episode_0015

Jang-.

The dazzling sunlight stings my eyeballs.

The light emitted by Mary, the Virgin of the Sun, is quite dazzling, but it is nothing compared to the light of the real sun.

Perhaps because I had been living in dark adaptation for 111 days, I felt dizzy for a moment as soon as I got out of prison.

Because I was carrying the saint on my back, I couldn’t fall down carelessly.

“The air has become warmer… .”

The saint speaks in a dying voice.

“Because I came outside.”

“Ahaha… .”

“Don’t open your mouth, just hang in there. As a saint, you wouldn’t want to die on the back of a demon.”

“I thought you would find this situation fun… .”

“If you keep talking like that, I will definitely leave you.”

At my gentle warning, the saintess smiled faintly.

The saint buried her face like a newborn baby into my spine.

I kept worrying that the saint might die before she could climb to the guillotine.

That might be why. I put more pressure on the hand supporting the saint’s buttocks to add stability.

The saintess wrapped her thin arms around my neck, but she had no strength at all. When a breeze blew, my arms would loosen with a snap.

I bent my back further. I wanted the saint to be able to comfortably lean on my back.

It’s a Tartarus motive like no other in the world, so you can do this much, right?

Jeopuk-.

What I’m carrying on my back right now is a precious woman. Although she is scruffy and covered in dust, she is more precious than anyone else in the world.

No one on the continent will have a heart as pure as this woman.

Jeopuk-.

This woman is as light as a feather. Sweat flows like rain, but it is still light. Even cotton candy wouldn’t be as light as this woman. It’s not a joke, it’s serious.

Jeopuk-.

She is such a small woman. She is not very tall, nor does she have a short frame, but she is a small woman because she is not fat.

At that fact, my heart throbs as if I had been hit by a shotgun.

You should have been a little nicer when you were in Tartarus. The last sandwich, don’t eat it in your sleep. I should have given you a saint.

Jeopuk-.

“Come here, Samchilgu times.”

Jailer Thaeseus calls me. They took us in a convoy in the woods.

“Take.”

“Kick.”

“You can ride in the back seat.”

The convoy vehicle was structured like a truck with the top and sides closed. Without saying a word, I went into the back seat, holding the saint.

The guards, except Thaeseus, tried to follow us in. The one who stopped them with a club was Taeseus, the jailer.

“You guys, come to the front.”

“Yes?”

“Don’t make me say it twice.”

“Ah, the warden… According to the principle, when transporting a prisoner, twice as many guards must ride in the back seat… .”

Celt blurted out his words. It looks like Thaeseus is about to do something against the rules again. That iron-clad person.

“I can’t distinguish between an order and a request.”

After leaving those words, Theseus walked forward and got into the front seat of the vehicle.

“… .”

The guards reluctantly followed him and sat together in the narrow front seat.

Eventually, the back door of the car closed, and I was once again left alone with the saint in the small, dark room.

My eyes, which had been stinging from seeing the light for a short time, cheered at the return of darkness.

“Chief jailer.”

At that time, the sound of a loud conversation was heard beyond the wall separating the front and back of the convoy.

“Just now, what is the reason why you are so nice to the saint, even breaking the rules?”

This was a question from one of the guards.

Thaeseus’ answer came after a long time.

“… I just repay the favor.”

It was a very short answer considering it took a long time. However, because of that, I was able to use my imagination even more.

Theseus is from Eden Academy, like the saints and warriors.

And, Theseus, who was a commoner, was severely harassed there.

… It’s obvious.

Apparently, this kind-hearted woman was kind to the poor outcast, Theseus.

Because a saint is that kind of person.

This may be the reason why Theseus, who has misanthropic thoughts, only gives his kind recognition to saints.

“Umm… .”

Anyway, Ojiryan is a very broad woman. And then, even though it ended up like this, they couldn’t leave me, a demon, alone even after entering Tartarus.

Still, looking back now, I want to praise it. I didn’t want to be squatting in this narrow backseat with those gloomy guards.

Rustling-.

The backseat wasn’t wide enough for two people to lie down on their knees. So, I sat down with my back against the locked door.

“Excuse me for a moment… .”

Letting out words weakly, the saintess leaned the back of her head into my arms. He put his butt between my spread legs.

“… As I live, I sometimes embrace that saint.”

“You hugged me last night too… .”

“That’s because the saintess gave it to her arbitrarily. To me who is tied up.”

“Ahaha… .”

“Get some sleep here. I will wake you up when we arrive at the square.”

“Is that okay?… ?”

“I slept well last night, so I’m not really sleepy.”

“Hmm… Well, you must be young because you had a passionate dream.”

“Well, what are you saying! This lewd bitch!”

He immediately protested as if he were angry, and the saintess burst into laughter.

I suddenly wonder if that smile can be maintained even when going to the guillotine.

Rattling-.

The convoy carrying us moved along, shaking wildly.

I was reluctant to wake the saint from her sleep due to the vibrations, so I raised my arms around her and put my legs under her. I didn’t want the vibrations to reach the saint.

The saint did not offer any resistance and remained quiet.

After traveling for about two hours like that.

“What, it’s cold?”

