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My impression after seeing the newspaper could be described in one word. Shocking. Even if something was wrong with the world around me, itâs been wrong for a long time.\n
I was just writing a book to kill time, and the world was already in chaos. In this world, science was not well established, and there was no radio, let alone a smartphone, so only newspapers informed the world of interesting news. However, the theme of the book I wrote made headlines in this newspaper. I couldnât help but be bewildered.\n
âHahahaha! As expected, my eyes werenât wrong! Good Job! Our youngest son!â\n
While I was reading the newspaper with a stupid look on my face, I heard a loud laugh in front of me. I took my gaze away from the newspaper and raised my head in a dazed frenzy. Red hair that had grown like a mane and a well-kept beard. Golden eyes that gleamed like a raptor.\n
Hawk Ducker Michelle was the name of this middle-aged man who exuded masculinity like a veteran warrior. He was my father.\n
âYes, indeed. I already said it. Isaac excels as a scholar rather than a knight.â\n
A beautiful woman clapped Hawkâs thick arms and made a fuss next to me. Long indigo-blue hair down to the waist and doll-like facial features. Her eyes were unusually purple. Everyone would have noticed at this point, but the woman who only appeared to be in her early 30s was my mother, Anna Ducker Michele.\n
âMy Isaac is indeed great. Everyone says they are looking for you.â My mother smiled gracefully as she congratulated me with a happy expression on her face.\n
âIâm sorry, Mother. That doesnât help me at all.â The words above rose up my throat, but I barely suppressed them. Because I didnât want to ruin this peaceful atmosphere for nothing. I just laughed awkwardly like an idiot.\n
ââŠCanât you keep it anonymous?â But shouldnât there be a last line of defense? In a timid tone, I inquired this of my parents.\n
It was possible because my parents assisted me in publishing my novel anonymously. Iâm telling you right now that I donât want to get caught up in a noisy environment. Even newspaper columnists are making a big deal about it right now, but I have no idea whatâs really going on outside.\n
âOkay. If you want, Iâll do it, but your identity will be revealed sooner or later.â\n
âWhy?â\n
âEven if your father is a nobleman, Iâm also just a baron, and with the Imperial Family looking for you, how long do you think it will go on?â\n
âAh.â\n
My fatherâs explanation made sense to me. My father was a baron, the lowest among the five ranks of peerage, no matter how noble he was. Furthermore, my father was a common knight who joined the aristocracy through a couple of serious achievements, which made it difficult to say that he was a proper aristocrat.\n
So, if youâre determined to find me from above, it means Iâm helpless, huh.\n
âBut donât worry too much. I understand your worries. As your father, I will put an end to this as soon as I can.â My father smiled softly and patted my head, as if he had read my worried mind. The calluses of his sword-wielding hands felt rough and hard to the touch, but my mind was at ease.\n
âAs your mother, I will also investigate the situation as thoroughly as possible at the tea party. I want Isaac to have a good life.â\n
âMotherâŠâ How warm was this family moment? With an emotional expression, I looked with gratitude at my smiling parents. The reason why I was able to recognize them as my parents, despite being reborn, was because of this warm feeling from them.\n
Then my mother smiled and said to me in a gentle voice, âSo, Isaac. Can Mother ask this one thing?â\n
âWhat is it?â\n
âWhen is the next episode coming out?â\n
â⊠âŠâ\n
âYour mother is waiting for Lily and Jin to get together.â\n
Her words drained me all of my enthusiasm. I lowered my head, wistfully looking at her smiling face. Her emotions were touching, but there was something I couldnât bring myself to tell my mother.\n
âJin is the final boss, Mother.â There were supporting actors who rode a love line among the characters in Xenonâs Saga. These were âLilyâ and âJinâ mentioned by my mother. For reference, Jin was a demon, and Lily was a priest who was also revered as the next saint.\n
Looking at this alone, it may appear to be a passionate love arc, but in my previous life, I was called the Professor from Satan University. In the final act, Jin will use the remains of his strength to completely destroy the Great Evil and establish himself as the storyâs final boss.\n
The main character, whose mental state has been shaken, is defeated, but the fact that Jin desperately seeks Lily through his will is an added bonus.\n
ââŠitâs really fucked up.â It was okay for my family to read my novel. However, when I hear it from their mouths, my heart trembles. Should I change it to a happy ending now? Thatâs what I thought, but I canât do that because I have a lot of double-track plot arcs and bait that I had written so far, making it impossible.\n
I have time left until the ending of the novel anyway, so my life will be stuck until then.\n
âHoney, donât put too much pressure on Isaac because heâs going to enter the academy soon. What if the story goes awry?â\n
âOh, great writer Isaac? Iâm sorry if I said something wrongâŠâ\n
âOh, come on!â In the end, when I shouted out of shame, my parents burst into laughter that matched their personalities. On the other hand, my face was reddening in real-time.\n
âIâm sorry, dear. Anyway, are you going to enter the academy with Literature rather than Martial Arts as your goal?â\n
My father stopped laughing and asked me that. I calmed my excitement and thought about the academy I would attend in the near future. The Academy, or âHalo Academyâ, was the best educational institution in the country these days. As the best educational institution, it boasts a huge curriculum, just like the universities of my previous life.\n
