My dear witch, please turn evil according to the script!

Chapter 275 I am very pleased

The Blood Demon Lord, who can be considered an ally for the time being, revealed some extremely terrifying information.

But apart from the King of the Royal Court who revealed the information and the good young man who liked to worry, the rest of the women and children did not seem to have the slightest concern about this important matter!

"Oh."

The Demon King responded with a single word, neither too loud nor too soft.

His relaxed demeanor and nonchalant tone made Roland's eyes widen involuntarily.

No, even in this situation, how can you still be so calm?

Come on, Demon King, do something useful!
Seemingly anticipating Roland's reaction, the Demon King replied nonchalantly, "Oh, don't worry. Do you know more about warfare than I do?"

"Besides, do you think I haven't used that rune stone from the Demon King's Court?"

The Demon King slowly said, "In the end, even external objects have their limits and limitations."

"Roland, don't you understand this best?"

"As a user of runes, or even multiple runes, you should be well aware of the drawbacks of those runes."

"Although I couldn't fully utilize the rune at the time, I could sense that it wasn't simply mind control, but rather something closer to powerful mental suggestion or brainwashing."

"This is not a spell that can be canceled by defeating the caster."

"But the reverse is also true; it is precisely because of its powerful effect that its range of application is limited."

Roland understood the meaning behind the Demon King's words; it seemed he wanted to refute the Blood Demon Lord's statement.

Indeed, that was the case. The Demon King's next words were: "Even if we could unleash the full power of the runes, it would be impossible to control all the people within a limited time."

"Those who have truly been subjected to similar brainwashing effects are probably only a few high-ranking officials with significant power, and some mid-level key personnel."

"The rest of the people you think have been brainwashed and controlled have at most been influenced by similar mental suggestions, coupled with guidance from above, which has led to your current misjudgment."

Danso closed his eyes and pondered: "That makes sense. I was too hasty and didn't observe carefully. That's right... If that talisman really had such an effect, the princess wouldn't have been allowed to remain in a standoff along the river until now."

"The recent surprise attack was ultimately repelled by that princess's army..."

"However, in that case, I can't stay here any longer, otherwise it will be easy to give them a handle to use against me."

"Now I must immediately lead my troops back to the Kingdom's territory, and please keep my presence here a secret."

Danso then looked at Roland and said, "Your strength, your support, and His Majesty's guarantee have made me change my mind."

"In the end, I have no personal grudge against you. Although you killed many of my men, those guys were just convicts captured from the demon race's death row."

"My personal advice is that now that your business here is finished, you should hurry back to the Imperial territory."

After saying that, the Blood Demon Lord stood up from his seat: "Your Majesty... I will tell the old lich and the stinky stone about your matter."

You can always trust our loyalty to you.

"We may not be able to achieve your ideal of conquering the continent and saving the world, but... we will always keep in mind the idea of ​​making the demon race strong again."

"The demon race is now weak. The title of Lord of the Royal Court sounds terrifying, but in the end there are only seven of them."

"Going to war with humans now will only severely damage the demon race, which has finally recovered during the three-hundred-year reconstruction period."

"However... the three of us, whose royal courts were severely weakened in the Holy War, are no longer able to completely control the demon race."

"Moreover... I'm afraid that the Heart Demon gang will choose to cooperate with those cultists."

After giving the reminder, the Blood Demon Lord headed towards the door to leave, but was stopped by the Demon King just before he was about to go.

"Wait a minute, Danso, one last question—why does the royal court want to collect runestones, and what do they want to do with the divine artifact?"

The Blood Demon paused, then let out a long sigh: "...Your Majesty, your soul is indeed excessively incomplete. You have even forgotten such an important matter."

"However, since you can't remember this memory now, it means that you had some considerations when you separated your soul from your memory."

"If that's the case, then I can't say much, and I can only tell you two sentences—the Carrion King's Court is about to collapse."

"And... everything that's happening now is, in the end, just the demons trying to save themselves."

As he spoke, the Blood Demon Lord turned to look at the King, whose physical form had vanished, whose soul was incomplete, and who could only cling to the fragments of the Divine Armor to survive. He slowly shook his head, then left the wooden house, and in the blink of an eye, his magical aura could no longer be felt.

After the Blood Demon Lord finished speaking, the Demon King fell into a brief silence.

Although things quickly returned to normal, Roland still kept these anomalies and the information about the current state of the demon race revealed by the seemingly easy-going ruler of the royal court in mind.

However, after the Blood Demon Lord, an outsider, left, the atmosphere on the scene began to become somewhat subtle.

