## Chapter 1032 – A Man of Many Questions

The next day.

We prepared from the morning and headed outside the city gates. Hilde said she still couldn’t sense the energy of the Demon Gate.

So, what else could we do?
We had to start hunting demons.

“Don’t overdo it. Let’s just catch a reasonable amount and return.”
“Yeah. Let’s go back before it gets too late.”

Karin, with her sword resting on her shoulder, said while yawning.

“For now, we can just kill any of those bastards we see, right? I wonder how strong those High Demons are.”
“Why are you so violent?”
“What was that?”

Even if they didn’t try too hard, these two sisters would undoubtedly sweep away the demons. And both of them were women with warrior-like tendencies. They seemed quite pleased at the thought of engaging in destructive activities.

“Blackie, don’t come back too late. Sis, if it looks like you’ll be late, hold Blackie’s hand and come back.”
“Okay. I will. Khatt, did you hear that?”
“Yes.”

Anyway, even for me, it’s uncomfortable at night. Hunting demons in that state is inefficient, so it’s better to just rest at night.

I plan to return before sunset at the latest.

“Then, let’s go.”

Good.

“Then, Father. See you later.”
“Yes! Khatt-nim! Trust us!”
“Okay, okay.”

And so, we parted ways in different directions. Among our three teams, Karin’s side seemed likely to catch the most.

“It’s been a long time since it’s just been Khatt and me, hasn’t it?”

As we walked, Claudia said in a gentle voice. She was smiling as always, but it really had been a long time.

“Hehe, when you think about it, it is. It’s been quite a while. That’s what happens when I have too many women.”
“You have eight now. It’s a really good phenomenon.”

It was a smile that seemed very satisfied. Yeah, I’ve added quite a few so far. As Claudia said, it’s definitely a very good phenomenon.

“It’s a very good phenomenon.”
“But I’m a little disappointed these days.”
“About what?”
“I should say there aren’t any good women around, you know?”

Claudia dropped that bombshell with a smiling face.

“No, how much more greedy are you going to get?”

Does she need more than this…!

“For a warrior, money, women, and power are all the better the more you have. Khatt must have more.”
“More, huh.”

I’m thinking about everything else, but good women.

Actually, I don’t really think about things like that. I don’t really care about anyone other than my women. My women are so great, you see. They’re all beautiful, have great bodies, are capable, and are as kind as angels, so I’m more than satisfied, I’m completely satisfied.

“Let’s focus on power for now. But Claudia, are you really okay with that sword?”
“Huh?”

After it broke when we fought the Valkyrie last time, I tried to buy her a good one, but she chose a suitable one herself. It’s a decent sword, but it’s not a rare metal sword, nor is it a magic sword like Vygall.

I want her to use something good if possible.

“It’s okay. This one’s more comfortable.”
“Just use something good. Well, if Claudia’s satisfied, it doesn’t matter.”

Claudia replied that there was no need to go that far.

Anyway, we moved towards where the soldiers were. It seemed like demons would appear where there were people. Yesterday, we deliberately chose roads where there were few people.

“But Khatt, if we kill the Great Demon that appears this time…”
“Hmm?”
“Are you going to feed it to Vygall?”
“To Vygall?”

Just like with Belial last time, Vygall would definitely be able to absorb it. If it contained the full power of a Great Demon, it would become an even more powerful sword than it is now.

In fact, it’s true that Vygall has become a really useful weapon through repeated upgrades.

The durability of a regular sword and a rare metal sword are vastly different, and the efficiency of holding mana is also vastly different. If we kill a Great Demon this time and absorb its power, it might become more effective than Karin’s sword.

“If I can feed it, I want to.”

Vygall gets even better here?

Then it could become a seriously overpowered weapon.

“Then the Great Demon’s corpse might disappear. Then we won’t be able to prove that we killed it.”
“Ah.”

If Vygall absorbs the Great Demon, the corpse will completely disappear.

