The Knight King Who Returned with Gods : Chapter 41
Translators: Nyx and Ririi Rain
Episode 41 Shut Up, You Demon
The demons were easily disposed of.
In the first place, the Demons of Corruption, who were
specialized for infiltration, had low combat capabilities.
And since they can't escape from the divine flame, they can
only be hunted one-sidedly.
'Still, this is a huge number. If this many were working
from the inside.......'
Gu Dae-sung realized all over again that the quest itself
was ridiculously difficult.
With this many demons lurking just inside, looking for
opportunity, even if an A-class raiding party came, would they be able to deal
with it?
Gu Dae-sung didn't think so.
"Indeed......."
It was him.
Leon Dragonia Lionheart.
The king from another world with common sense completely
different from that of modern Earth.
A misfit of a king who has no intention of adapting to
Earth, but rather forcing Earth to adapt to him.
However, this man's method always yields results.
'What
choice do we, the common folk, have but to trust this man, or better yet, place
our bets on him?'
This was something that not only Gu Dae-sung, but also
the rest of the hunters inwardly admitted.
After all, despite the fact that they were just 10,000
years D-class hunters, they had actually grown to the point where they could
fight against a demonic army. But──
"Uh, Team Leader Jim. Isn't this a little...
off?"
"......Un (nod)."
The hunters shook their heads as they watched the tragedy
unfold in the square.
* * * *
The demons within the walls had been slain.
But the citizens were in shock. They were horrified at
the prospect of having corrupted beings in their midst, and they feared that
someone next to them might be one.
They were afraid of demons clad in human hides among all.
"Tie up this one!"
Leon felt the need to dilute their fears. As all the
citizens watched, he tied up of the captured demons in the center of the
square.
"Fear not, citizens of Spero Kingdom. For as
long as the Lionheart King is here, these demons cannot do you harm."
The citizens stared at the tied up demon. But their gazes
were still filled with fear.
The hanging demon cackled, seemingly savoring the fear
directed at itself.
"Hahahahaha... Don't think this is the end. You will
all be ruined. The powers of corruption will destroy you──"
"Shut up, you demon!"
"Kkuhelg?!"
Leon's knuckles slammed into the demon's skull and it
caved in, forming a fist print.
Its skull crushed, one of its eyeballs popped out, and
its chin dropped to the ground, leaving behind a hideous mess.
"Look at this abomination! These corrupt beasts are
the culprits who tempt you and make you fall into fear! It is their fault that
you are hungry, their fault that you are sick, their fault that there is
discord in your family, their fault that you fell this morning, their fault
that you are unable to marry, and it is their fault that you lost your money
gambling!"
"Why is that our fault──"
"Shut up, you demon!"
"Kkeuaaaaaaag!"
This time, its right ear was torn off. The demon
screamed. The citizens watched and started wondering,
-What, are demons to blame for my mom's illness?
-Are they to blame for my failed confession to Merilda?
-They are responsible for me losing money at the gambling
house yesterday?!
"You stupid bastard, why is that our fault──"
"Shut up, you demon!"
"Kkiieeeeeeeeeg!"
The demon fingers were folded in the opposite direction.
"Citizens who strive for justice. Demons are the
ones who bring misfortune to your lives. All the trouble in your lives is
caused by demons. Your lack of knowledge of the right faith is a result of
their interference."
All forms of misery were blamed on the demons. The tied
demon felt wronged, but it had no argument. If the tied demon opened its mouth,
then Leon's violence would be inflicted upon the demon unmercifully.
"But you have nothing to fear. Pethos, the god of
war and flame, has sent down the holy flame for you."
Leon grasped a piece of wood that was lighting the square
on fire. The blazing flames did not scorch his skin in the slightest.
"You there. Young man."
"Y, you mean me?"
"Yes, come forward."
The young man named by Leon had no choice but to come
forward. Leon held out the piece of burning wood to him.
"Hold it."
"Yes?"
"I won't repeat myself."
