Swish.
As if to confirm his words, the crystal ball lit up, revealing all sorts of light and shadows inside.
What is that!?
In that image, Hulim saw a group of brave men fighting against a certain figure.
"...your race, your powerful identity, your strength, and even every step you take will be exposed."
"Because of it, I already knew all your details shortly after arriving in this world."
“… …”
"But you are an exception—"
"Me? Don't you already know my name?"
"That is indeed true. I know your name, identity, family, and even friends, but... the Eye of Sight has never been able to glimpse the true extent of your power."
"I'm very curious—"
Yukatugu slowly clenched his right hand, and there was another flash of blue light, and the crystal ball disappeared into his palm.
"What is so special about you that you are treated like a god, and even a divine object like the Eye of Vision cannot see through you."
“… …”
Time passes by second by second.
Hulim remained silent, and Yukatugu waited patiently for her answer.
"plan."
"What?"
"What's the plan you're talking about?"
"A plan? I see... It's only natural to have doubts."
The demon king Yukatugu looked up at the sky.
“How many years has it been…?”
"The demon god I serve is a very powerful being."
"But such a powerful being is not known for her broad mind. She will never tolerate betrayal or desertion from her subordinates. Anyone who dares to do so will be hunted down to the bitter end, even by the entire universe."
"Because of this, even though I already had the ability to cross that boundary, I never found the opportunity. And she has always been wary of me, her strongest subordinate. Even though she knew that she could conquer this world by sending me, she still didn't do it."
“… …”
Having said that, Yukatuge lowered his head and looked directly at Hulim, with a smile of triumph in the depths of his pupils.
"She's right to be on guard."
"I have been waiting for this opportunity. For thousands of years, I have pretended to be indifferent, which gradually made her let down her guard. After repeated failures, she finally decided to use me."
"She cannot enter this world, and the gods in this world are unable to act because of her."
"No one can stop me anymore. I will become the new Demon God! I will never be controlled by anyone again—!"
"... A new demon god? Even if you did something like that, wouldn't that demon god come after you?"
"That's not going to happen."
Yukatugu said calmly.
"One of the Demonic World Treaties."
"Demon World Treaty?"
"Any newly promoted demon god will automatically break away from his original affiliation and obtain an independent godhood."
“… …”
"Demon World Treaty Part Two."
"No matter how high or low, there must be no conflict between demons."
"Indeed, even if I successfully became a demon god, I would still be no match for her... However, because of the Demon Realm Treaty, she can no longer attack me."
"I see... I have two more questions."
"It's fine for me to answer you, but before that, out of courtesy, shouldn't you first answer the question I raised?"
“… …”
A brief silence.
Hulim said:
“…I’m sorry.”
"It's not that I don't want to answer, but I don't know what it is myself."
"Oh... is that so?"
Yukatugu thought about it and did not show any anger because of Hulim's answer. Instead, he nodded in understanding.
"This kind of thing happens all the time... Well, even if you've answered it, you can ask your question now."
"...the first one."
Hulim held up a finger.
"The abnormalities in the Demon King's army so far, as well as the current fighting across the Demon Continent, are these all situations deliberately created by you in order to become a god?"
"Yes, I can cross that boundary without doing this, but it would take ten times longer. If the gods of your world were to become aware of my intentions, they would surely stop me at all costs. Therefore, time is of the essence to me."
"To speed up that time requires numerous sacrifices, but the power of your world is far from enough."
"So, the more powerful Demon King's army became the victims?"
“… …”
"You deliberately used the tactic of adding fuel to the fire early on, including the nominal advance troops coming to occupy the bridgehead. This wasn't intended to weaken our strength at all. You simply needed a reason to justify their deaths."
"You can guess it... But there's more to it than that." Yukatuge replied calmly.
"To ensure their power could flow back smoothly, I also disguised my own power and bestowed it upon them, making them mistakenly believe it was a way to overcome the suppression of their power."
After hearing this, Hulim finally understood why the Demon King's army attacked earlier than before.
It turned out that they had not found a way to overcome the forbidden area at all, but a death trap set for them!
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