200 – Hell – 3
To the devil, humans were nothing more and nothing less than parts used to strengthen one’s own strength while playing games to soothe boredom.
The more viciously tortured a human being brought to hell is, the stronger the power becomes, and as the power becomes stronger, the position in hell naturally rises.
After the vicious torture, the body died, and the remaining soul was permanently subordinated to the devil, screaming out pain and becoming strength again, so it was natural for the devil to regard humans as such.
It should have been.
That is, until he meets two men and women who burst into Hell out of nowhere and start slaughtering demons.
When they first discovered the two humans walking leisurely through hell, the demons, of course, jumped at them with joy. But it didn’t take long to realize that it was a guest machine.
Hundreds of demon legions were permanently annihilated by the black-haired woman holding the holy sword, and their corpses piled up to form a small hill. The demons couldn’t even touch the black-haired woman’s clothes.
No matter how many holy swords there are, this place is hell, the home base of demons. So, I thought that if I showed my full strength, I would definitely win, but in reality it was the opposite.
The demons who piled up the hill with corpses eventually changed their goals. I decided to aim for the relatively easy-going black-haired man next to the black-haired woman with the holy sword.
It was true that compared to the black-haired woman who annihilated all the demons in sight, the male side seemed more easygoing as he only occasionally survived and finished off the wriggling demons.
The demons who rushed at the man with such thoughts were equally permanently annihilated.
The weapon in the man’s hand was clearly not a holy sword, but it was displaying divine power strong enough to rival that of a holy sword. By the time the demon that rushed in first realized that fact, it was already too late.
Certainly not as overwhelming as the black-haired woman holding the holy sword, but dozens of demons were killed by the divine power without being able to hit the attack with a single difference.
In any case, it was clear that both of them were terrible beings that they could not defeat on their own. The demons fled, leaving behind a hill of corpses.
To ask for help from a high-ranking demon who is one of the Devil King’s closest aides and rules the surrounding area.
Of course, it didn’t take long for the escaped demons to regret their choice.
“Your Majesty, do you know this proverb?”
“What did you mean?”
“It is said that the source of pain is the head. So, destroying the head will make it no longer painful.”
“You are very right. I will personally congratulate you.”
Even in my hot joke, Kaikilia pierced with a little praise and pierced the sword and “Eh!” I trampled on the head of the demon that had been spitting out the noise and crushed it.
With a squeak, the things inside popped out. Dark red blood mingled with the wet soil on the parched soil.
Despite cutting down countless demons, Caicilia’s clothes were still clean. Looking closely, it was probably because of the power of the holy sword that the by-products of the devil were evaporating into the air as soon as they touched the body.
I looked down at my jet-black uniform with dark red blood all over it, and decided that there was nothing I could do about it. That holy sword is special.
“However, there is one blind spot in your words.”
“Which one is it, Your Majesty?”
“What is the reason for letting these wicked things go without suffering?”
The two of us moved forward as we chatted about every detail. In the direction we were walking, there was a gigantic demon who had been arguing with Caicilia and then ran away after getting cataclysm.
It was one of the bosses in the Sanctuary of Demons DLC, the ‘four-winged devil’. As it is a DLC boss, it was much more difficult than the regular main story boss, but the compatibility was really bad.
After hearing all of his attack patterns from me, Caicilia didn’t even allow a single attack and pressed it down from the front. He was beaten so badly that he looked pitiful.
The four-winged devil, beaten to the brink of death, suddenly tried to escape, but was hit by a savage sword attack from behind and fell to the ground shortly after.
That was why we were walking through Hell so carefree.
“… … .”
And, Margarita was watching us both in this carefree manner from behind.
Margarita, on the other hand, looked at the demons fleeing in terror, and at the two of us, who seemed unmoved after committing this carnage, with a dumbfounded look on their faces.
Then he carefully opened his mouth.
“Perhaps… … Hey. You are not from Seongguk, are you?”
“Did the Holy Land call the Pope by the title of His Majesty? After such a long time has passed, I will especially forgive you even if you have forgotten all the knowledge of the human world.”
“Oh no! It’s not… … Yo.”
Margarita, who had asked me a question and received a stern stare from Caicilia, was startled and trembled. The incident of the holy sword thrust into the throat earlier seemed to remain vividly in his mind.
It’s because of her tone and behavior, Caicilia is in a very good mood right now. Some things could just be skipped over.
“We are from the Aethernum Empire. As I said before, he is the current emperor.”
I answered in place of Caicilia. Margarita glanced the other way.
