Beginning of the Demon World (6)

[I really can’t stop your stubbornness.]

As soon as I read the first line of the letter, I laughed.

A simple and neat handwriting that allows you to immediately tell who wrote it.

On the other hand, the content was more emotional than anyone else.

What should I say to someone who has already arrived at the central battlefield and is preparing?

Since I couldn’t ask them to come back, I was complaining in this way.

[Never do anything dangerous in the demon world. In particular, keep an eye on Catalina to make sure she doesn’t make any unexpected moves.]

According to Yulia’s words, it should have been limited to conquering monsters at the beginning of the demon world.

Of course, I had no intention of keeping my promise.

[If you encounter the Demon King’s army, you must retreat immediately. Okay, okay. Never fight back.]

The constant nagging filled half of the letter.

“Yulia, you’re worried too. “I didn’t think I had this type of personality.”

“It’s my first time going to the demon world, so I can’t help but worry.”

“It is proof that I trust my lord that much.”

“Okay. “I think it’s a bit excessive, though.”

As I continued reading the letter, there was a sentence that caught my eye.

[And I will take care of it with the King. Don’t worry about it for now.]

A sentence that ends without any particular conclusion. But in my opinion, it was the most important.

Julia wouldn’t refuse the king’s offer.

If she asks whether she will be truly loyal, it depends on her heart.

In fact, I’m just relieved because I’m on the king’s side.

I hoped that no matter what choice she made, she wouldn’t choose to break up with me.

After reading all of Julia’s letters, I took out another note.

The note Finn brought was a letter from the king.

[Are you really planning to head to the Demon World?]

Maybe the beginning could be the same.

Both the King and Julia had the same thoughts.

Even the contents of their concerns and requests for me were almost similar.

At this level, I almost thought it was copied.

[I don’t expect any credit from you, so I hope you return safely. Without you, the kingdom will fall into crisis.]

It was too much to say that I didn’t expect credit from the knight.

Maybe he would like it if he returned after defeating Makiella.

[And I plan to have a separate conversation with Count Julia. It’s not your concern, so just focus on the battlefield.]

Similar words were written in the king’s letter.

Did the two of them make an appointment to meet separately and talk?

I hoped that good news would be waiting for me when I returned from the demon world.

“The letter has arrived, so the work is really done.”

“Yes. All that remains is to head to the demon world tomorrow.”

Tyria and Celica looked nervous and agitated at Kayla’s words.

You will often encounter stronger enemies and demon lords than the monsters you have seen so far.

But now we had enough power to fight back.

Right now, each and every one of my colleagues was strong enough to rival the knights.

With five such people gathered together, there was a good chance of victory even if they faced the Demon King’s army head-on.

‘Of course, there is no need to fight on purpose.’

Our goal is to defeat Makiella as quickly as possible and neutralize the Demon King’s army.

We plan to take a shortcut to the cave to avoid the Demon King’s main force.

“Everyone, get some sleep. “The march will begin tomorrow.”

Finally, tomorrow we head to the demon world.

The preparations are over and the work that needs to be done is done, so all that’s left is to get enough sleep.

I decided to relax for at least one day today.

My colleagues also found out about this and prepared to go to bed earlier than usual.

In particular, Tyria was yawning as if she was falling asleep.

“Tyria. Rest well.”

“Yes. “I’ll go to bed early… “

As I turned off the tent light and lay down on the bed, darkness came.

At the same time, someone came sauntering in next to me and wrapped his arms around my waist.

“Erina. A little further away.”

“…I don’t like it.”

It was hard to see Erina’s face in the pitch-black darkness, but it was impossible not to know.

Actually, I didn’t expect you to follow what I said.

Erina crawled into my bed and took a deep breath.

It’s like smelling something rather than catching your breath.

“Huh… Haha…”

When I forcefully pushed her away, she backed away as if she was disappointed, but soon after, she repeated it.

“Erina. Let’s stop and sleep.”

“Yes. I’m going to sleep… “

No matter how unaffected the demonic fog was, the fatigue did not disappear.

I was tired from preparing for the expedition all day, so I tried to go to bed early, but Erina wouldn’t let me.

