172. A party of warriors without an uncle (5)
172. Uncle Warriors Party (5)
The Demon King of Appetite didn’t dodge his holy sword at all, as if admitting his death.
The result is, of course, extinct.
After that, the demon king’s butler rode a carriage to guide the party of warriors to the capital.
What the heck is the devil thinking?
I couldn’t understand the meaning of the warrior’s party at all.
“Am I overeating? What nonsense are you talking about? I haven’t even eaten.”
Than that.
“It’s finally time to meet Mr. Has it been a year? Good job everyone. Hare, Saten, and Estiya.”
“… A month has passed, Luna.”
“Right, exactly one month and four days.”
“What, it’s only been that long… I was mistaken.”
I was confused because there were too many repetitions.
Luna looked out of her wagon with her tired eyes.
The wagon is coming out of the picture of the underground city, and the light was about to enter the wagon.
“Finally, I will see you… “
Just like that, the moment the carriage came out of the underground city safely.
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With a loud roar, the entrance to the underground city began to collapse.
Luna and Saten shouted at the butler who pulled the horse in surprise.
“What is this! The entrance collapsed as soon as we got out!”
“Did you really mean to kill us, butler?”
Luna and Saten are hard on themselves.
However, the butler shook his head as if not at all.
“No.”
“Then what is that!”
“It means the closure of the city. The Demon King said. If he dies, he asks me to bury him in the underground city.”
“Well, then the people inside-“
“They all lost their lives. However, they are always criminals. You can see that you paid for the sins you committed outside. Because they were living thanks to the mercy of the Demon King.”
The butler speaks firmly.
He didn’t seem to have any feelings for the dead.
Hare and Saten agreed with the butler’s words, but Luna couldn’t fully understand.
“Then, it means that the demon lord has imprisoned the criminal like a prison… ? That doesn’t make sense! Why would the demon king do such a thing!”
“It is natural to think so. However, Demon King was different from other Demon Kings. He needed humans to eat endlessly, and he liked human food. That’s why he gathered people who had nowhere to go, put them under him, taught them to cook, and dominated them. “
Unlike other demon lords, the demon lord of appetite was friendly to humans.
At those words, Luna was confused for a moment.
‘It’s the devil… But why… don’t do that… ?’
The reason why the underground city was destroyed at the end was to keep the criminals from going outside?
Why did the demon king step in and do such a thing?
The demon king I know doesn’t have to do that?
“Wait, my head hurts… Let’s not talk about this… “
“Yes, I understand. However, can I post a word about the Demon King?”
“… Try.”
After looking up at the sky, the butler let out a deep breath.
As if letting out a sigh at the end of his thoughts, he opened his mouth and said.
“Perhaps, Maou-sama might have wanted to be buried in the ground like a human, even at the end.”
Although he always put food in his mouth…
“The Demon King’s expression was always not good.”
“… I see.”
Luna nodded lightly at the butler’s words.
‘Just as I was forced to become a hero, did the demon king become a demon king inevitably… ? I feel uncomfortable… ‘
A sharp pain arose on one side of her heart, but Luna shook off her thoughts.
“… I was always there to save the old man. Honestly, as for the citizens… Now I don’t know. I don’t even know why I have to save it.”
I’m not sure what’s right or wrong.
Even though all the demon lords were annihilated, Luna only had an empty heart.
She wanted to meet the old man and tell her what had happened.
She seemed to be able to satisfy her empty heart.
After that time passed, the butler stopped the carriage and said.
“We have arrived in the capital, warrior party. Congratulations.”
***
Even after a month had passed, the capital had not changed.
People enjoy their own lives and live by doing things that satisfy them.
Luna muttered as she walked through the peaceful city.
“Is this the world where all demon kings have been annihilated and become peaceful?”
“That said, nothing has changed. It’s the same as usual.”
“… I’m curious to see you looking forward with that figure.”
Saten sees through a thin hole in the hood.
Seeing that, Luna sighed.
“I didn’t do that in the past.”
“It’s noisy. You are also different from the old days.”
“I know that too. And, my uncle called this evolution. You stupid.”
“Does that mean I have degenerated?”
Before entering the house.
Luna and Saten got into an argument.
The two often quarreled.
However, this time, unlike usual, Saten shut her mouth first.
“See you soon, Mr. I don’t really want to lose my strength.”
“They run away. Coward.”
“… When the uncle comes back, you’re dead. For me, if you exist in this world, you have nothing to fear.”
I’m afraid of the world without you.
Saten succeeded in subjugating the demon lord thanks to the little cat left behind by the uncle.
So, they walked towards the familiar house, putting their hand on the doorknob to enter.
For some reason, I wasn’t used to the feeling of opening the door.
“It wouldn’t have been this weight… “
Kiki-
Luna took her uneasiness and opened the doorknob with force.
