## Chapter 938 – How Long Has It Been?

“As I said, I am a demon.”

After a moment of silence, as if organizing her thoughts, Risha opened with those words.

“Oh my gosh. I’m surprised. I didn’t know you weren’t an elf.”

Cloudy, who was sitting next to her, said, covering her mouth with her hand.

“Cloudy? You’re an elf, didn’t you know she was different from other elves?”
“I’ve only lived in the desert, so I don’t know much about other elves.”

Cloudy seemed very surprised, her eyes wide. Her ears were perked up too. No, she knew already, but is she more surprised now that it’s been formally stated?

Actually, me too.

“I thought you were just a half-elf… or some elf who had simply mastered dark magic.”

But I guess that’s understandable. There are quite a few types of elves.

“I just thought you were an elf with some suspicious points!!!”
“I have lived while disguising myself as such.”

Anyway, here’s the explanation.

“I came to this world from the Demon Realm quite a long time ago.”

I decided not to ask exactly how many hundreds of years ago.

“Okay. I understand. But why did you come over?”

Could it be that she came over for invasion?

During the Idol War, demons also invaded. Was Risha one of them?

“At the time, it could be said that I escaped for survival.”
“Escaped?`

Even that was for survival? It seems there was a deep reason.

“My life was being threatened.”
“Who the hell!!!”

What crazy bastards tried to kill my Risha!!!! If I catch them, I’ll turn them all into minced meat in a can!!

“…The rebels.”

Rebels?

“I was originally a princess.”
“Huh?”

For a moment, my brain seemed to freeze. A princess, she said.

“As a princess… I was threatened by rebels and escaped.”

I couldn’t help but gape. Risha was a princess of the Demon Realm.

“It was a long time ago.”

Risha continued without hesitation.

“The Idol War.”

And the shocking name.

“The Demon Realm was a very barren land, so when the gate opened the widest, we risked the fate of our race and advanced beyond the dimensions. The situation at the time… was very unstable, so it could be said to be the last chance.”

The Demon Realm was a very barren land. So, when this world was heading towards ruin due to the Idol War, they used the wide-open gate to invade as a group. Risha calmly explained that this was the last chance for the demons.

“My father and mother, and my siblings, as well as countless others, came to this land for conquest.”

The king and queen of the Demon Realm. And other royals and influential figures created an expeditionary force, staking their lives on it.

The story was so shocking that both Cloudy and I could only gape and focus on Risha’s story.

“My father would be known in the human world by the name of the Demon King Pheleizer… but I don’t think anyone knows him anymore. I have personally searched for records, but…”

It seems she couldn’t find them.

“I did not participate in the war. At that young age, as a princess, I was guarding the palace with my other siblings.”

Is that when the rebels invaded and she ran away?

“As I said, the situation in the Demon Realm was very unstable. Even if we gathered demons with a purpose and went to war… if the ruler was far away, the chaos would only deepen, wouldn’t it?”

Risha looked at me and I nodded.

“…I guess so.”

I understand that the ruler moved beyond the dimensions, risking the fate of the race. But that doesn’t mean the internal situation would improve. If the ruler is vacant, chaos will explode no matter what. The fate of the race is irrelevant in the face of that fact.

“Therefore, a very large civil war broke out within the Demon Realm, and rebels invaded the palace. Aren’t they very wise? If the king is not here, they will surely be able to seize power.”

That’s right.

Even if everything else is ruined, they can seize power. After all, the original king has gone beyond the dimensions.

“I ran away.”
“So that’s why you came to this land.”

Risha nodded.

I roughly understood the situation.

The Demon Realm was half ruined, and while the king and those with a purpose went out to conquer, rebels rose up and the dynasty collapsed from within. In the process, Risha, who was being chased by the rebels, fled.

To this land.

“But I couldn’t escape completely, and I was discovered and attacked at a critical moment. Still, I managed to throw myself into the gate and escape… but I was fatally wounded.”

That’s why she was in the form of a child.

Was that the reason?

She was fatally wounded and lost her power, or she had to do that to recover.

“Was that why you were in the form of a child?”
“I had no choice in order to recover.”

Damn it…!

“It was dark magic performed by the leader of the rebels to capture me… so the curse and destructive power were very strong, and it took hundreds of years to recover.”

Risha completely shed her child form after meeting me.

“I used the items you brought me and saw a great effect. I don’t know what the purpose of those heretics of the Lich Order is… but the energy they condensed was very useful.”
“Those heretic bastards are a big help here.”

I’ll thank them just this once.

“Anyway, I understand, Risha. But then what happened after you came to the human world? What happened to the demons? Did you meet them?”
“…”

Risha shook her head at my question.

“Of course, I also tried to find the expeditionary force, but because it was a hasty escape, the coordinates were a mess, so I couldn’t find them right away.”
“That couldn’t be helped.”

Did she end up drifting alone?

“And of course… it was a very serious era of war, so I had no choice but to live in seclusion to survive with only limited knowledge.”

The Idol War was a terrible war, and she had to live in hiding to survive. It would have been impossible to break through the war and find them when she didn’t even know where the expeditionary force was.

In the end, she couldn’t find them.

I took Risha’s hand.

“When the war ended.”

Risha closed her eyes and continued.

“The gate to the Demon Realm was completely cut off.”

Ironically, after holding out, the gate to the Demon Realm was completely cut off.

