episode_0021

“I’m not particularly happy to see you guys.”

Former party members meeting after a long time.

Just to clarify, I didn’t come here to do anything with the party members.

“I have to go see Gartos soon. I don’t think I have much time.”

My current mission is to build a reputation in the Demon Army, and stopping Jax, who went to defeat Gartos, is probably the most important task.

“I won’t be staying long.”

I’ve only come here for a brief moment, and it’s almost impossible to settle anything in this situation.

Nevertheless, I came here just to show myself.

“It’s been a while since we’ve seen each other, no greeting?”

Since I’ve turned into a demon, shouldn’t I at least greet them?

That was my only purpose for stepping in front of the party members.

“Ro… Ronan?”

“You can’t be… a demon?”

“What in the world… what is this about, Goddess.”

Their reactions were quite beyond my imagination.

Unless they are completely clueless, they must know that I’ve joined the demons.

They might have even sensed the magic flowing from my body.

“Well, it must be surprising for loyal guy like Ronan to join the demons.”

Judging by their reactions, I felt justified in stepping forward.

I am quite satisfied with the sight that is significantly different from the original work.

But…

“This trash. Even if your lifespan is short, that’s too much.”

“Ronan, I’m truly disappointed. Have you even lost the pride of a hero?”

“Ronan… why did you do such a foolish thing? Why.”

Looking at the party members speaking so carelessly, I couldn’t help but feel angry.

How can they be so self-centered and selfish?

“I don’t think you have the right to curse me…”

They probably don’t know that demons are a branch of humans.

They probably think demons are purely evil and wicked.

Even considering that, I couldn’t tolerate their words any longer.

“If you ask why my lifespan issue arose in the first place, isn’t it because of you guys?”

I had no obligation to listen to such words from the person, Ronan, who ruined his own life.

Or does Ronan think it’s time to seek revenge on them?

“Maegum, Sekripa.”

I drew the Maegum at my waist.

As I called its name, Sekripa, the Maegum that responded by absorbing magic from me.

Bang!!!

I raised the Maegum and aimed it at Charlotte.

“Are you really determined to kill us?”

“Why say that when you have a protective shield up?”

“If I hadn’t blocked…”

“You would have died.”

Well, thanks to Tresella deploying the shield in time, there didn’t seem to be any harm.

I could sense the holy light shield enveloping Charlotte. It seemed impenetrable.

“Is it because I’m a demon?”

Back when I was a hero, I may not have known, but now I am definitely a demon.

Having transformed from a human body with no resistance to sacred power to a demon with no resistance to sacred power.

“I can’t use my power properly.”

Thanks to that, I couldn’t break through the shield as I normally would.

Seeing this, being a demon doesn’t feel all that great…

“Well, time will solve everything.”

Everything else is fine, but when it comes to [sacred], it’s extremely antagonistic.

However, it probably doesn’t matter much.

Right now, I can’t use magic and sacred power together.

If I reach a state where I can use sacred power together, things will undoubtedly change.

Until then, even if I want to settle things, I probably won’t be able to.

“[Master. I’m observing the situation, and right now a certain hero is clashing with Gartos. Is Gartos starting to lose ground?]”

Well, it seems like the timing is just right.

In my mind, Lili began to inform Gartos’ situation through telepathy.

I thought I wouldn’t stay long, but things escalated faster than expected, didn’t they?

Well, it seems like I’ve accomplished my purpose for coming here sufficiently.

“I’ve greeted you enough, I’ll be going now.”

“Stop right there. Ronan, I haven’t forgiven you.”

“So, what are you trying to say?”

“Apologize…!”

“What?”

I tried to leave the battlefield, but it seemed like my party members weren’t just going to let me go.

As I tried to leave, they kept saying irritating things to me.

“Yes, we acknowledge your attitude towards us. But Amy is different, isn’t she?”

“What?”

“You don’t know? Apologize to Amy. She was someone who cared and trusted you more than anyone else, and you betrayed her.”

“Ro… Ronan… Ugh…”

“Really put on a show. A show.”

It’s as if those words that come out of their mouths make perfect sense.

While Amy shed tears and acted upset, she uttered words that were of no use to me.

That darn pink rag must have been for Ronan.

Although I wanted to settle things right then and there, unfortunately, I wasn’t someone to let anger guide my actions. I decided to ignore my party members and leave.

“Oh, by the way, Amy. Don’t trust that girl too much.”

“What? What do you mean…?”

“Because you’re already being deceived.”

“What on earth are you talking about?”

But before leaving, it’s probably okay to give some advice.

Even though Tricella and Charlotte were the ones who ruined Ronan’s life, the truth still needs to be known, right? So, I warned Amy to be careful.

“What are you talking about? Ronan. Me deceiving Charlotte and Tricella…?”

Amy, the person in question, couldn’t comprehend my words and vehemently denied it, shaking her head, but…

“You’ll find out eventually.”

I wonder when that day will come.

It’s probably time to go now.

With these words, I left the place.

# # #

For the hero party members, reuniting with Ronan as a demon was a significant event.

They had thought they might meet someday, but meeting as enemies, as a demon…

Since the party members considered Ronan a true hero, this fact came as a shocking revelation.

‘What on earth…’

But rather than dwelling on such thoughts, what concerned them more was the last thing Ronan said.

The mention of Amy currently deceiving them…

What could that possibly mean?

‘Did Amy deceive us?’

It didn’t seem like Ronan would say something trivial.

Though I felt there was something, I couldn’t grasp what it was, and it was giving me a headache.

“Don’t worry too much.”

“Huh?”

“It’s the demon’s words, right? There’s nothing to worry about.”

During this, there was someone reassuring Charlotte, and that was Tricella.

Tricella advised not to attach too much significance to it if it wasn’t anything significant.

“It’s probably something Ronan said to shake us. We’re comrades, right? We should trust our comrades.”

“… Yeah. You’re right.”

Upon reflection, there was really no reason to believe Ronan’s words.

If he was on their side, it would be different, but now he’s an enemy, right?

There was no reason to heed the words of the enemy. It would be foolish to be swayed by such words in war.

“Guys, I haven’t deceived you as an enemy. Really… Please believe me.”

Turning my head, I saw Amy sobbing.

Without knowing what they had done wrong, Charlotte also felt sorry for herself while watching Amy apologize to herself.

“I never doubted. Of course, we believe in you.”

“That’s right. We believe in Amy.”

There was no way a good person like her could deceive them.

No matter how much she thought about it, that would be impossible. The party members, who knew better than anyone how kind and pure Amy was, would know.

“Sigh.”

“It’s okay. It’s okay.”

Charlotte and Trisella comforted Amy, who was choked up even with words of reassurance.

But they couldn’t just comfort her leisurely.

“I think we should start leaving now, shouldn’t we?”

“Um… I think we’ve stayed too long.”

The war was ongoing, and it was time for the First Division to arrive here.

They had to leave before it was too late.

“Let’s go back to the base first and wait for Jax.”

The mission was complete.

They believed Jax would take care of things from now on.

Meanwhile, Jax and Gartos.

Thanks to the successful aggro of the hero party members, the 1:1 between Jax and Gartos was realized.

The battle between the Demon Lord’s Four Kings and the hero Jax.

The fight between the two powerhouses was intense, but the tide may have already turned more than expected.

“Even a headless Dura Han isn’t invincible, is he?”

“…”

“I don’t have time either, so let’s finish this quickly…!”

The situation did not favor Gartos at all.

Jax’s power surpassed Gartos. Jax was easily pressuring Gartos without much effort.

Gartos was barely blocking Jax’s attacks without being able to mount a proper counterattack.