2nd Round Villain

39 – – 500, wounded young wolf – 5

past life.

A time when he was imprisoned in Tartarus in the Tower of Babel.

The seven days and nights I spent with the saintess in that hot, foggy place like that heat hell were pretty enjoyable, though.

Aside from that, it couldn’t be helped that it was boring. Being chained limb to limb in a dreary prison where there was nothing to play, nothing to see, and nothing to do was terrifying.

Back then, I had a conversation with the saintess about boredom.

“Isn’t the saintess boring or something like that? He always sits quietly and smiles.”

“hahahaha.”

At that time, the saintess gave an answer that was truly hers.

“I learned that enjoying the joy of endurance is the secret to enjoying life.”

“Ingo? joy? What kind of mental masochist is that?”

“Could that be? You can see it as a kind of mental training. It is to practice the virtue of waiting and not to give in when evil temptations come.”

“The virtue of waiting? Are you saying that being bored is good? Then why don’t you live your whole life waiting?”

“Isn’t it a beautiful virtue to not only wait, but to calmly let go of any hardships that come your way? I think so.”

“Gigkick, it’s a busy life to play, but what are you doing by raising something like that?”

He is a true human being.

He is a man who has reached a spiritual level.

That’s why I was inspired.

“And, don’t you know?”

“what.”

“Someday, I will have to face the arduous ordeal of having to endure and wait for a very long time.”

“You’re going to die soon, so what nonsense are you talking about, saintess?”

“Nothing can be guaranteed in the chaos of human affairs.”

“Kick-kick, the majestic demon king said he would kill us, but that is the future that has been confirmed.”

Come to think of it, when I heard the saintess say that, I dismissed it as a nonsense that she was talking about all the time.

“… still.”

“hmm?”

“Nevertheless, I am.”

Looking back now.

“When such a situation really comes, I hope that Joker will not forget me.”

“What is he saying now.”

“I will not forget either. No matter how many years pass, I will never forget the Joker. Seven blessed nights together in this dark Tartarus.”

“Puhahahahaha! Did your food go bad today? Why are you suddenly catching a floating cloud!”

“hahahaha. It means that the virtue of patience is so noble and weighty.”

“Kick-kick.”

It seems that the words the saintess left me at that time were not mere lies.

Isn’t it in line with my situation now? funny. Does the saintess even have an insight into the future?

Anyway, anyway, so.

Before, I couldn’t understand the ‘aesthetics of waiting’, but now I understand.

I’ve been waiting for Aru’s submission for hours already, but I’m just having fun.

“Ki-ing… .”

Our wolf king, Aru, doesn’t seem to be so.

Aru still hasn’t touched the meat. In other words, it means that you have been starving for several hours. I couldn’t have fed something that was about to be sold at the auction house, so I might have starved for longer than I thought.

I am relaxed. Because victory is a predetermined wait.

If you continue to starve like this, Aru will eventually die. But Aru must not die. because she is the king

Aru has a destiny to lead the wolves by living far away somehow. Aru is a beastman born with the fate of a king.

“Hmm?”

“Err… ! growl… !”

“Aren’t you tired, Aru? Do you have good stamina?”

“Ki-ing… growl… !”

“You can’t even bark because you have no strength anymore? It’s nice that it’s not noisy.”

oh, i can’t go there

He spoke slowly, but it’s not good to hurt Aru’s neck.

Why can’t I hurt my neck while hitting my head well? Because the neck is hard to regenerate.

Hurry up and feed Aru meat. But it will take quite a while to voluntarily eat… Ah, a good idea came to me.

“Oh, sleepy. I need to take a nap.”

“Err… ?”

“Aru, can you be quiet? can’t you wake me up? So, are you going to get scolded again?”

Aru trembled greatly as he held up the magic wand and swayed gracefully.

“I couldn’t sleep at all, so I’m so sleepy. I need to put my eyes on… .”

Muttering to myself in a voice that Aru could understand, I leaned against a nearby tree. Both of my eyelids were closed as if showing off.

Whether it’s a human, a demon, or a beastman, if you don’t have eyes to see, it’s the same for everyone to be generous with themselves. The shrinking of the conscience in the heart.

No one is watching Aru now. In other words, whether Aru eats meat or not, no one will see it.

Of course, there are only Aru and I here, so if the meat disappears, it means that Aru has eaten it, but the temptation of the sweet juice in front of me will be difficult for Aru, who inherited wolf blood.

She is not the owner of a mind that has reached the level of an adult like the saintess.

“Cool… .”

“Eh… le? I’m really sleeping… ?”

“snoring… .”

“Kee… hungry… .”

It is a very anticipated part to see what kind of scene will unfold after taking a nap.

*****

The fresh grassy smell of the dreary forest tickles the tip of your nose.

The hot sunlight flies through the air and stings me.

This is Masurim.

