22 Chapter 6 Part 3

- Hakuryu -

Seeing the loss of life was never a pleasant experience. It was even worse if they were young lives, lost in such an unpleasant manner.

Now seeing their saviours mourning was even more painful.

He had failed his clan once more. The princess…

From what he had heard, she was very close to Silas-sama, perhaps even more. He wasn't sure of it, at least until now.

Seeing the boy kneel in front of her body, he felt pain and even some pity for him.

Unlike Rimuru-sama, he was quiet. No bursts of power, nothing. He just became still as he held her hand.

He saw a group of adventurers going towards Rimuru-sama and went towards him to assure his safety.

"A fairy tale?" He heard Rimuru-sama speak.

The girl went on to explain the tale of the Dragon Princess and how she resurrected her pet dragon and how, due to the barrier, it could be done in this case too.

"Becoming a Demon Lord… I see." Rimuru-sama whispered.

Hakuryu sighed to himself. Pushing a pure soul such as Rimuru-sama to make such a decision… those people were guilty of a great crime and he would make them pay for it.

- Silas -

So cold…

Her hands were… so cold.

Why?

I never started a fight.

I didn't attack Clayman or the humans.

Then why?

"Happiness? As if a Demon like you would deserve happiness."

The words of those crusaders sounded in my head.

I don't deserve happiness because I am a Devil?

Why?

Who decided that?

"Dark Beings like you deserve only one fate and that's to be wiped out so that the world can be at peace."

Fate… to be wiped out… for the world's peace.

What bullshit?

"As if a Daemon like you would know what civility would mean? You are a Daemon and will always remain one. Don't pretend to be a human."

I see.

So that's where I was wrong.

Was I trying too hard to be a human? A good Devil?

But these people don't want a good Devil.

These people want a Daemon.

I looked at Shuna's cold and lifeless body in front of me.

Good.

So… I will give them a Daemon.

"Who… did this?" I asked.

Benimaru was still beside me.

"It was Demon Lord Clayman. Shuna was trying to evacuate the children to the other side, to your world. For this, she stayed on our side to open the door when needed. One of Clayman's people found out about it. Clayman tried to control her but couldn't. She didn't open the door for him no matter what he did… and Clayman killed her because of this. I…" His words broke.

She didn't open the door to allow him inside… and chose to die instead.

For me…

"Where are Lavinia and the others?"

"Miss Lavinia, she was the first one to see this and she, her spirits, rampaged, killing hundreds of monsters who were still left attacking after Charybdis' attack. The monsters under Clayman retreated when Charybdis attacked. She however had lost control and had to be stopped by Saitama-sama from causing destruction. She was knocked out and is resting."

"I see."

"Miss Orihime is helping by healing everyone she can now. She opened the door for us and we called for the rest of our clan as backup."

"I see. Can you… ask Yuri or Narberal to come here?"

He looked towards a Goblin on the side and the guy ran quickly to do as he was told.

"Thank you."

We didn't say anything else and just sat there for a while till Yuri and Naberal both arrived kneeling behind me as they saw the body in front of me.

"Our greatest apologies, Silas-sama. We failed the task you had given us. We…"

"Why?"

"We were attacked in our territory by an exorcist. He locked us in a dimension and we couldn't break out of it soon enough."

"I see."

Exorcists.

No matter the world, they don't want good monsters.

"Where is Ainz?"

"Ainz-sama is coming. He was in a different country and we sent a message. He will be arriving here at any moment."

"I see."

A moment later I continued.

"Ask Narberal to bring the rest of the Kijin. Ask Tanya for help if you need."

She bowed and left while another goblin came running towards us.

"Silas-sama, Rimuru-sama is calling everyone. He said it was very important"

…what?

I got up and so did Benimaru.

Rimuru explained everything. The Ritual to bring back the dead needed one to become a Demon Lord first.

So what?

Didn't those people want a Daemon? I will give them something better.

"Rimuru?" I called him. "My Sage Skill has evolved too. "Do you think you can increase the probability of success if they work together?"

'Notice: There should be an increase in probability from 3.14% to 8.12%. Although it will require the host to evolve as well.'

Rimuru got the same answer as well.

We didn't need any words to communicate what we thought.

"The Falmuth army is still stationed a little distance from us. They fell back when Clayman's army attacked, not interfering with a Demon Lord."

Fucking hypocrites.

"Did you find who sent the people who attacked me? And the clown?" I only got the memories of the guy till he was resurrected as a Deathman. I knew nothing before that.

"They were sent by the Western Holy Church to assist Falmuth Kingdom to take down Tempest."

Over the next hour, a simple plan was made and groups were divided to take care of the enemy.

"As for Clayman's army…"

"Leave it to me." I interrupted. "Clayman and his army… leave it to me."

"Sil…"

"Please."

He sighed but didn't say anything.

"Let me help too." Surprisingly Ikki stepped up. I looked at him in surprise. "Blazers are essentially soldiers too. We know that we will have to participate in wars. You all have done more for me than my own family. Please… let me help."

"Then you can follow Hakuryu." Rimuru spoke up.

"Thank you." He bowed lightly.

"I was trained for combat too and was a commanding officer." Surprisingly Tanya spoke from the corner she was standing, becoming a target of the stares.

"Then I will leave a group of dragonewts to you. You have the experience of aerial combat. They are the only flying units we have. Just… don't die."

"Roger." She saluted.

"Saitama, go with Silas. An army of monsters is a job for a hero. Silas has a personal reason for this fight so let him take the lead. Just back him up in case he needs to. We don't know how strong this Demon Lord Clayman is. A good backup is for the best for us." Rimuru suggested.

