The Live

Kiheeheeheeheeheeheeheehee-

Huh-huh-huh-

Weird, grim laughter.

It's hard to tell if it's a laugh or a cry without direction. Hangi, mixed with the uncomfortable laughter, enters my bones.

“I feel bad coming here no matter how many times. ”

As he walks down the road, Elvin frowns and mutters.

Next to him, Royse nods softly as if he's right. I'd rather have a monster come out.I was afraid of a ghost or something.

However, unlike those two, Yoon Jae who had already adapted to the forest and the regular expression seemed fine.

“How many times? ”

“I've been here before. Didn't he tell you? ”

“I think you've heard of it. ”

He said that and looked back at Yoon Jae walking next to him.

“You had Elvin's help when you were here before, right? ”

“Well, I did. ”

The Devil's Forest.

It was the name of the forest in which they were now.

The land known as the most dangerous area, except in the middle.

The area otherwise known as the Forbidden Forest was the Demon Forest.

‘I never wanted to come again. ’

That irritating laugh, and even the air in the forest itself, was unsettling.

Even the magic felt cold here. Even breathing standing still felt creepy.

I didn't say anything about monsters being strong.

Of course, monsters were quite high compared to the nearby hunting grounds in other cities, but they were rather low compared to the intermediate areas.

But I'd rather go to the middle ground one more time, where the devil's forest doesn't want to come many times.

Yoon Jae, who moved ahead, pointed to one side.

“That way.”

“Cow, I think I hear something over there, too. ”

“What do you mean? ”

“This laugh... ”

Kee, heeheeheeheeheehee-

The laughter grows louder and louder as Royse finishes his words. Lois closes her eyes, covering her face behind Elvin's back.

“Oh, please……. ”

“Haha…. ”

Yoon Jae smiles awkwardly at the frightening Lois.

It was a story I heard from Elvin. Why Elvin came to the Forest by himself a long time ago.

Why Lois wasn't there at the time.

- Lois is a coward.

I didn't care much because I heard it like I was passing by. But I guess that's what it meant.

Strange laughter coming from the devil's forest.

Royse was frightened by the laughter, and did not accompany Elvin who had entered the devil's forest at the time.

“Oh, I hate it... ”

“I can't help it if I don't like it. It's this way. ”

Elvin sighs, pulling his squirming face to his chest.

It was then that I heard a strange laugh from the ground up.

Kiheeheehee!

Saak -

Yoon Jae slashes the protruding spirit with his sword, pushing his face forward. You cut the enchanted body of the Black Spirit in half and scattered it like steam.

“B, did you just…… that……. ”

Royse stutters, his face turning white. Yoon Jae sighed deeply with the same face.

“No need to be surprised. You can see them here all the time. ”

“Often?”

“It's not a real ghost, so don't worry. It doesn't have a physical form, but it can be killed with magic. ”

“Oh, yeah? ”

Royse talks like that and suddenly reaches out to the spirit approaching without hesitation.

Boom!

The spirit explodes as soon as it reaches Royse's hand. Royse breathes a sigh of relief, seeing that it was handled more easily than she thought.

“There is no intelligence, and sucking the life out of your body without even knowing it is a problem. It's nothing special when you see it. There's nothing to be nervous about. ”

“I'm sorry. ”

“Almost there. There.”

Yoon Jae points to a small hole drilled under a small mountain.

No, it was closer to a high hill than a mountain. It was deep inside the devil's forest, so it was a place where few people could touch it.

“That's where……. ”

Ooh, ooh-

Then something vibrates in Royse's pocket. Royse hides her face and says in surprise.

“We have a signal. ”

A series of vibrations.

The meaning was clear.

“Start a war. And……. ”

Royse grips a small stone in his pocket and speaks.

“I don't see the Demon King or the key. ”

The result was only one direction.

Thump, thump.

I hear heavy footsteps in my ears.

No, it wasn't.

It was a huge presence.

It felt clear, but far away. Something far ahead didn't try to hide its existence.

His existence had just stopped ringing horribly for a moment.

Gulp -

I'm so thirsty with tension.

Yoon Jae muttered a small murmur to the huge aura felt from afar.

“What a wonderful timing. ”

The one who was waiting finally arrived. It was the right time, neither late nor fast.

‘Luckily, it wasn't too late. ’

Thanks to the over-expressing presence from that side, I didn't have to reveal myself from this side first.

