13. Repeated misunderstandings (5)
“…Do you mind if I look further?”
“What’s the point of finding a middleman when a guy who claims to have sold it comes out? “Check out Pangain.”
“Me?”
“huh. You also have the perfect grudge. “Even if you behave a little harshly, you won’t be suspected.”
Alex looked at Deus in surprise.
“Don’t be too respectful. Because we’re attached.”
“My lord…. As expected, your scheming is hard to fathom.”
“shut up. Then, don’t mess around with me for a while.”
“But will you be okay, my lord? “You really should be alone in the human world.”
“If anyone hears it, they will think that you care about me very much.”
“If it’s not me who takes care of my lord, from meals to underwear, then who else?”
“You’re eating at Zeke’s store these days?”
“As for underwear…
“Don’t bring them.”
“I understand, my lord. “I will be away for a while for my lord.”
“Yeah, bye.”
“A little more… Do you have any words of encouragement or expressions of regret?”
“Nothing at all. “Get out of here.”
“Wow, that’s too much.”
Alex wiped his tears and disappeared into the other side of space.
“To overdo it. “Everyone knows you’re not that kind of bastard.”
I muttered a word and leaned back on the sofa.
“We have to take care of it in moderation. “If things get bigger, it gets more annoying.”
But in the end, a part of my heart felt uncomfortable.
Why on earth did Daroche die?
“Is work going well?”
“Ah, Deus. “It’s a big problem because Alex isn’t here.”
“okay?”
“Alex took care of everything from inventory management to displays.”
“Is that so?”
“Paying salaries to employees was all Alex’s job.”
“Now you have to do it.”
“I don’t know how good I can be.”
“You’ll do well. “He’s a warrior who’s good at everything except fighting.”
Zeke scratches his head.
“By the way, when is Mr. Alex coming?”
“well. “He left because he was busy with his work, so he won’t come back until that work is finished, right?”
“I wish you could come.”
“why?”
“That’s right… he’s a colleague.”
“is it?”
“To Deus, I’m just a butler. I feel secure when I have Alex. “It helps a lot in places you can’t see.”
“Now that I think about it, you actually don’t have any armor, do you?”
“You mean the Dooms series? “I have four hands, feet, a shield, and a sword.”
“You’ll need tops and bottoms. “If possible, it would be better to have a dragon festival.”
“Aren’t you saying it too easily?”
“Well, the difficult thing is…. All you need is some dragon rain.”
“Yes.”
“Okay, I’m going to go somewhere today.”
“Are you going alone?”
“No, with Yulgeum.”
“Then let’s go on a date…
“You’ve grown up a lot. “I also know how to make fun of you.”
“sorry.”
“it’s okay. Then, take a good look at the store. “The more you sell, the higher your salary will be.”
“Don’t worry about the past.”
Deus headed to Joe Ricks Castle’s hotel where Yulgeum was staying.
I happened to see her enjoying tea in the cafeteria on the first floor.
“What do you eat for breakfast?”
“car. “It’s instead of a meal.”
“Now that I think about it, you’re a human. “If you don’t eat properly, won’t you get sick?”
“Are you worried about me?” Yulgeum looking up with round eyes. Deus snorts.
“Is there any reason to worry? “If the client gets sick,
we don’t get paid properly, so we care.”
“I’m embarrassed again.”
“Noisy.”
“But what happened? As I said, from the morning.”
“Would you like to come with me to torture?”
“Isn’t the topic too heavy to recommend with a fresh look in the morning? “I think a walk or a date would be better.”
“I like torture. “It’s the feeling you get when you smile with joy at someone with a distorted face!”
“Everyone, there’s a pervert here.”
“Wouldn’t that be fun too?”
“no.”
“Would you say something like that even after hearing the name of the person you are going to torture?”
Yulgeum opened his eyes wide.
” no way?”
“huh. “I’m going to get tired of being locked up now.”
“Shall we go.”
“Good, I’m starting to discover a new hobby.”
“It’s the opposite. “I’m going to keep an eye on you because I’m afraid you might do too much.”
“Everyone said that at first.”
The place where Deus took Yulgeum was a virtual space.
Beyond the black, fluttering disc, I could see the jet-black prison hallway.
There was no one watching or protecting it, but it was an absolute space from which a being once trapped could never escape.
The only thing that can destroy that prison is something stronger than Deus.
The dark prison hallways were full of spider webs and bugs.
Most of the prison cells were empty.
Several humans and other human-shaped beings were seen with their heads bowed and helpless.
The prisoners’ nutritional condition was miserable.
If you hear the story of what they eat to survive, you will vomit.
“You’re not interested in things like prisoners’ human rights, right?”
“huh? Oh, they are taking good care of me. “You’re still alive, right?”
“Are our kids like that too?”
“If we sell our own people for personal gain, are they still our children?”
“Children may abandon their parents, but parents cannot abandon their children.”
“That would be nice, Mom.”
A large centipede passed by my feet. Yul Geum stiffened and trembled.
“Are you scared of that?”
“Who is scared?”
“That’s surprising. “I never thought Jin Geum-yong would be afraid of centipedes.”
“Isn’t that what it is? Just…
“Just?”
“It’s like an instinct. “Because it’s a human body now.”
