“But I’m serious when I say that first impressions are important. I saw you come out of that egg and flutter around, so how could I be scared?”
Once White’s anger subsided, I expressed my opinion in confidence.
Elena Sebes, says what you have to say despite the devil’s external pressure!
“It was your idea that came out of the egg.”
“I did make a wish. But isn’t the Demon King free from my wish?”
Duke Bruedel is like that, and so is Klaus.
It seems like my wish cannot reach those who have received the power of a god.
White blinked as if embarrassed by my point.
“Well, because you made a wish, you can descend to the Human World without consuming your life force.”
“You don’t have to have Advent.”
“Of course, I came because I thought it would be a good opportunity to stop Del’s ambition.”
He explained.
‘In the end, didn’t he come because he wanted to and suffered because he wanted to?’
Moreover, technically the wish I made was for an exciting romance with the devil… … .
‘I guess I’m glad that didn’t happen.’
Thinking about Klaus, who would probably be axed if he found out about this, it was a good thing that White was grumbling in front of me right now.
“Why are you laughing so hard?”
“As expected, this way of speaking suits you. I thought that way of speaking earlier was a bit strange.”
“Why aren’t you scared even after hearing that you are the devil?”
“In the world I originally lived in, there was no such thing as a demon lord.”
“How could I get caught by a kid like this…”
White, who was shaking his head with his forehead, added softly.
“No. I think it’s a good thing I got caught by a kid like this.”
“Is this an insult or a compliment?”
“It’s a compliment. The original Elena made a wish for the world to be destroyed.”
White said.
That’s right, the power to make a wish was not a power that came from my possession, but was an ability that the original Elena had from the beginning.
“……So. How did he happen to make a wish like that?”
“Del gave me a very cruel reprimand. I was in despair.”
Saying that, White shrugged his shoulders.
“In that sense, I’m glad you came.”
“What does it have to do with it?”
“Humans are beings who can easily break down in moments of despair. Just like the original Elena.”
but. Elena’s methods were wrong, but she must have truly loved Duke Brudel.
So, out of despair at having been cruelly dumped by Duke Bruedel, he must have wished for the world to be destroyed.
If the original Elena had been an ordinary person, she would have resented the world and despaired for a few days and then risen again, but unfortunately, because she had enormous power, the world was destroyed.
I couldn’t sympathize with it, but it was something I could understand.
“And I didn’t use my wish-making ability as wastefully as I thought?”
“Something like that.”
“I was quite serious about becoming a demon lord.”
“hey!”
I pointed at White and chuckled.
Somehow, this white guy. He got angry when I told him I wanted to become the devil.
It was because he was the devil.
“I’m kidding.”
“I saw sincerity in your eyes.”
“Originally, I was sincere, but after seeing what you did, I thought that the Demon Lord must be having a hard time.”
“It’s hard. I have to chat with you now.”
Even as he said that, there was a soft smile on White’s lips.
“I guess you’re feeling good.”
“Of course I feel good because I was able to protect the world that I managed with love.”
“Do you like this world?”
“then.”
I always thought demons were evil, but it seems that they are not in this world.
The demons who try to protect the world and the elyos who try to destroy the world.
It seemed like I could understand why the balance of power was tilted towards the demons.
I nodded and asked again what I had been curious about before.
“But how do you explain that when Elena made a wish for the destruction of the world, an army of demons came?”
“You know. The capital’s operatives were plotting a rebellion using corpses.”
“ah!”
Come to think of it, Klaus said in passing that in his last life, the Cisena duchy was exterminated by demons before they even started planning the zombie rebellion.
“Even demons can directly take part in breaking the world’s rules to that extent.”
“But you didn’t leave.”
“I tried to solve the problem that Del had planted, but the problem was not easily solved.”
“solve?”
“Listen and don’t misunderstand. As I said before, the demon world is in charge of destruction. This means that our solution always converges to destruction.”
While listening to White’s serious words, I suddenly realized something.
“Are you sure you were trying to solve the problem by killing all the people who have it?”
“……It’s roughly similar.”
White said, avoiding my eyes.
A sigh came out of my mouth.
“No matter how I look at it, I think you’re the bad guy.”
“No! Elena made a wish for the world to be destroyed, and all kinds of problems started simultaneously, so there was nothing we could do. In particular, there were too many people infected with the plague.”
“But what if I kill them all!”
“There was nothing we could do because the heavens did not cooperate.”
White: This is how you avoid the essence of the problem.
I took a long sigh and asked again.
“Let’s just clear up a few things. Did you say that Duke Bruedel used his life force to plant the starting point to destroy the world? Instead of destroying the world directly.”
