I Became a Retired Warrior Who Suffered NTR in the Novel

56 – The Demon King

I left Kir in the dungeon and came out, but I thought about going back because I felt bad.

Judging from the look in Kir’s eyes before he came out, it didn’t seem like I needed to go back in.

As for Dantalion, the Four Heavenly Kings, I’ve competed against them, and they weren’t that strong.

It may be inferior in strength, but in battle, Kiru was much better in power and skill.

On the other hand, due to the activities of the allied forces fighting to help us on the current border and the assassination team that infiltrated the castle in advance and destroyed its internal system, the castle fell into chaos.

In addition, with the appearance of our warrior party, the Demon King’s army was unable to respond properly and was crumbling powerlessly.

Although belatedly aware of the fact that the castle was attacked, nearby demon corps were approaching.

The huge water barrier that Elaim created around the castle was completely blocking their access.

“Hero, Kiru-sama…?”

While Elim was active outside of the castle, Lucia stuck by Irene’s side.

As I came out of the dungeon alone, he was approaching me, looking behind me just in case.

“I have something to see, so I’ll come up right after that.”

“Aren’t you seriously hurt? I’ll come down soon…”

“It’s okay. Just wait a little bit here and it will come up soon.”

“Yes…”

Lucia, who was on the verge of going down to the dungeon right now, had to come back because I stopped her.

Even when I said that Kir was fine, he didn’t hide his worried face and just stared at the entrance to the dungeon.

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Now that it has been confirmed that Kir is safe, what remains is the appearance of the owner of this place, the Demon King…

Even though we’re making a fuss like this, the demon king who should have appeared a long time ago couldn’t be seen.

Only the assassins who had finished suppressing the inside of the castle were approaching the entrance of the dungeon where I was waiting.

“…..”

Karen came over with a face that looked like she had something to say, and she looked around her head like Lucia, looking for someone…

“Kir has work to do and will be up soon.”

“Yes…”

“Then why doesn’t the Demon King appear? It’s time to show up by now…?”

Before our party of warriors, including me, came to this demon castle,

It’s not perfect in a short time, but I’ve been preparing a lot in preparation for the fierce battle with the demon king.

The holy sword is basic,

Hundreds of magic scrolls, stamina potions, mana potions, and even artifacts that might be helpful for defense…

I haven’t personally met the demon king yet, but I’ve been preparing for it, expecting it to be similar to or a little stronger than the previous demon king.

But…

“Currently, there is no demon king in this demon castle. Warrior.”

“Yes!? No?”

“I caught and interrogated some of the servants working in this demon castle, but they say the demon king hasn’t been seen since yesterday.”

“Then what about Seir, the Four Heavenly Kings?”

“It is said that he has not been seen since the battle in Horon Kingdom.”

The demon king is not in this demon castle…

That’s also in a war situation like this…

In the case of the former demon king, I didn’t move in this demon castle except for important battles…

In an unexpected situation, I thought about searching around the castle to find the demon king, but

The main goal of coming here in the first place was not to fight the demon king, so I had no choice but to look at the entrance to the dungeon again.

And after a while…

Kir, who came up from the dungeon after the battle with the Four Heavenly Kings, Dantalion, hadn’t had any food for several days, and had been struggling with an emaciated face and a body full of scars.

As for his face, he was more happy than ever, so I wasn’t particularly worried or anything like that.

Instead of…

“Sister!!”

From the kingdom of Horon to here, Karen, who had been living without any emotion with an expressionless face, ran towards Kir with a crying voice.

After that, Lucia and I followed.

Karen shed tears as she was embraced by Kir, instead of joy.

Lucia was beside him, healing the wounded body of Kir and welcoming him together.

Even though I couldn’t meet the demon king or the runaway Seir,

Perhaps it was because we were able to safely rescue Kir, no one here showed a sad face or a disapproving face.

*****

Eryther Empire…

The capital of the empire was extremely crowded because of the developed commerce as befits the center of the western continent, and the refugees who flocked to the surrounding kingdoms to ruin…

The back streets of the capital’s markets are also…

Starting with mercenaries and adventurers, criminals such as thieves and hitmen also flocked.

A middle-aged man in a white robe was standing in front of a building in this dark back alley where the general public would never enter.

And after a while…

A man came out of the building and politely escorted him inside…

“You’re here?”

“Yes.”

The man in the white robe entered the building and was guided by the gatekeeper to the room of a man who was waiting for him.

