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The blonde woman who called Shalltearā¦ā¦ had a physique not much different from that of the petite Illness, and although she had a gentle smile on her face, Illness wasnāt at peace upon being confronted by her.
(Unbelievableeeeeā¦ā¦ What overwhelming preseeeeenceā¦ā¦ I knew she was far superior to meeeee, but I guess I was still underestimating heeeeer. Even though she was just standing theeeeere, I already felt overwheeeeeelmed. Such immense magic poweeeeeer, her magic power flow is so beautiful that it sends shivers down my spiiiiiineā¦ā¦ Could she be the rumored Demon Realmās Strongeeeeeestā¦ā¦ Nooooo, her name is differeeeeeent. Thereās a possibility that either this āShalltearā or āthatā could be an alias thouuuuugh.)
The woman who introduced herself as Shalltear possesses an extraordinary power visible to her even without relying on her eyes. Illness is one of the top powerhouses in the Demon Realm, and thatās why just facing her allows a certain understanding of her opponentās strengthā¦ā¦ or so it should have been.
However, she was unable to tell how strong Shalltear is. She could understand that she was far superior to her, but she couldnāt gauge how powerful she was.
This also shows the overwhelming power difference between Illness and Shalltear. Thus, Illness concluded that escape was impossible. In this situation, Shalltear holds the power over whether she lives or dies, and thereās no way she could resist her judgmentā¦ā¦
[Now then, if you donāt mind, I would like to know your name.]
[ā¦ā¦My naaaaaame is Illness.]
[Illness-san then, nice to meet yaā¦ā¦ Now then, Iām sorry for spurring you on with that doll. Iāve heard rumors about you, and I just wanted to actually see how good you were. Good gracious, that was a brilliant and splendid fight.]
[And for whaaaaaat purpose could it be?]
Illness did understand that Shalltear had been testing her strength. With how she had sensed her presence from the start, as if she was being deliberately probed, Illness already had a hunch that was the case and she wasnāt surprised.
However, as she didnāt know why she was being tested, she was somewhat alarmed. After smiling at Illnessā reaction, Shalltear heads straight to the main issue at hand.
[Well then, letās get down to business. Illness-san, are you interested in becoming my āsubordinateā?]
[ā¦ā¦Subordinaaaaaate?]
[Yes, you see, Iām currently in the midst of trying to establish order in this Demon Realm and handling various other matters, but I still donāt have enough manpower. Thinking of the future, Iāll need even more subordinates, but thereās so much I need to do beforehand that recruiting subordinates has been put on the back burner~~ In fact, I currently only have one subordinate, so Iām in the process of scouting for talented individuals. And so, how about it? If you join now, I can promise you a position as one of my executives, you know?]
[ā¦ā¦Whoā¦ā¦ are youuuuu?]
Such a question involuntarily leaked out of my mouth. This Shalltear before her was undoubtedly the strongest being Illness had ever encountered, and on top of that, she had brought up a grand-scale mission of establishing order in the Demon Realm.
Under the lead of the being named Kuromueina, she who is called āDemon Realmās Strongestā, āCrimson Tyrannyā Megiddo, āAbsolute Death Domainā Isis Remnant, āGuardian of the Sacred Groundsā Lillywood Yggdrasil, āRoaring Mountainsā Magnawell, āRaging Stormā Ozmaā¦ā¦ Kuromueina and her faction were renowned as formidable even within the Demon Realm, possessing extraordinary strength.
Illness has also heard that there are other exceptional beings who claimed to be Kuromueinaās followers, showcasing prowess incomparable to others. If she were to be honest, if it had been someone among them, Illness wouldnāt have been this perplexed.
However, this Shalltear in front of her was an unknown existence that didnāt match the characteristics of those beings she had heard about, making her wonder how a being who had such overwhelming power could remain unheard of.
[I introduced myself as Shalltear earlier, but you can also call me by my public name Phantasmal King, No Face.]
[Phantasmal Kingā¦ā¦!? One of the Six Kings that Iāve recently heard abouuuuuutā¦ā¦ I see, you dooooo have the overwhelming power to claim yourself Kiiiiiiing. Judging from the names of the other Kiiiiiings, could it be that youāre also connected with Kuromueina-samaaaaa?]
[Yes, you can think so. Even so, youāre goodā¦ā¦ That news shouldnāt have spread widely in the Demon Realm yetā¦ā¦ but with how fast you heard about this, my evaluation of you increases. Itās a good thing I heard rumors about you and went here to recruit you.]
Alongside the story about the establishment of an evaluation ranking called Peerage System, which has recently begun to spread in the Demon Realmā¦ā¦ that the Demons living in the Forbidden Lands have come forward as Kings that would rule the Demon Realm had reached Illnessā ears.
At first, that was something she had thought was false. Especially since Kuromueina, even though she had been recognized throughout the Demon Realm as the Strongest, had never claimed supremacy over others, and the others, despite rumors about them, had almost never appeared outside of the Forbidden Lands.
However, with the powerful Demons that had gained notoriety in the Demon Realm being almost completely destroyed over the last hundred years or so, the recent talk of the six Demons rising to the top of the Demon Realm has gradually become more credible.
[ā¦ā¦I seeeeee, itās an honor for one such as you to have expressly come to recruit meeeeeā¦ā¦ but what exactly do you want me to doooooo?]
[Well, thatās certainly something you would be curious about, yes? Well then, letās talk about the particulars of your work and the termsā¦ā¦]
Despite lingering questions about this being named Shalltear, Illness, having understood the reason why Shalltear approached her, decided to listen to the details of her proposal.
Since she had already deemed escaping impossible right from the start, she didnāt have any choice but to listenā¦ā¦ In any case, having heard Illnessā response, Shalltear began discussing the details of the job in high spirits.
Serious-senpai: [Arehh? At this point, you still donāt have many subordinates yet?]
? ? ?: [I had built up quite a bit of information network back then, but I was mainly using clones. Well, you see, I wanted to gather Executives and other upper-rank units firstā¦ā¦ Well, looking at the results, it was a great decision for me to recruit Pandemonium.]
Serious-senpai: [No, no, most of your Executives are more like blunders though.]
? ? ?: [ā¦ā¦Seriouslyā¦ā¦ for some reason, thereās an extremely high pervert rate among my subordinates. I should have taken into account not only their abilities, but also a bit more of their personalitiesā¦ā¦]
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