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Join the ServerAt the Demon God’s statement that he would get out of the car, Chief Woo asked.
“Sun-woo? What do you plan to do by getting out? We are near the mountain.”
“What is needed right now is not a patrol.”
Looking at Chief Woo’s puzzled face, the Demon God spoke decisively.
“It is a pursuit.”
The Demon God took the radio and spoke into it himself.
“Yoon-seo, who is riding in Car 2. This body shall go to the mountain and bring back the child. Wait with an easy mind.”
He is going to the mountain.
He will bring back the child.
He says such startling things and then tells them to be at ease.
[Yes, got it.]
Yoon-seo sent the radio message back casually.
That was how well Yoon-seo knew the Demon God.
If he said such things at a moment like this, then the Demon God was right, and he would accomplish it.
However, there was one thing he absolutely had to caution him about.
[Please make sure the kid doesn’t get startled.]
“Hmph.”
The Demon God stepped out of the car, which had stopped before anyone noticed.
“Sun-woo!”
The PD and the writer hurriedly got out of the production team’s car following behind and called out to him.
The Demon God did not look back.
Since he held the radio, he must know the situation. They would likely try to stop him for safety reasons.
Even in April, the wind blowing from the mountain was still chilly.
The mountain, illuminated by the moon and stars, was dark with thick undergrowth.
– Kwe-eh-eh-eh!!
And once again, a strange sound came from the mountain.
“I must make haste.”
Just as the PD’s hand was about to touch the Demon God’s collar, he sprinted forward.
“Uh, uh? Sun-woo!”
“Sun-woo! Where are you going! No, and why is he so fast!”
The Demon God entered the mountain without hesitation.
***
The Demon God shook off Chief Woo and the production team, widening the distance rapidly.
Still, the Demon God did not forget that he was a One-Day Police Officer today.
Rustle, rustle, he took something out of his pocket.
– Kyu?
It was the black ghost doll, his familiar, ‘Shadow’.
Shadow could change its shape if temporarily granted power by the Demon God.
“Sound it. Announce that the Cane of the People is coming.”
Shadow’s current shape was none other than a portable siren!
It had transformed not into the large siren attached to a police car, but into a small, round siren that protruded upwards.
– Wee-woo! Wee-woo! Wee-woo!
Shadow sounded the spiritual siren with all its might.
At the same time, the Demon God’s feet cut through the dense trees and grass at an unimaginable speed.
Swish, swish—
Grass scattered by the Demon God’s ears, and—
Tak-tak-tak—
Small twigs shattered beneath his feet.
Amidst these various sounds, the strange noise—Kwe-eh-eh-eh!!!!—echoed out.
“It is good that the direction is clear.”
The strange sound instilled no fear in the Demon God.
It was merely a clue to know where he had to go.
And finally, he heard the sound of Hyun-seo, whom he was looking for.
– Waaaaah!
The sound of crying.
“I hear it.”
I hear it very well.
Amidst all kinds of noises, the Demon God’s hearing captured Hyun-seo’s crying.
The Demon God increased his speed further.
Anyone watching would have said it was impossible to run faster in the mountains.
But he increased his speed from there.
Tall grass, thick trees, protruding rocks, and finally crossing a small stream—
“Is it here?”
The Demon God arrived along with the wind he had driven himself.
A low cliff, and below it, an open clearing.
The Demon God entered the clearing and quickly scanned the space.
There was an entity screaming right under the cliff.
And right in front of that entity, standing far too close, was Hyun-seo.
He was crying.
“…Hyung?”
Through his teary eyes, and even in this darkness, it seemed he could see the Demon God.
It was only natural.
The Demon God originally belonged to the night, and furthermore, he was an existence that approached those within the night and stood beside them.
“Hyun-seo, thou mayest stop crying. Here—”
The Demon God has come.
“The Idol has come.”
I have come with chains and worship on my back.
“Hic.”
Hyun-seo hiccuped, not understanding what was happening.
In his arms, a small mountain rabbit shook along with him.
“The mountain rabbit was the messenger conveying the news.”
The Demon God slowly walked past Hyun-seo and stood before the entity screaming the strange sounds.
It was clearly a spiritual existence.
However, it possessed the appearance of an animal.
Not a tiger, not a bear, not a wild boar, and not a raccoon dog—
“What is this ugly animal? It resembles a deer, but what are those fangs?”
