Volume II: Hero Academia Chapter Ninety-Three: The Substitute, the Spectator
"The new Demon Lord?"
Delkora and Satya were stunned.
None of them thought of this possibility. From the very beginning, they all targeted their suspicions at the other Thirteen Lords who had never shown up.
"The thirteen demon lords have great strength and eternal life because they rely on the seven laws of desire. Delkora frowned and said, "Can there be a new Maharaja?"
"Why not?" the Enchanting Lord glanced at him a little strangely, "In the past 10,000 years, it is not only your Lanman Continent that has been developing, the Demon Continent has already had intelligent life before we left, but civilization has not yet been born. Demons have their own cultivation system, why can't they have their own holy rank?"
"......" Delcora was stunned, trying to argue something, but could not speak.
"I know what you're thinking," the Enchanting Lord shook his head, "Ten thousand years ago, when your ancestors of Sfiodor came to the Demon Continent, there were only thirteen of us who could truly be called high-level intelligent beings. The other demons are only initially awakening their wisdom because of the influence of the law of divine incarnation. We have followed the Ranman Continent to observe how your civilization is developing, but that is not to say that demons cannot give birth to their own civilization. It's been 10,000 years, and demons are also high-level intelligent beings. ”
Del Cola suddenly brightened.
He found that he had fallen into a misunderstanding from the very beginning: because there were only thirteen demons in the Lanman Continent, he thought that all the demons in the continent were related to the demon lords, and because the existence of the thirteen lords was based on the law, he thought that the demon must rely on the law in order to become a saint.
10,000 years ago, there were only thirteen wise men in the Demon Continent, and he thought that the current demons were just unintelligent beasts.
But he forgets that intelligent life is called intelligent life precisely because they know how to constantly develop and progress - and that judging life 10,000 years from 10,000 years ago is foolish. And he has been shackled by these old messages.
Delcora hammered her head in frustration.
"So you're saying that I've been empowered by some newborn Demon Lord?" Satya muttered, "but all the while, I've had direct contact with demons except with you. But the demon that appeared there had been completely annihilated, and its final blast of self-detonation was blocked by Delkora. The Abyss Card was present at the time, and the demon should not have had a chance to fake his death and escape. Moreover, it only has the strength above the gold level, and it has never reached the holy level. ”
"I don't know. Before that, I didn't even know that there were other demonic powers lurking in your body, otherwise I would never have let you go to the trial. The tone of the seductive Maharaja was also a little dissatisfied, "This is my big mistake." I apologize to you, Sfiodor, but I also want to congratulate you on passing the first level of the Lust Trial: the Charm Trial. The Thirteen Maharajas unanimously recognized your status as Demon Agents and gave you full authority to handle the affairs related to the demons of the Lanman Continent in place of the Thirteen Maharajas......"
"Wait a minute," Delcor interrupted him with an outstretched hand, "two questions. First of all, we only passed the first level of the trial, and you are going to give us the status of demon surrogate? and second, why do we have full authority to deal with demon affairs? We are only human beings, and you are the ruler of the demons...... Nominal ruler. Bridging the contradiction requires you thirteen kings to come forward. ”
"You can't force a race to obey a leader who has been gone for 10,000 years, especially if they already have a new leader. The Enchanting Lord shook his head, "And, I can tell you very clearly that the Thirteen Lord Lords do not want to participate in this war. We have lost our sense of identity with the demon race, but we will not stand on the side of the Lanman Continent. We are just thirteen ordinary beings who do not want to be involved in the war—and as for the trials, you will naturally face the other six trials in due course, but this does not affect your status as substitutes. ”
"Don't the other twelve Maharajas even want to show their faces?" Delkora frowned slightly, "I even wonder if everything before and after this is just your personal opinion. ”
"If it weren't for the special circumstances, I wouldn't have shown my face in front of you. I'm here just to show the sincerity of the thirteen of us—as for our opinions......"
The Maharaja snorted meaninglessly.
"Heh, what happened to the Lanman Continent, what does it have to do with us, why do we want to express our opinions?"
