Dungeon of Pride, Laplace

1001  Chapter 1001- Demon Lord of Envy— [Agramon] (3)

Of course, it was all just his conjecture, he needed to know more about the history to come to any conclusion.

"I see that you are from the faction of the Demon Lord of Envy, I don't know what your position is in that army but if you ever meet someone from the Faction of Greed, you must be careful"...

"It is said that the current Demon Lord of Greed is extremely erratic and his behaviour cannot be predicted. Murdering a Seraphim and so many demi human clans in cold blood during a peace treaty, only a madman would do something like this"

Vincent cautioned, a rare sight for him to caution someone else.

"Your caution is unwarranted, I know how to take care of my life. Still, I thank you for your information" Simon nodded his head towards Vincent in appreciation before stopping in his tracks.

"We part here"…

 "Uhm, we go our separate ways from here. I wish you good luck in the upcoming war, don't expect me to show mercy to your kind"…

"Likewise"...

The two grinned at each other. The former was just about to leave when he turned around and asked "Although I know I won't get an answer from you, but I will still ask away. Why did you try to save Rothgard and the others?"

The person in question also looked at the demon.

Simon deliberated before shaking his head "I can't tell you the reason"...

 "I see" Vincent was about to leave—

"But I can at least tell you that it had nothing to do with the demon lord's faction or anyone. It was entirely by my own will that I chose to interfere in that battle".

What he said wasn't entirely false; after all, he was doing everything to fulfil his quests, it had nothing to do with anyone else.

Vincent did not ask anything else, seemingly content with his reply. The space around him and Rothgard twisted and in the blink of an eye, they became distant figures on the horizon.

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 "I did indeed"…

"Was it your intention to let the humans win? Are you aware that the loss cost me a great deal of face?"…

"To balance things, one must lose equal amount of pawns. Though it seems my efforts were for not, the human army was decimated by one of your cohorts"…

 "Hmph, don't call him my cohort. I had no hand in all of this, all of this was the doing of that Gareth. Anyways, how do you think our position stands in the eyes of the Dragon Lords? Do you think they will interfere in the upcoming battles?".

Vordanaz kept on talking; however, Simon was too distracted by the name he mentioned to hear the rest of his words.

Gareth? So it really was Gareth!! Back then, moments before that black beam of extinction struck, he saw a familiar figure appear in the sky beside Vordanaz.

To think that it really was Gareth the Demon Archduke he saw back then at the Walpurgis and Hexennacht. So he was also involved in this war.

Now that he thought about it, it did make sense. Gelgar the demon he met in the Walpurgis back then did say that Gareth was one of the famous demons who had survived since the Second Apex War.

"What do you think?" @@novelbin@@

 Simon snapped from his daze and looked at the confiding Vordanaz. He had taken out enough proof to show himself as the agent of the Dragon Lords, earning some level of trust from the former.

Since he was not from any other demon's faction, it was easier for Vordanaz to speak to him. Simon saw a chance, a chance to dig deeper for information.

 "Both you and me are clear where the demon noble race stands right now. It is difficult right now for us not to be seen as the perpetrator. As for whether the Dragon Lords will interfere, there is no way for me to predict the minds of those mighty beings".

 Vordanaz clicked his tongue "Those are all just blatant fabrications spread by those cunning white wings to frame us I tell you. Lord Mammon didn't kill the Seraphim of Justice. Instead, it was he who got attacked first"...

"By the time Lord Mammon arrived there to sign the peace treaty, the demi humans villages were already razed down to the ground setting up the perfect pretext to frame us. If it's someone who should express their dissatisfaction, it should be us"...

"Those damn members of the Alliance, they used the opportunity when one of our Demon Lords had gone off to another continent to attack us. As if destroying ten [S] ranks dungeons was not enough, they even sacrilege the Palace of Avernus, the sign of peace between the seven primordial demon lords and kidnap the daughter of Lord Mammon"...

"Lady Valencia showed signs of being chosen by the Fragments of Greed and Lord Mammon was even preparing to relinquish his fragment to her. However, those bastards…" Vordanaz got so heated when he recollected the past that, he almost forgot where he was.

 "Anyways, you can't believe anything those white wings and their cronies humans say. This war started because of the members of the Alliance, we are only attacking in retaliation. Tell this to your damn masters the Dragon Lords that they should carefully choose which side to ally with"...

"Even though three of our Primordial Demon Lords have declared themselves neutral, we still have two Demon Lords on our side, we are not afraid of them".

It seemed his previous words had struck a chord as Vordanaz frantically spilt a lot of information.

Simon listened intently, trying to deepen his understanding of the history. Just like he thought, the cause for the war that the demon side believed was totally different from the humans.