At the Demon God’s frown, Hyun-seo spoke quietly from the side.
“Water deer.”
– Kwe-eh-eh.
The water deer looked this way and cried….
That animal which causes convulsions in anyone who lives in a farming village or has served in the military.
It is an endangered species globally, but overflowing within the country.
It looks like a small deer without antlers, but has a somewhat unpleasant appearance due to its protruding fangs.
And a fellow with a cry that sounds like a human screaming in terror.
“Is it the mountain’s guardian spirit?”
The Demon God looked at the guardian spirit with a bitter expression.
Yes, looking at it again, it looked strange.
– Kwe-eh-eh-eh
“Its cry is strange too.”
The source of the strange sound the residents heard was the cry of the water deer guardian spirit.
If it were a living water deer, the residents couldn’t have failed to recognize the cry. But because it was a sound manifested into reality by a guardian spirit, it was heard in a distorted manner.
However, the Demon God could hear the spiritual sound.
“For a guardian spirit, it is an animal devoid of dignity.”
The Demon God shook his head side to side.
Since they are distributed nationwide, it is possible for a mountain’s guardian spirit to be a water deer.
If so, a water deer guardian spirit in crisis is also entirely possible.
Let us move on.
There is something else that must be dealt with.
“Is this the problem?”
Did it fall from the low cliff up there?
Construction materials were piled haphazardly on top of the guardian spirit.
There is a compatibility between matter and spirits.
Such nature spirits were often weak against artificial materials like construction supplies.
– Kwe-eh-eh.
“Silence. If you keep crying, I will just leave.”
– …….
Whether it be Yellow the village dog or a guardian spirit, animals had quick wits.
“Did you happen to be under the cliff and get crushed? How unlucky. Like this, it is no different from being caught in a trap.”
As the Demon God assessed the situation, Hyun-seo approached from the side.
There were still tear tracks around his eyes.
He had followed the mountain rabbit up and found the guardian spirit, but it seemed he had cried because there was nothing he could do with a child’s body.
“Hic. Grown-ups can’t see things like this. Can you see it, Hyung?”
“I am the Demon God… no, an idol, so I see it very well.”
The Demon God spat out whatever came to mind.
Also, true to being a mean-spirited Demon God, he did not forget to intimidate the crying child.
“The sound of crying is noisy! I dislike crying children, so stop crying! I will make it so you do not have to cry! I will resolve everything! I will free the guardian spirit! And I will take you home, so do not cry!”
“Sniff.”
Satisfied that Hyun-seo’s crying had ceased, the Demon God examined the area around the guardian spirit.
“Hyung, but this is really heavy. Lots of grown-ups need to come.”
“Not really?”
Speaking crookedly, the Demon God effortlessly lifted a rebar bent with chunks of concrete attached to it and threw it to the side.
Thud.
Making a heavy sound, the rebar rolled across the clearing.
“?”
Hyun-seo’s eyes grew round and wide.
Even a child could understand that this sight made no sense.
“Hyung? Are you really an alien?”
“No, I told you I am an idol.”
What on earth is an idol….
It was a moment where intense curiosity arose within Hyun-seo.
However, the Demon God paid no mind and removed the construction materials pressing down on the guardian spirit one by one.
– …….
Hyun-seo could not feel the Demon God’s status, but the guardian spirit had been trembling at his lofty status from the moment the Demon God appeared.
“Phew, anyway, you sent a messenger asking for help, but the only one who came was a human child. You must have felt hopeless too.”
– Kwe-eh-eh—
“I told you to be silent.”
– …….
The Demon God eventually cleared away all the construction materials from atop the guardian spirit.
“Finished.”
– …….
Though it had been scolded to shut its mouth, once the guardian spirit regained its freedom, the surrounding atmosphere changed.
A gentle and peaceful energy, like a mountain in April when spring has come.
The grass around the guardian spirit lifted its head, and the night birds and insects sang loudly.
The guardian spirit walked out slowly and thrust its head toward Hyun-seo.
“Sniff. That’s good.”
Hyun-seo stroked the guardian spirit’s nose and smiled faintly.
“Let us go down. The adults will be worried. And you know you must never speak of what you saw here, right?”
“Yeah.”
“If you speak of it, I will say ‘Roar’ and eat you up.”
