Chapter 10: The Healing Magician Returns
The World Gathering is over.
We were supposed to have several meetings, but the result of the first one was impressive.
“How stupid.”
If the Holy Emperor was a little more reasonable and intelligent he wouldn’t have made such a fool of himself and lost his authority. The meeting went smoothly after I acted as master of ceremonies. The peace I proposed between humans and demons was safely signed…it’s what everyone’s reaction made me think. After the meeting we left that country immediately. I didn’t want to stay so long in such a nasty country.
Ellen explained her future plans to her as she swayed in the carriage.
“That is all. The Holy Emperor probably works in the countries that have Phalanism as their national religion to restore his honor and regain his authority. It is impossible to crush such shoots in advance. After all, religion is not something logical, but emotional.”
“In that case there is no problem. We have a just cause. If there is a rebellion, just crush it… Also, this is a sudden idea, but religion is convenient. Why don’t we make a religion? Fortunately, we have a true god here.”
I caressed Guren, who was sleeping on my knees using her own tail as a pillow, she kept earning the nickname sleepy bitch. With this appearance, there is no doubt that she is a genuine divine beast.
“That would be fine. Foolish citizens, worship Guren! Then many offerings of meat will be presented to me. Delicious meat every day…slurp. I will do it. The miracles of the divine beast will be incredible.”
Searching with her nose for the smell of meat, the fox cub woke up. She buzzed her tail at the thought of the mountain of meat.
“What divine beast miracles can you do? The only thing I remember that you have shown us so far that is similar to a miracle of a divine beast is the 【Purification】. It’s an incredible power, but not something that people would appreciate.”
“The Purification is not only to burn pests, but also bad luck, diseases, ghosts, it can burn everything! If you are burned by Guren, your shoulders will relax, your body will lighten, and you will have good luck.”
It’s simple, but not bad.
“If you have that power, could you use it for us?”
“I’ve been using it with my master and the others for a long time!”
That was unexpected. To think that Guren, who always does things her way, would be so attentive.
“I-I’m not doing it for the sake of my master and the others! It’s because of the meat, and because it would be a problem if they didn’t take care of me, so I want them to be okay!”
When she goes tsundere her true feelings are quite obvious. Ellen and the others looked at each other.
“Now that you mention it, I do feel that way. Although I’m usually unlucky, I haven’t felt that way lately. I’m always looking to the future a bit, but lately I’ve felt like my assumptions were chosen by me.”
“Now that you mention it, Setsuna has also felt her shoulders lighten.”
“I haven’t felt anything.”
“In Freya’s case I didn’t worry about the little details. I have only made you feel
healthy.”
I myself have my own things to think about. And certainly, I often feel that I have been lucky.
“If you have that power we could easily get rid of the Falan religion. Unlike their false god, we have real miracles.”
“It is true. With proper argument and preparation, we can do anything. In fact, even with Kearuga-niisama’s 【Recovery Heal】 we could already do anything.”
“Guren and the master will make miracles a big deal.”
I laughed when I tried to imagine it. It seems that our religion will spread in the blink of an eye. The momentum of a hero and a divine beast will undoubtedly surpass that artificial god. As I just said, a religion unites the hearts of citizens, is extremely convenient to manipulate them, and can direct them towards a comical world.
…Depending on how we do it, we could not only turn the citizens of our country, but even those of other countries to be puppets that we can control.
“Ellen, can I leave it to you?”
“Yes, leave both the stage and the preparations to me. I will make a doctrine that includes many convenient ideas for us.”
Since Ellen will create it, it couldn’t be something unpleasant. The appearance of her will be very attractive, but in reality, she will skillfully contain something terrible. That’s Ellen’s specialty.
“With this our country will be more solid.”
“I was just thinking that just being the country of the hero was a weak thing. people could quickly forget about the favors we have done them. They will not easily forget the mistreatment received or the resentment for protecting their lives, but even if they remember the favors received, being so ephemeral they forget them right away.”
Ellen’s words were as dry as usual.
But she was not wrong.
It is part of the human instinct. Therefore, I want to value people who do not easily forget the favors they receive. They don’t live by instinct, but by heart.
“Gufufufu, Guren will be very supportive as well, so deal with me properly. A lot of meat every day, I will swim in a meat bath!”
“…That might suck, cut it out.”
It is often said metaphorically that a bad priest is a “Rotten Priest”, but in this case it might not be a metaphor.
“Anyway, was it a good idea for Eve to come?”
