383. Red (6)
A generational change has already occurred.
But at first, the Demon King did not realize this fact either. I don’t know how he survived the ravages of hell, but somehow his soul was preserved intact.
As long as he wasn’t completely destroyed, he thought he was the Fire Demon.
There were times when I felt that my condition was a little strange. But for some reason, he gradually stopped thinking about it too deeply.
The same thing happened one day when Seongjin Lee asked me about my name in passing.
‘There are many things at stake in my true name. If you mention this name carelessly, something irreversible will probably happen.’
Because such vague fear was so strongly eroding his soul, the Demon King was unable to give a proper answer and ended up giving a vague answer.
‘What did I do around midnight yesterday? ‘Did you sleep?’
Of course, there were times when I noticed gaps in my memory that were noticeable.
But until then, the Demon King just thought that his soul was so bored that he was taking a short sleep.
Isn’t it really strange? These are things that should have been detected and worried about a long time ago. Perhaps something invisible was directly interfering with the Demon King’s soul, castrating his doubts and sense of crisis from the beginning.
For example, the Demon King once heard something like this from an idiot.
-… And I was able to hear a detailed explanation from them. Red is not an evil spirit, but is actually your loyal servant.
How dare you call yourself, the great Demon King, a mere servant of a human! The Demon King was immediately outraged, but strangely enough, after a while, he stopped caring about it at all.
Another time something like this happened. Was it the time when I lent my spiritual eyes to Lee Seong-jin and examined objects in the normal world?
?List of spirits that can be summoned as summons 2/4?
?One. □□□□ (inactive)?
?2. □□□ □□ (inactive)?
?3. Hayes Martin (active)?
?4. Is red (active)?
An object from the normal world that always shows only objective information marks itself as Lee Seong-jin’s summoned beast, not the Demon King?
At that time, the Demon King was so shocked that he even sobbed for a moment, forgetting about his body pain!
However, as some time passed, he once again ate the bear meat provided by Lee Seong-jin and gave it up.
I should have questioned all of those things early on.
Why did [Soul Detection] not work on Lee Seong-jin from the beginning? And how it was possible for Lee Seong-jin, a human being, to hijack his senses at will.
And then it finally happened. The day Seongjin Lee encountered a crazy old woman at Sigismund Range.
Lee Seong-jin, who was extremely indignant, temporarily lifted the restrictions he had placed on himself and revealed some of his power in front of everyone.
-You will never be forgiven for your sins. You won’t be able to sleep peacefully until you die. Even after death your soul will never rest.
A curse so powerful that it is so deeply engraved in the human soul that no one can even think of resisting it.
Each of those heavy words left a huge impact not only on the old woman who was the target of the curse, but also on the soul of Orden who was by her side.
So, what must the Demon King have felt when he vividly witnessed the scene in his spirit state?
That day, the Demon King felt something from Lee Seong-jin that was like a distant [force] that he could never overcome.
A mysterious energy that even he, a demon lord of one dimension, could not fathom. The shock of being defenselessly exposed to the gaze of a high-ranking demon king of superior rank.
And, a terrible pressure that felt like it would crush my soul in an instant.
The Demon King, who had been trembling in fear for a long time, eventually had no choice but to ask Lee Seong-jin:
-Are you really Lee Seongjin?
What did Seongjin Lee say at that time?
-are you okay. My father fixed everything. Everything is okay now, devil.
There was no way it was okay at all.
However, at Lee Seong-jin’s answer, the Demon King found himself strangely relieved.
Before he knew it, he was being overly influenced by Lee Seong-jin’s every move and even his emotional state.
‘It’s really strange. There is a strange side to my relationship with Lee Seong-jin that is difficult to explain… … .’
Just as the Demon King is the enemy who destroyed Lee Seong-jin’s world, Lee Seong-jin is also the enemy who took away everything from the Demon King… … .
But why did the Demon King become so happy or sad at every word of Lee Seong-jin, and desperately wanted to become the person he needed? Why did he voluntarily go to the trouble of sharing his spiritual eyes for his safety?
[and… … .]
The Demon King, who had said that far, stopped blinking for a moment and stared quietly into Seongjin’s eyes.
[Lee Seong-jin, why did I think I wanted to stay in this world with you even though I could have killed you and returned to Gehenna?]
‘… … .’
[Of course, we can know for sure now that the ban has been lifted. Perhaps, if you had disappeared in flames at that time, I, who lost my status as a demon king, would not have survived so well.]
okay. That must have been the case.
The current Demon King is like a candle in danger of being extinguished with just one careless gesture.
[You probably already knew that, right? So, at that time, you told me not to go back. Why did you do that? Why did you decide to save me now?]
As for why, there was no other reason. At that time, didn’t the devil decide to save Seongjin first? So he just responded with the same kindness to the kindness he showed first.
‘I told you, right? You should stick by my side and become my traveling companion someday.’
When I answered harshly, the Demon King seemed a little embarrassed and started blinking the light rapidly.
[…] … !]
