Episode 212 Demon King's Domain
What are the Seven Great Demon Lords?
Actually, I don't know much about it. It is said that humanity was once defeated by it. Although its characteristics and name have been passed down, it is not known to the general public because it is kept secret by the demon religion. However, it is generally known that the Seven Great Demon Kings are the "King" monsters that rule the Dibro continent.
Meanwhile, the identity of the Demon King was revealed for the first time.
“Gluttony King Beelzebuth, huh?”
Shu muttered as he hit the wind on the deck.
The book in my hand flicked through the pages.
In the summer of the 300th year of the sacred calendar, a great force was sent from the sacred Grineer for the purpose of subjugating the King of Gluttony. Elite warriors gathered from all over the continent are heading to the Dibro continent as a subjugation force, and Shu is one of them on board.
"What's wrong, Grim Reaper?"
At that time, a voice suddenly called out to me from behind.
I knew it was approaching, but I let out a sigh as I heard it call out to those around me.
"Don't call me that, Naraku. I'm Shuu now. And you're Naraku, not the 'Rage Dragon'. Do you understand?"
"Hmm. It's the black cat's job, right?"
“If your true identity is revealed, it will be troublesome, so don’t do anything unnecessary.”
"Don't say that."
Naraku, also known as ``Byoryu'', is a huge man. He is an awakened magician specializing in physical abilities, and his serious punches are enough to destroy a town. There are probably few men who are so worthy of the title of ``Violent Dragon.''
(He's usually such a dignified guy, but why does he become like that during battle?)
His true nature is a battle fanatic.
However, usually this is quiet and he appears to be a strict man. The way he speaks is a little stiff, and he seems quite calm. Although his lion-like Haki hasn't changed, if you've ever seen his madness in battle, you'll definitely be surprised.
"So what happened?"
“Oh, a little about the King of Gluttony.”
"Isn't he a 'king' belonging to the now rare Pig Demon Orcs? I'm looking forward to it."
"Rumor has it that there are monsters of the Despair Dyspia class. We don't know how many will survive, right?"
Over the past forty-four years, research on the continent of Dibro has progressed considerably.
And during the first survey, it was discovered that pig demons and their superior species had formed a village in the eastern area where Eryut was discovered. At that time, I decided not to do anything reckless and first strengthen the defense of my base. His judgment was correct, and later investigation revealed that the village of pig demons was quite large.
With the help of Agera Norman, we analyzed their language and increased the efficiency of information gathering. Because the language of the pig demons was based on an ancient language, the language analysis was completed quickly, but it took several decades to investigate the scale of their influence. No, it's true that it took that long. From the sacred Grineer's perspective, there was absolutely no way he could fail. My judgment is that it is best to be cautious and cautious.
As a result of a long investigation, it was confirmed that there is an existence that controls the pig demons.
After comparing the characteristics of the Seven Great Demon Lords that have been passed down, it was determined that he was Beelzebuth, King of Gluttony, but a similar search for the other Seven Great Demon Kings has also begun. If this subjugation is successful, he will probably take on the subjugation of other ``Kings'' as well.
"Recently, I haven't had a job and I've been feeling overwhelmed. It's just right for me to struggle."
“That one was good.”
“Challenging the ‘King’ is not something you can easily do...Demon Lord.”
"Don't even call me by that name."
The question comes to mind: Is this guy okay?
All I could do was pray that I wouldn't get worn out at such an important moment.
"By the way, what are you reading?"
"Ah? Is this it?"
"Hmm"
Naraku showed interest in the book Shu had.
The reason was that there were unfamiliar characters written on it.
"It's a book in an ancient language. Some data has been salvaged from the ruins discovered so far. It's mainly a book of ancient magical science data."
"Can you read?"
"Just in case. For me, I would have preferred something with history written down, but it seems that no such data remains. It's not an announcement from the demon religion."
"Huh. I'm not good at studying. I'm impressed."
"You should know at least a little. If you've been around for a long time, you've probably learned a few languages."
"That's for sure."
Naraku smiles fearlessly. He is also an awakened magician and has lived in various eras. I have also learned languages as needed.
"But it's something I learned naturally because it's necessary for daily life."
“Isn’t it good to study intentionally sometimes?”
"Hmm. That might be true. Besides, if you can speak ancient languages, you might be able to converse with monsters. That's just one thing."
"Ku...thinking is too cerebral."
Shu couldn't help but gush.
“In that case, how about I give you a lecture until we get to the continent?”
