The demon king who is favored by the brave is weak and pitiful and helpless

If you have to ask why, the evil dragon can't say why.

If he had to give a reason, it would probably be that he had this condition, so he gave the other party a little convenience by the way.It happened that the evil dragon living on the top of the mountain liked to be lively, so under the premise that no brave man would seek trouble, he gave this half-blood monster who had no place to live a temporary residence until a brave man came to challenge him or he found a new residence.

...The characteristics of dragons who are born with some difficulties in reproduction are almost engraved into their genes. Even if they are hunting, they usually do not include cubs in their diet.Although the gap between Karl and them is so much, this does not prevent this evil dragon who once made friends with ordinary monsters from spreading his goodwill-even though that friend is no longer there now.

Knowing clearly that he can't have subordinates or close monster friends, the evil dragon has never thought about making friends. It can even be said that leaving these two monsters living together is just to wake up in this quiet mountain where there is no movement He heard some noises, so that he could deceive the loneliness that was born in his heart all the time.

Knowing that he would leave sooner or later, the evil dragon even tried his best to avoid too much communication with the two cohabitants, because he knew better than anyone else that a monster who had a relationship with the dragon would not end well.

He only tried to communicate with the brave man who was almost his mortal enemy, because he knew clearly that only the brave man could interact with the dragon without being suspected.

——Just like when he was in his castle back then, connecting with his brave friends who occasionally went up the mountain in the name of slaying dragons.

He even thought that the friendship between him and the brave man could last until he revealed his identity as a dragon... It wasn't until he saw the priceless sword of the brave man that he realized that the brave man wanted to cut it off so much. his head.

The evil dragon with divergent thinking went around and thought of the brave man down the mountain again, and couldn't help sighing melancholy again.If he hadn't known early on that it would be difficult for Long to have friends from other races, and had even made mental preparations in advance, he might not be able to help crying right now.

The honest dragon has never been good at lying. The sincerity on his face is so real that this half-blood monster who has experienced the beatings of the society early and grew up early can't find any flaws for a while.

All the realities in front of him were contrary to the knowledge and experience he had acquired in the past, and for a moment, the angry, self-abased hybrid monster showed a blank face: "No, it's impossible, I don't believe it... ..."

"If you don't believe me, then there's nothing I can do." The evil dragon was a little melancholy, but immediately, thinking of what might happen next, he couldn't help but become more melancholy, "It's really possible that something will happen later, you'd better It's better to leave early."

The half-blood monster Karl finally fell into a daze.

In the past, goblins who often confronted mixed-blood monsters had no intention of making trouble.

He has never had a good impression of the brave man under the mountain.As for the cognition of that brave man, he has always been stuck on the gold coin of the devil David, who is greedy for money.

Now that he heard such news, he felt that it was true.

Monsters have always been unable to oppose the brave, because behind the brave, there is usually a brave who is eager to become famous in the empire.

Goblin Pete also agrees with David's suggestion of "running away". After all, the only solution is running away.But Pete didn't agree with David's idea of ​​asking them to run away first.

In his opinion, this is his great Demon King sacrificing himself to stay in the rear, preventing the brave from finding them when they pursued them.But as a subordinate, there is no such thing as a king who abandons himself.

Goblin Pete looked determined: "No, Your Majesty David, as your subordinate, I will stay and fight with you to the end."

The evil dragon has always had nothing to do with such stubborn people, so he had to follow the meaning of the other party's words and try to follow the logic of the other party to persuade him: "Since you say you are my subordinate, then you should listen to me even more. Now Just get out of here."

Different from the previous reply of "Don't call me Your Majesty, call me by my name", this is the first time that the evil dragon admits that he has such a goblin subordinate.Although the current situation is not suitable, Goblin still has some difficulty suppressing his joy.

The goblin replied with a smile: "But since it is my Majesty the Demon King, I shouldn't have left at such a critical moment."

The evil dragon was speechless for a moment... not to mention that he himself could hardly resist such kindness.

Next to him, the half-blood monsters who hadn't paid attention to the other half-blood monsters because of the anger about being abandoned again finally regained some sanity, and were able to examine everything that happened in front of them more clearly.

And when he saw the expression in David's eyes clearly, he was finally surprised to find that the person in front of him was really serious when he said this.

——He really felt that the brave man was about to meet him in battle.

What kind of attitude does that brave man named Worrell have towards the demon king in front of him? These days, he has also been completely aware of it.

Compared with these monsters who have almost no contact with humans, he, who struggled to grow up in human society, is better at reading emotions and seeing people's faces.After all, from another aspect, it is his skill that has ensured that he has lived safely until now.

