Chapter 213: Keir’s Decision
"That is..."
"What is he doing..."
"Your Majesty..."
The soldiers were stunned. Whether it was from the enemies or the allies, they stopped fighting for a moment and looked at the sky, finding the vampire king kneeling to Albert in the air.
"Your Majesty!!!"
"What are you doing, Your Majesty?"
"Please don’t kneel to another person! You are our king!"
The allies instantly recognized this man due to his benevolence. After making the subjects living in prosperity, his name and face were obviously known to the people.
That was why they never accepted what he did. Kneeling to another person would mean he had surrendered. This was the last thing what a king should do.
Even Albert couldn’t contain his anger.
"What the f*ck are you saying? Do you know what your words imply?!" Albert shouted in anger. He never thought that the Gluttony Kingdom’s ruler would be doing something like this.
Little did he know, this was precisely the trap that the vampire king had planted. After making such a ridiculous deduction, their first reaction should be the one coming from the bottom of their heart since Albert wasn’t Lilith who was good at politics.
Hence, this answer was the one that he had been waiting for.
"I see. Instead of continuing to tell me about how delusional I am... you chose those words instead." Keir smiled and looked at Albert with a serene expression. "If you keep telling me about the former, even I have no choice but to accept it.
"However, the fact that you are berating me is enough for me to understand the situation. I know how much bullsh*t inside my deductions. Yet, the first thing you do is berating me instead of denying it.
"This answer surely comes from the bottom of your heart. And now I know... You have learned about your identity as the Demon Lord, probably from Lilith. It seems she has convinced you that’s the case as well.
"Since Lilith has arrived at the same conclusion, I don’t think I need to tell you another word to prove your identity. As expected..." Keir closed his eyes for a moment and said, "You are truly the Demon Lord, Albert Gran... No, my lord, Albert Gran!"
"Wha—" Albert was speechless. ’Why don’t you follow the script at all?’
Albert was complaining in his heart, but having no words to rebuke what he said. It was too late.
His original plan was to fight him a bit and bonk him before leaving this place as Lilith created the meeting between all seven demon kingdoms. Even the war would stop for a moment as they learned about the information about the other continent.
Yet, Keir actually broke everything by kneeling in front of him. This was enough to tell people that the king had surrendered to Albert even before fighting.
If it was after a life and death battle, it would look like he pleaded for his life. But due to his action taken right after meeting Albert, the meaning transformed.
The king saw the dumbfounded and troubled face of Albert and couldn’t help but say, "I am a cruel man. I have always thought myself to be the most suited person to lead the kingdom. Even if I need to kill all my brothers and sisters, I will do it to ascend the throne.
"That’s what I have been thinking this whole time. However, everything is different if I’m in the presence of the Demon Lord. If I am suited to rule the Gluttony Kingdom, you are suited to lead all the demons.
"I have a principle. If someone is better than me appears, I won’t hesitate to give him my throne because I know that people’s lives will be better. That’s why the moment I deduct your identity, I know that you are the right person to surrender.
"I hope that you can lead the demons better than me. Even if I need to offer my life for you, I won’t hesitate." Keir lowered his head. "I surrender."
’The f*ck!’ Albert cursed inwardly as he couldn’t process what had happened. Never in his wildest dream appeared a scene where the vampire king surrendered, let alone giving him the Gluttony Kingdom.
"I am a king before I’m a father or a husband." Keir paused for a moment. "Now that I have stepped down as the king, it’s time for me to fulfill my role as a father and a husband. I know that we have angered you because we don’t know about your true intentions... If we know that Yale is actually in love with Renee, we would have treated her better than ever.
"That’s why I am prepared to kill myself to apologize. But please... I hope that Milord, the Demon Lord, would be kind enough to spare the lives of my wife and children. I shall take the full responsibility of angering you."
The first thing that Albert couldn’t understand was how a mighty man like him suddenly dropped to his knees, not caring about anything.
He was supposed to be a dignified king and a 9-Star Blood Magician. He had the power to fight him even if he was horny.
Albert had prepared to fight for an hour or two until Gin appeared on the battlefield. That was when the battle was supposed to stop.
Yet, the reality couldn’t be any different. Someone ordinary like him couldn’t understand why the vampire king did it.
At the same time, with all these words, it was clear that his true identity was that of a Demon Lord. With the approval of two kingdoms, it was enough to convince the rest, since the vampire king had done enough to affect the soldiers.
Those soldiers would spread the rumors until every single person in their kingdom believed it and spread this information to other kingdoms.
In other words, Albert was forced to live as the Demon Lord.
Albert gritted his teeth as his mind was revolving like crazy, trying to come up with a suggestion.
However, the vampire king continued with another question. "Before I die, I wish to know the reason for your appearance... What in the world will actually come for you to descend to this place, Milord?
"In the past, the braves appeared when the demons became too strong and threatened their very existences. And if you appear and have the same reason as the braves like how the Demon Emperor and Human Emperor appeared in the past, then I would like to know the enemies that forces you to descend.
"Who is strong enough to decimate all demon and human kingdoms, Milord? Who are your enemies?"
’What enemy? I come to this world simply because I want to go around the world to enjoy my life. There was supposed to be no enemy. But because I have gotten stronger, the enemy is there now...
’F*ck. Can I redo my life in this world? I don’t know the f*ck going on.’ Albert could only curse because he had no idea what would happen in this world.
Albert wished either Yale or Lilith accompanied him this time since he hoped they could answer it for him.
However, the vampire king seemed to be pressing for an answer as he looked at him with a sincere expression like a child hoping to get the promised present.
He needed to say something in this place.
But after wrecking his brain for a few minutes, the only answer he could say was, "This era might end because of the same reason as the previous era."
"The previous era..." The vampire king frowned when he remembered all the history that was in his mind. He found out that there was a blank space about the history of why the previous era ended.
There were only a few records that stated an unknown force appeared and annihilated most of the population in this place. And the Demon and Human Emperors joined hands and repelled the enemies.
That was the record, but if that was the truth, that kind of invasion would happen again. And the only reason why Albert appeared at this point of time was to prevent that destruction from happening.
Hence, he finally understood the big mission that Albert had in this world to the point he asked, "Then... You never planned to kill me..."
That was right. The vampire king realized Albert didn’t want to kill anyone because no matter what, he was one of the strongest people in the world. If the world lost him, the demons would suffer from that invasion because their strongest vampire couldn’t protect them anymore.
What Albert wanted in this place was simply time. He was trying to buy more time for Lilith to arrange everything.
The moment he understood Albert’s real intention, the vampire king gasped as he lowered his head again, saying, "I apologize for disturbing you, Milord."
At that time, the vampire king suddenly stood up and shouted to the entire battlefield. "Gluttony Kingdom! Retreat! This is the plot that the humans devise to make us fight our comrades because he wants to destroy both of us after we weaken each other. That’s why we shall retreat!"
The order stunned everyone as they never thought about hearing an order like this.
...
Unbeknownst to them, there was a young man looking at the battlefield with a dumbfounded expression. On top of his head was a slime wiggling around as if he enjoyed it.
"Mhm... What should we do now... I don’t think this is the right time for us to enter..." The young man scratched the back of his head before his hand moved to the slime to pat that wiggling body. "What should we do now, Bonkichi?"
