Chapter 115 – Rest for Old Love

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Meryl was nowhere in the castle.
YuRia, who thought that she had returned to her mountain house, went to visit Tyrat’s throne room.
He is still silently reading a book.
Yuria approached him with a complicated state of mind.

“Have you met Margaret?”

“Oh, I met you…”

“Judging by the look on his face, he couldn’t have brought out the persuasion. Did you feel it too? Margaret knows she hates going back to being human.”

Tyrat still reads his mind well.
His pride was hurt. That’s how he went out confidently, but he came back with a dead heart.
Yuria, who gritted her teeth for a while, changed her subject.

“Where is Meryl?”

“Why does she ask me where the child is?”

“You are the Demon King. She doesn’t even know where the monsters are.”

“There is no such thing as omnipotence. See if she’s at the child’s house. Meryl secretly practices cooking at night, so she’ll wait until then.”

The mountains are out of range. She had no choice but to wait patiently.
YuRia shook her head and tried to go back to her room.
Then I suddenly remembered what Tyrart had said a few days ago.
Merrill says she’s a poor kid, so treat her well.
At the same time, she remembered that Meryl’s parents had died two years earlier.

“Why did Meryl’s parents die? Did she get eaten by the same monster?”

“Dead to humans.”

At those words, Yuria shook her body.

“She’s still a kid who needs to grow up, and you’re driving her parents to death… You bastard…”

“You are misunderstanding. I only ordered Merrill’s parents to take good care of her child. She was not allowed to participate in the battle. Like you said, Meryl is a growing child.”

“…Then why…”

“First, apologize for misunderstanding on your own terms.”

“…..”

Certainly… She shot the tyrat with her own preconceived notions.
Like her preconceived notions about her monsters, which she had when she met Meryl.
It’s embarrassing to apologize, but… I want to hear about Meryl’s past, so let’s close her eyes and bear her shame.

“I-I’m sorry…”

“Excellent.”

“What?”

“It’s not easy for her to admit she’s wrong. The more powerful she is, the more so. Your gracious apology, I accept it gratefully.”

Right after meeting Margaret, Yuria felt that her troubled heart calmed down a little.
She even complimented me, so she seemed somehow happy.
But she didn’t show it outwardly.

“Now tell me. Why did Meryl’s parents die?”

Tylat, who closed the book, said.

“The Demon Realm is always a place where the polar night lasts. Meryl’s parents always regretted that the child never saw her harm. Meryl also whined that she wanted to see the sun.”

Merrill said she never once said she was harmed.
If so, it means that her parents were abused…

“Merrill’s parents were killed by her humans while trying to find for her a scenic sunrise spot in Middle-earth.”

It was also as expected.

“So… Meryl, did you know that humans killed her parents?”

“Know.”

Does that mean that she still follows her fellow human beings?
He was a really nice and pure kid.
No matter how much the monster understands the law of the jungle, it won’t be easy.
The longer Yuria was here, the more she felt her values ​​change.

Just as there are many types of humans, so are monsters.
They too have emotions.
I know how to love, I know how to be angry, I know how to be sad.
In addition to these joys and sorrows, I feel many different emotions.

Here, there is little room for problems as the orders of the powerful are followed unconditionally.
The other day, I sympathized with the saying that monsters are better than humans, but now I agree again.

“Thank you for letting me know… Thank you… I’ll just go back.”

“Okay.”

Tyrat opened the book again and began to focus on the writing.
Yuria, who had said she would go back, wiggled her hands in front of the stairs to the throne.
Tyrat glanced at her and asked.

“Do you have anything more to say?”

“What…?”

“Didn’t you say you were going?”

YuRia was taken aback.
Tairat’s concentration resembled Jihyeok’s cool appearance, so I was looking blankly…
YuRia, who blushed for no reason, came up with an excuse in an instant.

“Oh, that… I want to see Meryl.”

“So, please extend the scope of going out to the mountain?”

“Oh, that’s right… Can you?”

“No.”

YuRia’s eyebrows went up.
I’ve been listening to you so far, but isn’t it right that I have to give you a reward?
No, strictly speaking, I didn’t go to places where I was told not to go, but it upset Tyrart every time.
Anyway, I didn’t feel bad, I was a little disappointed.
I think you think of yourself as a troublemaker.
Feeling rebellious for no reason, Yuria turned around and left the audience room deliberately making loud noises.

Returning to the room, YuRia kicked her feet nervously and threw off her shoes.
Lying down on the bed, YuRia thought.

‘It’s really annoying… I threw away my pride and asked for it, but you didn’t listen to me?’

YuRia, who was muttering inwardly, let out a sigh.
The feeling that the emotional ups and downs are too arbitrary. I wonder if this is okay.
Yuria, who had been lying on the bed for a long time thinking about this and that, was delighted at the sound of knocking on her door and ran out and opened the door.

Jump!

“Wow!”

A strange scream is heard as the door opens.
I looked down and saw Merrill slumped over and terrified.
Surprised, Yuria quickly picked her up and returned to her room.

“Sorry. Surprised?”

“Yes… I was surprised…”

“I miss you so much…”

Meryl, who was being held by Yuria with her arms open, opened her eyes wide.

“Did you miss me? Really?”

“Yes. I missed you so much that I waited until my throat was drained.”

Hehe…”

Meryl smiled brightly.
He seemed happy that someone had found him.
YuRia put Meryl down on the bed and took out a comb to brush her tail.
Three wagging tails. Very cute.

“Where have you been?”

