episode_0187

|How could this be just a coincidence…|

Thud.

Satan, seated on the left, tilted his head and scratched it.

The fact that Velfegor had been missing for thousands of years after fleeing from the demon realm was a well-known story.

But no one knew exactly where Velfegor had been all this time.

Then one day, Satan discovered that Velfegor had suddenly fallen into a dimensional crack.

After pleading with the Demon King, he was able to bring her to the demon realm.

But Velfegor remained silent when asked where she had been and what she had been doing all this time.

As she was originally a sinner, Satan had no choice but to imprison her in the lowest level of the underworld, despite being his own daughter.

And then, a human named Yujin fell into the demon realm.

Not an ordinary human, but someone extraordinary, Satan immediately planned to marry Velfegor to him.

This way, he could entrust his troublesome daughter to someone else while keeping Yujin in the demon realm.

It was a perfect plan.

|Of all places, Velfegor had to visit the human world, and in this vast human world, the two of them meet by chance, and it’s even a fateful encounter…|

If they weren’t already acquainted.

According to Astaroth and Dantalion, it wasn’t just an ordinary fateful encounter; they were said to have fought each other as if they were willing to risk their lives.

When they first met, Yujin reportedly rushed at Velfegor immediately…

Her momentum was so strong that even though she was unarmed, the two of them struggled to subdue her.

If it hadn’t been Astaroth and Dantalion but another demon accompanying them, they might have had to watch Velfegor being torn in half without being able to stop it.

It was a fortunate misfortune.

Yujin may seem calm now, but…

Her true intentions are known to no one.

She may pretend to be calm and suddenly attempt to kill Velfegor.

|But isn’t a fateful encounter also a kind of destiny!|

Satan, with a headache, changed his way of thinking and laughed heartily.

How could every relationship start off well?

There are relationships that start off badly but end well.

Perhaps a fateful encounter might make falling in love even more enjoyable.

Satan fervently prayed for Yujin to take his troublesome runaway daughter and make a good love out of it.

|If a being familiar with death remains here…|

Yujin, being human, must stay in the demon realm.

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There were restaurants in the demon realm that served food.

Although demons didn’t consume food for nutrition, some demons ran restaurants to satisfy their taste buds.

So, in human terms, the food here was like a drug…

Feeling a bit strange, but anyway, the news of a restaurant serving food was quite welcome.

During my stay in the demon realm, I could just order food from the restaurant for delivery.

The dishes, focused solely on taste, were all excellent.

I could eat them for quite a while without getting tired of them.

As long as I didn’t know the ingredients…

“Is this rock crevice spider bear soup with ant nest bat smoked meat…?”

Regretting my past self who asked the chef about the ingredients without knowing anything, I ate the food.

Really.

It was truly excellent if you just ate it without knowing the ingredients.

It was incomparable to the dragon meat I had before.

“It’s so delicious that it’s annoying.”

“Uh, ah.”

Mijung, making strange noises as her cheeks were stretched by my hand.

Sometimes, when I was stressed, I would play with Mijung’s body like this.

She was like a living doll.

In the past, there wasn’t much of a reaction, so it felt like a doll.

These days, there’s quite a reaction, making it even more enjoyable to touch.

“Just, go ahead. And kill her. Can’t you?”

“I’m actually considering that.”

Belphagor is here, in the underworld.

She’s currently imprisoned in a place where she can be killed immediately.

However, the constant headache is due to the limit of not being able to kill her.

We are guests who suddenly fell into the underworld and are in a position to be indebted.

And although Belphagor is a sinner, she is Satan’s own daughter.

No matter how important a guest she may be, if I were to kill Belphagor here, the situation would become uncontrollable.

It’s a certainty that either she will die at the hands of Satan or spend her life in the underground prison.

That’s not an option.

I have to go back to the mortal realm.

In order to keep my promise, I will definitely do whatever it takes to go back.

“Ugh, ugh.”

|Yujin. The interview is ready|

“I’ll be there soon.”

In the midst of playing with Mijung, a nauseating voice is heard.

It’s Ashtaroth.

At first, all demon voices seemed the same, but now I can distinguish them little by little.

After giving a vague answer, I follow the guide.

Then demons start following me around.

At first, there were only Ashtaroth and Dantalion as escorts, but now they have increased significantly.

Oh, maybe they’re not escorts but guards.

