episode_0025

“Abel, no matter how angry you are…”

“I didn’t do it!”

The first thing Leah did when she heard that was to suspect Abel.

Honestly, it would make sense, because if you roll your eyes right to the side, didn’t Mino get stuck in a stake once? (At least the second time she saw it was an accident. It had to be that way.)

Even the Four Heavenly Kings, who were the Demon King’s closest associates, were like that, so I couldn’t help but think that if the Ken Tribe, which was not even a Demon Tribe but a cooperative tribe, had offended them for some reason, they would have really pushed them away.

“No, there are things I’ve done so far… but really not.”

“Where are you trying to fool me! There are more than one or two of you who have seen you kill your fellow Kian people! Woof!”

As the King of Dogs continued to glare angrily as if he was going to bite Leah, Mino, who was next to me, instantly created a blood sword and aimed it at the King of Dogs’ neck.

“The Demon King hasn’t left the Demon King’s Castle in the past few days, Leader of the Kyeon Tribe. Wouldn’t it be better to put aside your stubbornness and exchange meaningful information? ”

“Ugh… Shit.”

I finally calmed down a little when I was threatened with a cold voice and a sword pointed at me, but the way he was still glaring at me didn’t change.

“And I would like to respectfully request that you stop looking at such disrespectful eyes at the noble one.”

“Krrrr… Shut up, if you hadn’t made a warrior who suddenly rolled in instead of me, who was supposed to be a good person, the Four Heavenly Kings, the Ken tribe wouldn’t have suffered such catastrophic damage!”

Honestly, no matter how much I thought about it, it seemed like the parachute had hit, so Leah slightly averted her gaze.

-Thump, thump.

Of course, it didn’t seem to be the case for Abel, who quietly walked down from the throne, grabbed the King of Dogs by the neck, and lifted him up into the air as if he was holding him by the collar.

“Bang, bang! Kang-Kang!”

“You’re brave to yell at me, but if you tease Leah with that mouth, I’ll really exterminate the Ken clan. Get to the point, right now.”

“Kyaaaang… Kang…”

When no answer came, the power in Abel’s hand grew stronger. The King of Dogs frothed at the mouth as if he would faint at any moment, and his tail drooped.

“Abel… If you grab him by the neck and ask him, he won’t be able to answer, right?”

“Aha.”

-Koosh!

Fortunately, Abel immediately let go of his hand at Leah’s warning and dropped the King of Dogs, causing the King of Dogs’ heavy body to hit the floor with a loud noise.

“Ugh…”

After lying on the floor for a long time, with tears in his eyes and heavy breathing, the King finally opened his mouth, filled with hatred.

“A masked demon with long black hair, blue horns and eyes, and even a uniform that looked exactly like you entered the territory of the Ken tribe and slaughtered them.”

“…Is that the end? How?”

“Mung, there’s no point in saying anything. The overwhelming force slaughtered all the Ken clans, and the Lang clans who came late to support saw not a battlefield, but an attacker standing in the middle of a field of corpses. Among the demons, only you, the Demon King, can have that level of force! ”

“…problem group.”

“Wow… What are you talking about? You damn demon.”

Abel hesitated for a moment whether he should say this, then frowned as if he had come to a conclusion and opened his mouth.

“That’s not really me. Then doesn’t that mean there’s at least a demon with the same level of power as me?”

“…!”

“Okay, listen carefully, Demon King. From now on, I will be speaking as the Demon King.”

Keumkeum, Abel cleared his throat slightly and forced the King of the Wild to kneel down and talk to him.

“I, King Abel of the Demon Tribe, sincerely regret this incident. And, for the support of the Kyeon Tribe and the investigation of the incident, I will personally-”

No, to be exact, I was just about to start talking. If only an angel with a blindfold on had not suddenly appeared and interrupted.

“Lucifer, the Goddess has called you. Please come up to heaven now.”

Abel, who had been frowning at the old name Lucifer, realized that he was actually talking about going to investigate the territory of the Ken tribe.

“…Tsk. Why did it have to be at a time like this…”

“I will go in your place. Please leave the work to me.”

Mino bowed his waist at lightning speed to show his respect and expressed his intention to participate. In fact, even if he hadn’t done so, Abel would have had no other choice but to choose Mino.

“Yes, please. Do you hear? King of Dogs? The Vampire Lord is going to investigate.”

…It’s really old-fashioned. Of course, it can’t be helped since our schedules overlapped due to unexpected circumstances, but…

So, am I going to be left here alone for a while? That’s a bit lonely, you know…

“Wow! Wait a minute!”

“…? What is it now?”

“Warrior… no, the new Four Heavenly Kings are coming too, Woof!”

The King of Dogs stretched out his finger and pointed at me precisely, leaving no room for excuses.

“Why are you suddenly dragging Leah in? King of Dogs.”

