Chapter 383

〈 Demon Race (1) 〉

Hubert frowned.

An ordinary-looking young man with black hair and black eyes.

However, the two ram horns that sprouted from either side of his head and the pale, purple skin showed that he was by no means an ordinary being.

‘devil?’

Residents of the ‘Demon World’, a subdimension adjacent to Outerica, such as the spirit world or the abyss.

Of course, I already knew about its existence.

The succubus Siana, one of the executives of the Immortal Army, was also one of the demons from the demon world.

‘The problem is why such a being suddenly came to me...’

〈???〉

– A demon tribe whose affiliation is unknown. I am very excited to encounter cultural relics that I never thought I would see here.

-Key characteristics: Massive horsepower

-Reliability: ???

Although I barely used “Analysis,” I didn’t find out much else.

The other person’s status may be high, but it would be greedy to hope to understand everything after just speaking a few words.

Still, I didn’t gain anything at all.

‘I was excited to encounter cultural artifacts that I thought I would never see here...’

That one sentence contained many meanings.

And considering his previous actions and words, the most likely thing is—

“...What did you just do?”

That was the moment when Hubert organized his thoughts in accelerated thinking.

The demon, who was still hiding, spoke in an unpleasant voice.

‘Did you notice this?’

I attempted to “analyze” as secretly as possible by using “Limit Breakthrough,” but it seems that it was too much to completely deceive the senses of the opponent who had reached transcendence to that extent.

However, Hubert, who already had a rough idea of the other person’s identity, opened his mouth casually before the devil reacted sensitively.

“Because I was so confident, I used every means available to me. Suddenly, an unidentified uninvited guest came without a plan. “It’s nothing new, right?”

It’s okay to shrug your shoulders and say that it’s just a normal procedure from your perspective.

The devil seemed to be taken aback by his shameless response, but Hubert raised his head proudly, putting an iron plate on his face until the end.

It seems as if he was just doing the obvious.

It was an inappropriate attitude to take in front of someone who could take his life at any time, but for someone who had something he strongly believed in, it was nothing special and courageous.

‘And it doesn’t seem like he’s going to harm me now. Of course, there is no chance that the other side will come out by force, but...’

If that happens, it remains to be seen who will regret it later.

If the weak younger brother gets beaten up outside, the scary older brothers who support him reliably will never stay still.

Just like it did once in the past.

“...Well, okay. It’s true that this person came suddenly, so let’s skip it for now. But never twice.”

Fortunately, the other person didn’t pick on him anymore.

I don’t know if it’s because of his confidence that it will be impossible to see through himself completely no matter what he does.

“So you haven’t answered my question yet?”

“Well, it seems like you already know, so there’s no use trying to explain it.”

“What do you mean?”

“okay.”

Hubert coolly agreed to the devil’s questioning again.

“I am from Earth.”

I could have come up with any number of means to get rid of the pretense, but I didn’t bother to do it.

That’s the only way to do it—

“Looking at it, it seems to be the same for you as well. How about we at least look at each other’s faces and talk clearly? “It was fate that people from the same neighborhood met each other like this.”

Because the next story will proceed smoothly.

“Hoo? Aren’t you afraid of dying? I don’t know what you believe and why you are so calm. “The moment I make up my mind, that head will fall off before I even choose to return to Earth.”

“Didn’t you come here because you wanted something from me? “I don’t think there was any intention to hide it from the beginning.”

Hubert slowly stood up.

While calmly talking to the Earthling who has become a demon who is still hiding.

Then, they began arranging various foods taken out of subspace one by one on the large reception table in the center of the office.

“...that?”

From beverages including cola and cider beer to foods frequently eaten when eating out, such as chicken, pizza, and sushi, and all kinds of sweet desserts.

A plentiful Korean meal was set out on the table so much that it was hard to tell whether this was another world or Earth.

‘Still, I thought it might be possible if I’m lucky.’

The world fell into chaos as the second immortal king raged, and in the process, the dragons, which had been a major obstacle, suffered damage that brought them close to extinction.

