The Returner

5. What, you... don't have a soul? (1)

Appeldrich looked at Lee Hyuk with a complex expression.

[Come on.]

Her voice contains an irresistible force.

And even if it wasn't, it would be understandable that the person who can save Lee Ji-hyuk now is not an appendage, but a woman.

But…….

Nevertheless, what should I do about this awkwardness that I don't want to hand over?

“ ……. ”

Her hesitant voice prompts her.

[There is no time. You know I didn't open the gate.]

“Ugh…. ”

The appendage didn't feel good.

Her brain, which had only lived rationally, recently started to raise her voice, collides with her emotions and evokes bodily ideals.

She hugged Lee Hyuk, feeling nauseous for the first time in her life.

Then, I took a reluctant step and put Yi Hyuk down in front of the gate.

[Hehe.]

You hear a low laugh.

Appledrice, who knows what that laugh means, had to bite his lip lightly.

[You've grown so much. With that look on your face.]

“I hope you're old. ”

[I knew you'd say that. You've grown so much.]

The appendage grips it.

How many people in the world can treat Dragon Lord like a child like this?

But she can.

And deserved it.

The High Demon King's name is no match for God.

Moreover, before the fact that she was the Demon King, she had a reason to take control of the Apeldice.

Especially when it comes to Lee Hyuk.

[That's a lot of damage. I shouldn't have killed you so easily.]

The voice is filled with anger.

Even though the belt stretch is already a shell, her rage is still uncapped.

“Can you save it? ”

[What did you say to me?]

I wasn't asking.

With absolute confidence and unwavering willingness embedded in his voice, Aphedrice pulls back without a word.

Black energy rises in clumps and envelops Yi Hyuk.

The energies of Lee Hyuk's whole body stopped there.

[Why would you do that...?]

This is different from what I've been saying to Apeldice so far.

A seductive and sweet voice disappears, and a worrying voice is heard.

The appendage bites its lips again as it listens to its voice.

“Just take care of it. ”

[You'd better keep your nose out of this. 'Cause if you're annoyed, I might just kill you.]

“ ……. ”

[Hmm…….]

The energy from the gate began to completely envelop Lee Hyuk's body.

“No way…. ”

You hear a voice annoyed by the voice of the appendage.

Me?

“Of course not.”

Yes. If it was another Demon King... It wouldn't be her.

If it were another Demon King, I would turn Lee Hyuk into an undead or a horse. With just the right amount of Black Magic Power, it will accelerate on its own, so it shouldn't be difficult.

But not her.

She is not the other Demon King, so the appendage can leave him in charge.

Woohoo.

The black clouds surrounding Lee Hyuk bloom.

“… What are you doing? ”

As Jeonghae asked with anxious eyes, Apeldrich sighed and replied.

“I'm working on it. ”

“That one?”

“Yes……. ”

No matter how much I wash my eyes, I think I can make Frankenstein a cure like that. That's the cure?

As a determined person who did not know the correlation between a human being named Lee Hyuk and the existence of black magic, I had no choice but to think so.

To put it bluntly, who do you think is being treated by looking at that? You think you're creating a monster.

“Is this real? ”

“You won't believe it. ”

“By the way... who's treating you? ”

“ ……. ”

The appendage is silent.

What should I say to the "who"?

What do you have to tell them to do?

“I'm the one who has Ji Hyuk's ownership. ”

“Yes?”

Jung-min was surprised at the right answer.

Ownership?

“In many ways. ”

The appendage claps its mouth shut. He is expressing his intention to stop answering any more questions.

Even Jung-min who read her tone couldn't ask any more questions.

What's the situation? ’

As she felt the crucible slowly approaching her side, Jung Jung-min motionlessly watched the black clouds surrounding Lee Hyuk.

Would it have been ten minutes?

The clouds surrounding Lee Hyuk slowly scattered.

“Ah……. ”

Jung Jae-min glanced at Lee Hyuk who came back clean. The arm that was cut off was also neatly regenerated.

“Mind?”

The answer comes back from the appendage.

[Not yet.]

The appendage sighs low.

However, I still like the word 'not yet’. Then it means that there is not much left.

At that time, a white hand slowly extends toward Lee Hyuk inside the gate.

The hand that looks so pale and transparent strokes Lee Ji-hyuk's cheek slowly.

[So hard to live with.]

Appeldrich blurted out:

“It's because you don't like it. ”

[Other people's families are not all they seem. You don't know the truth even when you're that old.]

“There's something you don't need to see. ”

[Well, good.]

Her hand strokes Lee Hyuk's cheek quietly. Then he said in a quiet voice.

[Not now... I'll be back soon, but I'm waiting for you.]

Lee Hyuk's body flashed and slowly flew toward Apeldrich.

The appendage carefully accepts his body.

[Take good care of her.]

“Better than you.”

[Chuckles, then…….]

The gate shrinks, leaving a note behind. Finally, it disappears.

The appendage sighs and sighs deeply.

I thought I wouldn't get involved here, but this is how I ended up getting involved.

