301. Don’t be clumsy (2)
Eiga stopped breathing for a moment as he faced the bright red eyes shining with blood.
Now I understand why the words ‘holy’ or ‘warrior-like’ have not been used to describe a warrior’s appearance until now. Sacred? It’s funny. The human in front of me looked more like a devil than a demon.
“Who sent it?”
“Ugh ugh-.”
As if he was dissatisfied with the lack of response, the hand squeezing his breathing became stronger.
Let go of this hand or speak! Without realizing it, I raised my hand and scratched the other person’s arm. Only then did this damned hero realize that I was blocking him from speaking, so he let out a short exclamation of ‘Ah’ and relaxed his hands.
“Huh!”
“Okay? Now tell me.”
“Ha, there is no such thing as behind it. This is just… I did it on my own.”
“lie.”
“Bwa-”
My grip got stronger again.
Deon glared at the struggling Incubus without hiding his discomfort. His mood was at its worst right now.
Even though I ended up not being able to imitate anything properly, the fact that I tried to imitate my older brother was extremely unpleasant. If you’re going to do it, either imitate it perfectly with the determination to trap it in your dream forever.
…Anger kept rising from deep within.
“It’s my first time seeing you, so how could someone who has nothing to do with me know and try to stop my ‘plan’? I’m sure he got a favor or something from someone.”
I don’t know how to lie or imitate someone or do anything properly.
“….”
“Now tell me. Who did you hear it from?”
Eiga closed her mouth.
I heard the words from Ed, but in the end, he stopped me and it was just me moving on my own. I couldn’t dare to involve him as he chose his words carefully to maintain security even when sharing his concerns.
Deon, who had been waiting for a moment to speak in silence that seemed to last forever, let out a cool laugh.
“…Well, that’s right. I’m not going to say anything until the end.”
“….”
“Then just die.”
I have no hobby of wasting time holding on to someone who won’t confide in me until the end. I don’t know who sent it, but it was a situation that was under suspicion anyway, so it’s nothing new about who was behind it.
Deon’s eyes turned alive. Just as the demon lord grabbed Dahar’s neck in the banquet hall last time, he was about to strengthen his hand.
Jump up!
“Please wait a moment!”
An urgent voice intervened.
Deon stopped and looked back. The deputy, who always knocked and waited for an answer, opened the door for the first time and barged in without knocking.
Edgar, who was looking back and forth between Deon and Eigar while exhaling in a shaky manner out of urgency, took a deep breath when he realized that Aegar’s life was still alive. Soon, he seemed to calm down a bit, closed the open door, and walked away.
‘….’
The red gaze persistently follows the steps that are gradually getting closer. Ed moved slowly, looking at the beast-like eyes contracted in anger and frustration, and fell to his knees as soon as he reached Deon. Above his lowered head, I felt him pause.
“I’m sorry for coming in without permission.”
“That’s okay. It looks like you know this guy…”
“Yes. He… is my friend.”
Even though he didn’t raise his head, I could tell that he was giving me a cold gaze. Ed lowered his head a little more and spoke.
“It’s because of me. I had counseling for my concerns a while ago, and I think it happened because of that.”
“….”
“I used my mouth carelessly outside. It was clearly my fault.”
Eiga opened his eyes wide.
Why is the person who tried to stop him until the end trying to take responsibility for it? This is the one who acted arbitrarily.
I raised my voice, ignoring the pain I felt in my neck.
“What kind of nonsense is that…! Pfft!”
“I don’t think this guy is like that?”
Ah, but you’d better just shut up. Deon muttered indifferently and tightened his grip a little.
“I think you might get a little angry when you hear it. Ed, I think it would be better for you to explain. Don’t lie and cover it up for no reason.”
“There is no lie in what I say.”
“Then there are things that aren’t said.”
“…”
Ed quietly lowered his eyes.
Even though I was told not to do anything unnecessary, he seemed very anxious, so I often went in and out of the warehouse on the second floor below Deon’s room to check for signs from above, and all I can think of is that I did a good job.
I’m glad Deon lives with the window open. If it wasn’t for that, I would have lost my precious life.
“Ed.”
“Yes, Deon.”
“You should have something to say to me.”
“…sorry.”
Saying it in detail will only increase the chances of Eiga dying. Ed closed his mouth and placed both hands on the floor. The gaze moving between the small head and hands wavered slightly.
“To make a long story short, I don’t want to burden you, Deon, who is otherwise busy. All I want to say is…” “….” ”
Please
have mercy on the person who was swayed by my words.”
“In the end, you said you would embrace me…”
Deon let go of the incubus. The guy who fell to the floor lets out a muffled cough.
That guy’s appearance is like that, so as long as Ed is here like this, he won’t run away. I left the incubus behind and knelt down in front of Ed.
“And then you die.”
“…”
“Well… but…”
The way he tried to take on his sins reminded me of someone who was already dead. And most of all…
I glanced at the white gloves Ed was wearing. Although it has been worn down from frequent use, it appears to have been nicely maintained.
Deon took a step back.
“…You’re lucky. Yes, I’ll save your life.”
“…!”
“Anyway, it’s obvious that you didn’t say anything.”
Ed couldn’t have gone out of his way to ask for it.
They probably hoped it would just stop at counseling, but the incubus may have acted as it pleased.
