Chapter 651 – Chapter 597 – Entertainment Betting!
“Hmm… Cheongya did that… And our youngest Shinsu did that…?”
A sacred realm that only Shinsoo can enter, somewhere in the Kingdom of Beasts.
On a mountain peak within that realm, a woman with her white hair was sitting in her pavilion, exhaling smoke from her cigarette, and looking down at the lake.
“Are you unable to do even one of those things properly and come to me to ask for help? They ran rampant, saying that they were agents of the World Tree. It’s so unsightly, howol.”
“Hey man…! It’s just a role passed on!? Knowing that anyone can be designated as Shinsoo. Why are you fighting again!?”
“Joy. He had a bad temper… Such an attitude when he came to ask for help. Every time I look at it, you are a very small male.”
“If you don’t fight, this will happen…! Oh, I really shouldn’t talk…!”
A woman looking at her Howeul with her hand lowered to draw a line on her, as if teasing the human form of Howeol, whose height is small.
As if Howeol was annoyed by such a woman, she patted her chest and clenched her teeth.
If I answered her back here for no reason, he would try to tease himself by grabbing her by the tail with that relaxed voice.
At this point, when her fairy tale turned to her demon king for her own children, Howeol did not want to waste her time arguing with that woman.
“Anyway. That’s how things are, so please help me. Ringworm. I don’t know about Cheongya or I, but if it’s for Yewhwa, can you move a little?”
“Huh… Well… I don’t know if I have to move…”
Howol puts her pride aside and asks for help from her nemesis, and a woman named Baekseon looks at him with a helpless expression.
Bai Xun took her smoking pipe in her hand to her mouth again, and she muttered disinterestedly as she let out a cloud of white smoke from her.
“Our maknae is now old enough… Shouldn’t he have to endure the consequences of his actions? And she is, above all else, that Demon King. Does he really need to stop it?”
“…You know that. Ringworm. If we don’t stop him, the world will…”
“Therefore. I mean, isn’t it okay to just let it perish?”
Before Howeol could finish her words, ringworm smoked a smoking pipe in the ashtray next to her own.
Looking at herself like that, Baekseon sighed as she sighed, and Baekseon continued her words leisurely, as if asking why she was struggling.
“Anyway, the universe was out of sync from the beginning. In the first place, it wasn’t going to last very long. And most of all, haven’t we all gotten along enough to be here now, despite our differences?”
“Such a bastard… Now they’re really becoming like old people… Hawol, Shinbaek, and even Yashin have gone bad, so there’s no one to ask for anymore…”
“Joy. You should be about our age too. Even if you don’t like it, you’ll become like those inspirations who are just breathing in their own territory.”
“It’s terrible, really. That I become like those living corpses. Just imagining it makes me feel cramped and exhausted.”
Howeol sighed deeply as if he had remembered something frustrating, and gazed at the white line.
Seeing Baekseon’s expression as if he was bothered by it, Howol shook his head as if he couldn’t come up with a way to convince him.
“Haa… But the Yehwa you taught is dangerous. How can I not help you just once?”
“Hmm… Well…”
“It’s not an opponent who has no answers to the extent that you just have to accept it. I could feel the endless tesser, but that body was an ordinary body within the frame of a living being. How can you stop it by inflicting fatal wounds?”
“As much as the goddess prepared for her, it won’t be easy for her… She’s annoying and she doesn’t even have to do the hard work…”
“Don’t do that, just help me one more time. Don’t you feel sorry for the humans of this universe who are on the verge of extinction?”
With her irritated feelings put in, Howeol earnestly asks for a favor in order to somehow change Baekseon’s mind.
He tried to bring up the stories of humans as if asking for mercy, but Baekseon just looked into the distance as if he wasn’t interested.
“…Even if I kill the demon king now, it’s all the same thing that is destined to become extinct in the end…”
“Hey…! Does the inevitable destruction compare to being murdered? We’ve lived enough to live, but humans aren’t like that!”
“I didn’t know you cared for humans so much. But. We deserve to feel close to them. But…”
“But what is it!? Ah-oh! I really shouldn’t talk!”
As if she couldn’t stand her because of her frustration, Howe again struck her own chest and showed her irritation.
