14 – The Devil Dreams of Cecil.(1)
Looking at the ceiling decorated with decorations made with great care, stitch by stitch, of gold,
The stylishly dressed man just stood there in a daze, his long hair carelessly loose.
The place where the man is is a truly jaw-droppingly huge palace.
The place that was once bustling with people had already lost its luster and was slowly sinking into silence.
Breaking the quiet silence of the palace, as if no one was there, the black devil suddenly began talking to his man as if he had been there from the beginning.
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“What a beautiful place, to be able to see such a spectacular sight! As expected, it was a good bet with you. hehehe.”
No answer comes back.
The man slowly lowered his head and looked at the chattering devil, but there was not even a hint of ambition in his eyes, and the devil only laughed at him, thinking that his appearance was funny.
“For an emperor who made the world kneel before him, the ending is truly pleasant. For an emperor without a single subject. “You are amazing too.”
He slowly opened his mouth in response to the devil’s continued sarcasm.
“… You must have already paid the price, so why did you appear before me?”
“I’m going to sleep for a long time from now on. “I came to say hello one last time.”
As the black energy intertwines with each other, it takes on the shape of a woman’s arm.
Soon, the created arm moved left and right as if to say hello, and the man who was once called the king burst into laughter when he saw this.
“Ha, do monsters like you even sleep?”
“We also get some sleep. Of course, I don’t really want to sleep, but I have to at least save the face of the angels flying around up there, fluttering chicken feathers.”
In response to the devil’s unbelievable bravado, the emperor decided to ask him something he had been curious about since he was a young boy.
“… What on earth is a devil?”
“Foolish child, do you want to hear a story about old times?”
“Yes, I’ve been really curious since I was young. What are devils? “I don’t have much time left in my life, so I guess I can at least give you some money for the final journey.”
Even though he couldn’t see his face, the king thought that the devil was smiling.
“Hmm, then let me tell you. “A story about the main god and the 24 voids before humans were born.”
The devil slowly recited in a voice like a mother telling a story of old times.
“A long time ago, the world was just a void.”
“At that time, the creatures living on the earth had souls, but they were just empty shells.”
“To satisfy their faint hunger, they ate each other to grow in size, and the lumps turned into 24 devils.”
“A boring world that just exists. At that time, four angels and God Rom appeared in front of the first demons.”
“The Lord was sad to see us just empty. Therefore, Rom took pity on the demons and gave birth to humans.”
“… The main god created humans for the devil?”
He was a man who gave up everything at the end of his life, but the story that came out of the devil’s mouth was so shocking that he was truly shocked.
“Strange beings who are born with a body, live their lives, create themselves by accumulating memories, and ultimately die and are buried in the ground. “When the demons saw them, they were able to escape the emptiness for the first time.”
“We looked at them like a mirror and imitated humans, and at first, demons and humans lived in harmony and peace.”
“However, as humans lived their lives, they gradually began to show their ugly side, and the devils accepted this without any hesitation, and that was the beginning of evil.”
“The main god was very saddened when he saw the demons stained with evil because of the humans he had created. “I realized that humans are failures.”
“… ….”
“That is why the Lord took eternity away from humans. “You just took their soul away from them.”
“A human being without a soul but with memories and a body, and a demon with a soul but stained with emptiness and evil began to covet each other, and that’s when this ridiculous story began.”
“… That’s why we can’t understand you.”
“Yes, our essence is emptiness and a mirror. We have nothing to call ourselves. “It’s just a clumsy imitation.”
The devil, who has taken the form of a woman, begins to dance around the palace.
The emperor looked at the devil slowly leaving and asked the last question of his life.
“If the devil is a void and covets humans, do you also want to become a human?”
“Of course, I envy you guys too.”
“… Then why didn’t you take my body?”
“What should I use the man’s body for?”
A devil in the shape of a giggling woman.
Before completely leaving the palace, it left a last word to the emperor.
