The Executed Sage Reincarnates as a Lich and Begins a War of Aggression

Chapter 197: The Sage Worries About the Worlds Circumstances

Three days later.

The false god began to move in earnest outside the continent.

He put together several nations, forming a coalition army.

The coalition army immediately began to travel to the sea.

They must be aiming at my location on this continent.

They were quite large in terms of force, and there were several people comparable to heralds participating in the war.

It seemed that they really intended to destroy me.

To think that heralds, who were supposed to protect humanity, ended up helping the invaders…

Although I was frustrated by that fact, I had no intention to criticize it.

The circumstances just couldn’t be helped.

The Will of the World reflected mankind’s ideas, for better or for worse.

Even though heralds emerged among them, it didn’t necessarily improve the situation.

Due to its nature, it might lead humanity to destruction.

The thing that happened right now was an easy to understand example of it.

The awakened heralds were voluntarily helping the beasts’ side.

It made one feel the depth of human’s karma.

The problem wasn’t the invasion by the coalition army alone.

They began to demand assistance and supplies from the nations in this continent.

It was coercion under the guise of cooperation.

They also declared a monopoly over the resources of the Demon Lord’s territory.

Naturally, the nations within the continent rejected their demands.

It was an order without prior notice after all.

Even with the goal of subduing the Demon Lord, that would mean they would have to let foreign army pass through their territory, which wasn’t desirable in various respects.

Above all, their arrogant attitude brought strong repulsion from the nations within the continent.

Some nations who rejected their demand had deployed their army to the sea.

They were intended to prevent them from landing.

According to the spies, they are even considering intercepting them.

The nations within the continent would be glad if the Demon Lord were destroyed.

However, they hated the coalition army more than the Demon Lord.

They must find it unacceptable to be deprived of their right of the Demon Lord’s territory.

Fierce battles could be expected to happen even within the continent.

Once the army from beyond the sea mixed it, the situation would become even more chaotic.

If nothing was done to it, there was a risk of wars breaking out from outside and inside the continent.

It was a difficult situation.

Because of that, the Demon Lord’s Army had to take immediate action.

This is troublesome. They didn’t move as I expected them to.

As I watched the Demon Lord’s Army preparation for the sortie, I suppressed my bitter feeling.

This was a training ground set up around the capital.

Although there was a considerable distance to the sea, I didn’t need to worry about moving them since I could just transfer them there.

A large number of ships were prepared at the training ground.

They were armed with equipment under assumption for naval combat.

“It’ll be a big war! You guys, don’t die on me!”

Henry was trying to improve morale through his instructions.

Thanks to that, the soldiers seemed to be doing well.

The tension on the field was maintained with appropriate measures.

Diella stood next to me.

She stood proudly as she watched the state of the Demon Lord’s Army.

She was going to participate in this war as well.

During the time of beast eradication, Diella was tasked for the defense of the capital.

She was practically just standby at the base.

She seemed dissatisfied with that and offered to participate in the current war.

“By the way, is it really okay to leave the other beasts alone?”

“No problem. I already made the necessary arrangements.”

I had asked the other defense mechanism to annihilate the other beasts through the Great Spirit.

I told them I would defeat the false god.

Some defense mechanisms agreed to this and proceeded to continue their fight in various nations.

Although they were an inflexible existence, I could tell they would make their move if it was what they were supposed to do.josei

After explaining that, Diella groaned in an unsettling manner.

“To think that rockhead actually made her moves…she didn’t do that during my time as the Demon Lord, you know?”

“I have no choice but to believe in the Great Spirit for the persuasion. If the situation calls for it, I would just take the world as hostage to force them to move.”

“…That’s quite a nasty method you got there.”

“It’s a necessary measure.”

As we conversed, I used perception magic.

The coalition army was just approaching the continent.

It should be around the time they could see the land of this continent.

The war was about to begin.

I had to stop the battle between humans.

I wasn’t omnipotent.

I would tolerate some sacrifices, but I would make use of their lost lives.

I wouldn’t waste them.

—I will bring peace to this world.