Dungeon Defense

After the dance, I applauded from all over the ballroom.

Where did the applause go? That shows the current charts of the Demon Prince's forces in a hostile manner.

The faction that clapped their hands most vigorously was the plains. They clapped their hands in praise for the best book that half their faction has ever produced, with half their respect and affection for Barbatos.

However, Veled and Zephar, who had been stripped of Barbatos' partner, were rotting away.

“Ugh! I escorted the commander when my brother was away. ”

“Does the President like mimics more than warriors...! ”

The two Demon Kings competed for a partner position for hundreds of years, but today they shed tears together. Unexpectedly.

The next was the neutral wave.

This minority of cultivators, including the fifth Demon King Marvas, considered the Dantalians to be an understanding comrades. In their eyes, Dantalian was a miraculously blooming rose from the plains of a foolish war fanatic, and it was their only conscience.

“In Valpurgis' night, I forgave Pymon.... ”

“The Wall Blind treated the mountain tribes with kindness. He's a communicator. ”

For a neutral group that cares about political tolerance and balance, Dantalian was a 'politician who takes care of his own interests but never crosses the line'. It was also an ideal politician.

Like Python, those who cry out for the benefit of all, not for their own. I did not compromise a little because it is a cause even though I offered a benefit here. It was also dangerous to jump over the line and rush over it.

Dantalian, on the other hand, seeks his own gain and is ready to compromise at any time.

In short, it made sense.

A Demon King full of psychopaths said the Demon King has a way with horses. As a neutral party, Dantalian hoped to continue to stay in the Plains and fill the necklaces of war fanatics.

The last was, of course, a mountain tribe.

They looked at the ballroom with an uncomfortable look on their faces. I didn't like the atmosphere of the applause, that was the face.

The Mountain Demon Kings whispered in Barbato and Dantalian's mouths.

“Crazy and crippled. Isn't it a wonderful combination in some way? ”

“One draws blood from the parchment and the other draws blood from the grave. The Plains have won great chiefs and chiefs. ”

Only Citri is restless, looking at Dantalian in shifts with her colleagues around her.

‘Isn't Dantalian the savior who saved Pymon's sister's life? ’

Honestly, she didn't understand what was going on.

It was the mountain tribes who launched the first strike. It was not a plains wave. The mountain tribe was responsible for the disintegration of the acid, but it was not strange.

Shouldn't you be thanking me? Hee hee. '

If Dantalian hadn't been so lenient, the mountain tribes would have been ruined. That's what Citri thought. I couldn't understand why my colleagues hated and despised what they deserved…….

The applause is over.

Dantalian bows politely and walks away. It was a place where the neutrals would gather. It was when several Demon Kings were tilting their heads, saying, "Why are the Dantalians heading towards the Neutral Wave?"

“May I have your first dance? ”

Dantalian asks the Neutral Demon King to dance. The Demon Kings take a deep breath. They had to be surprised. The Demon King who received the petition from Dantalian was the Neutral Clan's Reaper, the fifth ranking Demon King Marvas.

Of course, the Demon King Marvas was a man. Dantalian has asked a man to dance!

“What the hell are you doing? ”

“Are you out of your mind?"

“You're crazy.... ”

The Demon Kings were frightened everywhere. No matter how generous the masquerade is to homosexuality, a male partner is not allowed in an official position such as the Demon King's Ball. No, even if it was allowed to, Dantalian was only number 71, not to stop it!

Marvas looks at Dantalian with a vague gaze.

“Hmm.”

There were silent eyes between the two Demon Kings.

Marvas strokes his beard a few times and smiles lightly.

“Of course. It's an honor to have you in the next beautiful flower after Barbatos. ”

“Haha. If Barbatos weren't my friend, you would have been my first flower. ”

“I'm even more honored. ”

Marvas puts his hand on the palm of Dantalian's hand. As they watched the two of them walk together, the Demon Kings were excited.

“Oh my God! Look at that, I've never seen Marvas dance! ”

“You can't be serious, but Marvas is also Dantalian's lover!? ”

“Ugh! Oh, my God! ”

There was no way to excite the hearts of all women as much as the homosexuality of men. If that man were a dandy, popular Demon King like Marvas, it would be even worse. The Queen Dowager turned on the lights and argued nonstop, "Which one of Marvas and Dantalian is the male role?"

The most exciting man was Barbatos. She grins with her belly button. Veled smiles as he points at the two Demon Kings.

“Yippee! Well done! Do it! Do it! Do it! ”

“Man, you really can't lead! ”

Already the quiet ball disappeared everywhere. The Queen Dowager roars in the mountains, shouting for joy over her faction. People were generally interested in watching this little hazing, but there were also some people with rotten expressions.

Gamekin was uncomfortable planting.

This is why the gossip he created became useless. More and more interesting was the rumor that Marvas may have been in some kind of relationship with Dantalian than he had been rumored to be in a relationship with Dantalian.

In the social world for a while, they'll be chatting about two male Demon Kings. The rumors that you manipulated were extinguished before they even spread...

