episode_0026

Leia’s two tails were bent like question marks and swayed gently. As if playing with Hyeonseong’s heart.

“Yes. Of course you don’t understand.”

She said while laughing. Although she looked like a girl with an innate curiosity, Hyeonseong felt a shiver run down her spine for some reason.

“More than that, you didn’t tell me your name. ‘Mya’?”

Leah tilted her head and looked at Hyunseong. Her blue eyes seemed to penetrate Hyeonseong’s inner self.

“What is your real name?”

Hyunseong said, taking a step back without realizing it.

“ㄱ..He’s called Kim Hyun-seong…”

“Kim Hyun-seong…”

Leah muttered, slowly thinking about Hyeonseong’s name.

“Interesting. I thought the existence of humans in this world was just a legend…”

She said, touching her chin with her slender fingers.

“You, Hyunseong Kim. I think it will greatly contribute to the development of Demon World science. Hehehe…”

A meaningful smile spread across Leah’s lips. Hyunseong knew instinctively. This woman in front of me right now is definitely not an easy opponent.

“Okay then… shall we start the full-scale experiment?”

Leah spoke in a soft but eerie voice and approached Hyeonseong. Her two tails twitched like a living snake. Hyunseong took a step back without realizing it and muttered.

“ㅅ..an experiment… what on earth…?”

But Leah’s hand was already in front of him.

“Don’t worry, Hyunseong Kim. It will be a very fun experiment.”

Hyeonseong felt an instinctive fear from the person in front of him. It was as if a mad scientist from a cartoon was right in front of me.

It was clearly a lovely cat girl. Its slender and small body stimulated my protective instincts enough to make me want to hug it. The subject was clearly a cute cat girl, and the atmosphere was nothing short of creepy.

However, her blue eyes were those of a crazy researcher, and the slightly raised corners of her mouth were showing an eerie smile.

The madness emanating from the thin and small figure left Hyeonseong speechless.

‘Oh my god, this kid looks so cute…’

‘still…’

I have met the only person I can communicate with in this strange and dangerous demon world!

“Um, Leah Sinclair?”

Leah’s eyebrows moved slightly. It was as if he was surprised that a human was talking to him.

“Why are you doing that?”

“I have a lot of questions… Can you tell me a little about this world?”

Hyunseong continued speaking cautiously. Now that I had met the only person I could communicate with in this demon world, I couldn’t miss this opportunity.

“This world… Are you talking about the Demon World?”

Leah tilted her head as if she was interested. Her tail began to wag again.

“Okay. What do you want to know?”

Hyunseong cautiously opened his mouth.

“How is it possible to talk to me?”

Leah made an interesting expression with her blue eyes sparkling in response to Hyunseong’s question.

“Hmm, is that what you’re curious about? That’s fun.”

She stroked her chin as if lost in thought for a moment, then opened her mouth.

“Your magical power is… too low.”

“What is the horsepower?”

Hyunseong didn’t know what was going on and just blinked.

“I see. Let me explain it like this.”

“In this world, conversation is not possible with people with low magical power. Just as an ant makes a loud noise, the elephant cannot hear it. Should I say the frequencies don’t match?”

Hyunseong opened his eyes and asked back.

“horse power? Are you talking about the magical power that only appears in games?”

Leah burst out laughing at Hyunseong’s words.

“Hehe, it’s a game… That’s an interesting expression. But it may still be a difficult concept for you, so let me explain it briefly.”

She looked at Hyeonseong again with a serious expression and said.

“In this world, there is something called magical power. Just like the air in your world, it is something so natural to us.”

“Something as natural as air…”

Hyunseong mulled over Leah’s words as if muttering.

“That magical power allows us to transmit our voices, connect our thoughts, and use our power. But…”

Leah stopped talking and looked at Hyunseong with meaningful eyes.

“You can hardly feel that magical power. It’s like… an empty bowl.”

Hyunseong asked Leah with an expression of incomprehension.

“Then… my magical power is so low… how is it possible for Leah to talk to me?”

Leah narrowed her eyes for a moment and smiled at Hyunseong’s question.

“I got a little help from drugs.”

“Drugs?”

“Yes. I adjusted my sense organs and forced the frequency to match. Of course…”

Leah interrupted and added with a playful smile.

“It wasn’t an easy task.”

“What on earth are you saying to Mya earlier?”

Sarah couldn’t hold back any longer and got between the two. She said with a sharp look towards Leah.

“What kind of trick is this? I know you’re a dog from the Demon World Research Institute, but I can’t see you harming Mya.”

Many of the people belonging to the Demon World Research Institute had dangerous ideas. Ruthless people who will not hesitate to do anything for their own research.

‘I can’t help it since Her Majesty the Queen herself ordered it…’

Sarah didn’t like this situation.

