Peace Hunter

"Lady Leirion?!?!," said a shocked Duke Remy.

The woman's name was Leirion. Currently, Lady Leirion was sitting at Duke Remy's desk, staring at him. Duke Remy, initially surprised to see Lady Leirion, immediately knelt before her.

"My apologies for not welcoming you, Lady. I didn't know you were coming here. If I had known, I would have welcomed you," said Duke Remy.

"No need, after all, I came here on the spur of the moment," said Lady Leirion.

"I apologize if my question is rude, Lady. What is your reason for coming to my residence?" asked Duke Remy.

"I came to your residence to see your progress so far. From what I see, it seems your initial plan to assassinate the queen of this kingdom has failed," said Lady Leirion.

"That's right, Lady. My initial plan failed because someone was negligent in carrying it out. This led to my initial plan being discovered by the queen of this kingdom. But I had anticipated this, so even if the plan was discovered, no one would know it was me," said Duke Remy.

"Hmm, I see," said Lady Leirion.

"Forgive me for my failure, Lady. I promise I will not fail again in the future. I promise to kill the queen of this kingdom and then take this kingdom over to you," said Duke Remy, kneeling and bowing his head.

Duke Remy's body was visibly trembling. Meanwhile, Lady Leirion remained silent, staring at Duke Remy. Her red pupils were still bright in the moonlight.

"Raise your head, Remy," said Lady Leirion.

Duke Remy raised his head again, following Lady Leirion's command.

"You have indeed failed, but I will not punish you for your failure as long as you promise to succeed in conquering this kingdom next time," said Lady Leirion.

"I promise, Lady. I will definitely conquer this kingdom next time; I will not disappoint you," said Duke Remy.

"Very well, if you have promised me that. You don't need to rush to conquer this kingdom, Remy. After all, this is a long-term plan. You can finalize your next plan first," said Lady Leirion.

"Very well, Lady. But I want to conquer this kingdom as soon as possible; I don't want to keep you waiting," said Duke Remy.

"It would be great if you could conquer this kingdom quickly. But are you sure you can conquer it quickly just by relying on those weak demons you created?"

"From what I sense, there are between 100 and 200 demons in this residence and below. That's quite a large number, but it means nothing if they're only weak demons. They can be easily defeated, just like the demons in this room, which I easily defeated with only a little of my power. I didn't even use ~Dark Magic~ to defeat them. And also, like the demons that appeared in this royal capital yesterday. Although I sensed a few slightly stronger demons appearing in the royal capital yesterday, most of the demons you created were just weak demons, Remy," said Lady Leirion.

Duke Remy, hearing Lady Leirion's words, was slightly surprised.

"Were you in the capital of San Estella yesterday?" asked Duke Remy.

"Yes, yesterday I was walking around in the royal capital. Then I felt some demons suddenly appear. I felt my blood in the bodies of the demons that appeared in the royal capital, so I knew that the demons were the demons you created using my blood. But I was surprised because the demons could suddenly appear in the royal capital where there were many people, did you give my blood to the people you made into demons directly in that place? Wouldn't you be caught if you did that?," asked Miss Leirion.

"I did transform them into demons while they were in the courthouse, but I didn't give them your blood there because, as you said, I would have been caught if I had given them demon blood there. I had already given them your blood long before the incident at the courthouse,"

"I trapped them by making them eat food that contained pills containing your blood. I had a reason for putting your blood in a pill, even though I could have just mixed it directly into the food. The reason I put your blood in the pill was so I could transform them when they needed to. If I mixed your blood directly with the food, after they ate it, they could immediately transform into demons. But if I put it in the pill, I could transform them when I needed to."

