The Game Difficulty
Is Crazy
Chapter 31
Penelope approached Glen by sending her servant, the three-eyed crow.
Hearing her low and polite voice, Glen quietly accelerated his thoughts.
To be honest, the fact that Penelope—one of the Demon King’s army commanders—was now in front of him was not that strange.
—Return to the Land of Demons and wait for the right time. And contact me regularly.
—If I may ask… for what reason should I do so…?
—You interfered with my grand plan once. I should make sure the same trouble does not happen twice.
I knew she would come someday, since I said that.
He just did not expect it to be at such a random timing.
“…Elder?”
“Ah.”
Glen first adjusted his voice and fixed his gaze, just like before.
“Yeah.”
A low, pressed-down voice.
Right now, in front of Penelope, Glen had to act like a being equal to—or even stronger than—the Demon King.
“There was no news, so I thought you were dead… but seeing you send a servant so casually, it seems you managed to stay alive.”
“It is all thanks to the mercy you showed me that day, Elder.”
As if showing respect, the three-eyed crow placed one wing to its chest and slowly lowered its body.
Just as Penelope said, if Glen had not given her advice back then, she would have died for disobeying orders and moving her legion on her own.
“But I was truly surprised.”
“By what?”
“I had never seen anyone move so desperately just because the Demon King spoke a single word.”
So that’s what she meant.
Most likely, Penelope had used the name Glen gave her in front of the Demon King who was trying to kill her.
“The undertaker story, you mean.”
“Yes.”
If it was the Demon King, he would obviously react.
After all, it was the name of the enemy he hated more than anything.
Of course, Glen was just borrowing the name of someone the Demon King wanted to kill with all his heart.
“Hmph. Emotional as ever, that one, whether it’s the past or now.”
“…May I ask for what reason you are called that…?”
“……”
“I-I mean… no matter how I think about it, ‘undertaker’ does not seem like a title that suits a noble being like you, Elder…”
Penelope showed clear tension in every movement of the crow—Glen’s expression, his fingers, even the slightest movement of his eyes.
Still, she said that because she wanted to obtain even a little information about him.
That was why Glen suddenly felt playful.
“Are you saying undertakers are lowly creatures?”
“T-That’s not what I meant! I-I was only saying your greatness—!”
“It was a joke.”
“Ah? Ah… ah, ahahaha… s-so it was a joke…?”
Even though he was only looking at her servant, Glen could clearly imagine what kind of face she was making.
“It would be better for you not to be too curious about me. Unless you truly intend to follow me.”
“I-I truly wish to follow you, Elder!”
She was unusually serious for Penelope.
Perhaps she had firmly decided that choosing Glen—who was suspicious but spared her life—was better than choosing the Demon King, who killed his subordinates like ants.
“That’s enough. Give your report. I didn’t call you here to hear pointless chatter.”
“Y-Yes. Understood…”
With an even more subdued voice, Penelope continued.
She reported what had happened after withdrawing her legion.
After the battle between Glen and her legion at Avenue, the Demon King’s army had shown no special movements.
Just like in the original story, they had deployed each legion across the entire border region and were preparing for a full-scale war against humanity.
Looks like everything except the Wordsworth part is following the original scenario.
However, compared to the original, there were also differences—most notably, the legion commanders.
“You were pushed back from the front line?”
Penelope Ogma, who had been in charge of occupying the Wordsworth territory, was pushed to the rear with the 8th Legion.
“Yes. They said that since we are mainly mages and witches, we should just provide support from the back…”
That was entirely possible.
Rupellos, the Demon King, was ruthless toward failed subordinates.
In fact, it was more surprising that he did not kill Penelope.
“Then who is your replacement?”
“The 5th Legion Commander, Qasim Brion.”
“Qasim Brion?”
It was a name Glen had never heard before.
This must be because of that.
《The Eight Legion Commanders of the Demon King – Lunatic》
: In the original story, the eight legion commanders of the Demon King were not that strong compared to their reputation. To fix this, three lower-ranked commanders were removed and three new commanders were added.
: In that process, Penelope Ogma—who was ranked 5th—and her legion were pushed down to rank 8. Now, there is no legion commander weaker than her.
Back when Glen fought Penelope’s legion at Avenue, this Lunatic Trial appeared together with the Lunatic element assigned to her.
If someone strong enough could push an 8-star witch like Penelope from rank 5 down to rank 8, he had to be quite capable.
“I do not know him. What kind of man is he?”
“To put it simply, he is like a beast. There is no dignity of a high-ranking demon in his words or actions—just a savage man.”
Her explanation sounded filled with personal emotion.
“I am not interested in his manners.”
“Ah—s-sorry. As for his strength, he has reached the eighth demonic realm. I have never seen him fight myself, but I heard he fights like a high-level monster from the Pantrakia Valley, a werewolf.”
Fights like a werewolf… I can roughly imagine it.
“And his legion?”
“It matches his savage nature perfectly—dirty and—”
“……”
“M-mostly armed with axes and claws…”
From what he heard, it seemed manageable.
If Qasim himself was the only variable, it still did not seem enough to break through the reinforced defenses of the Wordsworth territory.
Even if I can’t return in time, Sister should be able to hold them off.
After that, Penelope smoothly listed new legion commanders Glen did not know and the strength of their legions.
She even delivered top-level secrets that differed from the original story.
Information really is sweet, Penelope.
If he had let her die by the Demon King’s hand back then, he would never have gained this.
“That is all, Elder.”
“Good work.”
