Chapter 228

Episode 228: Full of suffering (1)

“I must kill you!”

The Deathbringer moved forward while hearing the cry. Took. The simple iron bars were within reach. Even though there was a shortage of labor, this is an iron grate that was made by craftsmen as a top priority.

“How do we know that the devil may be regaining his strength even at this very moment! “You have to kill me right now...!”

“how? How will you kill it? “What do we do now that the warrior has fallen and there is no sign of waking up and most of the wizards are also unconscious?”

“That somehow...!”

Also, inside there is a person who is tightly bound with chains and ropes and is breathing quietly.

“under. great. Let’s say we do it somehow. But what if instead of the adventurer dying, the devil awakens?”

“that...!”

“What are you going to do then? “What would you do if what the devil said back then wasn’t a lie whispered to gain time to regain strength, but was all the truth?”

Deathbringer knelt down to be at eye level with his opponent. But that didn’t really interfere with my vision.

The other person did not wake up, and even if he did, he would not be able to see his son-in-law as long as the consecrated cloth covered his eyes, so it was natural.

“Didn’t you see the bishop there too! The ability to recover from a half-cut throat in a matter of minutes! Do you think you can kill it?”

“But we can’t just leave the devil alone! Didn’t the Lord of Seong see it too! “If it wakes up again...!”

“Even those who barely survived will all die. yes. I know. However, I also know that the condition for the devil to awaken is to try to kill that adventurer. Bishop, do you really want to see all the citizens of Bemurgen die?”

“I didn’t mean to say that, Lord Seong!”

“That’s not what I meant! “What is the difference between what you just said and putting all the citizens of Bemurgen in a low-probability gamble?”

But Deathbringer was different.

“Bishop, do you know how critical the situation is right now?”

“...I also have eyes and ears. Do you have any idea how hard the Lord is trying, but how many places are still unreachable? But...”

“But? Don’t do it? Do you really know this? “If you really know, your words should not be ‘but’!”

“Lord Seong.”

“What we need now is faster cooperation and everyone’s unity! “What really threatens us at this moment is not the great evil he harbors, but the lack of food and medicine, Bishop!!”

He remembered the face wrapped in the consecrated cloth. Because of that memory, I was able to picture it clearly in my mind.

“Seonglord, I know that well, but—”

“It’s done! There is no need to say anything like that. Instead, I will make my position clear here as the lord of Bemurgen.”

Yes, he knew what face was down there.

“I never! I will never lay a hand on the author. “Even if God opposes my actions, he will not touch me, at least until the citizens of Bemurgen find stability!”

“Lord Seong!!”

...I also knew how that face slit its own throat.

Deathbringer’s face touched the iron bars. I wanted to cry.

“If you want to dismiss me as a heretic, feel free to do so. “But it will have to be right after all evacuations are over and citizens can breathe a sigh of relief.”

“...You might regret it.”

“It doesn’t matter. In addition, the Bemurgen Magic Tower branch has decided to take the same attitude as me, so I hope that we will avoid wasting our time by visiting them.”

In the meantime, the shouting going back and forth quietened down. If you hear the sound of clanging metal, you will immediately know that it belongs to Seongju and his knights.

“Franz.”

“yes.”

“I’ll attach five soldiers. Guard the front of the prison. So that no one can touch it!”

“yes!”

“Also, cut down anyone who touches you. “I will take responsibility for everything that happens afterward.”

“Don’t worry.”

The lord of the castle shouted loudly so that everyone around him could see and hear him, and one knight and five soldiers began to stand around the prison.

Of course, in the process, Deathbringer, who was sitting in front of the prison, received several glares. It’s a look that asks, “What are you here for?”

But in the end, he was not kicked out.

The reason is that Seongju knew his face and secondly, Seongju gestured with his hand and signaled to those around him to leave him alone.

Deathbringer was slightly grateful for that small consideration. A little more in that it protects the demon knight.

“Then I’ll just go. “There is no contact with the west, and criminals who took advantage of the chaos to escape are causing trouble everywhere. It must be a disaster to waste soldiers here.”

“...Don’t be too angry, Lord Seong. “Isn’t the temple doing that because they are worried about what might happen?”

