Demon King
Chapter 109 Demon Castle [4]
After the wall was erected and I was released from L, I went to look for Rain before doing anything else. It was easy to move around without the others as Mireina and L were locked in battle. Like the others, Rain had a special room in this castle that resembled his personal shop. I found him inside, standing as if he had been waiting for me all this time. He gestured for me to sit on the soft sofa, which was quite comfortable. But what he said the first time was enough to make that comfortable sofa feel like a needle.
“Andras is a liar. He would often mix up the truth to make sense, but most of it was all lies. ”
“What did he say was true? That I'm a traitor? ”
That's the biggest lie. He smiled bitterly and saw L pacing around the wall above the room window. He closed the curtain with a slightly surprised expression, but I wondered if he was looking for me.
“To be honest.. there is one thing you take from us.”.
“What is it?”
“Our name.” Are A, L, and Rain not their real names?
“But it is to protect us, to hide us so that we do not perish in Great Fusion.”
“You said you don't have a partner because you are so strong.”
“Ya, however, Great Fusion is not just a disaster for those with partners.” He put a full glass of yellow liquor and ice in front of me. I toast him and take a sip, offering some to Solas on my shoulder.
Myu. Solas, with sparkling eyes, slid onto the table. He stretched out a spider web and dropped it into the drink, sucking the liquor through it. It was unbelievable that he was such a powerful force in the battle last night. Rain coughed, distracting me from Solas.
“I have mentioned that the situation between the underground and the Earth is unstable, although it is much better than we prepared. Even after Great Fusion, it did not disappear, and the demons were able to defend themselves. However..”
“Extinction..?” In his words, I felt something sinister. Is he preparing for annihilation?
“One stop. The Great Fusion unites the two worlds into one, but the underground world has no equivalent on Earth. It should disappear entirely. ”
“All that? Nothing left?”
There is not a speck of dust. On his response, I remembered the Red Blood clan. Traces of their struggle, despair, and spider rage were attacking me. I pat Solas on the head while drinking.
“But how can underground survive?”
“Thank you, Fate. Perhaps it is also related to the reason why you took our name to hide us. ” They are hiding underground from Great Fusion. It would require magic on a ridiculous level to do so.
“Of course, it's not perfect. We are facing traitors and all sorts of unexpected events. The underground was made a subordinate to Earth, and the demons that lost their names were scattered all over the underground. Andras is one of them. ”
“And only the three of you are left.” People who connect with me and use their power only in my territory. I probably didn't think it would end like this from the start, with this place distorted and those who followed me waiting in misery. But they're still waiting.
“Those who have no name cannot have nature. The only castle that is here is yours, and although it was originally hidden by our magic .. ”
“During Devil's Night, this place becomes crooked and attracts demons?”
“True. This phenomenon would only get worse as the castle grew bigger and let out more mana. ” Rain empties his own glass.
“That's why I didn't call you. If there were no masters in the castle, the territory would not expand even after overcoming the Devil's Night. I will wait for you to get stronger. ”
“But now it seems to be out of place.” The castle had expanded its territory, and my guess that the night would be even more difficult turned out to be true.
“It would be wrong if I tried to get you back. You got here, and everything went well. You even evolved. ”
Myu. Solas emptied his glass, and Rain poured him a new one.
“So, unless your enemy is someone much stronger than you, I will not stop you from dealing with traitors anymore. Not only will this help you regain your power, this traitor can cause imbalances in the world. ” According to Rain, what I did today was like cutting a tumor that hit the world.
“Every time they use its power, there is an imbalance. What can fix it. I don't need to tell you that. ” I nodded at his words of regret. The traitors who violated the plans I made in the past, put the entire underground world in danger. There was also the head of Elakatra, probably an underground traitor. I don't need to wait until it seeps in; the way to confront my enemies and protect this place is obvious. I just have to beat them.
But there is a problem of existence and name. How did these demons avoid the extinction crisis that was the Great Fusion? Did Andras really just tell me lies? Maybe he wants us all to die together. I smiled bitterly as I tried to imagine the faces of those demons from before Great Fusion. Still, no memories come to mind, no matter how hard I try to remember them.
“Not that I do not understand, at least a little ..”
“What was that?”
“... No, no.” I stand. Solas quickly slid from his drink back onto my shoulder.
“First, I have to go back to Earth. I have work to do there. ”
“Come back, I'll wait here.” Receiving a steady goodbye from Rain, I decided to walk out of the store. I thought of saying goodbye to L before I left, but I gave up on that thought, considering how long it would take to take my hand from her. Instead, I went to an eleven-meter-tall ogre called Kain, standing as a tall landmark that had been collected by my peers.
“Captain!”
[Ohhhhhh!]
Lee Chan-yu waved at me, and I could see Kain playing with his hellhound.
“What do you think?” I asked Cain. He lowered his head at me with a smile.
[I feel like I'm reborn. For the first time since I opened my eyes as a monster, I felt as if my soul and body were a match.]
Entering the higher system was really fun, as he said. It came with a sense of superiority that could not be explained by an increase in strength or mana. He was given the status of an extraordinary existence that could easily fall into arrogance. Had there been no one stronger than him, perhaps his personality would have changed as well.
[It's thanks to you. I felt the captain was guiding me to take a step forward that I could never do on my own.]
“This is a big step forward just by knowing it.”
[When I first became a monster, all I knew was despair. But now I know I can restore my freedom. Even.].
Cain examined himself. Unlike me, who had reached a balance between soul magic and new, all of her power was in her body. He had no magical power, but his own body was imbued with powerful mana.
[I know you want me to be smaller, but now I feel stronger than a normal ogre. I may be more like a monster, but I'm happy with that. I can feel the way in front of me.]
“You have been right..”.
[Don't say that. It was the name of a possibility that I could not defend on my own.]
He was under my command and flourished under underground influence. She is of the same rank as me, even though she is not a Belkena. It was possible that whatever race he was now was originally not underground. Maybe he'll start building his own territory, connecting it to mine. I thought of all the pain he had experienced to date.
I'll ask you again in the future.
[Thank you.]
He extended his big hand towards me, and I grabbed his index finger to shake it. Lee Chan-yu watched the scene with a slightly envious expression.
Captain, can I be like that?
“Eleven meters may be impossible for you.”
“No.” Lee Chan-yu ignored my words.
“Higher system. I asked if I could reach that level. ”
“There are some monsters under your control, so your growth slows down a bit. But you don't have to worry. ”
“I saw.” He must have had a lot of thought on his mind, but he immediately laughed at him and patted Cain's feet with his fists.
“Congratulations.”
[Thank you.]
It was a nice sight to see, one I had never dreamed of since becoming a monster. As soon as I thought about it, the two of them turned to me.
“So.”
[What is your relationship with that beautiful woman?]
“So there's a reason why you didn't bring me here earlier. You hide such beauty. ”
[Are you a coward? Not just one, but two of them.]
They've just made me their common enemy now. I smiled bitterly and asked Mireina for help. I don't know what kind of situation I am in, but the way I tremble is undoubtedly sad to see.
“Mireina, let's go.”
“Hah?” He raised his head.
“We have laid the foundation for building underground, and I can't let you go.”
“Together? What about my ears? ”
“It's okay now.” I confidently gave her a bloody smile.
“Now I can hide you.”