Chapter 23 – Now It’s Time to Slow Down

“Oh, Jiheon.”

The Demon King I saw after one day at school was very different from yesterday. He grunted until he dropped me off at the building I was living in, and now he was smiling very brightly. And,

“What are you doing? Dressed up like that?”

Today, the demon king was wearing a completely different outfit, not the tracksuit he usually wore. Wearing a white flower patterned dress on a black background that completely exposes his knees, and a white denim jacket on top, he showed off a cute yet slightly rough charm.

As if proud of this, the demon king turned his body halfway. Then his silver hair and the hem of his black skirt fluttered in the air for a moment. In addition, the fresh scent of perfume flowed in and my heart pounded involuntarily.

“How is it? Does it fit well?”

“Uh, huh?”

I was momentarily stunned, as if petals were scattering. Seeing me reply after a short pause, the demon king put both hands clenched into fists on his waist and said. Then the small bag on her shoulder swayed.

“Hehe, Jim is so pretty.”

“Ah, yes, it’s pretty.”

Haha! Genga really says that!”

She laughed heartily and punched me in the chest.

“Ah!”

But again, this was incredibly painful. Seeing that his face blushed slightly when he hit him, it seemed that he hit him with some sincerity. Also, the demon king was the demon king. Although he was pretty on the outside, there was a beast inside that mercilessly beats and slashes people.

The demon king said with a bright face in front of me who woke up from the illusion.

“Don’t be afraid. Doesn’t it hurt that much?”

“It hurts! Besides, hitting the guy who was in the hospital until yesterday! So ignorant!”

Haha!”

She ignored me with a laugh. I’m used to such a demon king, so I asked the question I asked earlier.

“What’s going on?”

At that moment, the question almost came out, who would you like to meet? But it couldn’t be. I couldn’t see anyone clinging to such a demon king as exaggeration. Even such an exaggeration did not happen because he cut off contact with the demon king because he lied on the news.

At my question, she put her index finger to her lips with an exaggerated movement.

“Shh! This is confidential! It’s the outfit you need for spying!”

“What kind of secret and intelligence? What kind of NIS is this?”

“There is such a thing.”

“What is there?”

Saying that, she once again slowly admired the demon king from top to bottom. The most notable thing was the white legs. It was the lower body that I usually covered while wearing tracksuits. I didn’t expect to see it so unexpectedly.

“Do you want to see that? Eight!”

“Huh? Hey!”

I screamed because she suddenly lifted the hem of her skirt.

As soon as my thighs were as white as platinum, I looked around. Fortunately, there was no one around here, and those people far away didn’t even look at this place.

Even as I screamed, I focused my attention. Unfortunately, no, fortunately, the only thing that could be seen was up to the thighs, and when the skirt came down completely, he approached the demon king and said,

“What if it happens outside!”

“Then are you okay in your room?”

“Uh? No, what are you talking about!”

“You looked pretty closely, darling.”

“Oh, I didn’t see it!”

“Didn’t you see a face like this?”

The demon king put on a dumbfounded expression as he said that. It was probably the face I made.

“When did I see that!”

“Did you see it too?”

I was caught in a guided interrogation.

However, the atmosphere did not go seriously because it was what he showed, and we continued the topic with something else.

“Are you on your way to class?”

“Yes, the 2 o’clock lecture today. You? Did you eat?”

“Of course I ate. Go this way.”

The direction pointed was toward the building where the lecture room was located. When I asked if he was on his way to a lecture, he shook his head and said.

“No. Jim, I heard all the lectures today.”

“But why?”

“I want to be with you.”

“What?”

“Hehe, are you excited?”

The Demon King laughed and blocked my way. My heart started beating as the fresh fruit scent flew this time. She turned her head away so that her blushing face would not be seen, as it would hurt her pride if she caught sight of her skull.

“Not really.”

“Ah, what’s wrong? Don’t worry. I’ll understand if you’re thrilled with Jim.”

“What do you understand!”

“How can Jim be so beautiful!”

Oh damn! Even if it wasn’t like that, it’s legitimately pounding!

“Move! What if I am late because of you!”

She hurriedly turned around her and walked to her school building. After taking a few steps, she heard a thumping sound behind her. She turned her head as she heard footsteps approaching. I saw the demon king walking quickly with the corner of her mouth raised.

The demon king I saw today was dressed differently than usual, so it didn’t seem like someone I knew. But when he saw that he was wearing old sneakers that didn’t go well with the dress, he was a little relieved.
… I don’t know why I’m anxious and relieved.

“Haha! Did Jim hit the nail on the head? There are still seven minutes left, so there’s no way we’ll be late!”

“Shut up!”

Even though his mouth said so, he said it with a somewhat calmed heart at the sight of the familiar shoes.

“If you don’t have a lecture, go home! Go get some sleep!”

“Are you the kind of person who doesn’t like to see luggage?”

“When did I do that!”

“Don’t walk so fast, let’s go together. With your stride, it’s troublesome for Jim to catch up.”

Her head was still facing forward, but she started walking slowly as she said.

“Thank you! After all, you are the only one!”

Suddenly, the demon king put a small hand on my left shoulder. I raised her right hand and removed it with my index finger and thumb as if I were touching something dirty.

“If you do that, Jim will be hurt quite a bit.”

“You hurt my heart too. Physically too.”

“Well, I did, but let’s talk about it.”

