114. end
Murder was something that would happen someday, but it still didn’t feel good.
Demons are the life of humans. No, to be exact, they treat the lives of those weaker than themselves as equating them to insects.
It seemed that I was only a demon in body and a human in mind.
But I had no regrets.
He deserved to die.
He was also a great man in another sense.
Because I didn’t know that I would be able to stun Seria with my own hands.
I thought the only time I touched her like this was when the plan went awry and she became our enemy.
Lost in consciousness, he approached Seria, who was tied to a cross and bowed his head.
…it’s tightly tied.
I removed the chains that bound her and hugged her.
Fortunately, he seems to have lost his mind. No other wounds were seen.
I moved Seria to the place where Natasha was hidden.
Laying side by side inside the ruined building, I looked up at the sky again.
The moment blood flowed from Peanus’ eyes. He had a hunch that he didn’t have that much time.
And, as expected, he seemed to have reached his limit.
The body of the young child he took away lost its life and began to disintegrate.
“Doesn’t you know what killing a hero means to us demons!”
He howled in a voice too horrifying to be called the voice of a child.
“I know. Maybe I don’t even know that much.”
In comparison, Luna’s voice was calm.
Her sunken red eyes showed how calmly she was perceiving the situation.
“Then why do you bother me so much! Don’t you know that the hero gets stronger as time goes by!”
Peanus seemed quite angry at the fact that Luna had interfered with his plans.
“I know. You keep talking about the obvious.”
Luna’s dark red spear disappeared from her hand.
I could tell too.
That Peanus was already incapable of fighting.
His body would be in the Demon Realm, but he would never be safe.
Even though they created an environment similar to that of the demon world, the powers they gave and demonstrated were techniques that were too much for the body to use in the human world.
Peanus’s body was slowly turning to dust in the air.
More than half of his body was already gone.
“…Demon King and his henchmen. Don’t think that you are the masters of the Demon Realm forever.”
He spoke as if to warn us.
“The day the demon king’s power collapses.”
Those were the last words he had left in his throat.
“The demon realm will be reborn.”
After saying that, Peanus disappeared.
To be precise, the child’s body he borrowed was erased from the human world.
“…gibberish.”
Luna briefly talked to herself and then came down towards me.
“You’re not hurt anywhere?”
What do I want to ask you?
“Yes. Thanks.”
“thank god.”
she hugged me
I hugged her tightly without saying a word.
“thank you.”
In fact, if it wasn’t for me, Luna wouldn’t have had to go so far with him.
“It’s enough to know.”
We looked around the village that had become a mess.
“A warrior?”
“ruler.”
“You’re a very comfortable warrior. That’s it.”
Luna clicked her tongue in a reprehensible tone.
Actually, I fainted, but it’s true that I fell asleep.
We put the ring on again.
me too. She, too, returned to her human eye color.
As soon as I put the ring on, I felt a sudden surge of fatigue.
It was the same with Luna, and her eyes were clearly tired.
“…I’m tired.”
“…me too.”
We arrive at the abandoned building where Seria and Natasha are sleeping.
After confirming that they were all right, I felt the tension release from my body.
“Shall we take a little break?”
“Yeah. I think I’m at my limit too.”
The two of us leaned side by side against the wall and closed our eyes for a while.
There was still work to be done, but it was unreasonable to move on to the next action right now.
The barrier must be lifted… and the villagers must also check to see if there are any survivors…
Luna already leaned on my shoulder and closed her eyes.
I don’t know… get up and let’s…
I put a pod in Luna’s hand and closed my eyes.
here is…?
When I opened my eyes, I trembled at the touch of the cool floor.
What happened…?
Natasha was lying next to me.
I got up and looked around.
What caught my eye then were Yuwol and Luna, who were sleeping against the wall like lovers with their hands closed.
…I know.
If I said I wasn’t upset, that would be a lie.
I tried to convince him several times that she was a precious person to Yu-wol, but it seemed like it couldn’t be helped that a part of my heart ached every time I actually checked those scenes with my own eyes.
