Chapter 143 – Chapter 137 – Balancing (1)

Arriving in the kitchen downstairs, Sharpie found a basket.

When I gently lifted the cloth wrapped around the basket, a meal was prepared for Potty.

“It must be El’s skill.”

The sharpie hummed her hum and put the sweets in it.
She made it herself because she has no relationship with cooking, so it doesn’t look good and the taste is probably lacking.

However, it was difficult for her to ask Hernán or Carine, so she painstakingly made sweet food that Potty would like.

In order not to be noticed by Hernán, who was going to take this, she put the cookies under the food.
It’s a skill I’ve already done several times, so there’s nothing unnatural about it.

Covering her with a blanket for the last time, she went out of her kitchen.

Now, at mealtime, Hernan will bring it to Poti.
If you eat at least that and work hard, you’ll be 40.

Hernando Guilt is likely aware of this little regard for her woman, but she’ll turn a blind eye when she sees that so far she doesn’t say much.

The Sharpie strolled down the hallway below her, still humming her lilting tune.
When she arrived in front of her solitary cell, she stopped humming.

“Forties!”

The answer came after a while.

“Why did you come…”

Hoarse voice.
Probably luck

It continues too.

And Sharpie felt a mixture of emotions, like wariness.
It’s been a long time since Potty showed a wary attitude towards this side.

“You didn’t eat the cookies I sent you last time… Did you not like it?”

“Is that made by a sha-shafi?”

It’s similar to Potty’s voice I met for the first time after coming here.

Not only is he intimidated and timid, but he is also full of anxiety and nervousness about the future.

To the extent that the old Potty, who was frightened just by being next to the demon king himself, naturally comes to mind.

However, if you ask if she is in the same state as then, you can’t help but tilt her head.
Sharpie, who was close to her, felt it even more strongly.

The demon king slowly leaned his upper body against the solitary door.

“You seem to be eating too little these days. Eat whatever you like and cheer up.”

“… Couldn’t you start by persuading Elle instead of Cookie?”

“Persuade?”

The sharpie leaned over her so that her horns now touched the door.
Then, whenever she spoke, a slight vibration was transmitted through her horn.

“Um, how are you going to convince Hernan? And what persuasion…”

“Sharpie!”

The door slammed and trembled.
Of course, since it was Potty’s price, the impact on her horns was small.

“If I hit the door like this, only my hand would hurt? Please don’t do this.”

“Why! Why the hell, why didn’t you side with me until the end!”

The first potty she met was a weak woman who didn’t know how to get angry.
She only shed tears as she timidly complied with the tragedy.

Did the love she had received for her all this time give her such strength?

“You mean in the saintess’s room three weeks ago?”

“Yes! Why do you keep pretending you don’t know and turning around? Am I funny?”

It’s frankly rude.
Excluding Hernán, it is especially more to hand it to her side, the only one who visits her.

However, Sharpie calmly brought up the question and turned the conversation in a different direction.

“Why did you do something dangerous without consulting this body?”

Despite her calm demonic voice, Potty maintained a fierce tone.

“Do I have to take over everything, one by one?”

Sharpie raised her mouth at Potty’s harsh words as they passed through her door.

Wouldn’t Potty be standing up with his cute bunny ears right now?
Maybe she’s stamping her feet like an angry rabbit.

Aren’t weak and small animals less able to control their anger?

“Surely, I am the queen! Uh, to some extent I can decide for myself!”

“I’m not asking for permission. I want you to discuss.”

There was silence for a while.

I hope you calm down your anger.
That way you’ll be able to engage in constructive conversations.

“Th-that sharpie, have you consulted with me?”

But even though his spirits were dead, Potty’s words were still aggressive.

“You’ve been using magic at will, haven’t you? I can feel all the magic power, but you used magic without consulting me!”

How nice it would have been if she had refuted it so sharply in Marina’s room.
If so, it would have been rewarding to have been guiding Potty so hard.

Sharpie opened her mouth with a subtle regret.
For now, I have to make sure that Potty’s mouth doesn’t say anything embarrassing.

“So I was hiding it? This body eventually informed Potty. Unlike Potty, which has been making sleeping pills for over a year now.”

Potty seemed to be at a loss for words.

In a deeper silence than before, the demon king took a deep breath.
She wondered if she should just back off, or if she had one more word of advice.

Actually, she would have been better off just stepping back…

After a while, she finally opened her mouth.

“Forties. And don’t be too obsessed with the queen. Hernan wants you not to be the queen, but her wife…”

“Song! Stop!”

Potty’s voice echoed through the door.
Of course, as much as the door was blocked, it didn’t make a lot of noise.

Besides, she seemed to back away from the door, even getting smaller and smaller.

“Okay… I’ll go this way, so make sure to eat the cookies. If you lift the bottom of the food, it will come out.”

