Rather Than The Son, I’ll Take The Father

Chapter 43

While Procyon and Regen climbed the hill to enjoy the thrill of sledding, I settled down in a wooden gazebo with Aedis.

In the center, cleared of snow, was a simple fireplace.

However, the employees were busy looking for the butler, so no one was willing to come close to serve us.

It was most likely because of Aedis, whose devil-like face exuded the overbearing presence of a devil.

I heard the laughter of the two excited people.

Procyon and Regen seemed to have similar mental ages.

The outside of Cyclamen Castle was much larger than I thought it would be.

There were plenty of vacant lands. I saw the surrounding area, covered in snow, and the sleds gliding down the hills.

The achromatic ground was full of footprints.

‘A walk would be nice in this weather.’

Of course, on the premise that I could keep carrying the embers in my arms.

A small flame burned inside the gazebo, constantly providing warmth to my body.

How nice. This magic was rather practical.

I lifted my head to express my thanks to Aedis.

Suddenly, the light in his eyes disappeared, and I didn’t even have the time to ask what happened.

I heard the crunching and grinding from Pegasus from a nearby hill.

‘Huh?!’

“Oh no!”

I wasn’t the only one who had heard Pegasus crash.

Procyon, who jumped off the sled in a hurry, looked at Regen first before letting out a sigh of relief.

What was wrong with him?

“Sir Procyon? What’s wrong?” I asked quite loudly.

“Oh, it seems like something ran into it…!” Procyon exclaimed.

Ran into it?

“I don’t know what’s going on, but the Lord is all right!”

I searched around.

There was nothing that could possibly run into the sled that had stopped in the middle of the hill.

The space was empty, devoid of a single tree.

But, I had also heard an unknown voice.

“Aedis, did you hear it?”

“Don’t move, Grand Duchess!” Procyon requested before Aedis could answer my question

Procyon was equally flustered.

He jumped over the sled and looked around.

“Oh, it’s weird. I don’t know what it is, but the collision feeling was really clear? It sounded like something hard was breaking. But why can’t I see anything?”

Procyon seemed to be exceedingly confused.

Luckily, Regen was in good shape and nodded his head vigorously.

Neither Procyon nor Regen seemed to have been injured. Just what had happened?!

“Don’t worry about my safety. I’ll go there with Aedis now.”

I hurriedly stood up.

In case you didn’t know, I was thinking of using Aedis as a shield.

***

At the time, Paimon was wandering about.

After seeing the Demon King, he felt as though his life was being treated and eagerly escaped the bell tower.

However, upon touching the outside air, the statue changed from a bell tower.

The stone statue, which had been terribly damaged, turned into an unimpressive lump of stone.

But now, freedom was just around the corner.

Paimon had only recently escaped the bell tower, but he felt as though the shackles holding him suddenly became loose.

Although he couldn’t get out of the stone statues, it was possible to melt into the surrounding landscape and hide.

Just 500 years ago, Paimon was ashamed of using these tricks.

However, he knew himself well that this was no time to be picky.

He wasn’t sure if he had a day or an hour left.

He made up his mind to try until the very end, even though he was unhappy about having to climb down the bell tower little by little for 500 years.

‘Okay, I’m getting out of here!’

The ribbon tied to the tail fluttered. Paimon’s ears and feet had fallen off earlier, but only the tail with a ribbon hung on it was only shallowly cracked and was fine.

It was like an ugly ribbon.

He wanted to take it off, but he didn’t want to use his powers for waste like that.

Paimon mumbled and thought of the pink-haired human for a moment.

He wasn’t sure if she was the one who the Demon King cherished.

Still, the open world was spread out in front of Paimon.

‘Hahahaha! I did it! I did it!’

Paimon eagerly moved forward, dropping stone powder-like sand in the pure white snow.

Still, he was busy talking to himself, which had already become a habit.

‘Let’s see, dumb humans. When the seal is released, I’ll turn this place into a sea of fire! But why is the back of my head stinging? It’s so painful…cough…’

In an instant, his view turned upside down. Something hit him hard and sent him away.

“Ugh!”

Crumble, crumble.

The rest of the statue was collapsing.

There was a large crack between the head and the body, and it was about to be separated.

‘No…No…! I can’t die in vain! What did I do so wrong!’

Eire Forest was entirely Paimon’s territory.

What was so wrong with twisting humans who wandered there and sending them away?

Moreover, he did not force it. He just provided information.

It wasn’t that Paimon had been completely lying out of the blue.

He was sure that very large, high-purity gems were hidden in the homes of the beasts.

Although the jewels were attached to the bodies of the demons.

Paimon squeezed all of his power to try to prevent the statue from separating.

‘I, until here…!’

At that time, as if not knowing Paimon’s desperate feelings, a sweet and worrisome voice rang out.

“Sir Procyon? What’s wrong?”

She was the human woman who had wished for him.

Paimon begged for mercy.

‘Help…Help me! I’ll grant you all your wishes! I’ll give you the gold, so please!’

However, the voice of Paimon, who was in a sealed state, did not reach humans.

It was only the voices of the other human beings beside her that she could listen to.

“Oh, it seems like something ran into it…! I don’t know what’s going on, but the Lord is all right!”

Nevertheless, Paimon could not give up.

Blurred vision was a bad sign.

‘Are you interested in conquering the world? I’ll make you the empress of the continent once the seal is unleashed! How about a harem? I will gather up young boys and middle-aged boys that suit your taste and turn them into concubines…’

Paimon talked a lot without even releasing the camouflage.

“Don’t move, Grand Duchess.”

Paimon was ignored.

“Oh, it’s weird. I don’t know what it is, but the collision feeling was really clear? It sounded like something hard was breaking. But why can’t I see anything?”

“Don’t worry about my safety. I’ll go there with Aedis now.”

Step, step.

Paimon could hear some footsteps. They belonged to two people.

Paimon felt good for some reason.

He thought it was good until he realized who one of the individuals approaching him was.

“Is the Lord really okay?”

“Yes. He was just a little surprised. I heard a really loud sound.”

“Right? Did you hear it too, My Lord? Fortunately, our Pegasus was not scratched, but…”

The blue eyes caught Paimon’s sight.

Soon a pitch-black shadow covered Paimon.

‘Sa-save……’

“Huh?”

Suddenly, Maevia unnaturally blinked her eyes.

Procyon, who was touching Pegasus, tilted his head.

“Your Highness? What’s wrong?”

Maevia leaned over and swept through the snow with her gloved hands.

The pink ribbon, buried in the slow and protruding slightly at the end, revealed its true identity.

It was a very soft, hard-to-find cloth.

Maevia looked down at it.

“This ribbon looks like mine.”

“Oh, really? Why is it over here?”

Maevia thought for a moment as she fiddled with the ribbon.

Shortly thereafter, she relaxed and smiled, and glanced at Procyon.

“I’m not sure. By the way, why don’t you continue the ride? The Lord is worried that you will ask to stop riding.”

It was then that Procyon looked back at the restless Regen.

“Can you keep riding, My Lord?”

Regen replaced his response with action.

He jumped into the sled and cried out loud, “I’m already on board!”

“…Our Lord is excited. I’ll go there first, Your Highness.”

Procyon glanced at the ribbon in Maevia’s hand and got on the sled.

The sled with the grand name Pegasus departed again, and Maevia stared at Aedis.

“Aedis, what are you stepping on?”