I Became a Level -99 Vicious Lord

Your Majesty, Brother.

That's what Argonne the Great used to call Kairos.

‘Just call me Brother.'

‘That would be improper, Your Majesty.'

‘Oh come on! Can't you just call me brother?'

‘That is not possible.'

‘Then call me Brother and Your Majesty.'

‘Eh?'

‘Call me Your Majesty, Brother.'

‘We're sworn brothers, right?'

‘Your Majesty….'

‘From now on, call me Your Majesty, Brother. Okay.'

‘Yes, Yo….'

‘Oh? It's an Imperial Order. From now on, call me [Your Majesty, Brother].'

‘Your Majesty… Brother.'

In the past, Kairos had insisted that Argonne the Great call him "Your Majesty, Brother," even in the face of his own demise.

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It was a sign of closeness and a demonstration of unbounded trust.

That was how much Kairos cared for Argonne.

"Y-Your Majesty, Brother."

Argonne took an involuntary step backward.

He never imagined, not even in his wildest dreams, that his brother, whom he betrayed 450 years ago, would be alive as he had been.

"It's been a long time, Brother."

Kairos chuckled and took another step toward Argonne.

In response, the Argonne took a step backward.

*Thump!* *Thump!*

Argonne was so shocked that the sound of his heartbeat was audible to nearby ears.

"H-How… It's been 450 years… How are you still alive…."

"Brother."

Kairos answered with a broad smile.

"You've been reincarnated too, did you think I'd just peacefully go to the grave?"

"…..!"

"By the way, you met your esteemed His Majesty, Brother, and your reaction was quite lackluster?"

"This is… no way… what the…."

But that wasn't the end of Argonne's problem.

"Argonne you bastaaaaaard!!!"

"You piece of shit!!!"

"I'll tear your flesh to shreds and throw it to the dogs!!!"

Agatho, Hildegard, and Maximus, Kairos's trusted men, spewed out bloodthirsty vitriol at Argonne.

"Y-You guys!"

Argonne recognized Agato, Hildegarde, and Maximus at a first glance.

Though they had become Soul Knights, it was not that difficult for Argonne the Great to recognize them.

Their words and actions proved that they were Kairos's companions from his mercenary days and that they were loyal to the core.

"Save the pleasantries for later."

Kairos turned to Argonne and asked.

"Why did you do it?"

"…."

"Did you really want to ascend to the throne so badly? If you had just asked, I would have given it to you."

"Bullshit!"

Argonne denied Kairos's words.

"You expect me to believe that you would have handed over the throne because I asked for it!"

Argonne denied Kairos' words outright.

However, Kairos was 100% genuine.

In the first place, Kairos didn't care about unifying the continent or being an Emperor.

All he wanted was to stabilize the chaotic state of the continent and bring peace to the world.

In fact, Kairos intended to pass the throne to someone with the qualities of a Saint, once the war was over and a peaceful period had arrived.

One reason he didn't marry was his pure love for Beatrice, but another reason was that he didn't want to produce an Imperial Line.

And the odds of Argonne inheriting the throne were very high.

"Brother."

With an amiable smile, Kairos turned to the Argonian.

"Actually, I was going to pass the throne to you."

"….!"

"I thought you had enough qualities of a Saint to succeed the throne after me. I intended to hand over the throne to you once the Northern Wall was completed. I planned to retire to a small monastery in the countryside and quietly teach the doctrines of the Order. But…"

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Kairos reprimanded Argonne with a tone as sharp as a blade.

"Who would have thought that you would have come under my wing from the beginning, aiming for the throne?"

"….!"

"Well, if you had become a righteous leader and ruled the realm well, I would not have sought revenge, but what of the Empire you founded?"

Kairos was truly enraged, and his eyes glowed with cerulean fire as he rebuked Argonne.

"The Empire we built by overthrowing a rotten one, didn't it eventually become a playground for the nobles? In the end, isn't it just another rotten one that is no different from the one we tore down with our own hands!!!"

Kairos' words were true.

In order to bolster his unstable imperial power after the unification of the continent, Argonne the Great made innumerable intermarriages with local nobles and lords to cement his power.

As a result, the Empire of Krares became a country where local nobles and lords gained power, leading to its decline due to their misdeeds.

In the end, Kairos's efforts to usher in a new era were in vain.

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Argon the Great flinched and trembled at Kairos's fierce reprimand.

However, that only lasted a moment.

"S-Shut up!"

Argonne shouted at Kairos.

"What does a lowborn like you know!"

"Oooh?"

"The world operates on the law of the jungle! It is the right and duty of the nobility to rule over the commoners, and what is wrong with that? It is only natural for the weak to be eaten by the strong!"

Argonne the Great vehemently refutes Kairos's words.

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"What would a lowborn like you understand! It's natural for noble blood to rule! In that regard, you were utterly weak. A so-called emperor like you, for the sake of lowly peasants…"

"Law of the jungle."

Kairos cut off Argonne's words and took another step forward.

"Well said."

"…..!"