Then, as if it was all right, she turned around, and Howeul emitted smoke from her body and transformed into her four-legged beast.
“All right now! We’ll just try to do something between ourselves, so don’t worry!”
Howeol gave up on persuading Baekseon and tried to return to the realm of the clear night, which is close to Yeohwa’s realm.
However, the moment he was about to run away, something weighed on his back.
“Under? Ringworm. What are you doing right now…”
“Anyway, I’m afraid it’s not a small male… Even though he’s lived for over 2,000 years, his cow hair hasn’t been fixed.”
“Hey… How different you are from me. Are you going to keep calling me small?”
“Among the females, if it’s a male that’s smaller than me, I’ve said it all. I just told the truth, why are you so angry?”
“You…Really just punch that bastard’s snout…”
Howol, who swayed and strained his four legs, and the white line swaying as if looking for a comfortable position on the back of such a howol.
After taking his posture, Baekseon, who exhaled cigarette smoke, tapped Howeol’s side with his foot as if to start.
“Let’s go. It’s annoying, but I want to see the youngest before I get any older.”
“…Do you have no intention of helping defeat the demon lord?”
“Let’s go see it and decide. I will help you if you feel like it.”
“Joy. I don’t really expect much, but… I like it. But I won’t pretend I didn’t see Yew Wah in danger…!”
Although he didn’t hear that he would definitely help, Howeol feels relieved to see Baekseon willing to move with him.
Like that, Howol started to descend his foggy mountain, carrying the white ship he was not expecting.
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In the end, like this, a bet between me and Yeo-hwa, who bet each other’s fates, was established.
Yew-wah accepted my proposal surprisingly easily, perhaps because she was worried about her children and lacked the strength to defeat me.
After that, Yew Wah and I moved our seats, glared at each other for a while, and began discussing the details of the bet.
“…Then, the ‘contract’ will be decided based on this. There won’t be any Lee now, right?”
“Kuk-kuk. How many times have you checked each other? Because now I am Take a look to see if you have anything to add.”
“Joy. Cheeky guy… I will definitely make you regret it…”
It was around sunset yesterday when I arrived at this residence. And now, until the sun rises in the morning, me and Yew Wah set the rules for betting all night long.
In fact, after setting the rules roughly, I planned to enjoy this resort with Yew Wah as I pleased, playing around with words if necessary…
However, Yew Wah did not know where he had ever made a bet like this before, and included a few detailed rules in the bet, saying that the rules should be clear.
In the first place, I was thinking of pretending to listen to what I wanted to some extent. Even so, in this situation where I’m holding the initiative, I didn’t expect to come out so shamelessly…
Well, in the end, because I thought it looked interesting, I hung out all night saying whether or not this worked.
But thanks to that, a very interesting-looking rule was created. You can have a lot of fun while betting.
“…Then, let’s begin. This is a spell that no one can dispel, so don’t talk about it later.”
“Yes. Yes. Because I want to start right away. Let’s hurry up and start~”
After staring at me for a moment, Yew Wah closes her eyes and puts her hand on something like a rosary.
As I chanted an unknown spell as if I was praying, the amulet that was placed between me and Yew Wah came to mind and began to emit light.
“From now on, I, Yohwa, the divine beast, and Sema, the demon lord, make a contract by risking each other’s lives.”
As if carving something on an amulet that came to mind, Yew Wah declares that she will make a contract with me.
In fact, the reason Yew Wah accepted the bet with me was not simply because the children were in danger or because she lacked strength.
This sorcery that Yewhwa is currently practicing is the sorcery of oath that can make a certain contract with the other party.
From the moment of this incantation, Yew Wah and I will pay the price through inevitable death if we break the terms of our bet.
“The rules of this contract are as follows. First. During the period of this contract, Demon King Sema…”
The bet rules I set with Yew Wah are 12 in total.
1. During the period of this contract, the Demon King Sema and his wives become guests staying at Yew Wah’s residence.
2. Yeh Wah’s disciples treat Sema and his wives as guests during Sema’s stay.
3. Sema and his wives do not destroy Yew Wah’s abode.
4. While staying in the residence, Demon King Sema and his wives do not attack Yew-hwa and his disciples and guarantee the safety of their lives and bodies.
