A being in a cloak hood with arms crossed looking at the dark sky, he was the 4th Guest of MS Group.
Beside him was a blonde European-dressed man with a unique form. The blonde man carefully spoke to the hooded one.
âSire.â
âDid you get the signal? Marquis Cawl?â
âNo.â
âThen what is it?â
âSire. I am sorry to ask. Do we really need to wait for all the nobles to arrive on this planet? He is strong, but I think that the nobles here can handle him well.â
The blonde one called Marquis Cawl asked. At the bottom of the mountain were twelve men and women with exotic forms waiting. All of them belonged to upper Count levels.
âHow about having the other nobles search for the other three of Arishaâs Armor and find the traitor?â
In addition to them, there were 30 nobles down here. And all of them were searching for the armor.
The only weapon they knew for sure was in the video of MS Group. In the opinion of Marquis Cawl. The hooded one shook his head.
âThe sword is the best treasure of Arisha's Armor. It can be dangerous if the owner of it learns its true powers. Itâs better for us to move.â
ââŠalright.â
Unable to disobey the orders, he backed off. Marquis Cawl again picked up some unique-shaped terminal and gave out a signal. But then a sudden beep came from it.
Woong! Woong! Woong!
A circle of wavy marks appeared on the screen along with a terminal. It was more like a passage.
âSire!â
Marquis Cawl seemed startled as he called.
Before the content was even relayed, the hooded one calmly opened his mouth to speak.
â⊠the Gate is open. What is the state?â
âD-duke title. In addition, more of the many higher ranks seem to be moving.â
At those words, the hooded oneâs eyes turned sharp.
âThat side hasâŠmoved too.â
âSeems like it. It must be because you have been here for a long time.â
âWe canât help it.â
âThen?â
âHurry up. Retrieve the sword and helmet right away.â
âYes, your grace!â
In the Vice-chairmanâs office in Yongchun Group.
âThen the picture on this belongs to the Demon King?â
Shakena nodded her head at the question.
âAs far as I know. In the past, I have seen the Demon King roaming the fields wearing Arishaâs armor during the Third War based on the recordings.â
As a demon above Count level, she didnât have the right to meet the kind, so she only looked at him through videos.
At that time, he definitely had this armor on it. Although it was just a video record, the Demon King looked amazing to her eyes.
âThe Demon King wearing Arishaâs Armor was truly a strong person. No one could stand in his way.â
âWhat does Arisha mean?â
He had been wondering about the word since the first time he came across it. He wondered if it was the name of the one who made it, Shakena answered.
âAh⊠I know that the armor that only a Demon King can wear is Arishaâs.â
â⊠so, the meaning?â
âAh! Arisha is a great-being worshiped by our clan. In human language⊠right. It can be God.â
âGod?â
In the demonâs language, Arisha meant absolute strength or God.
Chun Yeowun didnât even think that beings of other planets would even worship someone else. This was because he was too harshly brought up as a member of the Sky Demon Order.
âThen you will know this too.â
Chun Yeowun touched the armor on the picture with his finger. And when he touched it, the helmet moved like animation and disassembled and changed into a wheel.
âAh?â
Shakena was confused and surprised.
âThis was that?â
âHm?â
âI donât know well. But I have been the Demon King handling various weapons on the battlefield, but this is the first time to see it change.â
âFirst time?â
âYes.â
Surprisingly, even Shakena didnât seem to be aware of it. All she knew was that this armor was a treasure of the Demon King.
This time she asked.
âMaster, you said the traitor had it...â
âYes.â
She hesitated to continue, so Chun Yeowun asked.
âWhat is it?â
Pondering a lot, she couldnât decide.
âCan I talk about this?â
The information she knew was a clan matter. Everyone was away, but this was the hottest issue in their clan.
âAnswer me.â
âAfter all, Master is a human, so it doesnât matter if he knows.â
At Chun Yeowunâs urging, she spoke.
âActually, before I set my foot here, there was a rumor going on in the clan.â
âRumor?â
âYes. A rumor that someone was behind him. Someone helped Hagar escape and sent him here.â
âHelped in escape?â
âActually, Hagar was considered a traitor for preying on his own kin, but a low-ranking noble would never suddenly turn strong enough to be able to escape.â
A Gate that allowed one to cross into another plant; it was an important place that only the Marquis-level nobles would protect and guard, but such a thing had fallen into the hands of a traitor way too low in title?
Many questioned it.
Chun Yeowun, taking the scroll, said.
âThe most suspicious person is the Grand Duke then, the one whose emblem is here.â
Listening to this, he could make a rough guess.
âRight. Huhu. Master is smart. As you said, Grand Duke Kaliaf is one of the three Grand Dukes and is the one under suspicion.â
âWhy?â
She hesitated at the question; she thought talking to Chun Yeowun was fine, but it was a sensitive issue in the clan.
â⊠Grand Duke Kaliaf is aiming to be the next Demon King.â
âNext Demon King?â
This confused him. Shakena was here to catch the traitor on the order of the Demon King, so what is this plot twist?
âWill the Demon King retire?â
âNo, it is a bit more ambiguous.â
âHow?â
âThe Demon King hasnât appeared in public for a long time.â
âHow long?â
âBefore I was even born.â
Shakean was 820 years old.
