Evade The Hero and Flee!

Chapter 204

Chapter 204

< Evade the Hero and Flee! 204 #24. Why Does it Have To Be Me? (1) >

Stuff like torturing wasnt necessary.

Thats all I know! Mirua cried out in surrender while prostrating on the floor. Just one hit from the metal bat did the trick.

She began confessing everything she knew in great detail even before I had a chance to ask her. From the number of combatants the Imperial Princess had dispatched to capture me to the overall budget of the plan itself, Mirua told me everything, including the information on Sia which I hadnt even considered before!

Ive got to hand it to you. To think that you were actually two-timing the Imperial Princess with Sia

Even I was not ballsy enough to pull that crazy thing off.

Ehehe~ The economy is rather tough these days, and I gotta pull two jobs to put food on the table, you see

The way Mirua poked her tongue out and went Teehee~! was outwardly cute enough, but the contents of her confession were definitely not adorable. Like, none at all.

I mean, really. She somehow managed to walk the tightrope between two personality disorder patients with similar looks and temperament, so Yup, Mirua must be totally nuts, then.

I continued on with my questioning. Okay, so. How much did you tell them about me?

Well, things like how you were now the demon king, and how you were creating this thing called a republic, then how you were creating one million demon kings About that much?

Aha. Hahaha, I see. So, it was only that much, huh? Its not as bad as I thought

is what you thought Id say, no?! You dumba*s, if you told the Imperial Princess that much info, she practically knows everything about me now!

Kyahk! Kyaaak! No to violence! Mirua shielded her head and began screaming.

That sight forced me to lower my raised hand about to strike down on her. However!

Dear Aru?

Im sorry. Please hit me as much as you want.

The moment I called for the metal bat, Mirua changed her attitude incredibly quickly.

So, I replied to her just as quickly. Dont feel like it.

Uhehehehe!

Obviously, I had no obligation to humour her.

N-no, I dont want this! Mirua cried out and suddenly vanished into thin air.

Huh, I never taught her techniques like that, so where on earth did she pick that one up? If she were to sneak-attack me one day, Id probably get taken out without offering any resistance. Of course, thatd be the case if we were still on the human side of the continent.

Kkyahk?! Mirua let out a short cry and tumbled to the floor.

The thing was, I wasnt alone in this place. This room was filled with some of the strongest folks on the demon continent, so escaping from here should be impossible even for someone like Mirua.

I pointed at her. Beat her up.

W-wait a minute, please!

We can talk later!

Mirua urgently extended her hands in surrender, but the metal bat had already fired a punch at her face by then.

Kkuweeeck?!

Arus punches had been honed to perfection after coming to the demon continent. Mirua couldnt even prepare herself on time and had to obediently yield her cheek to the incoming small fist. A pig squeal escaped from her mouth, and the metal bats pummelling began raining down on Miruas huddling figure.

I issued a new order. All of you, leave us alone. Candidates must be flustered by this development, so go and try to calm them down.

T-thank you, Your Majesty!

Understood, sire.

The group of several chieftains, Rarelaika and Belegrea acting as my guard, shuddered at the sight unfolding before their eyes before stepping outside the room. They all had first-hand experiences with what its like to get beaten up by the metal bat. And that must be the reason for their hasty retreat from here.

Stop, I ordered the metal bat, and the latter looked back at me with a disappointed face. That thing once told me that different people tasted differently when hitting them and it seemed that hitting a human after such a long time was a good palate cleanser for her.

Even so, you need to stop.

Tch!

Ptooi!

As the metal bat was a non-living object, she couldnt produce saliva, but she still pretended to spit on the floor before backing off.

I glared at Mirua. That was pleasant, yes?

Please, just hit me insteaaaad

Now that surprised me. To think that she could say something rather sensible after all that! Must be a first, then.

Most of the time, the majority of victims would go, Please spare my life, or Just kill me instead

I knew it, this girl is no ordinary punk, alright.

Im not a violent person, Mirua.

Hiiing Mirua became tearful at what I said.

Well, he did fish me a pretty useful worker, so I guess I can humour his request. Not for free, of course.

We are in the middle of a very important mission. And you already know what it is to create one million demon kings.

Yes, I know

Judging from how he nodded while looking disappointed, it seems that our hero has finally learned the virtue of patience.

-Master, wouldnt it be more appropriate to say giving up, despair or even resignation instead?

-You just stick to your job, okay?

