## Chapter 1804 – The Story of a Black-Haired Foreigner
Serka!
Oh, how I miss that name!
That bastard was someone I ran into back when I was still human, when I took on a quest to get promoted to a D-rank adventurer! Just thinking about it makes my blood boil…!
How much suffering did that damn troll cause me during my promotion test!
“Kuhahaha!”
Forgive him? It felt like rage and violence were erupting from the depths of my heart. I felt a twisting pain in my internal organs, and I impulsively did the Heavenly Demon Michael Jackson dance, strutting around the room.
—Squeak, squeak, squeak.
But.
I attacked Serka a lot whenever I saw him. Well, after things went well with Liz noona, I ignored him completely, and after that, I never saw him separately.
Mariel is someone I have affection for, but Serka is just someone I hate.
Come to think of it, there was also a guy named Roel. That damn wizard… It was fortunate that Winia took care of him, but looking back, he was also someone who deserved to be beaten to death. My anger explodes!
“Can I really forgive those bastards!”
I thought that, but okay.
Let’s settle the past ties!
To be honest, I’m still pissed off and want to flick their foreheads really hard. But my son Nick taught me about reconciliation and forgiveness. My son said that, so how could I, as his father, ignore it?
I’m a man who listens to his children.
Nick went out of his way to say that, so there’s no need to amplify that past resentment here. Let’s go and coolly forgive them. Anyway, as I was about to move with that thought in mind.
“Hyaaaaaak!”
For some reason, Mariel was hunched over, clutching her head. She was even screaming like a girl who had seen a ghost.
“Hey. What’s wrong? What are you doing?”
“Why, why are you suddenly doing that after saying you’d forgive me!”
“Doing what?”
“Screaming and walking backwards…! Didn’t you say you’d forgive me! But why are you suddenly doing something so scary!”
Suddenly, Mariel burst into tears.
“I, I’m a little hesitant to say this, but haven’t we had fun together all this time! Working under the Guild Master, there were some enjoyable parts every time I ran into you, Heavenly Demon…! But suddenly, with forgiveness and reconciliation and all that, you’re doing something so terrifying…!”
Turns out, she was terrified because I suddenly had a fit.
“Hehehe.”
Seeing Mariel acting like this made me laugh for no reason. You little rascal. You enjoyed being with me, huh? Since she’s like that, of course I have no choice but to forgive her.
But it seems like her fear of me is still there. Then I’ll have to get rid of that fear.
“Hey, you idiot. Stop acting like that and get up.”
“Ah…?”
“Fear my ass. I told you. I came to forgive you. Now I’m also someone who knows how to do reconciliation and forgiveness, okay?”
“So, you’re really forgiving all the sins of the past?”
“Yeah.”
“Then what about that fit just now…?”
That was.
“Well, when you said forgiveness, Serka suddenly came to mind. Then an explosive rage erupted. Hehehe. You know Serka, right? That bastard.”
“Ah, ah… You mean Serka. So that’s why. Really! You scared me! Hahahaha!”
Mariel, who had regained her composure, laughed loudly. I immediately grabbed Mariel’s hand and shook it.
“We’re reconciled now.”
“Of course, Heavenly Demon!”
She’s just ecstatic.
“But do you know any news about Serka?”
“Ah, well… I heard a long time ago that he was living somewhere. It was before I came to the capital, so I think he’s still alive.”
Looks like he managed to survive in that chaos.
“Where is that?”
“I know it’s near Isvant, but I don’t know exactly.”
“Is that so?”
Then it might be a bit difficult to find him. But it’s not impossible. Should I look for him right away?
“Then Mariel. You’re free. Live well now.”
“Ah.”
Mariel, who looked up at the sky.
“Thank you.”
She gave me a word of thanks.
“But… I don’t want to part ways.”
“You little rascal.”
“I’m destined to work under the Guild Master for the rest of my life anyway, so I’d appreciate it if you treated me as usual.”
“You want me to have fits?”
“Please! Spare me, Heavenly Demon!”
“Hehehe.”
That’s why I can’t help but become attached. Anyway, I immediately opened a gate and moved to my room. Reconciliation with Mariel is over. Now let’s find Serka.
All I remember is his face.
“Heavenly Demon Divine Art.”
That’s enough to find him.
“Heavenly Demon Clairvoyance.”
—Fwoosh!
When I activated Heavenly Demon Clairvoyance, light burst from my eyes, and this world came into my view. I scanned the eastern part of the Heavenly Demon Empire and looked for a woman presumed to be Serka.
“Ah. There he is.”
After spending some time, I was able to identify him.
“Is the one with the harder shell sweeter?”
“Oh, of course. That one’s sweeter.”
“Haha. Then I’ll buy this one.”
He was buying fruit. He’s bigger than I remember, but the energy I feel is definitely Serka.
That bastard… He’s peacefully buying fruit. Wow, looking at him, he’s become an adult. Time really flies.
Should I kidnap him for a bit?
—Fwoosh!
I immediately created a gate behind him, reached out my hand, grabbed his shoulder, and pulled him in.
“Huh?”
