Why must the devil be Defeated?

Just like that, the news of the new Hero forming a nuptial covenant with the Dragon Demon, one of the Six Great Demons, as a symbol of the everlasting peace among the Three Clans, spread with astonishing speed across the entirety of Omni Potanssen.

And of course, the appearance of this message completely shocked everyone.

"The Hero is forming a nuptial covenant with a Demon?"

"Is this some sort of joke?"

"Oh my god..."

That day, whether it was the Divine Race, the Human Race, or the Demon Clan, all were plunged into measureless astonishment.

Could the Hero, born nemesis of the Demon Clan, actually be marrying the Dragon Demon, one of the pinnacles of the Demon Clan?

This could shatter everyone's worldview.

Especially among the Demon Clan, this news was like an explosion.

"They're actually having Dragon Demon Lord marry the Hero?"

"Has Lord Sera gone insane?"

"What are the Demons thinking?"

"To achieve peace, are all concerns now being cast aside?"

The people of the Demon Clan thus became agitated, bombarded by this terrifying news that could shock the Three Realms.

Only because, to everyone's ears, the matter was far too preposterous.

There had been marriages between the Human and Demon races in the past that concluded happily.

But those were all after wars had concluded.

During wars, if someone from the Demon Clan had relations with an alien race, it would be a taboo, not permitted by any of the races.

Only after wars did intermarriage with the Demon Clan become less of a sensitive issue.

However, for a long time, the Six Great Demons had remained single, never having contracted a marriage; and the Hero, incidentally bound as the eternal enemy of the Demon Clan, was never supposed to have any relations with the Demon Clan before wars' end. After wars ended, the Great Secret Rite of Hero Summoning was sealed, making it impossible for the Hero to appear in this era of peace.

And now, not only did the Hero, who shouldn't have existed, reappear, but among the Six Great Demons, who had always been at the pinnacle of the Demon Clan, one was actually entering into a marriage alliance with the Hero?

Had the world gone mad, or had they?

This was everyone's sentiment.

But no matter what, the matter had been decided.

Sera even appeared at the very top of the Supreme Castle with all her sister Demons, and in the face of the entire Demon Clan, made an announcement to everyone.

"As soon as the Hero arrived in this world, we became aware."

"Under such circumstances, our youngest sister, Dragon Demon Ai, even went personally to the Human Realm to find the Hero and stayed by his side, monitoring every move he made."

"During this process, our sister Ai fully realized that the arrival of this Hero was an accident, neither a conspiracy of the Divine Race nor any doing from within our Demon Clan."

"Moved by the Hero's unique behavior and personal charisma, our sister Ai felt an instant connection and fell into a love that had not occurred in tens of thousands of years."

"Thus, to show the everlasting peace among the Three Clans and to prove to the world there is no conspiracy behind this that could break the current state of affairs, we decided to give our most beloved sister in marriage to Hero Shane."

Afterwards, Sera further stated, to mitigate the impact of this event, she would, in her capacity as Supreme of the Demon Clan, extend an invitation to the Divine Race and the Human Race, to meet with the Three Great Goddesses and leaders of the major Human forces, and hold a tri-racial conference in the Human Realm.

At the conference, the Three Clans would discuss and affirm that the matter of the Hero was unrelated to any machinations of any clan.

And before the conference concluded, the Demon Clan must not entertain any unrealistic doubts or speculations targeting the fiancé of Dragon Demon Ai.

Violators would be charged with the crime of betrayal and the crime of lèse-majesté.

Sera and her sisters made such a proclamation and then departed.

Afterwards, the previously absent without reason Divine Race also immediately issued a statement, saying they would actively cooperate with the conference, to demonstrate the peace of the Three Clans and the innocence of the Divine Race.

The various Kingdoms and powers of the Human Race, upon hearing this news, were either shocked or immediately reacted.

"Mitra Kingdom will cooperate with the summoning of the conference and attend on time."

"Ragna Empire will cooperate with the summoning of the conference and attend on time."

"The Elf Clan will cooperate with the summoning of the conference and attend on time."

"The Beastman Race will cooperate with the summoning of the conference and attend on time."

"The Dwarf Clan..."

As mentioned above, one by one, the countries and forces began to declare their stances.

The Demon Clan, Divine Race, and Human Race of Omni Potanssen, the Three Great Races, were going to convene a conference, to demonstrate peace and their own innocence.

This matter immediately caused a huge stir throughout all of Omni Potanssen.

Amidst the excitement were a multitude of different discussions.

"Following the end of the war a thousand years ago, when the Demon King passed away and the Demon Clan surrendered, bringing peace, the Three Clans are finally going to come together once more for a conference."

"Was the last time to discuss how the Three clans would get along thereafter and the principles and agreements of non-aggression, right?"

"This time, it is for the Hero."

