Demon King, you just need to conquer, and your husband will come up with the solution.

"A bet? What to bet on?"

"Let's bet on what she will do next. I bet she will let me die once.

She would take all the nobles to the walls of Blackwater City, just like I hanged those stubborn local families, and hand those nobles over to the people of Blackwater City to be hanged.

Then...she will announce my death to the people of Blackwater."

"Announce your death?" Irons' words surprised Margaret. She asked in confusion, "Why do you think so? Do you think Catalina won't come to save you? So you just announced your death to the public?"

If this is the case, then Margaret would still be quite happy. After all, this means that Catalina is just a political animal after all and has no ability to compete with her for the ownership of Ains.

However, Margaret's understanding of Catalina told her that the queen was not that kind of person. At the very least, she would never just sit there and watch Ains in the Demon King's Castle without doing anything.

So...why is Irons so sure that Catalina will announce his death to the public?

Ains quickly answered, "Of course not. Katarina will definitely come to the Demon King's City to take me back. But she is not taking me back to continue to be the governor of Blackwater City. She is most likely planning to take this opportunity to bring me back to the capital and let me continue to be her shadow prime minister.

Since I can no longer be the governor of Blackwater City, Catalina will definitely not make any promises to the people of Blackwater City, such as taking me back to Blackwater City. In this case, it is more convenient for me to be a dead person.

I think she may have encountered some troubles in the capital, so after sealing me away for five years, she plans to take me back here. Judging from the surrounding situation... it is likely that Emperor Ettinger of the Hel Empire is preparing to start a war. "

"..."

Margaret looked at Ains's analysis of Katharina in a daze, and couldn't help asking, "Ains... do you hate Katharina?"

"…Disgust…It's hard to say. I just see her clearly. In fact, I don't hate her that much, because in terms of cruelty…I am just as cruel as she is. I just can't understand her with a simple attitude anymore…"

Seeing this, Margaret reached out and held Irons' hand, and asked, "Then... Irons, what is your attitude towards me?"

Irons was stunned, feeling his palm being wrapped by Margaret's soft and slender hand, and looking at Margaret's beautiful face close to him, his cheeks couldn't help but get hot.

He coughed lightly and avoided Margaret's eager eyes, saying, "Ahem... this is not, we are not familiar with each other yet, we will know it after spending more time together."

Margaret said: "I think it won't take long... Irons, my feelings for you are simple, and you just need to come to see me in a simple way."

"..." Irons opened his mouth and wanted to say "People's hearts always change" to respond to Margaret.

However, looking at Margaret's extremely clear eyes, Irons knew that she was not lying...

"……Um."

In the end, he chose to shut up and nodded in response to Margaret's words.

After getting Ains' response, the female devil immediately smiled happily. Looking at the bowl of soup that Ains had finished, she asked, "By the way, there is still some soup in the pot. Do you want another bowl?"

"Ah, no need..." Irons scratched his head and was about to refuse, but looking at Margaret's eager eyes, he changed his words and said, "Okay, another bowl..."

"Well, you guys, go and bring another bowl over."

"Yes, Lord Demon King."

Seeing Margaret looking unusually happy, Irons seemed to be affected as well, and his mood seemed to improve a little.

He touched the frosted cover of the novel in his hand, thought for a while, and then said to Margaret: "Margaret, Catalina will definitely come to the Demon King's City to find me, and she will definitely not hesitate to conflict with you.

But...when the time comes, can you let me negotiate with Catalina? I might be able to persuade her to back out...Of course, if you're worried that I'll go back to Duolun with her, you can just ignore what I said..."

"sure."

Margaret agreed to Irons' proposal without hesitation, and her tone was so casual, as if she was discussing what to eat for dinner today.

"…You agree?"

"Hmmmm~"

"You don't worry..."

"I'm not worried."

"……Thanks."

"You are my future husband, of course I will believe you~"

"……Thanks……"

……

"Hang them! Then kick them off the city gate!"

"Long live the Queen! Long live Governor Irons! Hang all these nobles on the city gate!"

"Kick! Kick! Kick!"

"That old dog! Remington! You've got to suffer the consequences!"

"Hey! Old dog! How's the scenery on the city gate tower? It's beautiful, right? Hahaha!"

