2nd Round Villain

103 – – Year N, the Demon King, the Hero, the Saint, and the Villain – 3

“… You sound funny.”

Kanos let out a faint laugh.

“Why?”

“Hero, I swear, there is no creature in the world who knows the Joker as well as I do. And the Joker… you can never beat me That is the absolute truth.”

An answer with firm conviction. But Frey wasn’t taken aback.

“There are no absolutes in this world.”

“Joker, he… .”

“Something that suddenly comes to you when you’re desperate and desperate, that’s a miracle. Didn’t the demon king just say that?”

“… under.”

To think that he would respond to his own words with the words he had arrogantly said, Kanos’s mouth closed.

“After destroying all dimensions like this, what are you planning to do?”

“I intend to die. I am tired of being forced to live this boring life.”

“Then judge. Before you die, will you gamble one last time, or will you end your life like this in vain?”

“… stupid guy.”

Kanos knelt down, but stared at the girl in front of him with a strangely dignified appearance.

To think that the hero came directly to the demon king and made a proposal with a low attitude that made you want to be servile.

That would be pretty humiliating. To the extent that the name of a warrior is a waste.

‘A while ago… Her posture was neat to the point of being close to perfect.’

Kanos focused his vision on the bowed sword in the girl’s hand. Then, he remembered the time when the sword drew a trajectory.

An aura that shimmers and shines like gold. Taehwangjecheon (太黃帝天). Only the imperial family and warriors of the empire can use it, and it is a five-piece suit that goes beyond the sun’s qi and the heavenly king’s qi.

Theoretically, Taehwangjecheon is the strongest of all the energies in existence. Neither the dragon’s mana nor the sword master’s sword skill surpassed Taehwangjecheon. Because Taehwangjecheon is the apex energy given to the hero by the main god. To cut down the evil of the world.

The warrior Frey controlled Taehwangjecheon to the limit. A well-refined sword had attacked him. It is equipped with a sharp blow that most sword masters can’t even dare to dare.

It was a part where you could see how much effort Frey had put in. Although you can tell by the fact that his hands are full of calluses.

‘But… The energy is so insignificant. Hey, the main god is like that, but there’s no way that a hero who received the power of the main god can exert his strength properly. Rather, it is a matter of astonishment to have reached that level with the weakest talent among all heroes.’

Even after pouring in such effort, he was blocked by his innate talent and eventually gave up his job as a hero.

Kanos couldn’t fathom the horror Frey was feeling.

“… Then, assuming that I do as you say, assuming that JJ’s move to capture this body using the Joker succeeds.”

Kanos sighed and opened his mouth. It was a sign of acceptance. But neither of them laughed.

“What are you going to do after that? Can you handle the Joker who is stronger than me? When it comes to ‘notoriety’, Joker is worse than me?”

“I want to annihilate the world, but Joker wants to corrupt the continent. An era will come when rules and morality will collapse and chaos and barbarism will seep through. It means that there will never be a happy ending for you, the hero.”

“Besides, the Joker is different from me. I hope for a clean and complete fight, but Joker is a guy who doesn’t choose any means if he has a goal. If the Joker decides to kill me, he will try to kill me in all sorts of weird ways. It will be far from the all-out fight I hoped for.”

Continuing objection of Canos. Frey, who had prepared the answers in advance, spoke calmly and clearly.

“I have a friend.”

“friend?”

“He is the most edifying friend under the vast sky. Even the vicious Demon King’s Duke West, the succubus Queen Lilith, my friend finally reformed.”

“Are you referring to Saint Mary of Mercy?”

“Yes, that friend will be able to reform the Joker. I believe in Saint Mary.”

It was a confident exhale. Although it was only laughable to Kanos.

“What a sloppy plan. To think that a plan can come true with something like ‘belief’.”

“That’s because Maria is trustworthy.”

“What makes the Joker grow? Also, that he will respond to me in a fight with a sword?”

“Do you know about Kronos, the god of time?”

“Chronos? Are you talking about an Olympian god?”

“Yes, Chronos, the god of time, the father of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. He has the ability to rewind time. If you are the god of gods, I don’t think it will be difficult to command him.”

