The woman in front of me who is holding her right leg and trembling - the 'Black Sword Hero' stares at me with a sharp gaze.

''Didn't you hear me?　The Black Swordsman?　Your people got away, but what about you?

Kill me!

　Are you a knight in shining armor or are you a knight in shining armor?　I mean, that was an orc = pig, right?

　Huh?

I'm a vampire!

　I couldn't help but shout angrily.

''--!''

　The body of the 'Black Sword Hero' trembles at my sudden angry voice.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry...?　I mean, do you want to die?

Demon King. What do you mean by that?

　What's your point?　I want to say that I want you to be my family.

　 I wanted my family members to be my allies to help me in my future endeavors - to attack other demon kings in their domain.

　My subordinates are a kind of underling. My subordinates can't go against me, as canon has proven. That's why I wanted the woman in front of me - the Black Iron Warrior - as a purely military force. However, even if I told him straight away, my desire would not be fulfilled.

''Those eyes of yours have not given up on living. Trapped in despair and anger, what do you want?　Revenge for the people who betrayed you?　Revenge for the people who abandoned you?　Or is it-- revenge for me for killing my friends?

　If the answer is the former, great. And if the answer is the latter I will try a different persuasion.

"My dear Demon King. What do you want to tell me?　What do you want me to say?　I thought your goal was to destroy us, the human race!　Then just kill him!　Kill them and get what you want!

　I think about the meaning of the words released by the "Black Sword Hero".

　My purpose?　It's my goal to exterminate the human race, isn't it?　According to the mastermind, his goal is to destroy not only the human race, but also the other demon kings besides me.... To be precise, that's not my objective, but the objective of the mastermind - the World Salvation Project.

　My goal is to survive. If possible, I want to survive while enjoying my freedom.

　Well, I don't deny that the means to achieve that goal is to destroy the human race, but....

My purpose is to survive. Have you misunderstood something?

What?　What are you talking about?　I'm just trying to stay alive!　Who am I to argue with you while taking so many lives!

　The "Black Sword Hero" howls. While taking the lives of many people.............................yes. If you include the suggestion of murder to my men, you've killed more than 100 people with room to spare.

　That said, I have a counter argument.

"I don't deny that we have taken many human lives. But it was in self-defense.

Self-defense?

Yes. I was trapped in the realm of control one day. I can't leave the realm of control. And every day, humans invade my enclosed realm to kill me. I killed those who invaded in order to survive. Isn't this self-defense?

....

　The Black Iron Warrior is stifled.

'I didn't go to humanity to kill them, I didn't go to humanity who came to kill me - I killed them so that they could live. Do I not even have the right to live?　The Black Swordsman. What would you have done?　To an enemy that comes to kill you for no apparent reason you have given up your life?

Well, that's because we're trying to survive...

　The Black Sword Hero begins to see hesitation behind the eyes of the "Black Sword Hero".

　''Charnes!

　--Canon, invoke sympathy for the "Black Sword Brave"!

What?

　Receiving my order, Kanon's body trembles with a jolt, and he approaches the 'Black Sword Hero'.

''Ah, um~.......do you remember me?''

　With a smirk and a clumsy smile, Kanon calls out to the 'Black Sword Hero'.

''--na!　The demon spoke...?

　The 'Black Sword Hero' is surprised to see Kanon speaking Japanese.

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The--?　The fairy demon king we invaded?　But the figure...

When I was cornered by you the brave men, I quit being the Demon King and sought the protection of Mr. Theon. My daily life of living happily with Goblin, Kobold, Wolf and others was destroyed by you.

　In a weak voice, the canon spun the words as if to speak to you.

''We demon kings were originally like you - we were originally human.
''--!''

　Hearing Kanon's words, the 'Black Sword Hero' widened his eyes in astonishment.

　''Huh?　Don't the humans know that we are former humans?　Yeah this is what it means to erase memories from all humanity.

