성황의 아이들 [2]

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232. Defensive Battle (5)

'Why are you doing this all of a sudden? Now is a golden opportunity to find out the enemy's identity!'

Seongjin became impatient and tried to appease the devil, but the bastard was still stubborn.

[Promise me you won't open your spiritual eyes today! Otherwise, you won't be able to enter the nest, no matter how beautiful, wonderful, and hard to see again!]

... It seems that he liked Yeomsang's decision more than he thought.

'wait for a sec. It only takes a little while, right? Once this work is over, I will rest for a while, eat a lot of delicious food, and play a lot with you... ... .'

[...] Hmm! If you thought you could tempt someone with something to eat, you were sorely mistaken! This body is not that clumsy beginner devil! He is the great Demon King of Gehenna!]

The Demon King emphasized that even a special bear meat steak with a fiery taste would be of no use.

In the process, specific foods such as lamb and lemon pine appear. These are probably the things that left a particular impression on him.

First, Seongjin roughly put the food pouring out at random into his head and then spoke.

'Even if you don't tell me, I'm taking care of my condition.'

[You are so real! Is this how it is managed now?]

'Anyway, there's no difference if I use my spiritual eyes for a little while longer.'

[Do not be ridiculous! Do I not know you? Are you the one to end it with that? Don't you plan on moving the Glacher Troll by pulling out its soul like before, just to kill it right away? Or are you planning on sneaking out on your own later using Auror concealment and killing them?]

'... ... .'

Seongjin was speechless at the devil's reply. Because his guess was exactly right.

Then the Demon King became angry.

[It's someone else's territory to begin with! Why do you, who have nothing to do with anything, have to sacrifice yourself for those pathetic bastards?]

'... what?'

sacrifice? who?

Seongjin, who was confused, immediately put on a pitiful expression and looked into the sky, where he thought the Demon King was.

'Am I crazy?'

What nonsense are you talking about?

This is not something incomprehensible like sacrifice or altruism. It's just a pure pursuit of profit for myself.

[...] profit?]

okay. Think about it, devil.

All people of Sigismund are subjects of the empire. They are precious beings who protect the territory of Delcross and enrich themselves by paying taxes to the Margrave, who will continue to rip them off from me.

In other words, they are my father's property, and at the same time, they are the property of our royal family.

[Eh?]

In other words, their lives are all 'mine.'

I'm trying to save some of my things, so what's the problem?

[What on earth is that sophistry?]

The Demon King responded shakily, but Seongjin fiercely opened his eyes and glared at the shaking ice wall.