102. Infinite Battlegrounds (1)

It didn’t happen that I suddenly got busy just because I became king.

“I just hate being bothered.”

What I did was to return the original responsibility to those who were elected by vote, not those who wielded power by force, and unless it was a really big case, I just told them to do their own thing.

The purpose of doing this was just to block the guys who had antipathy to the Legion in the first place and unknowingly contributed to the Lord of Destruction.

“Oops, that doesn’t make any sense.”

Besides, this is a very obvious story in a way, but nothing drastically changed because of the fact that the king appeared to the people of the world shining blue from the other side of the sky of Nemesis.

Those who seized power and wielded it at will were only a handful of those who obtained decent powers, and the majority of the rest are just busy living their daily lives.

Of course, well-known media outlets all tried to get something out of it while washing my anus cleanly, clamoring as “the first unified ruler that appeared in history”, but this also meant nothing to me.

“It doesn’t really mean anything.”

The dimensional territory dominated by the Legion was really wide and wide, and now I can always be treated like a king no matter where I go.

Strictly speaking, my hometown was just one of many territories, and if I were to give meaning to it, it was just the space that made me remember.

Anyway, thanks to me and the old manager taking the lead, the hostile expressions against the corps have now disappeared.

Instead of leisurely watching a movie while chewing chocolate, the old manager was doing a very thorough internal censorship of the players. While showing the scene to all mankind, it also left a strong warning message.

“Now the back mask is gone… … .”

The problem is, the lines I spat out through the broadcast were too stupid.

“Please, Your Highness, please—!!!”

“… … .”

Some of my friends, who were close to me, were very busy making fun of that nasty line that had been sent out against all mankind.

“Hey, the king was here? Your Highness, did you have a good night last night?”

“Oh, the king of the world. I was very impressed with your wonderful lines.”

“Hey, are you really sane with those cheesy lines?”

“… … .”

When I opened the door after carefully examining the battle situation in the room, the bald wizard, the former demon king, and the strange name greeted me in this way.

Here, I was able to learn two lessons that will be very useful for the rest of my life.

The first lesson is, first of all, since I can’t speak dirty, I have to make a spokesperson for someone who speaks well instead of me.

I don’t want to make such a situation happen, but if I ever have to speak in public, I’m going to hire a nitrogen packing specialist instead.

Damn, see if I ever go out and play with my snout again.

The second lesson that follows is as follows.

“If you say you’re king in front of me one more time, you’ll be banished to the land of cockroaches.”

“… … Like such a tyrant.”

“great. Leader with a hammer, you have won exile. Hey, take it.”

“… … Oh no, wait a minute? Exile with just this… … ?”

“Tyrant is also a word that means king. What are you doing, hurry up and take it.”

First of all, I have to make sure that the people around me never make a beggarly remark like a king.

“… … .”

Ah, if there is a futon nearby, I want to kick it terribly hard just once.

“… … Let’s do something.”

Also, when you’re upset, you need something to focus on.

“Now you’ve come to your senses.”

Just now, there was one guy that was perfect for me to focus on and have a conversation with. The guy’s true identity is a goat-headed demon who came back from looking inside the squid’s belly.

The goat devil must have been quite shocked by the fact that he had been inside the stomach of the squid, and he could not come to his senses even after being caught for a long time.

“… … who are you? Ugh-!”

The demon, who had been imprisoned in the cracks in the space I had created, rolled her uneasy eyes and shuddered as soon as she saw me entering through the portal.

I immediately held on to [Excalibur], and concentrated all my strength in preparation for the situation where it would release its restraints and violently rebel.

By the way, the reaction of the goat devil who confirmed me is a bit strange.

“Sah, save me… … .”

“… … yes?”

“Th-please put away that scary sword… … Please. Please don’t throw me into the belly of a monster… … .”

“… … .”

“I-I’ll tell you everything I know, so please don’t hit me… … .”

“… … No, wait a minute. Look at this baby? What did I do?”

This goat-headed devil was so strangely timid that I was at a loss for words when faced with his cooperative attitude.

* * *

The goat devil who was caught by the unexpected squid was a guy who broke the prejudice against demons I had previously thought of.

If you take a closer look at this goat, it’s really filthy and weak enough to make you wonder if it’s the subordinate of the Lord of Destruction.

“Is there such a weak guy… … .”

Oh, of course, no matter how weak the devil was, it was at a level that he could deal with a large army of legion to some extent.