-Yessir~!

The metal bat still didnt miss the opportunity to get smart with me, but I ignored her and continued dangling the carrot my all-grown-up disciple desperately wanted.

The ones being trained right now are merely the starting point of my grand plan. Only by these candidates turning into splendid demon kings capable of leading their future juniors will I consider my plan a success. This means the first generation must be stronger than anyone. Wouldnt you agree? That will be your job. Make the first generation the worlds strongest. And when you successfully achieve that goal

W-when I do?

Gulp

Just as the hero swallowed nervously, I smiled and finished the rest of my sentence. I shall release you, as well.

The moment I said that!

The heros attitude transformed into that of his senior from the organisation more specifically, back when Rein was entrusted with a bat!

I shall carry out your will, sire!

He swore to complete my grand plan while totally resembling a Demon God believer receiving a divine order from the leader of his religion.

#1 Their circumstances: A certain heros circumstance

I took in the sight of 100 demon kings. What an absurd notion that is, but here we are.

Only one demon king should have existed in the demon continent, but a hundred of them were No, wait. That number should be 102 after including my instructor and Belegrea, no?

Whats even more shocking is that this number will swell even higher in the future. As a human hero following the Goddess of Natures will, I should be doing my best to stop the number of demon kings from increasing. A demon king was the worst enemy of a hero, after all!

However

Who cares about that.

A deity couldnt be killed. But I certainly could. No, let me correct myself. I wont get killed. Not really. Instead, itd be more like, I will be subjected to a level of pain beyond the description.

Whenever the metal bat beat me up, I used to seek out the goddess that I usually forgot about. Since she picked me as her hero, wouldnt the goddess try her best to save me? That was the single ray of hope in my heart.

But that hope proved to be a lie. Only pain remained. So, I chose to forsake the goddess and only believe in my instructor.

In the distant past, my instructor told me this: the nearby fist should take priority over the far-away law and order. You need to survive first before you start thinking about reporting the crime.

Thats why, oh the Goddess of Nature who might be watching over me right now? All this is your fault for not saving me in time.

That was my mindset as I slowly walked up to the podium and looked down at the candidates below. And then, I

The demon race is facing her worst crisis yet! I stared at the 100 future demon kings and spoke as the loyal retainer of Marx chosen by the noble, powerful Demon God. A spy from the insidious humans has infiltrated our midst. With a fake identity, she managed to fool all of us. And unfortunately, the fake mustve murdered the true demon king candidate originally meant to come here.

That wasnt true, of course. Mirua got lucky or unlucky by randomly getting picked as a candidate. Even though I thought she was rather perfect as a candidate, the rest of the demon king wannabes would feel discouraged by the fact that a mere human was selected under the same criteria as them.

So, I figured that making up a lie about one of the candidates murder would bring about a sense of danger in the rest and keep their fighting spirit blazing for a while longer.

The crafty, sneaky humans always have been drooling over our land. Our land, watched on by our great, noble Demon God!

The great, noble Demon God, eh? Ive been saying that name for so long that it became second nature to invoke it. I was now worried about this habit getting me into trouble later on after I crossed over to the human continent. Imagine me crying out, Oh, our great, noble Demon God! in the middle of the Goddess of Natures temple!

Of course, I should worry about that after I actually manage to cross over to that side first.

Thats why we must become stronger. What do you think was the reason for a human spy to come here? It can only mean one thing the time has come! The time for their invasion, that is!

Actually, that invasion was more like a war of minds between the Imperial Princess and my instructor, who became the demon king to avoid that crazy woman But theres no need to say that out loud, now was there?

Honestly speaking, the marriage between those two could potentially bring reconciliation and peace between the humans and demons, but what do I know?

I must apologise to all humans and demons out there, but Id never say that out loud. The moment I say that, the metal bat would mercilessly beat me down, you see!

Yes, thats why we must become stronger. And I shall make sure to strengthen you. Stronger than ever before!

Yes, yes, I know. I know that your sacrifices would actually be for my escape from this place, but whatever.

Now, all of you. Are you ready to follow me?!

Yes, we shall follow!

We shall follow you, Lord Swinn! The warrior of our great, noble Demon God!

Oh, our great and noble Demon God!

Hah. Remember that you all willingly said youll follow me.

I shall engrave your determinations to my heart! Not only me, but even our great Demon God will remember this moment!

Thats why, dont regret it later, okay!