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Chapter 343
Necessary Evil
"How do you know that?"
Ferda could tell.
Alberto was certain the moment he entered this room.
That he knew the method.
"Is it alright to talk here?"
É_n̈ um̂ а
That was his own form of consideration.
He had performed many feats in Hestia, and crossed the Devil's Land without hesitation to achieve great things.
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Questions surging in his mind.
Disgust surpassing that flooded him, but Ferda spoke rationally, suppressing it.
"There's no need for consideration, Regent."
Alberto answered coolly.
Ёń u ḿ.а
"If you know me, it'd be better if this Iorga Spawn who was acting like the boss listens too."
"Wh-what!? You!?"
Erika, her face flushing red, tried to demand answers.
"Since things have come to this, it'd be better to reveal it."
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Ferda's sixth sense.
Until now, a sixth sense he never had was ringing strongly toward Alberto.
E n̈u m а̄
The only time that sixth sense had manifested.
Was when Gokma stood before Ferda.
"You're a demon."
"Demon?"
"This man?"
Isabella and Erika asked, eyes widening.
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"Is that all?"
"What more do you need?"
"If you felt me, you'd know my name too."
There's no way I'd know that.
The previous Ferda would have surely said exactly that.
But something was felt.
Е.n̆ŭ mа
The man inside that lump of Frontenium, which no one else could detect, was felt clearly.
The color and resonance of that soul whispered his name to Ferda.
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"Ibretius."
"Ibretius? That's......."
By another name, the Master of the Seven Evil Stars.
By yet another name, he was the man called the Demon King.
W̊ е̃_b̄ n о v́ e l̊ E̊ n̂ u m a
But Alberto didn't answer.
He knows that's not the name he speaks of.
At least, he had many names.
But they were all nicknames or aliases someone gave him.
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Just like Gokma's name wasn't originally Gokma.
That man had a name from a very trivial time.
Ӗ ǹum̌ а̄ .i̊d̆
"Farmer."
At that name, Alberto, or the man called Ibretius, placed a hand on his chest.
The man who never bowed his head to anyone showed courtesy.
"I've come to fulfill my duty. My friend."
* * *
-Farmer, my friend. I too had someone I loved, like you.
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-But I couldn't be with that woman. Because that's the kind of clan we are.
-I hope that woman finds happiness. Surely, if she realizes her duty, it will happen.
-I love this world. So I'll sincerely destroy it.
-I only hope my sincerity reaches everyone. For that, I need you.
-If I add my fragment to your hollowed Circle, no one will be able to shake your destiny. So please.......
-For the one I love, can you stand as the villain?
Е̇ n u mа . і́d̄
* * *
The atmosphere turned sharply cold as Alberto revealed his identity.
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Erika no longer appeared as the adventurer, Eri, but as Erika.
"Ibretius."
She crossed her legs, arms folded, glaring at Alberto.
"You definitely should have died by the Hero's hand, no?"
Ẽṅ.ům ӓ
A Dragon Spawn shouldn't be able to use Dragon Fear, yet it felt like she was using it somehow.
That made sense.
They'd gone through hell barely killing him and escaping the Devil's Land, so who would welcome him with open arms thinking he actually didn't die?
"Precisely, I almost died. That sword's power tried to make me so."
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The Demon King possessing the power of Reverse Principle that defies Natural Order.
What was engraved on the Hero's sword was absolute Natural Order, and it had the power to reverse that Reverse Principle back to its original state.
W̆е̄b̈nо̌ v̂е̌_l̄ Ѐ n̆û m̆а
"I barely managed to survive on the last power my friend left behind. That was the last wheel of Natural Order."
"You're truly no different from a cockroach. Your kind."
Alberto turned his head toward the vicious Erika.
"I understand that sense of betrayal."
"Shut up!"
Erika screamed.
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Since only three people could hear in this space anyway, she could scream all she wanted.
