The Devil Who Grants Wishes

87 – choice (1)

“…what else is this?”

I apologized to the kids and returned to the place where Irine was, but Irene was not there.

The field of view is completely full of locusts, and underneath the locusts, you can see a lot of red things vaguely, and the smell of corpses rises up.

In addition, considering that the energy of life felt in Atina has decreased a lot, one conclusion can only be drawn.

All of these are the corpses of Atina demons.

‘No, calling it a corpse is a misnomer.’

First of all, body is included in the word corpse, right?

But now, there is no intact body here. No, I doubt that I can even use the word body.

Only parts of the body, such as all kinds of arms, horns, and dead skin cells, remain, and all parts that can be digested are eaten by locusts, as if they were eating well-ripened grain rather than meat.

What are these locusts…?

‘Irine’s demons… other devil’s demons.’

When he concentrated his mind urgently, he found Irine’s demons and demonic demons among countless demons.

Then, what I can think of now is that Irine slaughtered the demons of Atina, and a demon using the locust appeared with the corpses of the demons as sacrifices.

A demon using locusts… Hmmm, there’s no corner to figure out.

Is it not the original Noah, but a new demon from the real Noah?

Roaring!

“Keee!!!”

I didn’t know what would happen if I left these locusts, so I decided to burn them all.

It would be a problem to burn all the fragments of the corpse under it, but even so, even as demons, I wish that the body would not be buried like this and be eaten by insects and wild animals or become material to be made into undead, so it would be better to just burn it I’ll do it too, so it’ll be fine.

‘…Uh, the smell of burning insects and the smell of burning corpses are entwined and very nasty. After all, demons are not undead, so I feel repulsed by this smell—- Wait a minute.’

Guys, according to Noah’s original story, shouldn’t Irine be loyal to Irine and become the foundation for Irine to conquer Katara?

But why did Irene kill them all?

No, Irene didn’t kill them, did Atina’s demons not be loyal to Irene?

what…?

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“That, stop—surrender…”

Unlike Atina’s demons, demons in other cities surrendered to Irene.

They don’t serve someone stronger like Atina, and as I said earlier, demons like battles, but they like equal battles, not massacres.

With such an overwhelming difference in strength, there is no reason for them to keep fighting, risking their lives.

“…surrender?”

“Yes, surrender!! Stop it, stop it!!”

“Then swear to me. I will give you allegiance.”

Irene’s claws, the claws with the blood of countless demons, touch the neck of the demons who rule the city.

As if they moved even slightly, their throats would be pierced and they would die, so the demons who surrendered would freeze and swallow their breath.

“Meng, I swear… what should I do…”

“Originally, it would be seen as simply kneeling… but you guys can’t do it. Since you attacked me without thinking, put your head on the ground and bow.”

“It is—”

“do not want to do it?”

Another drop of blood is added to the tip of Irene’s fingernail.

Feeling the fingernails digging into the flesh with surprising ease even though it was only slightly moved, the demons licked their lips and swallowed.

Bowing with one’s head on the ground is the etiquette used by slaves to greet their masters.

No matter how much he surrendered to save his life, this coercion is literally close to violence to him, who has high self-esteem and aggression because he is a demon.

However, there is no way to choose.

“I swear allegiance… Irine-sama.”

The Demon tribe feels a great sense of shame and bangs its head toward Irene, and Irene puts a subtle smile on her lips when she sees such a Demon tribe.

For Irene now, this is the first time she has felt this sensation.

For Irine, who has always been abused by someone, the feeling that someone is supporting her like this is a powerful experience comparable to that of drugs.

“…great job.”

Irene, whose heart has been empty due to lack of affection until now, feels that empty heart is being filled.

Of course, what filled her heart was not the affection Irine had longed for. It’s just a desire to dominate.

But Irene says it doesn’t matter.

First of all, it’s important that the emptiness is gone.

‘…That devil was right.’

Irine looks at Apollyon’s locusts looking down at her from high above.

Strictly speaking, this is not a wish.

