## Chapter 937 – How Long Has It Been?

The brilliant silver radiance continued to shoot into the air, as if it still had power to spare.

No matter how deep a dungeon is, it eventually has a ceiling, but the light was emitting its flashes as if it didn’t care about such things.

Is that thing hitting the ceiling?
No, I’m not sure.

I can’t tell at all if it’s hitting the ceiling or not. To me, it looked like the very tip of the flash was about to hit the ceiling, then suddenly disappeared.

Such a dazzling light.

ㅡ…

But for some reason, it felt like Risha’s silver hair was reflecting that light and sparkling. It felt incredibly beautiful. Of course. Risha is beautiful, after all. Beautiful to the point of feeling almost antiquated.

“It’s the light of the Demon Realm.”
“…”

Risha was still just staring blankly at the silver flash.

ㅡDemon Realm.

The light of the Demon Realm, she said. Isn’t the Demon Realm a place that was completely cut off after the Idol War?

There hadn’t been a single sighting or confirmation of its existence for hundreds of years, and after the war, the demons had completely vanished without a trace.

Naturally, information about this place is extremely limited.

Everything about what kind of beings demons are and what they do for a living is just speculation, and accurate information can only be found in very rare ancient texts. Even those have been lost and disappeared, so it’s impossible to know for sure.

This is almost common knowledge to those who know about it.

ㅡThump, thump.

At that moment, Risha slowly began to walk towards the altar. Reaching the front of the altar, she reached out and touched the pillar.

Does Risha know something?

“…”

I looked at Claudia’s face. Claudia was tilting her head with a look of not knowing. It felt like she had several question marks floating around her, what a cute girl.

“Risha.”

Anyway, I went to Risha’s side and called her name.

“This is the light of the Demon Realm?”
“…”

When I asked, Risha looked at me with a serious face, as if she was reluctant to answer, then shifted her gaze back to the flash and slowly replied.

“This silver light… is unique to the Demon Realm.”

Her eyes were still fixed on the flash.

“Is that so?”

She seems to know this for sure.
This silver light is the light of the Demon Realm.

Does that mean the sky there is silver?

“Hehehe, it’s been a while since something I actually know came up.”
“…”
“Our witch knows nothing but black magic, but something she knows actually came up after all this time?”

I chuckled and poked Risha in the waist.
The atmosphere seemed so serious that I couldn’t just leave it alone.

Risha glanced at my face for a moment at my actions.

“Heh, heh heh… It’s been a while since something related to this humble one’s specialty came up.”

She replied with a faint smile.
She seems okay if she’s smiling.

“So, as expected of a witch, you know a lot about the Demon Realm?”

She said she’d done a lot of research on that side.
Naturally, she would know more than others.

Even if I don’t know anything else, considering Risha’s real age, it’s not strange for her to know something like this. People of the past are bound to know more about the events of the past.

But.

“…Even if this humble one is a witch.”

Risha shook her head.

“How could I possibly know knowledge that has been completely lost in the modern era?”
“Huh?”
“Simply…”

Risha had a look on her face as if she had given up.

“It’s just that I’ve known it from the start.”

She’s known it… from the start.

What?
Knowledge about the Demon Realm?

“To think it was hidden in a place like this…”

With those words, Risha gathered black magic energy in her hand and injected it into the altar.

ㅡGiiiing.

The altar, which had been operating, began to quiet down.

ㅡTsszz.

The flashing light that had been erupting gradually subsided.
The sound coming from the altar as it moved also gradually decreased.

Before long, the completely stopped altar fell silent.

ㅡThud.

At the same time, the round sphere that had been floating at the center of the altar as the core of its energy fell with a soft thud and rolled towards us.

ㅡDroll.

The sphere appeared to be made of stone.
Strange patterns were engraved on its surface.

As Risha summoned a black magic grip and picked it up.

ㅡCrack.

The stone surface crumbled as if a shell was breaking. As the shells fell away, a glowing silver sphere emerged from the inside. It felt like peeling a candy.

Judging from the circumstances, that silver orb must have been the energy source for this altar. In fact, it was glowing faintly in Risha’s hand.

Risha.

Also knew how to use the altar.

“Risha? Do you know something about this altar?”
“Ah…”

At that moment, Claudia approached and spoke to Risha.

“You said that was the light of the Demon Realm just now, right? Then is this a Demon Realm altar?”
“…”

Risha nodded at Claudia’s question.

A Demon Realm altar…

“Risha.”

I put my arm around Risha’s waist as she held the orb.

“If there’s something you’re reluctant to tell me, you don’t have to force yourself to say it.”
“…”

I know that Risha has many secrets.

And it’s probably related to this.

“But whatever it is, I won’t think strangely of you if you tell me. I’m not lying, I wouldn’t care even if Risha was over a thousand years old. Whatever your identity is, the fact that you’re my woman now won’t change.”
“…?”

Let’s assume that Risha is actually 1000 years old.

I’m in my late twenties now, so if you divide it generously, she’s lived about 35 times longer than me, but I don’t care about that at all.

No matter how old she is, what’s in front of me is the beautiful, curvy, and kind Risha. In the first place, isn’t this a world where age doesn’t really matter?

What does it matter if she’s a thousand or a hundred years old?
It’s enough if she’s pretty.

In the first place, Risha isn’t human.

“That’s what I’m thinking, so don’t worry about whether I’ll get angry or think strangely if you tell me something you’re reluctant to say. I won’t think badly of my woman.”

Even if Risha is a demon over 1000 years old, I wouldn’t care at all.

“A, a thousand years old!!! This humble one hasn’t lived that long!!!”

Risha, whose face suddenly turned red, shouted at me with wide eyes.
It seems she wants to defend herself when it comes to age.