5. Yew Wah should not supervise the reception of disciples, and should not restrict Sema’s behavior in the dwelling.
6. During Sema’s stay, Yew-hwa visits Sema every day and competes with him.
7. If Sema wins in the match, Yew Wah is ‘used’ as desired for two hours, and if Ye Wah wins, the betting period is shortened by one day.
8. During the betting period, Sema cannot leave the area of Yew-hwa, and Yew-wah can act freely except during the game and use time.
9. The content of the match is determined by Yew Wah, but there must be fair rules that both sides can understand.
10. When the betting period ends, the win or loss is decided by a declaration of victory or defeat by Yew Wah.
11. The winner of the bet gets to decide the treatment of the other party, and the loser has to accept it.
12. The period of betting is specified as 60 days from the moment of contract.
In this way, a total of 12 rules were decided by meticulously examining each word with Yew Wah all night long.
If I had to put a name on it, would it be correct to say that it is a bet on hospitality between the owner of the inn and the guest?
Actually, Yew-hwa seemed a little displeased with the idea of using her place as an inn… But what can I do? Their children’s lives are at stake.
In addition, I heard that this spell is so coercive that if you risk your life, anyone will die without a chance… Isn’t it a great opportunity to kill me without seeing blood?
Kww. I wonder if something like this can really kill me. I’m going to win anyway, so I won’t have a chance to find out~ It’s a pity~
“…Both sides must abide by these 12 rules, which will result in heartache or death, depending on the severity.”
Whoa… You look like a cute fox. I don’t know how favorable these bet conditions are to me…
Let alone die, my heart will seldom even ache. Without breaking these rules, you’ll be able to enjoy yourself and your students.
Of course, I would have thought that I checked each word carefully. That’s me too uh huh…
Really. If I had known more about my abilities, I certainly wouldn’t have included my students in this bet…
It’s worth it that I persuaded you all night to be treated as a guest. It’s really a very satisfying rule.
“I, Yeh-hwa, the divine beast, swear to proceed with a bet with Sema through this contract.”
“I, Demon King Sema, swear to proceed with a bet with Yew Wah through this contract.”
The moment Yew-hwa said the final declaration, as she had heard before, after she finished invoking her witchcraft.
The amulet that floated emitted an intense light, split into two lights, and penetrated into Yewhwa and my heart.
Oh? This feeling as if something is being engraved on the heart side… Is this the coercive nature of the magic of the oath?
Hey I don’t know if I’m going to die or not, but I definitely feel like my heart will explode if I don’t follow the rules?
A restriction that even I, the demon lord, have to follow quietly. It may be that witchcraft is a much greater skill than I thought.
…Uh? Hey… That choker-like pattern around Yew Wha’s neck… Now that I look at it, it doesn’t just give me a feeling, it seems like it’s even engraved with a sign that she’s been under a spell?
It must be engraved on my neck too? Hmm. If I leave it to my negative numbers to study, will it be possible to unlock it?
…Well, it was meant to be fun anyway. There’s no need to forcefully try to unlock it.
It doesn’t feel too harsh or anything like that. I’ll just show it, and I’ll have to research the release separately later.
“…With this, you and I are bound by the magic of the oath. From this moment on, if you don’t want to die, you’d better be careful not to harm me and the children.”
“Puhh. I don’t think so, so don’t worry. Rather, warn your disciples so that you don’t behave rudely to me as a guest.”
“Joy. It’s a guest I didn’t want in the first place… But I can’t help it because I still want to be treated as a guest. Make sure you fully enjoy it I will win all the battles and within a month, I will annihilate you from this world.”
“For one month, you are so confident. Kww. Get ready to have fun with me for two months.”
Yew Wah looks at me with a cheeky smile, as if she’s confident in something.
I also raised the corners of my mouth and smiled confidently at Yewhwa.
Be careful not to do harm? Oops… Is there anything wrong with that? I came as a guest, so I should enjoy it quietly.
Well, even though that quietness is the standard of this demon lord’s standards, it is.
Puch. Yew Wah. You can’t even imagine right now Why did I so generously accept various rules and change some words in them?
Let’s look forward to it. As soon as we leave now, something very dark will happen.
Looking at that, resent me and my yin-su for not grasping all of my abilities, and prepare fun things to do for the next two months that will make me happy. Cuuuuu…
