250. Emotions have always killed someone (5), so
the fuss died down quickly.
It was not just because Dan, unable to hear the absurd bumbling of the members of the Lofty Knights, stepped forward.
Of course, the
reason for stepping forward is also included, but…
“We are also intelligent beings.”
“Was that an intelligent being?”
“….”
Milan clutched his heart as if he was hurt.
Of course, no one cared.
“And the parties involved are excluded, of course. And honestly, as a fellow human being, I think Master was definitely not pure even in the time you are talking about. If anything, I wouldn’t know if his personality was even more impure…” “Oh really?
”
“…!”
…Somehow, from the middle, they seemed to avoid eye contact, making it seem out of place.
ruined. Dan turned his head to follow the voice, met the red eyes that were right in front of him, and made an awkward expression.
Deon grinned at him. It was a very dangerous-looking smile.
‘I came here looking haggard in such a short time, so I was going to ask Ed for an explanation.’
Thanks to you, those feelings have completely disappeared.
‘Okay, let’s just move on.’
I’m just letting it go without saying anything, but it’s okay to be this grumpy.
I quickly turned my head. Dan’s gaze followed him as if he was surprised by his behavior, which seemed to be overlooked without any visible grumpiness or reprimand, but Deon didn’t care and looked at Ed loitering nearby.
They look like they are paying close attention as if their purpose is not just to see them off.
‘…!’
At the signal to have something to say, he takes out a communication seat from his pocket and connects with someone. The light on the communication table came on as if the connection had been established, and Ed immediately held it out to Deon.
The questioning look in his eyes was followed by a cautious answer.
“There was an order from the Demon King.”
“….”
Instead of taking the communication seat right away, Deon glared at it for a moment.
‘I told you that I wasn’t going to see you off today for some reason…’
This is how he finally contacted me. What on earth are you trying to say?
As the silence gets longer, Ed slowly raises his eyes and looks at me. I slowly stretched out my hand because I knew I couldn’t keep doing this forever.
The devil’s voice came out as if he had been waiting for the communication stone to pass from hand to hand.
– Hi Deon.
“…What’s going on?”
– You had work to do today, so you couldn’t see them off in person, right? I have something to say.
“….”
– It’s not that heavy, so you don’t have to be nervous.
A light voice as usual.
However, if the Demon King were a simple enough person to believe that, I would never have come here in the first place. After a short silence, Deon spoke firmly again.
“What do you have to say?”
– Well, it’s not that big of a
deal… Ugh.
For a moment, an incongruous noise came from beyond the communication desk.
It was such a short period of time that one wondered if it was an illusion, but it was clear…
But before Deon could open his mouth, the Demon King spoke first.
– Use this opportunity to practice your spear skills there to your heart’s content. When it comes to things like maintaining distance, one real fight will be more beneficial than explaining it in words, and sparring is over, right?
“….”
– Oh and….
the first city.
Deon’s shoulders stiffened. A voice filled with laughter rang out quietly, as if it knew everything.
– I’m going to war, so I’m only looking after you this time.
Not twice.
“….”
– Well then, have a nice trip.
Don’t die.
After a short greeting, communication was cut off. Silence fell.
‘…I expected you to know, but hearing it like this is more than I expected…’
Are you annoyed?
Deon quietly glared at the communication table. It wasn’t anger, it was just simple irritation, but it was so serious that the people around him, who had been watching him and waiting for someone to step forward, flinched when he sighed and hurriedly looked at his face.
Ed was the first to call him carefully.
“…Master Deon…?”
“…okay.”
Deon threw the communication stone to Ed and turned around. Under the three bright moons, the troops lined up in rows and rows filled the field of view.
Just looking at this, I don’t think I need to check, but I’ll ask last just in case. I opened my mouth.
“Guysitel’s preparations will be perfect, right?”
“Yes, Deon. You can go out at any time.”
He goes and stands in front of his direct subordinates.
Even though he was the least worthy of a corps commander, I thought I could trust him because he had a fairly trustworthy attitude as if he were a corps commander, so I turned my head without hesitation.
“step.”
“Yes, Master. There are no items missing. I’m sure. If there are, you can cut my head off.”
On one side, Ed nods happily. Haha Dan’s eyes were almost like Dongtae’s when he smiled, but Deon chose to look away.
“…Milan?”
“We’re ready, Captain! Besides, we’re the type of people who tear things apart with our hands if we don’t have any teeth! If we’re missing something, don’t worry!”
The fact that it was omitted is itself a problem.
No, rather than that… Dan, who was listening next to me, made a subtle expression.
“In the first place, if there are no teeth, it’s not gums….”
“Gums are weak.”
“….”
Then it looks like everyone is ready.
Crazy dogs are like that. Deon nodded and got on his horse. There was no extravagant departure ceremony.
…It’s a good thing because it would only make me feel bad.
“let’s go.”
A short order was given.
***
The Demon King put down the turned off communication stone.
‘You must be getting annoyed by now.’
He imagined Deon glaring at the communication table and chuckled lowly. He later realized the feel of his fingers and lowered his gaze.
Some ‘human baby’ was sucking his finger.
“…Hmm.”
A meaningful voice rang out.
Someone standing in front of him was shocked and clasped his hands together, but the Demon King did not even pay attention to the other person and looked down at the baby who was sucking his index finger.
Because no emotions could be read, an even more eerie gaze was revealed through narrowed eyes.
