## Chapter 1319 – Demon

“If you don’t accept my, my proposal!!!”
“You’ll turn the capital into a sea of fire?”
“Not even ashes will remain!! Let go of me!!”
“Heh heh heh, this little punk.”

His ear was already as flat as dried squid. The completely ruptured ear hung limply, like the casing of a sausage after all the filling had been bitten out.

Blood was streaming down.

To dare… to mess with the Great Demon Kim Katte.
I won’t forgive you.

“Hey. You think you get to decide that?”

I was done with his ear. I pinched his cheek, reminding him of that fact.

“Ugh…!”

This guy was just a simple diplomat. Not a decision-maker. And yet. To bring up that topic in front of me and threaten me.

All I can offer is violence.

I can’t stand people acting tough by borrowing someone else’s power.

“You dare threaten me with a future that might not even happen? Don’t you think that’s a bad idea? What do you think? Huh?”
“Guh…!”

With my right hand, I pinched his cheek, and with my left, I flicked his forehead.

ㅡThwack!
ㅡThwack!
ㅡThwack!

“Kweh!”

It was a light flick, but a Celestial Demon Flick performed by a superhuman had a different level of power. Instantly, his face became bloodied, and his eyes rolled back.

“Bluggh…”

He was even foaming at the mouth.

“Did he pass out?”

I watched his reaction for a bit, then shook him awake.

“Waaaaaah!!!”
“He’s awake.”
“You, you guys!”

As soon as he woke up, he turned his head towards the warriors behind him and shouted.

“…!”

The demon warriors behind him only exuded fighting spirit, but they didn’t dare move rashly. A diplomat is just a diplomat. They also knew who the decision-maker was, so they were staying put.

“Your friends you were relying on are just standing there? Ah. Is that it? Are they the ones who are going to turn the capital into a sea of fire?”

When I looked at those warriors, they took a step back. If they were warriors who would turn the capital into a sea of fire… they should have a more chubby and pig-like impression.

“S, stop! Stop it now!”
“This punk is giving orders?”
“P, please stop!”

Good.

“Yeah. How nice it would have been if you had said that from the start.”
“Ugh…!”

Only then did I let him go. I’m not lying, it’s a world where you only gain manners after being made this bloody. I will change this deplorable world. I made that resolution and put my hand on his head.

“Then tell me again. What did you come to talk about?”
“M, the Demon King Pheleizer… wants to see you.”

He began to speak cautiously.

“Lord Pheleizer is the undisputed transcendent of the demons… The fact that he wants to see you means. Ultimately, he’s doing it to fight… I think. He probably wants to end it cleanly without any more sacrifices…”

He didn’t hear it directly, it was just an assumption?

“I know.”

Fighting me would only result in losing airships.

And if I ran wild, there was a high possibility of losing his precious aerial fortress, which he might not be able to recreate even with a fortune. No. He would definitely lose it. No matter how much of a Demon King he was, it would be a painful thing.

Even the emperor of a great empire would be very sad if he lost his palace.

So he must have requested a one-on-one duel.

“I, if you accept the proposal… there will be no bombing of the surface. This place will become the demons’ base on the ground.”
“I can’t trust those words.”
“But if you don’t accept the proposal… it will be as you said. Really!”

Yeah.

“So, in the end.”

A hostage is a hostage.
I have no choice but to follow along.

Of course, I could smash the surface as soon as I go up there. There’s no guarantee that these guys are telling the truth. A base on the ground? They can build it somewhere else.

Whatever the case, the fact that I’m at a disadvantage is a fact. The moment those guys start bombing, the capital will be screwed. No. What the hell are the Sword Master and the Great Mage doing at times like this? If you’re a Great Mage, can’t you show up at times like this?

Well, I guess they’re doing their own thing somewhere.

Or maybe they ran away.

“I, if you give me an answer… I will go and convey your intentions.”
“Don’t rush me, you little punk!!!”
“Aaaaaaah!!”

This guy keeps!

“Giving the answer is up to me! Making the decision is up to me! You just shut up and wait until I say something!”
“I understand! I understand!”
“Shut up!!”

ㅡWhack!

I grabbed him by the collar and slammed him to the ground.

“Aaaaaaah!”

The guy who was slammed screamed and twisted his body. It seemed like there was Lego on the floor.

“Ah, but really. I’m a little worried that you guys will suddenly start bombing when I go up there.”
“T, that won’t…! Happen!”
“Just because you guarantee it.”

It was at that moment.

“Huh!”

Suddenly, I felt Risha’s presence… and it was close!

Shocked, I immediately turned towards the place where I felt her presence. Why! Why did Risha suddenly show her presence! Did she come out of the house? That’s not a good idea!

Thinking that, the moment I locked onto the target.

ㅡCrackle!

Right in front.

Black electricity sparked in the air.

ㅡSwoosh.

Suddenly, Risha appeared.

“Huh?”

It was definitely a magic I had never seen before. It was like Risha, who had been hidden, suddenly revealed herself. At the same time, I felt Risha’s presence getting stronger. No… this was. It wasn’t that her presence was getting stronger, but that it was the same presence as when she was normally in front of me.

The faint presence had returned to normal.

“Risha?”
“…”

Risha, who had appeared, was as elegant as usual.

The fact that she came here without being detected by me. I put that aside. What’s important now is not the method, but the fact that Risha came here.

“Risha? Why did you come out. It’s dangerous. Let’s go quickly.”

I immediately protected Risha with my body and approached her. Risha just closed her mouth and walked slowly.

ㅡThud.

She stopped walking and looked straight ahead.

“T, th, th, th, th…!”
“…!”
“…!”

