I’m Not That Kind of Talent - Chapter 214
214. Hatred is like a forest fire (5)
The Fairy King promised to hand over herbs and the Dwarf Chief promised to hand over weapons at a lower price, and the Vampire Chief promised that all demons, including the Demon King, would have any responsibility for monsters crossing into the vampire’s territory. Only after promising not to ask questions was he able to escape confinement, not imprisonment.
The Fairy King, who was walking away with a noticeably crooked face, frowned belatedly when he saw the leader of the mermaid tribe next to him.
“Devil. “Why don’t we get anything from this guy?”
“Because I’m the only one who wasn’t cocky.”
“….”
“Originally, I was only going to get it from vampires, but you guys were too arrogant.”
One is running wild like a vampire in the conference hall, and the other is cheering and screaming as if watching a game.
How can I just ignore something like this? If you just ignore it, you might take something like this lightly, so the only thing you can do is fight the most arrogant vampire and punish him.
“I’m glad I didn’t get the same deal as a vampire.”
The treaty she made is poisonous to the vampires.
Even if the demons find it too difficult to deal with the demons and force them into their territory, they will have to deal with it on their own and cannot say anything about it.
Of course, for moral reasons, I wouldn’t do it openly, but the possibility of doing it ‘accidentally’ is very high. You will have to suffer a lot in the future.
“….”
I expected a rebuttal right away, but it was quieter than I expected. The Demon King asked teasingly towards the silent Fairy King.
“I guess you guys know how cocky you are, right?”
“…Tsk.”
The Fairy King turns his head and opens the door and goes out. I made eye contact with several people waiting in front of the door.
For a moment, the Fairy King’s eyes fell on a human other than Deonhart, and he turned his eyes to see a tall demon. Naturally, our gazes became entangled and silence fell.
“….”
“….”
Pointy ears and black skin that was originally white.
The Fairy King looked at his twin brother, who was a proud warrior of his clan but had become a demon due to the influence of the Demon King’s magic, with an inexplicable expression, and slowly opened his mouth.
“It’s been a while.”
“…yes.”
“Is this place worth living in?”
Jaykar, who had been looking at the Fairy King persistently without even blinking, finally took his gaze away from him. His downcast eyes blinked once and his head slowly shook up and down.
“I am very satisfied.”
“…is it.”
For a moment, an indescribable expression flashed across my face.
“It’s disgusting.”
Blatant contempt and disgust appeared on the Fairy King’s face.
Dan, startled by the unusual atmosphere, pretends not to have heard anything and sneaks away. The Fairy King glared at Jaykar without even paying attention to the sign of him moving away.
Contrary to expectations, the lips that seemed ready to burst out at any moment were unable to easily spit out words and eventually closed.
He clicks his tongue and passes by Jaykar, exuding cold air. It was clearly a movement indicating a break in conversation, but a low voice followed behind him.
“I think you were in such a hurry that you couldn’t fully appreciate the central garden.”
“….”
“Take a look around before you go back.”
The Fairy King did not answer.
***
Jaykar. Commander of the 1st Corps of the Demon King’s Army and the Demon King’s agent. It uses the most basic type of sword, and due to its extreme fighting style, the edge is easily damaged, so it is mainly used by stealing weapons from enemies.
This will be generally known information.
‘And…’
At the entrance to the greenhouse-shaped central garden where he arrived to return to his domain, the Fairy King closed his eyes for a moment. Maybe it’s because we haven’t seen each other in a long time, but useless information is passing through my mind.
A clan tainted by demonic energy and a shame for the race. The Fairy King’s former right-hand man and twin brother. A collection of repressed murderous intent, completely different from the rest of his compatriots, etc….
The memory that kept going back to the past suddenly returned to the present and pointed out the most recent conversation.
‘You said you are very satisfied with your life here.’
That’s right. Arsenic was spilled.
Unlike when you were in the realm of the fairies, you wouldn’t have to suppress your murderous intentions.
In any case, since he became a demon, my relationship with him is over. The Fairy King lightly shook him off and stepped into the central garden. A scenery that I had not seen since I was rushing after the damn vampire filled my field of vision.
“…her.”
The Fairy King had no choice but to stop in place.
I have no idea what name to give to the emotions I am feeling at this moment. I blinked blankly, as if I had just entered an unfamiliar world.
The garden was filled with flowers from the human world, which were the only things he was interested in.
***
Dan, who left the room due to the unusual atmosphere, did not return to his room right away.
Calm steps hit the dirt floor. He gathered his thoughts as he headed towards a corner that was once an abandoned training ground.
I didn’t say I would just stand in front of the screen like a puppet and say what I was told. There was another reason why he accepted the Demon King’s offer. That’s why I’ve already thought about where I’m going to go when I leave the conference room.
‘Originally, I was going to take the Master to his room and then go, but I think you’ll understand because the situation is the same.’
It seemed like the waiting time would be long. There is nothing we can do because there is no time to waste.
…I never ran away because I was pressured into an uncomfortable situation.
‘I haven’t heard the exact date, but I’ll be standing in front of the screen soon.’
All preparations must be completed before then.
In the distance, you can see a training ground exclusively for the Mad Dog, or Lofty, Knights. The gymnasium was noisy again today, as if they were playing here all day because they had nothing to do.
“The Dernivan baby laughed at me again!”
“Is that so.”
…I don’t know why those demons are there.
Dan, who was looking at the 5th Corps commander and his adjutant with a shocked expression, takes a step forward and approaches the members of the Lofty Knights. The knights seemed to have already noticed that he was coming and were welcoming him with bright faces.
“step!”
“A long time! “Why don’t you come here more often?”
