The 9Th Class Swordmaster: Blade Of Truth [EN]: Chapter 426

260. Hawat Tashun (2)

“A, a demon?!”

Yooleen Hugare stared at Hagane, who walked out of the dimensional gate, with an unbelievable expression.

“Human, you are insolent. How dare you call me a mere demon. It seems you don’t value your life.”

Hagane replied with an indifferent expression.

“May I kill him?”

Then he spoke to Karil.

“W, what did you say?!”

Yooleen Hugare roared. But before he knew it, Hagane casually placed his hand on his forehead.

“……!!”

Chiiiiii—!!!

At that moment, smoke billowed from Yooleen Hugare’s forehead as if it were scorched by fire.

“Aaaaaaack!!!!”

With his scream, Hagane roughly pushed him away with cold eyes.

“Give your command.”

Leaving Yooleen Hugare, who had fallen with a scream of pain, he bowed to Karil as if to show off.

“Y, you……!!!!”

Yooleen Hugare shouted, his forehead burned red with anger. Although he was currently a cautious person, he was once known as a madman in his past life.

He looked around for anything that could be used as a weapon, as if he would rush at Hagane at any moment.

“Could it be…….”

It was then.

Joy Johannsel, watching Hagane look at the enraged Yooleen Hugare as if he were an infant playing, swallowed hard without realizing it.

“C, calm down! Master.”

Then he hurriedly stopped Yooleen.

“What are you doing?”

Unlike him, who couldn’t suppress his anger, Hagane, who was standing tall and dignified even in Heim, the holy ground of the Order, spoke to Joy.

“Yes, you seem to know a little about me.”

Joy Johannsel nodded.

“I saw it in past documents.”

“Yes. Who am I?”

“……Demon King.”

At his words, Yooleen Hugare turned pale.

“No way……. How? There should be a first-class barrier of sacred priests in Heim?”

“No, it’s perfectly possible. With a barrier made by you guys? It’s a piece of cake for me to break through that level of barrier unless it’s a seal made by a god.”

Hagane sneered at him.

“Human, if you interrupt our conversation any further, I will scorch your mouth instead of your forehead. Who do you think is standing in front of you? This person is the master of the continent.”

Hagane turned around and knelt on one knee towards Karil, showing the etiquette of a subordinate.

“And the fact that I, the master of the Demon Realm, am his loyal subordinate means that the Demon Realm is also under his command.”

Then the people there didn’t know how to accept this situation and had confused expressions. It was surprising enough that the Demon King appeared in Heim, but the Demon King was kneeling before a human.

“……!!!”

Hagane emitted magical power as he looked at Yooleen Hugare. The enormous magical power felt from his body was more than any madman could withstand.

“Cough.”

Yooleen coughed involuntarily and stepped back from the crushing pressure.

“Hagane. I have something to ask you. There must have been a demon who made a contract with that guy in the past. What did he want in return?”

But unlike him, Karil had a calm expression.

“Hmm…….”

At Karil’s command, Hagane looked at Kalan.

“This unique smell is the smell of Matun, one of the demons of the 32nd realm. He is under Agares, one of the four demon knights.”

“Is that so?”

“I regret to inform you, but it is a demon’s curse.”

“That’s ridiculous!! A hunchback because of a demon? The reason their backs are bent is because they are sinners who have no faith in God!! Only God can punish sin.”

It was something no one expected.

Joy Johannsel, who had been silent, denied Hagane’s words.

“Is that so?”

“That young priest is braver than that big guy. Certainly, the punishment of a bent back is a punishment given to humans by God……. But not because of faith.”

Hagane scoffed at Yooleen.

“If that were the case, all the demons would be living with their backs bent, looking only at the ground. But aren’t they fine? It’s the same with humans. Not all humans in this world worship Yula.”

Whirrrrr……!!

Red blood began to pool under his feet.

“Even if I make a mess of the Order you have established, will God punish me? I don’t think so. Can humans punish me? Who? You?”

As the sticky blood filled the cabin and soaked into the floor, Yooleen stared at him with a tense look.

“Don’t do useless things.”

As soon as Karil’s words fell, the blood that had been pooling under Hagane’s feet disappeared without a trace.

“Answer the question accurately. Is it true that he made a contract with a demon?”

“Yes.”

“D, don’t believe him!!”

Karil shifted his gaze from the pouring debris to Kalan. Only the cold air of the ice claws pressed down on the space as much as the cold gaze.

“Demon? Even though I’ve lived by begging from others without learning anything, I know what I need to know. God took pity on my ignorance and extended my son’s life. Instead, he told me to dedicate my life to the Order.”

[The person you mentioned before leaving the Great Forest was not Hawat but that old man. He really thinks this absurd act is God’s homework…….]

Aln Jabius shook his head.

[Ignorance is so cruel and terrifying.]

Then he said in a low, sighing voice.

“It’s not God, but a demon pretending to be God. Live in the Order as a hunchback? That’s ridiculous.”

Karil looked at Hagane.

“Are all demons like this? He must have couldn’t help but laugh after making the deal with him. At the thought of watching that sight.”

