Ron didn’t stop even after all Silva said. He charged with his flaming sword, smashing out and releasing a massive flame arc.
Silva easily leapt over the arc, but it kept going, destroying many trees and setting them ablaze.
Silva faced Ron with a pissed expression. “You are destroying my home, you pig-headed bastard,” Silva said and took out his sword. With the sword out, the whole atmosphere changed.
The air became thinner, and all the mana began swirling around Silva in a calm motion.
Meg sensed an indescribable feeling inside her, but she could tell it was telling her to run.
She looked over at Silva and then came to a realization—this might be who they were looking for.
“Wait! Are you by chance the demon king candidate that rules here?” Meg asked.
Silva looked at her. “Yes, why are you asking?”
Meg was shocked that it was actually Silva. She expected someone a bit older. She asked but didn’t believe it would be true.
When Ron heard that, his face crunched even more. “You bloody bastard, do you think we’ll believe that someone like you will take over a kingdom?” he asked.
“Do you drink piss for breakfast? How does your mind work in such a stupid way?” Silva snapped.
“When I saw the way you look, I thought you were some sort of cool, calm dude, but now you’re just making noise like a wild animal,” Silva said.
Ron didn’t respond to him. He closed his eyes, and when he opened them, his calm demeanor was back. He simply sheathed his sword and walked away, leaving Silva confused.
Meg saw the confusion and stepped forward to explain.
“Uhm, forgive Ron. He has a dual soul in him, meaning two personalities. The original thought it would be too much of an issue to be the one in control of his body throughout the journey.
So he let the second take control, and it has been the second that you have been engaged in battle with,” Meg explained.
Silva easily understood.
“Oh, so the stupid impulsive one is the second, and the one that took control now is the first?” Silva asked.
“Even if he is stupid, you don’t have the right to call him that,” Ron said in a calm tone.
Silva looked at him. He also noticed that the calm one was way more powerful than the impulsive one.
“I’d like to know more as to how you contain two souls, but that will be for later.
My name is Silva, and it seems you already know that I am a demon king candidate and the one ruling this place,” Silva said. Now that he confirmed it, he felt killing intent from Riker and Ron.
“You should know that if you make even the slightest move against me here with the intent to kill, you would be dead before you take that first step,” Silva warned with a smile.
And as if to reinforce what he just said, the three hero candidates felt a terrible pressure from different directions.
They instantly knew that Silva was not alone and that the people watching them were very strong.
“You know, it’s cowardly to rely on so many people despite being a demon king candidate,” Riker said.
“You see, they are not really here to protect me. They are here to give you quick deaths if you come against me. Because if I am the one that lays my hands on you, you would face eternal torment.
And then one day, I’ll just choose to consume that soul and increase my power. It’s been a while since I fed my gluttony,” Silva said.
They didn’t understand half of what Silva said, but for sure, they could feel he wasn’t bluffing about the parts they understood.
“Now that I have told you who I am, it’s time for you lot to tell me who you are and what you are doing here,” Silva said. He was smiling, but the pressure he exuded was crazy.
“We are hero candidates. I will not lie because I feel that if I should, you would know right away,” Meg said.
“Hmm, it seems you are coming to understand your position here. If you had lied, your heads would have already long left your bodies,” Silva said.
Riker and the second Ron were very pissed at all Silva was saying. He was nothing but a common demon king candidate, yet he was acting so high and mighty.
He was acting like he was at an untouchable level and they were just ants before his eyes.
“Alright then, my name is Meg, the monk is Riker, and the one you already know is Ron,” she said calmly.
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“Hmm, so three hero candidates are here in my kingdom. This can’t be a normal visit. It seems the empire and the holy kingdom have found out what I did and related it to the heroes.
But rather than risk starting a war, they sent you three to come and see. Am I right?” Silva asked, looking into Meg’s eyes.
She tried not to look directly into his eyes as she responded.
“Well, you took over a whole kingdom and are building your own. It’s only normal that they will try to find out what’s happening. This is our territory, after all,” she said.
“Wrong. This territory has been removed from your map. It belongs to me now—not the demon kings, nor the empire, or anyone else.
But that aside, there is something more to why you are here. In fact, there are a few more things you want to do here.
I can guess that one is to find the hero candidate that stays here,” Silva said. Meg looked away immediately because it was true.
“You can’t just take someone hostage like that,” Riker said.
“Who said I took her hostage?” Silva asked.
“There is no way she would stay here otherwise,” Riker said.
“Riker is right,” Ron added. “You are a vile creature that is forcing her and thousands of humans to live with you to fulfill your selfish desire of creating a new place where all races are equal,” Ron said and took a step forward.
His calm face was still there, and his cold eyes stared straight into Silva’s.
“You live in a delusion where you think humans should coexist with lower life forms like you that do not even qualify to be the dirt beneath our feet.
Even now, you face us with pride like you are some sort of godly being, and that pisses me off to no end. But we will let this slide if you follow our conditions.
One, you release the hero. And two, you come with us back for questioning,” Ron said.
[Smack!] The crisp sound of a slap resounded. Ron’s face snapped to the side. When he looked up, he saw a girl standing beside Silva.
Leah looked at the person she had just slapped in anger. She had just been teleported here by Lily and heard the last part of Ron’s statement.
Ron wanted to draw his sword, but he felt a similar energy from this person, and then he realized she was the hero candidate.
Meg and Riker also felt it and knew she was the hero candidate. The person they came to save had just slapped one of them across the face.
“Leah, what are you doing here?” Silva asked.
“Lily told me that you were facing off some hero candidates, and I had to come,” she replied. She then turned to face Ron, who had straightened up.
“I don’t know why you hero candidates are here all of a sudden, but the next time I see you get close to Silva, I’ll make sure I kill you,” Leah said.
Meg, Ron, and Riker looked in confusion. Why was the person they came to save acting this way? They could tell she was a real person and not under any binding they knew of.
So the only options that came to mind were that it was a binding they didn’t know about or that she was really happy here.
But they didn’t want to accept that she wanted to be here, so their minds shifted away from the second option.
Well, the two boys actually, because Meg could actually see herself wanting to run away from this whole hero thing.
If she got the opportunity to live in a peaceful place, she would do anything to use that opportunity.
“What did you do to her?” Riker asked.
“Huh? Nothing. But I’m tired of standing and answering all your questions. If you wish to talk like humans, then follow me,” Silva said, and a portal opened.
He walked into it with Leah, who didn’t even look at them anymore. The three hero candidates looked at each other, unsure what to do.
But Meg just said, “Screw it,” in her mind and walked into it. So did the boys. The portal closed after they went in.