episode_0080

“Ugh, ugh. It’s the head.”

Damn those damn Four Heavenly Kings.

In the end, instead of helping me until the end, I just watched.

I won’t kill you, but I will take petty revenge.

I will clean the inside of the Demon King’s Castle for a week. You’ll have to go through some trouble.

“Anyway, where is this place?”

I held my pounding head and looked around.

Instead of the boat I was on, a sandy beach stretched out before my eyes.

···Looking at the wooden planks scattered around me, it looks like the ship was broken.

It is quite different from the sandy beach of the Demon World.

It’s not purple sand filled with magic, but a pretty sparkling color.

“···pretty.”

Unlike the dull scenery of the Demon World, it was a beautiful scenery.

Is this why everyone wanted to come over to the human world?

As I was leisurely immersed in sentimentality, I heard a voice from far away.

“···! ···. ···energy?”

“Oh, it’s them.”

Anyway, these guys are no help at all.

Those who were invisible when you tried to look, suddenly appear without notice while enjoying the scenery for a moment.

“Here, here…?!”

I quickly hid behind a rock at the sight of red hair.

‘Yo, yoyoyo, hero…?! Why here?!’

Big trouble, big trouble, big trouble, big trouble!

Sweat began to be secreted to the point that my hands felt slippery.

I wiped it off with my clothes in frustration, but it didn’t seem to stop, let alone wiped it off.

It was because I was so nervous that my whole body was sweating.

“···? I think I heard a sound from here.”

“Isn’t it a mistake? I didn’t hear it.”

“No, I heard it too. It was a girl’s voice.”

“If the sisters said that, then it’s true. Shall we look for it?”

Uh, what should I do?!

Heroes and companions!

As expected, the Four Heavenly Kings are useless!

Where have you gone, you incompetent bastards? Don’t you have to protect the Demon King?

Although I killed the Four Heavenly Kings a hundred times in my mind, all I could do was catch my breath as much as possible and pray that I would not be caught.

Pass by, pass by, pass by…!

“Did I hear it wrong?”

“···That’s strange. I don’t think I heard wrong.”

“Well, even if there was someone, it may have already passed.”

“is it?”

Phew.

Luckily, did it go well?

I breathed a sigh of relief and then thought for a moment.

…Oh, I’m not much different from a human.

It doesn’t have horns, it doesn’t have wings, and its skin color is the same.

Plus, since I’m so weak, wouldn’t I fail a test or something?

I think I heard somewhere that strong people recognize each other.

I’m weak so it’ll be okay. This might be an opportunity.

What if I infiltrate as a hero’s companion without knowing that I am the Demon King?

Haha, turn crisis into opportunity! After all, I am a genius!

I stuck my head out to implement a method I had improvised.

“W-here…!”

“Demon King, he’s not coming.”

“I see. Isn’t it about time it came?”

?!

Well, what did you say, those guys?

What about the Demon Lord?

“···? I heard something again.”

“Aren’t you tired? I don’t know if you’re sleeping well.”

“It’s strange… I slept well last night too…?”

I hastily put my head back in.

Do you know that the Demon Lord’s army has come…?!

how?!

I haven’t done anything yet, so there’s no way I would know!

“Demon King, you’re sure not everyone died on the way, right?”

“No way. Still, they must be elite.”

“···Ha, why aren’t you coming?”

Now I was starting to get goosebumps beyond cold sweat.

I don’t know why, but these guys.

We are understanding the internal situation of the Demon King Army…!

“Uh, what should I do…?”

I was in big trouble.

Hero, I decided to make a surprise attack…!

Well, there was a rumor that he was stronger than I thought.

There is also a story that he defeated the former Four Heavenly Kings, Ishtar.

To be honest, I think it’s because they gathered together a lot of strong people and took them down, but it’s bound to cause minor insecurities.

So I decided to make a surprise attack as safely as possible!

Looks like all my plans went wrong. What do we do···!

“What should I do?”

“Hkkk?!”

“···?”

Hee hee hee hee…!

You were surprised! what!

When I looked back, the water-colored haired woman who had been standing next to the hero was crouching behind me.

Did we get here before we knew it? No, how did you notice in the first place?! You were hiding!

“I thought there was someone there, so I looked around, and he seemed very worried, so I talked to him. . . . I’m sorry if you surprised him.”

“Ah, ah, no… it’s okay!”

What if they consider me suspicious because I stutter?

I might die. I might die…!

But my body was trembling, unable to overcome the fear.

Please calm down, my body. please!

“···Oh, sorry. Did you drift away?”

“Drifting?”

“He was stammering, and his whole body was soaked. He was shaking, and there were wooden planks lying around. Isn’t the ship a shipwreck?”

What is it, what is it, what is it…!

Why do you even know that the ship was destroyed!

All humans are like this?!

“Ugh, you must be catching a cold. Come here for a moment.”

“Now, wait a minute…!”

He was forcibly dragged by the hand, unable to hide behind the rock and dragged in front of the warrior.

Even my struggles had no effect at all. The hand I was holding tightly started to hurt.

Wasn’t he a wizard?! Why is your grip so strong!

He looks like a wizard and his powers are ridiculous?!

