Chapter 46: If You Say You’ll Do It, You Really Will

Half of them approached Seyul for various reasons.

“Tugui is right.”

“I’ve never seen anyone as crazy as you!”

“Fighting a god in the middle of the enemy camp? You’re completely insane.”

“Interesting. We’ve been waiting for someone like you.”

“Someone who can let us fight to our hearts’ content.”

Tugui’s subordinates.

Monsters famous for their fighting prowess, including ogres, spoke in turn.

Like Tugui, they were battle maniacs and felt a liking for Seyul, who was willing to fight a god.

“It’s an honor to meet you in person!”

“I’ve heard of your fame.”

“The new Ruby Hero!”

“If you are a warrior with such high pride, we can entrust our swords to you.”

Knights in armor spoke after the martial faction.

These were knight monsters under Richard, all of whom were impressed by Seyul like Richard.

“Please promise me.”

“That you will kill the Wind God, no matter what!”

“If I can just kill that bastard, I’ll have no regrets.”

Wizard monsters under Aladdin also joined Seyul.

All of them were burning with animosity towards the Wind God, as if they had suffered some kind of ordeal.

“You know us, right?”

“We’ve already met.”

“Big Sis is on your side too, so there’s no reason for us not to join you.”

“Please take care of us!”

The Melusines, whom he had met last time, welcomed Seyul.

They already had a liking for Seyul, so when Anera joined, they readily became allies.

“You’re the rumored 2nd generation Ruby Hero!”

“Thank you for helping us.”

“My relatives were in the city you saved.”

“This is something I’ve been hiding, but I’ve actually admired the Ruby Hero.”

“You’re human, but you say you’ll fight for us, so I guess we have no choice.”

Even ordinary high-ranking monsters, not directly under the lord, joined Seyul, giving their reasons.

In an instant, 500 troops lined up behind Seyul.

[Is this for real?]

The viewers considered it an unprecedented spectacle in the history of the game.

No one had ever imagined that a player would command hundreds of high-ranking monsters.

[The Demon King’s army has been cut in half?]

[Half of them joined the hero.]

[No way, is this even possible?]

It was amazing and absurd.

Even if they liked what Seyul said, how could half of them betray him?

[Even four of the Five Great Lords joined him!]

[One less than the mid-boss became the protagonist’s ally?]

[Now there’s only one left, so he’s the One Great Lord.]

[No, the ones who joined this side are the Four Great Lords.]

It was a situation that only brought laughter.

Everyone was smiling and dumbfounded, but,

[Of course. It’s the charisma of a major corporation with an average of ‘35,000’ viewers.]

After a while, everyone unconsciously accepted someone’s words.

35,000. This was the number of viewers that had increased over time.

Seyul had charmed and turned this many people into regular viewers.

It was inevitable that the monsters would go over to him.

“I can’t accept this!”

However, not the viewers.

Rimburn, who had his subordinates stolen right in front of his eyes, was trembling with anger, unable to accept it.

“What kind of sorcery did you use? How did you bewitch them?”

Rimburn accused Seyul of using sorcery.

It was understandable that he had lost half of his subordinates, but he was the final boss.

It wasn’t a pretty sight for the final boss to accuse the protagonist of using sorcery.

[Sounds like something a righteous sect in a martial arts novel would say.]

[It’s not sorcery, it’s beauty.]

[If a beautiful girl asks you to be on her side, of course you’ll join!]

[If you’re so upset, you should become a black-haired loli beauty.]

[Well, it’s impossible, but.]

The viewers sympathized with Rimburn but also teased him.

“Ruby Hero. Don’t think you’ve won with this. I still have half left!”

Rimburn said, holding on to his exploding mind.

Even though it was shocking that half of them had betrayed him, not all of them had.

The forces were divided in half, so it was a tie.

“Four of the Five Great Lords are there, but there’s still one left! Look, here?”

Four of the Five Great Lords went to Seyul.

So Rimburn was trying to comfort himself with the one remaining, but he was soon bewildered.

“Where did he go?”

<He, he’s running away over there.>

The God of Light replied in a reluctant tone.

In the direction his hand was pointing, a monster was disappearing at a fast pace.

<With four of his comrades betraying him, it’s an unusual situation. It’s not strange that he’s scared and running away.>

“…”

Rimburn couldn’t say anything to the God of Light, who was speaking in a pitiful tone.

Four of his immediate subordinates had betrayed him, and one had abandoned his king and ran away to save his own life.

No matter how much of a dragon he was, it was difficult to maintain composure in this situation.

“Why don’t we stop now?”

Someone spoke to Rimburn, who had a vacant look in his eyes.

It was the wizard Aladdin, who had joined Seyul’s side.

“This person is just trying to kill the god. He doesn’t have any intention of harming us. Just leave him alone.”

He was trying to persuade Rimburn to avoid unnecessary fighting, but it was counterproductive for the person who had just betrayed him to do so.

“You traitor, you talk too much!”

“Traitor? That’s a strange thing to say. Did you expect the monsters to have the same loyalty as the human military? Don’t be mistaken. We were just under you because we needed to be.”

But now, a more pleasing opponent, Seyul, had appeared.

The Five Great Lords who had joined his side no longer felt the need to be under Rimburn.

