How A Mythical Holy Knight Lives As A Villain (Novel) - Chapter 80
Chapter 80
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“He eats well…”
It was a sound Kim Da-Yeon unconsciously made.
Slurp.
Honestly, she had worried about it, but she didn’t know Go Johan would eat soup rice this well.
“I was wondering if I should prepare steak or lobster instead.”
A murmur she let out without realizing.
-As long as meals provide nutrition, that’s enough. Soup rice is excellent food. Compared to shoe soles or goblin flesh, it’s a feast.
Well, he wouldn’t have been picky even without such things.
“Sh-shoe soles? Goblin what? You talk as if you’ve actually eaten them.”
Kim Da-Yeon was dumbfounded.
She was realizing every moment that Go Johan wasn’t some pampered young master raised delicately by the Sanctum.
But even so, would anyone really eat things like shoe soles or goblin flesh?
-Shoe soles, when dried well, taste like jerky.
“…?”
-I don’t want to talk about goblin flesh.
Have you eaten it? Are you speaking from experience?
She shook her head.
“…They said you had chuunibyou.”
A concept you created back then? Was it something like that?
But to dismiss it simply like that…
‘It’s real, isn’t it?’
The power Go Johan possessed was real, so she couldn’t treat it that way.
Above all.
“Sigh.”
Who would think of Go Johan, confined in the Black Room, as someone consumed by an inflated ego or mere chuunibyou?
Cognitive dissonance – that was the biggest problem Kim Da-Yeon was experiencing.
Who would look at such an appearance and think of him as the evil spirit who committed massacres, the great villain who ripped out the Association President’s heart?
‘The Association’s orders are simple.’
The instructions given to Kim Da-Yeon.
‘Find out everything you can. While Go Johan is restrained, learn about him – even trivial things like preferences or habits.’
Though she was told such things…
“…It was demons, right?”
Kim Da-Yeon realized it wouldn’t be easy.
-Yes.
The reason Viren and Geo died was because they were possessed by demons, because they joined hands with demons.
The testimony of Geo Guild Leader Choi Ji-O certainly had credibility.
“…What about the Association President?”
-…
For the first time, Go Johan’s answer was delayed.
-I have suspicions, but no certainty.
Barely.
“You did that because of suspicions?”
-However, I felt malice. And such people…
Clank.
When he set down the emptied soup bowl, it disappeared as if erased.
-In some ways, they’re beings that need to be eliminated more than demons.
“…”
Cognitive dissonance.
Go Johan, who just until a moment ago felt like just a friend’s younger brother, now appeared as an indescribable monster.
“How… how do you know all these things?”
Kim Da-Yeon asked.
The Association actually welcomed Kim Da-Yeon having such casual conversations with Go Johan.
That’s why there was no additional personnel reinforcement.
-Because I’ve experienced it.
Also, Go Johan didn’t hide or conceal anything.
“Sanctum…”
Go Johan’s declaration came to mind.
“…Do gods exist? No… do you have a religion? Christianity? Catholicism? Or Buddhism or…”
When Gates and Players appeared, such stories emerged everywhere.
That the time of the end had finally come, that Players were angels sent down by God.
-Goddess.
Go Johan said.
-The one I serve is only that person, and this is merely a holy war for that person.
“…Goddess.”
She couldn’t understand.
-You don’t need to understand. That person…
Go Johan said.
-May not be your god.
A somehow changed way of speaking.
“…”
Kim Da-Yeon also closed her mouth.
-It won’t take long anyway. Until then, just live comfortably. If you have any questions, ask anytime. I don’t hide or conceal anything.
Go Johan leaned back in his chair as if finished.
-The Association will try to release me soon anyway.
That would be right.
The pressure on South Korea that had been raging like a storm suddenly disappeared as if washed away.
But no one was foolish enough to ignore that.
‘Silent pressure.’
Sometimes that was the most frightening thing.
Probably.
“Yes, that’ll happen. You’ll be released as soon as the selection of a new Association President is completed. So… just endure until then.”
That was all Kim Da-Yeon could say right now.
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“Kieeeeeek!”
A scream that couldn’t be thought of as human echoed.
“I was curious what kind of sound you’d make.”
In the pitch-black darkness, white teeth were revealed.
It was also a smile too innocent to match the screaming.
“It’s like the sound of slaughtering a pig, huh? Tsk.”
The darkness that had covered the space seemed to be sucked into that mouth in an instant.
What appeared was a boy who looked about fifteen years old.
“Orcs were at least more vigorous.”
The boy playfully picked up a sword.
Stab.
He pierced the opponent’s lower abdomen.
“Kiek! Kieeeek!”
It was truly an animal-like scream.
But the appearance was certainly human, or looked like someone suffering from dwarfism.
Stab, stab.
Piercing.
“Kieeeek!”
Screaming.
Slash.
Cutting, and screaming again.