“Yes. God did not allow Elyos and Demons to directly intervene in the world and change the big trend. However, it is possible to change individual humans.”
Duke Brudel bullied Duke Cicena into restarting their family’s secret strategy, zombie research.
Likewise, he researched the violet disease with the help of Duke Cisena and used his power to control the North to prevent the solution from spreading widely.
He incited the Belen family to satisfy their own self-interest and caused the Western Guard to become dissatisfied.
And finally, it made the original Elena despair.
“When Elena made a wish to destroy the world, everything started moving?”
“That’s right. That’s why I’m being harsher on her.”
“Count Bruedel, this is a very bad guy.”
After hearing the whole story, it seemed pointless that Lariette and Klaus fought the demons to the death.
The real enemy was hiding his identity as if he were a human being in the north.
“What does it mean for the world to collapse in on itself?”
“A world that loses contact with God and is not managed properly by its agents chooses to annihilate itself. Its very existence disappears.”
“What is that, cruel?”
I recalled what Klaus had said.
He said that he ran to the end of the world to prevent its destruction, but what he saw there was a world collapsing.
I also remembered Klaus’ expression, which was unusually trembling when he told that story.
White shrugged.
“But that’s why you’re here.”
“huh?”
“Thanks to the instability of the world border, you, a soul from another world, were able to come here.”
“Isn’t this just a set value that we have to accept?”
Even though I nodded half-heartedly, my mind was still confused.
According to White’s words, almost all the pieces scattered by Duke Bruedel were recovered by me and Klaus.
‘but… … .’
Will Duke Bruedel, who used his own life force to destroy this world, really just watch the world normalize like this?
I was uneasy about it.
In front of the origin of the world with Klaus, I summarized the story I heard from White.
“That’s the deal.”
“So you made a wish to have a sweet and bloody love affair with that new bastard?”
“I thought you’d be hooked by that story.”
As expected, Klaus was looking at me with a more terrifying face than ever.
I’m having a sweet and bloody romance with Klaus, not the Demon King.
“Your Highness, who am I dating right now?”
“You’re doing it with me.”
“Then you can rest assured, right?”
“The young lady doesn’t know how pretty and cute she is. Even the demon lord would have recognized her already? How lovely the young lady is.”
“This person is talking nonsense again.”
This is because he couldn’t see White’s expression when me and White were talking.
We looked at each other like, ‘What kind of bastards are there?’
“I think I’ve told you many times, but I think your majesty has a vision problem.”
“My eyes can even see the feathers of the birds flying over there.”
“That’s called farsightedness.”
“You can see things up close clearly.”
“……Oh, well. That’s right. Elena actually looks pretty and cute.”
“Your actions, thoughts, and words are much prettier, cuter, and more lovely than your appearance…”
“stop.”
I quickly reached out and covered Klaus’ mouth.
As I kept listening to it, I felt like I was going crazy with embarrassment.
How can you say something like that without any shame?
Why am I more embarrassed and embarrassed when I listen to this?
“Young lady, your cheeks are red.”
“I understand? And don’t talk to my hand.”
“Why? I like it because it feels like I’m kissing your hand.”
So, don’t say it!
Klaus kissed my palm two more times while making eye contact with me, which had become bright red from the heat.
I felt like I could hear his voice as the red eyes that met me curved thinly into an arc.
‘It’s cute.’
‘I’ve been told I’m cute once an hour, and now I’m even hearing auditory hallucinations.’
When I removed my hand from Klaus’ lips, Klaus grinned and shrugged.
“And I meant what I just said.”
“What?”
“I love you for what you do, not what you look like.”
“…….”
“I told you before. I’m not interested in the body’s original owner. What I’m interested in is the you that’s inside it now, and what I love is the you that’s inside it now, ears….”
“I am the one who is cute and pretty. I understand. I understand, so stop.”
“It’s nice to see you admit it yourself.”
Klaus smiled as if he was melting.
‘Ah, I stopped you again.’
I took a long sigh.
“Your Highness, we are here to do important work, right?”
“That’s right. And clearing up your misunderstanding is also important.”
I’m a fool for asking this question when I know this man can’t communicate.
I changed the subject by taking the transparent crystal from Klaus’ hand.
“They said it was a holy relic. It was a really important item.”
“Does it seem right?”
“Yes. It’s the same as the crystal I’ve seen before.”
The sacred object, which had been covered in golden scabs, was now completely transparent and shone with a multicolored brilliance.
After making eye contact with Klaus, I carefully brought the holy object to the hourglass, or in other words, the source.
Once again, brilliant light enveloped my vision.
