Up until now, the Demon King has only been killed by someone else three times.
The first was when the number 1 guy, whose name I don't even want to mention, murdered the 71st guy who gave birth to him.
The second time was during the Great War.
The last third is… . It's currently in progress. Sloan has killed eleven of the seventy-two demon lords. Although he was unable to defeat the top thirty-six demon lords. Even those at the bottom would not dare to mess with us.
'The fact that the Demon King was killed must have been shocking to humans.'
I would never dare to count how many times the warrior has challenged so far, and an equal number of the chosen ones have all been slaughtered.
To be honest, even I was able to deal with them easily. I fought against a few warriors and won. Of course, in the process, I lost the legion I was dealing with and…
'I'm not feeling well. Let's stop thinking about the past here.'
What's important now is not this. Why was Sloan's ball hidden?
'We can figure that out now.'
Late in the morning, I flew over the Adventurer's Guild building. Oh dear, I didn't even hear a sound when I landed.
Let's see… I felt two or three people inside.
"Huh?"
One is human. But no matter how I look at the other two… They're monsters. Why are they here? Did they sneak into the city? I quietly put my ear to the roof.
"Oh no, we're in trouble. The warrior party you mentioned earlier has arrived in this city. And just as I said, they've already killed the servant of the Great One!"
Is this the voice I heard during the day? One of the Adventurer's Guild executives had a voice like this.
[Yes, I heard about it too. That mighty man died in battle. The power to annihilate all the elves in the south has disappeared.]
From what I've heard, it seems like he's one of that Skeleton Emperor's subordinates. I know that Lichtes is after this city, but he's more serious than I thought.
"Then what should we do? That warrior is beyond our current strength."
[You will wait until the next mission is given. That will be it. Do you understand?]
"Oh, I understand."
I decided to delay my intrusion for a bit. If I rushed in now, it would be useless.
[Sloan… She's definitely a dangerous woman. I don't think he knows that.]
"Oh, is that so? Do you happen to know what kind of mission will be given? We also lack the ability to accept it without warning..'.
[You don't have to know. Just obey.]
"Yes!"
[Oh, by the way. I'd like to start discussing the date of the city invasion… . Hmm, wait. There's a little rat on the roof.]
Got caught? I took out a dagger from my waistband. Anyway… . Things have never gone well. You already read the signs and pretend not to know. That's typical of a subordinate of a shady skeleton.
"Yes?"
[You don't care about spy measures? Haa, enough. All right. What would I expect from mortals? You on the roof, get down quickly. Running away won't do you any good.]
No, but why is this kid using informal language? No matter what, I'm of a different status from you all.
I went through the window and straight into the building. The guy inside was Dullahan. Why isn't he there? He's the guy who can't take care of his own balls and carries them around in one hand.
"What the fuck?"
[Huh!? Wait. This magic power is… quite powerful. Are you a monster too?]
No, he's the Demon King.
[Where on earth do you belong? Judging from your skin, you seem to be disguised as a human… Our military has taken over this place. Go somewhere else.]
"Huh."
[You should be thankful I'm not killing you right now. Why are you making such a face?]
Isn't that obvious? Even though I'm on the weak side, I'm still on a different level from you. If I want to… I can suppress you with my authority.
'Check the power!'
I have one ability that is different from that of other people of my species.
You can immediately see how great the opponent's ability is (it is a greater ability than you think, but for some reason it is not considered a unique ability).
It may seem trivial to others, but it is a truly amazing ability that has helped me survive until now.
'Those two guys… I won!'
They are a bit stronger than the average monster, but not as strong as me, the Demon Lord. Judging by their level, they seem to be the advance team. Dullahan must be a pretty high-level manpower.
Fortunately, at that level of reach… . Even if I died and woke up, I wouldn't be able to win in my current state, but I could easily catch and kill these guys.
[Your ear holes seem to be blocked. I guess I'll have to drill another hole in that little head.]
[Stop, Number One. You don't have permission to kill today.]
[It's noisy. Number 2, I'm still hungry.]
As he muttered like that, the body of the monster that had been quiet since a while ago began to move.
Ah. That guy was a ghoul. And he had his intelligence intact… He was inferior to a Dullahan, but he could still tear apart about twenty Hell Beasts on his own.
