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'Gluttony?'
Raon's jaw dropped as he saw the white-haired boy with ruby red eyes. That little bunny-looking kid was Gluttony, the Gluttony Monarch he had met before.
'Why is that guy here...?'
He couldn't understand why Gluttony, who was usually busy searching for ice cream, had suddenly appeared here.
"Stay back. That one is dangerous."
Glenn stood in front of Gluttony to protect himself and the others.
"Wrath. I've run out of shiny things..."
Gluttony lowered his head like a child who had dropped his candy, saying he had no more gold coins.
"Shiny things...?"
Glenn frowned, not understanding why Gluttony, who had a stronger presence than most Transcendent Warriors of the Five Demons, was acting like a child.
"Ah..."
Raon let out a sigh as he looked at Gluttony.
"He must have run out of money to buy ice cream."
He remembered giving Gluttony a bunch of gold coins when he had dismissed her the last time and telling her to come back when she ran out. It seemed that that time had come.
'Of all the times to come... huh?'
As Raon was about to ignore Gluttony and continue transferring aura to the fallen Edgar, a bolt of inspiration struck him.
'If it's Gluttony, maybe...?'
Currently, Edgar was dying after absorbing the aura of death from Sylvia and Rector's bodies and transferring his own life force to them. Raon thought that perhaps Gluttony's <Gluttony> could devour the aura of death that Edgar had absorbed.
"If you don't want to die, don't come any closer."
Glenn emanated a cold killing intent, as if he were considering killing Gluttony.
[She's not an enemy!]
Raon sent an aura message to Glenn, who was pressuring Gluttony.
[Please trust me and wait for now!]
"Mmm...."
Although Glenn didn't erase the suspicious look from his eyes, he took a step back, seeming to trust Raon.
"Gluttony, come here."
Raon beckoned Gluttony, imitating Wrath's way of speaking.
"Okay...."
Gluttony hopped like a rabbit. Perhaps due to the memory of being suspicious at first and having his power taken away when they met, he now completely believed that Raon was Wrath.
"Can you save this human?"
Raon pointed at Edgar, who was unconscious and turning into black smoke.
"Mmm...."
Gluttony briefly licked his lips as he looked at Edgar.
"He ate death. It tastes bad..."
She shook her head, as if wondering why she had eaten the aura of death.
"So, can you save him or not?"
"It's difficult...."
Gluttony slowly lowered his gaze.
"I can eat death, but his life force is already gone."
She shook her head and said that even she couldn't revive a dead human.
"What if I use my life force?"
Raon pointed at himself.
"You're weak right now..."
Gluttony lowered her hand, saying it would be difficult.
"It's okay. This king will never die."
Raon shook his head calmly. His life force, enhanced by the Fire Ring, was at the level of a Transcendent Warrior. Even if his body and mind were exhausted, he should be able to withstand it.
"Eh?"
Glenn's eyes widened in surprise, as if he was surprised that Raon referred to himself as "this king."
"Still, it's not possible..."
Gluttony shook her head, saying there wasn't enough life force.
"Will you really be able to save him?"
Glenn approached from behind Gluttony, giving her a cold look.
"If life force can be transferred, there's a possibility..."
Gluttony blinked, saying there was a possibility of saving him, although she couldn't be sure.
"Then I'll add my life force too."
Glenn stepped forward and said that he would join too.
[Head of House!]
Raon quickly shook his head, telling Glenn not to do it through an aura message.
[Don't worry. I just have a few words I want to share with the bastard who took my daughter.]
Glenn slightly waved his hand, telling Raon to worry about himself first.
"You're strong, so you'll be fine. But you're old, so you'll suffer a little..."
Gluttony nodded, bluntly telling Glenn that he was old.
"Then let's begin."
Feeling that he couldn't stop Glenn, Raon ordered Gluttony to begin immediately.
-Okay, but I need money...
Gluttony twisted her hands, saying she needed money.
"Understood. If you save this human, I'll give you enough money to buy all the pearl ice cream you want."
Raon nodded and promised to give her even more gold coins than before.
"Okay!"
Gluttony nodded enthusiastically. It was the first clear response she had given since she arrived here.
-Pearl ice cream?
However, Gluttony wasn't the only one who reacted to the words "pearl ice cream." Wrath, who had been sleeping in the ice flower bracelet, suddenly burst out.
-Where is the pearl ice cream?! Who dares to...? Eh? Why is that glutton here? *cough*!
Wrath's eyes widened in surprise when he saw Gluttony after clicking his lips in anticipation.
"I'm starting right now."
Gluttony extended her hand and placed it on Edgar's forehead. From her palm sprouted black lips that began to absorb the aura of death that was turning Edgar into dust.
