episode_0173

“Get out of the way.”

The air around them was shaking.

Lily’s eyes were losing their clarity, as if they could explode at any moment.

“I thought it would be like this.”

Athena let out a short sigh and blocked Lily’s path.

“Get out of the way. I’m really going to cut you down.”

Her previously cute appearance was gone. Now, she was just frowning fiercely and spitting out murderous intent.

“Kid. Calm down a little.”

“Really? Are you serious right now?”

Lily didn’t understand Athena.

Why are you holding yourself back? Just having your sister by the Demon King’s side right now makes me feel so anxious that I’m going crazy. Why on earth are you doing this?

Lily thought to herself.

You’re trying to seduce the Demon King?

If it’s like a sister, it was a sister-like thought.

If it’s my sister, maybe she can really succeed.

But that is absolutely not possible.

Although she was confident that she could support everything her older sister did, she could never allow this.

Not only is she not someone who can be easily seduced by the Demon King, but due to her vicious personality, there is a high possibility that she will come back as a danger to her older sister.

And above all.

How dare you look at another woman while leaving me behind.

That one fact was driving him crazy right now.

Why on earth?

Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why.

I am the one who loves my sister more than anyone else.

I am the one who knows my sister better than anyone else.

Why do you keep leaving me for someone else?

Kkadak-

‘This won’t work. I have to go now.’

Go right now and kill the Demon King.

I will make sure that my sister never thinks like this again-

“Wake up.”

Hearing Athena’s words, light returned to Lily’s eyes.

“Why on earth are you blocking me?”

“That’s not a given.”

Athena looked at Lily with confident eyes and said.

“I believe in Hera.”

“This isn’t a matter of believing or not!”

It’s the Demon King. The Demon King, no less.

It was too unrealistic to just be a base.

“Hera spoke to me for the first time. She told me to trust her.”

“…..”

“So if you really care about Hera, trust her just this once.”

“What if something goes wrong with you? How will you take responsibility then?”

At Lily’s words, Athena placed her hand on her chest and spoke.

“It’s okay. I have at least one insurance policy.”

*

“Master.”

“Huh? Why are you like that, disciple.”

I thought back to the past and asked my teacher.

“Come to think of it, the Demon King did that before. He said he didn’t feel any killing intent when he was next to me.”

When the Academy was attacked, the Demon King looked me in the face and said these words to me.

At that time, I was so flustered that I just let the Demon King’s words slide. But now that I think about it, they were words that really bothered me.

The desire to kill life.

It was described as something like an instinct that inevitably develops within a Demon King who has received the will of the Demon God, whether he wants it or not.

It’s hard to believe that such an instinct simply disappeared because of me.

“Maybe your power did something.”

“My strength?”

When I asked with a puzzled expression, the teacher nodded once and continued speaking.

“Yeah. Didn’t I tell you about your power before?”

“Umm..”

I went over the memories in my head.

Now that I think about it, I think I told you that when I first met you, Master…

What did you say then?

As I was groaning and struggling for a long time, the teacher gave a short sigh and hit my forehead with a wooden stick.

“Huh?!”

“I guess you forgot. I’ll explain it again, so listen carefully.”

The teacher continued speaking, holding up two fingers.

“First, you can gain great strength when someone you have enmity with is in front of you. Second, on the contrary, you can give special ‘cheer’ to someone you care about even a little.”

“Oh, right.”

Listening to this, I remembered something the teacher had said before.

It was said to be an ability to give encouragement to allies and a hammer to enemies.

“Comfort of the mind. Solace, or a boost of fighting spirit, or perhaps even restoring a broken spirit. It is said that ‘cheer’ can be given differently depending on each individual’s personality.”

“…So, are you saying that the Demon King was also influenced by my abilities?”

“Yeah. If I said that to you, I must have been influenced by your desperate cheering. ”

I was convinced by the plausible words of the teacher.

And at the same time, a big hypothesis started to pop into my head.

if.

If only.

If I could use my abilities to erase the Demon King’s instinct to kill life.

So what happens then?

Isn’t that the only way to end this war?

The damage already caused by the Demon King cannot be undone, but wouldn’t it be possible to prevent all the terrible tragedies that would occur in the future?