I also didn’t like the fact that these beastmen invaded the room where Mya was staying.

Even though it was Her Majesty’s order, Leia was not satisfied with investigating Mya.

Leah said, ‘Myamaya.’ I didn’t like the idea of him imitating Mya’s crying and talking to her while walking away.

What I didn’t like most of all was that Mya seemed to be having a conversation as she responded to those words!

Mya’s face had an expression she had never seen before. It was like meeting an old friend in my hometown after a long time! How can you make an expression like that!

Even I didn’t see it!

Leah’s ears twitched at Sarah’s words. However, she did not look embarrassed at all and instead smiled as if she was having fun.

“No, this is cute too.”

Leah said playfully to Hyunseong.

“Mya, your maid is quite brave. Or… are you just jealous?”

Sarah’s face instantly turned red. She screamed with a mixture of shame and anger.

“M..What?! Who can be jealous!”

“No, why are you so angry? Are you worried that I might do something to Mya?”

Leah said with her eyes sparkling like a child playing a cute prank. But her voice had a creepy edge to it.

“Of course I’m worried! Mad scientists like you can’t be trusted!”

Sera accepted without giving up.

“A mad scientist… isn’t that too much? I just want to know Mya in more detail.”

Leah said with a sullen expression. But the corners of her mouth were still slightly raised.

“Want to know more? What is that…”

“Don’t worry. No harm will ever come to Mya. It was ordered directly by Her Majesty the Queen.”

Leah spoke as if she had been waiting. Sarah was momentarily speechless at her words.

“Now, if you understand, can you please step aside? I need some time alone with Mya.”

Sarah could not easily back down from Leah’s words. But I couldn’t refute the fact that it was the queen’s order. In the end, she took a step back with an anxious expression.

“Okay. But… you can’t do anything weird. Got it?”

“Hehe, don’t worry. Because everything is for Mya.”

Leah approached Hyunseong with a meaningful smile.

“Now then, shall we have a serious conversation from now on? Mya?”

Hyunseong swallowed dry saliva. As Leah said, she was the first person Hyeonseong could have a proper conversation with when he came to this strange world.

“It looks like you have a lot of questions. It’s not unreasonable. Because you will probably be the first person I have a proper conversation with since coming to this world. Please ask anything you have any questions about.”

” Is it really okay to ask anything?”

Hyunseong was still a little scared of Leah, but he couldn’t miss this opportunity.

“Of course. Ask me anything. Well, there may be things I don’t know, but… I’m confident that I know most things about this world.”

Leah said with a confident smile. The way her tail was gently wagging made her look like a curious cat, but Hyunseong could sense the keen spirit of a scholar in her eyes.

. “This is… what kind of place is this? And… why are you calling me ‘Mya’?”

Leah answered Hyunseong’s question with a smile.

“This is the Demon World, the world where demons live. It is a place where laws and order exist that are completely different from the human world you lived in. And… calling you ‘Mya’…”

Leah paused for a moment and looked straight into Hyunseong’s eyes.

“Because the sound you make sounds like crying ‘myaa’ to our ears.”

“My… voice?” Hyunseong thought of his own voice. It was clearly the voice of an ordinary person…

Leah nodded. “Yes. No matter how clearly you try to speak, to our ears it just sounds like the cry of a cute animal.”

“So… you don’t understand what I’m saying at all?”

“Hmm… I can infer it to some extent through your tone of voice, intonation, and your facial expressions and gestures, but it is difficult to completely understand. But don’t worry. Because I can talk to you like this thanks to the drug I specially developed.”

Leah spoke proudly and shook a small glass bottle. The glass bottle contained an unknown liquid and was glowing.

Hyunseong was somewhat convinced by Leah’s words. Then, it was understandable that he had not been able to understand the words of the demons. But there were still unanswered questions.

“Then… what kind of place is the Demon World? Why… did a person like me come to a place like this?”

Leah thought about Hyeonseong’s question for a moment. Then he opened his mouth with a serious expression.

“The Demon World… To put it simply, it can be said to be a world ruled by magical power. As you may have seen, strange and powerful creatures that cannot be imagined in the human world live here. And all of that is ruled by a power called ‘magic power’.”

Leah paused for a moment and looked at the scenery of the Demon World unfolding beyond the transparent glass window.

Strangely rising dark red spiers, blood-red clouds covering the sky, and strange creatures filling the area below. It was such an unrealistic and strange scenery that it was hard to believe that it was all real.

“Magic power is the source of life, the source of power, and at the same time the source of destruction and chaos. And… demons are born with that powerful magical power. They are beings who use magic as naturally as breathing, and live in a world made of magic.”

“It may be hard to believe, but it’s true. You are now in the heart of the demon world, the capital city of Abaddon, where the most powerful demons live.”