Why I Quit Being the Demon King Chapter 26

6. Searching for the Dragon (4)

Deus intervened in their conversation.

“Isn’t there a scholarship or something like that? “I heard that warriors can take all classes for free.”

“Basically, going to school is free. But that alone isn’t enough to keep up with the class. “There is a lot to learn and the study time is short, so it is difficult to avoid failing through school classes alone.”

Zeke shook his head and opened his mouth again.

“That’s an excuse too. “Geniuses pass most of their classes without much study, and such people become first-class warriors of Grade A or higher.”

“Only the best survive?”

Lexia said.

“Equal opportunity ultimately harms those who excel. The world of heroes is not that soft. “Without him, the last person who can stop the devil, humanity will perish.”

“A first-class hero is not born from a first-class hero, right? The pure-blood ratio is determined by God. So, it protects all warriors up to the rank.”

“But the odds are slim.”

“It’s probability. Listening to what you guys say, it seems like a hero’s abilities develop in the order in which they spend a lot of money, right? Zeke’s Blood ratio is not low enough to be subcontracted.”

“I haven’t measured the blood yet.”

“try.”

“Well… it’s a bit expensive. “They give you one for free when you graduate from

high school , but I can’t go there.”

“Look at that. “In the end, it’s money.”

Lexia said.

“It’s not that simple. Besides, there’s no way a talented warrior can’t make money. “The world is full of danger and there are many places where warriors are needed.”

“What about people who don’t even make it to that race?”

“That doesn’t happen. “The Warrior Support Department helps us become self-reliant.”

“Zeke?”

“It’s because Zeke doesn’t have the heart to do it himself. You would be able to become a proper warrior only if you went to school on your own, not your younger brother, but you didn’t do that. If you just want to graduate, you don’t need a lot of money. “If you fail, you can pass if you take supplementary classes, and if you go to high school, you can get a grade and officially work as a warrior.”

“Is that so?”

Zeke nodded.

“yes. But… if you do that, you’ll just become a hero of the same rank again. “Just like my father

and grandfather did.”

Zeke and Lexia.

Both of them were under the age of twenty.

But the sight of him carrying a burden was more than that of any other adult.

Deus looked a little different from the so-called warriors.

Alex returned to the Demon World to process the two scales that Lexia sold.

That evening, Zeke opened a food stall in front of the store.

It was always well past midnight when I returned home.

Deus sat down in his stall.

I was tasting Zeke’s stir-fried pork intestines at a lonely street stall where a drunk customer was passed out.

“You’re a real hitter.”

“What?”

“This is delicious.”

“Yes? Actually, it’s a recipe I got from a high-end restaurant on the south block. I started working part-time as a dishwasher when I was 7 and worked until I was 12. It is difficult to pre-process internal organs, but

once the smell is removed, the texture is the best. “It’s cheap too.”

“So is business going well?”

“It’s pretty good. “There are many shops nearby, so many people come here to enjoy a quick drink after work.”

Zeke bowed his head.

“Thank you, Deus. Thanks to that, I was able to find a place at a low price.”

“Be thankful. That way, there will be less resentment later.”

I tasted one more bite of the red stir-fried intestines.

It was the perfect combination with strong alcohol.

“But what on earth does it mean to be a hero?”

“yes? What is that…

“What is a hero?”

“I won the battle against the Demon King 666 centuries ago…

“That’s enough. “Tell me what you know.”

Zeke laughed awkwardly.

“I think he is a being capable of infinite courage.”

“Courage.”

“Because the devil is scary. No,

not only the Demon King… but among the countless monsters living in the mountains and monsters in the swamps, none of them are stronger than humans. In fact, the power of each human being is not that great, so I think the role of a warrior is to stand at the center of it.”

“It’s the center.”

“Unless the hero runs away, everyone will think this way. This fight is worth it! “If 10, 100, or 1,000 people join forces, humans can overcome any adversity.”

“You mean, if you don’t be scared, you won’t be defeated

?”

“yes.”

“Then there is no need to divide it into F-class or D-class. “Your ability as a warrior ultimately depends on whether or not you can become the focal point.”

“I guess so. But that’s an ability you can’t know until you actually meet the Demon King. You have to prepare for the next war by increasing your pureblood level over 100 years, but you can’t just draw lots. “It is natural to use combat ability and magical power as the standard.”

“Was being a hero that vague?”

“Because it’s not roughly. In the meantime, it goes through a lot of intense verification. “In order to graduate from college, you have to achieve something dangerous enough to risk your life.”

Deus said with a bitter smile.

“Shouldn’t a warrior be born extraordinary by receiving some revelation from heaven?”

Zeke, who was wiping the washed dishes clean with a dishtowel, laughed awkwardly.

“If you put it that way, I was screwed a long time ago. “He was born as the son of a poor adventurer, lost his parents at an early age, and

now supports himself by working part-time.”

‘That’s why I’m stuck with you, dude.’

Deus swallowed these words with alcohol.

As the night got longer, there were bound to be more fights.

Deus drank until quite late.

There was no getting drunk. But there was nothing I couldn’t do if I wanted to get drunk.

