I Killed the Demon King. It Was a Mistake. Chapter 70

I Killed the Demon King. It Was a Mistake.

Chapter 70

Caesar and Gloria approached Theon.

“Oh! Young ones! Did you come to buy something?”

Perhaps thanks to coming with masks covering their faces?

Theon treated them quite casually.

“We’d like to look at some armor and basic weapons…”

Sparkle sparkle.

Gloria’s blue eyes were already fixed on the chainsaw sword in Theon’s hands.

Caesar looked at Gloria with a dubious expression.

“…Why? Should we buy that?”

“It’s cool, isn’t it! The blade spins and everything!”

Since when did she have a thing for mechanics?

I thought only boys liked things that combine and spin.

“That must be really hard to maintain. If you’re not careful, the chain could come off during a fight.”

“Ah… Is that so?”

Theon’s eyes lit up.

“That’s why! I made the handle and blade parts easy to attach and detach!”

When Theon pressed the scabbard button, the blade popped out cleanly.

“If it breaks down, you can take the scabbard like this… Oh, my back.”

When he inserted the handle into the massive scabbard containing the chainsaw blades, a spare blade snapped onto the handle part with a click.

“You can replace it this quickly!”

“Oho”

It breaks down easily but it’s made to be easily detachable.

Of course, you’d have to come back to Theon for repairs and there would be regular maintenance costs…

But Gloria doesn’t need to worry about money.

She’s beyond a gold spoon, she’s a diamond spoon child.

If she asks her dad for money, he gives her everything, so why worry about money?

Tremble- tremble- tremble.

“How about it? Isn’t it nice?”

That’s all well and good, but the old man’s hands are shaking too much.

It feels somewhat pitiful seeing a grandfather who looks like he should be smiling gently while watching his grandchildren in a cozy room selling inventions on the street.

If this is a sales strategy, I’d have to praise it.

“Do you want to buy it?”

“Yes! I’ve been looking for a good weapon to use for a while now.”

“Then let’s buy it. How much is it?”

Theon immediately replied.

“If you buy just one set it’s 50,000 Del! If you add three spare blades, I’ll give you everything for 80,000 Del!”

“What?”

50,000 Del is almost twice the average annual salary of a Homigraph office worker.

And 80,000 Del including spare blades?

Even though knights don’t skimp on weapons, who would buy this mechanical weapon that hasn’t even been proven safe?

“Here you go! You take checks, right?”

“Of course! Certainly!”

Right.

Our Gloria is buying it.

Well, you need to have some romance too.

Caesar uses an axe, so people might think it’s weird if my disciple walks around with an ordinary sword.

Gloria waved her checkbook receipt and said.

“This can be processed as official expenses, right?”

“It’s your equipment. You should buy it with your money.”

“You were just asking how much it was to buy it for me.”

“…Buy the spare blades with your own money.”

“Yes! Thank you!”

Come to think of it, she’s quite foxy too.

If I space out, she’ll take my nose.

Caesar also finally took out his checkbook and handed it to Theon.

“Thank you! Now, let me show you how it works.”

Gloria’s eyes sparkled as she focused on Theon’s hands and words.

“This button activates the chainsaw, and if you open this pommel part, the magic stone pops out. Since it works with magic stones, it lasts very long and is powerful.”

Gloria looked at the magic stone with fascination.

“Aren’t magic stones only used in artifacts?”

“That’s true. But I’ve been working as an assistant to the wizards at Gale Magic Tower for 40 years, learning how to handle magic stones. Thanks to that, I know the technique to extract and use magic stone energy without magic.”

“Wow, That’s amazing!”

This is exactly why Caesar decided to buy Theon’s weapons.

Unlike others, Theon makes and sells weapons that use magic stones as an energy source.

That’s why he can make weapons that last longer and are more powerful.

And this isn’t even his most outstanding invention.

“Do you perhaps sell armor too?”

“Of course! If you look at this spring-loaded chest guard…”

Now the real shopping begins.

That chainsaw sword was bought almost half in jest, but what’s really important is that armor.

“Isn’t it difficult for knights to put on and take off armor alone? This is a chest protector made so that you can easily put it on and take it off by yourself.”

This doesn’t operate with magic stones.

This armor has a spring key attached to the back waist that, when turned a few times and pushed inward, automatically comes off and can be put on automatically.

It even opens at the back waist like a cicada shedding its shell, making it very easy to put on and take off alone.

“Come on! Try it on first!”

Theon was trembling as he tried to put the chest guard on Gloria.

