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77 – The Seven Monarchs’ Conference (7)

-I am the body that will become one of the seven monarchs.

The girl lifted her head with an interested expression.

At first glance, he seemed like just an ordinary human being who had lost his fear.

However, through her eyes, which had lived through many years, she saw many different things.

The flow of mana, the lifespan of colored creatures.

If you concentrate, you can see more than that.

But the man in front was practically nothing.

I couldn’t feel any energy, and I couldn’t see anything like mana or lifespan.

As if he were from another world.

The girl couldn’t suppress her curiosity.

I’ve lived for a long time, but I’ve never seen a human being, no, a living being, like this.

Maybe that’s why.

I wanted to play a little mischievous prank.

She carefully squeezed the man’s heart.

Enough to not die.

So much so that I had slight difficulty breathing.

How much time has passed like that?

A look of confusion appeared in the girl’s eyes.

Far from being distressed, the man seemed calm.

Despite the continued increase in intensity.

With this level of power, even the dragon of Seolsan Mountain could be killed instantly.

Such a powerful force can be easily stopped by a mere human.

‘What the heck is this guy?’

The girl began to become more and more curious about him.

He is a strong man whose facial expression does not change even once while fighting magic that cannot be defended against by either demons or warriors.

A strange human being who covets the position of one of the Seven Lords.

The girl, drunk with anticipation, made the man take on the test of combat with the Lord of the Black Sea.

The outcome was decided surprisingly quickly.

The victory was surprisingly male.

He easily blocked the attacks of the Black Sea Lord with his bare body and completely overwhelmed him.

It wasn’t just some simple defensive magic.

There was no trace of magic remaining in the air when used.

It’s not a solid body that’s been trained to the max.

It just felt like the world didn’t tolerate men being hurt.

Maybe that’s why.

The girl felt a sense of awkwardness as she looked at the man.

‘Maybe that person too…’

It might have been a hasty judgment.

Maybe he simply wanted to feel a sense of kinship and find comfort.

However, a reasonable doubt began to arise in a corner of my heart.

‘Is it… the same as me?’

It was a far-fetched idea, but it wasn’t impossible.

That makes sense, since he defended against an invisible attack that no one noticed.

It also meant that, like one’s own regenerative abilities, defense mechanisms were activated unconsciously.

So there is only one way a man can die.

There was no choice but to die a natural death after reaching the end of one’s lifespan.

However, the man’s life span is not visible at all.

There is only one reason for this.

‘… It’s immortal.’

The girl who had expanded her thoughts to that point was still excited.

He himself was immortal, so there was no law that said humans could not be immortal.

The average human lifespan is 50 years.

However, looking at the fact that Sword Masters and 8th Circle Magicians who trained their bodies to the extreme live for over 100 years, it seems that for humans, lifespan may ultimately be a measure of strength.

There is no way to know how long he has lived or what kind of life he has lived.

However, it was clear that he had been training his body for at least tens of thousands of years to the point where he could easily block his own attacks and those of the Lord of the Black Sea.

The girl felt as if she had been trapped in darkness her entire life, and now she had witnessed a faint ray of light.

Beyond simple feelings of sympathy, it was clear that being with this man would increase the likelihood of her own death.

Because they had infinite time.

Even if it doesn’t happen right away, I will definitely find a way, even if it takes thousands or millions of years.

It was a very vague thought, but the hope that had been fading in the girl’s heart began to burn brightly.

There was nothing to worry about.

The girl accepted the man as one of the seven monarchs.

Whoever he is.

It doesn’t matter what kind of thoughts you have when you become a monarch.

If only you would kill me.

Time passed since then.

The inauguration ceremony of the monarch is held.

The Seven Lords fought a duel with the Lord of Light.

He won without fail.

The girl’s thoughts became more firm.

He was a man of incredible strength and ability, almost unbelievable for a human being.

That’s why I gave him the order.

Be sure to find the warrior.

As expected, the Seven Lords strongly opposed it.

-So, you want me to find her and kill her?

-7th Monarch, please refrain from making such harsh remarks. I am basically a peace-loving demon.

-Haven’t we shed too much blood so far to say that?