"But to transform them at the right time, I had to take control of their minds first. To do that, I also trapped them by making them drink drinks laced with my blood. As someone who can manipulate the minds of others, blood is useful for taking control of others' minds from within when their minds are in a state of confusion. It can't be taken from the outside because the person is probably using some kind of device or artifact that blocks mind magic. The blood I mixed with the drink certainly contains my Mana. If that blood is drunk and enters another person's body, my blood will begin to circulate throughout their body, as will my Mana within the blood. Once the blood reaches the brain, my Mana mixed with the blood will allow me to take over their mind. To take over their mind using blood, the more blood that enters their body, the greater the chance of success,"

"Even though I've successfully taken over their mind, I don't take over their entire mind. I only command them when I need them. Outside of that, they can still use their own minds. However, they will never remember that I took over their mind because when I take over their mind, they are practically unconscious.

"Once I have taken over their mind, I can transform them into demons at any time I wish, of course with the help of the your blood contained in the pill. Even if the pill is swallowed and enters their bodies, it won't disintegrate even when exposed to stomach acid. It will remain in the stomach. While it can't be destroyed by stomach acid, it can be destroyed by focusing mana on the pill's location, the stomach. Therefore, I need to take over their minds first so I can order them to focus mana on their stomachs to destroy the pill. Once the pill disintegrates, your blood inside the pill will be released and spread throughout their bodies. A few moments later, they will transform into demons. That's how I can transform them at my own pace, lady," said Duke Remy.

"Hmm, I see. You're quite clever, thinking of such a method," said Lady Leirion.

"Thank you for the compliment, Lady. By the way, Lady, you said earlier that you sensed a demon beneath this residence. I didn't expect you to sense it, even though I've installed a device to prevent anyone from sensing the presence of those below," said Duke Remy.

"Perhaps the device you installed can prevent others from sensing the demons you created beneath your residence. But that doesn't work for me; all my senses can still sense their presence. I can sense you too, Remy. You're currently using a device to disguise yourself as a human, but you've actually transformed into a demon, right?" asked Lady Leirion.

Duke Remy seemed surprised after hearing Miss Leirion's words. A moment later, Duke Remy began to smile. After that, he began to remove the glasses he was wearing.

"It seems I can't hide anything from you. As expected of one of the commanders of the demon army, Lady Leirion Vermeil von Lorea. You even knew I had transformed into a demon, even though I was wearing special glasses to disguise my demon eyes," said Duke Remy.

The woman in front of Duke Remy was one of the commanders of the demon army.

Then, after Duke Remy removed his glasses, it could be seen that his eyes were pitch-black, like a demon's. Duke Remy then rubbed his right hand as if removing something stuck to it. Sure enough, there was indeed something stuck to his right hand. Duke Remy then successfully removed the thing stuck to his right hand, then he did the same with his left hand. The thing stuck to his left hand was also successfully removed. After the something was removed, Duke Remy's hands were seen to have black tattoos with a pattern resembling a minus sign (-) in numerous places.

"I always wear artificial skin to cover the tattoos on both of my hands. I still can't believe that Lady Leirion could tell that I've turned into a demon," said Duke Remy.

Lady Leirion then looked at Duke Remy's body carefully. Duke Remy seemed confused by her scrutiny.

"What's wrong, Lady?" Duke Remy asked.

"Judging by your physique, your current strength is comparable to that of a mid-rank demon. Your power level is somewhere between a lower-mid-rank demon and a central-mid-rank demon. How much of my blood did you drink to make you like this?" Lady Leirion asked.

"I consumed about 200 milliliters of your blood that you gave me earlier, Lady," Duke Remy said.

"I see, it's natural that you became like this after consuming that much of my blood. Fortunately, you were able to survive after consuming that much of my blood. One drop of my blood would have been enough to turn you into a demon, but you drank 200 milliliters of it. Drinking large amounts of demon blood can cause damage to your body, both externally and internally. However, seeing as you managed to survive after drinking that much blood, it seems you had a very strong physique when you were still human. That's why your body was still able to withstand it," said Lady Leirion.

"Of course I know that, Lady. As you said earlier, when I was human, I was physically strong. That's why I took the initiative to test whether my body could withstand drinking a large amount of your blood. I immediately tried drinking 200 milliliters of your blood. After drinking it, my entire body felt excruciating pain. I felt the pain radiate throughout my body as I continued to vomit large amounts of blood from my mouth. The pain felt like my death was imminent. The pain continued for several minutes, then subsided. I nearly lost consciousness from enduring the pain."

