RD | Chapter 29

The Southern Grand Duke asked, “What’s the matter in my territory?”

His voice was boyish and slightly high-pitched. The western aristocrat, who had never heard the Southern Grand Duke’s voice up close before, thought that his voice matched well with the capricious and beautiful appearance of the Duke.

“I, I…”

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“Are you a messenger sent by the Western Grand Duke?”

Awooooo!

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A wolf’s howl was heard from somewhere. Behind the Southern Grand Duke, wolf-like mamools, each as large as a lion, gathered one by one. They stared at the aristocrat with their yellow eyes. The demon aristocrat felt uncomfortable but couldn’t show it because the Southern Grand Duke was looking at them fondly as if they were cute.

‘The rumour about him cherishing mamools to blend in was true.’

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Even so, wolf mamools? Isn’t that a rather bad taste? Wouldn’t it be better to have more noble or obedient mamools?

The demon aristocrat belittled the Duke to defend himself, but he couldn’t stop the cold sweat from pouring down.

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The Southern Grand Duke stood before him. If the Duke just swung his hand, the aristocrat would die. The Southern Grand Duke looked at the aristocrat with his clear black eyes and spoke arrogantly.

“Your smell is foul.”

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“Yes, yes…”

“Don’t ever bring those dirty feet here again. My mamools get startled.”

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“Yes, yes!”

The aristocrat didn’t even know what he was saying. The permission to “leave” was given. He ran back the way he came before the Duke could change his mind.

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The demons followed in panic. Soon, the aristocrat was filled with rage. These underlings were of no help at all! However, he was fortunate to have kept his life. ‘Those foolish humans brought me a baseless rumor!’

Why the Grand Duke didn’t participate in the coliseum, was it any of his business?

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Maybe, as someone said, it’s because he couldn’t stand looking at his subordinate nobles… Whatever the case, it wasn’t for a western aristocrat like him to care about.

His mind was filled with one thought.

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The Southern Demon Duke is still going strong.

He must report this news to his master, the Western Grand Duke…

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‘It worked.’

Ian thought as he stepped on the ground with a body that felt like it might faint.

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He was lucky.

First off, Sema had only failed twice before lifting him with levitation magic. Not dropping him in the middle was even more fortunate.

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Ian intentionally minimized the use of <Purification> to expose his body to the dragon’s domain. He made his body absorb the foul magical energy from the Demon Duke’s corpse, naturally disguising himself as if magical energy was emanating from him.

And the items he took from the Demon Duke were these:

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Ding!
[Ishter’s Cloak (A)]
A cloak favored by the Southern Demon Duke Ishter.

Dignity: +200%
Magic: +100%

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[Ishter’s Horn (S)]
A horn from the Southern Demon Duke Ishter.
Consumption incurs a curse but grants immense power.

Dignity: +200%
Magic: +100%

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[Ishter’s Shoes (A)]
Shoes of the Southern Demon Duke Ishter.
Wearing them makes the body lighter.

Dignity: +200%
Magic: +50%
Speed: +5%

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‘What’s with all this dignity covering the whole body?’

What use is such a pointless stat?

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But it was helpful for Ian, at least for this moment.

Moreover, Ian had a genius enchanter.

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“Done!”

Momisia had drawn the scales of the Southern Demon Duke seen through the <Sleep Mirror> onto the demon mask. There wasn’t time to make the face look exactly the same…

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‘Anyway, minor nobles don’t know the Duke’s face.’

Especially not nobles from other territories.

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Black hair and black eyes were symbols of the demon tribe.

The ‘traitor clan,’ with these symbols and gray skin, had been despised even before their ‘betrayal‘ because of these traits.

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Ian had black hair and eyes by birth, which had nothing to do with that.

In any case, Momisia’s crafting skill was so outstanding that unless someone looked closely, they wouldn’t notice anything off about the scales.

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The werewolf Contacca used the <Friend of Wolves> skill to summon wolf-type mamools.

All these factors combined with luck allowed Ian to make the western nobles retreat without a fight.

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Ian felt like he might faint. Not from tension, but because his HP had hit rock bottom.

‘He was exposed to magical energy for too long.’

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Pretending to be a demon meant he didn’t purify the magical energy, causing insane DoT (Damage Over Time). Ian threw off the stifling demon mask. At that moment, blood burst from his nose and mouth.

“Ugh!”

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“Kyaaaah!”

“Lord Ian!”

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Ian collapsed forward, unable to keep his balance, and fainted. People rushed to support him.

His HP was still dropping at that moment.

