Shien muttered these words.
Both Elise and Airi had mentioned this word.
Presumably, during the era when Lilith rampaged, the land must have been a scene of utter carnage, right?
He had almost released such a being.
“No wonder those beastmen priests were so angry.”
Shien smiled wryly.
Airi seemed to know about what happened last night as well. She turned to look at Shien.
“You’re not really thinking of releasing that lunatic, are you?”
Airi’s tone became somewhat serious.
“What? Are you scared?”
Shien raised an eyebrow, asking with a smirk.
“I advise you not to mess around.” Airi wasn’t sure if Shien was joking, so she could only warn him. “That’s not something to play with. If you’re not careful, the human world might cease to exist.”
This wasn’t an exaggeration.
Even the Divine Race and the Demon Race in ancient times almost couldn’t handle Lilith, and the world, which hadn’t been divided into three parts yet, was almost destroyed by her. Who would want to see such a crazy being released?
Airi, who was usually indifferent to most things, was surprisingly concerned this time.
“It’s different now. The Divine Race, humans, and demons are now coexisting peacefully, and the war is long over. Releasing such a dangerous being is no small matter.”
Airi’s warning made Shien smile wryly again.
“Do I look like someone who acts without thinking?”
Shien asked Airi.
Airi stared at Shien and answered,
“Yes.”
Her answer was immediate.
“…”
Shien’s lips twitched. He wanted to pull this little girl into his arms and give her a good… no, give her a good spanking.
Was he really that untrustworthy?
He admitted that he was usually a bit reckless, ruthless, and brutal, leaving a deep impression on them, but that was all an expression of his love!
At times like this, he was still serious, wasn’t he? Honey!
Shien sighed.
“Alright, even if I’m someone who acts without thinking, I wouldn’t do something that harms others and doesn’t benefit myself, right?” Shien argued. “I’m not the Demon King. I don’t want to destroy the world.”
These words made Airi quite unhappy.
“Regardless of whether your words make sense or not, I don’t like the example you used.” Airi said, “Do you think the Demon King wanted to destroy the world?”
“Huh?” Shien was slightly taken aback. “Wasn’t that the case?”
“Of course not!” Airi said with absolute certainty, even a bit angrily. “Don’t think that the Supreme God is necessarily a benevolent good person and the Demon King is an evil person who wants to destroy the world!”
Airi seemed very upset about this.
“Well, I personally don’t mind accepting your statement.” Shien blinked. “But if the Demon King didn’t want to destroy the world, why did she start the war?”
Although the Divine Race and the Demon Race had been enemies since their creation, there must have been a side that initiated the hostility and started the war, right?
And according to historical records, it seemed that the Demon Race, or rather the Demon King, was the one who started the conflict.
It was because of the Demon King’s orders that the demons attacked the Divine Race, leading to a long war.
Under such circumstances, if the Demon King didn’t do this to destroy the world, then what was her purpose?
“That’s because…!”
Airi subconsciously wanted to say something, but she held back.
Looking at Airi like this, Shien discovered that a sense of anxiety had unconsciously welled up in his heart.
This anxiety came suddenly, giving Shien the feeling that “something” was influencing him, making him feel strange.
Unfortunately, before Shien could figure out the source of this strangeness, Airi sighed.
“…It’s no use telling you.” Airi seemed to deflate, as if some old wounds had been reopened. She said sullenly, “Anyway, the Demon King has been defeated. That kind of thing doesn’t matter anymore.”
Speaking of this, Airi’s tone became somewhat low and sad.
Shien didn’t know what to say.
Judging from Airi’s appearance, she must have cared about the Demon King very much.
It made sense.
Demon Lords were born from the Demon King’s magic power, making them the Demon King’s children and descendants.