I disappear?”

“Why do you think you’ll disappear?”

“Why would I be necessary in an era of peace?”

Caesar found it difficult to answer Pepe’s question.

“…Hmm. I haven’t thought about that. Do you want to disappear?”

“I used to think it wouldn’t matter if I disappeared, but now I’m not sure.”

Pepe spread its wings again while facing forward.

“I’d feel somewhat empty if I were to disappear or die without my own will.”

“Then just don’t disappear.”

“How?”

“Just tell the main body that you want to live. From the main body’s perspective, it wouldn’t make much difference whether you’re there or not.”

“Hmm… Is that so?”

Caesar landed on a mountain peak with a good view of the beastmen’s forest.

“Well, let’s think about such concerns after the war ends.”

“That makes sense.”

Caesar slapped Whitey’s behind.

“Whitey, graze on some grass nearby.”

Whitey began searching for fresh grass and herbs with its tongue and nostrils.

Caesar sat on a rock facing Pepe.

“Do you have anything to tell me?”

Caesar took some nuts he’d been snacking on from his inner pocket and placed them on the rock.

Pepe pecked at a nut and spoke.

“First, Elijah met with Yan and Mitchell.”

“Oh, What did they discuss?”

“Mitchell and Yan complained about the rebel army, and Elijah said it was all the Imperial nation karma.”

Caesar laughed and slapped his knee.

“He said that so directly? I haven’t met him, but I quite like the personality of our Margrave. So what?”

“For now, Yan and Mitchell plan to go and wipe out the rebel army.”

“Isn’t that dangerous for Sith? He might be killed if something goes wrong.”

“Sith was warned in advance. And Elijah plans to guide Yan and Mitchell to handle the rebels hiding or controlled by ‘devils’. That would actually not be bad from Sith’s perspective.”

Caesar put a cigar in his mouth.

“Devils…”

Caesar felt slightly uncomfortable.

Honestly, he didn’t think Yan and Mitchell would be killed by some mediocre devils.

But Caesar had a separate concern.

After lighting his cigar, he spoke.

“Have you heard anything about Niflheim?”

“Niflheim? I’ve heard of it. Isn’t it a group of devils mainly active in the Dior Province?”

“Have you heard rumors about them entering the Demon Realm?”

“Not yet.”

Caesar knows the future.

Of course, with so many changes he’s made while living as Barre and Caesar, referencing game knowledge is now almost meaningless.

But that doesn’t mean the knowledge from the Valent Saga is completely useless.

The future has changed, but the ‘desires’ of certain characters and groups remain the same.

Niflheim’s purpose is to devilize all humans.

What Niflheim currently lacks is ‘military power’ compared to humans.

To fill their military power, they need to increase the number of devils with the same intentions, but currently, the continent is in chaos due to Caesar’s disruption, making it difficult to recruit devils.

So where might they turn their eyes?

Obviously, the Demon Realm.

The rebel groups with negative sentiments towards the Imperial Nation.

Niflheim would certainly try to recruit them, as they share a common enemy in the Imperial Nation.

“Do you know about the Prophets?”

“I don’t know exactly.”

“There are those who want to turn humans into devils by using the Prophets. They are definitely targeting the devils who control the rebel army.”

“Are the Prophets strong?”

“They are strong. Of course, not to the point that Yan and Mitchell can’t handle them, but I’m a bit anxious.”

“What are you anxious about?”

After the Demon Realm war, a future that remains unchanged in every ending.

That is Yan becoming a devil.

Becoming the most terrible and strongest devil, becoming the blade of Niflheim, the point where he begins to sweep across the continent marks the finale of the devil invasion scenario.

‘Surely I won’t become a devil here, right?’

The reason Yan becomes a devil is that he was completely used by Rose and then realized the truth.

In other words, his mental state is quite messed up.

Yan himself is not stressed about killing ‘devils’ or ‘demon tribe’, but he is very stressed about killing humans.

Especially, he is afraid of killing humans weaker than himself, and he finds it even more difficult to deal with gray area humans where good and evil are hard to distinguish, unless they are clearly evil.

When he encounters a mental devil in such a situation…

‘That would be the worst-case scenario.’

Later might be different, but right now, the moment Yan becomes a devil, there’s no turning back.

Of course, I can’t explain this uncertain future to Pepe.

Because it’s not a story with accurate evidence yet.

“Devils have such diverse abilities. If they kill Yan and Mitchell and occupy the entire Demon Realm, our plan could also become nothing. That’s what I’m worried about.”

“Hmm…… Are the devils that powerful?”

“Don’t you know about the Devil of Contagion? That devil alone has taken control of the entire southwestern continental region. What guarantee is there that such a devil won’t appear in the Demon Realm?”

“You seem to be worrying excessively.”

“Devils are the only variables in my plan, so I’m worried.”

Caesar exhaled smoke.

“Ah, whatever. If we quickly wrap up this work, I should go meet Yan.”

How can I stay calm when I’m this anxious?

To end up having to take care of the hero’s mental state in this damn battlefield.

My head is throbbing.

“By the way, when is Queen Agatha coming?”

“I contacted her last night. She’ll probably arrive at Eagle valley within a week. If fast, she might arrive in five days.”

“Then we need to kill all the Orcs gathered in Eagle valley, right?”

“No. Agatha is going to handle that. Apparently, she’s been quite hungry.”

“Hungry? Ah……”

Pepe seemed to immediately understand what was meant.

“Since that side will be fine, it’s about time for the Margrave to come visit Eagle valley. That’s how you’ll establish a non-aggression treaty with Agatha, right?”

“Understood. I’ll convey that.”

Pepe drank the water Caesar poured in the cup.

“By the way, how did that request I made before go?”

“Request you made before?”

“Didn’t I ask you to find out about the doppelgangers?”

“Oh, right. I forgot about that.”

Caesar glared at Pepe.

“Haven’t you done any work at all?”

“Didn’t I tell you how many doppelgangers are living in the Demon Realm?”

“Anything more unique besides that?”

“Come to think of it, there was one thing.”

“Oh, what is it?”

“It seems Margrave Friedrich was a doppelganger even before the birth of the Imperial Nation.”

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