## Chapter 1317 – Demon

Anyway, that’s how the story roughly concluded.

It wasn’t exactly great, but the beginning was pretty decent. The middle was a disaster, but I managed to salvage it at the end. I’d give it a 70 out of 100.

Even though I, mathematician Kim Kat, always strive for perfection.

This time, it’s a 70.

I may claim to be a transcendent demon, but today I was able to reflect on my limitations. Yes, it was a good opportunity. Each of these things becomes my bone and flesh. And this is what makes me human.

“So, you’re going to crush the demon fleet?”
“Yes. We need to crush it to stabilize the kingdom again. You might not know it, but the situation is pretty bad right now. If I hadn’t been there, it would have already been destroyed.”
“Destroyed, huh.”

My mother-in-law nodded.

“With those flying weapons that can wipe out a city in an instant, yeah. Even the mages wouldn’t stand a chance. I guess so. Should I thank my son-in-law for this?”
“You don’t have to. Just live well.”

Time to head back.

I bowed 90 degrees to say goodbye.

“Then, I’ll be going now. I’ll come back with Liz next time, so please wait for us.”
“Okay. Honey, you should say goodbye too.”
“…Alright. Do your best.”
“Of course, I will.”

Let’s go back.

“Ah, son-in-law.”
“Yes?”
“But are you just going to fly back?”
“Of course. It’s quick if I fly.”

It doesn’t take that long. For the transcendent demon Kim Kat, distance isn’t a big deal unless it’s ridiculously far. Anyway, I said my final goodbyes to the elders like that.

Still, there’s one thing I need to tell them before I leave.

“Ah, Father-in-law, and Mother-in-law. I’m going to destroy the fleet, but it’s going to be quite dangerous until I destroy them all. So…”
“We know. You mean we should be careful, right?”
“Yes.”
“Don’t worry.”
“Then.”

The farewell is over.

—WHOOSH!

Right in front of the two elders, I kicked off the ground and soared into the sky. As soon as I took off, I spread my wings. I didn’t look back and started flying.

—SWOOSH!!

The speed is just right.

At this speed, the demons won’t be able to track my path. Just like when I came here, I suppressed all my power that was being emitted to the outside to disguise myself.

The demons would naturally be able to track my emitted power. I kept thinking about that. So, I have to be careful.

Anyway, I thought as I flew.

Destroying the demons themselves is just a matter of time. They’re strong, but they can’t beat me. Demon King Pelerizer? The moment he appears before me, he’ll become Corpse Pelerizer.

But there are some difficult parts.

If the demons realize they can’t handle my existence and retreat, it’ll be hard to catch them right away. It’ll definitely be a headache in the long run. And if they launch guerrilla warfare and compound the damage, it’ll be difficult for me to stop them.

“Hmm.”

The demons, who must know all that.

What are they plotting, and where?

I can concentrate on thinking while flying, which is good. I explored that while scanning the surroundings and heading to the capital.

* * *

“Hahaha, really? Oh, you really came back shaking like that? Oh, that’s hilarious. That’s really funny.”

Liztina just enjoyed hearing my story.

“Sis? Do you know how hard it was for me?”
“Oh, I kind of thought it would be like that. Well, sorry. But it was something you had to do, right?”
“Is that what you say to me after I barely escaped from being extremely troubled?”
“What’s wrong with that? Our Kat should be able to handle that much, of course.”
“Damn it.”

Liztina knew very well that I would come back in such a… sweaty state. Honestly, I didn’t think much of it until I actually went there.

“You knew everything and you did that to me…!”

Thinking about that time still makes my back sweat!

“Are you sulking, by any chance?”
“I’m seriously sulking, no joke.”

I can only sigh.

“I came back sweating bullets from extreme tension. Seriously, I haven’t felt this sense of crisis since I became this strong, you know? But this was really serious. The existence of my wife’s parents… it was really hard to deal with.”

These are the people who can turn Kim Kat.

Into an underling.

“The guy who used to beat up his in-laws is whining about something.”

Karin said while I was doing that.

“Sis… what I’ve been beating up weren’t in-laws.”

Those aren’t in-laws.

“Those ridiculous beings aren’t worth treating well, they’re just enemies, enemies beyond others. But Liz-noona’s parents… uh, they were pretty great in my standards. They were very good people. So, of course, I had to treat them well. That’s why I apologized with tears in my eyes.”

As I said that.

“Hahaha, how admirable. Really. I think it’s so admirable.”

Liztina smiled and stroked my head. I’m currently lying down with my head on her lap while she’s sitting on the sofa. She kept touching my head with a face that seemed like she was about to die from how admirable I was.

“Yes. As expected. You treat my mom and dad very well too.”
“Of course.”

It seemed like she felt a great sense of satisfaction from the fact that I treated her mom and dad so respectfully. But that’s only natural. Winia liked it when I did the Big Breast Spin to Zenia too.

It’s the same context.

“Anyway, they were very surprised. They even fainted. As soon as they heard that you were the fifth.”
“Well, it’s something to faint about, to be honest. I don’t mind, though.”
“I should have told you about sis’s feelings on the spot.”

Anyway, Liztina was very amused by my story. But Karin and Winia didn’t show much reaction. This is the kind of story that Winia and Karin can’t relate to.

“I should go see them with you next time. After the demon stuff is over.”
“Yes. I should. I’ve been thinking about that too. Then, let’s go say hello together when the work is done.”
“It’s about time. Let’s do that.”
“Anyway, you did a good job, so I’ll praise you. Good job, good job.”
“I always do well.”

