“La, lady Shekina. Why, why are you saying that?”
Arthur stomped his feet and grabbed Shekina.
“Please explain what’s going on first. Okay?”
Shekina patted Arthur’s hand and took a deep breath.
“A note was sent to Yurian, telling him to kill me.”
Then, slowly, she continued.
“When Yurian ignored it, his friend are dead.”
“…Shekina.”
“When he ignored it again, the professor died, then a senior died, and everyone was killed. So, that guy came to kill me.”
Shekina stared directly at Lucart.
“You know what this is about.”
Lucart closed his eyes and took a long pause, then slowly opened his eyelids.
“…Black magic.”
A sigh of despair escaped from between his teeth.
“That guy resorted to black magic in the end. Ha ha. How ridiculous. The ones who claimed to be God’s representatives…!”
This was unexpected. Something he hadn’t foreseen.
During the past Celestial War, the demons had achieved victory, but with the involvement of ancient black magic, nothing could be guaranteed. No, they might even lose. Black magic was that vile and evil.
Maybe that guy even sealed my power?
Chills ran down Lucart’s spine.
‘Damn it.’
He had been completely fooled.
He bit back the curses that formed on his tongue and looked at Shekina again.
“How do you know about black magic?”
She expected this question.
Of course, Shekina could use black magic, knew about it, but had no intention of revealing it now. Besides, she didn’t want to use black magic unless absolutely necessary.
“I heard about it.”
So she lied.
“From whom?”
“I can’t say. I’m under a binding spell.”
Lucart furrowed his brows.
A story sworn under a binding spell would never be spoken, even if one’s stomach was cut open.
“Black magic?”
Arthur, who had been dazed, muttered.
“That’s impossible. Really…”
He clutched his forehead and collapsed to the floor. The sound of grinding teeth could be heard.
“Yurian.”
Shekina looked at them indifferently and spoke.
“He wanted to ask for help. But the demons wouldn’t care about us anyway, saying it’s good if humans die, so he couldn’t say anything.”
“That is…!”
“So I’ll ask you again, boss.”
Arthur tried to shout, but Shekina spoke faster.
“Will you endure this?”
Lucart was reflected in Shekina’s blue eyes.
“Will you not care if we live or die?”
That figure seemed to waver.
Unlike before.
***
Long ago, Lucart was the Demon King.
He couldn’t clearly remember when he first ascended to this position. It was something that happened centuries ago.
He only remembered fighting all the time.
Ascending to the throne of the Demon King,
Killing those who coveted his position,
Fighting the Celestial War,
Organizing the chaotic Demon Realm,
Losing his power,
Fighting monsters…
When he closed his eyes, the battlefield splattered with blood appeared.
Even with his eyes open, he saw the battlefield splattered with blood.
He was always covered in blood.
But it was okay.
He was the King of the Demon Realm. The ruler of chaos. The one and only absolute being.
So he had to bear everything. He had to protect everything. Protect and protect again, even things whose origins he couldn’t know.
He had fought and protected for so long.
– My lord , is there anything you have chosen yourself, not inherited from your predecessors?
Nord threw a stone at him.
– Now it’s time to make something truly yours, My lord.
Ripples formed on the water surface.
Ripples, ripples, ripples, pushing towards the edge.
Have I ever fought by my own choice?
Have I ever protected anything by my own choice?
If not,
What have I been living for all this time?
***
Lucart held his throbbing head and touched his forehead. His settled eyes held organized thoughts.
How much time had passed?
Lucart’s tightly closed lips slowly opened.
“No.”
He looked straight at Shekina and spoke.
“You are also rightful members of the Demon Realm.”
And he acknowledged it.
“You are mine.”
It was something he chose, something he had to protect.
“I’ve been waiting for that answer.”
Shekina’s lips curled into a smile.
“My lord…”
Arthur was shedding tears beside him, but now wasn’t the time to be moved. There were more significant matters at hand.
Huu. Shekina took a deep breath.
“I, I’ve been lying.”
Lucart’s head tilted slightly.
“Don’t get mad at me for hiding this.”
“……….”
Arthur intervened.
“Let’s hear it first.”
“Let’s hear it.”
“No. Promise you won’t get mad first. I know you will.”
What could it be that she’s making such a fuss about?
He had a feeling that something more significant than expected would come out.
Lucart nodded slowly.
“Alright. I promise.”
“Okay.”
Shekina grinned broadly and spread her hands wide.
Earlier, when she was with Yurian, Shekina had held Yurian’s hand and received the ‘Demon King’s power’ from him. It seemed he had also defected.
And after leaving the room, she met the twins. Merdes hugged Shekina, and at that moment, she received the ‘Demon King’s power’ again. Perhaps Merdes liked humans so much that his power drained, but in any case, Shekina had accumulated a considerable amount of the ‘Demon King’s power.’
Therefore, she could speak confidently.
“I can control monsters.”
She had learned summoning magic.
Shwaaa-!
Black light flowed from Shekina’s fingertips. It drew a large circle around her and carved spells. Boom! From the center of the summoning circle, a massive black form began to emerge.
“Quite big, right?”
Boom! Boom!
A monster large enough to fill the entire room.
But Lucart and Arthur knew.
By Demon Realm standards, that monster was of average size.
If so,
“And.”
Could it be?
“I can also go to the Demon Realm.”
“Oh my.”
As soon as Arthur saw the scene of the Demon Realm that Shekina displayed, he collapsed.
The Demon Realm.
How long had it been since he last saw this space?
He had lived there since the beginning and thought he could live there until the end of the world, his homeland.
Arthur unconsciously covered his mouth.
“The reason I lied is simple.”
Shekina’s gaze lowered slightly.
“I thought I’d be kicked out once everything was done.”
“Shekina, why would you think that!”
“Even if Arthur doesn’t, others do.”
Lucart did not respond. He just watched Shekina with an unreadable expression.
“But the reason I’m telling the truth now is also simple.”
Shekina met Lucart’s gaze and opened her mouth.
“I became afraid that I might lose something precious.”
She then tugged at Arthur’s sleeve.
Something precious.
She thought she would never have it again.
But she had it.
However, it could be taken away at any time.
Whether by black magic, by Lucifer, or by anything else, something precious could disappear in the blink of an eye.
So Shekina wanted to protect these things at all costs.
Something she finally had after a hundred years.
“I can’t lose it now that I’ve just got it.”
Shekina clenched her fist, leaving Arthur, who had burst into tears, behind.
“I will find the Demon King’s power for you.”
She wouldn’t hide anymore.
“So kill that bastard for me.”
Main quest, now it begins.
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