Why I Quit Being the Demon King

Why I Quit Being the Demon King Chapter 340

77. God of Fallen Angels (3)

“They attacked us first.”

Zeke smiled bitterly at April’s story.

“This century, humanity has attacked the demon world twice. “The children of the demon world born now have been injured without any sin.”

“Demons are the enemies of humanity.”

“It was an angel who created that demon.”

“A fallen angel.”

“And that angel made us warriors.”

“What do you mean?”

“The demons are enemies to prevent the destruction of humanity.”

April frowned at Zeke’s story.

“Lord Zeke, you must be crazy. “It’s because I hang out with demons too much.”

“I wish it were like that. Humanity has already been destroyed twice. They destroyed themselves, not because of a powerful enemy, but because of themselves. The ordeal given by God, who was watching over it, is the demon race.

“Rather than perish, we tremble in fear and hope that humans will survive.”

“This cannot happen.”

“It may be hard to believe, but it’s true.”

“It must be the devil’s joke.”

“The devil is also just a victim of the times. They are pitiful beings who are born only to fight and die. He is destined to die and is killed by a hero in a war that comes once every 100 years. Deus was suspicious of that strange fate. “He tried to avoid a worthless war and

overcome the fate of the devil’s death.”

The queen tightly closed her lips.

“The demons wanted a land with sunny days. Now I have it in my hands. They no longer have any reason to attack humans. If demons don’t attack humans, humans don’t need to be afraid of demons. Wouldn’t suturing the wound be one way here? Now, on what justification will you go to war? Who will go to war because they killed my family? Don’t you think that someone else’s family will die

? Your Majesty April Jesu. All it takes is one of you to be laughed at. All you have to do is take away your oath and get into trouble. All you have to do is bury your family’s death in your heart and suffer. Think of the number of lives you could save with that.”

“That’s too much.”

“sorry.”

April was lost in thought for a while.

And Zeke quietly waited for her answer.

“Everyone… will point fingers at me

. She is a pathetic woman who has betrayed the oath she made upon her father’s death. “She is a weak woman who gave in out of fear of the demons.”

“Even if you can’t say it in front, you will say it behind your back.”

“But… the people who die in war will disappear.”

” yes.”

Queen April pondered Zeke’s story.

What had been tormenting her all this time was not a desire for revenge. Rather

, the great damage she suffered in the war

she waged for revenge weighed her down.

The number of knights was reduced by half, and the productive population also decreased noticeably.

There was a shortage of people throughout the country. It was almost becoming difficult to deal with the mugwort monster.

Everything went awry. The loud voices of the main proponents that the country would find its place within a few years were empty.

The assassination squad was forcibly organized by those responsible for the defeat.

But even that was ruined by the castle in the sky.

Now there was no choice but to prepare for the all-out war that would take place eight years later.

In that situation, what she constantly thought about was Regin’s life.

You will lose him. Definitely in war 8 years later.

Looking at Regin’s personality, there was no compromise.

He will fight bravely and die at the forefront of the battlefield.

If Zeke hadn’t gone on an expedition north to find alternative farmland, Regin

would have lost his life in this war.

That fact felt so heavy.

Regin dies.

There was a time in April’s life when the only thing she wanted was revenge.

I still thought that was the case.

But the moment I realized that I might lose Regin, revenge felt rather trivial.

Only then did the harmful effects of war begin to become visible.

Is it a war with something to gain?

Still, I thought I couldn’t quit

. Before Zeke said anything.

“I mean, I’m the only one who has to be embarrassed…”

she said as if thinking about it.

It seemed like the decision had already been made.

Zeke bowed his head to her and expressed his gratitude.

The reason Zeke came to this castle was actually to take Signy with him.

But Signi was not in the castle right now. It seemed like he had received an invitation from Migo and had gone to the demon world.

Because Lake had gone to accompany her, the

only people in the castle were Neuekahn’s old colleagues, Ju Shark and Actor.

Another colleague, Sadimus, had been called to Rosdia long ago. This was because he was selected as a project member of Deus thanks to being an authority on black magic.

Jushak and Actor were officially hired by the kingdom as training instructors for Generation Zero.

I admired Zeke, but I couldn’t keep messing around in the kitchen.

If I had to choose between being an employee at a beach resort or being the commander of the kingdom’s knights, it was natural to choose the latter.

Another follower of Zeke, Kat Run, left to stop by his hometown for a while.

As he continued to hang out with Zeke, his skills improved considerably. There was a high possibility that he would be promoted to D grade in the near future.

Moreover, there were rumors that he would be posthumously appointed as a Zodiac Knight.

Recently, Zodiac Knight suffered a blow that came close to annihilation. The number of D-class warriors was also far from sufficient.

However, even if the vacancy remains, it is impossible to appoint a knight who does not reach D rank as a Zodiac knight.

As a result, the absolute number of Zodiac Knights was insufficient. Although it is said that it has not yet been verified, it was natural for Katran, one of the best rookies, to be nominated.

The person in question actually wanted to continue as Zeke’s squire.

Zeke stayed in the empty dorm for a while and then walked into the city.

Now it was difficult to find a nobleman who did not know Zeke’s face.

Since knights often came to show their respect, Zeke bowed his head to greet them all

.

