Chapter 251 – 251. Negotiation With the Demon King (1)
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Immediately after Yushin was discharged from the hospital,
L gave Yushin a prosthetic hand that he remade.
A holy relic in the form of a prosthetic arm. He gave the sixth sacred object refined with his own powers and powers to Yushin.
When he fought against the tyrant Vortigan, Yushin once equipped himself with a prosthetic arm that El had made using the branches of the World Tree. That’s why Yushin installed the prosthetic hand L gave him without hesitation on his empty left forearm.
“How is it?”
The elf woman with light purple hair asked with eyes filled with anticipation.
Yushin replied to that.
“Good. I feel like I have a real arm.”
“That’s fortunate.”
At Yushin’s answer, El let out a sigh of relief as she stroked her chest as if it had relieved her sigh.
I’m glad you like it.
Seeing Yushin clenching her fists and being delighted with her new prosthetic arm, El responded with a smile.
“Thank you.”
“Bye, don’t say anything! It’s something I should definitely do. Compared to the grace I received then….”
At Yushin’s thank you, L waved her hand and showed a puzzled look.
She caused him a lot of trouble.
This is just a minor level.
Through her conversation with her Ardena, El vowed to take care of her Yushin for the rest of her life. In order to repay all the grace he received from Yushin at that time, even if he walked his entire life, it would not be enough.
“Mister Gilead. Is it okay if I ask you something?”
“Yes, of course.”
In response to her Yushin’s reply, El calmed her heart as she stroked her chest.
She finally opened her mouth.
“Don’t you regret saving me? As you can see, I am an incredibly annoying woman. She is expected and respected by her compatriots, but in the end, she is nothing more than a foolish woman who sheds tears after collapsing against the wall of her heart she has built.”
Disaster caused by me.
My foolishness summoned a tyrant.
She still felt a lot of guilt for what she had done, and as if she couldn’t forgive herself, she bit her lip with a look of anguish.
She twisted her face as if she was about to burst into tears. While holding her in Yushin’s arms, she wanted to shed tears, but she didn’t dare to express her feelings of disapproval because her arms were only allowed to Ardena.
“Like I said back then… , I never regret. Of course, it’s unfortunate that she lost her arm, but I’m glad Sir El Cid is unharmed.”
At her Yushin’s reply, which contained her consideration and kindness, El had to turn her head in a hurry.
Because she felt like she was about to shed tears.
She was afraid because it seemed that she would show the weak woman, the woman in love, without hiding it.
And she was ashamed. It was too embarrassing to show him her face, red from the heat of her love.
“What saved me… , Is it purely for Ardena?”
El asked.
She sent Yushin a cautious question.
Gathering up her courage, she made a small confession to him. It was unclear whether her partner would consider it a confession, but for El, who was desperately trying to hide her feelings, her current question was nothing short of a confession.
She said then she couldn’t,
Her mouth, which was tightly shut in her fear and shame, sent her a question she had never conveyed to him.
“Yes? What…. Of course, it’s for Ardena’s sake…. That was an afterthought, and when I faced Vortigan, I just thought I had to protect Sir El Cid.”
“Is that so… ?”
“Sir El Cid is a precious person who is loved by many people.”
L’s face turned red as if he was about to explode at any moment, seeing Yushin talking while scratching his cheek as if embarrassed.
It was fortunate that her head was turned.
If she had shown such an unseemly appearance, she would not have lasted even a second and her inner feelings would have been exposed.
“Thanks.”
Elle expressed her gratitude with her sincerity, calming her heart with her love.
What she wanted to say to him.
It was the word he wanted to convey more than the words, “I love you.”
“Mister Gilead.”
El, who calmed her down by slapping her cheeks with both hands, turned her head and stared at her Yushin.
She put on a serious expression.
And she opened her mouth to Yushin again.
“Savnak is now within the territory of the Liberia Peninsula.”
“Yes? Savnak… You mean?”
Demon Lord of Heat Wave, Savnak.
At El’s remark that she is now in the Liberia Peninsula, her Yushin face was colored with embarrassment.
It’s a sickening bad relationship. Could it be that Savnak is involved again?
The demon king of heatwave who lost his immortality and fled along with half of his demon core. Recalling the great swordsman with her red hair hanging down, Yushin thought she had hidden in the country of the elves to avenge her.
“Savnak has now stolen Vortigan’s soul. Thanks to Mr. Gilead’s action, he was able to sentence Vortigan’s body to death, but his spirit still lives on.”
The disembodied soul of the tyrant longs for a resurrection with a new body.
Savnak’s true intentions were unknown.
However, Vortigan’s soul, which had flowed into her grasp, had to be extinguished so that it would not resurrect.
“Savnak requested a conversation with Mr. Gilead as a condition of handing over Vortigan’s soul. It won’t be a place to simply share questions and answers. I’m sure Savnak harbors a deep resentment for the defeat he suffered then against Mr. Gilead.”
“On the condition of dialogue, I will hand over Vortigan’s soul…. As Sir El Cid said, Sabnak must have a lot of vengeance against me. Perhaps you intend to fight me again with Vortigan’s soul as a condition.”
But even so, I had to agree to the conversation.
Vortigan’s soul had to be completely annihilated.
And he had no intention of avoiding a fight.