“I will dream someday. “I dream of living as the wife of a foolish and dull man whose hair is more beautiful than the gold and silver treasures that decorate this palace.”
The king could not understand those last words.
Not long after that, the devil was sealed by the hands of angels who came down from heaven, and the king rode the rottweiler that was by his side until the end, and while riding over the dry land, he fell from his horse, broke his neck, and died.
A story of a king and a devil that happened before the first saint was born on this earth.
***
“We couldn’t rent the whole thing, but at this rate, it’s no different from just the two of us!”
The red-haired woman shook her body back and forth, her eyes sparkling.
A place with a great view that offers a panoramic view of the commercial city of Lenti, where Carriage Restaurant is located.
The greatest heresy interrogator of the time sitting there was looking foolishly at his wife, who was excited like a child.
“… You are so full of energy.”
“After all, it’s the famous Kariji Restaurant! “I really wanted to come here once, and my wish finally came true!”
She is so chatty as if she were Cecil herself.
She can’t seem to be at the level of someone who can imitate her.
In the space where Cecil spoke and Julius could only stare, a young woman appeared carrying food.
“Um, um… This is the dish you ordered. First, a quick soup before eating the main dish…”
The restaurant staff could no longer speak as Cecile stared at them.
Just before collapsing under the gaze that seemed to tighten her heart, Cecil smiled.
“Women are in trouble.”
“… Yes?”
“Would you please have the food brought by the chef himself?”
“…Ah, ah… Yes, yes!”
She couldn’t bring herself to look him in the eyes, so she just shook her head and, without giving her soup, took her entire tray and ran away.
In the empty restaurant, where everyone made a desperate attempt to escape upon hearing the Heretic Questioner’s name, only the sound of rushing footsteps echoed.
Julius frowned at her rude attitude just now.
“Why are you being so arrogant from earlier?”
“Um… Do you think I’m arrogant?”
“Then does that seem like a humble attitude?”
“I’m not Cecil now? “Here, your hair is red, right?”
Cecil grabbed her hair with both bracts and started fluttering.
She looked like an innocent girl, but Julius was just displeased.
“If you’re going to imitate something, do it right, or are devils unable to hide their evil nature?”
“You’re cute. “At one point I told you not to imitate me, but now you don’t like me not doing it right?”
She smiled at him, resting her chin and drawing circles on the table with her fingers.
“… Yeah, I don’t like it.”
After a moment of surprise at her unexpected answer, Cecil glanced over her lips with her white, pink tongue, then stuck out her head and looked into Julius’s eyes.
“Do you hope I don’t act arrogant?”
“… ….”
“Okay, I won’t if you want.”
“…Thank you.”
“But not for women. “Will you understand that arrangement?”
Julius tried to answer something, but
I closed my mouth as I saw the chef slowly dragging the food in a cart.
“Wow, it smells delicious. “Are you excited too?”
As the chef approached, Cecil shed her previous mood and her eyes began to shine like a little girl again.
She had a bright appearance that made you want to laugh, but neither the Heretic Questioner sitting in front of her nor the chef, who started rolling his eyes at her and scowling at her, could not smile.
It was quite an absurd sight, with only the birds flapping their wings vigorously, uttering their cries for her, watching her from afar.
***
“Wow, it’s really delicious. “As expected, Kariji Restaurant is good.”
Cecil stroked her stomach as she gazed happily at the plentiful plate in front of her.
Julius looked at her for a moment and then turned his head to her window.
The sun gently goes to sleep, using the horizon as a blanket.
As he watched the sea off Renti where her sunset was setting, he put the words he had been thinking about before into her mouth.
“There are a few things… I want to ask you.”
“Huh? Like when will I have my second child? “I’d be happy to start today.”
She smiled brightly and nudged Julius, but he started flashing a serious look on his face.
Pure white flames surround the two in a dome-like shape.
In a space that felt sacred and slightly heated, he began to ask.
“I will ask you directly. It was that guy Cryle who called you. “Does that guy hate me?”
