I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party

89 – The Ascetic of Kapilavastu (2)

The Ascetic of Kapilavastu (2)

Legion Commander Five was captured by external agents from the Eye of Truth.

Of course, there was an order from above to kill her, but the extras kept her alive due to their own will.

Because of that, Five, who had been almost abandoned, had a moment of hope when he saw the appearance of the torturer before his eyes… … .

“Commander! I have come to rescue you! Is the girl still safe?”

“Damn… … . I thought you came to save me, but you turned out to be a crazy guy.”

I soon accepted that things had gotten worse.

I felt like crying.

No, actually, I shed tears. Because this situation was humiliating, but also somewhat welcome.

‘I would rather have died than suffered such humiliation… ‘

Five was weakened.

Although the extras were said to have held back her execution, it was far from being out of pity for her, but rather because they did not want to deal with their former boss with their own hands.

I didn’t care if I killed them because I thought I’d have nightmares, so I just put them away somewhere out of sight.

After that, it didn’t matter whether she died or escaped.

So I just left it as is.

‘This… … . I shouldn’t have been kicking my butt and saying I didn’t want this kind of ending… … .’

Garnet, a warrior who was betrayed in the past and died alone.

What would it have been like if she had been slowly dying in an environment where memories of her past would come flooding back?

But in that situation, how could you not fall in love with a man who came to save you?

But Jim seemed to have considered even that part, allowing him to hate himself in a life-threatening moment like this with just a few words.

At this point, it’s no different from drawing a line or building an iron wall.

“No, why would this crazy guy say something like that when he was trying to persuade Five?”

“Isn’t that an important part?”

“But isn’t that question too damaging to my reputation?”

“You didn’t touch it?”

“I didn’t touch you! Why would I touch that crazy b*tch! Just looking at her face makes my stomach ache from the trauma!”

Traces of the extra’s past military life suddenly revealed.

I suffered so much that I feel PTSD in places other than the battlefield.

“hmm…….”

Jim looked at the extra’s intense reaction with a suspicious gaze, then quickly turned his gaze towards Five.

Even though he was locked up… … No, rather, perhaps because he was locked up and weakened, he seemed more decadent than usual.

Yeah, to be honest, it’s attractive.

“Hmm?”

Jim’s gaze was full of suspicion.

The moment the extra was about to explode with anger at that ignominious expression.

This time, the other side, that is, Five’s side, was the first to get angry and shout.

“I… …! I’m a virgin, huh?”

No, he was about to shout in anger, but then he realized what he was trying to say and quickly retorted calmly.

The extra slapped his forehead as if he had seen something unspeakable, and Jim still looked at Five’s legs as if he was suspicious.

“Ugh… … !”

Humiliating.

However, Five had to prove that she was a virgin.

It was because I felt like he would just turn his back and leave without saving me.

It sounded like nonsense, but Five couldn’t help but be suspicious of Jim’s suspicious expression.

I thought, ‘I wish I were dead,’ but that doesn’t mean I really don’t mind dying.

I just hate it to that extent. Don’t they say that even if you roll around in dog shit, this world is still good?

“Aren’t you two plotting to do this?”

“… … .”

A very annoying way of thinking.

Five sighed deeply at the sight of Jim using such a tiresome unicorn-like way of thinking on the subject of the Demon Tribe.

“My body cannot be touched by people.”

“hmm?”

“I am a spirit after all.”

“But, you grabbed me by the collar at the Magic Tower. You broke my joints several times at the Demon King’s Castle… … .”

“That’s because I wanted to touch it. You can’t touch my body without my permission.”

“Huh?”

Jim recalled the majesty of the Legion Commander, Five, whom he had seen with his own eyes many times in the past. The sight of the spirit of the devil roaming the battlefield as if he were a flame itself.

If it’s not some special magic or something, but rather Five’s unique power, then wouldn’t that be plausible?

Unlike magic, if it was a unique ability gained through the influence of the Hwaryeongshin religion, it would have been impossible to limit the ability even if it was bound like this.

This means that it is impossible to detain Five for a long time, even if it is only for a short while, as he transforms into flames themselves.

“I’m glad you’re safe, Commander. I came to save you.”

“… … .”

Jim changed his attitude.

A dignified face and polite gestures.

In some cases, it was a situation that could have easily led to falling in love… … .

“Oh, okay… … . Thank you.”

For Five, it was a situation where he could not help but feel dissatisfied with the salvation that had come to him.

***

Jim freed Five from his bonds first without any bargaining.

The extra who was watching the scene hit his forehead again and slowly stepped back.

It seems like he belatedly remembered that Jim was a cripple.

It’s really great that Five can attack them at any moment.

But what was absurd was that Five was also in the same situation, and she felt so shaken up that she couldn’t even think about punishing the traitors.

“Oh, thank you. Yeah, really… … .”

Saying thank you felt awkward. Five looked at Jim with a blank mind and began to think about what to do.

The last time we met, she tried to kill Jim. And she did it almost unilaterally.

But Jim saved her without hesitation, so she couldn’t attack him out of the blue as long as she had some shame.

Of course, there are some things that need to be mentioned.

“But… … How should I accept these aspects?”

Even if Jim is like that, isn’t there an extra who attacked him and confined him in this place?

If there had been some kind of torture or negotiation, it would have been understandable, but since he was released unconditionally like this, Five had no choice but to think of other motives.

