Chapter 71

Chapter 71

Otherworld Demon King Survival Guide.

Episode 71: Big-Hearted Pixies (5)

Explaining things over and over was quite exhausting, but I needed to handle it well here. After all, it was not that hard. I already had a rough idea of how to deal with the pixies.

“No, Serinu. What on earth are you talking about? You’re mistaken right now.”

“What?! Why would I be mistaken?”

She was practically screaming.

It seemed like she genuinely felt betrayed.

“There’s no way, you said. But there is. A way to be friends with the dryad.”

“Huh?”

“If I give you more of this, it’ll work, right?”

“What?”

Serinu seemed frozen, as if her brain just stopped working.

She really seemed quite dense.

“Just take this from me and give it to the dryads, okay? Maybe then you can be friends.”

It was not certain. But it was okay. I had plenty of excuses. Even if the pixies couldn’t tame the dryad with what I had, it was just a matter of individual differences among the dryads.

“Oh? Is that so? Hold on.”

Again, she was easily persuaded.

Swoosh.

Serinu, having dropped her guard, stroked her chin and lips, thinking hard. She seemed to be mumbling something, probably going over our conversation. I was not even a con man who was going around scamming kids.

It made me feel like a bad guy.

“Hold on. I’ll talk to my friends.”

“Go ahead.”

Serinu, with her chest puffing, went to her colleagues.

“Hey, is it okay to do that?”

“I, I don’t know.”

“Me neither.”

“Why don’t you know!”

“How are we supposed to know something even Serinu doesn’t…”

“That’s right…”

“Hey! This is important! What do we do if you don’t know!”

“We’re sorry…”

“But it’s our first time too…”

“Ugh!”

Was this even a conversation?

Clearly, there was a communication issue. But from the conversation, they called her ‘Serinu-nim,’ which indicated respect. It seemed that Serinu held a significant position.

Why did someone like her hold such a position?

She seemed irritable and not very smart.

“Hey, Serinu. Initially, we exchanged gifts to be friends, right? So, isn’t our purpose fulfilled? There’s no need to be upset.”

“Hmm…”

“Right? Think about it. I didn’t deceive you. There’s no reason for you to be angry.”

“Well, okay.”

Were they finally convinced?

Serinu approached me again.

“I get it. But you seem a bit slow. Should I say you don’t explain things well?”

“This guy…”

Really, just…

Please let me punch her once.

“You thought I tricked you.”

“You misunderstood it.”

“What? So it’s my fault?”

“…No. It’s not anyone’s fault. Let’s move on.”

“No, it’s your fault.”

Ugh!

“Alright. It’s my fault.”

“It feels good to hear you admit it. Anyway, I’m canceling the request to return the stone. You keep it. I just said it because I thought you tricked me for a moment.”

It was not even useful!

“Now, let’s continue our discussion. So, what is this? What’s inside? You said it’s not a pretty yellow stone.”

Drop the obsession with the stone… No, wait.

What was she talking about?

Pop.

She immediately opened the lid.

“This. We call it white stuff.”

“Shaa. It’s delicious. And it’s good for the body.”

As soon as I mentioned it, Sharon added some details.

“What? Delicious? Is it good for the body?”

However, whether Serinu was convinced or not, she quickly showed interest and anticipation. Weren’t you too easy to convince?

—Hwaeak!

She even snatched the container right away.

“Huh? It’s white. And it looks sticky.”

“Because it’s delicious, Serinu should try some.”

Sharan said with a big smile.

If anyone saw such a smile, they’d believe her instantly.

Looking at it this way, that smile felt somewhat sinister. After all, Sharan was like a forest spirit who lured and devoured humans.

“Hmm… Is it something like honey?”

Serinu put it to her nose and smelled it.

It might have a unique smell. If she commented on it, I’d have to quickly smooth things over.

But…

“Oh my. It definitely smells sweet. Is this something like honey?”

“What?”

Sweet?

Was mine sweet? No. I remembered reading somewhere that the taste varied depending on what you eat. But shouldn’t it still have a somewhat pungent impression?

It was the first time in my life that I had known my white stuff to have a sweet scent.

“Sharan, is this sweet?”

“Yes, master. The white stuff is sweet.”

“Huh… Why didn’t I know?”

I had no idea.

Oh.

Could it be that only female monsters perceived it as sweet? It was possible. After all, they said what was good for you tasted bitter. Or maybe not. Anyway.

Good.

Let’s feed her quickly.

If she ate it, Serinu would surely fall into my grasp. That was not a bad thing at all. Think of it as educating this rude girl.