“… No. “The man I spoke of that night was not Mr. Crayle.”
My father, Saint Erman.
“… You are someone.”
“This is Cecile, Julius’ lovely wife.”
Julius bit his lip in response to that answer without hesitation.
He continues to ask questions.
“Have you lost yourself?”
“I’m not sure what you’re talking about.”
“He forgot that he was a devil.”
“… You are sorely mistaken.”
“… ….”
“As a high-level demon, Nightmare does not imitate humans by eating memories like other low-level demons.”
“… If it’s not imitation, then what is it?”
“It eats human memories and mixes them together. And then you slowly start to fall asleep.”
Cecil talks about her nightmares as if they were a completely different person than herself.
As she continues speaking, her voice gets quieter.
“When I fall asleep, I dream of Cecile, Julius’s wife. “While dreaming, it is Cecil who has the memories of the devil.”
This is the so-called complete resurrection.
She whispered so softly that you couldn’t hear it unless you were concentrating.
“As long as this dream is not broken, I will always be your loving wife. “The wish you longed for has already come true.”
So, if you keep rejecting me and trying to wake up from your dream, it will be difficult.
I don’t want to die again.
“… Are you really saying that you are the real Cecil?”
“Yes, now you are finally looking at me.”
She stood up before she knew it and fell into Julius’s arms, not even caring that her dress was ruined.
The devil imitating her wife… No, the wife imitating her devil touching her husband’s face.
“Keep looking at me like that, and one day you will truly accept me.”
Let’s have a grand wedding.
The bride in a black dress kissed her gently and gently covered his eyes.
The sun had already set and only the dark night sky was watching them.
***
“…Thank you for using us.”
The manager, who had fainted when he came in, got up and saw the Heretic Questioner and his partner off.
It had already been a long time since everyone who remained in the restaurant fainted after seeing the sacred flame, and all Julius could do was smile bitterly, as he had unintentionally made a mess of the restaurant.
“It was really delicious food, definitely coming back in the near future! “I’ll come back.”
The manager desperately shook his head and rejected the words spoken by the red-haired woman in an elegant black dress, but they had already left for a long time without even looking back.
From that day on, everyone at the Kariji Restaurant became faithful believers of the Telmere Church.
The priests who served God at the church in Lenti were just confused.
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“Well, after all, these clothes are the most comfortable!”
Cecil returned to the mansion after twisting space in an instant, dyed her hair brown again, threw away her dress, and changed clothes.
She was wearing the familiar white blouse and brown skirt.
Julius has been making a serious expression since the kiss earlier, wondering what he was thinking.
Is it true that there is still a long way to go?
I should first make it my goal to give Julius that necklace back with my own hands.
Changes body odor into a cozy scent.
With a benevolent smile, she gently took Julius’ hand and led him to the room.
Just like last time, he follows me quietly.
He took him to the bed, sat him down, and gently pushed his chest with his hand, causing him to lie down.
Huh? Isn’t it okay to do this well?
Don’t even give yourself time to think! Just like when I had Leila all those years ago!
Julius, who belatedly realized what was going on, tried to get up, but Cecil held him tightly and he was unable to do anything.
“Don’t worry, just accept it. “This is a really natural thing between couples.”
“… I understand. “I’ll accept it, so just let me solve this for a moment.”
Cecil naively accepted this as is, and as soon as Julius let go of the arms that were holding her, he lifted Cecil up in his arms and threw her onto the bed and began to beat her.
“You! “I’m really going to act like this!”
“I am a faithful servant of God. “I won’t fall for the devil’s whispers!”
In the past, when you still had some freshness left, you could get away with it by playing hard with your feet.
But unlike in the past, the current Cecil is also a high-ranking devil.
Used a black shadow and snatched away Julius,
The fierce struggle with him, who tried to burn it with flames and run away again, continued all night long.
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In the end, when the sun began to rise, she was able to sleep under the same blanket as Julius, as she had planned.
I was so tired that I just held hands and slept.