Zeke bowed his head respectfully in response to the younger knight’s greeting.

The knights in the castle were even more impressed by his humble attitude.

Zeke, who was walking aimlessly along the main street, stopped when he heard a strong smell coming from a store.

When beef bones and meat were boiled for a long time, there was a pleasant smell.

There may be people who don’t like this, but it wasn’t Zeke. It was because I knew well the deep taste that came after catching that smell.

The name of the store is Cherry Tree House.

The moment Zeke saw that name, he knew. It is a restaurant run by the family of Trudeau, a boy whom he had a relationship with at the castle in the past.

I was so happy to see you that I went inside the store.

Now that he was wanted, there was no need to hide his face.

“Welcome… uh!”

The boy, Trudeau van Bich, recognized Zeke’s face.

Immediately after being surprised, he bowed and said hello.

“Mr. Pan Jade.”

“You can call me brother like you did back then. how have you been doing?”

“Yes old.”

His voice was tense.

The mother, who was sitting at the counter, peeked behind her son as if to ask what was going on.

Trudeau approached his mother and said:

“This is Zeke Van Jade the Ender.”

Although not a direct descendant, his mother was also from a warrior family.

I looked at Zeke with a surprised face. The nickname The

Ender was also his nickname, but his status as Gukseo’s older brother was higher in Seongan.

I got out of the counter and bowed my head in front of Zeke.

“Zeek.”

“Don’t do that. I just came to eat a bowl of soup. “It reminds me of the taste of this restaurant’s soup that Trudeau tried before.”

“We will prepare you with the best products.”

“Just the usual stuff is enough.” Zeke said this and

sat down, holding

Trudeau’s hand.

“I told you not to freeze like that.”

“But…

“Is it worth it? “Have you practiced swordsmanship a lot?”

“ah! My older brother joined a small knighthood this time. Because of the last war… there were a lot of vacancies in the Knights’ Order. I too will be able to enter when I get older. “Parents also decided to support us.”

“Good. Just work hard at what you do. War is a miserable thing, so it is better not to have it… but it will

never disappear. Those who fight need to be proud. “We must fight a just war, not a cowardly war.”

“I’ll keep that in mind. “Even so, everyone is talking a lot about the war that will happen eight years from now.”

“Hmm…

“A lot of people will die in that war, right? An all-out war against the demons… Only two of the Zodiac Knights survived this war. “Many D-class warriors also died.”

“We should try to prevent something like that from happening.”

“If Zeke stands in front, you can win.”

“Is that really the case?”

“Sure. You defeated the previous Demon King. “There will be no problem with the Demon King now.”

“I’ll have to try something. “For the best results.”

Zeke smiled and said:

It seemed that if more fundamental problems were solved, things like war would disappear.

“Why do people go to war?” Trudeau spoke firmly in response to what Zeke blurted out.

“Demons are demons. “You must disappear from this world.”

“That’s… I guess so.”

“sure.”

“If we meet more often, the hatred will lessen.”

“That can’t be possible. “They are demons.”

Soup and rice came out just then.

Well-boiled head meat and brisket neck core were sliced thinly and heated in a slightly cloudy broth.

When I ate it with green onions and chives, my mouth was filled with a savory taste.

“But I think the owner of a soup restaurant might be better than a real hero.”

Trudeau shook his head at Zeke’s words.

For the boy, ‘becoming the owner of a soup restaurant rather than a warrior’ seemed to be too harsh a dream.

“We are reporting that the prototype has been completed.”

Deus, who had been sleeping with a newspaper on his face, narrowed his eyes.

Scatul was visible through the light.

“what. “Why did you suddenly have the will

to say something like a parrot when you said it was impossible ?”

“That’s right… First of all, I’m buying Deus-sama’s house.”

“I saw the cuckoo flying, and this bastard has spied on me again.”

“No.”

“Anyway, where are you? Rosdia Armory?”

” yes.”

“Let’s go.’ Where is Yulgeum?”

“There you are.”

Deus turned his head and saw Yulgeum lying face down on the tanning chair.

Even the swimsuit hook was released and the back

was burning.

“I’m so tired.”

“I don’t want to listen to that snoring nap, do I?”

“You hit Jin Geum-yong?”

“Are you doing it in your spare time? Rather, why the fight?”

“Let’s go together.”

“If you come and bow your head and pray, I’ll think about it.”

“Don’t hate it.”

“okay. “You have to listen to me say that.” “

Are there filters

in your ears that only hear what you want to hear ?”

“Thank you for the compliment.”

“It’s not a filter, it’s a translator at my disposal.”

After bickering, Yulgeum and Deus moved to the warp gate.

Even while Zeke was away for a while due to problems with Regin and various things were going on with Nezar, the work of building warp gate passages around the world was progressing step by step.

Now, nearly a hundred points were connected by gates.

It would be an exaggeration to say that it is a one-day living area on the entire planet, but it is now possible to go anywhere if you have at least three days to spare. That too, by ordinary people using horses and carriages.

The problem was that no one was using it yet, so not a single penny of the cost of building the transportation network could be recovered.

Fortunately, Deus’s portfolio was easy-going, with the idea that if you invest for the long term and hold on unconditionally, you will make money.