Why I Quit Being the Demon King - Chapter 91

Why I Quit Being the Demon King Chapter 91

21. Saving the Holy Emperor from chaos (3)

Zeke rode out of the castle gate on a horse borrowed from the Western Gate Holy Knights.

The situation outside the castle, which had been overrun by the Perfumed Demon Dragon, was extremely miserable.

The building was destroyed and only blood stains remained.

Seeing that, Zeke bit his lip.

I was filled with anger. The person next to him could feel his heat

.

Now standing side by side with Zeke was Neuekan’s young deputy, Jean Segetz.

“Remove your anger, young warrior.”

Although he was a nobleman, he never spoke to Zeke.

It was because Zeke was Neuekan’s savior.

“sorry.”

“I didn’t mean to blame you. Rather, it can be said that Kong’s anger is justified. “I was just worried that

if I got too angry, I would lose my composure .”

Zeke looked back at Segetsu.

He was a decent person. Considering that he has achieved a high position as deputy mayor at the age of 30, his ability must be outstanding.

“Seeing that he can hunt a D-class monster at such a young age, the reputation of the Holy Jade family must not be ordinary… It’s a little strange. “I’ve never heard of it.”

Zeke smiled awkwardly and responded to his words.

“Actually, my family

has been at the provincial level for a long time… Luckily, I met good colleagues and was equipped with excellent equipment. Because of this, it can barely deal with the enemy and its grade is only B.”

“I think it was lowered a bit because you are young. I am a native of Neue Kahn. I know very well what a hero’s rank means. Class B can never hunt Class D monsters. No matter how good the equipment is.”

Zeke answered with a smile. In fact, he himself did not know his true level

.

“It may be rude, but the reason I asked this question is because the last name I know, Jade, doesn’t seem to be a coincidence.”

“If it’s jade, it’s our family’s last name.”

“Not being able to inherit Holly would mean that you were a step-off. Do you have any younger siblings? Even if it’s a cousin.”

Zeke was surprised by his words.

“Do you know my younger brothers?” “

I know the children who use

the names Signy and Regin .”

“you’re right! “I’m sure those children are safe now, right?”

“also! They seem to be your younger brothers. “I’m probably moving to Akoma Castle right now with Noiekan’s warriors.”

Because it was the same as what I heard from the knight captain, Zeke was able to relax for an hour.

“This is an amazing coincidence. “Signi and Regin’s brothers became Neuekahn’s saviors!”

“A savior. “It was the knights who protected the castle walls.”

The paladins who were riding a few steps away shrugged their shoulders after hearing Zeke’s words.

Vice Mayor Segetsu spoke again.

“Of course, it goes without saying that the castle walls were able to be protected thanks to the noble sacrifices of the Holy Knights. But no one will want to vie for credit.”

“I am just grateful that you praise me so highly. But how does a high-ranking person like you, Vice Mayor, know my younger brothers

?”

“Well… what an interesting coincidence. My family runs a fruit shop in Neuekan. And Ms. Signy and Mr. Regin are part-time workers at our store.”

“Part-time job?”

“I was surprised too. He came to me saying he was planning to stay at Neuekahn for a month for hero training and wanted to work. Children aged 10 and 5 years old. At first I thought it was a prank. “Some of the warriors and saints who attend the warrior school often

cause trouble to those around them by playing practical jokes.”

“They’re not like that.”

“of course! In fact, I worked so hard that my wife was embarrassed. My wife is currently in charge of the fruit shop. “I’m busy with my work as deputy mayor.”

Segetsu smiled and continued.

“I heard that Miss Signy is diligent and sincere even though she is young. He comes right after school to clean the store and organize the shelves, and his skills are quite good. In the meantime, my younger brother Regin

was very skilled at cleaning and polishing fruits. “It was very popular with customers as it gave the fruit a shiny shine without leaving any scratches.”

“It seems like he learned something by watching what I do. “My parents passed away early, so I started working early.”

“ah! Indeed…

Zeke slowly shook his head.

“I told you to study during work time.”

“It seemed like he was studying hard. One day, I was able to hear a deep story, and my brother said that now he has met a good person and earned a lot of money so that he

can attend the warrior school, but he doesn’t know when things will become difficult like before again. That’s why they say they work.”

Zeke slapped himself under his nose. I was so sad that I felt like my eyes were going to water.

“It’s stupid. Who says they won’t make money…

“That’s right. You are such an outstanding warrior. Oh, if you need a job, I can send you a letter of recommendation to the Holy Knights. “If you are good at the ball, I think you can start as a vice-captain right away.”

Being the unit commander of the Neuekan Paladins was a fairly high position. You can easily receive a salary of one gold coin per month.

But Zeke immediately refused.

“Right now, I like working next to my benefactor. “Even if I don’t receive any money, I feel like I have a long way to repay because I received so much.”

“Even if not right away, if you need change at some point, come here to Neuekan. Any citizen of Neuekan

would welcome Prince Sieg.”

“thank you.”

It was right then.

An explosion was heard from the other side.

