Arifureta : King Of Demons

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"I'm surprised. That boy has grown so much. But that girl over there hasn't changed her appearance..."

"Mmm, long time no see. I'm a bit special."

"Hmm, I see. There seems to be a lot going on. And I heard from those who returned that the Demon King helped them."

"He ascended the throne three years ago. Have you heard anything from those he freed?"

"Ah, honestly, it's still hard to believe, but I've heard some things from those who returned. Boy... no, he's not a boy anymore. King of the Demonfolk. On behalf of Ferbergen, allow me to express our gratitude."

"Don't worry about it. We had some calculations in mind too."

"...Is that related to the person next to you?"

Ulfric, who had been speaking with Aldias, narrowed his eyes and glared at Gahard. The surrounding beastfolk also drew their weapons, looking as if they were about to attack.

"I understand your feelings, but please listen for now."

"What nonsense are you spouting?! How many of our brethren do you think that man has killed?! How dare you show your face here?!"

Aldias tried to intervene, but the beastfolk guards, not caring, raised their voices. However, despite the situation, Gahard frowned, looking annoyed.

"Hmph, it's not like I wanted to come here either. Besides, it's your fault they died because you were weak. Don't blame your inadequacy on me."

"You!?"

"Stop it. I understand how you feel, but endure it for now. Listening to Aldias-dono is the priority."

"Gahard, don't needlessly provoke them. You should understand why you're here."

"Ugh..."

"I get it."

The volatile atmosphere remained, but the beastfolk reluctantly put away their weapons at the mediation of Ulfric and Aldias. Gahard, perhaps not wanting a fight here, averted his gaze from the beastfolk.

"My brethren apologize. But please understand. Our resentment towards the Empire runs that deep."

"I know. I brought him here knowing this would happen."

"...It seems there are complicated circumstances. Why don't we go to Ferbergen? We can talk there."

"Ulfric-sama!?"

"We'd be grateful, but are you sure?"

"Yes, I understand your character to some extent. Even the Emperor of the Empire won't be able to do anything if you're here."

"Tch."

Gahard clicked his tongue in displeasure at Ulfric's words. He had been informed beforehand, but even from this brief conversation and their behavior, he must have sensed the power dynamic between Aldias and Gahard. His insightfulness was truly remarkable.

"Besides, you saved many of our brethren. If we treated you poorly, the beastfolk would be truly shameless."

The guards, who had been bewildered by Ulfric's words, reluctantly nodded with expressions of understanding. They had witnessed the miraculous reunions, the tears of joy as families, lovers, and best friends they had given up on seeing again returned. Treating the benefactor who created such a scene poorly was not their true intention either.

"Then, we'll humbly accept your offer."

"Indeed, I invite you. To our homeland, Ferbergen."

"I see, the true god of this world... I heard this world was a god's chessboard, but it's ironic that even that god was a pawn on the board."

The scene shifted to Ferbergen's center, a plaza prepared by Ulfric, where they were holding a discussion. Besides Aldias, aletia, and Gahard, Ferbergen's elders and their guards were gathered there. Of course, there had been some trouble (mainly related to Gahard) on the way, but thanks to Aldias's presence, who saved many of their brethren, and Ulfric's mediation, their anger was somehow suppressed. Aldias, who had revealed the existence of the true god, tilted his head, puzzled by Ulfric's unexpected reaction.

"What, do you know Ehit's true identity?"

"Ah, just recently, another labyrinth conqueror like you appeared. I heard the truth from that person."

"A conqueror... Could it be that his name was Hajime Nagumo?"

"!?—You know him?"

"Yes, I've encountered him once. So he was a labyrinth conqueror after all. He was still rough around the edges, but he was quite a promising young man."

"You're probably the only one who could say that about him."

While they themselves were almost on the verge of having their entire nation destroyed, Aldias was probably the only one in the world who could treat such an opponent like a promising child. Ulfric gave a wry smile at Aldias's words, and as the other elders shivered, Aldias sensed the reason why one of the elders was not present.

"...I see. The chief of the Bearfolk who was here eight years ago... I think his name was Jin. I was wondering why he wasn't here, but he still hasn't learned his lesson, has he?"

"..."

"Aldias showed him mercy, but he didn't learn?"

"I have no words."

To the glaring aletia, Ulfric affirmed, pressing his temples. Eight years ago, when Aldias and aletia visited Ferbergen, Jin, going against the oral traditions, rebelled against Ulfric, who had invited the two to Ferbergen, and suddenly attacked them. It was a foolish act, as he couldn't believe that such children—Aldias, who was ten at the time, and aletia, who looked twelve and whose growth had stopped—could be formidable opponents not to be challenged. The result, needless to say, was that Aldias easily fended him off. Fortunately, Aldias had no intention of killing him, and he was let go, warned not to "make shallow judgments based on appearance alone." But it seemed to have been in vain.