When Abel answered with a slightly wary tone, the King of Dogs spoke in an even more irritated voice.

“That’s because you, Demon King, are trying to see how strong the one you appointed as the Four Heavenly King instead of me is, bang! At least if a warrior became the Four Heavenly King by pushing aside me, who was already properly appointed, then he must have that kind of ability! I want proof! ”

Uh, ability?

There’s no such thing… right? A healing that makes you suffer even if you use it just a little? A warrior’s power that disappeared long ago?

Before that, it was a reserved position? I thought I was just parachuted into an empty position, but I didn’t know that someone was hurt because of me!

When I looked at Abel with a puzzled look, Abel blinked for a moment and then added, “Ah.”

“Of course I refuse. Take Mino with you, King of Dogs.”

“Why? This is unfair! I have enough of my abilities-”

When the fight between the two seemed to be escalating, Leah was flustered but quickly intervened.

“I’ll go, I want to go.”

“Leah?”

“At least I want to try what I can. It’s a nuisance to always be doing nothing like this. And the experience I gained while working as a warrior might be helpful.”

“I like it, woof! At least he’s more manly than the Demon King!”

Just now, with that statement, the King of Dogs’ favorability rating went up by about 5.

Yeah, I always wonder why everyone treats me like a total girl. I just got my Noah memories back, I didn’t become a girl! My underwear still feels a little strange…

“No, Leah. It might be dangerous-”

“Didn’t you say you wanted to go, woof! If you protect too much, it’s overprotection, Demon King! Woof woof! Wouldn’t it be better to do it in moderation!”

“…”

Abel frowned as hard as he could, holding onto the angel with one hand, then let out a sigh of reluctance.

“Okay. I will send the Four Heavenly Kings, Mino and Leah, to the territory of the Ken Tribe. But… don’t overdo it.”

At the end of those words, Abel’s new form completely disappeared. Perhaps he was dragged to the Goddess of Libra?

“Tsk, honey is dripping down, woof… A tyrant who normally doesn’t care if tens of thousands of his compatriots die.”

“Conversation is good, but I think it’s better to start after you’ve set off, but may I ask what your opinions are?”

Oh, yeah.

Since Abel has also left, we should go investigate the territory of the Ken tribe. In fact, since he has already left, we can just infer the culprit by looking at the traces left behind.

“Yeah, there’s no more time to waste here. My people are suffering even at this very moment. Let’s go right away, woof!”

“But how? Ah. Just like the way we went to the empire last time…”

“My waist is still precious.”

Mino cut him off firmly. It seemed that he had realized the importance of his waist since last time.

“Then…”

“What is there? Run! The most primitive way, woof!”

Oh, shit. My stamina is trash….

*****

“Heh, heh, ugh, gasp… ugh, that’s right, ugh.”

“Don’t force me, Woof! You’ve been brave enough to hold out until now, Woof! I know a lot about the body of a warrior. I have no intention of criticizing your noble spirit of sacrifice, Woof!”

“That’s right, noble one. Just keeping up with the speed of the outsiders with your mental power alone is already an achievement.”

The sky was spinning. Damn body, who would have thought I’d become such a burden… My ears were numb and I could barely hear, my heart was pounding like crazy, but my body kept moving forward before my brain could tell me to.

It was a remnant of the spirit that had been continuously demanded forcibly.

“What are you doing, Vampire Lord? Pick me up! Are you going to delay any longer, woof!”

“Me, ugh, really, heh, okay…”

Mino carried me on his back. He muttered that it was okay, but I definitely felt like I would survive being carried on his back.

While I’m at it, I might as well do some preliminary research.

“King, huh… huh… tell me everything you know, haa… about that, invader… you know. ”

“I’m about to suffocate, woof! The territory of the Ken tribe is right ahead anyway! Ask them directly. If I were to tell them the truth, things might get distorted.”

“Kkaaah!”

“It hurts, it hurts… Kyaaang! Save me, I don’t want to die…!”

“Ugh…”

“Here the blood is pouring out of the patient’s wound again, bruise!”

“Call a therapist!”

A shabby tent made of dark blue cloth, roughly concealing the pungent smell of blood. Screams could be heard from within, and all around was a bloody mess that would have been better concealed with red.

This place, where the line between death and life was more blurred than ever, seemed to overlap with the remnants of the massacre that Leah had clearly seen when she had faced Abel on the battlefield long ago.

“Welcome to the territory of the Dog Tribe swept away by that damn cat-like bastard, the two Heavenly Kings. Woof! ”

Although he was clearly smiling, the way he was biting his lip clearly showed how angry the King was and how terribly he cared for his own kind.

The smell of blood was so strong that Leah thought her nose was going to go numb. That was why she couldn’t detect the old, yet familiar smell of sunflowers.