"Are you sure about this?" asks Dan.
"Yes, now take me to see the king" orders Hiro.
"I'm sorry we can not take you there," Dan answers fearfully.
"Why is that?" asks Hiro.
"Us commoners are considered lucky if we even catch a glimpse of the inner area, none of us will ever see the core area and never have, so we can't go with you" answers Dan.
"Why do you people make things so difficult for me?" says Hiro with a sigh grabbing Dan and Drel walking towards the inner area gate.
"I'll bring your son back later." Hiro yells to Han and Makayla.
Twenty minutes later Hiro, Drel and Dan reach the gate to the inner area.
"Do you want to open the door?" Hiro asks Drel.
Drel nods and tries to open the door with all his might and it won't budge.
"I tried to tell you that the door can only be opened from the inside or by a level thirty or higher" says Dan trying to catch his breath from running with Hiro.
"What's the average level for a noble?" Asks Hiro.
"Level thirty-one is the average, the highest is probably the king's advisor who is at level eighty one but he is also 397 years old" answers Dan.
"It took him 397 years to reach level eighty one? thought Hiro, surprised.
"What level is the king?" asks Hiro.
"I'm sorry, no one knows that answer but the king himself, but if I had to guess I'd say over level one hundred" answers Dan.
"Interesting, well...now I want to meet him even more," says Hiro, smiling as he kicks the door down.
All three of them walk in and see the inner area. They see tons of huge mansion like houses, buildings with symbols on them, people in clean, expensive-looking clothes start walking over to the broken door.
"What happened?" asked a nobleman.
"I have no idea, I think some commoner opened the gate" answered another nobleman.
The nobles are now gathered around Hiro, Dan, and Drel, there are fifty nobles and twenty guards, no one seeming to be over level 40.
"What do we do?" whispers Dan.
"Who are you?" Asks the Guard.
"I am Demon lord Hiro and these are my companions Drel and Dan, we are here to see the king" answers Hiro.
"The king isn't expecting visitors" replies a guard.
"I wasn't asking," says Hiro with an upset expression.
"Where is the location of the king?" Hiro asks Dan.
"I don't know but I hear that he usually stays in the castle in the core area" answers Dan.
"Then that's where we go" says Hiro as he starts walking towards the core area.
"Halt!!!" yells a guard that steps in front of Hiro.
"Is there a problem? asks Hiro.
"You are not permitted to see his excellency, the king" answers a guard.
"And why is that?"asks Hiro.
"You can only see the king if he or his advisor invites you to see him," says a guard.
"How do I get his permission if I can't see him?" asks Hiro.
A man who looked like he was in his twenties, black hair, green eyes, wearing a red robe with a kind smile walks over and says "You may accompany me to the castle to see the king, I was on my way there when I saw you, what luck!"
"Finally, someone who knows how to treat people," says Hiro pushing past people with Dan and Drel following.
The people and guards stop persisting as Hiro walks alongside the unknown man towards the castle asking "Why did you help us?"
"I felt like it, no more no less" answers the man smiling.
"I can't let him know that I sensed his monstrous power" thought the man.
"As long as I see the king it doesn't really matter how I get there," says Hiro.
"Why do you want to see the king?" asks the man.
"I have to ask him some things," replies Hiro.
"Hmm…okay but will you tell me when you're done?" asks the man.
"Sure, no problem" answers Hiro.
"Why are you going to the castle?" asks Hiro.
"I work there" answers the man.
"Will you get in trouble for bringing me?" asks Hiro.
"No, not if you don't do anything wrong" replies the man.
"I may just have to apologize in advance, if things go wrong" says Hiro.
"I see, and why would things go wrong?" asks the man.
All four of them make it to the core area gates, the gates are huge and Hiro continues "Because I am a Stubborn man and I won't stop until I get what I want."
"So you haven't come to start trouble?" The man asks.
"No, I've come to resolve problems and the king might not like that, so if he refuses I may have to take action, which is not my desire" answers Hiro.
"I see, so he has a good heart" thinks the man.
The man uses magic to open the huge gates and says "This is the core area."
"Why are there different areas?" asks Hiro.
"I don't know, the king put it into action, It wasn't my idea, one day he made a royal decree that 3 walls would be built and they would represent one's social class" answers the man.
"Then I'll just ask him," says Hiro.
"Ask him what?" asks the man.
As they make it to the tall, old, grey castle Hiro answers "I'll ask him why he decided that"
All 4 of them enter the castle not stopped by the guards, they make it to the throne room where a Caucasian man that looks to be in his late twenties wearing a 3 rings on his left hand robe and spinning a golden crown on his index finger on his right hand.
"My king I have brought guests who wish to have an audience with you" said the man kneeling.
Dan also kneels and Drel hides behind Hiro who remains standing. The king asks "Who wishes to speak with me" as he stops spinning the crown.
"I do" answers Hiro stepping forward.
"Who are you?" asks the king.
"Your majesty, this is a very powerful man who I met today on my way back to the castle" answers the man.
"Powerful you say?" Repeats the king sounding interested.
"No, my king, I can not allow you to," Interrupts the man.
"I was just gonna have a little fun, why not?" asks the king.
“All due respect but I have no faith in your ability to win if you were to duel him" answers the man.
"A duel?" repeats Hiro quizzically.
"Yes, the king usually duels anyone who is strong because since he was young he has never known an equal in combat" explains the man.
"You seem to know much about the king, have you worked here long?" asks Hiro.
"Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you I'm Demitri Tyler the advisor of the king" answers Demitri.
