Chapter 106 – 106. The Ashen Reaper (3)

“Really, are there any women with such a shitty temperament?”

Even my older sister, who usually doesn’t say harsh things, started swearing as if that wasn’t right, and of course, Elizabeth did the same.

“I’m amazed that there is someone who will accept that dirty temperament.”

“…”

And Dick is silent. Of course he goes on and tells me.

“…Your temperament is really the same as your father’s.”

“You’re playing this pad lip, you fucking bastard.”

Of course, he can say this because he is Dick, and he knew my father when he was young, and he can say it because he is my godfather, and so these are remarks that can be overlooked.

If someone else said that, he would definitely be killed.

“Marcus used to talk like this too. What’s certain is that if you make him angry, you should at least bring some bread and visit him later. He likes sweet things.”

“Why does Clark have to go find that, Dick Johnson?”

Elizabeth protests against it, but of course Dick says,

“Strictly speaking, Machina said something like that, but a teacher is a teacher. Shouldn’t a student bend down? That’s what it means to be an old guy. He’s an old guy because he’s too old to admit that he’s wrong.”

“…Are you like that too?”

“Well.”

And she went on to say,

“…Anyway, I’d like to ask you a favor about this. From my current position, he won’t listen no matter what I say.”

You’re passing this on to me.

“Where is your conscience?”

“Don’t make a fuss and just reward yourself for it, don’t you think?”

That’s right, but how can you please someone with such a foul temper?

I don’t know why he would do that, but what is certain is that Dick cares a lot about Machina.

“You used what I taught you well. So I’ll tell you the enhanced version of it, so let’s stick with it. There’s no need to comfort me or anything about that.”

And soon after, Anna cooks.

Anna pulled a cart that I don’t know where it came from and prepared a bunch of dishes on it.

As the food was cooked in a proper kitchen, so much food that it made my mouth water just by smelling it, it immediately started to be served in the restaurant. Saliva could be seen dripping from the corner of Aris’s mouth, and Eris told him to keep her dignity, but no.

I guess etiquette is still too difficult for a 7-year-old, but oh well.

Aren’t you too strict even in front of people?

My father didn’t do that to me either.

And for that, I pick up the food first and give it to Aris.

“Mr. Clark!?”

“What? Why? The teacher is giving it to the student to eat, so you’re not talking about that, are you?”

“Huh, huh, the splendor of this body-“

Naturally, the sound that followed was something about the majesty of this body.

…Well.

In my personal opinion, I just want them to behave like children appropriate for their age.

Of course-

“Beeeee-“

Takkong-!

I won’t sit idly by and watch my family misbehave.

“Ugh!”

“You can’t tease her family like that, Aris.”

“W-what a shame!!”

“I am the teacher, Aris.”

Perfect!

Once again, honey chestnuts are fed to Aris’ head.

Of course, since you are my student, I will make sure you follow basic manners.

However, being the daughter of the devil and all, I think she may have put too much pressure on the young child.

Naturally, this child’s mother suddenly became a demon lord, and her child suddenly became a member of the demon lord’s clan. As such, she is between Eris and Aris, whom she has been taught for a long time regarding etiquette.

Of course, she deserved to be scolded for running away from home on her own, but if a child who is still busy running around and playing is suddenly forced to receive such education, it will only ruin the child.

“Ugh, I didn’t even get hit by her mom-“

If your mom hits you, you explode, disciple.

Amman is still the devil, wouldn’t it be difficult to control his strength against a kid like this?

Anyway, it was Dick’s suggestion.

I refuse outright.

“Refuse.”

“Why?”

“The balance is not right.”

“…The balance is not right?”

“No matter how much he is an acquaintance of yours, in the end he came here to harass me in some way. Isn’t that right?”

In the end, he came to kill me somehow.

Even if you talk about being a teacher and all, I will kill you in the end! This means that they are the ones who have openly declared war and are determined to kill.