To be honest, Irene doesn’t even have to feel grateful to that demon, as she was only presented with a vision of how to move forward at the cost of countless corpses of demons. Isn’t it a simple business relationship?

But I can’t help but feel a little grateful.

Aside from her strength, Irine is just a simple girl.

Irene is surprised by the devil’s insight that it was this kind of domination that could fill the void in her heart.

‘Yes… this was the correct answer. There is no one who loves me, so I’d rather be like this-‘

“Here you are.”

At that moment, the air changes. It’s as if the air has turned into water, and it’s giving you tremendous pressure.

And that’s not all.

Irene’s ears were scratched by a voice that was so intense and horrifying that it couldn’t even be compared to grasshoppers.

Feeling a sense of exhilaration, Irene, who was about to move on to another city, slowly turned her head to the one who had an overwhelming presence.

“Faust…”

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Irene’s whole body is so cruel that you can’t say it’s the girl you’ve seen before.

The whole body is covered in blood.

Not his own blood, but the blood of others.

Above all, if you look at those eyes, you can tell even if you don’t have any knowledge about the story.

That this girl would become a tremendous existence if left alone.

“What’s going on? I’ve never really made a wish.”

Irine will not stop conquering Katara just because I speak.

Irine’s eyes are those of a kindergartener who has just realized her power by killing ants.

Because he is stained with the pleasure of power and has the eyes of a dictator who tries to maintain power by any means.

It may be possible to stop the conquest of Katara through coercive and physical persuasion, not verbal persuasion, but… Write, should I do that?

“They called another demon.”

“…I didn’t call. Like you, I came on my own even though I wasn’t called.”

Above all, a certain demon is helping Irene.

I don’t know who the devil is, but I can say for sure that he’s aiming for Irine’s soul, which is of such high quality.

“Did you make a wish?”

“Me? Why? It just flew around on its own, look.”

“…Hmm.”

When Irine turns her gaze to the place she points with her finger, she sees that the locust, which was flying just a moment ago, has turned to ash and disappeared.

First of all, I don’t feel any demonic energy around here… Tsk, he’s a quick-witted guy.

I have to protect Irene for now.

“Follow me.”

“Yes?”

“I have to protect you from that demon. At least to absorb your soul—”

“—-That’s the same for you, Faust.”

Irene’s sharp eyes look at me.

Since you’re also a devil, it wouldn’t be much different if you were aiming for my soul, but it seems like you’re saying such obvious things.

…what?

“And what happens if I follow you? Surely, you won’t try to stop my Katara trip?”

“…”

“…That’s right.”

Irine’s eyes, guessing my intentions, contain a wary gaze. They are even worried that they will arrest themselves even if they use force.

No, why are you so quick-witted?

“I… want to move on my own. I’ve found a way to solve my cursed life, but I don’t want to be stranded here. So… Whatever you want, Faust, please show me mercy.”

Irene, realizing that she cannot escape from me by any means, as long as she uses force, sincerely confesses to me.

If it were another devil, this confession would have been just a laughing stock, but to me, who has a human heart, it is a very persuasive method of persuasion.

“Come on, what filled your now empty heart was not the affection you truly needed, but just conquest—”

“I know. Me too, I know.”

“—-…”

Saying that, Irene puts a smile on her face.

…Either in the game or in real life, Irine had never made an expression like this.

In the second half of the story, Irene always had a gloomy expression because no matter how much she conquered and conquered, her empty heart couldn’t be filled.

It’s like… if you try to drag it by force, it’s like you’re going to stick your nails into your own neck.

‘What should I do?’

If you let Irene do what she wants, you will be able to get the demon’s spirit, which is the material to defeat Serapia, but Irene dies in the recoil of losing her spirit, and without Gaia’s help, the warrior party is in danger.

Even so, if Irene is forcibly brought in and prevented from conquering Katara, the warrior party will not be in danger, but Irene will not be able to obtain materials to defeat Serafia, and Irine may make an extreme choice.

Wow… that’s a tough choice.