She was a woman called the Wisdom of the Expedition before being a Dragon Spawn or adventurer.
Her intellect must have felt that sense of betrayal at being profaned.
He thought so, but the reason she was this shocked was separate.
"Y-you heard everything I said? That time's incident and all......!"
"Just what happened?"
Ẃ е̌bǹ о v е̇l Еn̊ ũ m а
"Don't ask!"
"It wasn't much. She brought alcohol from a tavern, drank alone until drunk—."
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"Don't answer!"
The reason Erika was this indignant was shame stronger than hatred for the Demon King himself.
Since she thought Platinum-rank adventurer Eri and Tower Master Erika were separate existences, it was the ultimate humiliation.
Since the conversation wouldn't progress further, he changed the topic.
Е n̆ùm̈â. íd̊
"How did you get the Frontenium armor?"
Alberto seemed acquainted with Frontesis.
Frontesis wouldn't have just given it without knowing his identity.
"I threatened him."
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"A dragon?"
"It was plenty possible since he's a frail old man compared to the brazen Storeus or the difficult Silverwind. 'You bastards birthed children out of greed and take no responsibility, yet you can't bear to see me take responsibility?' So he accepted."
Ѐ n̆um ӑ
Children born of greed.
Those words must relate to the Arken Family.
"Do those words mean the responsibility you're taking is killing Godwin's children, the demons?"
"Yes."
"While being Godwin's child yourself?"
"My father was never Godwin. Not even once."
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His words seemed to hit the Dragon Spawns freshly.
"The demons are settled now, and monsters rampaging on this continent is a tiresome affair. So I'll put an end to it."
"How?"
"The only way to command those who've lost their master is to become the master."
Returning to one's place.
Meaning becoming the Demon King.
Ẃ е̊b̈ nо́v̈ е̊ l̄ Ē.n̈ ü m̌а̌.
At those words, Erika's face frowned.
"What after that? If you become the Demon King, what power will you gain and how will you live?"
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Alberto didn't answer with words.
He just twisted the gauntlet he was wearing forcefully.
Then the full-body armor's gauntlet, which seemed like it would never come off, came right off.
Erika and Ferda gasped in shock at what was revealed.
Ӗ ǹûm̄ ӓ .іd̃
"Just how do you...... wear this armor and fight?"
A question burst out as if witnessing an unknown terror.
No wonder.
An emaciated black arm completely unfitting the massive armor's size.
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Only bones and shriveled flesh remained where a hand should be.
All three here were mages, so they knew for certain.
Ẅ еb̆nо v̇еl̈_ Eň u m̃ а̀
There existed only a feeble pulse, without pure mana or Reverse Principle mana.
"Duty. No. Borrowing that fool's words, 'obligation' would be more accurate."
With that short reason, he put the gauntlet back on.
The gauntlet moved smoothly as if nothing happened.
"I no longer have the power from that time. All I have is the connected spirit I felt when I was the Demon King. If I reign as the Demon King again, I'll be able to control the monsters."
"We need to eliminate all those trash beyond."
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"That's impossible. They're inevitable existences born because Immortals exist."
"That's the first I'm hearing of this......."
"It's only natural not to tell your child everything."
Isabella and Erika looked like they couldn't easily believe it.
"You mean to remove those things, we'd have to kill the Immortals, the dragons? Are there really such extreme options?"
"That's why I'm saying I'll suppress them."
Е n um̌а
If everything he said was true, that option was certainly the best choice.
Ferda knows he's not lying.
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Erika pondered deeply then spoke again.
"So we just need to enter beyond that Devil's Zone?"
Alberto nodded.
"Go to the Demon King's Castle, already ruined. The monsters try to climb that zone, and they're just waiting for someone to become king."
Еn̈ u mӑ
"Then it's smooth sailing?"
"Of course not. There's a problem."
"What is it?"
"We need to undo the Demon King's Castle's barrier, but I don't have that much mana."
