CH 209

Gaiden Episode 7

A demonic sky where the sun and moon occupied half the sky.

However, when a storm hits, both the sun and the moon are covered by thick dark clouds. A gigantic vortex formed in the sky, and a flash of lightning flashed in the sky was the only light visible among the black clouds.

The rain poured relentlessly.

Kung! Kung Kung!

Wrinkles were formed on the forehead of the Demon King Embildon, who had been sleeping for a long time in the deep darkness that rarely comes from the Demon Realm where the sun is always rising.

pinch. kin.

Aww!

“Hey, damn it.”

Mbildon, who had struggled while covering her ears with a pillow, suddenly got up from her seat. The demon dragon, who was resting with a wheel on the window sill, opened his eyes at the same time and looked up at him.

– King?

There was a bit of anger in his red eyes. Embildon reached out and pushed the spear roughly.

The window swung open and cold rain water poured in. It was the moment when the bewildered Demon Dragon flapped its wings and landed on his shoulder.

“Stop the dog barking!”

The Demon King grabbed the wet window sill and became frustrated.

Embildon is a Demon King who is born with the strongest power among demons. Although he was still young, he was superior to others in his physical abilities as well as the magic that flows through the blood vessels from his head to his toes.

Therefore, their hearing was also much better than others.

‘Come to think of it, he was the one I found the day he was buried in the deepest part of the Demon Realm Valley.’

Tay swallowed a small sigh and created a barrier by operating magic to prevent the owner from getting more rain like this. The sound of rain water hitting the barrier was amazing. Just then, a flash of lightning flashed across the sky.

Embildon leaned against the window sill helplessly and muttered while brushing her bangs wet from the rain.

“… I will turn.”

The Demon King, who is sensitive to ambient noise, especially the sounds of demons, could not sleep comfortably even with the barking of dogs from afar.

“Damn it. That dog! What the hell is wrong?”

– Shall we come and check?

“Come with me. Follow.”

The Demon King immediately prepared to go out.

Preparation was very simple. It was finished by putting a black cloak over the uniform he was wearing and putting on the hood that was attached to it.

Embildon jumped out of the window without hesitation. Tay rolled his eyes anxiously as he flew behind him.

He was a demon king who came to visit the high-ranking demon mansion because he was bothered by the rain. It meant that the noise was annoying enough that he was moving directly in the rain.

‘If you react to these things, you will be tired.’

but couldn’t

From what Tay felt, that young demon king overreacted to a more inner sound than to the sound he heard through his ears.

If we were to simply compare his hearing, the demon dragon, Tei, was superior to the demon king. However, while Tay was unable to respond, Embildon was so uncomfortable that he woke up and jumped into the rain.

Come to think of it, it was strange that he heard the sound of Tay’s egg the other day. It wasn’t a sound, it was just a ‘wish’ that I strongly wished for in my heart.

‘Are you the king, so you can hear the wishes of the demons?’

The principle was unclear.

As a demon lord, he must have heard a sound that the demon dragon had not heard. Tay was terribly worried about Embildon’s character like that.

Shortly after flying through the sheer rocks, they arrived at a small crater where the cubs of the demon dog were gathered.

It was a barren land where volcanic activity had already stopped.

“Kung Kung K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K!”

“Ugh. month! Moon Moon!”

Now, in Tay’s ears, the barking of the dog could be heard clearly through the storm.

Embyldon took Tay and got down on a cone-shaped rock pillar extending at the entrance of the crater.

“It’s bullshit.”

– All the demon dogs are just newborn babies. I think the mother has already left.

“Are those newborn babies?”

Embildon pointed at the dogs. Each of the demon dogs abandoned in the basin was as huge as a lion.

No matter how you look at it, it was too big to be called a baby.

They were already running on all fours, and their claws had grown strong enough to hit and catch any monster. The barking was also deafening.

The part that could be seen as still underdeveloped was the short hair.

There were a total of seven young horse dogs, each with black, gray, red and blue fur. There were two black, gray and blue demon dogs, but only one red one.

– Yes. That’s right.

Tay quickly shook her head and traced the knowledge she had inherited from her predecessors.

– Because demon dogs are originally abandoned by their mothers as soon as they are born… … . It seems that they are doing something called ‘awakening’ to survive.

“Hmm. What are you awakening?”

– Explosive growth based on the genetic information innate in the body. I mean, it’s an awakening, but it’s almost evolution.

Demon dogs have a special ‘awakening period’ as soon as they are born, so their appearance as a baby passes in an instant.

This is because, in a situation where they are abandoned by their mother and need to fill their hungry stomachs right away, only demon dogs that quickly grow into bodies with hunting abilities will survive.

When grown into a full adult, it will be larger than a Demon tree, but a newly awakened Demon Dog is usually about the size of a well-grown lion.

The young horse dogs that have awakened to survive now were just that size.

However, there was one dog that stood out in particular among them.

“That guy didn’t wake up.”

– Iknow, right. The red one will be eliminated from the pack.

Among the brothers born together, he was born alone with red fur. Unlike the other brothers, the red demon dog was still not awake and was squirming in the rain on the floor.