In a situation where I was getting something out of sleeping with such an uncomfortable being, I continued to talk to Dick.

“But, by helping with that… What more do I gain? That sociopath doesn’t care about anyone but you in the first place, so what can he do to me?”

“Isn’t that fashion gold sun a waste?”

You’re faking it like this, you fucking idiot.

Of course, I wasn’t born like this because I wanted to be, but you’re making a fuss about it like this?

“Was I born like this because I wanted to be born like this?”

There are things to say and things not to say.

Naturally, he admits that his words were harsh and apologizes.

“…Sweet, I didn’t mean to say that. Just forget it.”

“Okay, if you can tell me what I’m suggesting, let me know. Then I’ll think about it.”

“Not just doing it, but thinking about it?”

So you thought it would be a given?

Sometimes, when I see this person, he acts as if his conscience has exploded when it comes to the person he really is.

“Well, you idiot. In the first place, your shit rolled all the way here and got on me, so didn’t you think it was a big deal that I just listened to this? If you get in trouble, you will go on a rampage and chop off my head with an ax, but do you have any conscience?”

“Fuck. You’re right. So, what do you want to know?”

And I’m quick to admit that.

Finally, Dick gives up and asks me.

What do you want to know?

“As for what that Machina told me, is there really a trap for me?”

“It’s not whether it’s not there, it’s whether it’s there. Isn’t that a strange question?”

“If you ask me if I don’t have it, I will tell you that I don’t have it, but if I ask you if I have it, I will ask you how much and to what extent it is there.”

Touch your neck. I asked the question in a twisted way because there was a leash around Dick’s neck and the possibility that the person holding the leash could control it, and of course Dick was silent for a moment and then continued.

“…In conclusion, there is no pitfall in what I told you. Please teach me the technique properly. However, you will have to judge for yourself what effect it will have. Because I will not lie. Yes, lie. “I mean.”

Is that so?

So, the technology itself is applied properly, but you don’t know until you try to operate it yourself.

So this may or may not kill me! Is this a situation where I have to risk my life to verify something like that?

Wow, this isn’t some kind of pirate roulette.

I need to know this. I’ll teach you the technique, but I don’t know if it will kill you or not.

…

I feel like I’m getting tired again because my teacher is someone with a really nasty temper.

“And if you want to know that, find out more through Machina. At least as much as you learn, as much as you know, the traps Machina hides will be visible to you.

It’s not that I don’t know about technology, but I was the weapon user and she was the one making my weapons. I don’t know about that hidden feature or anything like that.

If I felt like I was at a disadvantage, I would make a surprise weapon and turn the situation around at once. As long as something like that is noticed, the game of chicken will continue until one of the two surrenders. “This is all I can say.”

And the older sister who heard those words glared at Dick.

Just by looking at it, this crazy bitch is so dangerous that she’s sharpening her sword to kill me, but I can’t do anything to react to it. Above all, if I attack her right now, she’ll bring out a golem that can kill me in an instant.

I swear I can’t destroy it now even with all my strength.

The same goes for my sister.

Especially in the case of my older sister, who uses the vitality of living things to cause damage, she has the worst compatibility with such an idiot. There is compatibility between magic, and you can summon lambs as summons, but there’s no way you wouldn’t have prepared for something like that.

Naturally, she is someone that I can never kill in my current situation.

“What are you thinking, letting something like that be around Clark?”

“…If you can’t overcome even that, you will never be able to live here from now on. Just know that, Mira – Dawn Bringer. Your brother’s enemies are full of things more dangerous than that.”

“It’s just that you can’t clean up the poop you made, so I’m asking my sister to clean it up for you. That’s all.”

His sister reacts with definite violence, but Dick doesn’t back down either.

“…Yes, that’s true. But if you can’t get over that, you’ll all be ruined. I’m sorry for being sorry, but this is reality. I just know that it’s not me who wanted to throw this absurdity at you. Leave it.”

