Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 278
◈ 278. [Evil Side] What is Love?
Deepest part of the Lake Kingdom.
Even in the deepest part, in the very middle - a huge skyscraper.
A palace of black fog where soggy darkness pours down like a waterfall..
royal castle).
Jeez. Jeopuk.
Crown was walking unsteadily to this very place..
His body, battered by the plague, had already met death once, and here, in a certain place in the deepest part of the world, he opened his eyes again..
Immediately after, he led his revived body and headed into the royal castle..
to see the king.
As he passed the security forces and entered the throne room with difficulty, the Demon King sitting on the throne called his name affectionately..
《Crown. It's a little late.》
The Demon King was welcoming the guests who came first..
Raven and Salome.
She was the master of plague and the prostitute. The two gritted their teeth as soon as they saw the crown..
《Yes, this guy, this disorganized clown.……!》
《King of kings! It's him! That guy colluded with humans and attacked us! I made you go through this humiliation.?》
When the two nightmare corps leaders became angry at Crown, the Demon King raised his hand and calmed them down..
《Come on, calm down. I have no intention of criticizing the Crown..》
That's right too,
《'Cause I'm the one who ordered the Crown to attack you.》
《……?!》
《yes……?》
Raven and Salome were taken aback by the unexpected words..
Crown walked shakily past the two monsters and stood next to the king..
Crown's eyes, looking down at the monsters from behind the mask, were filled with cold mockery..
《I'll tell you one more time. The Crown took my command and struck you. This man is the spokesperson for all humans here in the Lake Kingdom - he is also the inspector who watches over you..》
The Demon King laughed. Raven didn't understand, so she took a step forward and argued..
《Great King of Kings... … I don't quite understand your intentions..》
《Hmm?》
《Why did you have that clown attack us, your loyal subordinates??》
《On the contrary, I would like to ask. Raven. Now, let’s summarize the sequence of events..》
The Demon King sitting on the throne slowly bowed..
《Why did you kidnap the adventurers??》
Startle.
Salome's shoulders trembled slightly. However, Raven did not flinch even a little and answered calmly..
《That human side player called Ash. He wanted to find the guy and kill him..》
《Ah, I kidnapped adventurers at random to kill Ash.?》
The Demon King giggled and waved his index finger left and right..
《No, no... … That wasn't your only goal, was it?.》
《…….》
《Have you tried an experiment? The task of refining human dreams.》
Salome's shoulders began to tremble like aspen trees in winter..
Although Raven was unable to break out in a cold sweat, she felt like her palms were wet..
《They kidnapped adventurers, used Salome's powers to put them in dreams, and selected the 'most terrible things' from their dreams to bring them to life.?》
got caught.
The conspiracy they have been secretly carrying out.
Taaak!
The Demon King snapped his fingers. Then the wall behind the throne split to the left and right, and the wide space behind it began to open up..
《Purifying nightmares and creating monsters is a right granted only to me..》
Kugoong-!
After all the walls were opened.
Inside were countless human-shaped things piled up..
A shadow wrapped around its entire body, motionless like a caterpillar wrapped in a cocoon... … countless humans.
Something like black water droplets were extracted from the heads of those people, drop by drop, and rose into the air, and the water droplets that rose were collected in a huge glass sphere on the ceiling..
Black water droplets gathered in the glass sphere fluttered and fell onto the magic device installed below..
A geometrically shaped magic device emits blue light and purifies black water droplets..
Like coffee brewed from high-quality coffee beans over a long period of time..
A black water droplet that had reached the end of the mechanical device rolled out onto the floor..
It had already changed from being a black drop of water to the shape of a hideous monster..
Crumbling……!
The Demon King, who had been savoring the terrible cries of a newborn monster as if it were the scent of sweet, well-brewed coffee, flicked his hand again. Taaak!
Kugugoogung Palace…….
The wall behind the throne closed..
“…….”
Crown looked silently inside the closing wall..
He looked at his compatriots piled up inside, with an indifferent look behind his mask..
《I colonized this Lake Kingdom, collected the nightmares of its inhabitants, gathered only the most terrible ones - and gave them new life with my power..》
The Demon King turned his gaze to the two corps commanders in front of him..
《You too have gone through this purification process and received a new body. Thanks to you, I was able to get another chance at an already failed life..》
Monsters that invaded to destroy Inse and were defeated..
Even though they were eradicated, the fears were imprinted in the minds, genes, and souls of the Lake Kingdom residents..
By forcibly bringing out those memories, the Demon King revived them. Salome and Raven were no exception..
They were monsters that had already been defeated and killed..
And here I got my second chance.
《…….》
《…….》
Salome and Raven were already kneeling and bowing their heads. The devil clicked his tongue at those two..
《I'm sure you knew. My loyal subordinates. This work is only permitted to me..》
《Wow, king of kings!》
Salome crawled forward on her knees and shouted urgently..
《I did nothing wrong! Luna Red with that wolf bastard! That and Raven! This crow bastard tricked me first.!》
《…….》
《They say they need me who can extract dreams for this job! That and! If we do it, the King of kings will be very happy.……!》
Raven just watched Salome chattering away..
Salome fell flat on the floor with a pitiful expression on her face..
《It's real! Please believe me! I am a simple and frugal succubus who knows nothing and is happy with the nightmare scraps that the King of Kings leaves behind! You know!》
《Salome. Salome. My cute and pitiful dream horse.》
The Demon King, who was suppressing his laughter, nodded..
《Well, that's right. You don't have the wherewithal to plan something like this..》
《Sure, sure! Salome is a stupid succubus! My only fault is that my ears are too thin! King of kings! Please forgive me!》
The Demon King turned his head from Salome and looked at Raven..
