Chapter 54 – Episode 54: The Devil’s Castle (2)
“Yes, the Demon King over there invited Guardian.”
If you just listened to Armonia’s words, it was a line that would come out at some kind of evil meeting.
Does the devil invite me out of the blue? I don’t know anything about that man.
“Wherefore?”
“It is said that he earnestly requested to the Zodiac side that he really wanted to express his gratitude.”
“Well…. It’s a bit annoying.”
Listening to what Armonia said, it seemed that there was no need to go if it was annoying.
However, Armonia seemed to have a different idea.
“I personally recommend that Suho come and go for a break.”
“Yes? Is there a reason?”
“They agreed to give 200,000 energy in return for accepting the invitation.”
“Great! Let’s go!”
They said they would give you 200,000 energy just to go and rest, but there is no reason not to go.
As soon as I decided to go, I asked for a favor.
“Ah, then can I take the viola with me?”
“There’s nothing wrong with us, but I think it’s going to be overturned there.”
Anyway, if it was the younger sister of the bastard she tried to slaughter, she would be trembling.
“But I don’t want to leave you alone again, so I’ll ask you.”
“All right. First of all, I will go with the viola. But I think it would be better to keep it a secret.”
“Okay, thank you~ Then I’m done.”
“Guardian….”
“Yes?”
I was about to leave, but Armonia called me and turned around.
She wasn’t talking as she stared at me with a blank expression.
Is it something serious?
“What is it?”
“Did I say something in my sleep?”
“Ah…. Did you just say ‘don’t go’?”
“… Okay. I hope you rest in peace.”
“Uh….”
In the way she spoke, she could sense something of relief.
I wanted to ask more, but I left the office in a hurry because I thought I would write an explanation for trespassing.
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“Are you two ready?”
“Yes.”
“Yes~”
Viola was excited at the prospect of going out for the first time.
Armonia listened to our answer and started operating her device while showing her flamboyant body movements.
“Miss Viola, you may feel dizzy for a while, but please bear with it.”
“Yep!”
With the viola’s powerful reply, her vision distorted in an instant, and a high voice appeared before her eyes.
“Wow!!”
“Five!!”
Viola and I exclaimed and looked at the magnificent castle.
The old castle with a heavy atmosphere made of black, at a glance, was saying, “Mawangseong.”
It was so huge that I couldn’t see it at first glance.
The location we warped to was in front of a solid iron gate between the walls.
It was 30 meters high and stretched long enough for an army to pass in and out.
And suddenly, with a tremendous explosion, something rose from the other side of the iron door.
“Five….”
“Wow….”
Viola and I watched the object rise into the sky without any sense of danger, and it suddenly flew towards us.
And landed with a big swing in front of us.
Bang!
Smoke enveloped it in all directions, creating a mess.
“Collock, Coke.”
“Pooh….”
There was nothing Viola and I could do except cough and wipe our hands until the dust cleared.
Let the dust clear….
“Her….”
“Wow!!!!”
What I see in my eyes… What a monster
It looked to be ten meters tall, had the face of a goat, the legs of a lion, and the tail of a lizard or a dragon, with a green tail wagging.
It had huge purple bat wings and was covered with tan hair all over its body.
The forearm looked to be about a meter thick, and the thighs were much thicker.
He lowered his huge upper body and spoke to me in a loud voice.
“Are you Sung Soo-ho!?”
“Ah yes. That’s right.”
I don’t have to die anyway, but I can’t help being scared.
But just then, a call came through.
[He is the Demon King.]
‘What!? No, just looking at what he looks like, isn’t he just a gatekeeper?’
They said I was a demon king, so I thought I looked like a demon with a human body.
This demon king seemed distant from his personality.
Haha!”
“Oh, my ears….”
I’m going to go out
“You finally came! How long have you waited! I am Demon King Guardia!”
“I am Sung Soo-ho. And this….”
“….”
Viola had an expression devoid of fear.
Just curious
“She is my girlfriend.”
“Ohhh!!! Nice to meet you!!”
“Hello!”
Viola smiled brightly and said hello.
‘How old is he?’
[Information said she was about 300 years old.]
‘… He’s younger than the dean.’
He was younger than the dean….
I exchanged greetings with the demon king outside the castle and entered the castle.
It is said that the author named Demon King sensed a sudden energy in front of the castle gate and jumped out.
They said they were really waiting for me to come.
As soon as we entered the gate, there were security guards watching us in a stern atmosphere.
And the guy I only saw in the game was visible.
A dog with three heads bigger than the Demon King.
There was a real Cerberus.
“Wow! Be cute!”
“… Is that?”
Originally, he was supposed to show off his great power, but his face became a Chihuahua, as if something had gone wrong with the breed.
