Chapter 100 – Episode 100. My Heart Is Yours
“Should I… Finish the game?”
After hearing Lee Soo-ah’s story, I smiled inwardly.
Of course not.
Why would I end this good game?
I answered right away.
“Then let’s do it.”
“… Yes?”
I said while looking straight into Lee Soo-ah’s eyes.
“Let’s not finish the game. I was just wondering why I had to finish the game anyway. I was in the middle of a conflict… But now that Jia became my subordinate, the warrior, Sua, didn’t want to finish the game either. Let’s not end the game at this point.”
“Oh that..”
Hmmm, did I take it too quickly?
Well, Lee Soo-ah mustered up the courage to tell me first, so what’s the point of procrastinating?
Anyway, I finally succeeded in persuading (?) The hero.
On the surface, it looks like I was persuaded by the hero, but I like it better.
If this is done, even if things go wrong, the hero’s responsibility will be greater than mine.
I don’t know if I’m too trashy, but like I said before, am I not a good guy?
It is a world where there is nothing to be gained by living a good life.
If you live like this, you can live happily ever after.
Soo-ah Lee sighed at my answer that came out so immediately, but then she nodded her head and said to me.
“Thank you, Min-gu. Please make that choice for me…”
No, it’s not a choice made for the warrior.
It was strictly for me.
But you don’t have to say that.
“What to do next-“
Lee Soo-ah’s story was interrupted by the sound of Jia’s crying coming from the front.
Jia falls down and hits her face in the sand of the sandy beach and cries.
And Si-eun, who soothes Jia by her side.
It must have been a lot of fun and I fell over.
Soo-ah Lee stood up and said to me.
“I think we should talk about how to live in the future. It seems a bit difficult now.”
“Hey, why am I always next to Sua? We’ll talk about it in detail when we have time.”
Lee Soo-ah smiles at my words and runs to Jia.
As I was staring at her from behind, I felt a presence behind her.
I spoke quietly to the presence I felt behind her back.
“… I won the bet, right?”
“Huh. Master won.”
Juniel’s voice came right from behind.
I knew I would feel the despair of the world collapsing, but it was a very calm voice.
I turned her head and looked at Juniel.
She is the same expressionless woman as usual.
There is no feeling of frustration or despair at losing the bet.
“Are you too bold? As if he knew he would lose the bet..”
Juniel nodded her head at my words.
“Yes, Master is right. I knew I was going to lose the bet.”
“…But why did you make a bet?”
At my words, Juniel shrugged her shoulders and went on with her words.
“I just… Needed a trigger. No matter how much I die at the hands of my master, even if I am a slave raised by the hands of my master… I have the pride as a former commander of the 3rd Corps of the Demon King’s Army to just surrender. “
It’s pride that’s good
I also refuse slaves who servilely crawl on the floor and lick the soles of my feet.
It’s no fun
I gestured to Juniel to sit next to me.
“Then… You lost the bet, so you know what to do, right?”
Juniel nodded with a calm expression.
“Of course. From now on, mine too belongs to the master.”
“Huh? Can’t you hear me? What?”
“That… Master already knows. My… I mean.”
“I’m stupid, so I don’t know if I don’t talk straight. Speak properly The former commander of the 3rd corps of the Demon King’s Army couldn’t even say such a simple thing properly, could it be?”
Juniel’s face started to turn red as he glared at me while biting his lip.
It’s a fresh scene.
To see Juniel so flustered.
Juniel tried to avoid his gaze and spoke to me.
“My horse, horse, heart belongs to the owner.”
Wow, even your earlobes are red.
I said while stroking Juniel’s hair.
“You said it well.”
“From now on, Master, if you wish, I will use honorifics. Would you do that? No, shall we?”
“No, that’s fine. The charm of you is that you just tuk and talk. I don’t think it would be fun if you even say honorifics.”
“… Okay.”
“Do you have any regrets about the ‘him’ you said was your fiancé?”
“.. Of course. As the master said, the relationship with ‘him’ when I died… No, I can’t even say ‘him’ anymore. Anyway, when I died, my relationship with him ended. No more regrets therefore…”
“…?”
Juniel turned his head in the opposite direction and spoke in a low voice.
“Lord, I want you to treat me well too. Eh, now the only thing left for me is Master.”
Through his turned head, a bright red face identical to his own hair color was visible.
Why did he suddenly become so cute?
Was the original Juniel like this?
Now that she has given her heart, she seems to show her true self.
I asked as I stroked Juniel’s hair.
“He knew he was going to lose the bet, right? How did you know that?”
“..Because the master has a very sure way to convince the hero.”
“A sure way? What is that?”
At my words, Juniel raised her finger and pointed at Jia, who was strolling on the beach with Lee Soo-ah in the distance.
“A human child named Jia. If you kill that child and raise him up to threaten the hero, the hero has no choice but to come over. I knew that master would kill that kid right after betting with me. But since it hasn’t been like that for over a month, I wonder why it’s like this.”
“…”
How much trash did he see me as?
No matter how much the bet was placed, and since it was a situation where I had to convince the hero, I imagined that I would kill Jia and raise him up to threaten the hero.
“Anyway, it is never easy for such a helpless child to survive and live in a world like this. Rather, it would be much easier to live by killing them and raising them as master’s slaves. I think it’s much more beneficial to each other.”
Oh, he was a demon, not a human.
Thinking is fundamentally different from humans.
