episode_0065

What kind of being is a knight?

It’s a question that interests me, but unfortunately I don’t know the answer. Because I am not a being who solves questions.

But if you say that you are a being that asks questions, then that is not the case.

If I had to define it, I would say it is a being that uses questions. Like right now.

“Do you mind if I am a descendant of Lucifer?”

“Yes.”

“They say they hate Lucifer.”

“The lord’s name is Oscar. It’s different from Lucifer.”

Beatrice seems to have made up her mind.

“What do you want from me?”

“The knight wants only one thing. With your sword, I hope you can annihilate more of your enemies than anyone else.”

“In short, do you want to fight?”

“… I want to bring bloody glory to my lord. I hope that my master’s sword will be able to stand at the forefront of the battlefield.”

Beatrice’s resolve and will were all confirmed. Her resolve was not to be changed by anything like the secret of her birth. I covered my mouth with my hand to stop the laughter from escaping.

“Why don’t you just be honest? He wants to use me as an excuse to go into battle and be intoxicated with the sense of superiority of the winner.”

“… Yes, there is no reason to hide it now. As a warrior, I want to feel the superiority of a winner, and as a knight, I want to serve my lord. But I don’t want a situation where my master dies again because of me. This is why I serve you as my master.”

I shouldn’t laugh at such a solemn moment, but I keep laughing.

I feel like I’m missing something important while laughing. That doesn’t work. I quickly change the subject.

“Okay, then let’s start with signing the contract.”

“Contract… What do you mean?”

“Yes, I hope Sir Beatrice lives for a long time to assist me. A hundred years is too short, right?”

“If that is the lord’s will, then whatever. What can God do?”

“ Stick out your mouth. Like Lucifer, I don’t know how to easily make a contract verbally.”

I will honor “ people.”

Beatrice obediently followed my orders. She raises her smooth chin at an angle and extends it towards me. I opened her mouth with my fingers. Then he shouted to Aru who was behind him.

“Aru! Come on!”

“Keng? Kkkk!”

Aru came running with four steps.

“That prisoner… .”

“Ahaha, since we are now colleagues, let me formally introduce you. My name is Aru, my pet wolf. He is born with the bloodline of the Wolf King. He is also my assistant.”

“is of King Lee’s bloodline… ?”

“Don’t be too burdened. So, this guy is a wolf, and Sir Beatrice is my knight, right? There is no comparison in terms of rank. Even if my Aru was with me a hundred years before me.”

“Kkkk! I am not a pet wolf!”

“That’s right, man. What are you denying?”

“Grrr… !”

“Sseu-eup, this bastard is showing his teeth again. Okay, bite my finger.”

I gently wave my finger in front of Aru, who is growling with a fierce face. Aru’s eyes turn dark.

“Keng? bite? Young demon fingers?”

“Uh, just enough for a small amount of blood to come out.”

“If it hurts, tell me.”

Ododog-.

“Ahh! That, stop!”

Wow, you damn bastard, how hard are you biting me to the point where I just draw a little blood?

It seems that Aru’s teeth grip strength is gradually increasing to an unbearable level. Perhaps Aru will soon chew up Beatrice’s great sword, which is entirely possible considering Aru’s still-growing teeth.

“Ouch… One power is ridiculously strong. Anyway, Sir Beatrice? I’m going to use a little bit, but please be patient.”

“You’re using it… ? what… … Ugh… !”

Thanks to Aru, the gaping wound is patched up with Beatrice’s gaping mouth hole. The liquid that came out of me gulps into Beatrice’s mouth.

Human blood tastes like fishy iron, but demon blood has a thick and bitter taste. Beatrice’s brow furrows.

“Drink it all. As much as possible.”

“Ubung… Ugh… .”

Perhaps because it is difficult to breathe, dew-like water droplets form at the corners of Beatrice’s eyes. I don’t flinch and pour in more of my blood.

The blood of the demons itself has the power of conquest. The first party in the contract is me and the second party is Beatrice. That’s why I inject her with my blood.

Gulp-.

“Well, good job. It’s over now.”

“Ugh! Wow! Umm… Is this the end? Shin hasn’t even said that he will make a contract with the lord yet… .”

When I took out the finger I had put in Beatrice’s mouth, she let out a coughing fit.

“It’s okay. Lucifer makes verbal contracts, and I look at people’s hearts. Since there is a will in Sir Beatrice’s heart to make a contract with me, the contract is over.”

Beatrice cleared her throat several times, as if she was not used to the feeling of my blood entering her throat. I left her behind and headed to the last task.

Archangel Uriel.

No, baby angel Uriel.

It’s an unknown card that I was given the chance to take on, but it may turn out to be an unexpected blessing.

Uriel’s feelings for me cannot be good. I opened a new world to her, but it was a new world that burned and collapsed. Uriel lost everything because of me.

However, we must not drive Uriel to death. Because if she dies, the archangels will retaliate.

In the end, there is only one stance I must take. Ingratiating himself with Uriel. Whether or not Uriel becomes an archangel again in the future.

