Demon King

As she flicked her finger, two square plates formed on the table. Next to it was a... wooden block.

“The first to build a castle wins. ”

“ ……. ”

I doubted my ears for a moment, but her expression was no less serious.

“Disqualify when you attack or touch each other directly. You are also disqualified from touching an opponent's castle. Reset 'When a block is not placed properly and dropped'. ”

Two chairs facing the table on the gesture of her hand slowly stepped back and made room to sit.

“If you build a castle first, or if I'm disqualified, you win. The first game is over. But if I build a castle first, if Pait is disqualified, or if Pait's last name is reset, Pait loses. If you lose five more times, you're out. To get back in here.

You have to pay back 100 gold. ”

“…… that's it? ”

“Phew.”

She laughs. Her heart beats violently. It seems like an accident just flew away with a light smile.

“Yes, that's all. Now, come and sit down. ”

I sat in a chair drawn to her. She sat down, too.

The game started right away. She began to build her castle calmly and casually, as if it were a lie, when she first saw me and had a strange reaction.

While I was still, I looked at me and laughed again. It was a relaxing smile as if I was aware of my situation.

Yes, it was absurd, but I couldn't pick up a single block. Her glorious appearance seemed as if she had the courage to call out for something else to do in front of her.

I know how powerful I look because I'm in the shape of a monster.

I realized how foolish it is to judge people by their appearance alone, and yet I also knew that no one, including myself, could be free from the effects of their appearance.

Thought I knew, but I guess I've been underestimating the power of looks.

She was beautiful.

Looking at her, her pale skin, a small, dull nose, a light red cheek, red lips, two large, deep eyes, sharp ears, black hair, fine, clean arms, a beautifully bloated chest, a thin waist, every single one of her perfect body's hair.

It was so hard to take my eyes off the raised part in turn.

Not only that, her body smells good and even the sweetest breeze blows around her. Everything she did bothered me. It was hard to breathe just by facing her.

Now I can fully understand the rain. Premature detection is poisoned now. The more I could sense her presence, the more I couldn't calm down.

No, it might not end in that line. Then it's over.

Block it.

Don't be conscious.

Just by being reborn as a monster, remember how I was treated by Humans.

Understand how foolish it is to judge one's existence by appearance and praise the beauty that seems to you.

“What's the matter? Let's get started."

This is a test. A test against monsters worse and more hostile than the monsters I faced at Jinma's Tower.

Forget her face. I paid 100 gold to get in here. If I can't defeat her, I can't evolve. You will not be able to move forward.

Although she is armed with beauty and sweetness, she is my enemy after all. Even a castle that looks silly is merely a trick to obscure the nature of this space.

So we have to hold on to our minds. Don't be swayed by her looks. It is an insult to the self that has survived so fiercely to this moment.

Abnormal Resistance. Only one skill can be raised to its maximum now.

The wind that came with the scent of flowers slowly subsided.

Her appearance gradually fades from my mind.

[Intermediate Anomaly Resistance becomes Lv10 and evolves to Advanced Anomaly Resistance. You will not be dealt with above intermediate levels. It is possible to resist even higher levels of abnormalities.]

I finally saw the plate in front of my eyes. There's a wooden block in front of it.

“… huh? ”

Even her voice ignores all her deadly charms, and I build a castle. It wasn't that hard. You can trim the terrain, you can set up the pillars, you can divide the terrain, you can build the roof.

Once the hand started to move, the rest was easy. I moved my hands and stacked the blocks. He was cautious because he knew that dropping the block would reset it.

“Now, wait a minute. ”

Is it because I'm in a spiritual state? Even if it wasn't the body of the monster I originally held, I had no problem thinking and acting in this body. I felt it as I piled blocks of wood.

Rather, the parts of the ritual that came from the dramatically different shapes of the body were becoming increasingly accustomed to building blocks. This was not a game, but a rehabilitation exercise in the body.

except that you have to go back to the body of Bugbear later.

“Look at me, look at me. ”

The zone is complete. I begin to build a pillar. The table grew bigger and bigger and I was running on it. Every time the blocks settled, an unknown filling filled my heart.

“Why…? No way. This is ridiculous. ”

[Greater Resistance Lv2.]

Grab the pillar at the center and, not excessively, set up another pillar as needed. I was not interested in this, but now my hands were moving surprisingly hard.

Maybe it's because it's blocking all external senses. When I was training for an ambush, I remembered. I was more and more immersed in building the castle. I'm delighted to learn that I have a talent for one thing.

“You can't do this. Who is it? Someone told Fett...! ”

At that moment, my hands stopped. I almost raised my head instinctively, but I held it in my grip.

I don't know how she did it, but the faint impulse lifts her head again. The instinct that I had tried to ignore was trying to swallow reason.

In other words, my intolerance to her condition was difficult to endure.

“Yes, Fate. Is that the limit?”

The fact that you're wearing monster hide reminds you of the dead vanquishers.

Keeping the human form reminded me of the Phoenix Hunters pretending to be above the vanguard.

I have to endure it. I have to endure it.

I endured it.

[Greater Resistance Lv3.]

“Fate.Fate? ”

My hand moved again. A few blocks divided and decorated the interior of the castle. Since the size of the blocks were all different, we had to pay attention to the balance, but it was also fun.

