I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party

Chapter 3

3 – Why we need him (1)

Why he is needed (1)

The center of the Demon Realm.

And the demon king there, Belphegor’s Saint Pygritia.

The Demon King, Belphegor, sat on the throne and listened to the report of his men with a bored look as usual.

‘Hmm, that’s boring.’

Demon King, Belphegor.

He defeated Leviathan, the previous demon king, by force and took the position, only belatedly realizing that he had no sense of politics.

Above all, there was so much to do.

He who is called the demon king of indolence doesn’t it make sense that he has to work so hard.

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That’s why the demon king, Belphegor, took a strand in a direction that could make the most of his tinnitus.

“The 5th Corps encounters the Ancient Red Dragon ‘Agni’ on the Eastern Front! Legion Commander Five cut off his wings, but the damage to his allies is said to be enormous. We need to send reinforcements immediately.”

“Um, how would you like to do it? Lieutenant General Lilith.”

He sits on the throne and listens to the report, just nodding his head.

You can leave the job to Lilith, a competent assistant.

All he has to do is sit bored on the throne and weigh himself.

‘It’s boring though.’

Belphegor listened to the reports of his men in one ear and began to wander his thoughts. The Emperor of the Human Empire, who had a secret meeting a while ago.

‘Come to think of it, didn’t the emperor of the empire listen to all these things?’

He was so cool. How to say…… There was such a thing as the dignity of an emperor.

Unlike himself, he is from the royal family.

Belfegor, having had secret talks with such an emperor, felt many things.

He was able to become the Demon King simply because he was strong, but he needed the dignity appropriate for that position.

‘First, from the first person… ….’

Let’s imitate the Emperor!

Belphegor, who had been listening to his men’s report with one ear and passing it with the other, suddenly came to his senses.

“…… The extra lieutenant colonel who failed to rescue the lieutenant was killed, and the small unit he led was also annihilated. Your Majesty, I hope you have too much to lose to continue this operation…….”

Belphegor, who was organizing his thoughts like that, frowned at the report that happened to come to his ears.

He is the Demon King. He’s the only one who has to lead this many men.

But do you mean you have to listen to the reports one by one, not even the middle ranks? What a demon king?

“Hmm, hmm.”

Belphegor cleared his throat to metaphorically express his displeasure. Isn’t this a good opportunity?

It’s a good time to imitate the solemn appearance of the human emperor he saw.

“Jim is a special being.”

Should I pay attention to every single report like that?

When Belphegor spoke with such meaning, the audience fell silent.

‘What is it? What’s with the lieutenant?’

‘Are you the devil’s illegitimate son? Is that why he entrusted you with such a task?’

‘Damn it, I think I broke that bastard joint six times… ….’

Belphegor’s sudden declaration of ‘Jim’, who had always used the first person ‘I’, was enough to throw everyone into confusion.

Suddenly, Jim, an ordinary demon lieutenant, transformed into something special and saved his life.

‘I think it was okay, but the atmosphere is a bit like that… …. Was it premature?’

Of course, Belphegor, who had been hearing all the reports in one ear, was troubled as he saw the audience bewildered by his first-person change.

Maybe it doesn’t suit you? Should I keep this up?

Maybe it still lacks dignity.

And then. There was a brave servant who opened his mouth to hear the truth.

He was one of the corps commanders.

“Tah, it didn’t look particularly special, but maybe something… ….”

A question from a loyal subordinate!

Belphegor doubted his ears.

“What is that bastard?”

Belphegor, who had never imagined that such an open play would be staged, cried out with tears in his eyes.

It’s already been a long time since there was such a solemn performance.

The crowd fell silent in an instant as Belphegor roared out in an oppressive voice.

“Hey, pull me out! It’s a purge! Purge! How dare you despise Jim?!”

“Your Majesty? Your majesty! Wait, a chance!!”

Belphegor, who immediately brought out the underling who had caused the scandal, spoke without hiding his displeasure.

“Is anyone else curious?”

“…… Doesn’t exist. Your majesty.”

“Okay, then I will accept that there is no disagreement. Jim is…… No, I’ll try going back to this.”

Belphegor thought that Jim, the first person, didn’t suit him yet, so he changed the first person again. There was no demon in this place who could notice the gap.

“You bastards… ….”

Belphegor’s Pinto No demons understood his broken heart.

***

The lieutenant colonel who came to rescue me was beaten by a hero. I knew very well what that meant.

“My life is ruined.”

I ate the rice soup like crazy, but my situation right now is infinitely precarious.

Me, the lieutenant colonel, and the operation team who came to rescue him after infiltrating the warrior’s party were wiped out.

Will the Demon King’s Army be active in rescuing me in the face of such a major failure?

I’m not like that.

Isn’t there a merit to be gained compared to the manpower that needs to be invested?

I throw it away. Cut cleanly. Jim said you were a very thankful person, and it would be a relief if you threw flowers at the coffin with no corpse in the unit.

“…… Should I just convert?”

If you think about it, am I not half human? I’m going to abandon the demon king who will definitely abandon me like this and try to live as a human from now on.

