The Devil’s Dead Child - Chapter 266
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#Episode 266, I just believed it
The glimpse I had while falling was not enough to properly gauge the size of the enemies.
Gu Chang-soo carefully stood on tiptoe against the window, then took a lick of his appetite and retreated.
Because I couldn’t see the hotel entrance without sticking my head out the window.
In any case, the troops would have to be dispersed to conduct the search.
I had to find clues from people I met for the first time.
You can’t run away with someone on your back, so in the end, you only have a few seconds of opportunity.
‘… ‘I don’t know if it’s possible.’
Gu Changsu wiped the sweat from his hands by rubbing them on his thighs, then pulled out the dagger and held it backwards.
Then I put my ear close to the door and watched the movement in the hallway.
So few minutes… , No, I must have waited for about a few tens of seconds.
Three or four people’s footsteps were heard from the direction of the emergency stairs.
Gu Chang-soo held his breath and quietly held the doorknob.
They were about to jump out as soon as they reached the door.
at that time,
Sussseu─.
Gu Chang-soo’s senses sensed a more imminent danger than the situation outside the door.
Pot!
I let go of the doorknob and jumped into the room.
As soon as he stepped on the floor near the bed, he rushed toward the door again, flashing his dagger.
Wedge─!
just as expected. The narrow space in front of the door where he was standing a moment ago.
The masked man emerged from the shadows and deflected Gu Changsu’s dagger with the face of his huge scythe.
visor!
“!”
The appearance of the opponent was quite bizarre, but Gu Chang-soo already knew of his talent.
Everything from the bridge of the nose to the chin is covered.
However, if the person is already pictured in your head, wouldn’t you be able to confirm it just by looking at their eyes?
‘Choi Beom-gyun?’
Why is Beomgyun Choi… ?
Why are you targeting me?
The confused Gu Chang-soo heard Choi Beom-gyun’s muttering words.
“Oh fuck. It’s a surprise. That’s so fucking fast. … anyway. “There is no time to explain, but I am here to help you.”
“… … .”
Choi Beom-gyun threw his favorite bottle to Gu Chang-soo, who still couldn’t understand the situation.
Forward, not attack.
widely!
Before the heavy scythe head hit the floor, Gu Changsu caught the handle without hesitation.
Beomgyun Choi said, waving the dagger he had pulled out from inside his sleeve.
“From now on, I’m going to pretend to be you and get their attention. You know what I mean, right? If you have any questions, go out and ask… . then.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he opened the door and ran out into the hallway.
‘What on earth is this…? .’
It was absurd, but it was also true that there was no time to answer questions right now anyway.
“──!”
The shout I heard this time was in English.
Grab it! Sigh!
Gu Chang-soo, who had been standing blankly for a moment, suddenly came to his senses and shook off his thoughts at the sound of weapons clashing.
‘okay. Let’s get out of here for now. ‘Maybe I can go out and ask.’
Anyway, the person who came to help… , because it meant that I knew what the situation was.
There is no need to look for clues yourself,
Instead, there are helpers who draw attention.
As a player with a ‘agile build’, simply running away was not a task.
Although the Shinigami scythe entrusted to me by Beomgyun Choi caught my eye a bit.
After Koo Chang-soo saw Choi Beom-gyun heading towards the emergency staircase in a deliberately chased fight, he hurriedly moved to the opposite staircase.
***
The first place I visited after leaving the tower was, of course, a farm in Spain.
Apart from the demon energy being captured,
I had a lot of work to do and wasn’t in a position to find a routine yet, but I still couldn’t visit my mother for 9 months.
But when I actually arrived at the outbuilding,
I quietly left the farm again.
The reason was that I felt the absence of Maru.
Last seen injured.
The eyes of a guy who was very worried about my magic… .
Also, I was concerned about the story about Katrina that has not yet been told.
The wounds suffered at that time were not at a level that could not be healed.
However, he must be staying in a different place because of his mother’s notice.
