17. Traveling through the Demon World (4)
“I don’t think the dead cub suddenly wanted to eat chicken in the grave so he came to catch the grouse. So that means the two of you are together?”
Deus was so excited that he spat out words.
The two he was talking about were Alex and Daro Shu.
“What on earth are you planning to do behind the scenes while pretending to be dead?”
“Who are you pretending to be dead from?”
“From who? “They must be the opposition.”
“The other Seven Dukes? Or… that one?”
Deus felt like his head went cold when he heard that it was that way.
“The two dukes are planning something to deceive the Demon King?”
“That’s the way it is.”
“Are you planning treason?”
“But is there really any need to commit treason? “Because the Demon King is like this, this invasion is as good as a failure.”
It was just as Yulgeum said.
Before Deus changed his mind,
there was a high possibility that the war itself, scheduled for 20 years, would disappear.
“How did you become sure you were alive? “In fact, that’s even more surprising.”
“I don’t know, it’s just a feeling. The order of the Seven Dukes, which has been maintained for 666 centuries… I can assume that it is okay for one person to die, but it is strange to even think about two people suddenly dying. “If it’s not natural, it means there’s an artificiality to it, right?”
“Well, the 6-eye dice was repeated a hundred times in a row.”
“I think it’s less likely than that
. “It starts with the fungal hyphae on which the signature was written in the first place.”
The whole story went back to the moment I met Yulgeum.
Deus looked straight at Yulgeum.
“Who was that mycelium meant to catch? That one? Or me?”
“Are you saying that Daroche planned such a bold thing? “You’re going to hunt down Jin Geum-yong?”
“To be exact, I guess it was arranged so that Jin Geum-yong would come find me. “ If demons are involved in the dragons’ affairs,
they will definitely come to protest to the demon king.”
“So I went looking for it myself.”
“What on earth are these bastards doing?”
“I know one way to make everything go back to the way it was.”
Deus tilted his head at Yulgeum’s story.
“What do you mean?”
“That way is going back home. “Sit on the Demon King’s throne and accept your fate.”
“So you’re saying I ran away from home and it’s been four months?”
“that’s right.”
“It doesn’t make sense. It’s been less than a year since I ran away from home? What about the hardliner dragon?”
“I discovered the name in the fungal hyphae around the time it left the demon world.”
“It’s all my fault.”
“yes.”
“But what you’re saying is a bit strange, damn woman.”
“why?”
“I think you want me to become the devil. “Isn’t the devil who
attacks the human world and causes destruction ?”
“It’s not that I want to become one, I’m the devil. “It means go back to your seat.”
“Wasn’t it better for everyone if there was no demon lord? “Wasn’t that damn woman on the human side?”
“I am on the side of the dragons.”
“Those dragons are on the human side now.”
“Well, that’s true.” Deus grinned.
“So you’re in love with me?”
“yes? “Didn’t you hear me clearly?”
“Is the god of dragons, who is allied with humans,
forgetting his position and advising me to become the devil? “For some reason, we kept going on dates and I guess I fell in love with him.”
“When selecting a demon lord, does the fortress decide on the order of degree of grandiosity?”
“Tell me honestly. “I don’t know if they will accept it or not, but I’ll think about it seriously.”
Yulgeum turned his head and sighed.
“I just don’t like order being broken. So what are you going to do now?”
“I have to find it and put it in the coffin.”
“How are you going to find it?”
“I have to think about it from now on. “That one.”
“I?”
“huh. “That’s what I brought you here.”
“Let’s go back for now. There seems to be no way to stay here any longer. “If Alex and Daroche hide in plain sight, even the Demon Lord won’t be able to find them easily, right?”
Because Yulgeum’s words seemed plausible, Deus ascended to the top of the human world with her.
Zeke
spoke to his butler, Scatul, who was helping him with the dishes.
“Mr. Scatul, you can stop now. “I will do the rest.”
“it’s okay. There’s nothing to do anyway. “Since the master is away, I am also free.”
“It’s free. “He teaches me swordsmanship every day… If it weren’t for Mr. Scatul, the store would have been much more difficult.”
“That’s actually what I would say to Mr. Zeke. “Thanks to Mr. Zeke’s help, I am able to carry out my work at the armor store with ease.”
After wiping the water off the bowl cleanly with a dishtowel, Scatul held the bowl up to the light of the streetlight.
It is perfect.
Seeing the clean dishes made me feel good and I smiled.
“Are your younger brothers working hard?”
“yes. It looks like your little sister already has two friends. “I told you several times that I was grateful that we became close friends during the last school trip.”
“You forced me to send it away, right?”
“Because the participation fee was as much as a gold coin. “It looks like he stopped by Seonghwangcheong and
stayed in a group camp with the Holy Knights.”
“Which one is your aptitude?”
“Maybe because I’m a girl, I’m not interested in swordsmanship. “It looks like he’s learning magic.”
“Prejudice is not good. You can reach a high level only by practicing both sword and sword skills. Zeke, let’s learn magic too. “It is best to train at least auxiliary magic to the level of master.”
Zeke smiled bitterly.
“I’ve barely started learning swordsmanship due to my luck and consideration.
“I am satisfied with just learning swordsmanship from Scatul.”
“Let’s start practicing magic today.”
