199 – Hell – 2
ㅡSureung!
“Hey, hey?!”
And, as soon as the bronze-skinned woman turned around, Caicilia aimed the holy sword at her throat. Seeing the sword pointed at her neck and emitting a brilliant golden light, the woman raised both hands in fright.
“Explain, Delta.”
Caicilia looked at me as if she had pointed a knife at the woman’s throat.
“Why is the holy sword reacting to this woman?”
It was as it was said.
Although the holy sword was very small, it was shining more intensely than usual.
“… … Holy sword?”
“I didn’t ask the opening year. He didn’t even allow me to open my mouth. If you wiggle your tongue or move your body just one more time without her permission, it will take you four years to deal with it.”
The bronze-skinned woman reacted to the word holy sword for a moment, then calmly shut her mouth at Caicilia’s bloody utterance and only rolled her eyes.
There was no point in taking more time here. It was good to think about the explanation in advance, just in case. I hurriedly went between the woman and Caicilia and pushed the side of the holy sword with my finger.
Caicilia, who stared blankly at me like that, obediently removed the holy sword with my gestures. The tip of the knife, which was pointed precisely at the uvula, deflected into the air.
Of course, that didn’t completely dispel the suspicion. It was just a matter of lowering the tip of the knife. If I had completely cleared my doubts, I would have reverse summoned the holy sword.
“Are you covering that woman?”
“That’s right.”
“There must be a reason for that. speak The reason why the woman who reacts to the holy sword should be kept alive and not killed.”
Caicilia crossed her arms under her chest, her hips slightly pressed against a nearby table and her legs crossed.
It was still a very high-handed attitude, but it was a great improvement from not doing things according to one’s own will and listening to them. This is something I would have never imagined before.
“Because this person is different from the kind that the holy sword reacts to.”
“different?”
“Yes, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is probably aware of this, but what kind of things does the Holy Sword react to?”
Caicilia looked at her asking if she was asking something obvious, but gave an answer without hesitation.
“Devil. And aren’t they idiots who believe in such things?”
“That’s right. However, this person in the back… … So, what’s your name?”
I turned my head. The woman looked around me and Caicilia alternately with a face that was still not completely embarrassed, then opened her mouth cautiously.
“Margarita. You can call me Margarita.”
“All right. Mister Margarita is nothing like devils or devil worshipers. The reason why the holy sword reacts to Margarita-san is because she has survived by simply eating demon corpses.”
ate the devil’s body Margarita flinched as soon as I mentioned it, probably a fact she did not want anyone to know. The eyes trembled incessantly.
I’m sorry for exposing my secret, but it’s far better than lying to Caicilia and then getting caught. It’s obvious what will happen if you do.
“What did you say now? Are you sure you heard it right, Delta?”
At that shocking confession, even Caicilia widened her eyes as if she was quite surprised.
“How dare I tell lies to Your Majesty. It is the truth without a single lie.”
“… … Just imagining it, you put something disgusting in your mouth.”
Caicilia, frowning, reverse-summoned the holy sword, as if she had understood why the holy sword was reacting to anything other than disgusting. A golden halo of light in my hand scattered into the air.
A small sigh was heard from behind.
“Now, wait a minute. But how do you know all that? Weren’t we seeing each other for the first time today?”
As the shock and relief faded, as if embarrassment had begun, Margarita’s hand hurriedly grabbed my shoulder.
I responded with a smile, and Caicilia opened her mouth for me with a small click of the tongue.
“Give up. Yeo’s servant, even Yeo, is a man who does not know all of his inner thoughts. However, even so, I have never made a wrong choice so far, so it is enough to just believe and follow.”
Hearing Caicilia’s words just now, he was slightly amazed.
I don’t know everything in my heart, but I can just believe and follow it. The proud, arrogant, and overbearing Caicilia said a word with such strong trust that it was hard to believe at all.
You don’t say things like that unless you really trust me. I felt very proud that what I had been doing so far had worked.
“Well, that doesn’t really matter.”
“If that’s not important, what’s important… … .”
Backed by Caicilia’s support fire, as I passed the question over like a pit, Margarita pursed her lips and grumbled.
“The important thing is that you, Margarita, were imprisoned in hell, and for that reason you touched the devil’s corpse in half despair.”
“… … .”
“Am I wrong?”
Margarita, who had been moaning and thinking for a while, nodded her head, probably deciding that there would be no point in hiding it any longer since I knew this far.