So far, so good.

From now on...

“From now on, we do what we have to do. ”

Yoon Jae took a big breath and said.

“Everyone is doing their part in their place. That is……. ”

“Let's live, you mean? ”

According to Elvin, Yoon Jae nods.

That's the most important thing. Surviving.

“Isn't it meaningless to die? ”

“Simple and nice. ”

Elvin says so, and draws his sword from his forehead and holds it in his hand.

“Let's live. ”

* * *

Kung-

Thief, blah, blah.

Every step you take makes the forest sound like you're leaving.

Even loud noises stopped for a long time. The spirits overwhelmed by the giant creature erase their existence and infiltrate the ground.

How dare you approach me. Even the spirits who have no body, only the soul, know it.

“It's a little quiet now. ”

The size of the man who exudes a feeling of leaving the forest is not that big.

A black leather garment that is slightly taller and drier than a normal adult man, covering his body with white skin.

Anything unusual was the giant horn that stood on his forehead.

The horn dries backwards like a mountain goat and is long enough to go down to the waist.

There was a jewel in the man's footsteps. The world moves in a pleasant light step.

The man walked so slowly that he bent his back and turned his back to a crooked posture.

“Hello?”

“Didn't I tell you not to move alone? ”

The heavy voice once again crushed the world.

Unlike a man, a giant figure appears, chopping down a tree with one hand. The man looks at him and smiles.

“I should be bored and alone. I don't know what all those dragons are moaning about in the dying yard. ”

“Your life is not your own. You haven't forgotten that you're the key to our side, have you? ”

“Who cares, that shit. ”

When Pluton asked, the man smiled.

He was a Demon King with the opposite of Pluton.

In some ways, it was truly the most demonic nature.

Justice, justification, self-sacrifice.

This noble word did not suit him. He moves only for himself.

He didn't have any symbols.

An absolute evil that gathers all the evil parts.

That was the key in sight and the king of demons, Satan.

“I meet Satan. ”

“I meet Satan! ”

The demons that followed Pluton kneel before Satan.

Hundreds of demons.

Though not many, they were all demons of the highest rank.

However, it could not have been caught in Satan's eyes.

“What are you doing with your bags? ”

“for the acquisition of ‘fragments’. It's natural to be preoccupied. ”

Pieces.

A clue for each faction to get the Holy Grail. The Demon Forest was the place where it was hidden.

In the beginning, the reason why each faction had to make a ‘path’ to pass to each other was to obtain the pieces.

It was natural to be prepared for it. That's why they moved directly to Pluton, as well as the Demon King Satan, which is the key.

“But it moves me, you, and that guy? ”

Satan said that and looked at the little man in the crown, who had followed Pluton.

“Baal, I didn't expect him to come this way. ”

“Looks like I've made Satan uncomfortable. ”

The man smiles faintly.

Satan glances under his feet. Unlike other lands, the grass around him was dying.

“No, it's okay. Unlike those idiots, I don't think you should be packing. ”

The first of many monarchy demons.

Pluton and Satan, except for the two Demons.

The Devil Baal didn't even flinch in front of Satan.

Unlike other demons, the two Demon Kings were also somewhat respectful of Baal. He was originally a Demon King, but nothing unusual about him.

“So is he. ”

“Isn't this overestimating? ”

The one-armed man smiles awkwardly behind Pluton.

Unlike the smiling face, his face was shiny with a delicate life.

The two little horns on his forehead were the humble horns of the lower demons. But I couldn't ignore the energy of a man.

“Are you the Genji? I've heard a lot about you, but I've never seen you before. ”

Pluton looked at Genji and said,

It's been a while since I've been in touch. But it was the first time I had face-to-face like this across the street.

‘You're more me than I thought. ’

Pluton's perception of Genji was no different.

He's just one of the leaders of men. That's why I just decided it was useful.

But the face of Genji in person was more than I thought. You lose an arm and don't look left behind by any of the Monarch Demons.

“I've been waiting. From now on, I'll be taking care of you two. ”

“Where are the others now? You're not the only one. ”

“Emily and most of the seeds are dead. The surviving seeds are waiting to be contacted. ”

“Really?"

“You promised. When the pieces are collected, we will plant devil trees all over the land. ”

“Yes, I promise. ”

Pluton.

He smiled and replied again.

“I will reap your wretched humanity. ”