[We won’t kill anyone. If the top changes, there’s a good chance that the people below will also change. If it doesn’t change, then we’ll have enough time to kill him.]
Somehow, President started to say something disturbing.
[Let’s make the temple ours.]
…I can’t see him, but I know. He must be sparkling right now. …if possible, I want him to sparkle a little more peacefully… Is this peaceful enough for President?
And so, President directly gave me the strategy.
First, take a nap for about 3 hours. It was decided that the Great Priest would probably be fine. Yeah, after Hariu tied him up (it seems to be a “ninja” skill), it became more and more interesting, so it’s decided that there was nothing more I could do.
And then Suzumoto and I prepared various things before going to Ariane-san’s room with [Transfer].
But she’s not there. As expected. Seems that the Ariane-san in question is doing her best to calm down the people who are in a state of confusion since the Great Priest is gone.
And so, Suzumoto and I waited gracefully with the tea and sweets that we brought. To be honest, it’s heart-pounding to use other people’s rooms and drink tea without their permission, but a Demon King will probably do something like this.
And then Toriumi and Kariya did something and brought Ariane-san to her room.
They probably said something like, “You look tired, so please go back to your room. We’ll take care of these people.”
I was contacted through the maid network, so I waited gracefully. And put away the cup for Suzumoto. Since I’m the Demon King, this guy will be my subordinate. If so, it’d be better if I was the only one drinking tea rather than us drinking tea together.
Then, footsteps approached and the door opened.
“…kyaa! Y-you are-!”
As soon as Ariane-san found me, she held up the cane in her hand. But I’m the Demon King, so this shouldn’t deter me.
“I’ll be disturbing you.”
Lightly lift the cup like it’s during an elegant tea time…in other words, make it look like that. I am the Demon King, I am the Demon King, I told myself. Otherwise, our cover will be up!
“Please wait, Ariane-san.”
When Suzumoto stepped forward, I could see that her guard loosened considerably. Is that okay for a Chief Priest?
“What is the meaning of this? Why is the Demon King here?”
Even so, her confusion didn’t subside. Of course. Yeah, the day you could be easily convinced with this would be the day the Demon King’s name would be shamed.
…now then, it’s my turn. I returned the cup to the saucer without making a sound.
“Woman, is it you? The one who taught this guy how to keep his mind strong?”
“…so what?”
Now then. At this point, Ariane-san noticed that Suzumoto had his arms and head wrapped in bandages, while I had scratches that looked fresh, even some bruises.
That’s right, it’d be strange if the enemy boss went into the enemy territory with fresh wounds.
…my “disguise” is the scars and bruises but Suzumoto couldn’t do that, so he’s wrapped in bandages.
For now, the setting was adjusted where I am slightly injured. It means that the Demon King is stronger.
“Because of you, I ended up fighting with this guy all night. What will you do?”
When I said that in a slightly joking tone, Ariane-san blanked out.
“And while this guy punched me and was punched by me, he wouldn’t shut up for a second. Even when I tried to silence him, his heart wouldn’t break. …it can’t be helped, it was so frustrating that I gave in.”
“That’s right, Ariane-san. I persuaded the Demon King.”
Ariane-san’s face suddenly brightened when Suzumoto smiled at her.
“Then, what about the pointless killing…?”
“I’ll stop. Otherwise, this guy would run away again.”
When I said that with a thin smile, Ariane-san seemed relieved, but even so, she still had a wary expression.
“…however, the corruption of this temple cannot be overlooked.”
Then, tighten my expression and change the atmosphere.
“Woman, did you know? What a rotten bastard the Great Priest of this temple is?”
Of course, I’m half-bluffing. The other half is the fact that the Great Priest has disappeared.
“…yes. I…I know. That the Great Priest-sama is using the donations for entertainment!”
Huh, that’s a little different than I expected. …whatever.
“And you say the Great Priest is gone? Even though he’s the head of this temple. …hey, woman. As expected, I think it’s fine to kill all the humans in this temple ruled by such a rotten person.”
“Please don’t.”
“Noisy, if you’re too noisy…I should just kill you.”
When I looked at Suzumoto with as sharp eyes as possible, Suzumoto showed a nervous gesture as well.
Ariane-san is so cute with her expression changing from time to time.
“…but this guy is too precious to kill. …that’s why, woman.”
