Volume 2 - CH 26

Chapter 2-26. Demon

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What I saw this morning ...

27th in the monthly ranking

4th place in weekly ranking

I was ranked 3rd in the daily ranking!

I did it!!!

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I followed the path they have taken.

Of course, I hide my presence and I took a few distance away from them.

It's a little fun to do this kind of hide and tracking them. (*stalker play?)

I can't stand this uplifting feeling no matter how many times I get.

If you get used to it, it will be until then.

The fact that you can still enjoy it is proof that you haven't lost your childhood yet.

If you are a little playful, you can enjoy your life!

I don't know my previous life!

The two demons walked down the narrow corridor, opened a door and entered the room.

It's too suspicious if I open the door again, so I'll try to find a way inside that room.

There isn't any way to that room except that door, what can I do is entering from outside.

I still can't find the way.

Oh, there is a way! From the attic!

Ah, but how do I get to the ceiling ...

Even though the house itself is tattered, there is no hole that I can pass through ...

Whatever, I'll use [Herculean Jaw] then.

I was able to eat the board used for the ceiling as easily as munching a cookie.

But, the board's taste is bad.

It's very bad.

Well, actually it is almost tasteless, but I can't help myself to call this board's taste is bad, right?

Well, the material is probably a tree with a mixture of dust and mold.

It's smell is unpleasant, I don't like it's smell.

Phweeh! Uuugh ... I'm about to vomit.

However, I was able to make a hole that would allow my body to pass through.

Then I enter the hole and wait near the top of the room where the two demons entered.

But my body seems a little visible to them.

Maybe there is a closet in a room like this.

How about right under the floor ... Where is this?

I don't know ...

Well, for the time being, let's open the edge of the room again with [Herculean Jaw].

I wonder if the hole size is enough for my head.

I make a hole again using [Herculean Jaw].

When I thrust my head into the hole, I found out that I was in the corner of the room.

The closet seems to be on the other side.

It seems that I completely misunderstood my perspective.

Well, it can't be helped I guess?

I can't see them and they can't see me either, and if I've activated the [Assassination], I won't have to worry about myself being noticed.

The room is the same as the room before, and it's all made of wood.

A futon was laid here instead of the goza.

I think this is their bedroom.

However, the futon is also worn out, and the princess clothes is far more fancy when compared to the clothes worn by the demon who was called the princess.

All windows and doors in this room are tightly closed.

The red-horned demon seems to be listening in meditation.

But he don't seem to notice me.

Do your best a little more.

"Tenda"

"What is it, princess?"

"Do don't feel anything?"

"... what do you mean by that?"

"Something has been in this house since a while ago. Another person besides me and Tenda."

Upon hearing that, a demon named Tenda quietly stands up and opens his eyes.

He look around this room to see if there are any abnormalities.

But he still didn't notice me.

Is it okay for the escort role to be like that ...?

In the other hand, the princess is more amazing.

Well, maybe the other person the princess is saying isn't me, but ... my [Haze Manipulation] to watch out for the things around this village.

In the end, there aren't any people nearby other than me and these two demon.

The other person that the princess mentioned is me from the start

She has a great ability to detect her enemies.

"... Speaking of which, you just said earlier that the lord had returned ... Don't tell me ..."

"Yeah. I felt someone coming in. I heard that only my father and mother would come in here ... That's why I went to that room."

"Is that so? I see ...[Echo detection]"

Tenda posed like he is praying with one hand in front of his face.

Suddenly his armor sways as if there was a ripple came from him.

It flowed to my feet and the ripples spread around me in the room.

When the ripples reach the ceiling, they return to the Tenda like a reversed video.

However, the returning ripples were partially distorted.

That part was exactly where it hit me.

When all the ripples returned to Tenda, he opened his eyes and rushed toward me.

"There it is! [Phsyc Bind]!"

At the same time as he shouted his skill, something happened to my body.

I felt as if my whole body was wrapped in something.

I felt sick and tried to move, but ... I couldn't move.

!!?? The heck is this! ?? Nuuoo!!!??

I was dragged out and slammed on the floor.

However, the strange sensation disappeared and I can move my body again.

When I moved my body and looked in front of me, they were just looking at me without doing anything.

Oh, I'm busted.

What should I do!?

I was going to eavesdrop on them to get some information ... isn't this bad?

Isn't it the worst case situation!?

I want to escape, but I can't.

Uh, what should I do?

Wait for the opponent's movement?

I think it's better to move if I given much time, but I'm in the corner of the room!

I'm stuck.

"White snake ... -sama ...?"

Say what?

"Say... what ...?"

They seemed surprised to see me because the have't closed their mouth.

Is my appearance really rare?

Well, indeed it's rare.

I'm pure white because I'm a rare species! (*Like albino?)

Originally from a fish tho!

So? What should I do with this?

I completely missed my timing to escape.

What kind of situation is this?

Then Tenda began to take off his armor.

Sit down and put his sword to his right side.