Kong-

“Eek?!”

A stinging jolt to my head snapped me out of my thoughts.

I looked up, holding my cold head, and saw my teacher with his arms crossed, looking down at me with a stern expression.

“Your smile is broken, disciple. If you want to seduce the Demon King, I told you to always keep the smile I showed you on your face.”

“…..Yes.”

Yes. Whether it’s cheering or whatever, that’s what we need to do first to make it possible.

It was just training to gain the Demon King’s favor.

*

“Tell me. What on earth are you planning?”

The black mana that had been entangling me in the shape of a stem began to tighten even more.

Ignoring the pain throbbing through my body, I looked straight into her eyes with as much earnest expression on my face as I could muster.

“I’ve wanted to see you ever since.”

“……”

It was only for a very brief moment, but my eyes did not miss the moment when her eyes shook once again.

The Demon King immediately frowned and spoke in a calm voice.

“That’s funny. Do you think your girlfriend would fall for such an obvious lie?”

For someone who usually only showed her easygoing self, she was in quite an emotional state. I thought that was probably why she was so agitated.

‘…As expected, he is a master.’

To be honest, I couldn’t shake off my doubts even when I was learning the technique.

Seeing how well it worked out, I thought it was no wonder she was called a gumiho.

“Answer me right now.”

Perhaps he was upset that his words were being ignored. The growling sound and the grip of the stem that was squeezing me became more intense.

The stabbing pain brought tears to my eyes.

Now, my eyes are starting to get a little wet from the pain.

What the teacher said came to mind.

– Disciple. Do you know what a woman’s most powerful weapon is?

– …Your chest?

– ….That’s not wrong. They say it’s tears.

– Tears?

– Yes. If you don’t feel anything when you see the tears of a woman you’re interested in, then it’s clear that emotions don’t exist.

– Ugh… tears…

– So, if you have the opportunity, don’t hesitate.

One of the pieces of advice my teacher gave me.

I looked at the Demon King with the saddest expression I could muster, with a single tear threatening to fall.

“Ugh…ah…it hurts, Demon King….”

“…!”

As I finished speaking, the black strings that had been squeezing me as if they were going to kill me were released in an instant.

I felt a sense of liberation that had suddenly come over my body, and I was dazed.

‘..Is this the power of tears..?

Let’s look up at the Demon King carefully. The Demon King was staring blankly at his own hands as if he didn’t understand what he had done.

For a moment, silence flows, and the Demon King looks at me with glaring eyes.

“You….”

I grabbed both of her hands before the Demon King could say anything else.

“Your Majesty! I…actually, there’s something I want to do with you…could you please give me some time..?”

The Demon King’s eyes were shaking openly, as if he had no intention of hiding it anymore.

I didn’t miss her moment of embarrassment and said, blushing slightly and covering my face with my hair as if I was embarrassed.

“Ah..I’m sorry..I guess the Demon King wouldn’t want to spend time with someone like me..?”

“….ha.”

With a short sigh from the Demon King.

The air around them began to shake as if it was exploding.

“Huh?”

The earth split apart, and a great darkness fell over the sky, darkening the surroundings.

In the darkness that suddenly came, the Demon King’s red eyes glowed ominously and looked straight at me.

A face that looks like it’s irritating to anyone who sees it.

I couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat at the sight of her.

‘Ugh… we’re in big trouble…’

It seemed like the operation had failed.

Rather than getting her to flirt, it seemed like it only made her angrier.

Where did I make a mistake?

The teacher clearly said to do it this way…

Did I perhaps push it too hard?

Or maybe I just lack the skills yet?

If not that, then surely-

“Give me guidance.”

I was pulled out of my thoughts by the sound of the Demon King’s voice.

When I raised my head, the Demon King was glaring at me with an expression that seemed uncomfortable.

“…..Huh?”

When I asked in a bewildered manner, the Demon King raised one eyebrow and spoke.

“Didn’t you say you had something you wanted to do? I wondered what it was that made you dare to stop me.”

“Uh….”

No, it’s not that grandiose…

“You’d better not disappoint her. If you don’t want to see the world covered in blood. ”

….was this…successful?