[Krrr! That's it! I'm going to shove all that juicy flesh into my mouth…]
You shouldn't open your mouth, you idiot. I threw the dagger into his mouth. It went through the back of his head, and the blade stuck out.
[Ouch!]
[2-Hooo!!! Yes, nooo! You're really my brother—!]
"No, were you brothers? How ridiculous… . What kind of crazy person would do something like that?"
Anyway, he's also a dark bastard. He turned one of them into a durahan, and another into a ghoul. And they're brothers at that!
[Insulting us, the best work, is like gathering the Demon King…]
"I am the Demon King. Are you stupid? Oh, no. You are stupid."
It didn't take long to kill the guy called Number One. The Dullahan's weak point was his heart, and he raised his sword over his head to strike me with it.
Of course, the guard was empty. A sharp sword flew through it, and, swoosh. Black blood flowed out. Dullahan fell with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Uh… . Huh?"
"It's finally quiet. Hey, can you talk?
"Uh… ."
"Huh? Huh? That's informal speech."
The night is very long. This guy must have chosen a secret place for the contact. He can extract information until daybreak.
"Do you know how many daggers can go into a person's body? Usually, two would kill you from shock. But that only applies to beginners."
The bastard threw himself backwards in a panic, trying to escape.
It was pointless. No matter how fast he was, he would be slower than me. I threw the dagger and stabbed it into the door he was trying to open and leave.
"If you're at that level, you can avoid vital organs or blood vessels and stab the blade in. Oh, of course, it still hurts."
"Why are you doing this to me… ."
"Why are you doing that to Sloan?"
As I said, I like hurting people. I'm crazy about it. It's my nature, I can't help it.
***
Humans are very noisy animals. They make a lot more noise than you might think. In fact, there are only a few animals that can make more noise than humans.
Maybe a larger elephant or whale?
'But you said I have a noise-cancelling spell.'
In other words, I gagged the bastard and stuck the dagger blade between his claws. Sticky blood dripped out.
"Eeeeek—! Eep!!"
"Okay. Why did you reject Sloan?"
"Up!!"
"This guy won't talk until the end. Will he keep his word?"
This type of person has to put in the effort to get information out of you, otherwise it's hard.
This time, let's try pulling out a tooth. A dagger is a more useful tool than you might think. Combined with a stone, it can be used as a tooth extraction tool. I released the gag. Of course, to get information.
"You didn't tell me until the end. You rascal. I salute you."
"I've been ready to say anything for an hour now… Please!"
"What?! This kid! I paid you my respects! But you were actually preparing to betray me!? Why didn't you tell me sooner!"
"My mouth is blocked! How can I speak!"
Doesn't that depend on your efforts? Sorry, but… Anyway, people these days don't have any grit. Grit.
"And, a few months ago, there was news that Sloan had captured the Demon King. I think all the nobles in the kingdom knew this."
"Oh, really? But why don't you tell me? Killing the Demon King is a huge change."
"That's… The head of the United Kingdom issued a gag order on this statement."
Huh? Why on earth? Shouldn't this be made widely known?
"Why are you doing that?"
"I don't know either! This is real."
"I think my dagger will be the one to judge whether it's real or fake. Just wait a little longer. From now on, oatmeal will taste really good. In other words, you won't be able to eat anything else."
How dare you lie now? Trying to hide.
"Ahhhh! Jin, I really don't know. I don't know!"
"Don't you know?"
"Yes!"
"If you don't know, use your imagination."
"Yes, yes?"
You lack imagination. Even though I pushed you this hard, you still don't know, so it seems like you really don't know.
I've gotten a lot of information. Let's finish it now. I took out another dagger.
"Have you ever fallen into water?"
"Ugh… .Ugh, okay, good… ."
"People's senses are easily deceived. When your lungs are punctured, the blood spurts out. They say it makes you feel like you're drowning. I've never experienced it, though."
"Please… . I have a family… !"
No. I can't spare him. This guy is a traitor to the Demon King anyway.
In other words, it's my competitor's tool. I swung the dagger without hesitation. Pfft! Blood bursts out from the bastard's body. There was no scream.
"… !"
If your lungs are punctured, you won't be able to speak.
"I should have asked the informant a little more. Well, whatever. I'll probably be able to use it someday. So, I'll go back now… ."
"What are you doing here?"
That's what I'm trying to say. Why is that elf here!
"I saw what you just did."
…Fuck. I think there's been some misunderstanding.