Episode 43
Luna was terrified.
‘I want to go out.’
The frenetic atmosphere displayed by the cadets in Orgon was not something a weak child like Luna could endure.
subject of practice.
killing human prisoners.
However, Luna, who had no experience in killing, fell into a panic.
hook-.
thump-.
The sound of the fabric rang in my ears.
When I turned my gaze, I saw the cadets who began to mercilessly kill humans.
The violence of the same cadets, which was not seen in Saitan.
‘… … I can’t do it.’
Although she couldn’t have known that there would be disadvantages if she couldn’t pass the practice test.
In the end, I couldn’t move.
“What are you doing without killing?”
Seeing such Luna, Edea narrowed her brows and asked.
“I-that’s… … .”
Luna stuttered.
Edea’s interrogative tone made the situation even worse.
Eventually, Luna’s legs even trembled.
From the beginning, Luna’s talent was not specialized in combat.
healing ability.
Healing allies from behind is all Luna can do.
However, Edea forced Luna to kill humans rather than heal them.
Luna, too, was not ignorant of the will of Idea.
Even in a supporting role, you never know what will happen on the battlefield, so you have to engage in combat if necessary.
I thought it was a good enough thing.
Together.
When he tried to kill a human, his hands and feet began to tremble.
In my head, I was aware that I had to kill the human in front of me.
However, the hardened body seldom followed Luna’s will.
dump-.
Luna couldn’t kill a human and sat down in her seat.
Edea’s cold eyes pierced Luna’s mind without mercy.
“I’m sorry… … .”
Luna started to cry.
She was very ashamed of herself for not being able to kill even the captive.
At the same time, I felt sorry.
Luna’s mother, who was a single mother.
A human who was brought in through a certain gate before the Human Demon War broke out and was not even worthy of being called a father.
When the Great War between the Demons and Demons began, he abandoned Luna, who was born between his demonic mother and fled.
So her mother suffered a lot and died before she was ten years old.
A mother who was ostracized even in the demon realm in the name of having a human child.
And the young girl who lost her mother and was left alone in a barren environment.
Luna was determined to blossom her talents and take revenge on the humans who had pushed her and her mother’s lives into the abyss.
But really, what is this?
“You can’t do anything… … !”
Before long, Luna burst into tears.
It feels like the cold sensation that I felt in the body of my mother who died ten years ago is entangling my whole body.
It was when Luna was sobbing.
“Are you okay?”
someone has spoken
The owner of a voice that was polite, but not serious.
A small-eyed man with red hair swept back was looking at him.
‘Adele?’
Luna was immersed in bewilderment.
It was a cadet who had suddenly invited him to join the group a while ago.
Adele passed the entrance exam with grades comparable to those of the Seven Deadly Sins, and even held the position of class president.
Although he was a cadet who was seen as an object of admiration among the half-asma cadets.
Adele’s eccentricity during the entrance exam and her sullen, mysterious smile were feared by some.
Luna fell into the latter case.
It was hard to accept seeing him hacking up the corpse as if it were natural to make sure he died properly.
And from the first day of admission, he even quarreled with the children of the Seven Deadly Sins, creating a threatening atmosphere.
Adele’s murderous spirit that spewed out at that time is still not erased from my memory.
‘… … But he was kind.’
I reached out my hand first to her who did not belong to any group.
to come into their own group.
They say I have talent.
Even after that, I felt that he was worried about me without even knowing it.
When I was depressed because I had heard gossip from my classmates, he would ask me what was going on.
That’s why Luna thought Adele was a kinder cadet than he looked.
but.
‘How Adele looks now… … .’
It’s creepy.
Adele whispered to Luna, giving off her own uniquely sinister aura.
“You will be afraid.”
so.
Adele continued with a slight smile on her lips and led Luna with a frighteningly soft hand.
“I will help you.”
Then he looked around as if he was looking for something.
tall-.
A gaze stopped at a certain point.
It was towards the human that Luna had left behind without being able to kill it.
“… … !”
A human trembling in fear when their eyes meet.
Adele struck the scruff of the neck of the person who was struggling as if to resist, knocking him out at once.
It was a short and clear action.
“Okay, let’s get started.”
Adele made the stunned, limp humanoid lean against a wall.
Then, groping the exposed human abdomen, he spoke to Luna.
“Please relax your hands for a moment.”
Be kind so as not to be surprised.
With a gentle motion to avoid objection, Luna’s palm was raised on the human’s abdomen.
pounding- pounding-.
I could feel the sound of my heart.
“Only when this beating has stopped can we be sure that it is dead. The physical weaknesses of demons and humans are not very different.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
Luna nodded at Adele’s explanation.
“So let’s make it stop.”
Adele held her dagger in Luna’s hand and gently wrapped her arms around her.
The dagger used by Adele in the first murder.
