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I Killed the Demon King. It Was a Mistake. Chapter 29

I Killed the Demon King. It Was a Mistake.

Chapter 29.

Nolan and Nathan trembled.

It was because they had never seen Gregory directly kill someone in their lives.

Nolan barely managed to speak.

“Could I… ask for an explanation of what exactly is going on?”

“Are you pretending not to know? Or do you really not know? If it’s the former, you deserve to die for disrespecting me, and if it’s the latter, you’re incompetent and have no need to inherit the Walterwood family name.”

Gregory aimed again.

“I’ll give you 3 seconds. Speak. 3… 2…”

Thud

Nolan and Nathan quickly fell to their knees.

“We’re sorry! We never intended this from the start.”

“It, it’s true. Father. I really…”

Gregory pulled the trigger again.

Bang!

The head of the man between Nolan and Nathan exploded, splattering blood.

Their hair stood on end at the clammy warmth.

“You dare associate with Homigraph representatives while bearing the Walterwood name? Did you know what kind of money you were gobbling up when you spent it?”

“We, we’re truly sorry for meeting with Homigraph representatives. But that money was certainly clean.”

“On what grounds do you say it was clean money?”

Nathan’s gaze turned towards his closest confidants.

All the confidants were avoiding Nathan’s gaze.

“You probably trusted those precious subordinates of yours completely? But did you think those guys wouldn’t take money too?”

Bang!

Gregory’s bullet pierced the head of the accountant Nathan had hired.

“I’m furious that you betrayed me, but I can’t tolerate even more that you don’t even know you’re being looked down upon by your own subordinates. How much more do you need to tarnish the Walterwood family name before you’re satisfied!”

Nathan and Nolan bit their lips hard.

They had nothing to say even if they had ten mouths.

“I’ve prepared a carriage outside going to the demon realm. It seems your brains are clogged with fat from living in luxury all your lives. Go clear your heads and come back.”

Nolan and Nathan were so shocked their eyes flew open.

“Fa, Father! I’m forty years old this year!”

“I know that! You dimwit! But if you’ve tarnished the Walterwood family name, someone has to clean up the mess. I’d like to hand you a rifle, but as a father, I don’t want to see you die at the hands of those demon bastards.”

Gregory walked over and threw a document in front of each of them.

“These are relief supplies to be sent to the soldiers in the demon realm. Take the carriage yourselves, deliver them, and come back. I’ll clean up here in the meantime.”

“Fa, Father!”

Bang! Bang!

Gregory blew away the heads of the two remaining guys.

Nolan and Nathan’s lips trembled.

“Get out of here right now. I can’t stand the sight of you.”

Nolan and Nathan were led out by the servants, and Gregory returned to his seat and put the cigar back in his mouth.

“…Raising children is the hardest thing.”

A long puff of smoke, like Gregory’s sigh, billowed from his mouth.

***

Caesar called Tina and Joseph to a tea house and relayed Gregory’s message.

“So you’re saying he wants us to interrogate someone suspected of heresy, right?”

“At the timing he wants.”

Tina shrugged as if it were no big deal.

“As long as there’s a valid reason, we can do that.”

I know you’re just happy to have an excuse to torment someone.

You’re probably hoping Caesar will quickly give you the target coordinates, regardless of reasons.

“Then I’ll relay that to Councilman Walterwood.”

“Ah, and this is my personal gesture of goodwill.”

Tina handed Caesar a small document.

“I heard you’re selling three gold bars to the magic tower today. This is a donation certificate related to that. It has my name and the signature of the Homigraph parish priest, so you shouldn’t have to worry about donation issues.”

Caesar checked the donation certificate.

It stated that a ‘thank-you donation‘ of 1 million Del was made to the Royder Order for selling 3 gold bars.

“Well… thank you for scratching where it itches.”

“It’s nothing.”

“But where did you hear that I’m selling gold bars today…?”

“Hehe… I have my ways of knowing.”

Please don’t laugh like that.

It’s really scary.

By the way, how did the information really leak?

How does this sister know my schedule!

Joseph spoke up.

“So when are you thinking of going to Dre?”

“I was planning to wrap up most things this week and go.”

“I see. Are you planning to take the train then?”

“I think that’s how it will probably work out. There’s a train from Homigraph to Dre.”

Traveling by carriage brings in a nice bit of pocket money, but now that’s really just small change.

Robbing bandits’ pockets isn’t time-efficient anymore.

It’s better to just take the train and rest well.

