183. father and son reunion
“How do you feel going to see your son for the first time in 100 years?”
“…”
Busker couldn’t answer.
Doyoon could feel so many emotions in that silence.
‘Is this the first time I’ve seen something like this?’
Doyoon has seen various aspects of him in the repeated timeline, but this was a busker that can only be seen in the 19th episode.
Doyoon raised one corner of his mouth without knowing it and said.
“You said it.”
In each episode, he recalled what Busker had said to him at least once.
‘Enoch.’
‘uh.’
‘If only I knew it would be like this. I don’t think it would have been bad to have a child.’
‘The taste of raising disciples must be very good?’
‘…I didn’t know there would be another life besides the path of the sword.’
It was the same story I had heard many times, but never before did the words touch me as deeply as this time.
After saying this, Doyoon let out a silly laugh.
“I know how you feel.”
“You mean the demon girl in the back?”
Busker stopped walking and looked into the air behind him. It was where Luna was hiding.
As expected, Busker was aware of Luna’s existence.
“You’re a shy nephew.”
“how did you know?”
“It’s a match.”
The demon girl’s energy caught in his spirit was surprisingly the same as his friend’s.
“…okay?”
It was not an exaggeration to say that Busker, who had polished the realm, had a sense second only to Enoch on the continent.
He heard that Luna resembled him. Doyoon felt strangely excited.
Busker looked ahead again and said briefly as he walked.
“100 years is a long time.”
Doyoon nodded. Certainly, it was a time when it would not be strange if Enoch had been alive.
Didn’t the world, Eloah, and Brudet change a lot during those 100 years?
The void the two men had with the world after they had returned was just as great.
‘wait. Come to think of it…’
Doyoon remembered what he had forgotten and asked.
“hey. How long did Brudet live?”
Brudet is a pure-blooded human like Busker and Enoch. Lifespan is about 100 years at most.
But now Brudet had an appearance that would be hard to call an old man even though he was over 120 years old.
Didn’t Brudet himself say he knew nothing about this?
“Is it yours?”
Doyoon and Brudet also concluded that ‘Father took care of this’ and moved on. And that party is right in front of your eyes. It was time to ask questions.
At his question, Busker nodded his skull.
“Among the souls who exchanged enlightenment, there was a great shaman who was born as a goblin and lived for 1000 years. I asked him for a favor.”
“Also.”
I never thought what I said as a joke was true.
Busker was indeed taking care of his son even in death.
Busker seemed a little embarrassed to have his actions revealed, and subtly turned his skull to avert his gaze. Seeing that reaction, Doyoon made up his mind to tell Brudet.
Soon, the steps of the two reached the home of the Busker family.
“It’s fair.”
Doyoon stopped walking and said.
Someone was entering the entrance of the mansion, only a few tens of meters away.
Busker’s steps also stopped abruptly on the spot.
It was a little different from his last memory.
Instead of a slight wrinkle, the face line became thicker. Her eyes became calm and clear like a windless river. And the momentum that is clearly comparable to that of 100 years ago.
Brudet.
His son, whom he had not seen for 100 years due to the war, was there.
“…”
Busker couldn’t take a step. He just stared from a distance with empty eyes.
Do-yoon approached Brudet, who had no choice but to enter the mansion.
Sensing his presence, Brudette grabbed the handle of the front door of the mansion and turned around.
“Uncle.”
“Do you finish your mission and go home?”
“Yes.”
He let go of the handle and bowed respectfully.
“What is your uncle doing?”
“Well.”
Do-yoon only let out a brief drool, and scratched the handle of the waist dance without a word.
Not only did I have no idea what to do with the rush, but I was worried that I might interrupt their impression.
In the end, he just responded by turning his head backwards. Brudet also looked over Doyoon’s shoulder.
furry, furry.
A weak bone sound rang out. A skeleton wearing an old black robe was approaching step by step with heavy steps.
The empty, black eye sockets were looking down at Brudet’s floor.
“Who is next to you…”
Brudet, who asked Do-yoon, stopped talking with a sense of déjà vu. I felt strange.
Even though he was a first-class samurai, he forgot to be wary of his opponent and stared blankly at the skeleton. It was after he had already concluded that his body did not need to be vigilant.
“Um… if you ask me who I am…”
How should I answer this…
Doyun, who scratched his chin with his finger, finally opened his mouth.
“Your father.”
“Yes?”
When Brudet’s brain couldn’t accept Doyoon’s words, the skeleton raised its head.
And the moment when Brudet’s eyes met the empty eye sockets.
“…Son.”
There was a great stir in his Myeongkyung index.
“……uh?”
