After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 72 - 71: Initial Victory

Chapter 72: Chapter 71: Initial Victory

"There once was a ship that put to sea♪~"

"And the name of the ship was the Billy of Tea♪~"

"The winds blew up, her bow dipped down♪~"

"O blow, me bully boys, blow♪~"

"Soon may the Wellerman come♪~"

"..."

Eventually, the three Sea Demons still started singing the ballad, but it was not just them... even Yila was humming softly, after all, this song was first spread by the empire.

This song was originally created by Yila Elkaras, spread among the empire’s fishing fleets, and then passed to the pirates (whale and prey were mistakenly interpreted to have the same meaning), and then to the whole world.

*Although they were very scared, very much disliked Yila, they had to admit his songs were beautiful, and his singing was not bad either... it gave a feeling of distance and etherealness.*

*So, the three began to have complex feelings towards him.*

As the singing grew louder, other ships that didn’t know what was happening, the Sea Demon sailors also began to sing along with the tunes, gradually turning into a grand chorus.

It felt like being in the middle of a great storm filled with gales and torrential rain.

"..."

"Soon may the Wellerman come♪~"

"To bring us sugar and tea and rum♪~"

"One day, when the tonguing is done♪~"

"We’ll take our leave and go♪~"

"..."

But by this time, Yila had already returned to his room. He seemed to have other matters to consider and busy himself with... such as the formation and division of the trade and fishing fleets after the return of the Sea Demons.

He still had to think about naval planning... purely forming it with Sea Demons would definitely not work. It would be best to have Little Demons evolve into Sea Demons or find other sea surface troops; at least it needed to be amphibious troops.

Relying on a single type of species, even forming multiple specific species, was still too dangerous.

As the song ended, everyone gradually returned to their rooms, leaving behind three Sea Demon Leaders, and Satan Ye with his black armor for protection, not knowing what to do.

Interestingly, the black flame on Lodya’s head, replacing her skull, seemed to disappear in the black night sky... indicating the brightness of the black flame was very low.

"Actually, Mr. Yila is a good man."

Satan Ye said this while looking at the three Sea Demon Leaders’ obviously disapproving expressions in the dark night. She shook her head helplessly and said, "Mr. Yila was just scaring you. You didn’t really get hurt, did you?"

*Indeed, that was the case... but it was really difficult not to think of Yila as more than just a scare, given his image on the battlefield before, after all, he was the Chief Governor.*

"But he called us salted fish."

The Naga Leader said aggrievedly.

"You deserved it, after all, you were traitors~"

Satan Ye laughed lightly as she boredly looked at the stars in the sky... this world’s stars were many and very bright, as this world did not have industrial pollution and such.

"..."

"I don’t know how to govern a country."

After a while, Satan Ye said softly, maintaining her posture of looking at the sky, whispering: "My father didn’t know either. We only knew how to fight... but I am even weak at fighting."

*Crystal-clear tears glistened in Satan Ye’s eyes.*

"Thanks to Mr. Yila’s help for this useless Demon King, the Demon King Territory has become what it is now. I can say with courage... my territory and my kingdom will get better and better."

Turning her head, Satan Ye revealed a smile that made people’s hearts ache, saying: "I’ve always been grateful because everyone is helping me. If you could join us, everything would surely get better!"

"..."

*Although fundamentally different, at this moment, Satan Ye, in the eyes of the three... seemed to overlap with the previous Demon King, who cheerfully said, "I don’t know, I’ll just go fight to my heart’s content!"*

"Your Majesty, the Demon King..."

"Satan Ye..."

"My Lord..."

"..."

"Alright then~ I’m going to sleep... you should also rest early~"

Satan Ye said this and returned to her cabin, amidst the three leaders’ expressions full of guilt. Out of their sight, she smiled and looked at Yila waiting in the corridor: "How was it?"

"Hmph~"

Yila chuckled and nodded, patting her head, saying: "Well done, then... this expedition has come to a perfect end. Let’s go back to the Demon King Territory for a grand feast~"

"Yay~"

Tipcapu had come earlier and had already returned to the Demon King Territory to report the good news. It must be said that the talent of "Void Travel" was extremely useful. He was truly overqualified as a maid... or a messenger.

Upon returning to the Demon King Territory, there would be a banquet to soothe them.

Of course, the Sea Demons would also have a share; their grievances with Yila would dissolve into reliance amongst the warm treatment of everyone in the Demon King Territory... although Satan Ye’s words had softened it a bit, the effect might not be as good.

But it didn’t matter.

Yila helped Satan Ye tidy her beautiful black hair and then really returned to his room to rest... because there were indeed many things he had to consider next.

"..."

"Your Majesty the Demon King, what you said just now, it wasn’t all for the purpose of winning the Sea Demons’ loyalty, was it..."

Lodya asked as she escorted Satan Ye back to her room.

"Mm, it was all my honest words, so I really thank you all."

"..."

In a brief silence, Lodya, standing by the bed, squatted down and gently hugged Satan Ye. She hugged softly to avoid the discomfort her armor might cause to Satan Ye.

However, after a brief shock, Satan Ye actively hugged back.

"You’re not a useless Demon King."

Lodya said, feeling Satan Ye’s warm, small body, "You don’t need to blame yourself, nor cry, because you are the best Demon King, the best of the best."

"Mm, thank you." Satan Ye said, then immediately added, "But Lodya, isn’t the one who blames themselves... you?"

"..."

Lodya’s body stiffened instantly... although her armor was already stiff.

"It’s alright, Lodya; you don’t need to feel any sorrow, the victories and defeats of demons, the dignity of the Demon King, are unrelated to you because you are the best, the best Headless Knight."

Originally, it should have been Lodya comforting Satan Ye, but at this moment, she quietly felt the embrace and warmth of the Crimson Dragon... now, the one being comforted was her.

"Thank you for everything, Lodya."

"Thank you too, Your Majesty."