“Even the demons who remained on this land had disappeared without a trace.”
“…”
“I thought they had returned to the Demon Realm, so I spent many years researching how to return. I researched how to open the door to another dimension, and struggled to escape from the aftereffects of injuries and curses and recovery, wandering the world.”

Thinking about that, I began to feel anger and hatred as if it were my own business.

“Avoiding suspicion of being a witch… researching dark magic… struggling to heal injuries alone… gathering information about the dimensional wall… I just… lived like that.”

Risha looked tired.

“Hoo hoo hoo… The expeditionary force returned to the Demon Realm… I just wanted to believe that. That they disappeared suddenly and returned… it’s ridiculous.”

It was hundreds of years of inhuman suffering.

“Hundreds of years have passed since then, and I don’t know anything about the situation in the Demon Realm or anything else. I’ve just been living by inertia… I’m proud of myself for living well since I stabilized myself to some extent, but…”
“Risha.”

Unable to bear it any longer, I hugged Risha.

“It’s okay.”
“…”
“I’m here.”

How hard must it have been?

Risha lived such a painful life, I felt like I was going to cry.

Kim Kkatte, who lived as a foreign worker, was just a loser compared to her.

“What do you think about the old days now?”
“…I’ve been living while forgetting about it recently.”

I’m glad to hear that.

“It’s all thanks to you.”
“That’s good.”

It’s better to forget the hard things.

“So what about now? Do you think those things are important?”

Of course, I don’t care whether Risha is a demon or whatever. I’m just grateful that she told me about her past. No matter what happens, Risha is my woman.

“I just felt nostalgia. But I used to be obsessed with going back, so I remember that time a little.”
“That’s enough then. Those things aren’t important. Don’t worry about it.”
“…”
“You can forget it if you want to.”

No matter what, can she forget about her hometown? More than anything, Risha is a woman who has been working hard to return for hundreds of years.

“Tell me if you’re having a hard time.”

If she wants to forget, she can forget, and if she doesn’t want to forget, she doesn’t have to. But whichever she chooses, I’m by Risha’s side.

That’s all I have to do.

“Heh, hee hee hee… Are you really saying that?”
“Yeah.”
“Thank you so much.”

Risha hugged my torso as if trying to burrow into my arms and rubbed her face against my chest.

“I have a partner like this…”

I should have taken off my armor.

“…Is it okay if I stay like this for a while?”
“Of course.”

I decided to play a prank for a moment.

“But I won’t forgive you for hiding your identity!!!!!!”
“What?”
“Prepare to get your butt spanked when we get back!!!”
“Ah, aah…!”

It’s butt spanking as punishment when we get back.

“T, then gently… punish me…”
“You don’t hate it, do you.”
“S, shamefully… it’s something I like very much…”

What a witch…!

Anyway, I comforted Risha.

“Kkatte… you’re so admirable.”

Cloudy, who was watching it, put her hand on my head with a touched face. As expected, Cloudy sees it from a mother’s point of view.

“I’m always admirable. Ah, hurry, Cloudy. Pet me more.”

I feel good.

“So Risha. Don’t worry about those things. I’m grateful that you told me.”
“…I just blurted it out, so I’m a little embarrassed.”
“Then, to finish up, you just have to reveal your age, but first, how many years ago did the Idol War happen exactly?”
“Don’t do that.”

Risha said coldly.

“Okay.”

Let’s bury this.

“But Risha.”

Suddenly, something important came to mind.

“What’s that?”

I pointed to the altar behind her.

“Ah, this is a signal altar.”
“A signal altar?”
“An altar to send signals to the Demon Realm.”

What?

“Then that flash was?”
“It would have gone to the Demon Realm.”

A signal to the Demon Realm.

“I was a princess, so I know a lot about this. This is a collection of the Demon Realm’s technology, so I have focused on exploring it. If I only had this, I could send a signal to the Demon Realm… ha, to find this here.”

Risha shook her head.

“It’s meaningless now.”

But I couldn’t shake the thought that suddenly came to mind.

“By the way, Minotaurs and Cyclops are demons from the Demon Realm. They have been repeatedly improved, trained, and dominated like humans domesticating monsters, and incorporated into the army.”
“I see.”
“In addition, Minotaurs are intentionally designed to be susceptible to dark magic, and Cyclops are made not to be.”
“Is there a reason?”
“I don’t know the exact reason… In fact, why they are here… why the altar was hidden here… it’s full of questions.”

Good.

I’ve decided.

Let’s ask.

“Risha. So, did the signal go to the Demon Realm now that the signal altar has been activated?”

ㅡPause.

Risha paused for a moment at those words.

“W, well… I was waiting for the right time to say it…”
“…”
“Maybe…”

Maybe?

“It seems that a connection with the Demon Realm has been created.”
“Oh, shit.”

Isn’t this a big deal?

“Then what happens?”
“It could be said that demons can come over…”
“Butt spanking plus.”

Additional punishment.

“It’s breast squeezing punishment.”
“Aah!”

When I declared that, Risha screamed in surprise.

“B, but! According to my prediction, it won’t be very threatening!! Didn’t I tell you! The situation in the Demon Realm is very bad!!!”

That was hundreds of years ago.

Oh, how do I report this?

“Risha. Be prepared when we get back.”
“A, aah…! Th, that means that kind of sexual torture to me…!”