– Volume 4, Episode 17
92. Beguesetta’s Lamb
(2)
Taesan looked at the fainting girl and realized it belatedly.
“Didn’t you say that your world was also destroyed by the demon king?”
The ghost said that the world was destroyed by being defeated by the devil, and that he entered the labyrinth to save his own world. The ghost calmly affirmed.
[Unlike Beguesetta, we
were a world that fought demons from the beginning. After an endless battle, they were eventually defeated.]
“Then, do you have any hatred for demons?”
[There is none?]
Tae-san was a little surprised by the plain, natural voice.
” doesn’t exist?”
[Of course not. Why do you think there is?]
“Aren’t demons enemies of humans?”
[Hmm?]
The ghost was taken aback. After thinking for a moment, the ghost muttered as if it had realized.
[Come to think of it, your side was a world with only one human. hmm. Do you have such a point of view? It’s amazing.]
The ghost began to explain.
[Simple. If a spirit appeared in your world and I told you that I would take revenge on you humans for exterminating us, how do you think you would react?] “Is that so?
”
Taishan realized what the ghost was trying to say.
“A demon is just a race.”
[Same as humans. They have many and varied characteristics. There is a world in which the demon king lives together, and there is also a world in which he opposes it. We were at odds. Even though I have anger toward the individual demon king who destroyed it, I don’t really have anger toward the demon god or the others.]
“But why Maya?”
[It’s true that they originated from demons.]
While talking, Taesan realized.
Demons are a race with numbers similar to humans. And
all of them are beings that originated from demons.
“Then what level is your drinking level?”
[I don’t know the individual’s strength, but the grid itself is infinitely high, so it’s quite strong. It’s hard to think properly at our level if we go that far in the first place.]
It was so strong that it felt like it couldn’t be properly estimated. Taesan realized this strange thing.
“Is Lucifer weaker than the god Harmon?”
[That would never be the case,]
said the Ghost in a firm tone.
[I have never heard of a god, but I said he was a god of light born on earth, right? If it were a simple god of light, it would have been significant, but the description that he was born from the earth was added in front of it. It’s not that strong then. Even so, it’s much stronger than us, but it doesn’t reach the level of a demon god.]
“Then why are you just watching?”
If it was that strong, you could just trample on it yourself. The ghost murmured.
[Well… there are parts that are expected
.]
“What is it?”
[This world belongs to Harmon.]
Taesan thought of a word.
“Indigenous gods?”
[Similar. Being infinitely strong in one’s own realm is a god. No matter how much it is, it is difficult to subdue against the gods within the realm. Then you can roughly guess.]
“o uh.”
–TH.
As we were talking, the girl groaned. She opened her eyes slowly.
“Are you awake?”
“…!”
The girl, who met Taesan’s eyes, woke up in amazement. She stammered, holding her sword and taking a guarded posture.
“…Who are you.”
“don’t worry. I have no intention of aiming for a bounty.”
The girl’s pupils shake. Taesan leans her back against a tree.
“Would you understand if I said I was on your side?”
The girl belatedly looks around. The hunters who caught her were corpses scattered around.
The girl looks at Mount Tai with puzzled eyes. Taesan meets his gaze and organizes his thoughts.
‘ruler. then.’
Lilith told Taesan not to say that he came down by the order of the demon god and that his purpose is to protect her, and to hide his identity.
In the end, Taesan
had to infer the information and convince the girl. Feeling annoyed, Taesan opened his mouth.
“Princess of the Demon Tribe. What’s your name?”
“…This is Annette. Who are you’?”
“In terms of Kang Tae-san’s role, you’re an escort, right?”
“escort?”
Anessia was still bewildered. Taesan began to spit out a story he had concocted in advance.
“A few years ago, a demon came to me. He was dying.”
If the bounty hunter’s words were true, the ecology of the demons was not very different from that of humans. There were positions and ranks, and there were treasures.
And most said they were dead. In other words, some could be alive.
It was said that the princess was chased alone for eight years.
I had to aim for that part.
“He held a treasure of gold and silver and asked me to keep you safe. I accepted it because it was a reasonable level of jewelry.”
Anessia’s pupils were confused.
she asked in a trembling voice.
“He… who is he?”
“I don’t know either. He died as soon as I entrusted the request.”
Anessa’s face contorted at the light words. He’s probably thinking of someone and suffering from the idea that he’s dead. Taesan continued.
“He ran away well. It was hard to find. I’m sorry to the client, but I thought about giving up… If I found it like this, I’ll have to pay for it. I’ll protect you.”
The pain in her eyes softened. She looked at Taishan with wavering eyes.
Upon reading the light contained in it, Taesan smiled.
“Do you think I will lie? to you? For what?”
The girl’s eyes twitched.
The bounty hunters who pursued her were strong. They were the ones who could deal with a first-class swordsman if they worked together.
But Taishan killed them all. I don’t know what method it was, but it wasn’t that they dealt with each other by looking at the location of the dead
.
In other words, it was said that he had to deal with the minimum aura or that he was a high-level wizard.
And at that level, there was no need to dwell on her prize money.
“It seems accepted.”
“yes.”
Anessia nodded. In an instant, her legs loosened.