Duke Remington, dressed in cloth and trembling all over, stood on the edge of the city gate. He looked at the people standing under the city wall who were cheering wildly. The noisy voices made it impossible for him to hear the curses against him.

However, even if Remington heard it, he would probably not react. After all, at this moment, Remington's heart was completely submerged in the fear of death.

His body was stiff and numb, but his senses became unusually sharp at this moment, as if he knew that his body was about to die. Those senses were almost hysterical in capturing those feelings that he had never cared about before.

The breeze blowing across my face, the heaviness of my breathing, the rough texture of my clothes...even the slight touch of the rope rubbing against my neck...

Everything was so clear, and everything felt so precious. Ah, why hadn't I noticed this before? The wind in Blackwater City was really...

"Go down, you!"

Before Remington could sigh in his heart, the old man who tied Remington with a rope behind him kicked him down from the city wall!

"Ah!!! Ga..." After a scream, Remington's body lay straight in front of the city gate that marked the Blackwater City label.

Remington took the lead, and soon the other nobles were kicked out of the city gate with noose around their necks, accompanied by a series of screams.

Among them was even a dog as big as a cow. Because it was too ferocious, the dog was not kicked down by the people, but thrown down from the building by the Griffin Knights.

For a moment, dozens of corpses of different sizes and types were dangling on the walls of Blackwater City, forming a beautiful landscape.

“Wuhu!!!!!!!”

"Oh my god! Open the champagne!!"

"Wow! Seeing the old dog being executed by the Queen! That's worth dying for!"

"Long live the Queen!!!"

The cheers of the people of Blackwater City were getting louder and louder, and at this moment, Catalina, who was sitting on the city wall, was watching it all.

Minerva on the side said: "Queen Catalina, they are all cheering for you."

"...Yeah, that's true..." Catalina muttered solemnly, "But...they cheered not because I came, but because Ains came...They cheered for me, but actually they cheered more for Ains..."

"Uh..." Minerva's expression froze when she heard this. She frowned and responded in a deep voice: "Queen, these people are very simple. They will be kind to anyone who treats them well. Mr. Irons has been working here for at least five years. In their hearts, he is naturally..."

"Okay, Minerva, I know what you're worried about. Don't be so nervous. I'm not cruel enough to swing a knife at these ordinary people. I'm just expressing my feelings... Ains is always so good at controlling people's hearts..."

"..." Minerva didn't say anything, just lowered her head and remained silent.

"Okay, Minerva, you can leave as well... I need to give a speech to the people of Blackwater City later."

"…Queen, are you really going to say that? Tell them that Mr. Irons is dead?"

"of course."

"..."

Minerva frowned and wanted to say something, but finally chose to swallow her words.

Catalina noticed Minerva's reluctance and issued an order calmly: "Don't worry, I will definitely save Ains, but he needs to die in front of outsiders...

There is still some time before Grand Duke Long Ku comes to Blackwater City. Go find someone, the wandering witch Trinity. She has a good relationship with Ains and will be a good helper. "

"...Yes, Your Majesty."

Chapter 38: Irons' Death

As rows of nobles involved were kicked off the city gate by representatives of the people under the guard of griffin knights, wave after wave of cheers arose in front of the Blackwater city gate.

Corpses of all heights, weights and bodies were hung on the city wall. There were so many people that the corpses were jostling each other and swaying in the breeze.

Below the city gate was a cheering crowd. No matter how you looked at this scene, there was an inexplicable bloodiness and brutality.

"This...they...they...they are hanging all the nobles of Blackwater Ridge!?"

Shana, who had followed the hero to observe the situation, stood behind the crowd, looking at the densely packed corpses on the city wall, and muttered fearfully.

Even the well-informed Bonakoff couldn't help but sigh: "My goodness, in all my years of life, this is the first time I've seen such a courageous emperor..."

The young priest Annabelle clasped her hands together with reluctance and prayed for the hanged nobles. She didn't know what those people had done to anger God and man. She was just doing what she should do for professional reasons.

Shana at the side sighed and said, "Anna, don't pray for them. Although many of them died, they were probably not good people..."

Catherine, who was leading the group, looked at the hundreds of corpses swaying on the city wall and asked silently, "Did those people... die because of what I did?"