If it is said that the brave will come to find trouble, he certainly does not believe it.But seeing David's expression that didn't seem to be fake, it was difficult for him to continue to strengthen his previous thoughts.

"I want to stay too. I want to see if what you said is true or not." The half-blood monster wiped his face and made an excuse for himself, even though he himself had already begun to believe the other party's words.

……

Until the brave man came to the mountain, the evil dragon was trying to convince him that the two friends who had made an agreement at the beginning, said that they would "fly separately in the face of disaster".

However, at the beginning, it was agreed to "run away if there is an accident", but now something happened, but no one was seen to leave.

Suddenly, there was a slight "click" sound from the metal buckle of the scabbard as it moved and rubbed against its ears—ordinarily, it was the reminder sound that reminded the dragon that his friend had finally come to play with him.

This sound was mixed with the rustling sound of the grass blades being blown by the wind. It was so subtle, but the evil dragon had already gotten used to it long ago.He controlled the expression on his face and turned around, trying to keep his face in the ferocious range, just like acting with the brave men who occasionally came and went in the castle on the top of the dragon.

He has a lot of experience in this area, but when he saw the brave man walking out of the woods with the same expression as usual, and looked over with smiling eyes, he still couldn't hold back The expression on his face, all the ferocity on his face almost collapsed at this moment, he let out a sigh.

I don't know how many times the evil dragon wanted to sigh today, and he never thought that he would fall into such a situation one day.

"Brave man, you are finally here." The evil dragon raised his head high and made a haughty gesture, "Have you made a decision, are you going to surrender to me for the foolish people at the bottom of the mountain, or..."

"Want to fight me?!" The golden vertical pupils were stretched into a thin line, and the coercion belonging to the high-level monster erupted instantly.

It's just acting with the brave, and he has done a lot of this kind of work.Relying on the previous accumulation, although the situation this time is slightly different from the previous ones, his expression at the moment can be regarded as perfect whether it is the lines or the performance on the spot.

The few words he said almost perfectly explained the reason why the brave man treated him well, and at the same time revealed the hostile relationship between them.

The lines were perfect, and the performance of the evil dragon was also very stable, but neither the brave Vorrell who went up the mountain nor the two monsters behind him who thought the brave monster had turned against him, did not expect such a development.

Goblin, who was staring at the brave man, was stunned for a while, and his brain froze before he realized it.

The brave man facing the dragon's questioning: ...

The brave man couldn't react for a while, he looked at the dragon and expressed his doubts with his eyes.

He and David have known each other for a while. When talking with each other on the mountain in the past, he could feel the dragon's "show-style dragon slaying" from the complaining tone of the dragon talking about it. aversion to such activities.

...Could it be that something big happened suddenly when he didn't know it.

Worrell walked up to David while observing the movement around him, and asked softly, "What's the matter, is something wrong?"

He caught a glimpse of a handful of hair on the top of the dragon's head that was raised when the owner was ignorant because it was running too fast, and he stretched out his hand to help straighten it.

The evil dragon slapped the brave man's hand away with a straight face, and also said softly: "Be serious, everyone is watching, don't act casually." There was a little unconscious intimacy in the words.

After speaking, the evil dragon looked around nervously, trying to see a few besieged villagers, so as to see how the situation would develop from the expressions on their faces.

It's a pity that the wind on the top of the mountain is a bit strong, and in the sound of the grass blades moving with the wind, he can't tell if there are villagers watching around him, and he can't judge how far those people are from him.

However, the brave man is still a little out of shape at this time, not at all like those dragon-slaying brave men who entered the state in a second and were full of drama.He glanced at the goblin and the half-blood monster standing behind David, and after excluding them from the "them" in the dragon's words, he walked around following the realization of the dragon.

...Because he just walked up the mountain path, he knew that there should be no one around.

"What are you looking for? Do you need my help?" the brave man asked kindly.

Dragon: ...

Evil Dragon: What are you helping? !Do you directly help with clothing? !

No way, the evil dragon, who was trying to get everything back on track, had no choice but to repeat the previous questioning louder, in order to cover up the mistake just now.

... He can't be blamed for this. Those dragon slayers were too cooperative in the past, so that now Vorrell suddenly made a mistake, and the evil dragon couldn't think of a better solution in an emergency.

The brave man raised his eyebrows and looked at David who asked again, while the other party was meeting his gaze with a stubborn expression on his face.

Although I don't understand why, but the matter has developed to this point, the other party's attitude and needs are already very simple and straightforward.

