Chapter 082 (1/2)

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Jiol Forest Kingdom, Council Room of the Royal Palace.

The place that was in disorder until just a little while ago was now filled with an eerie silence.

Shock, fear, perhaps hostility……there might even be bewilderment.

Within this atmosphere that was a jumble of various emotions, a single man opened his mouth.

「……O Demon King. Just what kind of business do you have with my country?」

The Jiol Forest Kingdom’s King, Sarigan, asked about the objective of Vermudol who had suddenly appeared within his country.

In response to that, Vermudol expressed a thin smile.

「Today, I have not come as the king of the Mazoku, but as King Vermudol of the Zadark Kingdom. O Sylphid, I expect an attitude appropriate of a dialogue between fellow kings of single countries.」

「Guh……」

Hearing that extremely reasonable demand if they were fellow countries, Sarigan unintentionally sank into silence.

Looking at that with a cool-looking face, Vermudol opened his mouth.

「Now then, the reason why I came here today is clear.」

Nervousness ran across the faces of the lined up generals, and they put themselves on guard.

「I have come to form a treaty of friendship with your country.」

「Wha!?」

The cat beastman general was surprised and stood up.

「Did you say a treaty of friendship……Impossible!?」

It was unbelievable. To think that a word like friendship would be spoken from the Mazoku.

That kind of stir spread out.

「……Are you not mistaking it, with subordination?」

「It’s friendship. Even our coming here was done for going through the proper procedure. I thought it would be a show of our sincerity though.」

Certainly, the Demon King had personally come to negotiate, and was rationally talking with them like this.

Sarigan went silent at Vermudol’s words.

Even so, why did he choose the Jiol Forest Kingdom as the one to negotiate with?

He didn’t know the reason for that.

「……My country currently on the verge of war. Do you understand this?」

「Yeah, I do understand. It is with the St. Altlis Kingdom, right?」

「In that case, why? Could it be that you are going to intervene with the war and deal with the Hero Summoning by……」

「I have no intention of doing meaningless things.」

Vermudol interrupted Sarigan’s words.

「Listen, and listen carefully……King of the Jiol Forest Kingdom, Sarigan-dono.」

Vermudol continued on with a calm tone.

「My demand is simple. I am saying that my country and your country should try to walk together. The circumstances of the other countries are nothing more than noise to us. Am I wrong?」

Hearing those words, Sarigan thought about it.

Even if Vermudol’s words could be taken at face value, a verbal promise couldn’t be made here.

Diplomacy wasn’t something that simple.

「Unfortunately, that is wrong. If my country were to form a friendship with your country, someone that would find unjust suspicion will definitely appear.」

「The St. Altlis Kingdom huh.」

「Yeah, that’s right. Who knows what the result of that will be……At worse, my country will collapse.」

This tension of being on the verge of war that started from the St. Altlis Kingdom had brought about a distortion to the world.

The flow of people stopped, and even the economies in every place started to stagnate.

Naturally, even the hearts of the people became murky, and it was said that even the types of bandits had increased.

The countries of the Shutaia Continent had taken many years to build up a system where they cooperated with each other, and continued to coexist.

If one part of that system were to collapse, one could visibly see that it would turn out like this.

For argument’s sake, let’s say that the Jiol Forest Kingdom joined hands with the Zadark Kingdom……with the Mazoku.

That would definitely leak out from somewhere, and be circulated like this.

The Jiol Forest Kingdom joined hands with the Mazoku, and turned the world to chaos.

The current state of the world, was the Jiol Forest Kingdom’s scheme……is what would be said.

If that were to happen, the St. Altlis Kingdom would surely use this as justification to hoist the flag of justice and attack the Jiol Forest Kingdom.

In the event that were to happen, who knows how the other countries would move.

Far from the Demi-Human rejection argument, it would be a fight against the enemy of mankind……if that were to occur, then countries that would ally themselves with the Jiol Forest Kingdom, who had joined hands with the Mazoku, would not appear.

Furthermore, even within the Jiol Forest Kingdom, there was the fear that dissatisfaction would explode.

「……I see. So, in other words, you’re afraid that the stigma of being the traitor that joined hands with the Mazoku will remain in history.」

「……To us of mankind, that fact is heavy.」

In response to Sarigan solemnly nodding, Vermudol answered with a gentle smile.

「Damned fool. Making me listen to such worthless nonsense.」

「Wha……」

It wasn’t just Sarigan, but all of the generals that happened to be present were at a loss for words at that line that was given.

Sarigan’s concern was also a concern for all of the people here that were involved with the Jiol Forest Kingdom.

And Vermudol had cut that down as being nonsense.

「If they come invading, then you merely have to drive them away. If you turn the tables on them, attack them, and conquer them, then there would be no one that would say something as worthless as that. Am I wrong?」

「Im, impossible. If we were to do something like that, we would……!」

「Are you unable to? It’s merely on the level of becoming the supreme ruler of a single continent though.」

Sarigan became speechless.

For merely a single country to go against the other countries, that shouldn’t be possible.

Even if the Jiol Forest Kingdom was one of the four major countries……it shouldn’t be possible.

「Hold on……no, please wait, Vermudol-dono.」

Vermudol turned his gaze to the voice that called out to him.

If I recall correctly, he was a man called Zekwell……is what he remembered.

「What is it, Zekwell-dono.」

「In that case, what kind of assistance would you plan on giving as a friendly nation?」

「Assistance?」

「Yes. As long as your proposition is made as king of the Zadark Kingdom, naturally, as a friendly nation, your country……I think that it should exhibit an appropriate amount of cooperation though.」

Going “I see”, Vermudol nodded.

Zekwell was the only one amongst everyone here that did not get swallowed up by the atmosphere.

He did some realistic calculations, and was trying to pull out some advantageous conditions for his own country on top of that.

「Of course. In regards to your country’s defense……or perhaps invasion, we will also lend you our strength.」

「Naturally, may I take that as you saying that you have enough war potential to go against the other countries all together?」

「Of course.」

It was there that Zekwell gulped.

Staring at Vermudol……he spun out his words.

「……Is there no mistake in my understanding that, the Hero will come?」

Vermudol gave a broad smile.

His smiling, wouldn’t stop.

Vermudol was filled with delight.

Zekwell most likely understood everything.

「Of course! Yes, of course! Fufu, hahaha! Zekwell-dono, I am sorry for looking down on you! You are wonderful!」

「You have yet to answer what you mean when you say “of course”.」