Chapter 93: Rudeus's Declaration (Patreon)

Declare war on the nations of all humanity?

True… Rudeus wasn't lacking the power to do it.

But if he actually went through with it, the whole situation would slide into outright chaos. Once he made a move, it would have to be with a very harsh stance.

And besides… to define himself so easily as the enemy of all humanity? Wouldn't Hitogami (Human God) just bare his fangs and cackle with glee at the sight?

In that case… he'd put the Millis Holy Kingdom across the table first.

He had power now. He was one of the very top fighting forces in this world!!!

Other than Hitogami, what was there left to fear??

And right now, Hitogami was sealed inside the Void World and couldn't reach the human realm. Rudeus had already become an uncrowned king. He was no longer the powerless man he used to be. Cowering any longer made no sense.

He let out a long breath and swallowed the bits of meat in his mouth.

Dragon God Orsted, Eris, and the others were watching him with curious eyes.

Rudeus grinned. "Watch this."

As his words faded…

Five Elemental Sprites formed a circle and dropped swiftly from the sky to land in front of him. Using magic power, he drew a simple voice-transmission magic circle, then set the five Elemental Sprites inside it.

At the same moment, tens of thousands of Elemental Sprites began to descend gradually. At last they hovered in the air about two hundred meters above the center of the Millis Holy Kingdom's capital.

Rudeus opened his mouth and spoke slowly. "Honored people of the Millis Holy Kingdom!!!

"Hello. I am Rudeus Greyrat, a God-rank mage.

"Right now… because of me, my father, Paul Greyrat, has been persecuted by villains. So much vile slander has made him suffer things he never should have had to endure.

"So as a God-rank mage… and also as a good son who's deeply grateful to his parents!!

"I'm here to give all of you in the Millis Holy Kingdom a solemn warning.

"My father, Paul Greyrat, has done nothing wrong. It all comes down to my enemy. I hope you'll give my father a fair resolution, and do it quickly!!

"If you refuse my proposal…

"Then!!! You'll be maliciously rejecting the goodwill request of a God-rank mage. At that point, you'll have thoroughly enraged me, and I'll take it as a declaration of war against me!!!

"Not long ago… when I was passing through the Red Dragon Mountain Range, I ran into the Red Dragon clan. Because they didn't know what was good for them, I split the Red Dragon Mountain Range in two. I shattered the sky and tore a bottomless abyss into the ground!!! As for those Red Dragons, the dead are dead and the rest are wounded.

"We're both human… so I don't want to use that kind of method on my own kind. But if you insist on declaring war on me…

"Then!!! I'll have no choice but to treat you as enemies. When that happens, I won't grieve for you anymore, even though you're human like me. I'll use my strongest magic… and wipe the Millis Holy Kingdom off this world!!!

"Maybe you don't believe me. But you're welcome to try!!! Once war breaks out, it will end with the fall of the Millis Holy Kingdom, without question.

"Or maybe you'll use my father as a bargaining chip. Sorry to say… I have the power to resurrect people!!! So the result will be that I kill you all along with my father. Then I just bring my father back to life. Simple as that.

"Oh, right… Dragon God Orsted has just joined my Alliance of the Righteous too!!

"And so, finally!!! I hope you'll think carefully about my proposal."

As Rudeus finished speaking…

He released the Elemental Sprites back to their original positions.

Having watched all this, Eris asked curiously, "That's it? Done?"

Rudeus nodded with a smile. "Yep, it's that simple.

"Hitogami used his power to stir up anger at my father among the Milis believers. So I'll use mine… to make the Milis believers afraid for their lives!!!

"Would they really dare make an enemy of a God-rank mage over a trumped-up charge??

"Maybe the lower-ranking believers… the most devout ones can't stand even a speck of sand in their eyes. But those lords of the church!! Would they really dare make an enemy of a God-rank mage?

"The higher you stand, the more rational you are!! And the more you hate to lose everything you have!! They also understand better than anyone just how terrifying a God-rank mage is!!! With a wave of his hand, a God-rank mage can wipe out a whole country without breaking a sweat!!

"The only variable is that they can't be sure whether my identity is real. But that's exactly why… the chance that they make a move drops to almost nothing!!!"

Watching Rudeus settle such a thorny problem so easily, everyone looked at him with deep admiration.

Dragon God Orsted spoke. "Have you considered the worst possibility?"

Rudeus smiled. "Of course I have. So from here on I'll weave teleportation programs into all of my Elemental Sprites.

"I didn't think I'd need them, but now it looks like I will. Using lasers alone is just too inefficient against an entire country!

"And if… everything goes to the worst case, then I really will strike the Millis Holy Kingdom off the list of this world's nations. The other countries might come after me then, egged on by Hitogami. In that case… I'll make a declaration before the fighting starts. And if they still decide to come at me, I'll remove them from this continent too!!!

"But to be honest… once they've seen what happened to the Millis Holy Kingdom, any country that wants to try something will have to think twice. They'll have to ask whether they're truly ready to be my enemy!!

"And the bigger the figures running those countries, the more angles they weigh on any matter. Hitogami may have some influence over them… but compared with the feeling of a blade at their throats, they'll surely make the more sensible choice!!!

"Of course, all of this only matters if the Millis Holy Kingdom decides to be my enemy in the first place!!"