2nd Round Villain

11 – D – 2, definition (2)

The appearance of the demon king is not fixed.

He can be a child, an old man, or a monster tens of meters tall and weighing hundreds of tons. It is possible to cross the line of gender and race.

It doesn’t change. that’s really going to happen

For him who has transcended the limits of his body, his appearance is just a shell to show himself to others. Ordinary living beings who live a lifetime confined to the body cannot even imagine it.

The shell he chose this time seems to be a handsome boy with cute charm.

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Jerk-.

The sound of heavy and majestic footsteps fills Tartarus. A tense silence settled between us.

As much as I have the title of Joker, I hate this suffocating atmosphere very much. Life you live once, live it with a smile

“Ahahahaha.”

He laughed lightly in an atmosphere where not even a sound of breath leaked out.

The Celt’s pupils, who were watching, widened like crazy, but the most important thing to me was the demon king’s reaction. Even in the dark, he only looked down at me solemnly with his blazing red eyes.

“Ha ha ha ha ha!”

So, even if I deliberately burst into laughter even louder, the demon king didn’t say anything. Celt’s face turned white.

Suddenly, I wondered what kind of face the saintess was wearing, so I turned around and saw—

“… Am I the only one laughing?”

The saintess had a hard face uncharacteristic of her. It didn’t seem like he was scared or anything like that.

“Ha, it’s because everyone has such no sense of humor! Will you live in a harsh world, Won!”

“It’s the same, Joker.”

The Demon King, who had been keeping his mouth shut all along, spoke for the first time. The atmosphere froze like an ice field to live more.

Arsenic did not leave the corner of my mouth.

“What, do you want me to be different?”

“Aren’t you afraid? It’s a lifeline with less than 48 hours left.”

“You have 48 hours left? Kya, the name line is filthy.”

“… .”

Since I was chained and lying on the stone floor, I had no choice but to look up at the demon king. I licked my lips while staring at the red eyes in the demon king’s sunglasses.

“I guess we were friends though? Come visit me before you die.”

“You’re still being rude.”

“You mean to be polite to a death row inmate who will die soon?”

“Isn’t a death row inmate a demon? Demon World Decree Chapter 3, all demons are polite to the demon king.”

He usually takes good care of me, but why is this Demon King acting so stubbornly?

Of course, I have no intention of following straight away. What kind of feelings do you have for the demon king who betrayed me and threw up?

“oh my! Demon King! You must be disappointed that I didn’t use honorific words until now!”

The demon king’s expression darkened. Celt is almost dying.

The more they do, the more I spur on teasing. I’m bored, but let’s touch the devil’s heart.

“I respect you always! Demon King! So please get out of my sight now! How nice we are!”

“… .”

“Can’t you see our precious Celtic jailer is shaking! Perhaps by now, Chief Hades must be crawling at the news that the Demon King has walked! Please show the Demon King’s wide mercy and be considerate of their comfort!”

The Celt’s face became contemplative like a newly revived undead. Feeling as if anyone would die of a heart attack if it lasted longer, I spit out sarcastically with a smile.

“Did you want something like this?”

The demon king sighed as he pointed his head. At first glance, it seemed that he was shaking his head.

“Even if you beg for help, it’s not enough, so you’re just playing around until the end.”

“If I beg you, will you save me?”

“… Even if you save me, you’re not a demon on your knees.”

“Kick, you are my friend after all. You know me better than anyone.”

“That arrogant playfulness has imprisoned you. joker.”

The demon king’s expression, which had been exerting force all along, softened. Arriving in front of the barricade, he took a step forward without hesitation.

The iron spear made of adamantium could not stop the demon king from walking. It wasn’t that the demon king broke or bent the iron bars.

Squeak-.

“Hey. I guess even selective control is possible now?”

Surprisingly, the demon king’s body became a spiritual body the moment it touched adamantium and passed through easily. It was adamantium that even ghosts, spirits, and spirits could not pass through.

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Jerk-.

With sword-like steps, the demon lord approached me. Then, he folded his long knees like a farce.

