All Chapters of How the Demon Lord Conquered the Kingdom: Chapter 21
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Winning Feels Like a Curse
Vans' dead body lay on the ground, Niko's shot had blown his stomach apart, and the death was instant. Victor laughed loudly, Sandra was in a panic, she was crying."Niko, bring him back already."Niko first used healing magic, it completely restored his body, she managed to reconstruct it quickly, then she used magic to resurrect Vans. He woke up gasping, he looked desperate, magic caused that in people, the experience was far from pleasant, but still necessary."The magic needs to be improved and softened, you have to stop using too much mana at once, we're going to end up drawing too much attention," Victor said to Niko. "And you, try not to be inconvenient, be more cautious next time," he said to Vans, who was embarrassed, but used to death in combat."Don't worry about it," Eris said, as she hugged Sandra and gently stroked her head. "She's always been like this, her recklessness is frightening, but don't worry about it," she finished with a soft kiss, and Sandra pulled herself t
Audience With the King
Vans was kneeling before the King, and he raised his head as soon as he was told to."Your achievements have been impressive, young man."Those words pierced Marquis Anderson's heart."You achieved three easy victories. I don't know if there is another mage more qualified to be my court mage, which is why I want you to become the new court mage of the Kingdom of Vorngate.""I am humbly honored by such words, but I cannot accept. I already have a job, and I cannot break my contract."The tournament was meant to choose the new court mage, so it was only natural to assume that everyone who entered wanted the position."Then why did you sign up?" an irritated minister asked."I didn't sign up. In fact, I didn't even know such an event was taking place. I was simply forced.""Forced? How insolent. Who forced you?""I don't know exactly. I was approached by two guards who told me I had to participate, or I would be punished. I found it strange, since I'm not a mage, and those two men follow
Red Castle
Vans was in the mansion's alchemy room. In truth, it was not an alchemy room, just an empty room that Vans had asked to use. The Duke did not mind, Vans placed all his equipment there, and after that, the room became an alchemy room. His routine was disciplined, almost rehearsed, always the same movements of grinding herbs, then placing them into the cauldron, applying mana with light magic, and waiting for it to cool before pouring the potion into flasks. While one potion cooled, he repeated the entire process in another cauldron, he had four cauldrons. Victor was curious about the Hero's sword, he was training with Lysandra while trying to uncover some hidden power within it. Vans could not use the glasses' ability, so Victor had to figure it out on his own. But nothing happened, it seemed to be just an ordinary mythril sword. That was strange, the expectation was that the Hero would use enchanted weapons or ones with unique abilities, using a common sword would be unexpected and
Bitter Taste of Defeat
Fifteen days passed relatively quickly. Vesta was finishing packing all the supplies and equipment into an item bag, and the craftsmen had built a carriage. The horse would be purchased in the village Victor had mentioned in the letter.The general in command of the entire Tower ended up being Lotus. Although Pallas was stronger, Lotus was still the most competent for the role, since he was used to it. The duties of a butler involved a large chain of command and organization that could be applied to leading the Tower, at least that was what Victor had in mind when he chose Lotus for the position. Jasmine was not even considered to remain as leader. Even though Victor trusted her as one of the generals, she was still unfit for the role.Vesta set out with the alchemist Lyn, the blacksmith Agnus, and the maid Myra. They were on their way to the village of Granforce. The journey was calm and irritating. They went to the village chief and asked him to deliver a letter along with some gold
Act Normally
Victor reacted well to everything that had happened with Vesta, in fact, he could not stop laughing. Vesta did not know whether he was angry or not, Eris knew, but she did not want to explain. The situation was indeed amusing, but that did not matter at that moment. Victor wanted to explain everything he had planned.For now, he and the others were still living in the Duke’s mansion, Carmine did not want them to leave yet, especially because of Victor’s plan, which was still in progress. At that moment, food was becoming more expensive, Victor wanted the Duke to wait a few more days before selling cheap food in the market, this would show that he had made an effort. Or at least, it would make him be remembered, people would remember paying more for food and would remember the man who started selling it for less.The plan was simple and perfect, Victor h
Shopping Day
Duke Carmine went to the castle to deliver the potions to Vans, since Vans would take too long to obtain authorization to present the gift directly to the King.“What exactly is this?”“It is a gift from Vans to Your Majesty,” the Duke said as he bowed.“We already have plenty of potions and our own alchemists, this gift is a waste,” said Marquis Anderson.“We have no way of producing these potions. The healing potions have a purity level of 92 percent, and the mana recovery potion reaches 95 percent.”“That is impossible, no one can make so many potions at that level,” he said angrily.“Are you saying I am lying?”The Marquis reconsidered, even though he was a court mage and a noble, he was still below the Duke.“That is not it, I am saying he may have deceived you.”“Then shall we make a bet?”“What do you want with this, Lord Carmine?” the King asked.“I apologize if I was rude, but I have full confidence that these potions are exactly what I said.”“If that is the case, I allow a
What Is The Price Of The Girl?