"And also for the marriage between the Hero and the Dragon Demon."

"How should one put it?"

"I feel like something big is about to happen."

People were discussing it just like that.

Even the Divine Race could not avoid the buzz, each goddess was heatedly discussing the matter, bringing an exceptionally rare noisy atmosphere to the Divine World.

In contrast, the Demon Realm, in another sense, became even more chaotic than before.

There was no helping it.

Just one second ago, everyone was agitated, believing it was a conspiracy by the Divine Race, a conspiracy by the Human Race, that the Hero was a threat to the Demon Clan, that the Hero must be eradicated, and that they needed to accuse the Divine and Human Races of crimes.

Then, this very second, their own Demon declared marriage to the Hero, achieving a union, which was enough to blow the minds of all in the Demon Clan.

By the time they came to their senses, their first reaction was to protest.

Protests were a must.

"We're supposed to be at war with the Hero, and now our Demons are selling off their sisters instead?"

"That's the Hero we're talking about!"

"How could our Demons marry the Hero?"

"Are the higher-ups really compromising for peace?"

These were the voices of opposition.

However, it must be said that Sera's previous remarks were quite effective.

She had embellished the fact that Ai Yi went to the Human Realm and stayed by Shane's side as a purposeful act, thus proving Shane and the Divine Race's innocence.

Before that, as a Demon, Ai Yi had announced to the world that she would forever protect Shane, and being an enemy to Shane meant being an enemy to the Demon Clan.

At that time, many in the Demon Clan were shocked, wondering why the Demon Lord would want to protect a human noble so much.

Many also couldn't understand why Ai Yi always followed Shane, stayed by his side, and didn't return to the Demon Realm.

It was only today that, under Sera's guidance, people started to believe that Ai Yi had acted this way because the Demons had long known about Shane being the Hero.

In that case, it made sense for Dragon Demon Ai to monitor the Hero from close and ultimately fall in love, and to confirm that the Hero's appearance was accidental and not a scheme from the Divine Race.

Thus, although there were still some voices opposing the idea of letting the noble Demon marry the Hero, who was the natural enemy of the Demon Clan, most people started to calm down.

"Looking at it this way, maybe the Hero's appearance really is due to some other reasons."

"Otherwise, when the Hero first came to this world, the Dragon Demon Lord would have killed him immediately, wouldn't she?"

"After all, the Dragon Demon Lord has killed two Heroes before."

"If the Dragon Demon Lord is so sure, then perhaps we can choose to believe the Divine Race is innocent."

"Look, all three clans are going to talk now, let's see what the final result will be."

"That's right."

The opinions within the Demon Realm began to shift, leaving only those with ulterior motives continuously fanning the flames or some clowns trying to stir trouble, fearing the world would not be in chaos.

For this, Sera was well-prepared, launching a series of actions, with her sisters, resolving all those with ulterior motives.

Sera also deliberately guided public opinion, spreading some half-true, half-false news, and ultimately took full control of the chaos in the Demon Realm, calming the Demon Clan.

Especially those who went to the Human Realm on their own, surrounded the Imperial City, and were about to slander Shane for his indiscriminate killing of Demons, every single one of them was captured.

Including Glen, Alder, Qibul, and the battered Ireza, all were called to account and eventually punished.

Ireza was imprisoned by Lide, forbidden to leave for a hundred years.

Qibul was thrown into the wilderness by Milu, reportedly had his head and an arm blown off with a single touch, nearly ending his life.

Glen was also punished by Chafne, temporarily stripped of his position, working in the Enchanting Demon Territory alongside other Lower-level Demons.

The most miserable was Alder, who served under the brutal Poison Demon and was said to have been roasted over fire and poison, roasting until his Level dropped once again.

Only Hette Yada, due to not deliberately targeting Shane and holding the Limit Level status, was exempt from punishment.

Seeing this news, the people of the Demon Clan believed that the higher-ups truly had no doubt about the Hero's origins and planned to stand on the same side as the Hero.

"History is about to change."

"Finally, our Demons are also going to make an alliance through marriage with an alien race."

"The Hero and Dragon Demon Lord aren't actually a bad match."

"I hope the Hero and Divine Race are truly innocent and have no plots against our Demon Clan."

The opinions in the Demon Realm were completely changed through a series of operations by the Demons.

The marriage between Shane and Ai Yi was thus confirmed.

...

The next day after the news spread, Imperial City.

Shane appeared in the outskirts with Laischa, Lasha, Tielle, Lilith, and Jiasinta in his company.

Along with them were Harvis, Cappelen, Rocque, Tilly, and both the Broken Blade Knights and the Imperial Knight Order, filling the suburbs with people, at first glance, almost seemed like another war was about to begin.

But this time, there would be no battle.

For Harvis and the others had come to see them off.

And so, Shane and his company prepared to leave.