The previous chapter is super long. I think I seriously need to consier part.i.tioning it to 4 parts. Oh well, This chapter might not be as long as the previous one, but enjoy!
From what I explained in the previous chapter, demons that got hit by normal human weapon will not die unless it is the attribute that the demon is weak against. Take me for example, I am weak against everything that is holy. If I got injured from anything that has a holy attribute infused in it, my blood will rush like water immediately.
Even if the thing is a tooth pick infused with holy water, I can bleed in my mouth till I die just from one tiny tooth pick.
My mother, that died told me that I’m pretty lucky because there are few things in the demon world that are infused with the holy attribute. She warned me to be careful of anything that starts with the word legendary for instance legendary tooth pick or legendary kitchenware. She laughed a bit and said these legendary items are rare and cannot be seen easily, especially by normal villagers like us so I don’t have to worry about it that much.
But it seems like I hit the jackpot (again) by seeing this legendary holy gla.s.s coffin…. Dammit.
When I open my eyes again, the first thing I saw was the brightly lit head villager that blurred my sight.
“Your majesty, I deserve to die~”
Yes! You are correct on that. You really deserve to die for not helping me. But I was told later that because these guys emit light all the time, the demon in this village are very short sighted and they are color blind as well. I guess I could forgive you, for after this I will be threatening you till you would want to turn back into an old ginseng.
So, are my eyes really that blurred that I’m seeing blotches again? eh?…
“Y… You….”
When my eyes adjust themselves with the surrounding, I found out that besides my bed sat a young man dressed in black. The one who was in the coffin before I fainted looking at me unblinking. The head villager cried out stuttering.
“Thi…this is, Your Majesty Archer, this…”
I tried to open my mouth to speak but then choked. When I tried to ask for water, the black lump beside me handed a gla.s.s of water to me. “keke.. Thank you very much.”
I tried to find Alicia, she is having fun dressing up the mechanic doll that will be sent to the hero. Then I turned to ask the head villager directly “Why did you say this guy is broken? No matter how I see it, he looks perfectly fine.”
The old elder made a serious expression and when he is thinking hard about what to say, his light dimmed.
“He is too loyal” He answered me with a troubled tone. I also think that your answer is too blunt.
The head villager stared at me with eyes that warned me not to ask any further. I then answer him with my eye that said you have to spill everything. So he answered me with a tone that sounded like he was forced to say it. I only stare at you, I haven’t said anything.
“It’s true that he is too loyal, your majesty. But his power is also immense and too dangerous. Onc…once in a battle, because he is too loyal to the hero, he injured the first demon king… severely. That is why this type of doll was canceled for production.”
“Eh? Isn’t being loyal a good thing?” I even want one. Just think about it, having smiley demons as your servant all day, even if they smiled every time their mouth will spew sarcastic words all day long. Having to face this every day, I am super exhausted. But these words, step on it got it? because if you don’t step on it, I might be the first demon king to be stepped on by a horde of smiley faces. Just think about getting stepped on by those guys while they are smiling sends a shiver down my spine.
He opened his mouth trying to continue, but then he paused. Don’t stop speaking for too long, makes me more curious.
“In truth, those dolls were all destroyed. there is only… this… the last one.”
“Why is that? or is it because he is too good looking and you can’t bear to destroy it?” I meant every letter in those words.
“The face… is mold to be like the prime demon king, your majesty.”
So the prime demon king is super handsome like this huh. No wonder, those guys kept making me do faces that are only beautiful.
“So what are you gonna do with this guy?”
“It seems we have to destroy him. Since the holy coffin is now stained, nothing can seal him anymore.” The old elder made a pitiful sound. I was jolted by his words. The dark black eyes of the doll do not reflect any emotions, but I feel like the pair of eyes that are staring at me are like a big dog waiting for orders. I can’t bear it so I called the old elder.
“Head villager…..”
“Archer, are you that sleepy to be having an afternoon nap?”
The conversation between me and the head villager was interrupted by Alicia. She walked towards me with curious eyes. So you decided to give me some attention huh. But… You crazy girl, my leg is injured. Plus I lose too much blood and I can’t get out of bed. Do you see the gauze on my little toe?! Even though I say these in my mind, I don’t dare to voice it out because then my wound won’t be only on my little toe. Boohoo~
“And what is this?” She ignored me totally and turned to the handsome mechanic doll that is sitting by my bed side. Before the old elder gets to explain anything, I cut him off first.
