I’m Not That Kind of Talent - Chapter 4

4. 0 Corps Commander Deon Hart (2)

“Nice to meet you. I heard you are a gardener. “I heard you are taking care of almost all the plants in the Demon King’s Castle?”

A friendly voice full of kindness. Hien, forgetting his own situation, dared to raise his head and looked at him blankly.

…Those ridiculous odds actually happened.

The Commander of Corps 0 showed kindness that far exceeded expectations and said,

“The Demon King’s Castle is quite large and it is amazing.”

Hien felt something moved towards him.

He is recognized by the Demon King and has been given the status of Commander of the 0 Corps. Even if he was that arrogant, no one would say anything.

Nevertheless, he used honorifics and showed respect for the other person.

‘Is this the same leisure as the powerful that we only heard about?’

The less confident you are in yourself, the more you exaggerate your abilities, raise your voice, and try to put others down.

In that sense, it was revealed through his words and actions that Commander 0 Corps at least had confidence in himself.

He may or may not know that they are enhancing his presence…

“I am curious about what the plants in the Demon King’s Castle are like. Can I ask for guidance?”

Just acknowledging the incubus is not enough, and even asks for guidance on what to do when ordered.

There, Hien relaxed his blank expression and smiled.

[What is his name?]

[What did you say, but it was vague and faint…]

“Daemon. Demon Arut.”

A name that is more like a demon than a demon.

That day, Hien recalled that name several times.

After that, we tried to become friends.

No, it’s not that I dared to become friends. I was just worried about his health as he was in his room, so I tried my best to talk to him, hoping he would take a walk in the garden.

As expected, unlike other corps commanders, Demon did not ignore my words. There was no violence or verbal abuse.

He would often walk around the garden, answering questions steadily, albeit with a stiff expression.

Even though he could have kicked me out or at least pushed me away saying that I wanted to be alone, he was so considerate that he always walked next to me when I went for a walk.

That’s why it looks like he’s become so arrogant.

How dare you do something like Incubus.

‘I can’t believe I made such a mistake.’

I crossed the line today.

***

I still regret what happened that day.

At first, I just happened to see the garden from afar before entering the Demon King’s castle and learned of the gardener’s existence while talking about it with the Demon King.

I should have just said ‘I guess so’ and passed it on.

But I, who knew nothing, was happy. A gardener. I never thought such a healthy job would exist in the Demon King’s Castle.

In this place full of blood-crazed demons, there are normal people like an oasis. As soon as I completed all the necessary procedures, I started looking for him.

And I was able to meet a man with a handsome appearance faster than I expected.

“nice to meet you. I heard you are a gardener. “I heard you are taking care of almost all the plants in the Demon King’s Castle?”

This is the den of demons. No matter how insignificant it may seem, you are stronger than me, so respect is basic.

If I get on someone’s nerves and get hit, I’m going to go for it that day. Isn’t that kind of death too vain?

“The Demon King’s Castle is quite large, and it’s amazing.”

Still, extreme honorifics are difficult. If you look down on it, problems will arise. All you have to do is show that you respect them to some extent. Of course, I was afraid of offending her, so I gave her flattering compliments in moderation.

Anyway, I’m so happy that I’m starting to talk faster.

I paused for a moment, then pretended to be calm, cleared my throat, and spoke again.

“I’m curious what the plants in the Demon King’s Castle are like. Can I ask you to guide me?”

His face had a blank expression for a moment, but a bright smile spreads like a flower blooming.

He was willing to do it

– and he saw hell.

A demon is still a demon!

This is a painful quote engraved in my life philosophy.

From that day on, whenever we met, Hien invited me to take a walk in the garden. I couldn’t bear to refuse because I didn’t know what kind of harm I would get from that scary plant if I refused, so I walked around the garden crying and eating mustard.

Of course, I made sure to keep Hien, the person who recommended the walk, by my side.

What if those horrible plants try to eat me while this guy is away? I can’t die alone! Even if we die, let’s die together! Well, it was roughly like this.

…For some reason, he seems to be getting friendlier as the days go by.

***

I looked at Hien with a troubled expression as he kept apologizing.

Why is he apologizing again? I couldn’t figure out the cause, so I rolled my eyes and started looking back on the previous situation.

What happened before he apologized?

…nothing.

‘Nothing really happened.’

I was silent and this guy was also silent. All the silence did was get a little longer.

Then our eyes met and he immediately apologized…

‘…No way.’

I’m going to bow down and apologize like this, so does that mean we can walk together in the garden even if it takes some time?

It would be difficult to refuse like this, right?

This bastard. I said it was a bit of a high-end, but now that I see it, it was blatantly high-level.

Well, that’s good. I came back alive every time, so if there are no problems this time, I should be able to come back alive.

After preparing my mind for a moment, I looked down and saw Hien still bowing down.

“There is no need to do that. “Please raise your head.”

He slowly raises his head. After seeing that his expression was still frozen, I shook my head inwardly.

I’m going. I’m going. I’m going, so relax your expression.

“So where are the new flowers we brought in this time?”

“…yes?”

Was the answer not enough?

As if to show off, I took a step towards the garden. I spoke clearly and reassuringly to the person who followed me without realizing it.

“They said I would go see the flowers. “Aren’t you going to guide me?”

