I Became a Foreigner Loved by Transcendentalists

45 – Episode 45. Resignation letter from the oldest loyalist

‘I must speak.’

There were no options.

For demons, what they have built up through desire is their foundation and vision, and it can be said to be everything.

If there is a past in which you pledged loyalty to him, you need to put an end to that past in order to start anew.

Even if that act may lead to one’s death.

‘I must speak to my lord…’ ….’

Feeling such impatience, he gradually raised his lowered head, and immediately began to vaguely see the figure of the lord he served.

-Wooh, wow.

No, you can only barely see the outline.

The torrent of power filling his body was swallowing up his form that should have been immediately visible, making it impossible to perceive it with the naked eye.

Depending on how you look at it, it looks like an adult or a child, and you can’t even tell if it’s a man or a woman, or a human or an animal…

“…Sacheon, King.”

As they face themselves in such an unrecognizable form.

Soon, the Demon King began to slowly open his mouth, as if wiping away the heavy silence.

“My loyal vassals… Are they all gathered here?”

The moment when the voice distorted by the torrent gives me goosebumps.

The first to speak in such a situation was Beelzebub, who took on the role of general manager of the Demon King’s army.

“Yes, Demon King. All of the Four Heavenly Kings have responded to your summons. Please tell us the reason for summoning us.”

He continued speaking in his uniquely polite manner, but even so, he was unable to suppress all the tremors in his body.

It is natural. The person in front of me is a being with tremendous power who can crush everything around him just by standing there.

On the contrary, everyone present had the belief that he could indirectly achieve what he wanted as long as he followed his path.

Such expectations were the reason I was able to face the being in front of me without feeling fear…….

“Demon King, wait a moment before listening to your command…”

“Oh, wait a minute before that. Hey Demon King! I have something to tell you. Is that okay?”

As soon as he was about to take the time to express his intention, Greaseville raised his hand.

Mephisto withdrew his hand that had given him the resignation letter and quietly looked back at him who had stood up before him.

Even at this very moment, the most greedy demons are eagerly seeking their place in the hierarchy.

“Now, everyone here, pay attention! From now on, I will make a declaration while the Demon King is watching.”

Soon he spoke, drawing everyone’s attention to himself.

Even the energy emitted by the Demon King is somehow overcome by the power emitted by his innate and powerful desire.

“Mephisto Rage. I will challenge you to a duel right here with the Demon King watching!”

Afterwards, Greasville turns his gaze towards himself and says exactly what he expected, smiling bitterly.

When Mephisto, who received that gaze, stood calmly on the spot, Greasville burst out laughing vigorously, as if even the silence was different.

“It’s better not to think it’s strange. Considering what you’ve done in the Demon King’s Army so far, everyone here knows that being second in line is too much for a clown or something.”

“… Oh my.”

“Phuhuh~”

Beelzebub shakes his head as if he is troubled by Greasville’s words, and Yasumo Deus bursts out laughing as if it is fun.

Such feelings also applied to other demons around him.

Interest rather than embarrassment, or admiration and admiration for the fact that you can openly say something like that in front of the devil…….

The atmosphere created as a result was generally in the direction of supporting Greaseville.

‘But that’s okay.’

Yes, because he is a clown.

Seniority, feats, strength…….

If all of that didn’t help make the lord laugh, he just didn’t care in the first place.

“Demon King, you think so too, right? Don’t you think it’s funny that a damn clown who doesn’t contribute the slightest to your army claims to be your right-hand man?”

There is one reason why they do not come forward.

This is because he felt that it was necessary to check in advance how his master would receive his current words.

If you at least agree with what I’m saying now.

“I…”

If only I could express any kind of emotion to those arrogant words just now.

I might consider tearing up the resignation letter in my arms.

“Why should I care about such things?”

But in the end, what was said was exactly what I had first expected.

The moment that voice calmed the clutter in the space, confusion began to appear on Greasville’s face, which had been talking confidently before.

“…What?”

“I don’t understand why you’re asking me that.”

The Demon King said, looking down at Greaseville.

“You can decide things like rank among yourself, so why should I care about such trivial things?”

Suddenly.

The moment when the buzz in the space suddenly subsides.

The only two in this room were able to keep their composure while anticipating those words.

The clown predicted his condition from the beginning.

And at this moment, the death demon is staring at the clown, not the demon king.

“Demon King, what are you talking about? If you don’t like the ranking, you are the one who told me to prove it in front of you by stamping it with force…….”

“Demon, you are the devil!”

Beelzebub started shouting quickly, ahead of Grizville, who didn’t notice and was embarrassed.

“For now, don’t pay attention to Greasville’s proposal, but tell us the reason why you called us. Isn’t there a reason why you summoned all the Four Heavenly Kings!?”