“Ah…
Suma attacks her. I didn’t get two hours of sleep for a week because I was being chased by hunters.
“Sleep for now. Let’s talk later.”
Her eyes closed slowly.
Taesan took her to the cave after she fell asleep.
“Shouldn’t you have brought something like a blanket or duvet?”
I didn’t expect to be given this type of caring quest. I roughly tore off large leaves to prepare a spot for her and laid her down.
I looked around to see if anyone was coming, but I didn’t feel any sign of presence.
Two hours later, Anessia opened her eyes.
She staggers and pulls herself up. The body still demanded sleep, but the mind forced it to wake up.
Anessia smiled bitterly.
I’ve only had one good night’s sleep in 8 years. Six years ago, I couldn’t stand it and slept as if I was fainting, and since I almost turned into just two dew drops, I’ve always been able to sleep on my side.
She stumbled out.
Taesan, who had been sitting indifferently, looked at her and asked.
“Get more rest. Why are you awake already?”
Anessia stared blankly at Mount Tae.
‘It wasn’t a dream… it wasn’t.’
A mercenary left for her by her deceased blood relative.
‘I can rely on it… I can.’
The sudden thought struck her and she shook her head hurriedly.
‘no.’
“Go back.”
Anessa said coldly.
“You can’t stay by my side.”
She closed her eyes tightly.
I still remember. Her happy 8th birthday party. Even in a difficult situation due to not being able to reach God,
everyone gathered to celebrate, and the demon king also showed up in person.
A lot of smiles and feelings of affection towards her.
all of them were distorted
Those who laughed at the bombardment destroying the castle were crushed and disappeared. The party, which should have been splendid and fun for the knights who had invaded, quickly became bloody.
And there were so many people who laughed and gave up their lives to make her escape.
I didn’t want to see something like that again.
It was enough for her to die alone.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t.”
said Taishan, digging through the bonfire.
“I came here to stand for you.”
“My side is dangerous. I know you are strong, but you will die.”
She opened her mouth with a sad face.
Taesan smiled.
“Dangerous?”
“Hunters aren’t the only ones chasing me
. Even the famous ones are after me.”
Taesan clicked his chin.
“Like him?”
” yes’?”
Anessia reflexively looked in the direction of the mountain. There was nothing there.
As she was about to ask what she meant, the bush parted.
“This is Princess. You are here.”
A middle-aged man with a rat beard appears with a grin. Anettesha
freaks out and grabs the sword.
“ Garant…
“Your noble princess knows all of my names, and this is an honor.”
Garant says something mocking and his eyes light up.
“I heard that she was around here, but I couldn’t believe it was real…
Garant looked at Anessia for a moment and smiled.
“You’re not talking about the beautiful princess. Do you want to survive so pitifully?”
“You once swore allegiance to my father…!”
Anesthe gnashed her teeth. When humans and demons lived in peace, Garant swore allegiance to the demon king and lived as his knight.
However, when the demon disappeared and became confused, Garant quickly hid himself. It was not a leisurely time to pursue a single knight, but Garant was able to escape without any problems.
“It is all in the past. When I think about it now, it is a very terrible experience. To swear allegiance to demons!
I want to erase my memory. Really.”
Garant frowned.
Garant had run away as soon as he was confused by the demon’s silence. He thought he got out of the way, but those in power all knew that he was loyal to the Demon King. Because of that, he was unable to obtain a proper position.
“So, you have to be caught. princess.”
But that too is over. If you capture the last remaining princess of the demon tribe
and take her back, you will treat her appropriately.
Anessa bit her lip at Garant showing greed.
Skill and personality are not proportional. Garant was a man with a lot of gossip, but he was also a strong being.
As someone who surpassed a first-class swordsman who could use an aura, there weren’t many beings who could claim to have the upper hand against him.
Anessa had never heard of the name Taesan. It was strong, but it meant that
it was not up to her ears .
“…run away.”
She blocked the front of Taishan. Garant, who discovered Taesan belatedly, raised the tail of his mouth.
“It’s all dead blood, but it seems that there are still people who worship it.”
Garant, who mistook Taesan for an escort that had been following Anescha all this time, made up his mind. To kill Taesan first. Then, he thought, the broken-willed Anessia would be easily subdued by him.
At the same time as the decision, Garant moved. ran at high speed.
Anessia hurriedly moved her sword, but Garant lightly avoided it and stabbed the sword at Taesan.
Caang!
It wasn’t the feeling of digging into flesh, but the sound of swords clashing. Garant’s pupils widened.
Tae-san moved his fists.
Pheouk
“Keugh!”
Garant hastily withdrew. Mount Tai stood out.
“Aren’t you dying?”
Not only that, but he suffered no major injuries.
“Not bad.”
They showed the whole process of making a fist and raising an arm, but it was still a good move.
Garant caressed his tingling cheek.
It was fast. If I hadn’t reacted reflexively, my face would have been blown off. His fists had that much strength.
Garant’s face contorted.
“To the nameless savage!”
Garant’s sword glowed blue. Anessia was stunned.
Aura Blade.
Despair lingered on Anessa’s face. The moment she learned Aura, she had powers that were different from normal swordsmen.
A light shone on Tai’s face.
“What is that?”
It was the light of interest, not despair.
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