Alright, if the other party can feel happy in this way... Worrell decided to cooperate.

He straightened his expression, and knelt down on one knee with a sense of ceremony: "I choose to surrender to you at this time, and will be loyal to you in the future."

"Of course, just for myself."

Looking at the brave man in front of him, the tips of the dragon's ears, hidden in his hair, turned red quietly.

He felt that this was definitely pissed off by Worrell.

However, the brave man himself was ignorant of this, and after waiting for a while after speaking, he didn't wait for the dragon's response, and asked rather pretendingly innocent: "Is it all right? Can I get up?"

The evil dragon thought a little irritably, how could there be such a brave man in this world.

……

The evil dragon looked at the brave man in front of him blankly, waited for the villagers to rush out with broken pots, and then scolded him together with the brave man. However, after a while, there was still no other sound on the quiet mountain top.

Even Goblin, who had a bad sense of the hero, didn't find anything that could be considered dangerous after facing this scene.

...Is this the danger that His Majesty the Demon King said?Is there a danger of a bad mood watching the brave go up to the mountain to show their courtesies? !

No, no, how could his Majesty David be so wicked.

The goblin, who was accustomed to favoritism, subconsciously defended the dragon in his heart. After thinking hard, he finally came up with a reasonable explanation——

This is definitely a small test specially prepared by his wise Majesty the Demon King to test their loyalty, and he, who chose to stay and share the joys and sorrows with the Demon King, has undoubtedly become a loyal subordinate recognized by His Majesty David.

Just like just now, didn't David also accept the title "Your Majesty".

Beside the goblin, unlike Pete, who subconsciously found reasons for David, Carl, who still had red eyes, watched the whole process, although he knew in his heart that David was unlikely to be someone who would make such a joke and would say something like this He must have seen something, but saying such embarrassing words still made him feel ashamed, and it was difficult to control his emotions.

Carl sneered: "That's what you said, dangerous?"

Facing the brave man's inquisitive stare, he clearly believed that there must be discord, but the evil dragon was still a little guilty.

He went over to help the brave man up, and coughed twice in a disguised manner: "Worrell, get up quickly, this... the ground is so dangerous, in case there are any broken stones..." At the end of the sentence, it turned out that even he I can't make it up myself.

The brave stood up. He looked at the hesitant dragon in front of him, who obviously had something hidden in his heart. After thinking about it for a while, he probably understood what was going on.

The evil dragon who is not good at acting can always hide things in his heart, but the only abnormal thing today is that he was approached by other villagers in the village.

Perhaps the demon king in front of him happened to see that scene, and some bad associations arose in his mind.

"Really." The brave man smiled, as if he didn't notice anything unusual around him at all.

It's not that I want to keep it a secret, it's just that saying "you can go to the village to play in the future" to the Demon King sounds a little too absurd.

Compared to saying these words that would easily catch the devil's imagination, it would be more appropriate for the other party to discover all of this by themselves.

One day, the dragon that the empire dubbed the evil dragon will finally find that he has been accepted by the village.

……

The brave man pretended to believe the dragon's words, and the goblin, as a loyal subordinate, had already found an excuse for his majesty in his heart.But for the mixed-blood monster Karl, neither the clumsy cover-up nor the illogical joke was enough to convince him.

At first, he thought that David couldn't speak in front of the brave man, but when he asked the other party in private and couldn't get an answer, the half-blood monster who had finally admitted David's kindness began to feel inferior again. , I feel that the other party just thinks that he is useless as a half-breed, so he hides his anger and shuts himself up.

In this regard, the evil dragon is also a little helpless.He knew that once the matter was known to more people, then face-to-face confrontation would be an unavoidable result.

If this matter was put in the past, then although he would feel sad, he might still cry to accept the fact and confront the brave man face to face.But this matter is now, after the relationship between him and the brave became closer, the timid dragon lost the courage to question, and he stood alone, waiting for the fate of the future to come.

However, cutting flesh with a blunt knife is really painful and painful, and the familiarity and intimacy that usually shows unconsciously will make him uncomfortable after he returns to reason.Finally, after waiting for a long time for the anti-enemy plot he expected, the evil dragon decided to take the initiative to attack.

After sending the brave man who went up to visit down the mountain, the evil dragon who had calculated the time for the brave man to arrive home flew around in one direction, and grandly entered the land that he had never dared to set foot in to avoid suspicion from the village entrance in front of the village.

At this point in the evening, the sky where the sun is about to set and the sky is dyed red is obviously very artistic, very similar to the scene that is often used in the story to create an atmosphere of despair.