According to information I received from the battlefield, this goat had a fairly menacing knack for instantly drying Legion troops to death with a wide range of curse-like techniques.

He used that skill to quickly approach the colony, and feeling threatened by this, I quickly discarded the clone and abandoned the colony in the area.

“No, I don’t think it would have been enough if I hadn’t given up on the colony… … .”

However, judging from the energy this goat possessed, it seemed that it was quite insufficient to overuse such a talent many times.

So, if the power of this goat is drained first and then it is assumed that they fight one-on-one, it seemed that if the leader who was exiled to the cockroach colony came forward, it would be possible to beat it to the point of dust on a really rainy day.

“Hey, why are you so weak?”

“I… … I’m not a bastard… … .”

“No fuck, I didn’t ask about gender.”

As I pressed on, the demon even began to well up with thick tears from the good-looking eyes of a goat.

“That’s right. I am very, very weak… … They are so weak that they are said to be of no use even in the king’s army… … .”

“… … no. You don’t even have to cry.”

In this way, I became the first man to make the demon cry.

… … In any case, a revision of prophecy once showed us a future in which destruction had arrived. Of course, there are also powerful demons possessed by the Lord of Destruction, and they were truly monstrous creatures capable of dealing with hundreds of millions or even billions of legions alone.

So I originally thought that in order to properly capture a demon, I had no choice but to see the blood of countless Legion units.

Besides, even if you were lucky enough to capture the demons alive, there was no way they would open their mouths without hesitation.

Since these guys sublimate into flames immediately after killing them, the simplest and most efficient method, such as ‘brain extraction’, is unfortunately not usable.

“Now then, recite everything you know about the Lord of Doom.”

“Yes, I will tell you everything.”

“… … great.”

However, the guy who was caught was terribly afraid of the legion, and he was divulging information about the Lord of Destruction and the demon army even without me asking, so I didn’t have to go to the trouble of staining the precious [Excalibur] with blood.

“I hate pain.”

“… … therefore?”

“But the Army of Ruin finds pleasure and strength in enduring pain. But I am weak because I neglected my training. That’s why I couldn’t become a demon lord.”

“… … yes. And again?”

The goat with the name ‘Baphomet’ spit out all the information he knew in this way, and the information of the corps was very well nourished.

Of course, there was a reason why this guy was so cooperative with me.

“Hide me, please. There is only death for a demon who fails its mission.”

“… … .”

“I don’t want to die. I really don’t want to die. Please, please save me.”

The Lord of Destruction did not like beings that were of no use to him, and had a dirty personality who did not tolerate the failure of his subordinates.

That is, even if he returned, he would either die or receive a punishment equivalent to death.

“okay. Is this all the information you have?”

“… … That’s right.”

“Yes, good work goat.”

“Then, as promised, my life is guaranteed… … .”

I didn’t answer, but instead, I grabbed [Excalibur] with all my might, and the goat demon, taken aback by my appearance, started screaming loudly as if it was taken aback.

“Ugh-! Gu, ruler of the corps! Isn’t this a different promise?!!!”

I smiled at the terrified demon.

“yes. If you properly repent of your sins, this is like a reward.”

A man, reflected in the goat’s pupils, was smiling as he looked down at his prey with golden eyes today.

“I would be much happier going to heaven than being destroyed forever by your king.”

The shining golden blade of [Excalibur] cut through the goat demon very lightly, as if cutting soft tofu with chopsticks.

In this way, I obtained quite useful information about the Army of Ruin, and I was able to very cleanly remove the bloody subordinates that it drew while losing its power.

The reason why I caught and abandoned the goat who handed over the information to me cooperatively was simple.

This goat child had no information about the Legion from the time he set out on a mission from the Lord of Ruin.

The Lord of Ruin was not a very kind Lord to his men, so no details were given to the Goat before he set off.

―Okay, my words are working.

―I will somehow gather the information of the corps and return to the [Demon Castle].

―Does Lee really trust me? If I do well, will there be a chance for me to assassinate?

Thanks to having such an unkind boss, this goat devil had no idea that I could ‘bow’ with my ESP.

“Fuck, where are you trying to hit the back of the head with a weak goat kid?”

Thanks to the goat who kindly gave all the information and left for heaven, the legion can now run toward a new goal without hesitation.

【All corps troops, move immediately towards [Demon Castle].】