The Demon King’s Seal Has Been Broken

41 – War of the Two Princesses [Evening] – 3

Now that everything that happened in the fortress city and in the imperial palace was over, and they returned home.

I couldn’t help but think about what was to come.

‘Hmm… First of all, it’s about the demon king…’

Once the demon king invaded the empire, such a demon king withdrew from the fortress city.

You could say that the fire was put out in a hurry. But things weren’t so good right now.

In a situation where the existence of the demon king could attack this way at any time, in this situation, the empire could be seen as almost on the verge of destruction.

Fortunately, the empire did not die because of the demon king’s broad generosity, but it was still alive, but it was a serious situation as to how long it would last.

‘I have to do something.’

And in that situation, it was right that I had to deal with it somehow.

No matter how much I thought about it, I was the only one who could solve the situation.

This is not an absolute conceit, it was the real truth. There will be no one who can stand against the demon lord but me.

However, if you ask me if I can defeat the demon lord in this state, that is absolutely not the case.

There was only a possibility, and the possibility was slim.

‘There’s no Holy Sword.’

Even so, the existence of the demon king is a difficult existence for me to defeat.

For me, who had competed with the demon king when I had the holy sword, the demon king had no choice but to be really difficult.

I remembered how I barely sealed the demon king with the holy sword.

But now I was in a situation where I didn’t even have that holy sword.

When you think that with tolerable weapons, even the tip of a hair can’t hurt the Demon King.

And when I think of the fact that there really is no weapon that can handle my strength.

Right now, this situation is really a dilemma, you can even say that it is too serious.

‘Even those corps commanders aren’t ordinary guys at all.’

And it wasn’t just that.

The Holy Sword was also broken, but there was one more bad news.

Did you say Hazra, the commander of the 1st Corps of the Demon King, who was with the Demon King?

The corps commander also possessed extraordinary powers.

As a result of my fighting with her, that Hazra was weaker than the Demon King, but compared to the Four Heavenly Kings I had defeated in the past, it was a much stronger being.

Of course, since I was weaker than the Demon King, I was never defeated in a 1:1 battle with her, and even though I gained the upper hand and won the battle with the corps commander.

The problem is probably the fact that there may be a few more such beings in the future.

If it’s the 1st corps commander, can’t there be 2nd and 3rd corps?

No matter how much I was, if I was attacked by such beings, I could never guarantee victory.

If they intervene in the battle with the Demon Lord, it can be said that there is absolutely no chance for me to win.

Looking back, I could see that the current situation was quite bleak.

‘But… there are substitutes for swords.’

However, I had no intention of giving up.

Everyone would die if they gave up here, so there was no way to retreat.

And it was clear that there was still hope.

If you think about it well, it wasn’t that there was no way at all.

‘For now, I’ll just have to get something similar to the Holy Sword.’

First of all, as for the holy sword, it seemed that I could probably find another holy sword or obtain a comparable sword.

The holy sword that is said to have been made by fairies, of course, if you go to the city of fairies, wouldn’t it be possible to make it again?

Even though it’s a city hidden in legend, if you find it somehow, there might be a way.

Even if there is none, it is a dragon sword with power equal to that of the holy sword passed down by dragons.

If I obtain even that dragon sword, I will be able to fight as much as I did when I had the holy sword before.

Of course, such swords were never easily obtainable.

Anyway, I was satisfied with the fact that there was no substitute for the sword.

‘Let’s try to save a colleague somehow.’

And, as for the corps commander, I think I can make a colleague for this.

Even if it’s not me or the demon lord level, it’s a good enough companion.

This world is vast, and there are many places I haven’t been to, so if I wander around, I might be able to save at least one such being.

It didn’t matter if he wasn’t as strong as me.

It just seemed like it would be all right if I somehow managed to gather a lot of comrades, enough to hold a corps commander.

I desperately needed a colleague like that who allowed me to play 1:1 with the demon king with peace of mind.

‘Whoa… It’s not easy, but let’s try.’

First of all, my two new missions given to me about the demon lord.

If you think objectively, you can never boast that it’s an easy difficulty.

It would be difficult to succeed in either one, and there was a good chance that neither would succeed.

Still, I had to do it.

If this is the only answer, then as a hero, I must do what I have to do.

When everything is ready, I was thinking of going to the demon lord.

And I’ll have to make a decision.

Whether I die or the demon king dies, I think the decision will come unconditionally.

All I can do is hope that the demon king doesn’t come in until then.

I was thinking of getting it together as quickly as possible.

