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Don’t be naive
I had an indescribable feeling as I looked at the weeping Aku and the downcast, tearful Satori.
Munch, whom I’d thought to be an irredeemable villain, turned out to be just a big brother. No other clown could make me laugh as much as this one.
However, there was one last job left for me to do. One of the original and true perpetrators of this event. The elimination of the true puppet controlled by the mastermind.
“Grey, do you know the whereabouts of Poisonous Liquor?”
“Don’t let him escape.”
Of course. Don’t think you can just walk away after pulling up the curtain of this tragedy. I would hunt down all of them until not a single one left.
“There’s something I want to hear from him. If possible, I hope you can capture him alive.”
“That’s quite an unreasonable order you have there. Well, anyway, he is destined to die even after I win.”
The enemy was morbidly a coward. Munch must have been set up to perish as soon as he had shared the information about the mastermind. That was why I kept quiet and didn’t ask any particular question.
“He is set to die? You say it’s because of the existence of the mastermind?”
“Yes.”
As I nodded to Baron Hakuro’s inquiry, Gaius’s expression changed.
“Who is it!? I have never heard of a human turning into a demon king before!!”
“You can’t help it even if you know. However, there’s no mistaking that he’s the true mastermind behind the incident this time.”
“Kill him…….I will kill him!!”
While hugging Munch’s residual dust, Aku roared into the night sky with a malignant expression.
“The true opponent this time may be a demon king. Endure it for now.”
“Absolutely not! Munch and the others’ enemy is—”
“Don’t be naive. The current you is too weak! I don’t need someone to drag me down! You’re only qualified to say this when you become strong!”
That’s right. This was my stubbornness. I had to make sure Aku and the others live, no matter what. Otherwise, they would be too pathetic.
“Dammit!!!”
I turned my gaze from Aku to the thread of [Explosive Thread] attached to him, who had slammed his fist to the ground in vexation.
It was about time I should go. It was enough already. I was fed up with this charade. Let’s aim for that scumbag old geezer.
Baron Hakurou was in the research department, and Gaius was a big shot in the Adventurer’s Guild. The possibility of them having heard about my ability was pretty high. Above all, if handled Improperly, it would be unbelievable if they got taken as hostage on the way back by demons.
I began to activate the teleportation to move Baron Hakuro and the others to Sagami Co.
“Baron Hakuro, I will send you all to Sagami Co. Speak to Emperor Georg and ask him to take refuge in the company.”
The mastermind most likely was already on the move. The death had already been cast.
“W-wait a minute! Are you going to turn into a demon king again like you did before?”
“Yeah, most likely, and the next will be the real deal.”
That scumbag Poisonous Liquor might be an old geezer, but he was a very strong person. He might be even comparable to Sieg. And if that person became a demon king, I couldn’t even imagine how much stronger he would become.
Furthermore, I should also take into account the possibility of not being able to use true [Evil Destroyer and Preacher].
In other words, the possibility of it being turned into a head-to-head fight was high. If handled Improperly, I couldn’t deny the danger that the district of Straheim might become a sea of flame.
“Leave two executives of Sagami Co. at the trading post, and instruct the rest to prioritize the evacuation of the citizens.”
“I understo—–“
After instructing them, Baron Hakuro and the others disappeared.
Now then, let’s begin the hunt.
I began to follow the thread of the [Explosive Thread].