Chapter 207
—Kuzuden’s POV—
My name is Kuzuden .
I am the great-grandson of the devil Kuzupon who occupied the sun castle .
Nobody can hear it so even if I boast about it, I feel empty .
I am working as the commanding officer .
It is in accordance with the other 60 devils and 200 dream demons .
Maa, in truth, it was handed over to me because I’m the grandson of Kuzupon-sama .
Currently, we are confined in the sun castle without any outside information .
It sounds troublesome but I don’t feel any anxiety .
It is probably because I was born in this kind of environment so I thought of it as normal .
Only the elderly are uneasy .
Because of that, they request dream demons to make them sleep for a long time .
If you are in a dream, you won’t feel any anxiety .
However, the dream demons also warned them that immersing too much in a dream will make them difficult to face reality but it’s not like I can do anything about it .
The person in question has to face it himself .
I feel sorry for the dream demon but I’m still thankful to them .
My daily like is none changing .
In the morning, I work as a watchman .
Checking the situation outside the wall can’t be neglected .
Though I would like to refrain from seeing the monsters and demon beasts cause it hurts my eyes .
Noon, farmwork .
The advantage of dungeon potato is being able to grow in dark places .
The yield is not bad either .
The taste is not good but it has been our staple food since I was born .
Of course, I’m not dissatisfied .
Night, meeting with the crystal that introduces itself as sun castle .
To distinguish it from the sun castle, I call it sun castle-sama .
Both my grandfather and father told me to not do bad things with it .
After all, it was the one responsible for turning the castle into a field .
It’s our leader .
However, it’s so troublesome since it will sulk if you don’t constantly praise it .
That’s how I spend my everyday life .
I thought that it will continue as it is but “that” day was different .
It seems like that course of the sun castle suddenly changed a lot .
Honestly, I don’t even know our destination . It is embarrassing to say that even if we know, there’s nothing we can do about it .
I still wanted to know the answer so like what my father told me, I shower “it” with praises .
「I’m sure we’re moving towards a good direction . 」
I praised it in order to know what’s with the change of course but I did not praise it openly .
But I never expected the answer of sun castle-sama .
「Kuzu-san, unfortunately, the change of course is due to the ancient contract . I have nothing to do with it . 」
「Ehto… . ?」
「The ancient contract of the ancient castle indicates that it must be friendly to humans . In other words, the possibility of coming to the ground then your group facing tragedy immediately will likely to happen . 」
「Eh? Se-seriously?」
「What’s the point of lying? According to the schedule, we’ll arrive in 87 days . You should steel yourself till then . Do some battle training if you can . 」
「That’s… . 」
Such a thing, there is no way I can accept it .
I told the devils and the dream demons what sun castle-sama told me .
We spent several days at a meeting .
Naturally, the situation did not improve .
It even got worse .
Sun castle-sama’s words turned to extreme that I heard someone saying that we will be annihilated as soon as we reached our destination .
No matter what, we can’t do anything but to steel ourselves .
We performed combat training with our remaining days .
Can combat training really change anything?
I mean, weapons… . we don’t even know how to use one .
I tried bringing out the magical tools that my grandfather said to be too dangerous to take out but I was stopped by sun castle-sama .
The only thing we can do is to run inside the sun castle when the time comes .
The meal has become delicious after sweating .
……
The ticking of the clock is cruel .
Especially when the time of arrival became a single digit .
Sun castle-sama shows our destination .
It looks like a village in the middle of a forest .
The number of inhabitants is about twice the number of the devils and dream demons of the sun castle .
Despair .
However, sun castle-sama encourages us .
Right .
Let’s do what we can .
According to the proposal of sun castle-sama, we should declare war .
If it goes well, we might be able to avoid battle .
But I have never declared war .
Refer to a book?
Ah, the book I read when I was still small?
I’ll take care of it .
I rehearsed in front of sun castle-sama .
It even revised some words, truly a public performance .
The whole castle shook as it received an attack .
Sun castle-sama judges that we surrender at once .
Its logic is that we might be able to prolong our life if we surrender .
I agree with you .
Fighting spirit completely disappeared .
The next few days were turbulent .
Dragons from the village of our destination came .
Riding at the back of one dragon are inferno wolves . Their jet black fur and horns on their heads are enough to prove their god of death-like existence .
The moment I saw them, I lost all hope .
Most of our people also fainted .
Of course, I fainted too .
After waking up from fainting, the monsters and demon beasts in the sun castle have been eliminated . We devils and dream demons have finally been liberated .
To be honest, I don’t know the joy of freedom .
It was because I was born under such circumstances .
However, I’m glad that the horrible monsters and demon beasts are gone .
Though there are more scary existence now, dragons and inferno wolves… .
There is still an ongoing negotiation .
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As long as we don’t anger them, we’ll be safe .
Eh?
Apologize?
Ah, the declaration of war?
Yes, I’ll apologize .
If I survive, I want to be given a course on etiquette .
The representative of the village, the village chief, is a generous person .
Currently, I’m now the lord of the sun castle .
But why?
—Gou’s POV—
My name is Gou Foguma .
