Chapter 549 – Concern
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I moved to a quiet place with Bianca.
What secret are you trying to tell me?
“Did you taint Cyrus with dark magic?”
Was the reason you followed me to ask this?
Well… It was a suspicious situation.
Now it has been revealed that I am a demon.
Cyrus was captured by Terra Cult because I reported it to Hestia.
Bianca had been quite suspicious of me for a while, so I guess the puzzle had already been put together in her head.
“… Okay.”
I never felt the need to lie.
There is no need for that anymore.
“… Why did you do that?”
“Why did you do that? Cyrus instigated my assassination. He did it because he felt bad about it.”
“…”
Bianca was silent for a moment… Then opened her mouth again.
“Did you turn Cyrus into a demon lord?”
“If there is such a way, I want to know.”
How Cyrus became the devil was a mystery even to me.
Someone went through all that trouble to level up, but became a powerful demon lord with just a small amount of black magic?
If he had that ability, there was no reason to use it on me.
“… I guess so.”
Bianca seemed to understand.
-Phew!
A sharp dagger dug into my stomach.
Bianca stabbed me with her dagger.
“…”
It seemed like there were a lot of cases of women getting stabbed these days.
Is it revenge for my son?
Or is it revenge for having his power fall to the ground overnight?
Was this the reason you followed me?
When I allowed the sneak attack too easily, Bianca, who stabbed me with my knife, looked like she was flinching even though she had done it herself.
And she looks at me as if something is strange.
“…”
I pulled out the dagger stuck in my abdomen.
And I handed it back to Bianca.
Bianca stared at the dagger I gave her and opened her mouth.
“… Why didn’t you avoid it?”
“What did you think you could do to me with an attack like this?”
In fact, the wound on the abdomen where the dagger was inserted healed instantly.
After the avatar evolved into a “Strong demon body,” Her regenerative power seemed to be further upgraded.
“… That’s disgusting.”
I shrugged my shoulders.
How fast is the wizard’s sword?
I don’t think he stabbed Bianca with the knife because he thought it could cause damage.
No matter how close I stabbed him, it made no sense that I couldn’t avoid it with my current abilities.
The skin could be strengthened to prevent the knife itself from entering.
Bianca is a wizard.
She was a smart woman.
If she really wanted to do something to me, she wouldn’t have made such a clumsy sneak attack with something like a dagger.
You could say it was her cute anger at having dragged herself and her son to the floor.
“I have a favor to ask.”
“Please…?”
Bianca told me to kill the devil.
“I don’t like the way the devil is turning over my son’s skin.”
It’s a reasonable request from her parents, but…
When Bianca says something like that, she seems a little out of place.
Was I too preoccupied with prejudice?
If you think about it, Bianca has been trying to save Cyrus since he was captured by the Terra Church.
Even as she sacrificed her plump body to me.
“If that’s the case, wouldn’t it have been okay for her to have been on the punitive force?”
“… For some reason, I trusted you more than the punitive force. And I thought that if I didn’t chase after you, I might never see you again.”
“… Are you that much in love with me?…”
Bianca makes a puzzled expression at my words.
“… I thought it would be cool if I stuck a knife in your body.”
“…”
If you’re a man, shouldn’t there be a distribution of cute cutlery for your woman that she can generously accept?
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Unfortunately, Bianca’s maternal love did not touch my heart.
Bianca’s request was to be put on hold.
There was a lot to think about before impulsively granting her request.
Her mind was complicated.
The biggest problem was not the Demon King, but Karen and Hilda, who were closest to me.
They followed me while countless Terra Cult Holy Knights watched.
That means you are a fugitive who will be chased by Terraism for the rest of your life.
It didn’t matter whether I was a fugitive or not.
Because I wasn’t the real me here.
The demon Bark is a being that may suddenly disappear one day.
There was a limit to the time I could access Pantera. The avatar was not strictly managed by me. Whether it was Zephyria or Panthera, I didn’t know when and what variables would occur.
I don’t know if Karen and Hilda are strong enough that I don’t have to worry about them, but… They are young awakened chicks who have just become knights.
If the main body in Zephyria can return, all problems will be solved, but this cannot be guaranteed yet.
And there are Zion and Velvet waiting for me in Payson.
‘… It’s a pain in the ass.’
If I say I didn’t know about Zion and Velvet, will you still look at me?