It seemed like something had happened.

“Vice Mayor, please stay here. “It may be dangerous.”

Zeke said this, kicked off his stirrup, and ran forward.

Beyond the remains of the building was a monster I had never seen before.

Zeke immediately jumped off his horse and took out his sword and shield.

“It’s Zeke, the hero of Holy Jade! No matter how small the evil is, we will not forgive it, so repent! “That is the only way for you to survive!”

I stood in front of the monster and raised my shield firmly.

People cheered at the appearance of the hero.

Morale soared and the terrified citizens were able to raise their spears high again.

Scatul, who was following behind him, smiled.

“May the protection of Archangel Michael be upon you

.”

A faint light enveloped Zeke’s body. It was as if I had truly received the blessings of an angel.

Deus and Yulgeum climbed to the top of the mountain overlooking the volcano crater.

The volcano, which towered 1,000 meters above the 3,000-meter high mountain range of Horsespine, had a perfect cone shape, as if drawn in a painting.

“It’s definitely an artificial volcano. It stimulated the magma spring and made it erupt. What a great effort. “It looks like the lift was lifted by

almost 20,000 meters .”

Deus was quietly listening to Yulgeum’s story.

“What did you want to do?”

“I guess that’s it.”

There were many holes created by steam gushing out around the volcanic area.

Monsters crawled out through the hole. Most of them were insignificant bugs, but there were also cases where larger monsters came out chasing the bugs. “

You were trying to release

mugwort monsters into the human world ?”

“Otherwise, there would be no reason to do something like this.”

“Didn’t you say that the mugwort monster was contaminated with poison?”

“I think that will be okay. Because the amount on the body is very small. Rather, the problem is how to fix it.”

“Why not just tear it down? “Alive.”

“It’s not as simple as it sounds. Because the power of nature is beyond imagination. A magma spring 20,000 meters below erupted all the way here. “Can you imagine

how enormous the pressure is ?”

“You mean I can’t do what Alex and his subordinates did?”

“You can’t compare tearing down a dam and restoring the dam and trapping the water by turning it upside down, right?”

“Oh, I understood it right away.”

“This is no time for jokes. It’s as if the confusion has just begun. If we leave the hole connected to the mugwort ground like this, even scarier monsters might crawl up. “It’s a monster that even you, the Demon King, and I, Jin Geum-yong, can’t handle.”

“There is nothing like that.”

“Can you guarantee?”

uo ” Hmm.

“how?”

“Because I am strong.”

“Yeah yeah. “I guess so.”

“You’ve been tending to tie me up with wholesale money these days, but there’s a clear difference in power between you and me…

Deus stopped talking.

It was because of the ominous feeling I felt within a few seconds of zero point.

Yulgeum seemed to feel the same thing.

The moment the two looked into each other’s eyes, the ground began to shake again.

“It’s not an earthquake, it’s a volcano!”

The world shook with strong tremors and the volcano began spewing fire.

Black clastic flows covered the sky. Flames shot up hundreds of meters, and water vapor turned into black clouds, creating mud rain.

At Avigyuhan’s location, Deus crossed his arms and fired fireworks.

“What is that…?”

The flames formed the shape of a huge bird

.

It made eye contact with Deus once and immediately soared high into the sky.

“No way…

Yulgeum trailed off.

“Do you know what it is?”

“Suzaku. “It is one of the four divine beasts that led to the destruction of the Silver Age.”

“Why does something like that come out of a volcano?”

“…I guess the magma spring that created this volcano was the place where Suzaku was sealed.”

“To put it simply, we’re in big trouble, right?”

Yulgeum smiled bitterly.

« O ” Hmm.

“Shall I chase you?”

“Not now. I need to look at the situation a little more. “I don’t know if it’s the real Suzaku or an illusion of Suzaku.”

“You’re always so slow.”

“Tell me I’m being cautious. And if that’s really Suzaku, we’re not the ones who have to deal with it.”

“then?”

“They are angels.”

“ah!”

Deus

looked at the back of a huge bird shaped like a red flame.

What is the devil?

The one who brings destruction to the world?

So what is that?

The Demon King… has always been defeated and killed for 665 centuries.

Am I just a puppet fighting and dying?

His small head couldn’t fathom how twisted the world was.

What Zeke was fighting against

was a large beast.

Although it stood similar to a human, it had black fur all over its body and its front legs were particularly long.

Above all, his physical strength was incredible. He was about 3 meters tall and his forearms were the size of a human torso.

If it weren’t for the shield made of dragon scales, the punch was so fierce that it would have been cut in two.

“Don’t block it from the front.”

Despite Skatul’s advice, Zeke did not let go of the enemy’s attacks.

I couldn’t help it.

That monster was powerful enough to break rocks with just the shock wave of its fist.

Among the knights behind, there was not a single one who could block the attack.

The shock passed through the shield and accumulated in Zeke’s body.

After blocking the fists coming in from left and right in succession, blood flow came out of my mouth.

This is because he was unable to rest after the battle with the Scented Demon Dragon and his stamina was depleted.