Chapter 698 – [A Journey to the Demon World]

After some time, the last main character, the Demon King, entered the party.

Rather than being a woman, she came wearing pretty neat clothes like a woman’s suit rather than a dress.

It seemed that he was quite handsome, as expected, the head of the Dream Demon. If you’re determined and try to seduce a man, there’s no man you can’t seduce.

“Are you enjoying the party?”

“Thanks to Demon King, I’m enjoying myself. Thank you for such a grand welcome.”

“Even if there are other things, it is a matter of course for the sake of the relationship with the Empire. Please enjoy it comfortably.”

She is called the Demon King for convenience, but her real name is Phyllis Lem. Ah, I heard this from Corma.

Korma, who had shown a reluctance at the time of Retpeshu Dangju, showed a nervous look this time. It was a natural reaction because the other side of the hagisa is a demon king in his own race.

The demon king gave Korma a glance. She sent me her korma, so there was no way she didn’t know about her korma.

“So, does the third prince seem to like that child?”

“Yeah, since I’ve been attached to this and that. At least I’m going to take responsibility.”

“But there are differences between humans and demons in terms of how long they will live and the environment they will live in. What are you going to do about that?”

“If you love those things, how many people will you be able to love in this world?”

“…You sound quite romantic. But I was relieved to think that even a human’s short lifespan would make that child happy.”

Actually, since I’m a reincarnated person, my lifespan is much longer and Korma is a lumber that will follow me even after I’m reincarnated, so my wife is going to rake me up, but it’s better not to talk about it.

Still, it looks like he scored pretty well. The demon king nodded his head with a satisfied smile.

“Other things are important, but… I hope that the purpose for which the predecessor sent you can be fulfilled. Do you have any specific plans?”

“I’m going to demolish the delusion site for now.”

“Ah, that’s right. Even on the continent, I heard that you are a famous destroyer of delusions. The delusions of the underworld are not comparable to those of the continent, but if you are a human sent by the predecessor, you should be able to look forward to it.”

The delusions I have demolished are the Black Forest, the Northern Isles, and the Twisted Valley of Time.

There were only three, but no one had dealt with them, and two of them had been around for hundreds of years. It was demolished in just a few years.

Excluding the travel time, the pure demolition took only one day. I’m not saying that if I make up my mind and move, I can demolish a few pieces a day.

“I have a little something to say about that, can I?”

“Tell me”

“Because he is like an elder in Korma’s family, and when the power of the only person I can trust in the Pandemonium becomes stronger, I too can fulfill my purpose and become active. I will entrust it to the Demon King.”

“Ohh”

The demon king’s eyes narrowed. Like a person who has pretty tasty food in front of his eyes, no, those eyes! Those eyes! Where have I seen those eyes?!

Ah, I remembered. These are the eyes of a hawk aiming for prey that Korma used to see when he was determined and sucked!!!

Even if it’s a dream, the demon king is the demon king. Because it is the pinnacle of force and power, there was no choice but to react to this side.

“Instead, please think positively about trade with the empire in the future.”

“I promise I’ll keep that while I’m on the throne.”

I can definitely dismantle delusion.

However, even delusion before demolition is someone’s territory.

It can be done, but in order to pull out the mulberry, it is better to deliberately and slowly demolish it. And then, inevitably, it is advantageous to remove the delusion site sooner.

And for that benefit, those who have it bow their heads to the demon king and promise a price. In short, it was a rebate.

Personally, I hate bribes like this, but I don’t think a proper oiling is bad. Giving you 50,000 won to pay for a meal is different from stealing billions of slush funds and using it as a bribe.

I’m going to remove all the delusions anyway. If you don’t demolish it because you didn’t pay for it, that’s fucking stupid. I’ll do everything eventually, it’s just a time difference.

“Please select the delusion site to be demolished first. I will bring you good news quickly.”

“Hmm, there are a few things that are difficult to decide right now…… Do you have any other conditions in mind?”

“First of all, trade with the empire is important, so it’s better to first demolish places where coffee, or kahwa, can grow a lot.”

