## Chapter 1616 – Chronicles of a Black-Haired Foreigner – Children of the Heavenly Demon

The children were trembling inside the closet.

Thousands, tens of thousands of ways to “cook” these kids popped into my head. Just thinking about it made me excited. My shoulders were even shaking! What on earth should I do with these adorable little ones!

“Elise.”
“Yes… Saint… Pfft!”

Elise was also trying her best not to laugh, her shoulders trembling.

Nick and Diehl were so obviously hiding in that closet, but they seemed to think they were doing a great job. Watching them, I couldn’t help but laugh. They were just too cute and lovable.

“Elise, from now on, I’m going to ‘cook’ those kids. Got it?”
“Yes, yes. Keuh-heuk…! I’ll ‘cook’ them!”

Of course, only Elise could hear this conversation.

“Then, Elise, I’ll start.”
“Begin.”

—Swish.

I immediately got into an inhuman posture.

“Ahem.”

I cleared my throat.
And then…

“Nick, Nick! It’s Daddy! Daddy’s here! Where are you!”

I imitated a familiar voice, speaking like a monster luring a child. You know, like those urban legends about ghosts that mimic familiar voices to get you to open the door.

“Keuh-heuk…!”

Elise covered her mouth at my realistic acting.

“It’s Daddy! Daddy’s here! Please come out! Come out and give your Daddy a hug!”

As I shouted,

“Ah, it’s Daddy! Daddy must be back…!”

A small voice came from inside the closet.

“We have to go! Heuk! Daddy’s back!”
“W-wait, hold on. This is strange.”
“What is it!”

I could hear everything, you little brats.

They thought they were whispering, but I could hear everything. I really couldn’t hold back my laughter. Elise was practically crying from holding it in.

“M-maybe it’s a father who’s turned into a monster and is acting…”
“R-really?!”
“Shh! Quiet! He might be close by!”

Cute kids trying to survive!

Diehl, so clever, was trying to keep himself and Nick alive. Their actions were so adorable that I couldn’t resist the urge any longer.

“KIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!”

The moment I roared!

“Euaaaaaaaagh!”
“Kyaaaaaagh!”

The startled children screamed, and I went on all fours like a ghost and flung the closet door open.

—Hwaak!

“Daddy?!”
“Father?!”

The horrified children froze, their eyes wide. I gave them a warm smile and said very gently,

“Nick, Diehl, Daddy’s here. I missed you.”
“D-Daddy?! Are you really Daddy?!”

Nick asked, pleadingly.

“Yes. It’s Daddy. My beloved Nick.”
“Heuk, heuek! Daddy!”

Was he relieved?

Nick hugged me, crying. I gently stroked his back. This cute little guy. He had no idea what was about to happen to him, and he just hugged me. He was completely relieved and hugging this evil monster.

“Heuk! Look! Diehl! Daddy’s back! You were scared for nothing!”

Nick shouted, blaming Diehl while still in my arms.

“A-ah…! A-ah…!”

But Diehl…

In the closet, with nowhere to escape, he was desperately trying to back away.

“A-ah…!”

He shook his head, terrified.

“W-Winnie…”!

He really was sharp… He was too smart, just like Kadia. It would have been better if he was clueless like Nick.

“That person isn’t Father…!”
“D-Diehl? What are you talking about?”
“He’s not Father…!”

—Flinch.

Nick in my arms flinched for a moment.

—Hwaak.

And goosebumps rose on his skin.

“D-Daddy…?”

Nick called me cautiously.
I grabbed Nick’s face.

Made eye contact with him.

“Daddy? You’re Daddy… right?”
“Do I still look like your Daddy to you?”
“Huh?”
“Ssaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!”

I screamed like a monster!

“Eua, euaaaaaaaagh!!!”

Screams erupted!

Yes!
This is what I wanted!

“Kyaaaagh! Kyaaaagh!”
“Hahahahahahahahahahaha!”

Nick and Diehl screamed, and I laughed maniacally. Look at these cute things! They really believed I was a monster! But I really am a monster! I’m Kim Kat, a monster that eats children!

“Come with me, Diehl.”
“N-nooooooo!”

Like a doctor extracting energy, Elise pulled Diehl out of the closet.

“Let’s go, Nick! To the underground world of terror!”
“Euaaaaaaaagh!”

I tightened my arms around Nick.

And then…

“Heavenly Demon Tickle Tickle!”
“Keuhak! Kehahahahahahahak!”

I tickled him mercilessly!

“Noooooooo!”

The Demon Queen Elise also tickled Diehl. It was a truly enjoyable time. Such pure children. They were so cute I couldn’t resist.

—Hwareureuk.

After tickling them to my heart’s content, I sent them to the game over location.

“Heh, heh heh! Saint! This is more fun than I thought!”
“Right? See? That’s why I can’t stop playing with kids.”
“Yes. I understand. It’s a bit violent… but they seem to like it. They’re very serious about playing.”