Yes, that is the only way.

Beep beep—-

“Huh?! Wrong!”

At that time, I heard tinnitus in my ears.

Like a thief tripping his feet, I immediately apologized for not looking at anyone.

Because it was such perfect timing that I thought I would betray.

“Hmm, hmm.”

Belatedly realizing my mistake, I pretended to have cleared my throat.

It is currently the main communication method of our military that can only be heard by demons.

It seems that the moment of judgment has come.

Since the escape operation is impossible, I will immediately switch to the human side when the voice calls to escape on my own.

“…… I’m going to go to the bathroom for a while.”

“The bathroom? Shall I follow you?”

The moment she was about to leave after making an appropriate excuse, the warrior Esmeralda’s shocking remark struck her.

From the smirking expression on his face, it’s clear he’s trying to make fun of me.

“Just like yesterday, you might be kidnapped, so be careful. Isn’t it? I still have a little bit left to join my colleagues, but I have to do it thoroughly.”

“…… Because it’s okay.”

“Then if you don’t come back after 10 minutes, I’ll go find you!”

“Yes, I will…” ….”

For some reason, I feel that the hero’s control has become more severe, but this is also unavoidable.

I could have excused it as a kidnapping, but I’ll have to bear the full aftermath.

“Hee hee.”

I stepped into the middle of the forest, leaving behind the hero who stared this way and smiled stupidly.

“Communication security, this is Lieutenant Jim. Lieutenant Jim. Please identify yourself.”

-Nice to meet you. Load.

“…… Who are you?”

A cold woman’s voice, different from the usual gruff voice of the telecom soldier.

And, above all, utter disregard for the rules of military communications.

I’m sure. This woman is not in the military. Has your network been hijacked? Does such magic exist?

-Excuse me, please forgive me for not being familiar with this type of contact for the first time.

“Lieutenant General Lilith…… Sir?!”

It’s only belatedly that I realize that the other person is a senior far above me.

Anyway, Lilith’s Lieutenant Commander, isn’t he a direct aide to the Demon King?

A being who became an unconventional parachute greeting just because he is the cousin of the Demon King.

But no one threw up on him. Because you’re competent?

Of course there are competent ones, but that doesn’t matter. The important thing is that she is one of the few females in the Demon King’s army, which has a 95% male ratio.

What’s more, she didn’t participate in the hard training, and she just faithfully performed her role as an aide, so there was nothing to be broken, which is also an important factor.

Black hair down to his waist and cold yellow eyes. Even suits and stockings the same color as your hair.

I still vividly remember that scene. Because she is the one who set fire to the hearts of many soldiers and kept them awake at night.

“How did Vice Admiral Lilith…….”

A demon like that sent a message to someone like me?

She doesn’t even have a chance to talk to anyone other than high-ranking officers, so she doesn’t even know the rules for military communication?

-First of all, let me tell you that I am deeply sorry about this incident. Somehow she ended up being the sole survivor of the extra lieutenant colonel’s platoon.

“No, it can’t be. Rather, I am sorry. I couldn’t completely fool the hero…….”

Rather than that, the lieutenant colonel’s name was an extra……. It’s unfortunate.

I’m not in a position to tell others, but I wonder what kind of bastard gave it to me.

-Aren’t you so talented that an extra lieutenant colonel can’t even touch it? It is our military’s fault for ignoring that point and hastily approaching it.

Unexpectedly low profile.

I never imagined that they would care about me this much.

Is it really that important to dig into the secrets of the warriors’ party?

I’ve already skipped most of the information, so all that’s left is the future schedule of the hero’s party?

I don’t know what to do when Vice Admiral Liris, who is the Demon King’s aide, has contacted me to congratulate me on my hard work.

-We are currently reorganizing a new organization that will bring Lieutenant Jim to safety, although it is a bit delayed.

“Is that really true?”

You’re doing that much for me? Rather suspicious?

What the hell am I? I’m sorry to say this, but there are many replacement parts besides me in the Demon King’s Army.

-It is natural to have doubts, but there is nothing to worry about. Because His Majesty the Demon King came to the conclusion himself. I think you must have grasped the threat of the warrior in advance.

“Ah… ….”

As expected, Demon King is different no matter what. Even when I first infiltrated the warrior’s party, I thought I would beat the demon king army if I was wrong.

But it seems that Maou-sama was paying attention to each and every one of these things.

As expected, long live Belphegor, the great demon king, the king of ten thousand horses.

“As expected, Lady Belphegor… …. I was counting on you.”

-…… That, that’s right After all, there was some kind of relationship with Maou-sama… ….

“Yes?”

-No, I was giving orders to his men for a while…… Well, anyway, we’ll get back to you soon. Until then, please stay strong.

“Yes, Lilith Lieutenant!”

I’m thrilled to hear that Lieutenant General Lilith cares about me.

And it’s fortunate that the demon army isn’t as cold-hearted as I thought.

Thanks to you, I saved an hour.

This is a group that does this.

Let’s clean up the mindset of turning to the human side.