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A certain man looked around, befuddled at how easy it had been to infiltrate the enemy’s capital city.
It had not been long since the foundation of his own nation, which had declared war on the neighboring Lua Cheia United Kingdoms right away.

The capital city, officially named Foggy Lakeside Town of Nebel, a place that looked unusually developed.
Roads were freshly inlaid with stones, buildings of red bricks and dark wood, all creating a beautiful cityscape overlaying the lake. There were at least ten times more people living there from what he remembered.

In his previous world, this place had just been an emaciated settlement next to the lake.
There was nothing of worth there, just a run down castle that ate up resources like no tomorrow. He could hardly believe his eyes, seeing it so revitalized, to the point of being the capital city of a Union.
Some people could be truly foolish… He snickered for a moment and then turned around in a hurry.

…He felt a pair of eyes locked on him.

He spun around, looking everywhere, but could not find anything. No other players, no guards, only NPCs who lived there.
A sigh of relief escaped his lips as he resumed his reconnaissance mission.

*How careless can they be?*

A capital city, the heart of a nation, being left so unguarded was something unimaginable in his world.
Maybe they had built a big city, but did not bother to manage it… A grin spread on his lips thinking that, just as a young girl crossed in front of him.

*There we go, she’ll do.*

The protection systems would not allow registered citizens to be harmed…or be put in a situation where they could be harmed.

In other words…they could be used as shields. At least for some time. Eventually, more players would gather to defuse the situation, but until then, one could cause quite a lot of chaos.

“Hey you, the cute girl.”
“…Hm? My name’s Juna.”

She replied with her name, not that he cared about that.
All he needed was a good hostage…and as the girl naively turned around and he reached out…

“… That’s quite enough. Stand back, ruffian.”

A different voice from above made him freeze in place.

Not because he was surprised, but a more complex reaction.
He felt like there was an invisible grim reaper pressing a scythe to his neck. His instincts screamed, if he moved he would die.

“Raise thy hand and disarm thyself, if thou wishest to remain alive, that is.”

Her voice was familiar.
Her appearance was also familiar.

Or rather, there was not a single DUO player who would not recognize her.

The Scarlet Demon Lord, Crim Lua Cheia.

Anyone could recognize her staple crimson coat and shiny white hair, giving her the appearance of an elegant vampire girl.
She was also the most fearsome warrior in the entire first server. And she was currently sitting on a nearby rooftop, her eyes gleaming red as she looked down at the man.

*I’m done, I can’t fight her.*

He did not even have to try, he could already see the result.
Even locking eyes was too much as his trembling fingers navigated various windows to drop his weapons as ordered, as the girl continued looking down from the roof.

“Hmph. I had intended not to interfere, hadst thou remained peaceful… but thou simply hadst to lay hands upon Juna.”

*I’m going to die.*

Every strand of hair on his body stood on end, fearing for his life so much he almost forgot he was inside a game.
He realized he had done something to incite her absolute wrath, as her eyes shone with unforgiving rage.

That went on for almost half a minute, during which he was certain he would die at any moment…

“…Very well, I shall spare thee this time. But should thou set foot in this city again, I shall see to it that thy body departeth in many pieces.”

The pressure finally eased after she said that, and the man dashed away like a madman.

…That marked the end of his reconnaissance mission, and there was only one thing he could report to his superiors… They needed to increase the threat level of the Scarlet Demon Lord Crim Lua Cheia.