　However, canon is very good at evoking sympathy. Combined with the dainty pixie's appearance, isn't the "Black Sword Hero" on the verge of falling?

'One day, we suddenly woke up and found ourselves trapped in the dominion realm of a demon king. There, we lived quietly with the only creature you despise as a demon. Is that wrong?　I killed the invading humanity in order to help my fellow demons it would be a sin if I were to apply human law. However, I don't regret my actions. Even if I was a former human.

"Wait, I'm pretty sure the Demon King who defeated him was one of the same person who died, right? He said, "I'm sorry. But I thought it was unseemly and a plea for your life...

　The 'Black Sword Hero' muttered in a fading voice without telling anyone.

''Do we look like we're begging for our lives right now?''

Well then, tell me about it. You are the vampire demon king. What do you want me to say? What do you want me to say when I'm dead?

　The Black Sword Hero cries and asks me.

　Huh?　We've changed our name from you to you.

　Are you getting close to persuading him?　The words you tell from this point on are very important. Either you draw him into your family with a bunch of lies or you show your sincerity by telling him the truth.

"If you're going to die do you think you're going to be reincarnated as if you were dead?

　I threw in a flanked word as a light jab to buy myself time to think.

'--?'

　Is the choice of words a mistake? The Black Swordsman gives me a scowl.

　Let's show our sincerity and go the trustworthy subordinate route. I have a feeling that even if you make them your friends with a bunch of lies, the follow-up after finding out the truth will cause you endless trouble.... If you fail, there's always next time.

　Thinking time is over.

　I'm going to get serious about persuading the 'Black Sword Hero'.

''What I want for you--you.

What?

　A hint of caution dwells in the eyes of the 'Black Sword Hero'.

　''Huh?　Did I miss something?

''Zion-san, you had a taste for women like the 'Black Sword Brave', didn't you? But what about confessing to her all of a sudden?

　Kanon turns his zit eyes on me.

　Huh?　I'm not getting the word out?

　I clear my throat once and revise my earlier words.

''Well, what. What I want is for you, the 'Black Sword Brave', to be my companion... no, I want to have you as my subordinate.

My people...?

Yeah, that's right. My boys. I'm talking about the canon of the, uh, fairy. I'm kinda like that guy.

　--Kanon, praise me!

Theon is very kind to me. He can give you a house if you ask, and he's pretty much self-sufficient, but he doesn't have any food to feed you either.

　--Shut up, canon!

　Is it just my imagination that the orders from the Demon King to his subordinates were supposed to be absolute, but I felt uncomfortable with the way he praised me? I think I need to have a talk with Kanon at least once.

''Well, it's such a frank relationship.

....

　The color of caution in the Black Sword Hero's eyes never faded.

''To be honest, when you come under my control, there will be occasions when we will fight the human race and kill each other. I will also ask you to invade other controlled territories. It will not be a safe environment.

　I show my sincerity and speak honestly about the demerits.

'But - neither I nor my men are going to attack you from behind. My men won't leave you behind and run away. I can promise you this much.

　A precious family member who had spent all his CP. Moreover, there is no way I would allow my subordinates to abandon the Black Sword Hero, who is difficult to subordinate, and run away. I'm going to tell the truth with sincerity.

''--?

　The 'Black Sword Hero''s expression is twisted in pain.

''What do you think?　Can you help me?　Will you help the canon that you persecuted?　If you can help me--I want you to drink all the liquid in this cup.

　I crouch down in front of the 'Black Sword Hero' in a gentle tone and hand him the [Blood Cup].

''This, this is........''

　The 'Black Sword Hero' focuses his gaze on the [Blood Cup] he received.

''However, once you drink it, there's no turning back. You will become my subordinate and an enemy of humanity.

　If I throw away the [Blood Cup] that I created with all my CP, let's give up the subordination and kill it. And let's also give up the humanity's affiliation for a while.

''The 'Black Sword Brave' - what do we do?

　I told the 'Black Sword Hero' the last word.