At the same time, the demon diplomat and his cheerful friends showed noticeable embarrassment and agitation. They all looked as if they had seen a ghost and looked at Risha.

They… recognized Risha?

My mind went cold.
I don’t know the situation, but.

I felt that I had to kill those guys right away.

“Will you… stay still?”

At that time, Risha said quietly.

“…Risha.”

Why.

Did you come out.

It’s not that… this is dangerous.
It’s not good for Risha’s existence to be known.

“Do you know.”

Risha went in front of me and said coldly as she looked at the demons.

“Who this one is.”
“D, d, d, d, d…!”

They reacted almost convulsively.

“T, this is impossible!!! G, going back!!!”

ㅡWhack!!!

The shocked guys took out some kind of device and operated it, then started to rise into the sky. I was about to fire a Destruction Bead, but Risha stopped me.

Like that.

“…”

Only Risha and I were left in the square.

ㅡWhoosh.

At the same time, the barrier that the diplomat had set up was about to disappear. But. ㅡFlash! When Risha gestured, it was restored. The airships in the sky were still docked, and the aerial fortress showed no movement.

I went next to Risha, who was looking up at the sky with her back to me, and said.

“Why did you come out. It’s dangerous.”
“…”

Risha was silent for a moment.

“I just… thought I had to come out.”

She answered quietly.

“Is that so.”

Yeah.

“Well, if Risha thought she had to come out, there must be a reason.”

Risha never acts carelessly.

“But still, tell me. It’s dangerous. We didn’t talk about this.”

But I need to know the reason.

The demon invasion. That’s why I talked to Risha a lot. What to do when they appear. And what to do if Risha’s existence is revealed. We talked about those things, but among them. There was no option for Risha to come out like this.

“Even if it’s dangerous.”

Risha opened her mouth.

“This one thought she had to.”

In an unadorned manner, she continued.

“If the demons notice this one’s existence… they won’t bomb recklessly.”

Bombing.

Is that it.

“…”

Risha had risked danger to prevent that. Well. Risha felt responsible for this situation. At least she couldn’t stand such a situation happening in front of her.

Risha has a good heart.

“Yeah. You came out because of the capital bombing.”
“…”
“But Risha. They’re going to kidnap you. You’re a princess, so of course they will. I would have too.”

At those words, Risha looked at my face.

“Can’t you protect this one?”
“Hmph, no. Don’t say the obvious.”

I laughed at her infinitely trusting appearance. Yeah. Well. Of course I can protect her. No one can harm my woman. I will do it. That’s how it will be. As long as I declare it, they are safe in any situation.

“Above all… they won’t be able to touch this one recklessly. And this one won’t be easily captured.”
“That’s true too.”

Risha is always reliable.

“Don’t worry. There’s a defensive barrier that this one has been building in the basement of the house since coming to the capital. It will work even if this one is not there.”
“I know that.”

That was originally there.

However, it has been extremely reinforced since the appearance of the demons. At least the basement of our house is safe in any situation. Risha made it with care, so it has to be super safe.

But damn, Ilryong and Iryong live in the backyard, so they won’t even be able to collect their bones if a bomb falls.

That’s so sad… these damn bastards.

“But Risha. I don’t think that’s the only reason.”
“…”

I know that Risha came out to prevent the bombing of the capital. But there must be another reason. When I asked that, Risha closed her mouth for a moment.

“This one is… just…”

It was then.

ㅡSwoosh!!

Suddenly, something like a black cube fell from the sky. Is it an attack? I don’t think so. I deployed my power and grabbed it with my hand.

ㅡFlash!

It was a black cube the size of my palm.

“What is this.”

I examined it with extreme caution, thinking it was an assassination tool. ㅡCrack! The cube broke, and a small scroll came out from inside.

“Open it.”
“Okay.”

I immediately opened it.

「Come up.」

It was written as if it were obvious.

“Ha! This son of a bitch.”

This is.

A message for me and Risha to come up together.

Sent directly by the Demon King.

“Risha. It seems like your dad wants to see you.”
“…”

Will Risha want to see him?

“This one… doesn’t really care. But still. In order to end this situation a little better… I think it would be good to see him.”

Risha said hesitantly.
Well, okay.

Risha might want to see her parents, whom she separated from hundreds of years ago. It’s not a difficult thing.

“Risha. But still.”
“…”
“There’s a high possibility that I’ll kill him. I can’t forgive him.”

Demon King Pheleizer must die by my hand.
Too much blood has been shed.

“Of course I know.”

Risha answered with a firm expression.

“If that happens. You should act as you think.”
“I will.”
“Then let’s go up together.”

Ah.

From the beginning, you were planning to go up there with me.
I’ll ask about the details after it’s over.

“But if we go together, what about down here?”
“Hmm?”
“Aren’t they just going to start bombing because you’re not here? Risha, you came out because of the bombing. If you’re not here, it’s just a mess.”

At my words, Risha tilted her head for a moment.

“…Ah?”

She made a sound as if she had realized something.

“No! Aigo, Risha! Didn’t you think about it!”
“N, no! It’s not that I didn’t think about it! It’s just…! W, well, this one wouldn’t do that!”

Risha, who was noticeably embarrassed, shouted in a flustered manner. Her face was already red. Yeah. This is Risha. Our clumsy Risha.

“Don’t lie!”
“A lie…! It’s not like that at all…!”
“Then what about down here!”
“Th, that’s…! Ah, aha! Yes! How about lying that this one has a child!”
“A child?”
“That’s right! If we do that, we can prevent the capital from being bombed!”
“Don’t say it like you just thought of it on the spot and planned it…!”
“Be quiet!”

Anyway.

Shall we go up?