Chapter 562

“What were you thinking when you acted like that?”

It was Saint Deoni’s question that flew right after the lord of Thor, sweating and leaving the papers.

There is no feeling of being questioned or criticized. Well, if that was the case, he wouldn’t have taken my side, even without an explanation. I put the answer to the question in my mouth only after confirming that the presence of people outside the waiting room had disappeared.

“I think it’s clear that Del Thor is acting.”

“...I don’t think it’s an explanation for the action you just took.”

“Your personality is also impatient. Now, let’s think about it. Assuming that the return of the demon king is true, and I assume that I am a variable that destroys the benefits of his return one after another. The fact that we came all the way to this place must have never happened in the previous world. ?”

“......That’s right, that’s right.”

“Under that assumption, in the world before the return, Del Thor has never rebelled against the demon king, so isn’t he still acting as a lord?”

“ah.”

It’s not that I doubt the divine power. However, not all priests can make unilateral sacrifices for others.

I don’t know how to dedicate myself, but as a lord, Del Thor has the duty and responsibility to protect the territories.

“Just because he accepted us, we still thought it was too early to consider him fully on our side.”

“So did you come up with a plan to put pressure on it?”

“Yes. Actually, I thought I should wait a little longer or leave a precipitation... I was able to advance it because I made an unintentional mistake over there.”

Although it was a brief moment, he is by no means incompetent. You can be half-assured just by catching my gaze. If I hadn’t been able to grasp the value of the trinkets he bought, I would have thought he was nothing more than a thoughtless, immature idiot.

I think that the fact that he came this far and clumsily appealed his incompetence is likely because he didn’t want to step into something important, unlike what he showed on the outside.

“Perhaps he can throw us away as much as he wants for the sake of his family and city. At least he must have done that before the return, and because of that, I think the demon lord also established del Thor as his lord.”

Perhaps, even at this moment, the Demon King may think that Del Thor will slap us on the back of the head and side with the Demon King’s army. Wouldn’t they think we drank from the poisoned chalice?

First of all, it doesn’t look like Del Thor has such thoughts.

“That means he’s a ball-like person who doesn’t know where to bounce just by maintaining the status quo, so it’s better to give him an excuse to move a little more actively.”

There is nothing good about leaving room for other thoughts, so I plan to use my hands in advance.

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Even before the church entered the city, Del Thor understood at once that their movement would be an opportunity for genius.

No one could have imagined that the Church would be able to inflict enormous damage to the Special Operations Department by arriving at Leitor with no damage after taking unconventional steps from one to ten.

And in general, just because nobody foresaw it means that only the fast-footed can jump on the bandwagon and benefit from its ramifications.

Of course, no matter how dramatic the movement is, there are cases where it is only a temporary change stemming from thorough coincidence. However, the feats that the Church has accomplished from the moment Rengi and Epaga Sierra left until now are too unusual to be dismissed as mere coincidence.

Because of that, Del Thor was sure that the church would provide the most perfect timing to wield the blade of vengeance he had sharpened so far. Even if he didn’t provide it, he thought that he could use it sufficiently if he and everyone else joined forces.

To be exact, I thought so until a few days ago.

“The champion... noticed my acting.”

At a meeting held by only those who had been loyal to the family for a long time, only those with extraordinary loyalty, Del Thor, who had been hesitant for a long time, struggled to open up his power, and the ten retainers became visibly embarrassed and began to mumble.

‘Come to think of it, even when I entered the reception room, he accurately noticed my gaze. That keen eye seems to be on display even in a place like this.’

...that I quickly figured out.

‘For such a lord to take charge of this plan, there must be good results. I’m looking forward to it.’

How many thoughts did you have in that short moment of just a few seconds?

It’s not del Thor’s hobby to play the idiot, the prodigal, and the idiot.

This is like a lifeline that you must hold on to forever unless you are certain that you can decapitate the demon king. It was for that reason that he could not immediately reveal his acting on the spot.

There is no certainty that the hero will protect this secret, and there is no certainty that the hero and the church will always win against the demon king. However, there was a certainty that even if they helped with their plans, dramatic changes in the charter world would not occur.

No matter how powerful rumors are, these rumors do not have enough ripple power to shake the demon lord’s army. It could have been so ineffective that it was hard to understand why they would bother to spread such rumors.

It was appropriate to help moderately and create moderate debt. In some cases, while unraveling information clumsily enough to claim to the Demon King’s army that he had bowed down to act as a double spy.

If you actively intervene for no reason and the church collapses, you can’t take it out or remove it. With the bat-like image that has been built up so far, it is no longer a matter of the area where you can somehow endure.

So I used my head, but I thought the opponent was on top of it.

Thinking that the world is a series of absurdities, Del Thor, who burst into laughter at the same time, opened his mouth slowly as he looked around at his retainers.

“My mistake... I think I’ll have to make a decision in a hurry.”

It is clear that those absurd remarks were aimed at himself, not at the Demon King’s army.

If you solve the problem halfway through, the warrior who notices your performance will respond. In order to prevent that, you have to act as if you are completely on the side of the Church and actively work.

“I think this situation is extraordinary. The human race’s offensive is extraordinary, and the Church’s miraculous actions are continuing day after day, so there may be an opportunity to really kill that demon king.”

However, even in such a dramatic offensive, the Demon King’s army was only pushed back at first, but quickly stabilized the front line.

“But if you jump on the bandwagon and fail, I think there will be no turning back.”

Everyone gathered here knows what that means, without having to talk about it. The vassals looked at the old man in the role of advisor as if they had promised, and the old man nodded briefly before speaking in a calm tone.

“We are always ready to follow Sogaju’s decision from the day Sogaju inherited the will of the head of household.”

Do as you please.

Del Thor quietly closed his eyes, seeing his vassals pledging unwavering loyalty with the utmost sincerity.

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