I Killed the Demon King. It Was a Mistake. Chapter 165

I killed the Demon King. It was a mistake.

Chapter 165

Caesar wanted to immediately burst his head and kill him.

“This son of a bitch…!”

“As you know, Agatha will be next.”

He didn’t mean he would kill Agatha.

He wants to control Agatha, not kill her.

“You’re going to tell Agatha that I’m Barre? Unfortunately, Agatha already knows that I’m Vare.”

“Then can you handle Raven?”

“…!”

Elijah leisurely drank his tea.

“How do you think Raven will feel about you when she finds out you’re a doppelganger and Barre?”

“…Do you think you’ll be any different? What do you think will happen when they find out you’re the culprit who started the demon realm war and that you’re a doppelganger?”

“I don’t care. I’ll step down from the position of Allied Commander in 3-4 weeks and return to Friedrich’s border anyway. And I can just say that what you said is nonsense”

“The same goes for me. Only demons can detect doppelgangers. Even if you say I’m a doppelganger, Raven will ask for evidence.”

“You don’t seem to know, but Raven and Mitchell are curious about your existence.”

Elijah took out Caesar’s profile from the drawer and threw it on the table.

“Caesar Sylvatil. A bastard from the Sylvatil Baron family and a former knight. He used a longsword before the expedition, and he couldn’t even afford to eat a common magic herb because he didn’t receive proper support from his family.”

“Is that all? He learned the basic imperial-style swordsmanship widely spread in the empire, and it’s not properly known what kind of body strengthening technique he learned. Besides, even if you try to find other information related to Caesar Sylvatil, he was such a subpar knight that he didn’t stand out.”

Elijah waved Caesar’s photo in the air.

“This knight suddenly abandoned his longsword and started using twin axes, and then became equal to the great Hironeel Border Duke. Honestly, it’s strange that your identity hasn’t been discovered until now.”

Elijah smirked and threw the photo on the table.

“The reason you haven’t been discovered until now is because you were useful to this battlefield and the empire. That’s why your unique behavior wasn’t questioned. However, what’s certain is that if I publicly say you’re a doppelganger, Raven, Mitchell, and Yan will persistently suspect you.”

Elijah persistently attacked Caesar’s fundamental weakness.

Caesar couldn’t help but be shaken by this persistent attack.

“So you’re going to go around saying I’m a doppelganger?”

Elijah smiled as if he had already won and picked up the alcohol on the table.

“Actually, I had no intention of coming out this dirty. But Raven, that mouse-sized wench, sprinkled ashes on my plan.”

Elijah poured the alcohol into the warm tea.

“Caesar. Give up now. You can’t escape from my grasp since you showed greed for the demon realm. You’re not ahead of me in force, power, or anything else. Even in cruelty.”

Then Elijah poured alcohol into another teacup.

“I’m a ruthless father who has devoured his son 8 times. Losing 6 loyal subjects who followed me? To me, that’s nothing more or less than losing 6 useful cards.”

Elijah handed the teacup to Caesar.

“So accept my moderate proposal and suppress Agatha’s anger. Become a knight and general who protects my Friedrich. I don’t want to show you any more of my cruelty.”

Caesar stared blankly at the alcohol swirling in the teacup.

Was it an impossible fight from the beginning?

No, where did it go wrong?

Was it when I escaped from the demon realm?

Or when I cracked the Demon King’s head?

Or when I transformed into Barre?

Or when I entered this damn world?

I don’t know.

Caesar reached out and took the teacup.

Elijah smiled slightly.

“Yes. You thought well.”

Thinking he had finally tamed Caesar, Elijah’s expression softened a bit.

Splash!

But Caesar poured the alcohol straight onto the floor.

Deep fatigue seeped into Elijah’s face.

“It’s hard to understand. Do you really want to go all the way?”

Crack!

Caesar broke the teacup.

“The reason I’ve been played by you until now is because my greed was too great. To re-establish Agatha as the Demon King of the demon realm and to divide the empire. Honestly, it seems it was an impossible goal for my capabilities.”

Caesar leisurely brushed off the pieces stuck to his hand.

“Then what can I do? I’ll have to expand the game.”

“…What?”

“Divide the demon realm? Sure. Go ahead. You seem to think you’re the only one with ambition, but Arch Duke, Duke Redfield, and the Emperor all have ambitions. They think the Black Horn clan is the biggest threat to the magic stone supply chain.”