* * *

The first night was over after the ball, and I was going to negotiate from the second day - but Marvas and I have been busy in the social world since then.

“The Neutral Party is looking after Dantalian's back. ”

“The Neutral Party intends to raise the hands of the Plains in this negotiation. ”

Moreover, I wandered to rumors that were unfounded. Marvas is not my lover, he just took a friendly gesture to the plains.

It was an extraordinary guess, but people surprisingly liked it. I heard the Angler fits. It was more natural that Marvas, who had lived so cleanly without a boyfriend, suddenly had a relationship with Dantalian....

Well, that was the point.

Inspired Marvas owed me many things. I forced him to pay for it with this opportunity. The two of us had not come to any agreement in advance, but we agreed upon it naturally. Maybe I realized right away what I was thinking. The rest of politics was an inspiration.

In an atmosphere so favorable to me, there was a full negotiation.

Baal sits in the arbitration seat, but hardly says a word. As Barbatos said, Baal seems to have no intention of doing more than just making room for him. Gamegin, who came out as their representative, only exchanged arguments with me on this side.

Actually, that was enough. Baal sits around and the air becomes heavy. Baal had a overwhelming atmosphere that prevented him from making fun of you. Is it a year-round thing?

“The plains are not the only ones who have contributed to the capture of Habsburg. ”

Gamekin said.

“A lot of troops got it by moving together. Don't let Habsburg's regime swallow you whole! ”

“Let's find out who contributed more to the war. ”

I quietly protested.

“The plains were the ones who stood up to Habsburg. It was our plains that discovered Pymon's plan and crushed it. The territory of Habsburg should be given to the Plains. Of course, I'm not saying there's no reward for the rest of the force. ”

“Hmmm? ”

“I will provide you with a substantial amount of goods from Habsburg's territory. I promise you will be rewarded enough. ”

Gamigine tilts her head.

“That's a joke. You think we don't have enough gold and silver? Owns his territory on the continent. That's all that matters. I'll be honest with you. The plains are the worst kind of heroes. ”

“Then what are your requirements? ”

“The Plains 5. Agares and I, two and a half each. What do you think? I think this is a reasonable distribution. ”

I shook my head.

“The Plains 8. Gamegin and Agares agree that they will each receive one share. ”

“Hmmm.”

Gamigine lets out a long snore. The other Demon Kings roared in the auditorium.

Gamekin whispers with a single, polite smile.

“Do you want to go to war or the Plains? ”

“I'll tell you all about it. Who has suffered the most damage in this war? Agares and Gamegin led the troops, but everyone knows that they avoided confrontations with Humans. ”

I empowered him to listen deliberately.

“Who captured the fortress city of Krems? It was our plains. Who was it that hunted down the remaining Habsburg army after the capture of Vindbona? It was our plains, Gamygyn. You've simply retreated with the Stragglers of Habsburg in front of your eyes. ”

“Strategic retreat. ”

Gamigine brazenly replied without breaking her smile.

“Barbatos was the only one who took down the army before we could pursue him. It's not foolish enough to waste troops in such meaningless battles. ”

“A meaningless battle……. ”

I made a bitter smile.

“We set up a world on the continent that defeats humanity and provides a world for witches. There are, of course, sacrifices to the surface nomination. It's not a meaningless sacrifice. It's a necessary sacrifice. And that's the kind of sacrifice that we get in Northern Habsburg. But the person who refuses to sacrifice covets the territory of the victim... What a great attitude. I was impressed.”

“ ……. ”

A blatant provocation. The crowd grows louder. Is that a little excessive?

Of course, we have to go too far. Now I'm not the only Demon King. Representative of the entire plains. It is the whole plain wave.

I can't go out there to a Demon King named Gamekin.

“What you're mistaken for is that you now understand negotiation as a power struggle. No, this is a conflict between our plains, who want to defend their cause everywhere, and those of you who want nothing more than private gain. ”

“Don't you think that's a little harsh? ”

“Not bad at all. ”

I said decisively.

“Look at the Neutral Wave. The Neutrals also retreated ahead of the chase. But the Neutral Tribe remained in Habsburg and set out for the Kingdom of Polytunia, not for territory. And that's the thing about moral fiber. ”

I've obviously brought ridicule to my mouth.

“On the contrary, I'm honestly not disappointed with Gamigini and Agares' attitude. Your territory is not originally Habsburg, but other provinces. Why didn't you go there? You don't want to fight. You don't want to sacrifice. A person who doesn't fight or sacrifice can get to the territory... It's hard to know when the Demon King has become this comfortable a profession. ”

The negotiations ended that day.

Gamigine and I did not back down from our negotiations. It will be decided by the majority of the Demon Kings while running parallel lines like this. Then, the advantage was not Gamigine, but me.

I was going to lead the negotiations into the long run. Finally, the flat waves were considered adequate if they ate about 7, about 1.5 each of Gamyin and Agarez.

But the next day, when Barbatos came into my lodging, his face turned red, I realized something was going wrong.

“Agarez came in while we were leaving the house. ”

“What?"

Barbato shouts.

“I robbed an empty house, you bitch! ”