The man with the two swords was Jack the Ripper, captain of the royal guard, and the second man was the vice captain.In short, the receptionist could do nothing, since that man was her superior. Even so, Vesta was accused of assault, but the captain said he would drop the charges, since he was in a good mood.Vesta removed a crystal from a clasp on her dress, she poured a bit of mana into it and the image of the fight was displayed in the room. Many people saw it, including an important minister. Jack was already able to move, he rushed at Vesta, but it was useless, he took a punch and passed out.The minister approached and directly asked Vesta what had happened. She told him, he grew angry, but his expressions were controlled. He listened without interrupting, then looked at the two men and then at Vesta and Lyn, he gave a slight bow and apologized to both of them. After that, he asked the receptionist to call more guards to arrest the two men.“I am Max Millian, currently the Mini
Elina
Vans and Niko conducted a test with the girl. They had her hold a sphere and then asked her to focus. The sphere glowed faintly, which indicated that she had enough mana to cast magic.All people, plants, and animals possess mana, but the amount can vary throughout life. Some people remain with the same amount of mana they were born with, though this could change if they trained. There was still another distinction. Some people simply cannot use long range magic. This is because they are fortifiers. These individuals can use enhancement magic and even healing, but only on themselves.Fortifiers are not considered mages. They usually use magic to strengthen and improve another area, such as enhancing their attacks with weapons.Casters are those who can use long range magic, the mages. There is a third group, those who can use both forms, although some people believe this third group is simply the second with minor variations.The girl was able to use long range magic, specifically of
Potions And Problems With The Church
Vans was crushing some herbs, many people were paying close attention to his movements, as if he were doing something that could be considered some kind of secret. But he was just crushing herbs, like any other alchemist.The court alchemists were watching his movements even more closely. All five of them were writing down everything Vans did. He did not like it, but he kept tolerating all the stares. The only gaze he did not mind was Duke Carmine’s, the others bothered him, since they looked at him with a certain disdain and impatience.Vans placed the material into the cauldron, then repeated the process nine more times and filled all the cauldrons. After that, he turned on the heating plates, he had always preferred fire, but he did not complain about having only the plates. When the water was starting to boil, he used light magic and turned the plates off.“What did you just do?” one of the alchemists asked.“I used magic to create the potions.”“So your secret is using light magi
Duel
The leader of the Holy Country of Azimute was not pleased to hear about a duel involving the church and a merchant. The event was anything but beneficial for the church, since it would tarnish its image. Even so, they sent one of their paladins. If it was about winning, the best course was to display the full extent of the church’s strength. On top of that, they imposed many demands on Vans and the champion he chose.The Pope was angry at the bishop who had started the conflict, but at the same time, he had to maintain his composure and demonstrate all the power at his disposal.He ordered some cardinals to watch the duel and transmit it to him through magic.Vans also made some demands. The first was an apology from the Pope himself, acknowledging that he had lost control over members of the clergy. In addition, he wanted several sacred artifacts, and he sent a list of the items he desired. The Pope agreed, since he did not expect the paladin to lose.Frans Valentine, the strongest p