75 . Revealing the past (7)
Immediately after coming to Demon Castle, my nerves became more sensitive than ever before.
I’ve never been there, but my instincts were telling me. This place is so dangerous that ordinary people can’t stand it even for a moment.
But embarrassing my tension, the inside of the castle was strangely quiet, and not a single rat was visible.
It’s been a while, but isn’t the name of the castle? Is it possible that there are no demons like this? I turned my head and looked around, but I couldn’t see the slightest trace of the monster.
There was nothing to be afraid of because I had children who protected me, but if I didn’t look like this, doubts would sprout first.
Could it be Cassandra’s or Leon’s trap? That possibility could not be ruled out.
‘No, no….’
I shook my head and denied the thoughts that came to my mind.
Aren’t Leon and Cassandra also the remnants of the demon castle that fled after being defeated? It was hard to think of setting traps inside the castle.
With all possibilities in mind, I slowly moved my steps and looked at the children.
Unlike me who was impatient, the children had a nonchalant expression and walked happily as if they had just taken a walk.
Stella, who was walking in the lead, turned her head to look at me, then smiled and gestured.
“Dad, this way.”
Stella was already climbing the stairs before I could say anything.
While following Stella, she didn’t get lost, so it wasn’t bad, but there were parts that weren’t refreshing. Strangely enough, she knew the way inside the castle.
Seeing him move forward without hesitation through the maze-like corridors, I was bound to have some sort of doubt.
But now he had no intention of expressing dissatisfaction or suspicion.
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Following Stella was never a bad thing. It’s not acceptable to get lost and become a lost child in this vast castle.
Stella followed her up the stairs, and the moment she stepped into the space that appeared to be her hallway, she heard a familiar voice.
I put my index finger to my lips to tell the children to be quiet, then put my back against a wall to hide myself, carefully sticking my head out to examine the situation.
The woman who was screaming closely looked like it was soiled with mud and tree branches, but she could be clearly seen from a distance. She was rihanna
And the man standing in front of him.
The moment I caught sight of that man, I felt as if something holding me was collapsing.
Nothing has changed since that day.
Seeing me like that, Stella asked insinuatingly.
“Shall we go?”
I wanted to grab Leon right away and ask him about what happened that day, but it wasn’t the time yet.
Leon was holding onto Rihanna and saying something with a very different expression.
After the brief conversation, Olivia and Noah reflexively moved the moment Leon was about to open the door.
Arrows and daggers shot in the dark flew towards Leon before I had time to react, and at that time there was no turning back.
After letting out a short sigh, I walked towards Leon, who found me, frowning and talking incomprehensible.
There was Rihanna looking at me from behind Leon and making a happy face, but that wasn’t what was important to her right now. I stood in front of Leon and asked in a stern voice.
“Am I going to disturb you until the end? What bullsh*t is that?”
Leon shrugged his shoulders and glanced behind him.
“Can’t you see? I was going to tell that stupid bitch the truth, but you’re interfering, aren’t you?”
“No, Leon. You know that I don’t mean that, right?”
To hinder me until the end was a word that could not come out of the current situation.
Leon seemed to understand my intentions, but he did not open his mouth. He sighed once to the floor, then put his hand on his doorknob again.
At the same time, Stella spoke to Leon in a stern voice.
“Don’t move recklessly.”
Although Leon had the experience of being beaten by them the other day, he replied with a smirk this time.
“Why are you reacting so sensitively? It’s just putting your hand on the doorknob, right? Oh, or is there someone in here that Ain would find difficult to see?”
Stella narrowed her eyes at Leon’s words and bit her mouth shut.
I put her hand lightly on her shoulder at Stella’s and calmed her down.
“It’s okay.”
At my words, Stella took a deep breath and stepped back behind me.
Seeing that, Leon came close to me again, put his signature sneer on his face, and looked me straight in the eyes.
Grinding teeth.
Since that day, I haven’t forgotten this guy’s face for a single day.
I spit out the feelings I feel right now.
“If I could, I want to tear you to death right now.”
Although he felt a bit violent, he was unaware of the pain of those who had been betrayed. Leon was unmoved by my words and continued to speak.
“Yes, it would be possible for you now. Just one gesture to the women behind me and I’ll disappear from this world. No, is that all? Even if I die, I won’t find rest, and I won’t become a toy for them.”
Rihanna caught her eye from behind, but she didn’t have the guts to intervene in this conversation. Leon walked around and spoke to him in a calm voice unlike mine.
“From your point of view, I can understand why you want to kill me. But if you don’t do that, that means you want something from me too, right?”
“That… !”
There were many things I wanted to ask Leon, but nothing came out of my mouth right away.
Unorganized thoughts turned into ambiguous words and disappeared without any meaning.
Leon looked at me like that, sighed briefly, and went back to his work.
With his hand on the doorknob, Leon muttered softly without even looking at me.
“Well, that’s good. I won’t bother explaining twice.”
“Wait a minute, I’m not done talking yet… !”
Leon, lightly ignoring my words, immediately opened the door without further delay.
Unlike its massive size, the door that opened with a soft sound was no different from the sound of announcing death to me.
No matter how much I could know the country.
What is the existence beyond this door?
Thanks to Leon who opened the door without warning, I gulped and stared blankly at the darkness beyond the door.
Leon took a step through the open door and opened his lips with a calm voice.
“Rihanna, Ain. Look carefully. This is the ugly truth of this world. The truth that no one knew because no one had reached the Devil Castle until now.”
When Leon snaps his fingers, the darkness dissipates in an instant, revealing a hidden space.
At the same time, the feeling of intimidation that had made me uneasy from the moment I entered the castle disappeared in an instant, and a warm feeling somewhere wrapped around my whole body.
I looked around with a puzzled look at the warmth that didn’t fit the nickname of the Demon King.
Why is this here? There were cute dolls and pink furniture filling the surroundings.
That wasn’t the point.
Leon hissed as if to be quiet, then pointed her finger towards the farthest part of the room.
The moment I moved my gaze in the direction Leon’s finger was pointing, I couldn’t help but doubt my eyes.
Almost white blonde hair, long eyelashes, and fancy clothes with lace that rich people would wear.
A young girl, beautiful enough to be believed to be a doll, was sitting on a rugged throne decorated with skulls and the like, snoring softly at her.
The only thing different from other children his age was the black stone embedded near his heart.
“What is this….”
When I couldn’t speak properly with embarrassment, Leon gently touched the girl’s cheek as if he was familiar.
“Demon King? It’s not even funny. With such a child… ?”
I wasn’t the only one who was taken aback by the completely unexpected situation. The same goes for Rihanna, who kept a dissatisfied expression on her face the entire time, and the children who followed me.
Huck – the sound of his swallowed breath proved him. Is the demon king such a child? Isn’t it too different from rumors heard in the world?
However, I could tell from Leon’s attitude that she wasn’t worthy of being called the Demon King. Leon’s profile, which he glanced at, had a genuinely distressed expression on his face. That wasn’t an expression Leon, who brutally murdered monsters, would make. After arranging the girl’s bangs, Leon stepped back from the throne.
The image I just saw was the same as the day I decided to follow the human named Leon.
Even if he reveals a little bit about women, he thinks of the weak first, and he was a hero himself who was more proud than anyone else.
I asked Leon in a trembling voice.
“Can you explain what this is about?”
“I came all the way here for that in the first place.”
Leon pulled a small table next to me, sat me down, and started talking.