The Returner

Christopher frowned, looking at the man in front of him.

‘You can't be serious. ’

His tone was much more serious than joking. And before I can say it, the way he looks right now is so weird.

I was wearing a suit that I don't know where I got a 2m tall basket. It was like looking at a professional wrestler who dresses up for an appraisal.

But it was far from comforting. He was only a little taller, but the man who claimed to be the King of the Weed felt sharper than a human.

If it weren't for those two horns on either side of my head, I'd think I'd be learning a tall model or something from somewhere.

“The King of the Weeds?”

“It's a crude language, but unlike you who are subordinated by class, we have respect for each other. Just because I have more right to speak than others doesn't mean I can force them to. They just respect what I say. ”

“Is this some kind of honor job? ”

“Hmm, this is why it's so hard to talk to humans. Hey, human. ”

I twisted Christopher's eyebrows.

“One of the bad habits of humans is to try to fit other people's existence into the concepts they know. You can't accept the phenomenon as it is, and you want to tailor it to your own experience. ”

“... You speak as if you know Humans well? ”

“I know, and I'm very good at it. ”

The Demon King smiled joyfully.

“Dependents and nondependents may be difficult to explain... Well, what can I say? That's what we are to your standards. Well, what can I say? Well, yes. ”

The Demon King said confidently.

“Parasites?”

“... I want to applaud you for being so appropriate. How can you lower yourself like that? I think you deserve to be the King of the Weed. Even the so-called adults couldn't do that. You're different.”

Christopher's voice was palpable, but in the midst of that, he was stunned.

The king of the weed who calls himself a parasite, who could have imagined?

“It's a simple matter to think about. We are the ones who eat minus Mana. But you can't create your own Mana. ”

“What does that mean? ”

“It's hard to explain. Your crude brain isn't an easy concept to understand. Simply put, think of it as the negative energy that you humans emit that ultimately drives us beyond dimensions. It's going to take a while.

‘That's what a parasite means. ’

I didn't just mean to suck their blood. If human despair and hatred become their food, then they are most certainly parasitic to human beings.

“So? Why did the parasite come here? ”

“That's what this is about. ”

The Demon King gets up from his seat and bends at his waist, stirring his arms and bringing them to his chest.

“They say it's called the Human Resources Act. My name is Barbacce. The Demon King of the Magic Cube, called the Second Demon King. ”

“There must be a lot of Weed Kings, huh? That's the second time you've said that. ”

“Well, it's not like that. There was a first. I just died by my hand. ”

“Well, aren't you the first? ”

“You've explained your nasty human hobbies, but you keep making the same mistakes. I am called the second Demon King because I am the second Demon King born in the world. Not because it's the second strongest. Humans have already experienced enough queuing, so that's okay. ”

Barbatch reveals his teeth.

“I'll think about it. I've come to make you an offer. ”

“Proposal?”

“Yes. This is a very constructive proposition. As I explained earlier, we need negative energy from humans. There's been a lot of negative energy in the world since we invaded this world. Your anxiety, your fear, and your dying despair are powerful enough to be the best in history. It's just... ”

He said as if he felt sorry for Barbacce.

“Paradoxically, we need to protect you. The fewer human beings there are, the less negative energy they can produce. Funnily enough, we have to protect you in order to draw more energy from you. You understand what I'm saying? ”

“Hmm.”

Christopher nods.

“Sounds like a parasite who wants to eat easily and transform his industry into livestock industry. ”

“There can be no more appropriate explanation for your notions. ”

“If the people who were playing around said they wanted a job, we'd have to help them, but what do we do? ”

Christopher started killing.

“I'd rather die than be the livestock of stinking bastards like you. ”

“Of course, there's nothing you don't understand. Humans have free will. But I'm not suggesting it without thinking about it, either. I respect you. I don't want to get too involved in your lives. ”

“You expect me to believe that? ”

Barbatch extends his finger.

“I don't know how to explain this. That sounds like a very funny thing to say. ”

Barbace smiles lightly and says.

“You'd think I'd build hell on this earth. Isn't that right?"

“Maybe.”

“Of course I understand. Based on what I've said so far, I'm going to have to extract negative energy from you, and I'm going to have no choice but to torture you. ”

“Isn't it?”