The demon king bemoaned himself that he might have withdrawn a bit.
Maybe it was because of the concept of family.

“Bye!”

She held her heart tight and her heart eyes glowed.

Like this, she shouldn’t sit still.

She herself is basically at a disadvantage here.
Originally, it was safe because there was a strong ally called Poty, but that alliance collapsed before anyone could help.

Even now, a subtle flow is sensed between the enemies of Marina and Silnia.
When the two join hands, they will become formidable adversaries.

If we go with this flow, even if Forty returns later, he will lose the initiative.

Hernan It is difficult for her to go with only one heart.

And when her thoughts reached Hernán, Shafi smiled bitterly.

“Do you believe in dreamy love? Do you believe in love for a dream horse?”

The dreamer hummed her words and pulled out a copy of her storybook from her education room and put it in her arms.

Since I came to pick up a children’s book in the first place, I had to bring one.

If you ask me why it’s so late, I have to say it’s because I’m still watching because fairy tales are more fun than I thought.

Instead of Potty’s sharp words he just heard, the demon king went upstairs, thinking about what she should say in the future.
However, Sharpie kept thinking of children who would smile brightly while listening to fairy tales.

“Oh, can’t concentrate!”

* * *

Meanwhile, Hernan, who had come to tidy up the saintess’s room, was talking to Marina instead of cleaning.

“I’m sure you’ll get some comfort thanks to your new daughter these days.”

Marina mentioned her daughter Silnia, who was born two weeks ago.
Putting his aching back on the backrest, Hernán nodded his head.

“I have seen quite a few children born, but the birth of a new child is always joyous. Honestly, it gives me a lot of strength.”

“Please don’t push yourself too hard just because you feel energetic. Hernan’s waist… Hasn’t it gotten a little worse since you moved the last rampaging potty?”

“It’s not a big deal. Thank you for your concern.”

An ordinary conversation with Marina.
I would like to continue if possible.

However, Hernán did not come here today for this consolation or small talk.

Rather, I came to take care of the urgent work that I was putting off.

“Aren’t you still willing to grant the right to wish?”

The saintess did not respond to Hernan’s words.

“Now it’s time to fix my son’s leg. Silnia, who is still in her room, can’t express her, but she still longs for it.”

“Anyway.”

Marina quietly closed her eyes.

“If Forty doesn’t give permission, it’s of no use. Even if it passes through my hand, if Forty refuses, the right to wish is null and void.”

“That’s a possible situation, assuming that the saintess gave permission first.”

She calmly retorted, but Marina has a point.
The current Potty, who only wants to be released, will probably reject all wishes.

The right to wish, which does not require Marina’s permission, is also blocked.

Recognizing the situation now, she felt that her leg pockets were very heavy.

Even though it contains only a wish ticket with the contents of her son’s leg fixed, it even feels oppressive.

Shaking off the pressure, he continued talking.

“If the saintess continues to refuse this…”

Marina answered before Hernán finished his sentence.

“If you refuse, will you impregnate Silnia again and change her rank?”

“I will do that if necessary. She said that if Silnia was the first to get pregnant, she would eventually become queen. Then Silnia and I will be able to make our wish come true right away.”

The saintess, hearing Hernán’s resolute words, slightly turned her head to Hernán’s side.
That much seemed possible now.

“Sylnia is the queen… Wouldn’t that take too long?”

Even if Silnia gets pregnant right away, it will take nine months.
No matter how strong she is, she’s not going to get pregnant right away, so she might have to wait another year.

Of course, in the meantime, Silnia’s insides would burn even more.

“And Hernan. Taking too many drugs that trigger ovulation won’t do you any good. A woman’s fertile period is limited.”

Hernán unwittingly cast a rather ferocious glance at the saintess.
At the same time, the pain in her back was aggravating, and Marina flinched at the sharpened eyes.

“So you’re saying no? Make sure you are clear here.”

An ultimatum of sorts.

Again, if Marina refuses, Hernan will immediately try another method.

The methods themselves are many.
Silnia’s re-pregnancy, which we talked about earlier, also takes some time, but it is a sure way.

She is also said to be making a deal with Forty over the right to wish permission.
That’s a bit uncertain, and she has the problem of having to convince Potty, but once she gets permission, it makes it easier to pressure Marina.

Or you could use the Right of Wish from Poti or Sharpie with permission.
Besides, this method is also fast.

“Hernan…”

Marina had a hesitant look on her face.
Maybe she’s just trying to get her long troubled thoughts out.

After thinking about it for quite some time, she still hesitantly asked.

“Are you thinking of getting me pregnant again?”

Hernán frowned at her with a hint of denial.

“… You mean now?”

“It doesn’t have to be now.”

Her face was that she didn’t know much about the saintess.
A look she has rarely made on her own.

“I am… Can I be your queen?”