“It’s surprising that a ‘human’ that I didn’t allow is in the Demon King’s castle, but ‘this’ almost dared to interfere with the Demon King’s communication…” “….”
Oel
lowered his head.
She couldn’t believe this situation. No, honestly, I didn’t want to believe it.
How surprised I was when I left Dernivan waiting outside and came inside. Having Trover inside was unpleasant, but bearable. Aside from being unpleasant, his presence was a bit unexpected, but not that surprising.
The problem is the creature sitting on the desk in the Demon King’s office.
[Why…]
I think I stopped breathing for a moment.
My fingertips are shaking slightly. I felt my lips vibrating.
I felt dizzy and dizzy, as if the bottomless pit had opened its mouth beneath my feet and was about to swallow me up.
The words I couldn’t finish came out again, filled with endless despair.
[…Why.]
If the first question contained a question about why my baby was there, this time it was a mixture of confusion resulting from not understanding my own reaction and emotional state.
[….]
Oel kept his mouth shut. The question that had become a habit disappeared after the previous question.
Being curious about everything and asking a lot of questions does not equate to being stupid. As she looked back and forth between Trover and the baby demon king, she quickly came up with an answer to the first question.
‘…Damn Trover.’
It would have been better to have killed him, even if he had to be punished later. It was better to kill him even if it meant overdoing it.
If that were the case, at least the current situation wouldn’t have come about.
[Looking at the reaction, it seems like there is definitely a connection.]
[…]
You have to answer. I knew it as soon as I heard it.
You need to deny it right now and pretend not to know anything.
If the corps commander himself abandoned that baby, the extremely biased Demon King would pretend not to notice and overlook it. There will be no special punishment. If you are the Demon Lord, you would know that ‘Oel’ did not bring in the ‘human’ baby with any special intention. You must have realized right away that it was out of curiosity. Given the Demon King’s personality, you may think it is excessive to impose strict punishment on the ‘corps leader’ for a mere human ‘baby’ who is not even an adult.
So you have to give up the baby.
but.
‘Then that baby.’
Mouth does not open easily.
Oel, who had opened his mouth to answer several times, was unable to speak and closed his mouth again. The Demon King’s eyes sank slightly.
[…You…]
Despite waiting patiently, the desired answer was not given, so the Demon King opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something. No, I opened it, but had to close it again before I could say anything.
The light was on in the communication box.
[…Hmm, okay. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to give it a little more time.]
After thinking for a moment, he put his hand on the communication table and said.
[Make sure to think carefully about how to answer while communicating.]
Oel was unable to answer in the end.
And now again.
Despite all the opportunities she had been given, even now that the devil’s communication was over, she was still unable to put her mind in order.
In fact, when the baby made a sound during the communication, I thought my heart was going to drop. When the Demon King put his index finger in the baby’s mouth and closed it, he thought he was really going to kill the baby and it flinched as if he was going to run away.
‘If it were Dernivan… he would have abandoned the baby without a second thought.’
I thought so too. Oel lowered his head.
If the Demon King had told me to throw away one of the collections piled up in the warehouse, I would have thrown it away even though I regretted it. Human babies were also thought of in the same context.
‘….’
My eyes met with the baby who was sucking the devil’s finger.
OL groaned inwardly as he immediately smiled brightly, as if he had been waiting.
ah.
‘Dernivan….’
I can’t do it.
Even if I remain silent, I cannot say with my mouth the words of abandoning that baby.
I don’t know why. I also don’t understand why I’m like this and it’s frustrating. However, I do know for sure that I desperately need a demon to speak on my behalf in my confusion.
Therefore, I habitually look for my lieutenant and lover, but he is now outside the door. As she was completely alone, she just glared at Trover, who was looking at her with a grin, and chose to avoid the devil’s gaze.
At the edge of silence, the Demon King sighed.
“…You kill me.”
“…yes?”
“I will not punish you for arbitrarily taking in humans, so kill them with your own hands.”
He takes his index finger out of the baby’s mouth and wipes it with a handkerchief. The baby, who had been robbed of the blanket he had been given for the first time in a long time, whined, but the Demon King just glanced at him and did not do anything.
On the contrary, the way he looked at the baby was extremely dull, as if he was looking at an inconvenient object being hit by a foot, and Oel, who felt creepy, hurried over and picked up the baby.
The Demon King, who was watching me skillfully sweep his back, spoke.
“I guess that action can be taken as positive, right? You took the baby.”
“….”
“I don’t think ‘it’ is so precious that you have to risk your life for it.”
The voice gradually becomes colder.
“Oel.”
“….”
“Now I “You probably don’t know how much I care for you.”
In a situation where a war was going on with humans, the Demon King secretly brought in a human.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a young person or an adult. If you look at the above premise, it’s an act that has nothing to say even if they’re already dead. Like this. The very act of trying to quietly let it go is a miracle in itself.
“So answer me.”
The eyes originally did not contain any laughter at all, so even the eyes that were smiling a little perfunctorily lost their smile.
In this situation, both the baby and I are about to die. Oel reluctantly nodded his head. It felt like a creaking sound was coming from his throat.
Only then did the Demon King relax and grin.
“Good. I’m not going to tell you to kill him right now, since he’ll be there for a while. “A week will be enough time to get rid of it, right?”
“….”
“You just have to show the body within a week. Of course, don’t damage the face so it doesn’t get confused with something else.”
