The Returner

2. You said you didn't trust anyone in the world! (1)

“But the Demon King. ”

Argoras squeezes her head down and down.

“It's not enough in this world. ”

“Hmm?"

Delcharan looks at Argoras as if it were interesting.

“Is there anyone else? ”

“There are magicians in this world. There are many people who use their abilities through something other than Mana. ”

“Does that matter? ”

“And there are some people from Beraf, including the Dragon Road. Beltreche fell down and drank in front of their support. ”

“Must have fallen for the thirteenth Demon King's whim. ”

“I'm afraid so. ”

“I know what you mean. ”

“Your Grace.”

Argoras straightens his head.

“Dragon Lord... Did you take my power?" ”

“Not really. I don't seem to have brought back half my strength. Even when we were in crisis, we weren't self-conscious. The magic I felt was also weak. ”

“Hmm……. ”

Delkaran's eyes gleam.

“But there's nothing wrong with being careful. If the Dragon Lord was hiding my power, it is a threat enough. ”

“That's right.”

“But it doesn't matter. Even if all the dragons of Beraf come, not Dragon Lord, they won't be able to stop me. Unless he regains his strength. ”

Delkaran's gaze settles on one place.

“Is he a human being who supports us? ”

“That's right.”

Delkaran's eyes are on the Alpha.

“Hehe.”

The Alpha's eyes immediately met Del Karan, and he felt like he was losing power from his whole body.

I had a similar feeling from Beltretche the other day, but I didn't know if it was the common power of the Demon Kings or the difference between the alpha and the Demon Kings.

It was clear that even this devil king could make himself into the flesh before he could blink even his eyes.

“Humans.”

“ ……. ”

“Help us? ”

Del Karan grins as if it's funny.

Humans were very interesting to the Horses.

The absence of them will not significantly interfere with our lives, but the negative energy generated by humans will bring shine to our machinery.

And the machete always needed human help to make fun of the world.

In Beraf, the Black Marais played a role.

That's why the Horsemen gave the Black Horsemen magical power and power.

It was a relationship that helped each other.

As long as you help yourself as a trivial human, you will be paid. That was the way of the Mages.

“What do you want? ”

The Alpha laughs as if it were ridiculous.

“What would a human want to gain by helping a demon? ”

“Power, wealth, violence. ”

“... There were two more. I'm sorry. You're smarter than me. ”

Alpha scratches his head as if he hadn't really thought of it.

I just need my strength, but there are so many different kinds of power.

“I wish there were two others, but what I need right now is violence. ”

“will be given. ”

“The last time the Demon King said the same thing, he just died. If you could pay me upfront, this would be great too. There's no prepaid concept in the horse system, is there? ”

At that moment, you feel Delkaran's face move, unable to see his face, surrounded by darkness.

Delkaran's red eyes widen.

“Funny man. ”

“I think I've heard that before. The Demon King has a similar personality. ”

“This is why humans are fun. ”

They think they can use the Horsemen on weakened topics.

This human speaks this way openly, but even the Mages who summoned them pretended to be afraid of the outside and tried to use the Mages somehow inside.

A different way of thinking from the Horseman.

The life of the Demon is too long to be compared to that of a human.

And the sequence is set to a certain degree from the moment you're born.

It is almost impossible for those who are born as the lowest Horse to reach a level similar to those of the highest Horse.

That's why the Horsemen are aware of their position and obey the higher hordes.

But humans were different.

Human history has always been a repeat of war and the coup.

Knowing that you lack strength, you build your strength and fight to get to higher ground.

That's why humans are fun.

I didn't know that was why the Horses were interested in Humans.

‘Not until he showed up. ’

Lee Ji-hyuk.

The 99th Demon King.

A destroyer who suddenly destroyed the perceptions the Horses had about Humans so far.

Humans destroyed the perception of being weak, humans destroyed the perception of being foolish, and humans destroyed the perception of not being able to stand up to the Mages.

The most important thing is to put the existence of man, who was always just a predator.

Irregular.

Unlike ordinary humans, they were like mutants, but many were wounded by their pride because they were lured into the hands of humans.

Most horses thought that power was a defining element of its existence, but some were displeased by the fact that the Demon King Lee Hyuk was merely a human being.

That was the position of Del Qaran.

"Human themes. ’

If it had been time for Lee Hyuk to cross the Magic System, Del Karan wouldn't have been able to stand in front of him.