Except that the villagers all went home to eat, and there were no pedestrians on the road who witnessed the "devil king's invasion", this scene was perfect.

The wind blew the leaves and swirled past his feet. David stood lonely at the entrance of the village for a long time. After all, he couldn't find anyone who could cooperate with his performance and take on the role of the frightened passerby in the story. He finished his lines and cried. Find the brave.

Eventually, after waiting for some time, the dragon decided to omit these storybook unnecessary steps.

Because he couldn't do the act of destroying a large number of houses and causing the villagers who lost their homes to flee everywhere, the down-to-earth and simple dragon had no choice but to walk along the village road after trying to shamelessly read his lines outside the house and no one responded. Going forward on the big road, trying to find some witnesses to witness the "fact" of his discord and confrontation with the brave.

The evil dragon who fell into a passive and calm state changed from aggressive at the beginning to calmness later, but fortunately, his hard work paid off. The evil dragon with the beautiful quality of persistence finally found a villager who could be a witness.

——It was an old man with handicapped legs and feet. Seeing his staggering appearance, the evil dragon could even reasonably deduce that the villagers in front of them couldn't go home for dinner because of this.

Although as an evil dragon that lives on the top of the evil dragon all year round, David has been isolated from normal human society for a long time, but he still knows some of the most basic common sense about human beings.

For example, brave men are naturally popular, for example, human cubs must be handled with care, and for example, old people cannot withstand fright.

At the beginning, the evil dragon wanted to conjure up wings or claws to intimidate, but it is not suitable now.But if there are no scary appearances that are unique to monsters, who would believe that he is the devil king?

Recalling the experience of being pointed at and scolded by other villagers, the evil dragon hesitated whether to get some red berries, squeeze out the juice and splash it on his body before returning.And at this moment, the old man not far away discovered his existence.

Since the village chief distributed the bag of gold coins to the villagers in the village, everyone in the village knew that there lived a noble and miserable mixed race on the nearby mountain.Now seeing the delicate clothes on David's body and the obviously not human-like vertical pupils, the other party's identity is clearly revealed.

"Are you looking for Worrell?" While David was still thinking, the old man spoke first, "It's so late and I'm going down the mountain to find someone, so you haven't eaten yet... It's kind of irresponsible."

"If you go straight along this road, you will see a house some distance away from the village, that is the Worrell's house." pointed the way.

This is obviously a bit different from the scene that the dragon David expected to appear.

The evil dragon was stunned for a long time before realizing that the other party was talking to him. He tentatively asked, "...do you know what I am looking for him for?"

The old man: "What else can you do at this point besides eating, it can't be said that it is windy on the mountain in the middle of the night, so I made a special trip down to ask for a thick quilt."

Dragon: ...

The evil dragon suddenly found out that the whole world knew about the relationship between them.Such a sudden change made him stand there stupidly, and the lines he had prepared in advance were a little speechless for a while.

David tried to make the last struggle: "...It's not a question of whether to eat or not. I came down the mountain today to settle accounts with him."

The old man nodded: "Well, I understand, you really have to talk about it if you don't follow orders to make you so hungry."

The evil dragon was speechless: "...I think you still don't quite understand what I mean."

Perhaps his voice was too soft, and the elderly man couldn't hear what he said clearly.After muttering a few words to himself, he turned and said goodbye to David and left.

It stands to reason that, judging from the evil dragon's plan, he would have to find another villager as his witness in the future.

But perhaps it was because what the old man said just now in an ordinary tone was too shocking. An absurd idea came into his mind, intertwined with the scene he saw at the door of the brave man's house that day, and weaved together a A dream he hadn't even dared to think about in the past.

He was heading towards the brave man's house, and all the villagers he met during the period, after the initial surprise, turned their eyes away and stopped paying attention to him.The evil dragon walked on the road, and came to the door of the brave man just like that.

The gentle light from the kerosene lamp in the house passed through the open window and fell into his eyes, turning into tiny and dazzling light spots.The clenched fist on his side was released, the evil dragon swallowed, and reached out to gently knock on the brave man's door.

Worrell was obviously a little surprised when he first saw David appearing at his door.But the brave is worthy of being a brave, and he quickly realized it.

"You are finally willing to come down from the mountain." When he said this, his tone was calm, as if the dragon had always lived under the mountain near the crowd.

……

It is a little different from other brave men he has encountered before. Among the many brave men that the evil dragon has met, this one is the only one in front of him who is more like a brave man who belongs to the evil dragon.