Running Away From The Hero!

# 8 Their Reason: Athia Nell Karan's Reason

Close your eyes and watch Leah's voice.

“This is the situation now, and this is the way it's been… going on. ”

Leah's voice ends, but her closed eyes don't see any signs of opening.

After a long time of thinking and thinking,

“Is what I heard true...? ”

“According to Master Mira, it's true. ”

I asked with a voice full of disbelief, but the answer that came back did not change.

“You're crazy.”

“Yes, Sir Ast. ”

He says he's crazy, but he says he's like an astronaut.

But at least all of my men, or imperial men, would nod.

Ast is crazy...

“But now I feel crazier than usual. ”

“I can't deny it. ”

Seeing Leah nodding her head, I had no choice but to give her my head.

No way.I never thought I'd make it to the Horse Continent, even if I did.

I was shocked that I didn't want to flee to the land of Humans and Hostile Horsemen.

Even so, that's a little harsh, isn't it?

No matter how much I say it, it was quite a hit.

I can't believe you ran off to the continent because you hated people!

After hearing the process, such worries disappeared.

No, rather, it made me wonder if the plan of the Asts had been so meticulously prepared to go to the Marathon.

According to Master Mira, who was sent to the continent, AST's subsequent process could be summarized like this.

1. Jump to Marathon.

2. Captured a Princess of the Horse Clan from two factions in the middle of a civil war.

3. Become the Demon King after the will of drinking as a human body.

4. Kill a candidate for another faction to drink in just one day.

5. You make the Demon King of symbolic significance and the Demon King candidate who follows you into a practical Demon King.

6. Repair various institutions and declare the People's Republic of Magic.

... an achievement that will make you lose your words even if you think about it again.

What's even more amazing is that all of this has happened in just one year.

In the old saying, 'Revolution happens in one day.’ I heard it, but I can't believe I changed the continent to this much in just one year. The rules of the continent!

“The Republics, does Ast not want to live? ”

An equal society without class.

As soon as I speak out of my mouth, the nobles of all kingdoms will send assassins in peace.

The Republic, as Ast says, is not just about laying down your power.

Wealth, power, all of it down, and everyone should use it equally.

It's natural for the non-humans to rebel against these things!

Ast, however, was amazingly supported by the chieftains of the Marathon.

Thanks to this, you have cleared the way for the Horsemen and cleared the way for the wagon.

And use that maintenance road to connect the undermanned tribes with the city! Implemented mandatory training and expanded self-domination!

“I can't. Get an AST student from the Treasury. ”

The more I think about it, the more my head will hurt.

Rather than worrying about it, you should take someone close to Ast and look at the event from a different perspective.

After Leah leaves, she brings a man back.

“I'm Marlene Grain of the Treasury. ”

This man greets me using imperial etiquette.

He was Howling's motivator and current centre of the Treasury Department from Lane, who currently nurtured students in Eugracia.

It may sound strange to say that a former member of a malicious organization is at the center of the Treasury Department, but I've been told that the ruthless Finance Department is a specially loved talent.

And when I happened to bump into him in the past, he told me that he had learned all his abilities from his instructor, Naran, or Ast.

A person who has been taught by an astronaut a little differently. How do you judge the situation from that perspective?

“You can't talk about what I'm saying anywhere. Even if it's a question instead of finance. ”

“I understand.”

I warned him beforehand and told him everything so far.

Ast, and what you did there!

After hearing all the nonsense, he seemed to think for a moment and sort it out.

“Ah……. ”

Then, I fluttered as I stretched out my elasticity to make sure all the stories were organized.

“What a great instructor! I must admire you! ”

And I began to sing the praises of Ast.

“Khh... Going over to the Marathon and becoming king?" The king who was chosen to drink it! As expected, the Great Instructor is different! ”

It gives me goose bumps and shakes all by myself.

No, I thought humans were supposed to be the Demon King. Are you this happy? What the hell is this guy doing in the heart of the Treasury Department? Is the empire okay?

“I want to ask you what you think. How do you see what the current astronaut is doing? ”

In my question, he started yelling as if he had nothing to think about.

“Absolutely perfect! Making a path first! Even if magic has evolved, there are very few people who use it. That's why you made the way. Create roads that allow the horsemen to move, and roads that allow more things to move! ”

This led to an increase in the average level of the village in the continent. No, I made it city-level.

I let him go without stopping him from yelling excitedly.

“So is the republic. All wealth equality! To do that, the Treasury will first have to digest the catastrophic workload, but the instructor has an iron fist. If you don't want to get hit, you're on your own! ”

As he recalled the past, he closed his eyes for a moment and trembled into memories.

Well, that's exactly what happened to the Iron Fist.

“And perhaps you've gathered some anamfatha. It's an interview for one policy at a time. Of course, as opposed to that, many anamfatha would have gone to see the Demon King's Instructor... and been struck down by iron. ”

I'd be more right if I rebelled, nodding alone. ’The man who added the tribe' began to praise Ast with awe.

“The Great Instructor would have pacified all the anamfatha and plundered the tribal property. The change in the continent, you said, is not going to cost you a penny or two. A tremendous amount of money has been invested that will change the size of the Imperial wealth. ”

I agree with you on this.