His face, which was about two meters above me, came down near me. Dark black sunglasses stare at me. The demon king squatting in front of me opens his mouth in a different tone than before.

“joker. No, my old friend.”

It’s a voice I know since I’ve seen him for a long time. It was a voice that only came out in private places.

“Why, Canos.”

I, too, responded by calling him by name. In fact, the fact that I call him ‘The Demon King’ itself is a form of courtesy. Even though no one can understand me

“I am no longer just a demon lord.”

“okay? Then what is it?”

“He is the sole emperor of the entire continent and the king of the new era. He is the master of seven nations and the ruler of several races.”

“You are such a great person.”

“Drank? He is no longer on my stomach. If he is the god of demons, then I am the god of gods. No matter what god comes, they must bow their heads in front of me, and no hero will be hanged who is not under my command.”

“So what is the point of what you want to say? If you keep idling around, you might end up falling asleep because you’re so bored?”

The demon king hardened his expression again and spoke in the same voice as before.

… If so, why did you change it? Just trying to catch the mood?

“It means I can’t go along with your clowning anymore.”

“When have we ever been together? You, as you, and as I, lived for their own purposes. We just boarded the ship called the Demon King’s Army together.”

“I now have to reign with absolute dignity. A being whom no one dares to name, whom everyone reveres with fear and worships with faith. That is who I am in the future.”

“Even though the Pandemonium itself was a dictatorship. Are you going to carry that out to the continent? Well, nothing is impossible.”

Oh, it makes me feel good to hear it.

What I’m after is chaos. Full of madness and confusion, complete chaos in which traditions and rules are shattered. That is the ideal of my whole life.

However, look at the results I have achieved by unfolding terrorism, war, slander and schemes, etc.

The Demon King is trying to create his own continent. A continent where those who rebel will rule with death, and a continent that will become more severe and sword-like.

My ideal is close to the exact opposite.

“under.”

“You are too cheeky. No matter how second-class he is in winning the war, he must not challenge the majesty of the demon king.”

“That’s why you abandoned me.”

“Good work so far. Now that you’ve been branded as a rebel, I won’t be able to restore your honor, but I’ll dig up your grave in consideration of my own merits.”

“It’s ridiculous. How could you do this to me?”

I, the demon lord I knew, wasn’t such a demon.

It was a romantic evil that only pursued pure evil and only fought against the strong.

That’s why we held hands. So, I was on a boat.

“We are no longer children. joker. Childhood games are over.”

“Who was it that told me that the world was just a playground?”

“Our grown-up bodies are no match for a playground. See the bigger world.”

“Kick, the one who can’t see the world is you, Demon King. It was because I lost my original intentions because I was crazy about the unequal desire for power and sense of superiority. Your world isn’t widening, it’s narrowing.”

“Talk as you please. That doesn’t change reality.”

Since when did the demon king become a demon who talks about reality like that?

He was a demon who looked at the sky of the Demon Realm with red dark clouds and looked forward to a confrontation with those who were called the strongest warriors on the continent someday.

The fact that he had gone through a corruption that was not a fall before he knew it, and had become a tired and obvious demon.

For me, it’s too sad. I am annoyed and feel betrayed. More than when the devil sentenced me to death.

“It has changed.”

“I am normal. You are a different species.”

“All right, go. Don’t come when I’m beheaded. Because I don’t want to see your unlucky face anymore.”

“… .”

The demon king stood up, bending his knees. The slender, tall body was straightened up.

As he turned his steps, I let out a low voice.

“You said I was arrogant.”

“… .”

“Demon King, you are ugly. After all, isn’t arrogance better than ugliness?”

tall-.

The Demon King, who was trying to get out of the cage, stopped. Tension was evident again on Celt’s face as he tried to let out a sigh of relief at the thought that it was over.

“Ugly? I?”

“Yes, if there is a mirror, I want to show it to you.”

“gibberish. How can I be ugly after accomplishing such a great task that no one else has accomplished so far?”

“Even the figure you are taking, in my eyes, is nothing more than a desperate attempt to hide your ugliness. I want to look dignified somehow, so I put on a black coat… Tsk.”

