The Demon King Seems to Conquer the World

Episode 099: Forest Without Fire

"We're back."

That's what I called it.

Carol still sat safely in the shadow of the tree she was in front of.

"... yeah"

You were worried too much, Carol looked up at me with a relieved, tired face.

"Let's talk later. Walk a little more today"

That said, I packed my things at the luggage I left behind.

The bags the guys took earlier are so-called backpack shapes, whatever they make, it seems more convenient to use this one to walk.

I threw away some unnecessary stuff to chop up the extra baggage.

Fortunately, they had sword-tipped hand scoops, so what they didn't need was buried in lightly dug holes and covered with dirt.

Nevertheless, I didn't know I could grab an arrow.

Even though it was the first slow arrow out of a badly made short bow, I freaked myself out.

Humans can do a hell of a lot when they're cornered.

But I have a crisp stab in my hand and it hurts, so I'd better avoid it normally next time.

It was an arrow that was enough to cut off my cheek even if I grabbed it.

Okay, let's go.

Lowering her back sac forward and squeezing her hips together, she crouched her back toward Carol.

As the sun began to set, I unloaded Carol in the right place.

"Let's have more dinner."

Were the two planning a long march, and their backpacks were so heavy?

Naturally, there are plenty of preserved foods in there, and until this morning they were so mildly hungry that now the food weighs so hard.

"Is there no fire?

"They've already caught up to me. I'm afraid to set fire to it."

The light of the incendiary fire can even be seen from afar.

If me and my enemies were in the opposite position, if we found ourselves on a bonfire, we would ambush them to call our people and surround them, waiting for the night to envelop them.

At that time, I was sleeping on the spot where I was burning fire.

Carol may be awake, but either way, it's impossible to take Carol out of that state and break through the enclosure.

"Right. I don't have a choice."

Carol was convinced without a plea.

It's hard not to taste the warmth of the fire.

Even one loaf of bread can be eaten fragrant and delicious simply by lightly cooking and rewarming in the fire.

I'm sorry.

"Don't apologize. No need to apologize."

"... oh. Right."

Yes, it was.

I'm sorry, it's weird.

"Well, if you eat, let's get some sleep"

"More than that, we haven't talked about today. I didn't hear anything."

Yes, it was.

Anyway, I thought earning distance was a prerequisite, so I hadn't talked to him yet.

You would have cared, but you wouldn't have asked along the way, probably because you understood the situation by being Carol.

"Talk while you eat..."

And I put my hips down on the ground that wasn't wet.

Right next to Carol, he dives into his voice and speaks in a mood.

"Right, we have time and we'll talk from the beginning. First of all, I killed one by accident, and there was another, so I took you down. There were two of us."

What I used was the crutch Carol has now.

No matter how thin the spear is, the pattern is not weak enough to break as much as you hit a person, and it normally becomes a weapon.

"Right..."

"Well, it looks like you're still alive, so I heard the story."

"Yeah, so, did he talk?

"Oh. They're after us in a thousand."

"Eh."

And Carol almost dropped the bread she had for a moment.

I guess it was shocking information.

Me, too, when I heard this, I was stunned.

"But six hundred people are looking elsewhere. You thought you went straight to the reformation. They're exploring along the coastline."

"Oh well..."

"That's right. We're going to Nica Village for now, but they don't know they have a reason to go to such a village. You were right not to pick the coast."

The coast of this country is interwoven, but it doesn't want to cut like the fjord zone on the back of Mount Siyarta.

Along the coast, trees are low, you can walk normally, roads are well maintained, and walking is many times easier than treading through the overlapping woods of trees.

In fact, I also thought about walking along the coast to Reform, but stopped because it was dangerous.

If I were alone, I would have definitely chosen you because I'm confident I can walk faster than my enemies if I hurried.

But if you're going to carry Carol, you have to think about acting on the assumption that you're going to be caught up.

As it turns out, the decision was correct.

If I had chosen that one, I would have been killed by now with six hundred roller operations.

"So... so, are we finding out about this one?

"I hear you didn't get caught up in the body I made. Looks like he's been following me all over the leg. For once, I blew in a convenient lie."

I don't even know if he'll survive.

It would be best if the class of commanders picked me up and made me believe the lies.

So, it would be great if you could pull me back in with the assistance of both of us.

Still, there are only two to three fewer people.

"Because of preconceived notions, they think they're both acting together"

"? It would actually be the two of us"

That's right.