"The strong prey on the weak. In that case…"

*Thump*

Kairos hefted his mace.

"It stands to reason that I, the stronger one, will devour you, the weaker one, right?"

"Y… You..!!!"

"Today, you will pay the price for daring to betray me."

In the next moment.

*Whooosh!*

Kairos rammed into Argonne with the speed of a cannonball.

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And so the battle began.

"Protect His Majesty!"

"Slaughter them all!"

Argonne's minions charged toward Otto's group in unison.

In response, Otto…

"Don't leave a single one alive. Not a single one.

Otto commanded the magic swordsmen.

It was a rare occurrence.

Otto had always refrained from unnecessary killing, both to prevent karma from accumulating and to recruit new talent.

But this time was different.

The people here were demons who deserved to die, demons who had given up on their humanity.

Humans who killed, used, and enslaved the powerless to fulfill their own personal ambitions.

Otto had no mercy to spare for such beings.

Now that he was in need of soul energy to wield the Book of Carnage, Otto felt no hesitation in striking down his enemies.

With his determination steeled, Otto's combat prowess was truly formidable.

"Aarghhh!"

"Aaaahhhhhh!"

Otto proved that his training in swordsmanship had not been in vain as he slashed through Argonne's men.

But that wasn't all.

*Ooooh!*

Otto turned some enemies into stone and shattered them, while others he poisoned them to death.

During the battle with Rivolt, Otto had his eyes opened to the fighting style of a magic swordsman, and he mercilessly slaughtered his enemies with a mix of swordsmanship and magic.

Such was Otto's terrifying ferocity that even Camille, who was watching from the sidelines was stunned.

‘Has His Highness always been like this?'

Camille found Otto's ruthless annihilation of enemies to be incredibly unfamiliar.

Unlike his usual restraint in taking lives, Otto appeared completely different as he mercilessly slaughtered his enemies.

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"D-Devil!"

"Aaaaahhhhhh!"

Such was Otto's terrifying presence that Argonne's subordinates flinched back in fear.

Was that all?

"S-Surrender, I surrender!"

"Please spare my life!"

There were even some who lost their will to fight and surrendered.

But….

"Fuck surrendering."

Otto responded with a cold smile.

"If you wanted to live, you should have lived properly years ago."

"Kak!"

"You can take your surrender to hell. I bet they won't accept it there either."

Otto spat out as he sliced the pleading knight in two.

Otto had no intention of sparing even a single one of Argonne's subordinates.

Recalling the horrendous atrocities they had committed against the workers and the lowborn people of Loredin, the very thought of showing mercy was unimaginable.

"This is payback."

Otto said as he struck down the last of Argonne's men.

"Revenge for all those who were oppressed by you all."

Otto intended to be thorough in his retribution.

Even if that retribution meant a bloodbath.

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Meanwhile, the tangled pair of Kairos and Argonne clashed, trading blows indiscriminately.

*Smash!*

*Crack!* *Smash!* *Bam!* *Boom!*

The mace Kairos wielded shattered walls, blew out the ground, and reduced the surrounding area to rubble with its destructive power.

An ordinary man would have been torn to shreds if the mace Kairos was swinging just grazed their side.

The shockwave emanating from the mace was so enormous that each blow carried the force of an artillery shell.

Nevertheless, Argonne stood his ground.

No, Argonne was actually laughing.

As Argonne took out his greatsword, he smirked at Kairos.

"My Respected Brother, Your Majesty."

Argonne's expression was one of amusement.

Because….

"It seems you're not as powerful as you used to be. Hehehe."

Argonne quickly discovered that Kairos' power was nowhere near what it had been in the past.

At the height of his power, Kairos was an absolute force, capable of bringing down a small mountain with a single swing of his mace.

The mere presence of Kairos on the battlefield was enough to send his enemies into a desperate retreat.

Back then, Kairos truly deserved to be called a god of war, unmatched among men.

However, it was different now.

At this level, he could never be truly called Kairos.

It wasn't the strength of a man who built an empire with just a single mace.

"Back in the day."

Argone spoke, an aura glowing on his greatsword.

"Your Majesty, Brother, you once wielded invincible power. None dared betray you, I could only watch for fleeting opportunities. Had fortune not favored me then, I wouldn't have been able to remove you. But now, it seems things are different."

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Argonne the Great had regained his composure.

The realization that Kairos was no longer as powerful as he had once been lifted the fear from Argonne's heart.

"Though I may not match Your Majesty, Brother's might, my strength still ranks among the top in this continent. Yet, did you truly intend to challenge me with just that level of power?"

At that instant.

*Swoosh!*

Argonne the Great swung his massive greatsword at Kairos.

…the attack was unsuccessful.

*Clasp*

Kairos was able to effortlessly block the sword swung by Argonne with his bare hands, one-handed.

*Heh*

A grin tugged at the corners of Kairos's mouth.

"Just now… what did you say?"

Argonne couldn't answer.

*Tremble*

The smile on Kairos's lips was so terrifying, it made Argonne's stomach churn.