episode_0096

Why did it become like this?

The Demon King, Baal, sat on the table and pondered.

Surely the plan must have been perfect.

“What are you worrying about so much?”

“···Oh, it’s nothing.”

“Okay. Do you want some fruit?”

Mumbling.

I thought as I ate the fruit Methuselah gave me.

That person…?tree…? How should I express it? I’m not sure.

I heard that guy is the world tree.

Why on earth am I in a place like this?

It will only stick to elves.

By the way, is that guy allowed to eat fruit?

It’s called the world tree. Isn’t this like fratricide?

···Well, since you eat well, it doesn’t matter, right?

No, no. That’s not what I’m concerned about now.

I was worried about Lily, who was drawing next to me, and Damien, who was getting dressed to meet his lover, but I ignored them.

Because the most important thing is my survival.

I slowly opened the curtains of the mansion and looked outside.

A large number of city residents were gathering and holding a festival.

“Oh, the curtains are open!”

“Where?! Is it him?!”

“What? You can see his face?!”

I was startled and closed the curtain again.

Oh my god, what on earth is this madness?

I started to be afraid to even go outside.

“Hmm, it’s still like that. Is it going to last for quite a while?”

“Isn’t it natural for it to last a long time? There’s a fuss about having defeated all four Heavenly Kings.”

“Sister, I gave up trying to calm her down for a few days, so I think we should wait until she calms down on her own.”

“ha···.”

A nice voice to listen to.

However, I turned around when I heard a voice that scared me.

Three people who symbolized my fear were gathered together.

You should turn your body naturally so as not to feel awkward as much as possible.

“Hey, why do you get so stiff when you see us?”

“···Lizbeth, I told you. It would be better to wait until you get used to it.”

“No, there has to be a degree to that. It takes too long.”

I guess I have no talent for acting.

I thought I had talent because no one noticed that I was the devil.

“Um, over there… that is.”

“Oh, it’s okay. I’m sorry. If your personality is that way, it can’t be helped.”

“Lizbeth, your tone.”

“No, you’re usually kind, but when you get involved with kids, you become like that?!”

“That’s because they are children!”

Everything, I’m glad.

The topic naturally changed.

It was a story I hadn’t really thought about, so I was desperately trying to figure out how to explain it.

I let out a small sigh of relief and tried to return to my room, hugging the throne tightly.

Because it seemed like it would be dangerous to continue staying here.

“Hey, where are you going?”

“···Bar, room.”

“I’ll take you there. Would you like to go with me?”

No, you don’t need it.

I wanted to shout like that, but my body was frozen in fear and my voice couldn’t come out.

“···? Why?”

At first glance, the figure that tilts its head and looks at you is a harmless, kind sister.

But I am not fooled.

I know that beneath that frail-looking face is hidden a tremendous brain that could bring four of the Four Heavenly Kings to their knees…!

“Hmm, I guess I’m being too shy…”

“Why are you doing this, Yuna?”

“Ah, sister.”

While she was wondering for a moment, I quickly tried to leave.

The worst person I wanted to avoid…no.

I ended up meeting the worst goddess.

“Well, I think Miss Baal is too shy.”

“Hmm…”

Those eyes are thick and scary.

I can kill you at any time.

I think that’s what they say.

I also want to run away…

“···Oh, what am I doing?”

“Well, we’ll see.”

I quickly grabbed the blanket that was lying on the rocking chair and hid in the corner of the closet.

Whoo, whoo… My mind becomes stable…

That scary person, no. Every time I see the goddess, my heart aches.

Please take that face away.

“···Are you hiding?”

“I guess so?”

“Am I that scared?”

“Ahaha.”

“Why aren’t you saying anything? Just don’t smile and talk.”

Four Heavenly Kings, Four Heavenly Kings.

I only trusted you guys!

I remembered four faces.

Amdusias was always mean to me, but his skills were clear.

Lilith despised me, but treated me well on the outside.

Asmodeus gave me a headache from constantly fighting with Amdusias.

And Belphegor, who said he had a stomachache and didn’t even show his face.

…Now that I think about it, I don’t really miss it.

Uh, anyway!

That’s not the problem now.

Of the four, one died and three surrendered!

Even if I wanted to give orders to the Four Heavenly Kings again, no matter how much I thought about it, I had no chance of winning.

I can give orders to kill heroes for me.

It seems that the hero knows the locations of the Four Heavenly Kings who surrendered, so if you want to meet them, he will let you meet them.

Because there was a time when I showed off my acquaintance with the Four Heavenly Kings.

But… I already killed Amdusias.

He has the power to kill the Four Heavenly Kings.

Even a goddess. The goddess of the storm who gives me goosebumps just by hearing it!

···It seemed like she was more often called a virgin or something.

At first, the four of us were going to fight together and kill him easily.

