Chapter 174: Old Enemies, New Allies
"Would you ever allow spies to completely infiltrate the Demon Realm? Of course not. Everyone turns a blind eye to the existence of planted agents, sure, but they usually only reach the outermost layers, right? If those agents were just marginal figures, how could they possibly know so much about the Demon King’s affairs? Enough to make the people of Yaguk Theocracy act so decisively and quickly?"
"Is this reasonable? No, it’s not," Illiya didn’t give Sebastian a chance to speak and directly peeled the situation apart.
"It’s obvious that this country, which has profited for hundreds of years, only decided to go all in after learning that it would no longer be able to gain any more benefits. Isn’t it obvious enough just from the fact that they sent out the Royal Knights? That’s basically a clear sign they want to catch the Demon Realm completely off guard."
"Even if the Demon Realm, under the Demon King’s urging, won’t be so perfunctory this time, the demon race all know that the war is just a pretense. So they wouldn’t take it too seriously either. Then sending out the Royal Knights must be to hit you when you’re not prepared. But they also know they won’t be able to kill the Demon King, or even seriously wound him. So what then? Causing chaos in the Demon Realm itself would be good enough. At the very least, they could profit from the confusion."
"Would the demon race start harboring ill thoughts about the Demon King? Obviously not. Then how could anyone deal a serious blow to the Demon King from within? The only answer is insiders. Of course, I’m not saying your upper ranks have traitors. I mean those demons whose bodies have been taken over by the fallen."
The more Sebastian listened, the darker his expression became.
This was the classic case of "the darkest place is under the lamp."
Fortunately, he had now learned of this issue and could begin preparing in advance.
Since Illiya had taken the initiative to come and tell him this, it was likely he already had a plan.
"So, Illiya, you must have a method to find the fallen demons, right?" Sebastian gave Illiya a smile, though there was an almost sinister undertone beneath it.