It was divided into two categories: Martial Arts, which emphasized strength, and Literature, which emphasized intelligence and scholarship.\n
âWhy would I go into martial arts?â Because monsters existed in this world, there were monsters like tigers, lions, elephants, and other âlikeâ monsters. And, like the main characters in other novels, I have no talent for raw strength.\n
In the past, my father trained me harshly to become a knight like him, but he gave up because I was so weak and mischievous.\n
âYes. I prefer literature to martial arts.â\n
âHmmâŠI see what you mean. Even so, daily physical training is still essential. Okay?â\n
âOf course.â I did physical training on a regular basis. Because physical exercise improved not only physical strength but also patience. Previously, I was able to concentrate on writing for three hours after only 30 minutes of doing calisthenics in front of the computer. As a result, I was able to publish one volume of a book per month. However, because I wrote with a quill pen now, calluses were deeply etched, but I didnât have to be concerned.\n
âDo you intend to continue writing after you go to the academy?â This time, my mother asked me this question. She looked worried that I might enter the academy and focus more on my studies.\n
As a child, it was natural for me to focus on my studies, but my mother, on the other hand, was more concerned about my novel, huh. It was a bit absurd, but considering the ripple effect of my novel, it was understandable.\n
âWell⊠I have to write. Itâs not like I donât get a break from studying. Instead, I think one volume every month or two would be better, even if itâs short.â\n
âItâs a shame. But focus on your studies. You have your siblings there, so call them if you need to.â\n
âYes, of course.â\n
Halo Academy was a must-attend for the noble class, and so had my siblings. However, not only as a student but as teaching assistant. A teaching assistant was a position that only a few outstanding students could hold. In addition to that, they could be said to be among the talents that many knights are already paying attention to.\n
âBy the way, itâs amazing. Your brother and sister are both knights, but youâre a published writer.â\n
âYou must be like me. I was also quite good at writing when I was young.â\n
âThen shall we have another child? I wonder what will happen this time?â\n
âYe Gods. Um, Isaac? Dad and Mom are going out for a while, so see you in a little bitââ\n
My parents left my room hand in hand. I blinked as if a storm had passed by. ââŠHoo.â\n
The Forces of Nature that were my parents had vanished, and only sighs could be heard in the room now. I was still baffled as to how this all happened. I just used my previous lifeâs profession to write something fun, and the repercussions were already so terrifying.\n
âIâm not going to write today,â I murmured and unfolded the finely folded newspaper. As soon as I opened the newspaper again, it was full of news about my work, not just in the Book Review section but in the Life Section and Social pages.\n
Here and there some famous people criticized the quality of my published literature, but it was swiftly buried by others. ââŠIs my work something worthy of such praise?â\n
Despite the favorable reviews, it was hard to believe that the treatment of demons had changed so drastically. The Great Devil had devoured the world 3,000 years ago, and demons have been discriminated against by humans and other races for more than 1,000 years. However, it was difficult to believe that such discrimination had vanished after only one novel.\n
In fact, my work was still neatly buried behind other, more prominent news and lifestyle articles, but it was reliable that my father worked behind the scenes so that it wouldnât be totally ignored. Or so it seemed from a quick scan through the paper.\n
Even so, the ripple effect was at an unbelievable level, to the extent that it made me think like this: âWhew⊠Letâs finish it quickly and do something elseâŠhuh?â\n
While flipping through the newspaper some more, there was a piece of news that suddenly caught my eye.\n
â Cecily Drat Aicilia Bean, Princess of Helium. It has been announced that she will officially attend Halo Academy. The Minerva Empire also grants formal permission.\n
â Now that the discriminatory gaze towards demons has been alleviated due to the strong influence of Xenonâs Saga, for the sake of the new friendship between the two countriesâŠ\n
â⊠âŠâ\n
Donât be such a jerk, eighteen.\n
{*T/N: The word is âìí,â which translates to â18â. The number eighteen is pronounced Ship-pal (ìí). If you say this number with even the slightest error in pronunciation, it sounds like the F word in Korean (shi-bal / ìšë°). Itâs so similar that â18â is often used as slang on chat rooms to replace the F word.}\n
âAre you sure youâll be okay? Cecily, before I am the King of the demons, I am also your FatherâŠâ\n
âItâs okay, father. Havenât I already made all the preparations?â\n
A man and a woman were conversing in a dimly lit room. Jet-black hair, blood-red eyes that glowed in the dark, and even horns protruded from their heads to prove they were demons.\n
âThis is my choice. And father, you also know that now is the right time for the other tribes and demonkin to form friendly relations with each other, right?â\n
A beauty, with her ebony hair up to her waist, said this to the imposing man in front of her. In line with her alluring voice, her beauty was elegant and beautiful enough that it could be described as fatal, while her body was mature enough to stimulate the dark minds of many men. Because of her appearance, she exuded an aura that would tear peopleâs hearts even if she remained still.\n
âThatâs rightâŠâ The man in front of her crossed his arms and smiled bitterly at her question.\n
It seems that the age difference between them wasnât much, but the demons had a longer lifespan compared to ordinary humans. So, it was not at all strange that demons had a relatively young appearance.\n