While talking like that, we entered the building. This class was on the second floor, so I had to step on the stairs in the middle. How long did the Demon King intend to follow her? She didn’t leave until she reached the stairs.

Now, when I was about to step on the stairs, the demon king called me.

“Hey, look at this.”

“Huh? What?”

I turned her head to see where she pointed. It was a bulletin board that informed the news within the school. What do you mean, I saw the face of a familiar person.

“That’s that kid. Exaggerated.”

“I will say so.”

The demon king and I walked right in front of the bulletin board. The photo with the exaggerated face was in the school newspaper. Hwadae shook hands with a man in his 50s who seemed to be a high-ranking person at school, and was holding a piece of paper that looked like a certificate. Looking at the date of publication in the newspaper, it was yesterday when I was discharged from the hospital. During the weekend I was hospitalized, the hype seemed to be covered in the school newspaper.

“Ira, a student of ‘Lee Ha-jun’, the hero who subdued the riot at the cinema… “

The demon king read aloud the headline of the article in the newspaper. After that, he read the article without speaking, but this time he spoke to me.

“Aren’t you okay now? It seems ripe enough.”

She was right. Now is the time to harvest, as they are at their best.

My revenge plan was simple. It was to reveal the truth that it was me, not hype, who subdued the bully. CCTV, as well as treatment records for injuries, clothes worn at the time, and incident records.

The reason I didn’t report it right away was because I was waiting for my face to be sold to the world. It’s obvious, but the hype is too handsome. His face is so handsome that I can’t easily forget it. When such a handsome man becomes a hero and appears in the news, of course he has no choice but to become famous. A few days later, the face of hype is not only news, but also school newspapers and Internet newspapers. It got to the point where I couldn’t even see it.

However, if it were revealed that the handsome hero was just a swindler, then the unforgettable beauty would become deadly poison. The name tag of a national fraudster will follow the hype.

Let’s laugh while saying this, the demon king replied with the words he had heard back then.

“As expected, you don’t look like a hero.”

“Shut up. After all, I’m just a normal person now. And let the past be the past. Is not it?”

“Good. There is no law that says that a former warrior must be unconditionally righteous.”

“Yes.”

I picked up the phone while answering. It was to send the evidence collected so far by e-mail.

Seeing me manipulating the phone, the demon king asked.

“Where are you going to send it? Is it a broadcasting station?”

“No, an internet newspaper.”

“Why is that?”

“Broadcasting stations are large, so they won’t say that they misrepresented themselves. However, Internet newspapers say that they are happy to send only chirashi, and they will publish an article with an interesting adaptation.”

“Isn’t it real to send?”

“Then you will like it more. They say they are real journalists, because they can put it like that. Perhaps an article will come out this evening? Ah, if possible, I want to see his face then.”

“Hmm… “

After sending the e-mail, I turned my eyes and looked at the devil. She was looking me up and down in silence with her arms crossed. Seeing that, I put the phone in her pants pocket and asked.

“Why, you’ll say that you’re not like a hero this time.”

“No. It’s only now that I’ve come to believe that you’re gold in the game.”

“Why is the game suddenly appearing?”

“Aren’t your skills Bronze 5? Now that I see it, you went to gold for politics, right?”

“Shut up! And at that time, it was a long time ago, so it was like that! I got it now!”

“Oh, is that so?”

The demon king smiled meaningfully, then, as seen from the outside, he untied his arms and put his hands on his waist.

“Then, see you at the PC room after the lecture! I’ll give it to you one-on-one!”

“I’ll hit you, won’t you?”

“Let’s see the results then! If you’re carrying your luggage, I’ll cover all your fish defenses!”

“Good!”

As he said that, he took her hand and shook it. When I let go of her hand, which was smaller than mine but had her calluses embedded in it, the demon king added her words.

“Oh, and in case you lose, just give Jim what he wants.”

“Isn’t it okay if I give you money too?”

“Value is relative. You won’t lose too much anyway.”

“… What.”

“Let’s go play with Jim. I will pay for it.”

“Where are you going?”

“I’ll let you know when I go.”

Mistress, every time he said something like this, the result was always bad.

I thought and thought about it. Seeing me like that, the demon king provoked me and laughed.

“Why is that, are you scared? Afraid to lose to Silver 3?”

“! No it’s not! Good!”

“Okay. Then, see you at the PC room when it’s over!”

“Okay!”

As if he was finally going to go, the demon king walked to the doorway of the building. I also headed for the stairs as there was not much time left for the lecture.

Now, as I was about to step on the stairs, she suddenly called me.

“Look.”

I turned around and looked at the demon king. She hadn’t passed the doorway yet, she was smiling the first time she’d seen it.

She answered, trying to ignore the tightness in her chest.

“Why.”

“Do you want to see me that much? Your face when he sees the article.”

“I miss you, why?”

“It is nothing. I want to see Jim too.”

After she finished speaking, the demon king turned her body and tried to leave the building. It was the first time I had ever seen a demon king who looked so calm, so I asked with a joke.

“What are you going to die for? You are needlessly spleen.”

“!”

Hearing it, she stopped her hand from opening the door. And after she didn’t move for a moment, she turned her body towards me.

“It’s not my burden to die, it’s you! Next time you see it, it’s Summoner’s Rift!”

After saying those words, the demon king left the building.

Even though I was anxious about the strange behavior, I chose to go up the stairs.

Originally, the Demon King was a bit strange. So even if I paid attention, I was just tired. It won’t be a big deal anyway.

… I wanted to believe that.