Chapter 200 – [Hero] Going Deeper
“Oh… What, what’s going on, again?”
Didn’t you go back?
I searched for my sword with my eyes for a moment, but I slightly looked away, wondering if she wouldn’t attack me.
“Whoops… Do you trust me?”
“Oh…”
Did you catch my eye
I feel kind of ashamed.
“Actually, there is something I want to tell only you, so I came here on purpose.”
“If it’s strange, I won’t listen…”
“Listen and think about it.”
Saying that, she sat down next to me.
When I sneaked to her side, she followed as well.
“… Don’t follow me.”
“Are you ashamed?”
Why is this woman always making fun of people like this…
I opened her mouth to say something, but then she started talking again, so I lost the timing and mumbled for a while before closing my mouth.
“I was originally a priest. Just like your colleagues did.”
It’s a story you already know.
A shrine from 400 years ago.
“By the way, the church is a group with stronger power than you think. The history is long, and the data are vast.”
What she wanted to talk about, she didn’t know right now.
However, as Sera continued to speak, it seemed that for some reason, some strands were being caught.
“Perhaps Arin has also come across a lot of such materials. I heard that in the meantime, there was a custom of valuing data among priests.”
“And what?”
“If you are in a hurry, listen a little more. But isn’t that a bit odd?”
Saying that, she turned to me and smiled brightly.
“Isn’t the priest who participated in the hero party 400 years ago quite famous? Why didn’t she know my name?”
“What is that…”
The priest of the previous warrior party.
If she was like that, she must have been quite a celebrity in the church.
Of course, the data of that era should also have details of names and whereabouts.
“There aren’t that many data from that era…”
“There is nothing. So, why did all the data related to me get deleted?”
Are you saying there is a reason?
“Yes, the answer is yes. All data related to me have been erased. To the extent that Arin hardly knows anything about me.”
“… Why?”
Could it be because she was on the side of the demon king?
No, did no one know about that?
Maybe because she knew, she erased the fact altogether.
And it was forgotten as it was, and it became a truth that no one knows today.
“Actually, the reason my records were erased wasn’t because I turned to the side of the demons. What… It’s not that there’s no relationship at all, but that’s not the reason anyway.”
“Then?”
Sara put her finger to her lips and said with a playful smile.
“Because I betrayed my faith.”
“… Yes.”
“Huh? Aren’t you surprised?”
No, isn’t it natural that he betrayed humans and became a demon?
What were you talking about?
“Um… ? Am I misunderstanding something?”
She tilted her head for a moment, then let out an exclamation, as if she realized it belatedly.
“I didn’t give up my faith because I became a demon. I became a demon because my faith was gone.”
“… What is that?”
“It means that it was the demon king who caught me when I lost my faith and was shaken. Ah, it’s like I was threaded the wrong way by a bad guy.”
Saying that, she chuckled, but she didn’t seem genuinely disliked.
That’s right, she is also in a position to serve the Demon King, just like Luella, only her direction is different.
“Aren’t you curious why you lost your faith?”
“… Whatever I say, I’ll say it anyway.”
“Whoa, do you know me well now?’
She smiled and continued talking.
“Because we found out the secret.”
“… Secret?”
What secret?
“The secret of this world.”
Secret to the world.
Something like that… Do you have?
“Well, this is also the demon king after all… Oh, I’m talking about the last demon king. It’s what I heard from the demon king.”
“What… What is the content?”
“Whoops…”
Sera laughed low, hardened her expression coldly, and said.
“I was a little, no, very angry. I was so frustrated.”
“Disappointed?”
“… It’s really, really disgusting. To think we were honoring such an irresponsible thing as a god.”
Anger flashed across her face.
“But, when I first saw it, the priest…”
“That is acting, of course. How can they find out about the priestly qualifications that disappeared 400 years ago? Even the records have been erased.”
“Um…”
I understand that, but why are you talking about this only to me in the first place?
“Please pay attention to Arin. She will probably be the most shocked when she finds out about this.”
“Arin?”
“Even if you look like this, you are like my disciple, right? I also pay attention, though not as much as Ertina.”
… Even though I’ve never shown anything like that before.
More than anything, if that’s the case, rather than me…
“Rather than me… I’d rather talk to the man…”
“Isn’t that your colleague?”
Sarah looked at me with a slightly stiff face.
“Because you look like the end of the world with such a stupid face, even a woman you wouldn’t want to be taken away from is being taken away. And what if you lose your childhood friend?”
“Ugh…”
UNI…
Right now, she would be mixing with a man other than me.
“Have you lost it already?”
“No, that… It’s not…”
She looked at me with a slightly pathetic expression.
“It’s not something I’m going to say, but you’re quite decent too.”
“Eww…”
“What on earth did you see in this guy and like all three of them?”
Every word hurts.
It hurts even more because I can’t refute it.
“But… Maybe even that…”
She shook her head as I put on a puzzled expression at her words that she muttered for a while.
“No, it’s not my role to explain this anyway.”
“After saying that, now that I’m here…”
“Phew, honestly, it’s itchy? I want to see your shocked faces.”
She smiled softly, wagging her tail.
“Actually, I have to go soon, so I came here to talk to you one last time.”
“Last?”