“Ahhh! I’ll do it!”

Hien hurries to find a torch.

Unlike demons who are accustomed to the night, I, as a human, need a torch to observe plants in detail.

To be honest, I don’t really want to observe it closely, but that devil bastard always asks me to observe it closely.

Did you say that yourself? Of course not! However, the term ‘unspoken pressure’ is not there for nothing.

After excitedly explaining about plants, he stares at me with those sparkling eyes. How could I not take a look?

“Then follow me now!”

Hien, holding the torch, seems to have regained his energy and smiles brightly as if nothing had happened.

He recovered quickly. So, while thinking trivial things like why did I apologize earlier, I was about to follow him without thinking, but I paused for a moment and looked down at my empty hands.

I took the torch from Hien, held it tightly, and followed his guidance as I entered the western garden.

As expected, it is abnormal, gross, and scary every time I see it.

The goosebumps I felt when the plant with eyes that I looked down from the hallway looked at me… I

walked faster to get out of sight, and its eyes rolled back and stared at me. I was so scared that I almost dropped the torch.

“That Demon.”

“yes?”

“The torch is for me….”

“It’s okay.”

Uh-huh, where are you trying to steal my weapon? I secretly put more strength into the hand holding the torch.

They’re man-eating plants and all, but in the end, they’re all ‘plants’. Regardless of whether it eats people or not, once it is burned with fire, it cannot be used again.

So, here, this is my weapon and my lifeline. You can’t just leave it up to us.

“How much further do we have to go than that?”

My mind is slowly reaching its limits.

Even pretending to be calm takes a lot of mental strength. Just when I thought I might faint while standing like this, fortunately Hien pointed somewhere with his finger as if living up to my expectations.

“We’re almost there. “That’s it.”

His eyes turned to where his fingertips were pointing.

“…Oh…”

My mouth opened and an exclamation came out.

Actually, this is not an exclamation or anything like that. It was a suppressed scream. The last command from the head, which had turned completely white from the huge impact, was to scream as loudly as it could.

‘What the fuck is that! ‘That’s a plant?’

crazy! Where do you see that’s a plant?

Wrong. This isn’t normal. We have to get out of here right now…

“Daemon?”

“…ah.”

I barely stopped walking as I was about to retreat.

I don’t know how lucky I am that my face is naturally pale, so even if it turns whiter, it won’t be noticeable. If my complexion was normal, my pale white color would definitely stand out.

My reaction was natural. Even if it were someone other than me, I probably would have reacted the same way.

That’s not a plant! It’s an animal!

The plants were moving so actively that I wondered what it would be like if someone with their feet stuck in the ground tried to use evil force to get out.

“Keeeeee!”

…Correction. It was glowing.

“What plant is screaming?!”

Oops, I spoke informally without realizing it!

Despite his worries about what would happen if he got angry, Hien paid more attention to the content rather than the tone of speech.

“They say it’s a man-eating plant. It’s so insignificant that Demon doesn’t seem to notice it, but even though it looks like that, that roar has a weak spirit in it. “As soon as they hear this, they will freeze and won’t be able to run away.”

“….”

“It’s a good thing that it’s a ‘man-eating’ plant. “Demons don’t eat, so the servants of the Demon King’s Castle don’t have to worry about being eaten.”

No, it’s probably the opposite. It’s not that that guy is insignificant, it’s that I am so insignificant that I don’t feel any peer.

And you seem to have forgotten…

‘I’m human, you crazy idiot…’

Can you please remember that I’m not a demon? No, rather, water is dripping from that flower right now. Is that saliva? Is that it?!

What is so angry about that boneless monster or plant that shakes its stem wildly? If you’re good at bending your lupus, you might be able to reach this point…

Kwaang!

‘Hi!’

I barely avoided it!

“What a range!”

“Haha, it looks like Demon was surprised too. It definitely has a long range, right? It will probably cover a 10m radius. We are breeding hard now, so soon we will be able to completely cover the Demon King Castle. “You can look forward to it.”

Then how do I get around? Are you going to kill me?

As expected, I should have submitted my resignation letter then, regardless of whether I vomited blood or not. No, it shouldn’t be like this, I have to pay it now. I need to get out of this crazy place as soon as possible. This is no place for humans to live.

The fact that I couldn’t sense the monster’s presence seemed to have worked in an unexpected way.

Normally, I would have hesitated and made up my mind several times, but now I was trying to do it without hesitation. In other words, I’m not in my right mind right now.

‘let’s go. ‘Where is the Demon King now?’

If I had a strong body, I might have believed that and felt proud. But unfortunately, my body is below average. For me, who needs to be extremely careful in order to survive, the Devil’s Castle is literally the worst environment.

So I’m going to submit my resignation right away, but for some reason, one foot feels like it’s stuck on the ground and won’t move.

“Daemon!”

“…huh?”

Huh!

The sound of the wind passes by my ears. My vision seemed to change quickly, and when it stopped, the world was turned upside down.

Oh, I’m hanging upside down. But why?

“…crazy!”

Before your eyes, a flower bud the size of a person opens wide and reveals its disgusting teeth. The stem was tightening around my ankles to prevent me from running away.

So, this is the situation. We were given the opportunity to explore the stomach of a man-eating plant.

…by force.