Shake the Carrot if You Are Caught by the Devil - Chapter 143



143 – Chapter 142

The Demon King didn’t like that I followed him.

-Why, why are you here! I told you to stay until I get tired of it. If I go now, I’m sure I’ll regret being outside. I mean, you’ll want to go out again…

The Demon King’s Castle will look shabby.

The demon still has a disease, and he tries to send me back by pushing me away with trembling hands.

-Go! Go back!

…

I wanted to ease her impatience.

This trip ends here, and you can come again next time.

My hasty mind pushed me, and I almost made a mistake.

…

There is no next trip.

There will be no way for her to leave the tower anymore.

I won’t let her go even if she wants it.

There is no pleasure to be gained in exchange for her health.

Could this be why Leviathan didn’t want to let her go from the top of her?

Instead of promising her next time, she told a lie she wouldn’t be sorry for.

He said he wanted to see the chicks, and the demon king who told the same lie had no choice but to be tricked.

*

-Ruck, rattle

Sitting on the seat next to her on the train, leaning on my shoulder, she didn’t even move, like she was dead. To the extent that I bent my fingers several times to confirm that she was alive.

“…”

Cold sweat still drips down her face. I wanted to quickly take off that cramped Viking helmet.

‘…’

It would be nice if I could use at least a simple recovery magic at a time like this. I hated the helpless body.

“Thanks to the painkiller you bought me, my breathing has become more even than before.”

Perhaps he noticed my troubled mood, Geumdong offered words of comfort through a gap in his bag.

“…Yes. But can you come over like this?”

I also spoke in a low voice like a gilt potter so that the sounds around me wouldn’t leak out. It was close to whispering.

“… What are you talking about, man. Are you going to keep saying something sad?”

“You came out without even saying hello to the party members you’ve been stuck with all along.”

“No. I also wrote a letter Just in case you didn’t know, I had a good talk with Rebecca yesterday.”

“… Rebecca? What are you talking about with him?”

“Huh? Didn’t you say I was supposed to go out with Rebecca.”

…

“Geum-dong and you… she’s dating that pink idiot?”

“You shouldn’t talk about other people’s women like that. Then I have no choice but to fight back, saying, ‘Your girlfriend is an outcast.’”

…

“Rebecca. I couldn’t count more than 50.”

“The Demon King knew that zebras were born from eggs,”

“Only Rebecca was wearing a wrestling suit, not a swimsuit, at the beach this time. He said he was scammed by the clerk.”

“The Demon King. I saw her laughing at the bathroom mirror once in the morning while kissing her.”

After that, they continued to fight with Geumdong for a while, and each other’s hearts became rags. To break the bondage, Geumdong offered a handshake of peace. So I bought a baked egg from a passing snack cart and peeled it.

“hehehe! A hand of reconciliation! Okay. I like baked eggs too.”

I took out the eggs, ate them, and put the eggshells in the bag and closed the zipper bag. With this, Geumdong has to smell the eggs until they arrive.

…

Even the demon king likes eggs.

I bought some more baked eggs. The food I bought at the festival is still there. Before these foods go bad, if the demon king recovers.

*

I got off the train. The time is already midnight. The forest road will be dark at night, but it is better to go now.

“… Why don’t you stay at an inn or something? Are you late?”

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Geumdong asked me after seeing me getting ready to go hiking.

“Yes. We have to go right away.”

The first reason is safety. If you enter the forest in broad daylight, you may encounter a group that harms passers-by, rather like bandits.

Unlike when he started out, the battle with the Demon King is difficult. Here, when I, an ordinary person, meet a group of armed assailants, my work becomes tiring.

That’s why I won’t even turn on the lantern. I have a bright night vision, so even if there is moonlight, there is no difficulty in walking.

The second reason is that the demon king’s condition is getting worse and worse. Drooping on me without her strength, she is incredibly weak from the top of her tower, repelling her finest adventurers with her claws.

“… Uhhhhh.”

“Wait a little longer.”

“… Do it.”

“… Huh?”

“… Tell me… That you love me… It’s been a day since I haven’t heard from you.”

… It’s been a while.

…

“To the tower… No, I’ll do it when I get back home.”

For some reason, I didn’t want to say that now. It was a nuance that urged her to say the last thing she wanted to hear.

He said while touching the demon king’s dry lips with his finger. Those moist, cherry-like lips became slightly dry.

“The demon king is also a demon king, are you okay? You kept running and carrying the demon king on your back.”

“It’s okay.”

It was much more difficult when I was working as a porter. This is no big deal.

Change into cloth shoes that make less footstep noise. My feet hurt a little, but I can’t help it. Before entering the forest, she took off the demon king’s Viking helmet. Then the night wind blows through her hair, which was drenched in cold sweat.

“…Are you okay?”

“… Cool… Do…”

…

-Turbuck, turbuck

Enter the forest leading to the tower. The darkness of this place will hide her horns so no one can see them.

*

“… Whoops, whoops…”

Finally, we arrived at the bottom of the tower. The Demon King is sleeping behind his back.

“… Gold-bronze. Magic Potion.”

“Uh, yes.”

I fed the demon king a little potion to help recover mana. Of course, it’s not comparable to her Pacific Manatong, but it’s because I have to activate the ups and downs box hidden in the backyard of the tower.

“… Can you do it? Shall we get some rest?”

