106 – The two people who came on an ambitious night
The tense atmosphere that had been disrupted by the attack returned to normal after Noah’s party. The fact that there were no casualties played a big role in that.
It took about a week to reinforce the damaged buildings and tidy up the hyenas that had been lurking around.
Once the organization returned to its normal track, Noah and Nan immediately began planning to leave Cardisian.
They couldn’t live in the Demon King’s land once they were marked by the Demon King.
Noah, Lily, and Nero began to carefully select the people who would leave with them. They only gathered those who had been verified using magic tools, as there could be traitors hiding among the executives.
Once the trusted executives gathered in the conference room, Noah immediately brought up the agenda.
Various opinions were presented. There were suggestions to split into several parties and scatter in different directions, as well as suggestions to run away and hide in lands where the Demon King’s army couldn’t find them.
Because I had knowledge from the original work, I could judge whether an opinion that seemed plausible was a dangerous one or not.
“It’s dangerous to scatter in different directions. The Demon King’s army is actively occupying other countries. Eventually, even the land currently occupied by humans will fall into the hands of the Demon King’s army. So, instead of scattering in different directions, we should aim for the most powerful empire and run away.”
In the original work, all countries except the empire fall into the hands of the Demon King. The last hero who appeared like a comet just before the empire fell into the hands of the Demon King was Iris.
So we must definitely aim for the empire.
“Staying in the Demon King’s land is only a matter of time before we are caught by the Demon King’s army. Even if we hide in a remote place where their feet can’t reach, they will eventually find us.”
The Demon King’s army has people who can manipulate not only black magic but also all kinds of strange powers. Even if we hide in a land where even demons can’t survive, we will eventually be exposed.
Without hesitation, I presented my opinion and even provided evidence, and before I knew it, the meeting began to revolve around me.
“First of all, the number of people who want to leave the Demon King’s land is the most important issue. Not all Nest members can leave the Demon King’s land.”
Those who were born and raised in Cardisian and had their basic values distorted had no choice but to stay in this land. The majority of those who stayed in the external headquarters fell into this category.
Even among those who were former slaves, there were more people who looked down on others and wanted to use the power of the Nest organization than I thought.
There was also the fact that there was no one to correct them and educate them, and there were also those who were born with twisted personalities in the first place.
Putting those people in the escape party would surely have consequences.
The escape route was decided by me, who had the original knowledge, and Nero and Noah, who handled the information comprehensively.
The remaining officers were assigned the task of filtering out the people who would escape together.
They first used magical tools to indicate the degree of the opponent’s evilness and then started filtering them out based on rumors and observations of their behavior.
The escape time they aimed for was a week later.
Because the date was approaching, they had to move busily.
“…Lian, are you okay?”
“Yeah, I’m fine.”
Noah, in the middle of working, kept asking Lian if he was okay. Every time the sweet scent that he hadn’t been aware of before brushed his nose, Lian closed his eyes tightly and answered.
Julianna watched the two of them with a sinister expression.
Busy days passed, and the preparations progressed steadily. When there was about a week left until they left, the personnel who would escape together were decided.
The number of people was smaller than expected. It was less than 10% of the organization’s total members, with a total of 98 people. Except for the number of officers, most of the members would stay in Cardishan.
“Since the Nest organization dominates Cardishan, everyone wants to stay in Cardishan.”
“Even if the Demon Army or other organizations target us, many people think it’s something that will happen then.”
The Nest organization can be seen as a major corporation in Cardishan that no one can touch. Even if other companies target Nest, let alone if the owner changes, most of the members wanted to stay in Nest.
The majority of those who had such thoughts were people with a greedy and cruel side hidden beneath them. That’s why the officers didn’t bother to hold onto such people.
Noah, upon hearing the report, smiled bitterly. He was upset by the fact that the scarred children who were once slaves had grown up to be greedy.
After the situation was somewhat settled. As the sun set, it was a dark night. I was slowly falling asleep under the blanket.
Tap!
At that moment, I heard a light sound of footsteps outside the door.
With a loud thud!
The door opened without even a knock. I stood up from the bed and looked towards the door. Since there were no windows, the entire room was swallowed by darkness, and I couldn’t see anything, but Lian was quick to recognize who it was.
“Jess, what’s happening this late at night?”
“Jyunim!”
Jess came running towards me and jumped lightly, crashing onto me.
“Ow!”
I felt like I was being pounced on by a large dog and tumbled on the bed. I rubbed my aching head against the door and spoke to Jess.
“Uh… Jess, don’t suddenly jump on me like that -“
Before I could finish my sentence, Jess collapsed on top of me. Their body went limp and stiffened.