Staring straight at Ariane-san’s eyes, I said while smiling fearlessly like a Demon King would.
“Change this rotten temple.”
As soon as I said that, Ariane-san’s eyes opened wide. Yeah, nice reaction.
“If you can’t. I’ll kill you. However…this guy says that humans are creatures that can change and so on. …so? Can you do it?”
“M-me…?”
“Let me ask you one more time, can you do it?”
If she says she can’t do it, I’ll say I’ll kill her, so she had no choice but to say she’ll do it. It’s too wicked even for me.
“…can I do it?”
“…if you can’t, I’ll kill you.”
While hiding my intentions, the anxious Ariane-san is very cute, but I’m sorry, a Demon King is ruthless.
“…I’ll do it.”
Oh, there it is.
“I’ll do it. I will change this temple!”
Alright, alright. This is good!
“Hmm, you said it. …then, woman, listen carefully. You find the correct history. What did She teach before this temple became so rotten? How the world has changed, learn it. And the temple…I will restore it to its original form.”
“Original, form…?”
Ah, as expected, she didn’t know. Yeah, I don’t know either.
“What are you summoning the hero for? What will be sacrificed for the hero’s return ritual? There are a number of things that bother me.”
“The ritual for the return of the hero, the sacrifice…?”
Because I know this, I can answer with confidence.
“You still don’t know? …until we understand that, don’t hold the hero’s return ritual.”
“In the first place, only Great Priest-sama knows how to perform the return ritual…”
Yeah, I know that too. It wasn’t in Ariane-san’s memory.
…then here, Tokoyo pulls my attention. Oh, so it’s here?
“I have to go back soon. Woman, I’ll be back. Until then, change the temple even a little. I don’t want to see a rotten temple.”
Now then. If I transfer here, everything would have gone according to plan.
“Ah-ahh! …Demon King, -san… Can I talk to this person for five, no, just three minutes?”
Ohhh!? Ariane-san, to call on Suzumoto, this is…this is unexpected…
But should I allow it?
“…hmm. I’ll go back first. …do what you want.”
Ariane-san’s face brightened when I smiled a little amusingly.
And so, I left Suzumoto behind and I was left alone in the laboratory.
Then I put away the tea set, took a little time to take off the armor, somehow managed to take off my clothes, and went into stealth mode. Although it was a little scary, I removed only one of the causes and put it away on the shelf, just in case, I recovered my MP and transferred.
Since Suzumoto can’t go back on his own…
“…amulet, I will return it. Thank you very much.”
“No, it’s yours.”
“But you’ll need it more and more from now on.”
Seems like Suzumoto was about to return the amulet to Ariane-san.
I’m already here so I poked Suzumoto’s hand.
“…is, that so? I think you’d be better off without giving it back.”
Ariane-san took the amulet and put it around her neck.
“I hope to come again soon. So, until then.”
“Yes. Please give my regards to Demon King-san.”
It looked like the right timing, so I held Suzumoto and used [Transfer] again.
“Hey, what were you talking about?”
I was curious so I asked.
“It’s something you don’t need to know. It’s no big deal.”
I received an unsatisfying reply, so I ended it with that.
…well, since Ariane-san said that and detained him…I think they must have had such a sweet conversation…I regret not letting Suzumoto hold the maid doll!
After that, I picked up Hariu, ate a simple lunch, and worked hard to make bacon. The temple changed drastically during the fun afternoon.
[Ariane-san announced herself as the Great Priest. Since we supported her, her approval rating is climbing.]
Oh, they did that? …and the popular effect appeared here too.
[There were some priests who were against the idea of restoring the temple to its original form but we dealt with them all.]
“…dealt?”
[Yes.]
…dealt, huh. …yeah, if it’s President, I’m sure he did something calmly. Maybe brainwashing…
[Then the mercenaries were dismissed under the declaration that the threat of the Demon King had passed. I’ll come back once I get paid.]
“Are you coming back for dinner?”
[…if possible, I’d like to eat after we get back, is that okay?]
“Of course!”
Looks like we’ll be able to eat together tonight for the first time in a while. I’m so happy. It really feels like it’s been a long time.
[Then I think we’ll be back in about an hour. Let’s start a fun interrogation time when we return!]
Come to think of it, that’s true.
What kind of information can I get from the Great Priest?