Even if you want to build roads and buildings on royal soil, it will take a few years and decades.

But Ast only did it in a year. I could only say it was the power of money.

“That's all your plan! Perhaps you've also summoned the Horse Merchant Guild or the capitalists who delivered the materials. And they would have paid the tribal leaders on the continent to build it. ”

I keep my promises.

Astra's promise to me was low, but he nodded his head as if it were natural.

“And you'll say you'll beat the iron bars apart and take your money for true equality. ”

Ah... What a huge cycle of money!

Now I see Maren, who seems to be praying to Ast, and I sigh.

Again, I can't believe this thing is centered on the Ministry of Empire Finance… The empire is doomed.

“Is that great? ”

“Money is the ideal form to spin around. But it's also the reality of today that a few rich people are monopolizing wealth. I can't help but admire you as a man of the Ministry of Finance, this perfect cycle. ”

It was a word filled with respect. However,

“You were in Ast's hands, and then you went back into Ast's hands, right? ”

“Turn around and come right back to your hands! Perfect cycle!”

“Those amounts must have gone up significantly, or maybe even back to crazy levels. ”

Tribal chief, and merchant.

According to his family, Ast has robbed the wealthiest people on the continent.

“That's why it's so great. What a fortune! ”

"Ah, instructor! ’I admired it, and I was ready to worship if I set up a statue. No, maybe I made it myself.

“Isn't that unfair? It was taken by force. ”

“Money was always fair, but it wasn't fair to have it. Wouldn't it be better to be in the hands of the right person? ”

Hmm……. Not really.

It profits the world with the wealth of nobles who can only rot in vaults.

Ideally, it's a very good thing to say.

“And I can't believe you didn't get paid enough to make a buck. I don't mind giving away my fortune. ”

“Well……. ”

I almost nodded. Yes, it is the right thing to do.

That's... I don't want to think even if it's me.

“What do you think will happen? ”

“All infrastructure is already complete. That's only a year. I'm afraid of what the continent will do in the future. But now, economic growth as a whole might be a little bit difficult for the military. ”

“Hmm……. ”

Tak, Tak, Tak.

The sound of my fingers beating naturally began to spread in the room.

He's right.

Given the current situation of the Horsemen, infrastructure has been created that considers future life rather than power.

Probably because it's a different continent, and he doesn't know his exact location, he's changing the continent to pursue his comfort without raising his strength.

Then there's a chance.

Quantity Elite. It would be best to send a large group of Mira-level people to sneak in and kidnap them.

“Okay, then……. ”

It was time for me to tell Leah to finish preparing for the capture of the Asts.

“Joo, Joo! ”

The person who opened the visit without courtesy was the wizard in charge of Mira's contact.

“This, this……. ”

Give me a piece of paper with trembling hands. I could feel very ominous just looking at it.

And the moment I saw the paper in front of my eyes, I was shaking.

“Your Grace?"

Leah came as if she was embarrassed to see me for the first time and gave me a lift.

Dizziness was the first disease I felt in my life.

Grrr!

“Ast……. ”

Reads the paper again with trembling hands.

You've become the Demon King, and 101 more!

And I think I'm going to draw more!

-Myra-

It was nonsense.

101 Demon Kings, rulers of the Marathon! And one of them is a human spy!

“Your Majesty, what kind of contact is this……. ”

“Read it. ”

“Phew……. ”

At that moment, Leah, who saw the paper, swallowed her breath and trembled.

“Mi, you're crazy. ”

101 Demon Lords.

Normally, the opposing Pokémon is in a range that is reasonably expected by Astra.

To be precise, Astra was the only one who knew a human being who could predict it.

“This……. ”

“Yes, yes. Maybe that means raising the Demon Lord's power. ”

“Is that possible? ”

Only Marlene from the Treasury didn't understand our conversation.

Well, I'll have to do it.

If a sovereign master was created and a Grand Wizard was born, he would not have praised that realm as the realm of talent, the realm of God's choice.

“It's possible.”

But Ast brought it to life.

A typical example is this.

“You, and there's evidence of Eugracia. ”

“Ah……. ”

The students of Eugracia have already proven their power and ability to the empire, or the continent.

Inside, there was a 70th overall combat strength, or a graded student, who single-handedly defeated a God-selected warrior party.

By the way, the number of people in Eugracia is 100 a year.

A student in the lower Middle Kingdom beat up the Church's warriors!

This man, Maren, also had the strength of a knight-in-chief, as well as a treasury.

“That means……. ”

“You mean you're going to create force. ”

The Demon King, the most powerful man in the land.

That's 101, and that means I'm going to keep doing it!

“You already know what I think you know? ”

Quantity correction fails.

If they were built by the Asts, they wouldn't be able to guarantee their victory or defeat by taking an army with them.

Grrr!

I'd like to move all personnel forward to the continent right now. But there are too many obstacles.

First, you have to solve political problems and break the continental embargoes that are implicitly guarding it.

Maybe if we could solve all that, Ast would already be in the perfect army.

“A little more... a little more... ”

Patience. Patience.

I wrapped my hands around the fluttering hands, closed my eyes, and engraved it on my mind again.

“The next time I see you, that'll be the end of it. ”

Just a little longer, just a little longer.