“If you insist on fighting, I can’t help it.”

“Heh heh, I’m fighting such a big shot right after joining!”

Richard sadly drew his sword, while Tugui was rather pleased.

“Why are you looking at me? Since when have we dragons been so strict about hierarchy?”

Anera, who was also a dragon, drew out her fighting spirit without hesitation.

Above her slender body, a dragon figure, smaller than Rimburn’s but still huge, appeared.

Four lords and 500 troops.

And just as the Demon King and his forces were about to clash.

“Freeze.”

Seyul quietly said one word, and everyone followed his command.

Those who had just joined his command followed as if they had been following his orders all along.

Even the enemy monsters and the Demon King Rimburn flinched and stopped.

[Hehehe!]

[Just become the Demon King already.]

The viewers who saw the charisma of controlling the monsters with just one word chuckled.

“Before we fight like this, there’s something I want to say.”

Seyul, who had silenced everyone, made another proposal, following the previous one.

“The guys you brought here aren’t all the monsters living in the metropolitan area, right? So before we fight, I want to ask the other monsters if they want to follow me.”

After thinking about it carefully.

It wouldn’t do to just ask the people here if they wanted to follow him and end it.

Since it was an important matter, as many monsters as possible needed to know.

“And if possible, I’d like you, the Demon King, to issue an official letter to all the monsters. Asking if they want to fight with me.”

“Crazy woman.”

Rimburn frowned and looked down at Seyul, shuddering.

“Why would I do such a thing? Rather, if there is anyone who follows you, I will punish them with the death penalty!”

“…Why?”

Seyul’s eyes changed for the first time.

Until now, he had been dealing with his own kind in a casual manner, but now there was a mixture of displeasure.

“It’s an important matter, everyone needs to know. And they need to be given a chance to choose. But what right do you have to stop that?”

“Foolish question. I am the Demon King, the king of the monsters! Wouldn’t I have the right as the king?”

That was true.

He had been betrayed by his direct subordinates, but he was still the Demon King.

It was clear that he had an undeniable right.

If so,

“Then I’ll become the Demon King.”

Seyul decided to take away that right.

At that moment, time and space seemed to freeze.

Because what Seyul said was so absurd.

[Who actually becomes the Demon King just because they’re told to?]

Even the chat window stopped.

The viewer who had typed the chat saying, “Become the Demon King,” was dumbfounded.

Rimburn, the person who heard the declaration of usurpation, was at a loss for words.

“W-What did you say?”

Seyul repeated, as he trembled.

That he would become the Demon King in his place.

“I don’t want to do this either, but if you’re going to interfere with me with the Demon King’s authority, I have no choice. I have no choice but to take away your ridiculous authority. When I think about it, this is the easiest way to ask all the monsters.”

“T-There’s no way that’s possible!”

“Why?”

Seyul seemed genuinely clueless.

He was protesting against the king taking his place.

Seyul’s attitude was that the other party was strange.

“Is there a law that only you can be the Demon King? I don’t know if there’s a royal family that passes it down through blood, but you’re a dragon, so that can’t be the case.”

Dragons have a vague concept of inheriting anything from their parents.

Unless they are special subspecies like Melusines, they have a very strong individualistic tendency.

“You weren’t the king from the beginning, right? Then I can run as a new candidate for Demon King.”

“Absolutely impossible!”

“Why? It’s not like I lack the power that monsters value.”

“You, you’re human!”

There was no way a human could become the Demon King.

Rimburn rebuked Seyul, as if he didn’t even know this obvious fact.

But.

“But there’s no law that says a human can’t become the Demon King, right?”

Anera, who had recovered from the shock, objected to that statement.

“I thought it was strange at first, but it’s not like the monsters will be ruined if a human becomes the Demon King.”

“Now that I hear it, that’s true.”

Tugui, who was next to him, also agreed with interest.

When his comrades did so, the other two lords also felt it was plausible.

“Humans just lump us all together and call us monsters. Strictly speaking, we can be said to be a federation of various races.”

“Hmm. It’s ridiculous for us to bring up racial issues.”

When the four lords showed a positive reaction, a ripple effect occurred.

The ordinary high-ranking monsters were also wondering if that was true, and were agitated.

“Nonsense! Don’t listen to him!”

Rimburn, who was flustered, hurriedly tried to suppress them.

“In the first place, you can’t just become the Demon King just because you want to! If you want to run as a candidate…”

Rimburn’s voice, which was trying to suppress his subordinates’ agitation, gradually faded.

Because.

“You need the recommendation of the five who are directly below the Demon King. The Five Great Lords.”

All but one of the people who could nominate a candidate had joined Seyul’s side.

“I, Tugui, the Lord of Fire, recommend Seyul as a candidate for Demon King.”

“I, Richard, the Lord of Earth, recommend Seyul as the next Demon King.”

“I, Aladdin, the Lord of Wind, recommend Seyul as our new king.”

“I, Anera, the Lord of Water, recommend my beloved Seyul as my true master.”

The lords mentioned their respective attributes and recommended him in turn.

Then.

<Congratulations. New route liberation condition achieved!>

<The ‘Demon King Route’ has been unlocked for the first time in history.>

After a long time, a message announcing a new route appeared.