577 – Aim, Evil Master! – 2

He was recognized by the emperor as raising evil spirits.

It is questionable whether the word evil spirit and the word raising can coexist in one sentence, but it actually happened.

‘There are only eleven evil spirits that must be raised.’

A sigh came out of my mouth. Isn’t the limit to how many Pokémon you can carry around at once? Including Titi, I have to raise twelve, which is twice that number. I don’t envy Pokemon masters.

“Master. Even though we are gods who have lost their divinity, we can also speak human language. Isn’t it too much to treat us on the same level as ordinary animals?”

“Is that animal given to you by His Majesty the Emperor?”

“Then you must be of higher status than me. Thank you for treating me as an equal.”

I burst out laughing at the words of Pride, who had an uncanny sense of insight and quick judgment of the situation.

It’s amazing. He is a man with the name of arrogance, so he says, ‘I can never bow down to humans!’ It is not strange to say that, but perhaps because it was born as a chick, it declared submission faster than any other evil spirit. To death, which Compared still grumbles, he is truly wise.

“But where do we go now?”

Eventually, the snake hanging around my neck, greed, opened its mouth.

“Because it’s a snake, it’s sensitive to things like cold.”

“I too… I’m a turtle… I feel like I’m going to die…”

This time, the sloth in the form of a turtle muttered in a miserable voice.

Now that I think about it, unlike other evil spirits who are in the form of mammals and birds, Greed and Sloth are in the form of cold-blooded animals. Even when the divinity was torn apart in the bitter cold, it showed the most violent reaction.

“The owner… Has a lot of money… If we can’t go to the mansion… Let’s go to another house…”

“Oh, I see.”

“Because they are nobles, they probably have many houses other than the mansion.”

At Sloth’s words, other evil spirits also began to flirt.

It’s definitely something to listen to. Among commoners, wealthy commoners often have multiple houses, and this goes without saying for me as a high-ranking noble. Mansions and fiefdoms under my name are spread throughout the empire.

“The rumor must have already spread to other houses.”

But the mansion wasn’t in my name, so why was I kicked out? It is highly likely that information has already been shared with other wife’s territories, including the County of Tylglehen and County of Wiridia.

My immature husband picked up the evil spirit and chased it away for a while, so don’t let it in until he reflects.

“Maybe I met the wrong owner?”

“The only crime we have is that the seal was broken and our divinity was torn apart as soon as we came out.”

As hope suddenly turned to despair, the evil spirits spoke as if they were resentful.

These crazy things. If you weren’t evil spirits in the first place, I wouldn’t have been kicked out.

“…There’s a quiet place nearby, so let’s go there and rest.”

I picked up the evil spirits scattered on the floor and walked away.

My father’s evacuation site that he tried to go to earlier but failed. From there, I will have to organize my thoughts about what to do next.

‘How should I pray to make it look more pitiful?’

Do you want me to forgive you if I start with the grand opening…?

***

The sword and the evil spirits… No, the evil spirits were temporarily driven out of the mansion.

I still can’t believe it. What an evil spirit. An evil spirit like nothing else was in our mansion.

‘Who would have thought that the evil spirit also spoke in a condescending manner?’

I touched my forehead and sighed. Even just hearing that I had picked up an evil spirit made me feel like my heart was sinking, but even that evil spirit was being minimized.

In a way, the sword is amazing. She picked up something that made me dizzy just by hearing it with my own hands.

‘I guess it means there’s nothing to be afraid of, even evil spirits.’

The corners of my mouth went up without me knowing. I am a little proud of the fact that even the evil spirit submits to the sword, the best sword on the continent—

‘No.’

I hurriedly gathered my mind that was slowly starting to relax.

Regardless of how proud I am, this incident cannot be overlooked. We must be made to reflect on picking up strange beings without permission and deceiving us.

My mother who is already in the County of Tilglehen, the head deacon of the County of Wiridia, my father who is in Ulken, etc. I contacted all the places where Karl could go. I’m scolding Carl a bit, so don’t accept it.

‘It will only take a few hours.’

Of course, we have no intention of leaving the knife unattended for long. No matter how shocking the evil spirit is, it is said to be definitely controllable, and Carl must have made that decision for his own reasons. Although Carl may act differently from others, he is not a person who causes accidents for no reason.

Moreover, the sword’s subduing of the evil spirits was a feat that Enen announced to the entire continent. A hero who accomplished such a feat wanders outside the house for not more than one day, but two or three days? What on earth will people think?

So let’s call when it’s evening. That’s enough time for Karl to reflect and apologize.

─ I thought.

“Ehhhhh!”

Until Pedi started crying.

“My Pedi. Why are you crying so sad?”

I held Pedi, who was crying, in my arms and carefully soothed him.

At the same time, I quickly turned my head. I just gave her her breast milk her, and her diaper she does not feel wet. I touched my forehead to see if it hurt, but there was no fever and I didn’t get hurt from hitting anything. No matter how much I think about it, there is no reason to cry.

