Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo Dorei Majutsu

Volume 11, Chapter 1: Trying Out Going to the Royal Castle – Part 6

Finally, one of the people in attendance came forward. He was a man that was still young, and had glaring eyes. He wore a military uniform that had jumbled up decorations attached to it.

「That is utterly impossible to believe!」

「Mu?」

Diablo glared at him.

The other party glared back at him as if to compete with him.

「I am a Lieutenant Commander of the Lifelia Kingdom Army, Harold William! For something like Chemical Elemental Magic, no matter how much you level up, it is no match against a large-sized Summoned Beast! So it is obviously a lie that he defeated the Great Demon King! Your Majesty, this man is a swindler. To begin with, it is doubtful that those Elves who have such high pride would make a Demon their king!」

Now that he said that, that certainly was sound reasoning……

Both Diablo’s speech and conduct and existence, they were quite disconnected from the common sense of this other world.

Shera objected.

「It’s not a lie! Diablo became the King. He went and ma……married me……after all.」

「Elves are a thin bodied race! It’s doubtful if this woman is even an Elf.」

「That’s so mean!?」

Maybe because she was surprisingly bothered about it, Shera became teary eyed.

Rem opened her eyes wide.

「……Now that you mention it.」

「Hold on, even you, Rem!?」

Lieutenant Commander William came instigating with a triumphant look.

「Horn growing Demon! If you insist that your words are not a lie, then bring out proof!」

Diablo shrugged his shoulders.

「If you do not believe me, then that is fine as well.」

「What!?」

He had grown used to not being believed since long ago. Many people would look at the person who made the claim rather than the contents of the claim. It was because he himself did not have true friendship with them……

「If it is just as you say, then it means that I did not subdue the Great Demon King, nor am I the Greenwood King. In that case, I have no reason to be called here, no?」

Rem shrugged her shoulders.

「……That is how it would be. We also would have no reason to have an audience with His Majesty.」

It seemed that deep down, she also got mad at the fact that Diablo and Shera were doubted. There was a sharpness in her tone.

Diablo turned his back to the King.

「I will be leaving then.」

Shera clung onto his arm.

「Don’t leave us behindー」

The retainers became noisy, but there was no one that tried to stop them.

Noa spoke with a cold voice.

「Lieutenant Commander William……?」

As if he were snapped to it, the military man with glaring eyes rushed out in front of Diablo’s group.

「W, wait!」

「Hmph……If you do not want to get hurt, move out of the way, small timer.」

「Small timer!? Me, the one who became a Lieutenant Commander at the age of 30!?」

「I don’t care.」

He didn’t know at what age someone was amazing when someone reached a certain rank in the Lifelia Kingdom.

William drew the sword at his waist.

「If you have spoken lies to His Majesty, that is lese majeste! I will not turn a blind eye to this!」

Shera hid behind Diablo.

「Kyaah!?」

「……You are the one who drew their sword first.」

Rem put herself on guard.

Diablo held one hand out.

「You, what is your level? If you do not wish to die, then answer me honestly.」

「Wh, what was that!?」

「Answer me. It is because if your level is too low, you will be blown away by my magic.」

「Are you mocking me, a Lieutenant Commander of the glorious Lifelia Kingdom Army! You useless Chemical Elemental Magician and lowly Demon!」

William raised his sword overhead.

Slow.

Is he around level 40? As a soldier of this other world, that is probably above average though.

「Damned fool……《Glakius Cannon》!!」

It was magic that fired a clump of ice.

However, the ice that was generated through Diablo’s powerful magical power was a gigantic lump of ice that was bigger than a single adult.

That went flying at a high speed.

If it made a direct hit, there was no telling if a trace of the person would even remain.

Aiming away from William, he made it hit only the sword that William had raised overhead. The blade broke. And then, the lump of ice flew behind the man.

It penetrated the wall of the Audience Room.

A thunderous sound reverberated.

It didn’t end with that.

The castle walls had the outward appearance of concrete, but was it not that hard? Or could it be that the power of 《Glakius Cannon》 was larger than he imagined?

Loudly opening up a hole, and piercing the wall on the other side, it penetrated through several walls.

From the holes, the sky dyed in a red sunset could be seen.

William’s eyes became bloodshot, and while foaming at the mouth, he sank down to the floor.

「Hii……HIIiiiii～～～～～!?」

He lost control of his bladder.

The cabinet ministers became flustered, made a commotion, and ran about trying to escape.

The generals and the foot soldiers similarly tried to escape, but maybe because they remembered their vocations, they readied their swords and spears.

Shera and Rem went pale.

「Di, Diablo～!?」

「To use such powerful attack magic in a place like this……Didn’t you go a bit too far!?」

──I thought that it would end with just cracks in the wall though.

However, having discomposure wasn’t Demon King-like. He snorted with an attitude filled with composure.

「Hmph……Did you say attack magic? What I did just now was a small greeting. If I attacked seriously, I could erase this whole castle.」

Noa narrowed his eyes.

The one who instigated William, was him. Maybe because he had predicted this sort of situation, he had no signs of panic.

「As expected of you. According to reports, Diablo-sama, is it true that you describe yourself not as a Demon, but like this?」

「Mu.」

「──As, a Demon King of another world.」

The retainers became the noisiest they’ve ever been up until now. There were even some that raised screams.

Diablo became flustered.

──This is bad. I don’t possess an art of conversation that could suppress this chaos.

If it turned into a battle in the royal castle, he was doubtful as to if he could protect Rem and Shera. He didn’t want to needlessly kill the soldiers either.

He could only overawe them, make them feel afraid, and avoid battle!

He shouted.

「That’s right! My name is Diablo! A Demon King, that came from another world!!」

He declared that with an extraordinarily villainous looking face.

He was holding his head in his mind.

Ahーahーahー, as I thought, it turned out like thisー. I went and claimed myself to be a Demon King in front of the Lifelia King.

Even though he was running around trying to escape from the audience because he thought it would turn out like this.

A criminal? A fugitive? Dead or alive? Farewell, relaxed other world life. Hello, life of being on the run.