Chapter 165
165 . Towards the Demon King (United by Steak)
Karin’s search for the magical energy signatures began .
Laying down on the ground, he was sweating quite profusely as he toiled away .
After such a long time had passed since our arrival in the demon realm, I finally obtained the strength needed to face the Demon King .
Everything would now return to normal .
Things would go back to how it was 40 years ago when monsters and portals did not exist .
Leaving behind Karin who was working hard to find the location of the Demon King’s magical energy signature, I spoke to Jong Ho .
“Hyung-nim . ”
“Oh, right . I should return you these . ”
“Yes . Without them, it’s still difficult . ”
Jong Ho took out the King’s Marbles from his pouch .
With this, I had 7 marbles in my possession again .
This meant that I could obtain immortality for 7 minutes .
In other words, I had to defeat both the Demon King and Ladin within 7 minutes .
7 minutes . It’s not a lot of time . However, it wasn’t that short either .
On the contrary, with the magical energy I possess, Archangel’s Fall that allows me to deal more damage against monsters, the ability to freely use mana as I pleased, and the power I’ve obtained via the Piece of Time and Space, it was more than enough time .
I was even beginning to wonder how many King’s Marbles would be left .
A wicked smile appeared on my face . That was when Karin called for me .
“Keruru . Min-Cheol!”
“Did you find it?”
“Keru . I found the Demon King’s magical energy signature, but I cannot find Ladin’s . ”
“That’s probably because he’s hiding his magical energy due to being scared of the Chimera . ”
“Kel? What about the Demon King? Why is he not hiding his magical energy signature?”
“Either he doesn’t have the Authority to do so, or…… . He must have some kind of plan, right?”
“Keruk . I have confirmed the location of the Demon King . What will you do?”
“Let me ask you as family . Karin . What do you think I’ll do?”
“Kelkelkelkel . That’s obvious . You’ll… . . ”
Karin was a monster who was completely on our side now .
He would follow me no matter the path I took .
At first, it was to stay alive, but that wasn’t the case anymore .
Somehow along the way, we had become the family that he kept on referring us to every day .
As if he knew exactly what I was thinking, he linked his arm with mine and answered with his chin raised high .
“Kel! We go! We go to kill the Demon King!”
“Whew . You corrupted another innocent monster . ”
“Pfft . I didn’t want to go! However, we shall follow your will this time, Karin . To the so called distinguished Demon King . ”
“Kel! Understood!”
****
Thanks to Karin’s previous coworker Barun, we were able to establish trade between Earth and here .
Karin was able to eat steak made from fresh beef, and Jong Ho and I was finally able to escape canned food for some real food instead .
Guide goblin Barun and the Guide Through Time and Space Barub .
Not only did their names sound similar, so were their jobs .
Was this also another mean spirited prank from the god I met?
“Kehhehel……”
“Wow…… Min-Cheol, look at Karin’s belly . ”
“His belly might reach the floor . The floor . ”
“Kel kel . Do not give up, humans . There is no such thing as impossible . ”
“I’ve told you this before many times . That’s not how you use that phrase . ”
“Kel kel . ”
“He’s really enjoying this… tsk . ”
Everything was going well .
I was sure that Belkoseu wasn’t pleased at this sight in the slightest .
I could clearly hear him mutter a complaint under his breath .
“Hey, Belkoseu . ”
“What is it… . . Sir… . . ”
“Tsk!”
“No……”
“Instead of complaining, come join us and eat some of this . You’re going to be in charge of the bloodstone factory . If I don’t take care of you, who will, right?”
“I am not interested in such things… . Sir . ”
“Kel kel . Then the great Karin shall do so . Hurry and try a bite . ”
“You lowly goblin Karin… . . Sir… . . ”
“Kel! Hurry up and eat!”
“Kuhu… . . ”
Karin moved his small body swiftly, launching himself over 2m and shoving a steak to Belkoseu’s face .
Belkoseu had declined with his words, but it didn’t seem that he disliked the attention .
With a frown, he bit into the steak, and then his expression began to brighten .
I noticed that whether humans, demonic race, or even those of the angelic race, everyone came together in front of good food .
“Kuhuhuh!”
“Kel kel . You also have opened your eyes to a new power . ”
“What…… What is that stern, serious, dignified line that doesn’t fit you……”
“Kel . I also did not know of this until I met Min-Cheol . The power outside of the demonic realm, that is… . . ”
“Ha… . Such a pointless seriousness… . . ”
“However, I have come to the realization! I have come to the realization that what I’ve seen, heard, and eaten in the demonic realm isn’t everything!”
“No… . No more… . . ”
“Great human!”
“What . Why are you addressing me so respectfully all of a sudden?”
“There is one more request that comes to mind!”
“You asked me to not come to the demonic realm . What else do you have in mind?”
“T… . This… . . This food that I am chewing in my mouth……”
“Kel kel . The name of it is steak! Call it steak!”
“Please give me more steak!”
“Wow . At this rate, I feel like we could convince the Demon King with steak alone, you know?”
“I know, right . Don’t worry about that . I’ll send you more than enough to eat and still have leftovers . ”
“Oho… . . Then please be on your way, great human! Quickly defeat the Demon King, and allow me to provide as many bloodstones as you need, please! I shall attend to Sir Jong Ho and Sir Karin . ”
“……”
“Kel… . . ”
“Hyung-nim . Are you sure that you haven’t done something to this steak?”