“right. It’s just what you said. That I was imprisoned here, and that I had no choice but to touch their corpses.”
Eventually, positive words came out of Margarita’s mouth.
“Since it seems pointless to hide it, I will ask you directly. How far do you know?”
“Everything you need to know.”
Margarita was a former paladin who was imprisoned here a long time ago. Maybe the age of the setting is similar to the eternal wizard.
It is because of the nature of Hell that the ordinary paladin subject can survive so long. Since humans who have been dragged to hell must be used for as long as possible, humans are cursed not to age in hell.
And Margarita, like the player, was also a case of being swept away by the summoning of devil worshipers. While going to subdue the devil worshipers, he was caught in a trap and fell into hell.
All of her companions became the devil’s bio-battery, but Margarita barely survived alone.
Even though he escaped like that, it was impossible for even a paladin to deal with all the demons in hell, so he lived on by touching the corpses of the demons who were defeated in the rank competition.
Even demons fight among themselves a lot. That was the official setting. Of course, the first priority is humans, but when there is no human hunting, they mutually prey and make hell like hell.
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Just because there is a king doesn’t mean they don’t fight. Rather, did he say that the king of demons is on the side of encouraging such chaos and chaos?
“… … .”
I told you this in a concise summary. Caicilia and Margarita listened to me in silence. How do you know? It was a face full of questions.
I didn’t write anything special. Anyway, Caicilia said that I could do it no matter what I did, so I was in a mood to pass it on.
Above all, the owner of the holy sword affirms my identity. Humans can lie, but holy swords do not lie. The paladin Margarita would know better.
“The stomach is good too. Did you think of eating something like that?”
Caicilia, frowning, threw out a word.
To be honest, I didn’t have a good idea either. In the original work, like this gloomy setting, his beard and hair grew thick enough to cover his entire face, and he was a staggering old man with all his clothes worn out.
Because she looks like a cool Latino beauty here.
‘… … But didn’t they say you wouldn’t die of starvation even if you didn’t eat here?’
First of all, everyone seems to eat their meals mechanically, but I don’t know.
“That’s the proposal, Ms. Margarita.”
If I don’t get into the main topic from now on, I’ll be seen as a madman who breaks into other people’s houses and reveals shame, so I hurriedly moved on to the next point.
“Don’t you want to get out of here?”
At those words, Margarita’s face suddenly lifted.
“Of course I want to get out. Do you think I want to live here eating the corpses of demons? Do you think you want to be there while eating such disgusting things, as if you are not living even if you live?”
However, the raised head fell powerlessly shortly after.
“But, there is no other way. the way… … .”
“Why is there no way? Even if he devised it himself.”
“… … .”
Margarita, who had stood there blankly for a moment, as if not understanding my words, had eyes full of astonishment only after a few seconds had passed.
“Uh, how did that… … .”
“I finished verifying the theory, and I gathered some materials and made it somehow, but I couldn’t find the core materials needed for operation, so I left it as it is. Isn’t it?”
“Oh, no… … .”
Margarita stumbled.
What I just mentioned was Margarita’s subquest. Gather all the materials you need to escape and bring them to you. Then he could get Margarita out of Hell.
There is also a Seongguk-side sub-quest that is linked to this sub-quest, but you can get out of here and think about it later.
“I will save you.”
“… … what?”
“Those materials, we said we would get them all. Instead, you know that it’s not disposable, so you just have to let it be shared later. It’s the same because we have to get out of here quickly.”
Even in the game, Margarita manages to escape.
And after escaping, he even handed it over to the player saying that he could use it as much as he wanted, so there wouldn’t be any problem with Caicilia and I using it.
Originally, I was planning to go back after beating the final boss, but when I thought about it, I thought I could go back faster this way.
Receiving that doesn’t mean the player can use it, but it’s used for the sub-quest of the Holy Kingdom linked to it, so I was mistaken for a moment that I couldn’t use it here either.
“Wait, wait, wait… … .”
Margarita was stammering and stuttering, as if very embarrassed.
Well, even if I had heard it, it was a sound that would have reacted like that. In this case, what is needed is not words, but actions.
“There’s no need to just talk about it here. Let me prove it myself. Your Majesty the Emperor?”
“I am listening.”
“Aren’t the things you killed earlier still not enough?”
At my words, Caicilia made eye contact with me and gave me a high-handed smile.
“Tell me what will you do?”