I Killed the Demon King. It Was a Mistake. Chapter 47

I killed the Demon King. It was a mistake.

Chapter 47

We decided to set aside the issue of the demon race for now.

The capture of demons hasn’t even occurred yet.

That problem can be considered after the war in the demon realm ends.

We don’t know how the situation might change.

Caesar opened the letter.

[To Caesar Sylvatil,

As you said, Councilman Walterwood isn’t as stubborn as I thought.

Of course, there are still things to resolve before enacting the law. If problems arise, I’ll come to seek your wisdom.

I may request mediation again.

Regarding the mercenary business, I don’t think it’s a bad idea on my end.

However, I’m concerned that knights working as mercenaries might create a negative public image.

I’ll look for other alternatives, so please pause the preparations for the mercenary business for now.

Additionally, I heard you’re holding an auction party.

As it happens, I have a few items in my private art gallery that I’d like to sell, so it might be good to send someone to check them out.

I’ll see you at the party then.

Yours sincerely,

Miles Parker.]

Caesar chuckled.

“See? Everything gets resolved when you talk it out.”

The hardest part is sitting face to face.

When you have a conversation, most issues can be solved.

Now, let’s see what he’s really thinking?

-That sly Walterwood. What? Other precious metals besides magic stones necessarily require customs procedures?

-I thought it was strange when this politician bastard accepted so easily. This damn old geezer.

-He even says magic stone refinement is impossible!

-I’ll make him die of natural causes soon…!

…Let’s stop reading.

He’s more hot-tempered and foul-mouthed than I thought.

It seems those two still need to have many conversations.

Next is Councilman Walterwood’s letter.

[To Caesar Sylvatil,

There were some unsavory rumors about that Miles fellow, but after meeting and talking with him several times, I found we have some common ground.

However, there are some issues where we both get emotionally charged.

We might need mediation soon.

I’ve thought about the mercenary business, and it doesn’t seem too bad.

But isn’t the image of mercenaries too negative?

So I was thinking, how about employment instead?

Becoming the governor’s knight to protect Homigraph and Sapientia.

This way, there shouldn’t be any legal issues.

And I heard you’re holding an auction party.

I’ll come to purchase a few items if there’s anything worthwhile.

I also have some items to sell.

I’ll send Harrison over soon.

And about the tax issue.

A few months ago, when bringing magic gold and gems into Parker Bank, the exact quantity wasn’t reported.

I’ll resolve that issue through Harrison, so keep that in mind.

Yours sincerely,

Gregory Walterwood.]

Reading Gregory’s letter, it seems there are indeed many problems with enacting the law.

Well, it wouldn’t work if everything matched from the start.

One is a financier and the other is a politician.

It’s strange that they communicate well in the first place.

Caesar used psychometry.

-Miles is known for being ruthless in finance, but he’s still far from politics. He might be easier to manipulate than I thought.

-The real problem is the monsters behind Miles. It gets troublesome if they step in. I’ll try to resolve it quickly if possible, and if not, I’ll have to accept some losses.

-More importantly, his two incompetent sons are a problem. They’re trying to check Harrison again. Harrison is the most suitable to be the head of the family, but he’s still inexperienced and lacks resolve.

-How should I solve this problem?

This guy seems to care for Harrison more than expected.

I guess his outer appearance is quite different from his inner thoughts?

“Sir Caesar, we’ve arrived.”

“Oh?”

Caesar tucked the letters into his chest and got out of the carriage.

As he stepped out, he saw the main entrance of Parker Bank.

And in front of the bank, Ramsky was waiting for Caesar with a very polite attitude.

“I never dreamed that the person who stood me up would come out to greet me like this.”

“It, it wasn’t standing you up, I had no choice…”

“Then you should have given me some notice. Do you know how surprised I was when Miles and Councilman Usher suddenly appeared? Is this all our relationship amounts to?”

Ramsky spoke while sweating profusely.

“I’m sorry. I was also suddenly requested to…”

“I see. Well, Miles is your boss’s boss, so I guess it was scary. But aren’t I scary too?”

Ramsky’s trembling appearance resembles a hamster.

Caesar patted his shoulder and said,

“I’m just kidding. Joking. Can’t we do this between us?”

Ramsky’s expression brightened.

“Thank you!”