Fast-.

For the first time since coming here, the Demon King shows signs of anger. An unusual joint sound came from his tightly clenched fist.

“I am a God. He is the god of gods and the god of gods. I will be the one praised by all denominations in the world, and my words will soon become the absolute truth.”

“god? Maybe. But, you are no longer evil. How is it evil to pursue money, fame and power? Is that a common desire of all creatures?”

“Do not define the great and solemn evil in your own way.”

“No, you are the one who doesn’t try to reduce evil to your level. Because you’re just an ordinary power grabber. From the moment you started wanting power, you locked yourself in yourself.”

As if he had nothing to say, the demon king closed his mouth. He closed his eyes for a moment and pondered, then opened his mouth as if questioning.

“Then what about it?”

“what?”

“Evil or not, or something else, the fact that I made the great achievement of continental unification does not change. It is an indisputable fact that you accomplished a feat that should be widely known throughout the universe and celebrated for a long time. That is enough for me.”

After saying that, the demon king turned around as if putting an end to the conversation. The demon king arbitrarily blocked even the remaining conversation topics and proceeded recklessly.

To draw conclusions on their own is a truly self-centered demon. Did that become more so as he began to pursue power?

“… A great achievement?”

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Just then, the saintess, who had been silent until now, interrupted the finished conversation.

“We unified the divided continent and brought all the strong to their knees. Since you have made an unprecedented achievement in the world, how can you not be great?”

The demon king replied in a tone that I did not use, as if it were natural.

With a vein growing on her forehead, the saintess refuted his words. He reacted as if he had heard nonsense.

“May I tell you the story of a man I know.”

“It’s the story of a saint who is said to be the wisest on the continent. I’m curious. I’ll be happy.”

“A man is said to have lived on the western fringes of the now-defunct empire.”

What story are you trying to bring up, to the devil, not to anyone else. Unlike the time of the hero, if he gets angry properly, he won’t be able to resist even for a second.

“The man was very selfish. He was also arrogant and greedy.”

“Is that so?”

“One day, the man killed all his neighbors for an outrageous reason. They plundered livestock and property and did dirty things.”

“… .”

“What was even more absurd was that they were bragging about it. It is said that he was proud of his killing, plundering, and raping, and that he went around proclaiming his shameful deeds to the world as a great achievement.”

“… .”

Like a horse with a gag in its mouth, the demon king’s words were blocked.

The saintess concluded as if driving a wedge.

It was a completely different conclusion from the devil’s conclusion. It was a difference between perspectives and views and perspectives.

“Demon King, would you say that this man is great?”

“Um… .”

“He has not been able to win the war, to truly subdue all people, or to unite them. He attacked other people’s crises as an opportunity, and he did not cultivate the continent into a land of abundance. Who on the continent would truly worship you?”

“that… ,”

“What are you so proud of? Are you proud to put everyone at your feet and feel superior? Is it a great achievement to bully the weaker than yourself? Do you feel proud to hear the voice of resentment by driving the weak and innocent to suffering? If so, if you really think so, please speak up.”

“… .”

Like a mute who had eaten honey, the demon king could not refute anything.

I’m getting confused now. Is that logical saintess really an idiot?

As if all the embarrassing parts were exposed, the demon king lowered his head powerlessly.

I’ve been told that I’m not evil, and I’ve been told that I’m not great to the saintess. Just don’t do that. My beliefs were denied right in front of me, and there would be nothing to refute.

“You are right, saintess. Every word of it is right.”

Eventually, the demon king raised his head. A dejected smile formed on his lips as he drew an arc.

An indescribable futility emanated from his voice.

“Anyone who speaks the right words is not needed on my continent, so the reason to kill has become stronger.”

“Kick, no matter what you say in the end, the ending is fixed.”

“For the remaining two days, both of you live well. There really isn’t much left now.”

Leaving his own words to the end, the demon king left Tartarus with smooth steps.

The Celt, whose legs were weak, sat down on the stone floor with a thud.