He’s going to throw out his back at this rate.

“Let me do it. Step aside for a moment, old man.”

Caesar put the armor on Gloria and pressed the key inward.

Whirrr!

The sound of gears turning could be heard from inside as the metal plates fitted together without any gaps.

Looking from a distance, it looked like a mosaic picture with pieces fitted together.

Gloria moved a little and then spoke.

“It’s a bit tight around the chest? And the shoulders too.”

“Ah! Then…! Let’s try fitting this!”

Theon immediately removed and reattached metal plates, then activated the armor again.

“Oh, there’s more space now.”

“This is one of the advantages of my invention! Even if body size changes, you can quickly replace just the relevant pieces. Even if it gets damaged, you can fix it right away by just fitting new metal plates.”

Anyone who has worn armor would understand.

Armor is absolutely not something you can put on and take off alone.

In fact, Joseph asks his squire every day to help him put on and take off his armor.

Of course, this is just a chest guard so it’s relatively easier to put on and take off, but compared to full plate mail it’s easier – even this requires quite a show to put on and take off alone.

But to eliminate this disadvantage?

This was bound to sell well.

“But what about this winding key in the back? It seems like it might break during battle?”

Theon removed the winding key.

“You just need to carry it around like this key. Just insert and turn it when needed.”

“Ohhh”

Gloria seems to really like this clockwork armor.

Honestly, Caesar likes it too.

There’s just one thing that’s lacking.

“What material is this armor made of?”

“Well… Just regular steel.”

Of course steel is good, but regular steel is a bit lacking when fighting devils and knights.

It’s heavy but not strong enough.

It would be better if mixed with special steel like Magic gold, but to learn such metallurgy one would need to go to the blacksmith village of Shalibi.

“Still, this design itself is innovative. I think this will definitely become trendy?”

“Have you applied for a patent?”

Theon nodded.

“Of course! I applied a month ago, so I should get a response soon!”

Caesar’s gaze changed subtly.

This is where Theon’s future changes.

Theon’s clockwork armor is definitely innovative.

Because you can comfortably put on and take off armor alone without a squire.

However, the Gale Magic Tower, judging that this would sell extremely well, will steal the idea and start making and selling armor without even registering Theon’s patent.

Naturally, Theon, having his masterpiece stolen right before his eyes, becomes despondent and commits suicide.

However, if Caesar, or more precisely the player, gets involved here and helps directly with the patent registration, Theon will go on to develop better inventions and create ‘mechanical weapons for hunting devils’.

“Did you submit the patent application yourself?”

“That’s too complicated for me. Instead, my grandson said he’d do it for me, so I left it to him.”

“Hmm… Applying for patents is more complicated than you might think. Is your grandson a lawyer or patent attorney?”

“Hmm? No, he’s not.”

“Then do you know how your grandson submitted the patent application?”

“Well… I’m sure my grandson will handle it properly.”

It strongly felt like the reason Theon committed suicide in despair might not have been because his invention was stolen, but because he was betrayed by his grandson.

Caesar took off his fedora and slightly removed his mask to show his face to the old man.

“Do you recognize who I am?”

“Uh…? Ah?! Are you Sir Caesar?”

“Speaking so loudly might cause trouble for me.”

“Ah, ah! How rude of me! I’m truly sorry!”

Caesar pulled out a business card from inside his coat.

“The reason I revealed my face is because I’m very impressed with this invention. Of course there are points to improve, but you can fix those.”

Theon received Caesar’s business card.

“I’ll help with patents for all inventions you create and even invest. And instead of selling from this shabby stall, I’ll build you a large shop.”

“What? Is, is this real?”

“I’m not someone who says one thing and does another. If you contact the address written on that card, someone will come to help you with everything from patents to store management. You won’t have to worry about money for the rest of your life.”

If an ordinary person said such things, they’d be told to get lost thinking they were a scammer, but Caesar is different.

He’s the Axe of Homigraph and a renowned knight.

This is why reputation is extremely important whether in business or anything else.

“Whether someone like me, an aging old man, deserves such generosity…”

“I have pretty good intuition. From what I can see, you’re the type who could become very successful with proper investment. So make sure to contact them today.”

Theon nodded.

“Yes! I understand! Thank you so much!”

“Good. Then may I make one suggestion?”

“Yes! Please say anything!”

Caesar pointed at Gloria and said:

“Give me half off on a full set of this clockwork armor.”

“Eh?”

Ah, got to save money.

There’s so much to spend on in the future.

***

Now that they’ve bought all of Gloria’s weapons and armor.