“Try drinking it quickly. If you drink, you’ll surely like it? I also liked the stone you gave me.”

I added praise about the stone to persuade her. Honestly, the stone was beautiful. I liked it. But as a trade item, it felt like a hit below the belt.

“Right? We all love beautiful stones. Okay, I’ll try it. Since we’ve exchanged precious things, we shouldn’t fight from now on. Understand?”

“Of course.”

“You shouldn’t betray later, either. No fighting after saying we won’t, and no sudden ambushes.”

She was speaking as if she was outlining a detailed contract.

If there was an intent to ambush, such promises were useless. She was really naive to believe in such words. If it wasn’t me, she’d have been in trouble.

“Understood. We will never fight. That’s why we became friends.”

“Good.”

Serinu nodded with satisfaction.

And then.

“So… Let’s try it.”

Serinu drank my white stuff.

—Gulp.

—Gulp.

“…”

Seriously.

She really.

Without a single doubt.

Just drank it right there.

Let’s generalize and describe the Pixie… well, as a forest-dwelling fairy folk.

Dryads, Rusalka, and Pixies. They can all be considered as fairy folk. One characteristic of the fairy folk is that they are very naïve and trust others easily.

They were so defenseless.

Why would you drink something without hesitation if it seemed strange? We hadn’t even seen much of each other, and the talk of friendship and promises was just talk.

Any human, even if they were a bit older, wouldn’t do such a thing. They would know that eating what someone else gave you carelessly was risky.

However, the Pixie Serinu believed in the so-called inviolability pact with a friend and readily drank my white stuff.

“…”

No matter how annoying they were, seeing such innocence made one feel guilty.

Then, suddenly.

“Ah!”

“Yikes!”

“She screamed out of the blue, startling me!”

“It’s tasty!”

“What? Tasty?”

“Yes! It’s delicious! Sweet! And it tingles my throat! What is this?!”

An excited Serinu, laughing loudly, closed the distance rapidly and asked.

She fell for it.

“How did you make it?! I want more!”

She was like a kid tasting candy for the first time.

She was obviously enjoying it right now. Clearly, her affection for me had skyrocketed. She was gazing at me with shining eyes, clenching her fists close to her chest.

“Really? Is it that good?”

“Yes! I’ve never tasted anything like this! It’s sweet and tingly! Everyone, try it! What he gave is super tasty!”

ㅡBobbing!

The bouncing caused her chest to shake wildly. It was quite a sight.

“Is it really that tasty, Miss Serinu?”

“I also want to try.”

These naïve ones were no different. Some plain brown-haired pixies showed interest in my white stuff.

“Master, it’s a success.”

“Yes, it seems so.”

A perfect success.

No, I had done it.

The scheme of feeding my white stuff to the pixies.

“It’s called white stuff, right? It’s so tasty! You’re our friend!”

A bright favor.

She held my hand, smiling gleefully.

“I’m glad you like it. I was happy receiving the stone and seeing you happy makes me feel even better.”

“Hehehe! To recognize its value! You’re not as dumb as I thought.”

Taking a dig now?

“Anyway, I want more white stuff. Since we’re friends now, I’d love it if you could give me more!”

“Then bring more stones.”

“What?! No way! The ones you have are already precious! I need to get more white stuff!”

How long had it been since she declared us friends, and she was already doing this?

Well, I saw her innocent side. She was completely smitten by my charm, it seemed.

She looked rather cute.

Above all.

ㅡBounce.

Oh, that chest.

It was so large.

It was time to further capitalize on this situation.

“Alright. Well, I can see it’s a precious stone. A very precious one, in fact.”

“See?!”

“Yes. So, I’ll give you more white stuff. I didn’t expect to receive something this valuable, so I must have brought only a little. I’m sorry.”

“Right! You brought too little! You need to be more considerate of such things! Then give me more!”

“I’ll give you.”

“Yay!”

ㅡFlap, flap, flap!

Serinu was so happy she started flying around me with her wings, hovering in the air.

All this just because I gave her something tasty.

Pixies were so easy.

“Let’s go.”

I extended my hand.

“Yes!”

Serinu took my hand.

“Wait here, everyone! I’ll be right back!”

“Serinu! It’s not fair if you’re the only one eating!”

“Yeah!”

“Don’t worry! I’ll let you all taste it, too! Let’s get going!”

She was so excited she even tried to lead the way.

“Alright.”

So, holding Serinu’s hand, I headed to a secluded place. Throughout, Serinu smiled brightly, clearly enjoying herself.

I swear I was not kidnapping her.

“Hehe, let’s go to a secluded place, miss.”

“Let’s go quickly!”