Chapter 175: The Book Of The Demon (2)

-Krrrrrk.

It was a demon.

Though it was said to be a demon, its form was that of a demonic beast.

A demonic beast.

Its body had a human shape, but its head resembled that of a wolf. Exuding demonic energy, it was staring at us.

“Fenrir…”

-Krrrrrrrk.

Hong Yu-hwa trembled in fear as she looked at it.

The wolf that devoured gods, Fenrir. Naturally, it didn’t possess that kind of power. It was merely an imitation.

I looked at it.

Its rank was between high-rank and top-rank.

Originally, it would be at the end of the high-rank. However, this place was a space created by the demon based on Hong Yu-hwa’s memories. It was growing by feeding on Hong Yu-hwa’s fear.

‘What should I do?’

Killing it was a simple task.

But this event was meant to make Hong Yu-hwa a complete being. I looked at Hong Yu-hwa.

“Do you want to handle it?”

“…Didn’t you hear that it’s immune to magic?”

“Break through. No matter what it does, I’ll block it.”

“Hah.”

Hong Yu-hwa let out a hollow laugh. Then she changed her expression.

“Sorry, I apologize. I showed an embarrassing side.”

The body of a five-year-old child grew.

Even if the demon ruled this space, its foundation was Hong Yu-hwa’s mind. The mansion crumbled, and a crimson crown appeared above her head.

The Usurper.

With a brilliant title, Hong Yu-hwa pointed at the demon.

“With magic resistance, boosting its resistance to abilities with biological aura, and reinforcing it with sorcery? No wonder magic doesn’t work.”

Hong Yu-hwa started moving, incredulous.

Whoosh.

A large crimson flame appeared. The usurper’s crown began to turn red.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

I drew out the black flame.

“You’re going to tackle this head-on?”

“Shooting it with a beam is useless with its strong regeneration. I could steal its regenerative ability, but that’s a hassle.”

As she spoke, she elegantly crafted a magic circle.

At the same time, a barrier surrounding the demon transferred to Hong Yu-hwa.

‘Even seeing it again, it’s an absurd ability.’

It allowed her to surpass one rank and steal any talent or skill from her opponent.

It provided an enormous advantage in battle and could be used for growth by borrowing the skills of a higher-ranked magician.

-The master shouldn’t be saying that.

‘Yeah.’

I responded appropriately to Black Heaven’s words and drew the autumn sword. The crimson blade gleamed.

“How about a joint spell for the first time in a while?”

“A sword I haven’t seen before. What will you do with a new item?”

How did she know it was new?

Curious, but as a wise man, I showed through action.

“Something like this.”

I plunged the autumn sword into the flames created by Hong Yu-hwa.

Whoosh!

Its size grew overwhelmingly. The enchantment spell activated. Then, I infused the autumn sword’s magic into this place.

Ziiiing!

The sun. A brilliant light that dispels the dark night appeared in the sky.

-Kheheong!

The fake Fenrir reacted. It recognized Hong Yu-hwa as a threat. Far too late.

I lightly sent a kick with the Energy of Defying Heaven.

Bam!

With a single kick, its chest caved in deeply, and it was slammed to the ground.

“…Weren’t you an intermediate-rank?”

“I’m quite capable. I can now handle most top-ranks too.”

“Unbelievable.”

“Accept it. I’m beautiful.”

“…”

-The master is indeed beautiful.

With my joke, Hong Yu-hwa’s tension seemed to ease, a smile playing on her lips.

But Black Heaven’s remark was infuriating.

‘When I get home, I should pet the sword for an hour.’

There was a need to reaffirm the master-servant relationship.

Hong Yu-hwa focused on her magic. The flame, burning brilliantly like the sun, headed for the wolf and engulfed it.

“It’s over.”

The wolf was burned to the point where no corpse could be found. It was a demon from the start, so there wouldn’t have been a corpse anyway.

I devoured its soul using the special stat Shadow (å½±).

[Special stat Shadow (å½±) increases by 5.]

[The soul of the Shadow Knight is amplified. The Shadow Knight evolves into the Shadow Knight Commander.]

The Shadow Knight was now somewhat usable.

I looked around. Although I had devoured Hong Yu-hwa’s trauma, the demon still hadn’t shown itself.

‘Am I next?’

I wasn’t sure what would happen.

If I had mystical powers, I might be able to read it, but could I see it as someone who just dropped into this world?

As those thoughts were frightening, the surroundings began to change.

