Volume 8 - CH 11

Green trees flow below him.

In the sky overlooking the forest, Mizuchi was gliding while meandering slightly.

“… Phew. I feel like I’ve been free for the first time in a while.”

I actually quite liked flying in the sky on a dragon.

Because he flies with supernatural power, he hardly shakes and feels no wind despite his speed.

It’s almost like he’s a yokai for riding. He’s a proud guy, so I can’t say this.

But more than that… I was relieved to be separated from those representatives.

I was worried about leaving Amiyu and the others behind, but i gave them a powerful spell, and I asked Rurumu well, so it should be fine.

I slightly look back at the girl behind me.

“Is this your first time flying?”

Risolera opened her eyes and gazed at the landscape below her.

Then, she muttered something.

“I’ve never flown before.”

“Hmm, is that so?”

I wonder if there’s some kind of flying magic here…or maybe they flew while being held by a bird beastman or a tamed flying monster.

Risolera looks away from the scenery and she asks me.

“Where are you going first?”

“That’s right. I thought it would be from a nearby place, but…”

“Then the capital of the devils is near.”

Risolera pointed in the east-southeast direction.

“Over there”

Kou shook his body once and began to increase his speed in that direction.

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And when the sun hits the middle of the sky.

We arrived at the capital of the devil race.

“Well, we’ve already arrived… normally it takes days…”

As Risolera looks at the city below her, she mutters dumbfoundedly.

“Because I was in a hurry”

Although acceleration and deceleration are inevitably slow due to its large size, dragons can fly so fast that no bird can catch up with them if they set their mind to it.

Well, if it’s a sunny day, there are no birds, and you don’t know the direction of your destination accurately, you can do that.

Anyway…….

“It’s more developed than I thought.”

The city below us was quite large.

In contrast to the village of divine demons, countless buildings made of black stone are lined up.

Of course, it’s not as big as the imperial capital, but even though it’s a demon territory, it still has the atmosphere of a royal capital.

“Where is the king?”

“Over there”

In front of Risolera’s finger, there was a gigantic black structure that looked somewhat like a temple.

“It seems that’s the royal palace.”

“Okay. Shall we go directly?”

Aiming for the devil’s palace, the dragon descends.

As the altitude dropped, he began to be noticed by the city’s inhabitants. Everyone pointed at me and shouted in surprise. Among them, there was also a person who seemed to be the owner desperately soothing the frightened demon-type monsters that were trying to escape.

Although I feel a little sorry, I’m impressed by how lively they are.

Until now, I’ve always thought of demons as barbarians.

But looking at it this way, they are no different from humans.

Eventually, we arrived at the plaza in front of the royal palace.

The royal palace seen from the front has an ominous and solemn appearance.

This alone shows the high level of culture.

While I was impressed, the demon guards guarding the royal palace seemed half panicked.

“Whoa!? A dragon!?”

“There’s a human riding a dragon!?”

“What the hell are you guys!! Give your name!!”

At this rate, I couldn’t even talk, so I used the Aomibashi and descended the emerald stairs from the head of the dragon.

Then, I gave my name as I was told.

“I am Seika Lamprogue.”

“Come off now!”

“Now is the time!”

“Go, my servants!!”

With no sign of hearing my name, the guards shouted in unison and started to provoke the demon-type monsters that accompanied them.

As demons of all sizes approached, I frowned and mutterethe

“I told you my name , so listen.”

《Call――――Tsuchigumo the Earth Spider》

Due to the distortion of space, a giant spider monster that far exceeds my height appeared.

The earth spider raises his butt high and spits out countless threads from it.

The thread fell on the demons, entangled them in an instant and stopped their movement.

Even the largest of the demons could not tear them apart. The threads, created by divine power, entwine with the prey as if they have a will of their own, and cannot even be severed with a blade.

I control the earth spiders who try to sneak up on the devils with words filled with magical power.

“Don’t eat”

The earth spider stopped moving with a slightly dissatisfied look.

“Seriously, this guy is ferocious and annoying.”

“Ah, a new monster!?”

“What is that monster!?”

“Oh, my familiar is…”

The guards were stunned.

Meanwhile, Risolera stepped out and stepped forward to tell them.

“I’m Risolera, the Divine Demon. I want to meet the King of Devils, His Majesty Al-Athos.”

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“I’m in trouble. Even though it’s Risolera-sama, it’s such a sudden visit to the palace.”