If they make people feel uncomfortable for no reason, they might have an evil spell against them.

At the words spoken hastily in response to such a judgment, Greaseville belatedly began to smile as he realized the situation.

“Yes, Demon King. Let’s see if we can find out! What is the reason you personally summoned the four of us here!”

Everything that has been achieved so far was possible because of the Demon King.

If you are displeased with my current behavior, everything I have achieved so far may be in vain.

The cold sweat flowing from his face showed that the arrogance of the usurper did not apply only to the Demon King.

“We’ve destroyed many worlds so far, but you’ve rarely summoned four of us like this, right? Well, that’s because there’s something that can only be accomplished by summoning us, right? Am I wrong? “

“…Yes, there was definitely something I wanted from you guys.”

Luckily, I think I’ve managed to please everyone, Greaseville smiles brightly, thinking.

It may be an expression of relief that this situation has somehow been overcome, as well as anticipation of what will happen next.

“hehehehe! Now that I think about it, this world is completely different from the places I’ve been through so far. Not only were there weak human beings, but there were also living corpses, monsters that transcended humans… And even heroes appeared there! ?”

A world overflowing with things that are on a different level from the trivial worlds we have been through so far.

So, there are many things that can be achieved in this world.

Greeseville, who guessed that it stimulated his desire and called them, began to burn with enthusiasm as if claiming to be his close associate.

“So, demon lord, just give me orders! “Anything you wish for, we will make it happen with our hands!”

You can destroy, steal, and violate anything.

If the entire army joins forces, it would be no problem to dominate this world and trample it to pieces.

“Are you willing to do anything for me?”

In proof of such loyalty, the demon king Solomon stood up from his throne.

Soon, his red eyes flashed and he spoke to Greaseville.

“Then die for me.”

“…… What?”

-Quaaang!

A roar.

When the body protruding from the throne fell, a fountain of blood rose from the spot and began to spread in all directions.

At a speed that no one here would be aware of.

“Uh, uh…?”

By the time I could barely follow the afterimage with my eyes, everything had already ended.

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Fragments of limbs scattered on the floor were writhing, and blood was spreading thickly underneath them…….

Being reduced to a miserable state like the weak people they have trampled on until now is the last thing that the devil called the usurper faces.

“When I think back, I lived my life doing everything I could.”

With everyone watching with bated breath.

The Demon King standing above him raised his head and spoke softly.

“I fought to survive, found value in the fight, and repeatedly traveled the battlefield. “I destroyed everything I wanted to destroy, and when I thought that wasn’t enough, I even went on to destroy the dimensional wall.”

-Jejeok.

Even the piece of meat that gets crushed by your feet.

The moment when the torrent of power evaporates and turns into smoke and ash.

“Men, women, beasts, monsters… And anything else, I could destroy, violate, eat, play with, or even create with my own hands as much as I wanted.”

Where even the powder and smoke disappeared with a wave of the hand.

A hollow voice began to leak out between his fingers as he held my face in both hands.

“It all means nothing. I can’t feel anything, no matter what I do, no matter what I do…”

“Demon, Demon King. Calm down. I-I don’t know what’s going on… Ugh!”

Have we not figured out the situation yet?

Beelzebub, who reflexively walked to his side, was caught by the devil’s hand, and soon his body began to shake while remaining fixed in the air.

“But after hearing that Mephisto was back, one thing came to mind that I had never done before.”

– Quad deuk!

“Ah, that’s right. If you think about it, I’ve never killed the loyalists who swore loyalty to me with my own hands…”

“Kach, ah, ah!”

Even though I protected myself with magic as much as possible, the moment I felt my neck vertebrae being misaligned just from the force of my grip.

Seeing his subordinate’s struggles, the corners of the Demon King’s mouth gradually began to turn upward.

“But as expected, I don’t know. What I’m feeling right now.”

It was definitely called a smile, but Mephisto, who was watching the scene, guessed it.

That does not come from joy, but is merely the result of tracing memories of past joys.

“Then, a little more slowly….”

Yes, the Demon King was looking forward to it.

What would it feel like to take care of your most loyal subordinates with your own hands for the first time in your life?

An expectation that the intensity that would arise as a result might satisfy his emptiness.

“Then… Wouldn’t we be able to find out if we kill him more slowly?”

“Ah, ahhh! Demon King! Please calm down! I don’t know what you want, but calm down…”

The moment when Beelzebub’s painful screams echo.

He probably guessed in his head that the Demon King’s condition was not normal, but despite this, his obsession with wealth still made him maintain his loyalty to him.

For him, who has traveled through many dimensions and collected valuable items, betraying the Demon King’s loyalty means losing everything he has protected so far.

