40. Humans leave for the Demon World, and the Demon King returns as a royalties (1)
Zeke said calmly.
“Fear is the nature of living people. But at the same time, God gave me the will to overcome it.”
“It’s not easy. He lost his hand in the war and instead gained the title of earl. Vain honor is nothing but a heavy yoke.”
“Are you a foolish monarch, Queen of Malkuth?”
“Absolutely not.”
“Then how can the title given by him be in vain?”
” ah!”
“I am a warrior. “I am a warrior who fought against the devil.”
These short words seemed to have given Kielce courage.
My hands stopped shaking.
I pulled the string, loaded the repeating crossbow, and pulled out my sword with my right hand.
“Let’s go fight and win!”
Zeke smiled and ran down the slope above the underground lake.
The water is turbulent.
Something stretched out in the depths of the water.
At that moment, Zeke’s shield and sword began to tremble slightly.
Are you afraid? Even that Suzaku?
The moment he thought that, a completely different emotion entered Zeke’s heart.
longing.
A distant joy, like meeting an old friend again,
flowed into Zeke’s heart through the sword.
“Blue dragon!”
Zeke shouted.
The name of the being I encountered came into my mind.
The water swirls and surges high into the sky.
Dozens of whirlwinds called waterspouts overturned the surface of the underground lake.
Zeke stopped there and shouted towards Kielce.
“Lord Kielce, I will fight that alone.”
“Although my strength is weak,
I cannot defer my duty as a knight to you.”
“Maybe we can resolve this without fighting. Please don’t attack first.”
Kielce nodded at Zeke’s words.
Zeke jumped straight into the water, leaving Kielce behind.
Thanks to Suzaku’s power protecting Zeke, he was able to breathe even underwater.
Zeke went straight into deeper water.
Just thinking about it made me slide forward. It was as if I was on a spherical, round boat.
The underground lake was quite deep.
It seemed like it would be enough to call it a sea since it could leave out the mountains.
After going more than 100 meters, even the light from the lava that had been shining on the surface of the water disappeared.
Only darkness.
The sound slowed down due to the pressure of the water.
All my senses did not function properly.
This place is just black.
If it weren’t for the light red light surrounding me, I would never have been able to endure it.
At some point, the surrounding air began to freeze.
Something like scales briefly appeared and disappeared from the darkness.
Zeke opened his mouth.
“Blue dragon.”
When there was no answer for a long time, I shouted again.
“Cheungryong! The man who will become your master has come here. What are you doing
other than showing up and
kneeling down and bowing your head ?”
Suddenly, a huge dragon’s face appeared before my eyes.
Round eyes stared at Zeke.
It bared its teeth as if it was going to eat it and let out a low cry.
Zeke spoke again.
“Please fold your hands together and bow your head politely. “The one who will be your master has come.”
The dragon suddenly opened its mouth and tried to swallow Zeke.
However, the membrane that Suzaku made was soft,
but so tough that even a dragon’s teeth could not tear it.
In the eyes of the dragon, Lee Chae was young.
“That’s cruel. “I will give you three lashes on your back to punish you for your disrespect towards your master.”
[I have no owner. My master disappeared a long time ago.]
“Didn’t I say that I came to become your master?”
[…Who are you?]
“I am the one whom God commanded to be your master.”
What Zeke said was not an exaggeration. If you
think about it, since he became the master of Suzaku, there was no way he could not become the master of another Four Gods Beast.
[God…]
From the beginning, Zeke had planned to coax the blue dragon rather than fight and subdue it.
Just like Suzaku, I felt like if I did well with Blue Dragon, I could get them on the same side without shedding blood.
Even if we fight, we will not be defeated as long as we have the power of Suzaku.
With that confidence behind him, Zeke
bluffed once more.
“Can’t you feel this power that I have? “Suzaku, who was born with you, has already sworn to dedicate his life to me.”
[I am clouded by that power and cannot see you. Please take away the power of Suzaku. Take that power away from your body. Then I will measure your bowl myself.]
Zeke nodded willingly.
” i get it.”
He put down his sword and released his shield. As the blue dragon’s eyes sparkled, the sword and shield quickly
moved away from Zeke.
[Wow, that’s stupid. I don’t know what trick you used to trap Suzaku, but I’m not that foolish.]
The blue dragon swallowed Zeke again.
As long as Suzaku’s protection was gone, there was no reason not to swallow Zeke.
However, there was a fact that the blue dragon overlooked: Suzaku was not tricked into becoming Zeke’s subordinate.
Because Zeke’s strength was acceptable, he asked to become his subordinate. Zeke, who
was sucked into the blue dragon’s throat,
shouted loudly from there.
“I really have no choice but to punish you with this. Since you tried to kill me first, I must return the same. Suzaku! Come back to my hand!”
Suzaku did not force himself to be with Zeke.
It was a divine beast whose will was still alive.
The shield and sword cut through the black water and flew toward Zeke at high speed.
