There was a being watching all of this.
Living creatures with their feet on the ground dared not look up at the woman standing in the air, a height they could hardly comprehend.
Beneath the ash-colored hair, which seemed to burn everything away, an eye patch was noticeable, covering her eyes.
The master of the Demon Realm, Demon Lord Valetta.
With no eyes, she could feel it all the more clearly.
What she felt with her whole body was the presence of just one man.
The target was a human pretending to be a demon. But for some reason, the Demon Lord felt he resembled a pure-blooded demon like no other.
“…Han-shin.”
Muttering to herself was a daily occurrence for Valetta.
No one dared to discuss it, no matter how loudly she whispered. After all, she had spent a long time wandering alone.
She layered mana as thickly as possible over her retina, observing the man in detail. It was truly delightful.
“Beautiful. Truly beautiful.”
Inspector Ezekiel of the Imperial Tower.
She etched every one of his actions as he performed as a demon into her mind.
Wearing the spirit cloak gifted by the Demon Lord didn’t look out of place. If talent was needed for the status of a demon god, Ezekiel was undoubtedly born with it.
His arrogant attitude, his haughty demeanor.
The more she looked, the more the desire to keep him in the Demon Realm surged. A Demon Realm with Ezekiel? It would surely be more beautiful than the one known until now.
But her admiration didn’t last long.
After completing the plans Ezekiel and Agnes had devised, he soon returned to his original form.
“….”
The Demon Lord felt a pang of regret.
How wonderful it would be if Ezekiel forever bore the form of a demon; human appearances were such trivial things she would be pleased to see thrown away.
She decided to calm her heart.
There was still plenty of time.
“One day, let’s walk through the Demon Realm together….”
And at the same time, a task arose.
“I need to gain Han-shin’s favor. Is there no way?”
Valetta murmured softly.
And soon began to ponder seriously.
Ways to win the favor of Han-shin…
Ways to get him to feel attached to the Demon Realm…
When Agnes finished her presentation, the impact was enormous.
While Zeta of the Magic Tower and the elders countered Ezekiel, Agnes quickly moved to seize all the records that were in the empty temporary branch.
Thanks to this, they had ample evidence, and the recent events allowed the Imperial Tower to gain significant power. In that situation, she spoke everything without omitting any facts.
The atrocities committed by the Magic Tower in the city of Clatie, as well as those that occurred in the Underground Maze….
The mouths of the shocked crowd had no chance to rest.
“Were we completely deceived by the Magic Tower?”
“If the Imperial Tower had been even a moment later, it would have been a big deal. We might have even sacrificed a guardian spirit to the Magic Tower….”
“They say humans are more wicked than demons, and that statement is not wrong. What in the world were they planning to do to the innocent commoners…?”
The entire city was filled with condemnation towards the Purple Magic Tower.
Knowing they had been deceived and exploited for gain, the resentment accumulated unbelievably. Their support had turned to outrage, reaching the sky.
So now, in the temporary branch of the Magic Tower in Clatie.
“Damn─!”
A young man with golden hair couldn’t contain his fury and kicked away his chair. The elders held their breath.
The young man’s face was quite a sight.
His face, which would normally be handsome, looked swollen enough to be called ugly, as if it had been repeatedly slapped.
Surprisingly, this young man was one of the elite of the Magic Tower.
Not long ago, he was praised as a hero of the city of Clatie, enjoying power as if he were part of the Imperial Family—Zeta.
“Are you getting angry? You really have no shame.”
Seina scoffed, as if she found it amusing. Her face was filled with confidence.
It was only natural.
The entire city had learned the truth.
How vile the Purple Magic Tower had acted, how they had incited the innocent Imperial Tower, why the Magic Tower had no choice but to incite the Imperial Tower….
Now everyone knew.
Seina smiled and continued speaking.
“It’s nice to see your faces again like this. I was so anxious thinking I might never see you again in my life.”
Moreover, the elders gathered here weren’t strangers to Seina. They were those who betrayed her in the Underground Maze.
Several elders of the Magic Tower glanced at Seina.
Though it was only Seina glaring menacingly at them.
“…What? What are you looking at? Do you want to try something?”
“….”