All that’s left is to properly cross over into the Kingdom of Dior.

Caesar watched Gloria energetically swinging her chainsaw sword while wearing armor in the yard.

“Do you like it that much?”

“Of course! This is super comfortable!”

How should one describe Gloria’s appearance?

She looks like a knight wearing armor made of haphazardly attached metal plates.

The mosaic-style armor looks a bit odd, but if she likes it, who can stop her?

Whiiiiing!

And that chainsaw sword.

It’s extremely noisy but surprisingly quite durable.

Out of curiosity, they tried cutting a nearby tree, and despite rough use, the chain didn’t break or get damaged.

Thinking about Gloria running wild with that… It’s kind of scary?

Just then, Harrison approached.

“Did you check on that grandson?”

Harrison handed Caesar some documents.

“Yes. Theon’s grandson, named Ansi. He’s unemployed.”

“Did he submit the patent application?”

“No. He hasn’t submitted any of the 5 patents Theon entrusted to him. Instead, he sold the blueprints to ‘Wizard Dames’ at the Gale Magic Tower for money.”

Just as I thought.

“Seems Theon failed in raising his children. How could a grandson backstab his own grandfather.”

“It seems Ansi has quite a lot of gambling debt. So he needed money quickly to pay it back.”

“What a pathetic excuse.”

Caesar handed the profile back to Harrison and said:

“Take care of this while I’m in the Kingdom of Dior. It seems like we’ll be seeing that old man for a while, so treat him well.”

“Yes, understood. By the way, how do you plan to get into the Kingdom of Dior?”

Caesar smiled and said:

“I have my ways.”

***

Gloria rowed until she was sweating.

“Huff… Huff…”

“Tired?”

“…A little.”

“If you’re only a little tired, keep rowing.”

Gloria glared at Caesar.

Caesar casually ignored Gloria and took in the surrounding scenery.

They’ll arrive at their destination soon.

Then, Gloria spoke up.

“Master. Didn’t you say we’d get Sir Joseph’s help crossing the border?”

“I think we need to reconsider getting help from the Dre Order for a while.”

“Why?”

“Hmm”

Caesar pondered how much he should tell Gloria.

“Recently, many holy knights dispatched to the Kingdom of Dior have been dying. Most likely demons are responsible. So what would happen if an unknown new holy knight entered the Kingdom of Dior?”

“…Ah. It would be dangerous?”

“Right. That’s why we’re going in without disguising ourselves as holy knights.”

“Then did Sir Joseph know about this too?”

“Yes.”

Gloria’s hands stopped.

“Master. There’s more, isn’t there?”

“Yes. But that’s all you need to know for now.”

Gloria resumed rowing.

“…I’m a bit disappointed in Sir Joseph.”

“Following orders without question is a subordinate’s fate. We can’t view it completely negatively.”

As the boat gently curved along the bend, a building Caesar had been looking for appeared.

“See that cabin? Let’s go there.”

“Why there?”

“If I go to the border in this state, my fingers and toes will really get pulled out. So we need to sneak in.”

“How do you know how to sneak across the border, Sir Caesar?”

“Well, I had a chance to interrogate one of Viscount Duken’s subordinates before. When I asked, he told me quite well.”

“You didn’t just ask normally, did you?”

“Figure it out yourself.”

When the boat reached the cabin, Caesar got up.

“Tie up the boat and let’s go. We’ll need to use it when we return.”

“Yes.”

While Gloria diligently tied up the boat, Caesar scanned the surroundings.

This was indeed the place he found in the mind of Viscount Duken’s knight guard.

The smuggling broker was supposed to come here every 15th evening to transport people and goods, so they should arrive soon if everything goes as expected.

‘Well, if they’re not here, nothing we can do.’

This route might have been blocked after Viscount Duken’s death.

If so, they might need to use psychometry around this cabin to find smuggling routes.

He hoped they wouldn’t have to go through such trouble.

Thump- Thump.

Just then, Caesar’s ears caught the sound of several people approaching.

“Gloria.”

“Yes?”

“Cover your face. They’re coming.”

“Who?”

“The smuggling brokers.”

Caesar and Gloria covered their faces with masks and hoods and waited.

Then people approached from the distance.

But it wasn’t the situation Caesar had expected.

“Hurry up and follow, you things!”

Crack!

Men approaching while whipping children with whips.

The children, all exhausted to the point of collapse, were stumbling as they walked.

Gloria’s hand automatically moved toward her sword.

“Those bastards…!”

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