“Don’t you think they’ll be more wary of Agatha?”

“They think Agatha is someone they can at least communicate with. At least she negotiated with us.”

The reason Caesar couldn’t solve this problem was that he set the stage too small and couldn’t let go of his greed.

Caesar decided to make this problem even bigger and bring in the capabilities and talents he lacked.

Of course, the bigger the stage gets, the less Caesar can control, but the same goes for Friedrich.

“They don’t know yet that Agatha is the next Demon King.”

“They don’t care about the Demon King. They just want a stable supply of magic stones. They might think it’s better to deal with a Demon King than with rebels who openly defy the empire, regardless of whose hands it comes from.”

Caesar picked up the profile of Caesar Sylvatil on the table.

“And you’re going to reveal my identity? Go ahead, try it. Then your plan to control Agatha will go up in smoke. If you reveal my identity, I’ll completely pacify the demon realm with Agatha and march north to take your head.”

Caesar threw the profile on the floor.

Elijah’s expression didn’t change, but his mind was shaken.

-Is it a bluff? Or is he serious?

“You’re wondering if it’s a bluff? I told you, didn’t I? I always speak the truth. I’m a person who started anew after cutting off the Demon King’s head and ending Barre’s life. I have many days ahead, so I can start over.”

“But what about you? How do you think it would be if the world found out that you’re a doppelganger and a monster who continued the Friedrich family by devouring 8 of your children? Then it’s mutual destruction.”

The reason Elijah hasn’t used this card until now is because it would cause a lot of damage to both sides.

Like a nuclear bomb, you might say?

If either side launches it, neither will be safe.

Caesar stood up from his seat.

“Ah, then you won’t be able to fulfill your dream of revenge against Diana. You’ll be stuck in Friedrich for the rest of your life, desperately trying to protect it. Well then, farewell.”

As Caesar was about to lift the tent flap and leave, Elijah spoke.

“Wait.”

Caesar turned around.

Elijah’s expression was shadowed and couldn’t be seen.

But his atmosphere had softened somewhat.

“What exactly do you want here?”

“Didn’t I tell you before? To settle Agatha well in the demon realm and divide the empire.”

“No, that’s an impossible intermediate goal. You’re clearly looking beyond that.”

Is this the difference a 300-year-old monster makes?

His intuition is disgustingly sharp even without using psychometry.

“What exactly do you desire? Do you want to make money and live in luxury?”

“I have more money than I know what to do with.”

“Then what do you want?”

Caesar has only one goal.

To prevent the world from being destroyed by devils.

He hasn’t thought about life after that yet.

So Caesar pondered.

Whether he should tell this damn guy about the future of this world.

“There is one thing I really want.”

“What is it?”

Caesar read his thoughts with psychometry.

-It’s right to find common ground between his goals and mine and persuade him now.

-I only want Agatha not to attack my territory, so it would be right to do anything that can appease Agatha.

Elijah’s attitude is more moderate than before.

In this state, it might be good to tell him Caesar’s real goal and get help.

If this monster were an ally instead of an enemy, there couldn’t be a more reliable one.

“I won’t tell you.”

“What?”

“Do you think I’ll fall for your tricks twice? The reason I’ve been led by you until now is because I showed you my true feelings. If you hear my real goal, you’ll surely try to use it somehow. That’s your true nature.”

Caesar said as he lifted the tent flap.

“I’ll tell you when I can trust you completely. But I’m not sure if that day will ever come.”

Caesar lifted the tent flap and went outside.

***

When Caesar returned to the tent, Jerry and Gideon were waiting.

“Lord Caesar, are you alright?”

Gideon handed Caesar a warm drink.

Caesar felt somewhat grateful to Jerry and Gideon.

Until just now, his head had been hot, but he felt quite stable knowing there were people who cared about him.

“Thank you.”

Caesar took a sip of the drink.

“Did you talk well with His Majesty?”

“He probably understood to some extent.”

Of course, the card Elijah holds is fatal for Caesar.

If he decides to reveal Caesar’s secret to the world with the thought of ‘let’s all go down together’, Caesar would really be in a lot of trouble.

However, he can’t allow himself to be pushed around by Elijah.

Rather than that, he thought it might be better to truly commit to Agatha and cleanly cut off Elijah’s head for a fresh start.

Caesar looked at Jerry and Gideon, who were staring at him with anxious expressions.