“You're right. Reality's a little different. ”

“... Hey, Demon King. ”

Christopher took out his cigar and asked. I tried to pull out the scissors, but I didn't have to. Barbace cut off his cigar and kindly lit him on fire.

“Let's continue. ”

“Just say thank you. ”

Christopher thanked me for lighting the fire.

“I don't know if you understand the word physiological aversion, but that's exactly what I am. I'm having a hard time confronting the cockroach I'm talking to. I just want you to brief me on the point. ”

He looked at Christopher and said, as if Barbace were interesting.

“I have a question. Aren't all humans so cowardly? ”

“What?"

“There's only two people I've talked to so far. One is you, one is……. ”

“It must be Lee Hyuk.”

“Yes, the ninety-ninth Demon King. But you and the Nineteenth Demon King tend to be similar. ”

“I've never heard such a harsh insult in my life. Apologize, asshole. ”

“... I'm sorry. ”

Barbatch lowers his head slightly to see if he thought he had said too much. It was like apologizing to an ant from his perspective.

“I didn't know that Lee Hyuk felt that way even in the eyes of humans. I don't know much about humans. ”

“There's something common about leaving a creature. ”

“I agree.”

Christopher chuckles.

‘You're talking to the Demon King. I am.’

Surprisingly, I thought it was communicative and gentlemanly. I don't know what nature is, but what should I say about what it looks like now....

‘I feel like I'm ten times more communicative than Lee Ji-hyuk. ’

I think I can understand why they change their teeth just by saying the name of Lee Hyuk. It must be hard for a commoner like that to blend in with Lee Hyuk. I can't even bring some Brainy in front of Lee Ji-hyuk.

“Recite, so what do you want to say? ”

“It's simple. We don't have to harass humans to make negative energy. ”

“... What does that mean? ”

“Don't you know? ”

Barbace smiles quietly. His laughter conveys a clear feeling beyond the faction.

Laughter. What caught his breath was ridicule.

“Why should I bother you when you can't even torture yourself anymore? ”

“ ……. ”

“Hey, you know what? There are no suicidal creatures in the horse system. Wherever there were other humans I knew, there was no place where humans could end their lives like here. Suicide is like the luxury of a relaxed human being. But what about here? ”

Christopher laughs.

“This place is worse than hell? ”

“Well, not necessarily. But what is the limit to the suffering your mortals can endure while they survive? Torturing the body and pressuring the mind will cause more pain, but there is a limit to generating negative energy through constant suffering. And you guys did it on your own. by guilting themselves with the system of society. ”

Barbace shrugs.

“So I admit that you make a society. We just need to follow our instructions a little bit. As soon as you agree to this situation, I will stop the ongoing invasion and enter into negotiations with you. ”

Christopher laughs.

“Hey, Demon King. ”

“Let's call it Barbacee. ”

“Yes, Barbacce. I think you should know one thing. ”

“Let me tell you.”

“You don't know anything. Humans are all hemispheres. ”

“… hemisphere? ”

“Yes, hemisphere. ”

Christopher takes a deep smoke, then hooks it out. Smoke flows towards Barbace's face.

“Humans naturally cannot tolerate someone being on their head. That's why they bring someone down and devote their whole life to standing on top of them. ”

“It's a creature's instinct. ”

“You don't know. ”

Christopher makes a clear laugh.

“This is not like the power struggle in Safari. We can't surrender. We can't convince. So, what, humanly admit that you rule us and live like this? ”

Christopher raises his middle finger.

“Screw you, my dear Demon King. ”

Barbace shrugs.

“Yes, well, I understand why you refuse to negotiate. But what are you gonna do? So you're just going to choose doom? I'm making this proposal because I don't want your population to shrink, but you know I'm not doing this because I have a hard time subduing you. ”

“Don't look down on humans. ”

“That's what I was going to say. ”

Barbace slowly rises to his feet.

“Humans, humble ones. Do you really believe in such a crude weapon and think you have the upper hand? ”

At that moment, Christopher's body trembled. The Demon King's overwhelming presence was not something he could bear.

“Then I'll show you who you're dealing with. ”