Chapter 388: Orcs or Demons?
The more the finance minister spoke, the angrier he became. Gradually, there was less murderous intent and lust for power in his words, and instead there was more anger at being betrayed and disappointment at his brother's incompetence.
At this moment, Kira wrote an 800-word melodramatic essay in his heart, combining themes such as magic, family affection, and political intrigue.
They were a pair of brothers with the worst magical talent in the royal family. They were bullied and looked down upon. Their parents hated them, their brothers and sisters isolated them, and even the servants and guards played tricks on them. It seemed as if the whole world held endless malice towards them - except each other.
Amidst the laughter, they unwillingly shouted out words like "Don't bully the poor young man" and "The great roc flies to the sky", and vowed to ascend the throne and give those who bullied them a slap in the face.
One day, the brothers found an evil black magic book in their secret base, the valley. According to the magic rituals on it, they captured a group of humans for live experiments and transformed the first orc. Looking at the masterpiece of their concerted efforts, the brothers' eyes showed enthusiasm and information. They knew that their chance for revenge had come.
Soon, they captured many innocent ordinary people for transformation experiments, and thus obtained a group of powerful orcs who would only obey orders and attack. They then used these orcs to attack the magicians and obtained even more powerful orcs.
After that, the number of orcs who only knew how to obey orders snowballed. They called them the Orc Legion, and the brothers' secret base naturally became their lair for training orcs.
With the power of the orc army, the two brothers defeated other royal members and their wizard followers.
On the day of the victory, the younger brother gave the throne he had always wanted to his elder brother who took care of him, and the elder brother gave all the powerful black magic to his beloved younger brother. The two brothers successfully won the throne and shared the world, and the story should have ended there.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Power and strength are poison, and its strongest property is called depravity.
The elder brother who inherited the throne wanted to gain more territory and rights for his kingdom, so he constantly launched foreign wars; and the younger brother who became the Minister of Finance began to study the mysteries of black magic, and discovered the existence of "intelligent orcs", and expanded the orc army.
The two brothers were intoxicated by it , unable to extricate themselves, and then they were faced with the second effect of power and strength: suspicion.
His younger brother's reputation was getting better and better, and the orc army he led was also growing stronger and stronger. In addition, he had been dragged down financially in many foreign wars, which seriously affected his own status and goals. So the elder brother, as the king, planned to get rid of his younger brother. To this end, the first step was to introduce magic weapons to check and balance his younger brother.
The elder brother's suspicion became more and more serious, the temptations became more and more, his attitude became worse and worse, and he even betrayed the ace army that had always followed him. So the younger brother concealed the matter of the "wise orcs" and finally planned to seize the throne and demand back the rights that his brother had given away.
"Ohhhhh!!! This is so wonderful!!!" Kira's eyes sparkled with excitement, "What a pathetic, pitiful, and hateful pair of brothers!!!"
The finance minister was stunned and stared at Kira blankly: "You...did you just make up something in your mind?"
Kira put his hands together and said, "Listen, don't worry! I've also seen some brothers... and fellow apprentices who parted ways because of something, but they were able to shake hands and make peace in the end. I think you can do the same!"
"...Sure enough, you just made up something in your mind!"
"Of course, since it is a handshake between brothers, we can do it anywhere. What do you think of the prison of the Council House? I think there is no place better than there to experience the fickleness of the world!"
Kira was immersed in his own words. "I believe that you will be able to recall the cold floor you felt when you were young, and the human heart that was even colder than the floor! Then, through this coldness, you will recall the only remaining family affection. Then you will find that your arms are so small that they can only accommodate one person, and the other person's arms are also so small that they can only accommodate one person!"
"…Although I don't know what you just imagined, it sounds very different from my experience!"
"I know that your experience is indeed very sad, but magic is like this, and dark magic is even worse. Without a strong enough body and mind, it is impossible to resist the temptation of darkness..."
"That's enough! That's enough! It's never going to end, is it? What the hell are you talking about?!"
"So before you go to the prison of the Council, there is one very important thing to do! Hand over the black magic book in your hand!"
The finance minister suddenly realized: "Hahahaha!!! After all that talk, it turns out you're eyeing the ' Devil's Book' in my hand?"
Kira sneered and spread his hands: "Hehehe... If you insist on thinking so, then I can't help it. Yes, that's right, just think of it as me wanting to... Wait! What did you say? The Book of Demons? You call this thing the Book of Demons?"
"Ah?! Can't you see it?" This time it was the Finance Minister who was surprised. "Look at those transformed people! They look like neither human nor beast, and they are filled with a dark aura. They are exactly like demons!"
"This makes me absolutely certain that they were transformed into demons! This book is the Book of Demons! And there is only one person who can create this book! He is the most powerful, greatest, and most evil black magician in history, Zeref!!!"
The Chancellor's expression was extremely fanatical, but Kira just thought he was as funny as a clown at the moment.
“Puchi——! Hahaha!!! This must be the worst time that Jeref has ever been bullied!!!”
The laughter was so loud that everyone present could hear it clearly.
"That's enough! What's so funny about this?!!!"
The older man shouted angrily, but did not interrupt Kira's laughter. Being laughed at was nothing, but what made him angry and puzzled was that this laughter was full of ridicule, heartache, disgust, and pity, as if he was a stupid and ignorant child who made a mistake that made people laugh.
In fact, it was not just this uncle who was puzzled. Others were also confused: they felt that the other party's words were reasonable and flawless, so why would Kira laugh at him? Was it to interfere with his tactics?
Kira was in a dilemma: what to do? He had two choices. One was to tell him that this was not a demonic aura at all, and had nothing to do with Jellal, and then laugh at him loudly. The other was to say nothing, slowly appreciate his more stupid words and deeds, and then laugh at him crazily as he went further and further down the wrong path.
“It’s really hard to choose~”
"Then there's no need to choose!" The finance minister could no longer bear it. He waved his hand and gave an order, "Go! Capture him! I want to transform him into a demon, and he will obey my orders for the rest of his life!"
As soon as these words came out, all the orcs rushed towards Kira like machines that had been started, raising their fists, claws and other attacking weapons. They obeyed their master's orders absolutely, so they even ignored Jura, Princess Emerald and the other captives who were clearly standing in the stone house in front of them.
This time, Princess Emerald, who had already witnessed Kira's strength, did not foolishly say things like "I want to fight too". She stood obediently and waited quietly for the battle to end under the strict defense of Jura and the guards.
"Come on, come on!! I'm in a good mood today, so I'll show you a bunch of country bumpkins some magic you've never seen before!"
Facing the orc army numbering in the thousands and coming at him aggressively, Kira did not retreat but advanced instead. He pressed his right hand into the ground with a claw and shouted, "Rock Dragon Mimicry!"
At some point, there seemed to be a loud rumbling sound between heaven and earth. Under the gaze of hundreds of thousands of eyes, countless stones quickly rose into the air and gathered in the sky to form a huge rock dragon.
