Chapter 69: Opening Act (Part 4)

It’s a familiar reaction now.

Leticia’s fussing over me whenever it’s related to me.

It was also a familiar sight to see the former members of the Hero’s party, who were disgusted by that, moving away.

“…Human love is difficult. What’s so cute about you?”

“What do you know. You, a demon.”

“It’s not something a human who made a peace treaty with the current demons should say. And isn’t the Cyclamen

you love half-vampire, inheriting the blood of an ancient demon?”

“So what? Have you ever seen a demon chosen by a Divine Sword?”

“…….”

Divine Sword.

One of the great sacred treasures created by the goddess that humans believe in, filled with divine power, like the

Holy Sword.

However, the divine power imbued in that sword is so vast that it cannot even be compared to the Holy Sword, and

unless the sword with a self-awareness chooses its owner directly, it cannot be held, so in fact, if you are not chosen,

even if you hold the Divine Sword, it is useless.

That is the general perception of the Divine Sword by the people of this world.

Chosen one, the agent of the goddess, etc.

Just by being chosen by the Divine Sword, you can have all sorts of holy nicknames attached to you, but honestly, I

don’t know what’s different from a hero.

The goddess said that the Divine Sword and the Holy Sword are as different as heaven and earth.

But well, as for me, I just defeated the goddess in the game… No, I defeated her and picked up the sword that the

goddess dropped, so I didn’t have much excitement.

Still, now I clearly felt it.

That the Divine Sword is a cheat item limited to this world.

Seeing my stats rise in an instant, I smiled.

“A demon should be vulnerable to the divinity of the goddess that humans believe in, and besides, a Divine Sword

wouldn’t accept you, who has the blood of an ancient demon flowing through you… Huh. You really don’t feel

anything even when you hold that Divine Sword?”

“I don’t feel anything.”

“You break the laws of the world as easily as killing a passing bug. Ahaha. Is this also because you are an ‘irregular’?

It’s really, really interesting. Even I can’t touch sacred relics related to divinity, but you’re calmly holding the ‘Sword

of Judgment’ of the human goddess, which is considered the most sacred among sacred relics. If Rose knew this fact,

her poker face would crack, or maybe she already knew.”

She wouldn’t have failed to notice this fact.

Regulus added.

At the words “laws of the world” that came out of Regulus’s mouth, I tilted my head and made a questioning face, but

soon I understood his words and sighed deeply.

Demons and divinity are natural enemies.

This was the rule of the world that was set when the world was created.

And a variable like me, who broke that law, appeared and attracted the unnecessary interest of the guy.

Even if human blood is mixed, I am half-demon.

Moreover, it is the blood of an ancient demon, which is said to be the origin of demons, not the current demons.

A being who has been a natural enemy since birth with the goddess is the owner of the Holy Sword, and calmly holds

the Holy Sword given to humans by the human goddess.

From Regulus’s point of view, it was understandable that he was dumbfounded.

“The human goddess seems to give the qualification to hold the Divine Sword to anyone who sides with humans,

even if they are half-wits, right?”

“Are you being sarcastic now? You can’t have it, so you have to insult it? How pathetic. Hmm, it seems that the god of

demons that you serve is not very good? Seeing that he can’t even give something like a Divine Sword to the only two

remaining ancient demons.”

“…Your personality is a carbon copy of Rose’s. Tsk, mother and daughter are exactly alike.”

It’s certain.

The smile of Regulus, who had a leisurely expression and a nasty smile no matter what he said, cracked.

With this, it became certain.

The person that Rose and Regulus called that person, the boss of Mephistopheles, must be that unusual demon left in

Charlotte’s memory.

‘It’s not easy.’

I quietly wiped the cold sweat.

There is a way to somehow defeat a demon like Regulus or Rose, but this case was different.

If that demon is the final boss, unless Lucifer, who is currently sealed, or the human goddess directly descends and

fights, there is a high probability that we will lose.

In the first place, wasn’t Lucifer betrayed and defeated and sealed once?

Even if he was betrayed and lost, if we side with the goddess, who has a high probability of losing even if we fight

again, there is a high probability of losing.

Lucifer, who is sealed in the gap of time and space, muttered in a voice that said he was an impertinent fellow, but it

was natural to not believe him because he had a record of losing once.

Then we also have the goddess directly descend….

…Is this also difficult?

It would be more difficult to get help from the shut-in goddess than from the sealed Lucifer.