“Hey, our L.C. who lives in heaven. Wake up.”

“Uh, um… .”

“If you don’t wake up, are you going to leave me here? Wake up quickly.”

“You… who… .”

“I really can’t throw this away, you’re making it a nuisance. Don’t you remember me? It’s me, Oscar, the one who brought about your downfall! A demon wearing a mask!”

When I shouted that far, Uriel’s golden eyes, which had been grumpy, opened brightly.

When Uriel came to his senses, he recognized me and stepped back in horror.

“Demon, demon!”

“You seem to have come to your senses. Would you like to start by organizing your titles? I will call that person Woori L. What would you like Woori L. C. to call me?”

“Demon The fact that you are still alive… Hey, Michael! Gabriel and Raphael! What happened to them all!”

As soon as I regain my senses, I start looking for other angels, thinking that someone might not be an angel.

I recalled the memories of the previous day. When I think about it, Uriel fainted while Michael and I were talking, but woke up briefly in the middle of the conversation, and only said that he wanted to become an archangel again and ascend to the truth, and then fainted again.

Then I don’t know why Michael entrusted himself to me. I don’t really know why either.

Still, I have to explain. Uriel will completely trust and follow Michael, the leader of the angels.

“Whoa, calm down. Why are women so unable to maintain their composure these days?”

“Answer! What did you do to Michael?”

“What should I do with Michael? How strong is he? Those three went away on their own. You know, right? According to the law between the demon world and the heavenly world, demons cannot go to heaven, and angels cannot stay in the demon world for long.”

“Then… Are you saying they left me here? Well, it must have been an inevitable choice for them… .”

“Hmm… It is difficult to say that it was just thrown away. I asked. Between Lucifer and me, who would you entrust our L.C. to? The angels initially wanted to leave it to Lucifer. But then our L.C. woke up. With baby angel wings on his back.”

As he speaks, he points out the wings on Uriel’s back. Uriel, who only then realized that wings had appeared on his back, was quite surprised as he moved his hands behind his back.

“Do you remember what Woori L said? You said you wanted to become an archangel again and reach the truth. After hearing those words, Michael thought for a moment and then spoke. If WooriLC follows Lucifer, even if he survives, he will never become an archangel. And then he left it to me.”

“Okay… I remember… Michael asked me several times if I was sincere… .”

“Yes, that’s right. Mr. Michael said, Mr. Uriel will come to the truth at some point by spending time by my side and seeing me. I don’t really know why.”

“… Michael really said that?”

Are you saying that even if you trust Michael, you can’t trust me?

No problem, I have a witness.

“Aru! say it! Is it true what I just said?”

“Keng? Kkkk! I remember everything! It’s true!”

“As expected, our Aru is smart!”

As Aru’s testimony was added, Uriel lowered his head as if in resignation.

“I see… So now I have to follow you around.”

“Oh? Michael, will you obey my words?”

“Because Michael said that. Michael must have had something on his mind.”

“The trust between colleagues is very strong. By the way, do you mind? Don’t you hate me? He is the one who made WooriLC’s wings like this.”

Hold-.

I pulled Uriel’s wings as if pinching them. Uriel slapped my hand away in shame. It looks like there is a strong sense of rejection towards me.

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

“… .”

I think the resentment and silent resentment towards me is too great to just count it as a belief in Michael.

This issue needs to be addressed clearly. I don’t want to be in a situation like a dog being stabbed while sleeping.

“I was not originally an angel of destruction.”

“Yes?”

Suddenly?

“He was an indomitable angel. Even if some great evil comes upon us, even if we are pushed to the end of life. An angel who does not turn away, does not retreat from evil, and does not collapse under the stormy waves. That was me. At some point, I became so obsessed with condemnation that it became synonymous with destruction.”

“Really?”

“Lucifer was in a strange position to me. I had similar thoughts. And on the day when Lucifer was corrupted, at the moment when Lucifer’s wings were torn apart, Lucifer bowed to evil. He completely accepted the fall and wore black wings.”

“Ho, our ancestors had a past like that.”

“But I won’t do that. Although the archangel’s wings were torn to pieces without a trace, I will not back down. I won’t collapse. Even if arduous training and a difficult path are planned, I will walk the path given to me. So as not to offend the name that was first given to me by Michael, the indomitable angel. To do that, I have to be with you. Michael decided that there was something he could learn from what he saw in you, so he entrusted me with it. If you’ve made a mistake, isn’t the ideal good to reflect on it and correct it?”

Wow, that’s a nice way to say something. It’s nice to see someone with a noble spirit.

How beautiful it is to see someone who recognizes his mistakes, regrets them, and then moves forward again.

It’s so amazing that I want to pat its head. In reality, if that were the case, I would have to endure resistance several times more intense than Aru’s bite.

“Okay, then let’s decide. What do you want to call me? I don’t know when Uriel will realize the truth, but anyway, since we will be together from now on, let’s definitely decide on a title.”

“… Michael has made you my teacher.”

