218. Adjutant Attendance (1)
“What? “The captain has come?!”
Suddenly. thud! Doors opened everywhere and crazy dogs came out.
One, two… Dan, who had been counting the number of people with resignation, opened his eyes wide as he checked the number of people who kept coming out.
‘The number… is the same?’
According to the original plan, nearly half of the seats should be empty.
Although I was confused for a moment, I quickly grasped the situation.
‘…You didn’t follow what I said.’
I’m glad I didn’t get caught, but I don’t feel very good.
With a complicated mind, I watch the Lofty Knights surrounding Deon Hardt from a few steps away, when Kletter passes by and taps him on the shoulder as if to cheer him up. It was a passing movement that did not stay by his side for even a moment, let alone a conversation, but Dan could clearly hear the words spoken in a low voice, like a whisper.
“I just felt something, so I’m just there, so feel free.”
Milan, who was running towards Deon Hardt, also left a comment as he passed by him.
“For some reason, I felt like the captain would come today. “Everyone felt that way, including me.”
Huh…. This time I was at a loss for words due to a different meaning.
I hit this with pure instinct… What kind of animal sense is this?
‘Is this what happens to everyone who falls on the battlefield?’
As Dan was getting his misconceptions into his head, Deon, who glanced at Dan from among the crazy dogs who were eagerly welcoming him, asking why he had come to this squalid place, opened his mouth.
“I have something to give you.”
“yes? “Is it a gift?”
“It’s not a gift.”
“A gift from the captain?!”
“Wow!”
“….”
Okay, let’s call it a gift….
Deon, who wisely minimized his stress by giving up quickly, pointed to the cart pushed by Dan behind him.
“Everything over there is yours.”
“Wow, all that alcohol is ours?”
“okay.”
He roughly shrugs his shoulders. Dan’s eyes became strange as he looked back and forth between Deon’s attitude and the Lofty Knights who were shining their eyes at him.
This atmosphere feels somewhat familiar… Have I seen it somewhere before?
When did it happen?…
‘Ah, when I threw leftovers at the wild dogs.’
I think that was the attitude of the woman who was throwing leftover food to the wild dogs in the valley. The attitude of the wild dogs that got used to it was similar to now.
‘Well, it looks like the people in charge have no idea.’
It’s not a problem; it’s okay as long as they like it.
I brushed aside the thoughts that came to mind and calmly covered my ears to protect my eardrums from the cheers that immediately erupted.
The sound was so loud that I could hear it even though I covered my ears.
“Waaaaaa!”
“Even if I didn’t, my mind was so confused that I wanted to drink! Long live the captain!”
“Top-trend!”
“…for a moment.”
Deon, who was quietly listening to the cries of the mad dogs, raised one eyebrow.
Regardless of whether it’s the damn ‘de-se’ or ‘dae-se’.
“Your head is complicated? Has there been anything that bothered you recently? “I never asked you to do anything.”
“Huh.”
The member who had spoken without thinking quickly covered his mouth. But it was already too late.
As soon as he covers his mouth, numerous hands reach out from behind his back and grab him, dragging him through the crowd. His figure disappeared from Deon’s sight, and soon a dull sound and suppressed screams rang out through the town. Even that was soon buried in exaggerated laughter.
Milan took a step forward to catch Deon’s gaze and stuttered, letting out that awkward smile again.
“Haha, so… I was tired and wanted a drink!”
“That too. “I don’t remember making you do any work, so why would you be tired?”
“Uh… that’s…”
Milan, who was rolling his eyes, glanced over Deon’s shoulder.
Dan raises his index finger in front of his lips and then straightens his middle finger as well, twisting his wrist to show the back of his hand. Milan, who sensed with his animal sense that this was the way out, walked up to Deon and took a deep breath.
Deon, startled, tried to step back, but he grabbed hold of him and wouldn’t let go.
“…what?”
“As expected…”
It smells like medicine.
Rather than being relieved that a crisis had been avoided, I was more worried. Milan unconsciously narrowed his eyes and spoke in a lower voice.
“Did you take medicine again, Captain?”
“What? approximately?! Is that true?”
“….”
There is no specific answer, but that is enough.
The knights who read the affirmation in the silence began to run wild.
It was an instant before the topic from before was completely forgotten and buried under the continuous rain of nagging voices and candy being shoved into my mouth.
***
Even when the day to show the screen was set, Dan maintained a calm attitude as each day passed.
Corps commanders he occasionally encountered while passing through the hallways glanced at him and expressed their own admiration as they passed by, and even when Deon Hardt gave him a compliment that was not a compliment, saying he was calmer than expected, he only smiled faintly and his basic attitude did not change.
Although the intention was completely different.
As time passed by helplessly, I was shaken by emotions that invaded my senses several times.
After all, he is also human. Dan, who often traveled to the human world, knew very well how Deon Hart’s name was treated in the human world.
Just by hearing it, he spits as if he is unlucky, easily mentions the name of the owner’s death, and curses with bloody tears. The angry scream that seemed to be pouring out the soul of someone who lost a loved one was so terrifying. Deon Hardt. The sight of him crying while repeating that one name is no different from that of a madman.
Deonhardt, who was thrown by them, died in various ways under the three-chi tongue and was torn into thousands of pieces. If the name had a shape, it probably wouldn’t have been able to maintain its original form.
Of course, because Deon Hardt was the first, the reaction may have been more intense.
However, as the situation is the same, the second one will also get quite a bit of response. I think it would take about the third time for the reaction to be somewhat minimal. So, if I were to stand in front of the screen, it would be something similar to that.
Even though he knew that fact and felt something similar to worry or fear, Dan never changed his words. Not only could I not do that, I couldn’t refuse in the first place.
