CH 273

“…What do you want?”

I spoke to Im after moving to an empty alleyway.

I didn’t want to see her now because I was very tired. If we fought each other, we would lose. I would like to do a recovery enchantment to recover from my fatigue, but at that point, if she recognizes it as a hostile action and attacks me, I would be no match for her.

“Isn’t it okay for me to come even if I don’t really have anything to do?”

“………”

“We haven’t seen each other in a long time, so we should at least have a friendly conversation.”

“……”

It’s a playful attitude, but she showed no sign of any opening.

“Haa… it seems you’re not going to talk to me unless I tell you my purpose, so I’ll tell you my purpose for approaching you. I have three purposes for coming to see you today when you are alone, Darling.”

Im finally got down to business as I continued to watch in silence. Anyway, what’s this funny way of calling me darling? Since when did I become her darling?

“I came here for one simple reason: to congratulate you on your victory. I’m just happy that my darling is getting stronger and stronger.”

“Thank you…….”

“Ehehe! You’re welcome!”

The first purpose was so unexpected that I had trouble reacting. I don’t know if she’s aware of how I’ve been fighting, since she’s been watching me.

“The second purpose was to warn you.”

“Warn me…?”

“Yes, a warning. Ryu-chan messed up a little and the demon tribe split into two factions.”

“Split?”

“Yes! The other faction is the group that wants to kill all the intelligent races other than the demons right now. By the way, Ryu-chan and I are in the quiet faction, so you don’t have to worry.”

“………”

That’s not good. I don’t know how many demons there are in the kill-em-all faction, but it’s not good to have a group of demons that could destroy a city with just one of them seriously opposing you.

“Right now there are only five of them in the kill-em-all faction because Ryu-chan and I are against it, but I think there will be more and more of them in the future.”

If the demons were to go full-blown hostile, would we really be able to compete with them? I mean, how many demons are there now?

“That’s when Ryu-chan suggested something.”

“Something?”

“That is, if you bring me the head of Zeros Adolfo, I’ll join the kill-em-all faction.”

“Wait a minute.”

“Yes.”

No, wait. Why are you talking about my head there? If they simply wanted to eliminate the strong, they would have eliminated Sophie along with me.

“I’ll tell you the rest of the story, okay? I have a message from Ryu-chan to you, darling. He wants you to kill all five of those demons that are coming at you.”

“…eh?”

No, why are you trying to get me to kill those five demons? Aren’t they your friends?

“Ryu-chan and I can’t kill the demons opposing us because of our standpoint. It’s difficult to rule by fear of being killed if you oppose. But it’s too much trouble, so we want to get rid of them. That’s why I proposed this idea! I don’t think you’ll be defeated so easily, Darling and since we can watch you, we can know exactly who died. Darling, you can’t run away from the demons that are coming toward you, so you have to fight. In the meantime, we don’t want to make a public move yet, so there’s a condition that we don’t cause any damage to civilians, so you can rest assured!”

“How can I be rest assured?”

Why should I be targeted by five demons against Ryu and Im…?

”Two of the five are S-rank demon products just like that dragon, and they are stronger than that dragon demon, so be careful!”

“Hey! Hey!”

Now, one of them would be able to beat that dragon demon. But it’s hard to think of two stronger ones that can beat him.

“What kind of demons are the five of them?”

“Huh? I won’t tell you?”

”Huh! Tell me!”

“Why? We demons and you, my darling are not friends, right? It’s just that the five of them are our common enemies. From our point of view, we are most happy if you fall together, you know? Even if you lose, darling, it doesn’t matter.”

“………”

That’s absolutely right. It was also Im’s whim that conveyed this information to me this time. It’s not our original relationship to be talking like this in such a seemingly friendly manner.

“The third purpose is. Hey darling, will you be mine?”

“What?”

“I guess I’m more possessive than I thought. I don’t want to share you with Sophia or anyone else. You must be mine alone. Then only those who are close to my darling will be able to live without inconvenience.”

Unlike her previous joking attitude, Im told me her third purpose with a serious face.