It wasn’t that I didn’t follow the Queen from the beginning.
We created paradise for everyone. But it was those who reached out that brought an end to that paradise. What were we lacking? Justifiable reasons? Power? We had everything in our hands.
The only difference was that we underestimated human malice. We thought that if we proved it through action, they would eventually believe us. We were too complacent. The result was our destruction.
With immense feelings of betrayal and anger, they willingly accepted the Queen’s curse. They swore to become monsters and take revenge on everyone. And Revel wasn’t much different from them.
But as time passed, questions arose. Were we not trying to love and protect our people? Yet, we treated the last remaining ones as mere slaves up until the end.
Could this really be right? Doubt filled my mind. So, I sincerely offered my advice to the Queen. But the answer to my life-risking advice was deprivation. Revel fell into the realm of monsters.
“Back then, I was lucky.”
It’s common to become a monster who loses their sanity. But for some reason, Revel was able to hold on. Of course, he was on the verge of losing his sanity at any moment. But he searched for a way not to.
Finally, he discovered a method to restore the sanity of other monsters. However, Revel had been hesitating. Was betraying the Queen the right choice? The one I had pledged my loyalty to all this time.
But that hesitation has now vanished. He had uncovered the Queen’s plans. She was no longer the wise lord he once knew. Simply a monster wishing for the destruction of everything.
So, he intended to take care of it directly. The preparations were perfect. But an unexpected obstacle intervened. Due to Zaiha’s interference, he ultimately couldn’t achieve his goal and fled.
This is the difference from the original story.
In the original, Revel killed Zaiha and successfully took down the Queen. However, a problem arose afterward, causing him to become the final boss, the Demon King, featured in the original story.
But the fact that he didn’t become the Demon King indicates that an obstruction came from somewhere, unlike the original. I don’t know who interfered or why, but it was clear that it was an unusual existence.
Anyway, after failing to assassinate the Queen, Revel led the monsters that followed him away from the demons. Those who followed him were reborn under the name of the Anti-Demon Alliance.
However, just changing the name doesn’t erase all the bloodshed from the past. And he didn’t genuinely repent either. So, after much contemplation, Revel decided on a resolution. To offer his neck.
“I’ll leave the rest to you.”
He had already finished all preparations. He had nurtured enough promising talents to replace himself. The handover was complete. All that remained was to offer his neck as the cost to be accepted by the Racial Alliance.
Until now, he hadn’t died out of worry. But that’s a different story now. Because Hans, the Commander of the Royal Knights, was there. With his influence, entering the Racial Alliance wouldn’t be difficult.
That was Revel’s conclusion. However, contrary to Revel’s expectations, Hans did not raise his sword to behead him. Instead, he sheathed his sword. As if it was the only natural thing to do.
“What…?”
For the first time, an expression of confusion crossed Revel’s face. He thought his intentions had been conveyed. But suddenly, Hans sheathing his sword like this?
“What are you doing all of a sudden?”
“I confirmed your will.”
“What?!”
“If that’s the degree of your determination, then at least you won’t turn traitor.”
“Are you saying you tested me just now?”
With a fierce voice, Revel confronted Hans, who nodded in reply. At that moment, Revel felt his anger rise, but Hans stepped forward to stop him, continuing to speak.
“Are you going to lose your life so easily?”
“What do you mean?”
“There must be a reason you fought hard to come this far.”
“…….”
“I didn’t think you’d give up so easily.”
Hans’s words pierced Revel’s heart like a sharp spear. In truth, Revel had been trying to protect his people according to the Queen’s wishes. Although he was tainted with hatred, his heart remained unchanged.
Perhaps that’s why he was still intact. Even to realize the ideals he carried in his chest. But as time passed, resisting endless hatred, he started to grow fatigued.
“So that’s how it was.”
“…….”
“Thank you. Thanks to you, I regained my original intentions.”
