Published at 20th of January 2021 06:54:26 AM
Chapter 334
The Last Two Options 2
Author’s comments: Demon King’s point of view
「I see . 」
When Felminchan rushed over out of breath to give her report, that was all I could say . To bring me the latest information, Felminchan had rushed over to such an extent that she was out of breath despite her training as a secret agent by Shiro-chan . That being the case, in order to acknowledge her performance, it is necessary to take immediate action . Despite thinking that though, it’s easier said than done to mentally shift gears . I had thought I had prepared myself for this long ago, but when confronted with actually putting this into practice, I feel shaken up . No matter how long I’ve lived for, I’m forced to feel that I’m still a little girl . But, I have to accept it .
The path taken by Gyurie and I, as well as the pope Dustin, has now diverged .
My relationships with Gyurie and Dustin have lasted a long time . It wasn’t a relationship where we could say we were perfectly aligned, but unlike the distant relationship I had with Potimas, I had intended to keep fairly good relationships with them . Sometimes there were conflicts over differences in policy . Even so, because it was clear what goal we were aiming for, there was never a decisive break . But, that also ends today huh .
「Ael . 」
In order to conceal my mixed feelings, I try to focus on keeping my voice as level as possible while using Telepathy to communicate . The other party is Ael, a member of my family who was placed with Dustin as a liaison .
「Kill the pope . 」
I give the order . With this, I can no longer turn back . Or rather . At the moment when Gyurie took action against Shiro-chan, it was no longer possible to turn back . The trigger had already been pulled . Then, with my order the course of events is accelerated further . I had thought that these events could still be postponed until later . Shiro-chan and I had thought we could postpone this until the last possible moment . However, it seems that D-sama didn’t like that . Once the course of events is accelerated, they can no longer be restored . The course of events will become turbulent and likely cause the last battle on this world to break out . That being the case, it is best to have Dustin exit the stage so that he doesn’t get in the way .
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In normal circumstances there would be little meaning in killing Dustin . Due to the effect of his Ruler skill Temperance, even if he dies he’ll simply inherit his memory and reincarnate . It takes several years between death and reincarnation . From there even though it takes several more years until he grows to adulthood, the gigantic organisation known as the Divine Word Religion covers that gap, keeping the world in a stable condition . The gap left while Dustin is not there is by no means small, but it is not so large that it can’t be covered either . That much is evident from the fact that Potimas was never able to crush the organisation known as the Divine Word Religion . Whether Dustin is there or not doesn’t cause a significant change in its situation .
But, right now the circumstances are not normal . If Dustin is removed at this crucial point, it will result in the Divine Word Religion becoming a disorganised mob without leadership . Not only that, but it becomes possible to create an opening in the authority granted by the Ruler skill . Meaning that one of the keys to destroying the System, namely Ruler authority, becomes blank . Since there’s no way we can get hold of that authority it can’t become an advantage, but it does have the benefit of reducing a disadvantageous situation to being even . For that reason, now is the ideal timing in which to finish off Dustin . However, they should be aware of that as well .
「If you judge that it can’t be done then you can retreat immediately . 」
I give Ael some supplementary instructions . It’s hard to imagine that Dustin of all people would not have made some kind of preparations . Amongst my family members, Ael comes after the Queen Taratekts in terms of strength . I don’t think she’d fall too far behind but, since Gyurie is in their camp, I can’t be optimistic . The fact that Gyurie is with them means that the dragon and drake species that obeys Gyurie will also become affiliated with their camp after all . Amongst them, the most difficult to deal with would be the ancient dragons . The chief of each of the elemental ancient dragons, will definitely be superior to Ael . If they are guarding Dustin, then it would be reasonable for the assassination attempt to fail .
I guess that’s the limit of what I can do to mess with Dustin huh . With the absence of Shiro-chan the Space Magecraft master, we are faced with the absolute barrier of distance . Considering the distance between where we are now at the elf village to the headquarters of the Divine Word Religion at the Holy Country of Aleius, the most I can do is to give Ael orders . Regardless of whether Ael succeeds or fails, we should also take action .
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「With regards to Shiro-chan, we can only let her take care of it . 」
There’s nothing I can do there . Considering the situation that Felminchan observed, Shiro-chan and Gyurie are likely fighting in a place we can’t enter . I don’t know where they teleported to . There’s even the possibility that they’re not fighting in real space . Even if they are fighting in real space, it’s not realistic to be able to find them in this wide world . We can only believe in Shiro-chan .
That being the case, what can we do?
「…… Okay . Then, let’s go . 」 「Where to?」
Wrath-kun, who had been silently watching over the situation, calls out to me .
「That’s obvious . To gather the remaining owners of the Ruler skills in our hands . First off, is Miss Okazaki who is close by . 」
The owners of the Ruler skills are key . They are the key to our objective which is to destroy the System . Conversely, it could be said that the owners of the Ruler skills have a way to lock us out . In other words, the preliminary battle in this war will be who can gather the most owners of Ruler skills . And at present, there are three owners of Ruler skills who do not belong to either camp . Miss Okazaki, who Shiro-chan refers to as sensei . Yamadkun the Hero . Finally there’s Princess Suelecia who is Yamadkun’s younger sister who seems to have also acquired a Ruler skill . After our discussions here ended, Shiro-chan had casually left, but she said something along those lines at the time . Since Yamadkun said he wanted to meet with Princess Suelecia, then it’s likely that Yamadkun is with Princess Suelecia at the Holy Country of Aleius . From what Felminchan said, it seems that Yamadkun hasn’t returned . In short, that means that Dustin has two owners of Ruler skills in his hands . Damn Shiro-chan . You messed up……
If Yamadkun and Princess Suelecia are with Dustin, then it’s better to say that they’ll go to his side . In which case, it will become necessary to get the one remaining here, Miss Okazaki, on our side no matter what . Whether it takes eloquence or whatever, I gotta win her over . If that can’t be achieved, then she must be prevented from turning into the enemy . Since Shiro-chan seems to owe her a debt from her past life, I’d rather not have to get rough, but if the circumstances require it then I’ll use any means necessary .
This battle will decide the fate of the world . I have already discarded my emotions . So, Gyurie, Dustin . You better be prepared . Because I have prepared myself .