Even if Nazarick does exist within the Holy Kingdom, I don't think the wary Momonga-sama would be so careless as to allow Demiurge to grab his tail so easily. But still, there is no option not to look for it, and that's why they have to look hard for it.
If this is the case, it would be better to head to a large city where information can be gathered. If Momonga-sama wants to get information about the outside world, he'll probably be working on intelligence in a large city, which may give him an opportunity to contact Nazarick's people. And compared to the vulnerable humans and subhumans of this world, the people of Nazarick are quite strong, so there may be some rumors circulating.
To the west of Kalinsha is the city of Prart, which is larger than Kalinsha, and further to the west is the capital city of Hoburns. They decided to go to the northern part of the Holy Kingdom first, and if they couldn't find Nazarick after gathering enough information, they would head to the south.
Now that I had decided on a policy, Demiurge needed to talk to Sebas, but he was not at the inn. At noon, he always goes to town to burn some meddling to humans. Neither of us can use the message spell. It would be inconvenient for them to leave the inn so casually while waiting, If you think about it but It has served him well to enhance his reputation as a people-friendly hero, and he doesn't Probably want to be face to face with Demiurge, Demiurge couldn't bring himself to stop too hard. Demiurge doesn't want to face to him either.
Since returning from defeating Jukketsu, Sebas and Demiurge have not had a proper conversation. Demiurge had thought Sebas to say anything but Sebas dosen't, because perhaps the last question he had asked at that time looks really shocked for Sebas.
Why can't they tolerate only each other among our Nazarick friends?
It's not that Sebas hadn't thought about it. But if he was in the same situation as Demiurge, no matter how much he thought about it, it was an unanswerable question. It was hard to believe that Sebas had gone that deep into that question, which went around in circles like a labyrinth with no way out. Now that he has been confronted with this in clear verbal form, he whold be wondering what to approach to Demiurge.
The order to the subhuman army was given because Demiurge thought it was necessary to make realize Sebas of what was to come, but it was a feel bit awkward. He had been anytime awkward since he and Sebas had been left alone together.
The journey to Prato would take a normal human ten days, and considering the time limit for summoning, it was unlikely that the shadow demon could be sent ahead to gather information.
It was a hassle, but it was necessary in order to pretend to be human, so Demiurge left the inn and went to the adventurer's guild to tell them that he was heading for the capital. This way, if Momonga-sama or anyone from Nazarick hears a rumor and inquires at the Adventurer's Guild in Kalinsha, Momonga-sama can know where to find Demiurge and Sebas.
With the disappearance of Jukketsu, the conflicts among the sub-humans could escalate out of control, but that's none of the concern of Demiurge, who is only an adventurer in the external world. The rest of the time, there are only enough subhumans left for Orlando to deal with, so it's up to the humans to do something about it.
I went back to the inn and after a while Sebas came back. He opened the door, walked in, looked at Demiurge, and raised his eyebrows slightly. Although his movements are small, Sebas' emotions are immediately expressed on his face. You can say that it's foolish and honest, but it's still unacceptable, even though it was set by the Supreme people, and it gets on Demiurge' nerves.
"I'm back."
"I have a word with you. Please, won't you sit down?"
"Yes."
Following Demiurge' words, Sebas sat down on a chair. The blank expression on his face as he looked at Demiurge still exuded enough displeasure to be felt. The Demiurge is not happy too to see Sebas's face, but when it is so blatantly displayed, it makes us even more unpleasant.
"We have achieved my original goal of being promoted to the Adamantite class, and we can say that we have gathered all the information we can in this city. Therefore, I think it's time to move on to the next city and look for Nazarick. Specifically, we're going to tour the northern part of the Holy Kingdom first, looking for Nazarick, and if we don't find him, we'll go to the south. Do you have any objections?"
"No. But I do want to tell you something."
"Well, what is it? You should give it a say."
When Demiurge responded with a smile, Sebas clearly raised his eyebrows and glared at Demiurge tightly. Sebas must be very unpleasant, but so is Demiurge. On the contrary, Sebas's unpleasantment may have been that one time, but Demiurge is constantly tormented by the unpleasantment Sebas brings to him.
