Why I Quit Being the Demon King Chapter 43

10. Meeting the Underground People (4)

Baron Kielce frowned.

“What are you trying to say? “Why are you trying to disparage my achievements as trivial?”

“I don’t care whether you share the credit for catching the hydra or chew it up and swallow it. “There you are, Her Majesty the Queen.”

Deus looked straight at the queen.

“It seems like there is a dwarf buying poison from the demons

. “Can you find it for me?”

The entire throne room was shaken by the words “demon poison.”

Meanwhile, the queen felt a sense of trust in Deus’ rude attitude.

Those in power were originally expected to be wary of flattery and overly embellished politeness.

“Everyone go away! I need to talk to the human warriors. “Lord Kielce, please stay by my side and prepare for any unexpected disaster.”

“Ayyyyy! “Everything will be done

according to your wishes .”

Deus stood under the throne and looked straight up at the queen.

There were four stairs, but there was no significant difference in eye level. The queen’s side is just a little higher.

“Does this mean that the plague circulating at the entrance to the Southern Root Clan’s land is the work of demons?”

“I don’t know that.”

“You’re reversing what you said! Are you trying to humiliate me?”

“It’s true that the poison belongs to the demons. “But we still don’t know who sprayed it.”

“…Someone is bringing demon poison into the clan.”

“It’s the dragon’s testimony. “They said they bought the poison from charcoal dealers.”

“It’s a dragon! “The story keeps getting more complicated.”

“We need to find out which of the charcoal workers is doing business between demons and dragons. “He probably holds all the keys.”

“I understand what you want. What will you do for us in return?”

“…Can’t you just do it?”

“Can not be done.”

“What if I don’t destroy your clan?”

“I refuse.”

“It’s not working.”

“Then let’s do it this way. In area R42, there is a door that has not been opened for the past 30 centuries. If you open that door, our Southern Root Clan will do our best to help you.”

Deus looked straight into the queen’s eyes.

This was not a matter that could be resolved solely through threats of force.

It wouldn’t be a bad idea to negotiate in moderation.

“They couldn’t find a way to open it for 30 centuries? “Isn’t the dwarf’s technology the best on the continent?”

More than anything, I became interested in the fact that it was a door that could not be opened.

“Lord Kielce will explain the details here. Then go and see. “I will be praying that you bring good luck.”

In another room, Baron Kielce explained area R42.

“The southern root is a huge tree. “It’s different.”

One of the roots of the Sephiroth that supported the sky is called Malkuth.

Kielce took out an illustration and placed it in front of him.

“Area R42 is expected to contain great treasures. The entire clan

has tried countless methods over the past 30 centuries to excavate it, but the door has still not been opened.”

“It’s a treasure… then that’s a different story.”

“What do you mean?”

“To put it simply, it’s like this. “What is my share?”

“What nonsense. Where is your part in it? Area R42 is the territory of our Southern Root Clan.”

“I don’t know what the absurdity is, but…

At that time, Alex made a gesture with his hand and foot, interrupting Deus. At the same time, a hand signal was sent.

Deus crossed his arms and shook his hands, as if saying, ‘Master, leave this to me!’

“Lord Kielce. As you know, our party’s leader, Lord Hollybitch, is an outstanding warrior. However, due to the hardships it took to acquire weapons, the fortunes of the family declined significantly. We do not covet treasure for self-interest. After all, it is a treasure to increase the strength of a warrior. How is it? “If you truly wish to befriend Lord Hollybitch, how about paying him a fair price for the journey to find the treasure?”

Kielce looked at Zeke. When I saw Zeke with a kind smile, I felt weak.

“When you say that, I don’t think I can refuse you so harshly. I will speak to my Queen. But don’t expect too much. “I will distribute the by-products of dismantling the Hydra’s body as I said before, but it is not easy because the treasures of Area R42 have been endured for 30 centuries.”

After his story, the group moved to area R42.

I opened and closed several doors and headed down and up the hallway.

The place we arrived was in front of the gate hiding a huge stone chamber.

It was area R42.

In front of the stone gate, dozens of short charcoal workers were already encamped.

They were trying to open the door using every tool imaginable, including sharp pliers, drills, crowbars, and steel weights.

Kielce greeted the excavation leader and introduced the group.

The excavation leader said that it would soon be dinner time and showed the group where to stay.

As soon as we unpacked our belongings, Deus flopped down on the bed and opened his mouth.

“I’m hungry.”

“Would you like to eat something?”

Deus shook his head when Zeke asked.

“Should I ask the hero to do something like that? “I guess I’ll just leave it to the dwarves.”

Yulgeum, who was assigned a different room because she was a woman, had no luggage to unpack, so she immediately returned to where the group was.

“It looks like fun.”

Yulgeum looked at Deus’ expression and said something.

“Yeah, it’s fun. “It’s like an adventure between a hero and his companions, right?”

The room they were in now had a window.

Yulgeum said, pointing his thumb through the window that gave a clear view of the huge stone gate of R42.

“But it won’t be easy.”