Brudet felt her mind wander from a terrifyingly intense thrill.
The surrounding background changed. 100 years ago, it was the place to see off the expedition heading to the final battle.
Back then, as now, Busker and Brudet stood face to face. Enoch took a step back and watched.
The torrential rain drowned out the shouting.
For the first time in her life, Brudet raised her voice to her teacher. It was because of Master’s whim, who suddenly opposed his participation in the expedition.
And for the first time that day, Brudet heard the weak voice of his master.
‘Remain.’
‘It’s a very dangerous journey.’
‘Forgive me for being selfish.’
‘When you come back, I want to see you get married… have a baby… and grow old.’
‘Please, please. stay And… live long. This is the last wish of this master.’
‘My dear son.’
It was the last conversation between the two.
Again, the background has changed. It was in front of the front door of the mansion.
Had I lost my mind while standing for a while? Suddenly, the skeleton was right in front of his eyes.
The skeleton raised its hand. His arm bones were pitifully thin and white. He looked as fragile as his father on that day 100 years ago.
His trembling fingertips touched Brudet’s arm. Before long, the bones of both hands reached for Brudet’s arms and stroked them down.
The jawbone of the skeleton moved, and a rough voice sounded like scratching the bone.
“Thank you for being alive.”
“…”
It was the sound of dry bones ringing, but the voice was wet.
Brudet, who was bewildered, muttered as if possessed.
“father…?”
“…”
Busker couldn’t answer. No voice came out.
He just rested his forehead on his son’s shoulder in silence. I held my son’s arm tightly so as not to miss the warmth he felt for the first time in 100 years.
“ah…”
Tears flowed down Brudet’s cheeks along with an unknown voice.
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“You are the Demon King.”
Satan, the best staff member of the demon king’s army and the corps commander who has been assisting the demon king for the longest time. He got down on one knee and paid his respects.
He had his head down from the moment he entered. In a situation like now, there was no one who dared to see Yongan.
Satan put strength on his neck and reported.
“The front line has retreated greatly, and the enemy has completed the construction of a fortress at 1/3 of the entire distance from Muspelheim to the Devil Castle!”
The situation was unavoidable. Right now, all of the corps commanders are in a situation where they can’t leave the castle due to ‘preparation’.
The demon king’s army had high expectations for the newly born corps commander.
Unlike the existing legionnaires, monsters created by the demon king with all his might.
‘When they wake up, the counterattack will begin again. It will only be in its infancy now!’
In his heart, Satan had a vengeance against Roosevolnik.
However, no matter what, there was no doubt that it was too regretful to report to the demon king as a staff member of the demon king’s army.
However, the demon king did not respond. Satan suffered more than that.
He didn’t even know that the Demon King was looking down at him carefully with his eyes watered in a murky black light.
Some time passes.
[Satan.]
“Yes.”
The demon king, whose face seemed completely dead, opened his mouth.
[As expected, it seems that you are the only qualified person.]
“…What are you talking about?”
The following order from the demon king gave him a great shock.
[You should go to ‘Intensive Level Up’ again.]
Satan’s body flinched.
“Oh, you are the Demon King. that…”
concentration level up.
The demon king of this generation used the power of the previous generation to build a mojo system, and through this, the strength of the commanders and officers has been increased.
However, unlike the real system that allows it to grow on its own through cause and effect, this imitation system has limitations in that it only distributes the power of the demon king.
Of course, it was impossible to deliver her power indefinitely. If that was possible, he would have created many powerful corps commanders like the Shinigami.
The reason it is impossible is simple. Because mortals have limits.
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Just as Doyoon made a second heart to overcome the limitations of the body accepting mana, so did the demons.
If so, what would happen if they were forced to inject power that exceeded the limit?
Satan stuttered because he knew the result.
“Oh, you are the Demon King. If you do, your conviction’s life will be…”
He had already gone through an intensive level up for the fall of Muspelheim. It was the sea of imps that filled the front of the castle wall, and he had already reached his limit.
But what if more power is injected here?
Instead of gaining tremendous power, it will soon succumb to power and self-destruct.
No matter how much he was the Demon King, he had lived a long time, so the command to sacrifice his life was terrifying.
The demon king, who predicted Satan’s reaction, still indifferently opened his mouth.
[Raise your head.]
She commanded, and Satan raised a terrified gaze.
And soon, he couldn’t help but open his eyes.
“…!”
His eyes did not turn to the demon king’s small body.
above, after that. Something that overflows while holding the demon king.
Having assisted the Great Demon King for a long time, he was able to recognize it right away.
“ah…!”
Great King.
Unbelievably, the great Demon King had descended there.