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Seeing Ian coughing up blood, Sema was on the verge of fainting from crying.

Ding!
Ding!
[People think you are frail!]
[People think you are a benevolent ruler!]

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Ian, unconscious, did not hear these notifications.

“How is Lord Ian doing?”

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Louise, who had been nursing Ian and briefly took a nap, returned to his side within thirty minutes.

His face was a mess with dried tears. Sema, sitting there like a wet dog, shook his head.

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“The priest said he’s okay… but he hasn’t woken up yet.”

Louise had dreamt while sleeping. In the dream, demons attacked Louise’s village long ago. In that dream, the village chief ordered Louise to ‘stall for time’ while everyone else packed up and fled. As he died, Louise thought he was lonely. It was painful and exhausting, making him want to give up everything.

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If I die, I hope the village chief dies too.

Louise didn’t want to protect the village chief.

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When he opened his eyes, Louise realized he was back in reality. And he returned to Ian’s side.

The real Louise was happy, and though his heart ached now, even that was a happy pain.

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There is a master who stands in the most dangerous place to protect his people.

Louise wanted to die for Ian.

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‘He must become the king.’

He spoke to Sema, who had no thoughts in his head, “Why isn’t Lord Ian the king?”

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“……?”

Sema blinked blankly.

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“Lord Ian… is the king, though?”

“……?”

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Now it was Louise’s turn to be puzzled, “We call him Lord Ian, don’t we?”

“Ah, that’s because Lord Ian hates being called ‘Your Majesty.'”

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“What?”

“I tried calling him that once and got hit, so no one calls him that anymore.”

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Louise, who was jealous every time Ian casually kicked Sema, guessed there was such an incident.

Would he hit me if I called him ‘Your Majesty’?

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“But they said the king is dead.”

“Still, there might be a feeling of mourning for his father, right?” Sema answered sleepily, yawning in front of Louise, who shed expressionless tears.

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“Why… why are you crying?!” Sema, who had been stretching, asked in surprise.

‘Leading us with such a frail body, not even desiring status. He’s truly an amazing person.’

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Sema seemed too stupid… no, too thoughtless to think this way, but Louise wanted Ian to be called ‘Your Majesty’ with respect.

“Since he protects all races against mamools, you could say Lord Ian is, in a way, the savior of all species?”

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No… not just that, he deserves a title fitting for him.

“Uhh… that’s… not wrong?”

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Sema looked confused.

Ding!
[Louise thinks of you as a savior.]
[Loyalty: 100%]

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This too was unseen by the unconscious Ian.

Meanwhile, the Western Demon Duke listened to his subordinate aristocrat’s report.

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“The Southern Duke is still in good health…”

“Yes, Your Majesty. I saw it with my own eyes. I was at the coliseum too, but it seems the Southern Duke just wasn’t interested in attending. Seeing the behavior of those nobles, it’s understandable he wouldn’t be interested.”

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“Hmm, I see.”

The Western Duke scoffed. He could read the thoughts of his subordinate clearly. He was trying to curry favor by providing important information. Indeed, this was important information. If he hadn’t known, he might have believed the rumor that the Southern Duke had ‘disappeared.’

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Of course, ‘disappeared‘ could have many meanings.

In fact, the Western Duke thought he might have offended the Demon Lord.

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This world is maintained by the Demon Lord’s absolute power. The Demon Lord was an entity that even four Grand Dukes together couldn’t defeat. They acknowledged this, so he was their king, ‘Your Majesty.’

However, filled with ambition, the Western Duke was not content being one of four Grand Dukes on this continent. Shouldn’t he at least be the only Grand Duke? Or even become the ‘Demon Lord’…

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In place of the Demon Lord, who has no interest in worldly affairs, he rules this land. The ruler possesses it. Isn’t that right?

“You brought good information. How did you obtain this information?”

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The subordinate aristocrat, pleased with the Western Duke’s praise, answered humbly.

“I found out when I visited the Southern territory to verify the rumor.”

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“Oh, I see. The Southern Duke has peculiar and strange tastes, but he can’t stand anyone trespassing in his territory. Because of you, there might be a war soon.”

“What?”

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The subordinate noble’s expression froze as he was laughing. As he instinctively tried to flee, the Western Duke decapitated him.

Roll…

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The head of the ambitious noble rolled to the pillar of the palace before stopping.

‘Territorial disputes might arise again.’

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The Western Duke’s interest was not in the corpse’s head. He was lost in thought about not being able to wage war with a strong enemy behind him.

‘Keith from the Vatican.’

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Now is the time to eliminate him.