There was something strange about her words.
“Now I have to go back to human territory. Because I have work to do.”
Her job is probably to create a society where demons and humans coexist.
“Maybe we won’t be able to come back until the demon lord collapses?”
It is already natural for the demon king to fall.
At least Sarah thought so.
“That… Coexistence?”
“Yes, coexistence.”
She said so
“Humans can change into demons, but not the other way around. If we lose… No, maybe, when everything is over, all the remaining demons will die or stay hidden for the rest of their lives.”
Well, it’s our fault too.
She said, wagging her tail again.
“Anyway, I want our demons to live a normal life. Aren’t you guys getting along all the time, fighting each other and beating each other? We want to be like that too.”
The first step is the coexistence of Inma and humans.
And gradually the level will rise.
“Then, one day, naturally, two races… No, if you include minority races like elves, there will be more. A world where everyone lives together will come.”
That was Sarah’s wish.
Perhaps and this is the biggest difference between Luella and her.
While Ruella only worried about the safety of the demon king, she was already thinking about the death of the demon king.
“The Demon King said so. He tells me to live without me when he dies. He must be asking you to forget him.”
To be cowardly
Saying that, Sera put on a slightly sad expression.
“Well, that was a bit long. Anyway, today I came only in behalf of Ertina, so Ertina will be with you from now on.”
“She… ?”
Why with us?
“She will guide you to the Devil Castle. You should be almost there by now.”
“A guide…”
The Four Heavenly Kings guide you to the Demon Castle.
When I think about it, it’s a very strange situation.
“Demon King wants to die himself, but Ruella will probably continue to disturb you, right? It is to prevent that.”
Umm…
To be honest, it’s a bit of a strange feeling.
To think that the other Four Heavenly Kings would block the Four Heavenly Kings’ attack and guide us to the Demon King’s Castle.
What a little… Isn’t it strange?
“Huh, that’s what I think. It’s like a play with a fixed beginning and end. It’s like an empty script with only the birth of the hero and the death of the demon king, and nothing in between.”
After that, I didn’t say count anymore.
She looked at me silently, with only her tail wagging, but perhaps on purpose, her tail kept flicking around my head.
“Do you have anything?”
“Yes?”
“When I go back now, I won’t be able to see you for a while. Is there anything like a goodbye or something like that?”
“Why would I…”
It’s subtle to be an enemy, but it’s an ambiguous relationship that isn’t close enough to say goodbye amicably.
What reaction should I show?
“Huh… Then shall I?”
“What, what…”
She suddenly grabbed my shoulder.
Then her face, little by little, began to approach me.
Uh uh uh… ?
What is this all of a sudden?
I was startled and closed my eyes tightly.
Side.
Something touched my lips
I hope this… ?
When I slightly open my eyes with a blushing face, there… There was nothing.
Only black darkness.
What is this?
“Ahahaha! Did you expect it now? Your lover will be pretty upset if he finds out about this.”
Tok.
The black thing touched my nose.
Oh, it’s a tail.
I didn’t kiss her with her, I kissed her with her tail.
“What, what are you doing… !”
“A kiss on the tail is a sign of submission.”
“This is such a prank…”
She said giggling.
“And it is also a contract.”
“Contract?”
“Well, it’s a bit old-fashioned, but. Humans knock on doors with their hands, right? Can I come in, he said.”
Then Sarah tapped the air with her hand.
As if knocking.
“We ask with our tails. May I come in?”
“… Where?”
Where do you mean going in?
“To your dreams.”
“Dream…”
“And by kissing you, I’m giving you permission.”
“Tta, I never gave permission…”
I didn’t give permission for this, wasn’t she cheating on me?
Of course, I’m not really upset, but if this is a contract, it’s a kind of fraudulent contract.
“I won’t go if you really don’t like it.”
Her tail waggled.
“… What are you doing in your dreams…”
“Huh, are you looking forward to it?”
As she said that, she fiddled with her own tail and then she gently stroked the part of her where I kissed her.
“Oh…”
The smile on her lips grew wider as my face turned red with embarrassment.
“By the way, no one can easily touch my tail, right? Guess you’re lucky. The tails of the Four Heavenly Kings are more valuable than gold. It was a good experience.”
“That, I don’t need that kind of experience.”
“Whoops… You never know. It might come in handy someday.”
She left a meaningful message.
“How does this help…” .”
“Iknow, right? Ahaha!”
Even after she said it, she laughed as if she knew she didn’t make sense.
“Ah… Then it’s time for her to slowly go. If you hear rumors that the Demon King has passed away, you will know it as a success.”
“… Go back.”
I didn’t say goodbye.
Because of the last prank, the mind disappeared.
And it’s a dream…
I feel ashamed for some reason.
“Whoops… Will I see you again in my dreams? I hope you can put an end to it.”
Saying that, she closed the door and left.
Even after Sera passed away, it seemed that remnants of her remained in her room.
After sitting still in the room for a while, I managed to open the door and cool my head.
Until Uni returns.
***
Haha…”
“UNI…”
Unable to move her body properly, she staggered back.
Her whole body smelled like semen, but I didn’t point it out.
“I-I’m back.”
“… Come on.”
She looked like she was about to cry a little.