Let alone four, the Four Heavenly Kings are scattered all over the place, so naturally the warrior fights against one of the Four Heavenly Kings.

I’m not fighting?

under. The Demon King is useless other than standing behind you!

“···Are you asleep?”

“Well, there’s no movement.”

If that happens, there is no guarantee that you can win…

Should I kneel down and beg for my life right now?

“So, Yuna. Have you finally found the whereabouts of the Demon King?”

“Well, I think it will be harder than I thought. It seems that the Demon King is much weaker than I thought.”

“···Weak?”

“Yes. Do you remember the succubus we first met?”

“···Ah. That guy? The one who enslaved the alchemist.”

“Yes. It seems that it is weaker than that succubus, so it is difficult to detect.”

I felt like my ears were being pierced by their stories.

I started to exert tremendous concentration to not miss even the breath of the conversation.

I’m telling my story…!

“···Is the Demon King weak?”

“Yes. I heard it’s because it’s not a position to advance through strength?”

“Hmm. That’s a pain in the ass.”

“That’s right. If we just catch the demon lord, it will be solved.”

“If we secretly contact the Four Heavenly Kings and give them orders to harm people…”

“I have to kill them both.”

Heee!

I shivered at the scary story.

Lord, Lord, I don’t want to die!

W, after all, the operation of secretly giving orders and raiding is abolished, abolished!

“···Do you have nightmares?”

“I want to wake you up and take you to your room, but…”

“Let’s wait and see. It’s not too late to take him when he falls into a deep sleep.”

I flinch.

Did you get caught…?

Have I lost my body too much? I calmed my rough breathing as best as I could.

“···If you think about it, it’s probably not because the Demon King wanted it to happen.”

“That’s right. If you listen to the stories of the demons, they say that it is a form of forced election.”

“The Demon King is forcibly elected. Ha, I don’t know how many people will believe me even if I tell them.”

Humans thought the Demon King was extremely strong…

So, I saw in the market that there were people who were anxious even after defeating the four Four Heavenly Kings.

Is this a rumor spread due to a mistaken belief that the Four Heavenly Kings are strong?

“It’s a little pitiful. Wouldn’t it be okay if I saved him?”

···!

Bah, what did you just say!

A warrior, a warrior! They say you saved my life!

Now, you didn’t hear wrong, right?!

“Wouldn’t people protest? There were some people who asked why the Four Heavenly Kings were spared.”

“They don’t do anything anyway. Just ignore them.”

“is it···?”

“They say that the cause of death of all demon kings in history was being a hero. I think it may have been because they didn’t want to die.”

“My sister was targeted, is that okay?”

“It doesn’t matter because I was never hurt in the first place.”

“but.”

I hugged the throne to hide my pounding heart.

···It’s kind of hot. Is it because I’m covered in a blanket?

You can survive. The hero has no intention of killing me.

If I kneel down and pray, they will save me, right?!

Can I live?

“The problem is the throne.”

“The throne?”

“Even if we assume that this time the Great Demon King invaded because he wanted to live, we don’t know what will happen to the next Demon King.”

“···ah.”

“If possible, I want to do my best to ensure that this Demon King becomes the last Demon King.”

My heart is pounding.

It feels like my blood vessels are boiling, as if they are going to explode.

Sweat was flowing from all over my body.

“Well, even thinking about it now, it probably doesn’t mean anything. I’ll have to meet the Demon King.”

“That’s right. Ah, sister. Miss Baal, you must have fallen asleep quickly, so why don’t you take her to your room?”

“That would be great.”

I felt footsteps approaching me and hands hugging me.

It was cold.

“···?! Float?!”

“What’s going on?”

“Oh my god… my body is like a ball of fire! Oh, doctor! Euphie-nim! It’s cold!”

“Calm down. You can make the cold one, right?”

“Oh right.”

Ssam juice, Ssam juice.

Between the labored breaths, a cool chill began to drift.

“Is it a cold? No, I don’t think so.”

“···Magi. That’s a huge amount.”

“It looks like my body can’t hold on. What’s going on?”

“Uh, sister. A teddy bear…!”

“···.”

My whole body is hot.

Even the breath I exhale doesn’t seem to come from my body.

I was hoping I could buy it.

My vision was blurry, and I couldn’t hear what the hero was saying.

“A chair, is it?”

“It’s gorgeous. I think I know what it is.”

“···Throne.”

Ride, ride, ride.

In a sound that seemed far away, I heard a sound like running in a hurry.

“What on earth is this Magi?”

“Ominous energy…”

“Ah, welcome. I need help.”

My vision began to blur when I felt the feeling of someone carrying me and hugging me tightly.

Oh, this doesn’t work. I think I’m going to fall asleep.

Before I fell asleep, the last words of the warrior who hugged me stuck in my ears.

“Anyway, I think I’ve found the demon lord.”