Still, it took a lot of mental energy.

I should rest today.

“So, everyone? Did anything happen while I was gone?”
“Not really? Well, we were being careful at home, but nothing much happened.”
“Is that so?”

Well, I was only gone for a short time.

“So, there was almost no movement from the demons?”
“Yeah. It was suspiciously quiet.”

Then let’s think about this problem tomorrow.

“But, Kat-nim! There’s been a little progress!”
“What, that? My power?”
“Yes!!!”
“Hehehe, then shall we hear that story?”

Certainly, the power I felt from Hilde had grown a bit. But it seemed like my other women hadn’t made much progress.

* * *

From the next day, I started training again.

“Celestial Space.”

I have to cultivate the sense to see that place. The demons’ offensive has stopped for a while. There’s nothing more important than using this time to develop myself.

I recalled the memory and sensation of suddenly seeing the Celestial Space when the fleet came over last time as concretely as possible. I repeatedly trained by meditating while concentrating on that sensation.

—Thump…!

At that moment of concentration.

“…!”

As my vision crossed…! Faintly in front of my eyes!
The scenery of the Celestial Space overlapped!

“Whoa!!!”

An exclamation burst out!

Is it finally working!

Filled with joy, I ignored the pain I felt in my eyes and tried to make my vision as clear as possible.

—Static.

But it doesn’t work well.
The image is unclear, and my vision keeps scattering.

“Shit.”

Swallowing that frustration, I constantly maintained the concentration I had raised to the highest level. —Flash. Then, at some point, my vision returned to normal.

“…”

In the last moment, I saw it.

In the Celestial Space. Black masses that looked like fortresses and battleships. The demons are hiding there now.

“Damn difficult.”

It’s roughly working for now.

Whether it was because the training I had been doing all along had paid off, I finally succeeded in voluntarily observing the Celestial Space. As expected. This Kim Kat is an unparalleled genius. And divine. Today’s success was possible purely because I am Kim Kat.

“Eyes opened.”

But it’s not perfect.
It’s difficult. And unclear.

But at least I found out where they are.
That’s enough.

* * *

Of course, there’s no way the demons would know that I found out their location.

For the past few days, the demons haven’t shown their faces. I couldn’t feel their energy either. They must be hiding there.

They launched such a fierce offensive, but did they completely chicken out after losing a few battleships?

You cowardly bastards.

Of course, I would have chickened out if I were a demon.
Because the opponent is this Heavenly Demon Kim Kat.

“Worthless bastards.”

Nevertheless, I didn’t skip patrols. The demons’ base is in the Celestial Space, but some of the landing forces remain on the ground to continue their operations. I have to destroy them.

“Hmm.”

I was thinking of flying to Isvant as well while patrolling, but that’s quite far. It would take some time to go there and return to the capital, so I couldn’t go.

As I was thinking that and continuing to patrol along a fixed route for several days.

—Flash!

“Target acquired.”

The energy of a demon brushed past my senses. They finally took the bait. I quickly changed my flight path and shot my body straight towards it.

—WHOOSH!

“Ugh!”

With the collision, I was able to grab the culprit. The demon, whose neck was grabbed by me, rolled his eyes back and trembled.

“What are you doing here?”

I caught a decent guy at a decent moment.
Let’s torture this bastard and gather information.

—Thud.

I massaged his neck a bit and then released him.

“Cough…! Hack!”
“What are you doing here? I’m asking.”

Seeing a demon after a long time, the spirit of despising the weak boiled over and explosive violence filled right below my throat. I cut to the chase and assaulted the demon bastard.

—Wham!
—Thud!

“Aaaaaaaah!!!”

The guy whose joints were crushed in an instant screamed.

“I, I was gathering information!”

I was soon able to open his mouth.

“What kind of information gathering?”
“Information gathering about you!”
“About me?”

Me?

“So, how much did you find out?”
“That’s…!”

His joints were crushed, but he didn’t answer this time.

“Tear.”

So, I pretended to grab the air with my palm randomly.

“Tear! Tearrrrr!!! Tear! Tear! Tearrrrr!!!”
“Uh, uh?”
“Waaaaaaaah!!!”

Suddenly screaming, I assaulted the guy again.

—Pow pow pow pow!!!

“Kahaaaack…!”

Honestly, it’s just annoying and tedious to assault a bastard like this and extract information. I interrogated him for a long time while breaking his bones and muscles.

“I’ll ask again. How much information did you gather?”
“I, all of it…”
“All of it, huh.”
“In, including your pa, patrol route… and the information about your daily li, life… I was gathering information… I’m not doing it alone… so I don’t know… the other detailed information… What I’m doing is… waiting in this area…”
“Is that so?”

These demon bastards.

They were seriously gathering information about me.

“Okay. Die.”

—Thwack!

After hearing everything I needed to hear, I immediately blew his head off.

According to the guy, the demons are now. They seemed to be focused on gathering information about me. They had also released quite a few spies.

But why was only this bastard caught?

Could it be that in front of me… they can hide their energy?

“No.”

Impossible.
That’s only possible if their level is high.

It’s a simple problem.

“Weak.”

The guy I just killed. He was very weak. And he succumbed to a trivial assault and spilled the information. He’s a weak being. He’s not a professional demon warrior.

“Right.”

They picked weak demon warriors who wouldn’t be caught by my senses… and put them on intelligence missions. If they gathered my information that way.

They must have already figured out that I’ve been staying in the capital and paying attention to this area.

“If you find that out. What can you do.”

A coldly sinking heart warns.

The capital’s turn is not far off.