The 0th Corps Commander Became Trash! [ TCF x INTKOT ]

Chapter 6* - A human?

Previously...

"..."

Wait.

Did he just say it was adorable? Or was he hearing things?

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"Anyway.. Sorry to bother you after waking up, but I need to talk to you for a moment."

"This must be about the intruder that was sent after me, correct?"

"As expected of Arut, you never fail to get right to the point. Now come with me, I'll take you to him."

The Demon King stood up, leading the way for Deon. As they walked through corridors, the halls became more desolate and quite eerie. Soon after a few minutes, they arrived to a set of stairs that led them down to the basement.

'The underground prison.. This is where that guy is at. But, he hasn't seen my face yet, unlike in the guidebook.'

Deon looked further into the endless jail-cells in the hallway. Although the prison seemed empty from the outside, there were numerous leftovers of past prisoners. Tons of clothes, bones, and bloody nails were left behind. These were the ultimate fates of prisoners who ended up here, and that assassin will inevitably end up the same as well.

"Oh dear, it's such a mess in here."

The Demon King sighed solemnly, yet the tone in his voice was too joyful to be considered as solemn.

Deon gave a small glance at the good-looking devil before withdrawing his gaze, and thought of something. But by the time he came back to his senses, they had already arrived at the last prison cell.

"Arut, take a look at him. Doesn't he seem familiar? With that sheer willpower strong enough to take down demons, and that same willpower grows even stronger when it comes to contact with me, the Demon King."

"He must be a Hero, or has a fragment lingering within him." I already knew that though, so this isn't surprising.

Deon concluded his thoughts to the Demon King who also agreed with his words.

"It's not even funny anymore. Sending a Hero to the Demon Realm? And to even try to kill my Zeroth Corps Commander, isn't he fantasizing too hard?"

"Can you even consider him a Hero? He only carries a small fragment of the Hero's powers, otherwise he wouldn't get taken down so easily in one hit."

"I guess we can consider him a Hero candidate, it fits more than calling him a Hero. A Hero wouldn't be this weak and get apprehended by mere corps members."

"I second that.. However, Your Majesty... I think it'd be great if I could have a nice and gentle chat with him. I have something to ask him."

"Alright, I'll be waiting in the front."

"I won't take too much of your time, Your Majesty."

Deon waited until the Demon King had left. When he turned around, he was faced with a chained up man looking at him in disdain and resentment.

"...Deon Hardt you fucking traitor!"

"..."

"How dare you! You earned the trust of the Emperor, and even became one of the Heroes of the Empire. Yet you go and betray them, and even going far as to switch sides to the Demon Realm?!"

"What does.. A mere disposable pawn like you get to say in this?"

"W-what...?"

"Is your head so small that you cannot think? Why would the Emperor send you here to take out me? You know, too much loyalty will end up backfiring you someday, I guess that someday is today though. And why would he, the Emperor, send a Hero candidate to assassinate the Zeroth Corps Commander who is only second to the Demon King?"