Chapter 48: Fall

The atmosphere rapidly cooled.

Everyone had been curious about what Rimburn would say.

Since he was a Demon King, they assumed he’d be good at speeches.

But because he said something unexpected, the atmosphere couldn’t help but worsen.

Rimburn felt the chilled atmosphere but continued speaking without regard.

“Do you all know what this person is trying to do? He wants to become the Demon King and lead us to fight against the gods. He’s insane!”

It was slander once again, but not without basis.

Seyul’s goal sounded like madness to Rimburn.

And also,

“I can tell. This Ruby Hero is not someone who deserves to be called a hero. The stench of blood emanates from his entire body.”

He showed a disgraceful appearance, but Rimburn was strong.

Ignoring the size of his magic power and everything else, just considering his level of mastery.

He was higher than the Five Gods and the second strongest in this entire game after Seyul.

If he fought the gods one-on-one, he might even win if he was lucky.

Because he was such a skilled individual, Rimburn could see through Seyul’s abilities.

At the same time, he could fully feel the murderous intent and danger emanating from him.

“Besides the murderous intent, I can feel a very ominous energy. It’s as if my instincts are screaming.”

Furthermore, Seyul was also a much more powerful dragon than Rimburn.

Although he wasn’t a Melusine, so he couldn’t completely see through his identity, he felt an instinctive threat.

Rimburn mistook this for Seyul being a dangerous being.

He was saying this for various reasons, but to others, it just felt forced.

[Wow, is it this democratic even with this?]

[Even the slander of opposing candidates is just like a real election!]

The viewers mocked Rimburn as a politician himself, and

“What is the Demon King saying?”

“If he’s the Ruby Hero, surely he’s a hero who doesn’t discriminate against us monsters and saves us, right?”

“Why is he calling him a murderer?”

“There’s no way such a beautiful girl could be dangerous.”

The gathered monsters also reacted in disbelief.

Since speaking honestly about the danger wasn’t working, Rimburn tried a different approach.

“Hmph! Monsters, it seems you quite like this person. …But even so, are you really going to make this person the Demon King? A human?”

First, he mentioned the race, which could be said to be Seyul’s biggest weakness.

“Even abandoning me! All the monsters gathered here know. That I alone have reigned as the Demon King for a long time!”

He naturally revealed his authority.

“Lower-level monsters with limited lifespans will know even better. From the time of your parents’ parents, and your parents’ parents’ parents, I have been the Demon King. Are you going to betray someone like me and make this mere human the Demon King?”

As he continued to speak, a ripple spread among the gathered monsters.

“That’s true.”

“He’s been the Demon King since our ancestors’ time.”

“Is there any need to change someone like that now?”

“It might be an act of ingratitude.”

Those who spoke in confusion were mainly lower-level monsters.

“I’ve been had.”

“Hmm!”

The Four Great Lords watched the situation.

The lords who had sided with Seyul showed signs of embarrassment.

Lower-level monsters were different from higher-level monsters.

Higher-level monsters recognized even the Demon King as just one of their own.

But for lower-level monsters, the Demon King was like an absolute monarch who had ruled over even their ancestors.

Therefore, they were more likely to follow Rimburn’s authority than higher-level monsters, and this could lead to a fatal result.

“What should we do, Seyul?”

Anera stuck close to Seyul and asked worriedly.

“We’re mostly lower-level monsters, and those lower-level monsters are leaning towards Rimburn’s side.”

<This is good. Why don’t you quit while you’re ahead?>

Anera was worried, and the God of Light seized the opportunity to recommend quitting.

Even though the two were talking to him, Seyul kept his mouth shut.

“Well, it’s your turn now.”

Rimburn, who had finished his speech in silence, passed the turn, and only then did he open his mouth.

“Honestly, I don’t really care whether I become the Demon King or not. It’s just that this guy is interfering with what I’m trying to do using the Demon King’s authority, so it’s annoying.”

The atmosphere froze beyond cooling at his excessively honest words.

Not only the monsters and viewers, and his allies, but even his rival Rimburn was stunned, not expecting him to say such a thing.

“Ah, and the Drain incident might be my fault if you think about it. I’ll explain in detail what happened from now on.”

Seyul continued to make shocking remarks one after another.

He briefly explained what he had experienced here so far.

From the time he was almost chosen by a god to why Graham spread the Drain.

Naturally, a commotion arose.

“Oh, so is all of this that person’s fault?”

“That’s not true.”

“First of all, he defied the words of the gods who were trying to kill us, right?”

“That goblin would have caused trouble even if it wasn’t for that person.”

“But it’s not like there’s no connection at all!”

“It’s clear that he contributed to the situation escalating.”

The monsters buzzed.

Anera wore a despairing expression as she saw that.

“Why did you say even that?!”

To reveal even things that were disadvantageous to himself.

She thought it was an impossible act in an election.

But.

Seyul still had words left.

“Hey, what are their races?”

Seyul suddenly looked up at Rimburn in the middle of his speech.

Pointing with his hand at the Four Great Lords who had become his allies.

“They’re monsters, right?”

Rimburn was flustered as he answered, not knowing why he was asking something so obvious in this situation, but

“Wrong.”

Seyul shook his head.

Rimburn was beyond flustered and dumbfounded.

“Are you an idiot? If they’re not monsters, then what are they!”

“They’re Melusine and Dullahan.”