“……”

“……”

And between the buildings, I saw myself. More precisely, my past self. Next to me was my ex-girlfriend.

“That…”

“She was my girlfriend.”

Hong Yu-hwa said something, but I dismissed it lightly.

I briefly looked at the scene with my ex-girlfriend and my past self. The woman was smiling broadly as if something was very amusing, while the man was treating her coldly. They made quite a picturesque scene, as they were both quite good-looking.

‘Regret, huh.’

I raised my hand lightly. The black flame condensed.

“Wait…!”

Kurrurururung!

Everything around me began to distort. The black flame, guided by my will, twisted and burned the surrounding space.

Ridiculous.

Did they think something like this would shake me?

‘If I could capture it, I would’ve used it.’

My mouth twisted involuntarily.

I was displeased. Extremely so.

-S-Seo-ha nim! I-I’ve caught it!

At that moment, I heard Eternal Heaven’s trembling voice.

I looked in that direction.

At the tip of Eternal Heaven’s tail, someone was staring at me with a pale complexion.

-H-How can a human have such ridiculous power…this is more than the Thousand Sorcerer!!

It was a voice that almost screamed.

More than the Thousand Sorcerer, huh. That was amusing. Comparing me to a transcendent?

“How did you recreate this?”

-T-This world reads the user’s mental image and shows the scene they regret the most!

The demon screamed as if in agony.

I squinted at it. The demonic energy seen through Divine Sight was shaking violently. Normally, if mana or demonic energy seen through Divine Sight shook, it indicated lies, but the demon was shaking out of fear. The black flame was fiercely burning everything around, which also played a part.

“A mystery that interferes with the system?”

“Y-Yes! T-The humans here c-call it that. D-Demons, from birth, i-inherit one power from the primordial will.”

I opened the multidimensional shop. Then, I bought a talent.

[Lie Detection (B) – 300,000]

Despite being a B rank, it was disgustingly expensive, so I had postponed buying it, but this couldn’t be helped. I spoke to the demon.

“Is what you said just now the truth?”

-Y-Yes! I-It is the truth.

I could naturally tell it was the truth.

“How did the Book of Demons end up with Hong Yu-hwa?”

-B-By chance. I-I just wanted to get a l-loyal servant…

It was the truth.

“Come to think of it, I didn’t ask. What rank are you?”

-7, 71st rank Dantalion!

Truth.

I glared at the demon.

All sorts of negative emotions began to gnaw at me.

Tear him to pieces right now. It was as if that was what it was saying.

‘No.’

I denied it inwardly.

I wanted to make him suffer as much as possible. And that was what I did best.

‘Apostle Transformation.’

I restrained him with the power of Defying Heaven. The Black Flame, based on forced subjugation, was pushed into Dantalion.

“If you don’t want to live, you can refuse.”

-I-I accept! I, Dantalion, the 71st ranked demon! From the moment I first saw you, I admired you! Please accept me as your servant!

He was quick-witted.

He did not reject the Apostle Transformation and accepted it as it was.

And with this, the Book of Demons incident was over.

It was an anticlimactic ending.

Lee Seo-ha, having taken Dantalion as a subordinate, went to work at the guild.

Hong Yu-hwa, seeing him off, thought about Lee Seo-ha.

‘A girlfriend.’

Hong Yu-hwa recalled the scene.

It was the first time she had seen Lee Seo-ha like that.

He looked better now, but back then, Lee Seo-ha was a bit less handsome. The woman next to him was smiling.

Hong Yu-hwa scanned the woman instantly. She was dressed in luxury, trying to appear both dressed up and casual.

She didn’t know the brands, but being part of the upper class, Hong Yu-hwa knew that the clothes the woman wore were those only the upper class would wear.

Lee Seo-ha was associating with a woman from the upper class.

For some reason, they had broken up now.

‘At least he’s not impotent.’

The biggest concern was gone.

However, there was another problem. He had a girlfriend. And Lee Seo-ha regretted it bitterly.

Hong Yu-hwa closed her eyes and thought.

If he had such regrets, there was no way Lee Seo-ha would just sit still.

‘Come to think of it.’

Lee Seo-ha had hatred for demons.

Villains couldn’t escape his grasp either. Lee Seo-ha hated both demons and villains. If so, then the reason was…

‘If his girlfriend had been killed by a demon?’

Then she could understand the bitter regret he felt.

‘Not impotent, just preserving his pure love.’

Hong Yu-hwa pondered deeply into the night.