I just woke up from a nap.

As soon as I came to consciousness, I immediately turned my head first. Toward the cage where Aru was confined.

“oh!”

“What, look at what! Kung!”

In Aru’s prison, which reached my sight, I couldn’t find anything like a prison where blood flowed even after washing my eyes.

Sounds like it was my intention.

“You finally ate! good job! Aru!”

“Err… ! Don’t bullsh*t! I didn’t eat anything!”

“really? You didn’t eat anything?”

“Kong!”

This young son of a b*tch, learned how to grumble from a young age.

“okay? Then, what is that bright red thing on Aru’s mouth?”

“Err… ? put it in your mouth… ?”

I pointed at Aru’s mouth with a smirk. Aru stole his mouth with a puzzled face, and was startled.

“Keong kong! Knock-knock-knock!”

“Puhahahaha! Aruya, did the meat taste so good? To the point where you forgot to clean your mouth?”

“Ah, ah, no! growl! I didn’t eat!”

Aru hurriedly tried to cover his face with his two small hands. Aru, who blushed uncontrollably, strongly denied it, as if a thief was numb.

Even a child knows that a strong negative is actually a positive.

“Aru, did you like it?”

“Ugh… .”

“Are you asking if it was delicious, Aru? Should I answer?”

Whirik-!

“… !”

He picked up the magic wand he had beaten Aru before sleeping and whirled lightly.

“Oh, it was delicious! kong! I answered! Don’t hit me!”

As soon as he saw the magic wand, Aru’s pupils shook as if an earthquake had occurred. It is also my magic tool. One effect is great.

“oh! Well done! Since the order was carried out well, should I give you a reward this time?”

“Kong? award?”

“If you don’t follow orders, you will be punished! If you follow the commands well, you will receive a reward! You said it earlier!”

“I hear you! I remember! Knock!”

“Yes, yes, our Aru is very smart.”

Again he took a piece of meat from the sack and put it into the cage. Aru glanced sideways at the meat.

“What, are you not going to eat?”

“Err… .”

“Then there is nothing you can do! I’ll clean it up!”

“Kong? Kwong Kwong Kwong! Kkong kuk kuk kuk!”

When I suddenly touched the meat, Aru barked furiously.

I laugh softly and spit out the words.

“What, don’t clean it up? Aren’t you going to eat?”

“Keong kong! You just left it there! Why take it!”

“Because it was just a special service? If you’re not going to eat it, it’s okay to clean it up. Become a wolf.”

“Ki-ing… ! Are you really going to take it?”

“Then shall we take a fake one? Choose it, and I’ll give it back to you if you say you’ll eat it right away. If you don’t eat it now, you won’t be able to eat this meat in the future.”

Aru’s dusty face shrank as if in panic. It’s a short moment, but Aru is struggling deeply.

Will you take care of your pride as a lofty king, or will you take care of delicious meat?

“Kkiing, beng, kkiing… .”

Eventually, Aru crawls on all fours inside the prison making a weak sound. The sight of a beastman in human form circling around the cage was quite comical.

“Aru, are you taking a break now?”

“Ki-ing… Beep, bite… !”

“no. don’t look go back.”

“Ki-ing… .”

Aru’s head lowered. The finely curled ears represent Aru’s feelings.

“Simple. In front of my eyes right now, tell me you’ll eat it without leaving anything behind. Then I’ll give it to you.”

“Ki-ing… .”

It is difficult to cross the line once. But once you get over it, it’s easy to go over it two or three times. Aru has already crossed the line once.

There is a conscience in the heart of every creature. When I closed my eyes, Aru made a choice that betrayed his pride due to the environment that no one could see him. Having done it once, there is no reason not to do it again.

Since I’m watching with both eyes open, it’s a bit more embarrassing than before.

The hunger that had been starving for quite a long time would not have been satisfied with just one piece of meat.

“Don’t you tell me? will you take it? I definitely gave Aru a chance, did Aru choose?”

“Hey, wait! Kung!”

“Wait? Nope?”

“Hey, let’s eat! I’m sorry! You can eat it!”

In the end, Aru gives in to the meat’s temptation. This made us one step closer.

“Ki-ing… bad demons… I will kill you… I will kill you someday… .”

… The word intimacy is subjective, so from my standards, it’s right that we’ve become intimate.

“Very well thought out! Now, eat it! If you don’t eat it, I’ll take it back!”

“Keong kong! don’t take it! Mmm, I’ll eat it!”

Wolves are naturally very possessive of their prey. When I aimed at that point and tried to touch the meat again, Aru immediately jumped at it and bit the meat into his mouth.

The next meal time for Aru.

“Awesome… .”

A piece of meat disappears in Aru’s mouth in an instant. It’s like looking into a black hole. To that extent, Aru was frantically chewing, tearing, and swallowing meat.

“Aru, is it delicious?”