[We won’t kill anyone. If the top changes, there’s a good chance that the people below will also change. If it doesn’t change, then we’ll have enough time to kill him.]
Somehow, President started to say something disturbing.
[Let’s make the temple ours.]
…I can’t see him, but I know. He must be sparkling right now. …if possible, I want him to sparkle a little more peacefully… Is this peaceful enough for President?
And so, President directly gave me the strategy.
First, take a nap for about 3 hours. It was decided that the Great Priest would probably be fine. Yeah, after Hariu tied him up (it seems to be a “ninja” skill), it became more and more interesting, so it’s decided that there was nothing more I could do.
And then Suzumoto and I prepared various things before going to Ariane-san’s room with [Transfer].
But she’s not there. As expected. Seems that the Ariane-san in question is doing her best to calm down the people who are in a state of confusion since the Great Priest is gone.
And so, Suzumoto and I waited gracefully with the tea and sweets that we brought. To be honest, it’s heart-pounding to use other people’s rooms and drink tea without their permission, but a Demon King will probably do something like this.
And then Toriumi and Kariya did something and brought Ariane-san to her room.
They probably said something like, “You look tired, so please go back to your room. We’ll take care of these people.”
I was contacted through the maid network, so I waited gracefully. And put away the cup for Suzumoto. Since I’m the Demon King, this guy will be my subordinate. If so, it’d be better if I was the only one drinking tea rather than us drinking tea together.
Then, footsteps approached and the door opened.
“…kyaa! Y-you are-!”
As soon as Ariane-san found me, she held up the cane in her hand. But I’m the Demon King, so this shouldn’t deter me.
“I’ll be disturbing you.”
Lightly lift the cup like it’s during an elegant tea time…in other words, make it look like that. I am the Demon King, I am the Demon King, I told myself. Otherwise, our cover will be up!
“Please wait, Ariane-san.”
When Suzumoto stepped forward, I could see that her guard loosened considerably. Is that okay for a Chief Priest?
“What is the meaning of this? Why is the Demon King here?”
Even so, her confusion didn’t subside. Of course. Yeah, the day you could be easily convinced with this would be the day the Demon King’s name would be shamed.
…now then, it’s my turn. I returned the cup to the saucer without making a sound.
“Woman, is it you? The one who taught this guy how to keep his mind strong?”
“…so what?”
Now then. At this point, Ariane-san noticed that Suzumoto had his arms and head wrapped in bandages, while I had scratches that looked fresh, even some bruises.
That’s right, it’d be strange if the enemy boss went into the enemy territory with fresh wounds.
…my “disguise” is the scars and bruises but Suzumoto couldn’t do that, so he’s wrapped in bandages.
For now, the setting was adjusted where I am slightly injured. It means that the Demon King is stronger.
“Because of you, I ended up fighting with this guy all night. What will you do?”
When I said that in a slightly joking tone, Ariane-san blanked out.
“And while this guy punched me and was punched by me, he wouldn’t shut up for a second. Even when I tried to silence him, his heart wouldn’t break. …it can’t be helped, it was so frustrating that I gave in.”
“That’s right, Ariane-san. I persuaded the Demon King.”
Ariane-san’s face suddenly brightened when Suzumoto smiled at her.
“Then, what about the pointless killing…?”
“I’ll stop. Otherwise, this guy would run away again.”
When I said that with a thin smile, Ariane-san seemed relieved, but even so, she still had a wary expression.
“…however, the corruption of this temple cannot be overlooked.”
Then, tighten my expression and change the atmosphere.
“Woman, did you know? What a rotten bastard the Great Priest of this temple is?”
Of course, I’m half-bluffing. The other half is the fact that the Great Priest has disappeared.
“…yes. I…I know. That the Great Priest-sama is using the donations for entertainment!”
Huh, that’s a little different than I expected. …whatever.
“And you say the Great Priest is gone? Even though he’s the head of this temple. …hey, woman. As expected, I think it’s fine to kill all the humans in this temple ruled by such a rotten person.”
“Please don’t.”
“Noisy, if you’re too noisy…I should just kill you.”
When I looked at Suzumoto with as sharp eyes as possible, Suzumoto showed a nervous gesture as well.
Ariane-san is so cute with her expression changing from time to time.
“…but this guy is too precious to kill. …that’s why, woman.”
