Chapter 195

Chapter 195

< Evade the Hero and Flee! 195 #23. Policy Meant for My Dream! (2) >

The preparations proceeded quite quickly.

The overflowing wealth of the Demon Gods temple was put to good use to rebuild the demon kings castle into something even more flashy than before. Messages were sent to all the other temples, ordering them in the name of the Demon God to attend the coronation. That alone was enough.

The best-quality material from all corners of the demon continent was being brought in every day to repair the demon kings castle. Meanwhile, many temples found throughout the continent began sending envoys.

This world might not have social media, but rumours still had a way to spread everywhere. Just like the old proverb from my ancestors about the legless horse travelling a thousand leagues! [1]

Then again, half of all the demons were in Belegreas faction, to begin with. Obviously, they wouldve known what was going on. And the remaining half was in the now-dead Aggreahrts faction, so unless they were as blind as bats, they mustve realised the truth by now, too!

Do you really think your scheme will work, instructor?

Everything is according to Demon Gods

Im sure that might work with the demon race, but it wont fool me, sir. And I certainly dont have a reason to fall for it, too.

Rias glare had gotten a lot colder lately. I sneakily averted my gaze away from her.

My workload had increased, sure, but her workload had increased three times no, make that five times worse than before. She wasnt even an office worker, yet she now had to do overtime, too!Gêtt the latest chapters on no/velbin(.)com

My conscience had no choice but to acknowledge the depth of her rage.

-M-master, you actually have a conscience?!

-Hey, you! Youre getting too shocked by this, you know!

The metal bats shock and agitation transmitted through our mental link were far too strong for my liking. She wasnt trying to put me down like usual, but really was freaking out right now.

-B-but, I thought you discarded your conscience back in the human continent, master!

-Hey! Where would you find a more conscionable man than me! At the very least, Im in the top five, Ill have you know!

-But were in the demon continent, master! And there are only three humans here! Obviously, youll be in the top five, then!

Dang it, she saw right through me. I was being clever with the top-five comparison and tried to fool the metal bat with it, but she didnt fall for it.

-This is Goddess Arus power of observation! Thanks to an evil master, this goddesss eyes can now see through all sorts of lies!

What a pride-filled reply that was.

If she had been standing next to me in her human form, I thought the metal bat would stretch that flat chest of hers while trying to put on airs. Since she was just a lump of metal in the first place, I didnt know where her eyes really were. But if I come out and say that out loud, she and I might end up in a war of words.

If this had been in the past when I couldve easily run laps around her, then fine. But now, there was a risk of getting hit by her painful counterattack, so I should be the adult in this situation and back off.

This was what people called the strategic retreat. I might yield this particular battlefield, but I shall triumph in a different one.

Indeed. Right now, I dont need Lu Bu (the metal bat), who was basically useless in internal affairs. But I certainly needed someone like Xun Yu, who worked hard at home and contributed significantly to the governance of his country!

This is all for the sake of world peace.

The words I came up with after much brain-racking to appease the troubled heart of my own Xun Yu were

Lies.

Were shot down mercilessly with a single word.

W-what do you mean, lies!

Not even a kabocha wouldve been this firm and decisive! [2]

Even I became a little flustered at how assured she was with her reply.

Achieving world peace from the demon continent? Do you honestly expect me to believe that, instructor?

The demon continent is also a part of our world, is it not? It all depends on what we do in the demon worl

Yes, sure. I already know.

I tried to continue on with a speech I prepared just in case, but Ria abruptly cut me off and brazenly stared straight into my eyes.

-I Im being cowered!

-Keuh~! Master is being pushed back by his disciple? I guess youve lost your edge now, master.

My disciple is all grown up. But maybe she has grown up too much! Well, I guess the adorableness of their teen years wouldnt stay the same as they enter their 20s. After all, there have been far too many incidents during those years Years that could either be too long or too short, depending on how you wanna look at it.

This girl matured into her current self somewhere where I couldnt watch over her. And now, she was mature enough to corner me, her dear instructor, to this degree.

Sniffle As her teacher, I feel so gratified about My foot! She was already a dangerous individual that lorded over one of the top ten Great Demons, to begin with. But now, her danger level has gotten even higher!

-Master, from where I am, most of her lifes events were related to you or your surroundings, you know? In other words, you definitely ruined this girls life.

