episode_0237

Rebiya & Tammiel Team

“Rebiya.”

“Mr. Tammiel? Is something the matter?”

Rebiya and Tammiel, who had parted ways with the Baekryeon group and were moving to search for Baekho and Jujak.

Compared to the extremely carefree Tammiel, Rebiya, who was diligently searching, tilted her head and looked at Tammiel upon hearing him call her name.

“This isn’t certain, so I’m only telling you, just listen.”

“Not certain…? What are you talking about?”

“…It seems like the Youma has lost her power.”

“…Yes?”

Rebiya tilted her head at Tammiel’s strange words.

As if Rebiya’s appearance was cute, Tammiel smiled and stroked Rebiya’s hair, saying.

“I only judged from seeing it from afar earlier… But the Youma I met a little while ago didn’t have the unique aura that is felt as a fragment of the Demon King. That’s something that can’t be hidden even if you try.”

“R, really?”

“Yeah. Unless my senses have gone strangely bad.”

At Tammiel’s words, Rebiya tilted her head as if something was wrong.

As if pondering something, she cautiously asked Tammiel.

“But… Is it possible to lose power?”

“Of course, it’s possible. I’m currently in a state where I’ve lost all my power and qualifications as a fragment of the Demon King. It wouldn’t be impossible.”

“Ah…”

Rebiya blushed with embarrassment at her somewhat foolish behavior of asking again even though the example was right in front of her.

Tammiel, who was watching her with a smile on his face as if looking at a small animal, hardened his expression and said.

“But… That’s the biggest problem.”

“Yes?… The biggest problem? If the Youma has lost her power, isn’t that a good thing?”

“Yeah. It would be good if it were the same case as me. But the problem is that it’s not.”

“??”

Didn’t he say it was the same as himself earlier?

Rebiya’s mind began to become confused at Tammiel’s riddle-like words.

“Hehe, was my explanation too insufficient?”

“T, that’s… I don’t really understand. Why is it a problem if the Youma’s power has disappeared? If that’s the case, we should quickly inform the Hero…”

“‘The Youma has lost her power’ is true, but ‘the Youma’s power has disappeared’ is not. There’s a very big difference in this.”

“…Huh?”

The Youma has lost her power, but…

The Youma’s power has not disappeared?…

“Because if the Youma’s power had disappeared, the Holy Kingdom would have sensed it.”

“T, that’s right?”

“But after coming here and checking, the Youma has lost the Youma’s power. But that power itself hasn’t disappeared. So where did this power go instead?… If we don’t find that, it will be difficult to save the Flame Emperor of the Flame Country.”

“T, then that’s a really big problem!!”

Tammiel calmed Rebiya, who was startled and spoke.

“Calm down. It’s not like the Flame Emperor is going to die right away… And even though the Youma’s power has disappeared, the fact that the Youma is alive means they’re planning to use her as a ‘pawn.’ If that’s the case, if we stay by her side, we’ll be able to find the ‘real’ one.”

“Ah…”

“For now, let’s have others find Baekho and Jujak, and let’s find the real ‘Youma.’ That would be more helpful to Leon.”

“T, to the Hero!…”

Rebiya was tempted by the words that it would help Leon.

Finding Baekho and Jujak was important, but Rebiya’s heart moved more by the fact that she could directly help Leon, and she nodded her head vigorously with a slight sense of guilt.

“Y, yes!!”

“Hehe, if that’s the case, let’s get out of here for now…”

Tammiel suddenly stopped talking in the middle of his sentence.

“Mr. Tammiel?…”

“Oh dear… It’s true that tigers come when you talk about them… They’ve really come.”

“Those are the words I want to say. Why are you here…”

“Huh?…”

Surely they shouldn’t be able to see them because of Tammiel’s magic…

They were definitely looking at them.

“Haaam…”

A woman on the boundary between a child and an adult with wavy, blue hair.

And next to her, a masked man wearing clothes thick enough to completely cover his body.

Those two were definitely looking at them.

“So it’s you? Who took the ‘Youma’s power’.”

“I knew you’d notice.”

The masked man who said that reached out his hand and said.

“Witch Tammiel. I’ll make you a proposal. Let’s join hands. If you do, I’ll restore your ‘Witch’s’ power to you.”

“Hmm~? ‘Witch’s’ power…”

Tammiel looked at the masked man with interest. Rebiya had shared Tammiel’s memories before, so she knew.

That the ‘Witch’s Power’ she had as a fragment of the Demon King was a shackle that bound her.

That’s why she thought the Witch’s power was worthless to her, but Tammiel remained silent as if pondering instead of refusing.

“T, Tammiel?…”

“That’s quite an interesting story. I’m also curious about how you took the Youma’s power…”

Unconcerned with Rebiya’s worries, Tammiel gently placed his hand on Rebiya’s shoulder and said.

“But I have something more interesting than ‘that.’ So I’ll refuse your offer.”

“…That’s unfortunate. Cheongryong.”

“Ah… Annoying…”

The woman called Cheongryong waved her hand around.

Confirming that, Tammiel immediately unfolded a magic circle as if to counter.

At the same time, a huge roar of ‘Kwaaaang!!!’ echoed.

* * *

“Haa…”

Glug glug glug… Plop!

I definitely came to fight, so how did I end up soaking in hot spring water?….

Well, it feels good to be soaking in the hot spring water, it’s relaxing and my body is loosening up….