“Err… !”

“If you say it’s not delicious, won’t you give it to me in the future?”

“Oh, it’s delicious! kong! delicious!”

“ha ha ha! It makes me happy to hear that the carefully prepared meat is delicious!”

I gently reached out my hand to Aru, who was absorbed in the meal. Aru growled briefly when he saw the shadow of a hand hanging over his head.

Ssuk-.

Aru’s hair was as soft as a cloud, perhaps because of her fluffy hair. As I stroked it slowly, I felt great pleasure from the fact that I had hit such a pretty head with a magic wand mercilessly.

Kick kick, I’m waiting for the time when I don’t listen again.

“Ki-ing… whimper… .”

“Aru, why are you doing this again?”

“Don’t touch your hair… .”

“huh? why?”

“That’s what my mom and dad used to do… .”

Aha, so being stroked makes you feel good?

Perhaps it reminded him of his childhood memories, Aru pursed his lips with a slightly relaxed face.

“Don’t tarnish the memories with mom and dad… ! growl… !”

… Ah, was that the reason?

“whatever!”

“Kyung… ?”

“Aru has no choice! If I, the captain, want to do it, I will!”

“Ki-ing… I’m sorry… .”

What an interesting beast, the wolf.

It has a tame taste. It’s also fun to play with.

Now, what should I order next… … hmm?

Are you here already?

rustle-.

At the artificial sound of the bushes, Aru and I immediately turned their heads. A premonition of a rough future overwhelms me.

“Finally found. That f*cking guy.”

“Does the king of wolves have sympathy with the demons these days? Are you still stroking your hair?”

“They say dogs and wolves have the same origin. It’s all the same when you look at demons and flirt.”

“Wasn’t Cerberus beaten you to death three years ago? Is it okay for a guy like that to make disparaging remarks?”

“… Damn, I have nothing to say. How can I beat a guy with three heads?”

Two stout men who had been hidden by a tree came out confidently. The fact that they showed up after only watching them means that they were confident that they would fight and win.

What an arrogant certainty. Long and short is something you need to know.

“I didn’t even know that the nice gentlemen were following me. Since when have you been following me?”

“Ever since you messed around at the auction house. I put a tracking spell on it.”

“That’s right, I actually knew. But did you come earlier than expected?”

The other demons must still be on their way.

They are not the only enemies I have to deal with. Several demons who are tracking me… Anyway, it’s fine as long as it’s not Lilith. If it weren’t for Lilith, who would be far more powerful than me at this point, she wouldn’t be a big threat to me with the Saint’s Rosary.

Oh, and you shouldn’t even run into that mustachioed man who sat next to me at the auction house. The ki wasn’t normal.

“The early bird catches the prey.”

“Don’t you know that the prey that rises early is eaten first?”

“… Did you tell us to feed you?”

“Why are you stabbed? It feels very good! That’s right!”

“I don’t mind. What does a guy who is only a fluid believe in?”

sereung-.

One of the two demon men grabbed a sword. Without saying a word, I reached into my pocket and fidgeted with my secret weapon, which was lined with a couple of sticks.

A saint’s rosary, which only I can handle in the vast demon realm.

“Hey, do you really have to fight? Can’t you speak?”

“After provoking him confidently, are you trying to pull the tail off now?”

“You worry about it. We don’t have to fight, do we?”

“I’ll think about it if you leave the king of wolves and quietly go away.”

Saying that, the man laughed meanly.

It’s nonsense. I’m their only witness, and they can’t keep me alive.

“Grrr… !”

Aru growls as he looks at the strangers. It is a sound that makes the cold atmosphere even more frozen.

“Looks like you want to refuse. Well, nothing changes.”

Shall I reveal here that I am the third son of the Northern Duchy? No, there’s no one here anyway, so if those two demons kill me, no one can point to them as suspects.

Likewise, even if I kill them both, no one will know it’s me.

Dung, Dung, Dung, Dung, Dung-.

The sound of drums coming from somewhere increases the tension. This drumming, which only exists in my mind, always serves to uplift and excite me. Like Paplov’s dog responding to the ringing of a bell. Or like Lua flinching at the magic wand. Hot blood rushes to the head.

thump, thump – the heart beats violently. I squeezed the angled cross.

At the same time, the two demons who were exchanging unknown signals with their hands kicked the ground towards me.

*****

delicious.

Soft.

give me more

give me more

it hurts.

Upset.

cold smell.

The smell of iron that Dad said to be careful of.

scared.

I smelled that, and my dad disappeared.

Dad never came back.

The young demon goes forward.

with me back

Dad did too.

Dad is dead.

So, do young demons die too?

… no.

Even though I’m young, I know everything.

I can’t let the young demon die.

A young demon is protecting me.

An evil demon is protecting me.

I can’t let the evil demons die.

I am the king, the king of wolves.

can’t die