178 – Devil (3)
When I opened the door of the cafe and came out, Aria was sitting on a bench not far away.
I took a short breath at her complicated thoughts and then approached her side.
“Now.”
When Aria was handed a drink similar to bubble tea that she had just received, she raised her head.
She was dazed for a moment, but soon came to her senses and took the bubble tea.
“Thank you.”
“Nothing to say.”
I answered casually and sat down right next to her.
It’s nice that they asked for my taste a little bit and bought me a drink…….
‘What is this atmosphere like?’
Actually, is it possible to sort out your complicated mind with just one drink that suits your taste?
At least this incident wasn’t that light.
If I were in her shoes, and perhaps her feelings toward the demon of Yurin were as deep as I think -.
I probably would have cut down the devil without hesitation, thinking about the jihad I was dying for.
What the devil of Yurin did to Jihad and his family was so heavy.
If there is a level to bad karma, she would probably easily fall into the top ranks.
I closed my eyes slightly and thought back to the words that the demon of Yurin had said about regret.
To be honest, I think these are all meaningless excuses.
I don’t think it’s a lie that she came to empathize with the feelings of the people who tormented her.
I too have slowly become able to tell whether what the other person is saying is true or not.
At least she thought of her own power, and the expression she made as she thought of the lives of people she had ruined so far was not mixed with pretense.
Purely despair. Plus, I regret it terribly.
But what does that mean?
Humans who have already died do not return.
The lives of those who have already been ruined can no longer be restored.
Isn’t this all caused solely by that crazy b*tch with hedonistic tendencies?
-I’m sorry… ….
‘Tsk.’
I clicked my tongue inwardly at the girl’s voice suddenly echoing in my head.
What’s the point of apologizing? Now, most of the people who deserve an apology have disappeared.
If I were to be specific, even as a third party, I thought that the demon lord was truly a collection of malice that deserved to be destroyed.
So it was a more complicated situation.
“… ….”
I lifted my closed eyelids and carefully looked at Aria’s expression.
I would have felt much more at ease if I had not had any regrets or reflections.
Because the demon ridiculously uttered words of apology and hit her forehead while oppressed by her shackles, Aria was faced with an even more difficult choice.
She would like to avenge her jihad immediately, but her current situation is stopping her.
She cunningly understood the value of the information she had.
The relationship between the Demon of Reverse Heaven and the Dragon Emperor, as well as his purpose and the power he possesses.
She is now in the underground prison, unless Tsumei herself makes a contract with her with her dragon tongue, guaranteeing that she will be kept alive until she kills the demon of the reverse sky. Was in a state of half-sentence, saying that she would never open her mouth.
The situation and background were explained, so Aria must have ‘understood’ it too.
…… Understanding and understanding are completely different things.
“Aria.”
So, I called her name.
I wanted to hear her thoughts.
At my call, Aria turned her gaze blankly, and as expected, there was a trace of extreme anguish in her eyes.
The moment I looked into her deeply depressed eyes, I was momentarily struck speechless by her.
She did not lack the power to kill her enemy now.
Refined swordsmanship, the level of a sword master. Crucially, the enemy was weakened.
I could see it just by looking at it. Maybe if more time had been given, at least at this point, Yurin’s demon couldn’t block Aria’s sword.
By emitting intentional momentum earlier, we must have used up quite a bit of the remaining instruments.
That’s why, after a little hesitation, I spoke to Aria.
“Shall I help you?”
A short, no-subject word.
“Ugh…… ?”
Aria furrowed her eyebrows, giving her a puzzled look.
I didn’t drag on and got straight to the point.
“If you want revenge, I will respect that will and help you kill the demon of Yurin.”
“… ….”
Aria’s lips suddenly closed. Her eyes begin to waver slightly.
The expression also became more rigid.
I continued speaking without changing my pitch.
“Even if I reflect on it now, nothing will change. Even though the three kings have had time to reflect on themselves, it does not mean that what they have done will go away.”
These words were sincere. I don’t think anything will change even if the devil of Yurin repents of his evil deeds.
The only thing that is inconvenient is that the Devil of Yurin himself is well aware of this fact and seems to be acknowledging it…….
In any case, such things do not undermine the legitimacy of Arya’s desire for revenge.
At least I thought so.
So, first of all, I wanted to ask the doctor.
Aria and I’s gaze met.
“Do you want to kill me?”
I asked, and Aria took a deep breath.
Her eyes shed a faint light.
Is that feeling a firm desire for revenge? Or is it a hesitation that comes from an upright personality?
“Tsumei, you’ll probably get some criticism from the dean, but it’s not a big problem. I’m saying this because it’s something I can handle…….”
I tried to continue talking while trying to hide my bitter expression.
But.
“No.”
Before I could finish speaking, Aria cut her off and let out her voice.
I looked up at her, slightly embarrassed, and Aria spoke to me.
“You don’t have to do that, Dante.”
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“…… But.”
“I am.”
Aria raised her hand to stop me from asking again, and continued speaking in a calm voice with a bitter smile on her face.
“I cannot forgive the devil who made the death penalty that way… ….”
No matter what, I can’t forgive Yurin’s evil and what she did.
Aria said that and added ‘but’.
“…… Because we get to see the gravity of the situation, the value of the information that Yurin’s demon possesses, and even more than that, the genuine suffering she reveals. “I just have a lot of confusion in my head.”
“… ….”
“Ah… …. Of course I know. That was an attitude that would be absurd to say that he had accurately realized his mistake. To put it bluntly, it would simply be pure ’empathy’ for people who experienced the same despair as he did.”
What followed was exactly what I understood.
Yurin’s devil was a ‘child’ in both good and bad ways.
It has the appearance of a boy, but it is quite different from the demon of the reverse sky, which is not a boy at all.
She was a girl, and that truly meant an ‘immature girl.’
Aeons ago, she was born in the Nine Heavens.
For eons, she has lived in the nine heavens.
Putting aside the question of whether or not she can apply the process of raising a human child to a demon, in any case, she has only taken her first step.
Empathy. She had compassion for people who felt the same pain she did.
Surprisingly, Aria’s ‘eyes’ seem to have been able to accurately see through even the essence of the devil that caused such devastation.
So even more so, Arya cannot make a decision about the direction of her revenge.
“Inadvertently, I thought that the devil was just a child.”
Aria let out a laugh. As if blaming her own stupid thoughts.
As if she was reprimanding herself for not being able to deny it.
Her red eyes began to twinkle with her natural colors.
“Actually, I want to kill him. After all, it was the devil who wanted to satisfy her own sadistic desires that played with her execution until it was so broken. There’s no way she wouldn’t want to kill.”
The voice that spoke was so complex and full of various types of emotions that it cannot now be defined with just one number.
Primal anger. A feeling of mercy toward the devil who tormented a precious person. Those two things are certain.
But I can never let go of the feeling of emptiness and anguish that lies in between.
Is it right or wrong? What choice is ethically appropriate?
“…… Therefore… ….”
It was truly Aria’s worry, and as she said, if it were me, she would have drawn her sword first without even thinking about it.
Aria is such a contradictory person.
“I’ll think about it a little more.”
“Is that so?”
“…… Huh.”
A girl who is more emotional than anyone else, but can also be more rational than anyone else.
I don’t necessarily view her attitude in a positive way, though.
I couldn’t seem to find a reason for her not to respect her as purely as I do now.
I decided to reach out to her and pat her on the back.
Soon, Aria, who slightly glanced at the corner of her eye, almost pulled my hand and laid her upper body on my lap. I didn’t bother to stop her and stroked her hair for a while.
When I think about it, black hair that shines like the night sky was also the color I was most familiar with.