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Ota's words sent a chill down Tus's spine, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
Chapter 317 I will use the projection of the round table to prove Mino's innocence!!!
"It doesn't matter... What does this mean... Your Highness Ota."
Tus swallowed hard, his eyes filled with panic and confusion. He knelt and took a few steps forward, hoping to get a clear look at Prince Ota's face.
He vaguely sensed that something extremely important was constantly slipping away from the prince before him.
A pale gray light shone through the gap in the curtains, illuminating Ota's blank and lifeless expression: "Literally, Tus."
"Famine is about to bring annihilation to mankind."
"It's all meaningless now. Power struggles, decrees, reputation, honor... Humanity is so fragile. Hundreds or thousands of years of accumulation can be completely wiped out by a disaster beyond our comprehension."
"No matter how diligent and wise a king is, he cannot stop it. In the records of later generations, won't I also be seen as a mediocre and incompetent ruler who brought about the downfall of his country?"
"With a natural disaster that threatens to wipe out at least 90% of the population, nothing else matters anymore... Tus."
Orta shook his head forcefully and heavily toward Minister Tus, his right-hand man.
"How could this be? How could this be, Your Highness Ota! We absolutely cannot give up like this! We cannot stand by and watch the kingdom fall into such a state!" Tus's voice became incredibly sorrowful as he urgently exclaimed:
"The entire nation is now being deceived. They truly believe that the former Hero of Light is an absolute coward and a traitor!"
“I know… don’t forget, we’re accomplices too, Tus.” Ota’s eyes were already numb.
Tus continued, his voice hoarse with effort:
"They have completely forgotten the great achievements and glorious deeds of the Mino Warrior. Even the most basic trust in him has been shattered by public opinion. The people are being secretly manipulated and used to harm the person they once regarded as their pillar of support!"
"Let them use us then. Once the famine breaks out, everything will lose its meaning."
"But...but then the kingdom will fall into turmoil, and the stigma surrounding heroes will create a serious crisis of trust. In the future, we may no longer be able to draw the goddess's attention through the masses and produce the next hero!!!"
"The future, the kingdom, there is no future anymore..."
Sitting in his chair, Ota sighed dejectedly, "Tus, there's no need to persuade me anymore. I know very well how irreversible the situation is, so there's no point in doing anything now."
A deathly stillness settled deep within Ota's eyes; it was a bleak gaze, a look of utter despair, a resignation to all hope and a surrender to the struggle against everything.
"No matter how outrageous things get, I will no longer be upset..."
"Furthermore, due to the hero's defection, the people of the kingdom have developed an unprecedented hostility towards the demons... The miniature dolls and gray-white comics imported from demon territory are being radically destroyed throughout the land—"
"Without hope," Tus said dejectedly at the end.
The study suddenly fell silent.
The king on his seat froze, as if it had taken him a long time to understand the language of Tus. His expression was frozen, disoriented, and incredulous.
next moment……
Ota's pupils dilated in shock!
"What did you say?!" He stood up abruptly, demanding angrily, "Say it again?!"
"Your Highness, the people are burning and burying me alive!"
"Grass!!!"
Ota kicked Tus to the ground, gritting his teeth:
"Why the hell didn't you tell me something this important sooner?!"
"Tus, at all costs, we must stop this dark upheaval!" Ota's tone was deep and resolute, and an indelible light shone again in the depths of his eyes!
Tus stared blankly at Ota's luminous figure, finally understanding what His Highness had lost before. Now, it was back... it was all back.
That incredibly strong belief, as if one were willing to burn one's life to protect it, flowed clearly through Prince Ota.
This is a true king, a great king who will protect his people no matter what happens, a king with a heart full of love, the kind of monarch he wants to follow!
In an instant, Tus was moved to tears.
Humanity is not over yet!
"Tus, although the famine is inevitable, at least before that desperate moment of annihilation arrives, we absolutely cannot let Mino go down in history with such a stigma!"
Ota's chest was filled with rage: "I will completely correct the twisted beliefs of the people! People cannot, at least should not... target figurines and comics!!!"
"Yes, Your Highness!" Having subconsciously ignored the second half of the sentence, Tus perked up, then said with some worry:
"But what should we do?"
"Now the public has been further inflamed, and there is no longer any trust in Mino and Shana. Mino's stigma is worsening the public's perception of Shana, while Shana's crime of destroying the Round Tower adds credibility to Mino's traitorous actions."
“It doesn’t matter.” Ota’s eyes were calm and sharp.
"The reason why those behind the scenes are relying on this public opinion campaign is nothing more than the disappearance of Hero Shana and the restriction that Mino is trapped in the Demon King's castle and cannot come out. But this is precisely the weakest point in their plan."
"As long as Mino appears, all the darkness and slander cannot fall upon his radiant and majestic figure."
Clenching his fist, Ota issued a final ultimatum: "Those citizens, since they only believe what they see and hear, this time, I'll make them see and hear clearly!!!"