The blue dragon was startled by that sight. If he continued to bite Zeke,
his throat would be pierced by the sword and shield imbued with Suzaku’s power.
Zeke quickly spit out.
The sword and shield were put back into Zeke’s hands.
Zeke didn’t stop there. He raised his sword and aimed it at the dragon’s horn.
Flames surrounded the sword. Zeke even added aura power to his sword.
A golden flame burns in the shape of a cross.
The blue dragon was frightened by the majestic sight.
[You… who are you really?]
“Blue dragon. I will say it again. Serve me. If you do that, I will never treat you badly.”
[I am a monster born to destroy the world.]
“Isn’t that because your master wanted it?”
[What do you wish for?]
“I am a warrior. “The warrior exists to protect humans.”
[Is protecting humans… your goal?]
“Yes.”
[But I was born with the command to destroy humans.]
“Weren’t we created by God? He probably said to get rid of evil people.
[…It was said that anyone who uses magic should be killed, even if they are a ninety-nine-year old man or a child one or two years old.]
“That is…
[God said it was the only way to protect humans. Can you do that? If God gave you that command, would you do it?]
Zeke was speechless.
There was no way to know now why God had given them such a cruel command.
Seeing that Suzaku did not refute, the blue dragon’s words were not lies.
“God is ordering us to kill countless people?”
[He said so.]
“That’s a really difficult question.”
Zeke was silent and the blue dragon did not reappear.
“
After a while, Zeke opened his mouth.
“Didn’t your master ask God? “Why do you have to do such a thing?”
[You didn’t ask. Because he was a more loyal angel than anyone else.]
“I will ask. And I will persuade you. “I will pray for you to believe that they can change.”
[He will never listen.]
“Then I will pray again. “If he scours me for my iniquity, I will pray while my bare skin is scourged with thorns.”
[What would you do if it took your life?]
“Still, I will pray. “I will pray for human forgiveness.”
[Your eyes… are not lying.]
“If I become your master, you will be able to read my heart inside out. “Even if I deceive you with shallow lies, can I really become your master?”
The blue dragon hovered around Zeke.
[We were originally created to serve.]
“Suzaku said so too.”
[You can’t decide anything on your own. You can fight against an attacking opponent, but you cannot harm even a single living thing yourself.]
“What a pitiful creature.”
[Everyone was afraid of us and no one had pity on us.]
“I will make everyone proud of you and everyone will look up to you. “That would be the only thing I can do for you as your master.”
[There is no need to cry. Just… not being hated….]
Zeke’s armor glowed blue.
A scale-like pattern filled the top and bottom of the armor.
The blue dragon’s voice was no longer heard.
However, just like Suzaku, the Blue Dragon’s consciousness was with Zeke.
Zeke’s body slowly rose and reached the surface of the water.
Thanks to the lava waterfall, the underground cavity lake was as warm as a hot spring.
Without summoning the power of the Suzaku or the power of the Blue Dragon, he just lay in the water and
looked up at the ceiling.
The power he gained was truly amazing.
Blue Dragon, Suzaku White Tiger, and Hyeonmu were the divine beasts that led the silver world to destruction.
It cannot be compared to any other monster, as it reduced the flourishing magical civilization known as the Magical Century to ashes in just a few years, turning the world into a blank slate.
Now, Zeke has two of those divine beasts under his control.
Destroying the world
wouldn’t be that difficult if you wanted to.
And vice versa.
—Someday, when you become incredibly strong… let’s fight with me.
Deus’ voice rang in my ears like an auditory hallucination.
Can we win now?
I became really strong, but for some reason I didn’t think I could beat Deus.
Maybe it’s because I imagined the shadow in my mind too big.
“…Big ball! “Lord Zeke!”
A voice came from afar.
Zeke came back from his dreamlike state and turned towards the direction from which he heard the voice.
The power of the blue dragon pushed away the surrounding water. If what Suzaku was dealing with was the power of fire, Blue Dragon could control water at will.
As if the water around him was alive, I picked him up and brought him to the shore.
Kielce was looking at Zeke with a dumbfounded expression.
“What the hell… what happened? “Suddenly the lake became calm and Lord Zeke floated on the water as if dead, so I thought something big had happened!”
Zeke smiled.
“There will be no more dragons.”
“no way! “Did you get rid of that monster by yourself?”
“The dragon is a sacred being. It just felt like an irresistible violence as we live in an unimaginable order. Now that I have persuaded him, no more evil dragons will appear here at the Pillar of Tiphareth.”
“A person cannot be great enough to understand the order of God. “I’m just
relieved to hear that Lord Zeke is going to be okay.”
“I too am just a small struggling creature. Then, let’s go together to see His Majesty the King of Tiphareth. We need their help.”
“Our underground clans are all brothers. “We are greedy, so we fight with each other, but we always speak with one voice when it comes to big things. Since Lord Zeke has resolved the dragon’s problem from this faraway place at Her Majesty’s request, the King of Tiparet will gladly grant the favor.”