The size was at most the size of a child’s forearm, and he suffered from being trampled on by his brothers who had grown up for the first time and had grown huge.

“It’s him.”

Embildon spoke in an annoyed tone and pointed to the red dog.

“You bastard who was very loud.”

The smallest and weakest subject, the cry was so loud that it woke the demon king from sleep. Tay added, standing next to Embildon, who stood on a rocky pole and looked down at the red baby dog.

– He seems to be born weak.

A shriek could be heard among the demon dogs as if they had been trampled on by the brothers again.

– In a society where only strong people survive, a delayed awakening is a fatal obstacle. It is a seed that will die on its own if left alone.

“Disability.”

Perhaps it was because the color of his hair was red like the sunset, the tiny creature, gasping for breath through the pouring rain, was particularly clearly visible.

The red-haired demon dog was dying.

Somehow, I felt nauseous. Embildon raised her hand and touched her chest. Strangely, it felt like the beating sound was a little faster than usual.

A faint scene that I had never seen fluttered in my mind like a mirage.

‘sack.’

‘Do not hurt.’

‘Sorry.’

Embildon frowned.

“Oh, damn… … .”

– King?

Again. He really hated this creepy sensation that came once in a while.

I couldn’t ignore it when I heard someone cry desperately because of this bizarre thought.

When I couldn’t bear it, all I could see in front of me was a weak and miserable death.

‘Yak-yuk strong food.’

The weak are culled, and only the strong survive.

This was a natural order in the Demon Realm, and it was a truth that everyone agreed to. There are no demons who are dissatisfied with the strong trampling on the weak and dominating them.

Even the Demon King Hakram, who was recorded as the most brutal in the history of the Demon Realm, was eventually pushed out of power because he was weak.

If it had been a king with a power so strong that it could not be touched, he would not have been pushed out. Even with that thought, Embildon could not turn away from the baby demon dog that had fallen down there.

“Geek!”

Eventually, the red demon dog began to be attacked by the brothers in earnest. Demon dogs, recognizing their weak kin, exposed their teeth.

My brother’s claws ripped me to pieces and I had to bleed. He was originally red, but his body was stained even more red with blood oozing from the wound.

Even in that situation, the red demon dog struggled to survive.

‘Mom, I’m scared. My back hurts so much.’

Fortunately, the only thing the newborn baby dog could cry out to was the mother, who relentlessly abandoned her children and left.

Tears mixed in the cold rain and flowed to the floor. The red demon dog, crouched down with blood dripping down, trembled.

“Creep.”

The hungry brothers, unable to get food, tried to eat the weak to increase their strength. It was kind of instinct.

But at some point the boy who landed lightly between them said:

“No.”

Pure darkness wrapped around the hook like the hem of the cloak he wore.

In the middle of the growling demon dogs, Embildon descended as softly as a feather and picked up the red demon dog with his hand.

The black eyes that had been tightly closed as if giving up blinked slowly. Rain water kept getting into my eyes.

“Cruckle.”

The newly born young demon dogs were still ignorant to recognize the demon king’s energy. Only fear, lust for destruction, and one-dimensional instinct remained, demon dogs with exposed teeth curled their tails and retreated.

However, the large black demon dog born with the strongest power among the brothers was different.

The gnome could not calm his excitement and rushed towards the being who was obstructing the hunt.

It was a stupid choice.

It was the next moment that the black demon dog’s neck, which was about to shake and raise its teeth and bite the boy’s neck, flew away.

Kwajik.

The corpse of the demon dog, who died without a scream, burned to black. The other demon dogs’ eyes widened when they saw the brothers turned to ashes and scattered.

“I am. They’re like stupid assholes.”

There was a demon dog lying on his back with his tail curled up, and there was a demon dog who was still growling with his teeth exposed. Embildon laughed coldly at that.

“When you survive in front of the strong, you realize that there is something more important than being strong.”

In other words, it is called discernment. Embildon knew that he would show some mercy to his subordinates, but he never took under his command those who ran wild without being sensible.

“I don’t need a dog that bites its owner.”

A second bloodshed occurred. The Demon King, who had killed all but the two lying demon dogs, turned around with the red demon dog in his arms.

“You go with me.”

‘Red eyes.’

The red-haired demon dog in his arms looked up at him, forgetting the pain he felt from the wound.

It was the first ‘red’ I saw in my life.

Both the mother and the brothers were different colors from their own.

The red demon dog was alone the moment it was born. He was not able to awaken alone and was not accepted as his fellow countryman.

The red demon dog was faintly giving up. It’s natural to be rejected because you were born differently.

So maybe-.

‘Actually, maybe I shouldn’t be living like that.’

Even death would be natural.

“It’s noisy, so please don’t cry.”

“That’s right. Give me your name.”

The droopy, droopy ears moved softly. Looking down at the dog, which has now become a little quieter, Demon King Embildon said softly.

“Your name is Ray. Ray Libido.”

Black eyes trembled slightly. Hot tears welled up over the small tears that had no light on them all the time.

“It means a permitted life. I chose you.”

The young demon king arrogantly ordered.

“You can live, Ray.”