“But you know half of it was serious, right?”

“…I’m sorry.”

Right.

Your job is to be pushed around, what can you do?

If you get pushed around well enough, someday you might be the one doing the pushing.

“Well then, shall we check if my items are safe?”

Caesar headed to the basement of Parker Bank.

The vault keepers began bringing Caesar’s safe deposit boxes and placing them neatly on the table.

From gleaming gold to jewels, accessories, and even vampire artworks.

It’s satisfying just to look at them.

“Where are the gems that don’t contain magic?”

“We’ve collected them separately here.”

Inside a small silk pouch, the gems were sparkling.

There were both raw stones and crafted items.

Ramsky looked at the gems and spoke.

“What do you plan to use these for?”

“I’ll put them up at the auction party. People will love it if I say they’re gems from the demon realm.”

“Ah, I see. Then how about this sculpture?”

Ramsky pointed to a sculpture about the size of his forearm.

“…This is.”

Just a few months ago, I didn’t pay any attention to it, but this is quite unique.

It’s not a dragon with a bat head like other gargoyles, but… The finish of the ‘wings’ is a bit similar.

Caesar examined it more carefully.

A stubby tail with a plump body and legs.

And the face is not a bat head, but a proper dragon shape with a snout.

Of course, if there’s a difference from a typical dragon, it’s that it looks a bit cuter?

‘Could it be…’

Caesar used psychometry.

-Shiny things… Don’t take them away…

-I like shiny things.

-Twinkle twinkle star.

‘You bastard, were you a gargoyle?’

Aren’t gargoyles usually all big?

Why is this one so small?

Moreover, the fact that it can see means it’s already a gargoyle with self-awareness, right?

-Ah… I’m not a gargoyle. My name is Star Guardian.

-I’m the guardian who protects the twinkling, shining stars.

-Please don’t take the stars away.

Caesar put down the sculpture.

“Are you going to take that?”

“…Can everyone leave for a moment? I have something to do.”

Ramsky and the vault keeper looked at each other and nodded.

“Understood. Take your time and come out when you’re done.”

Once Caesar was alone in the vault, he spoke to the gargoyle.

“Hey. Star Guardian.”

“…”

“Not talking? Then I’ll take all these gems. 3, 2, 1…”

Star Guardian just raised its head slightly to look at Caesar and opened its mouth.

“Why are you calling, Barre?”

Smack!

“Ouch!”

“You little brat, just turning your head and talking! Won’t you get up?!”

Star Guardian glared at Caesar as it stood up.

Its eyes are defiant, but seeing its body move, it seems it doesn’t want to get hit again.

“…What is it, Barre?”

“It’s Caesar now.”

“Caesar…”

It thought for a moment and then nodded.

“Sounds like a crafted name. It’s prettier. I’ll call you that from now on.”

It’s the first time in my life I’ve heard Caesar being called a pretty name.

Anyway, that’s not the important thing.

“What are you doing here?”

“I’m watching over the stars.”

Star Guardian turned its gaze towards the gems.

“I’m a being who swore to protect the stars. I go wherever the stars are.”

“By stars, do you mean these gems?”

“Gems? These are stars.”

“What do you mean?”

“Look.”

A purple light emanated from Star Guardian’s body.

Then the gems resonated and emitted a brilliant light that couldn’t be seen in ordinary gems.

“…What is this?”

“You see? They’re living, twinkling stars. I’m the guardian who protects them. Star Guardian.”

Star Guardian blocked Caesar’s path and said,

“I can’t let you take the stars carelessly, Caesar.”

It’s trying to look threatening, but from Caesar’s perspective, it’s just cute.

Caesar chuckled.

“Despite saying that, you were quiet when I took the gems from the vault.”

“I just followed where the stars went.”

“I’ll use psychometry. Speak honestly.”

“…Psychometry? Oh, you mean star reading?”

“Star reading?”

“I mean this.”

Star Guardian picked up a crafted ruby.

Then the light emitted from the ruby converged into a single point and hit the vault wall.

On the vault wall, an image appeared of someone crafting a gem.

“That’s… The Demon King.”

The vampire Demon King who carved ‘Wings’ at the Demon King’s castle.

She was earnestly crafting with a small hammer and chisel.

“This is the moment a star is born. A mere stone is reborn as a star by Lady Diana Trueblood.”