“So don’t be such a pathetic weakling. Earlier during the day, the girl asked what Rex was…

“Are you talking about Lexia?”

“okay. “Why on earth are you so obsessed with a kid like that?”

“It’s not that I’m giving up, but I’m a senior anyway.”

“What did the senior say… the conversation was cut off. Crash!

It was because there was a loud sound of a chair falling over.

Deus turned his head and saw three men with forearms the size of his thighs.

Kicking a chair is one of them. He rolled up his arms and

exposed his teeth to Zeke.

“You bastard, your liver has gone overboard.”

The large man’s forearm had a menacing skull pattern with snakes moving in and out.

He pulled out his dagger and stabbed it with a loud thud on the street vendor’s table, flopping down in his chair.

A customer who had passed out from drunkenness was startled by the sound and suddenly opened his eyes.

He came to his senses, looked at the other person, and disappeared helplessly into the night street

.

“Did you tell me to close down the business? Didn’t you? “Who gives permission to keep holding on?” The big man said, glaring menacingly at Zeke.

Zeke smiled softly and scratched his head.

“Mr. Denju.”

“Who are you? “Call me Nim.”

“Denju. “This is the land I rented.”

“I don’t know anything about that. Everything on this street has to breathe with my permission. “Why would a knowledgeable bastard

be like this?”

The two at the back of the large figure had a more brutal appearance. His face was covered in knife marks that looked like a child’s scribbles.

“There is no such thing as warrior blood. Shut up and hand over the rights to the store. “I will hire you part-time.”

Zeke glanced at Deus with a troubled look.

Deus swallowed the drink he was drinking and spoke to Zeke.

“Hey kid.”

“Yes yes. Deus.”

“Go and get a wet mop.”

“yes? Why suddenly…

“Let me clean the blood.”

As soon as Deus spoke, he raised his palm and aimed it at the thug named Denju.

Zeke hurried inside and found a mop sack.

“What is this guy?”

The gangster bared his teeth at Deus. Immediately after that, he noticed a small black bead floating before his eyes.

The moment I thought, ‘What is this?’ my body was sucked into it.

It happened so quickly that I couldn’t even react.

At the last moment, I only saw my forearm get caught on the edge of the hole and fall off.

The bead then swallowed two more large figures and disappeared into the darkness.

Deus swallowed the three thugs with his mini black scepter and then immediately raised his glass and drank it down.

I got up my shaky body and walked towards the main house.

Zeke came out with a mop and found a bloody forearm lying in front of the stall

. The tattoo on his forearm is a snake and skull.

“Bury it properly.”

Deus tapped Zeke on the shoulder and swept him into the store.

Zeke let out a long sigh after he disappeared.

I really didn’t know if I had made a contract with the devil.

But I had no intention of getting bitten.

Because it is up to her to walk through the fires of hell until she turns her two younger sisters into proper saints and warriors.

“Ahh! What is this!”

Alex, who came back overnight, has been scratching the bowl since morning.

“What else?”

“My lord! If you decide to live in the human world, follow at least some rough rules! Look at this! “What did Kero ask?”

Deus rubbed his eyes on the bed and glanced at the floor. The dog was seen biting one of his forearms.

The tail wags so loudly.

As Cerberus has three facial expressions,

he had a very lively face in front of Deus.

“Take Gigi and throw it away.”

Deus said a word and put his head down on the bed again.

The alcohol that Zeke sold seemed to be quite cheap.

It felt like the main bell of a temple was ringing in my head. It wasn’t easy to come to my senses from a hangover.

Alex comforted Cerberus.

“Now, the owner told you to take it and throw it away, right? “Now don’t bring such dirty things with you.”

With a sound like scraping metal, Cerveros bit off the forearm that had begun to rot and buried it in the yard again.

“What else happened all night?”

“Ask Zeke. “Did you make the weapon well?”

“yes! This time it’s a gauntlet. We named it Doomsgauntlet. “I’m going to try it with the Dooms series.”

“Do it as you wish. “By the way, why did you bring the dog again?”

“You mean Kero?”

“The name dog is enough.”

“Everyone has the right to have a name.”

“I have no intention of discussing rights with you, who was kicked out of the Dukedom, and what are you planning to look for?”

“Have you already forgotten?”

” what?”

“Didn’t you command me? “Find out what’s going on with the dragons.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

“Don’t think of it as trivial as an order to tidy up your desk. If we are not careful , it could turn into a major incident where

the Demon World becomes involved in the politics of the Dragon World .”

“You have a tendency to package everything in a grand way.”

“My lord, you think it’s too easy.”

“I am no longer from the Demon World.

“It is not a job that disappears just because you announce that you are quitting. “The fact that my lord is Demiur Goth 666 years old will never change.”

“I sat there for what seemed like an eternity. “If I don’t do it, I won’t do it.”

“Even what you don’t do becomes karma. “My lord, you will only become the first Demon King to abandon the Demon King’s work, and

you will not become anything other than the Demon King.”

“What’s the difference?”

“A cut flower is a cut flower and cannot become a seed. Even if it flies a long way in a strong wind.”

“Who decided?”

“I guess it’s God.”