187Th Chapter. The Great Devil (1)
-How could this be such a coincidence······-
Thud.
Satan, who was sitting on the left, tilted his head back and gritted his teeth.
It was a well-known story that Beelzebub had run away from the Demon Realm and had been missing for thousands of years.
However, no one knew exactly where Beelzebub had gone.
Then one day, Satan discovered that Beelzebub had suddenly fallen into a dimensional rift.
He begged the King of Hell over and over again, and was able to bring her to the Demon Realm.
However, Beelzebub remained silent when asked where she had been and what she had been doing all this time.
Since she was a sinner in the first place, Satan had no choice but to imprison her in the lowest level of the dungeon, even though she was his own daughter.
Just then, a human named Eugene suddenly fell into the Demon Realm.
He seemed to be an extraordinary human being, so he immediately planned to marry Beelzebub off to him.
That way, he could get rid of his troublesome daughter and keep Eugene in the Demon Realm at the same time.
It was a perfect plan.
-Of all places, Beelzebub had been to the mortal world, and of all the vast mortal world, the two of them were acquaintances and had a bad relationship······-
If only they hadn’t known each other.
According to Astaroth and Dantalion, it wasn’t just a normal bad relationship; they had fought each other to the death.
When they first met, Eugene had immediately attacked Beelzebub······.
His momentum was so great that even though he was a human with no weapons, it was difficult for the two of them to subdue him.
Perhaps if another demon had been escorting him instead of Astaroth and Dantalion, they would have watched Beelzebub being torn in half without being able to stop him, let alone grab his ankles.
It was a blessing in disguise.
For now, Eugene was calm, but······.
No one knew what was going on inside him.
He might pretend to be calm and then suddenly turn around and try to kill Beelzebub.
-But even a bad relationship is a relationship!-
Satan, who had been suffering from a headache, changed his mindset and laughed heartily.
How could all relationships start out well?
There are relationships that start out badly and end well.
Rather than not knowing each other at all, it might be better to have a bad relationship and fall in love.
Satan prayed earnestly that Eugene would take his troublesome, runaway youngest daughter, no.
That they would have a good love.
-If a being familiar with death remains here······-
Eugene, the human, must remain in the Demon Realm.
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There were restaurants that sold food in the Demon Realm, too.
Demons don’t eat food to get nutrients, but some of them eat to satisfy their taste buds, so it seems that they do business in the shade.
So, in human terms, the food here is like a drug······.
Something feels strange.
Anyway, it was good news that there was a restaurant that cooked food.
I think I’ll have food delivered from the restaurant while I’m staying in the Demon Realm.
As expected of a dish that only pursued taste, the taste was excellent.
I could eat it for a long time without getting tired of it.
That is, if I ate it without knowing the ingredients······.
“Rock spider bear soup and ant cave bat smoked meat······.”
I regretted asking the chef for the ingredients in the past, and swallowed the food.
Really.If you don’t know what the ingredients are and just eat it, it’s really, really good.
It’s incomparable to the dragon meat I ate before.
“It’s delicious, so it’s more annoying.”
“······Ugh, oh my.”
Mijung, who makes strange noises as her flesh is stretched and pulled by my hand.
When I’m stressed, I sometimes play with Mijung’s body like this.
I should say it’s like a living doll.
In the past, there wasn’t much reaction, so it was just like a doll.
These days, there’s been a lot of reaction, so it’s even more fun to touch.
“······Just, go ahead. Go and kill me. Can’t you?”
“I’m thinking about doing that for real.”
Belpegor is here, in the Demon Realm.
Belpegor is being held captive in a place where I can run and kill her at any moment.
But I can’t kill her, and it keeps giving me a headache.
We suddenly fell into the Demon Realm and became guests who are indebted to it.
And Belpegor is a sinner, but she is Satan’s own daughter.
No matter how noble you are, if you kill Belpegor here, the situation will become uncontrollable.
It’s certain that you’ll either die at Satan’s hand or spend your life in an underground prison.
That can’t happen.
I have to go back to the present world.
In order to keep my promise, I will definitely go back, no matter what.
“······Hiccup, cough.”
-Eugene. Your interview preparation is complete.-
“I’ll be right there.”
A squeaky voice is heard while I’m playing with Mijung.
It’s Astaroth.
At first, all the demons’ voices sounded the same, but now I think I can tell them apart a little.
After giving a rough answer, I follow the guide.
Then, demons follow me, glancing at me here and there.
At first, only Astaroth and Dantalion were escorting me, but now it has increased.
Oh, it’s not an escort, it’s a guard.
It seems that the vigilance against me has been slightly strengthened since I visited the underground prison and tried to kill Belpegor.
-Satan is very angry.-
“Well. I tried to hurt his daughter-“
-He sighed and said, “What will you do if you treat your future spouse like that?”-
“······.”
Are you still not giving up on marriage or anything?
I’m going crazy.
What the hell is this Satan kid thinking, trying to marry me to Belpegor?
