The Unfortunate Girl Wants an Easy Mode in Her Second Life – Chapter 142

Chapter 142: Hamilton the Faithful
ㅤ”Though I’m late, I have hastened to your presence. Your Majesty the Demon King, Your Majesty the New Demon King, congratulations on the revival of the Demon King’s Castle. This Hamilton, cannot contain his feelings of joy.”
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ㅤThe Demon King’s Castle, the Audience Chamber.
ㅤHowever, it’s a space like a spacious ceremony hall.
ㅤAnticipating future guests, it has a simple yet stylish design. If I were to compare it, it has a refined feeling like a modern art museum.
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ㅤIn that audience chamber, a large demon clad in red full-body armor, with one hand on his chest and one knee on the ground, gives an old-fashioned greeting.
ㅤOf course, it’s directed towards Almi and me, standing before the throne.
ㅤI involuntarily flinched, but Almi seemed used to it.
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ㅤ”Hamilton! I’m so glad you’re safe!”
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ㅤ”Haha! Such gracious words are wasted on one such as myself, who has arrived late.”
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ㅤHamilton, in human terms, is a middle-aged man, possessing a large and sturdy physique, both vertically and horizontally.
ㅤHe has the air of a veteran general who has seen many battles.
ㅤLoyal and devoted to the Demon King, and generous and open-minded towards his subordinates.
ㅤTo Almi, he seems to be like a kind uncle.
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ㅤAlmi speaks to Hamilton, who keeps his face lowered.
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ㅤ”Please raise your head, Hamilton.
ㅤMinato, this is Hamilton the Steadfast, who was one of the Four Heavenly Demon Generals. Hamilton, this is Minato, who has become the Demon King alongside me.”
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ㅤ”It is an honor to meet you, Your Majesty the New Demon King Minato. I am Hamilton. To be called steadfast is embarrassing for an immature one such as myself.”
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ㅤ”Ahaha…well, don’t be so stiff. Just treat me like a formal superior. Hamilton-san is the senior here after all.”
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ㅤ”What a magnanimous person you are. Nevertheless, you resemble Almirash-sama very much.”
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ㅤ”In appearance?”
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ㅤ”That, of course, but more than anything, the shape of your souls are similar. It’s no wonder you two were drawn to each other.”
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ㅤIt feels like we’ve become the bride and groom at a wedding, but many demons seem to share the same opinion.
ㅤBy the way, the groom is probably me, and the bride is Almi. Not that I want to get married or anything.
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ㅤ（At first, it was like a hatred for close relatives, but once you get used to it, it’s comfortable.）
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ㅤThere’s also the opinion that humans are interesting because they are different from each other, but I think we can enjoy the differences because we have things in common.
ㅤIn that sense, it’s better to have a lot in common.
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ㅤ”Hamilton-san, you were gathering the demons scattered across the Southern Continent, right?”
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ㅤAccording to what I’ve heard, Hamilton-san learned of the proclamation issued to the demons in the name of the Twin Demon Kings and gathered the demons who were scattered in various places.
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ㅤ”Yes. It was just as I was about to incarnate in this world and begin the fight. It took some time to persuade them, and I apologize for the delay…”
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ㅤ”Rather, I think you did well to persuade them…”
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ㅤThe demons were hardened by feelings of resentment due to being banished to the Netherworld by the Grandmasters and losing their physical bodies.
ㅤHaving advanced onto the surface by taking over the bodies of surface dwellers, they were just about to establish a demon nation on the surface.
ㅤLike Boroneal, there are moderates who just want to build their own country and protect it, but the majority seem to be war hawks who want to “eradicate humans and make the surface belong to the demons!”
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ㅤHamilton persuaded a faction of those war hawks with his inherent courage and brought them with him.
ㅤAccording to Boroneal’s report, who went to greet Hamilton, he brought back more than a dozen demons.
ㅤSince the number of incarnated demons currently doesn’t exceed a hundred, he gathered more than ten percent of them in a short period of time.
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ㅤ”However, there were some who insisted on fighting humans, and I was unable to bring all the demons with me. This Hamilton, is ashamed of his incompetence.”
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ㅤ”N-no! Hamilton-san, you did a great job.”
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ㅤ”That’s right. Honestly, I think it would have been difficult to persuade them even if we had gone directly.”
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ㅤUs going directly means that if they didn’t listen to persuasion, we would have beaten them up and brought them back.
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ㅤ”What about the ones who didn’t come with you?”
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ㅤ”For the time being, I persuaded them to wait and see how the situation unfolds before taking action. They are listening for now, but once they are out of my sight, they may eventually become hot-headed.”
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ㅤ”That’s troubling…”
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ㅤFrankly speaking, the demons have already done things that are unforgivable to humans.
ㅤTaking over bodies and incarnating is murder in itself, and there are demons who have committed acts close to t*rrorism.
ㅤDeclaring that we would accept them was a risk for the Demon Kingdom as well.
ㅤHowever, if we abandoned the demons who acted for the sake of their fellow demons, the Demon Kingdom would lose its raison d’être.
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ㅤAlso, by accepting the demons, the various countries would no longer have to worry about disturbances caused by demons.
ㅤ…However, this logic is nothing more than a self-serving scheme for humans.
ㅤWe needed to quickly show that the Guardian System is useful and gain support at the public level.
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ㅤ”We have to make the demons who went too far pay for their actions in the Demon Kingdom.”
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ㅤEven in war, war crimes are judged.
ㅤOf course, there’s no Hague Convention in this world, so the line is drawn at the Demon King’s discretion.
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ㅤ”I will try my best to persuade them, but there are many demons who are consumed by hatred. It is not easy to appease their anger.”
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ㅤ”Yes, I know I’m asking for the impossible. This path will be hated by both demons and humans. That’s why we need to clearly show that there are merits that outweigh that.
ㅤBut, what about the demons and humans who still won’t be convinced?”
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ㅤ”Your Majesty Minato. What do you intend to do in such cases?”
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ㅤ”It can’t be helped. It’s impossible for everyone to be satisfied. We will judge those who should be judged and compensate those who can be compensated.
ㅤIn that sense, we have to accept both the good and the bad, but we must not forget our cause.”
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ㅤ”Our cause, is it?”
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ㅤ”Yes. To make everyone’s life Easy Mode. That is the cause I uphold.”