After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King

"Thank you all for coming to the Pure White Tower in such a critical time for the world. I see many familiar faces among you... let us forgo the pleasantries and get straight to the point."

Standing before all the kings, looking at each one of them—or rather, those closest to the podium—Yila saw distinguished figures whose names were well-known even outside these walls. Some people would go their entire lives without ever seeing their own kings.

And at this moment, the kings gathered together in one place.

Countless pairs of eyes looked at the podium aligned with their seats. Yila had already given them enough respect, and in return, they would respect Yila.

So, when Yila spoke, there would be no unnecessary interruptions.

"Regarding the origin of all calamities, we need to start from the most ancient Divine Era, and even before the Divine Era... I know that the Divine Era has not been confirmed in any literature to this day, but let us consider that era as existent for now."

In Yila's explanation, most people turned their gaze to Pope Mille. When speaking of gods, the staunchly atheist theocratic country might have the clearest understanding.

The theocratic country's policy of "forbidding the worship of gods" was peculiar because... within theocratic borders, there still existed various cults that believed in and worshipped almost anything but gods.

This policy had no effect on unifying national power.

Most magic spells had to be internally modified due to their need to chant "divine names" before they could be used. This was a ridiculous policy.

But after all, the theocratic country was just a theocratic country, so no one cared.

The theocratic country, occupying an isolated piece of land, was difficult to attack due to its geographical position, similar to the Loasa Islands.

However, Milyan remained silent... demonstrating the theocratic country's level of etiquette and education.

"Before the world's birth, the world was not as it is now, suitable for habitation. Back then, even the World Tree did not exist. The world then was filled with cold winds and other 'calamities,' which were manifestations of abnormal Mana."

Yila spoke, looking towards the headmasters of the Three Towers, and said, "Regarding this, the Three Towers can attest to it. Although the Three Towers cannot guarantee my words, they can at least confirm that 'calamities' are indeed caused by abnormal Mana."

As Yila spoke, the headmasters of the True Red Tower, the Extreme Black Tower, and the Pure White Tower looked at each other and then, under everyone's gaze, nodded simultaneously.

To be honest, it was the first time the three headmasters had faced so many kings' gazes at the same time... maintaining a composed demeanor under such collective scrutiny made Yila truly impressive.

In this regard, White Robe Gandalf (headmaster: No!) had his pride. From the moment Yila engaged in physical combat during the High Tower duel with his seniors, Gandalf had already felt Yila would become an extraordinary person.

Though he hadn't expected Yila would become *this* extraordinary in the end.

After gaining the headmasters' approval to bolster his words' credibility, Yila continued, "The gods sealed the calamities, and the World Tree subsequently flourished on the Main Plane, also delineating the Nine Realms."

"After the Divine Era ended and the gods disappeared, the seals on the calamities began to slowly fail or loosen. This led to the overbreeding of Magic Beasts earlier and this recent abnormal cold—both periodic eruptions of 'calamities.'"

Yila explained, reminding everyone: "I have ventured to the Extreme North with an outsider named 'Ernie.' In that place, indeed, abnormal Mana formed a giant island full of malice towards the world itself."

Since an "outsider" was mentioned, no one prepared to question the reality of that part... Was questioning meaningful? Could they even challenge an outsider?!

"Next spring, the 'four-legged uprising' will recur, more severe than this year. The 'Zero-Degree Deep Cold' will once again spread from the Extreme North at the start of next summer, bringing even colder temperatures."

Although the part about "severer" was not well understood, everyone knew from the Three Towers' endorsement that calamities would reoccur next year.

"So, Lord Yila..."

At this point, a hesitant-looking man spoke up under everyone's gaze: "So, what specifically caused the end of the Divine Era? Did the gods abandon us?"

This man voiced what everyone wondered. Many kings, both from small and large countries, lacked information about this issue.

Everyone awaited Yila's response, and... most people's expressions changed at Yila's answer, except for those already in the know—

"The gods are dead..."

Yila said, looking at the visibly impacted kings. Before anyone could challenge him, he continued, "Everything I said comes from a stone tablet... I first learned the information from it, engraved with Divine Era Text."

While explaining, Severia Alroyo, his assistant, had already brought the stone tablet from backstage... honestly, this way of presenting was refreshingly efficient; many had never thought a "lecture" could be so compact and effective.

Of course, it was interesting too.

"I shared the tablet's text with the Empress Cassiopeia of the Silver Moon Tree Court since I couldn't understand the Divine Era Text myself. She was the first to learn the information. Pope Mille also received similar revelations from her ancestors."

Yila said, signaling Cassiopeia to help interpret the text, while adding, "Why can magic still function normally if the gods are dead? I was puzzled by that too."

"However, the Great Master of the Necromancy School at the Pure White Tower analyzed this issue. After Empress Cassiopeia explains the tablet's contents, he can provide a detailed explanation."

After signaling to the black-cloaked Isidro Collins, Yila took a deep breath and said, "Even so, perhaps what I say still seems untrustworthy... but the outsiders watching here can testify for me."

"..."

Outsiders?

The kings pondered.

"How many people are observing here now? How many outsiders are watching? I don't understand it myself, but if they reveal their presence..."

Under everyone's gaze, Yila spread his arms, striking an embrace-the-world pose. Behind him, the sky was blue and beautiful; in the distant sky, it felt like countless watching eyes existed.

Then, Yila called softly—

"That might be a very 'interesting' thing, right?"

"..."

In the next moment, countless terrifying auras instantly traversed the distance between planes, and everyone could clearly feel that countless eyes had been watching the gathering.

Those who pursued interesting things were driven by those who were interesting (Yila).