2025-10-17 00:08:02[The Demon Realm operates on a straightforward meritocracy. Essentially, the one with the greatest power stands at the top. That said, just because it’s a meritocracy doesn’t mean the Demons are violent. On the contrary, most Demons are rational beings who don’t resort to violence without reason and don’t look down on the weak. It’s simply a society that values individual ability over lineage.]
[Rather, they’re much more even-tempered than humans. Both My Lady and I have been to the Demon Realm and toured around a bit. The people there have always been kind to me.]
[Yes, I’d love to visit again sometime. While the Demon Realm has no unified country, it’s divided into six territories. Each territory is ruled by one of the “Six Kings”—namely, “Underworld King-sama,” “War King-sama,” “Death King-sama,” “World King-sama,” “Dragon King-sama,” and “Phantasmal King-sama.” These Demons have lived for thousands of years, and their power is said to be capable of destroying the world.]
The most outrageous of the Six Kings—just hearing that title is enough to dredge up the black history of my youth. But in this world, it seems they are beings who absolutely must not be crossed.
However, there was something about the explanation that caught my attention. Both Lilia and Lunamaría-san described Demons as fundamentally benevolent beings, yet didn’t humans fight a war against the Demons in the past?
[Umm, can I ask you something?]
[Yes, of course.]
[—You mentioned earlier that most Demons are quite gentle, but a thousand years ago, the Six Kings—was there a Demon King among them who attacked the Human Realm?]
[Um. How do I put this—? It seems the so-called “Demon King” who wrecked havoc in the Human Realm back then was actually just a rogue from the Demon Realm.]
[Eh?]
Lilia-san gave me a wry smile in response, as if she herself didn’t quite know how to explain it. It more or less aligned with the image I had in mind, but to think the fearsome “Demon King” was nothing more than a small fry…. That revelation was absolutely earth-shattering.
[As I mentioned earlier, the Demons are generally gentle by nature. The Demon Realm is vast, their food supply is abundant, and the Six Kings, who stand at the top, are on good terms with one another and often interact socially. It’s said that the only time there was any significant conflict in ancient times was the skirmish with the God Realm, and even that happened only once. In the first place, until the Demon King and the First Hero-sama appeared, Demons were aware Humans existed but had never actually encountered them. They apparently saw Humans as beings they had no particular reason to fight.]
[Well, no matter the world, there are always people who can’t see the value of living in peace and instead chase after their ambitions.]
Lunamaría-san added with a sigh. Even after 1,000 years, the First Hero is still revered, but it feels like the “Demon King’s” reputation has taken quite a hit over time.
[Yes, it was that “Demon King” who rallied all the bloodthirsty Demons and attempted to overthrow the Six Kings in a bid to rise to the top of the Demon Realm. In the Human Realm, they’d be something like bandits…. or perhaps rebels. However, because of the sheer number of Demons, the “Demon King’s” forces grew into a massive army of over a million. Even so, compared to the full scale of the Demon Realm, I heard it was just a small-scale army….]
[....I heard that the “Demon King’s” army once challenged Underworld King-sama to a battle in an attempt to seize control of the Demon Realm.]
[Ah, you mentioned earlier that there was a war in the Demon Realm.]
[....So, what happened?]
I think it was because I was curious about their attack on the Human Realm, but since we were concerned about something, Yuzuki-san and I asked her to elaborate a bit more on that topic.
[It was a battle of a million against one, and the Underworld King crushed them in a matter of minutes.]
[....Errr....]
[That is..... how should I put this....]
[....I can’t help but feel sorry for them.]
The fact that they were overwhelmingly crushed even made Kusunoki-san feel a bit sorry for the Demon King. Either the Demon King’s army was too weak, or the Underworld King was too strong.... Just like Kusunoki-san said, I’m starting to feel sorry for the Demon King too. I mean, in just a few minutes of fighting, most of them were probably wiped out in just one or two strikes....
[However, Underworld King-sama is very kind. He didn’t kill anyone, instead, he just warned them, “It’s good that all of you are lively, but you shouldn’t bother those around you,” and let the Demon King’s army go.]
Not only did he go easy on them, but he’s even treating them like troublesome neighborhood kids!? That’s enough already! The “Demon King” image I had is completely shattered now, you know!?
[And after that, the Demon King realized he was no match for the Six Kings..... So, he decided to invade the Human Realm, which the Six Kings had decreed not to interfere with back then.]
[[[...]]]
He ran awaaaaaaaay!? The Demon King ran away from the Demon Realm!? I don’t have any particular attachment to him, but you’re not very good at this, Demon King!? It’s like he suddenly turned into a kid who was scolded and ran away from home......
This is..... honestly..... How am I supposed to react to this?
Dear Mother,Father-They were saying that demon is gentle and rational and demon king was just a small fry.
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