“Then I’ll look into train tickets for you separately.”

“Thank you very much.”

“Go rest well and make a pilgrimage too. We don’t know what message the Goddess Dre will send to Sir Caesar.”

Please don’t wink…

I have no intention of becoming a holy knight no matter how much you do that.

***

Caesar shook hands with each magic tower business team leader.

“…It was really nice to meet you, Sir Caesar.”

“It was nice for me too. I hope we can have more deals where we can smile like this often. Ho ho.”

“Ahaha…”

Caesar glanced at the trade contract.

Caesar agreed to sell 1.25kg gold bars for 25 million Del each.

They tried to beat down the price somehow, but Dylan, whom Harrison hired, did an excellent job.

-I’ve been in this field for 40 years. But I’ve never seen 0.5% magic gold in my life! This must be valued at least ten times more!

-Expensive, you say? Gold is coming up from the demon realm now, but it seems to take a very long time. As you know, the security in the Imperial territories has gotten much worse recently.

-Then when do you think you’ll see this much magic gold? Next year? You’ll probably see it the year after next at the longest.

-Tsk tsk. These people! You have to look at things long-term. Do you think you’ll only deal with Sir Caesar once? In the future, he’ll buy artifacts from Gale Magic Tower, potions from Valentine Magic Tower, and he might get mount beasts from Cork Magic Tower.

Caesar just had to quietly watch Dylan persuade the business team leaders with all his heart and soul, and nod his head saying good job.

As he nodded his head like a doll, suddenly 75 million Del fell from the sky.

How could the world be this pleasant!

“Then take care on your way.”

The three business team leaders earnestly requested Caesar before getting into their carriages.

“If you have any artifacts to purchase, please be sure to stop by Gale Magic Tower. We’ll treat you as a VVIP.”

“Our Cork Magic Tower also has many reliable mount beasts. If you need any mount beasts, please visit Cork Magic Tower.”

“Professor Smir is excellent, but there are other alchemists too. If Sir Caesar needs any potions or elixirs, we can procure them anytime, so please visit Valentine Magic Tower.”

Caesar nodded his head happily.

“Alright, alright. I’ll visit soon.”

Caesar went straight into the tea house and said to Dylan.

“Harrison has a good eye. Your skill in handling those magic tower guys is impressive.”

“Ho ho. You flatter me.”

“As promised, I’ll give you 5% of the trade earnings as an incentive. I look forward to working with you in the future.”

“Of course! If you have any gems to sell, please be sure to find me.”

“Of course I will.”

After sending Dylan off, Caesar said to Harrison.

“Money is overflowing. Very good.”

Of course, there are taxes to pay, a cut for Parker Bank, and incentives for Dylan, so he’s not taking all 75 million Del.

Moreover, he’s not receiving all 75 million Del in cash, but agreed to receive it over half a year… but still, it feels good right now, so he’ll act like a billionaire for now.

“This is just the beginning. You should grow the business with this money.”

“That’s for you to worry about now. Anyway, I need to go meet Professor Smir now.”

“Understood. I’ll prepare the carriage. But Sir Caesar.”

“Hm?”

Harrison hesitated, then spoke.

“Do you know… that my brothers went to the demon realm?”

Ah, that story.

Caesar nodded.

“Yes.”

“What happened?”

“Those two took bribes from Homigraph representatives. And that money was earned through smuggling.”

Harrison thought for a moment before speaking.

“…Actually, I already knew about that.”

Caesar tilted his head.

“What? Since when?”

“Since two years ago.”

“Then why didn’t you say anything?”

“I was afraid of being at odds with my brothers.”

Caesar looked at Harrison as if he couldn’t believe it.

“Why are you scared of that? Couldn’t you just send them away?”

“My father is about to reach retirement age and will lose his power. But my brothers will block my path for life. Unless I completely crush them so they can’t rise again, I was scared of facing severe consequences if I unnecessarily made enemies of them.”

Well, I sort of understand the guy’s feelings.

He’ll probably see those two brothers more often than Gregory in the future.

And since it’s still a society where primogeniture is common, he was afraid of being discarded like chewed gum when Gregory dies or loses all his power.

“But I don’t want to live like a coward anymore. Seeing you, Lord Caesar, confidently doing things I thought were unbearable, I thought maybe I could muster up courage too.”

“So what do you want to say?”

“Lord Caesar. I want to become a member of the Homigraph.”

“Then do it. I think you’ll do well.”