"Well, that's fine. So, I want Ferbergen's beastfolk to join our forces in the fight."

"That is..."

At Aldias's words, Ferbergen's elders exchanged glances. If Aldias's words were true, it wasn't an unrelated matter for Ferbergen either. If the beastfolk as a whole didn't cooperate in the fight and the human and demon races settled things on their own, even if the world survived, the beastfolk would have an even harder time than they do now. And if humanity were to be defeated and the so-called god intended to destroy the world, it would be an unbearable sight. However, it wasn't easy for them to simply join forces. Humans, especially those from the Empire, had oppressed the beastfolk as slaves for many years. Even in a world crisis, it wasn't easy for them to agree.

"Oh, um!"

In the heavy atmosphere, as the discussion became difficult and time passed, a young girl's voice echoed in the plaza. Everyone turned their gaze to her, seeing a lone Sylvani girl standing there.

"Altina?"

"I, I believe we should accept Aldias-sama's proposal!"

"This is a matter that will greatly affect the future of Ferbergen! No matter that you're the chief's daughter, don't interfere so easily!!"

"Calm down, Zell. I don't think it's right to deny it outright, you know?"

Zell, the chief of the Tigerfolk, raised his voice at the opinion of Altina, Ulfric's granddaughter, but Lua, the chief of the Foxfolk, admonished him.

"Altina, why do you think so?"

At Ulfric's question, Altina glanced at Aldias. As Aldias tilted his head at Altina suddenly looking at him, she quickly returned her gaze to Ulfric.

"...As a future chief candidate, I have worked hard every day, learning from my grandfather and the others. My grandfather always told me to show a figure worthy of the next chief of Ferbergen."

"..."

"However, facing this world crisis, if we just seclude ourselves in the jungle and simply wait for the problem to be resolved, will we be able to proudly tell future generations about it?"

"That is..."

"I don't think so. Of course, standing alongside the imperial people is unimaginable. I still feel my legs tremble when I see them. Still... as the granddaughter of Ulfric, an elder of Ferbergen, I cannot run away from this! If we've been helped this much and still don't fight, we would just be cowards!!"

"!"

At Altina's words, the beastfolk present, including the elders, widened their eyes. Ulfric himself began to tear up at his granddaughter's growth.

"Altina... You've become so splendid, your grandfather is so proud."

"A young person has said this much. As your predecessors, I think we should show them a cool example, don't you, Zell?"

"Ugh, I'm not really..."

"Haaah, it can't be helped. Zell seems to have gotten scared of that god."

"What?! I'm not scared! Don't insult the brave Tigerfolk! Fine, whether it's a god or whatever, I'll crush it!!"

Following Zell's declaration, the other elders also began to nod vigorously.

"Our will is decided. Aldias-dono, while not all old grievances are gone... for the sake of this world, and for the future of the people of Ferbergen, we pledge to fight alongside you."

"Ah, the pleasure is mine."

Aldias took Ulfric's outstretched hand, and they shook hands.

"...By the way, Ulfric. Separate from assistance in battle, I have a proposal for Ferbergen."

"A proposal?"

"Yes. I want to propose an alliance between our nation, the Demon Nation Garland, and Ferbergen."

"!?"

At Aldias's proposal, Ulfric and the elders, among others, widened their eyes in surprise.

"Are you serious? But we are..."

"Being persecuted by the gods is old news by now. In the first place, discrimination against beastfolk isn't widespread among the demonfolk."

"What...!"

The beastfolk of this world are discriminated against as mere beasts abandoned by the gods because they lack magic. However, in truth, the demonfolk don't have much discriminatory awareness towards the beastfolk. This is because humans, by treating beastfolk as slaves, have deeply ingrained discriminatory attitudes in their populace, but the demonfolk haven't had proper interaction with beastfolk for several centuries. There are even demonfolk who have never seen beastfolk. It's impossible to discriminate against something you've never seen.

"Originally, the persecution of beastfolk was merely due to the widespread teachings of Ehit's foolishness. Since I killed Ehit, that doesn't concern me. After this war ends, I hope to gradually break down the barriers between races and seek a path of reconciliation. This will be the first step. And besides..."

"Besides?"

As Ulfric prompted him to continue, Aldias briefly glanced at Gahard. Gahard somehow had a terrible premonition about this, but Aldias opened his mouth before he could stop him.

