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Does your foot get chopped by the ax you trusted in? (15) – unedited
El, who had to teach her magic using divine power, and the saint’s basic skills and work, found it a big headache. Then, he asked for help from the Demon King, Kayle
“Do something about this little child. Even if she couldn’t be a cheerful and playful child, please at least help me to have a conversation.”
The Demon King went to see the girl. A room with cute dolls and sweet candy baskets on pink wallpaper would make a girl Bella’s age cry out in happiness.
“Is it El’s work?”
The Demon King clicked his tongue at the unfamiliar atmosphere of the room and stood in front of the child who was sitting in one corner with her arm wrapped around her knee. As the large adult approached, Bella defended herself by crouching herself even more.
“Tell me your wish.”
Kayle spoke dryly. She doesn’t know how to coax her child. It was a word that was thrown out without any hesitation, just like a demon would say to a human. However, the child reacts.
“… really?”
The girl, who hadn’t moved despite El’s unusual methods, raised her head.
“Tell me anything.”
“Then I am going to die.”
“Why do you come to that conclusion?”
“… Because there is nothing I can give you as a price.”
“The price is to listen carefully to El’s words from now on. That’s it.”
The girl’s dull eyes, which had been stained with gray, came alive. However, she did not have the clear eyes of a child that El wanted.
It was a corrupt eyes who is tamed by darkness and gleams with terrifying desires.
The Demon King had seen such eyes countless times. The girl earnestly told her wish to the Demon King.
“Kill my mom and dad.”
It came as no surprise. It’s just that he felt sorry for El who didn’t even know she was such a child, and brought her candies and dolls.
The Demon King granted the girl’s wish before the day passed, and the girl became noticeably brighter. And from then on, Bella’s obsession with Kayle began.
‘My very own magician who listens to everything.’
The Demon King knew the other side of Bella, but El didn’t notice. He was influenced by Bella, who plays a kind person, but El’s unconsciousness, who only wanted to see Bella’s pure appearance, also played a big role.
The Demon King, who did not want to be involved in trouble by deliberately creating a dispute between them, had no intention of telling this fact. However, the great meaning of ‘Erina’ deeply penetrated the Demon King’s life, and the moment Bella even touched Erina, the Demon King changed his mind not to tolerate it any longer.
“Did you know that Bella slept with Emperor Trentus as well as you?”
El, who had been quietly being beaten by the Demon King, swung his fist for the first time. The Demon King broke away from El and lightly dodged the flying fist.
“She is a lonely woman.”
“You know. You forgive Bella unconditionally for anything Bella does, are you helping her to be used on purpose?”
“Stop talking nonsense!”
“How long are you going to be fooled by Bella’s acting?”
“Why are you saying that to me l?!”
“Because I once thought of you as my close friend, I just wanted to tell the truth. But talking doesn’t seem to work.”
The Demon King rushed to El again. A hard blow to the face caused El’s body to spin in the air and slam into the floor. The sturdy wooden floor cracked and a weak vibration rang out.
Without stopping, the Demon King grabbed El’s collar and slammed it down with all his might. To prevent him from flying away, he used one hand held onto El and used only one hand to inflict ruthless one-sided violence.
It could have been easily finished with magic, but considering Erina’s hard time, it seemed that his anger would not be relieved without hitting El directly. El shouted when blood splattered in all directions from the reluctant Demon King’s fist and El’s face sank that it turned unsightly.
“Truth?!”
The demon king’s fist stopped for a moment, and in that moment, El spat out a broken tooth and continued her words.
“Are you telling the girl the truth?”
“That trick doesn’t work.”
“Yes, sure. Will the girl stay by your side even after knowing your petty lie?”
The truth.
It was what the Demon King himself has been avoiding the most. El was provoking him by digging deep into the uneasy future he didn’t want to bring out.
“I am surprised that she believes in the absurd performance of you losing your memory. No matter how you look at it, you’re a great Demon King.”
“…….”
“Since when? When the lie started. Um, since you disappeared after the Bennon Massacre, I guess three years? 3 years is a very long time for humans. Do you think she will understand you for deceiving her by pretending to have lost your memory for three years, even though you know everything?”
“It’s none of your business.”
“Yes, It’s none of my business. However… That woman seems to have something to do with it. A lot of that too.”
El’s gaze was no longer directed at the Demon King. But over his shoulder and farther than that. He was looking at the stairs, the only passage from the guest room.
“Merson, what does this mean?”
A voice that should never be heard in this place was heard, and a name that should not be called was called. The Demon King looked back with a hopeless heart, not knowing that he had let go of El because his hand became weak.
“Erina.”
As the demon king approaches, she steps back from him. Her face looked confused.
“… What does that mean?”
“…….”
His heart is torn apart when he sees Erina, who has tears in her hurt wide eyes. He doesn’t know how to exhale his breath, and can’t articulate his words exactly.
“Is everything true?”
He couldn’t even say no now. The Demon King nodded his head with difficulty.
Then, along with a gasp from Erina’s mouth, tears quickly fell. It wasn’t because of sadness.