## Chapter 442 – Those Devilish Bastards
ㅡThwack!
ㅡWhack! Whack!
ㅡWhack Whack Whack!
Even after tearing that High Imp to shreds, our anger hadn’t subsided, and we spent a good while longer beating and kicking its corpse, smashing it to pieces. Every time the iron club came down, black blood and smoke splattered, and every time a blade surged, guts and bone fragments scattered.
What was once a High Imp was now nothing more than black sludge.
As overwhelming violence swept through the area, all that remained was a pool of black goo.
“Complete annihilation, Saint!”
“Yeah! It’s completely liquefied! Demon juice!”
Elise, who had committed such savage acts, looked extremely refreshed. No, beyond refreshed, she was almost moved.
Elise’s eyes sparkled as she looked up at the sky.
“Hooray! Hooray! The Saint and I have joined forces to eliminate a demon species for the first time! How joyous is this occasion!”
“The birth of the Order’s Guardian!!”
Overflowing with joy, Elise and I stomped wildly on the High Imp’s puddle of goo, holding hands and dancing for a long time.
ㅡShake shake!
“Unlike Imps, High Imps are evil beings included in the demon species! To eliminate such a being is a tremendous achievement! Even I have never defeated a demon species before!”
“Wow…! We did something like that! Amazing!”
Elise shouted excitedly, raising her voice.
From what I gathered, High Imps were monsters included in the demon species, and this was the first time Elise had ever defeated such a demon species.
As a nun of the Radiant Cross Society, she must be naturally happy.
It would be a tremendous achievement for Elise.
Of course, it was the same for me, damn it! I, of all people, have eliminated a demon! Ado, you freaking son of a bitch, I’m so happy that my emotions are overflowing!
“I am Kim Kat, the Great Demon!”
“I am Elise, the Demon Slayer!”
“Dejaaahhhhh!!”
“Hehe, hehehe!!”
After dancing for a while, we finally made a spot nearby and sat down, basking in the sunlight and taking a break. We were hungry, probably because we had defeated a demon.
I immediately took out the food we had brought and we began to fill our bellies.
“Days as joyful as today are rare, Saint! Surely the others in the Order will also praise our achievements!”
“Hehehe, because we killed a demon!”
“The God of Order must be looking down on us and greatly rejoicing! Ah, could there be a day as joyful and happy as this!”
Elise’s excitement showed no signs of calming down. But it’s the same for me! Now Kim Kat has even surpassed demons!
To the true Heavenly Demon Kim Kat, mere demons were nothing more than childish jokes. Those damn buggers were never my match from the start.
“As expected, only good things happen when I’m with the Saint!”
“Same here, Elise! I’m so happy!”
We laughed gleefully and finished our meal.
After the meal, we looked around again.
“Hehehe, right. Killing a demon. We’ve done something amazing. But what’s this?”
In the process, we discovered something.
“There seems to be something inside.”
Something shiny was submerged inside the black puddle. Elise also showed curiosity. I immediately picked up a suitable tree branch and pulled it out, revealing its shape.
“A bracelet?”
It was a black bracelet with bizarre patterns engraved on it. Was the High Imp wearing something like this? We were so focused on killing and destroying that we didn’t even notice if it was wearing something like this.
Anyway, two such bracelets came out.
“A demon’s ornament…! The engravings seem to be the language of curses!”
Elise was shocked.
“Damn it! You son of a bitch!”
I immediately poured water on the bracelets to wash off the black goo and rolled them in the grass to remove any remaining residue. A demon’s ornament… this smelled like money. Specifically, if I showed it to Lady Risha, she would know.
Still, getting something like this is a good thing, as good things always turn into money.
“I want to destroy it right away! I can feel an extremely evil aura!”
Elise pointed at the bracelet on the ground and shouted maniacally. It felt like she was scolding and rebuking the bracelet.
“But we shouldn’t destroy it.”
Still, it’s difficult to destroy this.
“That’s right! We have to take it to the Order for analysis!”
“Since there are two, let’s each take one!”
“Spoils of the Holy War! Proof of demon elimination!”
I took off my cloak and carefully picked up the bracelet. I don’t feel any special energy. Well, I’ve already touched a lot of evil things.
It doesn’t seem like something that a low-level High Imp was wearing would be that great.
“However, Saint, you must be careful when handling it. Of course, I trust you, but we don’t know what kind of influence the demons’ belongings might have.”
“Hehehe, don’t worry. After all, it’s something that a guy who died at our hands had. There probably won’t be any problems. But I’ll be careful.”
We each took one and put it inside our backpacks.
Now, let’s start the investigation again. I think the most effective way would be to torture the High Imp and ask him, but Elise explained that talking to demons is extremely dangerous.
Since the Order gives such instructions, it’s a reliable story. It might actually be dangerous.
But unless it’s a really powerful demon, I don’t think low-level demons can curse or seduce us.
“But Elise, why was the High Imp here in the first place?”
“Hmm… I’m also wondering about that. In fact, there isn’t much information about these demon species. Other Imps might have grown, or in the worst case, it could be a being that crossed the gate.”
It seems like we can’t know for sure at the moment.
“We still lack information, Saint. It might be dangerous, but…”
“If we, the Divine Friends, are together, there’s nothing dangerous.”