‘Hmm, next is about the princess.’

First of all, the policy I had to take as a hero was decided.

And then, it was about Princess Lesia.

In fact, you might think that I left Princess Lesia alone, in a way, that this was very lax.

Some might question the fact that I did not impose any sanctions on the princess who had broken the seal.

If someone you don’t know sees it, they will surely think so.

‘I had no choice but to save it at that moment.’

But, I couldn’t help but say that it was a really unavoidable choice.

Because there is no substitute for her.

Even if he did not kill her and dethroned her, there was no other suitable substitute for the princess now.

Originally, he had intended to dethrone the princess and have the emperor regain real power. He was too old and too sick to take power again.

I didn’t think it would be to that extent, but the emperor’s condition seemed more serious than I thought.

Obviously I can’t work properly.

And even so, he couldn’t establish a second princess.

In the empire, the first princess was already recognized as the legitimate successor of the empire, so if the second princess suddenly came to the throne, this would cause a serious problem.

In fact, I’m also confused about whether she’s really the right next emperor.

‘There was no way…’

However, entrusting the empire to a third person, such a person did not come to mind at all.

No matter what, from my point of view, it was inevitable that the first princess, Lesia, would be in charge of the empire.

So, I just kept the first princess as it was.

‘Well, I can’t even dream of revenge.’

But, don’t get me wrong.

Wouldn’t the first princess take revenge on me for a very short while? I did worry about that for a while, but I guarantee that it will never happen.

I’m sure she can’t do that.

I didn’t know a person like Princess Lesia.

She probably wouldn’t do that.

If he was the kind of person who wanted to get revenge on me, he would have done it somehow.

Lesia was not that kind of person.

And even if they retaliate against me, it doesn’t matter.

He had already taken out reliable insurance against him.

‘I don’t think I need to worry about it.’

As expected, thinking about it again, it seemed that he didn’t have to worry about the princess.

I’ll just have to focus on the Demon King.

‘great. First of all, let’s make a concrete plan about what to do next.’

To some extent, the stem has been erected.

Now it’s time to turn this stem into a really specific plan.

I got out a paper and a pen.

Then, I started writing down the things I had to do in the future.

That’s when I put my head together and made the best plan.

“Brother. Come eat.”

I heard my sister’s voice calling me.

Has it already been this time? Looking outside, the approximate time zone has reached evening.

It was the time when Liri had already returned from her swordsmanship training and had even finished preparing dinner.

“OK got it.”

I headed to the kitchen like that, and met my sister with a well-prepared meal just in time.

“Eat quickly.”

“By the way, where did she go?”

However, when I tried to eat, there was not a single person in sight.

The second princess, Anastasia, has been just a guest staying at our house for three days now.

I didn’t see something, so I felt strange, so I asked my sister about it.

“Are you talking about Anastasia?”

“yes.”

“I was leaving to prepare something for a while, so I said I wouldn’t eat dinner.”

And to my question, my sister answered as if it was nothing special.

What are you ready for anyway? I was a little curious, but

I soon decided not to think about it.

Whatever it was, it didn’t matter to me.

“But oppa, are you really interested in that unnie?”

“…?”

“Well, Anastasia unnie is so pretty and kind. Is that worth it?”

However, with my attitude, it seemed that Lili had a very big misunderstanding.

Of course, I cared about it, but it was only because I was worried that I might do something strange, and I have no interest in anything else.

However, Lily seemed to be under the illusion that I was interested in something of the opposite sex.

“Not at all.”

“Hmm. I see.”

I was in denial and denied Lili’s words.

In Lily’s eyes, that woman might look pretty, but in fact, whether it’s Lecia or Anastasia, she’s known to the world as a beautiful princess. But in my eyes, it never was.

And, fortunately, Lily’s misunderstanding seemed to have been resolved by my violent reaction.

“Haam. I ate well.”

Anyway, the dinner time was over as we talked in small details like that.

I went into my room

‘But what did you really go for?’

In the meantime, I thought about Anastasia once again.

In words, I acted as if I would stay here unconditionally for about three days, and then something was bland.

The Anastasia I knew was never a woman who wouldn’t do anything for three days, so I felt cheap for no reason.

If possible, I just wish it wouldn’t come back like this.

I was hoping that 3 days would go by without any major incidents.

I was going to sleep to do the things I have to do tomorrow.

“hehehe. Mr. Rag.”

It couldn’t be.

Anastasia lying on my bed as if she had been waiting.

“get out.”

I put my hand on my forehead.