“Demons are never good. Our deals are always unfair, but the reason why they make deals knowing that they have more to lose than gain is because they want it that much.”

“What if I don’t like it?”

“I will cut off his head.”

Hagane said mercilessly.

“Don’t play tricks in front of me. I know that demons don’t die when their heads are cut off, so what are you up to?”

When Karil coldly asked back, Hagane shrugged with an unknown smile.

“Please don’t misunderstand. I’m just speaking from a human’s point of view about annihilation.”

“If I hadn’t pointed it out, you would have used it as a loophole. You be careful, Hagane.”

At his words, Hagane nodded and disappeared beyond the dimensional gate. As he left, Karil looked at Kalan.

“Did you see? He calls himself my subordinate, but he’s still playing tricks. Demons are never to be trusted. They slowly gnaw at humans.”

“……If you’re trying to threaten me and use my son, you might as well give up. No matter how much you are the master of the continent……. It’s useless to take that child to the battlefield. He’s definitely not suited to harming others…….”

Kalan Tashun said in a low voice, as if he wasn’t afraid of his gaze.

“How do you know that?”

But Karil coldly replied to him instead.

“Look at him.”

“Look at those eyes. Do you really think imprisoning him in a cage is for your son’s sake? Leaving him who desperately wants to go out into the world?”

“But…….”

“I know better than anyone that the world is difficult. In the past, as a descendant of a foreign race, I was frustrated by the many walls that blocked me when I faced the world.”

Karil said in a calm voice.

“But that’s why I came. Now that the master of the continent has changed, the world must also change. No one will be able to reject him any longer because his back is bent or he is taller than others. However, just as not all equality can exist, the shadows will not change with my orders alone.”

Hawat stared at Karil with a tense face.

“You have to change that. The road ahead of you is by no means a flower path [an easy or pleasant life]. But Hawat, don’t leave the life you will live to your father.”

At Karil’s words, Hawat felt as if his breath was suddenly cut off.

He had lived a life of jealousy for his different appearance since he was born. He had come to this Heim as if he was being chased before he could even experience life properly.

But he had to admit it.

It was a world full of vague anxiety, but there was definitely curiosity in one corner of his heart.

“But I won’t force you. But keep in mind. The people are ignorant and it’s difficult to change their minds, but if you still try to change their minds, don’t stay among the ignorant people any longer.”

“……What should I do?”

“Become a hero. So that everyone can praise you. Then the world’s evaluation will change.”

“……!!!”

Not only Hawat Tashun himself, but everyone in the room, including Yooleen Hugare, couldn’t help but be surprised at his words.

Was the word hero even plausible for him, who had thought he would have to live a gloomy life locked in a house for the rest of his life?

“I will be in front of you, and you just have to follow me, looking at my back.”

“Father…….”

Hawat looked at Kalan, his lips trembling at Karil’s words. Kalan couldn’t avoid his gaze either, but he didn’t seem to be able to open his mouth.

“From Yula’s point of view, you are guilty. Because you served the demon instead of serving him.”

“T, that’s…….”

“It’s hard to believe, but now you can believe my words.”

Thud-

It was then.

Something fell in front of Kalan.

“……?!”

When he realized that it was the severed head of a demon, he couldn’t help but be startled.

“Human. It’s the demon you made a contract with.”

Hagane, who had reappeared, pointed to Matun’s corpse on the floor.

“The contract is broken.”

Woo woong……!!

At that moment, black smoke scattered around Kalan’s body as if poison was escaping.

Kalan was startled by the sight and raised his hand to scan his body. At that moment, he realized that his back was straight.

“H, how is this…….”

“I’m not trying to defend someone who made a contract with a demon. But then I’ll ask you. Now that you know that the person you made a contract with is a demon, will you resent the demon? What did God do for you?”

“T, that…….”

“At least the demon extended your son’s life. Titan’s blood is so strong that the human body can’t withstand it, so Hawat’s lifespan would never have been long.”

Kalan looked at his son with trembling eyes.

“There’s no need to resent the God who didn’t help and left you alone. Although you were deceived, your atonement must have been sincere.”

“What……. What do you want me to do.”

“Do nothing.”

At Karil’s answer without hesitation, Kalan looked at him as if he had lost his words.

“Because it’s the job of a father to watch his child make decisions.”

Step- Step- Step-

Karil walked to Hawat’s side.

“There’s no need to be anxious about the termination of the contract with the demon. I will protect your life because all demons are under me.”

Because he was such a tall giant, he had to look up at him, but just facing him, who was much smaller than himself, Hawat felt as if he was facing a mountain.

“How’s the sun you’re seeing after a long time?”

It was then.

The moment he heard his question, tears welled up in Hawat’s eyes.

“……It’s the first time.”

Then he answered in a sobbing voice that didn’t suit his size, as if his throat was choked up and he couldn’t speak properly.

“Hmm?”

Karil looked at him.

“Since I was born……. It’s the first time I’ve seen the sun directly.”

Instead of answering his words, Karil just gave a faint smile.

“Let’s go. To where you should be.”

Thud-

Then he casually tapped him on the waist and said lightly.