“...... Hehe, I seem to understand," Satya chuckled slightly, "the appearance of the new demon was not what you expected, and you are afraid of Mr. Lance and the constraints of the Ancient Covenant, so let us be your agents to prove your attitude - to preserve your near-eternal life." And you even gave up your race because of it. ”
"Your words are very uncomfortable, Satya. Even if you're telling the truth. The seductive Maharaja's tone did not change much, as if she was not speaking of herself, "but you will never understand the values of the Eternals, for race, civilization, prosperity, or savagery mean nothing to us, only life is eternal." And if we don't rely on the laws of desire, we don't even have emotions...... Nothing is worth giving up our lives. ”
"This kind of eternal life seems meaningless. Del Cora said.
"What you mean is meaningless to us. The Maharaja said.
This is a clash of values between a 10,000-year-old immortal and a fourteen-year-old boy. It is nothing more than right and wrong, and it is difficult to argue.
The gray fog quickly receded, and the floor of the dormitory appeared beneath his feet. Satya looked around curiously—it was the first time she had exited directly from the gray fog space, and she was amazed by the spatial device between the real and the unreal, but Del Cora was used to it. He let out a long sigh and exhaled the negative emotions that had been trapped in his heart for the past few days. Then, he took off his mage robe and threw it on the bed, throwing himself on with him.
He didn't care if there were wrinkles in his clothes anymore. With emotions, he is particularly rough in some details, not at all as serious and careful as when he loses his emotions, or it may be that he is subconsciously resisting the psychological state when he loses his emotions, so he turns his appearance into a dissolute and uninhibited appearance-
He rolled left and right on the bed until he made a mess of the neat bed, and then lay down on the bed in large letters, sighing contentedly.
But suddenly there was a heavy touch on his arm.
He didn't look back. This familiar feeling would only belong to Satya, and only Satya would have pillowed on his arm so naturally.
But......
Remembering what had just happened, Del Cora unconsciously turned her face in the opposite direction, not daring to look directly into Satya's gaze.
"Hey, I thought a guy wouldn't be shy. ”
Satya's voice was slightly teasing. She pressed it lightly, against Del Kora's chest, feeling his heartbeat accelerating.
Obviously, there is no longer the erosion of seductive desire, but Delkora still feels a little hot on her face.
"I remember your promise. Satya muttered softly, "You say, you'll be with me forever." ”
"Yes, forever. "I swear in the name of my Sfiodor that I, Delcora Yogul Sfiodor, will be Satya Sfiodor's eternal companion and husband, a god witnessing our love, which is unswerving." ”
In Yadu, this is the oath taken when the two enter the marriage hall, and it is the most solemn vow.
"I'm changing concepts again, bad guy, you're not my husband yet. Satya gently pinched his waist, then put her arms around him and pressed herself tightly against Del Kora, "Hey, honestly, Del Kora, what are you going to do if I don't break the memory blockade?"
"I will always be with you and tell you everything we have been through until you regain your memory. And if you really forget everything, then when everything starts from scratch, I'll fill your memory with my name again. Then ......"
He shook his head and smiled.
"I may declare war on the Thirteen Lords of the Demons...... Then open the dark apocalypse. ”
Satya didn't speak, just held his hand a little tighter.
"You're getting more and more like me, stupid......"
She murmured in a voice as thin as a mosquito.
But then she realized what she had said, and her cheeks instantly turned crimson. She suddenly reached out and poked Delkora's softest waist, with a slight force.
"You kissed me without my permission before. How are you going to compensate me?"
Satya's neck still bears the red marks left at that time, and the marks are still stretching towards a very dangerous place.
“...... But...... You agreed then...... "Delcora weakly defended.
"I don't care, I don't have any memory at that time, you just took advantage of people's danger!" Satya hammered him on the back a few times, pretending to be angry, "And your hands are not honest, and they are still ......"
The disguised monster finally couldn't resist the shame, and she buried her head deep in Delcora's chest, her pretty face already flushed.
Remembering the crazy scene, Del Kora's face flushed red.
"I was wrong, Satya...... How can you forgive me......"
"Okay, don't move, make me a pillow, I'm going to sleep!"
"Huh?"
"Hold me and put me to sleep...... Also, don't move your hands or feet!"