“Ahem! Let me explain.”

Jim intervened, perhaps sensing Five’s state of mind.

“No, I think it would be easier to hear it from that b*stard, even if it’s the enemy.”

However, the party refused.

It would be better to talk to the traitor who attacked and imprisoned you, and tried to send you near death, than to talk to Jim.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t know the exact situation. I just brought you here. Honestly, I didn’t know you’d let me go and start like this.”

“… … Then why did you bring me here?”

“Because I owe you my life. And I was also in a situation where I felt awkward going back because I was involved with this kid right away.”

Of course, if you want to go back, you can go back. However, Indra is dead.

If someone of considerable rank among the Elder Dragons died and only an extra survived, how would others look at him?

La Pa is okay.

Because she fairly views her subordinates as mere tools.

However, other dragons are different. They will be even more suspicious of extras who are already disliked by the Demon Tribe, and may take the opportunity to eliminate them.

Once a dragon becomes an adult, he becomes an equal to a commander-level officer of the Demon King’s Army.

In other words, it means that there are a lot of people with extra-level skills.

“I guess I had no choice but to stick with this kid in the end.”

“… … I’d like you to tell me that first. What on earth is wrong with this pervert that makes everyone do that?”

“that…….”

The extra stopped talking and looked at Jim’s expression.

No matter what, it is not good to reveal someone’s identity without their permission.

So I looked at him for permission, but Jim must have misunderstood something and slowly stepped forward and opened his mouth.

“From now on, I will explain.”

“No, I don’t like it.”

“Actually, my goal is to meet and talk to the Demon King.”

“I clearly said no, didn’t I?”

“I wish you could help me with that.”

“no…….”

Where should I start pointing this out?

Is it his purpose to return to the question of what his identity is? Or is it his intelligence that lets her go without a specific plan and asks for a favor later?

No, before that… … .

“why me??”

The point is that Jim is confident that she will grant this request.

Where on earth does that confidence come from?

No matter how stupid Jim is, he would never think that he would cooperate just by letting him go.

To be honest, I was a little skeptical, but there was a strange certainty in Jim’s eyes.

“That’s because the commander was a warrior in the past.”

“… … .You dare bring up my past?”

Hurrah!

Pointing out the events of the time when she was Garnet was like a sore spot for Five.

As if in sympathy with Five’s emotions, her body gradually turns into flames.

Rather than being in a fighting stance, it feels like he can’t control his flowing emotions.

That alone made the extras feel tense… … .

“But, you still have regrets, right? That’s why you joined the Demon King’s army, right? Because you wanted to challenge the Demon King.”

“… … .”

Jim saw right through Five’s true feelings that he never told anyone.

Five couldn’t help but be shocked that such words came out of Jim’s mouth of all people.

“Yes, how did you… … ?”

“Aren’t we meant to be together?”

“No, what is our relationship?!”

Five waved his hand and stopped Jim from talking, as if he didn’t want to hear the answer even though he had asked it himself.

I was afraid of what the answer would be.

“… … Well, anyway, that’s true.”

Hwaryeong, Legion Commander Five, and the being formerly known as Garnet.

The purpose in life she had harbored as she became a warrior was still intact.

More than that, it was a situation where she, having lost everything, needed at least some traces of her past life to continue living.

Yes, just as Jim said, she joined the Demon King’s army to defeat the Demon King. That was her goal.

Of course, if it weren’t for the offer of recruitment from the demons, I wouldn’t have been able to join the Demon King’s Army in the first place, but it was also because there were proper rules in the Demon King’s Army.

The strongest demon becomes the demon king.

And that also meant that even the Demon King couldn’t refuse a 1:1 duel to prove his position as the strongest demon.

Of course, those who are half-hearted and half-assed will not be allowed.

Before challenging the Demon King, we must first overcome the Demon King’s army.

In fact, it was like telling someone to play chess with just one phone and capture the opponent’s king, which was like nonsense.

Although it was the Demon King Belphegor who committed that amazing act and succeeded… … .

‘Before that, you had to be qualified to challenge. That was common sense.’

Yes, from first to fourth.

A position that grants the right to challenge the Demon King 1:1.

Moreover, even if you are defeated, you cannot be executed under the pretext of insubordination.

That’s the rule, you know.

Yeah, what’s the point of hiding it? Five was also aiming for that spot.

‘First and Second, those monster b*stards were untouchable to begin with… …but they were more than capable of surpassing the Force.’

Of course, after I found out that the Demon King was a monster, I naturally gave up on it. And after I gave up, my life became so abundant that I didn’t really need that kind of purpose in life.

“If you follow me, I will give you a chance to resolve your past regrets.”

“… … .”

But what about now?

She lost everything again.

All the wealth and power she had amassed evaporated after she was captured.

If she is already treated as a dead person in the Demon King’s army, then even if she returns, there is a high probability that there will be no place for her.

Frankly, that’s nonsense.

She still doesn’t have the confidence to defeat the Demon King Belphegor. It’s ridiculous that Jim brought her to him, but even if she were to face the Demon King like that, what would change?

but…….

“That’s interesting. Tell me more about it.”

When did you ever challenge the Demon King knowing you would win? Anyway, now you have nothing to lose.

Legion Commander Five. No, she returned as the warrior Garnet, burning with fighting spirit in front of an impossible goal.