"I heard about you but weren't you supposed to be over 300 years old?" asks Hiro.
"I am, I'm sure I don't have to tell someone like yourself but whenever someone gains twenty levels they're lifespan increases by 100 years" answers Demitri.
"So that means I have at least 5,000 years left in me," thought Hiro, forgetting about his immortality.
"Thank you for informing my companions," replies Hiro.
"No problem, do you want to eat? Your companions look hungry" says the king.
Hiro looks at Dan and Drel whose stomachs start rumbling and replies "That sounds good, we can talk there."
Hiro, Dan and Drel are escorted to the dining hall that has a big table, 20 chairs on each side and 1 on each end. Meanwhile Dimitri and the king are in the throne room talking. "My king, I advise you not to get on this man's bad side," says Dimitri.
"Why is that?" asks the king.
"When I was at the castle garden earlier I sensed magic power so massive I thought we were being attacked by a nation or a horde of dragons and when I went to check who it was I saw the source was coming from that man" answers Dimitri.
"Do you know the limit of his power?" asks the king in shock.
"If I had to guess I'd say around level three hundred" answers Dimitri.
"Three hundred?" repeats the king in surprise.
"Yes and that is just a guess, so I beg of you whatever he asks for my lord, just give it to him, because I couldn't even fathom the monstrous power that man has hidden"
Back in the dining hall Hiro sits on the far end of the room waiting for the king. Then 10 minutes later the king enters the room and sits close to Hiro and says "Let's eat." After he says this twenty maids come out and bring carts of food. The second he gets his plate Drel starts eating like he hasn't eaten in years, and Dan tries to hold himself back but also eats fairly rapidly.
"Are you going to eat?" asks the king to Hiro.
"I'm not really hungry at the moment and in all honesty I don't trust you won't try to poison me" replies Hiro intensely.
"We would never, in this castle, no one dare do such a thing" states the king.
"Mind if I do a quick check?" asks Hiro.
"Sure, we have nothing to hide" answers the king calmly.
"Abnormality Detection" says Hiro.
Hiro scans the room then says "I hate being right"
"Whatever do you mean, no one would dare poison a guest of mine" yells the king.
Hiro stands up and walks to where the king is standing and says looking him in the eye "My food isn't the one that's poisoned"
"Yours is" Hiro continues as he slaps the king's plate to the floor.
"Mine? How? Who would do this? I don't believe you" replies the king with sorry on his face.
"Take a look at the floor if you don't believe me," says Hiro.
The king looks at where his plate landed and sees the floor being melted. "Who could've done this?"
Hiro grabs the third maid that walked into the room "It was her" he says.
"How did you know?" asks the struggling maid.
"Easy, you still have traces of poison on your clothes" answers Hiro.
"Take her away" orders the king to a soldier that rushes into the room.
"Thank you, how can we ever repay your kindness?" asks Dimitri.
"I want 3 things, and not because I saved your king but this is what I came for" demands Hiro.
"What would that be?" asks the king.
"First I would like to move my kingdom near this one but I was told that wasn't allowed, Second I would like everyone in the outer area and third I would want a non aggression alliance formed between my kingdom and yours, not because I'm worried about you attacking but so my underlings won't destroy your country on accident" demands Hiro.
"The first and third aren't a problem but the second is troublesome" answers the king.
"Why is that?" asked Hiro.
"Because a kingdom is only as good as its people and that would imply that the people are there" replies the king.
"When I arrived in this kingdom a good portion of the outer residents were already dead, my two companions are residents from the outer area, this boy's parents were both dead when I arrived, how do you explain that?" stated Hiro angrily.
The king looks at the eating Drel “I-I-I didn’t know…. I thought I was being a good king” replies the king.
“Why did you make the 3 areas then?" asked Hiro.
"Safety" replies the king.
"Safety? How is it safe to abandon your citizens?" asks Hiro yelling angrily.
"The citizens in the outer area are too weak to survive around the ones in the inner area, children in the inner area could kill adults in the outer area on accident, so to prevent my citizens from killing each other I split them up" answers the king.
"Then why did you set it up where the weaker area is in the most danger?" asks Hiro menacingly.
"Danger? I stationed 12 skilled guards at every entrance of the kingdom and I ordered an instant war policy so no enemy kingdom or monster would dare to attack, no one in the outer area should be in any danger" pleaded the king.
"I don't mean outside danger, I mean starvation and poverty, as I said earlier when I arrived a good portion of the outer area were dead but I saw no one helping, if you have guards at every entrance of the kingdom then why aren't they helping the citizens? If you care so much for your citizens then why are they starving and why do their houses look abandoned?" Replied Hiro in a harsh tone.
"I-I don't know, but I swear on the name of king Maximus von gale XVII that I will be a better king and treat my citizens fairly and equally from today forward, and this is my solemn vow to you, Demon Lord Hiro." states Maximus.
After King Maximus states his vow a notification pops up that reads [Do you accept King Maximus's vow] [ Yes or No ].
"What do you think Dan?" asks Hiro.
"Why ask me?" asks Dan curiously.
"You are the village chief after all" answers Hiro.
"I see no problem with it" replies Dan.
"I wanna stay with mister" says Drel, finishing his food.
"Hmm… How about this, the ones who want to stay can stay but the ones who want to come with me can come with me" states Hiro.
"If that will prove my vow then so be it but they have to want to do it, deal?" replies Maximus holding out his hand.
"Deal" answers Hiro shaking the king's hand.
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