Chapter 99

I transferred to the hidden room in the underwater cave .

In the centre of the room, Eleonor is still floating in the holy water ball .

“Wow . Welcome Arnos-kun . ” (Eleonor)

Eleonor welcomed me with a laugh and a smile .

“Things have become a bit troublesome . ” (Arnos)

“I know . Has Azes.h.i.+on declared war on Deiruheido?” (Eleonor)

I nod .

“My fake Avos Dillheavia appeared in Deiruheido . It seems his intention is to meet the Gairadeite demon king subjugation force on the fields of battle . ” (Arnos)

“… . . Is that so . ” (Eleonor)

“Avos is raising an army and heading to the border with Azes.h.i.+on . ” (Arnos)

“That’s quick . Were the soldiers gathering already?” (Eleonor)

“No, but Avos took the lead and left for the front showing them he would fight alone . They may live in a peaceful world now but they are not cowards who would let the founder go alone so mazoku from all over the country have rallied to him . ” (Arnos)

The demon king subjugation army has been preparing for some time so of course they are quick . The heroes gathering from all over Azes.h.i.+on have been absorbed into the army and are marching on the border as well .

It’s all part of the plan .

“I can still let you go . ” (Arnos)

This is a good opportunity since the hero academy is focused on the demon king of tyranny .

“… . . Will this war actually be fought?” (Eleonor)

“Yeah . ” (Arnos)

“Then we can’t escape . ” (Eleonor)

Eleonor states it matter-of-factly which is what I gathered she’d do .

Diego declared war on Deiruheido counting on the war potential of Zes.h.i.+a that Eleonor can endlessly produce . Without them, the subjugation army would be overrun by the demon king army .

“I have to protect it . All of it . All of Gairadeite and all of Jergakanon . ” (Eleonor)

Eleonor laughed .

“All of them are a bit stupid but they are not truly bad people . I can’t let them die . ” (Eleonor)

Despite being in a very different form and very far from reincarnation her origin is still Jerga . Is this part of his sin?

“It’s complicated being a hero . ” (Arnos)

You are forced to play an unreasonable role and still have to fight for what you need to protect .

Was it like this for Kanon 2000 years ago?

“… . . It seems we have become enemies Arnos-kun . ” (Eleonor)

She laughs sadly .

I reply back to her calmly .

“The things you said, the things you promised me . I don’t think you lied to me . ” (Arnos)

“I’m going to beat you . Deriuheido or Azes.h.i.+on . There’s no hard feelings whoever wins . ” (Eleonor)

Its probably because she still wants me to erase her origin . She probably believes if she disappears everything will be settled .

If both sides are exhausted this war may not go any further .

But .

“Let me tell you something Eleonor . Neither Deiruheido nor Azes.h.i.+on is going to win . ” (Arnos)

Eleonor gives me a strange look .

“There won’t be a victor?” (Eleonor)

“Oh no . There will be a victor . Me . I’ll stop this stupid war . ” (Arnos)

My longed-for peace from 2000 years ago has finally come . Everyone is laughing and neither the humans nor the mazoku fear what tomorrow will bring .

I will not let them take away this irreplaceable time .

“Such a thing ever for you Arnos-kun is……” (Eleonor)

“What? This is nothing . All I have to do is lightly kick the Deiruheido army around a bit, stop Avos Dillheavia and brush aside the demon king subjugation force . ” (Arnos)

I’ll neutralise both armies before they clash .

After that let’s give some long slow thought on how to get rid of the human’s hatred for the mazoku .

“Some things cannot be protected unless you are on the Azes.h.i.+ons side . That’s where you come in Eleonor . Don’t kill anyone until the very last moment . Enemy and ally both . Just protect what you need to protect . ” (Arnos)

She still has a dubious look on her face as I talk .

“On my side, I’ll protect your happiness . ” (Arnos)

Eleonor looks straight at me so I meet her gaze squarely and proudly .

Eventually, she nodded in determination .

“… . All right . I’ll believe in Arnos-kun . I promise . ” (Eleonor)

I turn to head back .

“Arnos-kun . ” (Eleonor)

Eleonor calls out to my back .

“I think I understand why Kanon believed in the demon king . ”

I turn to face her .

