Volume 2 Chapter 97 Right Minister Valtera (III)
At first, because the drug was working, Vega completely ignored Mare, but as Mare kept coming back with sincere pleas, Vega gradually started to show signs of trusting her.
According to Goddess Tera, "This 'puppet drug' has a powerful effect that never fades," but seeing Mare's persistent behavior, Vega's trust grew, and I started to worry about the drug's influence.
"Could it be... that Mare's devoted persuasion is actually trying to cancel out Vega's drug effect...?"
Driven by anxiety, I secretly put the remaining small amount of 'puppet drug' into Mare's food, just like I had with Vega.
Since the dose was less than half what's needed for a full effect, it was a 50-50 chance Mare would be affected, but in the end, the drug worked on Mare too, successfully turning her into my puppet. ＾
Having gained control over both puppets, I maintained the appearance of being "Under the command of Demon Lord Vega and Empress Mare,"acting in a way that anyone would think I was just an obedient subordinate.
This was thinking ahead──once I unified the demonkin and for various future concerns, such as gaining advantage.
Later, during Vega's rampage, Mare followed her, but occasionally Mare showed signs of regaining her reason.
I guessed that perhaps "the puppet drug" wasn't enough, and Mare's weaker restraint was why she was still somewhat herself.
Still, Mare's brain was still affected by the drug, so I used my skillful talking to win her over.Thanks to the drug's effect and her simple-minded 'muscle brains Mare' nature, she quickly fell for it. From then on, I could control Mare as I pleased without issue.
Sometime after, Yuki Takeru appeared, defeated Vega, and Mare came to resent him.
It was all according to the plan Goddess Tera had devised.
However, although my wish to "bury Vega and rule over the Demonkin" was fulfilled, the truth is, it would still be difficult to defeat Yuki Takeru, even if I led Mare and the Demonkin.
So, as I began to wonder "what should I do now," the goddess Tera appeared before me once again and gave me new instructions on "how to kill Yuki Takeru."
She told me to use a Magic Item capable of controlling 'Warp Distortion'... the 'Rift Generation Device (Portal-Crater)' to kill Yuki Takeru in the world he originally came from.
After hearing the details of the plan, I received the 'Rift Generation Device (Portal-Crater)' and a potion that could create powerful monsters... the 'Mana Cell Potion (Mad-Cell)' and teleported with Mare to the world Yuki Takeru came from... the planet Earth, to a country called Japan.
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As per the goddess Tera's plan, Mare and I teleported to Japan 15 years before Yuki Takeru would return to Earth... 15 years ago, and began the production of monsters to serve as soldiers to ensure we could defeat Yuki Takeru when he reappeared in 15 years.
By the way, shortly after teleporting to Japan, there was an unexpected trouble when I encountered the Elf tribe's elder, 'Sakurakoru,' but somehow managed to escape using 'Hiding.'
During that time, although Mare was seen, I was wearing a white robe, so luckily, I wasn't noticed. That was a stroke of luck.
However, because Mare was seen, the fact that the Demonkin from our world had come to Earth was revealed. So, Mare and I used magic to change our appearance and hide.
Afterward, I was surprised to find that there were dungeons in this world, and within those dungeons, there were creatures called 'monsters' that resembled the monsters from our world. Still, considering the plan to create powerful monsters using the 'Mana Cell Potion (Mad-Cell)' given to me by the goddess Tera, this world was the perfect environment.
And then, 15 years passed, bringing us to the present.
The plan had been going smoothly up until now, but here, it seems the effect of the 'puppet drug' I had given Mare is starting to wear off.
"I'll enter the tournament Takeru is hosting... and settle things once and for all!"
With that declaration, she stopped obeying my orders. What's worse,
"I don't really care what happens to the people of this world. I just want to settle things with Takeru one-on-one. That's all. So, stop the invasion."
she began giving orders of her own.
Realizing I couldn't stop her, I decided to pretend to follow her orders. However, by this point, I had already created powerful monsters strong enough to proceed without her.
In fact, the power of all the 'Four Pillars' now surpasses hers, and the 4 of them, along with the monsters, now obey me, not her.
So, I silently decided to carry on with the plan, without Mare's involvement.
"Hmph. I don't care whether Mare wins or loses to Yuki Takeru. If they clash and exhaust each other, I'll be the one to finish them off afterward."
I decided the plan would be executed after Yuki Takeru's tournament ended.
"Heh... I will become the king of this world."
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