Caesar knew what they were worried about.

Not only did he beat up Elijah’s knights, but he also barged into the tent.

This is a serious crime that could warrant immediate execution for insubordination.

“Don’t worry, nothing you’re concerned about will happen.”

“…Understood.”

“Tell Wizard Raven that I’m resting a bit and that we’ll meet in the morning. Now, I’m going to sleep.”

“Rest well.”

Caesar entered his personal tent, threw off his cloak, and lay down on the bed.

Unfortunately, Caesar had no time to rest.

As soon as he lay down, Caesar thought of Agatha.

Although it’s not a full moon, it shouldn’t be too difficult to communicate with Agatha, who is less than 50km away.

Sure enough, Agatha’s garden unfolded before Caesar’s eyes.

“What brings you here, Caesar?”

A warm sensation swept over Caesar’s body.

Caesar surrendered himself to that peaceful warmth and collected his thoughts.

“You don’t look too good. Did something happen?”

“Something shitty happened.”

Caesar sat down in a chair.

“Listen carefully. It’s going to be quite a long story.”

***

Agatha’s garden began to burn.

“So he tried to make you a Margrave to prevent me from invading Friedrich?”

“That’s right.”

“What nonsense is that…!”

“More importantly, it’s getting a bit hot. Could you restore the garden to its original state?”

Agatha took a deep breath and restored the burning garden.

However, judging by the flames still flickering at the tips of the flower petals, it seemed her anger hadn’t fully subsided yet.

“Tell that bastard Elijah straight. Even if he tries to make you a Margrave, I… I…”

Agatha’s words were momentarily stuck.

She looked at Caesar with anxious eyes.

“…You’re not going to accept it, are you?”

This is probably why Elijah entrusted Caesar with the position of Margrave.

Caesar shook his head.

“Even if I die, I won’t accept that.”

“…I see. Anyway, I heard something good. If you want to get back at him, you can aim for the Friedrich border region.”

“I know what you’re thinking, but let’s think about that later. We need to solve the immediate problem first.”

“You mean getting forgiveness from the beast people?”

“That too, but I mean finding a way to save Pepe.”

Agatha looked at Caesar with a subtle gaze.

“You seem quite close to Pepe?”

“I do have some affection for him.”

“…As much as me?” [TL/N: lol]

What is she trying to do now?

“Don’t say such nonsense and think quickly. Do you know any way to save Pepe?”

Agatha glared at Caesar with a displeased expression but didn’t say anything.

Instead, she closed her eyes and thought deeply.

“I can’t think of any immediate solution. To be honest, shouldn’t you know more about doppelgangers than I do?”

“I told you. I’ve only been a doppelganger for 4 years.”

“Then how did you become a doppelganger?”

“…Huh?”

“Are you born from a mother’s womb like us?”

I was going to ask you that…

It’s rather confusing to be asked instead.

“I don’t know. I really don’t.”

“What? How can you not know such a thing? Don’t you know how you were born?”

Caesar decided to be honest.

That’s the only way to get accurate information about doppelgangers, and perhaps find a way to deal with Elijah, who is also a doppelganger.

“I don’t know much. I have no memory. I just opened my eyes and I was in the Demon King’s castle, and the Demon King looked at me and said this.”

-What are you doing now! I told you to go find out what those humans are up to!

-Someone take this idiot away quickly!

Agatha spoke as if she couldn’t believe it.

“Huh? So you became a spy without even knowing how you came to be?”

“Yes. That’s when I first learned I was a doppelganger.”

At that time, without the help of the timid doppelganger… No, John, I wouldn’t have known how to change my appearance.

Even realizing that I had psychometry ability was after I secretly entered the Allied Forces.

“Are all doppelgangers like this…?”

“Don’t you know anything about doppelgangers?”

“Almost nothing. In the first place, cases of doppelgangers revealing themselves were extremely rare.”

“Why?”

“According to my mother, doppelgangers prefer to be among humans rather than in the demon realm.”

It seems Agatha doesn’t know much about doppelgangers either.

If I had known this, I should have questioned that Mountain Lord more before killing him…

“Does Borden not know either?”

“Old vampires might know. But those guys aren’t interested in anything other than their own hobbies. I’m not sure if they know about doppelgangers.”

“Could you still ask him for me?”

“Alright. I’ll ask him later.”

“Thanks.”

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