I am one of the assistants to the lord of the sun castle .
Because the first ranking assistant to the lord is taking a special duty, I’m the top guy .
I’m the only one who’s awake .
The fuel shortage of the sun castle is serious .
And our current state is even more serious .
The ancient contract has been activated!
The automatic navigation towards a place where dragons and humans existed is now online .
My control over the sun castle is not working .
With my authority, it’s impossible .
The first ranking assistant might be able to do something but… . contact is impossible .
I’m checkmated .
Goodbye .
Even if the sun castle manages to survive, Kuzu-san’s group who has been living here will all be killed .
Humans have no mercy towards devils .
I don’t think that the way they view devils will change with the passage of time .
Even with just the information I’ve gathered from just flying around, wars are ongoing everywhere .
Though they are on a much smaller scales probably because of people being more civilized .
………
Sun castle has five magical barriers that are always activated .
Their fuel source is independent from the castle’s fuel system so they are deployed without any problem .
Even if someone gets on board, the monsters and demon beasts nesting in the sun castle will act as a natural barrier .
The ancient contract will be canceled once we arrived at the destination .
Once that happens, we can immediately escape…
The expected combat period is about 20 days maximum .
Though we have fuel problems, we can still run away .
Now that it has come to this, what should be our next move… .
Should we wait for the other party to move?
No, since the ancient contract has been activated, it means they have dragons .
Since they are their ally, they can surely board here… . .
To hold back the humans and dragons and earn time for negotiations, we must declare war .
Once they know that the godkins equipped the sun castle, it will be effective enough .
But to tell the truth, those are already destroyed by the monsters and demon beasts so they’re not useful .
At any rate, this is the only way to help Kuzu-san’s group .
As the result of the declaration of war, the five magical barriers were pierced in an instant .
Even the generator of the magical barriers malfunctioned at the same time .
Though they can be considered as antique, they are not junk .
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It was the result of trying to mend the barrier after they were breached .
Thank you for your hard work for all this time .
…… .
I’ve regretted underestimating the other party’s power .
I never thought that they have the ability to fire that fast to crust our defense at once .
Monsters and demon beasts, do your best… . .
There is no way to prevent direct invasion of the castle .
「Kuzu-san, it’s pointless . Surrender, surrender completely . If you sincerely apologize, it might have an effect . 」
Let’s move on to direct negotiations .
Kuzu-san… .
You may be a descendant of an aggressor but since you were born in this castle, you can be considered as my child too .
In the worst case, I’ll hand them the castle as long as Kuzu-san’s group are spared .
They were not able to become lord since being the lord of the castle is a matter of responsibility .
I’ve negotiated with the representative of the village .
A normal human?
Other members … areh?
Vampire? Godkins? Dragons?
Eh?
What’s this?
……… . .
This is bad, they won’t be able to see any value on Kuzu-san’s group .
「Kuzu-san is the new lord of the castle . It has been decided!」
—Bell’s POV—
My name is Bell Foguma .
A stupid woman who was restricted on doing anything because of being bounded for a specific duty for a long time .
The king, he’s probably dead already since he’s a human .
When I found his tomb, I’ll definitely kick it off .
No, I have too much regret .
I must powder your tomb!
… .
Ah, it’s useless .
My dark emotion is overflowing again .
This is not good .
I have to calm my heart .
The day I’ve been waiting for is coming .
Right .
According to the book of prophecy, it will be soon .
It will be 10 years and seven months in the future .
I only need to wait for 10 years and seven months to obtain my freedom .
It has been so long .
Really really long .
Hnn?
Intruder in the study room?
I never expected it .
Yahoo, however .
They went out without noticing the device .
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That’s right .
I have been betrayed, expecting again and again .
I got used to it .
But my mind and my heart are still aching .
Is there really anyone who’ll be able to notice the device in the first place?
The accuracy of the book of prophecy is indeed high .
It’s fair to say that it has seen the future .
However, that’s not a reason to let this go away .
Will I really have to wait for 10 years and seven months more?
…… .
If no one comes, I’ll break this sun sword .
Though I can’t touch it, I’ll still break it .
Even if someone comes .
I’ll crush it thoroughly .
I hated this object because it is the one that binds me .
… . .
Areh?
Those intruders have returned… . .
No way… . .
The device… . .
Is this a lie?
Come come come come come!!!!!
Hooray!
Welcome!
Come on, just a little more!
Yes, straight there… . .
NO!
Why did you turn back!
No, I understand that you are cautious .
But… .
Barrier, release!
Once it is canceled, it is impossible to deploy it again but I can’t miss this opportunity .
I’ll play the hypocrite .
I have to meet them with my most gentle expression .
If they won’t receive the sun sword, then everything is for naught .
The person who came before me is a normal person .
But for me, he is a benefactor .
Not only did he receive the sun sword that tied me up but he also destroyed it .
Wonderful .
The darkness in my heart clears up .
Fufufu .
I’m also glad that the book of prophecy missed .
An error of about 10 years margin?
Fufufu .
It’s really good that it missed .
Now, let’s get out of here .
The beautiful sun castle awaits me .
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