Heh heh heh.
Three chihuahua faces were panting at us stupidly.
The way he stuck out his tongue and looked at us was looking at us as if he were looking at a strange insect.
Haha! It’s my favorite pet dog. I’ll give you a ride later when I have time.”
“Wow, thank you!”
Viola was excited about the idea that she could ride a cute (?) Puppy.
Passing through the gate, we entered the castle in earnest.
The interior was both splendid and terrifying.
Various antiques and paintings were lined up, but the shape was full of eerie shapes that hit the face of a haunted house.
I’m glad you like me?
‘Hey, is this cool?’
[I’m glad you like it.]
‘I like having an atmosphere like this rather than needlessly flashy ones. Uh?’
[What’s going on?]
‘… Someone passed by?’
It was said that this place was clearly called the Demon Castle.
Even outside, I couldn’t see any humans at all.
Even though there are all kinds of monsters, I haven’t seen a single human being.
I didn’t know what it was, so I was walking while thinking hard, but I arrived at a door.
The height of the door alone seemed to be 20 meters.
If you think about it, this place must have been designed according to the standards of the Demon King, so it was only natural that everything would have been built large.
“I heard that you are in a very weak state from the fierce battle.”
“Ah yes.”
Even though I only shot one bean….
“This is the room you will be staying in. You may do as you please while you are here. If there are guys who harm you, I will kill them right away.”
“Thank you.”
“Then let’s talk later at dinner. Are you okay?”
“Yes, of course.”
Haha! Then see you later!”
The demon king laughed cheerfully and left with a thud.
Now that I’ve come to see it, it’s really amazing.
Most of the time, it was natural for someone below him to guide or recommend a meal like this.
It’s like the sudden jump through the castle gate earlier.
‘Did you like me enough to guide me like this?’
[I think he liked it very much.]
‘Well, it must have been because he saved someone who was about to die, right? No, but if a man like this is in trouble, how strong was that hero?’
[I heard that the hero has the upper hand in one-on-one.]
‘Ugh…. When I think of that time, I feel cold.’
Thinking of the time when the warriors came, my hamstrings started to tingle.
I gently pushed the large door with my hand, and it opened easily.
The interior of the room was different from the interior of the castle I had seen so far, and colorful decorations were arranged on a human basis.
It seemed that even the room had not made a haunted house.
But there was no wonder in Viola’s eyes.
On the contrary, he seemed much more excited when he entered the castle earlier.
“Viola. Would you like to go out and take a look?”
“Wow! Like!”
“By the way, is this room not good?”
Something didn’t look so good.
“Just….”
“… ?”
“It looks similar to my room, so I don’t really like it….”
As it turned out, the trauma was activated.
Looking at the room again, it looked similar to the bunker palace Viola had been living in before.
From Viola’s point of view, the small room on the ship was much more comfortable and comfortable.
“I’m only going to stay for a while anyway, so bear with me. Instead, let’s look around.”
“Yes!”
Viola smiled brightly as she followed me.
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What I liked most about coming here was that Viola was having fun.
She wandered around, and she marveled at little things.
Even though there was no guide, all demons did not touch us carelessly.
Rather, I was fascinated by the viola.
If you give off this kind of atmosphere, you might be scared, but she didn’t feel fear at all, just like when she saw the demon king.
[I don’t know the world at all, so I wonder if fear doesn’t exist.]
‘Even if I come to know now, it won’t make much of a difference.’
Viola is also an adult now, so she wondered if she would develop fear even if she accumulated knowledge now.
Before that, she was in the cage of the hero, so there was no harm, and now she belongs to the NTL Corporation, so there was no problem.
Still, I want her to learn basic common sense so that she can take her out from time to time….
Studying on TV definitely has its limitations.
‘Play with the viola, she needs to teach me something….’
[It is recommended to recruit and bring in good talent after performing the mission to some extent. It is difficult to equip a living room with the Enello we have now.]
‘How many energy goes into one living room?’
[100,000 Enel.]
‘Wow, that’s very expensive…’ .’
It was an amount that I couldn’t afford to buy now.
As Viola and I were walking around the castle, a human boy was walking proudly from a distance.
Looking at it from this side, I wondered what kind of kid he was, but….
‘Oh, it’s a person.’
[I missed the timing earlier, so I couldn’t tell you. Some humans reside here.]
‘Oh, are they slaves?’
[No. The author….]
While Armonia was talking, a kid arrived in front of us.
The little boy stood in front of us with his back somehow straight, even though he was trembling with fear.
The outfit was roughly dressed like an attendant.
To be called an aristocrat, the clothes seemed vaguely out of place.
