Sophie: "Is it really necessary?"

Ryu: "Of course. Even if we drove them back, if we just take it lying down without retaliating after being invaded, it'll give them the wrong idea. If we want to maintain peace, we need to show them that if they attack, they will face a harsh retaliation. Otherwise, they'll invade again eventually."

Ryu had left the postwar cleanup to the King because Largo was still alive. Largo would have been able to handle the diplomatic side of things well.

But now, Sophie, who was politically inexperienced, had to rule the country. Ryu thought it was essential to retaliate properly, not only for defense but also to show them the consequences.

He told Sophie that if she entrusted the retaliation to him, he would take care of it.

Ryu also felt that he needed to settle the score with the Red Demon Empire, especially.

The enemy had their own sense of justice. As the Vampire Lord, the enemy commander, had said, perhaps they were just hunting for food. You couldn't argue with the fact that humans also hunt and eat animals and magical beasts.

But Ryujeen had lost Mimir, his second home, so to speak. No matter what the enemy said, he would retaliate for what they had done.

Ryujeen infiltrated the Red Demon Empire alone. He fully activated his Divine Sight ability, scanning the land beyond the border. He had already located the castle of the escaped Vampire Lord.

Actually, Ryu still hadn't come up with a way to kill the Lord...

This world was full of nonsensical things. Maybe the Vampires really were immortal.

But his goal was revenge. It wasn't essential to kill the Lord. In fact, if he killed him, it wouldn't be revenge. It would be better to keep him alive to witness his retribution.

The Vampire Lord's castle

The Vampire Lord sat before Ryujeen. He had teleported directly in front of the enemy commander.

He had deliberately infiltrated from the front to declare that this was a retaliation for the invasion.

Ryujeen was also an ambassador representing the Garriza Kingdom.

Vampire: "?! You are... the one from before?"

Ryu: "Ryujeen. Count Nemroy."

Vampire: "How do you know my name? That time… No, I don't remember giving it. So… you've done your research? Humans are quite cunning. What do you want?"

Ryu: "What do I want? You destroyed my home, my city, and you're acting like you don't know what I'm talking about?"

Nemroy: "You've come for revenge… I told you, we have no intention of fighting you."

Ryu: "Do you think that excuse will work?"

Nemroy: "You said home. Your family died…? I'm sorry about that. But we were just hunting for food. You humans do the same. You hunt and eat beasts and magical beasts, don’t you?"

Ryu: "If a magical beast came to avenge its family, I would face it bravely. You should be prepared to be retaliated against when you attack. And as a kingdom, we can't just let an invasion go unpunished. If we just let our people be slaughtered and do nothing, it would damage our credibility as a nation."

Vampire: "…I know you're formidable. I don't think I would lose in a fight, but the cost for both of us would be high. It would be wiser to stop now, wouldn't you say?"

Ryu: "It's true. I don't think I would lose in a fight either, but it's also true that I haven't come up with a way to defeat you. But… I didn't come here to fight you. I'm just going to do what they did to me. They destroyed my city, so I'm going to do the same to theirs. That's all. I came here to declare that this attack is a retaliation from the kingdom."

Nemroy: "Destroy the city? What are you going to do? No matter how strong you are, you can’t do anything alone. There are many Vampire subordinates in the city, even if they aren't as strong as me. Even if you brought a human army, I doubt we would lose."

Ryu: "I'm only going to do one thing. I’m going to unleash a Hydra on the city."

Nemroy: "…? A Hydra?! How is that even possible?!"

Ryu: "Do you know that there was a dungeon near the city of Mimir, which you destroyed? The dungeon's boss monster is a Hydra. I'm going to teleport it to your city. I fought it once before, and it's quite a troublesome monster. Well, if you're as strong as you say, it won’t be impossible to defeat it. But it’ll do a pretty good job, don’t you think?"

To be Continued...

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