Chapter 85
Extra: The
King's Ambition
Translator : PolterGlast
【Side Izel II】
"And so, it seems
the saint, Miku, has been disposed of."
I, Izel II, the king
of the Grust Kingdom, sat on my throne and listened to the report from [Root].
[Root] is the name of
the intelligence unit that our kingdom secretly maintains.
More or less, every
country has an intelligence organization, but I am confident that our [Root]
excels all others when it comes to carrying out dirty work that can never be
made public.
Gathering evidence of
noble corruption or fabricating false evidence is child's play. The most elite
unit of [Root] can easily carry out assassinations without leaving a trace.
The man kneeling and
reporting is the leader of [Root].
I don't know his name
because he discarded it when he joined [Root], but he is often called by his
code name, [Owl].
"Hmm, I see...
did you confirm the body?"
"No, but we used
the transfer trap leading to the tenth floor to send her away. There is no
possibility of her surviving."
The tenth floor, huh...
I hear it's a floor infested with monsters that my father sent an elite knight
order to, and they were literally annihilated.
Indeed, if she was
sent there, even that saint would be no match for them.
Her skill with light
magic may be considerable, but I hear she doesn't have much combat ability
herself. As Owl says, there's no way she could have survived.
"However, those
fools in the Holy Church are idiots. To kill a high-level light magic user for
the sake of factional strife..."
To make matters worse,
they requested that I move Root for that purpose. We are now accomplices.
...Well, I've always
had ties with the Holy Church. I thought a sacrifice was necessary to keep the
heroes in line, and they were a convenient tool.
"How about
Akira?"
"That seems to
have failed. We sent quite a few skilled people, but..."
"Tch, it doesn't
always go so smoothly... those heroes are truly troublesome."
This time, the Holy
Church and I joined forces to kill the heroes.
They wanted to get rid
of Miku, who was a [Saint] and had created a large faction within the Holy
Church, and I wanted to get rid of Akira, the [Overlord] who was trying to
replace me.
Well, Miku was also a
nuisance to me. Like Akira, she often took a rebellious attitude towards the
kingdom. It would be nice if the heroes became more obedient with Miku's
death...
Now that I think about
it, my rebellious second daughter, Alicia, was close to Miku. I hope she'll
repent soon.
To talk such nonsense
as reconciliation with the demon race... the very thought is abhorrent!
"But the Holy
Church should have also sent out their prized assassin group, the Black
Codex... even so, they still couldn't kill Akira?"
"Among the
heroes, Akira, who has been on the battlefield, is in a class of his own. It
would be too much for anyone but me."
Those heroes who grow
so quickly are a real pain. If we raise them too much, they'll become
uncontrollable if they rebel.
That's why we can't
send them to the front lines against the demon race. We can't create another
rebellious hero like Akira.
"Owl, can you
kill Akira?"
"If you don't
mind for us to die together, I can."
"...No, that's
fine. He's not worth that much."
Fortunately, the war
with the demon race is intensifying day by day. If we make him fight the
powerful demons that appear occasionally, even a hero won't survive.
...The demon race is
another headache. I want to annihilate them as soon as possible and create a
paradise for humans only.
"You may
leave."
"Yes, sir."
Owl's figure warped
and disappeared in an instant. I've heard it's his gift, but I can't get used
to it no matter how many times I see it.
"We couldn't kill
Akira... but we were able to curry favor with the Holy Church. Besides... I
don't have time to deal with him right now."
Because I have a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The best chance to wipe out the demon race in
one fell swoop.
I took a letter from
the pocket of my cloak. Reading the words written there made me burst out
laughing.
"Pfft! Fools,
I've heard the demon race is full of fools, but this one is exceptional! To
think... the leader himself would try to come to this castle!"
My heart leaped at the
sight of the words written about a ceasefire agreement between the two
countries and the reconciliation of the two races.
Unbelievably, their
leader intends to come alone for negotiations. I can't let this chance slip
away!
I'll kill the demon
leader, annihilate the leaderless demons, and then our kingdom will conquer the
demon territory. If that happens... the kingdom will become the largest it has
ever been since its founding, and my achievements will be told for all
eternity!
"Hehehe... Gah
hah... GAR HA HA HA!!"
I couldn't stop
laughing. My path to supremacy, Izel II, begins here!
At that time, I had no
doubts about the bright future that awaited me. I never imagined that I would
fall so low... at that time...
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