The young man hesitated, but recalled walking through the
flames. Fierce flames that didn't hurt you unless you were a demon. Having had
that experience once, he the clutched the burning wood.
"Wow......."
And, as expected, the flames did not harm the young man.
"Punish this demon with that. Until this demon
receives the punishment it deserves."
"Uh... that, that's......."
"Are you going to show mercy? You, do you really
have pity for the demon?"
"N- no! My father was killed by these demons
too!"
"Then unleash your wrath, for the God of War
delights in righteous fury. And you have a duty to purge your land of these
vile creatures!"
Gulp. The young man gripped the wood and stared at the
demon. As the demon's fierce glare locked onto him, his legs trembled.
If you touch me even slightly with that thing. I'll chase
you to the ends of hell and kill you──!
"Open your eyes well, boy!"
"Kkuhelg?!"
The demon's teeth were knocked out by Leon's fist.
Its skull had been crushed, its eyeball popped out, its ear
ripped off, and its teeth knocked out... The sight was almost comical.
"Hear me, citizens! You have every right to punish
this vile beast! Punish it! Make it suffer! Burn it alive!"
The burning logs and woods were piled up; their holiness had waned,
but all the more so would they torment demons.
"Euaaaaag! My father's enemy!"
The young man beat the demon with the burning wood. The
demon that was tied with 'holy wire' could not escape.
"Kill the demon!"
"Kill the demon!"
The cheers of the citizens terrified the demon.
"You, you crazy bastards, the curse of corruption
will befall you──"
"Shut up, you demon!"
The demon's tongue was ripped out of its mouth.
And this demon did not know.
That it was extremely lucky to be beaten to death by the citizens.
* * * * *
Underground prison.
In the dank, damp basement of the castle, demons were
imprisoned.
Beltas, the demon of pleasure and corruption, shuddered
at the screams echoing through the damp walls of the dark dungeon.
Beltas had tormented and corrupted countless humans in
his 34 years as a demon, but he never thought he'd find himself in this
position.
"Keugh... Ughh, why can't I get any strength in my
arms?"
Beltas struggled to untie the 'wires' that bound his
hands, but he could not seem to budge.
-Tak, tak, tak!
The eerie clatter of iron. The sound of iron-clad feet
hitting the stone floor grew closer.
-Tak
A group of red, small camera eyes stared at Beltas. Its
tiny size could be considered cute at first glance, but Beltas knew better.
That the tiny mechanical spider had mercilessly
slaughtered his kind.
"Wh- what is this!"
How does one corrupt a machine? A question Beltas could
not answer.
Yappy then said,
-You. Provide information.
"Ha! You think I'm going to heed the words of a mere
mortal!"
He blurted it out in a cheeky tone, but the cold
machine's gaze only stared at him blankly. Disturbingly so.
-Prisoner No. 14. Uncooperative.
With that, Yappy knocked on the iron bars, and a group of
armed soldiers stepped through the iron door.
"Ha! If you're going to kill me, kill me! I'll
definitely resurrect... Wha, what is that?!"
Beltas' complexion turned pale. It was because he felt
unusual energy from the water basin the soldiers had brought with them.
The basin was filled with water that contained a diluted
version of the Holy Grail's holy water.
-Referencing the archives. Making a reasonable judgment.
Beltas swallowed the question that fluttered in his
throat.
-The water holds the answer.
"What?"
In an instant, a wire coiled around Beltas's neck.
Yappy's mechanical limb yanked on the coiled wire, and the demon's face plunged
into the basin.
"Kkeuleuhaaaaaaaaaag!!"
Beltas screeched in excruciating pain as his flesh melted
away.
His screams were muffled as the rising bubbles.
"Puhahg!"
Beltas's face jerked upwards as soon as the wire around
his neck gave way. His face had melted into a grotesque mask.
"You, you bastard, I am Beltas, the demon of
pleasure and corruption! Even after doing this——!”
-Uncooperative.
"Eupp! Eopupuhg! Kkeuheeeeeg!"