There was still lukewarm blood on the handle of the sword.
However, strangely, it didn’t feel as scary as before.
Adele’s sense of incongruity is so soft that it feels rather comfortable.
That was the moment.
“ah… … !”
An exclamation escaped Luna’s mouth.
Adele pressed her hand.
hook-.
The dagger Luna held pierced the human stomach in an instant.
A sensation of ripping and ripping through her skin ran through her fingertips.
Ssuk-.
Adele, who stroked Luna’s hair once as if she had done a good job, whispered softly.
“Good job.”
soft sound.
Luna accepted Adele’s hand with a face that was hot.
* * *
Helped Luna kill a human prisoner.
‘I barely made it.’
I stared at Luna, who was breathing heavily, wiping the sweat from my forehead.
‘It could have been a big deal.’
Edea’s gaze at Luna, which was unusual.
It was a dangerous situation.
Saitan did not tolerate weak-willed cadets.
‘How much more, a cadet who couldn’t kill a single human.’
If I hadn’t helped, there was a strong possibility that Luna would have been expelled.
Of course, she specialized in healing ability, so she could support from the rear, so there was no need to kill humans directly.
However, since my position and Saitan’s position are different, it is unavoidable.
I approached Luna, who was still not breathing.
“Are you okay?”
Tuk-tuk.
asked, patting Luna on the back.
“Okay, it’s okay.”
She smiled awkwardly and barely nodded.
It seemed like a lot of energy was consumed, but it seemed that he overcame it somehow.
Looking at Luna, who was very grateful to me, I was lost in thought.
Did this create a debt?
Luna’s healing ability is useful in any situation.
So there was a need to maintain a good relationship with Luna.
‘… … It would be better to finish the work.’
Edea was looking at us with a disapproving look.
It seemed dissatisfied that Luna didn’t kill the human captive.
In fact, it’s as if I killed him, so it’s natural.
It was Edea who spoke first.
“I don’t understand what you were thinking when you did that.”
Edea glanced down at me with cold eyes.
“I don’t think I would pass if I had even the slightest bit of conscience.”
Edea’s firm words.
At this, I shook my head.
“No, Cadet Luna passed.”
“I beg your pardon?”
A wrinkle appeared on Edea’s forehead.
A tone full of rage.
I persevered and continued.
“Surely, the instructor said that if you use your abilities to kill a human, you will pass.”
“… … .”
As I hurried away, Edea crossed her arms as if she would listen.
I realized that Edea’s action was an unspoken acceptance.
Edea, like me, knew the value of Luna.
A rarity of demons with healing abilities.
Isn’t Luna almost the only one in the demon realm?
If you look for it, there might be more demons that can use healing abilities.
As far as I’ve seen, only one Luna has the ability to heal Saitan.
‘There’s no way Saitan’s instructors don’t know about Luna’s value.’
Maybe he’s paying attention to me and the Seven Deadly Sins next in the list.
It was because having a healing power meant that a huge amount of medicine and time could be saved.
‘So if I can, I guess I’ll try to convince myself.’
The current situation was also a test to find out about me.
The class president position given to me by Edea.
It was not a position that could be obtained through mere force.
A position that can be obtained only when you have the leadership skills to lead a unit.
Edea must have finished figuring out my talents.
‘But I haven’t shown much tolerance or leadership.’
I had to show
About what qualities of a leader I have.
After firmly correcting his mind, he said to Edea.
“As you know, Luna is very talented. Healing-type abilities aren’t common talents in the Pandemonium, are they?”
“Yes.”
Edea nodded.
It was an admission that he also knew the value of Luna.
“I recognized the value of Luna’s talent. That’s why Luna deserves to pass this practice.”
“I don’t understand why you say that at all?”
I shrugged my shoulders at Edea, who blinked her eyes in bewilderment.
“Luna was using her values. I helped because I have talent. If this is also an ability, isn’t it an ability?”
“Huh, you’re getting excited.”
What I said was tantamount to sophistry.
Enough to be thankful that I didn’t eat a bowl of swearing right away.
Edea frowned and asked.
“According to that logic, it sounds like you’re saying that you won’t bother taking care of cadets who have no talent or are inferior.”
As if Edea was judging me, she narrowed her eyes and asked.
I twisted the corner of my mouth subtly and showed a fishy smile.
“It is a matter of course.”
“yes?”
Edea’s eyebrows twitched.
It must be because the answer that you should never give as a leader came out.
I felt intuition that this was the right time to make a bet.
I knew it instinctively.
Edea didn’t get angry even though the absurd answer came out of my mouth.
Rather, the emotions she is expressing implicitly… … .
It was ‘interesting’.
So, after carefully choosing the answer Edea wanted, I opened my mouth.
“If you have no talent, I will throw it away. It’s not worth embracing.”
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