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Kariel bit her lip tightly as her presence grew stronger.

It was difficult to breathe due to the pressure pressing down on my entire body.

“Hoo. You are worthy of your reputation. On the other hand, the hero over there is a very messed up person.”

The Demon King’s gaze turned to one side.

There, Arien was looking at the Demon King with murderous eyes.

However, he appeared to have collapsed because he could not overcome the pressure emanating from the Demon King.

On the other hand, Kariel and Lewen are standing, although they are having a hard time.

The Demon King was praising the two while looking at them.

“How on earth… ”

Kariel said.

Even if he tried to understand the current situation, he couldn’t.

Let alone the fact that the demon the warrior party met was actually the demon king, why is the demon king wandering around the underworld so unharmed?

Although she thought of all kinds of homes, there wasn’t a single thing that came to mind in Kariel’s mind.

“You seem to be curious about how I was resurrected.”

The Demon King said.

The smile that slowly spread was so ominous that it gave me goosebumps all over my body.

Kariel pulled out his sword under the compulsion to kill him at any cost.

It was even more difficult to swing the sword in a situation where even moving was difficult, but it was only possible because the will to kill was filled in his mind.

The Demon King laughed while looking at Kariel.

“A person who has not yet reached transcendence can withstand my pressure. It’s pretty good.”

While saying that, the Demon King snapped his fingers.

Then, in an instant, the pressure that had been pressing on Kariel and Llewen disappeared.

“Originally, I cannot be in the underworld like this unless a challenger appears. But recently, the goddess has intervened in the underworld beyond imagination. This may cause you to move, even if only for a moment. The time is one day ahead. To be honest, you can destroy it if you want to… My thoughts have changed a little.”

The corners of the Demon King’s mouth rose to the point where they were torn.

“A hero of great evil. I have a suggestion for you. fight with me In that case, I will leave gracefully this time. I’m curious about the new warrior of destiny created by the goddess and his spirit.”

An unconventional proposal.

However, if this offer was accepted, Kariel’s fate was sealed.

Kariel thought for a moment and said.

“How can you believe that?”

“I swear. No matter how hard I am, I can’t break my oath. If you don’t want to believe it, I won’t stop you either. Instead, this world will be destroyed.”

At first glance, it seems like there are two options.

From the beginning, there was only one option for the current intention.

Fighting the devil.

Only then could we at least prevent any resistance from being destroyed now.

Kariel thought so too.

But there was one person who was the only one opposed to the proposal.

“Cariel… No.”

Kariel’s lover and saint.

Lewen could never accept the current offer.

“No… please… ”

Lewen also knows.

Only if Kariel accepts the Demon King’s offer can the current dimension not be destroyed.

Rationally she knew full well, but she couldn’t be rational right now.

A world that survives on the death of loved ones.

Who can accept that?

Although people knew in their heads that it was the best way, they couldn’t accept it.

Especially now that I have dreamed of happiness and promised a future.

Llewen couldn’t accept that she had to leave him completely.

Why on earth?

What did he do wrong to end up in this situation?

Lewen’s mind was filled with questions.

At the young age of 5, he moved to save one person.

Later, he used the nickname Kael and set out to save the world despite being hated by everyone.

Why did he have to die so miserably?

At first it was a question, but that question soon turned into resentment.

Kariel’s resentment towards the goddess for receiving such a fate.

As a representative of the goddess and a saint, I know how blasphemous such thoughts are and I know that it is not simply the goddess’s fault.

Nevertheless, it was a time when my hatred for the goddess grew to the point of resentment.

“Lewen. I will go.”

I heard an answer from Kariel that I didn’t want to hear.

Lewen bit her lip tightly and spoke while suppressing the tears that threatened to fall.

“I don’t like it… Why on earth did Kariel have to die… ? I can’t admit it… What did Kariel do wrong and what on earth did she do? ”

“Lewen.”

Kariel called her name quietly.

Usually, whenever she was stubborn, I would call her name to persuade her.

“I love you. To me, you are something that cannot be replaced by anything. but… There are other precious people to me.”

Kariel has met many people throughout her life.

Among them, there were people who were so precious that they could be called family.

To that extent.

I especially couldn’t let this world perish.

However.

Llewen’s thoughts were a little different.

“I… For me… There is only Kariel.”

To Llewen, Kariel was her everything.

Without him, I feel like I have no hope of living anymore.

His existence was the only reason she lived.

But what if he dies?

Llewen had no confidence in living any longer.

Kariel hugged Llewen, who was shedding tears in his arms.

He said as he carefully brushed Llewen’s hair, which continued to shed constantly.

“The saint I know lived for others rather than for herself. He even said that he couldn’t leave that hellish church to help someone. So, even without me, the saint will stand up again and help them.”

Lewen bit her lips tightly and shouted at the top of her voice.

“Again! They try to make arbitrary judgments! Without Kariel, I can’t do anything… !”

“I’m not making arbitrary judgments. Because it’s one of the reasons I love you so much. You are a being who empathizes more with the sadness of others than with your own pain and is willing to go through any hardship to help others.”

Kariel recalled the image of a person named Llewen, not her lover.

A kind heart that does not care how much damage oneself suffers as long as it is for the sake of others.

She was a person who lived only to help others.

There were many reasons why he fell in love with her, but the reason why Kariel first fell in love with her was because of her kind heart.

A heart that cares about others more than its own interests.

For the first time, he fell in love with a heart that can no longer be found in this harsh world.

So even if I die here.

Kariel was confident that one day she would rise again and catch the demon lord to save the world.

“I have to fight the devil here, but I can only hope for the future.”

If Kariel did not die here as she said, there was only one future left in this world.

Only destruction.

With one gesture from the Demon King, a huge disaster will strike the entire dimension.

A constant stream of demons will attack humans, and they will be helplessly swept away by powerful demons and natural disasters.

No matter how strong a person is, he or she becomes infinitely smaller in the face of natural disaster.

I could endure it somehow, but the real problem was the devil.

In any case, natural disasters and attacks by monsters were additional.

The true disaster is the devil himself.

If he had his way, this dimension would be destroyed in less than an hour.

Even for Lewen and other precious people and the people who live here.

Kariel had no choice but to accept the current offer.

“So, Llewen. Please accept my choice.”

In fact, no matter what her answer was, Kariel had already made her decision.

In the end, he would fight the Demon King and eventually die.

But still, he tried to persuade Llewen even until the end.

Because I want her to be hurt as little as possible.

Kariel tried to persuade Lewen somehow.

And Llewen.

“… ”

I still felt the same as before.

I still hoped he didn’t die.

However, as Kariel said, he knew that only by fighting the Demon King could he hope for the future.

Because I know he has already made up his mind.

I couldn’t bear to say no anymore.

If you were to be even more stubborn here, you would be completely ignoring his wishes.

No matter how sad or difficult it is… It was impossible to continue to stop him from making sacrifices for the world.

Lewen slowly escaped from his embrace.

Kariel, knowing that this was the meaning of the answer, nodded slightly and stood in front of the Demon King.

“Is it all over now?”

Kariel bowed her head slightly towards the Demon King, who had deliberately waited until things were sorted out.

I aimed my drawn sword.

A fight with a predestined ending.

However, Kariel’s eyes still did not die.

It seemed like he had the will to break it again.

At this, the Demon King burst into laughter and burst out laughing.

“Warrior. In return for your will, I will give you a brilliant end.”

With those words, a huge energy began to swirl in the sky.