First, after finishing my meal with Tamamo, I followed her around various places in Baekmyeon Castle.

She surprisingly agreed to my request to tour Baekmyeon Castle.

So, Tamamo and I toured Baekmyeon Castle together, looking for signs of Baekho and Jujak, but whether there was some kind of interference, or the two weren’t here, no signs were felt.

After wandering around like that, the last place we arrived at was a hot spring.

‘The hot springs of Baekmyeon Castle are superb.’

I was pushed into the hot spring by Tamamo’s words.

“…What is this doing in enemy territory.”

As I said before, I came to fight.

But to be treated to a meal by the person I’m going to fight, and now I’m even taking a hot spring bath….

But after coming this far, I’ve roughly noticed something.

‘The Youma doesn’t seem to want to fight me…’

She hasn’t made Baekho and Jujak her subordinates yet, so she’s avoiding fighting because she judges that she’s not ready to fight me?

Or is it because she loves ‘peace’ like the yokai say, so she doesn’t want to fight?

‘If it’s the latter, there’s no reason to kidnap Baekho and Jujak.’

Then is it the former?

But if it’s the former, no matter how much time I spend ‘together’….

“!”

Damn it. I’ve been had.

Could it be that they used the opportunity of me entering the hot spring?!….

Creak

Just as I was about to get up and go outside, the door opened and a figure slowly walked in.

“Are you leaving already?”

“…Why are you here?”

“Well, this place is originally ‘for my exclusive use,’ so it’s only natural that I’m here.”

A faint blonde hair.

Pink eyes that shine eerily.

Fox ears that are perked up.

On top of that….

Naked, wearing nothing but a single cloth.

This kind of remark is a bit trashy, but if I hadn’t become accustomed to the female body by having sex with many women, I would have definitely blushed and been flustered to the point of embarrassment, as Tamamo’s appearance was fatal to men in many ways.

“I’m using it now.”

“Then we can use it together.”

Saying that, she slowly sat down in front of me and soaked in the hot spring water.

I, who had stood up to find her, also quietly sat back down and soaked in the hot spring water.

“…”

“…”

An extremely awkward situation.

A place where a person’s energy is released thanks to the warmth of the hot spring.

That’s why I decided to be a little direct.

“Tamamo.”

“Why is that?”

“Why did you kidnap Baekho and Jujak?”

“?!”

The hot spring water that had been creating gentle ripples shook greatly for a moment.

The reason was, of course, because of Tamamo.

Tamamo, who had trembled greatly at my question, seemed to be contemplating an answer, and then said.

“…I can’t tell you.”

“…”

You can’t tell me….

“As you already know, I’ve come to subjugate you.”

“…Yes, I know.”

“In addition, you’re the only fragment of the Demon King left now.”

“That too…, I know.”

I stared at Tamamo with narrowed eyes.

Because I had detected a slight ‘tremor’ in Tamamo’s voice.

I can’t know what that tremor means, but I could tell that something was ‘twisted’ right now.

“But to come so defenselessly… Do you want to die? Or are you trying to use your beauty as a weapon?”

“…”

Tamamo can’t answer my question.

She remained silent, avoiding my gaze, and cautiously said.

“If I were trying to use my beauty as a weapon… Would you have fallen for it?”

“Would I have fallen for it.”

“Ugh… S, still… I think I’m pretty confident in my looks and figure…”

Tamamo’s looks and figure are certainly attractive enough.

She’s probably in the top tier of the people I’ve met so far.

But that’s that, and this is this.

I’m not a woman-crazed simp, and I don’t have the hobby of embracing someone I have to kill right now.

“You know why I’ve been going along with your actions until now, right?”

“…Probably to find Baekho and Jujak…?”

“Yes, that’s right. But I’ve also looked around here and there. And even if I spread my senses throughout this entire place, I can’t find any signs of Baekho or Jujak.”

“…”

It sounded like Tamamo swallowed her saliva.

I could tell that she, who had not lost her composure until now, was nervous for the first time.

“So… I’m going to stop playing around now.”

I took out the Holy Sword from my inventory.

The pure white Holy Sword is tinged with the golden radiance of the dawn.

Even after seeing that, Tamamo’s movements don’t budge.

Did she realize that it’s meaningless to resist?

Or does she have a hidden card?

“Sword King Secret Technique.”

I raise my sword.

If I slash down like this, Tamamo’s body will be split in two as it is.

“Earth Split…”

The moment I was about to swing my sword down, I felt a ‘familiar’ energy.

An explosive, massive, and rough energy like a ‘cow.’

The Great Sage Equal to Heaven?…

Why is the power of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven felt here?

Kwaaaaaaaang!!!

“?!”

At that moment, a huge roar echoed at the same time as the entire Baekmyeon Castle was shaken by the impact.

Perhaps Tamamo herself was very surprised, her eyes widened and she couldn’t move.

In the meantime, I feel the energy of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven once more.

Sensing something ominous, I quickly left Tamamo alone and headed to the place where the energy of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven was felt.

“!!”

What I saw there was Baekryeon, Seollin, and Lucy in an almost half-dead state, and the Great Sage Equal to Heaven Mino, who had raised his weapon to finish them off for sure. Why are they fighting each other? There was no time to think about that deeply.

I immediately moved in front of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven and blocked him as it was.

“Hey… Mino, what kind of joke is this?”

“…”

This tingling sensation.

It’s the same sensation as when he lost it once before and we fought a round…

‘It might be a little dangerous…’