However, there was no way he could have returned to Rakvisha, leaving Seongyoon and Gaon behind, so he wandered around the world with the thought that he must be somewhere else.
I finally found him in a mountain in western Canada.
To put my mind to rest, he welcomed me with a bright face without asking anything.
But what was really worrying was how he looked now.
“Tsk… . Seongjun hyung! It’s all done. “Let’s eat.”
A scruffy guy’s face and a shabby log cabin.
Anyone could see that it looked like they were living here, not just taking a break.
Maru told me to sit on the table for a while and came to prepare the table.
“how… “What happened?”
“What?”
Maru blinked and asked.
“Why are you doing this alone here?”
“ah. “When I searched YouTube to buy a house, I found that there were men who built houses in the mountains and lived there.”
“house… ? “Who wants you to buy a house?”
“It’s not like that, but my mother-in-law asked me if I had a house. “I don’t think you asked about what’s in Rak Vishia.”
Maru pointed to the log cabin behind with a proud face.
“how is it? But it’s not finished yet.”
no… Madam… . I already had a child, but you just let me live my life.
“I see. It wasn’t completed, so Seongyoon didn’t know about it yet… . thank god. “So she’s been to the farm once in a while?”
“uh… yes. “About once a fortnight.”
If we sold just some of the artifacts and precious metals in subspace, it would be enough to buy a penthouse in each capital city around the world.
After all, this guy’s taste is ‘living in nature’.
They just don’t know that it can’t be the taste of their wife or mother-in-law.
“okay. Anyway, close this. And why is it Canada, where I have no connection? .”
“I looked it up on the Internet and found that this is the country people most want to live in.”
We should confiscate his internet… .
When I first flew in, I saw that the place where Maru was now was in the middle of a national park.
“right. Try it before it gets cold. What does it taste like? “My mother-in-law said that a man must provide for his wife and children.”
“Feeding doesn’t necessarily mean providing food… . Tsk, that’s it.”
At first glance, it looks like stir-fried pork and seasoned with an unidentifiable paste.
On the other hand, looking at the animal’s head rolling around, I couldn’t get my hands on the meat.
Probably elk or grizzly bear meat.
The marinated seasoned grass still tasted like ketchup, so it wasn’t so much that I couldn’t eat it.
“… … “It’s okay.”
“lol. “I eat a lot.”
Of course, I didn’t plan on eating much, so I said what I wanted to say right away.
“I found Rod.”
“… … !”
Maru, who was enjoying the food he made himself, stopped and looked at me.
“The negotiations went well.”
Maru asked, swallowing what was in his mouth.
“Well, then where are you now?”
“I’m going to talk about that now.”
Now I have decided not to deceive Maru anymore.
Even stories about my possession, past life, and my family.
Well, it’s not because I felt a special need, but because the day I last saw Maru, I found myself already feeling like he was family.
It was true that we became family.
Also, perhaps the listener who could most easily accept my story was Maru.
The part where the floor falls a little is just this ‘Earth-style’ thinking, and they have intelligence and wisdom that are incomparable to humans.
The concept of bondage that I and my family experience could only be accurately conveyed if it was based on transcendental understanding from the beginning.
The information about Marduk, which I thought I would ask Maru someday, became an unnecessary process as I had already received Charybdis’ knowledge.
As expected, in the long history of minor lore – Marduk did not leave any special points of contact, but at least they knew his name.
My identity is different from what he believed,
Many deceptions started from that lie,
I said it all with my own mouth.
And asked for forgiveness.
‘Come to think of it… Anyway, he is a descendant of Balaur.’
The only reason why Maru’s reaction could not be easily guessed was the dragon’s pride.
Even though I knew their history and knowledge, my ego was still not a complete dragon.
I couldn’t dare guess how a real dragon felt after being deceived by a human or something.
That had nothing to do with me being stronger than myself.
Still, I believed it because it was Maru.
He was married to a human woman,
Because I didn’t leave my half-blood child.