"The Empire is now under the control of the Demon Nation. In other words, they're under us. But as allies, our positions are equal. You can lord it over this guy."

"You!?"

"Oh?"

Gahard was aghast as Aldias pointed at himself, while Ulfric and the others grinned.

"You bastard! You said that proving the Empire's subjugation was the quickest way, but was this why you brought me here!?"

"It would be the most effective benefit for them, wouldn't it?"

"Is that what you mean by 'benefit'--!?"

He couldn't help but grab Aldias, but Aldias acted as if it didn't concern him.

"Give up. To use your own words, it's your fault for losing."

"Guh!?"

The philosophy of the strong preying on the weak, which Gahard and the Empire usually espoused. If Aldias used that against him, Gahard had no choice but to shut up.

"Don't worry, I won't allow them to take your life. At most, you'll just be laughed at."

"Gugugugu!?"

Nonetheless, Gahard clutched his head in humiliation, unable to easily accept it.

"Fufufu, that is indeed appealing. However, I can't decide immediately. May I have some time?"

"Yes. I wasn't expecting an immediate answer. It's also connected to deciding the future direction of your nation. Take your time to think it over."

After that, they continued to decide on future policies one by one. Meanwhile, a young boy continued to watch them from the shadows.

"That's Demon King Aldias... I should report this to the chief, just in case."

The boy, his eyes sharpened, turned his back and left the area. Unaware that a man was steadily watching his back...

A small settlement located a little distance from Ferbergen. In contrast to Ferbergen, the settlement was generally dark and overgrown, inhabited by beastfolk with distinctive rabbit ears. They were the Rabbitfolk, the Haulia tribe, who were once a weak tribe condemned to execution by Ferbergen's elders. Originally, they had mild temperaments and were not involved in conflict, but due to the intervention of a certain boy, their mildness disappeared without a trace, and they became a ruthless assassination group.

"Chief! I have something to report!"

"Baltfield, what is it?"

Pal Haulia, also known as the Devastating Baltfield, who had been on patrol in the Hartzina Sea of Trees, appeared before Kam Haulia, the chief of the Haulia tribe.

"Demon King Aldias of the Demon Nation Garland and Emperor Gahard D. Helshire of the Empire have appeared in Ferbergen!"

"...What's their purpose?"

"Cooperation in destroying the true god of this world. And they spoke of establishing an alliance between Ferbergen and the Demon Nation... It seems the elders have accepted cooperation in subjugating the god."

"Hmm, the true god, you say..."

"The Demon King said that even Ehit was a being elevated by that god. I'm not sure of the truth, but..."

Kam, who had been deep in thought with his hand on his chin, suddenly raised his head with a start, focusing on Pal... or more accurately, the person behind him. Seeing Kam's eyes gradually sharpen, Pal asked curiously.

"...Chief?"

"Baltfield, you've been followed."

"Huh?"

"Quite an impressive detection ability. I was confident in my stealth."

Pal hurriedly turned around as he heard a voice from behind, where no one should have been. There stood the man he had been observing just moments before.

"You say that, but you deliberately leaked your killing intent, didn't you? You were testing me?"

"I apologize for that. You were greatly different from the Rabbitfolk I knew."

Kam, the chief of the Haulia tribe, who swore absolute loyalty to Demon King Hajime, glared intensely at the impassive Demon King Aldias.

"So, what did you want to talk about?"

"Um..."

In a room in Ferbergen, aletia and Altina sat opposite each other across a table. After Aldias temporarily paused the meeting and left Ferbergen, Altina had brought aletia, who was feeling idle, saying she wanted to consult her about something. Incidentally, Gahard had looked surprised when aletia also left after Aldias, but aletia ignored him. Although they held grudges against Gahard, they would likely refrain from actions that would jeopardize their agreement with Aldias. The alliance with Ferbergen also seemed to be progressing positively, judging by the elders' reactions. aletia had judged that even if they were attacked, they wouldn't be killed before Aldias or she could arrive. So, aletia was now alone with Altina, but even when prompted to speak, Altina's face turned beet red, and she remained silent. In truth, aletia could imagine what Altina wanted to say. And she had already decided her answer. After some time in that state, Altina, as if making up her mind, clenched both hands and met aletia's gaze.

"For eight years, I have thought about what you said, aletia-san, and I have worked hard. My feelings haven't changed since then! Please, big sister, please approve of my love for Aldias-sama!!"

Altina bowed so deeply that her head touched the table. In response to Altina, aletia smiled as if to say, "Well done," and then...

"On fire or frozen solid... which do you prefer?"

"Why!?"

She spat venom with a smile.

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