“I see . ” (Arnos)

At the same time, I cast

and appeared in Deiruheido outside the fan union tower .

Waiting for me were Misha and Sasha along with Ray, Misa and the eight people from the fan union .

To one side also waiting for me were four of the old seven demon emperors consisting of Melheys, Aivis, Gaius and Idol .

“I’ve talked to Eleonor . ” (Arnos)

Everyone nodded with serious expressions .

They have Eleonor and Zes.h.i.+a along with

.

“This is the battle I left behind 2000 years ago . ” (Arnos)

Both Avos Dillheavia and the hero academy caused this situation because I couldn’t see through them .

“None of you need to be involved in this . ” (Arnos)

Melhey’s and the other demon emperors kneel at my words .

“My lord, you are Arnos VoldiG.o.d-sama the demon king of tyranny . How can we seven demon emperors overlook the insolent fool claiming to be you?” (Melheys)

The demon emperors bow their heads to me .

“Please . Give us your orders . ” (Melheys)

Each of the girls in my fan union spoke up .

“We’ll also fight though we may be useless . ” (fan union)

“War is unpleasant though… . . ” (fan union)

“I’ll do my best!” (fan union)

I turn to look at Misa and she nodded .

“Avos Dillheavia has appeared which means the mixed-race mazoku will become increasingly more vulnerable…… He’s the fake demon king so this is also my fight . ” (Misa)

“I don’t want to hear that from you now . You didn’t tell me to become a subordinate so I don’t have to listen to you . Did you think I’d stop just because you’re up against Deiruheido and Azes.h.i.+on? I’ll fight with you even if you antagonise the whole world . ” (Sasha)

Misha nods in agreement .

“Arnos is right . ” (Misha)

“Not always . ” (Arnos)

“Even if it was wrong Arnos gave me life . My life is always with Arnos . ” (Misha)

Finally, Ray speaks in a relaxed tone .

“You’re my friend . ” (Ray)

I speak to that loyalty and friends.h.i.+p .

“I’m blessed with good subordinates and good friends . ” (Arnos)

I don’t belong to either army so I can turn two countries into my enemy .

Over there is a mazoku from the age of myths that has the spirit G.o.d sword in his hands . It’s also reasonable to think that the hero academy has one or two trump cards .

You can’t make this decision with light-hearted determination .

“Melheys, Aivis, Gaius and Idol . Suppress the enemies seven demon emperors Medin, Zoro and Eldora . ” (Arnos)

I’ll hit the Deiruheido forces first .

I’ve roughly grasped the hero academy war potential but Avos is still an unknown and since I don’t know anything about him I’ll defeat him first .

The fight with the old seven demon emperors is 4 vs 3 but as long as we have Melheys we can’t lose .

“Sasha and Misha . I want you to seal the feet of the mazoku gathering in the west before they join the main force . Since it’s far from the border I don’t think they will attack once the chain of command is severed . ” (Arnos)

The plains on the way there will be good for Sasha . She can limit their magic with her

and Misha can create obstacles such as walls and cages using

to hamper their progress .

“Misa and the fan union . Hide in

, create disturbances and gather intelligence . ” (Arnos)

It’s dangerous to have them on the front lines . I’ll have them serve as logistical support .

“And me?” (Ray)

“You kick the army coming from the east around a bit . Don’t let them cross the border . ” (Arnos)

That’s the advance party made up of the royals who were the first to follow Avos . Even with the current Ray, this will be a tough fight but that man will crash through that wall during the battle .

“I’ll hit their main headquarters . According to what I’ve seen a huge demon king castle has been built on Eiyan hill . Avos is probably in it . ” (Arnos)

Aivis speaks up .

“If I go wild he’ll have no choice but to show up . ” (Aivis)

If he doesn’t come out I can go directly to the castle .

It was worth letting Avos roam free as he’s going for bold actions now .

I won’t let him escape anymore .

“This is an order . Don’t die and don’t kill . I don’t want anyone dying in this pathetic battle . ” (Arnos)

You never know whats going to happen on the battlefield but this game won’t be determined through simple power .

I’ve seen many powerful people die without doing anything .

In all honesty, you should never go easy on your enemies but even though this is purely my selfishness they all nodded without hesitation .

“We will all meet here again and with no one missing . ” (Arnos)