I really only stop

"Master Demon King! What are you talking about?!"

Before the brave man had time to respond, a voice sounded not far away.Although he lost his former loudness due to exhaustion, the resentment and resentment in his voice were as hot as burning everything:

"Our cadres are determined to live and die with you! Even if we die, we will fight for you until the last moment!"

"—Didn't you hear what I said? I have already retreated, and the war is over—cough cough cough!"

Because of his anxiety, he subconsciously raised the volume a bit. The demon king coughed violently. The candle of life was obviously faltering, but the majesty of the king of demons still appeared in his tone:

"I, the current king of the demon race, Sikali, issued an order with the crown of the demon king, and the entire demon king's army will return to the demon world immediately. Then...then live a good life! Regular daily work and rest! Keep healthy! You have paid enough for this war , there is nothing for you here!"

"——how could there be no business for us?!"

A voice that was calm in the past but extremely excited at this moment sounded immediately, and it was none other than the cadre known for his resourcefulness, Intellect, who refuted the Demon King:

"Following you is a joint choice made by us and the entire Demon King Army. If you leave you and run back to the Demon Realm, do you think we can spend the rest of our lives safely?!"

"..."

This time, the Demon King fell into silence.

After a while, she reluctantly turned her head and looked sideways at the cadres who fell to the ground due to lack of energy but were all staring at her closely. A small smile appeared on the corner of the girl's mouth:

"...I don't think so, but I hope you can."

"My officers, as the Demon Lord, I wish you all the best of luck more than anyone else."

"Open your eyes under the warm sun, fall asleep in the afterglow of the moon. Meet, get acquainted, fall in love with your loved ones, have children... This kind of future should belong to you. You should understand that once you die here , all of this will not happen. As for me, please leave here."

Hidden in the girl's words is a wish from the heart. Even if her own life is still being lost, she also looks forward to the happiness that others can get.

but--

"—But, what about the Demon Lord's happiness?"

His fists were clenched tightly because of unwillingness, and his intelligence, which was on the verge of limit, was even unable to support his body anymore, so he just said these words in one breath:

"You also have someone you want to spend your life with, if you die here, wouldn't all of this be impossible?!"

"The person I want to spend my life with..."

His eyes gradually turned gray due to blood loss, but in this blur, the figure of that person became more and more clear.

However, there was another person standing beside him.

They laughed happily, and there was no room for others to intervene.

...that's fine.

As the devil king, I have long been vaguely aware of my fate of defeat.Compared with the previous demon kings, I have no advantage other than a little more smile. How can I defeat the brave man like this?

Therefore, my fate is already doomed—defeating at the hands of the brave is no different from the previous demon kings.

I can't express my heart to him, because a person who is about to die cannot like others, let alone be liked by others.

I can only secretly like him and hope that he can get more happiness than anyone else.

Fortunately, before ushering in my own ending, I saw how he was happy.

The patriarch of the Bartley family is a very good person, and she will definitely be able to accompany him longer than me.

"...not only spent a short but happy time with the person I like, but also witnessed his appearance of happiness, and even made a gift for him at the end of my life. With a According to the standard of a famous demon king, I have experienced a lot."

With a sudden smile of relief, the Demon King mobilized the last of his magic power, and opened the passage back to the Demon Realm with the help of the Demon King's exclusive authority:

"—So, I'm already very happy."

It was obviously a smile from the heart, but it made everyone who witnessed it feel an unspeakable sadness.

[Skill·Group Sleep].

Before the rest of the cadres wanted to say anything else, he used this skill first, and after confirming that everyone except the Demon King and himself had fallen asleep, the brave man whispered:

"After killing you to end this war, I will leave. As long as it does not endanger human beings, I will not stop these demons."

The body has become more and more illusory, the devil closed his eyes:

"……thanks."

"...can I ask you one last question?"

"?"

"Why do you take the initiative to restrain the army under you? If you let the robbing like the previous Demon King's army do, the subsequent tie will not happen. Now you should be the ones who have the upper hand."

"Ah...this..."

No longer able to open his eyes, the Demon King was silent for a while:

"The hatred between humans and demons is too deep. Even if someone wants to make a change, they will not dare to implement it because they are afraid of the other party. Everyone desperately wants to become stronger, so that they can squeeze each other out and let the You won’t be hit back by yourself.”

"...Fortunately, it is not impossible to stop a speeding carriage. As long as there is a buffer, its speed will slowly slow down."

"And I'm...willing to do this...buffer..."

The release of goodwill alone is not enough to be the key to peace. It needs to make the other party stronger before they dare to trust in peace.

...What a naive girl, even though she is a demon king, she always only focuses on the kind side of human nature.

The trust and dependence of the cadres around her is not without reason, as the literal meaning is, she is a girl who radiates sunshine.

"...After you, I will work hard to change all of this."

Noticing that the Demon King's breathing gradually became heavy and difficult, the brave man made a promise in a low voice.

As if hearing his words, the girl showed a last trace of a smile on her face.

As if talking in her sleep, she whispered:

"Actually... I just... lied to everyone."

"I also want to... like that person..."

"Making a mask...not for compensation...just to tell him something..."

"I want to play with him... around the world..."

"I want to put on a beautiful wedding dress for him..."

"Wanting... kids... watching them grow up..."

"I still want to..."

"I still want to..."

The following words have been completely overwhelmed by severe pain.The broken body still binds the soul that should be liberated with torture.