There are only a few steps left to build the roof. It was just a pile of really trivial blocks, but I felt a sense of heightened spirituality. Together with the castle, my mind or soul seemed to be firmly and elevated.

“Fate!”

“Oh.”

At that moment, all my concentration was broken. I was flashing as if I had splashed cold water. I raised my head.

She held my hand.

[NACK's Garden 1st Game Wins 1/1]

[Treason of the owner of the garden. She will pay for her punishment to you.]

I quietly remembered the notification window. Since she grabbed my hand first, it was no wonder I won the first game. Even the higher-level immunity was making her irrationally cracked, struggling to get in touch with her, but I endured it desperately.

But treason? Is it treason by holding hands? No, it can't be. It's just a condition of disqualification. Treason is inevitably different.

I saw her to ask it. When I tried so hard to endure the intense color, I saw tears in her eyes.

“How could you stand it! How dare you! ”

I couldn't sprinkle her first. Damn that look! She was so pretty that I wouldn't touch her and ruin her at all!

“First, let go...! ”

I shouted in a low voice, determined to raise the immunity to the highest and highest levels.

“Ah... ah. ”

She opened her eyes wide and immediately let go of my hand helplessly. With the feeling of loss and vanity pouring in, the relief of overcoming it, I fell into a strange feeling for a moment.

I tried hard not to face her.

“You have to endure your charms to win. That's why I endured it. ”

“At least a dozen failed attempts! No, a hundred, a thousand times! ”

If I fail a thousand times, I will lose hundreds of thousands of gold. And what I had was about 2,000 gold. That was as much money as possible because of the battle with the Phoenix Hunters. It's ridiculous.

“You... you are...! ”

“Who the hell are you looking at? ”

I said it directly.

Yeah, it's a satellite that's been around since the beginning. An attitude that cannot be seen as treating people who are invitees. Even though Vee looked like that, she added even more.

That made me feel even more burdened.

I made her feel rejected.

“Fett! I'm looking at you, Fett! ”

“I don't know you. ”

I was speedy.

“I once bullied humans, and now I'm Fate, Bugbear. I've never known a girl as beautiful as you. ”

“Ha……. ”

She closes her eyes. Like at first, he raises his arms and hides his face with the crooked edge of his shirt.

As the corners of her clothes go down again, she nods, feeling faded.

“Yes, this is the first time we've met. ”

No, it didn't wear off at all. She was weaker at poker than I was. If it had been raining, he would have laughed. Gripping the edge of the dress like it was angry was painful.

“And you proved your credentials by winning the first game with me. ”

Then he said, with my castle still on the table.

“I tried to do something that wasn't right in the first place. Fett, I will make your castle stronger and more perfect in return. ”

As she waved one hand, it was complete, but the rest of the blocks gathered around my castle and made a great castle on their own.

Surprisingly, I felt encouraged at that moment. It was as if the spirit had moved on to the next level. Instinctively, I realized that wasn't just an ordinary block of castles.

But that wasn't the end of her words.

“Fett, let me know. ”

“What?”

“How could you stand me? I'll just listen. I promise.”

It was nothing to hide. The rain was also pierced from the beginning. That's why I answered honestly.

“…… I just endured it. ”

“What?”

“Everything. ”

She is silent for a moment. Then he slowly approached my face. I was frightened by the fragrance and wind. This was harder than the game.

My eyes met mine. I was looking a little different from my mortal enemy, shining in her two big, red eyes.

“…… It can't be you. ”

She spits out the last thing. The charm contained in the sweet horse struck me and pulled me back, pulling up my immunity from my condition. She also quickly retreated.

The room vibrated. No, I was mistaken. Her body trembles.

“I won't forgive you...! ”

It was anger. Wrath that didn't suit her now dominates her!

“With my own hands, one day...! ”

Mana whirls. It's truly a great power. If my body had been here now, I would have been devastated.

I was able to survive the marriage. I was able to endure it because it was this space.

Suddenly, she shouted.

“Fett, go back now. You chose this path! Don't do this here. Don't get caught up in me! ”

When did he become angry about how he could endure it, and now he wants me to come and go quickly? She was an unknown woman.

But she's right. I don't have to stay here until I've won the game. Fight, win, and devour countless monsters. We need to take the next step at least quickly.

I approached the door. But before I opened that door, I looked back at her.

Standing in a storm of enormous magical power, you raise your voice, gazing at her pitifully and beautifully.

“Give me your name. ”

“What……? ”

Suddenly, the storm subsided. A pretty girl looks so stupid, but I thought it was stupid.

“Next time you come, you better call me by my name. I don't care if it's an alias, just give me a name I can call you by. ”

“…… What did they say? ”

No doubt about who they're talking about.

“Rain and A. ”

“Foot.”

She laughs. I thought I'd seen that smile somewhere, and soon I remembered. It was the same kind of laughter that Lee Chan Yuk had built.

It's just too heavy a smile to accept. Nevertheless, it is a smile that can be called a true smile.

“Yes… Fett, can you call me El now? ”

At her words, I nodded.

“Sure, El. ”

And out came the garden of joy.

You return to Bugbear and resume your battle with the monsters.

Chapter 17. The Garden of Delight 4 The End

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