"..."

Catherine's words caused everyone to fall silent. Shana frowned and comforted her, "Catherine, don't be sad... You were actually just used by them. They were hanged by that bad woman Katarina, so it was their own fault..."

"Ah, brave team, I haven't seen you for a few days. You all don't look very energetic~"

At this moment, a voice that they were very familiar with sounded beside them, and Trinity almost immediately rushed to their side to tease them.

"Ugh...it's you again, witch. We told you! Governor Irons is not with us!"

"Ah~ Sorry, sorry, there were indeed some misunderstandings before~ I apologize here~"

Trinity took off her wizard hat and apologized to the brave men, but from her tone and attitude, it was obvious that this apology lacked sincerity at all.

Shana was immediately furious and was about to say a few more words to Trinity, but was stopped by Catherine. She pleaded, "Miss Trinity... Governor Irons is definitely not with us, so, regarding the bullet in Fafner's body..."

"Ah..." Trinity raised her eyebrows, smiled and waved her hands, saying, "Well, actually the bullet can be removed with ordinary surgery. Just be careful not to damage the inscription on it. Of course, if you are worried, I can help you with the surgery."

After getting Trinity's answer, Catherine was relieved and thanked her: "Thank you..."

"Catherine! Why are you thanking a woman? She was the one who was being unreasonable in the beginning!"

Shana yelled in indignation, but was quickly pulled back by Fox who covered her mouth.

"Are they the brave team? They don't look very mature... Especially this brave lady..."

At this moment, Helena also came up waving a folding fan, looked at Catherine, chuckled and shook her head.

Catherine looked a little embarrassed, but she had no way to refute. After all, those people who were hanged on the city wall, to some extent, died because of her momentary arbitrariness.

The reason for the massive purge of Blackwater City was precisely because of my own immaturity...

Trinity looked at the somewhat depressed Catherine and asked, "So, Miss Brave, do you need my help to remove the bullet from Miss Fafner's body?"

"Of course! I hope Miss Trinity doesn't mind our initial conflict..."

"We don't have any conflicts now, Miss Catherine. After all, the biggest conflict has been hung there." Trinity pointed to the Remington hanging on the city wall and fluttering in the wind.

Then, she turned around and suggested: "Now, we do have some common goals, so, Miss Brave, I hope we can put aside our past grudges and cooperate with each other~"

"Cooperation! Woohoo!!!!"

Shana on the side couldn't help but curse loudly, but was soon covered her mouth by Fox and dragged aside.

Katherine glanced at Shana awkwardly, and then asked Trinity, "What does cooperation mean?"

Trinity responded: "I plan to go to the Demon King's Castle and rescue Governor Irons from the Demon King, but I am a wandering witch with little power, and it is not easy to break into the Demon King's Castle guarded by the Demon King.

It just so happens that Miss Brave is also targeting the Demon King's Castle. So, I hope we can go together. When the time comes, you will face the Demon King, and I will look for Ains. We will each get what we need. How do you think? "

"No problem!" Catherine agreed to Trinity's proposal without any hesitation. "Governor Irons was captured by the Demon King because of me. Of course I have the responsibility and obligation to rescue him!"

Seeing that Catherine agreed so readily, Trinity nodded with satisfaction: "Well, then, happy cooperation, Miss Brave~"

"People of Blackwater City, my people!!!"

At this moment, Catalina's loud shout from the city wall interrupted everyone's conversation, and everyone focused their eyes on the queen in white.

"My people, those criminals who persecuted Governor Irons have been executed. I know you are all very excited and want to cheer for their deaths.

But I am sorry, Queen Catalina has to announce a sad thing here... My loyal subject, your beloved Governor Irons, has been killed by the nobles headed by Remington..."

The words that Catalina said were like a bolt from the blue to the people of Blackwater City at the gate. The young people found it hard to accept and looked at the corpses on the gate with hatred.

The elderly clenched their fists and trembled, expressing their silent anger, while the women burst into tears when they heard the news.

However, some people had a different expression full of doubts.

"No...that's not right! Irons was clearly captured by the Demon King! He's not in Remington's hands at all!"

Catherine looked at Catalina in astonishment as she announced Irons' death, and hurriedly explained to Trinity and others beside her.