"In the future, if you do something as tyranny as that again, I will not be able to be together with you. No, no matter what kind of displeasure Momonga-sama may cause me later, I will stop you even if it means killing you."
"Oh, so you're saying this? You would say that you can't forgive my demonic nature, but I was created as such by the Supreme people, Ullbert-sama."
"...that's... but!"
"I'm sorry, but I'm extremely proud of the fact that I was created by Master Uluveld, and I'm not going to bend myself just because you say so. However, the situation is what it is right now, so I'm trying to be flexible. Of course, I don't want you to bend myself who you are, who you were created to be by the Supreme people. The fact is, I haven't interfered too much to keep you from bending yourself, and I've tried to be as concessionary as possible in terms of means, and I've tried to do the best I can, but what do you think?"
At Demiurge' said, Sebas lowered his eyes and fell silent.
If you think about the nature of Demiurge, a demon with the nefarious attribute of a karma value of minus 500, any fool can see that you are making a lot of concessions. It was not only out of consideration for Sebas, but also because it was necessary for him to get information from the humans in a peaceful manner, but it was certainly out of consideration for Sebas that he hadn't messed with the humans and hadn't thrown them away.
"I want you to know, because I think you're making a big mistake, that I'm always be significant concessions to my nature in order to work with you. I don't see any concessions on your part to me, then again, and you've never been one to make concessions, have you? I really don't like the way you think that I have to conform to you because you are right. If you believe you're right, that's fine. You can do whatever you want. But please don't use your self-righteousness to define the behavior of others, even if it's only you."
Sebas listened to Demiurge' words in silence, keeping his eyes downcast. The Demiurge had said what he wanted to say, so he didn't add anything more. There was silence for a while, and then Sebas looked up.
"...You're right about everything you said, and it's probably true that I didn't care enough, so I apologize for that, I'm sorry. However, such behavior is still inexcusable, and I hope it will never happen again. If you can't promise me that, I can't be together with you."
"I told you, I'll be careful in the future. I just wish you had a little more tolerance for me."
"...will be fully considered."
The hard look in Sebas's eyes didn't seem to indicate that he was thinking of making any concessions, but even if he didn't, Demiurge thought, he would have to remind him again, and he decided to end this matter once.
In this world where we don't know what kind of unknown dangers are lurking, it would be a bad idea to disperse our forces by breaking up with Sebas, and Momonga-sama would be very grieved if something should happen to Sebas, who was left alone.
In that sense, it was not a good move to take this time, but it was hard for Demiurge' mental health to make any more unilateral concessions. And there is a certainty in Demiurge that if he hadn't done this, Sebas wouldn't have realized how much restraint Demiurge usually exercised.
"Let's move on to the next part of the story. We will be now heading west. We'll pass through the city of Prart on our way to the capital. It would take ten days for a normal human to get to Prart ,about a week in our speed, and about the same distance from Prart to the capital. I've already informed the Adventurers Guild that we're heading to the 'll be spending some time in Prato first, gathering enough information to make a decision. Do you have any questions?"
"No, I don't have one. When do you want to leave?"
"Tomorrow will be fine, we don't need to make any preparations, and we won't have any unfinished business in this city in particular. If you'd like more time for the meet and greet, I'm happy to postpone it until the day after tomorrow."
"No, we can't let that interfere with our original goal of finding Nazarick. Let's leave tomorrow."
"Good. Now that we're on the same page, I think I'll pretend to be human and eat my dinner, even though I don't feel like it."
With a wry smile, Demiurge left his seat and left the room. Sebas followed him.
It's the worst kind of meal: extremely unpalatable food with Sebas, but they having a party together, it's strange not to eat together, and as a pretend human being, you have to eat every meal. I'd rather be walking than doing this, Demiurge thought, sighing deeply, wishing tomorrow would come sooner.
After about a week of walking the highway, Demiurge and Sebas arrived at Prart. This was a large, bustling city with many merchants from the south, with a large highway from the south running through it. The atmosphere was different from that of Kalinsha, which was a fortified city and the front line of defense against the subhuman threat, and the city size was probably twice the size of Carinthia in terms of area alone.
Even at checkpoints, the mere sight of adamantite plates made the guards respectful. Human can't even grasp the strength of your opponent without a visible mark. Demiurge is think that humans are really stupid and sigh inwardly, and smiles a gentle smile that doesn't show any such inner thoughts, he bowed lightly and stepped through the gate.