“In short, bring the Joker back? So, is there any guarantee that he will become stronger on his own?”

Frey took a deep breath.

“Stories about the Joker’s outright revenge are famous. The Dragon Lord was killed, the people of the empire were slaughtered, and Yggdrasil, the world tree of the elves, was burned. It all happened when the Joker’s family was touched.”

“if?”

“Demon King, you yourself buy grudge against the Joker. Kill him, bring him back, and the Joker will target you on his own.”

“hmm.”

“You said you were worried about the Joker trying to assassinate you, right? It can’t be helped. It’s probably best if you just don’t show up in front of the Joker.”

“There is no such thing as a future where I die by anything other than my own hand. What I’m worried about is that the Joker doesn’t have the skills to make me happy, and I’m going to die in the middle of the day.”

A fierce battle ensued. Every time Kanos and Frey exchanged words, the picture they were drawing was getting clearer and clearer.

“no… I guess it will. What if the Joker only feels ‘obsessed’ with Saint Mary?”

“What does it mean?”

“The Joker is about 500 years old. If you go back, you go back 500 years. And the Joker tends to obsess over extremes. If the Joker is influenced by the goodness of Saint Mary you mentioned, the Joker will not attack me for 500 years so as not to change the future. It wouldn’t work if the object of her obsession, the saintess, couldn’t even be born. Instead, you will build up your strength to take revenge on me.”

“I have heard of it. I’ve heard ＜The Story of Joker and Cheon-woong＞ to the point where I can’t get my nails done.”

“Now then, 500 years later is the key… No, I don’t know if it was when I was a child. The Joker, who knows of my strength as an adult, will not attack me hastily until he is firmly convinced. I hope the Joker’s confidence that he will come someday isn’t wrong… .”

Little by little, light began to shine in the dark world of Kanos. The light called hope or desire was rising like the dawn of dawn.

“The Joker and the Saint… Before I kill the Joker, I have to put the two together to be influenced or not, but what should I do with that?”

“Any death row inmate is not immediately executed, right? Anyway, it takes 111 days for Chronos to return someone.”

“You mean to keep the Joker in prison for that time? With Saint Mary? Where is the prison that can hold them both?”

“tower of Babel. Worst prison in the world. Imprisoning the Joker and the Saint is not a dream in Tartarus, the lowest level there.”

“In Tartarus, there is already a water spirit king who flooded the continent and a black king who ruled the back alleys.”

“You can just move it up.”

“… Kuk, hahahahaha, hahahahaha!”

The demon king laughed loudly. How long has it been since he laughed, the Demon King did not hide his joy.

“Is it really possible! My aspiration that is sure to be impossible! Are you saying it can be done!”

“It depends on your actions. Because you have to fool the Joker, a master of acting and deception. If he sees your true intentions, he’d rather not take revenge. You will learn that no revenge is the best revenge.”

“okay… Admit it’s a brilliant idea. I will accept it. 500 years from now. It is a grace period given to this world.”

The demon king’s euphoric declaration fell. After persistent persuasion, the hero persuaded the demon king.

It was an unprecedented negotiation. A demon king who asks to kill himself and a hero who asks for time because he will prepare an existence to kill. What an absurd, grotesque, and absurd negotiation. However, it is also a weighty negotiation that will determine the fate of this continent.

“However, Kronos is not a philanthropist. Equivalent exchange. If you want to buy time, you have to pay for it.”

“This problem will naturally be resolved if you, standing on top of Chronos, give an order once.”

“No, all I earn is ‘my time’. It’s not yours and Joker’s.”

“… ! You said you would cooperate!”

“Don’t be mistaken, hero. Just because I don’t cut your throat right now, I’m cooperating enough. I did my best just to live this boring and dull life for five hundred years. Now show your determination. I’m prepared to give you a grace period.”

‘Ha, let’s not despair. It was a promise from the beginning. I don’t know what Kronos will ask for, but I can handle Joker’s share. No matter how insignificant it is, I have the talent of a warrior. Unless your mind is broken… .’

“… All right.”

The answer that Frey came up with after much thought. Kanos gave a satisfied smile.