Then another scene appeared.

The Demon King, having finished crafting the gem, looked at it with satisfaction and inserted it into a gold bracelet.

Star Guardian gazed at the Demon King with an enraptured expression.

“How beautiful is this moment? The star is cheering. The star is shedding tears of joy just from touching Lady Diana’s jade-like skin.”

“Isn’t that just your delusion?”

“Delusion?! If only I could touch that jade-like skin again…! No! I’m the guardian of the stars…!”

Caesar quickly grabbed its body and used psychometry.

-Pant, pant. To feel the Queen’s touch once more…!

“Don’t read me! Don’t read!”

“Star Guardian my foot. You’re just a pervert.”

“Pervert?! I can’t tolerate such an insult!”

“What are you going to do if you can’t tolerate it? What are you going to do?”

“Aaaaagh! I’m dizzy! Di-dizzy! The, the stars! The stars are falling!”

Caesar grabbed this pervert’s tail and swung it around like a firework.

This guy just has a perverted love for Diana.

So he’s getting vicarious satisfaction by looking at the gems touched by Diana.

Caesar put it back on the table.

It staggered but still clutched the gem in its hand tightly, as if never letting go.

“You like the Demon King that much?”

Star Guardian glared at Caesar and said,

“…She’s the Queen who created me. How could I not love her?”

Star Guardian rubbed the ruby in its hand with a nearby glove.

“Queen Diana always watched me and told me stories, and she held me while sleeping. When I didn’t realize who I was, I didn’t know how happy those moments were. But by the time I knew who I was and what I was born for, Queen Diana had left somewhere.”

“Where to?”

“I don’t know. She left me and the stars in storage.”

“She left?”

“Yes. She didn’t tell me why she left. When I was young, she used to tell me everything without hiding anything…”

Star Guardian’s ears drooped.

It seems quite hurt.

“Where could she have gone? If I could see Lady Diana just one more time, I could do anything. Surely she hasn’t forgotten me…”

…Well, it does look a bit pitiful.

“So why did you follow me? Shouldn’t you have waited for the Demon King to return to the storage?”

“Because you took all the stars. The storage is just a place to protect the stars. These are what I need to protect.”

Star Guardian looked at the gems again with sparkling eyes.

Well, I can roughly understand why it followed.

Since its abilities are limited to psychometry and making the gems sparkle nicely, it probably had no choice but to follow Caesar.

Caesar examined the gems.

Come to think of it, there were gems that shone and those that didn’t.

“Are these non-shining ones not made by the Demon King?”

“That’s right. Those aren’t stars. They’re just shiny stones. Only what the Queen made are stars.”

“Geez, this is ridiculous.”

Caesar sat in a chair and made eye contact with Star Guardian.

“Then let’s make a deal.”

“A deal?”

“I’ll help you find the Demon King. In return, teach me your psychometry technique.”

Star Guardian’s eyes sparkled.

“Really?”

“Yeah. I have a rough idea of where she might be.”

“Where? Where is she?”

“It’s a place called the Snow Field, located in the northwest of the continent.”

Vampires appear there, unusually, despite it not being the demon realm.

When playing the game, I didn’t understand why vampires appeared there, but now, putting together all the information, I roughly understand.

There’s a high possibility that Diana is there or vampires related to Diana are there.

“Can we go right now?!”

“No. I can’t go there in my current state.”

To explain it in game terms, it’s a place you can only go if you max out your cold resistance.

It’s impossible with Caesar’s current body.

Of course, with Barre’s body, it would be possible to come and go, but I don’t want to go now.

The Snow Field is truly like an unknown world.

I don’t know why Diana left the demon realm for such a barren land.

Without accurate information, it’s absolutely forbidden to contact Diana.

“But if you teach me your psychometry technique, we might be able to shorten the time.”

“Alright! I’ll teach you right away! But how should I teach you?”

“Just keep doing star reading and open your mind so I can deeply penetrate your senses. I’ve done it with another gargoyle before, so it should work.”

“Oh, I see! Wait a moment.”

Star Guardian gathered the gems crafted by Diana in one place and lay down like on a bed.

“Now! Go ahead!”

Seeing a dragon the size of a palm lying on the gems is quite cute.

Caesar put aside idle thoughts and placed his hand on its head.

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