At first, they decided to show up at the adventurer's guild, but it was as if they hadn't made any progress because Slow to walk. Sebas's meddling was demonstrated one after the other. If someone was carrying a heavy load, he would help them; if someone was being beaten, he would stop them; if a child was lost, he would look for his parents; and finally, he would carry an old cripple with a cane on his back home.
This means he won't even be able to reach the Adventurers' Guild anytime soon. Demiurge decided that it would be better to let him do what he wants even in Prart, since he knows full well that Sebas' meddling is a positive thing in terms of increasing his fame, so he won't stop Sebas. But even so, it's not good if he can't get to him destination. Therefore, he decided to propose a separate course of action. There's no need for Demiurge to go along with Sebas' meddling.
"I'm sorry, but I won't will never arrive the Adventurer's Guild forever if I walk with you. You can do whatever you want, but I'll be going alone. I'll get you a place to stay. I'll meet you at the central square in the evening."
"Yes, I understand."
When Sebas replied without so much as a grimace, and Demiurge sighed showy and walked towards the street. Dealing with Sebas is truly exhausted. For Demiurge, it's the most painful thing in the world.
The Adventurer's Guild was located in an easy to find area on the main street, and he could easily reach by because Sebas not with. It made him realize how much time he had wasted walking with Sebas.
Once inside, the entrance hall, which had been bustling with people discussing requests, exchanging information, and chatting, quieted down. A strange man with adamantite plates walked in alone, and curiosity as to who he was probably accounted for most of the emotion in the stares directed at him. Of course, Demiurge has no obligation to respond to such a thing, so he proceeds straight to the counter.
"I'm sorry, but I'm going to be staying here for a while and I thought I'd say hello. My name is Demiurge of the Adamantite-class adventurer team The fruit of corruption. If you have a request that would be suitable for us, I'd be happy to refer you for a request."
"Uh, I'm sorry, but I don't have any requests for adamantite-class people at the moment."
As the receptionist hurriedly tried to lower her head, Demiurge smiled calmly and lightly shook his head to control her movement, without showing the kind of contempt he would normally want to snicker at.
"No, no, I was just wondering if you could let me know if there is anything I can do for you, so please don't mind me. Also, this is my first visit to this city and I'm not familiar with it, is there any suitable accommodation?"
"If that's the case, I think the Silver Bell arbor is appropriate for adamantites in this city. If you proceed to the central square from here, it's on the way."
The receptionist answered Demiurge' question without hesitation.
As was the case with Kalinsha, the receptionist at the Adventurer's Guild is quite knowledgeable about the affairs of adventurers due to the knowledge and information she deals with on a regular basis. he can't help but wish he could use a spell of domination to get more information out of her. However, it's no use thinking about the methods that can't be used (because of Sebas), and it's highly unlikely that getting information from a bunch of cheap adventurers will be of any use. Even so, Demiurge wants to gather as much information as he can before examining its usefulness, but the situation won't allow him to do so.
"Well, let's go to that inn then, thank you very much. I'll be back."
After bowing lightly, Demiurge turned on his heel and left the Adventurer's Guild. Walking in the direction of the central square as he had been told, he eventually saw a sign for an inn that read "Silver Bell Arbor". For a human inn, it has a magnificent exterior, so it is probably one of the finest in town. However, no matter how luxurious it is for humans, it is far from Nazarick's glamorous and delicate appearance.
Demiurge took a room for two at the inn and summoned the shadow demons in his room and sent them out to gather information. Divided into two groups, those searching for rumors and those looking for informants, the shadow demons followed orders and dispersed to the cities.
This two-person room may be luxurious for a human, but for Demiurge, it's not much different from a shabby inn for day laborers.
He miss the red-hot temple on the seventh level of Nazarick. There are the place where Demiurge should be, which was painstakingly created by Ulbert-sama. However, impatience can lead to unexpected blunders, and you must discipline yourself to avoid being controlled by such trivial things. Demiurge felt a strong sense of inadequacy and sighed again.
