Chapter 811 – Ep.809 Demon Continent
From the first time we met, I knew the person was a little strange.
“… “No matter what, the hair isn’t that good.”
After checking several times and confirming that there were no traps, I stood in front of a pedestal with a head that looked exactly like the watchman.
Her hair, which was slightly longer than short, had lost its original color and had faded to pure white.
If I hadn’t encountered the watchman in the emperor’s treasury that day, the hair was so shiny and eerily vibrant that I would have believed it to be its original color, as if it belonged to a living person.
The skin also had a transparent and clear color unique to continental people, adding to the eerieness.
It’s like the head of a truly living person.
“Anyway, that’s a bit… ?”
My head hurt a little due to lack of divinity, and I guess it tasted a little better?
I put my index finger under her nose again.
… Sigh.
Without another thought, I turned and left the room.
Although it was very faint, the wind that touched my fingertips was clearly human breath.
‘You’re really crossing the line.’
Gods exist, there is magic, and there are elves, beastmen, and even demons.
They say that all kinds of things coexist, but even so, it seems difficult to breathe when only the head is left.
Just as Rita and the dream demons possessed by doll bodies do not need to reproduce, let alone hide.
At the very least, if you are an undead, I would like you to follow some of your own rules.
“No. “Maybe I was really mistaken, right?”
For that reason, I covered my index finger with a lot of saliva and went back into the room.
… Sigh.
What is an illusion?
As I roughly wiped the spit on my pants, I couldn’t help but fall into deep worry.
‘What on earth is this?’
Regardless of whether it was really a living head, it was clear that it was this head that was bothering me yesterday.
In fact, I took a walk around the head and confirmed that the tingling sensation was neither getting stronger nor weaker.
‘… Should I wake him up first?’
Breathing means you’re alive, and closing your eyes means you’re asleep.
‘No, no.’
Knock on the stone bridge and cross it. The more urgent you are, the more you have to go back.
The ancient sages did not leave these proverbs because they were bored and had nothing to do.
Just as it is not for nothing that people say that if you go 10 minutes early, you will go 10 years early, I chose to leave the room again and investigate the lab in more detail rather than touch my head.
Even though it’s a bit large, it seems like you could easily beat the place in a couple of hours, so it would be best to look around first.
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I don’t know how long it took, but anyway, I took a look around the lab, found quite a few things, and took them with me.
The most significant of them is a potion made by mixing my semen and Alice’s magic power, but one problem is that it is still a prototype that has not yet been tested to see if it is effective.
Ten boxes of thirty bottles of potions whose effectiveness has not been proven.
Compared to the number of dream demons, the number was woefully insufficient.
Still, if it was effective, it could be a blessing in disguise as it would drastically reduce my workload, so I put it away in a place where I can see it easily.
“… Just in case.”
Really, just in case I forgot it on my way out, I took out a separate bottle and put it in my back pocket.
It’s a bit uncomfortable because my butt has become more convex, but it’s better than forgetting, so I’ll have to endure it.
“The real problem is that I have no idea what the rest are…”
A notebook that is worn on the outside but as crisp as new on the inside.
A hexagonal gem that looks like obsidian.
And several glass bottles filled with Alice’s love juice for unknown reasons.
“… “The color is really pretty.”
The light sky blue liquid contained in the glass bottle had a refreshing color that aroused the viewer’s desire to drink.
Well, actually, the taste and scent are sweet enough to not be overwhelming.
Anyway…
“The problem is that there is no income of any kind other than potions.”
I thought I would find a few experiment logs or traces, but the lab I toured was actually very clean.
Ellis probably cleaned it up before he left.
In the end, I couldn’t find even the slightest clue about the head, so my gaze naturally turned backwards.
‘This is the first time that something so pretty gives me goosebumps.’
No matter how you look at it, it is the face of the watchman we met in the emperor’s treasury.
And the watchman looked very much like the emperor.
‘… ‘Reviel also looked a lot like the emperor.’
He must be someone related to the royal family.
Even though my thoughts were crazy, I couldn’t get close to the head that seemed to be asleep and had its eyes closed.
The woman who introduced me, who resembled the emperor, as a watchman.
And a royal family that may be related to Ellis.
She is the only human who inherited the blood of her father-in-law, the great founder of the empire, and the progenitor of the current royal family.
‘No matter how much I think about it, there is no one other than my first daughter…’
Of course, this is just my guess.
