The demon princess was defeated and captured? Sorry, I acted in it)

A bad possibility slowly emerged in my mind.

"Xue Fei... Do you think the rebels may have received some external assistance?"

"Xia, you are smart again."

"For example...the residents of the border city, or did the Kingdom of Orus provide them with some kind of sealing secret method?"

"It's too early to praise you."

"!"

Xia can analyze, but only half of it.

Livra stroked her chin in thought.

With her inky black hair falling on her shoulders, the princess of the kingdom looks really wise and calm when she is thinking seriously.

In a sense, Livra is the real think tank.

"As for who provided the assistance, we should look at the army's movements... Your Highness, Baileys, did you just say that the army was advancing north? Rushing to the northern border?"

"Yeah... uh, you're like a different person all of a sudden."

"It's not important. This is how I think about it. The point is, the northern region... further north of the northern region is the territory of the high-level races..."

"You've hit the nail on the head."

No one thought about it carefully just now.

But if you think about it carefully.

It seems that we can know the reason for the Third Legion's attack.

If the culprit who instigated the Third Legion's rebellion and the one who provided assistance were high-level races...

That might explain it.

At the moment when Livra came to the conclusion, the Chief of Staff of the Sarno Legion also looked up.

Being the Chief of Staff of the First Legion means that he possesses the wisdom that matches this position.

He solemnly reiterated his original proposal to the Demon King and the Queen.

"Your Majesty, please give orders immediately. The First Legion should attack as quickly as possible to intercept the rebels and not allow them to reach the border of the Northern Territory. Otherwise, if we wait for them to successfully meet with the high-level races, the consequences will be disastrous."

36. Commander

Demons don't often use their brains and are very stupid.

But that doesn't mean all demons are brainless.

A crane can still stand out among a flock of chickens. What's wrong with a smart person emerging among a group of fools?

As the chief of staff of the most orthodox First Legion of the Demon King's Army, Sarno has an innate keen sense of the direction of the war.

If there is any magic that can trap His Highness El Elek...

That can only be assistance provided by higher-level races.

The Kingdom does not have this capability.

Combined with the fact that the rebels of the Third Legion attacked northward and attempted to station in the northern region, we can draw this conclusion.

——The rebels intend to cooperate with the higher-level races from within and outside, and join forces in the northern region, using the rebels as a vanguard bridgehead for the higher-level races to intimidate the demon leader.

Allowing the rebels to reach the Northern Territory is equivalent to providing them with the conditions to be sheltered by higher-level races.

Therefore, they must be intercepted and persuaded to return or eliminated on the spot before they reach their destination in order to quell this rebellion that should not have happened in the first place.

By the time he had finished explaining his views, most of the nobles in the hall agreed with his proposal.

What can they do if they disagree? They know their brains are not as flexible as the chief of staff's, so they just suddenly realize it.

The demon king threw away his dark red cloak, smiled darkly, and sat back on the throne.

He crossed his legs and the red armor on his body squeaked.

Propping his majestic face with the back of his hand, Demon King Dizna was very surprised at his sharpness.

"...Oh! I think so too! Lord Sarno, you are worthy of being the think tank of my demon clan."

"Your Majesty, you are too kind, but the most urgent task...is to send troops immediately to quell the rebellion."

"nature."

What others saw was the wise Demon King who had guessed everything long ago and just happened to agree with his subjects.

But the devil's two daughters saw the whole truth clearly.

"Sister Wang, father is pretending to understand. He obviously has not thought of anything. His mind is only thinking about going to the battlefield to fight."

"Hush...give your father some face. How can you be so unfilial as a daughter? Can't you learn from me?"

"..."

Woohoo, Sister Wang... you can be so cute even when saying such shameless words!

The devil didn't think that much.

But after listening to Sarno's speech, he must have understood the current situation.

Dizna stared at Sarno, who was half-kneeling on the stage, standing still as a mountain.

The Demon King's rich and magical voice does not need any amplifying crystals to fill every corner of the hall.

"To destroy the rebels... This is a natural decision, but who do you think is suitable to be the commander of this expedition?"

Commander?

If you throw a stone into a quiet lake, at first you can only hear a ding-dong sound and ripples on the water surface.

Please wait a moment.

Only then can you hear the sound of stones falling into the water and splashing out thousands of waves!

"Your Majesty! I am willing to go!"

"Please give me a chance, Your Majesty! I will definitely fulfill my mission!"

"Kill all the rebels without leaving a single one alive! Protect the eternal glory of our demon clan!"