Then he grab his knife toward his belly and took a deep breath.

“………… Seppuku!”(*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seppuku)

Why!!!!

"Tenda! Wait a minute!"

You heard her! Yes, wait a minute, Tenda is too impatient!

Just by seeing me, he suddenly commit seppuku!

Is my appearance that bad?

It's the first time! I've never seen a guy who declared seppuku just by seeing someone for the first time !

The princess is clinging to his arm trying to stop Tenda.

But still, Tenda doesn't seem to stop trying to thrust the knife into his belly.

"Don't stop me, Princess! I've killed a white snake! I have to get rid of myself!"

I'm not dead!

Goddamnit!

"Come on! What will happen to me if you are gone!"

"T-that's……!"

"EI!"

"Guuha !?"

With a slight gap, the princess kicked Tenda's waist.

The armor attached to his waist is crushed and Tenda plunges into the closet.

And his knife was held in the princess's hand.

What a speed!

Well ... She is a demon after all.

An adult flies away with such a light kick ... and his armor is shattered ...

You know, I think I don't want to get involved with these guys anymore?

Is this power of a children?

No, she may be older than me just because she looks like a child.

What happens if she is an adult like Tender?

It seems a terrifying picture of hell will spread just by imagining it.

"Fyuh"

Pokin.

The princess broke the knife as easily like folding a pencil.

The moment I saw the scene, I knew that my mind is protesting.

I want to get away from here right now.

I'm really sorry for approaching you because of my curiousity!

"Uhm ... I'm sorry. I'll explain it to you later."

Contrary to the impossible scene, the princess's response is soft and polite.

The gap is amazing.

Tenda ... didn't move an inch.

Is he fainted ... just from that?

No, I am sure that I will faint if that happenned to me.

Let's stop thinking about the other people for now.

Rather ... I don't know the current situation at all, so I'd like someone to explain the situtation ...

I don't think it's possible.

I can't ask a question.

The princess sits in front of me and gives a bow before starting to talk.

"I see you for the first time, Mr. White Snake. My name is Hisui, the demon shrine maiden."

Oh, nice to meet you ...

……Wait?

These guys don't know that I can understand their language, right?

Why does she treat me so politely?

This time I haven't made any emoji with [Infinite Water Manipulation], and I'm not even nodding, right?

Is it her skill?

...... Her answer is!??

"In the folklore of our village, the white snake is the object of worship as a messenger of God. And the white snake understands the language. I don't know if you really understands me. But ... "

Ah, I see.

It's said that the white snake understands the language, so it seems that she came in contact with me as a white snake normally.

Well, she isn't wrong.

Anyway, I'm the object of worship ...

I can't imagine that.

I think there were a lot of anecdotes about white snakes, but I didn't think there was a similar tradition here either.

Speaking of which, I heard it's also known as a water god ... Is that a reason why I only have water-based skills!?

There are also soil-related skills, but it's a skill to recreate the land as a sacred place, I'm completely concentrating on the skills derived from the white snake ...!

T-then, fire ... can I use it?

Can I?

T-that's fine, right?

It seems strange If I can use water and fire ...

I wonder if this could have been avoided if I thought more deeply about the evolution path.

Ah ... but I can't help thinking about it anymore ...

No! However, it is still early to give up.

Speaking of dragons, thunder ... I have a good chance of getting thunder-type skills.

It's not a fire, but it should be possible to bake or light meat by thunder.

I expect it and I will continue to evolve.

"Tenda's previous act ... There is a report that if you reach out to the white snake, you will be cursed. It is said that the curse will not be given to you alone, but will fall on those around you ... It is said to break the curse, the first person who reach you must commit seppuku. "

Who is the one who made my kin is worshipped like a sacred creature?

It's true that in my resistance skill has a [Curse], so I was wondering if there was such a skill, but ... I don't think I'm on the side of it ...

I won't do anything like the first white snake.

But don't worry.

I don't have any curse skills.

I think it's better to tell the princess that I understand the language.

Let's create water with infinite water operation and draw a big circle.

Oh, but is it better to have a cross mark in the flow of the story?

Yeah, let's write a cross mark.

Well, it isn't that hard.

"……Huh?"

It seems that Hisui was confused when I wrote a cross mark with water.

Well, that's a normal reaction, I guess.

Hmm.

For for this kind of situation, I have the strongest technique to use, emoji.

If I show her this, it should be easy to get rid of her anxiety.

Let's go! "(` ・ Ω ・ ´) ".

"Yes……?"

No way!.

She don't understand the cuteness of this emoticon!?

Dang it! Wait ... I'm the object of worship for these demons, right ...?

I think that means there is considerable gap with me who made such a cute thing.

The great people who are told in folklore are mostly dignified people.

What would believers think if they knew that such a person liked cute things and wrote such emoticons?

Hmmm, does that mean I'm a failure as an dignified being?

"This is, something like words ... do you have a emotions?"

Did she think I didn't have any emotion or what?