Kalia glanced at Roland and blinked: "Have we finished discussing the important matters?"

“Yes, we’re done talking.” Roland nodded, then turned to look at Russell, who had been silent for a long time and had quietly switched back to his somewhat abnormal third personality.

"Teacher, is there anything you'd like to say?"

Upon hearing Roland's words, Russell nodded seriously: "Ah, there's some information I really want to confirm that I want to get to the bottom of."

“Please speak, teacher,” Roland gestured for Russell to speak. “When you go back, you won’t abandon me, will you?”

"How could that be!" Roland quickly interjected, "How could we allow someone of your caliber to live a life of financial hardship in the wilderness!"

"Don't worry, teacher, I guarantee that when you go back, you will enjoy top-notch experimental conditions and unlimited experimental funding throughout the entire empire!"

"As long as the experiment doesn't involve human ethics or morality, you can research whatever you want!"

Upon hearing this, Russell grabbed Roland's hands tightly: "Good apprentice! I haven't spoiled you for nothing! By the way, how's the circuit implantation going?"

"The fusion is perfect, and didn't we just test it in a real battle?" Roland smiled.

This month's work wasn't in vain.

Permanent physical enhancement and magic amplification, as well as dynamic/static blood armor, Wind King's Barrier, and fixed-time control.

I've managed to develop a whole set of skills through sheer hard work and research.

Moreover, the startup mana cost is minimal.

However, they still lack practical experience.

To be on the safe side, Roland had not sparred with the King of the Royal Court in the previous encounter, and those prototype machines were completely countered and restrained by his own time-controlling spells.

Of course, Roland is not the kind of reckless person who would go looking for enemies to spar with just to test his strength.

"It's good that the integration is alright." Russell breathed a sigh of relief, then patted Roland on the back and said, "How about this, stay for another week before you leave."

"I will take good care of your body. Even if the fusion is perfect, it is ultimately your own feeling."

"I'll give you a thorough medical check-up then!"

Roland nodded: "No problem. Since the Blood Demon Lord who has been looking for us has left, we won't encounter too much trouble in the short term."

"If those prototypes attack, I have ways to deal with them."

"Also... I have a favor to ask."

Russell laughed: "Why are you starting to keep things to yourself? Just say it."

"I have witnessed your physical skills and feel great respect for you. Please teach me, sir."

"Hahahaha! No problem, no problem! I didn't expect you, a new-era mage, to have such a passion for close combat!"

Russell was inexplicably happy, then stood up and said, "My fighting skills were all honed in the battles against the Royal Army back then; they are almost instinctive fighting techniques."

"It's not that easy to learn."

"However, since you appreciate it so much, I will not hide my shortcomings."

"But since it happened so suddenly, I need to prepare my lesson plan properly. How about this, as usual, you come to see me again tomorrow morning."

Russell then went home to prepare his lesson plan.

It's clear that Russell is extremely happy that Roland wants to learn close combat from her, even more so than when Roland wants to learn alchemy from her.

In short, the room quickly became quiet.

Some things that were previously inconvenient to talk about can now be discussed again.

Roland asked in a deep voice, "What do we do next? Return in seven days or go back immediately?"

“No rush, Roland.” The Demon King spoke slowly, seamlessly switching his voice pack back to his own: “Although I didn’t quite understand what that kid Danso was reporting.”

"But as of now, as long as the princess's troops hold out, the royal army has no plans to launch a war at this stage."

"Clearly they are not stupid. They know that if they rely solely on the current strength of the Demon Royal Court, they can no longer sweep across the human world like I once did."

"After all, the reason why the war went so smoothly at that time was largely due to the Demon King's castle fortress."

"That war fortress, which gathered almost all of the demon race's resources, is the foundation of the demon race's repeated victories."

"Not to mention that the royal court is not united right now, and they will not act rashly before they have unified all their forces."

"Secondly... what I'm more concerned about is, what exactly is the Carrion King's court resisting..."

Roland interrupted the Demon King's mutterings: "Let's leave aside for now what the Demon Clan's reasons for starting this war."

"The key is that this message needs to be conveyed to the Papacy and the Empire immediately."

"It's clear that they've taken control of the upper echelons of the federation of nations in order to issue policies and then legally expel clergy from the Holy See."

"Unless the Holy See intends to openly break with all the human nations on the continent, it has no choice but to withdraw."

"Otherwise, it will definitely provoke dissatisfaction from various countries, or even retaliation. I just don't know how the Vatican will decide."

"But it's always best to strike first; we must get the message to the Vatican as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)