The inside of the house spread out in front of them was not the house they knew.
“This is… “
“… As you can see, this is not our house.”
“In that case, there must be only one possible number.”
“Home! I want to go home!”
“… Noisy, Estiya.”
Eup-Eup-
After covering Estiya’s chattering mouth.
The warrior party climbed the stairs and headed upward.
After passing through a small hallway, there was a large library.
Estiya shouted as if his memory had come to mind.
“Oh, right! This is the space of the goddess! There are so many books!”
“Is that so? Then my guess must be correct.”
Saten took off her hood and confidently walked towards the back of her library.
“Boo-“
She even encountered a large owl before that.
The Meowth blocked Saten’s way and spread her wings in front of her.
“Boo-“
“… Now, what are you going to do with me?”
“Boo-“
Meowth pointed her beak at Saten’s clothes.
To be exact, the Kkamnyangi contained in it.
“… Are you saying that Kkamnyang is not allowed to enter?”
“Boo-“
Meowth nodding her head.
Saten had no choice but to carefully hand over the Kkamnyangi.
Then, as she headed further inside, as she expected, the goddess Minerva was waiting at the end of the library.
When Hare saw her, he quickly approached her and shouted.
“I killed all the demon lords as you wished. Quickly, bring the old man back to life.”
“Wait, let’s calm down a bit-”
“Quick-!! Bring the old man back to life!!”
“I can’t understand the language. Warrior there? Will you please take this child away?”
“Okay.”
Luna calmly removed her hare.
“It’s good to go fast, but let’s listen slowly, Hare. Goddess before that.”
“Why?”
“What are all these books?”
“Oh, this?”
As Luna said, there was a pile of books there.
Minerva looked at the book and smiled a little painfully.
“These are all Junwoo’s books. It is a book that can be burned according to your choice.”
“You burn all your records?”
Nod-
“You should decide according to your wishes. First of all, do you want to save Junwoo?”
“Yes, I want to bring you back to life. And, I want to ask… “
Why did you leave us in such a hurry?
Why did I make you suffer so much?
“I want to know everything you think… “
“Yeah, I guess that makes sense. But, I’m sorry. Junwoo cannot give you an answer.”
“That… What is it?”
“Sorry for cheating. You will never see Junwoo again in this world. Not even the power of a goddess can do that.”
“… “
At the word of the goddess, the warrior party fell silent.
It was because of the betrayal of having deceived them and the despair that the uncle could not be revived.
Hare cried out to Minerva.
“You said you would save me… You said that if you annihilate the demon king, you will fulfill your promise… !!”
“… I want to save Junwoo too. However, even if Junwoo survives, he dies again.”
“Why… !! Just make sure I don’t die… !!”
“Jun-woo’s scars still remain. His wounds don’t heal well. And, over time, it festers and rots. That’s the future if you save Junwoo. Once a decision is made, the future never changes.”
Junwoo didn’t take care of his wounds for a long time.
So, the memories he has always haunt Jun-woo.
“… So, I plan to use your wishes to erase Junwoo’s memories and send him back to his original world.”
“If that is the case… Are you forgetting us all… ?”
“Yes.”
“… “
Saten muttered with emotionless eyes.
“Then, what should we do with the rest of us?”
“I have to live in abundance with the support of the empire. As a party of warriors who defeated all the demon lords.”
“Without you, we can’t live in peace, can we?”
“The warrior party is not my apostle. I think of Junwoo first. There is no reason for me to think about that.”
Minerva bit her lip and said.
It’s harsh, but because she thinks of her apostles first, she spoke harshly to the warrior party.
“If you really think of Junwoo, make a wish. Please send Junwoo back to his original world. Then, Jun-woo can be happy.”
The choice is yours.
Minerva said that and threw the lighter into the party of heroes.
Hare and Saten couldn’t move from the shock, so Luna took a lighter in her hand.
“I can’t see you… ?”
If you burn this book… We can send you back to the original world…
Then the rest of us… ?
I have to live my whole life without you… ?
Leaving us with these feelings… ?
“Absolutely, I can’t. Uncle… !! You have to stay with me… !!”
However, Luna couldn’t throw her lighter that far.
Even if he were to live again, he would fall into misfortune again and kill himself.
Luna always put her uncle’s happiness first.
“Chi, what do I like about that old man… Why did you give me this kind of heart… ”
I will hate you.
I will curse you until I die.
It’s my fault, but the man who left is even more faulty.
“So… If dead… See you later… I’ll hold you accountable… Forever… “
Ttuktuk-
With tears in her eyes, Luna threw a lit lighter at her book.
Seeing that figure, Minerva muttered with a faint smile.
“I hope so. See you later.”
When the warrior party closed their eyes and then woke up.
Only an empty house greeted the warrior party.
Of course, the man they desperately wanted did not exist.