I was an uncomfortable person in Beraf, but I can't believe I'm meeting you here...

Cough.

The finger of Aefeldrice held up Lee Hyuk's unconscious cheek and stretched it.

Bastard.

“Ugh... ”

Even when unconscious, Lee Hyuk's hands stir the air.

“What's going on? ”

Appledrice answered Jeonghae's question.

I don't like these women either.

“You'll be fine. ”

Because he's cured.

You must possess enough vitality to feed Yi Hyuk as you are a breath of life.

If not, there will be a way.

Her strength is admirable among the Demon Kings.

“And now? ”

“Yes.”

Aphedrice nods.

“It's over.”

The first Demon King to come to Earth.

Beltretch finally met its end in the hands of the Demon King, not humans.

Choi Jung-hoon sighed deeply, thinking that he had won, but nothing had been resolved yet.

‘But I stopped it. ’

Looking at Lee Ji-hyuk who had lost consciousness, Choi Jung-hoon felt deeply anxious.

Is this the end?

Shouldn't we be facing a bigger problem from now on?

I feel frustrated by that thought.

Perhaps this is the beginning, and Choi Jung-hoon only kicked the pitiful stone.

[What, you... you don't have a soul?]

“Huh?"

Lee Hyuk opened his eyes.

I see a white ceiling.

“Here?”

That ceiling, where have you seen it so many times? Is this our house?

Let's have a look around. It was his room. Then I saw Jung-min sleeping on the bed, sitting on a chair next to him.

“Hmm……. ”

“Are you awake?”

Lee Hyuk nodded lightly as he heard a voice from the side of his head.

Maybe this soft thing you feel instead of a pillow is some kind of lizard's leg.

“I have a bad feeling about hearing voices I don't want to hear. ”

“You may have noticed it without being conscious. ”

“Hmm, is that so? ”

Lee Hyuk scratched his head, sighing deeply.

“So the worst thing that I could think of happened while I was unconscious? ”

“Maybe?”

“You can't be here now, can you? ”

“I'm glad that's not the case. ”

“Phew... ”

Lee Hyuk was genuinely relieved.

“Where did you go? ”

“I didn't make it. It seemed like the Demon King had sent an incarnation to this world for a while through the gate. I sucked it all up, I left the belt, and I went home. ”

In the meantime, it was the appendage, with the exception of the words, "I healed him."

Not telling is not a lie, so it's okay.

“Damn it.”

Lee Hyuk's voice trembled.

The most unwanted creature in the world went to him.

The feeling that I don't want to get involved, the feeling that I don't want to confront you is the worst enemy of Lee Ji-hyuk, who goes beyond "Latrell"!

“I'm crazy……. ”

Why did you lose consciousness?

If he had been conscious, he would have fled 1,000 leagues as soon as he heard his voice.

“Didn't you want to see Eun-kyung? ”

Lee Hyuk opened his axe's eyes and stared at the appendrite as he taunted by a slight heartache.

“I'm kidding.”

“You'd better not make that awful joke again. If you say that to me one more time, I'll torture every last one of those slugs I caught in front of you. ”

“… that's terrible torture. ”

I told you I'm not a reptile!

And salamanders are amphibians, amphibians!

“Hnng... ”

Lee Hyuk woke up.

“What do you think?”

“I think you're okay. ”

I thought that my body would only be dead or almost dead because my magic burst in my body, but it seemed to be in a better state than before the fight.

It's only natural that she would go.

“What about the head?”

“Hmm……. ”

Lee Hyuk correctly diagnosed his condition.

“I don't know. I don't think it's different. If it were any rougher, I'd just be on your toes. ”

... I think it's a bit sticky.

The appendage did not necessarily point out that part.

“Okay, so it's over a big mountain. By now, the Demon Kings won't be able to sneak past here. ”

It was a very big deal that the Demon King was completely extinct in this world.

So they'll be careful now.

And the person who killed him directly is in the marketplace, so his hatred for her will be heightened, but I didn't want to tell Lee Hyuk about it.

He already knows that.

“Tsk.”

Lee Hyuk felt uncomfortable thinking that he had lost one more debt that he did not expect.

I don't want to owe her anything!

No matter what anyone says, she....

Oh, I quit.

When Lee Hyuk shakes his head and blows the thought away, the door opens, and Dogyeong comes in with water and gives it to Lee Hyuk.

“Oh, thank you. ”

Lee Hyuk took the water and drank.

I felt a bit better when cold water entered.

“What happened while I was out? ”

“No.”

Appeldrich smiles and says.

“Nothing happened. It was peaceful.”

“Really?"

I would have caught the Demon King, but he must have been at peace.

“Well, it's a small problem, because it's always there. It's normal in Beraf for bugs to attack people and start forming undead forces, right? ”

“I'll beat you up everyday, you crazy lizard! ”

That's everyday in Beraf. This is a sign of global destruction!

Lee Hyuk suddenly woke up.

“What about Choi Jung-hoon?”

“Here you go. ”

Choi Jung-hoon, who was waiting outside the door, walked into the room with a stiff face.