I’m Hunting My Enemy - Chapter 95

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95. Demon Lord (1)

Ryuie realized she had grown accustomed to waking up in Glem’s arms.

When she opened her eyes in the morning and couldn’t feel Glem’s arm beneath her head or his chest in front of her face, it felt very empty.

‘I wanted to see him as soon as I woke up.’

Lately, Ryuie’s hobby had become checking how much scarring remained on Glem’s arm that had served as her pillow.

That way she could tell how much longer she could rest her head there.

In the Republic, miracles of wounds healing instantly didn’t happen.

Feeling somewhat spiteful, Ryuie wanted to tease Glem a little.

Ryuie threw off the blanket and climbed on top, then after positioning herself comfortably, put on her ring.

The invisibility magic tool activated immediately.

Ryuie stretched like a well-fed cat and waited for Glem just like that. Thinking of her prank made the cheap inn room blanket feel as soft as a carpet.

She didn’t have to wait long before Glem returned to the room carrying a tray with breakfast.

“They said chestnut honey is a local specialty here, so I got some. I know you don’t like sweet things, but the aroma is unique so maybe just try the taste…”

Glem’s words, spoken while playing newlyweds, cut off abruptly.

His gaze wandered over the empty bed for a moment.

Ryuie savored watching Glem quickly check the clothes and shoes placed beside the bed.

To Glem’s eyes, it would probably look like Ryuie had suddenly evaporated.

‘What would I have done in the same situation?’

Since he wouldn’t be able to find any more traces around, he’d probably think magic or divine power had intervened.

Coincidentally, the two of them happened to have a god pursuing them right now.

“Ryuie?”

Still lying on the bed, Ryuie watched as Glem’s complexion turned deathly pale.

Crash!

The tray in his hand flipped over and fell noisily to the floor.

‘What a waste.’

She had that thought briefly, but Glem’s expression thinking she had disappeared was sufficient compensation.

A face that had become much more hollow and lost than she had imagined, like a child who had lost their way.

She wanted to watch his trembling pupils and lower lip a little longer, but he rushed out even faster.

“Ryuie!”

The sound of Glem calling for the Envoy as he went outside with loud footsteps could be heard all the way here.

Soon she could hear the outside becoming noisily chaotic by the moment.

‘Is this fun?’

Ryuie asked herself for a moment. Quietly turning the ring on her finger, Ryuie soon reached a conclusion.

‘I do feel that way.’

Ryuie took off the ring and waited casually on the bed.

It took less than three minutes for Glem, who had rushed out like a madman, to return to the room dragging the disbelieving Envoy.

“She was definitely here but disappeared…”

“!”

“Good morning, everyone.”

Ryuie smiled brightly and waved her hand.

The Envoy who had come running in desperation sat down heavily, panting.

“You… you’re right here. Huff.”

Glem’s hands, which had been gripping the door frame as if to break it, couldn’t easily let go even after discovering Ryuie.

“…Is this real?”

“More than you are.”

Even at Ryuie’s playful words, Glem still muttered with an expression of disbelief.

“I thought you had disappeared.”

“Disappointed?”

At Ryuie’s words, Glem finally collapsed away from the door.

‘Is he going to get angry now?’

Ryuie, who had been ready to have a fiery fight, was flustered when Glem hugged her again instead of grabbing her by the collar in anger.

‘?’

The squeezing force was so strong it felt like her shoulder was being pushed out to the side.

‘Ah. You again. I was holding back though.’

Glem’s scent, which she had briefly forgotten, came flooding back. The smell of smoke and metal. And very faint sandalwood. It wasn’t a processed fragrance, so probably no one but her could detect it.

“Don’t ever play pranks like this again.”

With her cheek pressed against Glem’s shoulder, Ryuie’s lips naturally pouted.

A prank, he called it.

‘Well, I hadn’t intended to play a prank that looked like confirming affection.’

Ryuie winked at the Envoy over Glem’s shoulder with a sulky expression.

The Envoy just turned his head away awkwardly.

It would be quite regrettable if this behavior just looked like lovers’ antics.

‘I was trying to give him a warning in my own way.’

Ryuie inhaled Glem’s scent with a soft breath and wondered what to do with this pitiful human.