"Although I felt excruciating pain from drinking that large amount of blood, I have no regrets. It paid off, as I became stronger than when I was human, even stronger than the demons I created. However, I don't want to try drinking your blood again, Lady. If I drink your blood again, I might actually die," said Duke Remy.

"It's good that you realize that, Remy. By the way, if you drank the 200 milliliters of my blood I gave you earlier, how much of my blood did you give them to the other people you turned into demons?" asked Lady Leirion.

"To those I turned into demons, I only gave one drop of your blood, Lady. But there were also some people I gave more than one drop to, Lady. One example is the several people who turned into demons at the courthouse in the royal capital. That's because I previously put more than one drop of your blood in the pills they ate. Furthermore, they also ate a lot of food that contained pills. So they consumed a lot of your blood, Lady," said Duke Remy.

"I see, no wonder I sensed several mid- to low-rank demons among the demons attacking the capital. As for the other demons you created, it's no surprise they seemed weak if you only gave them one drop of my blood," said Lady Leirion.

"It can't be helped, miss. The blood you gave me earlier is almost gone, and I still have to create many demons to become my pawns," said Duke Remy.

"If that's your current predicament, then I'll help you," said Lady Leirion.

Lady Leirion then extended her right hand to her right side. A ball-like object appeared in front of her palm. The ball was covered in leaves and red lilies. Lady Leirion then reached her right hand into the ball as if to take something. She then pulled out a medium-sized jar filled with a red liquid from the ball. Lady Leirion didn't just pull out one jar, but five at once. All five jars were the same size and contained the same red liquid. After removing the five jars from the ball, the ball immediately disappeared. The technique Lady Leirion had used earlier seemed similar to Rid's ~Storage~.

Lady Leirion then placed the five jars beside her at the table.

"I can't directly help you conquer this kingdom, but I will help you with something else. I'm giving you five jars of my blood as a favor, Remy. Use this blood to strengthen your demon army," said Lady Leirion.

Duke Remy was surprised to see Lady Leirion take out five jars of her own blood. Duke Remy immediately bowed his head and knelt before Lady Leirion.

"Thank you for your help, Lady," said Duke Remy.

"I'll give you a suggestion to strengthen your demon army, Remy. For those who are weak or of ordinary abilities before they become demons, give them about five to seven drops of my blood. Then, for those who were already strong before they became demons, give them about ten to twenty drops of my blood. For those who are weak, there's no need to make them stronger; instead, you should make those who are already strong even stronger," said Lady Leirion.

"Yes, Lady. I will follow your advice. With your help, I will ensure that I succeed in conquering this kingdom," said Duke Remy.

"Yes, I await your success, Remy. There's no need to rush; mature your plan so it will surely succeed," said Lady Leirion.

"Yes, Lady," said Duke Remy.

"Capturing this kingdom will help 'His Majesty the Demon King' achieve his goals. Not just this kingdom, but also the other kingdoms and countries in the Northern continent. If all the kingdoms and countries in the Northern continent are led by people who collaborate with or are under the control of the Demon race, then the Angel race will no longer have any allies in the Northern continent. The countries and kingdoms in the Northern continent should be their allies, as they are the ones who lead the kingdoms and countries in the Northern continent."

"Then, when all or most of the kingdoms and countries in the Northern continent are under the control of the Demon race, 'His Majesty the Demon King' will declare a 'great war' against the Angel race. When that 'great war' occurs, the Angel race will undoubtedly lose decisively, having few or no allies on their side. Once the Angel race is defeated and annihilated, the Demon race will rule the entire world," said Lady Leirion.

Duke Remy seemed amazed by what Lady Leirion had said. Duke Remy then knelt down towards Lady Leirion, bowing his head. However, even though Lady Leirion said something so shocking, there was no smile on her lips; instead, there was a blank expression on her face. Her expression seemed to indicate that she disagreed with the plan, the plan to start a 'great war' with the Angel race.

-To be continued

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