“It’s a mountain house. I’m a little late for cleaning.”

“Clean?”

“There were traces of someone sleeping there.”

At those words, Yuria made a worried face.

“Who? Did you steal anything?”

“That’s not it. I think I just slept. It was the first smell I had ever smelled… It was horrible.”

“Did a wandering monster appear?”

“I don’t know.”

It was Merrill who was carefree even after finding traces of intrusion.
Yuria really hated that something happened to this innocent child.

“I just live here. With me.”

“The Demon King hates it.”

“I can tell you. Just like last time…”

As Meryl crossed her short legs, she was deeply troubled.

“Ugh… I have to protect the house…”

An intruder would be happy if Meryl was guarding the house.
Because Meryl is very weak. They will try to kill and take it and make it their own home.
YuRia asked while putting on a sad expression.

“Do you hate me?”

“No! Is it really good?”

“Then why don’t you want to be with me? I am very sad…”

Meryl was restless when she saw Yuria’s expression.
She nodded her head frantically and comforted Yuria.

“I’ll be with Yuria-nim! Play hide and seek with me! We cook together… So don’t cry!”

“You promised?”

“Yes! Promise…”

Meryl sticks out her little finger.
Yuria smiled and crossed her fingers.

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The two of them, who went through the whole castle, even messed up the kitchen with the excuse of cooking practice.
Having mass-produced all kinds of food, the two went to the table and tasted the food.
Yuria had a history of practicing various foods for Jihyeok on Earth, and Meryl was also talented, so the food tasted good.
While we were chatting like that, Meryl’s ears pricked up.
Meaning they detected the same species. Its true identity was, of course, Tyrart.

Awesome…

The restaurant door opened and, as expected, Tairat appeared.
Merrill jumped down from her chair and ran to him, bowing her head.

“Demon King! Hello!”

Tyrart responded by stroking Meryl’s head once.
Then Meryl smiled broadly and pointed to the food on the table.

“Yuria-nim and I made it!”

“Know.”

“How?”

“It was noisy. I heard all kinds of kitchen utensils falling.”

Meryl was sullen. It’s sad to think that you’ve become a hindrance to the Demon King.
YuRia got up in a fit of fuss and asked.

“Noisy… I’m a kid who dreams of being a chef and you allowed me to practice here!”

“You say noisy things are noisy, so what do you say?”

“You have to think about the heart of a child!”

“Hmm…”

Tylat stroked his chin once and nodded.

“You are right. My apologies, Meryl.”

Meryl’s face brightened greatly at that.
Yuria was quite surprised when Tairat immediately acknowledged her words and apologized.
It was refreshing to hear that a man who was united by his self-esteem said he was sorry.
Is it mercy that only the absolute can show?
My heart is pounding. I want to emulate that relaxation…

‘Should I ask… Now?’

Tairat in his current state seemed somewhat benign.
If that’s the case… There was a high possibility that he would do the favor.

“There…”

“Well?”

“There was an intruder at Meryl’s house. It’s dangerous to go alone… I can’t go into the mountains… Can I stay here with Meryl?”

“Are you an intruder? What are you talking about?”

“I don’t know. I think I slept over at Meryl’s house and ran away. I’m anxious, so let me live for a few days.”

Tairat pondered something for a while.
Yuria anxiously waited for his answer.

“I will allow it.”

At those words, Yuria was relieved and Meryl cheered.

“Wow!”

Tired of the two people’s different reactions, Tairat brought a spoon with magic and tried to open the soup.
Meryl is startled and stops him.

“Demon King! I’ll bring you a new one!”

“Isn’t it troublesome? It became.”

“Still… It’s cold…”

Tylat, ignoring Meryl’s concerns, took the soup to her mouth.
Savoring the taste, he nodded his head a couple of times.

“It is delicious.”

At those words, Meryl jumped up and down excitedly.
A faint smile appeared on YuRia’s face.
She was thinking that the current situation was like a family’s daily life.
Tyrat, the head of the household, himself as the wife, and Meryl, the cute daughter.
Even though I think it shouldn’t be like this, a warm feeling pushes away those feelings.
While she was fresh in her thoughts, Tyrat, who cooked soup once more, spoke to Meryl.

“If an intruder has arrived, I will have to send my men to investigate tomorrow.”

“Ugh… I don’t like it when other people come to my house… Ah, Demon King and Yuria-nim are welcome!”

“If not…”

Tyrat looked at YuRia.
Then, Yuria sent her bright eyes and clearly expressed her desire to go out.
YuRia, who pulled Meryl over and closed her ears, spoke quickly.

“You can just inspect the house and come back right away. I will never try to run away I haven’t even convinced my mother yet.”

“In that case, I will allow you to climb the mountain.”

“I, really…?”

I didn’t expect you to accept it, but what kind of rice cake is this?

“Okay. Stop by with Meryl. If anything dangerous happens, report it immediately.”

Yuria, who tried to swallow her happy heart, nodded and asked.

“Okay… Aren’t you going?”

“I will trust you.”

Pounding!

Yuria’s heart jumped with a good feeling.
Receiving recognition made me proud.
She suddenly felt that she did not want to be confused.
I wanted to hear a definite answer from Tyrat.
Is what she’s expecting right?
Yuria gathered her courage and hugged Meryl, who was struggling with folded ears.

“I want to know… The truth.”

Even though the question was taken out of context, Tyrat perfectly understood YuRia’s question.

“Not yet.”

“…..”

I want to protest, but doing so might make Tairat angry.
In the end, Yuria had no choice but to answer that she knew.