-But, that cant be! I personally raised her back in the organisation, and thanks to me, she was able to enter Yugrasia Academy, and after that, she

Hmm. She got captured by the Imperial Princess and was forced to join a criminal organisation that shouldnt be allowed to exist, the Kidnap Ast Squad.

-After that, she got summoned against her will during her sleep, and now, she has to take care of the demon continents internal issues!

When listening to this chain of events, it honestly felt like Ive been leading a trash life so far.

-Its not just your feelings, master. Its the truth!

-No, to be more specific, youre scheduled to be freed.

Youre right. So, lets finish everything as quickly as possible.

The sooner we hold Belegreas coronation, the closer the date for my departure will get, too!

Once I get back home, I swear to stay in the family home forever. Ill request grandfather and spend the rest of my life researching in the magic towers basement.

But if he says no, then Ill just ask mother and get married to a powerful, prominent family right away. I have long discarded my foolish daydream of not getting married until I become an archmage, after all!

Its about time I get married, anyway.

The average age for marriage in the empires top four families was on the higher side. Even so, most of them would already be engaged to someone by now. Only I didnt have something as common as a fiance.

As for my husband I guess younger than me?

People around my age, who havent married yet? The number of such people was extremely low. And most of them were, rather mysteriously, all working for Her Majesty the Imperial Princess.

Right, Ill give up on a man with a similar age as mine!

Everything would be over if I get connected to someone from that circle again!

I mean, how hard was it for me to earn this freedom?!

I had to infiltrate deep into the demon races territory, so much deeper than anyone else in humanitys history. But that wasnt even the end of the story, as I was now dealing with tasks of far more importance than what the demon races princess was doing.

In one sense, I was a traitor to humanity. But on the other hand, I have somehow achieved an incredible feat when viewed from humanitys history!

Ive done and seen everything that life can offer. And its about time I lead a normal life.

-Indeed, master.

Even a Great Demon that lived for thousands, nay, tens of thousands of years acknowledged my lifes ups and downs. I entered the evil organisation at a young age and encountered the instructor, then entered Marsis afterwards only to re-encounter the instructor during the empires academy competition.

To survive, I had to enter Yugrasia only to end up in a strange organisation controlled by the empire. And after that eventful ride, I was forced to enter the demon continent and become the right hand of the demon king. Right now, I was basically the prime minister who managed the demon continents affairs.

Write an autobiography of my life, and people would slag me off for lying my head off. Write a novel about it, then people would evaluate me for being very creative.

Thats how nonsensical my life sounded.

-But that will be over soon!

Youre right! Itll end soon!

I burst out in a happy yell at Surtrs declaration.

Yes, itll be over soon! This horrible, crazy life will end soon!

What will end soon?

-H-how in the world?!

Obviously, Im talking about this nonsensical li Huh?

I was so lost in this overwhelming happiness that I assumed the voice coming from right next to me belonged to Surtr. But that mistake lasted for only a moment.

That voice sounded way too different from Surtrs, after all. No, more than that, the voice itself was physical in nature, not transmitted directly to my mind.

And that voice sent a deathly chill down my entire body.

H-h-how?

My jaw went slack from the presence of someone who shouldnt even be here. We were in the demon continent. A continent where humans didnt live. No, a place where humans shouldnt even be present!

Thats why I had let my guard down.

Even though Im a human being, too! Even though Im in the demon continent!

Of course the team leader will be where her underling is!

Ehem~!

While proudly pushing her chest forward, the team leader of the Kidnap Ast Squad, Mirua, grinned brightly in satisfaction.

Okay, so~, what will end soon?

T-t-that, well

Ng? What is it? Is it something you cant confide in your dear team leader?

For a moment there, I fell into a dilemma. Should I tell Mirua everything, or should I try to escape and alert my instructor?

I mean, the instructors influence and power are far greater than hers in the demon continent, arent they? Besides, the metal bat is here, too!

Ng? You can tell your reliable team leader, you know? Get it off your chest, and itll get so much easier for you~.

However, the way Mirua nonchalantly munched on a piece of jerky in the Demon Gods temple smack dab in the middle of the demon continent was

I ended up confessing everything to her as if I was under a hypnosis spell.

[1]: The Korean word for words is the same as horse, hence the proverb of legless horse(words).

[2]: There was a Korean pun here that got lost in translation. A kabocha (sweet pumpkin) is called while firm and decisive is .