“That’s true.”

Of course, even if there are no witnesses, if we say we killed the Great Demon, most people would believe us because of my reputation, but it wouldn’t look good. We say we caught it, but there’s no corpse. People enjoy seeing and believing.

No matter how much you talk, you can’t touch the real thing.

Then, if we catch a Great Demon this time, we have to choose whether to strengthen Vygall or leave behind our honor and achievements.

In fact, if the Great Demon’s corpse remains, the church might hold a festival, and the royal family would definitely be very interested. That would be beneficial in many ways.

“Either way is fine, but it would be good to choose the one that Khatt thinks will be more beneficial.”
“That’s right. I’ll think about it.”
“Yeah, yeah.”

Claudia nodded.

“Hehehe. Why, Claudia? Is it because of building merit in my name?”
“Mama usually only thinks about things like that. Now honor is also important to Khatt, right? If you keep receiving rewards, you might become a great noble.”
“A great noble, huh.”

I might have been impressed in the past, but now it’s just another title to me.

“But actually, being a great noble isn’t my goal.”

I stopped and said, looking at her face.

“Because things like that will naturally follow if I become stronger. Right? Claudia. I don’t cling to things like that. If I become an existence worthy of being called a Great Warrior, everything will naturally become mine.”

Not now, but.

Later, those things will naturally follow me.
Screw the nobles. As Hilde said, I might even become a king.

“Khatt…”

When I said that, Claudia put her hands together, looking almost moved.

“Really, you’ve grown up so wonderfully. You’re so magnanimous. You’re so cool. Khatt, that confident part of you is so cool.”
“Hehehe, it’s all thanks to Claudia’s education.”

At first, I felt like Claudia’s ideology was somehow detached from that of humans, but that’s just because Claudia and I have lived different lives.

Claudia’s words are almost always right. I will become the strongest, the ultimate being, and get everything in my hands. Kim Khatt must do that. Definitely. After meeting her, I became a man who pursues even greater power.

I will gain more and more and become infinite.

ㅡKrrr…!
ㅡKrrrruk!!

Anyway, as I was thinking about that, the demons started to appear. We were hiding our presence appropriately, so the little bastards revealed themselves without knowing their place.

“What? These weaklings?”

ㅡ…?

The demons who appeared stopped at my words. They seemed to be a group of Lesser Demons and Lesser Imps mixed together.

ㅡPhat!

Instantly, the demons scattered in all directions, and I immediately stomped on the ground and chased after them. No, there was no need to chase them. I had only jumped out once, but I had already caught up.

The speed itself is on a different level.

“You bastards!!!”

ㅡBbeoeoeoeoeong!!!

“Gwehck!”

When I punched their backs as they were, the shattered demons exploded. It was a devastating blow, like Gorbachev’s iron fist that dissolved the Soviet Union. I repeated that process for a few seconds, and Claudia was next to me, so we were able to kill about ten of them in no time.

“Khatt. It seems like demons are starting to appear.”
“Yeah. But these guys are just Lesser Demons or lower-level demonic beasts. They’re nothing special.”
“Hehehe, in the past, it took us more time to catch them.”
“This is all proof of growth. Ah, I have to find the High Demon.”
“That won’t be a match for Khatt either.”

In that way, Claudia and I easily crushed the demons we encountered intermittently as we advanced. Unless they’re High Demons, these miscellaneous demons are nightmarish only to ordinary people, they can never be our opponents.

I’ve become too excessively strong.

As I was collecting the melted demonic fluids in the water bottle I had brought, how long had we been walking?

ㅡ…

I started to hear faint human voices from over there. It seemed like quite a distance, but for someone like me, unless it’s really far, I can just hear it.

“Claudia? Do you hear that? It sounds like there are people.”
“Yeah. Shall we go?”
“We have to.”

I immediately ran straight ahead towards the hill, and sure enough.