“···? Yuna, what about that child?”

“I think it’s a child in distress around here. It looks very cold.”

My mind spins loudly.

No matter how many times I think about what to do, all I can see in the end is me dying.

Crushing, starving, drowning, falling, starving, suffocating.

The countless deaths I had read about in books flashed before my eyes.

My destruction stood before my eyes.

“Are you okay? You look like you’re in a lot of pain.”

“A dog, a dog…”

“···He doesn’t look fine? Can you come by for a moment? I need to take a closer look.”

Oh, no.

That human is dangerous! You’re going to kill me!

I shook my head as much as possible to express my refusal.

“I’m sorry. Your opinion doesn’t matter. Excuse me for a moment.”

“Ah?!”

“Hmm, fortunately it looks like there are no injuries.”

afraid. It’s scary.

I couldn’t stand the fear of the person in front of me looking at me with worried eyes.

It felt like a wyvern was staring at me with its mouth open in front of me with interest.

Me, I don’t want to die…! help me!

“What do you think, Jupiter?”

“There doesn’t seem to be any trauma. However, colds cannot be cured with divine power, so I need to go to the doctor.”

“I see. Now, kid. I’m sorry, but it’s for your own good. I need to stop by the hospital with you.”

“I hate it…!”

Go with those humans? it’s crazy?!

Rather than moving around with that monster, I’d rather move around with the Four Heavenly Kings!

“I know kids your age don’t like hospitals, but it’s better to go before they get sicker.”

“Oh, it doesn’t hurt!”

“Isn’t it good to lie? You’re shaking like that.”

It’s not that I’m sick, it’s that I’m scared of you guys!

···I wanted to do something like that.

But what can I do when it’s so scary? Let alone saying anything, he couldn’t even refute, so he just shook his head.

“What about my parents? Do you know where they are?”

“I don’t know.”

“···Acquaintance?”

“I don’t know.”

“How did you get here?”

“Well, when I opened my eyes, it was here…”

I’m being interrogated…!

I answered truthfully to avoid suspicion as much as possible.

The majority of demons don’t know their parents, and neither do their acquaintances. These Four Heavenly Kings, I have no idea where they went.

How did you get here? That’s what I want to ask! After getting caught up in the typhoon, I woke up to find myself here!

“Oh my god. What should I do, sister? I think she’s an abandoned child.”

“Well, there’s nothing we can do. First, we have to take them to the orphanage…”

See, daycare?

If you’re taken to a place like that, you won’t be able to defeat the hero.

Is this an intention to naturally destroy the plan by pretending to serve others?

After all, it’s a warrior’s dirty way.

“Oh, no. He’ll be right back.”

“Coming? Who?”

“···Uh, Bell. Bell and Ars said they were coming. They should be here soon.”

Phew, I passed it well.

The names of the Four Heavenly Kings may have remained in human records, which could cause problems, so I shortened them accordingly.

I’m sorry, Belphegor. Asmodeus.

But isn’t it wrong for you guys not to save me?

If you think about it, you guys were the ones who made the mistake first.

“···Eupie-chan.”

“···Yes, I think that’s it.”

“Yes?”

Now I start to get anxious when those guys move.

What are you going to say to embarrass me again, hero party?

I won’t lose!

“Listen carefully. ···Your name?”

“Al. Everyone called me Al.”

“Okay, Al. Listen carefully.”

Oh my god, how can you ask questions so naturally?

I almost spit out my information without realizing it.

Fortunately, I succeeded in telling the story by twisting the name naturally.

Hehe, I won’t tell you that my name is Baal!

“Unfortunately, those Belles and Asses won’t be here.”

“That can’t be right. It’s coming soon.”

Yeah, that can’t be true.

Didn’t you give them an order to protect me?

uh? wait for a sec?

“Unfortunately, they don’t seem to like eggs very much. They won’t come.”

“No! It’ll be here soon! It’ll be here soon!”

It can’t be, it can’t be…?!

My, what was my last command?

I tried to recall as much as I could.

···Ah, this is it.

[ Cross the Red Sea with me. ]

My complexion instantly turned pale.

Oh, what should I do? For some reason, they didn’t help me in the Red Sea.

I didn’t renew the order…!

“I know it’s sad, Al, but now you have to admit it. They abandoned you.”

“B-there’s no way I threw it away! There’s no way that’s possible!”

“Whew, that’s bittersweet. Sorry, guys. I’ll be away for a moment.”

It can’t be like that, it can’t be like that…!

If this happens, what am I?

He’s a weak king who fell alone in the enemy’s camp!

Even the rule of the throne does not work on humans!

“Is that a valuable item?”

“Are you going to take this?! I will never give it to you! I can’t give it to you!”

“No, I won’t take it. Please, please keep it.”

There’s no way I can give you this. This is a throne, a throne! You wouldn’t be able to tell with your rotten eyes!

Because it was transformed like that!

Because the throne is quite large, its shape has been adjusted so that it can move.

So now it is just a simple teddy bear. However, its true form is a throne that rules over demons. It is an item that cannot and should never be dropped.

I hugged the throne, fearing that they might take it by force. I can’t give you this!