‘Because Deonhardt recommended it.’
Dan smiled bitterly as he adjusted his clothes.
Now that I have entered the conference hall, stood in front of the Demon King, and received a proposal from him, the situation can no longer be regarded as a simple recommendation from Deonhardt.
The fact that the Devil himself proposes something means that a meeting has been held in some form and a conclusion has been reached. In other words, this means that it was the result of the corps commanders becoming aware of this issue and expressing their own opinions. If you refuse here, you will be unintentionally insulting everyone in the room.
All the costs, including the resulting negative perception, would have gone to Deon Hardt, the first recommender.
‘Furthermore, it’s funny that the person who encouraged this situation to step out.’
If you want to achieve what you want through something, you must also be prepared to pay a corresponding price.
It’s enough for a child to struggle to get the benefit and avoid the cost. Isn’t it so ugly for a grown adult to do that?
Therefore, despite his complex emotions, Dan tried to take advantage of the given situation instead of running away.
“Listen carefully.”
A white hand was placed on my shoulder.
Deon Hardt spoke with a more serious expression than when he stood in front of the screen and spoke in person, as if he was anxious.
“There’s nothing much you have to say. It will only last 30 seconds to 1 minute at most. “No matter how much you hesitate, it won’t take more than two minutes.”
“….”
“This is not incitement. Not even a speech. I’m just listing the facts. So, there’s no need to strain your shoulders.”
He presses his shoulder.
The weightless touch somehow made Dan smile, forgetting his nervousness, and slowly raised the corners of his mouth. Deon frowned when he saw that.
“That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be nervous at all.”
“sorry.”
Even though he apologizes, the smile on his face does not disappear. Deon looked at him quietly, and instead of criticizing him further, he opened his mouth and added some advice.
“I think I’ll finish in the 30s if possible. Order of speech? Introduction? Forget everything. Just say the main point and leave. “Don’t give the other side time to interfere.”
“It seems you don’t have faith in me.”
“of course.”
From the moment he accepted the offer, I could see him thinking differently, so there was no way I could trust him.
I lowered my hand from my shoulder and pulled my collar. Deon opened his mouth, glaring piercingly at Dan’s face, which had lowered to his eye level. A low voice whispered as if warning.
“I don’t think you’ll do anything stupid, but I’ll warn you just in case.”
“….”
“Don’t act like a fool.”
“…Of course.”
The corners of Dan’s mouth rose smoothly.
Deon sighs and lets go of his relaxed smile, which is enough to relieve all the tension in the viewer. Dan calmly adjusted his wrinkled clothes.
Deon, who was watching this, stretched out his hand…
“Ah, Master. “I am grateful, but I will take care of the clothes.”
“….”
…and gathered it again.
A slightly nervous voice followed.
“I repeat, there are two things you need to say. “Deonhardt has become a hero, and the Demon King’s army also accepts humans other than Deonhardt.”
“Aren’t you worried too much?”
That’s not what Dan said. Deon turned his head.
I don’t know when I came closer, but I made eye contact with the demon king who was laughing nearby. Adjutant Ed, who was fidgeting a little away from him, was a bonus.
‘If the Demon King has come, I have to report it. What should I do if he does that?…’
After giving him a reprimanding look for a moment, Deon turned his head again at the voice of the Demon King. A light voice spread throughout the space, destroying the atmosphere that had been created.
“You will figure it out. is not it?”
“Yes that’s right.”
“…but.”
“Let’s sleep and leave it at that.”
The Demon King looked at Dan’s outfit and saw Deon. There was a smile in my eyes.
“I think you should start by improving the way you dress rather than Deon Dan, right? “My clothes are wrinkled.”
“…I trimmed it myself a while ago.”
“yes? You said you trimmed it yourself? Somehow… I dressed you up perfectly, but the clothes were wrinkled…!”
“….”
The Demon King quietly turned around.
Deon, who was quietly looking at the pitifully shaking shoulders, opened his mouth.
“Why are you putting up with it so unexpectedly? Just smile.”
“ha ha ha!!”
“….”
Should I have just told you to keep holding on?
Ed, who was watching, comes over and rearranges his clothes. Deon stood still and looked at the Demon King with a mischievous look in his eyes as he was touched here and there by his hands. Of course, the Demon King didn’t care and just laughed.
It would be better to change the topic. I asked a question to him who was still smiling.
“You weren’t really interested in this matter, were you? It’ll be over soon anyway, so there’s no need to come…”
“That’s right. Honestly, I’m not interested. I told you, right? “I’m sure they’ll figure it out.”
“Then why…”
“I remembered what I should teach next.”
The Demon King gently rolled his eyes.
“How about a picture?”
“…I think this is a topic that is very inconsistent with the current situation.”
“It doesn’t matter, right? “I don’t think I’m interested in musical instruments, so let’s learn drawing next.”
“….”
That’s what they said when they came all the way here. It’s so absurd that it makes no sense.
Although there was no answer, the Demon King seemed to take it as a positive and turned around, saying he would leave. Deon, who had been watching the back silently walk away just as he had arrived, turned his head and looked at Dan.
“Are you ready?”
A cool wind, unique to the demon world and unaffected by the seasons of the human world, blew.
Unlike Demon King Deon, which was held indoors, Dan’s speech was held outdoors. This was because the corps commanders who did not trust Dan wanted to watch directly from outside the screen to prepare for any unexpected situation.
A blatant expression of determination to deal with problems as soon as they arise.
Since I have to speak in front of people who are stronger and higher than me, I will inevitably be nervous no matter how short it may be.
Therefore, I tried to give more time if necessary.
“Both ‘listing of facts’ and ‘post-processing’ were perfectly prepared.”
Dan grinned.