Since the incident where I visited the underground prison and tried to kill Belphagor, there seems to be a slightly reinforced guard against me.

|Satan is very angry|

“Well, he did try to harm his daughter-”

|He sighed deeply, saying, “What will happen if you treat your future spouse like that?”|

“…”

He still hasn’t given up on the marriage?

This is driving me crazy.

What on earth is Satan thinking trying to marry me to Belphagor?

I don’t know.

No matter how much I think about it, I can’t come up with a clear answer even after doing a hundred backflips.

|Please sit down|

“…”

In a dark cave where I was guided.

Inside, Satan was sitting, gesturing for me to take a seat.

Beside Satan, Belphagor was fidgeting.

‘I can’t read his expression at all.’

Due to the darkness and magic surrounding the demons, it’s impossible to discern Satan’s expression.

Whether he’s angry or not.

On the other hand, Belphagor has lost a significant amount of power, revealing smooth skin without a trace of magic.

With dark chocolate-colored skin and two black horns protruding from his head.

If you just break off the horns, you could mistake him for a tanned human.

“I understand.”

For now, it would be insane to provoke Satan’s emotions in this place.

I inwardly sigh.

I decided to sit down and face the three of them.

|Let the child go and come in|

“I can’t do that. This child is one with me.”

|No matter how special your relationship is, for this moment-|

“It’s not a metaphor. Mijung and I are literally one, so where Mijung can’t go, I won’t go either.”

|Hmm… I see. Come in together|

As I sat down and placed Mijung on my lap, the black magic swirled around like a curtain.

It seems like some kind of sorcery, but it’s hard to find any regularity or rules within it.

It appears that demons handle magic quite differently from us.

The magic completely envelops us.

In no time, this space has become completely separate from the outside world, where neither sound nor light can pass through.

In magical terms, it seems to be some kind of barrier.

“I apologize for the inconvenience. I arranged this meeting to confirm the facts, but… it seems that the bond between the two is deeper than I imagined.”

“As you say. The Great Demon, Belphegor, is a wicked being who has caused countless atrocities in the mortal realm. To list his crimes, he has allied with the followers of Dimensional Drake and aided in his arrival in the mortal realm-”

“What did you say?!!”

We haven’t even started yet.

As Satan began to recite the sins of Belphegor, which would take over an hour to fully enumerate, Satan glared at Belphegor with anger.

Belphegor flinched in surprise.

Soon, Satan’s hand reached out and grabbed Belphegor by the throat.

“Is what you’re saying true? You dare to follow Drake?!”

“Yes, I… But the truth is-”

“There’s no point in hearing more! The moment you aided Drake, you became a traitor to the Underworld! You have committed a heinous act deserving of punishment! You must be prepared to face the consequences!”

“Ugh…?!”

As Satan tightened his grip on Belphegor’s throat, Belphegor struggled and began to retch on the floor.

It seems that Satan has no intention of personally killing his own daughter.

Nevertheless, judging by how he is treating Belphegor without mercy, it seems that following Drake is indeed considered a major crime in the Underworld.

“Do you still harbor the desire to kill Belphegor?”

“Do not hide your true feelings. Yes, I hate Belphegor to the extent that killing him has been my lifelong goal.”

It seems like tears of blood flow whenever I think of Belphegor.

Cornelia, who died without my intervention during the past 12 chapters.

She had to endure countless horrific pain and suffering at the hands of Lawrence, the one who made a contract with Belphegor.

And what about the magic scattered by Tei and many others?

Due to that magic, many people lost their free will and became puppets of Belphegor.

Even if we only count the actions he directly committed, they are countless.

He deserves to die.

No, even if I kill him, he won’t be freed.

“No matter how evil he may be, killing an opponent who has lost their strength and will to fight is considered a serious crime and will not escape judgment in the afterlife.”

“I understand.”

“I have no intention of defending my daughter’s wrongdoing. If you, with deep hatred and readiness for punishment, wish to kill her, I will not stop you. If you want to kill her, go ahead.”

“…”

“But there is one condition. Since I have no idea where my daughter has been or what she has been doing since leaving the Underworld, could you spare some time for her to confess everything before you kill her?”

Satan spoke calmly and composedly, without showing any expression, but the rage emanating from him was palpable.

Finally, I realized Satan’s intentions.

“He’s trying to use me to kill Belphagor.”

This bastard.

He wants to get rid of Belphagor without dirtying his own hands.