I slowly looked back at my memory.
Certainly… I was sucked into this barrier and ran to the screams of a certain boy.
A little boy with blond hair who cried and begged me to save him.
And I hugged him to comfort him…
What happened?
I have no memory after that.
Did he fall into a trap and get captured…?
But in that case, there should have been something in the middle of enemy lines or something that held me captive, but I couldn’t see anything like that.
Rather, Natasha next to me was sleeping soundly with a happy expression on her face.
Seeing that no attack came in despite our party being so defenseless, it seemed safe now, but I went out of the building to check.
…what. this.
When I first entered the barrier, the village was in a mess, incomparable to the scene I saw.
Signs of a great battle were visible.
The demonic energy that seemed to pierce his body still remained on the ground.
It was clear that the party members other than me were fighting on my behalf.
As I entered what was supposed to be the center of the town, I felt as if I could not remember something.
The burning earth… and Yu-wol running toward me, and looking up at the sky there…
I think there was someone…
Only fragmentary memories remained.
Still, Yuwol was in the scene, so he will tell the truth.
When I came back, I started waking up our party one by one.
“Natasha. Wake up.”
When she didn’t wake up even though I shook her quite vigorously, I fed her a piece of honey chestnut.
“It hurts!”
Then she grabbed her head and stood up.
Now I have to wake up Luna and Seria…
Just seeing the two of them side by side made me bite my lip.
…no. Still, they were the ones who would have fought hard in my place while I was losing my mind…
Trying to wake them up by shaking them, I noticed one thing that bothered me.
Both of them had rings of the same shape on their hands.
I had never been conscious of it… but it seemed like that ring was always on Luna’s hand.
However, according to Yu-Wol’s explanation, that ring was a mysterious ring that concealed being a demon.
…Naturally, the gaze turned to Luna’s face.
smart nose. His skin was too white to be considered human. Incredible monstrosity.
she maybe…
I forcibly separated both of their hands.
…just to confirm.
I knew that it was not polite to carelessly touch a sleeping person’s body, but I couldn’t overcome my curiosity.
The moment she touched the ring on her ring finger.
Luna’s eyes flashed open.
“What are you doing.”
She looked at me with creepy eyes.
Surprised, I pretended not to be as surprised as possible.
“No. Both of them were sleeping, so I tried to wake them up.”
But Luna’s eyes were still glaring at me.
“…why did you put your hand on the ring?”
“That…that’s…”
Unable to tell the truth, I hesitated to make excuses.
“…I wanted to see it because it looked pretty.”
“You know that’s rude, right?”
“…sorry.”
Embarrassed, I went back to the dazed Natasha.
“Natasha, come to your senses. What happened while I was asleep?”
“Yeah? Hmmm while the warrior is sleeping…”
She also stroked her chin with her hand, as if she couldn’t remember.
“I don’t know. Sirius confronted the enemy and went to help with Luna.”
“Got? What next?”
“Um… why can’t I remember.”
Natasha also reacted as if she had left the battlefield.
Then, it was Yoowol and Luna who were actually at the scene of the battle. Was it two people?
Looking at the traces left in the village, it was clear that the battle was never easy.
When I turned my head again and looked at the two of them, Luna was waking up Yu-Wol.
But… do you really have to wake up like that?
Sitting on top of Yu-Wol’s thigh, she was whispering something in Yu-Wol’s ear.
Normally, I would have said a word, but because of the ring’s tendon, I pushed back the words that had risen up my throat.
And not long after, Yu-Wol opened his eyes.
He stood up from his seat and approached me, probably embarrassed by Luna’s posture.
“Seria. Your body seems to be normal, right? What… is there something strange about it?
No matter how much I thought about it, he fought the battle, but I couldn’t understand why he was asking me this question.
“Ah. Yes. I’m fine. Are you okay?”
Moving his body around, he nodded.
“It seems so.”
“Before you ask me what happened, can I ask you one thing?”
“Yeah. What is it?”
“That… ring…”
Yu-Wol’s face seemed to have turned a little white.