"Your Highness, could it be... that you intend to?"
As a minister who had served Ota for many years, Tus trembled, finally realizing the greatest trump card held by the royal family—
“That’s right.” Otta looked out the window, his tone firm.
"—I will use the remote projection of the round table to prove Mino's innocence!!!"
The Kingdom's Artifact, the Sacred Round Table!
That is a supreme artifact with the extraordinary power of foreknowledge and prediction, capable of displaying in real time the encounters of the Mino Warrior! This is the power of the gods, this is the unalterable law, and at that time, everything that Mino encounters will be accurately played out.
With Mino's flawless and unwavering performance, he will surely be able to withstand the scrutiny of countless eyes in the kingdom and prove his suffering and innocence.
"Tus, issue the kingdom's decree!"
At his desk, with his back to Tus, Ota waved his hand and issued the command:
"Three days from now, I will activate the Sacred Round Table and broadcast it live throughout the entire kingdom, so that the Round Table can present Mino's experiences and situation in the Demon King's Castle!"
He tilted his head back, letting the bright sunlight streaming in from the window bathe him, and a confident, commanding air shone in Otta's eyes:
"I will use that round table projection, filled with despair and pain, to once again reveal the greatness of Mino Rayquaza, the Hero of Light!!!"
Chapter 318 The Hero's Rescue Plan, Live Streamed From Start to Finish?!
Demon King's Castle, Demon Alliance Meeting.
"Since the defense of the capital, there have been two perplexing behaviors by humans."
The demon strategist Swell floated gently in his seat, the open pages of his book gleaming with a deep black light:
"Firstly, rumors about Mino's betrayal have spread within the human kingdoms, and the Kingdom of Kur has even colluded with the dragons to smear Mino, who should have been the hero of light."
"Secondly, three days later, the sacred round table of the Kingdom of Kur will be used again to project images of Mino's life in the Demon King's Castle."
What are your thoughts on these two matters?
Svir looked at the other great demons present.
"What I don't understand is," the Demon Sword Apophis said slowly and deliberately, raising the hilt of his sword.
"Why is it that the human kingdom is only releasing this now, something so obvious... After so many acts of destruction, anyone would suspect Mino, right? Besides, Mino can probably still transmit information to the kingdom, so both sides should know each other inside and out."
“Therefore, smearing Mino is definitely not the kingdom's original purpose, but rather has a deeper intention.” Swell nodded slightly.
“At first, I also suspected that it was done by other reactionary forces within the human kingdom, but the contract between the Kingdom of Kur and the Dragon Clan is enough to prove that all of this was the scheme of that Prince Ota.”
"After the Kingdom Defense War, the hatred of the human camp towards the demon race has reached an extremely high level."
"So unless something happens that is so serious that it could destroy a country, any obvious action by a human kingdom is definitely aimed at the Demon King's castle."
"The kingdom's actions, the disappearance of the hero Shana, and the disappearance of Chief Lak—there must be some connection behind these three phenomena that we cannot understand."
One blue ahoge (cowlick) stood up defiantly.
"Mino, it's not as useless as they say."
Long, broken sentences emanated from the seat of the Ninth Demon.
The large bow behind him swayed gently, and Phim seemed somewhat angry as he looked at the rumors circulating within the kingdom provided by Svir.
"Mino, you can eat a lot."
"Mino, you're great at sleeping."
"Mino, amazing."
Shaking his head slightly, Fim said very seriously, "Mino, good—human, bad."
"I have a feeling... there's something fishy going on here?"
Migo, who was in the third demon seat, also spoke up.
"Many of the rumors above have come true." Her gaze swept over the lines of intelligence, and she rested her chin on her hand, somewhat doubtfully saying:
"Could it be that some lowly hero leaked it to the human kingdom? Otherwise, what a coincidence..."
As she glanced at a rumor, her twin ponytails on either side of her shoulders twitched.
Immediately afterwards, Migo raised her head and gave a feigned, displeased snort:
"Apart from this, the claim that some lowly hero made a contract with a demon's familiar—that's just the wishful thinking of a lowly warrior!"
Swell shook his head:
"In short, the Kingdom's Miha contract has not had much impact on the Kingdom's Morning Star, so the problem is likely to lie with... the vanished hero Shana."
"This reminds me of some information." After a moment of contemplation on the desk, Apophis offered his speculation:
"The only effect of the rumors in the kingdom at present is probably to worsen the infamy of that 'Hero of Sin'. According to the research of the Holy Church, the people's impression of the hero can affect the goddess's gaze to some extent, making the hero's mark more solid or more unstable."
"In other words, the Kingdom of Kur may need to strengthen the hero's mark in the hero's body in a short period of time, and for this reason, it may be willing to spread those rumors."
Swell suddenly realized that he had found some clues:
"Those rumors are probably not directed at the hero Mino, but at the hero Shana!"
"But under what circumstances is it necessary to further strengthen the Mark of the Hero..."