The shout that exploded almost without any warning startled Livra.

She shrank her neck and tried to hide herself as much as possible to reduce her presence. If someone didn't know, they would think that everyone was going to attack her instead of the rebels.

Alas...! If the Knights of the Kingdom had this kind of energy, the arrogant wild rabbits running around outside the city gate would have been caught long ago. Why would Livra always trip over the wild rabbits that suddenly jumped out every time she climbed over the city wall to go out?

In other words, Livra did not express this idea out loud.

Otherwise, Xue Feiya would definitely complain about all the magical flaws in it.

The nobles are vying for the right to lead troops and to achieve merit, and they are spreading their wings to fight to the death...

before this.

Sarno half-knelt and raised his arms backwards.

Signaling everyone to be quiet.

"Don't be impatient."

After waiting for a few seconds, Sarno tilted his head slightly towards the throne.

He is like a calm pine tree, tenacious and unyielding.

At the same time, five black wings vaguely emerged behind him, dragged by the dark purple candle flame, forming long shadows.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. This matter is of great importance and we cannot choose a commander casually. I am willing to go there in person to recapture the rebels."

"Oh oh...! Lord Sarno, if you are willing to go there in person, that would definitely be the best...hiss...!"

"His Majesty?"

"Ahahaha... It's okay, it's okay. Wait a moment. I need to think about something."

"Yes, I will obey your command."

The majestic Demon King would never stop appointing a commander midway unless it was an extremely special situation.

Unless, it was the more majestic queen who released the invisible [Ice Cone] with extremely sophisticated magic control and hit Dizna's back hard.

Even though Dizna's inherent magic is [Reflection], no magic can touch him.

But Herilite summoned an invisible icicle, kept smiling, and used physical means to quietly hammer him on the back with the icicle!

How can there be a way to use magic attacks as close combat...!

The voices in the mind connected in a moment.

[Herrilit...! What are you doing? ]

【Sit down, don't move, you better stop talking for now. 】

[Stop talking? Hey...don't make a mistake, I am the Demon King.]

[Dear? Didn't I already tell you to sit down and leave it alone? Do I need to beg you again?]

【! 】

Forget it...forget it.

The children are here today, Herald, I won't bother with you. Don't think I'm afraid of you just because I have an ice pick in my hand!

His Majesty the Demon King sat back on the throne without saying a word.

The ministers below the platform, who had been so excited just now, also became silent.

After all... there is a rumor

Rumors.

When the Demon King is speaking and suddenly becomes silent, everyone should also be quiet.

Otherwise - evil spirits will appear.

It's just a joke among kids to scare each other...but every time this happens, everyone holds their breath unconsciously.

Why?

The queen's gesture of casually throwing away some invisible objects, coupled with her kind smile, gave off an aura more frightening than that of a demon!

This time, even Xuefia shrank her neck and became as cowardly as Livra.

Herald stood elegantly in front of the throne with her hands clasped in front of her, her dreamy blue skirt dragging on the ground.

She looked down at Sarno, who was half-kneeling on the stage, with the attitude of a person in a superior position.

Silver hair spread out on both sides, and magic lingered in the deep purple pupils with scattered spots of light.

A flash of cold light flashed by, and when everyone was looking at the podium, the queen always remained so gentle and wise.

"Sir Sarno volunteered to go to war, which is commendable. But... Sir Sarno doesn't seem to be the right person?"

"queen...?"

"Well, if I remember correctly, the acting commander of the rebel army at this time, Murov Yalin, should be your younger brother, right?"

"Yes...yes...but I...!"

"It seems that he was able to serve as the acting commander of the Third Legion at that time because of the recommendation of Lord Sarno?"

"Yes... My brother has done such a foolish thing... He should be killed immediately. As the one who recommended him... I am also guilty. I will personally take off his head and bring it back to swear my loyalty to the Yalin family, to wash away the shame, and to make amends."

"Oh...?"

Herilite's eyes emitted a beautiful dark light from beginning to end.

Put it away at this time.

Because it has seen through the soul.

The suffocating questioning gradually stopped.

Herilite narrowed her eyes, clapped her hands together, shook her head and smiled.

"Haha... Please don't be so nervous. Recommendation and rebellion are two unrelated things. Your Majesty and I both firmly believe that Lord Sarno can persist in serving the Demon Lord, just like the efforts you have made for a hundred years. In terms of loyalty, you are different from your brother, right?"

"Yes, Queen, and Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will never betray the demons even if I die."