#484
Helmut
Episode 484
Side story 1. Elaga’s conquest of the demon world
A magical landscape full of bizarre animals and plants, Pahe’s Forest. I had a vague guess that the Demon World would be something more than that.
It must be an extremely terrible and terrifying place. Although I doubt whether I will be able to get there smoothly in the first place.
Elaga, who left, had one complaint. The fact that he, who is the ruler of the realm, has to abandon the cozy original world and leave.
‘It’s all because of that Lumen guy.’
However, if Lumen had not saved him, he would have died then and there. So this was debt repayment.
Elaga, who fell into the pit, was placed in a passage. An endless road. The road he entered was already blocked.
The fiercely turbulent atmosphere told me that I had to get out of here. He was on the edge of the world.
Although reluctant, Elaga kept running. He passed through a long tunnel. The inside was chaotic and filled with shimmering darkness.
A haze that feels alive, different from fog. A threatening unfamiliarity that seemed to swallow him up at any time. He had to go without stopping.
At the end of the passage, Elaga reached a new world called the Demon World.
[My name is Elaga, ruler of the forest of Pahe!]
As soon as she got out of the passage, Elaga, who loudly declared something that no one would listen to, closed her mouth.
This is because there was no sign of anything.
The surroundings were as bright as dawn and colored with soft colors. There was silence everywhere, and the silence was even cozy.
‘what?’
Elaga, who had been on high alert, slowly raised her head. Three moons surrounded by purple clouds were greeting him.
Dreamy and beautiful scenery. It was not the demon world Elaga had imagined.
‘huh? The Demon World is also pretty good.’
But it’s too early to let down your guard. Because he had just arrived in the demon world.
As a monster, he was able to breathe as if he were a fish in this world full of demonic energy.
The world did not exclude him. That alone made a good first impression of him.
Elaga looked around for a while. The land, full of coral reef-like grass and trees, had warm and soft colors.
It was a place where the word peace rather than battle was more suitable. He didn’t encounter any monsters there.
‘It would be boring if the whole Demon World was like this.’
Just like before I met Helmut. Monsters with intelligence were rare, and those that did were either enemies or avoided Elaga.
Only after meeting Helmut did Elaga understand for the first time what conversation and communication were.
While raising humans, he enjoyed a sense of togetherness that monsters could not enjoy.
Now that it was completely gone, an empty wind was somehow swirling in a corner of my mind.
‘Let’s move a little.’
As you move, you may encounter something new. What he saw was a very small part of the demon world.
Elaga began to move. Then, at one point, I heard a voice. When a faint sound mixed with the running noise hit my eardrums,
[hey!]
Elaga stood tall. What is this sound?
[Elaga! Look here!]
You don’t even know your own name!
Elaga looked around her head. But he didn’t detect any signs.
Has it finally appeared? How amazing is he that he hides his presence so well? Elaga’s spine stood on end.
[Look here. I’m here!]
The voice that was desperately searching for him was somehow familiar and seemed to be speaking into his ear.
But Elaga could not find the owner of the voice.
[Where do you hear it?]
[I’m here! It’s so dull!]
At that time, I saw something white moving back and forth in front of my eyes. Like a bouncing flea.
Elaga quickly swept his face away with his paw.
[What are you doing!]
The voice fell downward. Elaga lowered her gaze. What looked like a small, black, intangible lump was lying on the top of his foot.
[This… … .]
The moment Elaga saw it, which contained a slightly foreign energy, she recognized its identity. sprout of darkness. A lump of magic energy removed from Helmut.
As they passed through the long passage, the magic energy brought from the original world completely melted into Elaga.
However, this, which had been dissolved in Helmut’s body for a long time, was not completely absorbed by Elaga. As if it had formed an entity in itself.
Elaga was barely aware of its presence as he came.
But that… … Talking in isolation?
[Among the sprouts of darkness, I am probably the first to be able to exist independently like this.]
The arrogant and boastful tone of voice was annoying. Elaga raised one of her eyebrows.
[He said it sounded somewhat familiar. Isn’t this Helmut’s voice?]
[I am not Helmut. He was my home. But I broke away from that and built an independent personality. I am a completely new being, and I am myself.]
Elaga narrowed her eyes and looked at the lump that confidently claimed it.
Although this was the first time he had experienced this in his long life, it was not the most unexpected.
Elaga replied grimly, wondering what could be more surprising.
[So what is your name, you yourself?]
Isn’t it the name that defines existence? Then he said as if he had been waiting.
[You have to build it.]
[Why do I name you?]
[You separated me from Helmut, and I was born anew. It’s like the seed that grew in the human womb finally became a human being. So you, who contributed to my birth, should give me a name. That seems to be the natural order.]