Many of the elders of the Magic Tower were injured from Ezekiel, so even if they wanted to attack him, they couldn’t guarantee victory.
In other words, they were in a helpless position.
In fact, Ezekiel and his party were currently using the branch for that very purpose.
While publicly stating, “We’ll stay here to monitor the demons for a few more days,” they were actually determining how to treat their captured Magic Tower prisoners.
A flurry of telepathic messages was exchanged among Ezekiel’s group.
The first to break the silence was Agnes.
─It seems we have successfully achieved the goal of clarifying the truth and rectifying public sentiment. The citizens of the city seem to have broken free from the brainwashing of the Magic Tower.
─It’s truly a good outcome. From now on, we’ll be able to proceed with punishment while receiving support…. What do you think we should do with these Magic Tower fellows in this branch?
Asking whether to kill them was, of course, not the point of discussion.
Executing them was a given; they were discussing how to kill them most effectively.
─About that…
A somewhat bitter tone appeared in Agnes’s telepathy.
─When plotting this affair, we aimed to not only eliminate the fake support of the Magic Tower but also check if there were any innocent mages who might have been swept up in it, right?
─That’s correct.
─There are none. At least among the elders in this branch, there isn’t a single one worth sparing. They are all genuinely complicit in their evil deeds.
Though the matter was proceeding smoothly, the conclusion was rather bitter. Everyone’s complexion was grim.
But at that moment.
“Hey, you said you’re the Inspector of the Imperial Tower, right?”
Suddenly, Zeta of the Purple Magic Tower spoke up.
Some people become docile when cornered, while others, feeling they have nothing left to lose, show recklessness.
It seemed Zeta belonged to the latter. He was quite cocky.
“What do you plan to do with us?”
Zeta asked, holding an ice pack against his swollen face. Despite looking completely puffed up, his arrogant gaze remained clear.
Ezekiel didn’t reply.
He was merely pondering his own disposal, so there was no reason to engage in conversation.
“…Not answering? You’re making me mad.”
Zeta muttered as such.
‘Disappointing.’
Ezekiel’s brief impression was like that.
He had expected someone from an elite Magic Tower, but it seemed they didn’t consider character when selecting elites.
‘Is there truly such a lack of talent in the Magic Tower?’
Thinking of the Black Magic Tower, even in dire situations, there were definitely upright individuals present. But the Purple Magic Tower was certainly not like that.
It seemed everyone was in cahoots.
While Ezekiel was pondering, Agnes spoke up first, her tone sharp as a blade.
“Mind your manners. Can’t you see the situation? We can execute you on the spot.”
“You have quite the knack for joking, Imperial Tower’s secretary.”
Zeta chuckled disdainfully.
“Are you planning to kill us anyway? Then why maintain manners? You should let it all out.”
“…What?”
“Do you think killing me will greatly enhance the Imperial Tower’s popularity? With the Black Tower and then the Purple Magic Tower…? Nowadays, they’re stirring up each Magic Tower one by one; other Magic Towers wouldn’t welcome that.”
Zeta’s gaze then shifted to Ezekiel.
“You said you were the Inspector, right? That position surely earns the resentment of someone. One day, assassins will swarm you, and you won’t even sleep peacefully.”
“The resentment of scum like you would actually bring me joy.”
Ezekiel replied casually.
“What?”
“Until that very moment when your neck is lost, don’t repent. It makes it comfortable for me to kill you.”
“How dare you! If I were in good shape….”
As Ezekiel calmly countered, Zeta visibly became angry. He started summoning lightning with his eyes wide, and by then, Ezekiel had finished his thoughts.
This malicious individual was too valuable to kill here.
He needed to be humiliated before countless eyes in the Magic Tower, to recite each of his crimes and finally take his head.
Only then would he not appear again afterward.
Even if someone like him appeared again, he would disappear naturally.
A perfect opportunity sprang to mind. Soon there would be a banquet in the Purple Magic Tower, and didn’t the 2nd Princess Hedera invite Ezekiel to go with her?
Completing his thoughts, his hand moved on its own.
“The elite of the Purple Magic Tower should sign here.”
He unfurled a scroll in front of Zeta’s eyes.
“There will be a death match at the Magic Tower’s banquet.”
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