I had no choice but to get up and hold on to Erina tightly.

A beautiful face slowly revealed in the darkness.

I flinched when its blurry red eyes met mine.

“… “Can’t it be today?”

“If I say no, will I fail?”

Then, Erina stayed still with her mouth shut.

Did he not want to answer, or did he answer silently?

In any case, it wasn’t meant as a positive thing.

Even if you push it away anyway, it will come back soon.

Rather, I held his hand tightly to prevent him from struggling.

“Ugh…”

“Stay still. Let’s sleep like this.”

Only then did I calmly stop resisting, probably because I felt relieved.

I was just quietly breathing until I fell asleep.

In the meantime, I could hear someone grinding their teeth.

Right now, I couldn’t afford to care about anyone else than Erina.

***

“Commander. Captain. Please take care of yourself.”

An hour before we left for the Demon World, Eileen was worried about us until the end.

We were fully prepared for four days and had enough supplies.

My colleagues have also adapted to the fog of the demon world and have made their determination.

Now all that’s left is to depart for the Demon World.

Lastly, I left a message of advice to Eileen.

“Eileen. “I’ll ask for a pin.”

“Yes. “Don’t worry.”

While I was in the demon world, I asked Eileen to take care of Finn.

Of course, she has a lot of work to do as the leader of the knights, so she will leave it to the right people.

After saying that greeting, Catalina let out a deep breath.

“Ha… I feel really dirty.”

“Sister. It’s the same for me…”

“It’s just because you’re incompetent.” Even if I fall while crossing over there, I won’t know.”

Malcolm yawned with a tired expression the whole time.

Even though I got enough sleep last night, my eyes were full of fatigue.

Catalina said the same thing, but kept glancing at Malcolm.

If Malcolm really collapses, wouldn’t they scold him and take care of him?

Of course, Malcolm is not an average person, so he should be able to withstand the fog.

However, I was a little worried about whether I would be able to fight properly.

“Then just wait here. Because I’m enough on my own.”

“No. “I’ve said that and gotten into trouble more than once or twice.”

Catalina also seemed to want to leave Malcolm behind, but Malcolm never gave up on his decision.

Surprisingly, Catalina did not strongly oppose it either.

Also, Celica’s expression didn’t look good, probably because she hadn’t adapted to the fog yet.

“Cerica. Are you okay?”

“Yes. “Nothing’s wrong now.”

However, as soon as I looked back, the smile returned.

He’s adjusting his expression to reassure me, but it’s been a long time since he noticed.

No matter how much she pushes herself, she will never say it out loud due to her personality.

I decided to keep watching to see if Celica would faint.

“Ruler. Is everyone ready?”

“Okay. Let’s leave quickly.”

“We’re done too.”

Max worked hard until the last day of his deployment.

Finally, I took my first steps after giving instructions to the knight commanders.

The preparations were finally completed long after the sun had set in the sky.

Meanwhile, Arne was running around trying to finish the work.

“Adjutant. “If you don’t come quickly, I’ll leave you alone.”

“Let’s just go first. “It will follow soon.”

As the three knights made fun of him, Arne’s face turned bright red and he clenched his teeth.

When she finally finished her work, she came running to me, sweating profusely.

“I know that if you don’t do things right next time, I’ll kick you out right away… !”

“No way. It happens again. When have we ever been joked around?”

“Is it so. “We have never once refused an order.”

Arne’s face turned bright red, as if he was inflamed by the subtly arousing tone.

The trio didn’t care and just giggled.

Meanwhile, Max just smiled and stayed still.

Rather than helping Arne or reprimanding the trio, they just watched.

Maybe he too is enjoying this situation.

“Ruler. Everyone stop it. “I’ll leave now.”

Arne and the knights fell silent for a moment at Max’s voice.

Finally, everything is ready and it’s time to leave.

“Everyone let’s go.”

“Okay. Let’s leave quickly!”

The knight commanders saw us off until we left.

Meanwhile, Paul had a disapproving expression on his face the whole time.

After exchanging our final greetings, we headed out of the garrison.

Destination is east. Entrance to the Demon World.

“Ruler. Let’s all leave.”

So we started walking towards the entrance of the demon world.