Demon King’s Castle.
As the name suggests, it is a castle located in the Demon Realm.
So, what does the Demon King’s Castle mean to me?
“Irene… why are you digging into the floor?”
“I fell.”
This is a collapsing house.
No, I can’t help but think that way.
The sturdy guards protecting the Demon King’s Castle?
Only me.
The intricate traps and mazes that make it practically impossible to invade?
Of course, they’re not here.
Except for the falling, rotting wood.
And the ultimate boss, the Demon King, who appears after enduring all these hardships?
…Well, I don’t even need to mention that.
Anyway, for that reason, in the past week, I’ve come to desperately feel the need for something.
“Can we reinforce the Demon King’s Castle?”
Undoubtedly, the repair of this terrible castle.
I said the castle had many problems.
But actually, if you include me, it’s not that big of a deal.
The guards, well, I handle them all by myself, so no need for more.
The traps? They’re all handled by me, so no need for them either.
The Demon King is the same.
But the castle’s state? That’s different.
Recently, while fighting, I realized something.
Dealing with the Demon King Castle and making sure it doesn’t get involved in things was harder than the actual battles.
“My magic power is recovering, but… the total amount is still insufficient.”
I wanted to just pour all my magic into it, but I couldn’t.
Fundamentally, the Demon King’s Castle is something connected to the Demon King.
If I were to force someone else’s magic into it?
It would be like injecting someone else’s blood into my body.
It would backfire.
It could kill someone.
So, for now, I left it alone.
But something still happened.
“Look, there’s a hole there, and another one there.”
“Right…”
“If a hero hits it with a sword, the whole thing will collapse.”
“I’ll try.”
Try.
If it had worked, I’d probably be cutting steak at the Demon King’s castle restaurant by now.
Now, it’s time to begin.
“Let’s do some special training.”
“Special training? Suddenly?”
I needed to make Luminal stronger.
This was one of the essential steps for me to survive in this world.
Why?
Because I’m human too!
I need sleep sometimes, and there might be unexpected incidents like with Elian.
And unfortunately, I only have one body.
In other words, someday, Luminal will have to deal with things on her own.
In such a situation, having weak magic and a run-down castle would be of no help.
So, Luminal’s growth was necessary.
It would be painful for Luminal.
The growing pains to become stronger would be immense.
I knew that for sure.
That’s why my heart hurt.
But it was necessary.
Luminal was that weak.
In fact, it was a miracle she survived before I was summoned.
“I’ll gather the materials for growth as soon as possible. Then, Luminal, you’ll train without complaint.”
“Alright. Actually, I also wanted to help you in any way I could, Irene.”
Luminal agreed without hesitation.
Now, there was only one thing left to do.
I needed to kill demons to get soul stones.
A lot of them.
[Luina] – [246,000]
[Announcement!]
[Today, due to sudden personal reasons, I’m doing an additional broadcast! Don’t worry, I’m not going to the Demon Realm again. See you in the broadcast!]
Luina.
Who is she?
She’s someone who succeeded with healing broadcasts.
But you can’t describe her by just her healing.
She’s also a hero who attacked the Demon King Castle.
Healing and Demon Realm conquest.
A combination that doesn’t match, like war and peace.
But Luina made it work.
She was so full of selflessness and care that even during her conquest, it was noticeable.
The viewers gave her the nickname “Angel Luina” as a praise.
Of course, she was shocked and immediately banned it.
But viewers started calling her “Cheonlunas” by changing the spelling.
In the end, Luina gave up and accepted it.
This angelic personality sometimes led to tremendous stubbornness.
A prime example of that was the incident with the Demon King’s right hand being decapitated.
‘Who the hell cut off the right hand?’
Luina kept pondering this, feeling uneasy, which ruined her otherwise happy day.
The question echoed in her mind.
‘In the end, didn’t someone steal the credit?’
When they attacked the Demon King, the party had suffered significant damage.
If they had only used their left hand, they would have struggled.
But if both hands were used?
They would have been wiped out.
If they had been wiped out, the situation would have been completely reversed.
And they would have received harsh criticism and mockery.
‘The 7th rank soldier challenged an 8th rank Demon King Castle and got the party killed.’
Actually, Luina’s nightmare from yesterday had the same content.
‘Who created the decisive moment?’
The reason she turned on the broadcast was simple.
She couldn’t find it on her own.
She needed the help of her viewers.
Luina felt a strange sense of mission regarding this right-hand incident.
