Reborn: Imperial Officer Promotion Guide

The sudden announcement made Gu Leiya's mind go into a mess.

What on earth is this demon talking about?!

I don't understand it at all, why is that?!

"Um...what did you just say???"

"Don't make me say it so many times, foster mother... I want you to get a divorce. I have already prepared the divorce agreement. All I need is your signatures."

"Why do I have to divorce... Sandval?!"

"Because I want you to marry another noble, so please break up with Mr. Sandval."

"..."

Heer handed Gu Leiya a stack of documents. She couldn't help but take a few steps back. What was that document? A divorce certificate?

I can't believe it. How could this person do such a thing?

No, this guy is not a human, he is a demon in human skin.

A demon that Gu Leiya cannot resist.

Gu Leiya and Heer are nominally mother and child, but in reality they are master and slave.

He had signed a magic contract to absolutely obey Hel's orders, so Gu Leiya could not refuse or disobey the orders of the devil.

But... there is only one thing I cannot compromise on, which is separation from the one I love!

If you think about it realistically, Heer must have made such a request because she didn't know that she and her husband were in love, right?

No matter what, he certainly wouldn't do anything to force lovers to separate, right?

If I think of a way to convey my love for Sandval to Hull, he will understand.

There are no demons in this world. There is absolutely no such thing as demons in this world...

Gu Leiya kept repeating these words in her mind.

"Well... I just want to take this opportunity to tell you that, in fact, I have fallen in love with Sanderval, and he is also in love with me... This is all thanks to you... So..."

"I didn't ask for my foster mother's opinion. This is an order, not a discussion with you."

"..."

Gu Leiya opened her eyes wide and couldn't help but smile. For some reason, she felt a wet feeling on her cheeks.

A heart-wrenching feeling came over me.

She was wrong. This guy was definitely not a human being. He was a demon. Even among demons, he was definitely one of the top demons.

In this situation, the black-haired girl showed the same shocked expression as Creiya.

"I really...can't believe that you want to force people who love each other to separate." Ling opened her mouth wide.

"There's nothing we can do about it." Hull still looked calm.

"How can there be no way? I don't know why you want to do this, but if you think about it carefully, there must be other ways to achieve your goal! You are Helheim!"

"I can't help it. Or rather, I'm too lazy to think about it for my foster mother. I don't want to waste even a second of my time."

"..."

The girl Ling's face froze in shock.

It seems that this child was also brought here by force by the devil.

I'm afraid he has experienced similar kidnapping and imprisonment before.

As a fellow victim of the devil, Gureya developed a sympathetic feeling towards Ling.

At this moment, Sandval came over.

“Gureya, what happened? He…Heer?! You…you’re back?!”

"Long time no see, Mr. Sandval."

"Oh, oh! My dear, it's been so long since I last saw you!"

"I am no longer your adopted son. From today on, we are strangers. Here is the divorce agreement between you and your adopted mother. Sign it quickly."

"..."

Sandval took a few steps back.

"Ah...um, can you please reconsider?! Please! I love Gureya, I love her from the bottom of my heart! I hope you can make us happy!"

"This is an established matter and an order from me. Moreover, I did not ask for your opinion and I have no intention of seeking your opinion in the future."

"This...this..." Sandval took a few steps back, completely unable to believe what he saw.

"Sandval, I have something else for you to do."

"what?"

"I want to know the inside information of the Beskaye territory. For the next period of time, you will rejoin the slave union you were in before, lie low and wait for my instructions."

"Ah...but...but I have already retired from slavery, and I have made an agreement with Gu Leiya that I will never touch anything related to slaves again. If you can see, I have reformed."

"I want you to stay undercover so that I can destroy the slave union from within, not to let you go back to your old ways."

"..."

There was a moment of silence, and then Sandval knelt down and spoke with tears streaming down his cheeks.

"...Please! Spare me! Please don't separate me from my love."

Sandval rubbed his head against the ground again and again.

“I want to live as a normal person! Together with my beloved Gureiya… I want to walk on the right path… Please… Please… Please…”

"Sandval..."

Gu Leiya felt warm in her heart, and so did she. She had finally gotten this happiness and absolutely did not want to let it go.

When she realized what was happening, Gu Leiya also knelt beside him.

"Please! We won't do anything bad again from now on! I will live seriously and won't cause harm to others. I have reformed and will never do the same thing again!"

"……Um."

The silence lasted for a few seconds.