“Beelzebub, my loyal vassal… Please die for me, right here!”

“Oh, no, that’s not possible… Wow!”

“No, struggle a little more… Resist for me, at least struggle to survive, and make the feeling of killing you all clearer at this moment…!”

“Everyone, what are you doing? Ma, the Demon King. Quickly calm the Demon King down!”

The moment he felt that even such a desire was soon swallowed up by the desire to survive, the power released from his body began to spread to the trembling demons everywhere.

It is a pheromone. A power created by the desire to collect that can exercise absolute command over those who receive bodily fluids into their bodies of their own will.

It is a power that can only be exercised with the consent of the other party, but Beelzebub has established many of these under the name of ‘deal’ and has placed a huge number of subordinates under him.

Without saying anything, among those who belonged to the Demon King’s army, there were only a handful of people who did not borrow his wealth.

“Ouch, hahahaha!”

“W-what? My body does what it wants… Ah!”

The demons who were guided by the pheromones fell down while being crushed by the torrent of power, or fell down with their breathing blocked and began to buckle.

Even if the distance is narrowed, the result is the same.

The power released just by the Demon King snapping his fingers compressed their bodies into a handful of blood, causing only bloodshed.

“Ah, ah. This, this, this…”

There is no way with small pieces.

Beelzebub, trying to find a way out even in such a hopeless situation, soon caught the eye of a woman in a tuxedo taking out a musical instrument from afar.

“Can I help you?”

The mad clown Mephisto.

The moment the violin and string scratching stick were summoned and held in his hand, Beelzebub felt his heart sink.

“Me, Mephisto. What are you trying to do…?”

“I feel so sorry for you.”

There was no malice.

I just played it myself, just in case.

“But if I keep it like this, I’ll just die, so shouldn’t I at least give it a chance to struggle?”

Because there was an expectation that the emotions he felt while killing his loyalists could somehow be amplified and awakened.

“B-don’t do it. Your power is dangerous in this situation…”

-Kikigeek!

“Oh, no. Stop!!”

“There is no malice.”

Honest answer.

And the power that is placed in one’s hands, ignoring all dissuasions.

“From beginning to end, I am just a clown who only wants to make the Demon King laugh.”

If even the slightest possibility is revealed at this final moment.

-Geekie Geek–!!!

Along with the swing filled with such will, the horrifying sound of scratching the strings resounds.

The demons who were stimulated by the performance soon began to rush towards the demon king, drawn by Beelzebub’s pheromone.

Like moths kicking flames.

-Quarring!

Into a disaster that destroys everything in sight.

Forgetting fear until the very end.

***

“Ah, ahhhhh!”

Yes, it wasn’t even a massacre.

In fact, the result is so obvious that it would not be strange to call it a collective suicide.

“I can’t feel anything…”

The living disaster that created such a hopeless situation began to sob above the lake of flesh without even a shape.

“My subordinates, the loyalists who trusted me…”

It’s painful.

The reality is that even though you have destroyed what you have built, you do not feel anything.

“Even if I kill you with these hands, I won’t feel anything. Nothing… Nothing!!”

The demon king cries out as if he is thirsty, clutching his neck with both hands.

But his attention was not directed to the blood pooled on the floor.

I realized a long time ago that my thirst cannot be satisfied even if I pour in countless amounts of blood and flesh.

“How on earth can I quench this thirst? How can I…!!!”

This is something I had already guessed a long time ago.

As great as the power is, the vessel of desire is also huge, so no matter what you do, your desire will not be satisfied.

As a result, the monarch lost his smile and could not feel stimulated by anything.

It was not unusual for someone to destroy everything they had built with their own hands.

“…Demon King.”

That limit was finally reached after coming to this world.

Mephisto, who sensed this, immediately threw the resignation letter in his arms in front of the Demon King who was sitting on the floor.

“…Well, what is this?”

“It’s a letter of resignation. They say that when humans quit their jobs, they hand over a document to their masters.”

A piece of paper with nothing written on it.

It is poor even as a stage prop, and is merely an object that serves only an excuse.

“…Stop, you’re leaving.”

“Demon King. I am disappointed in you.”

To the point where I am trying to get over this situation with just that excuse.

His oldest loyalist could not feel anything when he saw the broken man he was now.

“You are nothing to me anymore.”

There was no sadness, despair, betrayal or even resentment.

As I had already been thinking about this situation coming for a long time, I was already prepared to express my resignation to accept it.

“I too would be nothing to you now.”

“Wouldn’t that be enough of a reason for me to leave your side?”

Yes.

Isn’t this the perfect item to end a trivial story that couldn’t even be considered a tragedy?