“Then, it’s the territory of the Bores clan. The area around it is always a good place to grow crops, but the most fertile place is inaccessible because of the [Dragon Queen’s Nest].”

No, even if you listen to it, you will know roughly what kind of self-fantasy it is, but it is good to listen to the information.

Like the Northern Islands, if you make a mistake and get hit in the back, it’s annoying. Even though I’m going in alone this time, it’s also necessary to prevent damage outside the delusion.

“Can you tell me what kind of delusion it is?”

“It’s a place where carnivorous plants and the like roam in abundance. The activity radius is set within the delusion area, but they often come out and eat demons.”

“It looks like a place similar to the Black Forest.”

If the self-fantasy is in the form of a monster protruding, there must be a culprit that gave birth to it, so you just have to kill him.

It’s not the easiest, but it’s easy nonetheless. Ah, the easiest form of delusion is the [Twisted Valley of Time] That was dealt with in Garuna Plateau. The Tindalos side was more troublesome for me because I treated it as if I was just taking a walk.

“It would be difficult to start work without trust and coercion. The first job will be paid in arrears.”

“It will take a few days to think about this and that coordination.”

“Yes, that part please.”

Now that I’ve finished talking about work, I’ll move on to my personal story next time.

One of them is a story I have to tell you. Kakao, here it was about chocolate mold.

“By the way, Your Majesty the Demon King, can you also import something called Chocolatier into the Empire?”

“Chocolatle? It’s bitter and spicy, so I don’t think it’s very tasty. Why is that?”

“It’s useful for this and that”

Originally, the prototype of chocolate was used that way, but besides, if sugar is not added, it is bitter.

Chocolate was originally known as a byword for dessert because the sugar in it contrasted with the bitterness and emphasized the sweetness. But I don’t know because I don’t use it like that here.

“Chocolatle originally grows wild in the territory of the Bores clan. The yield isn’t that great, and most of all, the entire crop of Chocolatle is exclusively purchased by the Black Order, so exporting seems to be difficult.”

“Hmm, to solve that, I guess you have to talk to the Black Church or the Bores clan.”

“Exactly”

I could see how strong the prestige of the Black Church was when the Demon King couldn’t say anything. In fact, it is said that it is a force that is comparable to the three major demons that rule the demon realm.

No, but why are you doing all that shit with kakao and leaving everything else alone?

“The symbol of the Black Order is black. And the chocolate frame is also black, so it is because it is said to be a drink of the gods.”

“If that’s the case, I’d rather eat squid ink…”

“…….There is no creature called squid in the Demon Realm. Even if it’s a Kraken.”

No, is there a Kraken?!

First of all, if you think of something like dark chocolate, it turns black depending on how you make it, so it wouldn’t be bad to treat it that way… Besides, if you take out the sugar, the effect of chocolate is good.

But if you eat 99% chocolate, it will be bitter, but how do they eat it spicy? Are you Korean?

Anyway, mentioning personal goals seemed to get a pretty good evaluation.

“Well, that’s good. If you didn’t just come with good intentions, but if you have such a personal purpose, you’ll be more trusted. I’ll believe you.”

“I wish you well in the future”

Still, I’ll take a break until we talk for a while.

In the meantime, let’s go sightseeing in the Pandemonium with Korma!

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While the Demon King was talking with the Bores clan, I decided to go on a Pandemonium tour with Korma in order to better understand the Pandemonium.

By the way, a lot of money too. No, to be precise, I haven’t received much money since I haven’t started working yet, but it’s better because I’ve received decent maintenance and Korma’s money.

“I’ve been given a life allowance, so even if I’m not rich, I can play a little.”

“Life allowance?”

“If you infiltrate the continent like that, you won’t die if you are caught.

No, is there a salary system?

Anyway, I had some money, so I decided to go on a date and go sightseeing. To experience the society here, one had to see not only the society of the upper class, but also the society of the lower class.

The demon king tried to attach someone else, but he refused. To be honest, I’m not the kind of person who would come out and get hurt.

The first thing I felt when I went out of the castle was a slight smell of filth.