Serka made a stupid noise, and with that, he was completely kidnapped by me. At the same time, the man over there shouted.
“Honey! Honeyyyyy!”
What.
Is he married?
Suddenly, that old priest came to mind, but it didn’t seem like him. For now, I ignored it and immediately closed the gate. It doesn’t matter since I’m just going to reconcile and let him go.
“Ah? Ahh? Uhh?”
Was he surprised because the background suddenly changed? Serka made stupid noises and looked around, finally turning to me.
“Serka! Serkaaaa! Serkaaaaaaaa!”
When I called out his name, filled with joy.
“U, ugh…! Ugh! Hwaaa! Hyaaaaaak! Noooo…!”
He clutched his head and collapsed!
“You bastard! Was seeing me that touching!”
“Ughhhhh!”
Tears welled up.
“Sometime…! I knew this day would come, Kugh! Because of the sins of the past, the god who became him would appear and punish me…!”
It seems like the commotion back then left a big trauma, and he had been fearing me all this time. To the point where he was suffering from a phobia that I, who had become a god, would come and inflict divine punishment.
“Serka! Answer me! Roel! Where is Roel!”
“Roel…!”
Serka was shocked at the word Roel.
“I, I can’t sell him! I can’t sell Roel! He was still my friend!”
“Shut up and tell me! Tell me!”
“Hyaaaaaak!”
When I raised my voice a little, Serka slammed his head on the floor and screamed desperately. So why do you live a life of sin? Of course, seeing him repent and suffer like this made me think that I should forgive him soon.
“Okay! If you don’t tell me, I have no choice but to find him myself!”
“Don’t do it!!!”
“Heavenly Demon Clairvoyance!”
—Fwoosh!
I immediately scan my planet. Roel. Roel. Since he’s a wizard, he’s probably in the magic tower at this time. That prediction was correct. I immediately created a gate and kidnapped Roel, who was researching.
“Ugh?”
“Nice to meet you. Roel.”
“Kyaaaaaaaaak! Nooooo! I was wrong! I was wronggggg!”
The connection from the promotion test.
“Hehehe, that’s a warm greeting? Hey. You two, stand here in front.”
I immediately lined up Serka and Roel side by side.
“You, you’re Serka! What’s going on!”
“I don’t know…! I was suddenly kidnapped!”
“Don’t tell me we’re being punished now?! Heuk! I don’t want that! I don’t know how many times I’ve regretted it! Please forgive me now! I was wrong, please!”
—Thud!
Roel, who was terrified, bowed to me, and Serka followed suit. Seeing this sincerity made me think that I had made the right decision to forgive them.
—Shudder, shudder.
Anyway, the two women were chattering like drowned rats.
“Ugh…! Honey, I’m sorry…!”
“Heuk, ugh…! I was wrong! I’m sorry!”
Good.
“Hey. Everyone, get up. It seems like you remember me a little?”
“How can I forget…! You’re the Heavenly Demon God!”
Roel answered.
“So you’re scared of me? Like, swallowed up by fear?”
“Yes, yes…! After the Heavenly Demon God became the Emperor, I always lived in fear! The fear that I would be punished someday…!”
“Heuk! Heueuk! Aaaaaa! I can’t take it anymore! Honey, honeyyy!”
Roel tore at his hair, and Serka completely lost his mind and covered his face. But from now on, it’s a big twist. What they will receive is not divine punishment, but forgiveness.
“Calm down!!!”
—Fwaaa!
I immediately release my energy to end their confusion!
“The reason I called you here today is nothing special. I called you to settle old grudges and forgive you.”
“Huh…?”
“I called you to reconcile. Forget the past. Forget what happened back then, and I will forgive you, so stop suffering and forget me. Understand?”
When I said that.
“…”
“…”
The two women looked at me with blank faces for a moment.
“F, forgive…?”
“Reconcile…?”
“Yeah. You guys are saved now. There will be no more involvement in your lives. Since I have forgiven you, get rid of your fear and live freely as you want.”
With that.
“Ah, ah, aaaa! Aaaaaaaaa!”
“Heueueueuk!”
Serka and Roel were saved.
“Thank you! Thank you!”
“Kuhk…! Thank you!”
Weeping and gratitude.
I sent the guys who sincerely expressed their gratitude to me back to where they were. This also feels a bit refreshing. Nick didn’t say that for nothing.
Settling past grudges is important.
Forgiveness and reconciliation are beautiful.
“Then who else is there?”
I rummaged through the book of grudges in my head and suddenly remembered one name.
“That’s right! There was Durvan!”
Durvan!
That son of a bitch! The bastard who sold me to the arena in the old days! Because of that bastard, I had to fight the Orc gladiator Bulba with my life on the line!
“It’s hard to forgive this bastard!”
Let’s find him once!
No, but I’ve tried so hard to find this bastard several times, but I’ve never found him. Could it be that he really went somewhere and died? Then Bye. Of course, I don’t know. I was weaker than I am now.
If I look for him now, I might be able to find him.
“Heavenly Demon Clairvoyance…!”
Thinking that, I unfolded my clairvoyance.
