## Chapter 1615 – Chronicles of a Black-Haired Foreigner – The Heavenly Demon’s Children

If I just stand here, I’ll only get scolded by Elise! I need to seize the momentum and take control of her here!

In other words, I need to make Elise dance to my tune!

If things get out of hand, Liz-noona might give me a back-smash!

“Elise! I’m not playing around right now! I’m playing tag with the kids!”
“W-What does that mean!”
“You and I need to combine our strength! That’s the only way we can win!”

An appealing voice!
And a yearning gaze!

“So! What does winning or losing matter! We’re playing tag!”
“Elise…! Even if it’s just tag, taking it seriously is what defines me, Heavenly Demon Kim Katz! Don’t think I’ll go easy just because I’m playing with kids!”

ㅡPoint!

I immediately point my finger at Elise!

“I’m as serious as I love my children! Are you going to pour cold water on my serious heart!”

A fierce rebuke!

“W-What…! Saint?!”

My sincerity shook Elise’s spirit. Good. Now I just need to keep shaking her.

“Are you going to pour cold water on it! Elise! Are you going to cool down my hot and serious heart!”
“N-No! That’s not it at all! Cold water is out of the question!”

ㅡFlail, flail!

A flustered Elise waves her hands!
Good!

“That’s why I’m saying this! We absolutely have to win this game! To do that, we need to increase our forces, even if it’s just by one person! So, Elise! Come! Come to me!”

ㅡSpread!

I spread my hand!

“Take my hand! And together, we’ll lead this game to victory!”
“Understood!”

ㅡGrasp!

Elise, who quickly approached, urgently grabbed my hand!

“Then Elise, from now on, you and I are double taggers. We have to do our best to catch the kids.”
“Yes! I will keep that in mind! Even though it’s tag with the children… I will definitely win and dedicate that glory to you, Saint!”

I was afraid that Elise might suddenly snap out of it, but this is the only way now.

“I apologize! I was momentarily blinded!”
“Good! Then Elise! It’s time for a costume change!”
“What’s that?”

ㅡSnap!

The moment I snapped my fingers, Elise’s clothes transformed.

“Haaah?!”

Her neat nun-like clothes transformed into something like a demon queen’s outfit. A demonic gothic dress with jagged horns. And pure white face makeup with black demon paint added.

“W-What is this!”
“It’s the Demon Queen Elise costume. And I’m her inhuman familiar, Kim Katz.”
“Saint! Just a moment! Please wait!”

There’s no stopping now.

“Now, let’s begin.”
“Wait! Saint! What is this makeup!”
“Our banquet.”

Game start.

“H-Hic…!”

Claire.

Was already hiding in a corner, trembling. Oh, my small and cute child.

“Claire.”
“Kyaaaaaa!”
“Calm down. It’s Papa.”
“P-Papa…?”

Teary eyes. Claire, who could be called a miniature Claudia. Her face was so cute that I momentarily weakened, but.

There is no forgiveness.

“Claire. Even Elise-imo has been corrupted. Look.”
“Elise-imo… Ah!”

Claire, who saw Elise in her Demon Queen costume, widened her eyes.

“Hwaaaaaaa! Elise-imooooooo!”

She burst into loud sobs.

“Saint…! Claire is crying…!”
“Uwaaaaaaa!”

Well, it’s not like there’s no way.

“K-Kuhahaha!”

I pretended to scream again.

“C-Claire! Claire! It’s Papa! It’s Papa!”

And then, I spoke as if I was a different, evil persona that had been devoured, but had barely mustered the strength to regain control of my body for a moment.

“It’s Papa, Claire!”
“P-Papa…?! Really Papa?!”
“Yes! It’s Papa, Claire…! My lovely Claire!”
“Hwaaaaaa! Papa!”

Claire, bursting into tears, ran to me and hugged me.

“That’s right, that’s right.”

I immediately stroked Claire’s back.

“Papaa! Claire was so scared! Hwaaa!”

As if finally relieved, Claire buried her face in my chest and poured out her emotions.

“I-It’s okay… Claire… Hicc!”

As I pretended to feel pain for a moment.

“Papa?! Are you hurt?!”

Claire reacted sensitively.

“Yes. Papa is not normal right now. I’ll probably soon… Hicc! Be eaten by the monster again! That hisssssing monster!”
“Noooo!!!”

Claire screamed.

“But Claire. Don’t worry. I’ll squeeze out my last bit of strength… And I’ll definitely save you.”

ㅡWhirr!

A pure white flame suddenly bloomed and enveloped Claire’s body.

“Papa?! What is this?!”
“Heavenly Demon Divine Art. Warp to the Heavenly Demon Safe Zone.”

Then, I summoned a gate and put Claire in it. The warp point is the kids’ room. The place where the kids can feel the safest. Maybe the other aunties will come there soon.

“Claire… Live. You have to live.”

Endlessly serious.

I left my last words to Claire as she passed through the gate.

“Papa! Papaaaaaaa!”

Claire called out to me, but.

ㅡWhoosh.

Soon, the gate closed.

Now Claire will be safely waiting in the kids’ room.

“Hoo. That’s done.”
“Saint… Really. It’s something I always feel, but.”
“Hmm?”
“You really play well with the children.”