…Tsk. Okay, in the end, you just have to study hard and learn, right?

In the end, there is no clear solution, and since they tell me that the power I am currently using is stronger, the only thing I can do is learn it, and hone myself.

Of course, it doesn’t mean there is no way.

The designer who designed it all, from the past Reverse Arc to the Mandrake that doesn’t cry and the Akashic Records, is here, drawn by the smell of food.

Of course, it is time to listen to other people’s analysis and understanding rather than just one’s own.

Yes, Gongsun, the former creation god, happens to be here.

Gongsoon has outstanding skills of her own.

“Mmm… It smells delicious… Hot!? W-what is it? Why are you looking at me like that, Clark?”

That too, with a mouth full of saliva.

…

Something like this, a goddess?

Naturally, I was in no position to be cold-blooded, so I spoke to Solias.

“Hey Solias, I have something to tell you. Would you like to hear it?”

“Well, what are you trying to do to me Clark!?”

“…I don’t talk to you much about anything other than engineering knowledge, so why don’t you stop talking nonsense?”

“…”

I feel like I’m upset about something, is it because of my mood?

No, what are you upset about? You crazy Champias.

Naturally, he immediately turned his head and spoke to me as if he was really upset.

“No, I do not want.”

“Don’t fucking say it. If we stay as restaurant guests, how about we talk about something productive?”

Then, I showed the drawing that Machina-sensei gave me a while ago and spoke to Solias.

“A crazy teacher gave it to me because he wanted to share various engineering opinions about it, right?”

“Should I do it?”

“There is no one else here who works in engineering except you. You are the only one.”

“…Hmph, fine. If you need me.”

That’s really picky.

He’s really picky about the topic of having to survive anyway so he can survive the Elder Gods.

“Let’s eat first first.”

The meal Anna continues to prepare.

And likewise the dinners prepared before me.

Then, you put the beef, mushrooms, and various onions cooked and stir-fried into your mouth and taste them.

Was it time to turn more attention to other dishes?

“…”

Why is everything empty?

“…Clarke, while we were talking, Gawain ate it all.”

“Meat is essential for maintaining muscle.”

“…Can you please speak properly, Gawain?”

“…Well, it was so delicious that you ate it all, Clark? Haha-“

People can be seen here and there patting their swollen bellies.

Of course, Dick, me, and my sister all tend to eat slowly.

And the reason why Anna prepared a meal like this now.

“The main dish is here, master.”

Immediately after that, Anna’s hand was full of chicken, as well as beef stew and pilaf dishes.

It is a sumptuous feast filled with meat.

“…Uh?”

Hehe, of course this is for other people. This is for the master.”

Anna sets the food in front of me. To my sister, Elizabeth, and Dick.

Naturally, my sister and Elizabeth, who had been adjusting their meals so that they could eat together with me, were able to taste all of Anna’s dishes.

Of course-

“It’s dessert. Please enjoy it.”

It’s a bonus to prepare dessert so you don’t even have to worry about it.

As expected, it’s Anna.

It’s really trustworthy.

Of course, Anna’s cooking, prepared in a proper kitchen, was truly delicious.

I heard that everyone has the right to live.

Oh God.

If there is a right to live, shouldn’t the opposite right also exist?

Why did you give birth to me?

Why did you bring me into this world?

Did you bring us into this world just to see you living, crawling on the ground like a bug, like a bug?

If you have the right to live, don’t you also have the right not to be born?

Why were you born in this terrible world?

I didn’t want to be born in a world like this.

Why was I born into this world and why do I have to suffer like this?

Being born is pain, living is pain, so why were we born?

Ah, it’s so painful.

Ahhh- [Chaos].

May the world, the world burn –

Please, give a little rest to all the sin and suffering in this world, and to the lives that do not want to be born!!!

Huh, huh huh-

Clark.

I’ll come see you soon.