‘And you are quite useful. ‘You can lend your spiritual eyes, become a lie detector, or even become a reconnaissance drone, right?’
[But Lee Seong-jin. If I hadn’t been there from the beginning, you would have been… … .]
‘From the beginning, what?’
[therefore… … .]
‘what? why? what?’
[…] … .]
The Demon King, who was dazed for a moment by Seongjin’s blunt attitude, soon shook his soul gently from side to side as if shaking his head.
[…] no. My new monarch has an unusually merciful side. Not like a devil at all.]
That’s right, devil, because I’m not a devil.
Seongjin thought so without thinking, but he didn’t say it out loud, even if it was in vain. Because he shouldn’t define his existence carelessly.
Moreover, isn’t it absurd to deny in advance something that you are not sure about?
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[Anyway, after that day, I tried my best to control the fire of Gehenna. But no matter how hard I tried, things didn’t go as planned. So I gradually realized it. The fact that I have already completely lost control of the fire of Gehenna.]
Originally, this realization would have gradually faded away as usual under prohibition.
But is it because Seongjin’s condition has become extremely unstable recently? The prohibition also became unstable, and the Demon King gradually began to reflect on the questions he had put aside in his consciousness until now.
[So I naturally learned how to solve the current awkward situation.]
I don’t want to hear it.
Seongjin thought so.
But still, I had to listen. Because I tacitly agreed to the Demon King’s wish that he no longer want to lose his memories, and that I would listen to the words he desperately wanted to convey to Seongjin.
[Lee Seong-jin. When the scales of power were completely tipped that day, our generational change had already begun. But, as you know, the process did not end so neatly.]
Because I still have my soul left, right?
The Demon King muttered like that and began to move his soul from sky to sky.
[I gave the last command to the fires of Gehenna before I died. Burn everything in the world together with Lee Seong-jin. Even my soul, the owner of the cowardice, is everything.]
But somehow, their souls survived. That is why Gehenna’s annihilation continues to this day, with every effort being made to burn those designated as its final targets.
[Of course, if the two of us are swept up in that fire together now, my shabby soul will probably burn and disappear before yours. And you will barely survive, eventually taking control of the ravages of hell. In other words, all of this is going to happen anyway.]
‘… … .’
[Yes, I know very well. The fact that my soul still remains in this world is nothing more than a small mercy shown by the person who has been appointed as the new monarch. But that reprieve cannot last forever.]
The place where the Demon King’s soul headed was to Mores’ Danjeon. A place where the small embers of Gehenna that are still alive flutter their tongues, looking for an opportunity to rise again at any time.
Only then did Seongjin know for sure.
The reason why the devil bastard has been sobbing and depressed lately.
Perhaps he had already decided on his end from then on and was slowly preparing for this situation.
‘Wait a minute, devil. What are you doing now? … !’
Seongjin was startled and tried to control him again, but the demon king’s soul, which had already escaped the ban, was moving far away toward the fire of Gehenna.
Only the lonely sound of his thoughts are heard more and more clearly in my ears.
[I know that? The original principle of action of demons is quite simple. They try to pass on their pain to others and use their misfortune as a driving force to escape their own pain.]
Seongjin quickly moved his soul to follow the guy.
But for some reason, the more I tried, the further the distance between me and him became.
[Now that I know a little bit about human physiology and emotions, I think about this. Isn’t the devil’s soul, unable to keep anything precious, perhaps the most painful soul in the world?]
Perhaps Seonghwang had done something to it some time ago. He used his own method to completely distort time and space so that the flames of Gehenna were as far away from Seongjin’s soul as possible.
[That’s why Lee Seong-jin, I still can’t truly apologize to you. It is my nature as a devil to destroy and devour dimensions. If there is even just one way for me to regain the power of the Demon King, I will someday repeat the same thing again to fill the deep void in my soul.]
The Demon King who had said that far stopped moving for a moment and blinked a faint light towards Seongjin.
[But this is also an undeniable fact. Although I have reigned as the king of the demon world for a long time, I have never had an experience as dense and fulfilling as the past few months with you. It could be said that those memories are the most valuable things in the world that I never want to lose.]
Seongjin finally gave up trying to catch up with the guy and shouted.
‘Hey, man! what are you doing? ‘Stop it now!’
But the Demon King paid no heed, and continued to deliver words that sounded like a will.
[So, I am grateful to you, Seongjin Lee. Taking someone as a servant means carrying that person’s karma on your back as well. Thanks to you, I was able to escape my devil nature for a moment and experience many emotions as if I were truly human.]
‘You say you are my descendant? Then listen to my orders! Stop there!?’
[Thank you so much for giving my soul a long reprieve so that I can accumulate enough happy memories.]
‘… ‘Don’t do that, devil.’
[And thank you for allowing me to create something that I feel I will never want to lose, even if I end up disappearing.]
The demon king’s soul, who had spoken up to that point, spoke for the last time, emitting bright light.
[Hello, Seongjin Lee.]
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