《Raven. If you have something to say, say it.》
《……King of kings.》
Raven calmly opened her mouth..
《Aside from the obvious fact, it was a shameful violation of your privileges. But truly, please know that it all came from my loyalty to you..》
《Whoa. Would you like to explain what loyalty is??》
《It's already been 500 years since you took over the Lake Kingdom and refined the monsters from nightmares..》
Raven slowly raised her eyes and looked at the Demon King..
《But no matter how many nightmares you collect, you still can't find the 'someone' you are desperately looking for.?》
《…….》
The Demon King's momentum has changed..
Up until now, it had been a gentle and playful mood, but all of a sudden, a flash of light flashed on the tip of a sword, and it suddenly turned into an eerie one.…….
A frightened Salome whispered to Raven. Hey, what are you doing! it's crazy! Why are you making such a fuss even more?!
But Raven didn't care and continued to stare at the Demon King..
On the Demon King's face covered in black shadow, two white slit eyes narrowed..
《Raven. You every time… … I'm very perceptive.》
《I don't know what you mean every time... … Anyway, for your sake, I just wanted to find another way..》
《Was that other method meant to search into the dreams of adventurers??》
《exactly. If there is no one you are looking for in the nightmare of the residents of the Lake Kingdom... … It might be in other people's nightmares.?》
《Haha!》
The Demon King let out a short laugh and buried his back in the throne..
《……You dug a good hole to escape, Raven. It was not a bad cause..》
《It was just a sincere loyalty to you..》
《But no matter what the cause, please do not violate my authority again in the future. Because I don’t want to kill my precious commander with my own hands..》
The Demon King slowly raised his head and looked at the ceiling..
《……And, that person is definitely in this nightmare. i can tell.》
The Demon King's tone became a little more affectionate..
《Otherwise, isn't there any point in me repeating this hundreds and thousands of times?…….》
《…….》
《…….》
Salome and Raven, who were watching the devil lord, exchanged glances..
Is it over? Do you forgive me??
《I will leave it to the public..》
The Demon King waved his hand as if he was annoyed..
《All you have to do is turn a blind eye. So that this never happens again.》
《Oh my! As expected, the king of kings~!》
《I can only appreciate your generosity..》
Salome and Raven bowed their heads in joy..
Crownman, who was watching from the side, clicked his tongue. It's a shame…….
《So, this time my opponent… … Have you met Ash??》
The Demon King asked again with a smile on his face. Then Salome gritted her teeth with an angry expression..
《yes We met, we met... … Oh my god, this is my first time seeing such a bastard.?》
《Is it okay? How did it work out??》
《It's annoying that everyone ignores my mental control! That's what... … Oh, this guy is great, I'll just move on.!》
Salome lifted up her face that had been hit earlier and showed it to the devil..
《You said you hit me with your fist? Do you see this here? Punch Salome's pretty cheek without mercy! Because he hit me?》
《you? With your fist? Puhahaha! This is definitely a rare thing to see!》
《Ooh, this is no laughing matter, King of kings! It's the first time I've been hit in my life.!》
Salome huffed and cupped her cheek. The area where I was hit earlier was still hot..
《Not only from my father, but also when I was kicked out in my previous life... … I've never been hit with his fist! All human men cried when they saw me! This is the first time a man has treated me this way..》
Salome clenched her fists tightly in front of her chest..
《Ash, just thinking about that kid makes my heart pound, I can't stand it anymore, my body trembles, and I feel like crying.…….》
Salome lifted her head and saw the devil..
《What on earth is this feeling, King of Kings?! Please tell us!》
《My heart is pounding, my body is shaking, and tears are falling.…….》
The Demon King thought for a moment and answered succinctly..
《It's love.》
……yes?
What are you talking about??
Raven and Crown were frightened and looked at the Demon King. But the Demon King spoke calmly once more..
《That is love, Salome. My femme fatale.》
《……love?》
Salome, whose eyes were wide and dazed, slowly lowered her head..
Something seemed to be welling up inside the two empty hands held together in front of the chest..
《this… … love?》
Raven tried to hurriedly say, 'Don't be damned,' but the Demon King was faster by putting his hand on his lips and making a shushing sound..
Raven thought, trembling inwardly without realizing it..
That devil with bad taste again!
《I see…….》
Salome muttered with a bright face..
《This feeling was love……!》
no.
Probably not. maybe. no, never.
Raven and Crown thought about it but couldn't say it out loud..
This was because the devil was giggling as he watched Salome, who was happy with a bright red face, as if teasing her..
Because dreamers' senses are volatile, they do not understand deep emotions..
Therefore, we experience human emotions vicariously through other people's dreams and infer the forms of joys and sorrows..
He craves emotions more than anyone else, and absorbs other people's dreams and energy for that purpose. A monster that only licks the shell but cannot approach the essence..
That's a dream.
The same was true for Salome, a succubus..
She had lived for hundreds of years, and on the outside she acted as if she perfectly understood and copied human nature, but inside she was empty..
so that.
This one word, thrown by the Demon King as a joke, became a huge ripple in her mind..
《ash…….》
Salome spat out shyly with a red face..
《wait… … . Because I will definitely make you mine……!》
《…….》
“…….”
For some reason, Raven and Crown made eye contact and nodded silently at the same time..
I thought we could never sympathize with each other, but this time, a deep empathy passed through us..
Salome's path ahead is enormous... … The fact that a spectacle will unfold.
‘I see a terrible future.’
Crown, who had been muttering to himself, soon a smile appeared on his lips..
No matter what Salome does next,.
Imagine Ash going through a hard time because of that, and it was kind of fun..
‘What can I do, Ash? This is all better than your karma.’
Bad men have to pay a price..
Because this was an eternal law,.
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