“Not at all… . ”
“Everyone back off! And leave this steak alone! I’ll have to send this in to check if it was tampered with the FDA . Just what is this piece of meat that has gotten everyone up in a tizzy……”
Just how much abuse did these monsters go through in terms of taste that they can’t resist a simple steak?
Following the desperate urging of Belkoseu asking to hunt down the Demon King, we loosely cleaned up our surroundings and headed for the his castle .
****
“Ladin . How long will you keep your magical energy signature hidden and cower . ”
“Please, Demon King… . . ”
“Tsk!”
“AHH!”
“Hm… . . ”
Chimera’s whereabouts were unknown at this point .
Letting out his magical energy, the Demon King was trying to call the Chimera back .
However, since the Chimera was defeated by Min-Cheol, there was no way that it would appear before the Demon King .
The two of them then sensed a powerful energy radiating near them, causing them to reel back in shock .
The power was the same as the Chimera’s, if not stronger .
The Chimera did not have a magical signature, but it did have an incredible killing intent .
This time, however, the shape of this power was a bit different .
With a frown, the Demon King asked Ladin .
“Is… Is it the Chimera?”
“No, my lord . This killing intent… . And this magical energy I sense… . . ”
“So it is the human… . Tsk . Pathetic . ”
“However, great Demon King, this human is far different from before we released the Chimera . ”
“Even so, it is just a pathetic human . You saw how easily he lost his limb from a simple attack from me, right?”
“……”
“If you will continue to hide like so, then I shall go out myself! You’re pathetic . ”
“D… . Demon King……”
“Shut up!”
After berating Ladin, the Demon King walked outside .
To avoid the Chimera, they had hid inside the big castle .
In the demonic realm, this was one of the few buildings that existed .
This was where the demon kings and their tribe leaders of the past had resided, but you could call it an abandoned building now .
It was being used by the weaker monsters as a refuge .
Ironically, it was where the current Demon King and his second in command was hiding .
Kicking the castle doors open, the Demon King went outside, only to be greeted by Min-Cheol standing there .
Jamon stared down at Min-Cheol while talking .
“Thanks to that idiotic Chimera, you still keep your life, human . ”
“Whew . And to think that you’ve ended up fleeing to such a rundown place due to that very same idiotic Chimera, Demon King?”
“I shall pull that insolent tongue from you mouth!”
“Here you go . ”
Min-Cheol threw something at the feet of the Demon King .
What fell to the ground was but a steak .
The Demon King was looking at me with a ridiculed expression .
“Eat . Seems everyone likes it . ”
“……”
“Putting up a false front just because you’re the Demon King . You don’t need to keep up appearances . ”
With a smug look, Min-Cheol spoke while making the gesture of putting his hand near his mouth and whispering .
“I’ll keep it a secret to the other monsters . Shove it down, Demon King chump . ”
“You little… . . ”
“Aw . You’re letting me down . I brought it just in case, but I guess this is stretching it a bit too far, right?”
“I won’t let you die so easily!”
“I probably won’t die to you so easily either . ”
“I know of your recovery ability well . I shall bring you to death’s door . Then I shall heal you back . Despite knowing endless torment, you won’t be able to die, all because of me . You will be thoroughly enslaved and conquered by me, the Demon King!”
“I get it, so where did your subordinate Ladin go? A duo can’t be without the other . ”
“You shall soon see him . I was going to make him take care of you anyway . ”
“So that means that he’s hiding in the castle behind you? Ladin! Your master is going to die! Come out!”
Min-Cheol shouted loudly enough to shake all of the demonic realm .
Almost as if I had used Lion’s Roar from a martial art novel, all the monsters in the field were stunned as if shocked by lightning .
The monsters were near pissing themselves with the Demon King’s presence alone, but since Min-Cheol had now arrived, they were far beyond that .
Following their instincts, the monsters fled .
With their instincts set only on survival, they ran as fast as they could .
“Good . A monster that listens well is loved . ”
“Hm?”
“Demon King . I shall take care of this . ”
“Have you reconsidered, Ladin?”
“That is the case, your highness . The Chimera won’t be coming here . ”
“What do you mean?”
“The Chimera has been defeated, Demon King . By… by that human there!”
Ladin pointed at Min-Cheol .
While his strength was weaker than that of the Demon King, it seemed that he was far smarter .
Ladin continued to speak calmly .
“I’m not sure how he was able to destroy the Chimera . However… . . ”
“……”
“Despite defeating the Chimera, there was nothing that this human could gain from it . ”
“I told you already . Monsters defeated by humans drop something… . . ”
“I am aware, Demon King . However, the Chimera does not even possess magical energy . This means that the Chimera is something that exists, but does not at the same time, similar to nothingness . ”
“Then what is that power that he’s exuding right now… . . ”
“This is just my guess, but he has opened his eyes . ”
“Opened his eyes?”
“That’s right . He has awakened to a new power . He is now able to wield magical energy freely . ”
“……”
“Are you Conan? Sherlock? You could probably do well reading fates and communing with spirits . ”
“Demon King . It has not even been a day since he has learned how to wield magical energy . I shall defeat him myself, so please give me the opportunity . ”
“Good . However, Ladin . ”
“Command me as you will . ”
“You cannot kill him . He must live until the day that the demonic realm is no more . And he must exist with overwhelming pain the entire time . ”
“I understand . ”
After walking out from behind the Demon King, Ladin’s form instantly grew huge .
Also, his body became hardened like a fossil .
Holding a mace far larger than his height, he went towards Min-Cheol .
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