Why I Quit Being the Demon King

Why I Quit Being the Demon King Chapter 39

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9. Finding the traitor (4)

Deus shrugged his shoulders in response to Yulgeum’s question.

“What if I didn’t die? “You pretended to be dead?”

“I heard that he committed suicide by poison… The person in the demon world who is best at using poison is none other than himself. “He must be the best not only in the Demon World but in the entire world.” “Well, it’s up to you to write a novel, but

I hope you don’t think that

all of it will move readers .”

“You don’t really have any intention of impressing him, do you?”

“look. It immediately comes out defensively. That’s why I can’t become a great writer.”

“I can’t think of anyone else who could make this other than Shu. “If it weren’t for his name engraved on the hyphae, I honestly wouldn’t even believe it was an artificial life form created by someone.”

“Thank you for the compliment. “If he finds out that Jin Geum-yong thinks so highly of him, he will be happy even in his grave.”

“On the other hand, if he doesn’t sign, who will recognize his poison? What if the spores in this bottle were created by Darroche? What if he took off his signature and started making it? “It means you were an accomplice from the beginning.”

“So you pretended to be dead? You know what I noticed? “That sounds a bit plausible.”

Deus crossed his arms and tapped his forearm with his fingers.

After thinking for a while, Deus asked.

“The hardliners of the dragon clan and the demon world. “What is their common

goal?”

Yulgeum answered immediately.

“The destruction of the human world.”

“ah! “It’s so natural that it actually feels awkward.”

“Because the enemy of my enemy is my friend. “I think the demon world was trying to take revenge by destroying the human world.”

“What next? “Once the demon world devours the human world, there will be no particular advantage for the dragon race.”

“I guess I’m so blinded by revenge that I don’t have time to think about it.”

“Okay, I’ll give it a grade of B-level novel.”

“Because there is no basis.”

Yulgeum kept sighing as if he was frustrated.

“But you know.”

” huh?”

“You are Jin Geum-yong.”

“Why is that?”

“Isn’t he the god of dragons?”

“that’s right.”

“He’s a little weaker than me, but he’s the strongest in the world.”

“Is it because you lost that day?”

“Shall we join again?”

“I don’t have that kind of hobby. But what does that

mean?”

“What are you afraid of?”

” huh’?”

“Why are you so afraid that you can’t do anything?”

“I’m not scared of anything.”

“But why are you so nervous?” Yulgeum closed his mouth to this question. After a while, he opened his mouth and

said something out of the blue.

“Women have many secrets.”

“They say daytime drinking is a shortcut to alcoholism.”

“You didn’t drink it? “Then let’s go back.”

Yulgeum took the first step and Deus followed behind.

“I don’t have to protect it anymore? “That little dragon.”

“Yeah, it’ll be okay now. “If you have a good dream and wake up from a good night’s sleep, you will be able to gain the strength to fly towards the Blue Jade Palace on your own.”

Yulgeum turned around and gave the young dragon a small hand kiss.

Deus felt as if these words were somehow omitted from Yulgeum’s words.

-If you’re lucky.

“How do you make this drink?”

“ah! “This is sweet potato magic.”

“Sweet potato magic?”

“By fermenting sweet potatoes, we extract the liquor components, distill them, and mix them with water again.”

“For something like that, it barely smells like sweet potatoes?”

“By over-fermenting, only the alcohol content is removed. “It is a typical cheap alcohol that is mixed with a large amount of water to adjust the alcohol content.”

“okay? It’s just bitter and has no taste…

“But it still makes you nauseous sometimes, right?”

Zeke smiles as he wipes the cup.

“Have you tried drinking it?”

“no! You’re not old enough to drink yet. “That’s what customers say.”

“Would you like a drink?”

“I’m open for business.”

“Okay, okay, you can’t get drunk while working. “Like this woman.”

Next to Deus was Yulgeum, who was asleep with her forehead pressed against the table.

There was no way Jin Geum-yong was drunk.

But now she had completely transformed into a human.

I was exhausted from the long journey, and I forgot that I had changed my entire body into a human, so I misunderstood the amount of alcohol I could drink.

“There is a dish I learned today. Would you like to try it?”

“learn? To whom?”

“I am the lady of the house. “The owner’s wife also said she learned it from a guest who stayed there.”

“Oh, you said you were living in the back room of the inn outside the castle?”

“It’s cheap because it’s blocked on three sides.”

“Three sides?”

“It’s a gap between two walls in another room.”

“Isn’t that just the end of the hallway?”

“It’s similar. “It was used as a warehouse, and I rented it cheaply.”

“Just move into my house. “There are a lot of rooms.”

“no. That can’t be possible. “My younger siblings will soon enter the dormitory, so I don’t need a place to sleep after that.”

“Then where will you sleep?”

“You can sleep here.”

“here?”

“yes. “I think if we put a tent here and here, we’ll have a good place to sleep.”

The words were smooth, but I felt stubborn.

Deus asked no more.

“Okay, do whatever you feel comfortable with. “Don’t blame me for sleeping in one place later and having a bad mouth.”

“are you okay. “My father also said that sleeping on the streets is a common occurrence for adventurers.”

“That homelessness may not be this homelessness, but…

Deus swallowed down the last word of his sentence with a glass of strong drink.

“Anyway, give it a try. “What is that?”

“Oh, it’s not that great. “It’s called fried pork belly.”

“pork belly? what is that?”

“It’s from the side of a pig, and it’s usually salted and eaten with bacon.”

“I know bacon.”

“The raw meat is sliced thinly and fried in a pan with oil. Lastly, if you stir-fry it with vegetables, the flavor

will improve.”