“What? Then how old are you?”
“Th, that is, well… Haa…”

Risha, who was fidgeting and clenching and unclenching her hands, sighed.

“Calm down. Risha. It’s okay, so you can tell me anything you want to say. I won’t think strangely of you, and everything will be okay no matter what comes out.”

I took off my gauntlet to calm Risha down and gently massaged her shoulders.

“Ugh, ugh…”

Risha, whose face was red, bit her lower lip while trying to avoid my gaze.

What kind of great truth is she about to tell me?
Could it be that she’s not a thousand years old, but five hundred years old?

If Risha is concerned about her age, it’s a shameful number she would want to hide.

“R, really…”

Risha, who had been avoiding my gaze, hesitated and opened her mouth.

“You won’t think strangely of me?”
“Of course! Have I ever done that before?”
“…Never.”

We’ve been living together, touching and kissing every day, so there’s nothing to find strange now. As they say, there are things that people don’t even tell their family or close friends.

People can’t help but be like that.

No matter how much you trust, rely on, and love someone, you wouldn’t deliberately tell them your porn preferences from middle school, when you were in a sexually passionate period. It’s a precious memory and no different from your roots, but you don’t tell anyone and keep it a secret.

Of course, no one would feel betrayed if you didn’t say something like that.

That’s how it is.

ㅡSqueeze.

I put a little more strength into the hand that was holding Risha’s shoulder.

“Haa… But still, this humble one…”

Then, as if she had made up her mind, Risha looked into my eyes.

“…”

I quietly waited for her to speak.

“…Because it’s not really relevant anymore.”

Finally, Risha opened her mouth.

“I thought there would be no problem at all even if I didn’t say it for the rest of my life.”

Not relevant.

“Of course, somewhere in my heart… I might have been worried that you would hate me or think badly of me, so I couldn’t say it, but… isn’t that right? You despise evil beings.”
“Huh?”

What?

“I swear on everything I have, I had no bad intentions of trying to deceive you. This humble one just didn’t want to be hated by you… I hope you’ll keep that in mind when you listen.”

What on earth is it?

ㅡGulp.

I swallowed.

And.

Risha said.

“This humble one is a demon.”

Risha’s identity was that of a demon.

“Okay… so Risha. How old are you?”
“Well, this humble one is a demon.”
“How old are you?”
“A thousand years old is a truly absurd number!!! Don’t take that seriously!!!”
“RiRiRiShaShaShagegegege.”
“D, didn’t this humble one say I was a demon! No, more than that, why are you talking as if age is more important than that!!!”

I shouted back.

“Race doesn’t matter at all!!!!! Hilde is a succubus and Ari is an Alraune!!!! Decisively, Claudia is a half-elf!!! The wall of race is meaningless to me!!!!!”

It doesn’t matter at all that you’re a demon!!!
I’m already a multiculturalist, no! A multi-racialist!!!

“So Risha! Tell me your age!!!!!”
“Ah…!”

It was at that moment when Risha, flustered and not knowing what to do, blushed bright red.

“Cut.”

ㅡFlinch.

Claudia spoke as if whispering in my ear.

“No to age.”
“Ah.”
“Don’t ask.”
“Okay.”

There were sharp bones planted in her words, so I decided to shut my mouth.

As expected, women are sensitive about their age.

Actually, the only woman among my women whose age I know properly is Winia. No, when you think about it, Ari was resurrected last spring, so should I count her age from then? I’m not sure about this.

“Risha…!! I’ll bury the thing about age! I don’t care if you’re a thousand years old!”
“Th, that’s why I’m telling you I’m not a thousand years old!!!”
“More than that, a demon! What on earth does that mean!!!!”

I was belatedly shocked!!!
Risha was a demon!!!

Somehow she knew a little bit about the Demon Realm!!! There were suspicious points because she was a witch!!! More than anything, the characteristics of the minotaur and cyclops that I was seeing for the first time. And she also knew how to use that altar!!!!

ㅡSilver!

Could it be that her hair is some kind of racial inheritance…!

“Why are you surprised now…! This humble one said it with a great determination!!!”
“I was too shocked, so I couldn’t recognize it for a moment!!! Risha! What on earth is going on! Tell me the truth!!!”

I grabbed Risha’s shoulders and shook her as I asked.

ㅡJiggle jiggle.

Risha’s large breasts, hidden under her robe, jiggled with that, and seeing that, I suddenly realized something else.

“Have I been drinking milk from the Demon Realm…!”

No wonder it tasted so good!!!!

“A, ah! C, calm down! This humble one will explain everything, so calm down!!”
“I’m already calm!!”

I immediately stopped shaking Risha’s shoulders.

“Haa…”

Risha, who sighed, straightened her clothes and said.

“I would have told you the story while feeding you my breasts if we were in bed… Seeing your reaction, I think I worried for nothing.”

It’s okay here too.

“Really… is it okay even if this humble one is a demon?”

Risha asked me again, as if she was slightly uneasy.

“I don’t know much about demons!!!”

I can’t figure out what she’s worried about. Did she worry that I would suddenly dislike her if she was a demon? That’s something I can’t even imagine.

“Still, it’s true that I don’t care what race Risha is.”
“Ah…”
“Let’s sit down first.”

I took Claudia’s and Risha’s hands and headed to the altar’s steps. They followed obediently and sat on either side of me.

Claudia also seemed interested.

Risha just sat demurely with her hands gathered on her lap.

“Tell me something. I wouldn’t have known if you hadn’t said anything, but now I can’t stand it because I’m curious.”
“Then… I understand. I have to tell you properly… right.”

Let’s hear the story.

“Still, where should I start explaining…”