231 – Story of the Kingdom (2)
‘Ugh, um…’
As always, a wish came to me and I came to grant it, but this is a lot more complicated than I thought.
At first, I thought he was just poisoned and summoned the devil to save his life, but that wasn’t the case.
‘I can understand the young king’s reaction to some extent, but… Bitter.’
When I was first summoned, the attendants who were all around me were behaving very poorly, even when I saw them. He didn’t even hide that he had been bribed.
As if to tell the king to die quickly, they didn’t even call a doctor and just grabbed the king and shook his body and muttered words telling him to wake up.
Ah, is shaking that body intentional to make the poison spread through the body faster?
Wow, it’s so thorough that I’m impressed.
“What on earth do you mean? I want revenge on those who poisoned me!!”
In the meantime, the young king became angry and screamed loudly. They seem to have quickly realized that I have no intention of killing them.
Ah, this is why teenagers are so perceptive. Is it because I’m in the middle of puberty?
“The wish you said was that you wanted to make them face the same situation as you. Do you want to change your wish?”
“…Okay, I’ll change it!!”
The king, who finally realized that he had said something wrong, gritted his molars and declared that he would change his wish.
Hmm, I guess you don’t know much about devils. A wish cannot be changed, and if it is changed, a new price is required, but the young king seems to know nothing about such things.
Well, it’s strange that people know so much about the devil.
If the demon summoned here was not me but some other demon, the young king would have faced truly terrible consequences.
What about me? People are just granting wishes for free to prevent their lives from being ruined by the devil, so this king will not face such a future.
“He knows how to bow quickly, but he doesn’t know how to be polite. He is, after all, a king who has lived under his uncle all his life.”
“What…?”
“Changing your wish is no different from making a new wish, so you should receive a new reward. It’s not enough to just kneel down and ask for something, so how dare you order me to change it?”
“…”
I will not grant the king’s wish. To be precise, his wish is to kill all those who made him like this and all those who cooperated with him.
No, to be honest, I can’t understand asking someone to kill someone they have a grudge against. If you die, doesn’t that just end there?
Isn’t it more appropriate as revenge to give someone a pickaxe and make them dig until they die? Is it okay to make people suffer forever and gain some benefit from it?
Uhm… I don’t understand.
I’m not sure if it’s because I’m in the flesh of a devil, but even when I was human, I would definitely hate killing someone for no reason.
“What do you want… What do you want…”
“I will grant your wish for revenge. The end may not be death, but I think this is better for the purpose of revenge.”
“It’s better…?”
“Yes, if you die, won’t that be the end?”
“…Ugh.”
As soon as I finished speaking, the young king opened his eyes wide and then opened his mouth slightly in surprise.
It’s not just the king.
The attendants and guards surrounding the two of us also just quietly watched the two of us with our bodies shaking and rattling.
No, why is everyone reacting like that? Everyone would have hated it if I told them to kill it.
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I made a mistake.
I really made a mistake.
Bringing out words like revenge to the devil is crazy enough.
I definitely wanted to kill everyone. The servants who let me die, the uncle who tried to kill me, and the nobles who sympathized with my uncle.
But… Is this right?
I wanted them to die, but I didn’t want their souls to be tormented by the devil forever after death.
“Hmm… It seems that none of these people here want to protect the king. They were all bribed by that uncle.”
“Ah, uh…”
While I was in shock, the devil looked around and then calmly continued his speech.
As if dealing with them had nothing to do with my will.
The attendants and guards who saw the devil’s words and actions were shocked and trembled, but other than that, they were unable to do anything.
Even if you have to either run away or pick up a weapon and fight against the devil, there is at least a chance of survival.
‘…It’s like seeing a mouse in front of a cat.’
Contrary to popular perception, when a mouse stands in front of a cat, it stops running away, stiffens its body, and freezes.
Because he knows the future he will face, and because he knows that he cannot escape at any cost.
The fear that engulfs the entire body freezes the muscles and joints like stones, and the mouse, unable to move, trembles in fear and is toyed by the cat to death.
It’s exactly like that now.
The servants and guards are so afraid of the devil that they cannot move.
“Let’s deal with these guys first.”
Just!!
And when the devil snaps his fingers once, the countless servants and guards surrounding the two of us disappear in an instant.
The sight disappears in an instant. It feels like the explanation is very poor, but in reality, what should we do?
As if everyone had never existed from the beginning, as if they had all been hallucinations, everyone disappeared in an instant, leaving only the two of us here.
W-what… What is this…
“Everyone… Where did they go?”
“We sent them where they should be.”
“This is where it should be…”
He desperately suppressed his trembling body and asked questions to the devil, but his curiosity was not answered at all.
No, rather, I gained new curiosity.
This is where they should be… Where on earth is such a place…
No way… Hell?
‘No…’
When he was on the brink of death, the young king’s thoughts became very narrow-minded and aggressive, and he wished for everyone’s death. However, the current king, who escaped the risk of death and came to his senses, is not like that.
He just realizes what he has done and his body shakes.
“Are you going to keep quiet like that?”
“H…Yes?”
“Guide me to the uncle who wanted you killed.”
However, the young king’s ordeal does not end here.
The king, who thought he was sending people to hell by his own will, moves little by little on shaky legs and follows Faust’s orders.
When I opened the door and went outside, there was literally no one in the hallway.
It may be natural since all the attendants and guards from the outside have come inside, but seeing an empty hallway is so gloomy that it is difficult for the king, who has lived a life where someone is always in his sight, to endure. .
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‘…You’re late.’
Meanwhile, the king’s uncle, the regent of the kingdom, is anxiously resting his hand on his chin in distress.
By now, ‘unexpected news’ should have been urgently reported, but it was so quiet and so peaceful.
‘Is there something wrong… No, no. That can’t be possible.’
The regent, who was thinking about reasons such as the servant’s betrayal, soon shook his head and erased such thoughts from his mind.
Everyone has already finished buying. After working slowly behind the scenes for five years, I succeeded in filling the royal palace with my own characters, and there is no way a servant could betray me.
In the first place, the servants around the king were all servants with weak points, so even if they tried to buy a new one, they would not be able to do so for fear of repercussions.
Then… What, did the king eat late? Or maybe he just ate a little and stopped eating?
Hmm… Well, then it’ll be okay. There are more opportunities in the future, so think about it a little more carefully.
Boom boom!!
“Your Excellency, Your Excellency the Regent!!”
At that moment, a knock was heard at the door, and at the same time an urgent voice rang out, and only then did the regent smile at his face.
What, is it just that I ate poisoned food late?
Really, it’s bothering me.
Nephew, don’t think too badly. Isn’t this how the world really works?
Kwasik!!
“Ah, ahhh…!!”
“-What?!”
But… What is this?
Suddenly the door splits, and soon an attendant flies out from beyond the door along with the torn door.
The valet was randomly rolling around the room with the door, but soon stopped and fell limp with his head stuck on the shelf.
“What on earth is this? Ugh…”
“You’re bothering me.”
The regent, who was looking around in panic, soon encountered a huge fear coming from beyond the door.
Faust, who boasts a huge body that can fit into the large door, narrows her eyes and looks intently at the regent, and the regent, who received Faust’s gaze, can only keep his mouth tightly shut.
The young king was following behind Faust with his face pale, but Faust’s presence was so overwhelming that he could not even feel the king’s presence, so the regent did not notice it.