Although he risked his life and fought like an enemy, Savnak was a very good adversary. It was unknown whether Savnak thought so, but at least Yushin thought of Savnak that way.
That’s why he didn’t want to avoid fighting with her.
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At the western end of the Valencian Forest, there was a forest where Robur oak trees rose densely.
Robur oak was a particularly valuable resource for winemakers. This is because all the wooden barrels for storing wine were made of Robur oak. When wine is stored in Robur oak, it is famous for being especially stubborn by winemakers because it can have a unique sweetness with the aroma of roasted apples.
On the branches of a tall Robur oak.
A pretty woman with her red hair hanging down to her waist was immersed in her contemplation with her sword at her side.
Seething vengeance in the quiet stillness. She was infinitely calm and composed, but her vengeful eyes burned endlessly.
‘Borges. Geddenhide. Cordoba. Devin. Abedi, Steinheuser. The peheira. Alexis. Minassian. Tobias. Wise. Omar. Serhi. Olive too. Salek….’
He muttered the names of his subordinates who were killed by the oath of demons.
Never forget,
Never to be forgotten,
As she recalled the name that she had repeated over and over again since that day, her vengeance burned.
Because I had to pay it back.
She had to suffer the same pain and humiliation, the same agony as her men, who had been killed with desperate screams.
‘A sign approached. Small body and narrow stride….Is it a child?’
It was a small elf girl who woke Savnak, who was soaked in deep memories.
Without knowing that there is a terrifying demon king,
The elf girl began to walk through the woods and collect the shiitake mushrooms that sprouted from the trunks of dead oak trees.
“…….”
Savnak, leaning her body on the tree, looked down at her elf girl, her eyes flashing.
Elf.
A detestable race that has dishonored me.
The sight of the girl wandering through the woods with her elongated ears pricked up, as if her dye had dripped into the water, Savnak’s intent to kill spread.
Looking at her hand on the hilt of her sword, she was troubled. I pondered for a while whether I should kill that elf girl who was fearless in front of the demon lord. If it was like before, he would have killed him without hesitation, but he had a change of heart, and he acted on a whim of worrying about the life of the little elf.
“Wow, I won a lot! I have to go back quickly and eat it!”
Unaware that her own life was threatened, the elf girl headed for her house carrying a basket full of her shiitake mushrooms.
Before long, the elf left the oak forest.
That meant that Savnak did not take the little elf’s life.
Savnak sent the elf alive. It was very unusual. The fact that the demon king of the heat wave, who had killed thousands of elves with both hands until now, and Savnak, who was called the maimed enemy by the elves, did not even harm the elves who approached nearby, it was close to an accident.
“Why didn’t you kill me?”
The man asked.
At that, Savnak stretched out his hand, holding his sword hilt, with a look of surprise.
The sharp blade of the scrap metal sword pointed at the man. As if he was about to wield a sword at any moment, his ferocious momentum was overflowing. Savnak, who glared at the man who had approached behind him with his presence completely killed, realized that the rude man was a human.
“Who are you?”
Savnak asked.
The man answered him.
“The master you’ve been looking for forever.”
“The Restoration of Gilead… , Teacher?”
For a moment Savnak had a questioning look on his face as an unexpected presence appeared in front of him.
Yushin Gilead’s teacher.
The thought stopped for a moment, as if he had been hit in the head with a sledgehammer.
“Did you come to defeat me for your disciple?”
“No, why me?”
Heinkel scratched the back of his head and closed the distance with Savnak.
Savnak showed his hostility.
Despite the pressure that seemed to weigh down her whole body, Heinkel couldn’t find the slightest bit of tension.
There was no reason to be afraid, no reason to be nervous. The vassal of man took Savnak’s animosity as lightly as he had seen the weasel reveal its claws. It would be more accurate to say that I don’t care at all.
“… Are you a pledger?”
Savnak asked as he narrowed his eyes.
Heinkel replied to that.
“Yes, a human oath.”
An oath that belonged to the same class as the beast of lust appeared before my eyes.
Savnak was shocked.
However, he did not want to appear embarrassed by the opponent in front of him, so he continued his sharp hostility while trying to suppress the confusion.
“So what’s the proud pledger to do with me?”
“There are many reasons for this and that…. First of all, it is to persuade with words.”
“Persuade?”
“Hand over Vortigan’s soul. Vortigan’s Spirit is not a toy for a child to play with.”
How many beings can dare to call the Demon King of Heat a mere ‘little child’?
Strength and skillful experience,
In Heinkel’s eyes, it was natural for Savnak to look like a child.
The strongest who are located in a state that can never be reached. That’s what the oath is. It was natural for the human oath to look down on Savnak, who was nothing more than a demon lord.
And that obviousness made Savnak resentful.
“It is no longer in this world.”
“What?”
Savnak said.
In response, Heinkel asked again if he had not understood at once.
“As soon as I sent El Cid… , I burned it.”
To the arrogant human oath who called himself a child, Savnak revealed his teeth and replied.
Vortigan’s soul no longer exists.
Because it was enveloped in black flames and returned to the realm of complete nothingness.
The puppet, cherished by the beast of lust, was completely annihilated. I’m sure by now, Grid must have noticed it too and burst into rage. Savnak said that he regretted not being able to see the monster that had brutally killed all of his men vent his rage, and exhaled a miasma sharpened with vengeance.