“Je-Jess?”
“Whimper…”
With narrowed eyes, Jess pressed their nose against my neck and whimpered. I cringed my neck and grabbed Jess’s shoulders.
“Jess, why, why are you doing this? Explain first, ugh!”
Before I could finish my sentence, Jess lay on top of me and started rubbing their body against mine. It was similar to a dog marking its scent on a new object.
When Jess pressed their back against me, their long fragrant hair tickled my face. And when they pressed against me from the front – no, when they were about to, I grabbed Jess’s shoulders and stopped their actions.
“Whine…”
Then Jess started whimpering like a puppy whose neck was being held. Every time I heard their cute whimpering, I felt like I had done something terribly wrong. I sternly shook my head and said.
“Huff, well… Jess, you need to properly explain why you’re behaving like this.”
“Sniff… I’m erasing the marking left by the Four Kings.”
“Marking?”
“Noah said that. He said I have to leave a marking from the Four Kings and run away!”
“Ah…”
It seemed like he understood the phrase “got marked” as if he understood it as “got marked.” I recalled the bits of common sense I had seen in the original.
“I remember that marking among the Suin was like marking territories.”
When one Suin marks another Suin on something or someone they value, it can be seen as an act similar to NTR.
It wasn’t strange that Jess was running towards us in extreme excitement.
“…It’s not strange, right?”
In an instant, Jess’s words about “marriage! Creating a tribe!” came to mind, but I quickly brushed them off.
“Maybe it’s because we’re like a family.”
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Perhaps it was because I had seen Jess since he was young? I didn’t easily think in that direction.
Or so I thought, fearfully.
Thump!
“Huh?”
The wrist that was holding Jess’s shoulder weakly slipped from his grasp. Even though he had a comedy filter, there was no way an ordinary human could withstand the power of a Suin.
In the blink of an eye, the bed shook and Jess held my wrist, pressing me onto the bed. My eyes, accustomed to the darkness, captured Jess’s figure clearly as his pupils dilated and his lips trembled, his ears perking up.
“Joonim, I’ll get rid of all the Four Kings’ markings for you!”
Swish, swish. I could feel Jess’s tail swaying as it brushed against my calf. Despite his cute voice, Jess’s eyes were like those of a predator looking at its prey. I froze like a prey in front of a predator.
“What is this? He’s going to eat them to get rid of them?”
A scene of Jess chewing and swallowing me alive flashed before my eyes.
“Maybe it’s a reward… No, no!”
In the world of comedy, even being stepped on by a pretty girl is considered a reward. Unbeknownst to himself, that thought flashed through his mind. After quickly blurting out an incoherent thought, he began to calm Jess down.
“Well…it’s not something we have to do right now. How about we talk about it when it’s daylight? I’m so tired and sleepy right now!”
As Jess’s mouth moved closer to his neck, his words became faster and uninterrupted. By the time he thought his throat might be bitten off, Jess suddenly pulled away with a strange groan.
“What are you doing?”
Iris’s soft voice echoed in his ear. Without realizing it, I took a deep breath and sat up straight.
Jess, who had been clinging to Iris’s back, was making strange noises.
“I’m just here to remove the marking left by Joonim!”
“Marking? Noah explained earlier that it wasn’t like that.”
“If you leave a trace, that’s marking!”
“No, it’s not.”
“Yes, it is!”
Fearing that they might fight if left as they were, I lightly waved my hand to get their attention. Fortunately, both of them, accustomed to darkness, turned their gaze towards me.
“Jess, I didn’t get marked, so you don’t have to do that. And even if I did, that kind of action should be done with the other person’s permission.”
“Eek…”
Jess perked up his ears and wore a gloomy expression.
“It’s late, so let’s go back and get some sleep.”
“Can’t we sleep together?”
“No, we can’t.”
If it had been a cute child, it would have been understandable, but I couldn’t sleep well with Jess, who had grown up enough to be considered an adult.
“We won’t even be able to sleep if we sleep together.”
For that reason, I pointed decisively towards the door and told him to go sleep there. Then Jess walked hesitantly towards the door, occasionally turning his head to look at me with his ears and tail perked up.
“It’s a relief that it’s dark.”
If the room had been bright, he might have melted away with his pitiful gaze. Jess was so gloomy that he was cute.
Thump.
Jess left the room, leaving Iris and me alone in the room.
“Come to think of it, why did Iris come…”
Swish.
Before I could finish my sentence, Iris started climbing onto the bed. Then she confidently put a pillow next to me and lay down, looking up at me with a gentle expression.
