I’m Not That Kind of Talent Chapter 16

16. The subordinates are so talented that it’s driving me crazy (4)

This is the first demon I’ve seen since the ‘0 Corps training ground intrusion incident’.

The corps members were as nervous as ever in their lives as they waited for Demon to come out.

After ‘that day’, Demon did not visit the training ground again.

Of course, he was a person who visited extremely infrequently, but since there was a not-so-small incident, I thought he might visit at least once more. However, as if to ridicule the thoughts of such corps members, he did not visit corps 0 until today.

Naturally, the corps members could not help but be overcome with anxiety.

“Are you still angry?”

“But you certainly seemed fine at the time.”

“You idiot, do you believe what you see?”

“You must be tired of our inability to notice even that intruder…” “

….”

A silence fell that was closer to gloom rather than coldness.

I want to deny it, but I can’t. Because he is someone who can have a greater impact on the battlefield when he directly jumps into battle and swings a dagger than when he commands an army.

It was obvious that for such a person, even if he had a corps member, he would be just fine without it.

So I trained harder. Even though I couldn’t help, I tried and tried not to be a hindrance.

In the end, it spun around and was back in place.

Our corps commander’s skills were beyond our imagination, and they still couldn’t even keep up with his toes.

I was proud that I had improved my skills on that topic…

On that day when things were a little relaxed, Demon came to visit and caught an intruder who had sneaked into the training center without anyone noticing. It was also proof that our skills, which we believed had grown, were completely useless.

So it’s natural for you to get tired of it.

Because I’m incompetent. Because it would be more comfortable and advantageous to be alone.

“…Let’s do some training.”

“Okay, I’m leaving in a few days, so I need to improve my skills a little more so I don’t get in trouble.”

“Because there’s nothing we can do anyway.”

You have to see Demon’s face to know anything, but all the corps members could do because they couldn’t see him face to face was to wait for the day to go out and make all kinds of guesses.

And today.

Now that everything is ready and waiting.

‘…Why aren’t you coming out?’

Even though a considerable amount of time has passed, Daemon does not appear. How long has it been since your adjutant, Ed, went to pick you up?

Anxiety began to spread throughout the corps through the cold dawn wind.

I couldn’t move because I didn’t know when Demon would come out, so I just rolled my eyes here and there, and finally the door that had been firmly closed burst open.

Demon, who had a more stern expression than usual, seemed to be calmly walking out, but when he saw us, he stopped in place.

And as they looked at his face becoming increasingly colder, the corps members were convinced.

‘It looks like he still doesn’t want to see us.’

There is silence.

The early morning breeze was cold, but sweat was dripping from my forehead like rain.

My mouth feels dry. I guess it was the same for everyone, but I heard the sound of someone wiping dry needles.

‘We won’t be abandoned as soon as we go outside.’

The corps members were desperately exchanging glances with each other as they tried to quickly think of a way to relieve Demon’s anger.

***

I am a quiet person. Is it surprising that someone who was born with a different appearance than others and has lived a life of discrimination would be good at talking to others?

Giving an appropriate answer to someone else’s words itself consumes a lot of my heart and brain, and it is that tiring.

To twist this a bit, it’s hard to give an appropriate answer, but you can never speak up first when there’s such awkward silence.

So now I am.

‘….’

I was waiting for someone among them to open their mouth first.

Fortunately, the silence wasn’t that long compared to what I had experienced so far.

“What are you all doing? “Daemon, you’re angry!”

“?!”

The intervention of someone completely different, not a corps member, nor Ben or Ed.

That alone was surprising, but the content contained in the voice was enough to make me cringe.

‘I’m not angry?’

It’s not my situation to be angry in the first place. This is obviously my fault for being late…

No, no, that’s not the important thing…

“Lirinel?”

why are you here

I slightly raised my head towards the place where the voice came from and saw a small figure floating in the sky.

The sight of her with her back to the moon is quite dreamy, but unfortunately her small and petite body does not capture anything more than cuteness.

I think he wanted to look cool… Maybe I should buy him some milk later. It’s too bad I can’t watch it.

“sorry!”

Oh please…!

While they were momentarily distracted from the sky, the corps members bowed as a group as if some wind had blown.

A loud voice dispersed like an echo in the sky.

‘What’s wrong with you too? Really… there’s nothing you need to apologize for… could it be because of Ririnel?’

The commander of the 11th Legion and the owner of a magical power second only to the Demon King.

I often forget about it because of its cute appearance, but that doesn’t mean its fame is going anywhere.

So, for mere corps members, it would be like heaven.

Such a heavenly being shouts out with the nuance that you should quickly apologize? Even if you didn’t do anything wrong, you have no choice but to apologize.

‘And I will take the blame…’

Lirinel, who had no way of knowing what was burning inside me, landed in my line of fire.

He pretends to be shy and polite and says, ‘I did a good job, right?’ He looks at me with that expression on his face… Damn, I can’t even be angry if he looks like that.

I feel like if I get angry, I will become an unscrupulous adult who gets angry at a child.

Of course, I don’t have the courage to do that.

First, we need to resolve this situation. What should I do first? Legion member? Lyrinel?

Okay, first of all, the corps members who are maintaining a posture that looks like their backs are hurting.

“First of all, everyone raise their heads…”

Persuasion was quite difficult.

The corps members were so persistent. It was only after saying it was okay several times that I was able to straighten my back and look at their faces.

I had to think seriously for a while about why I had to persuade them, but once I got over this uncomfortable atmosphere, if I was satisfied, it could be said to be a satisfactory result.

The reason for the apology was also quite absurd.

That incident when I was lucky enough to catch an intruder.

They say they bothered me because their skills aren’t good enough or something like that.

When did that ever happen?

