Eternally Regressing Knight Chapter 630

630. The Devil’s Respite

The White-Haired Fairy was a difficult opponent to read just by looking at his expression.
He stared blankly at Encred for a moment.
If Prok had an eye for talent, the Fairy had a keen eye for detecting lies.
Encred spoke sincerely, and the White-Haired Fairy understood.
However, the method was completely incomprehensible.
The White-Haired Fairy was sitting against the wall, so he could lean back. He leaned back against the wall like that. He straightened his back and observed the other person again.
Encred saw the curious gazes of several young fairies through the round window behind him.
Some of them were looking at him intently, a few steps away from the window. They were fairies who
were still young and had not yet been trained to control their emotions. They were children whose curiosity was clearly evident.
As he watched, several fairies who were presumed to be adults – similar in size – approached the children and spoke in a language he could not understand.
He heard words like Pulu-s, Dekedo, and something like that.

‘Come to think of it, we really did communicate well.’

The fairies were like that even though they had a fairy language.
When the adult fairies said something, the children hesitated and stepped back.
I guess they told me not to peek.
While thinking that, the three adult fairies who had chased the children pricked up their ears in that place.

‘I kicked the kids out and took their place.’

It seemed that way to Encred. It really was. It was excessive interest. It wasn’t like that on the surface, but if you look at the results of his actions, it was. He was full of interest.

“I think it would be better to apologize.”

As I was watching that for a moment, Pel spoke from behind. It was the words of the guy who dared to sew the captain’s mouth shut. There was no need to listen.

“I’m serious.”

Encred muttered.

“First, drink some tea. After you take a sip of the tea, don’t swallow it. Please.”

Pel is a shepherd in the wilderness. He thought he was an idiot who didn’t know how to get along with people. He was mistaken.
The real idiot was here.
When he asked him to show him how to cut down the devil, he fought vigorously. He fought until he died.
He was just a crazy bastard. Then he thought this.

‘Is it because of talent?’

Is it because his talent is focused on swordsmanship and he lacks other areas?
It’s similar to Ragnar. He can’t walk east even when he sees the sun rising.
It’s a big mistake, but there was no one to correct him.
Also, Encred was sincere. Could it be that he had forgotten how to deal with people?
He felt the need to sincerely respond to the sincerity he felt from the white-haired fairy’s words.
If a problem arises, he can always provide additional explanations. That’s
how a light farce unfolded. The white-haired fairy collected her thoughts and opened her mouth.

“The fairies control society through a council of several families.”

I thought it was a random remark, but I thought it was necessary.
When he opened his mouth, everyone’s attention naturally turned to him. He calmly explained about the fairy society.
The head of the family becomes a member of the council, and among the members, a chairman is elected.
The chairman listens to everyone’s opinions and makes a decision. This was the structure of the fairy society.
There is a separate family that actually acts as the king, and in human terms, they should be viewed as guardians rather than kings.

“And I am the head of the Ermen family.”

Encred didn’t know it, but the Ermen were one of the main families in the city at the moment.
They didn’t prove themselves by force, but for a long time, the Ermen clan’s talent had been a great strength to the city, so they became the main force.

“I am the only member of the National Assembly left, so my choice will likely represent everyone.”

The white-haired fairy leaned forward, his back turned away from the wall as he spoke. He lowered his head slightly, and his silver-gray pupils looked directly at Encred. His mouth opened again as he took his stance.

“We will fight together.”

It was an extremely solemn tone.
Suddenly? Encred found himself falling behind in the pace of conversation.

“what?”

Encred put aside his manners and asked briefly.

“Didn’t you come knowing it a little bit?”

The fairy raised her head and asked back.

“I don’t know anything.”

Encred speaks again.

“Then why did you come here?”

The fairy asked, stretching her waist.

“I came to ask why Shinar left.”
“Just to ask? Shinar didn’t say anything? Duty, or danger to the race?”

Actually, I haven’t heard anything.

“yes.”

The white-haired fairy, Ermen, muttered as she recalled the events that had passed in her mind for a moment.

“Sinaar, you were trying to handle it all by yourself. You were like that from the beginning.”

That was said to Shinar, who was not present, but his tone was the same. He was not surprised, but calm. In other words, he was calmly accepting what was going to happen while thinking about it.

“That’s stupid.”

The words he muttered next were not so plain. He could see regret again.
It was a series of words that were difficult for Encred to understand. Words were words, but understanding was difficult.

bang.