I felt the vibration from above, not below. This was because the saint’s delicate body was trembling.

“A little… It’s cold… .”

“Take a look.”

When I placed my hand on the saint’s forehead, I felt her skin covered in sweat with an extremely high fever. The heat felt like my hand was melting, and wrinkles naturally formed between my eyebrows.

“A, you say you are a saint of the sun, but why are you so weak?”

“The grace that the Lord gave me… This is proof that we are gradually reaching the bottom… .”

“Tsk.”

I moved my arms and wrapped them around the saint’s tiny body. While I was coming up from Tartarus, I had my back wrapped around the saint’s stomach, but now it’s the exact opposite.

“How about it, is it better like this?”

“Thank you… . There will always be silver for you… .”

“Don’t say grace or anything like this. Because it’s unfamiliar.”

“Being aware of your own good deeds is not just pride… .”

“Who says you are conceited? Just because I’m uncomfortable?”

Even as she spoke bluntly, the saintess’s body was trembling mercilessly. Like someone with a bad flu.

I pressed the top of the saint’s head with my chin and hugged her with both arms. Please, stop talking.

If you keep saying that, I feel anxious.

I didn’t think death was a big deal, but I don’t know why I feel so distraught. No matter how many times I think about dying, the more I imagine the cruel scene of the saint’s head being cut off, the more my heart becomes oppressed.

Kkook-.

As emotions intensified, the strength surrounding the saint intensified. Even though it was clear that she was in pain, the saint stayed still.

I held her in my arms with all my strength. It’s like the polar opposites of a magnet trying to avoid falling apart. Please don’t fall away from me.

You foolish and foolish woman.

A woman who was so foolish that she did not give up hope even though the world was filled with the devil’s evil spirit.

This woman is so brainless that she made the Succubus Queen, the Duke of Demon World, feel guilty.

This woman is so foolish and naive that she tells the hero who betrayed her that everyone makes mistakes.

This is a woman who lashes out at the devil, embraces even demons and traitors by burning their lives, and generously shares her lifespan with insignificant people.

If only, a little selfishly, I chose to live like everyone else did.

“Wouldn’t it be possible for you to die today? .”

The subtle light that had always flowed along the line of the saint’s body was no longer visible.

Rattling-.

Rattling-.

It rattled… … .

*****

Squeak- thud.

The convoy carrying the saint and me finally stopped.

Soon the back door of the car opened, and the sunlight in the sky poured down on us.

I woke up the saint by pressing her soft cheeks.

“Saint, we have arrived.”

“… .”

“Let’s go, let’s go to die.”

“Wooh, wow… .”

The saintess stood up, raising her head.

“Would you like me to take off the bandages? You’ll soon be standing in front of everyone, and you don’t want to be seen wearing an eyepatch.”

“Yes, I would appreciate it.”

“Sigh After sleeping, my voice became clearer.”

He carefully removed the bandage that had been covering the saint’s head, one layer at a time.

The saintess had her eyes tightly closed.

“No eyeballs?”

“Yes.”

“Then don’t open your eyes. Just close your eyes. I’ll carry you on my back.”

“Thank you.”

The saintess’s smooth eyebrows fluttered as if fluttering. I think it’s because it’s been a long time since I’ve been in contact with the air.

“37 times and 38 times times. Come out.”

“Joker, the time has come.”

The sound of Thaeseus and the Celt’s call pierced my ears. I nodded obediently and asked a question quietly.

“Saint, can I take you with me?”

Thaeseus answered with a brief nod.

“As long as you don’t do unnecessary things. Now, all the big names on the continent are gathered in the square.”

“Did dragons and elves come too?”

“I guess it’s just them.”

Thaeseus took a quick look around outside the car and then spoke.

“Fairies, angels, devils and… Even the gods are here.”

“Aren’t you on good terms with the gods?”

“Not really, they know that if they mess with me, they will die.”

“Giggle, your confidence is amazing.”

After putting my foot out the door, I lowered my upper body as much as possible and spoke to the saint.

“Now, saint. Hurry up and get on board.”

“Excuse me.”

The saint struggled to get up and fell, clinging to my back. After putting the saint on her back again, and supporting her buttocks with my hands, I carefully bent my knees and went out.

““… … … … … !!!!””

The first thing I saw was a huge crowd of nearly tens of thousands of people.

It is not distributed only to certain races.

Although there were quite a few humans, there were also many races such as giants, elves, and dwarves.

On top of the spiers were some extremely rare species, such as angels with huge pure white wings on their backs and devils sitting with their black bat-like wings folded.

Countless low-level monsters such as goblins and orcs were also gathered there. It felt like a grand unification of the continent had taken place.

Was it because of me or the saint that they gathered together?

I do not know. I’m not particularly interested.

“Just walk straight along the road.”

Theseus pointed his finger in a direction among the crowd.

There, the Demon King’s army was lined up in a long line on both sides.

At the end of the road, there was a long staircase. Stairs rising to the sky. High stairs.

At the top of the stairs, there was a guillotine that would cut off the hairs of the saint and me.

This is the guillotine that has brought countless emperors, kings, heroes, and villains to the dew of execution.