“Yes?”

“Leader. I will call you that. Are you okay?”

One who leads from the front, a leader.

I don’t always stand in front of it, but it’s a name I quite like.

“Good. That’s okay.”

“Got it. Young leader.”

Maybe it’s because I heard that he was an indomitable angel, but it reminds me of old times.

I know one too. A man with the title of indomitable.

One of those who visited Tartarus and is said to be the weakest warrior of all time.

A person who has gone from being indomitable to being servile.

Fray de Siegfried, a warrior 400 years later.

The young girl who was jealous and envious of the saint vaguely comes to mind.

*****

Divine Realm.

A place where gods, neither angels nor demons, reside.

There are many entertainment options in the New Territories. Most gods who live for a long time are tired of watching human affairs, so they pass the time by holding banquets.

Of course, the gods also have an enmity relationship, and they interfere in human affairs by giving oracles or providing help in response to the wishes of humans.

The gods referred to at this time are not the ‘Lord’ worshiped by the Holy Church, but the gods who are born through the faith of humans.

Representative examples include the Nordic and Olympos gods. Kronos, the god of time, is an Olympian god.

Jeopuk-.

Those who are not angels cannot enter the heavenly world, and those who are not devils cannot enter the demonic world. The same goes for the New World. Only gods can enter the divine world.

The only place where they can meet without breaking the law is on the continent.

Jeopuk-.

But here, there is a being who transcends the law.

Demon King Kanos. One who has reached the pinnacle of all existence. No, one who has surpassed the peak and become a new peak.

Jeopuk-.

A being wearing black sunglasses proudly walks through the divine realm. The gods recognize him, but they dare not say anything.

Jeopuk-.

There is no hesitation in the devil’s steps. The Demon King walked and entered a huge circular building.

‘Colosseum’, one of the ‘three major entertainment venues’ of the gods. The gatekeeper there tries to stop an unscheduled intruder from visiting, but when he recognizes that the intruder is the devil, he quickly leaves. The Demon King entered the Colosseum without saying a word.

Jeopuk-.

Scorching heat and stuffy air. The shouts of battle seeping through.

An exquisite intersection of joy and despair. Some people laugh, some cry, some are happy, and some cannot help but get angry.

The Colosseum is a very large gambling hall. The gods bring their own summons or monsters to battle in the Colosseum, where they fight with valuable items such as ancient artifacts at stake.

Although the Demon King is just a spectator.

“Woman, the devil. Did you come?”

“… .”

“Still being quiet. Oh, the game of the kid you introduced is about to start. Let’s go watch it.”

Cronus, the god of time, who was sitting in the stands of the amphitheater, recognized the Demon King and said, Every seat in the stadium, including the seat where Cronus sat, was filled with gods. They shout, giggle, and watch the game in different ways.

“Really, he’s a great kid. Even if one is the weakest, a warrior is still a warrior. In the past hundred years, we have not been defeated once. Thanks to this, I am called the undefeated champion these days.”

“… .”

“It’s not like the people I’m dealing with are weak. The only flaw is that there is no showmanship at all… It’s okay though. The emotionless machine-like appearance stimulated the hearts of the gods more. Thanks to you, I also did my part.”

While listening to Kronos’ boastful explanation, the Demon King stared at the center of the amphitheater with emotionless eyes. A spacious stadium covered with sand. In it, a girl was performing human swordsmanship with her light blonde hair flowing.

It doesn’t look in good condition. Dust marks are spread all over the body. There is no trace of life on the girl’s face.

Nevertheless, the girl swings the sword. He holds the great holy sword, Excalibur, with both hands and swings it endlessly towards the approaching evil spirits.

Fight, fight, fight again. Survive a bloody fight that risks your life by crushing flesh and spattering blood. But the girl is not happy. After winning this fight, the next fight is ready.

The glory and joy of being a winner is not a girl’s responsibility. Because that’s Kronos’ responsibility. A girl is just a chess piece. Poor chess pieces that provide entertainment to the gods and are played as entertainment for them.

Wealth and fame do not follow. The sense of superiority or pleasure that a typical winner in nature feels does not exist here. Rather, the more you win and the more you survive, the more you have to go through a series of hellish battles. The mind is gradually being chipped away and worn away, and the body, consisting of nothing but a soul, screams in pain.

But the girl doesn’t bend her knees. Standing with both feet firmly trampling the ground, he raises the holy sword, which is growing in abundance of golden light, high and then slams it down on the ground.

Between the girl’s swollen lips as she clenched her teeth, a muffled singing voice trickled out. It was a song that no one could hear. The girl sings as if she is talking to herself as she slashes with blood and sweat at the endless march of enemies. The faded golden hair is mixed with sweat and blood and becomes a tangled mess.

“The Lord is coming-.”

“My glorious Lord is coming-.”

“The horn of blessing greeting the Lord rings out -.”

“The day when the Lord’s grace falls on the earth one by one-.”

“On that day, my Lord comes walking on the path of love-.”

“The Lord is coming – to save all things -.”