The Betrayed Devil No Longer Hides His Power

25 – Beginning of Destruction 3

“The Emperor. During that time, it has benefited me in many ways. In addition to the aforementioned ores, grains, dyes, and even demon slaves were stole and sold to a great extent, leaving a huge profit.”

“I have heard that too. I heard that they smuggled delicious black beef from the Demon Kingdom and sold it. We Orcs, even if we put up with anything else, we can’t just let go of playing with meat!”

“I was wondering why the price of steel has plummeted these days, and they stole weapons and sold them after melting them? No matter how good the money is, isn’t that a bit harsh?”

“… “

The attack of Orcs and Dwarves started with the pope’s remarks.

The emperor couldn’t help but feel his head pounding at their unexpected attack, which he normally couldn’t even hear.

‘What the hell… How… How do they know them all? It has been completely hidden until now, and those who know about it are only my direct subordinates and Kirks, who helped smuggling….!’

At that moment, I suddenly realized one fact.

At this, the emperor’s eyes were still on him right here…

Headed to the master.

‘Could it be that guy?…’

The figure of the man standing there silently.

Although there was nothing particularly special about it.

Nevertheless, deep feelings of doubt began to sprout in the emperor’s heart.

I don’t know, but there’s no way the situation would be revealed so blatantly without one of his direct subordinates or that master betraying him.

However, despite his doubts, the emperor was not easily convinced.

‘No… No matter what, that guy would have done something like that… I have invested so much for the author and Kirks so far, and now there is no reason to take over the owner for no reason.’

Kirks, who has grown so far as his faithful hound and a root that can affect the entire continent.

There was no reason why it would turn its back on itself overnight.

I have doubts in my heart, but I am not sure,

The emperor had no choice but to try to somehow respond to this situation, which was going from bad to worse as his corruption was revealed.

“Tell me, please. How can we do these things without ignoring the treaties we have made so far!”

“The spoils must be divided evenly! The meat must be divided evenly! He who breaks his promise cannot be an orc’s friend!”

“Having nothing to do, playing around with steel… And even stealing ores. Eat in moderation.”

“Noisy! What do you guys think you know!”

The emperor who is angry at the monarchs of other races who express their anger.

However, in spite of such a hostile attitude, they had no choice but to keep their mouths shut for a while.

No matter what, the opponent was the monarch of the Utopia Empire, the strongest country on the current continent.

Even if it was pushed back in terms of justification, the weight of national power could not be ignored.

“Which country has shed the most blood while dealing with the demons so far! It is our Utovian Empire! What’s so wrong with trying to make up for such a loss! Even if there are some parts of the process that you are a bit reluctant to do, aren’t you guys doing things little by little!”

“Emperor, do you dare to insult me, the pope!”

“I was just stating the truth! Pope, you say that you obey God’s will, but don’t you almost put your hands on the expedition! Even that saintess is withdrawing from her subjugation of demons, so what’s the matter with that? And you orcs have been making a living thanks to the empire, so why are you making fun of yourself for being so good! Did we punish and forget our favor during the Great Famine?”

“heheheh… that… That and this are different matters! The help is appreciated, but the betrayal cannot be overlooked!”

“Noisy! If you forsake grace for that little meat, how are you different from those filthy demons!”

“Now… ruler. You seem very excited, but please calm down for now. Shouldn’t we be resentful in a place like this?”

Balin, the dwarf lord, recognizes that the situation is going too emotionally and tries to mediate.

However, due to his excitement about the existence of an internal traitor lurking somewhere and the fact that his private parts had been exposed, his words did not reach the emperor’s ears anymore.

“You Balin, keep quiet! It’s like ungrateful people who don’t even know grace. You are allies with such people, and I am so pitiful that I have been there until now!”

“Woe… Emperor!”

An emperor who expresses his anger without holding back his emotions.

At this, the elf Pope stood up from his seat with an expression that he could not stand it any longer.

“I can’t help but listen. Even so, I tried to be polite as a blood oath, but with such an arrogant attitude, it wouldn’t even be worth fighting.”

“You insulted the orcs! The emperor is no longer our friend! It was dirty together and let’s never see each other again!”

In the end, the Pope and the Oak Road leave the place as they are.

Looking at them, the dwarven lord, Balin, showed a worried expression on his face.

The emperor still had a face that was not relieved.

Meeting simply driven by emotions… Furthermore, the emperor who seems to have cut the string of the name of the union that he has maintained all along.

However,

Apart from this fact, a ray of coolness settled in the heart of the current emperor.

‘It’s a bit early, but… It doesn’t matter. I just pulled out the sword that was supposed to be drawn later anyway.’

He was quiet externally, but he was already the emperor who had been preparing for a new war from the bottom up.

The goal is, of course, the only elven kingdom and orcs with national power comparable to the utopia empire at this point.

In the case of Dwarves, they originally had a high level of intimacy with the Empire, but they were in a position where they had no choice but to follow them if they swallowed the two countries anyway.

‘Now that the justification has been made, the only thing left is war. But before that… There are things I need to take care of first.’

As much as what happened anyway, it didn’t matter much.

However, apart from that, the emperor came to the conclusion that there were people who needed to be sorted out before the war.

A disloyal being who hastened a war that should have happened a little later, and at the same time tarnished his noble face.

With the thought of first finding the traitor who uncovered this, the emperor slowly rose from his seat.

‘I will never leave it alone. The crime of daring to injure my body must be dealt with sternly!’

*

The pope returns to the holy kingdom.

Seeing him leave an important meeting, Arian, the secretary and archbishop, asked in a voice full of concern.

“His Holiness, are you all right? No matter what, ending the meeting like this… “

“There is nothing more to see. It would be a waste to spend any more time on an emperor who has already fallen to the point of corruption. Our work is more urgent now.”

“Yes? Radish… What is going on?”

The archbishop expressed doubts about the Pope’s words that he couldn’t understand.

A thriving country of elves that has been in a stable state all the time, even on expeditions.

Even so, the Pope seemed to feel some unknown anxiety.

“We’ll talk about the details when we get back. There are too many ears here in the Empire.”

“Ah… all right.”

Like that, the archbishop follows the pope with curiosity for now.

Meanwhile, the pope, who escaped the imperial castle as quickly as possible, returned to the holy kingdom through teleport magic.

At the same time he thought.

The fact that now is the worst crisis situation since the founding of the Seonghwangguk.

If you don’t stay alert and take action in this situation,

That his life was not an issue, that the fate of the entire elven race might fall into abyss.

‘Is this what God said… I see, now I understand why the saintess went that far.’

A saintess who took the devil’s side to the point of overdoing it despite the concerns around her.

From the standpoint of hearing the voice of the same god, the pope tolerated her behavior for the time being, but

To be honest, there were parts of her going that far that even the Pope couldn’t quite understand.

However, he could clearly see it now.

Why did the saintess choose that path?

And, as a result of the lukewarm reaction between himself and the elves, what happened?

‘The true evil lies elsewhere… Is this? Whatever it is, you should be prepared first. Prepare to block the sword drawn by that wicked emperor.’

*

A huge fortress in front of you.

And,

Numerous demons aiming their bows at this direction.

Looking at them, I put a calm smile on my lips.

“hahahaha… this… You welcomed me so warmly right from the start?”

“This is not the time to joke, Demon King. How dare you point your bow at the demon lord. With the same demon, how can I… “

“Stop. As I said, I’ll take care of this, so wait for a while.”

While restraining Hella from expressing her anger, I slowly moved forward.

Toward the place where ‘my people’ are showing clear hostility.