The Executed Sage Reincarnates as a Lich and Begins a War of Aggression

Lesson 58 Sage Doubts Inventor

A few days later, Luciana came when she was reading the report in her private room.

She tells as she flirts with a few documents.

"I've been looking into John Doe."

"That's fast. Have you figured it out yet?"

"It sounds important, so I prioritized the investigation. If you look at Sama the Demon King, that's all you'll know."

Luciana said with a confident look.

Take it. I'll put my hand on my own cheek.

It feels hard.

Without skin and muscles, there's no blood coming through.

It is a black bone that has been discolored with temper.

"... my face is just a pussy"

"Still, it conveys feelings. Yes, please."

Luciana put the paperwork on her desk.

I take them and go on reading them.

Several documents were all material about John Doe.

The first one depicts his appearance.

Chestnut short hair with silver edge glasses.

According to the paperwork, they're in their early thirties.

You look younger than your real age.

I got a plain impression, not a distinctive face.

It's just not that he doesn't look extremely good.

It is as mediocre as it is everywhere.

His physique was lean and he had such a look as an intelligent scholar.

I don't think this man is carrying out weapons development.

"A technologist involved in weapons development, affiliated with the Magic Country. Looks like there's no mistake in that background. He's known a lot in the Army."

Luciana, peeking into my hand, explains, pointing to all parts of the dossier.

I expected the first name to be known.

Enough to be sent to the magic workshop in Teito.

You wouldn't be appointed without that much track record.

"You suddenly appeared about a year ago. I've been in and out of Teito a few times, listening for technical offers and results reports."

"Right."

I note the part about my background.

It generally said what Luciana said.

That is examined in further detail.

I was only impressed that it was well collected in this short period of time.

(... a year ago)

I think about it.

John Doe began to emerge just when I became the Demon King.

There is a brilliant overlap of times.

Is it just a coincidence?

According to the dossier, the birth was prompted by suggestions to improve the Demon Guided Artillery.

He said his proposal was put to the magic workshop in Imperial City and was successfully adopted.

With that in mind, John Du made successive proposals for weapons development, all of which seemed to contribute to significant progress.

(More than a year ago, there is no noticeable feat on the way. rather treated as useless)

John Doe has been abruptly active here lately.

A retrospective reading of the dossier does not reveal a clear factor.

He seems to have become a brilliant technician without any foretaste.

The first people to be associated with this were those who received the backing of the world.

The brave men and Virgin I killed fall into the category.

They were suddenly mastering great power.

Wouldn't a technician named John Doe be like that?

It is consistent even in view of the time of birth.

But I also felt too soon to make a determination.

Maybe he just had a flash of nature.

It wasn't strange that such coincidences just happened when the time came.

Unlike the brave and the Virgin, she did not wake up to dramatic power.

It's just that my imagination is growing and I'm facilitating weapon development.

I could not affirm that the will of the world interfered.

"What are we going to do? I think Sama, the Demon King, could go and assassinate him with a transfer."

"Keep it under surveillance for a while. Excessive technological innovation is undesirable, but humanity also needs hope"

To Luciana's question, I answer without hesitation.

In the future, it is likely that John Du will be a troublesome presence.

New weapons will be created by him.

It was experienced in the battle in Imperial Capital that the war was being transformed.

Most of the new weapons in the Demon King's laboratory are also based on what they have captured.

We also benefited from John Doe's technical skills.

He is not a man who stands on the front line and fights.

But its influence will undoubtedly be comparable to that of a hero.

Regardless of whether the will of the world was involved, it was a pure fact.

Luciana glances at me with her nostalgic eyes as she puts her finger on her lips.

"Humanity's hope... I knew it was a rule of thumb"

"I don't deny it"

When I give it back, she looks unexpected.

"Oh. You're not going to be modest, are you?

"It's true. Isn't that what it looked like from the former Demon King's Army?

I remember my old days.

At the time, people were looking for a firm hope - that is, a hero.

He is a strong being who defeats the Demon King.

Because that guy was active, people were able to survive even in despair.

"If you ask me, yeah. You and Brave Man were a spiritual pillar to the humans. From the Demon King's army, he was a very disturbing bug."

Luciana blurred with a bitter face.

It contains some irony there.

From the point of view of the Demon King's army, we were just natural enemies at the time.

We obstructed their invasion many times, and even the Demon King, the leader, crusaded at its end.

Regardless, Luciana and I are friends who fought to the death.

She suffered many times.

That being said, it has become a subordinate relationship after more than a decade.

Life is, you really don't know what happens.

"A human being named John Doe would illuminate the world with his wisdom and skill, not his personal martial arts. It's supposed to be people's hope in a different way."

"Times are changing... I wonder if I can follow them properly. I think I'm gonna leave you behind."

Luciana squeaked smugly.

I know how she feels.

I had a ten-year blank period.

Though it's been quite a while since we came back into the modern age, there's something I think about next-generation weapons such as artillery and demon-guided guns.

But I can't cut that flow off.

It was not the future I wanted, at least, although it would have been possible if the invasion had been repeated thoroughly and the civilization had collapsed.

I don't want to see a world that is devastated and only despair precipitates.

It is contradictory as being in charge of the Demon King, but it is my idea without falsehood.

John Doe's technical skills will one day enrich people's lives.

Although it is now used only for weapons development, it must be used for a wide range of applications.

I secretly want that.

My wish would be badly distorted.

I welcome prosperity in my heart, even though I give a feeling of doom.

Hate and despair for human beings, yet striving for peace in the world.

It felt like I was desperately supporting the equilibrium of a broken balance.

"Shit, it's tough!

When I was thinking about the world and how I was, the door to the room suddenly opened.

It was Grom who rolled indoors screaming.