It’s not thick, but it smells like rotten filth from afar. The fact that it was flying like this even near the Devil’s Castle meant that the sewage treatment facilities were not working properly, and that immediately meant that people’s hygiene was not that good.

After all, this is where people live. Though a little worse.

“Where shall we go?

“Let’s start by eating. Is there a place you visit often?”

“Uh…There is, but I’m not sure if it will suit your taste. The food there is just a mix of mixed rice…”

“It’s okay”

Budae-jjigae is a dish made by people in poor times using food scraps they received from US military bases. So something like sausage is inevitably included.

There are various techniques used in cooking, but more than that, the story of those days was included. Even if it’s mapo tofu, which Seon likes, it’s a dish made by meeting Gombo’s tofu and an oil seller who was out of business.

As long as you take care of your hygiene, you can eat your own. But I wonder if I can take care of hygiene in a place like this.

And what’s wrong with chowder? If you think about it, bibimbap is just mixed with various herbs and mixed, so it is no different from mixed soup.

Soon after, he walks along the road with Korma. As expected, there were busy places around the road, but there were also places that weren’t. No, to be honest, there were more of them.

“The faces of ordinary demons are all gloomy”

“Every day may not be unhappy, but bad things happen every day.”

“Why are you talking like Winnie the Pooh?”

But to hear that negatively is really disastrous. Do ordinary demons live like that?

In order to help this kind of life, there is no choice but to improve the environment. You have to be rich in something to develop.

“Here it is”

“It’s a pretty neat place.”

The shop Korma guided me to was somewhat tidy. From the outside it didn’t look dirty, and at least there was no dirt or grime on the inside.

At least there was no place where the dust had accumulated thickly. This means frequent cleaning.

We are welcomed by a demon tribe that looks like a bear with a shaggy beard that looks like a store owner, no, not metaphorically, but really resembles a bear.

“Oh! That face… I can’t believe it! Cormagna! You haven’t seen me in about 10 years, but you’ve come as an adult!”

“Yes, I brought another guest with me today.”

“Sit down for now. If it’s cooking, it’ll be served right away.”

As if there was only one menu, everyone in the store was eating only one dish. It’s like a moderately stir-fried and boiled chowtang porridge. But it didn’t smell bad.

It seems that the ingredients are hygienic in their own way…… It seemed like a conscientious store, seeing that there was no rotten smell even with my sense of smell.

“Here, two soup stocks. Today’s meat is quite good, so it should be pretty good.”

“Meat?”

“Our shop accepts defective and unusable materials from the materials supplied to the castle of demons. That’s why it’s popular.”

Oh, so that’s it Even if there are bug bite marks or something like that, there is no problem with nutrition itself. However, the product with such flaws has no commercial value, so it is only to receive and use it separately.

If so, the quality is pretty good. When I took a bite of the chowder, I was amazed at how tasty it was.

What should I say……. I think it’s like making oden soup that looks like a bit of soybean paste and boiling it for a long time with noodles or rice in it? It wasn’t particularly tasty, but it was delectable.

“Our shop is the best shop around here. Eat your fill and come again next time.”

“I hear it sometimes when I think of it.”

“By the way, who’s your brother? Is this from Korma? It’s been a while since I haven’t heard from you, and then suddenly appears and brings you a husband. Even if it’s a bit clumsy, you’re also a dreamer, Korma!”

“I’m right as a husband, but please don’t say that!”

It seems like a good demon… No, but the best shop around here? I don’t think it’s a bit exaggerated, right?

I won’t deny the taste itself, but if a store that sells chowder is good, what would a store that’s worse than this one be called?

………I got the feeling that if the environment itself is not good, hygiene will not be good, so it will not be very good.

You have to make your own here, or you can’t buy it.

“Let’s eat this and go back to where you used to live. Oh, come to think of it, what about your parents, Corma?”

“Ah……..”

“It’s understandable. It’s okay, you don’t have to talk.”

When I go outside, I look around everywhere and it’s just messy. I would rather judge and wipe it out if I had developed to a certain extent, but it was not like that here, so I felt nothing but compassion.

I guess I’m going to have to demolish the delusion and develop it.