“I am taking this back with me.” then I pointed to ‘this’ that is sitting still like a doll. oh wait, I forgot that he technically is a doll.
“Your Majesty!” The old elder cried out. Hehe, one of the characteristics of being a demon king is to have super thick skin. Before this, I have to stand still and receive three hundred different hero’s curse every single day, my skin is super thick that nothing could penetrate it now. Just so you know.
“Hmmm~?” Alicia glanced at me and the mechanic doll beside me back and forth and spoke with a confusing tone. “I just knew, so you like the handsome type.”
Wah! Crazy woman! You’re wrong! What the heck are you even thinking!
“I was thinking of having him as an a.s.sistant.”
But Alicia lost interest in me now. She walked back to her catalog of mechanic dolls and mumbled.
“So that’s why…”
So that’s why? What ‘so that’s why’ of yours? Come back here and let’s talk this clearly. Aliciaaa~ You can’t gossip about this to anyone, please. I beg you!
“No you can’t, your majesty.” The head villager interrupted me who is trying to scramble with all his might to catch up with Alicia and clear up this misunderstanding. He made a serious face. “Your majesty can’t make me go back on my vow I made to those previous demon kings. I can’t do it.”
I looked at him and smiled. “I, Archer Teil, the twelfth demon king announce that the vows made by the previous demon kings with the demon doll village are nulled.”
Then a blue lighting blasted down. The head villager’s face shrunk to two inches. Hehe, you underestimated me, who became a demon king for three months, too much. I made so many stupid vows so many countless times already. It made me a master of making vows. Although this skill cannot be put in a resume in the section of special skills for job hunting in the future though.
“Ev…Even though your majesty did that. His emotions are very unstable. He could be dangerous to you, your majesty.”
Do you know, right now your face is like a face of a ‘salesman that ring other people’s door bell and said that they do not sell bad stuff to a customer for sure, but when the customer stupidly bought it, it broke within thirty days after the insurance expires’ kind of face. Eh? I’m getting off topic again.
“Even so, I reject this in the name of the head villager.”
“In the end, this guy will have to be destroyed. You will not feel good about this, why don’t you just give him to me to be used instead.” I did not give up.
“Still a no, your majesty.” The elder answered firmly.
Fine…..
“You secretly a.s.sault the demon king. If you don’t want this story to leak out, you have to give me this guy.” I used my ultimate weapon. This method is used by Alicia, making three hundred something hero run back to their mommy crying hysterically. An old ginseng like you won’t be able to withstand it. Ahha! It works. The old thing lit up so brightly like he’s gonna blow up. Will I go blind because of you? Waa~
Then his light dissipated and I can see an old stumpy gray looking elder. “My ancestor’s are going to kill me.”
Ha, good. I’m content. I’m gonna nap for a bit. Hey, wait. Alicia, the doll you are making is getting more handsome by the second already. No no no. I have to stop her, if the mechanic doll is more handsome with this he will overshadow the hero’s aura. At least lower his nose bridge a bit, don’t make it too high. The eyelid should also decrease. The hero’s a.s.sistant will be more attractive than a demon king like me. Ah no. He will be more attractive than the hero himself. I’m worried for him seriously~.
*yawns* I’m so sleepy~ It seems like I lost a lot of blood today.
“He doesn’t have a heart.” I was getting hazy, the head villager spoke with a small voice, the he that is sitting beside me quietly for so long spoke up. I almost forgot that he is still here. “This doll type needs to make a heart contract with the owner… he can’t make a normal contract like the other ones. Once he has a heart, he will be loyal to you for life. He will never stop moving for you until you breathe your last breath.”
My eyelids closed slowly. What did you say? Tarte? Okay, I will buy him tarte every day.
I already fell into slumber before he spoke his last sentence with a voice that sounds like he is gonna cry very soon.
“Your majesty, But if you don’t give him a heart he will stop moving eventually forever. So it is no different than destroying him. Your majesty. Are you even listening to me? Your majesty.”
zzzzzz……
After that, I almost flew to strangle him when he said he told me so. You stupid thing! You warned me when I was sleepy, it doesn’t count as warning anything.