“I don’t think there were any concerns discussed properly due to security concerns.”
“!”
“I guess that’s right.”
That’s probably why the incubus didn’t say anything properly in the dream. This may be the reason why they just lumped it together and called it a ‘plan’ and stopped it. And yet it’s all my fault. How can you not pass over this?
But even so.
“Don’t look at me twice.”
“….”
“If this bastard comes into my sight one more time, that will be the end. Don’t let him come into my sight again.”
“Yes, thank you.”
Ed, who got up and said thank you several more times, quickly helped Eiga up. … No, while trying to help him, he rolled his eyes and lifted him up as if measuring the distance to the door.
For a moment, he let out an absurd laugh as he clearly felt that something might happen again if he was in Deon Hardt’s sight, and his intention to get out of sight as quickly as possible was clearly evident.
“I’m so glad you’re not a corps commander.”
Deon spoke to Ed as he passed by.
Unlike something that was thrown out casually, it was a rather serious remark.
***
As soon as we left Deonhardt’s room and the door closed, Eiga, who had been quiet, twisted her body as if asking to get down. After Ed obediently let go and got down safely to the floor, he looked at Ed, who was staring at him, met his harsh eyes, and secretly avoided his gaze.
Either way, his voice was dripping with fatigue.
“I’m sure I told you not to do anything unnecessary.”
“And I answered that it was my heart.”
“Aga.”
“…I’m sorry. Thanks to you, I survived.”
Eiga apologized obediently. I had no intention of ending our reconnected friendship here.
Ed opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something more, then sighed deeply and touched his forehead.
“…In the end, it’s my fault, so you have nothing to apologize for.”
This is the one who said nonsense first. If I had just controlled myself well in the first place, this wouldn’t have happened.
Who can say anything to whom? He waved his hand with a tired face.
“It’s okay, it will be about time, but go back quickly. The only thing injured is your neck, so you can go on your own.”
“Oh, did you even know what time I was going back?”
“Aga.”
“Okay, okay. I’ll go. Thank you for today.”
He almost died, so what’s so good about it?
An absurd gaze was directed at the back of Eiga’s head. Regardless, Eiga quickly left the place, walking much lighter than before. My throat was sore, but I felt quite refreshed.
‘You called me friend.’
I thought that would never happen. Indeed, I have come a long way.
That would make me even happier.
Eiga disappears and Ed, who was standing still, scans the spot he left with his eyes. and.
Ever since they left Deonhardt’s room with their expressions and bodies in disarray, the gaze that had been watching them moved.
“It happened in the end.”
“…!”
Ed suddenly turned around at the sound of a voice coming from behind him without warning. My eyes blinked foolishly as I faced a familiar face.
“Ben?”
“okay.”
“I can’t believe you didn’t notice until the doctor spoke to you…”
“It seems like you were too distracted.”
“Sure…”
Normally, I would have caught his gaze first.
In addition to the fact that Eiga almost died, I also felt guilty for relying on Deon-sama’s consideration and mercy, so it was a little late for me to come to my senses. Ed smiled bitterly.
Ben, who was looking at him with an expressionless face, opened his mouth.
“I don’t know what happened, but I think I have a rough idea of the cause.”
“….”
“It’s probably because you hesitated in the middle.”
Ed froze as if his weak point had been pricked. The sharp words flew into my heart mercilessly, as if I didn’t care about his reaction.
“That’s probably why this person got involved and suffered damage.”
“…did you know?”
“It’s strange not knowing.”
“so.”
The cool voice lowered the surrounding temperature.
“What do you want to say?”
“…There is something that Deon told me a while ago, and I am going to use it as is.”
“?”
The moment Ed had a question, Ben grabbed him by the collar. He pushes me against the wall, looks me in the eye and growls.
One day in the past, when I was offered alcohol according to the Demon King’s orders, the exact same words that Deonhardt had said to me flowed out.
“Behave properly.”
Don’t be clumsy.
***
It may be quiet now, but the demon world will attack again soon. There is no benefit to be gained by giving the human world time to settle things. So the monarchs of the human world began preparing for the second battle.
But before that, there was something to discuss first.
[What should we do with the Taehon Kingdom?]
A kingdom that became a vassal of Rweche after being promised protection and support, and whose betrayal is now an established fact.
You may say that there is no clear evidence, but the Demon King’s army crossed the border of the Taehon Kingdom and attacked Leweche. Taehon-guk did not say anything about this. Even now, he remains silent as if he has nothing to say, so what other evidence could be more perfect than this?
Moreover, in addition to the Taehon Kingdom, there are several kingdoms among the vassal states collected by the Shan Kingdom that appear to have betrayed them due to circumstances.
Therefore, the monarchs, who could not ignore this, took the stand to discuss the treatment of those kingdoms first.
The first person to rhyme was the emperor of the empire.
– We have to wipe them all out.
A quite radical statement was made.
– Right now, it’s not enough to focus entirely on the Demon World. You can’t leave the back of your head itching. There is no guarantee that what happened to Rweche this time will not happen again. Rweche was able to get through safely because its troops were prepared in advance, but we cannot hope for the same luck twice.
– Wiping them out also consumes troops.
A voice came out from Sanguk’s side as if retorting.