She continued her activities in secret even after the Immortal King was defeated.

Then, feeling the limitations of moving alone, he infiltrated the Azerion Empire, which had become the continent’s most powerful nation, and later rose to the position of executive of a global criminal organization called the ‘Oath of Reverse Heaven.’

‘And until now...’

It’s been hundreds of years since she left the demon world.

However, there has been no significant results so far.

This was the first time I received such urgent contact.

-“Is the situation that difficult now? “Didn’t you say that there won’t be any major problems for the next hundred years or so?”

-I thought so too...

The ending of the sister’s words coming from the other end of the communication line became blurred.

-As the war situation deteriorated, the balance that had existed for hundreds of years was completely broken. I think something has changed. Well, for example...

there was no confidence in that voice.

That’s how serious this issue was.

-Gods other than the demon god intervened in the demon world... or something.

***

Hubert stroked his chin and looked at the young man who was steadily devouring the food in front of him while savoring it.

“Ugh—it’s killing me. “How long has it been since you last had this Coke?”

A settler from Japan who gave his name as ‘Ken Miyamoto’ gulped down his cola and slowly savored it.

It’s already been two hours since he sat down.

Even though the pace of eating was not very fast, all the food that had been initially put on the table had already been used up for a long time, and the new food that was put on the table was also almost depleted.

“hmm... “How much did I tell you?”

“It was about the recent situation in the demon world. “The victory and defeat of the war that lasted for hundreds of years was clearly tilted in one direction.”

“Ah, that’s right. really. Let’s see...”

He seemed to have completely relaxed his mind after seeing food from Earth for the first time in a long time, and enjoyed his meal, obediently answering the questions Hubert quietly asked.

I don’t know if he wanted to tell his story to the person he met by chance, or if he wanted to pay for the food.

‘Or maybe it’s just a whim.’

Since demons were also a race with dark magic as their source, it was very rare for them to show such a peaceful appearance.

Even if it seems gentle right now, you never know when and at what moment it may go crazy.

Hubert exercised his capabilities as a subject to the fullest and dug up information little by little without provoking him.

It is said that he once worked as a mercenary and called himself ‘Gale Ken’, and ended up in his current situation after receiving a request to subdue cultists.

It was said that the request at the time was a trap set by the devil’s followers, a ploy to make the carefully selected sacrifices come back on their own.

‘I said that at that time, I didn’t have any points saved to return, so I accepted demonization and was forcibly sent to the demon world in order to survive.’

The problem was that when I came to my senses to see if something had gone wrong in the process, I found that I had lost all my abilities as an awakened person and was abandoned in the demon world.

Suddenly, I became a settler against my will.

‘...Is this a similar decision to becoming undead?’

Because the undead are recognized as beings completely separate from those in life, they are deprived of all rights they have as awakened people.

Even if you had memories from when you were alive, they were simply recorded knowledge, and you were born as a new being with everything twisted.

‘That’s strange.’

But there was something uncomfortable about just passing it on like that.

Even just on Earth, there were more than one villain who could be completely demonized.

‘Is it only the demonization of Outerica that is different?’

In response, Hans the Immortal King, the highest authority in this field, reviewed the theory.

In just a few seconds, “The Unholy Sage” and “The Path of the Magician” were cross-checked several times based on “The Forbidden Truth.”

‘No, this technique is not particularly different. There is a reason other than demonization for losing the power as an awakened person.’

An unknown intuition rang.

We shouldn’t just ignore this.

‘The demon world and the demon race’s demonized awakened and settlers...’

Thoughts accelerated and many hypotheses passed through my mind, but there was still a lack of clues.

If I were given some further clue...

Then at some point.

Hubert, who was sitting in a chair, suddenly raised his head.

Then the corners of his mouth slowly turned upward.

‘...This is perfect timing.’

Is this fate?

Finally, the next stage of 『Unique Skill Enhancement』 has been unlocked.