"It tastes bad..."
Gluttony slightly lowered her eyebrows, as if the pearl ice cream had changed her palate. However, it was clear that she was devouring the demonic energy, as the disintegration of Edgar's body, which had been turning into dust and scattering, stopped.
"I can't believe it's actually disappearing..."
Glenn's eyes widened in surprise, apparently amazed by Gluttony's power.
-N-Don't tell me that skeleton man is absorbing the demonic energy that killed Mother and the old man?
Wrath's eyes widened, as if he had instantly understood the situation.
-Yes. He tried to take it all on himself.
Raon nodded heavily.
-How crazy....
Wrath let out a sigh as he looked at Edgar, whose eyelids were trembling.
-Not only his body, but he must have felt pain, as if his soul was being torn apart. How did he endure it?
He frowned, as if he couldn't comprehend.
-It seems he really is your father after all.
'Yes....'
Raon bit his lip as he held Edgar's hand, which was trembling more and more.
-To think Gluttony could be helpful, I've lived long enough to see it all.
Wrath shook his head as he watched Gluttony swallow the aura of death.
"I was lucky to have established a relationship with her."
-Relationship? It's a fraud! And a fraud using this king! *cough*
He shouted, wondering why Gluttony couldn't recognize him.
'Well, all's well that ends well, right?'
-It's not going well for this king! *cough*!
Wrath coughed dryly again, as if he had overexerted himself this time. Now that Raon looked at him closely, his complexion seemed pale.
'You....'
"A lot of the death has been removed. Now we have to add the life force."
Just as Raon was about to ask about Wrath's condition, Gluttony tilted her chin and said it was time to begin.
"Understood."
Raon exhaled briefly and placed his hand on Edgar's chest.
"Let's begin."
After making eye contact with Glenn, he began to infuse life force into Edgar's body.
'Ugh....'
As soon as he began to expend his life force, a severe headache and chills attacked him, but he endured by biting his tongue.
"Nothing is easy..."
Life force is an energy that we all possess from birth, and unlike aura, once used, it takes a long time to recover or may not recover at all.
Although his own life force was more abundant than anyone else's thanks to the Fire Ring, he felt unbearable pain just by extracting it due to his state of exhaustion from continuous battles.
"Are you alright?"
Glenn showed a worried expression, as if he was concerned about Raon, although he himself was sweating.
[Yes, I can endure it.]
As Raon forced a smile while enduring the pain that made him feel like he was going to faint, a clear sword chant emerged from his waist. It was the Requiem Blade. The sword vibrated intensely, as if telling him to grab it.
'Why suddenly...?'
When Raon extended his left hand and pulled out the Requiem Blade, a blue-tinged life force emerged from the bright red sword.
'This is....'
He could instantly recognize what kind of energy it was. The malice and murderous intent of the beads he had obtained after capturing the Phantom King in the commune where Derus had been raising children had been purified by the Requiem Blade and transformed into life force. The Requiem Blade rang out with another clear chant, as if telling him to use the purified life force to save Edgar.
'...Thank you.'
Raon injected the life force provided by the Requiem Blade into Edgar's body. Since it was an even purer energy than his own, the black veins that had appeared on Edgar's face gradually calmed down.
-This king will help too! *cough*!
Wrath placed his hand on Raon's shoulder, saying he would help despite coughing violently.
'What? Why are you...?'
- Didn't this human save my mother? I must pay him for that! *cough*
He nodded briefly and transferred his life force, as if he truly appreciated Sylvia. Wrath was also exhausted, but because the size of his soul was so enormous, Edgar's complexion began to improve even more quickly.
-*cough*! *cough*!
'Enough!'
-This king is the monarch of Devildom. Debts must always be repaid!
Wrath seemed to remember only what he had received, not what he had given. Although he could be petty when it came to food, the size of his heart was greater than anyone else's.
"Hm? Has the energy returned...?"
Gluttony tilted her head, as if she had sensed Wrath's life force.
"This king has always been strong."
Raon uttered a line that Wrath would probably say and continued to pour out life force.
-That's a line I like!
Wrath nodded slightly, as if approving. At that moment, when two people, a Demon King, and finally, a sword, were united by a single will, the control of death that enveloped Edgar's entire body vanished, and a colorless radiance spread.
"It's done..."
Gluttony clapped softly as she looked at Edgar, who had turned white.
"You can stop now. He can live on his own resources now..."
She widened her eyes, as if she was surprised by what she had accomplished.
"Ah..."
Raon's lips trembled as he kept his hand on Edgar's chest.
"He really survived..."
Indeed. Edgar had regained his breath, which had completely stopped. Although he still struggled to breathe, he was breathing on his own. Raon's legs gave way, and he collapsed in place.
