Chapter 292: vs. Demon King Motoki ①

Chapter 292 – vs. Demon King Motoki 1

I had amassed all my forces except for a certain corps.

“Henceforth, we’re going to subjugate Demon King Motoki! Slaughter him and his forces with all your might, bearing a strong spirit that will allow us to annihilate him by today!”

“””Uuuoooooohhh!”””

“All forces――sortie!”

In high spirits, full of vigor and bloodlust, Takaharu’s corps rushed out of the Domain first. Rina, Kotetsu, Hibiki, and Izayoi’s forces climbed on trucks and then departed. The remaining corps followed Takaharu’s by foot.Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience

Now then, how is he going to move?

Motoki is in the middle of his 《Reign》. Right now he should see how huge amounts of red dots having appeared on his smartphone, most likely throwing him in confusion.

During a 《Reign》, a Demon King can’t move about. Hence, if Motoki chooses the careful approach of canceling the 《Reign》 and quickly retreating, things will become quite difficult from now on. However, if he feels even the slightest pang of greed...

I swing myself on a motorbike, and hurry towards Motoki together with the trucks carrying Rina and the others.

At the front line, Takaharu’s beast corps is already clashing with elf forces under Motoki’s command.

“Yeah! Come on! There’s plenty of elves for everyone! You lazy bastards! Keep butcherin’ ’em!”

“――Wh-!? A-Aster Empire, why...!?”

Motoki’s forces are confused after the attack by Takaharu’s corps, which was close to being an ambush, as they can’t catch up with the situation.

“Hah!? We’re avengin’ our friends! It’s R-E-V-E-N-G-E!!”

“W-What are you talking about... We’re allies――”

“Bah! Shut the fuck up!”

The elf, who seemed to be a kin, collapses after being ripped apart by Takaharu’s claws.

Earlier, Sacrifice and his dhampirs simply looked like red dots on Motoki’s smartphone, and thus he’d probably ordered their removal. Subordinates can’t disobey a Demon King’s order. Turning it around, you could say that even subordinates have a certain degree of flexibility in their judgment as long as they don’t receive any orders.

“What is this about, you ask!? I’ll return those words right back at you, you asshole!!” I undauntedly shout back at the angry pig.

Ultimately, my current plot is set for this to be a punishment against Motoki for having perpetrated a dishonorable offense. It’d be the act of a third-rate schemer to expressly explain the backsetting to the enemy. Hence, I’ll continue to play my role in this plot to the very end.

“Shion! You bastard! At the very last moment, you’re trying to play the victim!? I had already expected that a filthy bastard like you would aim to profit from my hard work, but...for you to attack me all of a sudden...what’s going on here!?”

“Hah? Are you messing with me, you crappy pig!? It was you piece of shit who slaughtered my cherished bloodkin in cold blood even though I didn’t meddle with your business as promised!”

“――? W-Wh-What are you talking about!? Just what is wrong with you!?”

Motoki has absolutely no clue about the earlier incident with Sacrifice, I guess. Even while pissed off, he’s clearly confused.

“Don’t tell me you didn’t know how my bloodkin and five of his subordinates, who I had expressly sent over to congratulate you for your impending success with the 《Reign》, were slaughtered one-sidedly by your men!”

“What are you blathering about!? Stop with the false accusations!”

“False accusations, you say? Do you think I’m stupid, or what? My dear bloodkin introduced himself as my envoy and wasn’t allowed to even counterattack since I had sent him over on a peaceful mission, and yet, your subordinates slaughtered him and his men brutally!”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about! I have absolutely no idea!”

“Yeah, whatever...die.” I announce Motoki’s death sentence.

“W-Wait! Aren’t you making some kind of mistake!? A-Are you sure...about one-sidedly betraying your ally? Everyone in this world will know of your foolish act!”

“Don’t worry. I have published a video proving how you have betrayed our alliance from your side, and announced that our alliance is officially over now.”

“――Wh-!? I-I haven’t heard anything about that!!”

“As if I’d give a shit about your circumstances. For the time being, I’ll have you atone for the sin of having killed my cherished subordinate.”

“C-C-Calm down...let’s talk it over once more! If we do――”

“Rina, Kotetsu, Izayoi, Hibiki, annihilate the stupid traitors!”

Following my order, Rina and the others resume their attacks.

Translation Notes: