CH 208

Gaiden Episode 6

After Lucifer left, the Demon King toured the remaining area without a word.

The Demon Dragon, noticing that the owner was in a bad mood, quietly followed after him. After moving for another day or so, thick dark clouds gathered along the dry ridge.

– It’s going to rain soon.

Kurung.

As soon as the words were finished, thunder roared. In a low voice, like a growl of a beast, as if foretelling an impending storm.

The rain that falls from the demon realm is a terrible torrential rain accompanied by thunder and lightning. On rainy days, lightning strikes intermittently to the ground.

A tree struck by lightning has a fire that cannot be extinguished, burns down for 100 days, and then disappears without a trace.

The fire is unusually blue, and it is used as an energy source to recharge magic. However, even if they deliberately tried to propagate it, it never moved to other trees, so it was surprisingly difficult to obtain.

So on a rainy day, there were many hungry monsters running around to save the tree struck by lightning.

“Ah. It’s annoying.”

Mbildon murmured while looking up at the dark clouds covering the sky. Walking around in the rain can cause a lot of trouble in many ways. At first, he didn’t like getting wet in the rain.

– There is a high-ranking demon mansion nearby.

Tay quickly reported.

– Rank 121, ‘Mamon’. He is said to be a pacifist, rarely involved in the vigorous power struggles in the south of the fortress.

If you are ranked 121 on the list of up to 30,000 etc., it is quite high. Of course, he wasn’t the highest-ranking demon who came and went in and out of the castle enough to get used to the face of the Demon King.

Even so, owning a private mansion in a chaotic land where they are busy biting each other’s necks means that they have a certain amount of power.

Upon hearing the information, Mbildon turned to the nearby demon mansion without delay.

Guidance was the responsibility of the purple demon dragon, who returned to its gigantic body.

Mamon’s mansion was located in the middle of a large basin on the top of a rocky mountain. Even on a barren land where only a dry sand wind blows, the plants that grew well bore colorful fruits and spread their leaves.

Despite being ranked 121st, the demon Mamon, who suddenly decided not to get involved in a power struggle from one day, stayed in the mansion today and raised crops with sincerity.

Wearing a farmer’s hat and tending the fields, Mamon’s face had a lot of tentacles resembling an octopus instead of a beard.

“The little saplings have already grown this much. fufu. The old man is not really that bad.”

Mamon, who wiped the freshly harvested plump fruit with her tentacles, smiled happily. Farming was also enjoyable.

Boo-woong!

Then a black shadow covered the field. However, Mamon could not confirm the identity of the shadow. Because a great gust of wind blew together.

“Aiko! What wind… … .”

It was such a strong wind that the smooth tentacles, which were always moist, instantly dried and curled.

The pulsating sound of the leaves of plants that had grown as tall as Mamon’s height was deafening.

The sudden wind blew and disappeared in a moment. Mamon lifted her head slowly, arranging her disheveled tentacles.

“What, what?”

Mamon looked around with a stupid face. There were grasses swaying as if nothing had happened.

‘It must have been that something had passed.’

Mamon, who looked up at the sky with a bewildered feeling, exclaimed, “Ah!”

“this! It looks like it’s going to rain. I have to get here today. Guys, I’m sorry, but I’ll see you when the rain stops.”

Mamon greeted the plants as if they were pets, and then hurriedly took the basket of harvested fruits. But before he could take even one step, he had to stand tall.

rust

“Who are you?”

A sign could be heard from a tall crop field full of fruit. Although there are minions and mansions where they reside, this field was a private space that Mamon worked alone. Mamon strictly prohibited even servants from entering the field.

“How dare you trample on my cute children. What kind of fear head has he lost?”

The sound of mercilessly trampling on the grass was heard nearby. Even the sound was getting closer and closer.

This bold intruder must not only have invaded the private area marked by the high-ranking demons spreading their magic, but also stepped on the carefully grown crops.

Mamon couldn’t resist the fury and rolled her eyes.

“I don’t know who he is, but I will remove the leg that ruined the field and dry the blood all over his body. I’m not going to die in peace, you bastard!”

The moment he opened the large leaf in anger, his eyes met with bright yellow eyes. Mamon was perplexed for a moment.

‘  rani.’

Small wings were flapping in front of them. As a result, a purple body was also seen floating in the air.

It didn’t look like it was this bizarre creature that trampled the crops.

‘wait. purple… … ?’

Suddenly, a clue caught in my blank white mind. Although it was as small as a crow, its body was covered with beautiful purple scales, and it took the shape of a dragon.

A magi powerful enough to stiffen the body just by facing it, and a narrow pupil unique to the dragon clan.

When the puzzle pieces that started to be put together late pointed to a picture, Mamon dropped the basket he was holding.

Tuk, Degur.

The bright yellow fruit in the basket rolled down the dirt floor.

“Hey! No, no, no.”

Mamon took a step backwards without realizing it. Even Mamon, who is confined to the mansion and plows the fields, has heard rumors of a buzz that has been raging in the demon realm recently.

“The new demon lord has tamed a mad dragon that has not been hatched from an egg for thousands of years.”

Cold sweat dripped down his tentacles.

“What the hell is wrong with you here!”

The rumored purple demon dragon was staring at him gloomy, as if he was about to eat it in one bite.

Fearing why he didn’t say anything and just stared at him, Mamon was trembling, and someone suddenly appeared from among the lush grass.

“Huh? what. Were these all growing plants?”

It was a young boy, much smaller than Mamon, who appeared after trampling on the crops. His hair was black, but it wasn’t the achromatic series that is common in the Demon World. It’s not so black, but it’s pure black that’s so different that it’s noticeable.

Her undeveloped body looked fragile, and beyond her red eyes, she was filled with the curiosity of a child. But the moment Mamon saw him, he fell flat on his seat.

The boy picked a round fruit and rolled it round and round in his hand.

“Somehow, I wanted to be overly lush. It’s a unique hobby.”

“Mamon, number 121 in the Demon World, see the king!”

I was so nervous that an excessively loud sound came out. The boy demon frowned slightly.

“Don’t scream. I hate being noisy.”

“Sin, sin, sorry.”

“But as I said before. What was it?”

Before he could even finish speaking, the demon king cut off the waist of his horse.

The Demon King put his hand into the pocket of his black uniform as if it was bothersome to even remember what he had just heard.

“What did you do when you pulled out your leg?”

– He said he would not die in peace.

The demon dragon following the demon king faithfully reproduced the lines he had heard a while ago.

Mamon had no idea that the intruder might be the Demon King, and he began to want to rip off his snout.

“Oh yeah. that.”

The young demon king laughed softly.

Mamon thought that the reflection in his red eyes was like a steak on a plate.

“Is this a challenge to the throne?”

“Hey!”

The purple magic that rose like smoke from the demon dragon fluttered as if squeezing his neck. Mamon shook her head desperately.

“Oh, no! never!”

Fortunately, the Demon King was not angry. Her smiling face was as bright as the sun that illuminates half of the demon realm.

Mamon saw him and smiled together as if possessed.

‘thank God. You must be young and have a weak heart for this Great Demon King!’

… But after a while, the mournful screams of a high-ranking demon resounded over the wide field.

There was no weakness in the dictionary of Demon King Embildon.

“This is it.”

“uh. Were you surprised by the sudden arrival? I need a place to shelter from the rain.”

“It is only an honor that the king personally found you here.”

Mamon smiled awkwardly with a swollen face.

He guided the demon king to the best room in the mansion and hung a candle lit lamp on the wall. Embilden, who buried himself in a rocking chair by the window, as comfortably as at home, mentioned the field as if passing by.

“The broken crops will be planted by Tay again.”

“Gosh! Don’t worry about it.”

‘please.’

The stress he couldn’t bear to put on twitched in his throat.

From Mamon’s point of view, the more the Demon King paid attention, the more uncomfortable it became.

This is because the moment Mamon wishes for something from the Demon King, he immediately eats the Demon Dragon. In fact, Demon Dragon Tay Thanatos was working hard to restore the damaged field.

Raindrops began to fall slowly from the rumbling sky. Mbildon, who was looking out at the dim scenery through the window, suddenly stopped the rocking chair with his toes.

“Hey. What is this sound?”

“Yes? If it’s a sound.”

Mamon approached the window with a puzzled expression and then nodded.

“Alas! This is because it is the recent breeding season for demon dogs.”

“A demon?”

“Yes, yes. The previous demon kings often picked demon dogs from here and took them as assistant dogs.”

Mbildon didn’t know but happened to stop by this place, which was famous as the birthplace of the demon dog tribe.

A demon dog who, once chosen, is loyal to only one owner until the moment he stops breathing. It has a very ferocious and even venomous temper, and just like when choosing a master, once it catches an enemy, it bites and doesn’t let go until it completely stops moving.

Unlike other demons, demon dogs are the only demons that are born from the womb of their real mother, not from a spring. As soon as the chick hatches from the egg, the mother dog throws it away and leaves.

The demon dog born in this way must find food on its own and survive the competition for survival. Weak and bad-headed individuals are automatically culled.

As a result, only a few demon dogs survive in childhood.

As a breed born with a precious bloodline, the criteria for selecting a master are very strict, so if you approach it clumsily, you will lose your life.

Mamon was also a caretaker who took care of the ecology of such a demon dog in this area.

“Will the king choose one as well?”

“no.”

It was a good opportunity to get an excellent horse dog, but Embildon quickly lost interest.

“We already have a dragon in our house.”

“Is that so?”

“Huh.”

Watching the Demon King close his eyes with his body hanging down on the chair, Mamon closed his mouth like a seashell.

And he left his seat so that the king could rest comfortably.

Mamon carefully closed the door and came out of the room, stroking the tingling tentacles.

‘You treated that mad dragon as a puppy… … .’

He is indeed a demon king who is praised as the strongest of all time. Mamon stuck out his tongue inwardly.