The Devil Who Grants Wishes

89 – choice (3)

“…”

“…”

amazingly quiet

It’s like watching the time when the warrior party was just formed.

It’s a situation where they don’t talk to each other first, look for weaknesses, and if they show a gap, they try to stab them to death with words.

It can hardly be seen as a party of warriors formed to save the world from danger.

Lena also didn’t say anything, probably thinking that if she said something wrong, unnecessary attention would be drawn to her. Although he seems to be watching the situation with interest, judging by the constant percussion of his ears as he walks ahead.

“I’ve never been told that we shouldn’t go out together… But wouldn’t it make our schedules go awry if we did this?

“I regret that.”

“We have to walk on our own two feet. This is not fair, so please give us a wagon as soon as possible.”

Only Celestine speaks freely.

If Celestine had done something like this normally, she would have been met with glares from Lucia and Iris in an instant and would have retreated quickly.

“That’s not allowed.”

“Ugh… If this is the case, I came out of Larissa in a good mood, but I have to go back in!”

“You’ll just have to wait from afar and go inside.”

“So that’s not what I meant… uhh, that’s fine. If I say more, it’ll only hurt my mouth.”

Even while Celestine is talking, Lucia and Iris are not interested in Celestine at all. I only look at Irene.

And Irene was very frightened by the sudden intense gaze of the two.

As Irene walks with a flinch, she looks at me as if she’s asking for help, and Lucia and Iris see Irine’s actions inflame their eyes even more.

uh… well…

Come to think of it, did you bring Irine without thinking too much?

If you stay with us like this, you won’t be able to conquer Katara.

I’d rather go back now… I don’t think I can put it back.

For now, I need to visit the cities in Katara.

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Before that, listen to people’s wishes.

Eh, that’s annoying.

It’s new to me now, but why are there so many people who make wishes to the devil? It’s not for nothing that the world is in trouble.

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Of course, Irine was greatly embarrassed and scared.

For her, who has always lived alone, the current situation is just full of scary things.

Even getting attention like this is something Irene is afraid of.

It is as if a person who had not lived in contact with others became reluctant to contact others.

‘This… what is this…’

Irene screams inwardly.

It’s like a fairy tale told by my mother, who even has a faint memory of her face when she was very young. A fairy tale in which a prince runs away with a princess in danger of an arranged marriage.

However, the difference is that Irene is not a princess, but just a cursed demon, and the person who kidnapped Irene is not a prince, but a devil.

“Are you saying that now?”

“No… that’s right…”

“Don’t lie! Come on, tell me the truth!”

Now that Faust has left, Lucia and Iris, who rushed to Irine as if they had been waiting for them and listened to everything, couldn’t believe Irine’s words.

Faust would do such a thing even though he hadn’t done anything, even though he was just tick-tick-tick-tick-tack-tack-tack-tack-tack-tack-tack-tack-tack-tack-tick-tack-tack-tack-tack-tack-tack-tack-tack-tack-tick-tick-tack-tick-tick-tack-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-to-the-two-it just makes no sense to the two of them.

“I’m sorry…”

The timid Irine apologizes, and Lucia and Iris feel even more frustrated when they see Irene.

The two of them couldn’t understand how it got to this point by just staying still and going out aggressively.

Lucia and Iris sometimes agonize over whether or not they should push and pull vaguely in their minds, but they stop worrying because they might push too hard and never be able to continue again because they can’t control the strength after doing such a thing.

If there is any risk factor, then of course you shouldn’t do it.

“They both do that.”

In the end, only after Celestine stepped forward did Irine breathe a sigh of relief.

Lucia and Iris, guessing how they looked just now, take a step back, and Irine gives them and Celestine an awkward smile and thanks them.

“Now, anyway, tell me. What were you planning to do next?”

“It… went to… another city… to rule it…?”

“Dominate… that’s great! Then would you like to do that?”

“Is that so…?”

“Huh…”

Upon hearing Irine’s answer, Celestine slightly frowned.

Because the answer is not so cool.

Of course, I wouldn’t be able to speak properly as much as I was scared in an unfamiliar environment.

But this is not a matter of words, it is a matter of thoughts.