Terrible..

The man in the white robe managed to find the doorknob in the dark room and carefully opened the door and went inside.

A man with a long spear and unusual gray hair, rarely seen in the human world, jumped up from his seat and bowed.

“To come here without a coward.”

“……”

The man in the white robe sat down on the chair that was being pushed out as if to sit down, swearing with harsh words.

“Where did you come here without thinking? If you’ve lost all your comrades and been embarrassed, you should go back to the castle.”

“I’m sorry… I’m sorry. I have sinned to death.”

“I guess you know.”

“……”

The man in the white robe, who had been speaking harshly as if digging his heart out, gradually changed his voice tone to a softer one.

“What about the Necromancers?”

“They have already fled elsewhere.”

Seir, who had returned after being defeated by the hero, answered with a frown when the man in the white robe spoke of the necromancer.

The man in the white robe quietly closed his eyes and nodded his head slightly, as if to anticipate what he was thinking.

There was no reason to do that,

Even though the Necromancer Guild participated in this war, it might be because they are wizards mad about black magic and necromancy.

They knew that their lives were precious, so when they heard that a warrior had appeared, they ran away on their own.

Thanks to that, Seir, the Four Heavenly Kings, had to flee to this place without missing a chance to counterattack, and at this point, he tried to console himself by blaming the Necromancers for the death of the Four Heavenly Kings, Kimaris.

“Still, that courage is amazing. To have the guts to see me after losing my fellow Four Heavenly Kings…”

“He said… I have no face.”

“Did you tell the hero about the leader of the Assassins, Kir?”

“Yes. He said he was already dead.”

The man in the white robe, whose disappointment had eased a bit at Seir, who delivered the message according to the plan, drank a cup of tea brought by the gatekeeper and continued his conversation.

“Yes. One thing you did was good. What does the warrior say?”

“I didn’t say much, but I think I was very upset.”

“Yes…”

A slight smile appeared on the lips of the man in the white robe at the story that the hero became angry when he learned of the death of the assassin leader, Kir.

I was able to taste the sweetness of revenge a little bit as the things that had been happening over and over again were resolved.

“Then why didn’t you kill the traitor Kir?”

The Four Heavenly Kings, Seir, spoke with slight dissatisfaction at keeping Kir, a dark elf who sold top-secret information, alive.

He clicked on the tip of his tongue and shook his head at the ignorant Sayre.

“Don’t you know that the Assassination Team has been directly subordinate to the Demon King since the time of the previous Demon King, and their leader, Kir, also has skills comparable to the Four Heavenly Kings?”

“Yes? Well… that… until that…”

“Well… Since the Assassins only do important and confidential work, nothing is known… Unlike you foolish bastard, she is a strong and clever woman who puts the hero in danger many times…”

“……”

Seir didn’t express it outwardly, but I felt bad for his blatantly disrespectful words and actions.

It couldn’t help but feel very proud that the Dark Elf race, which was not a high-ranking demon like himself and had no rank, was being praised for being stronger than he was.

“But can she ever come back to our side? To the extent of handing over confidential information to a hero… I don’t think we’re in a normal relationship…”

“So you don’t know I left Dantalion behind? Even if it’s not on our side, if you have an assistant, it can be useful.”

Although it was a thing of the past, the man in the white robe knew Kir well.

Even though he had enough skills to rise to the position of the Four Heavenly Kings, he was unable to rise due to differences in race and class…

If, a long time ago, she had formally entered the Four Heavenly Kings and engaged in a full-scale battle with her party of warriors, it was inconceivable how the outcome of the war would have changed.

The man in the white robe, who had been talking with Seir for a long time, then tried to talk more about Kir…

I couldn’t bring myself to speak because the gatekeeper opened the door in a hurry and came in.

“Demon Lord!”

“What happened?”

“Yo… A party of warriors is said to have invaded the castle!”

“What?”

At the surprise news of the warrior party, the man in the white robe jumped up from his seat,

Hearing from the side, he was so surprised that he fell behind him, doubting his own ears.

“There was a report from the scene that it seemed that he had come to rescue Kir, the leader of the assassins, as he had a surprise attack with the assassins, the Dark Elves.”

Demon King Asmodeus, who ascended to the throne as a new demon king by reorganizing the scattered demon king forces after the death of the previous demon king, could not hide his uncomfortable feelings.

The gatekeeper who reported this had to swallow dry saliva to prevent sparks from falling on him.