81 The revelation of True Feelings
According to Aleph and Ragna, the pa.s.sage is a straight path to the end, and without any other hidden room, it apparently leads to the pa.s.sage we used as a shortcut to cross the border.
We couldn’t find any side streets when we went through that tunnel-like underground pa.s.sage before, though. Did Dy hide it?
The conversation turned towards taking a break for the time being and we headed outside. We decided to have a late lunch since the sun has already started climbing down.
[Was there progress on your side?]
We told them about the reason why Daebuldoir fell and the Demon Race while eating.
[Ohh, so it had such an end.]
[We still can’t come up with a deduction regarding the ability to control the monsters, though.]
Ragna crossed his arms and profoundly said.
[Now then, since we’ve learned this much already, any more deception won’t work. Isn’t it about to wake him up?]
He means that since we already knew most of the things Dy was hiding, all that’s left is to talk to the person himself, huh. Okay.
[Dy? Can you hear me? You think you can come out now?]
I tried calling out to the bangle but there’s no reply as expected.
[It’s useless, it seems there’s no reaction whatsoever.]
[Something like that happened, it’s better to leave him alone for a while longer.]
Ciel is worried and Aleph purses his mouth and makes a somewhat disgruntled face.
Ragna raises an eyebrow and made a wry smile.
[The intention might be good, but we may not have the time for that, you know?]
[Huh? What do you mean by that?]
[The amount of magic power contained in the bangle is decreasing. There’s no doubt that it will run dry at this rate.]
[Run dry…]
Because Dy’s soul is composed of magic power, it means that once it’s gone he…. is going to die!?
I appraised the bangle in a great hurry.
Diremolo Zohana Rada Hyerk
Demon Race (In a state of Released Possession)
872 years old
Lv268
HP 49/13956
MP 0/26459
Th, this is bad. This guy looks like he’s dying even at this moment. Moreover, being in the state of released possession meant that he’s not receiving any magic power from me at the moment.
[Hey, stop f*cking around! Do you plan to die!?]
[Rei, what happened?]
Aleph asks me who suddenly got mad.
[I’m not really sure, but he selfishly stopped attaching himself to me and because of that, it looks like he’s about to die!]
[Diremolo!?]
[That’s bad.]
I embrace the bangle on my chest and stuff it with magic power using Magic Transfer. But I feel some resistance and it isn’t going well.
[I’m begging you here so please receive it!]
[Demon King, I will not forgive you if you run away like this. Face Rei and us!]
Aleph grabs the bangle and rages. As I frantically tried to look for Dy’s presence, I felt a slight sensation of something slipping out, and I chased after it.
[Dy!?]
[I will try to persuade him! Everyone, please wait here!]
I gradually got farther away from the cabin, and just as I was about to fly past the pile of rubble where the crystal used to be, Dy finally showed himself.
With his back on me, at the place where the crystal was… he’s absentmindedly staring at the place where his younger brother was.
[Dy…]
[…….]
The lonely Demon sat down on top of the rubble and looked up at the sky.
The wind blows and Dy’s beautiful black hair sways. Small waves noisily rose on the surface
After a very long silence, the Demon quietly whispered.
[At last, I alone am left.]
His calm and strangely composed tone is carried by the wind and reaches me.
[I just wanted Rio to live, I was living only for that purpose.]
While talking to himself as if reciting a poem, he indifferently said as if he’s given up on everything.
[It’s fine.]
[…What do you mean?]
[It means I’m already releasing you from me. Thanks for everything up until now.]
I ran up to his unfeeling back and heavily struck it with both hands.
[What do you mean! Nothing’s fine! Live!]
[Why? Even though it means nothing.]
Because it looks like he’s seriously asking out of curiosity, I raised my voice even more and yelled.
[It’s not meaningless, is it!! I want Dy to live!!]
[Even though I’ve troubled you that much? Even though I killed so many citizens, abandoned my people who have been reduced to demonkind, and did as I liked?]
Dy lists the numerous deeds that he did.
[Even though I ignored your wish and without telling you the important things, I simply exploited and used you to keep Rio alive?]
When I was told that I was being used, my chest hurts as if it’s being squeezed. I ignore that pain and hugged him from behind.
[Even so, I don’t want you to die… gh!]
Even though I don’t want to cry, the corners of my eyes start to ooze.
[Is that right, well that’s troubling~]
Irked by that tone, I grabbed Dy’s head and forcefully turned him over.
Dy’s torso turned as it was pulled along with his head. He placed his hand on top of the one grabbing his head and gave a hollow smile like he was trying to keep his true feelings from being discovered.
[Don’t laugh! Aren’t you supposed to be sad that your brother is dead!? Cry! Why am I crying!! Uuugh…]
The inner corners of Dy’s eyebrows lower at me who is sobbing heavily as he wipes away my tears with his finger.
[That’s true, why are you the one crying?]
[Once you, are gone then it’s obvious that I will cry! Even if you insist that you’re using me, I at least know that you like me! Hic… Even I understand how my loved one is feeling.]