Entrance to the Demon World (2)

“You. Is it really okay?”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“You’re heading to the demon world with those comrades. “I’m saying this out of concern.”

Dawn with the moon rising in the sky. Max asked Seohyun while lighting a bonfire all night and keeping watch.

“Everyone’s skills are amazing. But…”

“I know what you want to say. It must be because of Erina and Kayla.”

“No, it’s not a problem limited to the two of you.”

Max is looking around at the fire with a very serious expression.

Seohyun held out her hand to stop the flame, fearing it would go out, and she put down the poker.

“Tell me honestly. “What on earth are you?”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden? What is it?”

Even though she said that, Seohyun understood Max’s feelings.

A group of adventurers who suddenly appeared only half a year ago.

It means that it has never been seen before or is completely unknown.

“I knew about Catalina before. He was famous as the Lion of the South.”

“…”

“But not you. “I’ve never even heard of it.”

An adventurer who suddenly appears from nowhere.

Even all of them are unidentified foreigners.

It is very unusual for such people to receive the position of knight commander in the Adventurer’s League.

Despite the strong opposition and resistance from traitors, the king pushed ahead and made it happen.

This was also the reason why Catalina received her title late.

If the number of people who suddenly become successful increases, there will be a severe backlash.

Excluding all other colleagues, only Seohyun and Julia received titles.

‘I owe a lot to Julia for her support.’

In fact, she received the title even though she was vaguely a close associate of the king.

This was possible thanks to the king’s bold decision and faith.

Of course, considering their achievements, it was well worth it.

However, it was meaningful that the situation was going so well.

As if the story revolves around them.

“We are just adventurers. I was lucky enough to join the alliance with Julia’s help.”

“…”

“I met the Four Blades by chance, contributed to their subjugation, and received the title of knight commander.”

When I told an obvious story that everyone knew, Max laughed.

At this level, you know what it means, Seohyun smiled.

“Okay. I understand.”

Max also smiled and nodded.

“Forget about our worries. Because driving out the devil’s army is more important than that.”

“I understand. “I was worried for no reason.”

Max had a feeling that there would be no gain in bringing up the topic any further.

Seohyun has always been like that.

It seemed like he was answering the questions sincerely, but he left out important information.

He treated people in a cooperative yet uncooperative manner.

In the meantime, his will and will were stubborn and he never broke his decision once he made up his mind.

‘Does this amount have to be enough to handle the test?’

Max didn’t know what kind of relationship Seohyun and Erina had.

At least I knew that Seohyun was holding onto Erina.

“By the way, I heard that you are also an adventurer. Is that right?”

“Okay. “I was just an ordinary adventurer until a few years ago.”

Seohyun had briefly heard about it through Julia.

It is said that Max also rose to the position of knight commander while carrying out requests as an adventurer.

It is said that he was the leader of a party so famous that he solved high-level requests several times.

“By the way, it was also at that time that I met Arne. Almost eight years have passed.”

Max’s expression became softer, as if recalling old memories.

There were definitely some difficult memories, but they remained as memories.

A whopping 20 people. It was the largest number of people among the capital’s parties.

However, after Max chose to become a knight commander, the party disintegrated.

“After Arne and I joined the Knights, all of our colleagues dispersed.”

There were also people who followed Max and Arne into the Knights.

Some people founded new parties by mutual agreement.

Of course, there was friction with a few people, which led to conflict.

“Then what about you?”

In response to Max’s question, Seohyun spoke about the past she had been thinking about in advance.

A young man who grew up in an orphanage in an ordinary village and came to the capital to fulfill his dream of becoming an adventurer.

The story of one of the most common adventurers.

Max was also suspicious, so he just listened quietly and had a sour expression on his face.

Still, I didn’t inquire further.

“You haven’t had an easy life either. “You worked hard.”

“What trouble? There are bigger things ahead.”

As we continued our conversation, it was time for my shift.

The next worker is Erina. She said she would stand watch alone.

There was an opinion that it might be dangerous to be alone, but Seohyun dismissed it with just one word.

‘Anyway, Erina alone is enough.’

No one objected to that statement.

Because the only person who can spend the night with her is Seohyun.

“Ruler. Then, let’s get up quickly.”

“Wake me up first. “I will guard the bonfire.”

“No. Just go.”

“Yeah, what does that mean?”

The moment Seohyun got up from her seat, a shadow came out from behind the carriage.

Max, who had not felt any presence at all, was started and almost picked up the knife.

“…”

“Ah… “I was rude.”

As soon as Erina appeared, my arms relaxed.

Max felt embarrassed when he realized that he had not noticed her presence.

‘Even I couldn’t even notice the presence.’

I knew she was stronger than me, but I didn’t expect the gap to be this big.

Erina rushed to Seohyun without even looking at Max.

“Erina. “Please watch over me for an hour.”

“Yes. “Don’t worry.”

Seeing her confident answer, Seohyun stroked Erina’s head and her expression immediately melted.

If you just look at it this way, you’ll just look like an ordinary colleague.

He got up from his seat and as Seohyun walked away, his expression hardened as if he was lying.

How can emotions change so dramatically?

Which one is the face of truth?

Or maybe I’m suffering from a dual personality.

Max also stood up, leaving behind many questions.

It’s because I don’t want to face a situation where I’m alone with her.

“Then I’ll go in first.”

“Okay. Good job.”

After saying his final goodbyes to Seohyun, Max left.

I had to go back to the carriage and go back to sleep.

He sensed that Erina was following him.

Why are you following me? When I turned my head, there she was, as expected.

“Ah. What’s going on?”

Max spoke with a calm expression.

But Erina didn’t respond and just kept her mouth shut.

“…”

“Uh… “Do you have anything to say?”

When asked again, Erina blurted out one word in a cold tone.

“Don’t talk nonsense.”

“W-what…? “I don’t understand.”

“Don’t talk nonsense to Seohyun.”

With just those words, Erina turned around and disappeared.

What on earth do you mean, don’t say unnecessary things?

Then, I suddenly remembered that she was listening to the conversation with Seohyun.

‘Since when on earth have you been hearing this?’

Probably not from the beginning.

I probably only briefly heard the last conversation right before my shift.

As he thought that and was about to head back to the carriage, someone else stopped him.

“Commander of the Knights.”

“Hmm…? “Are you… ?”

Kayla bows politely.

A completely unexpected person blocked him.

Kayla, who had never even made eye contact before, spoke to Max for the first time.

What are you doing in the wee hours of the morning without even sleeping?

To begin with, Kayla wasn’t even on watch.

But apart from that curiosity, the reason I spoke to him came first.

“What’s going on?”

“It’s no big deal. “I just want to give you one piece of advice.”

Like Erina, she has a blunt tone of voice. However, I faced her in a slightly more subdued manner.

“It’s okay to get to know your master. But please don’t go too deep.”

“…”

“In particular, I would like to ask you about my lord’s past. “It’s not a very good past, so I’m asking for it.”

“Hmm. I understand.”

Since Erina and Kayla were warning each other, I thought there was something they were hiding.

You want to be able to ignore even those questions.

It didn’t matter anyway because Max had decided not to care anymore.

Is it really necessary to go this far?

But Max didn’t even have a chance to answer.

After leaving those words of advice, Kayla quietly disappeared.

“Huh…”

When Kayla disappeared, Max swallowed his sleep.

Could this mean that both Erina and Kayla were watching him?

Max’s worries grew as he thought of the two people who disappeared without even a trace.

‘Is it really okay…’

However, Max decided to give up on the fact that nothing would change even if he thought about it.