Irine is not sure about her thoughts or actions.

There’s definitely a lot of resistance to talk about, but it’s a very different story to even think like that.

“Why do you want to dominate?”

“That’s… so…”

“It’s okay if you don’t want to talk. You don’t have to.”

Celestine is confident at this point.

Irene’s desire to conquer Katara was for no particular reason.

Of course, there must be some reason, such as just fulfilling desire, but for Celestine, who has lived in the mission of being a saint, that is one of the cases where there is no particular reason.

“First of all… yes, shall we have a meal?”

Then, Celestine had only one thing to do.

Just caressing the lamb.

Celestine, who realized the truth about Cerapia while traveling with Faust, lost her faith very much, but she did not stop chasing the light.

And since taking care of such a lamb is clearly chasing the light, Celestine decides to take care of Irine without any objection.

“…Yeah, that’s better. You said you haven’t eaten anything proper until now, is that true?”

“Are you sure…?”

“…Seeing that he doesn’t know proper food, he must be right. Oh… wait.”

Not just Celestine.

Lucia, who has calmed down her excitement for a while, feels a sense of kinship with Irine, who would have been the same without Faust, and takes care of this and that. Iris and Lena also feel sorry for Irine, so they take care of Irene in various ways.

Irine, who had suddenly received a wave of favor, was confused because she did not properly know that this was a favor.

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‘What the hell is that demon…!’

Meanwhile, Apollyon, who hastily escaped, recalls Faust and is horrified.

It just doesn’t make sense that such a strong demon could be roaming around the underworld.

It is not for nothing that the strong use incarnations and act as agents. Just inhaling and exhaling, no, holding your breath and just being there completely changes the landscape around you.

But Faust took it for granted.

‘It’s ridiculous, if it’s that strong, the space itself will be destroyed.’

As a representative example, there is Belial, a drinker who appeared not too long ago.

Didn’t just realizing it split the earth, turn the surroundings into a demonic world, and cut the space?

Of course, the effect was amplified even more because he had the prestige of being a demon god, but even without the prestige, if he was as strong as Belial, half of that would have been possible.

But Faust did not.

Although it is emitting demonic energy, that much is not included in destroying the space.

As if he were just seeing an ordinary strong demon, Apollyon panics as he senses his common sense collapsing.

“…Okay, I’ll play with you.”

No matter how delicious-looking the prey is, if someone as strong as Faust sticks by its side, it will generally give up.

But Apollyon doesn’t.

For a devil to get scared and run away, if he did that, he would be disqualified as a devil.

Among other things, he had a contract.

[Help a girl named Irine conquer the Katara Continent, and take it away when the spirit of the demons dwells in your body.]

‘…I couldn’t understand it at first, but now I can understand it.’

Apollyon, who made a contract with Serapia, must fulfill it at all costs.

Of course, as Apollyon is a devil, he does not choose any means and methods when fulfilling the contract, so there is a high probability that he will be distorted a lot, but Serafia is well aware of that, but does not care.

Serapia thought that once she was dethroned, it wouldn’t matter what the process was.

As long as the results are good, everything is good, so Serafia has not had any objection to entrusting troublesome tasks to demons from the past until now.

‘I can’t miss this opportunity.’

Above all, it is not just the compulsion of contracts that moves Apollyon.

Because it’s divine.

It is impossible for a living creature not to seek divine prestige.

Of course, it’s very unpleasant because it’s a filthy, filthy demon tribe, but what is the point of having a god?

To be able to take even such a brilliant soul while gaining prestige, no demon would refuse such an opportunity, no matter how great the risk.

But the problem is that Irine’s body was stolen.

If you become a wolf, you cannot help Irene, you cannot take Irene’s soul, and you cannot steal her trustworthiness.

‘Well, there are many ways.’

However, the method has not completely disappeared.

It’s not necessary to subjugate the Katara Continent and rule over all demons on your own.

When Apollyon makes up his mind, countless locusts that are different from Apollyon’s alter ego fly to other cities.

The sound of grasshoppers colliding with each other and the rustling of their wings is like the sound of laughter, creating a feeling of fear.