Chapter 195
< Evade the Hero and Flee! 195 #23. Policy Meant for My Dream! (2) >
The preparations proceeded quite quickly.
The overflowing wealth of the Demon God’s temple was put to good use to rebuild the demon king’s castle into something even more flashy than before. Messages were sent to all the other temples, ordering them in the name of the Demon God to attend the coronation. That alone was enough.
The best-quality material from all corners of the demon continent was being brought in every day to repair the demon king’s castle. Meanwhile, many temples found throughout the continent began sending envoys.
This world might not have social media, but rumours still had a way to spread everywhere. Just like the old proverb from my ancestors about the legless horse travelling a thousand leagues! [1]
Then again, half of all the demons were in Belegrea’s faction, to begin with. Obviously, they would’ve known what was going on. And the remaining half was in the now-dead Aggreahrt’s faction, so unless they were as blind as bats, they must’ve realised the truth by now, too!
“Do you really think your scheme will work, instructor?”
“Everything is according to Demon God’s…”
“I’m sure that might work with the demon race, but it won’t fool me, sir. And I certainly don’t have a reason to fall for it, too.”