“After a while, I will surrender to you and the Demon King’s army. On the surface.”

“Why is that?”

“There is no better way to unite someone than to make enemies. As long as there is a ‘hero’ like me, Saint Mary will not be able to fully stand on the Joker’s side. The world must hate me.”

“Are you going to play the villain now? Anyway, if it goes according to your plan, this episode will be abandoned, right?”

“Because we have to form a bond between the Joker and Maria in that ‘throwaway round’.”

“Everyone you know will curse you. Wherever you go, you will be labeled a traitor, followed by resentful glances and finger pointing. Can you stand it? Would your parents, teachers, comrades, and country dismiss you as traitors?”

“… If it could save the world, anything. Because I am a warrior. As the weakest warrior ever, I must do more than others. Even if it is an unusual path.”

“Is it an upright belief? If Joker saw it, he would have liked it.”

“… A saint has a saint’s path, and a warrior has a warrior’s path. If Maria’s role is to inspire even the worst Joker, this is my path.”

After saying so calmly, Frey stood up from her seat. Then Iman turned around.

“Oh, if you are going to capture Saint Mary and lock her up with the Joker, gouge out her eyes.”

“It’s not difficult, but why?”

“There is such a thing as prejudice. Maria has an unbiased view of whoever her opponent is, but if that opponent is the Joker, even she will want to keep her distance. You know the story of the Joker and Cheon-woong.”

“So, are you telling me to pluck out your eyes so you don’t know he’s the Joker?”

“Yes, and after wounding the Joker, bind him. To keep the Joker from harming Maria. Also, so that Maria can feel sympathy and compassion for the Joker. Even if it leads to that point, the relationship, situation, and emotions between the two will interlock and interlock and roll like a cogwheel.”

“What else can I help you with? I’m not going to listen unconditionally.”

“If you would like to help… After Joker and Maria meet, I want you to visit Tartarus. Then, firmly recognize that you are their ‘enemy’. I will too. Only when Joker and Maria rely on each other can this plan succeed.”

After chanting as if predicting the future, Frey moved heavily. It was when he reached the door.

“It’s not something I, the Demon Lord, would say, but you’re really cold-hearted. It’s for the sake of the world, but to push a close friend into the jaws of a villain.”

tall-.

At one low word he heard, Frey stood sideways. Then he looked back and bit his lip.

Awesome-.

“… Maria is my dearest friend.”

An angry voice leaked out through his lips.

“He is a precious friend whom I love the most, respect, and respect. If I could, I would like to feed them only the most valuable things in the world and let them experience only the most beautiful things.”

“How would I feel about driving such a close friend into a villain with my own mouth and telling him to pluck out his pupils… ? If I don’t do this, the world will collapse… ?”

“… I’ll just go.”

Kki-Ik-.

clap-.

Soon the iron door closed. Left alone in the vast hall, Kanos looked at the sunglasses he had been wearing for a long time.

The world was still dark.

“given… Are you watching?”

Kanos muttered into the air.

“Your heirs are doing really funny things. It’s a f*cking plan. Joker kills me A loser defeated by you would kill me. I’m planning on jumping up and down laughing.”

A twisted smile hung on her lips.

“At that ridiculous plan… to be persuaded Did I become an idiot at the sound of last hope… … Ha ha ha ha!”

A ghastly laugh echoed for a long time.

*****

– hahahaha!

“… f*ck.”

Listening to the laughter of the demon king through the iron gate.

The indomitable warrior, Frey, collapsed with his legs loose.

His hands were wet with sweat like a flood.

“Huh… .”

No, it wasn’t just sweat.

Frey squatted on the floor, leaning against the door, burying her face in it. The hot liquid covered his face and occupied his palms.

Tears flowed drop by drop like rain in the rainy season. The rainy season never stops. The girl’s dark clouded heart was just like that. Even when the raindrops fell like a storm, the girl’s dark clouds never thought to dissipate.

“Damage to eat… sick bastard… .”

weird feeling.

It was the stagnation of fishy emotions that flowed mixed with the rainwater.

“If only I had been a little stronger… .”