“Hello everyone! Thanks for joining Luina’s broadcast today!”
[Luina] – [Currently live!]
“Welcome to Luina’s Detective Agency!”
[Viewer Count – 2011]
Luina, I’m tearing up since you started the broadcast twice…
Haha, quickly raise the firepower!!
If we raise the firepower, will there be 3 broadcasts?
So, what is this broadcast about?
Luina’s Detective Agency, haha
“Actually, today, I want to revisit what happened yesterday.”
The viewers all understood right away.
It wasn’t strange.
Since Luina had already owed a debt to someone, it was natural that she would try to find that person.
Thus, they welcomed it.
This was an opportunity to fuel the right-hand incident further.
Already talking about the right-hand incident, haha
I don’t think she made this a content topic.
Haha, it’s not like Luina would do that.
So, today is a serious detective agency broadcast?
“Yes, today, I want to look into it together with all of you.”
As soon as she finished speaking, viewers began leaving in droves.
They were leaving because they knew it wasn’t a Demon Realm conquest broadcast.
Luina didn’t mind.
If they were leaving now, it meant they hadn’t even seen her announcement.
It was better for her to have those people leave.
Luina continued watching and discussing yesterday’s broadcast with the remaining viewers.
“You called the Demon King Castle officials useless…”
What does ‘useless’ Demon King Castle even mean?
Seriously, it looks like this is all just confusion.
Haha, they’ll never reveal who cut off the right hand, so let’s end the investigation.
(Luina emoji with lightbulb)
“No! We have to find out! Aren’t you curious too? Who could have cut off the strong Demon King’s right hand and then disappeared without leaving a name?”
The viewers were not really interested.
They figured Luina was just searching for the owner again.
So they focused on making more fun of the topic.
But, who was the person broadcasting now?
It was Luina, the pink-haired woman who was immensely popular.
And she knew exactly how to handle her viewers.
“Wow. Or are you trying to cover it up to take all the credit? How touching.”
?
Oh, here we go again.
Demonic Luina appearing, haha.
Why is “Cheonlunas” banned, but “Demonic Luina” isn’t?
Haha, I’ll definitely find out, just wait.
Thanks to this, the atmosphere in the chat quickly flipped.
Soon, it was filled with people who were genuinely trying to uncover the truth just to cut Luina’s nose off.
Of course, that didn’t mean anything dramatic would happen.
After all, viewers were always distant despite being close to Luina.
How many among them had even reached the 7th rank as heroes?
At this point, 99% of the viewers were already out.
And if you separated those who had actually fought in the Demon King’s right-hand battle, the number was even more pitiful.
Probably less than 0.5%.
It was a case that was destined to remain a mystery.
When Luina’s broadcast reached an hour, everyone started to feel that way.
“There’s just not enough evidence…”
I really don’t know.
(Luina emoji sleeping)
Maybe we should just end the broadcast and sleep. That’d be better for mental health, haha.
The Hero Guild will figure it out eventually.
Luina thought the same.
Maybe it was all just forced.
But just as she was thinking this, one chat came through.
That looks like the official from Elian’s broadcast.
Oh, now we’re talking about other broadcasts too.
Please, really.
I’m banning you now.
Everyone was too on edge, so no one welcomed that chat.
Mentioning other broadcasts was practically taboo in the streaming world.
Managers began swiftly cutting anyone who mentioned Elian’s broadcast.
In the midst of this, a new chat appeared.
“Wait, what do you mean? Do you have a video of that?”
Luina was intrigued.
It meant that mentioning Elian’s broadcast at that point was still acceptable.
That’s when the viewers began explaining what happened on Elian’s broadcast.
That official from Elian’s broadcast, it’s probably him.
There’s a guy from the Demon King Castle who’s all about sparing people, haha.
I think they’re really getting attention now. You can probably find it easily if you search.
Luina was in shock.
“So… he’s a pretty useless Demon King Castle official, but strong enough to defeat Elian-senpai, and at the same time a pacifist who doesn’t kill anyone…?”
It was hard to believe.
But just as Luina finished speaking, a voice echoed in her mind.
‘If only that useless Demon King Castle official hadn’t been there…!’
The puzzle that seemed impossible to complete started falling into place.
“Wait, I need to watch the whole video.”
Just as Luina was about to contact Elian and ask if she could watch the replay of that broadcast on her stream, a chat appeared.
Leon: Hello, I’m a friend of that official.
A chat appeared as if by fate.
Leon: I happen to know a lot about the official.