“What is that?”

“I don’t know either.”

“But why is it difficult?”

“Because I don’t know.”

“ah! Well, you…

“Me?”

“He’s very old.”

“Tell me you have a lot of experience.”

“That’s it. Wait…a door you don’t know about?”

“yes.”

“Is there such a thing?”

“So, it’s not easy. “It’s probably material from a previous era.”

“The Silver Age?”

“Before you see it.”

“Could it be the Age of Gold?”

“huh. A relic of that great era when the sea of stars was sailed using tremendous fire. “Only God and angels can handle it; it is a forbidden area that beings like us cannot touch.”

“What? Then the deal sucks.”

” maybe?”

“Then I should have stopped you.”

“Why are you angry at me? “You caused the accident, right?”

While the two were arguing, Alex took Zeke outside.

“I’ll get out of the way so you two can spend some time together

.”

“Oh yeah.”

“If you’re going to talk, you should at least hold hands. “That way, the odds will go up.”

“yes?”

“no. “Then shall we go get something for dinner?”

After dinner, he lay in bed and rolled around for a few hours, and it seemed like Deus was starting to get bored again.

He suddenly got up and left the room. I separated Alex, who insisted on following me, and

headed toward the stone gate. There were four pillars made of cylindrical stones stacked in front of the door.

A stone is just a stone. When I lightly scratched it with my fingertip, it turned into powder and fell off.

However, the door jamb behind the pillar was made of a completely different material.

I tried scratching it with my fingernail, but there wasn’t even the slightest scratch.

It was a stone that the devil’s fingernails, which could scratch even diamonds and make marks, could not hurt.

“It was the Age of Gold…

God first created the world and

created humans to live there.

The era they achieved was the golden age. It is said that although he had the power to navigate the night sky at will, he was eventually destroyed by a weapon he made himself.

A war where fire consumed the earth, boiled the soil, evaporated even sea water, and turned the entire world into darkness.

It is said that the sea that covered the sky fell as rain mixed with mugwort for a thousand days, and all life came to an end with that.

“And the Silver Age.”

God created humans again.

The humans who survived in the Silver Age created a brilliant magical civilization.

With just a small wand, he could control water, fire, and earth at will, creating numerous substances.

But their beautiful civilization did not last very long.

The war over ownership of the magic stone, the source of magic, eventually led to destruction once again.

“Finally, an era of chaos.”

Is this because God’s control has weakened?

The demon race was born and the dragon race arose.

God created the world again, but only one continent, Jose, became the property of humans.

Dwarves dug a burrow underground, and demons built a nest in the open hill.

Beyond the borders of the world born from the magic wars of the Silver Age, dragons established their own civilization.

“So, although it is said to be an age of chaos, isn’t it the longest period of time that civilization has been maintained?”

It seems he wasn’t talking to himself. I turned my head and saw Yulgeum standing there.

She, leaning against the pillar,

nodded to what Deus said. Deus said.

“They say the Gilded Age lasted only about 80 centuries.”

“The Silver Age was shorter. “It was destroyed within the 20th century.”

“And the Age of Chaos entered the 666th century. Instead, you lost both the ability to go into space and the power to control everything with magic.”

“It might be just that good. “Humans are foolish.”

Deus nodded at Yulgeum’s words.

Yulgeum opened his mouth again.

“Star Pottery.”

” what?”

“This is it. “It’s called star pottery.”

At Yulgeum’s words, Deus patted the door again.

It felt really smooth like porcelain.

“The hardness is three times that of diamond. All physical and chemical damage can be prevented simply by coating it with a thickness of several millimeters. “It is said that the decks of ships that sailed on the Sea of Stars in the past

were also coated with star porcelain.”

At that moment, Deus punched the wall.

thud.

The entire underground space shook as if there had been an earthquake.

However, not even a small groove appeared on the surface of the door.

“That’s an annoying door.”

“Even the devil’s power won’t work.”

“I’m pissed.”

“Go for it! Go for it!”

“Noisy. “But why did you come here?”

“I thought I would try opening the door.” Deus frowned.

“What is that unpleasant confidence? “Are you full of arrogance, thinking you can do it even though I can’t?”

“Is it really arrogance?”

Yulgeum smiled and headed toward the center of the door.

“also. “I ruined everything.”

There was a depression at the bottom of the huge door, about 5 meters high. It was about the height of a person’s waist and was made in the shape of a small box from the beginning.

“what is that?”

“handle.”

“A handle? No matter how you look at it, it just looks like a small box.”

“that’s right. “It’s a relic of the Gilded Age.”

Yulgeum stretched out his hand and touched the dented part of the door.

A dusk-like light bloomed in her hands.

“The Age of Gold, the Age of Silver. Although it was destroyed…• Not all of its legacy was lost. “It’s just my opinion, but the demons inherited the legacy of the Golden Age.”

“we?”

“huh. “You went from worshiping fire to using that fire to build an underground civilization.”

“I don’t know how to make star pottery.”

“Maybe I’ll make it someday.”