As Risolera walked briskly through the royal palace as if she knew it, a fat demon chased after her.

I don’t know his position, but judging from his appearance, he must be a great person.

“What is it for? What about that dragon? And who is this human?”

“He’s the Demon King.”

“…………What?”

“I should have told the gatekeeper. Didn’t you hear me?”

Leaving the frozen demon in place, we move forward.

And then we arrived at the audience room.

Risolera slowly opens the door.

“…that kid”

At the far end of the room, sitting on the throne was a young demon with golden fur.

He is short in stature and has an innocent face. You can’t tell the age of the demon from his appearance, but he somehow gave me the impression of a young goat.

“It’s been a long time. Since your succession to the throne, King Athos.”

Risolera’s words, which showed no sign of humility at all, prompted the demon king to open his mouth.

“Ri, ri…. dare, come on…!”

The demon king closed his mouth and whispered something to the silver-haired demon standing by his side.

“Yes, yes… ‘I was surprised to see Lady Risolera. As you say, it’s been since that day. Please forgive the gatekeeper’s disrespect. They were just surprised.”

“I’m sorry, too. There was someone who wanted to meet you.”

“Ah, ah, ah…?”

“’What kind of person do you want me to meet?’ says the king.”

“It’s him. He’s the Demon King.”

Prompted by Risolera, I take a step forward and say with a smile.

“First of all, I’m Seika Lamprogue. I’m supposed to be the Demon Lord.”

As I said this, I thought to myself, “What is this self-introduction?”

“…!”

The Demon King opened his eyes and stood up, bending his knees slightly and bowing his head.

And he instantly whispered into the Silver Demon’s ear.

“‘Congratulations on your return to the demon territory for the first time in sixteen years. Demon King-sama,’ said the king. , Please forgive my rudeness for not being able to come to His Majesty’s presence. However, I should have entrusted the will of my race to the great desolate El Edentrada. Why did His Majesty come to our land?”

“Right now, the great desolate is busy negotiating with other races. I’ve come to ask about the circumstances of the devil race.”

I answer honestly.

It’s better to tell the truth as much as you can than to lie poorly.

The Demon King starts and whispers quickly to his attendant.

“’I am humbled that you are thinking of my race and needing my help. If my cooperation can be of help, i Athos, will do my best with my strength and words,’ said the king.”

Hearing that answer, I smile.

Although he was a little strange, he was a kind and obedient king as I expected. He will still be easy to get along with.

“Okay, then let’s go…”

“Wait!”

With a bang, the door to the audience opened and the fat demon from earlier appeared.

“I’ll take care of explaining to the demon lord!”

“But…’ says the King.”

“Excuse me, Your Majesty Athos is still not very good with words. Please use his vassals for such matters.”

King Athos casts his face down.

It was true that he had no real authority, and it seemed that he could be strong-armed by his subjects.

The fat demon casts a glaring look at me.

“Even as a Demon King, I think that would be better.”

“Eh…”

I groan involuntarily.

To think that there were troublesome politicians here as well… this development was a little troublesome. There was no point in rushing out of Rurumu’s village.

At that time, I was at a loss for an answer.

Risolera, who had been watching her exchange, walked up to King Athos and she took his hand.

“Going”

“…!?”

And started pulling.

“Wa…!”

The King of Athos, who was being dragged away, grabbed the hand of the silver demon beside him in confusion.

Just like that, the two of them were pulled by Risolera.

“You too, go quickly.”

Saying this, Risolera grabbed my hand with her free hand.

I can’t comprehend her intentions, and I’m being pulled along too.

Then, looking up at the fat demon blocking the entrance, Risolera said.

“move”

“…What do you mean by this, Risolera sama? It would be a problem if you took our king away.”

“The Demon King wishes that the kings of all races meet together.”

“eh”

“……Yes”

“So this is necessary, right?”

When suddenly asked for my consent, I stumbled and answered.

“… um… that’s right, I feel like…”

“I see. But I’m in trouble.”

Says the fat demon, rubbing his chin.

“It is outrageous for a king to go to an unknown place without his retainers.

“You have to accept it”

“Hmm. Why?”

“If you don’t accept it――――”

So Risolera turned her eyes away from the demon with her testing gaze and looked at me.

“—You’re going to smash this entire royal palace to pieces with a dragon. Right, Seika?”