“That’s right, every time we go, you kick us out and only come when you want to!”
“Wow, this is disgusting!”
“That’s because you guys are so noisy…!”
Oops, I almost got caught up.
Dan crossed his eyebrows, took a deep breath, and gestured toward the knights.
“Let’s gather here.”
“Yes?”
“What? “Do you have anything to give me?”
“what? Dan is giving you something to eat?”
“I’m empty-handed?”
“That’s not it!”
Even taking a deep breath was useless.
I raised my voice and raised my hand to massage the back of my neck. Let’s calm down. If you get more angry here, you will be the one who loses.
Regardless of what we say, we’ve come together properly, so let’s just be thankful. That way, I feel at ease.
“…however.”
Dan lowered his hand and looked somewhere in the crowded crowd. The knights who felt suspicious of his actions also turned their heads to follow Dan’s gaze. They were able to easily find a being mixed in with the crowd.
A being that is absolutely not human.
“?”
She blinks at the sudden focus. Each time, the compound eyes, like those of an insect, would hide between the eyelids and then be revealed again and again.
Dan asked, barely suppressing a sigh that threatened to burst out at any moment.
“Why are you here, Commander 5th Corps?”
“They said you would gather together.”
“It was only for the Templars.”
“why? “I’m curious too. Can’t I stay here?”
Instead of answering, Dan looked at her adjutant.
Dernivan, who was holding the baby, seemed to have grown aware of his superior’s duties, and immediately called her.
“Oel, it would be better for you to go in now.”
“why?”
“It’s time to feed the baby.”
“ah! okay. let’s go.”
Also a lieutenant. The handling of superiors is top-notch.
I gave a quick thumbs up as a sign of respect. Even though he clearly saw this, Dernivan turned and followed Oel without any change in his expression.
Seeing complete disregard, Dan shrugged his shoulders and looked at the knights. As if they realized that they had something to say, the people who were watching the two demons moving away turned their heads one by one and focused on this side.
Without missing a moment of silence, he immediately opened his mouth.
As if whispering softly.
“Don’t you want to do something for your boss?”
***
After the other leaders left and even the dwarf chief who was being mean to me was sent away, Deon quietly picked up the cube on the desk and took out a cigarette from his pocket.
His mood was at its worst.
‘You’re saying you have to kill the person in front of me…’
That wasn’t just looking at me funny, it was an act of confidence that he could kill me.
Well, I understand. You would never have thought that the Demon King would protect humans as his archenemy. I would have thought that with just a little bit of persuasion, he would go ahead and kill me. In reality, I had murderous intentions towards him and I could sense it to some extent, so I would have thought so even more. So there would have been no need to think about the feelings of someone who would die soon.
But what should we do about this?
The devil chose me.
‘Thank goodness. ‘If they had tried to kill me, they would have overthrown everything.’
I’m not an idiot and there’s no way I’d just die.
Does she even know that the devil’s choice saved her life?
If the devil had tried to kill me as the vampire leader had intended, and a conflict had occurred, she would also have been caught up in the process and died. There’s no way that a guy who spoke like that in front of people could be saved in a situation where it’s a do-or-die situation, right? He probably would have killed her first.
Anyway, it’s annoying.
The boiling feelings of discomfort did not cool down, so I ended up putting a cigarette in my mouth.
Come to think of it, I didn’t do medicine while I was in the human world. Is this the first time in a long time that I will be smoking again? I was thinking about something like that and was about to light a cigarette when a hand suddenly came from somewhere and took the cigarette away.
When I raised my head, I saw the Demon King rolling his eyes and waving a cigarette as if showing pride.
“I understand you’re stressed, but medication isn’t good for the long term.”
“….”
I have no desire to live long anyway.
As if reading his thoughts from his sullen expression, the Demon King crumpled his cigarette and smiled.
“It would be difficult if I died without achieving my goal.”
Deon’s eyebrows rose.
First of all, if you look at the situation, it seems like it is being said for ‘Deon Hardt’, but the tone is ambiguous.
I wonder if that purpose is the Demon King’s purpose or Deonhart’s purpose… As I was looking at him with suspicion, a voice continued.
“I think you need something else to occupy yourself. “Like a hobby, for example.”
“….”
“I promised to teach you how to play the piano, right?”
The Demon King whispered.
“Follow me.”
***
[Demon King.]
[A being created by the world to kill heroes.]
A straight finger sweeps down a short sentence. The Demon King lowered his gaze as if lost in thought.
A hero is born to kill the devil, and the devil is born to kill a warrior.
So what happens if the hero and the devil become one side?
‘….’
I can’t hear the piano sound. The Demon King lifted his hand that had been placed on the emblem and raised his gaze.
I made eye contact with Deon, who was sitting in front of the piano and looking back with a clumsy face.
“Did you hit all 10 times?”
“yes.”
“lie. “You only hit it eight times.”
“….”
The Demon King smiled lowly, put down his book, and stood up from the sofa he was sitting on. Deon’s eyes glanced at the title of the book the Demon King had put down.
[About the Hero and the Demon King]
[Author: Caber]
This is a book I read at the library. The devil took it away while I was reading it. Has it not been brought to you yet?
My thoughts about the book didn’t last long. While I was thinking about ‘abuse of power due to overdue payment’, the devil came closer and touched one of my shoulders.
“It seems piano isn’t your thing. “Seeing as how quickly you learn, it seems like you have talent.”
“…Because he is a hero.”
“yes. “A warrior is a collection of talents.”
“….”
Instead of saying something, I turned my head forward and looked down at the keyboard.
He said while fiddling with the ponytail of his hair behind his back as if he was thinking.
“There are many other instruments. Would you like to try them out? There might be one you like among them.”