“Pfft.”
The Demon God tilted his head.
Why is this brat not afraid of me? If his spiritual sensitivity is developed, he should be afraid?
Well, that was over now too.
The Demon God lifted his head and looked at the moon hanging above the cliff.
The moon, not yet fully round, looked down this way as if smiling.
Below the moon—
– Vroom!
“Is it not? It is not over yet?”
The sound of a car engine was heard from the top of the cliff where the guardian spirit had been leaning.
It was not the sound of a regular passenger car, but the heavy sound of heavy equipment.
The Demon God checked the junk that had been suppressing the guardian spirit anew.
Not new materials, but broken and smashed waste.
“It was not materials, but trash.”
– Kwe-eh-eh!
Seeing the guardian spirit howl in anger, it seemed correct.
What appeared above the cliff was the rear end of a dump truck.
In other words, this was a site for illegal dumping of construction waste.
“Hah?”
While the Demon God looked up crookedly.
Creak, the cargo bed began to tilt toward the cliff.
If it fell like this, all beings below the cliff would be in danger.
“Hyung?”
Hyun-seo looked up at the Demon God in anxiety.
“Ah?”
Soon, the anxiety disappeared.
Because the idol the child looked up at was smiling broadly while bathed in the moonlight.
And from then on, a surreal sight entered the child’s eyes.
The idol lightly picked up the largest rebar in his hand.
The idol ran up the cliff, defying gravity.
The idol struck all the falling waste with the rebar, sending it flying away.
After the idol arrived at the top of the cliff, it couldn’t be seen what he did or how, but with a loud roar, the rear of the truck soon disappeared from above.
***
And up there.
The construction workers seen during the day were facing off against a suddenly appearing policeman, that is, the Demon God.
“P-Police?”
“Indeed. Police. I am unintentionally protecting justice.”
The workers could not recognize his face because the Demon God had the headlights at his back. They barely recognized the police uniform.
“Why is the police here…? No one knows this place?”
“It is just one person.”
“Tsk. Ay, still, a policeman?”
“There are no watching eyes, so what does it matter.”
The workers were of even poorer quality than Chief Woo had thought.
It was not at all the attitude one should take upon seeing the Cane of the People.
Although they refrained from rough behavior in front of the camera, they intended to reveal their true nature where there were no watching eyes.
“Did you come alone?”
“Of course.”
If they had witnessed what the Demon God had done while coming up the cliff, things might have been different.
Because they missed even that, they made the wrong choice.
Clatter.
Clang.
Anyone could see they picked up blocks of wood or pieces of rebar to harm their opponent.
And,
“Ay, good!!!! Yes, it should be like this!!”
The Demon God was trembling with joy.
“What is he saying!”
“What are you doing! Hit him quickly! We need to leave fast!”
The workers shouted clamorously and rushed in.
Watching them come toward him with ferocious faces, the Demon God decided to do what he had to do as a police officer.
“I shall arrest you.”
Of course, the Demon God had no handcuffs.
Instead, he had a demonic [Aura].
An aura that instinctively turned humans into prey before a predator.
Depending on the degree of release, the level of terror engraved on the soul would vary.
“Well, mercy will not be needed, correct?”
The Demon God spoke quietly.
Along with that, screams burst out from the workers.
“Aah, aaahh!”
“Hiiik! What is this! What is this!”
“No! Please save me! I was wrong!”
Hostile release of Aura.
And slightly too strong for humans to endure.
The workers, who were beyond terrified and even seeing hallucinations, eventually fainted all at once.
With a shhh— sound, the ground became wet.
“Why do humans always show such disgraceful behavior whenever they faint?”
It was the Demon God, who did not consider that he was too terrifying.
***
And only then.
“Sun-woo! Are you here?”
“Oh my, Hyun-seo is over there!”
“Huh? What on earth is this place?”
The Demon God did not handle things quietly.
The police and production team, who had climbed the mountain path, moved carefully following the continuous loud noises and arrived here.
The first thing they found upon entering the clearing was Hyun-seo.
Next seen was the construction waste scattered everywhere.
And finally—
The existence looking down from atop the cliff, bathed in the soft moonlight.
“It seems you ran quite diligently.”
With a word of praise.
An existence that was originally lofty, one that humans dared not reach, planted his feet on the ground and grinned.
The idol was shining.
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