21. The veil lifted (4)
The room was great.
It may not be comparable to the Demon King’s Castle, but since it was outside the standard in the first place, I decided to exclude it and walked to the window with a sigh of admiration.
There were three moons lined up in the sky outside the window.
‘It’s still daytime.’
That too in broad daylight.
Of course, there is no sun in the demon world, but that does not mean that there is no distinction between day and night.
You can clearly see this by looking at the three moons that occupy the sky.
If the three moons are stretched horizontally, it is day. If they overlap and appear as one, it is night.
Now that they are lined up in a row, it is daytime.
‘How about during the day? Daytime drinking also has its own charm.’
I took off my stuffy robe and took a quick look at the clothes I was wearing. Very ordinary looking clothes that just look convenient for movement.
I don’t mind if I leave like this.
Up until this point, I had been so excited that I had forgotten one very important thing.
“It’s not possible.”
“This is a city that ‘must be protected’. Are you planning to mess up the city?”
That I have two fucking stalkers.
…Shit!
***
“Is this the commander of the 9th Corps?”
“Yes, it is.”
Jaykar looked down at the corpse with cold eyes.
Where he is currently is on the front line.
They came here as reinforcements dispatched by the Demon King, who felt suspicious that contact with the 9th Corps commander had been lost, but it was already too late.
The commander of the 9th Corps died.
‘This is the commander of the 9th Corps.’
Still, there was a reason why the body of someone who was once a living being and colleague was called ‘this’.
A body so tattered that its original condition is difficult to recognize.
It was more like a piece of meat than a corpse and was ‘contained’ in a crude coffin that appeared to have been hastily made.
“He was decapitated from the first blow, or rather from the second blow, and was later crushed by a horse’s hoof.”
“….”
“What did you guys do when you couldn’t even retrieve your superior’s body?”
“sorry.”
Jaykar’s expression was not very good when he saw that he was the commander of the 9th Corps.
It’s not because it’s cruel. There were many times when he personally committed more cruel acts.
It is not because the great power of the 9th Corps commander is missing. Of course, it didn’t have any impact, but there was a bigger problem than that.
“Commander of the 1st Corps! “The enemy!”
“…again?”
The enemy’s powerful offensive exceeded expectations.
A sigh came out of my mouth.
There was nothing to prepare, so Jaykar tied the sword he was holding tightly to his waist and left the tent.
His appearance under the sunlight was a mess.
Blood splattered all over the body and pieces of flesh sticking together.
As soon as we arrived, we had to jump into battle without even having time to unpack.
Even though he swung his sword frantically, he barely managed to extinguish an urgent complaint. The situation was so dire that another battle had to be fought.
This is all because of one person.
One of the Empire’s proud cards that appeared on the battlefield without any warning.
Probably, if other corps commanders other than himself, specifically corps commander 0, had come here, they would have been helplessly pushed out.
Quickly.
“…A request to the Demon King for support.”
A clearly low voice came out gloomily, as if he had been suppressing his emotions.
I hate to admit it, but I have to admit it.
I can’t lose my soldiers because of pointless stubbornness.
“A ‘real hero’ has appeared and the 9th Corps commander is dead.”
There is only one thing you have to do from now on. Waiting for help to arrive.
…Until our side’s ‘Joker’ comes and wipes them out.
Thinking of Daemon Arut, the commander of the 0th Legion, who would be in the city by now, Jaykar glared at the strange, wolf-like being running rampant among the flock of sheep as if he were going to kill him.
***
It’s been two days since I came here and I can’t even drink alcohol.
There is no particular reason. Because there are not one, but two of them who are making a fuss about a battle, and are watching the whole day!
Rotten guys.
I was sick and tired of Ed and Ben’s persistent stalking, so I glanced at the cards in my hands with dry eyes and spoke softly.
“I would have definitely told you to stay free.”
“Yes, I heard you clearly.”
“The corps members were happy.”
“So, that ‘freedom’ includes you too.”
“There was a commandment to never fall.”
“I am for escort….”
Damn it!
I nervously put down the card and swiped the gold coins piled up in front of me and said irritably.
The guy sitting across from me was holding his head, but it had been a long time since he had any generosity to care about such things.
“Then can I have some Ed too?”
“The escort…”
“One van is enough.”
Please turn it off.
I’m suffocating and going crazy. I don’t even have a private life?!
I feel hot inside. This is probably something he’s upset about. I quickly shifted my gaze to the mountain of gold coins piled up next to me.
‘Huh…’
My mind becomes peaceful.
That means it’s all mine. I guess I won’t have to worry about money for a while.
‘Actually, money isn’t that tight…’
Still, there’s something called feeling.
He fondly stroked the gold coins piled up next to him, leaned against the back of the chair, and crossed his legs.
As you may have noticed by now, I am now at a gambling den.
Originally, I tried to let go of my anxiety about monsters with alcohol, but now that I’m restrained like this, there’s not much I can do, so I came to the gambling house for the first time in my life as a small act of defiance… “You won again.
”
“As expected, you are amazing.”
Why am I so good at picking?
If you just quit everything you’re doing and just go back to this game, don’t you think you’ll eat well and live well?
‘…Are you really going to quit your job?’
It looks like I won really well. The eyes of the people at the gambling hall who looked at me changed subtly compared to the first time.
Especially the look in the eyes of the guy sitting across from me.
“Why don’t we just pretend I lost and end it here?”
How are you? You have to say it right away.
It’s not like I lost, it’s just that I lost.
