Frilian: Starting with Wind Spirit and Moon Shadow, Playing Through the Heavens

"The hero sent you here to tell us not to act rashly, right?"

Solitaire's heart skipped a beat, and she finally understood why Shurahart had acted this way.

His precognitive magic failed, or rather, he only saw parts of the future.

Upon entering the Demon King's castle, a sense of oppression permeated the air.

Soon, they arrived at the Demon King's palace.

The Demon King was prepared to exchange a few blows, then feign defeat and surrender.

However, as soon as the battle began, Solitaire went all out, and the overwhelming magic startled the Demon King, as well as herself.

Even Shurahart, who was usually expressionless, slightly widened his eyes.

A magic that has lasted for ten thousand years…

What is this concept?

"Wait...wait!"

The Demon King regretted it, his voice tinged with fear. This wasn't right; this shouldn't be happening.

Ten thousand years... even the demon race hasn't been around for that long!

What exactly did Solitaire encounter with the hero?

Shurahart wanted to stop the fight.

He knew this was no longer a demonstration of heroism, but a one-sided massacre.

However, Solitaire's actions will not stop because of their fear.

She slowly pushed out the enormous ball of magical light that had formed in her palm.

The sphere of light emitted a dazzling glow and contained unimaginable power, like a star about to explode.

The Demon King tried to escape, but it was too late.

Boom—!

With a deafening roar, everything around was blasted to pieces.

The shockwave from the explosion spread in all directions like a tidal wave, blowing away surrounding buildings and even the Shurahat.

The Demon King himself was at the center of the explosion. Even though he had prepared a defensive spell beforehand, he was blown away like a rag doll.

Then it crashed heavily against the wall, slid down, and turned into a puddle of mud.

Hearing the loud noise, the surrounding demon soldiers, not knowing what had happened, all gathered around.

Then we saw Solitaire walk step by step to the Demon King, lift him up, slam him to the ground, and crush his skull with a single stomp.

click-

莎…

The ashes were swept up by the wind and then disappeared.

"Demon... Demon King!" It was unclear who started it or who they were calling, but the scene was in complete chaos.

Solitaire watched the Demon King's corpse gradually disappear beneath her feet, a satisfied smile appearing on her lips, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

She succeeded. It's a shame she was worried about whether she could kill the Demon King when she came here.

Heroes... are terrifying.

It possesses the magic of ten thousand years with a mere flick of the wrist.

How strong must he be?

Hard to imagine.

In short, it's best to just obey.

……

The Demon King's death came to a swift end.

As the one who slew the Demon King, Solitaire rightfully earned the title of Demon King.

Due to his special abilities, Shurahat, who was lucky enough to survive, was initially quite resistant.

Solitaire's act of joining forces with the hero was undoubtedly a betrayal of the demon race.

however.

Faced with Solitaire's immense and almost immeasurable magical power, he had no choice but to submit.

……

Later, in a lavishly decorated but somewhat eerie room, Solitaire successfully received the property left behind by the former Demon King.

Gold and silver treasures, magical artifacts.

However, this wealth did not stir much in Solitaire's eyes.

Instead, it was some books filled with dense notes that caught her attention.

After flipping through it and understanding the meaning of the words written on it, she couldn't help but smile calmly.

"Ha, convergent evolution?"

"That's interesting."

She suddenly turned her head, looked at Shurahart standing not far away, and asked:

"Shurahart, are these the things the previous Demon King was researching?"

"Does he really think that humans and demons can coexist? That's incredibly naive."

The text above states that the demons transformed into humans in order to get closer to them and prey on them.

Furthermore, the ability to master human language and exhibit behaviors similar to humans is, without exception, influenced by convergent evolution.

But this is only the initial stage of evolution. He believes there is a deeper level of development, which is why he studies this aspect.

Shurahat watched Solitier's every move silently.

Upon hearing the voice, he looked up and calmly responded:

"I don't know if it's naive or not, I only know that the Demon King has been working hard to become 'human'."

He tried to learn everything about humanity, their emotions, and their ways of doing things…

Although I don't think it makes any sense, he is, after all, the Demon King.

Upon hearing this reply, Solitaire chuckled to herself, thinking to herself, "As expected of the Demon King."

If they had focused their energy on becoming stronger, they wouldn't have been beaten so badly by the hero.

She shook her head, put the book away to avoid seeing it, and then continued tidying up the other things.

Soon, all the wealth accumulated by the former Demon King during his eight hundred years on the throne was laid out before them.

Solitaire looked at the wealth and felt a little tempted. But unfortunately, she knew perfectly well that it all belonged to the heroes.

If I dare to get involved, I'm afraid my fate will be very tragic.

Ultimately, even with ten thousand years of magical power, she was still just a pawn in the hands of the hero.

At this moment, Solitaire suddenly remembered something, and she turned to ask again:

"Shurahat, can you predict my future? I want to see what my fate will be after I submit to the hero."

"At the same time, I also want to know what the future holds for the demon race."

Although she betrayed her people, she was essentially doing it for their own good.

After all, without him, the demon race would probably have been completely wiped out.

Shurahat was unaware of Solitaire's thoughts.

Hearing these requests, he raised his eyes, gave the other person a deep look, and said calmly:

"I cannot see your future, perhaps due to the influence of the hero, but I can see the future of our people."

"It's very tragic."

"We became slaves, living a life of hunger."

"Although a small number of people have come to understand humanity and become 'human,' they are still essentially demons, and no one is willing to accept us."

"Except for that human child named Vlamé."

"Hmm." Upon hearing the name Volame, Solitaire's interest was piqued.

She gestured for the other person to explain in detail.

Schulahart slowly elaborated on the future he saw.

In short, as an idealist, Vlame never held any stereotypes about demons, even though he had not experienced a tragic life.

In addition, the demons' submission and the relocation of their residences, along with other circumstances, led to her gaining several demon friends.

Hearing this, Solitaire pondered for a long time.

A moment later, she raised her head and slowly said:

"So, do I need to build a good relationship with her from now on?"

"Slaves? All of them? And you?"

"You say I was influenced by the hero, so what does your future hold?"

Coincidentally, this is exactly what Shurahart wanted to know, because just now, he discovered that his future was also gone.

Although he did not know the reason, he dared not investigate further, because it must be related to the brave man.

Seeing that Shurahat remained silent, Solitaire couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Fortunately, she learned some information and decided that even if it meant sacrificing her dignity, she would try to get back on Vlame's good side.

Even though I might be looked down upon by the brave, nothing is more important than living.

Solitaire turned and left the study, preparing to ascend the throne on the hero's orders and then summon all the demons to surrender.

If there are protesters or opponents.