An additional member has been added to the carriage who was missing when we came. Yes, the person who suddenly became the Demon King, Eve Reese. My lover. She separated from the group she came from the demon territory with and joined us.
“I’ll be fine for about two more days. I originally came for the negotiations with the
humans… Also, Carol and Lapis from the Star Rabbit Tribe are covering for me in my absence. Those two are doing better than me.”
“They are competent, but it is not good to rely on them so much.”
“It’s good for occasions like this. They are always trying very hard.”
A while back, the star rabbit tribe leader Carol secretly communicated with the previous Demon King and betrayed us. She did it to get a medicine that would control the progress of a disease that had affected her daughter, Lapis. However, when I saved Lapis and found out that her illness was prepared by the former Demon King’s faction, she took advantage of her position, betrayed the former Demon King, and helped us achieve victory. So, after all of that was over, he was executed to pay for his crime, his initial betrayal of him to our side.
…Is what was officially said.
The truth was obviously different, I created an impostor of Carol with 【Transformation Heal】and replaced it.
There were several reasons. First, it was used by the former Demon King and I felt sympathy for his burning desire for revenge on him. Second, Lapis was my pretty lover. I wanted to please that girl. Third, I can take advantage of such a talented man. Those who acted as politicians in the demon territory were effectively the leaders of the tribes persecuted by the previous Demon King. Eve, who was unfamiliar with politics, was demoted to mere decoration and she risked being manipulated into thinking she was doing the ‘right thing’. The chiefs of the tribes were not evil, but thought of their own tribe first. The number of members of the black-winged tribe, to which Eve belongs, were few, and there were no survivors who could do politics.
For that, he needed an outstanding assistant for Eve who didn’t belong to the ruling tribes. Carol changed his face with my 【Transformation Heal】, got a new name, and exerted his outstanding power for us. Plus, he was so good that he now serves as Eve’s teacher. Lapis has become Eve’s personal servant, and also helps her by being a mental support for her. With the power of father and daughter, Eve no longer just reigns in appearance, but now reigns as a true Demon King.
“It also seemed that Lapis really wanted to come. After all, she is in love with Kearuga.”
“I wanted to see her too… No, why didn’t she come? That girl might have come not as a simple servant, but as an escort as well.”
Her foot strength, her explosive speed, and the star rabbits’ keen hearing, were extremely powerful in battle. Also, Lapis has recovered from her illness and has begun to prove that she was a genius. She probably had the power to be among the top ten in the demon territory.
“It’s just that Lapis is also my substitute. As long as Lapis is dressed up and smiling, and with Carol by her side having a good vibe, no one will notice the deception.”
“…Certainly her heights are alike.”
With her characteristic bunny ears hidden, and using a bit of props to show off her black wings, she somehow managed to make the right impression.
“Fufun, that’s because I’m doing well too.”
Certainly, it was good that Eve could get around easily, but considering them as well, did she know that at any moment Carol and Lapis could take the throne from her? Although now Eve is overwhelmingly strong. They shouldn’t be able to kill her, and she also has an even stronger card up her sleeve, the Demon King’s authority to command absolute obedience. Laughing happily, Ellen, who was watching us, spoke up.
“Well, this is ideal. I have a lot of things I want to talk to Eve about signing the peace deal. I’ve heard from Carol that you’ve become quite capable of understanding politics, so don’t take it so lightly.”
“Yes, I will try my best. But, I won’t make any decision yet. The best thing would be for you to take me back and talk to Carol.”
“That response is as mature as I could hope for. Realizing that it would be wrong to answer for yourself is a breakthrough… I want to have a thorough talk with Carol. It seems that we could talk about various interesting things.”
Since Ellen was praising him, it’s obvious that Carol was quite valuable. In any case…
“We’re here, Eve. It made me very happy to see you again. I know, since it looks like I’m about to end here, when you come back I’ll also go to the demon territory. It will be fun to be your dark knight again after so long.”
“Yes, you are welcome!”
“Also, call me Kearu from now on. That is my real name.”
“It is understood. But, understand me if I say it wrong!”
“Every time you say it wrong I will give you an indecent punishment.”
The moment I said that, the other girls besides Eve reacted with excitement.
…I feel that maybe some of them might mess up on purpose to receive an indecent punishment. The carriage continued to move forward. For now, everything is going as expected. The world of humans and the world of demons continue to be under my control. Now not even I can stop this flow of events. So how should you
harness this momentum to make a better future?