History of the Demon King (2)

The magic instructor's account of the Demon King's history continued.

"The Demon King's Army, which destroyed the Lasturi Kingdom, clashed with the Giamut Empire along its border fifty-seven years ago."

The battle between the Demon King's Army and the vast empire—which called itself the leader of the Central Continent and occupied two-thirds of it—began. Having already learned what had become of the Lasturi Kingdom, the Empire is said to have fought back with all its might.

"So the Empire stopped the Demon King's invasion?"

On the current map, the Demon King's forces were drawn up beyond the Empire's northern border. Judging by the map, the Empire was defending its own borders. Allen wondered if the kingdom where he now lived had remained safe thanks to the Empire.

"No, nothing of the sort. The Empire suffered defeat after defeat. Though not quite to the same extent as the four countries that had already fallen, it was hard-pressed at every turn. One fortress after another fell, and all it could do was slow the Demon King's Army's advance. That was when the Five Continent Alliance was formed."

"The Five Continent Alliance?"

The emperor of the Giamut Empire at the time quickly realized that the Demon King's Army was overwhelmingly powerful. Besides the continent where the Demon King had been born, there were four other continents surrounding the Central Continent. He proposed a united front to the leaders of those four continents.

That alliance remains in effect to this day and is known as the "Five Continent Alliance."

"Perhaps out of foolishness, the Demon King made one great mistake. He should have attacked only the Central Continent, but instead invaded two other continents at the same time—the ones where the Baukis Empire and Rosenheim are located."...