I don’t know.
I don’t know no matter how much I think about it.
Even if I think about it while doing a hundred backflips, I can’t come up with a clear answer.
-Please sit down.-
“······.”
A dark cave where I arrived after being guided.
Inside, Satan was sitting and offering me a seat.
And next to Satan, Belpegor was fidgeting.
‘I can’t read his expression at all.’
Because of the darkness and magic that surrounds the demons, I can’t see Satan’s expression.
I don’t know if he’s angry or not.
On the other hand, Belpegor has lost a lot of her power, so she doesn’t have any magic wrapped around her body, and she’s just showing her smooth skin.
Dark chocolate-colored skin and two black horns on her head.
If you just break off the horns there, she would look like a tanned human.
“I understand.”
For now, it’s crazy to go against Satan’s will in this place.
I sighed inwardly.
I decided to sit in the remaining seat and face the three of them.”Please leave the child outside.”
“I can’t. This guy is one with me.”
“No matter how special your relationship is, at least for now-“
“It’s not a metaphor. Mijeong and I are literally one, so I won’t go anywhere that Mijeong can’t go.”
“Hmm······. I understand. Come in together.”
As I sat down and put Mijeong on my lap, the black magic surged and wrapped around the surroundings like a curtain.
It seemed like a kind of magic, but it was hard to find any regularity like a spell in it.
It seems that the way demons handle magic is very different from ours.
The magic completely enveloped us.
Before we knew it, this place became a separate space that was completely soundproof and lightproof from the outside.
In terms of magic, it seems to be like a barrier.
“I’m sorry for the inconvenience. I set up this place to verify the facts······. However, the grudge between the two of you seems to be deeper than I imagined.”
“As you said. The great demon, Belphegor, is an evil who has caused countless harm in the present world. If I were to list his evil deeds, he joined the forces that follow the dimensional body Draken and helped him descend to the present world-“
“What the hell?!!
I haven’t even started yet.
As soon as I started reciting Belphegor’s charges, which would take more than an hour to list, Satan glared at Belphegor with disgust.
Belphegor flinched and was surprised.
Soon, Satan’s hand stretched out and grabbed Belphegor’s neck.
“Is what he said true! You dare follow Draken?!”
“Yes, yes······. But this is actually-“
“It’s not worth listening to anymore! The moment you helped Draken, you became a traitor to the Demon Realm! You have done something that deserves to die! Accept the punishment you deserve!”
“Keuheok······?!”
Satan gradually tightened his grip on Belphegor’s neck.
He looked very excited.
At this rate, he really seemed like he was going to kill his own daughter.
Belphegor’s eyes looked at me urgently as if asking for help.
His eyes gradually turned upside down and he was about to lose consciousness.
But I just hugged Mijeong and watched quietly.
“Hmm······”
Then Satan loosened his grip and looked at me as if he was embarrassed.
“Aren’t you going to stop it?”
“Why should I stop it?”
“It seems that your grudge is so great that you don’t even feel a shred of sympathy. I’m sorry. I was rude to deceive you in order to gauge how much you hate Belphegor.”
“Keuk! Pfft! Keuheuk······.”
As soon as Satan’s hand was released, Belphegor fell to the floor and vomited.
Unfortunately, it seems that he has no intention of killing his own daughter with his own hands.
Still, judging from the fact that he treats Belphegor mercilessly, it seems that following Draken is considered a serious crime in the Demon Realm.
“Do you still want to kill Belphegor?”
“I will not hide my feelings. Yes. I hate Belphegor so much that killing him was my wish.”
Every time I think of Belphegor, I feel like I’m crying tears of blood.
Cornelia, who I failed to save and died during the last 12 rounds.
She had to face that terrible pain and end by Lawrence, who had a contract with Belphegor, several times.
And what about the magic that was scattered to countless people, including Tay?
Because of that magic, countless people lost their free will and fell as Belphegor’s puppets.
Even the atrocities he committed directly are too numerous to count.Belfagor is mainly in charge of the Four Heavenly Kings’ bookkeeper and information gathering, and has a considerable stake in all the terrible disasters.
He deserves to die.
No, even if he dies, this will not be solved.
-No matter how evil the person is, killing an opponent who has lost his strength and fighting spirit will be treated as a serious crime and will not escape judgment in the underworld.-
“I know.”
-I have no intention of defending my daughter’s wrongdoing. If someone like you harbors deep hatred and is prepared to be punished after death, I will not stop you. Kill her if you want to.-
“······.”
-But there is one condition. I have no idea where my daughter went or what she has been doing since she left the Demon Realm. I won’t be able to hear it after I die, so can you give me some time to confess everything in person?-
Satan speaks calmly and calmly.
His expression is not visible and his voice is calm at first glance.
However, the magic energy emanating from him scatters uncontrollable anger everywhere.
Only then did I realize Satan’s intentions.
‘He’s trying to use me to kill Belfagor.’
This bastard.
He wants to get rid of Belfagor without getting his own hands dirty.