Because Siran clearly talked about her death and was confident in it. It was contained, but… Now that I think about it, I realize that other than Xi Ran, no one has ever put her death directly into her mouth.
Although I never asked her in detail in the first place, it was clear what kind of person Bizelin was… That’s all I said.
Well, since he is a human, he cannot exceed the limit of his lifespan, so if it is not mentioned because he has lived his lifespan due to old age, there is nothing to say.
“… “I miss Siran more today.”
If Siran had been around, he would have gone out right away and drawn her face during this time of worry.
In the end, I chose not to touch my head.
There’s no need to act hastily since I’m not leaving tomorrow.
First, I decided to go out and ask Rita and others, then think again, and gathered up all the things I didn’t know where to use and headed to the barrier.
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[Are you okay?! ]
As soon as I got through the barrier, Rita, who had been waiting outside the door, hurriedly pushed open her door and came in to help me.
If nothing else, it was because Alice’s divinity had not been restored in the lab, so she had to somehow squeeze in what little she had left to get through the barrier, and the magic seeped into her much more than expected, causing a headache.
“Hmm… It’ll be okay in a little while…”
[ Excuse me. ]
Rita picked me up without even asking me and then walked out the door and headed to the bedroom.
Sigh.
I thought something happened because the door opened by itself, but it turned out that the monsters guarding the inside had opened it.
‘It definitely wasn’t there when it came out.’
Were they hiding at all?
[First of all, please sleep comfortably. ]
“… Shall we sleep together?”
[I’ll be content to stay by your side today. Close your eyes quickly. ]
It was like that on a regular basis, but today I got a glimpse of me and Beneo from her.
“Ah, this.”
Rita had already moved the items she had brought to her side, and I took out the potion that was pressed against her buttocks and handed it over to Rita.
“Then let’s get some sleep.”
[ Yes. ]
I closed my eyes, taking one last look at Rita’s appearance as she deliberately turned around so as not to put pressure on her.
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-I want to look at your sleeping face too.
-Hey. Don’t wake me up from my sleep and come here.
-Both of you, shut up.
Weird.
I’m sure I just closed my eyes, but why can I hear Rita’s voice in addition to Genoa and Toriel, who should be asleep?
‘… ‘It’s been a long time since I fell asleep like I fainted.’
She still felt much lighter than when Alice had squeezed her soul, so she decided to get up instead of sleeping any longer.
“Are you awake?”
“… I was shutting up.”
When I forced my hard-to-open eyes open, I saw Genoa and Toriel sitting on the sofa and looking at me.
And Rita, always prepared, came over with her refreshing drink and offered it to me.
“Whoa.”
As the cool water flowed down her throat, her slightly dazed mind seemed to wake up.
[Would you like to sleep more? ]
“Are you okay.”
If I decided to sleep here longer, Genoa and Toriel would definitely be dragged away by Rita without a sound.
Genoa knew that, so she flashed her eyes at me, but Toriel, who didn’t know that Rita was going to assault me, just smiled at me with a female face and waved her hand.
‘Those three are still stretched out.’
Giselle, a red demon, and the twins, ordinary demons, were still unable to get out of bed.
“What about Ruel?”
“Hey, it’s here.”
When I heard her voice, I turned my head in the direction I came from and saw Ruel, who had wrapped a towel around her moist hair, as if he had just finished taking a bath, coming towards me.
“S-sorry!!”
“… Are you actually enjoying it?”
“Yes yes?!”
Yes?! What is it?
Looking at his shoulders and hands still shaking, it was clear that he had not yet escaped the fear of the Mimic Case. But apart from that, a secret desire to be punished by me was visible in her silver eyes, so even if she tried to pretend not to know, it was difficult for her to do so.
“If you want to wash, you can wash. “Don’t apologize for that.”
“Yes, yes…” …”
I gently waved her hand, sending Ruelle towards her sofa and making Rita sit next to her.
“Make some noise.”
[ Yes. ]
Wow──
Centering on Rita, her magic spread out and enveloped the surroundings.
I thought it would be a good idea to ask Rita for her opinion first and then decide whether or not to share with them the head I saw in her lab.
[ … A head that can breathe. ]
“What do you think about it?”
[ Uhm. ]
Rita lowered her head for a moment, lost in thought.
[This is just my personal opinion… ]
She said, carefully raising her head.
[That head. It may actually be alive. ]