Descaldrat Eisilia bin Helium, the womanâs father and the man known as âThe Demon King,â responded while looking at his daughter. âItâs because I canât believe it either. I know that the way people look at our race has changed since the book appeared in the world. But the emotional gap doesnât heal easily.â\n
As Descal said, the discriminatory gaze towards demons had greatly decreased, but the resentment from past conflicts was still deep. There were still demons who turned into devils in the world, and there were people who were harmed by those âBedevilledâ demons. Even if the damage was unintentional, problems arise from the moment it occurs.\n
At that, Cecily, the daughter of the Demon King and the only princess of Helium, smiled and opened her mouth with gentle words. âDid you read Xenonâs Saga too? Remember what Sakran said at the end of the fifth volume?â\n
ââŠ..â Descal did not reply. That scene left a lasting impression on him as the Demon King. At the same time, it imprinted on the readers of the book about a ârace that wants to prove itself as humanâ rather than a âdemon.â While reading that scene, there was an unspoken feeling that Sakran was the true protagonist, and no one else.\n
Meanwhile, Cecily was the first to speak up when there was no reply from Descal. âSakran looked at the people he had protected in his final moments and said, âDonât be afraid to become the Devil yourself for the sake of your loved ones. That is true human courage and sacrifice. I die not as a demon, but as a human,â he said.â\n
ââŠâ\n
âDespite the fact that it is a fictional story, I do not believe it is fiction at all. The author of this story must have been very grateful to our people in the past. Otherwise, he would not have written such a moving story that fully revealed our peopleâs pain and suffering.â\n
Cecily, with her hands clasped tightly together and a glum expression on her face, looked so moved that she didnât realize what kind of face she was making.\n
If Isaac had seen this scene, he would think to himself: I believe I saw it in a game. I wrote it without thinking about it because it was from my previous life and there will be no plagiarism issues.\n
Cecily, on the other hand, had no way of knowing. She was simply mistaken based on her own distant understanding of the authorâs intent.\n
Descal looked at Cecily with a complicated expression, who was drowning in her own imagination, yet it gently touched him.\n
ââŠSakran is the head of the âDevil Huntersâ whose job was to kill his demonized people. As you may know, there is a secret organization in Helium that carries out the same mission.â\n
In Xenonâs Saga, there was a group that punished people who had become devils because they couldnât overcome their raw desires.\n
{*T/N: It kind of goes like this â the demon folks are originally regular demons and have demon blood in them because they are the descendants of the Great Devil. However, if they cannot overcome/or lose to their desires, they turn into devil/demons/monsters and kill/harm/cause damage.}\n
The title was âDevil Hunterâ and the group was set to have a much stronger power than other demons by accepting some of the power of the Devil. However, the problem here was that there were associations that carried out similar tasks in Helium.\n
âYou mean the âReapersâ? Of course, I know. My guess is that the author of this book probably got the favor of a member of the Reapers.â Cecily nodded after saying this, falling into an illusion of being alone again.\n
If Isaac saw this situation, he would say the same thing as before: I saw that in a game too. It was really written without any deep meaning or intention. However, as previously noted, it is sad, or perhaps fortunate, that they had no way of knowing Isaacâs heart.\n
âThis is why outsiders are questioning whether demon hunters really exist. Thanks to this, they have been able to use this as an opportunity to come out in the open.â Those who had turned into devils were killed by the same people. Just by looking at this, you could see how strong the Reaper was and how holy and noble the organization was. Also, the Reaper suffered from terrible mental pain whenever they killed a demon that was originally their kin. So, the Reapers had a much higher rate of suicide than being drunk with power and turning into the devil.\n
Due to the specificity of this mission, they were active in the dark, but after the release of Xenonâs Saga, they suddenly had the opportunity to come out in the open. Furthermore, some high-ranking demons who read the book even suggested that the order be officially and publicly established. There was no such thing as good news for a Reaper who accepts their holy destiny and works without any reward.\n
âAnyway, if thatâs your will, then donât be discouraged. Instead, donât be so sure that the author is in the Minerva Empire. Since he has published it anonymously, thereâs a good chance heâs a hidden sage. Even if you meet by chance, be polite.â\n
âFather. Iâm an adult now, too?â Cecily shook her hand at Descalâs worried voice and trembled softly. Still, Descal couldnât hide his expression. He only had one daughter, but he was anxious as a father because she was so playful.\n
Her beautiful appearance was seemingly dark and insidious, and her father imagined her sly, lustful hands reaching out to some strange man in the future. Thereâs no need to worry about that, either, right? Cecily had the ability to easily blow up a mountain. She was not stated as the next ruling demon king of Helium for no reason.\n
âAhâI want to meet you soon. Benefactor of our demonsâŠâ Cecily clasped her hands tightly, looking forward to meeting the author.\n
Descal shook his head at her appearance, which was no different from a serious illness.\n
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