Encred lightly tapped the table with his fist. It was a gesture that was sure to attract attention. The effect was obvious, and Ermen’s gaze turned to Encred.

“Could you explain the situation to me?”
“It’s a difficult story. It’s worse than potato sprouts, but if you want to hear it, I’ll tell you.”

He started talking.

“There is a cave in our city where monsters come out. And in that cave lives a demon.”

The society of fairies was in the midst of decline. It was a leaf that was slowly withering. A leaf that would eventually fall to the ground, dry up, and die.

“Nowadays, they even use children’s hands to make arrows, and some fairies even wander the continent as mercenaries.”

In any society, ‘children’ are precious. They are the future of society.
In the fairy society, children also make arrows. They had to contribute to society.
In a place that was declining and collapsing, there was no room for discussion about the future. That was the case for them.
All of this was because of the devil living in the cave.
The misfortune that befell the withering and declining society was not limited to one.
There was the persecution of the fairy kingdom under the empire, and there was also the separation of the Druid sect.
The cave where all of these misfortunes lived was the beginning of all these misfortunes. And the devil approached with warmth and turned into flames.
Encred straightened his back and listened carefully.

“Sinaar took it upon herself to kill demons. I dare say that it was a blessing for the fairy, but a curse for her personally.”

Sinar’s duty is to the demon in the cave.
The demon made his intentions clear.

Bring your bride in.

Sinar was not the first bride of the devil.
Those who could be called fairy knights went to slay the devil and failed and died.
After that, monsters poured out. The city had to endure damage and fight. Misfortune struck one after another.
As time passed, another fairy knight went out to slay the devil. He died again.
Misfortune did not end.
The devil used time to bring them down and kill them.
He constantly sent out monsters from inside the cave.
Fairies who controlled spirits, fairies who became knights, fairies who controlled magic.
Fairies with outstanding skills died one after another.
The slaying of the devil failed.
Only then did the devil call for a bride. Peace came with the sacrifice of the first fairy.
It was a grace given by the devil.
The monsters did not come out. A dozen years later, the monsters came out again.
The fairies were also desperate to slay the devil. They did not waste that time.
They must have done it before. I could tell without listening to them in detail.
I found out a few things.

“Becoming a bride means becoming the devil’s plaything. Until he gets tired of it, then, a false peace has descended upon the city. A cursed peace has embraced us.”

What was that in that dry, free voice?
Regret, anger, worry, regret.
Encred ignored the fact that day had turned to night and he was hungry, but he listened silently and summarized it all and asked back.

“The point is, she became the devil’s bride in that cave?”
“She went to ask the devil for a reprieve. That’s right. In the end, she was unable to resolve the curse.”

The white-haired fairy nodded and said. Shinar’s mind was branded by the devil.
She had nightmares and sometimes heard the devil’s whispers. It was a scar from her childhood.
If Shinar finds a partner and marries, the devil’s curse will be dimmed. Instead, her partner will be cursed by the devil.
Was that the structure?
Was that why she kept teasing him by calling him her fiancé, but he didn’t approach her anymore?

“When she was young, the devil whispered in her ear, ‘You are a cursed child.’ Some foolish people even drove her away. But all of those people have left this place. Even if they lose their energy, they just leave to survive.”

Encrid smelled a pungent scent mixed with the scent of the forest. It was the smell of blood and iron, a scent that was hard to smell in the city of fairies.

“I’m sorry, but I have to go now. This isn’t a good time to come.”

The White-Haired Fairy rose to his feet at a pace that was neither slow nor fast. While he was stepping on the floor three times, Encred was selecting and accepting the information the White-Haired Fairy had given him, organizing and interpreting it, and learning from it.

‘The devil appeared and burned the city. After that, he made a cave in the forest, which was the city of fairies, and made it his base.’
‘In other words, the devil sleeps in that cave.’
‘The devil demands a bride once every few decades.’
‘In order to defeat the devil, the city of fairies lost all its available combat personnel.’
‘Those who could be called fairy knights died.’

Misfortune followed one after another, and it all seemed to be because the devil was lusting after the fairy.
Even though he had not seen the devil himself, he could tell that he was possessive, obsessed, persistent, and full of malice.
The cave was a small magic room, and monsters would constantly appear inside, but when the bride entered, the monsters would not come out.
The devil living inside was truly dark and cruel. He must be enjoying watching a city being torn to pieces.
An image vaguely appeared in Encred’s head.
He was the guy giggling with Shinar by his side. Was his long red tongue licking her expressionless cheek?
He went beyond organizing information and drew a picture by association. All of this was done in the three steps the white-haired fairy took.
It could be said that he was unusually fast at grasping the essence of a story.
His talent in this area was several times greater than that of swordsmanship. Didn’t Chrys acknowledge it several times?
And there was something that not only Chrys but everyone who knew Encred acknowledged.
He had grasped the essence and knew that the situation was not good. He knows it’s dangerous and threatening.
But he doesn’t hesitate when he believes he’s right. That’s the madman Encred was.