[From what you say, you seem smarter than Helmut.]
Elaga tilted her head, remembering Helmut’s short vocabulary and reticence.
He acknowledged that Helmut was strong, but he never acknowledged that he was not stupid. He retorted coldly.
[I accepted and learned a lot from him. Just as his growth was focused on his growth as a prosecutor, I grew Izzy.]
[Yes, because all you can do in there is think.]
[The time I was isolated from the main body made me aware of myself. Of course, I didn’t want to be in a situation where I was surrounded by that unpleasant force and couldn’t move.]
When Helmut sealed the core? Nodding his head, Elaga spat out without much thought.
[Your name is Mute from now on.]
[Mute? That means you’re dumb!]
[Please be quiet. Because unlike Helmut, you seem like a noisy guy. It sounds strange talking in the same voice.]
[Mute? Mute?]
The guy grumbled, but obediently accepted the name Elaga had half-heartedly given him.
[Okay, my name is Mute from now on.]
[It’s okay if you give me a name, right? He’s a lucky guy because he ended up in the demon world as soon as he was born. Live well in the future.]
Elaga tried to shake the guy off with his front paws. But it didn’t fall off. As if an invisible hand was holding his fur tightly.
[what?]
[Unfortunately, I am like a newborn baby. Compared to the enormous energy of this world, we are mere insignificant beings. Since I have no knowledge of this place and don’t know what will happen, I’ll have to move with you for the time being.]
That was a notice. Elaga tried to shake off his paw mercilessly, but the bastard was persistent.
Elaga said in a disapproving tone.
[Your fate as a parasite is similar there and here.]
[What a parasite! It’s called entrustment. You big cat!]
[How dare a particle that is neither a human nor a monster!]
However, since the bastard was so weak that it would explode if magical energy was gently injected into it, Elaga could not punish it. Just like you can’t do that to Helmut. Because he was part of Helmut.
Elaga decided to positively accept his companionship.
‘It was boring, but it worked out well.’
It is unknown whether we will be able to encounter creatures with intelligence in the future. This guy will be your filler and companion for a while.
The only being from the other world. Elaga was overcome by the feeling of raising Helmut for the second time.
Fortunately, he was less troublesome than Helmut when he was young. He doesn’t even need to eat or drink, just sit on his body and talk.
The thing slowly took shape. He went from a black mass to a tiny human being. Although he was still small in size, he had the appearance of an adult.
‘It seems like Helmut has gotten smaller.’
This guy looks like Helmut cut out and put in place. That’s probably because he originated from Helmut.
Elaga felt like she was raising Helmut for the second time. But she was soon able to tell the difference between him and Helmut.
The guy was talkative. That too a lot. So much so that even Elaga, who had once expected affection and kindness from Helmut, was sick of it.
In any case, it wasn’t long before Elaga was able to make a rough assessment of the demon world.
Although it felt overly quiet, it was a surprisingly peaceful world. Better than the demonic forest of Pahe, or even the human world.
The air here was rich in demonic energy. Even weak monsters that could not utilize demonic energy well were so powerful that they did not need to eat or drink.
‘Why on earth did you try to infiltrate my world in this world of abundance?’
I had a vague guess. The Demon World was too static.
There is no change in this world and it just stagnates like a lake. Stagnation is attracted to change.
The moment the two worlds came into contact, the world of Elaga, with its stormy changes compared to this one, would have thrilled the demon world.
‘How strong would they be if they lived in a place with such abundant demon energy? ‘Isn’t it possible that my rank will go down?’
Elaga was nervous inside. However, because he had absorbed all the demonic energy of the original world, Elaga’s power had grown to the point of enlargement. Even in this world, it was difficult to find a monster like that.
Moreover, is it because we live in an environment where we don’t have to kill each other to survive? Things in the demon world that lived in peace were rather weak and docile.
In the month since she came to the demon world, all Elaga has seen are people who look more innocent and innocent than rabbits.
They had no teeth or claws. They were all stupid guys who had a lot of demon energy but didn’t know how to fight, let alone use it.
Like a flock of ordinary sheep wiggling and eating grass.
‘If you walk around, you might meet a guy who looks like the ruler of this place. Even if he’s a bit strong.’
Elaga worked diligently with his feet, wishing he was a guy with intelligence.
He met the Demon King at the highest peak of the Demon World.
Only then did Elaga realize that he had been led by the Demon King’s call.
‘I feel bad.’
Is it mental control? Or hint? Elaga faced the Demon King in tension.
The Demon King looked completely different from what he had seen in his world. Red, blue, and purple, it is a fiery will that flickers.
A being that wanders in the highest places, like an earth spirit in the human world. The appearance was even sacred.