“It seems like you’re not scared when you’re a dragon
.”
“of course. Because nothing can hurt you.”
“Is this the same as birds not being afraid of heights?”
“Isn’t it in worse taste than that? “This prison is a virtual space you created.”
“It’s a virtual space, a cave created in a corner of the demon world that only I can enter. “There is a barrier at the entrance, so no one can access it.”
“Anyway, why didn’t you make it a little fresher?”
“What are you doing? “They are the ones who committed a crime and were imprisoned.”
“It’s not a specific sin, it’s just that I don’t like you.”
“That is the greatest sin.”
While arguing, the two arrived at the entrance of an iron door.
Yulgeum frowned at the smell coming from inside.
A foul smell emanated from the sewage accumulated here and there. Genet was immersed in misery and sadness, with his handcuffed hands connected to the chains on the wall.
“Then wait here.”
“No, I’ll go with you.”
“Then don’t disturb me.”
“okay.”
Jaune opened his eyes dimly in the slanted light.
The glorious appearance of the black dragon was nowhere to be found.
“You
“It’s been a while. “Did you like your meal?”
With a mocking expression on his face, Deus approached a barrel in a corner of the prison.
What was contained there was a grain of feed the size of a fingernail.
He said, scooping up a bowl of rice cake and scattering it on the floor.
“Eat if you’re hungry.”
“How long are you planning on humiliating me? Kill it. “I am willing to die.”
“Because the situation is not over yet. “There are people who are against it.”
Gene looked into Deus’ eyes. Then he noticed a being in the dark beyond his shoulder.
“I curse you! “Why are you joining hands with the demons to persecute us?”
Yulgeum did not answer her cries
.
“You were really better off dead. Why are we pretending to be dead…
Deus interrupted her.
“stop. The person I’m talking to is me, not you. “So do you feel like talking about it now?”
“Someone like the devil!”
Gene spat. However, it could not reach Deus’ body.
His smile became distorted. Deus picked up the horsewhip hanging on the wall and struck her in the face.
A sound was made and a red line
was drawn on the cheek.
“I still can’t tell who is the owner. What’s left? He betrayed his people and poisoned the young dragon. That alone will destroy you. Pride? Pride? No, it will just come. Shall I bring you a mirror? “How shabby you look now.”
Deus lifted Gene’s chin with the tip of his horsewhip.
“Don’t act like a dragon. Now that you have abandoned God, you can’t even become a dragon. “It’s just a beast with wings.”
“it is not so! “I did everything
for the dragon race … for the dragon race…”
“You prepared a war for the dragon race?”
“Humans are unreliable opponents. “The enemy!”
“I guess that’s true for you.”
“Just a few centuries ago, we risked our lives fighting against humans. Look at the warriors. They’re still targeting the lives of the dragon clan whenever they get the chance. “They slaughtered the children suffering from mania as if they had been waiting for them.”
“Are you throwing a young puppy into a lion’s enclosure and
blaming the lion? “Isn’t the puppy cute?”
“Soui is always sacrificed for the greater good.”
“Then you either sacrifice yourself. They say it’s worth the price? “If you are hunted by humans, there will be some repercussions among dragons.”
Jaune closed his mouth.
“No, it won’t even be at that level. “Because you too are someone’s servant.”
“What do you mean?”
“I did it because someone told me to do it. Buying poison,
poisoning innocent dragons with it and releasing them into the human world. “The others seem to think it’s your idea, but I don’t think so.”
“We discuss together and reach conclusions together for the common good.”
“A few hardliners?”
“It’s not just a few. “The silent majority supports us.”
“So what is the basis?”
“When the war with humans begins, they will definitely show up.”
“It’s an illusion created in your head. Above all, your God
says otherwise.”
“God is dead.”
“What is here?”
“God is dead. Our real god died a long time ago. All that remains is a shell that has been corrupted by the demons…
“Are you now denying Mother God as well?”
“If he were a true God, he wouldn’t just watch while demons insult me.”
Deus snorted and turned around.
“You’re out of your mind.”
The rhythm was visible. As I looked at her distressed
expression, I suddenly lost interest.
Deus pulled her by the shoulder and escaped the prison.
“Your kid must be crazy.”
Yulgeum sighed.
“He was a smart kid.”
“But thanks to you, I’m convinced.”
“What?”
“It has a separate head.”
“Is that really a factual story?”
“You keep bringing up the reason why you hurt the young dragon from outside. He even goes so far as to say the absurd story that many dragons are supporting him .
“It means that there is someone nearby asking for incorrect information.”
“But as far as I can tell, that kid is the leader of the hardliners.”
“Because there is no law that says the status of the manipulator is necessarily higher.”
Yulgeum unconsciously nodded.
“It’s probably one of the nine other than the three that are locked up. Should I say it’s dark? “It means that there is someone hiding behind the scenes and plotting dirty things.”
Deus said
to Yulgeum, who was walking quietly .
“You know, you.”
“why?”
“How long will it be like this?”
“What?’’
“Indecisive. I hesitate. “It’s the dragons’ job, so they’re adjusting appropriately, but… Why don’t you just step in and sort it out yourself?”
“Don’t you think it was a good idea to sign a non-aggression pact with humans? Then go ahead and give orders. “If you do something like this, everything will be destroyed.”