“At the root of all danger was the devil. The devil, to be precise.”

The demonic realm was also a problem here. That damn demonic realm, you know.
I lost Oara in the Gray Forest. Is it time to lose Shinar this time?
My mind was agitated.
It was a wave of impatience, irritation, anger, and resentment.
But my expression didn’t distort. In some ways, it was just a more indifferent expression than a fairy’s.
I was just organizing and reflecting on what I had to do.

“What do you mean we will fight together?”

Encred asked a question to the back of the white-haired fairy who was heading out.
Just as a stone thrown into a lake creates ripples, Encred’s words were like a stone holding Will.
So it was right to react by splashing in a lake or a river.

“I will go into the cave. To kill the demon.”

Ermen said. I don’t know if the fairies have a sense of duty or not.
However, they do not weigh the entire race and Sinar on the scale.
They just try to follow the path they believe is right.

“You should have done it a long time ago.”

The white-haired fairy finished speaking.
Encred got up and sat next to him and asked.

“Is your name Ermen?”
“When we become the head of a clan, we abandon our names.”
“Why is the name of the city Kirhais?”

In the middle, he asked the name of the fairy city.
Ermen answered leisurely. The basis of his answer must be a wish for help.
It was the help that Encred did not even have a chance to answer because Sinar did not ask.

“Didn’t you know? Kirhais is the name of a family that has protected this city for generations. You could call it the Queen’s House.”

The fairy added that they were called the guardian family of the fairies. He explained calmly without showing any sign of irritation, even though he was repeating the explanation he had given earlier.

‘You were the queen?’

A new wave of emotion swept over Encred’s bland mind.
She was a queen? This is really surprising.
What if I nickname her the old queen later?
Oh, if you call her that, she’ll try to burn holes in her body with sparks.
That’s not so bad. Even if her body is punctured, it’s not so bad that she comes back and acts like a joke.

“Where is the cave?”

Encred asked Ermen.

“If you didn’t come to fight together, I think it would be right to stop you.”

Ermen’s pupils wavered. There was anxiety in his silver-shining eyes.
No matter how much he restrained his emotions, how could he remain calm in all this?
Fairies are people too. It was not that they did not restrain their emotions.
Shinar went into the cave where the devil lived, the magic realm, to protect them.
Krang told her to abandon her duty.
That’s.

‘I told you not to risk your life for the fairy clan.’

Shinar did not do so. Encred respected her wishes because he respected her.
Encred wanted to see the magic of Kirhais, the city of fairies.
Since he had come this far, he intended to shout out to the cave.
Wouldn’t it be fun to tell Shinar to come out and play?
As they followed Ermen, who was walking, Fel whispered to Luagarne.

“I’m a little scared.”

I shouldn’t have said it out of pride, but now the words just came out on their own.

“You’re not afraid of the devil, are you?”

Luagarne asked even though she knew. She felt dizzy several times while asking.

“No, I’m scared of the captain.”

As Pel said,
Encred showed calm anger. It was like cold fire. Cold, but burning fire.
In the midst of that, there were also thorns that stood out, as if they were expecting something.
Ermen walked along the path between the forest.
As he walked along the path where the roots were sticking out, he felt the surrounding scenery passing by.
Even though he was just walking, the trees in front of him were pushed back as if he was looking outside from a carriage.

“Here it is.”

When Ermen’s voice was heard, the road ended. It was the destination. There was another small open space where they arrived.
As soon as they arrived, a foul smell stung their noses. It was incomparable to the smell of animal excrement.
It was the smell that would come from a corpse that had been left for so long that maggots
would boil over. Some demons even stinked.
Maybe the demons in the cave were that kind.
A large group of fairies had already gathered in front of the cave.
Judging by the number, it seemed to be over a hundred.
Ermen, standing in front of them, opened his mouth.

“The time of grace given by the devil has ended. No, it is over.”

Ermen said.
Shinar wanted to protect them, but that was her mind.
The clan’s mind was different.
They would rather fight the devil than lose Shinar. That was their conclusion.
Encred liked their spirit. It was sincere.