Chapter 15: A Meeting of Heroes

Just as the fierce battle with the cyclops for the fate of the cait sith began, elsewhere around that time–

“…”

　There were those who were watching the battle from a faraway place.

　It was a conference room somewhere in the world.

　The room was dimly lit and the interior could not be seen. The only thing that could be confirmed was that there was a round table in the center of the room, surrounded by several people – less than ten in number.

　And on the table, the figures of the cat people and the cyclops battle at Sky Mountain were projected three-dimensionally as holograms.

　The voice of a young boy looking at such a hologram said.

“… Glace. You suddenly asked me to show you the deepest part of Sky Mountain, so I showed it, but what are you going to do with this?”

　However, the person sitting opposite to him, the Demon Slayer Glace Stresemann, didn’t answer that question, or even respond at all, and looked at the hologram with his usual frivolous smile.

　In short, he ignored him.

“Don’t ignore me like it’s natural!”

　The boy slams the table and shouts in a loud voice, but Glace still doesn’t respond.

　It’s no surprise. This man, Glace, is the type of person who loses sight of his surroundings when he gets absorbed in something.

“I. just. said… Don’t Ignore Me! aaah!!!”

“Marin-chan, calm down, ok ~ ♡”

　A gentle woman’s voice stops the boy who was frustrated and violently stepping on the ground.

“Glace-chan has always been like that, right?”

“Serie……, that’s true. He’s always been a bad listener. I’m about a hundred years older than him so I have to be the adult. And my name is Merlin ja.

“And Marin-chan has always been small and inconspicuous among us ~? If you assert yourself a little more, people will notice right ~?”

　”It’s not like I like being small!” the boy said in a moody manner.

“It’s not my height that makes me not stand out, it’s just that you’re too conspicuous with your big titles like ‘Demon Slayer’ and ‘Holy Mother of Saints’! And it’s Merlin not Marin ja!”

“Eh ~ Marin-chan is cute ~ ♡”

　That’s right.

　The two of them were playing childish games with each other like this, but they are revered by the world as “Saintess, the Holy Mother of Saints” and “Wiseman, the Great Sage”, and each of them is one of the “Seven Heroes” who defeated the Demon King, just like Glace.

　Not just two of them.

　The rest of the people who remained silent are also people who are looked up to in the world called the “Seven Heroes”. Some of them have become kings of their own countries, and some of them can even move large countries with a single word.

　This “round table conference” was initiated by one of the seven heroes, and it was a meeting where the seven heroes who were scattered after the defeat of the demon king would gather on a regular basis.

“You guys are really noisy ☆”

　Glace, who was silent, opens his mouth here.

　The voice sounded slightly annoyed. Apparently, Serie and Merlin were so noisy that he couldn’t concentrate on the hologram image.

“… No, it’s because of you! We’re only noisy, because you ignored me! Don’t act like the victim!”

“…”

“Don’t ignore me again!”

“Oh, I’m sorry Merlin ☆ You were too small to notice ☆”

　Glace who had no ill intentions casually caused offense.

　”What the hell!” And just as Marlin was about to hit Glace, Serie broke in again with “Ma ma ~ ♡”. {TN: basically calm down}

Serie soothes Merlin

“So, Glace-chan, why are you showing us this? The battle between the Demon King’s subordinates and the human race is happening everywhere right~? You’re showing it at this roundtable……is there something special in this battle?

“Hm? It’s not that I want to show you guys ☆ I just want to see it☆”

　　The whole group was stunned when Glace said this with a nonchalant look on his face.

　However, they remembered that Glace was always such a man, and they all sighed at the same time.

“I thought that was the case. Then I’ll erase it. Our time is limited, and we still have a lot to talk about!”

“Oh, wait ☆ I don’t think it’s a loss to watch.”

　Merlin was dismayed and tried to erase the hologram quickly, but Glace stops him in a relaxed tone.

“… What no loss? The victory or defeat has less suspense than watching fire burn, and I don’t have the taste of watching human races die like some necromancer.”

“Hahaha, I don’t have that kind of taste either☆”

　Merlin was about to ask why when.

“Because Brad-kun is there ☆”

Interrupting him, Glace continued.

　Brad? Merlin frowned quizzically, and most of the others had no idea what he was talking about, many of whom were angry.

“… Oh, the Prince of Pistel that you took as a disciple. By the way, why did you take a disciple? You’re a guy who avoided all social interaction, not to mention a disciple. Why did you take one now? “

“…”

　Merlin asks, but Glace decides to ignore him completely.

　

“Ignore,  ignore, ignore!　You always ignore me when it’s inconvenient or troublesome!　Well, you just wanted to brag about your disciple, didn’t you?”

“…”

　Although he was naturally ignored again, Merlin sighed, saying it was just a hassle to continue.

“But even if your disciple is present at this Sky Mountain,  he would be no match for the big guy. Apparently, that cyclops isn’t just a powerful fool. I watched the fight between your disciple and Prince Albert, and I’m sure he would have died instantly from a single hit. I admit he has good sense, but his basic abilities are too low.

　Merlin’s view was actually correct.

　The Brad that fought Albert would definitely be no match for the Cyclops. No matter how ingenious his fighting methods are, their base abilities were too different to begin with. No matter how ingenious an ant is, it will be no match for a dragon. It’s the same thing.

“But that was a month ago, right☆”

　However, Glace still wearing a frivolous smile says such a thing.

　Now it’s different.

　Such nuance could be felt from the words Glace said.

“… Yes, that was a month ago. But so what? A month doesn’t change anything for a small being like a human. I must’ve been about three hundred years old when I reached the level where I can compete with that thing. If you can grow up to be able to compete with that monster in a month, then you must be the real monster.”

　Merlin snickered, and the others chuckled in agreement.

　It’s no wonder.

　There can be no human in the world who can become so strong in just one month. At least not among the humans they’d ever seen. Even among themselves, who deserve to be called the strongest amongst humanity.

　But Glace thought otherwise–

“That’s right, he’s a monster!

　He chuckled for a different reason than the rest of them.

　Then he said, “Well just watch ☆” and forced the frowning heroes to turn their eyes toward the hologram.

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