Glem, who always slept beside her and would come check on her whenever she left his sight even for a moment.

She could understand his strange behavior now that he had finally resolved to die by her hand.

But thanks to that, he had become quite a difficult person to explain the nightly occurrences to.

Every night when Ryuie fell asleep, her consciousness was drawn to Agathos.

Of course, she had been surprised when it first happened.

“Miss!”

The firm arm she had been resting on just moments before disappeared, and countless stars appeared on the ceiling. It wasn’t a sky with stars that twinkled once and ended, but one crossed with diagonal lines from the countless trajectories they left behind.

Looking up at the infinite movement of stars so sharp they seemed to cut her eyes, she thought that if this was a dream, it really had terrible taste.

But it actually wasn’t something she had created.

Mos’s brightly smiling face intruded into Ryuie’s frowning field of vision.

“You’ve finally fallen asleep!”

“Don’t people usually say ‘you’ve woken up’ in situations like this?”

“But this is a dream.”

Ryuie sat up with strangely clear and lucid consciousness.

Below, where nothing but sky beyond the stars was visible, a circular stone altar was laid out as the floor.

There was nothing else besides that.

On the altar with no wind, no city, no people, there were only Mos and Benito, who were unreservedly delighted.

Benito’s face, which seemed like she was seeing after a very long time, looked out of place even in the starry sky.

“Is this your doing?”

“Yes.”

Benito nodded his head easily. Mos, not knowing what to do with himself, kept fidgeting before suddenly embracing Ryuie.

He looked just like a dog that had been waiting for its owner.

‘Everyone and their brother since earlier.’

Ryuie, who had been about to push away the unwelcome contact, tilted her head.

“The oath isn’t activating?”

“Because this is a dream.”

“It really feels like a dream.”

Mos, who had collapsed onto her knees, looked up at Ryuie with ecstatic eyes.

His expression showed he was infinitely happy to be able to meet her after so long.

‘I thought we had just grown tired of each other. How unexpected.’

Ryuie, who had thought that was the reason the oath wasn’t activating, soon rested her elbow on Mos’s head. She intended to use him as a support.

“What’s the reason you summoned me like this?”

“As expected, you’re not surprised, Ryuie.”

Benito smiled, showing his teeth like a child.

‘How amusing that he’s acting nonchalant after running away once.’

Ryuie tilted her chin, planning to see how far this trivial prank would go.

“After all, someone who could become a Crown Prince candidate wouldn’t be an ordinary priest, would they?”

“Aha. That kind of overestimation.”

“From what I can see, you’re Agathos, aren’t you?”

Benito’s eye-smile deepened to the point where it was almost crescent-shaped.

“You really seem to know nothing while knowing everything.”

“It’s hard to even pretend not to know. Why would a believer of that side bother to live while pretending to be our Rkultu priest?”

“Unlike Rkultu, who has no interest in humans at all, I’m very interested.”

Benito spoke as if giving a presentation, placing his hand on his chest.

“I find everyone very interesting. I gladly want to take on human bodies and live mixed among them.”

‘Like a monster?’

“It doesn’t really suit you.”

“Well, it’s something your god hates enough to force through oaths.”

Ryuie’s posture naturally became crooked.

“So what. Do you covet me, the next body Rkultu will enter? Do you have a taste for stealing what others are going to eat?”

“Of course not! I have no desire to touch you.”

‘How much would it hurt if I threw a punch in a dream.’

Ryuie pondered while pointing her middle finger sharply.

‘Once to that jaw, and once more to break his nose. His philtrum would definitely tear, so I’d want to finish with my teeth.’

A violent impulse surged strongly.

When someone was already giving up their life because of that damn oath and going on a honeymoon that was really suicide.

How could he speak so lightly about it?

Simply put, regardless of her own feelings about Glem, it wasn’t proper.

Even though Ryuie was contemplating a fatal blow while slowly rubbing the back of her hand against her chin, Benito didn’t perceive the approaching danger at all.

Well, would a god who could just wake up from the dream if things went wrong fear a human?

“Besides, you’re perfectly suited to the appearance of a Demon King.”

“…Huh?”

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