-Mom. He survived.
He bit his lip as he looked at Sylvia. He felt like crying with joy for not having to convey another sorrow, but he restrained himself internally because he was still acting like Wrath.
"Remarkable."
Glenn let out a sigh, as if he really hadn't believed Edgar would survive.
"I always thought Demon Kings descended upon the continent to massacre humans, not to save them."
He looked at Gluttony with calm eyes, as if his preconceptions about Demon Kings had been shattered.
"What's the point of massacring humans...?"
Gluttony shook her head and said that humans don't taste very good.
"And you're incredible too... It's been a long time since I've seen a human this strong..."
His eyes shone narrowed as he looked at Glenn.
"I thought I was seeing Wrath or Pride..."
-What nonsense! How dare you compare me! This king is definitely stronger... stronger?
Wrath couldn't say for sure that he would definitely win, so he added a question mark to "stronger." Seeing him joke, Raon finally felt a little relieved.
"Then...."
Gluttony approached Raon with expectant eyes and held out her small hand.
"Give me shiny things..."
"Ah, right."
Raon smiled slightly as he opened his subspace bag. He pulled out a pile of gold coins even larger than before and placed them in front of Gluttony.
"Jeje!"
Gluttony hugged the pile of gold coins, smiling as if she was happy to see them.
'Hm? Wait a minute...'
Raon's mouth formed a perfect circle as he watched Gluttony hug the pile of gold coins.
'She's a Demon King.'
It was all so absurd when he thought about it: a Demon King who ran out of money and made it all the way to the edge of the continent, saved Edgar at his request, and smiled like a child when she saw gold coins.
- Urgh!
Wrath's fists trembled.
-This is a disgrace to Demon Kings! To be domesticated by a mere human!
He shook his head vigorously, as if he was ashamed on Gluttony's behalf.
"...I don't think she's the only one."
Raon clicked his lips and approached Gluttony, who was putting gold coins in her mouth.
"Gluttony. You haven't killed anyone, have you?"
"If I kill them, I can't eat pearl ice cream. They make new flavors every month, so I can't kill them."
Gluttony shook her head and said that there were many other delicious things too.
-I see you understand it well.
It seemed that he had trained her well, just as Wrath had said.
-New flavors every month? This king has never eaten anything like that!
Wrath grabbed Gluttony by the neck.
-Cough! Bring them to this king right now! Cough!
'As expected....'
Raon chuckled as he watched Wrath shout while coughing.
-There are two of them.
Although Wrath would never admit it, the Demon Kings he had domesticated were not one, but two.
"Come back when you run out of money."
He urged her to return to renew the insurance policy called Gluttony.
"Okay."
Gluttony turned her back and disappeared, as if she no longer had any lingering attachment.
"As much as I think about it, I can't understand it."
Glenn let out a sigh, saying he couldn't understand why a being like Gluttony would be obsessed with mere gold coins.
"It's a long story, so I'll tell you later. But most importantly..."
Raon bit his lip as he looked at Glenn.
“I'm sorry. Because of me, you could become a public enemy of the continent…”
"It's not you, but the path I chose."
Glenn smiled slightly and grabbed Raon's shoulder.
What's the point of being Head of House if I don't protect my family?
What he regretted most in his life was not failing to conquer the continent, but falling into darkness and destroying his family. He was determined to protect Raon and everyone else, even if the entire continent, not just the dragons or the five demons, became Zieghart's enemy.
"...Thank you."
Raon bowed his head and brought his hands to his chest. Hearing Glenn's words about protecting them, his heart filled with warmth, as if his feelings had been conveyed.
-Now the old man is finally saying something I like!
Wrath nodded and said that a Head of House should protect his family.
"I'm so glad everyone survived."
Raon clasped his hands together as he looked at Sylvia, Rector, and Edgar one by one. Thinking that the family that had been separated for a lifetime was reunited, a smile naturally formed on his face.
"It's not everyone yet."
Merlin shook her head slowly as she lifted her body.
"You...."
Glenn frowned as he looked at Merlin.
—Ah, let this girl greet you, Grandpa.
Merlin smiled brightly as she lifted her blood-soaked skirt.
"Gr-Grandpa...?"
Glenn froze, as if he had heard a word he had never imagined.
—Raon, we still have the young lady.
Merlin pointed at the fallen Sia with her finger.
"Mmm...."
Raon bit his lip as he looked at Sia.
"I'm not sure about her."
Unlike Edgar, Sia had only shown the appearance of a monster king, not a human. He wasn't sure if her soul was still intact.
"I'm not sure if Sister's soul is still alive..."
"Then we should check."
Merlin confidently pointed at herself with her thumb.
"I can do it. No, we can do it."
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