“Is this a dish similar to stir-fried tripe?”

“That’s the recipe.”

I cut the ingredients with a light knife motion and lit the concave pan.

“It seems like the furnace is getting bigger?”

“Hahaha, the store manager bought me a better one. “They say the food tastes like fire.”

“It looks like he likes your cooking too.”

“Luckily.”

In the sizzling, boiling oil, the pork belly was cooked golden brown and shriveled.

Even the oil spit out by the scaffolding was roasted together, giving off an incredible smell.

How could it be that Yulgeum, who had fallen asleep, raised her head and sniffed?

When I poured the strong drink and turned the pan, the oil caught fire. After adding the vegetables, the food was cooked over the fire for a few more turns, and then the oil was drained from the colander and placed on a plate.

“Try it.”

“Does it really smell like that?”

Yulgeum also got up and touched the food.

“I’m going to eat too.”

“You’re fat.”

” I?”

“Aren’t you going to get fat?”

“I don’t get fat, I don’t get fat.”

“You said you don’t get drunk.”

“I’m not drunk.”

“My tongue is twisted, but I don’t get drunk.” As soon as the short argument was over, Yul Geum’s hand moved.

The moment I rolled up the meat like bok choy and put it in my mouth, the fragrant taste of oil exploded on my tongue.

“and! and! What is this!”

“It’s delicious, right? I was surprised when I tasted it too

. “It’s a cheap cut with a lot of oil, but it’s really delicious even when you fry it raw.”

“I have one more plate of this.”

Deus added another word to Yulgeum’s words.

“I’m really fat.”

“I have magic.”

“That’s really comfortable. “Buy the new dishes with your own money.”

“It’s so trivial. Put it in your ledger. “I have no money now.”

Zeke laughed while looking at the two people bickering.

“By the way, Deus.”

“why?”

“The Merman’s Trident that I brought back from Jabil Village last time… Is it really okay for me to keep all the money?”

“Are you going to make me say two things with just one word?”

“I’m glad to be of great help, but

I don’t need that much money.”

Yulgeum intervened.

“Why are you acting like a bigot only to Zeke? “You even tried to charge me for a plate of food.”

“It’s my heart.”

“Could it be… you don’t like Zeke?”

“You damn woman, don’t say anything just because you’re drunk.”

“What is that really? No no. Don’t like it too much. “You two can’t be friends.”

“You’d better sleep. “Zeek, pour him a special drink that makes him drunk.”

Zeke poured the drink with a smiling eye.

“yes.”

Deus opened his mouth as he looked at him.

“Why did it start to change?”

Zeke tilted his head at the question

.

“What do you mean?”

“The flow of the world.”

“It’s too grand.”

“That’s right, that’s too grand. “Not much has changed.”

“No, it’s changed a lot. Even if the dragons started running rampant.”

“Why does it sound like the dragons are to blame?”

“Then why are you taking the side of the dragons?”

“Yulgeum

swallowed his anger and

took it out on pointless complacency.

Deus clicked his tongue.

“What do you know? “I just like times like this.”

“geezer.”

“Maybe so.”

Deus swallowed the unfamiliar drinks and snacks that he was now accustomed to.

devildom.

human world.

Yonggye.

What do you know? Something like that.

“It’s all good, but I’m having a

bad hangover because of the sweet potato magic.”

“Did you use Zeke’s bar again last night?”

“huh.”

“You seem to be happy.”

“Then why not?”

“The dukes remaining in the demon world are anxiously awaiting the day when their lord will return.”

“Say it won’t happen. “I’m not going back.”

“My lord!”

“What on earth are these charcoal people who are shorter than that? “Don’t they also deal with demons

?”

“Ah, they are savages living underground.”

“A savage? “It’s a good technique to call it that.”

“That’s right, but…

Alex paused for a moment while organizing Deus’ room.

“To be honest, we don’t know.”

” I don’t know?”

“Yes, I don’t know.”

“You don’t know the short charcoal guy?”

“I’ll give you the answer again, but

I don’t know.”

“why’?”

“Because they live underground.”

“We live underground too.”

“It’s a little different there and there. Although the Demon World is below the earth, it cannot be said to be underground. “Isn’t it relatively bright because artificial light is drawn from the ground?”

“There is a sky, even if it is gray.”

“Yes. However, short charcoal fish live completely underground. They dig a small hole, like an ant cave, and live in it. “It hates light, so

it wears black-tinted glasses when it comes to the ground.”

“I heard that your fingernails are long and your shoulders are strong, so you can dig with your bare hands.”

“That is one of the shortest dwarfs. “Soldier dwarves are good at using weapons, and artisan dwarves have excellent skills.”

“You really look like an ant.”

“yes. They are all the same, even down to the fact that they follow the Queen Dwarf’s orders. “They form clans centered around one dwarf queen.”

“That means…

“It means that there is ample room for them to do business among humans, demons, and dragons.”

“That’s right.”

“Is it possible that Darosh’s poison passed through them to the dragon race or humans?”

“Home…. Daroche was very interested in rare minerals underground, mushrooms, poisonous plants, and poisonous insects, so it is highly likely that he made a deal with them.”

“Is it really that route?”

“You mean mold? But isn’t that meaningless now? “Didn’t you kill

Jin Geum-yong, the party your lord commissioned ?”

“Well, that’s it, because work is work.”

“You are saying something incomprehensible. In any case, the fact that Daroch committed suicide by taking poison is shocking to us as well. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to find out the truth.”

“yes?”

“yes.”

“Then let’s go.”

“yes?”

“Into the ground.”

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