There’s no answer.

At least for now, I just hope that that demon doesn’t move directly.

If the world really seems to be destroyed, will the goddess be forced to join the fight?

There’s really no answer.

If I recall the past when I was powerless and even manipulated by Rose Cyclamen, the demon in front of me, and that

demon, were just bosses to be overcome if you look at it as a game.

Whooshㅡ.

Deva’s blade flashes and splits the void.

And purple blood splatters in the void.

Regulus muttered, touching the long sword scar on his chest with a hardened face.

“Even a mere half-blood is acting up after gaining a little power. But still, this strength is pleasing. It’s proof that you

inherited the blood of an ancient demon thickly. I’ll ask you one last time. Won’t you become our comrade?”

Regulus, who smiled, sending a subtle pressure that he wouldn’t really hold hands, looked so obnoxious that I didn’t know.

Whoosh.

 Turning my head and looking at Leticia next to me, she was expressionless, without even a smile, and at the chills

that momentarily wrapped around my body, I turned my head again.

…Scary.

I frowned and sighed.

“You’re persistent.”

“It’s my personality to have to hold on to the end if I want something. So the answer isㅡ.”

“ㅡNot at all. I have no intention of going to that side. In the first place, would you want to go in?”

“You’re foolish.”

Regulus continued, looking at me as if he were pathetic.

“To turn around and go on a difficult path, you’re stubborn and stubborn, just like your mother.”

“Wow. It’s the first time I’ve heard someone make a personal attack like you in such a novel way. Do you really want to die?”

Ah, the way I spoke when I was Damian Radius came out without me realizing it.

But that demon made a personal attack first.

I don’t care about parental insults… Of course, I’m not saying I won’t insult Rose Cyclamen.

It was an unchanging fact that she had annihilated Charlotte Cyclamen’s family, no matter what reason she had.

Still, a personal attack is crossing the line.

“I’ll be the one to insult you, you damn b*stard.”

Yeah.

I’m the one who insults.

Especially, I didn’t want to hear it from that demon, who had a bad first impression.

They’re the same colleagues, but don’t they have a sense of camaraderie?

Well, the stronger the demon, the more they hate to flock together.

Still, it was amazing that he was insulting the only remaining colleague except himself.

Ah, well, considering the personalities of the two, it seems like they would be incompatible.

Unlike Rose Cyclamen, who is upright and quiet but has a subtle battle maniac, that man looks like a shady, gloomy

mastermind who will do something behind the scenes.

Judging by his appearance, he’s the type to stab his boss in the back.

“……I heard you well. It seems that that’s what you think of me.”

It’s not surprising now because I know that he has the ability to read minds.

In the first place, it’s a sound to be heard.

Looking at Regulus with a sullen face, I asked.

“Are you done with the useless chatter?”

“Hmm.”

“I have no intention of going to that side anyway, and what’s more, you’re the kind of guy who will stab you in the

back, so what kind of comrade is a comrade, at best a good pawn, at worst a disposable pawn that can be used and

discarded once. That’s all I can see at your level. Unpleasantly.”

“It’s a shame. The Boss would have liked you now. It’s almost impossible for mortals to reach the realm of

transcendence, don’t you know that too? But you’re rotting that talent by siding with humans.”

Regulus, who says it’s really a shame, has a deep regret in his eyes.

It’s really a shame, unlike before, it’s infinitely serious.

At that, I let out a hollow laugh and sneered.

“Crazy b*stard. You had an expression that you wanted to kill me right away, but now you’re trying to recruit me?

Stop the crap and decide whether you’re going to run away with your tail between your legs or fight.”

While you’re babbling, we’ve finished preparing.

“I know.”

How can I not know, when the eyes are dripping with murderous intent and they want to cut my throat right away?

Regulus, who refuted with a sigh at my words, raised both hands carefully, looking at the former Hero’s party

members who were glaring at him without hiding their murderous intent from behind.

“It’s a surrender. As I said, I don’t want to fight you now. So, as you said, I’ll run away with my tail between my legs.”

“…Huh?”

“I haven’t heard the order from the Boss to start the war yet. If I do things arbitrarily, I’ll be scolded like Rose.”

Regulus, who doesn’t like that, and at the end of those words, he slowly disappears, and I hurriedly attacked, but.

“Tsk.”

Regulus’s appearance had already disappeared with the smoke.