The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Since it's your own problem, you should find a way to correct it.

In the future, the victims should at least be tortured until they lose their memory.

……

Outside the city gate, on the horizon, Olive caught Dekan's disgusted look, and her heart pounded, a sense of weakness washing over her.

It really was him!

"Oh? Miss Purgatory, do you really like that human over there?"

Irenos has noticed the change in Olive's condition.

Even though Olive was his subordinate in the First Army Group, Irenos still knew to be a little more polite to the Demon King's daughter.

"Ah."

Olive simply nodded and said nothing.

Because she didn't want to waste words on the useless demon whose fate was about to end.

“Napser, while I hold off Lenn, you can try to capture that human.”

"Irenos said calmly."

"Ok."

Pusser nodded in response to Irenos and Olive.

Logically speaking, this was indeed an opportunity to please the Demon King's daughter, and perhaps even get her to speak well of him to the Demon King, thus helping him to become the commander of the Ninth Army Group.

But Pusser's current assessment can be summed up in just a few words—

You're courting death! How dare you covet that esteemed person!

……

Soon, both eighth-tier great demons leaped off the now greatly weakened Destruction Dragon.

The Destruction Dragon accelerated and swooped down toward the city wall, sending up a cloud of mist as it flew over the snow-covered ground.

The terrifying momentum of the dragon almost crashing into the city wall did not shake Lenn in the slightest.

He simply looked calmly in the direction from which the blast wave was coming.

Finally, the Destruction Dragon came to a stop near the city wall as if it had come to an abrupt halt.

Meanwhile, Irenos, clad in black armor, stepped on the head of the Destruction Dragon and walked up to Lenn on the city wall.

"Lord Lunn, it's been a long time."

Irenos smiled slightly and greeted Lenn politely.

Without a doubt, Lenn had been successfully lured to the border, for no other man in the world possessed such familiar yet terrifying magic.

After confirming the identity of the person in front of him with absolute certainty, Irenos remotely released the seal on the Endless Annihilation Beast.

Sensing the rapid depletion of his magical power, Irenos was certain—

The endless beasts of destruction are awakening and are about to begin their relentless slaughter.

A bloody waltz, with rivers of blood and corpses strewn everywhere, is about to begin in the city of Krantes.

It is impossible for Lunn to return to Krann Territory in a short time.

As long as Irenos can hold off Lenn for enough time.

Even if the entire Kran territory is not destroyed, it will be almost entirely wiped out, turning it into a land where the most tragic and wronged souls wander in the history of the Holy Kingdom.

【Action!】

"..."

Lenn did not respond to Irenos, seemingly unwilling to speak further with this cruel demon.

[Right, right, keep this feeling.]

The slightly noisy instructions that were ringing in his ears could only be heard by Lenn; he was maintaining communication with Chloix using magic.

And Doloice was directing Len on how to perform.

"Lord Lenn, since we are here to negotiate, is it necessary for you to maintain communication magic indefinitely?"

Irenos asked casually.

If they can hold out and delay for even a second longer, hundreds or thousands of people in the Krann territory will die without Len's knowledge.

Irenos wanted to stall for time with Len as long as possible.

But I'm also getting impatient to see how Lenn reacts when he finds out that "tens of thousands of his people died because of this stupid gossip"!

[Stay calm and follow the script.]

"I maintain communication with the special envoy from the Holy City."

"Len said calmly."

It seemed as if they were completely unaware of Irenos's conspiracy.

After that, Lenn fell silent, seemingly handing over the judgment of this insignificant matter to Irenos.

Irenos glanced behind Lenn at the distant wilderness.

Communication magic, without a doubt, connects to that side.

That's right. Such peace talks can't be entirely decided by Lenn on his own; they also require the approval and supervision of the Holy City.

The black-haired nobleman whom Olive had taken a liking to did indeed fit the image of a special envoy from the Holy Capital, judging from his attire and demeanor.

"So that's how it is, sir from the Holy Capital. I'm also under the Demon King's surveillance. In some ways, we're quite similar."

"Irenos remarked."

Lords like them, who are powerful enough to pose a threat to the Demon King or the Holy Emperor, are needed by their lord, but at the same time, they are also feared.

Actually, none of these things matter. As long as he can chat with Len for a while longer, Irenos can avoid fighting Len for a while longer.

[Let's get a little emotional here.]

"I am not like you."

Lenn frowned as he answered.

Upon hearing Lenn's reply, Irenos shook his head and laughed.

"Hehe... I have no intention of rebelling. I know very well that I am no match for the Demon King, but you should be able to kill the Holy Emperor very easily, right?"

Irenos asked again, seemingly trying to provoke Lenn.

He sensed that Lenn was emotional, or rather, that he had fallen into a trap.

Now they might be able to talk for a long time.

The annihilation beasts must be wreaking havoc in the Kraken Territory right now, right?

Thinking of Lenn's hometown, which resembled a slaughterhouse, and looking at Lenn's ignorant and foolish appearance, Irenos was a little worried that he would not be able to hide the pleasure in his eyes and that Lenn would see through his act.

But that doesn't matter.

Irenos was already eagerly anticipating Lenn's reaction, his growing anxiety, and his eventual breakdown upon discovering the truth!

however.

Len whispered in his ear:

[That's natural, great! Keep chatting with him, just pretend you're not filming. Talk for another half hour, and when it's time to get physical, you can beat him like a son.]

Lenn: "..."

Len felt a bit like he was in jail.

An awkward half-hour conversation...

He was actually quite worried that he would reveal that he was looking at Irenos like he was an idiot.

And he really wanted to tell Irenos.

The monstrous beast you've been longing for has already been turned into sauerkraut by someone...

333 Winter Food Festival in Dekan

Time passed second by second.

Irenos and Lenn seemed to hit it off immediately, engaging in lively conversation.

They talked about the history of the Demon Realm, some of the current chaos in the Holy Kingdom, and even the issue of climate change.

They look exactly like two people who throw matches.

They seemed to have forgotten about both the signing of the contract and taking action, and chatted like this for an hour.

......

Even Olive, who was watching from a distance outside the city, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of her mouth at this bizarre scene.

Are you two never going to stop?

How about we go find a restaurant to eat at later and then continue our conversation?

She was getting very impatient.

She just wanted to get to her Deloitte as quickly as possible.

If she were unaware of the First Army's plans, or what Delois was plotting here, as the Demon King's informant, she would have immediately gone back to report Irenos.

The fact that they were even chatting idly on the city walls gave Olive a false impression—

She even doubted whether the world had changed and whether humans and demons could truly live in harmony.

......

On the city wall.

"Lord Lunn, we've been talking for so long, won't that annoy our guest from the Holy Capital?"

Irenos turned his head and glanced in the direction of Dekan, where he saw the envoy already brewing honey ginger tea and roasting marshmallows with Chloeux by the fireplace.