성황의 아이들 [2]

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Seongjin stared silently at the demon king's soul blinking red.

'... The devil returns? To Gehenna?'

To be honest, I was quite embarrassed. Because it was something I had never even thought of as a possibility until now.

If you think about it, it was a strange thing. Seongjin already knew that there was a passage in his body connected to Gehenna.

Where is that? There was a time when I was thrown straight there through a passage.

I should have known a long time ago that the devil's soul was capable of such a thing.

'For some reason, I had a baseless belief that he would continue to be here in the future.'

It may be natural that the Demon King wants to return. Because he's been losing himself steadily, little by little, ever since.

Not only has he lost all of his senses needed to live, but he has also lost all his strength and status, and now even his name has become a blur.

The shock has caused the Demon King to whimper helplessly once or twice so far.

'but... ... .'

Nevertheless, Seongjin could not be easily convinced.

Returning to Gehenna. And to regain its former form and strength. Is it okay to think that this is truly the way to regain the Demon Lord himself?

[If I return to Gehenna, I may become a stronger demon king than before.]

[okay?]

[huh. Sigurd Earth 34 and Gehenna have completely merged. Now, if I regain my status as a demon king, perhaps those two dimensions will be able to leap into one dimension that is newer and more solid than before.]

[hmm.]

As Seongjin responded without much emotion, the demon king's soul stirred irregularly, as if he was impatient.

[Now we won't invade other dimensions for a while. Because I also need to solidify my level first. Of course, as time passes, the day will come when we need to take another leap forward... . ah! Of course, I will never invade Delcross where you are!]

[...] ... .]

[This is a high level where I can't do anything right now, right? And just imagining having to face your monstrous father head-on... [It's to the point where every part of my body that isn't even in my soul is going numb.]

okay. He knows my father well, so he wouldn't dare do something like that and expect to get away with it.

'but... ... .'

Seongjin had been feeling strange since a while ago.

Is it because I've been hanging out with that guy for a long time? Although he didn't have the ability to see through the truth like Logan, Seongjin felt that for some reason, the devil seemed to be trying hard to avoid topics he really wanted to talk about.

So I asked directly.

[What are you so scared of, devil?]

Wouldn't it be over if I just go back down the passage and become the Demon King again?

Is there anything in the process that makes you feel afraid?

[...] ... !]

But it seems that the point was correct. Because the Demon King was so shocked that he kept his mouth shut.

There was a break in conversation for a moment. Seongjin and the Demon King were lost in their own thoughts and quietly watched the black and red flower being helplessly pushed down the passage.