It was suicide to see the devil crushing, destroying and crushing everything in sight.

He even tried to avoid the quarrel with Lee Hyuk.

“Hey, hey. ”

The Alpha has broken the memory of Del Karan for a long time.

“If you can't pay me upfront, ask me later. If you're so serious about this, I'm sorry. ”

Delkaran's red eyes flush once again.

“I thought of something else for a moment. ”

Delkaran's superiority rises slowly.

“Humans keep their promises. I will keep the promise that the stupid second Demon King failed to keep. I will give you strength. A Horse contract is always sacred. ”

Woohoo.

The Black Mana, which had remained in Del Karan's favor, is shot at Alpha.

“Suck?”

Alpha trembles, feeling something digging into his body.

What about this?

“Shhh.”

But the thought was short and the pain intense.

Whole body.

With sharp massages in and out of his body, he was visited with tens of thousands, hundreds of millions of cuts.

“Aaahhhh!”

I tried to endure it, but it was unbearable pain.

The Alpha crashes to the ground.

“Humans have always embraced magic in similar forms. ”

Delkaran shakes his head.

“More than ten times the magic that is given to ordinary humans. I'll give you a compliment for not losing your mind or killing yourself. ”

In return for his arrogance, the Alpha endured a bit of brutal magic.

‘You've surpassed the average human in terms of mental power. ’

That, too.

Even if he wasn't like Lee Hyuk, this man could definitely be called Iregular.

“Human beings are really worth studying. ”

Weak beings dispense beings who have the strength to be feared by the Horsemen once upon a time on a weaker subject.

Even the strongest dragons in the world could predict the limits of strength, while humans could not predict the limits of strength.

“Ugh... ”

After scraping the floor, the Alpha's fingernails all drained of blood, and the bubbles boiled constantly in his mouth.

“Ugh……. ”

The groaning of the pain subsided gradually.

Delcharan looks at the Alpha as if it were interesting.

“Are you adapting? ”

It was amazing.

It will take at least one more hour for his magical powers to materialize.

I should have been in hell for an hour, but the alpha's convulsions and groaning subsided.

Even the Horses are overcoming unbearable pain.

“Humans are certainly interesting. ”

That's why it's the opposite of destroying it.

“Phew……. ”

The Alpha raises its head with its red eyes, bursting with silk veins.

“It hurts like hell. ”

“Couldn't have been that much pain. ”

“Clearly. ”

Argoras tilts his head.

He realized that the alpha's attitude had changed.

“Now that you've suffered, do you have any fear? ”

At Argorah's words, Alpha grins.

“You're right. Do this without saying anything. Don't you think it's funny to use salutations or pay respect to whining about it? If I had the strength, I'd be a bedbug. ”

“Hmm……. ”

I can't understand the human way of thinking.

Argoras shakes her head.

“So is Lee Hyuk, so are you, and humans are strange creatures. ”

“I don't want you to judge a human being for two representatives. Besides, I don't know, Lee Ji-hyuk is the strangest human being I know. You'd better not think of him as a person. 'Cause it's weird to me. ”

“Is that so?"

Few people saw Lee Ji-hyuk as a human being even in Beraf. Rather, dragons treated Lee Hyuk as a human being, and humans treated him as the devil who had to kill Lee Hyuk.

The treatment didn't seem to change much here either.

Even the alpha they treated as Irregular sees Lee Hyuk as something else.

“Should I say superior or lonely...? ”

“What are you talking about? ”

“It's nothing. ”

Del Karan finally looks back at the Alpha.

You can see the agitated Black Magical Power shivering within Alpha's body.

However, the alpha that appeared to be on the inside was already regaining its character.

“Excellent.”

Del Karan has acknowledged the Alpha.

It is unlikely that the Horsemen will be able to easily overcome this much pain.

“Excellent. ”

“Thank you.”

Alpha bows politely.

But it wasn't Del Karan who would miss the subtle ridicule lurking within that politeness.

‘I like that too. ’

This human must also be very amusing.

And he was a big help in the future.

It was dark in the stomach, but it didn't bother me that any human being had such a side.

Above all…….

‘It doesn't matter what man does. ’

It is pointless to devise tricks in front of overwhelming power.

“Humans, we have paid you a price. ”

“It's been a long time. ”

“So it's time for you to work for us again. ”

“Hmm?”

The Alpha's eyes are on Del Karan.

Is it his illusion that his red eyes seem to be smiling?

An ominous look settled in his eyes.