âHmm?â
âI heard it has been two thousand years.â
âTwo thousand!?â
Even Chun Yeowun was shocked. He knew the average lifespan of demons was long, but this was huge.
âSo they are long-lived ones.â
According to Shakena, no one had seen the Demon King since the Third War that occured two thousand years back.
âThen who gave you the order?â
âThere are the four Dukes who assist the Demon King. One of them, Sir Ludwig, ordered me.â
âHuh? And only they see the Demon King?â
âYes. They are the only ones who can see him. Other than them, no one had seen the Demon King for years, so they are called unturnable doorknobs.â
âDoorknobs?â
A title that wouldnât stick if the Demon King had come out.
âThe head of the clan hasnât appeared in public, soâŠsuspicions rose.â
ââŠâ
She didnât answer Chun Yeowunâs words; it meant agreeing with him.
The authority of the Demon King was absolute for the clan, but now they were all wondering if their king was alive or dead.
âI have a rough idea as to what it is.â
âHuh?â
âNormally, the title of authority would be Grand Duke from the Demon King. However, it is said that four Dukes are close to the Demon King and donât let others see him, which makes it natural for a riot to occur.â
âWoah⊠Master. You are so smart!â
Chun Yeowun shook his head at her words. Anyone could guess this much.
âRight. As Master said, dissatisfaction rose among the Grand Dukes.â
It had been two thousand years. Even if they were demons, their head had been missing, so it was natural for the Grand Duke to be discontent with it and aim to be the next one on the throne.
âThen the four Dukes came and announced the condition for the Demon King.â
âWhat is this now?â
âThey said that those who Arisha chose are the only ones to challenge the next title of Demon King.â
Chosen by Arisha.
It was as if a member had to be chosen by the god their clan worshiped.
âWhat qualification is that?â
At Chun Yeowunâs question, she pointed to the armor.
âArishaâs Armor. It was said that those who find the armor will be given a chance to challenge the Demon King.â
Authority fell due to the absence of their King, and the only thing to control the warlike demons and Grand Dukes was the existence of Arisha.
And once the announcement fell, the Grand Dukes rushed to find the armor.
âHa!â
Chun Yeowun sighed and said,
âNow I see it clearly.â
âHuh?â
âIf Arisha's Armor isnât found in the end, no one will be eligible to challenge, right?â
âRight.â
âThose Dukes close to the King were one smart bunch.â
âAh!â
At Chun Yeowunâs words, Shakena understands what happened.
âIf no one can find Arishaâs Armor, the Dukes closest to the King will continue to maintain the power and control the clan.â
âRight.â
âWhat is right?â
âEven after the announcement, no one had been able to find the armor for decades. Because of that, rumors went around that maybe Arishaâs Armor might not even be on our planet.â
âSo?â
âThe problem was that one couldnât enter another planet on their wishes without a specific reason.â
It was forbidden to use the Gate. The approval had to come from the Demon King.
âI think I can see why the rumors went that Grand Duke Kaliaf supported the traitors.â
âThere was a reason.â
âRight! For our clan, preying on a clan member means the culprit should be executed.â
Killing their own clan members would never be forgiven by them. The traitor who did it managed to cross the Gate and hide in another planet.
Then, there was a great reason for the demons using the Gate to another planet to catch that traitor.
âFor some reason, it felt really strange that only one person was sent each time.â
The Duke closest to them placed a limit on the pursuers, saying that the clanâs power in their planet shouldnât be wasted to catch a low-level demon despite the contact with the sent demons always getting cut off.
âIt was to make sure that they donât find the armor.â
Grunt!
In the end, it was a battle between Grand Duke Kaliaf and the Demon Kingâs men.
Shakena gritted her teeth in anger. Due to these chases, countless demons were sacrificed.
âThere is a power struggle everywhere.â
Chun Yeowun clicked his tongue.
And their power struggle had spread to earth.
âIf Shakera is right, then Arishaâs Armor must have been with the Dukeâs closest aides.â
It was likely. Even when looking at what Chun Yeowun saw in the memories, the weapons suddenly fell from the sky, too randomly.
âHuh?â
However, Chun Yeowun thought it was strange. Something didnât feel right.
If they hid Arishaâs Armor, it had to be at the time the decree was announced or before it was announced, but the armor fell on earth long before such an announcement had come.
âStrange.â
When Chun Yeowun was puzzled at the thought, a small light shone from the cylinder that contained the scroll.
âWhat is that?â
Seeing that, Shakena looked inside the cylinder.
She said with a puzzled face.
âMasterâŠthis is a tracker.â
âTracker?â
Even if he had Nano, Chun Yeowun couldn't know what was in it since this was an item of the demons.
However, the question was, why didnât it react till now?
âIâll remove it right away.â
She put her hand into it and tried to remove it.
It was thenâŠ
Shhhh!
Suddenly, the space shook in the room, and numerous people appeared.
Shaken was taken aback and quickly moved at the sudden appearance. In an instant, 50 beings appeared in the Vice-Chairmanâs room, all demons.
âThisâŠâ
Shakena couldnât hide her shock as she looked at one of them.
âD-Duke!â
The white-haired man with the most splendid armor among the demons was the highest-ranking being with only ten demons obtaining the title.