“Hehe. That’s right. You’re absolutely right! Diviiine!!”
“Frieeeeeends!!!”
ㅡKieeeeeeeeeeek!!!
We ran again to find the Imps.
There must be a reason why a bastard like the High Imp appeared.
And I don’t think there’s just one.
There’s a high probability that there are others.
Still, we can’t confirm that the Demon Gate has opened yet. Since there were so many Imps, one of them might have become like that. We lack information and evidence.
“But Elise, wouldn’t it be okay to just catch one, cut off its limbs, and extract information? It seems more efficient than simply investigating.”
“Of course, I also know that’s the most rational method.”
She seems to know.
“But communicating with demons is extremely dangerous. The means that demons use to corrupt humans are their three-inch tongues and magical illusions. They use them to perform irresistible seductions. That’s why interrogating demons is not a rational means.”
The doctrine of the Radiant Cross Society.
And the doctrine of Fusion Confucianism.
These are absolute beliefs and faiths that nothing can infringe upon. The probability of demons squeezing into them approaches zero.
Certainly, all demons say is nonsense, but it would still be good to interrogate them.
“Elise, even if they are demons, they can’t seduce us, who are united by unwavering faith and strong mental fortitude.”
“That is also correct.”
At those words, Elise pondered for a moment and then opened her mouth.
“Hmm… Then I think it would be okay to try interrogating one after securing maximum safety. It’s originally something we shouldn’t do, but in a special situation like this, it might be okay to try it once.”
“Well, if it’s something we don’t have to do, then we don’t have to do it. There are many ways other than torture and interrogation. We can’t violate the doctrine.”
Still, I don’t intend to do something that goes against Elise’s doctrine.
When I conveyed that intention, Elise replied.
“I spoke too definitively. From the doctrinal perspective of the Radiant Cross Society, communicating with demons is not an absolute taboo that should never be done, but rather something that is absolutely recommended not to do.”
“Ah. So it’s not exactly violating the doctrine?”
“That’s right. You don’t have to worry about that part.”
I’m glad to hear that.
Before summarily executing the demons, let’s try interrogating them with a little torture.
Torturing demons is not a sin.
Rather, it’s a commendable good deed, service, and good thing.
“Hehehe, I was worried that I was making you violate the doctrine. Well, since the religions are different, the doctrines can be different too.”
“It’s okay. Of course, that can happen. Hehe, to worry about that, you are truly a considerate person, Saint.”
“Kilkilkik! I’m a bit like that!”
As expected, Elise is rational.
Anyway, we investigated the forest again, smashing all the Imps we encountered. We had already established a strategy for the High Imp after encountering it once. I think we’ll be able to subdue it more quickly if we meet it again.
However, the High Imp did not reappear.
In fact, it probably isn’t a common monster.
Since the Order recognizes it as a demon species, it probably can’t be easily found anywhere.
ㅡKrrrk! Woof!
ㅡWoof woof!
Instead, what greeted us were Hellhounds. Black Dosa dog-like bastards. This was also a monster we had encountered in the Necropolis along with the Imps.
“Hellhounds… Imps, High Imps, and Hellhounds. Even if it’s not a Demon Gate, it seems certain that something suspicious and evil is happening.”
“I think so too.”
As we were sharing such opinions, the Hellhounds fearlessly rushed at us.
ㅡWoof!
Of course, it’s just laughable. They can’t be our opponents.
“You damn Bosintang bastards!”
I lightly aimed my sword and skewered the charging one like a skewer, and Elise swung her iron club accurately in time, smashing their skulls.
ㅡKrrhung!
“Evil guard dogs!”
We kill one with each attack. It’s truly honest. Of course, less than a second passes between each attack.
Massacring low-level monsters at our level doesn’t even take a minute.
And so time passes.
By late afternoon, our gains were the corpses of miscellaneous monsters, the massacre of Imps, the killing of the High Imp, and his two bracelets.
Just getting the bracelets is a considerable gain.
“Let’s go back for today. It was a good haul.”
“It was a really satisfying day. To eliminate a demon species!”
“Hehehe, are you still that happy?”
“Of course! Because it’s a truly tremendous achievement!”
“Yeah, yeah. I’m happy too.”
We returned to the city as usual, sold the junk items, and promised to meet early tomorrow morning before parting ways.
The investigation with Elise seems like it will take a little longer.
* * *
The next day, I left the castle gate early in the morning with Elise again.
As soon as I returned yesterday, I handed the bracelets to Lady Risha, and she was very interested and said she would investigate them. Winia was a little uneasy, but I reassured her not to worry and to do her research.
“Alright, Elise. Let’s start searching again today.”
“Understood!”
The third day of the investigation.
Our motivation was high after defeating the High Imp yesterday, but there were no particular gains. We had only reduced the number of Imps.
But I wasn’t disappointed.
Meaningful results were coming out.
The evil Imps are being slaughtered en masse. That alone was good.
Well, it was a repetition of this.
Elise and I investigate together from morning to night, then go back and spend enjoyable time with our wives, and then come out again. As soon as we come out, we go into the forest and massacre the Imps.
We still haven’t found any gates or heretics.
Was the Imp situation just a happening? It felt like that conclusion would be reached, but today we went into the forest again to establish the justice of this world.