"..."

Gritting his teeth firmly, the brave man's hands holding the big sword turned silently, and blood gushed out, completely extinguishing the last flame of life.

What he didn't know was that besides the girl's life, his action also broke another person's heart.

In the remote elf holy land, he knelt down powerlessly on the ground.

His face was extremely pale.

Chapter -59 The Pleasure of 3/50

The Demon Lord... Sicari... is dead.

Through the telescope, the girl's last wish was conveyed to Oedipus's ears verbatim, and it was because of this that his head was in a state of confusion as if he had been hit hard by something.

Wasn’t the original reason why I tried my best to plan this gamble with my mother at the cost of my life to keep the girl who gave me light in the darkest time alive?

But now, the plan was carried out without any omissions, but she just died like this?Died at the hands of the brave—or 【Fate】?

Is it the other way around?

Isn't this right?

If her death was a foregone conclusion, if she knew it from the beginning, what was the point of me doing all this?And why can she show such a cheerful smile every time they meet?

... By the way, at the end, what did she say?

She wants... the one she likes?

Because he had a premonition of his own death, he couldn't express his feelings, but could only look at him from afar?

Isn't that my line?

Because he planned his own death and knew his own destiny, the person who deliberately stays away from the person he likes—isn’t it me?

If we had thought like this from the beginning, when we communicated with each other...

If this is the case, is this how we keep staggering the trajectory?

Eyeballs trembling, Oedipus glanced around blankly, but just happened to catch a glimpse of the note in the mask in the hands of Lacelivi.

[Give joy to those who have the courage to break the mask: the sad past is used to be broken through!Be more confident, you look handsome~ From now on, you must live well with your true appearance~]

It's still the kind of sleek font that looks full of energy. Just looking at it, you can think of that energetic smile like the sun.

This single-cell brain circuit is not difficult to understand at all. She must have wanted to see this note after I suddenly figured it out one day and smashed the mask that symbolized 'restraint', and then gave me a surprise.

……Wonderful.

Sikali, people like you should always live in fairy tales.

There will be no war, no fate, and it is even more impossible for you to meet a dull, desperate, crazy, soul-rotten guy like me.

Tender, tender, tender.

Consider, consider, consider.

Miss, miss, miss.

The lunatic wanted to protect the princess he cared most with his life, but the princess left before him.

Pointless, meaningless.

It sucks, it sucks... it sucks!

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!"

——I don't know what to think of, Oedipus suddenly laughed hysterically.

He laughed violently, one after another, from the bottom of his heart, almost making himself breathless.

"?"

A trace of puzzlement flashed across the beautiful face in a humane way. Seeing Oedipus's performance, Lacey Levi tilted her head:

"Why are you laughing? It's human nature to feel angry and sad at times like these."

"...No, you are wrong, mother."

Standing up from the ground staggeringly, Oedipus let out a weird laugh from time to time:

"Anger is another's emotion, and I am [joy], the pleasure she gives, so I can only laugh, laugh like this - I am a clown, Mother, a man you were born to teach to bring joy to others Joy, and then the clown who keeps repeating mistakes and stupid dramas, at the moment when this tragic life is about to end, if I don’t laugh, what else can I do?”

"You are right, mother. From the very beginning, I have been the most ordinary human being. I am ignorant, short-sighted, and can't even see the thoughts of the people I want to be close to. I will make mistakes that a person can make in his life. Almost all of them have made mistakes, if there are higher beings observing me, in their eyes, I am just a complete fool, using my life's pain and struggle to play a funny show for the world."

"... Very good, very good, [bring joy to others]—isn't that what you taught me, Mother?"

Having said that, Oedipus's hysterical laughter suddenly disappeared.In just a split second, he changed from a laughing lunatic to an elegant gentleman:

"And now, ladies and gentlemen, the farce has come to an end. I, the clown, sincerely hope that this drama will add a little laugh to your ordinary life. No matter how difficult the situation is, it is always better to laugh than to cry. ,Right?"

He opened his arms wide, turned around like a real clown taking a curtain call, and bowed deeply to the empty sky.

After bowing for a long time, Oedipus straightened up with a smile.His arms flicked across the air from left to right, and at the same time, he read aloud the chaotic dialogue:

"Afterwards, the curtain fell, and there was applause outside the curtain—'Thank you! Thank you!' Finally ushered in his own ending, and the clown felt extremely excited. Even though there was a curtain in front of him that could never be penetrated, he desperately Shouting, looking forward to responding to the sparse applause outside the big screen."

"——After that, everything fell into silence. The clown turned around with a smile, and reached out to take off the grimace mask on his face."

"In a funny twist of fate, behind the mask was supposed to be a weeping face, but when the Joker looked into the mirror at the edge of the stage, he found himself still smiling."

“[The curtain has fallen, why am I still laughing?]”

"The moment he realized this problem, the clown suddenly realized, 'Yes, yes! I have brought joy to so many people, only one, only [one person] never laughed from the beginning to the end'. "

"'No, this is not okay. Even if that person is beyond imagination, even if she is fundamentally impossible to understand complex emotions, as a clown, I have to bring a smile to her. This is what she taught me It is also my natural responsibility'."

"【In order to achieve the beginning and the end, the clown after the curtain call put on his mask again. He turned around and looked at the high god behind him, the bystander, the black hand, and the disaster that guided him on this path——】"