The mere fact that they have defeated all of the demihuman Jukketsu is enough for other countries to hear about the achievements of The fruit of corruption, but to be honest, he'd like to see a few more noteworthy achievements.
And the problem with this means of building a reputation and hoping it reaches Nazarick is that it takes time. The only means of transportation is on foot or horseback. Most of The magic caster it only use Dimensional move. It seems that it will take a while for word to spread. In fact, I could tell from the reaction of the people at the Adventurer's Guild that the rumor font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ｏｆ /span/fontThe fruit of corruption is promote to Adamantite class had not yet spread to Prart.
The quickest way to solve the problem would be to create a summoned demon ruckus, but Sebas would strongly oppose that. It would be nice if there was some way to get Sebas to concessions, but at the moment it seems unlikely. Demiurge put the idea to the back of his mind, thinking, "I'll hold off on that for now until I have a chance".
The sun was fading, and Demiurge could see it from the window of the inn, so he left the inn and moved to the central square. Sebas was conspicuous, so it was easy to tell if he was there, not to mention following the signs that only a Nazarick shimobe could have, but he hadn't arrived yet. The Demiurge should be easy to see from Sebas's side, too, so I decided to wait at an appropriate place.
Anyway, the obscene state of this city is terribly ugly in the eyes of Demiurge. "How much fun it would be to turn it into a hell of destruction, chaos and carnage. If I had more subordinate free to use, I'd really like to do that", he fancy, watching the people pass by. These worthless, boring humans would be of some value if they could amuse Demiurge with their cries of grudge and grief. It would be a shame to trample them down like ants. It's much more fun to watch it try desperately to climb up and become weak and die, not knowing that it's trapped in a bottle and can't get out.
It's not that I hadn't considered the possibility of using the subhumans as pawns and using the Abellion Hills as a foothold to swallow up the Holy Kingdom and expand its power, but no matter what I thought, Sebas will be against it, so I had to abandon that idea.
Demiurge often finds himself being dragged down by Sebas' intentions, but he can't just ignore them, so as he said himself, Demiurge is making a lot of concessions. He was disgusted by the fact that he had to pay so much attention to a man he hated with all his heart, but he hadn't found a way out of it yet, so it was likely that this situation would continue.
When the darkness was deepening, Sebas finally appeared. The Demiurge had to wait for quite a while, and when he thought that the reason was to meddlesomeness for a trivial person, he felt like saying something sarcastic. However, he knew like talking to a wall that he say irony for Sebas would be and it would be troublesome if they got into another argument over something as unimportant as this. Therefore, Demiurge decided to return to the inn, saying only briefly, "Let's go".
After returning to the inn for dinner and listening to the reports of the shadow demons who had returned from gathering information, there would be nothing to do until morning. Even in the best of lodgings, the food is still terrible, and Demiurge hates the fact that he has a time nothing to do since he arrived in this world. Since the current options are to gather information from humans and to increase their prestige among humans, it is inevitable that they will have to work at the same time as humans. Demiurge felt a pang of frustration at the thought that all this time wasted was time that could have been spent working for Nazarick, but there was nothing he could do about it.
"I'd like to ask you something."
Unusually, Sebas opened his mouth. The Demiurge looked at Sebas, but there was no particular expression on his face, just the usual Buddha's face.
"What is it?"
"You said that you were making concessions to me, but if you weren't, may I ask how you were planning to find Nazarick?"
"What's the point of asking such a thing? It would be very unpleasant for you, and I don't want to argue with you about such hypothetical nonsense."
"I understand that I need to pay attention to you and make concessions, but I don't know how or what I should concede, so I'm asking for clues to explore."
"Hmm, okay. The basic approach of gathering information first will remain the same, but the method will change. The method will be to use the spell of domination to make them spit out everything they know and then erase their existence."
Sebas's cheeks twitched. Demiurge thought "Because you are hear but as I told you so not to do that.", but he wanted to do, so I decided to continue without question.