“Then let me ask.”
"Then, how about we start with numbers in an easy-to-understand way? Fortunately, ancient languages also use the decimal system."
"Let's start from scratch."
"Ai, Don, Trea, Terra, Hoom, Sekt, Ept, Onu, Norman, Dare. This is how you count from one to ten."
After that, Naraku will be able to understand the ancient language to some extent.
Shu was surprised by his unexpectedly high learning ability.
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The only area where humans can survive on the Dibro continent is called the First City. It used to be nothing more than a base that included a port, but it has been expanded over the past 40 years and is now large enough to be called a city. Nowadays, the number of settlers has progressed, and the population is now in the tens of thousands.
Also, with defense in mind, almost all the buildings in the First City are made of orichalcum. It also has the advantage of being generated from soil. The outer walls of the city are covered with orichalcum, and heavy weapons are even installed on the outer walls. At least it was a reliable piece of equipment for defense.
And adjacent to the outer wall, there was a huge rectangular parallelepiped building. This is the combined military base and general command center in the First City. It is commonly known as the Governor-General's Office.
"Governor Sink, we have finally completed the supplementation of observation magic. We have completely covered Obrad Village."
One of the military priests operates the device and projects a map on the large screen in the command center. It's a deformed map that emphasizes ease of understanding, rather than a live-action map, and monsters are shown as red dots. This is also based on observation magic developed by the Hades Group, but its performance is different from that installed in a normal trident.
To put it simply, it has the same performance as a strategic satellite.
Although it took some time to enter the coordinates for precise measurements, it was well worth the effort.
The Village of Obrad, a Pig-Oni village whose name was revealed through research, is located more than ten kilometers away from the First City. It is a large settlement that has never been recorded on the continent of Surada, and is thought to be home to the King of Gluttony.
"...Was it this wide?"
“We have discovered more than 200,000 species below the Pig Demon Orc.The top species are thought to be around a few thousand, but among them are many Disaster-class and Ruin-class species.However, the distribution There seems to be a bias, and the map shows that they are concentrated in this area...the west and north.''
"The western part? I guess it's the protection of Elyth Orchard? The one that is concentrated in the north is..."
"Probably to prepare for the northern forces... the Ushioni type. In our research, we have confirmed many times that the Pig Demon type and the Ushioni type monsters are fighting. There is a plain between two rivers. Moreover, there is no problem with large-scale movement.”
"So, while we are fighting, there is a possibility that the Ushioni-type guys will try to take advantage of the fishermen. Can we allocate observation magic to them as well?"
“If we set up another control room, we can manage.”
"Understood. I approve the establishment of a second control room under the direct control of the Governor-General's Office. I will leave the allocation of the budget to you. The planned operation date is five months from now, so please hurry as much as possible."
"Ha!"
In the development of the Dibro continent, this first city is treated as a colony of the Holy Grineer. The S-rank holy knight Sink ruled this city as its governor, and had authority over all operations related to development.
Although Sink is at the top of the chain of command, he actually follows requests from Magia Cathedral. The current strategy to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the sacred calendar was based on that request, and Sink's honest opinion was that he wanted to spend a little more time on it.
"From now on, please focus on investigating the golden city in the north. However, please do not touch it."
"I will make sure"
"I'll leave my seat for a little while. I asked you to do the rest."
"Ha!"
Sink quickly left the command post.
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In a hurry, Sink headed to the top floor of the Governor-General's Office.
It is a dedicated floor set up for the ``Saint'', and many holy knights are stationed there to protect her. For the First City, the power of the ``Saint'' Serua is indispensable.
“Can I come?”
"This is Governor Sink! Please go ahead, the assistant governor is working."
"I understand."
In addition to being the governor of the first city, Sink is also an S-rank holy knight. From the perspective of a mere Holy Knight, he is a heavenly being. I could feel the respect and admiration in the eyes of the Holy Knight who was standing in front of Serua's room.
(I'm getting used to this kind of stare)
It is said that he once encountered three ``kings'' in the Faron Empire, and defeated two of them. Among the S-rank Holy Knights, the names of Sink and Serua were immense. This role was given to me only because of those results.
"Serua-sama, I'm coming in."
As soon as Sink entered her room, he quickly approached her while she was working. Serua seemed to be creating a document on the device, but as soon as she saw Sink, she turned off the virtual display and virtual keyboard and put it into sleep mode.
And points it out reprimandingly.
"I told you that Serua is fine for me. The current sink is the governor, and I am the governor's assistant."