Harrison’s eyes widened.

“What? But then it might become difficult to assist you, Lord Caesar.”

“What are you talking about? You need to put someone in your place before you leave.”

“…Pardon?”

Caesar looked at him as if he found it ridiculous.

“Were you planning to just leave? Huh?”

“Ah, no. Of course I need to find someone to replace me.”

“If you put someone less capable than you in your place and leave, whether you become a council member or the head of the family, I’ll make sure to torment you until you scream. Just so you know. I’m extremely vindictive.”

“Ah… yes.”

Harrison felt he should quickly find a successor.

Of course, more than that worry, he felt good about finding such a reliable ally in Caesar who was supporting him.

Had he ever received expectations from anyone in his life?

“Since the election is next year, you need to find someone quickly, right? Wow, one more task has been added. Haha.”

It might not be expectations, but rather enjoying Harrison’s suffering…

Anyway, as Caesar said, he needs to start looking for a successor from now on.

***

Ding.

The elevator stopped and Professor Smir’s room appeared.

“This place hasn’t changed.”

It’s a room so dirty that you might develop a disease if you stay for more than a day.

As Caesar stepped out of the elevator, Professor Smir floated over.

“You’re here?”

“Yes.”

Caesar handed over the set of potion syringes he had used to Professor Smir.

“I used all 10. The effect was quite good.”

“Don’t state the obvious. More importantly, let’s get started. I’ll check your constitution first.”

This bastard must be a T.

No, is he just rude?

Can’t people give lip service like ‘Thank you, the next potion will be even better’ when complimented?

This is why you shouldn’t associate with magicians.

Professor Smir led Caesar to a small room.

As soon as they entered the small room, the terrible smell completely disappeared.

“Why is this place so clean?”

“It’s a sterilized room. There’s not a single germ or speck of dust. Of course, there’s dust and bacteria on our bodies, but that…”

Smir waved his wand towards Caesar.

Then a large water droplet formed above Caesar’s head and engulfed his body.

It happened so suddenly that he couldn’t even react.

Just as Caesar was thinking about escaping this water prison immediately, it disappeared.

“…What are you doing?”

“I removed the bacteria and dust.”

Smir also created a water prison around himself and removed it in 1 second, expelling it outside the sterilized room.

“You should explain beforehand why you’re doing such things.”

“Most needles can’t pierce your skin, so it’s impossible to draw blood with a syringe.”

Smir took out a sharp scalpel circulating in the sterilized room.

“So I’m going to make a hole in your blood vessel to extract blood. If strange foreign substances in the air get mixed in during this process, it becomes troublesome. That’s why I did that.”

This is why smart people are so stubborn.

Would it hurt to explain first?

“Anyway, give me your arm.”

Caesar grumbled but put on a mask and offered his arm.

The scalpel Smir brought didn’t seem to be an ordinary one.

It pierced Caesar’s skin, which even bullets couldn’t penetrate, and made a small hole in his blood vessel.

Smir waved his wand once, and the blood that came up through the flesh floated and was collected in a beaker.

This is quite interesting.

“When will the next potion be ready?”

“At the longest, a month and a half, at the shortest, about two weeks. It’s not just anything, you asked to enhance aura sensing ability, so we need to be very careful. If we make a mistake, you might end up demonized like those who used Night Maker.”

Caesar looked at Smir curiously.

“It’s surprising that you know about Night Maker. You seemed uninterested in worldly affairs.”

“Of course. I was bothered a lot by those church bastards because of it.”

“Why?”

“They said that Night Maker was a modified version of the Bufonemi I created. So they kept pestering me, asking if I produced and distributed it.”

Caesar couldn’t believe his ears for a moment.

“…You created Bufonemi?”

“Yes. Is that surprising?”

Of course it is!

The churches are in an uproar because of that!


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I Killed the Demon King. It Was a Mistake.

I Killed the Demon King. It Was a Mistake.

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Status: Ongoing Type: Author: Released: 2024 Native Language: Korean
[Congratulations on seeing all the endings of the Valent Saga.] [From now on, you can select the hidden origin ‘Demon Race’.] I was transmigrated into a Demon after falling into the game world and a whole 3 years have passed. The nameless Allied Forces soldier, Mil of the Sky Knight Order, Barbarian Knight Barre. And the doppelganger and spy of the Demon King's army, Seo-han, are all me. But I... "Y- you, what the heck... Bam!" I ended up blowing off the Demon King's head. Huh? This isn't right.

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