The morning sun rose, and I woke to its light...
My steps were firm...
My gait was upright...
I was walking forward...
Ugh...
Anyway!!!
I teleported directly above the farthest fortress...
The very air seemed to sense something amiss, a disturbance in the stillness...
Yesterday, the Belzerg troops completely ceased their attacks and efforts to regain lost ground from the Demons...
Similarly, the Demons also pulled back, watching Mitsurugi Kyouya retreat from what was an obvious victory...
The Demons returned to their old fortresses on their side of the border, while Mitsurugi entered the newly constructed Belzerg fortress to prepare for the Banquet...
All combat seemed to have stopped, yet the pressure on the battlefield only continued to rise...
Everyone sensed something profoundly wrong in the Demons' sudden cessation of their offensive...
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On the Belzerg side, whispers traveled through the ranks:
"What do you think is going to happen?"
"The offense was suddenly stopped, and he even retreated from a winning battle..."
"Lord Mitsurugi purposefully gave up the victory..."
"Even the King has gone back to the Capital..."
"Could it be that something very big is about to happen?"
"There are still many territories to capture, so it shouldn't be..."
"Is it Void?"
"Shhhh... Shut up, idiot!"
"What the hell are you doing? Don't speak his name out here in the open!"
"But His Majesty obviously—" (A hand clamped over his mouth...)
"What are you soldiers doing?" General A's voice was sharp...
"Nothing, General!" the soldiers replied quickly...
"Keep guarding the place... Whoever slacks off will sleep without food..."
"Yes, General!"
General A walked back toward his camp, entering a command tent where General B was waiting...
"His Majesty the King and His Highness the Crown Prince have already left for the castle," General B reported...
"According to the news, they seem to be attending a Banquet..."
The tent fell into silence...
But in the eyes of the Generals and Knights who had fought the Demon King's forces for so long, a new fire had been lit...
There was a potent hope for the end of this never-ending war...
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On the Demons' side…
"Tomorrow will be the End…"said Koichi Yasaka as he talked to his Generals which Included Sylvia, Serena, his daughter and White Robe…
Hans and Beldia Died meanwhile Vanir and Wolbach disappeared as they didn't have much intelligence of Kingdoms other than Belzerg due to other kingdoms having very low power…
Sylvia was saved because she didn't go to Crimson Demon Village and Serena who usually went out for Intelligence was also left behind…
White Robe was Solemn while His Daughter asked…
"What do you mean Father???
They obviously retreated yesterday and we can gain more grounds…"
Hearing his Daughter's Words Koichi shook his head and replied…
"In the past Years, many people have been continuously withdrawing…
Nowadays only Saeko Busujima of the Three Musketters and Mitsurugi Kyouya along with the King of Belzerg and his son Jatice Fight with the Demon Army…
And today everyone has withdrawn…
That means something terrible will definitely happen by tomorrow…"
This made everyone quiet down as the first Reaction of Serena was to Run away…
"Can we not Run away???"said Serena as Demon King considered the Suggestion for a while but then shook his head…
"If I run away then I will not be the Demon King anymore…"This was a Sad Reality as Demon King knew how much the Morale would suffer if he left despite having tremendous strength…
Besides he still had confidence in his strength and his fellows to tide through this impossible difficulty…
And once he did, then there will be a high chance that Belzerg itself would follow…
He longed to see the Army sent by Belzerg to defeat him getting thoroughly thrashed outside his city…
Even if some difficulty arose, it would definitely be Passed through by him…
(But the Poor guy did not know what terrible entity was about to kill him…)
Some more talks happened as Koichi watched the Night Sky all Night preparing for battle…
The Entire Demon King City seemed to sense something as they all came out with their full Strength by the Morning…
But what would be their Opponent???
And how would they face him???
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