-Well, from your perspective as a human, we may seem like invaders. But there was nothing we could do.

-You couldn’t help it. Was it because the land was small? Or did you come here for sightseeing?

Through the conversation, the girl could vaguely understand.

He has a grudge against the Demons and is not particularly fond of being ordered to find the warrior.

So it became more trustworthy and confident.

He said that through this order he would betray himself by colluding with the warrior.

It didn’t matter even if I didn’t betray.

Because he had to somehow make him hate himself so that he could join forces with the warrior.

It was a kind of insurance.

If the power of the Seven Lords is not enough to kill you.

So that the divine power of the warrior can be added to make up for the lack, so that the knot can be tied with certainty.

Not even a week had passed since then.

He found the warrior.

As expected, he was thinking of joining forces with the warrior and sticking his teeth into it.

The girl hummed a tune as she waited for the day she had been dreaming of.

**

“How was it? Was it fun?”

Ariel, who had finished her story, opened her mouth with a faint smile.

I was speechless for a while.

Having lived for only a few decades, I can sympathize with what she says.

I couldn’t even understand it.

“I guess it wasn’t fun.”

Ariel muttered with slightly trembling eyes.

Could it be because the conference room, which had been bustling until just now, has become empty?

She looked unusually lonely today.

However, I do not want to give meaningless comfort or sympathy.

Because this isn’t what she wants.

‘…What do we do.’

I sighed and ran my hand through my hair.

I fully understand Ariel’s situation.

I know well what kind of feelings and purpose she has had in prospering the Demon Society up until now, and what she demands of me.

But she is making a very serious mistake.

I was just an ordinary human being.

I don’t even know where to start.

No, can I even tell you the truth?

This world is a game.

By chance, a cheat was applied, and I was able to survive until now.

I don’t have the ability to kill you even though I’m immortal, so I guess I’ll have to ask the warrior.

Called?

‘…Fuck, how can I say that?’

Expectations and hopes are proportional.

If you think about how she, who has lived for tens of thousands of centuries, has been betrayed by the sweetness of hope.

To be honest with you would have been suicidal.

In that sense, if even the slim hope I have now is taken away.

She might really be going crazy.

It’s not another demon race, it’s the overlord.

What if you go crazy and kill all living things?

A disaster 100 times the power of a nuclear bomb explodes in the city center.

There is one way to prevent this situation.

It grants Ariel eternal rest as she has long wished.

But there is a problem with this too.

‘…Can I really kill the overlord?’

I’m not talking about shallow feelings.

I wondered if she would really die.

In all my years of playing Death Knight, I’ve never once killed an Overlord.

The game should be fairly difficult.

This is also why I used cheats.

Even if I join forces with the warrior and fight a bloody battle with the overlord.

In reality, I didn’t have enough attack power to even hurt the Overlord.

In other words, it means that there is but nothing.

And the biggest problem is.

‘… What happens to me?’

Even if we made a hundred concessions and killed Ariel, the next problem was what would happen.

What on earth will happen to this world?

Can I return to the Earth I came from?

To be honest, I’ve been denying it until now.

There was no guarantee that killing her would allow her to return to the real world.

“The Seven Lords are really like you.”

While I was deep in thought, Ariel opened her mouth with a bitter smile.

I checked the condition of Seina, who I was supporting, and then looked at her, who was leaning against the right-angled table.

“…What are you talking about?”

“This isn’t the first time I’ve told you this story. I told it to a friend whose name I can’t even remember anymore, anyway.”

Ariel approached me slowly.

“He comforted me. He didn’t know anything about my pain. But you, perhaps because you’re just like me, don’t react at all. That makes me feel better.”

side.

Ariel kissed my cheek lightly.

“… … !”

It was such a sudden action that my body froze for a moment.

She smiled softly at my dumbfounded expression, then continued speaking with a serious expression.

“I don’t care if the demons leave, or if the monarchs abandon me. I only need you.”

“… … .”

I bit my lower lip hard at her words, which were almost like a confession.

“Promise me, Gerard.”

Ariel held out her finger.

“No matter what happens, you will kill me.”