“Ah yes. “Their concerns are not wrong.”

But that fondness did not go beyond a certain point.

“Actually, I wonder if I’m good at it. “If this is exactly what the devil wanted... then there will be no chance to attack.”

Cancer In his view, the castle lord’s attitude of protecting the demon knights was ultimately possible because they had not suffered any direct damage.

“But you can’t help but worry about other types of what-ifs. “There is also something the great sage said.”

“Lord of the castle...”

The subsequent apology brings into view the blade of the dagger that cut off half of the neck and the gushing blood.

The memory that remained like an afterimage made Deathbringer scared for a moment.

“Cut it properly.”

“I said I was sorry.”

“If you’re sorry, you can eat something small!”

“What are you doing, you bastard?”

However, that was not the cause of the sound heard this time. The culprit was the cutlery of the soldiers who had to eat their meals here because there were not even enough people to shift.

“Stop both of you. “Do you want to fight over it when there are so many people who can’t even get this?”

“I’m sorry.”

Deathbringer consoled his pounding heart at the sight. My stomach was complaining of hunger as I hadn’t eaten anything until this time, but it was still good. I didn’t want to leave this place just to get something to eat.

Saenim and the warrior Nari fell and couldn’t get up, and the Archmage was busy saving people, so he was the only one who would stand by the Demon Knight’s side.

...If that man wakes up and tries to kill himself again, the only one who can stop him is himself.

“Great Sage.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“What brought you here?”

“First of all, this.”

But did he stay curled up for that long? A new presence was added. Judging by the voice and the knight’s call, it looked like the Great Sage Cheongsanho.

“He asked me to tell you.”

“I see.”

“Secondly, the Lord of Seong asked me to look after his condition.”

“I will escort you.”

“as you please.”

Now that I think about it, it was said that Cheongsanho sees the essence of people. I don’t know what the essence is... I hope that the result he sees does not lead to the death of the demon knight.

Or, more accurately, a demon knight...

“Listen.”

The thoughts were cut off in an instant. This is why the Great Sage’s presence stopped right next to the Deathbringer.

At the same time, a fragrant smell wafted out. It smelled like... food...?

“My hands are falling off. “Take it quickly.”

“...?”

As soon as Deathbringer raised his head to understand the situation, he was handed something by Cheongsanho.

It was a half-pushed handover. Before he could reach out, a bowl was pushed towards his face.

“Thank you...?”

“Tsk.”

Deathbringer looked at the soup in the wooden bowl, which seemed to have been hastily carved and was not finished properly, and saw the great sage. Somehow something is wrong with his body, and he is riding on someone else’s back.

I got a little nervous.

Thank you, but... Why the Great Sage?

“This is what your guardian asked for, so don’t look suspicious. “I just brought it for convenience.”

Fortunately, Deathbringer’s doubts were quickly resolved.

Actually, Seongju came to appease me after seeing my condition. And unless the lord of the castle is crazy, the person asking him to look after his condition would be a demon knight... It seems he literally accepted it as a favor. The guardian... is probably an Archmage.

“...It’s spectacular.”

Separately, Deathbringer felt antipathy as soon as he heard what the great sage said.

I really can’t fathom his essence, but no matter how much I think about it, I don’t think the Great Sage will see anything good in the essence of a demon knight—since there is a demon—to say things like ‘you’re amazing’ to someone who harbors a demon is honestly just teasing. That was because I couldn’t hear it outside.

“It’s been a very long time since I became disillusioned with the human species...”

However, before Deathbringer could say a word out of anger, Cheongsanho cleared his throat first.

“For the first time, I wanted to look back at human potential.”

I don’t know, but... it seemed like an affirmation of the Demon Knight, unlike the temple.

So, beyond simply insisting that the demon knight should be kept alive, it seemed like a statement that acknowledged how much effort the demon knight had put in.

“There could be people like this in the world.”

But that’s why it’s sad.

Even if the great sage offered such praise, it was clear that most of the people here would equate the devil knight with the devil.

Because in this world, your dedication was not even reciprocated, let alone recognized.

Since he couldn’t shake the thought that you would even be happy for him...

he couldn’t help but feel sad.

It was truly sad.