“I know that. Because I heard it too. Even though I heard it, I couldn’t believe it. It’s like how the imperial people use the holy sword, and the weapon you’re holding. Even if I look like this, I was once a paladin. You can tell how much divine power is contained in a weapon.”
The words “Not now,” were added in a small way.
“Honestly, I never imagined that the emperor of the empire would use a holy sword. But how-”
“Curiosity kills cats, Margarita.”
His gaze, with his characteristic overbearing gaze, turned to Margarita. He only said one word, but Margarita, who recognized the meaning of it at once, shut her mouth in an instant.
It was understandable enough to show such a positive reaction on a day like that. It was because he had to use the holy sword to kill his relatives who had been infected by the devil with his own hands.
Why do you use a holy sword as the emperor of an empire? To answer the question, you will inevitably have to recall the memories of that time, so of course you have no choice but to react sharp.
“delta. The same goes for you. If you are a knight, you must have the duty to support the emperor from old times, so why are you somewhere else?”
“Sorry, Your Majesty.”
I walked in a direction slightly away from Caicilia, and when I heard that, I joined again.
“more.”
stuck even more
“more.”
stuck much more than that.
“more.”
Even if you move a little, it’s close to the arm’s reach.
“It is done.”
Only then did Caicilia nod her head in satisfaction. It was a seriously close distance to express it with the words of supporting by the side. With every step he took, his forearms grazed a little.
I could feel Margarita’s piercing stare at me from behind. Obviously, the behavior of the emperor and the knight of the empire would be far from such a relationship, and it would be absurd.
After that, there was nothing to talk about, and it was quiet because there were no demons that had lost their cowardice and attacked us. Thanks to that, the road was easy.
After some time had passed, I saw a four-winged demon sitting on the ground, breathing heavily and bleeding from severed limbs.
“there… … .”
“Do you still have something left to say?”
As she was about to approach him, Caicilia let out a voice mixed with annoyance at Margarita’s voice from behind.
Margarita, who was flinching reflexively, put on a determined expression as if she had to say this.
“You two… … he, lover… … Are you?”
“… … .”
It was a completely unexpected question, but Caicilia did not respond.
He just stared at Margarita, who asked her questions in silence, with her usual impassive and overbearing face.
Caicilia, who had been standing expressionless for a long time, finally opened her mouth with a slightly subtle expression after Margarita was about to tremble and part her lips.
“For what reason did you think that?”
“uh… … Their hair color resembles them, their clothes color resembles them, and even the weapons they use have some similarities… … ? I was wondering if it was a match or not.”
If you think about it, it was. Inwardly, I secretly compared my appearance to that of Caicilia.
Both have jet-black hair, wear jet-black uniforms, and hold swords that reveal divine power. It was enough to create an illusion that it might have been matched.
Even though they are nominally lord and knight, I don’t feel that way at all.
Caicilia stared at Margarita for a while, not knowing what she was thinking, then turned her head.
“Think what you like. I am not free enough to respond to each and every one of those illusions.”
‘I don’t deny this.’
According to Caicilia’s personality, she’s mine, not her lover, I thought you’d say something like that. It was very surprising in many ways.
The golden pupil turned towards me again. I quickly followed along. Caicilia’s expression was still unchanged. It looked like he didn’t know what he was thinking.
We soon arrive at the four-winged demon, gasping for breath on the floor. It was desperately struggling to get away from us.
“Did you say you needed this guy’s eyes?”
“Yes, Your Majesty. That’s right.”
“It just went well. It was disgusting to me to go through her body with those dirty eyes.”
As the material for the device to work, two drop items given by defeating DLC bosses and two items that can be rooted in the field were required. One of those drop items was this guy’s eyes.
At first, I thought that if I killed a human butcher in the tutorial area and got a bloody sword, it would melt and drop the item on its own, but I decided to pull it out first just in case.
The devil desperately flapped his wings at the word plucking out his eyes, but more than 90% of them had already been ripped off, making it impossible to fly with the few remaining wings.
Caicilia calmly nodded.
“What do you do without starting?”
“Yes? Ah yes.”
Margarita hesitated for a moment, then nodded, drew her sword, and approached the four-winged devil. Then, without a moment’s hesitation, he plunged the knife into his eyelids.
The demon screamed and wriggled. There was nothing I could do about it anyway.
“delta.”
As I stared at the back of the bikini beauty who was diligently pulling out the devil’s eyes, I heard a voice calling me right next to me. It was Caicilla.
“What are you doing, Your Majesty?”
“What do you think of what it said?”
“… … Yes?”
“Do you keep making the servant say twice? What a bad habit. I asked what you think about the fact that we asked if it was a romantic relationship.”