Unlike before, Elise was smiling.

“I told you. I’m always serious.”
“Hehehe, I really thought you were going to be devoured by another persona, Saint. That was such a realistic performance.”
“Right?”

If you keep doing this, you’ll get used to it.

“Then Elise. Let’s go!”
“Understood! I will also take this seriously!”
“Oh!”

And so, I left the room with Elise, who had become the Demon Queen.

“My name is Demon Queen Elise! I will devour all the good children! Kyahaha!”

ㅡCrack!

Elise roared as she fiercely whipped the air.

“No.”

Weren’t you getting too serious?

* * *

“Hiss! Hiss! Good children found!”
“Pursue them! My familiar!!”

ㅡCrack!

Elise whipped the air, and I climbed the walls to chase Kaina and Lizbell.

“Kyaaaaaaa!”
“Save usssss!”

They were just running away side by side.

“Hiss! Hiss!”

I chased the two girls while adjusting my speed appropriately. This is where push and pull is important. It’s most important to make it seem like they can escape, but not quite.

“Kyaaa!”

As I adjusted my speed, the two of them ran away very diligently. At the same time, I showed them the performance of “overtaking” them once in a while.

“No! Kaina-unnie! We’re going to get caught like this!”

Zubell, who was screaming in a panic.

“Hic…! Lizbell! I will definitely survive and get revenge for you!”

But Kaina said something incomprehensible.
Definitely survive and get revenge?

The moment I thought that far.

ㅡWhoosh!

Kaina tripped Zubell!!!

Oh my god!!!

“Ah?!”

Zubell’s face, unable to accept reality.

Like that.

ㅡThud!

Zubell fell. Of course, I used my power to reduce the impact to zero. Because it shouldn’t hurt.

“U-Unnie?!”
“Sorry!”

ㅡPat pat pat!

Kaina tripped Zubell and ran away.

“Kaina-unnie! Kaina-unnie! Kaina-unnieeeeee!”

Zubell, who was in despair, called out to Kaina, but Kaina ignored her and just ran. Look at that girl. She’s abandoning her sister to save herself? I can’t forgive this.

Of course, well.

I have to eat the prey in front of me.

“Hold me.”

As I whispered the words “hold me” in Zubell’s ear.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

A scream erupted.

“Save me!!! Save me!! Papa!! Noooo!!!”
“Hehehe, I’ve caught you. Lizbell.”

She begged for help, but what came was not salvation, but Demon Queen Elise.

“Elise-imo!”
“I’m sorry, but I’m not Elise-imo. I’m the Demon Queen.”
“Uwaaaaaaa!”

I immediately exchanged glances with Elise. Following the signal, I grabbed Zubell’s body and restrained her.

And.

“Tickle tickle!”

Elise tickled Zubell’s sides!

“Kyahahahahaha! Kyahahahaha! Haha! Stop! Please stop!”

This reaction is very good.

After tickling her until the tears streamed down her face, I warped her to the kids’ room.

“Hoo! Saint! I caught one more!”
“Hehehe, good job. Elise. You were a very excellent Demon Queen.”
“It’s nothing compared to you, Saint. That being said… I didn’t know Kaina would do something like that! Using Lizbell as bait!”
“I know. I was really shocked too.”

Certainly, Kaina is energetic with a tension that surpasses Hilde, but I didn’t know she would be so ruthless.

But that.

That’s proof that she’s taking the game seriously.

“Then Elise. What should we do to bad children?”
“We have to punish them!”
“Hehehe! Then let’s go! Let’s go catch Kaina!”
“Yes! Saint!”

* * *

Just as I was about to go catch the arrogant and cowardly Kaina.

ㅡHic, hic…!

I heard a child’s cry from over there. I immediately put my ear to the wall with Elise and eavesdropped. Actually, if I wanted to, I could hear voices on the opposite side of the planet, but I can’t use that kind of power when the kids are playing.

“Hic! Has Papa really become a monster?!”
“T-That can’t be. Father becoming a monster…”
“But, Cadiel! You saw it! Father really tried to become a monster!”

It’s the voices of Nick and Diel.

Winick, who was terrified and crying, was being reassured by Cadiel. But Diel’s voice was also trembling.

He’s pretending to be calm and comforting Nick, but he’s actually scared himself. That’s why I can’t stop this serious acting. Pure, innocent children who always believe everything are really… so cute.

They think I’ve really become a monster. Of course, if I tell them that I’ve returned to being a normal Papa after it’s all over, they’ll be very happy again.

All I have to do is tell them that I came back because of some magic.

“Saint. It’s Winick and Cadiel.”
“Yeah. Just a moment. I’m going to make a sound, so wait.”

ㅡHaah.

I took a breath.

“Saaaaaa!”

I let out a monster sound once!

“Heok! C-Cadiel!”
“Q-Quiet! Winick! Quietly…!”

The sensible Diel reassured the cowardly Winick.

ㅡSqueak.

I immediately opened the door to the room.

“…”
“…”

The children were hiding in the closet.

“The inside is cleaner than I thought.”

Let’s conduct a search.

A search of terror.

Where. Shall I unleash the soul of Dancer Kim Katz, professional Inquisitor of Heresy.