Viola ran up to her kid and hugged her head.
“Oh! Be cute!”
“Hey, let this go! Reckless!”
“… ? Are you the son of the village chief here?”
Viola had said that the highest nobleman in her head was the village chief, so she respected the other person.
However, it was an excellent comment to infuriate the other party.
“Dare! How dare you make fun of me with such a lowly status! “
“? What do you mean by lowly?”
It’s a start….
Viola’s What’s That?
However, I didn’t feel very happy that the viola was close to the little girl I didn’t know, so I removed the viola and told her.
“Viola, cuddling like that makes the kid think wild things. Just looking at it, it looks like a pervert. Get off quickly.”
“Who, pervert!!! I won’t let you dare to insult the prince of Bethel!!”
Suddenly, the little boy started going crazy.
However, while glowing, she did not think of falling for Viola at all.
Rather, it felt more like being held in her arms.
Looks like a real pervert.
But suddenly, out of nowhere, he introduces himself as a prince.
What is….
While I was about to hit the honey chestnut, a demon with purple-shaped wings was flying toward me from afar.
“You crazy bastard!!!”
***
Viola and I were sitting side by side in a huge dining room.
The little boy who had come to us earlier said he had been ordered to lead us to the restaurant.
However, he mixed up his words once and let out a shout of anger by himself.
The purple demon that flew behind us was a low-level demon, and as soon as it came to us, it apologized and bowed like crazy.
It must be that we are honored guests.
I forgot what I was doing earlier and was admiring the table.
‘What is the table saying? .’
[I think it can’t be helped to eat a meal for a person as huge as me.]
I was sitting at a table as big as the castle gate I saw in front of the demon castle.
Viola and I were at the wrong height, so we sat in separate high chairs made for humans.
When we first went up, dozens of demons with wings clung to us and carefully lifted us up.
Still, it wasn’t too uncomfortable, probably because they prepared a lot for us.
The devil, us, and his vassals were sitting at a table that stretched the size of the castle gate.
All of the vassals were equally as big as the demon king.
The appearance was different.
They ranged from genuinely demonic looking guys to reptiles that were far from human in shape.
But at the end of the day, a woman similar in size to a human with cat ears and bat wings was drooling while looking at a plate on the table.
‘Oh oh! So cute….’
[….]
It was really cute.
Her chest is big, but her face is cute and the cat ears on her head caught my eye.
The limbs were also human-shaped, and the unique thing was that they had purple wings like demons.
However, a large lizard-like executive sitting next to him started to scold him.
I was getting scolded.
Unlike the other vassals, the woman with cat ears was not a character that suited this place at all.
Still, seeing him sitting, I wondered if he was in charge of an important, important job.
Hehe, I’ll have to look at his temperament later.’
[Suho.]
‘Yes? Shall we see it now?’
[Mr. Viola is watching.]
‘….’
In the direction of looking at the cat woman from my seat, there was Viola in the first place.
Looking up at me, her face was frowning.
“… Anything interesting?”
Haha…. There are a lot of strange people, no, demons….”
Viola continued to look at me without letting go of her suspicious expression.
But what evoked the atmosphere was the loud sound of breaking dishes.
Clink!
The demons sitting at the huge table turned their heads at once.
The fact that they all turned their heads all at once was enough to make us feel the wind pressure.
At the place where the sound of the bowl bursting was heard, the perverted child who had been held by Viola earlier had fallen forward.
All the utensils the food was in were spilled.
‘… Didn’t I say he was the prince of a kingdom?’
[That’s right. As a kingdom that stood at the forefront of the opposing forces, it is now in the position of first successor.]
There are two places where the bloody battle was fought with the Demon King’s army until the end.
It is said to be the independent state of Betel Kingdom and Peron.
And the humans who reside here are not ordinary slaves.
All were said to be descendants of nobles.
The descendants of royalty and grand dukes of all countries were said to be serving as servants in the castle.
It was a humiliating treatment that shook the very foundation of the country.
The low-level demons, who had flown in while swearing at the kid earlier, appeared and looked at the demon king, bowed their heads, and began to apologize over and over again.
“Sin, sorry! Stupid bastard, what are you doing without posting an apology right away!”
“….”
He never said anything in an unbending manner.
The atmosphere at the table began to sink heavily.
In that atmosphere, the low-level demons put out their nails as if they couldn’t stand it any longer with a really angry expression.
“This bastard….”
“Ugh….”
It was the moment the kid wanted to die.
A woman with long pink hair in a maid’s uniform hurriedly ran in front of the little girl and bowed her back.
“Sorry! I will educate you again.”
As soon as I saw her, I let out a cry of sorrow at her Armonia.
‘Temperament!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’
[….]