But there was no need to fight over something like that, so I smiled and nodded.
The game was over, so I was putting the gold coins into my pocket that Ed had quietly handed me from behind, when the guy who had quietly moved to the seat next to me held out the glass he was holding.
“Are you really amazing? Didn’t they use some kind of trick? Oh, of course, don’t take it unpleasantly. “I was just impressed because he was so good.”
“I didn’t really use any tricks, but… this is…”
“Oh, I was originally planning to drink it, but I lost, right? “I guess I’ve lost my appetite. Just ask for a drink for your hard work.”
“It’s not possible.”
That’s not what I just said.
You damn stalker bastards…!
Now that I think about it, Ed hasn’t gone yet. Why are you here? Didn’t I tell you to go?
As I tied the bag of gold coins I had collected on my belt, I raised my head and glared at Ed.
…Well, as soon as our eyes met, I relaxed my eyes, but anyway.
“Didn’t you tell me to go to Ed?”
“But… for your safety…”
“Safety? “When I came here, I saw that Ben was fighting very well.”
It was almost like a berserker.
So I didn’t want to be alone, but now that I’ve been tormented by these two for two days, I’ve changed my mind.
If this continues, I will become a berserker. I need to send at least one guy away quickly.
“…That…”
Ed hesitates, lowering his head.
I glanced at Ben and saw that he was looking at Ed triumphantly with the expression of a winner.
Now is your chance!
Very naturally, I held the glass as if I were holding a glass of water. And before Edna Ben could pay attention to this, he continued speaking quickly.
“Even if Ben can’t help it, Ed can rest, right? You must have suffered a lot during this time, so why not take a break here? “Isn’t this an opportunity that never comes again?”
“….”
“Yes?”
“…All right.”
He becomes sullen and turns his back.
It may seem a little pitiful to see a tall man become so sullen, but…
‘It’s pitiful.’
It feels cool inside.
How much inspiration would it be if a person of the same sex, not of the opposite sex, was sullen?
I smiled a winner and lifted the glass in my hand to my mouth.
‘…?’
And then stop.
I paused for a moment before the liquid flowed into my mouth.
At the same time, Ed turned his head and looked this way, as if there were eyes in the back of his head. Suddenly our eyes met and I froze in the same position I was holding the glass.
“….”
“…Ha haha.”
The eyes cooled down as if they were disappointed.
At the same time, Ben’s gaze, which had been directed at Ed, also returned here.
I had no choice but to quietly put down the glass I was holding in an awkward posture as both of their stinging gazes passed between the glass in my hand and my face.
“…I was just trying to smell it.”
“Yes, I believe it.”
“….”
“Still, I’m telling you this over and over just in case, but we’re here for the safety of the city. “Please refrain from drinking alcohol as much as possible.”
“Yeah…”
Okay, so get out of the way quickly.
I waved my hand roughly with that intention.
As if my meaning had been conveyed well, Ed, who had become sullen again, trudged out of his seat and Ben, who had been silent, said again the words he had been hearing so many times.
“Did you hear? So please put the glass away.”
“Yes, I understand. “I was already thinking of doing that.”
As he sits crookedly and pushes the glass away with his fingertips, his expression subtly changes.
It’s as if he’s saying, ‘What’s going on?’… What was my usual image like?
I felt offended.
I jerked my head, looked away from Ben, and looked at the guy who offered me a drink.
This guy is looking at me with a face full of question marks. I looked straight into his harmless-looking face and spoke slowly with a sullen expression.
“I like alcohol, but I don’t really like drugs.”
“…!”
You thought it would be masked by the smell of alcohol, right?
Even though it looks like this, the smell of medicine is amazingly distinguishable.
Why? I’ve experienced it horribly.
So I guarantee it. This cup contains two types of narcotic drugs.
Probably a sleeping pill or paralyzing drug. It probably has narcotic properties because it focuses only on performance.
It is a drink full of aftereffects that is not at all considerate of the person drinking it. You were holding this to drink yourself?
“You brought it to use it when you lost in the first place?”
“….”
His face turned white.
Silence fell over the noisy gambling hall.
‘Drugs’ is a sensitive issue that can cause people to stop visiting the gambling place itself. Everyone’s eyes turned in this direction.
“That…”
The silence weighs heavily on him.
The choice made by the guy who was breaking out in a cold sweat while countless eyes were paying attention.
“What are you talking about? “Do you mean medicine?”
In a word, it was a handshake.
It’s stupid to deny it when the evidence is right in front of you.
Sure enough, Ben, who was shaking with anger next to him, mercilessly announced checkmate in a heavily suppressed voice.
“Then you can try it yourself.”
“….”
The game is over. I clicked my tongue as I looked at the guy who couldn’t say anything and just bit his lip. Fool.
Well, if he was that stupid, he would have tried to feed something like that to someone who had a colleague.
If Ben had been caught carrying me while I was stretched out and stolen the money bag, I would have tried to attack Jim and achieve my goal, but the other person was the devil’s doctor.
Oh, it doesn’t really make sense when you say he’s a doctor, but I’ll correct that and say he’s a berserker.
A berserker from the Demon King’s Castle. Doesn’t he look like a shrewd person even when he pretends to be? Using such a shallow trick against him is ridiculous from this perspective.
I pushed the chair and slowly stood up.
Anyway, I made a lot of money and I didn’t drink any alcohol, so I didn’t really lose anything.
I didn’t want to make the problem any bigger, so I was about to leave without saying a word…
but it was a mess!
The incident happened even faster than that.
