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　Wyvern bodies lying on the side of the road.

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　Jeanne, who knew that wyverns are bad, doesn't pay attention.

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　Jeanne asks him.

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"Witch King, do you have to harvest the wyvern's organs?

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　I guess she means, "Don't we have to use them as raw materials? I answer.

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"The wyvern's liver is precious, but we are going to Isrealia. It's too bulky."

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　As Jeanne is convinced that this is true, a farmer speaks to her as if he had been waiting for her.

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Thank you very much for saving our lives, sorcerer!

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　A young human man, who seemed to be the representative of this group, spoke to me.

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　There was no reason to respond in a casual manner, so I responded.

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"I just happened to run into you, so I'm just trying to help. Is anyone injured?"

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　The villagers shake their heads.

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"That's good. It was unfortunate that we ran into the wyvern, but a blessing in disguise. I hope there will be no more such misfortunes in the future.

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　I thought I would just tie this knot and put the matter to rest, but it was not to be.

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　I noticed that the faces of the villagers were downcast. Something must have happened. He asks them.

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"Is something troubling you?

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　The young man nodded.

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The young man nods his head. "Actually, sir, there have been a series of such incidents. Wyverns have never appeared in this area before, but recently there has been no end to the number of wyvern attacks. Seeing this, our village of Danke organized a neighborhood watch group, but the result was this: ......"

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　The young man's eyes fell on a dead horse with its belly gutted.

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"We organized a vigilante group, and this is what we get. We can't leave this to chance. ......"

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"Oh, sorcerer, can you help us?"

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"I can't leave the people alone."

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　The young man looks at me strangely. I haven't explained to them that I am a demon king.

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　As I was wondering whether I should tell them my identity, Jeanne said to me, turning her head away from her chest.

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The villagers there are very tall. Who do you think this demon king is? He is the king of the castle of Ashtaroth.

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　The villagers were astonished to hear this.

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　They had not expected to run into their lord in such a place. They were more astonished than surprised.

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　Old human men rubbed their foreheads against the ground.

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　I felt uncomfortable and asked them to raise their heads, and a young man spoke frankly on their behalf.

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We don't know a demon king like Ashtaroth," he said. The demon king I had heard about from my father and grandfather only thought about exploiting his people. He was especially harsh on human peasants like us.

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"That's the story of the Demon Lord of the past. I treat everyone equally. If they are in trouble, I will help them. That's my politics.

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"Great. It was unthinkable in the time of the former Demon Lord Azazel. ......"

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　The old man mumbles as if he is trying to shun the past.

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"The past is the past. So I'm going to help you. I'm going to find out what caused the wyverns to appear, and I'm going to destroy the root of the problem.

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　The villagers were even more horrified by this declaration, but they were happy to hear it.

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"With such a strong demon king, even the sky dragon may be defeated.

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　They whispered to each other.

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　It seems they know why wyverns appear.

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　So it's easy, I summarize, and ask the young man to take me to their village.

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　Along the way, Jeanne interjects, just in case.

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"If you do what the villagers want, we will be late getting to Count Ismaria. Are you sure?"

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"Well, if we make the Count of Ismaria wait for a few weeks now, nothing will change. Then I want to save my people as soon as possible.

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　Hearing these words, Jeanne looked truly happy and said

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"As expected of the Demon King."

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　--She said.

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　Her smile was so pure and beautiful that she could only be described as a saint.

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