“Down there. That, that. There are people down there.”

A carriage procession and armed people began to appear below. They were probably a transport or supply unit. In battle, supplies are essential. The inside of that forest is now a battlefield, and there must be many temporary bases set up, so they have to keep supplying them. That’s how they can fight.

“Is it an army?”
“Uh… no. Those guys’ uniforms aren’t very well coordinated.”

It was quite a large scale, but somehow. The uniforms weren’t completely unified. The armed state was also different, and although there were some soldiers mixed in, most of them looked like adventurers.

It seemed to be a mixed unit of soldiers and adventurers, not a unit consisting only of soldiers.

“Using adventurers as a supply unit.”

It’s not very good.
The unit price may be a bit cheaper, but it’s not a wise choice.

“Khatt. But it looks like they’re fighting.”
“What are those guys doing?”

But when I looked, the situation was strange.

A guy who looked like a royal knight was kneeling the adventurers down and shouting and assaulting them. I couldn’t see the part hidden by the carriage well, so I immediately focused on my hearing and eavesdropped.

“You impudent bastards!!! Is my order a joke!!!”

The arrogant knight’s voice.

“N, not a joke…”

And the voice of the adventurer who had become a pushover.

“Not a joke? If my order isn’t a joke, then you’re saying our royal knights and the Karga Kingdom are a joke. Do you not know that disobedience during battle is immediately punishable, you lowly adventurers!!”
“Ah, aigoo! Sir Knight! I was wrong!!”

The adventurer screamed, and then another adventurer shouted.

“H, but that wasn’t in the contract! The contract clearly states that it’s a supply unit escort mission! But suddenly you’re saying we’re going to be投入 into an attack operation…!”
“So! You dare to claim a breach of contract to me? I’ll show you what a real breach of contract is!!!”

ㅡSreung!

The knight who drew his sword stuck it into the ground.

“At this moment when demons are attacking, you dare to stop the unit while spouting such ridiculous nonsense! Be ashamed, you trashy bastards!!!”
“Eoeoeoeoeok!!!”

Following that, the knight’s unilateral assault began. The adventurers could never stand up to the knights, so they screamed helplessly as they were beaten.

“…”

But as I watched that scene, I couldn’t help but be caught in a strange sensation. It was a kind of anger. What kind of anger? Anger at the adventurers being oppressed? Am I feeling anger because my former colleagues are being beaten?

“Khatt?”

No.

It was an anger of a different nature.

“Claudia.”

For some reason.

“I’m going down for a bit.”

That adventurer’s voice sounded familiar.

It was a familiar voice that I could never forget. The tone was pleading, so I was a little doubtful, but the voice of the adventurer wearing the helmet who was being beaten while pleading to the knight with his back to me was definitely.

ㅡPhat!

I immediately jumped off the hill. Even though it was called a hill, it was actually closer to a cliff. However, a cliff of this level was nothing to me.

ㅡShwiik.

I felt the resistance of the cool air.

ㅡKuuung!!!!

I landed on the ground.

“W, what?”

At the same time, dirt and dust rose, and I started to hear murmuring around me.

“S, someone fell… no! Jumped off!”
“I, is it a knight! Is it the knight’s support!”
“A holy knight…?”
“No, it’s not that either! It’s black hair!”
“A Mirkesha warrior!”

Ignoring them, I advanced towards the knight. The knight also noticed the change and stopped the assault, looking at me with a questioning face.

“Excuse me, but who are you?”

Ignoring that, I looked at the adventurer lying at his feet.

“Kk, kkeueueueuk…”

He also raised his head and looked up at me, groaning.

ㅡChallang.

Then, the helmet tilted slightly to the side, and very high-quality and elegant blonde hair flowed down like water. It wasn’t as good as Saintess Kadia’s, but it was very good hair.

“E, eum?”

The owner of that welcome hair was.

“B, Barbarian… Shwek?”

It was Kopson.