“What?”

“They’re Melusine and Dullahan.”

Seyul continued, pointing alternately at Anera and Richard.

“That Touki over there seems to be an ogre, and I don’t know about Aladdin, but he probably has his own race. Yes, everyone has their own race. Not all lumped together as monsters.”

After speaking, Seyul made eye contact with Rimburn.

Clear and beautiful eyes stared at the giant dragon.

“Monster. It means an evil creature. It’s just a derogatory term, so why are you calling them monsters? You, the king!”

“…It’s just what they’ve been called for a long time.”

“By whom?”

“By that being next to you and his companions.”

As Rimburn spoke coldly and looked at him, the God of Light flinched.

It meant that his companion was the one doing it, so why was he being questioned, but.

What Seyul wanted to say wasn’t about assigning blame.

“Then why didn’t you protest? Why didn’t you correct them, saying that we’re not monsters and that we all have our own races?”

“I protested. But what am I supposed to do if they don’t listen? Am I supposed to start a war with the gods just to correct one name?”

“If necessary, you should.”

“You….”

Start a war just to correct one name?

That was something only a crazy warmonger would say.

Rimburn was dumbfounded and lashed out.

“You think of war too easily. Do you think everyone has such great power that they consider enemies as just a post-meal exercise?”

“But then are we going to endure and live like this forever? This unfair treatment.”

Rimburn said it was just a simple name, but Seyul didn’t see it that way.

The name monster itself seemed to be the cause of everything happening in this land.

There were many races in the other world Seyul had gone to.

But they weren’t called monsters.

And with the exception of a very small number, they didn’t necessarily antagonize humans.

But in this game, everyone was lumped together as monsters.

And they committed even heinous acts like the orcs who tried to eat Seyul at the beginning.

Seyul didn’t just dismiss this as a game setting.

‘It all started with the name monster. The gods discriminate against them by calling them monsters, and as a result, they are driven out to such places and treated as evil beings, and eventually, even their character is devoured by the name others call them.’

So this was something that should never be tolerated.

Seyul revealed these thoughts and questioned Rimburn why he had just let this treatment go on all this time.

Then Rimburn laughed in disbelief.

“Hehe, do you think I wanted to leave those things alone? I wanted to kill them! But it was impossible with my power alone.”

At best, he could end up in a mutual destruction with one god.

With four still remaining, Rimburn couldn’t act rashly.

After he, the strongest force of the monsters, died.

It was obvious what the remaining gods would do.

“Then you can fight with me, right?”

So he had a blank expression at what Seyul said next.

“Us?”

“You said you wanted to kill them too, but it was impossible with your power alone. If that’s the case, you should have said you would go too when I said let’s go together. Why didn’t you say anything?”

Rimburn seemed to have lost his mind.

‘The two of us join forces. Why did I only think of it now?’

Rimburn felt like he had been hit in the head with a hammer.

When he was looking for someone to go fight with the monsters.

He himself was included in that.

But he hadn’t thought of this until now.

Seyul just thought that he was taking away the monsters under his command and going to fight as he pleased.

If that really happened, the forces would be more than enough.

Rimburn, who felt Seyul’s power, could say for sure.

It was much better than Seyul going to the middle of the enemy camp with the monsters who followed him alone, so why?

“You know, you seem to have been struggling too much alone until now.”

Seyul guessed what Rimburn was thinking.

“It’s become a habit to try to handle things alone.”

“Alone? …Yes, I’ve been solving things alone.”

Rimburn was the Demon King and the strongest monster.

And he was also a member of the best race, the dragon.

After all, the others were just inferior beings compared to him.

For him, borrowing the power of others to do something was not an option.

But now.

A great human he was seeing for the first time since becoming the Demon King.

A person who might be stronger than him was offering to lend him his strength.

Rimburn felt a strange feeling and turned his complicated gaze to Seyul.

“Are you serious?”

“Do I look like I’m going to lie?”

Rimburn was heavily silent.

If he had heard these words a little earlier, he would have just dismissed them as nonsense.

But he had just seen Seyul say everything honestly even during his speech.

It didn’t seem like this woman, who was too honest even during an important election, would bother to lie.

“Then why with the God of Light?”

“This guy is on your side. Unlike the other gods, he doesn’t antagonize monsters. So if he doesn’t interfere, I can be on your side. My power should be enough, right?”

“There’s no problem, but, but why are you going this far? Are you doing this to get revenge on the gods?”

“I already told you the reason. I’m doing this because my heart, which considers this unfair, is telling me to.”

“That unfairness… are you talking about the treatment we receive from the gods….”

Rimburn, who had been speaking, fell into thought.

When he closed his mouth, Seyul, who had already said everything he wanted to say, also stopped talking.

“Well, that’s all I wanted to say.”

He turned his head to Rimburn and looked around at the crowd.

“This applies not only to this guy but also to you. I can’t say that I’ll become the Demon King and take responsibility for everything. It would be arrogant for someone like me to take responsibility for everything. But if you’re going to fight, I can fight with you. I can promise you that much!”

“….”

“The words are long, but to summarize, the gods are treating us unfairly, and I can’t tolerate that, so I’m going to fight. If you guys want to join me at that time, let’s go together. Of course, those who don’t want to fight can stay.”

He says what he has been consistently arguing.

Then the monsters became quiet.

There was no response or denial.