"No, but...hey?"
Because it gives the impression that she is a princess, they are afraid to call her without an honorific title. This hasn't changed over the decades, and sinks aren't going to change it either.
However, some things have changed.
"Serua-sama, let's take a break. I'll prepare some tea."
An old woman with a slightly hoarse voice interjected.
She touched the magic tool at the end of the office and started boiling water.
"Yes. Please, Kanon."
Kanon, who was once Serua's female knight escort, is now a seventy-year-old old woman. She retired from her position as an escort a long time ago, and has been serving Selua as an exclusive servant ever since. It was reassuring to have a friend by her side who had been with her for a long time as Serua, and even as she grew older, she continued to be pampered by Kanon.
However, the difference in vitality between an awakened magician and an ordinary person is obvious, and while Serua maintains her youthful appearance, Kanon's face is full of wrinkles and her hair is pure white. Her waist is also bent. Serua can't help but feel sad about that. I don't usually show it, but I was sad about the separation from Kanon that would soon come.
"So, Sink, what's going on?"
"We finally got the full picture of Obrad Village. Also, five months later...about the operation. How big was the number of soldiers recruited by your home country?"
"Right now, it's 6,000. Also, I heard that they will send some prototype weapons that Dr. It looks like the first fleet is arriving.”
“It has increased considerably.”
"It seems that the home country was also very serious about collecting candidates. It seems that various countries recommended the elites of their own countries."
"We can't postpone this any longer. I wanted you to wait another ten years... no, five years."
As a result of the long effort, the First City has grown considerably. The military power it has is also considerable, and it is said that even a standing military force can destroy a small country.
However, it was thanks to Serua that I was able to accumulate power smoothly like this. Her holy light covers the First City as a barrier, preventing monsters from approaching. However, this barrier only covers the First City like a thick wall. Monsters possessing powerful magical power can pass through by force, so monitoring is essential. In addition to holy light, she also has a magic weapon that allows her to sense danger, and she will be active here as well.
"Recently, even monsters have noticed us."
"It's true that more and more monsters are getting caught in my barrier. And that's from the north."
"We have started investigating the Golden City. Since it seems to be the base of the King of Greed, we are reminding you to be very careful. Taking on two 'Kings' at the same time... it's going to be tough."
"Hehe. That's right."
What Sink is afraid of is that the Ushioni monsters will attack him while he is conquering Obrad Village. The Golden City is a power located north of Obrad Village, and is so called because the entire city is made of gold. It is a base for Ushi-Oni monsters, and due to its characteristics, it is said to be the residence of the King of Greed. However, the details are not yet known. What is known is that Obrad Village and the Golden City are at war. There are only skirmishes, but pig demons and cow demons are often seen fighting each other.
It would be nice to attack Obrad Village with great power, but if the Golden City sees a good opportunity and sends its forces, they will not be able to deal with it.
All I can say is that the positioning was bad.
Because the positions of the First City, Obrad Village, and the Golden City are exquisite, if any of them were to lose the balance, it could become a three-way conflict. That was a problem for Sink.
"But we can't divide the force into two. Isn't the calculation that by throwing in 6,000 elites, us awakened Holy Knights, and all the latest weapons, we can finally destroy Obrad Village? At least Sink." I heard that they have enough strength to send them to the king.''
“This is after I wiped out the small fry with the forbidden spell.”
“You attacked with light-attribute forbidden spells considering the impact on the environment.”
“The Pope was somewhat against it, but in the end we decided that we would have to use it to win.However, even if we use forbidden spells, it is predicted that it will be impossible to defeat the Despair Dyspear class. However, it is thought that the Ruin class and Disaster class will only be weakened.In the case of the ``King'', it is not only possible to damage it, but also to nullify the forbidden spell itself. To”
"...If possible, I would like to check out Gluttony King's magic as well."
A monster that appears to be the King of Gluttony has been discovered using observation magic.
But that power is not visible.
It seems like no amount of preparation is enough, so launching an offensive five months later is nothing but depressing.
We both let out a sigh and were worried about our lack.
Kanon brought tea there.
"Both of you, calm down. This is a calming cup of tea. I'm sure things will go well."
"Canon..."
"Didn't the two of you once take on three 'kings' and defeat two of them? I'm sure you'll do well this time too."
“However, at that time they fought and scraped each other on their own…ah…”
"What's wrong, Sink?"
It's not even a great idea.
However, Sink came up with a strategy to break the current situation.
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