“…By the way, Lirinel?”

“Yes, Demon!”

“Why are you here…?”

“Ah, that’s right! So… I want to give you this.”

Lirinel, who was looking this way with a somewhat bewildered expression, hurriedly rummaged through her pockets.

What finally appeared was a necklace similar to the one hanging around Ben’s neck.

For a moment, I had a terrible thought that I had stolen something from Ben, but then I remembered that the thing on the string was a magic stone and nodded.

Demons usually use magic stones by attaching them to necklaces.

But why do I do this to me?

“This will save you from instant death at least once.”

“thank you.”

Let’s not ask why. They say they will give it to me, but I have to take it. How dare you ask why a gift is given? Rudely.

As soon as I put it on my neck, Lirinel smiles brightly.

It’s cute too. What makes me think this is a corps commander? Just a kid.

I stroked my head without realizing it. Then, the muffler around Lirinel’s neck moves energetically.

‘Ah… that was a tentacle.’

Two tentacles camouflaged around my neck like a muffler to reduce as much resistance as possible from me as a human.

I watched it writhing excitedly with an indescribable expression, and then slowly withdrew my hand.

I turned around as if nothing had happened as best as I could, but the sight I saw when I turned around made my efforts go to waste.

‘…What are you guys doing…?’

Before we knew it, the corps members were splitting on both sides and creating a road.

And at the end, there is a horse traipsing with black air flowing in the air, and Ed, a capable adjutant, waiting holding the reins.

I froze in place again at this shocking scene.

A curse lingers in my mouth as if it’s about to burst out at any moment.

‘That’s right, there was that… damn it.’

That’s one of the reasons why I don’t want to go out of the Demon King’s Castle.

A horse that looks cool, but has an appearance that you would never want to ride if you were asked to ride it.

The horses of the demon world are different from the horses of the human world, so they look scary from the start. It looks like someone would avoid it and look at it if they entered the war riding it.

His temper is even dirtier!

If I get on top of that, I will definitely die.

Fall to death, step on to death, or get bitten to death.

‘Ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss again….’

No matter what, that isn’t right.

It’s been about a year and a half since I survived all kinds of dangers in the Demon King’s Castle.

The greatest challenge of all time was at hand.

***

“What is that?”

The Demon King, who was watching Deon through the window, frowned.

What a horse. These are not the words of the human world, but the words of the demon world. The guy who was coughing up blood just a moment ago is riding something like that?

“Demon King? Is there a problem?”

“Nothing.”

In response to Belitan’s puzzled question, I shook my head left and right and looked out the window again.

I would like to see him off from the beginning until he leaves the Demon King’s Castle, but the 0th Legion is not the only corps that is going on a campaign, and a man whose name is the Demon King cannot show his favoritism openly even in an official setting such as a campaign, so I am preparing for the campaign. I had no choice but to look for other legions as well.

But then you try to ride something so ignorant with a body that could break at any moment.

That’s what happens if you take your eyes off me even for a moment.

“Belitan.”

“yes.”

“Do you have a communication seat?”

“Yes that’s right.”

“Is Ed’s communication stone also engraved?”

“yes.”

“Okay, let’s borrow it for a while.”

I took Belitan’s communication seat and connected it to Ed’s communication seat.

I could have contacted Deon, but there was a reason why I didn’t.

Even if I contact them, they won’t answer.

It’s not like I’m ignoring it on purpose. If he carried the communication stone with him, it would be broken in no time, so he gave a direct order to keep it only in the room. So even if you contact them, they won’t answer.

There is no particular inconvenience.

He was usually confined to his room, and when he went out like now, his deputy, Ed, was always with him.

As a competent adjutant, Ed always carried a communication box with him.

It’s still like that now.

-Yes, I am Ed, the commander of the 0th Corps.

“It’s a caber.”

-Ah, yes, Demon King. What’s going on?

“Are you out of your mind?”

-…yes?

Perhaps taken aback by the sudden reprimand, the answer came back a beat slower.

However, the Demon King seemed to have no intention of stopping his reprimand and began to push forward without hesitation.

“You want to ride a human who doesn’t know when he might vomit blood? And the words of the demon world? “Isn’t it crazy to try to force a person in poor physical condition to travel such a long distance on horseback?”

-…sorry.

When it comes out like that, there is nothing more to say. The Demon King was silent for a moment, feeling completely chilled as if cold water had been poured on his head.

In fact, it would be unfair from Ed’s perspective.

Because Deon likes the words of the demon world. Perhaps because there were no horses like that in the human world, I would often stare at someone riding a horse.

So far, he hasn’t said anything about wanting to ride or see a horse, but if he was so indifferent to everything and stared at him, he must have liked horses quite a bit.

There’s no way Ed, his lieutenant, wouldn’t know that… He

probably thought it would be difficult to break Deon’s stubbornness by making a guess, and immediately prepared to speak.

It’s a long-awaited outing for a person who rarely goes out to the outside world and is confined to the inside. It would be natural to want to go riding a horse.

“…I understand.”

-no. Didn’t even try to convince me. sorry.

Convincing Deon couldn’t be that easy.

The act of breaking stubbornness itself is not difficult. Even trying to persuade him was a difficult task that required great determination.

He is like a time bomb that does not know when it will explode.

As docile as it was normally, it was quite dangerous once it exploded, so I had no choice but to be careful.

Even because they are humans, the timing of their anger is different from that of demons, making it more difficult.

Of course, it would have been easier to prepare quietly than to persuade.

“Anyway, that doesn’t work. Get the carriage ready right now.”

-yes.

“I take care of persuasion.”

-…yes.

It seemed like the answer was somewhat late, but the Demon King pretended not to notice and looked away.

In the end, he had no wish to incur Deon’s anger or hatred.