Hull showed a helpless expression on his face and sighed heavily.

"In the past, a priest once said that no matter what sin a person has committed, as long as he confesses his sin to the great God and reflects on it seriously, he will be forgiven. God will forgive all those who truly repent and will forgive all sins..."

"So... are you willing to..."

As soon as he said this, Sandval's eyes welled up with tears, and the moment he raised his head, Hull kicked him in the face without mercy.

"Wow!" Sandval was kicked hard and flew away.

"Do you think I look like a priest in the church?"

Having said this, Hull showed a refreshing smile.

"Sandwar Jida. A former cadre of the slave union 'Eight Fingers'. You have abducted more than a hundred children. What happened to those children you kidnapped? Did they beg you to let them go like you did just now? And how did you deal with them?"

"Ah... I..." Covering his nose, Sandval tried to get up with difficulty.

"Then, Guleya Heim. You worked at the headquarters of the industry union, and used your position to deceive job seekers and sell them into slavery. Did those ordinary people who just wanted to make a living beg you for help? What was their fate in the end?"

"Eh...?!"

In an instant, the nightmare from the previous night reappeared in Gu Leiya's mind.

The middle-aged man sold the land that supported his family's livelihood and used the last silver deer coins to beg Gu Leiya to release his daughter.

Now is like a reflection of then.

But now I have become the one begging.

Thinking back on the past, Gu Leiya could no longer hold back her tears of regret.

"Reform yourself? Become a new person? What have you done wrong? These are not what I want..."

"Varied...?!"

Sandval showed a desperate expression, and Hull was staring at him like an abyss.

"For those whose freedom you have taken away, whose loved ones have been deprived, whose futures have been lost, I will completely take away your happiness and make you suffer forever. This is my way of atonement for you."

"Ah..." It was too late for Gu Leiya to regret now.

No matter how much he regrets, the sins he committed in the past will not disappear, and he will continue to be at the mercy of this demon for the rest of his life.

This is all their fault...

"So, just give up. You don't deserve to live well, and you don't deserve the happiness of ordinary people."

Heer patted her shoulder gently, a smile on his face.

Gu Leiya looked like a death row inmate walking on the guillotine, with a dull expression.

Not far away, Sandval also hung his head heavily, letting the blood from his nose drip onto his legs.

"You don't have to be so pessimistic. I'm not a demon. I will let you live until I'm completely useless. You can fall in love with anyone and spend the rest of your life however you want. But you have to remember that happiness is a luxury for sinners like you. You don't deserve it at all!"

"Why...so many people have done the same thing, why are you targeting us only?!"

"Why? Yes, why? Let me think..."

Hull stroked his chin and fell into deep thought. After a while, he seemed to have thought of the answer.

Hull gave his answer readily.

"Because you are unlucky, you fell into my hands. It's as simple as that..."

Hearing this, Gu Leiya stood there in a daze. She took the divorce papers with trembling hands and wrote her name on it.

Sandval walked over like a corpse and wrote his name on it as well.

Just a dozen minutes ago, they were still snuggling in each other's arms, but now they were forced to become two unrelated people.

The two looked at each other, unable to suppress their sorrow any longer, and burst into tears.

At this time, Ling looked at Hull.

There was no anger on his face, just pure questioning.

The look in his eyes is like that of an innocent baby.

"Teacher, why do you do this?"

"Ok?"

"With your skills and intelligence, it wouldn't matter if you didn't do that, right? But why do you always work so hard on this kind of thing?"

"Desperately? Haha, yes, why..." Hull showed a self-deprecating smile.

"If you are a teacher, you should be able to come up with a perfect solution. I think it is wrong to live a life that is brave enough to move forward and make others miserable."

Ling's eyes were so clear that Hull couldn't look away for a moment.

This is true for Colonel Giroud Maguno, Major Schneider, and Guleya and Sandval in front of us.

Ling believed that with Hull's ability, he could live a free and easy life even if he didn't get involved with these people.

But why did he have to make enemies with these people?

“… Ling, happiness and misfortune in this world are like the two ends of a scale.

"Some people live happily, while others become unhappy. Some people's peaceful life is usually because there are others who are carrying the burden forward. In this case, I would rather let good people live happily and let the scum of society become unhappy."

"..."

"From the results, I sanctioned the two of them, and the number of slaves decreased. Their misfortune made more people happy."

The same is true for the Northern Fortress.

Cut off rotten branches and leaves to allow more new green to thrive.