2nd Round Villain

84 – – 200, the gaze of a loyal knight

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It’s not that you eat the soul for the taste, but each soul has a different taste. The texture you feel between your teeth when you chew, the feeling of satiety as it passes down your throat, and so on. Each soul has its own taste.

Those who have accumulated many good deeds during their lifetime have a sweeter and softer soul. The souls of those with many ill-wishers are spicy and crunchy. My taste in the past was on the spicy side, but now my taste is on the sweet side. Since I met Saint Mary, I put goodness in my utopia.

So, in this lifetime, I have never committed any evil deeds. I want to be kind and noble like a saint.

If the actions I have taken so far are not evil deeds, what are they? How bad is that?

The reason I killed my brothers, Leonard and Letavis, is because they accumulated karma on me first.

Frankenstein of the Southern Dukes who was imprisoned instead of me… That guy was going to live for a thousand years in a coffin anyway. Whether in prison or coffin, I’ve only made him a little more useful.

mutt… No, if the original history had been true, Aru, the King of Lang, would have been brought up by Lilith and raised as a thorough assassin under harsh training to the point of destroying his personality. However, after being taken away by me, Aru is spending his life freely playing in the forest.

Because of the contract with Lucifer, Beatrice must have enjoyed eternal life in pain. I made Beatrice aware of such a desire, and in the end, she is now enjoying the ‘life of a knight’ and ‘life of a warrior’ that she so much wanted by my side.

Uriel is… It’s true that I brought him down, but I only induced him to be punished for his sins. As I watched my progress, I gained the courage to overcome the past and stand up, so Uriel is no different from being saved.

The king of kings, John, is troublesome to speak. Thanks to me, I was able to read the letter left by Saint Irowell. I also got a ‘colleague’ that I like.

The mutant goblin I saved this time is similar.

Didn’t the tragic hero Claire and the party suffer only from me? right. They lost their lives because of me. Even faster than the original history.

However, there is something to keep in mind. The reason I killed the warrior party is that it can never fall into the category of ‘evil’.

How do we define evil? Isn’t it a bad deed to violate laws and regulations and cause harm to others?

The law of the jungle of the jungle is only strength, resourcefulness, luck, and circumstances. The stronger, the smarter, the luckier, and the side with the advantage wins everything. It means that you should not use the law and morality of the human world as a standard.

A party of warriors and a group of goblins were fighting. If I sided with the hero party and annihilated the goblin horde together to save the hero, would anyone say that it was an evil act? It’s the same reason.

I tried to save a goblin, and in the process I killed a party of warriors trying to kill us. If we hadn’t killed, we would have been hurt or killed, which should never fall into the category of evil.

Besides, I even performed a ceremony, so this is just a natural act of the jungle. Just as we do not recognize that we have committed evil by killing and eating wild boars and rabbits.

That’s why the Nioh, who inherited the will of Saint Irowell and had a good disposition, did not stop me. Because it’s a very natural thing.

Again, I realize that I have changed a lot since my previous life. In my previous life, I would have made a mess as soon as I came to the demon forest and drowned all demon beasts into the river of corruption. how exemplary is this When I communicate with the saintess later, I should show off my pride.

Mumbling those thoughts, he swallowed Claire’s soul. Unprecedented strength overflowed from his body.

He licked his lips in satisfaction. Claire is dead, but can’t close her eyes. The embers of resentment that haven’t been quenched are still standing in his empty cavity.

Who is that bitterness directed at? An empire that sent itself to limb? Or am I the one who murdered him and ate him? Whatever it was, it was a meaningless emotion. All the weak and the victims in this world have their own resentment, but the strong and the perpetrators do not recognize it. In the wild it is.

He reached out and closed Claire’s eyes, then stood up. I grabbed the collar of the suit I was wearing and brushed it off a few times. It was a pity that the blood was stained unsightly. Siri for not being tidy.

“Lord, Lord, Lord?”

The moment I was leisurely waiting for those who would bring the goblins, I heard a woman’s voice from behind mentioning my title. It belonged to my faithful knight, Beatrice.

“Sir Beatrice? Since when have you been there? Did you bring the goblins you asked for?”

I turned my head and smiled softly. I don’t know if he’s been watching everything I’ve been doing, since I don’t know when, so I’ll have to pretend to be calm.

“That is… Actually, I was worried that the lord was left alone with the warrior, so I hurriedly ran to see him. Goblin is… If you ask me to come, I will come back even now.”

Beatrice bowed her head as if apologizing to me, but her gaze was clearly directed to my throat.

Oops, you saw it.

“is it so? Thank you for thinking of me. There is no need to go again. Besides, Kyung is already injured. Just sit next to me.”

“Ah, yes… The favor of the lord, I will accept it with gratitude.”

“Aww, be nice. It would be great if our Aru also listened well like Sir. Still, will you listen well from now on?”

“… yes?”

“Nothing, sit here.”

He tapped the seat next to me with his palm. Beatrice limped towards the place I pointed to, clutching her abdomen.

My wounds were all healed by absorbing my soul, but since Beatrice is a human, it is impossible to recover quickly. No matter how much I received my order, that is.

“You don’t have any tears or cuts in your flesh?”

“Yes, fortunately… .”

“Slight internal injuries can be easily treated with recuperation. You don’t have to worry too much. But why have you been restless since earlier? Is there anything you want to ask?”

“… .”