Revel expressed his thanks to Hans without reservation. Perhaps he had just wanted to die out of sheer exhaustion. Yet, there were still many things he needed to do. Hans nodded in understanding.
“I just said it as it came to my mind. Looks like you finally regained your senses.”
Indeed, Hans was Hans.
*
After successfully persuading Revel, the head of the Anti-Demon Alliance, Hans sent letters to the leaders of various races to properly form an alliance. But the responses that returned were that it would be difficult.
Some didn’t even read the letters and simply rejected them. Hans clicked his tongue. Rejections came from everywhere except the Human Kingdom and the Beastmen. It wasn’t going to be as easy as before.
At least the Orcs were somewhat favorable. But maybe due to their past betrayals by the Beastmen, their response was that they couldn’t leave as long as the Beastmen were present.
“This is a real mess.”
Hans sighed. According to Revel, the Queen would soon start moving herself. If that were true, there wasn’t much time left. The Queen would be very powerful.
After all, she was the being that created and commanded all demons. But there was also a question. Why did Revel become the final boss? No matter how you looked at it, he didn’t seem like someone who would side with the Queen.
However, the Revel from the original story appeared to be her successor, following the Queen’s wishes. Fueled by hatred and revenge, he aimed to kill everyone. Of course, in the original game, there was no mention of the Queen, nor was there a setting that demons were humans.
So up until now, Hans had thought that the demons invaded from somewhere. And that remains a puzzling aspect.
“There might be something beyond the Queen.”
There must be an entity that turned the Queen into the Demon Lord. Feeling the necessity to gather information on this, Hans stood up. If he were to convince the Racial Alliance, he would need information.
But to gain that information, cooperation from other races would also be necessary. He had to look through all records, among which there would undoubtedly be classified information treated with secrecy by the races.
In the end, he needed information to persuade them, but needed to go to the Racial Alliance to obtain that persuasive material, which made Hans feel a severe headache.
“Commander? What are you doing over there?”
At that moment, while he was momentarily sitting down from pain in his head, a worried voice reached him. Looking up, Yuren was gazing at the commander with concern. Hans immediately responded.
“Nothing’s wrong.”
“Don’t say that. If there’s anything I can help with, I’ll assist.”
“…….”
“I have no intention of just standing by anymore.”
Yuren will no longer be a bystander. She intended to actively help the Commander. Perhaps that feeling was conveyed, as Hans briefly explained the current situation.
“I see, the problem is that the Racial Alliance isn’t coming together.”
“Exactly. We need information to persuade them.”
“So that means we just need to gather them somehow.”
…Huh?
Hans looked at Yuren, who casually said that as if it was nothing special, with a puzzled expression. Now that he thought about it, Yuren had been the former commander of the Royal Knights. She certainly must have some experience.
“Do you have a method?”
“Of course. I can gather everyone within a week.”
“Just to ask, are you not going to use any force?”
“What do you take me for? I’m not a knight bandit.”
“I apologize.”
Hans immediately apologized. Yuren was absolutely right. As a knight, she was not to be treated with suspicion. Feeling sorry for doubting her, Hans nodded.
“If that’s the case, I’ll leave this matter to you.”
“Leave it to me. But by any chance….”
“Hmm?”
“If this thing goes well, can I get a reward?”
“A reward? A reward… Hmm…”
This was a very important matter. It could be said that it was a project tied to the fate of the company, like a small to medium-sized business. If this project succeeds, wouldn’t it be only natural to give a reward?
“Of course.”
“Alright! Then I’ll start working right away!”
“Okay, take care.”
After leaving that word, Yuren quickly dashed outside. Hans was slightly worried, but since he heard she wouldn’t be using force to threaten them, he assumed she’d handle it well. He nodded in agreement.
About three days later, Hans received news from Cluna that the Dragon Lord had appeared on Sky Island with other dragons, feeling like his head was splitting in half.
As expected.
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