It looked more like a child plucking the wings off a dragonfly than torture – so light.
“Dwarf, no… was it Dvergr?”
Kim Si-On.
The apostle called Envy sat delinquently, resting his sword on his shoulder.
Though he had been playful just moments before.
“Vermin half-breeds like you… daring to target the Captain?”
The cruelty dwelling in his eyes and smile was fearsome enough to be unbearable even for those who had rolled in as demons.
“Stop.”
Shadows rippled as Yoon Seung-Ah and Greed appeared.
“…”
Ju In-Kyung, hiding behind Yoon Seung-Ah, appeared together.
There wasn’t just one Dvergr who had been tortured until just now.
“Kkeuk… kkeuk…”
“Aak! P-please save me!”
Dozens of dwarves and dark elves filled with fear and terror.
They were demons.
Though they were low-grade with only one horn, they were definitely demonic beings.
Tremble, tremble, tremble.
Those who had been objects of fear and awe to all beings were now colored with terror.
That was.
“S-save me…”
No different even for those with three horns.
What colored them with fear wasn’t mere pain or suffering.
Demons who had been confident in their immortality.
“Envy.”
“Yeah. Noona.”
Swish!
The sight of dying – no, being annihilated.
“Didn’t you leave too many alive?”
The strength that even those with three horns could never dare to defy.
No, something beyond that.
“…Wh-why are you…”
Sin.
The hierarchy of Sin.
It could be called the absolute law of the demon realm.
The absolute law of the world where master and slave were determined by the difference of one horn… Those belonging to that world could clearly see it.
Whooom.
The mighty darkness dwelling in them, no, the Sin that couldn’t be explained by that alone.
But strangely, even so, the hierarchy of Sin didn’t activate.
Glow.
If not directly revealed, the aftereffects weren’t significant.
However, setting aside all of that…
“Why… do you… follow… that one…”
They possessed the Sin of archdemons.
It didn’t make sense.
Having invaded this world, disguised and learned about it.
Everything from Travania, called by the name of despair, existed here in different forms.
Also, unlike the past, he was moving with organized forces, and those forces were threatening enough to endanger demons like themselves.
But this wasn’t right.
These were.
“Why… demons…”
Demons.
Crack!
At that moment, the head of the Dvergr who was speaking split in half.
“What are you calling demons.”
Kim Si-On said, contorting his face with annoyance.
“Noona, do we really have to keep these alive? We’ve already set aside the ones who might know something.”
Following Go Johan’s orders, they had tracked the traces related to the Seongdong Black Gate and found where the Dvergr and Dark Elves were hiding.
Thirty captured.
Among them, the five-horned demons who were like leaders were separately kept by Yoon Seung-Ah.
“It’s the Captain’s order.”
“Captain? Did the Captain contact us? Is the Captain okay? Is he hurt anywhere? No. Can I go rescue him? No…”
Grin.
“Not rescue, but can I go see him?”
“No.”
“…Tsk.”
“They’re useful.”
“What…”
At Yoon Seung-Ah’s words, Kim Si-On didn’t argue further and stood up, stepping back.
“If the Captain says so.”
No doubt or suspicion existed.
“But it’s true there are too many.”
At Yoon Seung-Ah’s words, Kim Si-On smiled, but it wasn’t him who would step forward this time.
“Pride.”
The youngest among the apostles, she still had little experience dealing with demons.
The reason Go Johan didn’t put her forward was because of her too-young appearance.
“Leave six. Can you do it?”
“…Yes.”
Ju In-Kyung walked out carefully.
At that sight, the demons contorted their faces even more.
To the end, such humiliation.
Goooo!
The demons began squeezing out what power remained.
“Looks like they still have some strength left.”
Greed said in a monotone voice.
“If even one of you here injures Pride, I’ll spare you all. Of course, you’ll have to live as slaves for life, but you should be grateful just to breathe, right?”
Those who revealed themselves were all monsters that three-horned demons couldn’t handle.
But that child was different.
Though something faint could be felt, that was all – no magic or Sin beyond that could be felt even if they looked with washed eyes.
“Promise…”
At that moment, the vision of the demon who was speaking went black.
Crack.
Something torn and pulled out.
That was the end.
In the space dyed with darkness.
“Demons talking about promises and harboring hope.”
Greed said, shaking her head.
“Really. How low quality.”
It was in the blink of an eye.
All that remained there was.
“Pride, I told you to leave six.”
“…I’m sorry.”
Only four demons remained, standing with dazed faces.
It was an unbelievable sight for what had been the most vicious hunter of demons just moments before.
The reason Go Johan didn’t unleash Pride was partly because she still couldn’t handle her own power.
And the next day.
“Ignorant and immoral ones.”
Yoon Seung-Ah’s shadow murmured.
“I hope you desperately experience the price of absence.”
A Black Gate opened in Mapo, Seoul.