“… Yes. It’s okay… Much better. If we fail, let’s all go to heaven together.”

“You have to watch out for that snout. Do you know that it is scary because it is strangely realistic?”

“… Kiheh… I’m kidding. Make no mistake.”

I don’t know how many times I’ve been terrified by this elevator. At this point, the Demon King is sure to enjoy it.

… Still, it was fortunate that I came to the tower, and it seemed like my energy was back enough to joke about it.

-Booooong

When the demon king injected magic power into the power ball, the box began to rise slowly.

… Maybe it’s because the density of the magical energy injected is low, but unlike before, it was very slow.

“…!”

The demon king trembled.

“…Why?”

“… I know.”

The demon king stopped the elevator on the 99th floor instead of the 100th floor.

“… There’s someone up there.”

“….. What?”

My liver gets cold.

Are you saying the intruder was waiting for the demon lord?

Why, at this timing?

The timing is not good. She was just getting her blood back. It was said that she was much weaker than usual.

“Oh, what should I do, Dongha?”

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Geumdong asked in fear.

… The fear probably stemmed from the chicks. If an intruder entered the castle… It is highly likely that he turned the devil’s house upside down.

-Don’t step on the carpet! I mean it’s new!

These are the intruders who burned, wrecked, and gutted the house even when she had her eyes open. She couldn’t even put her hand on the hairs in her empty house.

… sh*t.

Chicks who are still little…

…

It’s painful.

Still, the current code of conduct was clear.

To me, the Demon King’s life was more important than anything else.

“… Let’s wait.”

“… Huh?”

The demon king tilted his head at my words.

“Let’s wait. Even if we fight, we can’t do it now. It’s foolish to fight an enemy in an ambush. Besides, it hasn’t been long since you left the tower. Let’s wait for the magic to return here on the 99th floor. Or wait for the intruders to disappear altogether.”

“…”

Wouldn’t the power of the demon king come back if I stayed here for a while, just below the 100th floor? It is a judgment that comes from thinking.

… I can’t believe I have to start worrying about this as soon as I get home.

Whatever it was, going to the fight right now was a handshake.

The Demon King, who had been listening silently, nodded his head.

“…Then here… Let’s wait…”

… Yes. This is correct

Life is far more important than things on top of the tower.

And they may already be broken.

…

Damn it.

Keumdong and I came out of the box. Then the door slams shut behind you.

…!

The Demon King who was following us did not get off with us. He was putting buffs on his body in a translucent box.

“… You, can’t you!?”

“…I have to go to the paper shop with the Peeps right away. You wait here.”

… How. How do you judge that?

– Bang! Bang!

“Hey, won’t you open this right away!?”

– Bang! Bang! Quaang!

I knocked on the box like crazy, but it didn’t open. The box infused with her magic begins to rise again.

“Sorry. Wait for me. If… I don’t come back within three days, get out of the tower.”

The demon king said that and went upstairs.

*

On the 99th floor, I finally found the stairs to climb. It took quite a while to find. Geumdong and I headed to the 100th floor.

I ran for a while and arrived at the entrance of the Demon King’s Castle. The castle gate, which was painted red like never before, is open. All the magic bombs that were installed were also erased, so it seems that they went inside before we arrived.

When I went inside, I saw a fallen adventurer holding a broken spear near the entrance.

…

Keumdong and I hurriedly went further inside.

The place where me, Keum-dong, and the demon king’s daily life continued.

There are fainting adventurers scattered all over the place.

…!

…

Blood?

There was blood on the floor.

It wasn’t the blood of adventurers.

When the demon lord fights intruders, he doesn’t attack enough to splatter so much blood.

…

-Duk, Duk

Anxiety grows as much as the house. I gripped the sword lying on the floor.

“… Do, Dongha.”

“…Where, where are you… Demon King…”

You walk faster.

-Giying

-Giying

… This light?

I see a familiar light from the center of the demon castle. Turned the corner.

The adventurer who appears to be her captain is collapsing in front of her. Like Goliath in the Bible, he seemed to be 3m tall.

…

-Ziying

-Ziying

The demon king was sitting on the stone floor and was busy using heels towards his body.

-Trudge

She moved her weak steps and walked as if she were being sucked in.

“… uuu, I need to get well soon. Before you see it.”

…

Looked at from the front, her clothes were torn and bloody in places.

She healed madly, and all traces of her injuries had already been erased.

Looking at me, she smiled with difficulty.

I won again. With the same immature face.

“… Sorry for coming earlier. I won… Huh? Why are you crying…”

– Pair!

He slapped her on the cheek.

“!”

“Dongha!”

She was in the middle of a fight just now.

She couldn’t stand it even if her hands were smashed by some kind of buff. I hated this soft cheek that seemed to have been touched hundreds or thousands of times.

“…”

The power of my slapping may not be anything to her, but the demon king caressing her cheek is stiff.

“…… Never again.”

“…”

“Never try to die on your own terms again.”

She wiped the tears with her forearm and turned back.

I, who teased her for calling her a crybaby, showed her a disgraceful side again.

-Trumpet

When her back turns her corner without her strength.

“… I was wrong.”

From behind, she gave a soft apology.

-Trumpet

…

She hit my cheek hard with her fist. I could feel the bitter taste of blood.

She hated me more than she tried to kill me, she hated me for not doing anything.