“… … That’s how it happened. That’s why I wasn’t able to tell you right away even after I broke up with Katrina, and I think this incident was probably Marduk’s intervention.”
In the order of events, Katrina’s appearance on Earth was due to her father’s actions, but there was no force left anywhere on earth to keep the Dragon Lord in the dungeon.
If such power existed, it could only be said to belong to the stage owner.
You might be a bit shocked,
Maru, who had been listening with bloodshot eyes, opened his mouth after a long time.
“… … Where is it? “There.”
“korea. If you look for the sea not far to the east, you will see a spot with endless waterspouts and whirlpools.”
Maru wiped the corner of his mouth and stood up as if he was about to leave.
“Maru.”
“Don’t even think about stopping me.”
Rather, it was something Maru said in hopes that he would run.
If Katrina really couldn’t leave the underwater dungeon of her own accord, Maru would be by her side.
Even if there are players who want to attack Sudun, no one has ever experienced a situation where two dragons appear together.
“I won’t stop you. I knew I would run right away. … “I was just wondering if there was anything else you wanted to say to me.”
Maru rolled his eyes for a moment as if he was thinking about it and then snapped his fingers.
“ah… ! “The truth is, I knew that my brother was lying.”
“… what?”
“I was with Seongyoon for 9 years. There were too many awkward parts for Seongyoon to simply not know. But I just believed it. “His brother didn’t lie.”
“why… ?”
Maru said with a grin.
“Even great races tell lies sometimes. If it’s as decided by humans, it’s an obvious lie. But it does not remain as a lie in our memories.”
“… … ?”
I didn’t understand Maru’s words right away.
There is no way a dragon can forget its memories,
If there was actually a case of deception, I would still have something left.
“If you truly believe, there will be no lies left. Rod also lied sometimes. To protect me. “His brother also protected me.”
“… … .”
“I believed in that heart.”
For some reason, I got goosebumps and started shaking.
Of course, I was grateful for his kind words and felt relaxed.
However, the fact that we could say something like that so casually made me feel that we were definitely different breeds.
‘Reptiles can’t grow chicken skin.’
I said, waving my hand.
“good. “I’ll clean up after here.”
“yes.”
Whoa!
The moment the floor rose, I quickly called him again.
“Maruya!”
-yes.
I finally said what I had been thinking about whether to ask or not.
“that… , my father… “You don’t hate ?”
The momentum of the floor floating in the air suddenly changed violently.
He looked down at me with burning eyes and said.
-No, my father-in-law couldn’t help it. Now my anger is directed only at Marduk.
… It’s already been sorted out like that?
“uh… . “Go.”
Even after Maru left, I lay on the bed for a while.
There’s something missing,
I continued to feel dazed.
Others… , I’m not human, but anyway, it was the first time I told someone about my situation.
The reason I was so confused was that the guy’s reaction was so different from what I had expected.
Of course, not all dragons have similar thoughts to him.
Is it because I left her with Seongyoon at a time when she still needed care?
Even though the conversation went well, seeing this guy who was so kind that I felt sorry for him made me feel like I raised him wrong.
‘… How on earth did Seongyoon educate him?’
I need to know how to lose my temper a little, so I can survive in this harsh world… .
I wonder if he was the only one who lost his temper and brainwashed people into thinking that patience is the only virtue of living things.
‘… … ‘Am I weird?’
~Jiying.
The watch vibrated just as it seemed to be responding.
“… … Tsk.”
That’s right.
I will contact you when the time comes.
It was Seong Hyun-soo.
In fact, there were countless catch calls, and he was calling me every morning and evening, regardless of whether I could reach him or not.
“hello.”
-ah! You’re connected. Fortunately, the.
“I told you to handle most things on your own.”
-yes yes. But… The news I’m about to tell you is not work-related.
“What.”
-A little while ago, there was a stabbing incident between superhumans at a hotel in Gangnam.
“… “Knife stabbing?”
-yes. Well, that’s a common thing… , because the suspect who disappeared from the scene was a friend named Gu Chang-soo that you had been looking for before.