The basin of diluted holy water was not enough to erase
the demon.
But the torment was certain.
"Kuheehg!"
-Cooperate. An objectively reasonable suggestion to provide
useful information.
"Ho- hold on."
-Uncooperative.
"Puheeeeehg!"
"Sah, save me."
-Uncooperative.
"Kkeuleuhaaaaaagh!"
"I-I'll say it! I'll tell you anything! So please,
no more holy water uu...!"
Only then did Yappy loosen the pull on the wire.
"Bu, but what should I say, I don't know
anything──"
-Uncooperative.
"I, I'll talk. I'll tell you everything, I'll tell
you everything...... Stop, stop, please......."
Beltas confessed everything he knew. How to corrupt
humans, the whereabouts and the numbers of mid- and high-level demons...
everything he knew.
Yappy, who had been recording Beltas's every word, let
out a cold mechanical voice,
-Prisoner No. 14. Information received: 30,564 characters
of text. 9,104 characters below the average text of Prisoner No. 1 to 13:
39,667 characters.
"Yes? What does that.......
-You can disclose more information.
‘What
the f*ck?! Who is this madman?! The average?! The average?!! What the hell is
this about text numbers?! What 'more'?!!’
-When the content is insufficient, it raises a
significant query about the necessity to keep the prisoner alive.
"What do you want me to say?"
* * * * *
-Over. Information synthesized from 32 entries.
Information consistency over 89% of similarity. Derived as reasonable truth.
Yappy's report was indeed both precise and reasonable.
By torturing demons to make them spit out whatever
information they have, and then matching the information against each other.
The higher the rate of consistency, the more accurate the
information, which was then reported to Leon.
"Hmm, I got it. Great work, Sir Spinner."
-Kkirig!
Leon will use the summarized information to wipe out the
demons. Although he may have slaughtered hundreds of demons in the square,
those lesser demons were not sufficient for a descent of a deity.
He would have to kill at least five high-level demons
before he could invite Goddess Fleur to descend.
"Sir Spinner. What did you do with the demons once
you had all the information?"
-Disposed of. 127 decibels were maintained for 14 seconds
on average. Very successful.
Yappy didn't bother to mention that those were the
screams resonating in the basement prison.
He merely fulfilled the order: "Let them die in
agony until they attain a certain sound volume.
-Confirmed the death of one by public executioners. Peak
at 155 decibels. Citizens' cheers at 189 decibels.
Yappy reproduced the haunting cries of the demon,
-Kkiyaaaaaaaaaaag!!
-Please, please let me gooo!!!
"Hmm, the sound of justice done is always sweet."
With that, Leon entered his quarters. Armed with the new
information, he would begin hunting the demons tomorrow morning.
For the past two hundred years, Leon had been tracking
demons and hunting them down as they fled. He was a specialist in demon hunting.
None will escape the sharp aim of the Lionheart King.
'My heart is racing.'
Leon laid in bed with his heart hammering. As he nuzzled
his pillow, he envisioned tomorrow's brutal hunt of demons.
"Hmm......."
His chest felt constricted. He can't sleep and his hands
and feet were shaking. Strange.
His heart was pounding, his head was boiling, and he felt
like it was going to explode.
'Even while I am asleep, the demons will spit out their
filthy breath on this land, right?'
At the thought of it, his wrath surged. His eyes
bloodshot and his eyebrows furrowed.
-Your Majesty. Heart rate spiking. Symptoms of dizzy
spells. Chest pain. Shortness of breath.
"Kuh...!"
Leon jumped to his feet. He couldn't bear to go to sleep.
"Sir Spinner. I cannot stand the thought of having
such demons living and breathing in the same land as me. What can I do about
it?"
-Prompt elimination of the cause.
"That's a good idea. We should go out for the
night!"
Leon does not feel fatigued. The living demigod possessed
infinite vitality, and no matter how many battles he fought, he was never
tired.
The same can be said for machines. Leon rushed out of the
castle with Yappy.
A cruel night had begun for the demons.
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