Or should I just escape from here and take Zion and Velvet with me?
‘Of course, just leaving…’
It was also discovered that they were demons.
It seems that the avatar’s level increase is also blocked.
That means there is nothing more to be gained from here.
It seems best to just escape from the Demon King’s Castle and hide somewhere before the punitive force returns.
“Hilda, why did you follow me?”
I asked Hilda what I was curious about.
She seemed to think deeply and then opened her mouth.
“That’s because… I didn’t think Bark was evil. Also, if it wasn’t for us, this situation wouldn’t have happened… And…”
Hilda, who had said that far, hesitates.
“And?”
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
Hilda turned her head as if she was embarrassed.
I think the last one is real… I missed out on what I wanted to hear the most, and the cutting skills are amazing.
It wasn’t just for Karen and Hilda that I revealed my identity… But it wasn’t entirely wrong either.
They were the first reason.
“I will be on watch, so get a good rest today.”
I decided to put the group to bed and think more about the future.
‘Let’s see what the punitive force is doing…’
I felt like I could look around my surroundings more comfortably by being able to use my magic.
Consciousness outside the body extends to the surroundings.
‘This is…’ .’
I felt it in the cave, too, but I felt something in the black stone dough that made the Demon King’s Castle that was preventing me from exploring using my mental power.
Still, not all parts of the city were covered with stone dough like an underground cave.
The consciousness that escaped through the various holes began to look around.
A city that has become strangely covered in strange stonework.
It seems like it came into this shape because it was made in a hurry… Or it could be that it’s still in the process of being made.
The consciousness wandering around the city was soon able to discover the punitive force.
It wasn’t that far away.
The punitive force was still fighting the ghouls.
Either we don’t know, or we don’t care… The ghouls don’t even show any sign of going anywhere else.
A punitive force that blocks the entrance to a building and blocks ghouls. And inside the building, you can see knights and wizards sleeping casually.
Since I had been traveling without rest for several days, it seemed like I decided to take turns sleeping to recover my stamina.
Are you planning on subjugating the devil?
It is said that some knights of the Kingdom of Laun died due to the snake-head erosion, but there was no real damage to the elites.
Even though it was a resting group, two people were seen tossing and turning, having difficulty sleeping.
It was Hestia and Caria.
When I saw that, I didn’t feel very good.
In particular, I felt a little sorry for Hestia. She said she couldn’t help it, but it’s true that she cheated… Because I knew she trusted me a lot.
Will the punitive force be able to deal with the devil?
It will depend on how much Gregory has prepared… But it won’t be easy.
What if it brings in an uncontrollable erosion like the one in the underground cavity?
Then the subjugation will inevitably fail.
When I was dealing with the dimensional rift, I briefly felt Gregory’s presence.
I don’t know what he felt, but he just went back…
‘I think they were trying to take advantage of the fisherman…’
If I had known what kind of monster was trying to come out of the dimensional rift, I wouldn’t have thought that.
Looking at it, it seems like they threw it without knowing whether it was a nuclear bomb or a grenade.
Thinking like that makes me a little worried.
The destruction of the punitive force could be a pretty good solution for me.
That means that all the humans who know that I am a demon will die.
Still, I didn’t think it would be a good feeling if Caria and Hestia died here.
And there was Priscilla in the punitive force.
She was not a relaxation group.
At the entrance of the building, the ghouls were being dealt with leisurely using spirit magic.
Although I hadn’t known Priscilla for that long, she left quite a good impression on me.
I still remember her eating traditional Korean food like chicken and pork belly.
Priscilla is also a friend of Ayla and Luna… And I also maintained a pretty good relationship with the elves they brought.
Priscilla looks at me. Although I couldn’t see it, she seemed to sense my gaze since she was the one handling the spirit.
Soon I felt strong resistance pushing my consciousness.
Priscilla seemed to have taken action because she thought someone was watching the punitive force.
‘Can I see what Gregory is doing?’
I took my gaze away from the punitive force and extended my consciousness to the thickest and largest pillar tower.
As I approached the pillar tower, I felt a force pushing away my consciousness.
Feeling disappointed, she looked around, but couldn’t see any creatures except the punitive force and the ghouls attacking them.
‘Hmm…’
When I thought there was nothing more to see, I returned my consciousness to the body.