Confusing. Ever since Pedi started crawling on her own, she hasn’t cried unless she was hungry or had to do something. If she needs something, she goes around the mansion to relieve her frustration.

Then Peddie suddenly started crying. And for reasons I can’t figure out.

– Kiiing…

“TT?”

While desperately checking on Pedi’s body and comforting her, Titi appeared with a wrapping cloth in her mouth.

…Wait a minute.

“TT. Would you like to give me that?”

– Woof!

As soon as she heard those words, Titi put down her blanket and walked around me, not knowing what to do. As if I was worried about Pedi who was crying sadly.

It was such an amazing sight, but I couldn’t pat her on the head even once. Because she lost her mind because of the identity of the wrapping cloth that Titi brought.

‘That must be…’

It is a cloth that was tied to the tails of evil spirits. This is the wrapper I used to carry Pedi and run through her mansion.

“Huhhh!”

As I was looking at her cloth blankly, Peddie stretched out her hand towards her cloth and cried even harder.

No, no way. Probably not. That won’t be it.

‘Is this because there are no evil spirits?’

I want to deny it. But all the circumstances prove that my thoughts are correct.

Peddie was crying because the evil spirits that played with her and her animal friends were gone.

***

There was not a single person in sight at the shelter my father told me about.

Thank god. I was worried because it was also a fishing spot shared by members of the Imperial Council, but the possibility of having an awkward greeting with someone I knew disappeared.

‘It’s a fishing spot.’

Anyway, after looking at the quiet and beautiful lake, I sat down on the lakeside. Since you’re at a fishing spot, wouldn’t it be worthwhile to catch something?

Of course, since it was an unscheduled visit, there was the problem of not having a fishing rod,

“That way… Two… Go…”

“Okay, let’s catch just one guy properly.”

I put Sloth, a turtle, into the lake to force the fish towards me, and used Greed, a snake, as a fishing line and dipped it into the lake.

It is a perfect division of roles. Fishing is waiting for a fish to bite the bait? In that case, the fishing line makes the fish bite. What a wonderful method.

“Snakes that live on land and snakes that live in the water are different types…”

“You just need to hold your breath.”

“This isn’t a problem that can be solved by holding your breath… No, I’m still talking—!”

Ignoring the minor complaints, I dipped Greed’s head back into the lake.

When you put it into a topic that is said to be difficult in words, you end up with a fish in your mouth. This is why I use it with confidence.

“Three… More… Go…”

“Did you hear? Let’s cheer up.”

As if responding to my words, some bubbles rose on the surface of the lake.

I think it’s probably a sign of a desperate response.

“Isn’t that just waterboarding?”

“There was a human being worse than an evil god.”

I heard terrible slander behind my back, but I ignored it.

I understand. I guess the habits from my time as an evil spirit haven’t gone away yet. With a broad mind, you can turn a blind eye to the spread of false information.

“Huh?”

As I repeated throwing the fish that Greed had brought in to other evil spirits, the communication port in my chest briefly vibrated.

[Carl, have you reflected enough now? ]

It was a text message from Mar.

[We also fully understood why Carl had no choice but to hide it. I have no intention of asking you to release evil spirits, so you can come back. ]

It was also a letter full of mercy.

“Slot, come out now.”

“Huh…? I can still… Drive more…?”

“We can go home.”

Then the sloth came to land at a speed never seen before.

Greed, who was fighting the fish, must have heard my voice and quickly rolled up and came to the surface.

“Home! My home!”

“Finally going home!”

Hehe, if I go in this time, I’ll never leave again…!”

And the evil spirits behind them also cheered, throwing away the fish they were eating raw.

In this moment, we truly became one.

As soon as he entered the mansion, he was stabbed head first by the wives.

“I will be careful to prevent something like this from happening in the future…”

I’m serious. There is nothing more miserable and hopeless than wandering around with nowhere to go. It was crazy to go around with 11 animals instead of just myself.

“Boo!”

“Pedi?”

In response to my sincere apology, Peddie, who was in Mar’s arms her her her her, waved her her her her her her.

I was impressed. Did you miss our Peddie because her dad wasn’t around for a while?

“Dad, you missed our pedi too…?”

But something is strange. Peddie’s eyes and hands were aimed at the floor, not at me.

‘No way.’

With trembling hands, I lifted Stingy and Jealousy from the floor. These two guys were the ones who ran through the mansion with Pedi in a wrapper.

“Bwaa!”

Then Peddie looked at them with her sparkling eyes.

This is to welcome these guys, not me…?

‘Is it a dream?’

Yes, it must be a dream. This can’t be reality. There is no way I can be pushed around by those evil spirits.

“Knife.”

“Ma, mar…”

Mar looked at me with pity in her eyes and quietly shook her head.

Her heart broke even more than when she was kicked out of the mansion.