Staring straight at Ariane-san’s eyes, I said while smiling fearlessly like a Demon King would.
“Change this rotten temple.”
As soon as I said that, Ariane-san’s eyes opened wide. Yeah, nice reaction.
“If you can’t. I’ll kill you. However…this guy says that humans are creatures that can change and so on. …so? Can you do it?”
“M-me…?”
“Let me ask you one more time, can you do it?”
If she says she can’t do it, I’ll say I’ll kill her, so she had no choice but to say she’ll do it. It’s too wicked even for me.
“…can I do it?”
“…if you can’t, I’ll kill you.”
While hiding my intentions, the anxious Ariane-san is very cute, but I’m sorry, a Demon King is ruthless.
“…I’ll do it.”
Oh, there it is.
“I’ll do it. I will change this temple!”
Alright, alright. This is good!
“Hmm, you said it. …then, woman, listen carefully. You find the correct history. What did She teach before this temple became so rotten? How the world has changed, learn it. And the temple…I will restore it to its original form.”
“Original, form…?”
Ah, as expected, she didn’t know. Yeah, I don’t know either.
“What are you summoning the hero for? What will be sacrificed for the hero’s return ritual? There are a number of things that bother me.”
“The ritual for the return of the hero, the sacrifice…?”
Because I know this, I can answer with confidence.
“You still don’t know? …until we understand that, don’t hold the hero’s return ritual.”
“In the first place, only Great Priest-sama knows how to perform the return ritual…”
Yeah, I know that too. It wasn’t in Ariane-san’s memory.
…then here, Tokoyo pulls my attention. Oh, so it’s here?
“I have to go back soon. Woman, I’ll be back. Until then, change the temple even a little. I don’t want to see a rotten temple.”
Now then. If I transfer here, everything would have gone according to plan.
“Ah-ahh! …Demon King, -san… Can I talk to this person for five, no, just three minutes?”
Ohhh!? Ariane-san, to call on Suzumoto, this is…this is unexpected…
But should I allow it?
“…hmm. I’ll go back first. …do what you want.”
Ariane-san’s face brightened when I smiled a little amusingly.
And so, I left Suzumoto behind and I was left alone in the laboratory.
Then I put away the tea set, took a little time to take off the armor, somehow managed to take off my clothes, and went into stealth mode. Although it was a little scary, I removed only one of the causes and put it away on the shelf, just in case, I recovered my MP and transferred.
Since Suzumoto can’t go back on his own…
“…amulet, I will return it. Thank you very much.”
“No, it’s yours.”
“But you’ll need it more and more from now on.”
Seems like Suzumoto was about to return the amulet to Ariane-san.
I’m already here so I poked Suzumoto’s hand.
“…is, that so? I think you’d be better off without giving it back.”
Ariane-san took the amulet and put it around her neck.
“I hope to come again soon. So, until then.”
“Yes. Please give my regards to Demon King-san.”
It looked like the right timing, so I held Suzumoto and used [Transfer] again.
“Hey, what were you talking about?”
I was curious so I asked.
“It’s something you don’t need to know. It’s no big deal.”
I received an unsatisfying reply, so I ended it with that.
…well, since Ariane-san said that and detained him…I think they must have had such a sweet conversation…I regret not letting Suzumoto hold the maid doll!
After that, I picked up Hariu, ate a simple lunch, and worked hard to make bacon. The temple changed drastically during the fun afternoon.
[Ariane-san announced herself as the Great Priest. Since we supported her, her approval rating is climbing.]
Oh, they did that? …and the popular effect appeared here too.
[There were some priests who were against the idea of restoring the temple to its original form but we dealt with them all.]
“…dealt?”
[Yes.]
…dealt, huh. …yeah, if it’s President, I’m sure he did something calmly. Maybe brainwashing…
[Then the mercenaries were dismissed under the declaration that the threat of the Demon King had passed. I’ll come back once I get paid.]
“Are you coming back for dinner?”
[…if possible, I’d like to eat after we get back, is that okay?]
“Of course!”
Looks like we’ll be able to eat together tonight for the first time in a while. I’m so happy. It really feels like it’s been a long time.
[Then I think we’ll be back in about an hour. Let’s start a fun interrogation time when we return!]
Come to think of it, that’s true.
What kind of information can I get from the Great Priest?