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"What about me?"
Erika asked that.
Е n ùm̆ а
"You came as an intruder and ask that?"
"The Demon King's Castle might have weakened compared to before...... no, that assumption is stupid. Damn it."
Erika glared at Alberto fiercely.
Her eyes looked ready to attack any moment.
"Then what's needed?"
"Same thing works. Do as the Expedition did."
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"The breakthrough method back then was scattering mana...... don't tell me you need the Red-Eyed Tribe?"
Alberto nodded lightly.
"Isn't there a Red-Eyed Tribe man in this castle?"
"......."
Jed.
He knew there was a Red-Eyed Tribe member, but seemed to not know the rest yet.
En_um_а̃
"He was the one who turned everything the Labyrinth Demon made into trash. I was impressed."
"If that bastard was a mage, he'd be a really great mage. He hid his identity right under the Demon King's Castle's nose without us noticing. Thanks to that, I stabbed a sword in his belly......."
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She said it with disgust-filled eyes.
"He's still alive."
A story trying to jump elsewhere without maintaining reason.
Ferda reluctantly poured cold water.
W̄ е.b̄n o̊ v̈ е̌ ĺ Е̄nūma
"Unfortunately, we can't borrow Jed's power."
"Why not?"
"Because he betrayed. Seems he had something precious enough to stab his woman's heart."
At those words, Alberto fiddled under his helmet.
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"So she died?"
"What?"
Ēn̄ ũ m̊ а̊
"I asked if the woman died."
Wondering why that was important, but Ferda answered.
"Didn't seem like there was time for that."
"If a man with that skill tried to kill someone, he'd have killed easily, yet she didn't die."
Alberto muttered incomprehensibly.
Erika retorted viciously.
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"Your judgment isn't always right, you know? How much did you even see?"
"Right. I must have overestimated. Anyway, with a Red-Eyed Tribe member, we can reduce unnecessary sacrifices while moving."
The moment the Red-Eyed Tribe's power was most desperately needed had come.
But Jed wasn't the only Red-Eyed Tribe member.
'Yubel.......'
She was waiting quietly in the basement right now.
Е́ n u m а̇
Before receiving the name Yubel, she held the name Emilia, and she too is Red-Eyed Tribe.
'But using that child is impossible too.'
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Even Angrem, who seemed free, was used by Sierra's words and met death.
He wished for Yubel to gain freedom through his own death.
Until freedom is given, it's ultimately just a pie in the sky.
Erika stood up.
Е nŭ mâ
"Let's gather people and discuss the method more. Of course, keeping secret that the 'Demon King' is still alive and we're doing it the 'Demon King's way'."
"No need to emphasize the obvious."
That calm tone made Erika boil.
"Tower Master."
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Ferda asked Erika to cut that atmosphere.
"If it's not rude, may I speak with this person alone for a bit?"
Еn um̈ а̃
"What are you going to talk about?"
"I have one trivial question. Please grant me this."
An expression full of dissatisfaction.
But she reluctantly vacates the spot.
"Never in my life did I think I'd have to join hands with a Demon King......."
"Stop grumbling and put your horns away too."
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"Ah, yes. Understood, Administrator My Lord."
Erika returns to being Eri, and leaves with Isabella.
In the space where only two remain, Alberto asks first.
"What do you want to talk about?"
"What am I to you?"
At that question, Alberto answered.
Е́n̂ ů mа́
"One Regent. Nothing more, nothing less."
"Didn't you say it? My friend."
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"Just a formality. Like bowing to ancestors even after body and soul have left the Serdes Continent."
Alberto hoisted his massive club onto his shoulder and stood up.
"I don't know what you're thinking, but you cannot become Godwin. No one can become Godwin."
"Why?"
Ё n̆ u m̂ а
"Because that bastard's a weirdo."
He turned and went outside.
"The idea of loving everything to protect what you love isn't something a sane person can do."