"You're hurt, which means you don't even dream about it. We're acting under special circumstances. The lack of understanding of the circumstances means that we cannot anticipate our actions. Even if they reasonably speculate, they don't bite with our actual behavior. This guy's big."

This one doesn't try anything, and the insight over there is out of focus.

You can't imagine walking with each human being on his back.

"Really?

Carol doesn't seem to fall for it.

"No problem. All good things happened today. At least you don't have to worry about eating tomorrow."

Bad information came in, but bad things didn't happen.

I just found out what was going on around me.

I have to make myself feel better.

"Let's eat and go to sleep. If there's no burning, it doesn't have to be either way."

If people like Wang Sword are after them so they can act freely in the Night Forest, they can't do it anyway.

Besides, I want Carol to be careful during the day.

At the end of the meal, Carol and I weaved separate pieces of paper under the same tree.

Tonight, the darkness is slightly deeper.

Because yesterday was the new moon, today is the third moon......

Is that dark......

Without the bonfire, I really feel wrapped up in the night.

Especially in the woods......

Besides, it's cold.

Even with that kindling, it's completely different than without it...

The cold stains my bones.

Although it was particularly cold this winter...... it is particularly cold today......

My painful feet are losing warmth, as they froze my fatigue intact.

I may not be able to sleep today.

But I guess I won't have to sleep today or so, but can I continue after tomorrow......

Even if it only takes three or four days to get to the village......

Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.

Oh, it's a wolf howl.

Gosh, and there was a rubbing sound of paper next door.

Looks like she was still awake.

No, you're awake.

Even I'm tired, because I can't sleep...

"... if you're worried about wolves, you'll be fine"

"... n"

"I bled when I killed one, so the wolf's going over there."

The more I broke the neck bone, I put a blade in the crotch of my neck and then cut the carotid artery.

My heart was moving, so much blood was flowing.

The wolf who follows the smell, will head over there.

"No... it's cold"

"Oh well... you do"

Should I burn the fire from tomorrow after all...

No matter how dangerous......

"Um... don't stick around and sleep, huh? That would be warm...... maybe"

...... what?

With a boisterous head, what are you talking about? This guy. Think.

But there was no element floating around to deny it.

Even in the winter mountains, when they are shipwrecked, they go out with each other.

Instead, I wonder why I haven't had that idea before.

Was the unconscious stopped weighing?

"Nice... well, if only you could, but"

"I don't mind"

"Right..."

"Well then... we're going that way..."

When Carol said that, she started moving with Gossogoso next door.

What are you going to do?

I can't see anything in the dark.

I took off the poncho-shaped oil paper that I was weaving.

I can make it a lot bigger so I can wear it and walk even with my luggage on my back, but will the two of you let it in......

Carol touched my shoulder by hand.

I thought you were going to stick side by side, put your hands on my knees and turn to my front.

"Open your knees, please"

"Oh, oh."

With a boisterous head, he opened the knee where he was sitting in physical education, placing his hands on both knees, and Carol's body came in.

My back hits my chest plate.

I wore oil paper.

Larger oil paper somehow covers the body for two.

Carol says she's been taking off her oil paper.

Carol's body was so cold that she couldn't feel her body temperature.

Are you cold to the core of your body or I can't feel the warmth holding it in your chest.

When I held Carol's hand in hand exploration, it was cold as if she was holding even cold iron.

I thought it was cold. My hands are still warmer.

Because of the dryness of the air, Carol's hands had no water and it was crusty.

But if you hold hands like this, you'll be warm one of these days.

"Ugh..."

Carol leaked her breath like she was comfortable.

"Warm. Maybe I should have done this from the start"

I shake my hand back all the time.

"This is not good"

Not good.

"Why? Don't you like it?"

"Bad for your future husband"

"Psst...... kukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk"

Carol laughed like she was going to bite off a laugh.

"This, in this situation, is your future husband? Huhhhhh..."

"Are you crazy?"

"Oh, don't worry about that. It must be a surviving species."

That's true.

But I'm not the kind of Buddha who refused to bother either, so there's something to feel about this situation.

Unless Carol is a woman like a pig or she smells terrible, but her body smells terrible, and now she feels like an aromatic smell.

Well, I'm tired today, so I'd rather rest before lust, sleep, because it's bigger.

"Yes, but I'd rather not do this to a man. I don't know what else to do in this situation."

"I wouldn't if it weren't for you. Disgusting."

............ eh.

"... go to sleep"

I said that in agony.

"Right..."