Well, that’s okay
In the end, I won the bet, Lee Soo-ah came to cooperate with me, and even won Juniel’s heart.
Looking at the waves of the sea, I asked Juniel.
“Now can you tell me about ‘him’ who is your fiancé?”
“…Did you mean not to ask?”
“Of course. Did you tell me when I asked? Well, if I had to say it as an order, I would have had no choice but to say it, but I thought the antipathy would grow that much. Haven’t I done little to force you with orders?”
“..The first time you stole my virgin-“
“Almost, almost. It’s not that I never forced it, I almost never did.”
“…”
Juniel silently nodded.
She opened her mouth, keeping her eyes fixed on the sea.
“My ex-fiancé, Gadores de Satura. Commander of the 1st corps of the Demon King’s army, and commander of the general corps. The Demon King… No, it can be said that he is the strongest of the Demon King’s army now, before the Demon King descended.”
Hmm.
He was also a giant.
“Come to think of it, this is a bit of a fundamental question. What on earth is your demon tribe? Why do you suddenly appear on Earth, start a war with humans, and bring down a demon king?”
“… It sounds like you’re asking too soon. Are you curious about that now?”
“Because I’ve been so busy. I didn’t have time to talk to you properly, and I didn’t think you would give me a proper answer if I asked.”
“…Now you think I’ll tell you anything?”
“Of course. Your heart is mine now.”
“… Joy.”
Juniel turns his head with a pouting expression.
Oh why is he so cute
Take him right now into the cradle of rest… Kheheum.
Juniel said to me with her head turned.
“We, the Demons, invaded the Earth according to a contract. The beings who manage this game… Have you met the master?”
“.. Those rat heads?”
“That’s right. You can think of them as similar. They govern this game by contract, and we invade Earth by contract.”
“Who did you sign the contract with?”
“The people who made this game.”
“Who is that?”
“I don’t know. However, if there is a being that can make such a ridiculous game and summon us who are in another dimension to participate in the game… Wouldn’t that be at least a god?”
“Um… Then, why do you guys make a contract and come to this other dimension, Earth, to wage war against humans? Isn’t it because there is something you receive?”
“I don’t know. Only the demon king who made the contract knows. Because we are the ones who have to do what the demon king wants to do.”
“You don’t even know the corps commander who can be said to be right under the demon king?”
Juniel nodded at my question.
“Yeah, we just fight as we are told from above. That’s the reason we demons exist.”
“Hmm… Then about the Demon King… Oh, I told you before, right? He said he didn’t know about the Demon King.”
“Yes, because the Demon King is still before the advent. You have to descend to find out what kind of demon you are. There are a total of 666 demon lords in our dimension. Among them, it is unknown which demon king made the contract and who will descend here. Well, it seems that the hero hasn’t awakened yet, so I think it will take quite a while to descend.”
“Huh? Hero awakened?”
“… What are you talking about?”
“It is literally. The warrior has already awakened. I heard you woke up after putting on those who said it was a bloody festival or something?”
“… Those sword scars. It must have been the power of an awakened warrior. No wonder…”
Strictly speaking, he was awakened because he used the skill that made the sword scars… Well anyway.
Juniel frowned and thought for a moment before telling me.
“If the hero had awakened, the administrators of the game would have informed the corps commanders about it. The corps commanders will move now. I have to prepare for the coming of the demon king.
The corps commanders who have spread all over the world and regain their strength will gather, and the gathered corps commanders will prepare for the Demon King’s Advent Ceremony.”
“Eh. I thought I’d solved the dragon case, but now I’m a demon lord. There really is no time to rest.”
“It’s okay if you don’t think too impatiently. Just because the demon lord descends doesn’t mean you can use your power right away. It took a considerable amount of time for the corps commanders composed of high-ranking demons to recover their strength, right? Demon kings with greater power have a much longer recovery time. Moreover, since I cannot participate in this Advent ceremony, an incomplete ritual will be conducted.
“Hmm. That’s good news. It’s not like there’s no time at all. By the way, the demon king who has descended is weak, right? It would be great if I could capture it then.”
“Absolutely impossible. Powerful demons, demons, and even corps commanders are defending the demon king, but how can I break through that?”
“It’s a story that I wish I could do that. But where does the demon king descend? Couldn’t it be somewhere close?”
Juniel shook his head at my words.
“You don’t have to worry about that. At least, the Advent ceremony will be held in a place very far from here.”
“How are you so sure of that?”
“Because there is a hero here.”
“…?”
“What will happen if the Demon King descends on the area where the hero is or is nearby. The game won’t be over anytime soon. That’s why the Demon King’s descent ceremony is supposed to take place in an area far away from the hero. It’s a matter of balance.”
“Hmm, I see.”
Then, for the time being, it would be okay not to worry about the demon king or the army commanders.
When I nodded, Juniel looked at me and asked.
“Master, do you have any more questions?”
“Yeah, for now. I’ll ask you whenever you think of it.”
“Okay. Ask me anything I’ll answer anything you know.”
His expression is expressionless, but his tone of voice shows a lot of goodwill toward me.
You said you gave your heart, but you keep it properly like this.
Juniel, a woman who knows how to take responsibility for her own words.
You look really pretty.
I stroked her hair with Juniel’s horns again, and Juniel lowered her head while blushing.
And,
While playing with Jia, I met eyes with the hero who was looking at this place.
Lee Soo-ah smiles as she makes eye contact with me.
I waved her hand at her.
My eyes seemed to be a little cold just now, is it my mistake?