Normally, Elise would have scolded me.

But she was already caught up in my pace. See? Elise was enjoying it too. Once I got a hold of Elise, she had a tendency to be dragged along by me.

“Then, Elise! Let’s find the next prey!”
“Yes! Saint!”

* * *

First of all, that cowardly bastard Kaina ran away, using Zvel as a sacrifice. I’ll catch him last and tickle him the longest.

So now there were four left: Rishka, Asha, Hilda, and Elrika, in that order. Where were they all hiding? Where were they hiding and trembling in fear? It made me shiver just thinking about it.

Elise and I searched the hallways and rooms. We went into places where the little ones could have escaped, and we searched under closets and beds. Of course, I kept up the act the whole time. In other words, I kept crawling on the walls and ceilings on all fours.

“Saint, when it’s just the two of us, can’t you just walk normally?”
“Elise, do you know what ‘behind the scenes’ means?”
“You mean ‘behind the scenes’?”
“Yeah.”
“Hmm… Doesn’t it mean that actors don’t act behind the stage…?”
“That’s right. Exactly. But Elise, I’m the kind of person who acts even behind the scenes once I start acting. The Heavenly Demon Kim Kat is that kind of being.”
“I really can’t understand what you’re saying, Saint.”

I see.

Anyway, as I was looking for the children,

—Awkwardly, awkwardly.

I spotted a maid walking strangely at the end of the hallway. Of course, I already knew what it was.

“Elrika! Left foot first! Left foot first! Match your steps!”
“Hee, Hilda Unnie. It’s too hard…”
“You have to go left foot first, not right foot! We’ll get caught like this! We’re all going to die because of Elrika!”
“Heut! I don’t want to get caught…! I’m sorry, Unnies! Heuek!”

Rishka, Asha, Hilda, and Elrika. The four children had combined by piggybacking on each other and were wearing a maid’s outfit. And they were walking like a patchwork combination robot.

It seemed that Elrika, Elise’s daughter, and Hilda, Hilde’s daughter, were in charge of the legs.

“Oh my…! Saint! Elrika is in charge of the legs!”
“Hehehe, yes. I’m watching.”
“How adorable!”

But they didn’t seem to be in sync.

Hilda scolded Elrika.

“Um… Shouldn’t we be quiet…?”

Rishka calmly mediated.

“Whatever, just walk properly! If Papa comes like this, we’re done for!”

And perhaps frustrated by the sight, Aisha, Ari’s daughter, snapped at them. Of course, even so, the patchwork maid just swayed like seaweed.

“Saint. They’re all combined.”
“Then what should we do? Should I jump out right now and…”
“Wait! Saint! Leave this to me!”
“Ooh! Elise! Don’t tell me!”
“Yes! Demon Queen Elise is deploying!”

I couldn’t resist the Demon Queen Elise!

—Paak!

Elise cracked her whip in the air, making a sound.

—Ttok, ttok.

She made a clicking sound with her heels as she advanced.

“Hehehe, ah! I smell good children somewhere! I must capture them and offer them to the Heavenly Demon!”

And then came the passionate acting! Elise, who had become the Demon Queen herself, spoke in an evil voice and approached the maid!

“Hiek!”
“W-what should we do! Auntie Elise must have turned into a monster too!”

Hilda shouted, terrified.

“W-what?! Mama’s not a monster!”

Elrika protested in a voice that could be heard all the way here. As expected, they were kids, so they didn’t have the concept of lowering their voices.

“Shh! Be quiet! Hilda! Shut Elrika up!”
“Aisha, you be quiet too! We’ll get caught like this!”

Aisha and Hilda were arguing.

Infighting in front of a monster?

You guys are done for.

And then…

—Cheoeok.

Elise stopped in front of the patchwork maid.

“You, maid.”
“Yes?!”

Aisha, who was in charge of the head, was startled and answered with her head bowed.

“I smell children in this area, but where did they go?”
“T-they went that way…!”

Look at that terrified voice…!

She was so cute I could die!

“Hmm… You say they went that way.”
“Y-yes!”
“But I came from that way. I didn’t see any children.”
“Ah…?”
“What’s going on?”

—Swish.

Elise gently stroked Aisha’s head.

“Are you lying to me? Is the maid lying to me?”
“N-no, that’s not it…!”
“If that’s not it, then what is it?”

Her acting was so fierce!

“Heuek, heuek!”
“Hiiiiek…!”
“Mama!”

The children who were piggybacking under the clothes were all trembling. Elrika was in a state of complete despair, even though she was still inside the clothes, she had realized that her mother had become a monster.

Feeling all of that.

“KIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!”

I ran on the walls on all fours and pounced on the patchwork maid.

“Ah?!”
“Ah!”
“I eat all the lying children! Gyaaaaaaaaat!!!”
“Kyaaaaaaaagh!!”
“Papaaaaaat!!!”