"Fame, too, is not necessarily a matter of fame as an adventurer. For example, instead of defeating the demihumans in the Abellion Hills, they could have taken control of them, increased their numbers, and annexed the Holy Kingdom to move as a nation. In this case, there is something to be said for the power of information gathering that comes from working as a country. However, there is a risk of being spotted by a powerful person that we haven't seen yet, so it would have been necessary to gather information on other countries and study it thoroughly before starting. We could have avoided that danger for the time being by putting the subhuman in the front and letting us rule from the shadows, or we could have sacrificed the subhuman to see the power of the strong...Well, it's an idea that's worth mentioning now. And there are more ways to increase your reputation as an adventurer. For example, let the demihumans take control of the Holy Kingdom, then liberate the city, defeat the demihumans..."
"All right, that's enough."
Sebas stopped Demiurge from continuing with his words with a look of reluctance on his face, as if he could not do any more. Demiurge thought again, "I told you not to do that," and he had a feeling that this would not motivate Sebas to make any concessions. He wondered what Sebas was going to do with all this talk, which was useless, he thought. Perhaps Sebas was being foolishly honest or sincere and came to the conclusion that they should talk and find a compromise, but if they were able to talk and compromise, Demiurge would not have been so stressed out about Sebas. He can only say that Sebas is not thinking clearly.
"I don't understand why you ignore the harm you do to the people around you."
"I'd like to ask you, why should I care about that? I think the most effective and highest return method with the least amount of effort would be the ideal."
"You'll make too many enemies."
"We'll take that into account, of course. The point is, all right as long as they don't know we're doing it, it's simple."
"Please don't use the word "we", and don't involve me. And I'm asking you to consider the harm to the people around you."
"I thought we were talking about your concern for me, but I don't know when we lost the point."
"I was going to, but I don't think I can go along with your way of doing things. You are unafraid to say things that will cause great harm to people. Accommodating you means that people will be sad, and that is unacceptable."
"Call it harm, harm, but the grief and grudge of the humans is more than amusing to me. I'm not going to implement any of the ideas I just mentioned, because I've already discarded all of them, but I want to have some fun, and I'd be happy to hear some of the humans' screams. That's the extent of the concessions I'm willing to make."
"...I don't approve of hurting innocent, good people."
"Today you helped a man who was being beaten by a drunk today. I don't care if it's something as small as that like letting you forgive for me whatever you want to the person who hit."
"I don't know what kind of consequences I'll face if I leave you in charge. I can't do that, because I don't think I've done anything wrong that would require me to go through that much hell just because I got drunk and hit someone."
"Unfortunately, we don't have anyone who can use healing magic like Demon of Torture, nor do we have the means to do so, and since we can't torment you indefinitely, I'm sure you'll bleed to death before you suffer too much, so I don't think you need to worry."
"I'm not talking about that. Are you asking me to be a part of this atrocity, to cause unnecessary suffering and enjoy it?"
"Just as helping people is a pleasure for you, outrageousness is a pleasure for me, but I don't think you understand the meaning of the word "concession"."
"I am well aware of the meaning of the word. I'm just saying that this is unacceptable."
"You are so narrow-minded that you have forgotten to be tolerant. It's hard to save those who are convinced that they are right, and this is what happens to them as soon as they deviate from their own righteousness."
"I don't think it's wrong to say what's not right is not right. I'm just saying that I'm willing to make concessions, but I'm not willing to allow anything to happen that would cause harm to others. I don't mean to say that I won't compromise on anything."
"That's exactly what I'm asking you to give up, but since you can't even close your eyes a little sacrifice, I'd say you're being narrow-minded. I'm not talking about killing tens of thousands of people, you know? As for me, I'd be blissful if I could turn this whole country into hell, but I'm saying that I'd be happy to make the most concessions possible and give away a few. If you can't even tolerate that, what the hell are you willing to give up?"
"I'd like you to think of a way to do it that won't cause any harm to others. You're the wisest person in Nazarick, so it should be easy for you."
"What concessions you make are for you to consider, so I think it would be out of line to make me consider them. In any case, my wisdom was given to me to use for the good of Nazarick, not to waste it on such things."
"We are planning to return to Nazarick together, so you can say that you are using your wisdom for Nazarick's sake, can't you? It should be easy for a man as wise as you to think of ways to avoid causing harm to others. In the first place––"
In the end, the two sides continued to argue in vain until the morning, and the time was wasted. It's not good to have time on your hands as usual, but it's also not good to have meaningless arguments with no end in sight, Demiurge thought, feeling mentally exhausted.