“Say it comfortably. I don’t know what to say ‘You knew too much.’ Are you afraid that you might even kill the Lord? Hold on to those worries. Unless I’m a colleague who betrayed me, I won’t punish you even if I punish you.”

Doubts become doubts, doubts become disbelief, and disbelief becomes dissatisfaction. It is good for the sake of the future to solve the questions of subordinates from time to time.

“What did you just do?”

“what?”

“that… It means that he took a round thing out of the body of a warrior and ate it.”

“Ah, is that it? No big deal. Is that the warrior’s soul? Do you know what a soul is? The soul when the soul is sixteen.”

“Hon, soul… ? Then, could it be that the lord took the hero’s soul… ?”

“It was delicious. It was sweet and soft, like eating well-cooked beef. Heck, this is a joke. When I absorb the soul of something, I have the ability to transform that power into mine. It’s an ability that can only be used on five people in a lifetime.”

“I-I’ve never heard of such an ability… .”

“I guess so. The bondi world is a place full of unknown mysteries. Anyway, I needed to be strong, so I absorbed the hero’s soul. Is there any problem?”

When he asked for an answer with a grin on his face, Beatrice hesitated for a moment before replying.

“No problem. Isn’t the point that your lord’s power has advanced further? God, I salute you.”

“Kick, don’t you feel repulsed by eating human souls?”

“No, it is the providence of nature that the weak become prey and the strong become predators. I hate cannibals because I am a human, but to the demonic lord, they are all just prey.”

“It’s nice that you understand. Oh, and keep what you just saw a secret from others. Because there is nothing good to tell you.”

“yes. I will obey your order.”

Even when Beatrice was injured, she was on her knees. If you do that, the affected area will spread out and it will hurt more. She is a truly terribly knightly woman.

I raised my hand and pinched Beatrice’s cheek. Beatrice remained still with an expressionless face.

“By the way, didn’t you say you wanted to ask me something earlier? You tried to ask but gave up.”

“Yes… That, ggs gurnouk… .”

“That, ask me now. I just had time. It’s better than wasting time later.”

I let go of Beatrice’s cheek, which was stretching like a soft rice cake. Beatrice didn’t even cover her blushing cheeks, and placed her hands neatly on her lap.

“Lord… I would like to ask what your master’s ultimate goal is.”

“The purpose?”

“Yes, Lang King, Niwang, Goblin… And you take people like me as your colleagues, and you’re conserving your strength. Isn’t it because you want something? It’s been 200 years since I’ve been with my lord, but I still feel like I don’t know him very well… .”

“Everyone has their own goals. Even if it’s a trivial thing like eating something delicious for dinner tonight. Of course, I also keep my own goals in mind.”

“What is it… May I ask?”

Beatrice’s low, alluring voice penetrated my ears. It was a very cautious tone.

“There is nothing that can’t be done.”

“… !”

“There is a human woman whom I truly love. humanly and rationally. So I want to spend time with her… A great end is coming in the not-too-distant future.”

“end… What do you mean?”

“There is such a thing. When the time comes, I will teach you everything. anyway… My ultimate goal is to live with that human woman. To do that, you need to develop your strength and gather all your friends.”

It is a bit far fetched to refer directly to Saint Mary who was not yet born. If you’re not careful, you might find out that I’m from the future. Regression is not necessarily a secret to keep hidden, but it’s best to keep your own weapon your own.

For that reason, I only referred to it as a ‘human woman’, but Beatrice’s face turned red.

“My lord, to think that there is someone you yearn for… I never could have imagined it.”

“I did not show off a little bit.”

“May I know his name?”

“Oh, I will decline that. It’s not a big reason, it’s just a little uncomfortable.”

“Ah, yes. I am okay. Anyway, you are the one the lord admires… As a knight of the lord, I am also interested.”

You’re surprised at what you’re looking at me for, I’m a male too.

The moment he was about to pin something down, Aru, the Ninwang, and Uriel came out of the forest. A goblin I saw earlier was dangling from the Niwang’s hand.

There were things like Aru’s loyalty and military growth, but in the end, all of those things are secondary. The biggest harvest of this day is none other than that goblin.

I spread my arms and stood up from my seat.

“Welcome, goblin friend. Shall we start by deciding our names?”

*****

While Oscar is having a conversation with the mutant goblin.

Beatrice Constantino, a knight serving the demons, couldn’t concentrate on the conversation at all.

‘The human woman the lord longs for… Who is it? how… .’

Her mind was racing at an untimely emergency.

‘But he’s a human… ? The lord had already lived for 300 years in Masurim alone. In the past 200 years, I’ve never seen my lord stick with a woman other than our party… ?’

The knight’s gaze reached the demon.

Wearing a white suit with red blood on it, a demon shaking hands with a mutant goblin.

‘Unless they signed a contract with a transcendent being like me, all the humans I met with my lord must have already died… The lord said as if he would be with us in the future… no way?’

A flash of thought passed through the knight’s mind.

‘Ooh, you mean we love someone? Nioh is of course excluded, and the only candidates to be included are Aru, Uriel, and me… Uriel is an angel, not a human, so he won’t be either… .’

The knight’s heart began to pound. It was a strange sensation to experience for the first time.

‘But when I see how the lord treats Aru, it doesn’t seem like he sees it with reason… Come on, could it be me… !? Lord, Lord loves me… ? This, the occasional pinching of the butt… Could it be that he did it because he was in love with him? !’

It was the moment when the gaze of a knight gazing at his lord was transformed into that of a woman spying on a man.