Zeke was startled by Scatul’s words.
“Magic… do you know?”
“Are you forgetting who I am?”
“ah! “She was a fairy.”
“You learn magic even before you take off your diaper.”
“Still… I can’t cause you any more trouble.”
“Lungs. You are a warrior. In the past, when there were far fewer humans living on the Joseon continent than there are now, humans took it for granted that they would sacrifice themselves for the warriors. The wizards willingly shared their knowledge with the warriors. “Because it was the only way for humanity to survive.”
Scatul looked tenderly into Zeke’s eyes.
Looking into his eyes, Zeke’s heart pounded.
It was the exact opposite of Deus.
When I looked into Deus’ eyes,
courage welled up from deep within me.
But Scatul’s eyes put Zeke’s mind at ease.
I wanted to rely on it.
Even though I had only known him for about a month, I felt like he was a good older brother, someone I had known for several years.
“What’s more important is Zeke’s will. Learning magic and swords together is impossible without a very strong will. “Because I am a warrior, I can at least try.”
“I guess Mr. Scatul is an exception too?”
“Because I’m a fairy. They live much longer than humans .
How about this? Are you willing to learn?”
Zeke hesitated for a moment.
I felt like I wanted to do it.
I wanted to learn everything and become a stronger warrior.
That way, you won’t cause trouble to Deus or others.
But I also wasn’t confident.
When I attended warrior elementary school, the subject I was worst at was magic.
Actually, it wasn’t all Zeke’s fault.
Because magic science was so vast and difficult,
it was natural to receive a failing grade if you did not receive tutoring.
I still followed the magic heat and magic method, but when the magic function, which is the relationship between magic power and target, came out, I completely gave up.
“I have the heart, but I’m not sure if I have the ability.”
“If you lack talent, you just have to put in more effort. Just learning it will be quite helpful.”
The worries didn’t last long.
“I’ll do it! Please teach me.”
“all right. “Then let’s do it starting today
.”
At that time, a man appeared in Zeke’s eyes.
With only one arm, he quickly passed the end of the alley with his face turned that way.
“Mr. Scatul! “Please look at the store for a moment.” The man Zeke hurriedly chased after was a gangster who had been caught by Deus while causing trouble at the store a few months ago.
He covered his face with both hands as Zeke pulled him up.
“Please save me.”
“Tenju-sama!”
“님은…. 그냥 개새끼 소새끼라 불러 주십시오 나리.”
“You’re alive!”
“sorry. I’m sorry for the mistake. “If I have to die, I will die right now, so please save me!”
He fell to his knees, speaking gibberish.
Denju was a well-known gangster in the back alleys of Zoricks.
I had a lot of friends in the knights, so even though I did all kinds of violent things, I was always safe.
Only merchants or knights of the Order would not have been afraid of him, but small and medium-sized
merchants were ripped off quite a lot of money in the name of protection fees.
How did Ahn Ha-muin’s gangster end up like this?
“What happened… that you fell under Deus’ magic?”
“He… he is the devil. I don’t know anything and I haven’t heard anything. Please forgive me. “I will never come near you again.”
“No, that’s not going to happen.”
It was so pitiful to see him so hopelessly lost that Zeke
couldn’t hold on to him any longer.
As he left the trembling man and returned to the stall, Zeke shivered with an unknown chill.
When I returned to the store, a familiar face came as a customer.
I was already in the process of ordering a drink.
He always had a smiling face.
It’s probably not because something good happened, but rather it’s his way of dealing with things.
“Mr. Zeke. “Please give me some delicious snacks today as well.”
The name is Cadenza Pan Holy Peach.
He was a D-class hero who visited Joe Ricks Castle as an investigator for the Holy Emperor’s Office.
His original status was one of the twelve paladins of the Holy Emperor.
They are called Zodiac Knights, and they are the elite of the Holy Emperor.
Since they do not hire those with insufficient skills, there are currently three vacant Zodiac Knight positions.
“Mr. Cadenza!”
Zeke hurriedly wrapped himself in a scarf and took out the stove.
The charcoal burned red.
“What is today’s dish?”
“I mean eggs.”
“Is there a dish like that?”
“If you add sliced vegetables and ham, it can be used as a meal replacement. “It is an authentic dish from the Horsetail Forest, similar to an omelet.”
Cadenza glanced at Scatul.
“It seems like you learned something from him.”
“I went to the fairyland not long ago.”
“That’s interesting. What is it like there now? Interaction with the human world has decreased a lot…
“If you ask me how it is, I have no knowledge about that place. “I can’t say anything other than that fairies live in a huge forest.”
Zeke took out a square pan made from a bent iron plate and gently heated it on charcoal.
I added some sliced vegetables to a cheap ham made from pork butt and whipped an egg.
Cadenza looked at Zeke’s hand movements with interest.
“Your swordsmanship has improved.”
“yes’?”
“I can’t believe my skills have improved so much in such a short period of time… It looks like I found a good teacher.”
“I’m learning from Mr. Scatul here.”
“Does that mean you will reject my offer too?”
“Isn’t that the end of the story?”
“The offer is still valid. “You just have to change your mind.”
Cadenza took a sip of his drink and continued.
“You can answer later. I ended up winning the last bet, right?”