Apparently I was not the only one who was beyond surprised with Saitama's strength.

"Clayman has two armies. One consists of Monsters while the other is full of undead. They are difficult to fight."

"What undead?" A familiar voice came from behind us as Ainz entered the room. His aura was restrained but the glow in his eyes gave away his mood.

"Ainz!"

"Sorry. I was not in Nazarick and came as fast as I could. Tell me everything."

Rimuru didn't talk but Great Sage informed him of everything directly through the use of thought transmission.

"I see that you already have a method of resurrecting them. I do have something which can bring them to life but it's not enough for everyone."

"You can?" I spoke a bit too loudly.

"They need to accept it and their bodies need to be in a proper condition. There is a chance that it might not work because of the difference in the souls or the laws of different worlds so it's better if we try your method first and use it only as a last case."

Rimuru however kept his head down and then shook his head.

"Choosing one would be showing them favouritism. As a leader, I cannot make such a choice."

I asked something else "Is there a chance that something can go wrong?"

"Depending on the laws of this world, maybe."

I took a deep breath. "Then I wouldn't risk it. Not if we have another choice. If this doesn't work…"

"It will work." Rimuru said.

And we nodded.

Yes.

It will work.

"Leave the undead to me."

With everything decided we walked out of the room.

There, Lavinia was standing. She looked healed but her red eyes gave away her condition.

"I will fight too."

I shook my head. "Shuna will need someone near her when she wakes up. Don't leave her alone."

"But I…"

I put a finger on her lips. "Trust me."

Orihime was standing beside her. I ruffled her hair lightly. "Take care of her, okay."

She nodded and I left.

There was a war to win and a Demon Lord to kill.

- Tanya -

She wondered why she had taken this job and realised that she was angry.

She wasn't the type to be sentimental but she had every right to be pissed. She had finally achieved a cushy job in a company which can and would spread over the multiverse. There were some hiccups but everything was going smoothly. The boss was a good guy and didn't sit on her head for everything. But this…

Some idiotic bastards were trying to throw a wrench in her peaceful life. Safe to say that she was pissed.

And so, she took the stage in front of her and decided to show those bastards just who the fuck they were messing with.

"Listen carefully, my soldiers. Today, we stand here to prepare for war. But we weren't the ones who started this. NO. It was started by those self-righteous pricks and those who were jealous of us. They raided our homes and they killed our brothers and sisters. Do you hear their cries? Do you see the fire burning your homes?" She shouted.

They clenched their fists while some roared.

"Good. Remember this pain. Remember this suffering they have caused… for today, we are going to return it back to them several folds. We are the citizens of Tempest. Just because we don't attack first doesn't mean we are cowards. They might have made the first move, but let's make this vow to ourselves, for our fallen comrades and family members, that the last attack… will be ours."

The crowd erupted in roars as their auras flared into the sky.

Even their leader Gabiru, a simpleton, was crying and roaring in the sky while just a moment ago, he was dissatisfied with her leading the team.

Fools.

"Soldiers. Take to the air."

She got back her own device and took to the air.

She spotted the enemy camp a distance away. Soldiers were guarding a crystal which was used to cast barriers.

"Maintain the aerial advantage and shoot them down. Let them feel despair as none of their attacks reach us. Let no one escape."

The dragonewts surrounded the camp and started raining fire on the helpless soldiers below.

"Greater Darkness Spirit Summoning: Cerberus." She called out as she felt her magic drain and a giant three headed dog appeared from a magic circle in the middle of the enemy camp.

The dog shot streams of black fire on the surroundings and within minutes, the entire battalion stationed in the camp was destroyed. She aimed and shot the crystal completing their mission.

- Ikki -

Ikki faced the boy who looked like a japanese youth in front of him.

According to the information, he was a summoned otherworlder.

"Hahahaha a human on the side of monsters? Did they summon you? Sucks to be you." He laughed.

Ikki merely summoned his Intetsu in front of him.

The last month of his life has been nothing less than a fairy tale for him. Encountering this magical place and meeting these kind people. Getting the opportunity to overcome his weaknesses. He was immensely thankful to Silas and the rest for this chance.

And today, seeing the lifeless look in the eyes of his new friends, he felt rage.

The monsters of Tempest were some of the kindest people he had known and these people…

He took a deep breath.

The goblins had told him about this guy's ability.

But today Ikki wasn't going to hold back.

The guy dashed towards him, his sword drawn. Ikki deflected the blow and the guy started slashing furiously towards him. There was no technique in the attacks, only relying on brute force and the use of Skills.

It wasn't even worthy of his Blade Steal.

The guy jumped back with a growl. "Bastard! How about you catch this?" He pointed his sword at him but Ikki had already begun to move.

Shunpo.

He flashed to a different place.

"That won't help you against my Thought Acceleration." He shouted.

Why would you tell others about your skills?

But he didn't wait for his answer.

In this last week, Ikki had communicated a lot with his Spirit, especially Nia, the spirit which he had made a contract with. She was residing in his Device, Intetsu.

From her, he had learned some Spirit Magic of the Darkness element.

Nothing too big but enough to be used strategically.

"Blackout."

An area of darkness spread around the two. The guy was blinded while Ikki could see everything clearly.

He waved his sword in random directions but Ikki didn't want to give him any chances. This was a war.

There was no place for mercies in a war.

The next moment, his head flew into the air.

Ikki felt a rush of information and power flow inside him.

Unique Skill: Severer gained.

Extra Skill: Thought Acceleration gained.

Extra Skill: All-Seeing Eye gained.