Flillian, I want to live.

After a while, the sound of snoring reached Gutel's ears.

"Xin Meier, you bastard..."

Gutel, who didn't expect the other party to fall asleep so quickly, turned his head and looked at the old man who was snoring on the bed.

Are you looking down on me? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you while you're asleep?

Gutel looked at Xinmei, who seemed to be sleeping well, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

However, Gutel was not the kind of rash and impulsive demon. Although Xinmeier looked defenseless like a lamb to be slaughtered, what if he was testing him...

Gutel jumped down from the window, covered his breath, and slowly walked to the bed.

At this moment, Xin Meir looked completely without dignity, with a silly expression on his old face, as if he was dreaming of something he liked. His mouth kept opening and closing with snoring, with crystal clear drool dripping from the corners of his mouth onto the pillow on the side, wetting the pillowcase.

No matter how you look at it, this guy looks like he is sleeping so soundly that he can't die.

Guter took a deep breath.

The man in front of her has been the source of her fear and nightmares for so many years, and now, the opportunity to kill him seems to be right in front of her.

Gutel slowly bent down, raised her hand and slowly stretched it towards Xinmeier.

tearing~

Guter grabbed the quilt that Xinmei had just pulled off when he turned over and covered the old man with it again.

After doing all this, Gutel returned to the window again. She leaned out of the window and looked at the bronze statue of Xinmeier built in the square downstairs of the village chief's building.

Under the moonlight, even though the posture is weird enough, the bronze statue still emits a dazzling glow, and that weird posture, at this moment, looks quite handsome.

From the very beginning, there was no need to kill Xinmeier.

Even if I do nothing, this man's life will soon come to an end.

The once youthful blue-haired boy will never come back.

Perhaps that's why Xin Meir was so defenseless against me?

Gutel listened to Xin Meir snoring behind her, and for some reason, she suddenly felt a little melancholy.

Even though Xin Meier, his enemy and nightmare, was about to die, why didn't he feel relieved? Instead...

There is a trace of reluctance.

Maybe I should get some sleep?

Gutel held her forehead with her hand. She always felt that she was becoming more and more strange, as if some changes were happening to her.

However, just when Gutel was struggling, she seemed to suddenly sense something, her body froze, and then she looked up at the starry night sky.

Among the stars, there is a small dot approaching the village at a very fast speed.

It was a scent that was very familiar to Guter.

"They are from the same clan..."

Guter muttered to himself with a frown on his face.

Chapter 9: Last Hit Is a Good Habit

For the demons, meeting fellow tribesmen is not a touching event like fellow villagers meeting each other.

Except for a few like-minded companions, the vast majority of demons only have a relationship of competition and domination with each other, and it is not uncommon for them to kill each other. What's more, now that the Demon King has been defeated, the demons have become scattered and fighting each other is even more dangerous.

"Well, although he has some strength, he is still far from being a great demon or a general."

The demons are creatures like animals. Except for Gutel, a special case who has learned to suppress his magic power, all demons will allow their magic power to be released naturally, so it is easy for others to detect their strength.

Fortunately, the demons approaching the village weren't particularly powerful. If Gutel hadn't concealed her magical powers, they wouldn't have dared approach. Regardless, Gutel didn't want to cause any trouble. As long as the demons didn't approach her, she had no intention of confronting them.

Just as Guter guessed, because he had almost perfectly concealed his magic power, the demon that flew into the village was not looking for him. He didn't even notice his existence. Under the gaze of Guter who was hiding by the window and peeping at the situation, he slowly landed in the center of the square, next to Xinmei's statue.

"Xin Meier..."

The demon who landed in the square looked to be in his early twenties. He was dressed like a human butler. Although he looked polite and graceful, his eyes as he stared at the statue of Sinmel in front of him were filled with anger and murderous intent.

"This guy……"

Because of the other party's peculiar butler's dress, Gutel recognized the other party's identity. This demon was one of the Seven Broken Sages who had been defeated by the brave and his party, and a subordinate of the immortal Bezer. Gutel thought that the other party should have been killed by Xinmei together with Bezer, but he did not expect that the other party not only survived, but also appeared here coincidentally.

"It's because of you, Lord Bezer, that... Damn it, damn it!"

From the moment they arrived at the village, the housekeeper demons did not aim to attack the village and massacre the villagers, which was what demons usually did, but instead kept their eyes on the statue of Xinmeier.

Did he come to destroy the statue of Sinmer to avenge Bezer? How childish!

Gutel, who was observing secretly, also guessed the purpose of the butler demon coming here. Although such loyal demons are relatively rare, they do exist. However, having lost his master, he is now nothing more than a pitiful stray dog.

"Go to hell, Xinmeier. I will erase all traces of you from this continent and avenge Lord Bezer!"

In the square, the butler demon raised his hand, sneered and cursed the bronze statue in front of him, while slowly gathering magic power in his palm.

"Hey, hey, hey, I said there was a foul smell somewhere. What are you going to do to this important landmark of our village?"

However, at this moment, a mocking voice sounded from behind the butler demon.

"who?"

The butler demon lowered his arm with some dissatisfaction after being interrupted. He turned around and looked behind him. There, a tall man was pointing a sword at him.

"My name is Hake, and I'm the captain of this village's guard. Don't underestimate me because I'm just a country boy. I've studied at the Knight Academy in the capital."

The man who appeared behind the butler demon was Hake, who was in charge of night patrol tonight. Facing the demons that feed on humans, his face was full of confidence without a trace of fear.

"You little bastard, get out of here now before I lose interest in killing you."

The butler demon raised his arm towards Hake. He stared at the man in front of him with disdain and threatened him with his teeth bared.

"Oh my, this is so scary..."

Hake lowered his head and acted as if he was frightened, but then his body turned into a flash of lightning and rushed out, swinging his sword without any moral integrity, piercing the body of the butler demon.

"What……"

The butler demon obviously underestimated Hake. There was a bit of disbelief in his eyes, and his body fell heavily to the ground.

"call……"

On the other side, Hake also breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the butler demon's body lying on the ground and slowly turned into a ball of black mist. He couldn't help but feel fortunate that this battle could be easily resolved.

"Did you see that? Xinmeier."

After getting rid of the butler demon, Hake put the sword on his shoulder and turned to look at the bronze statue of Xinmeier on the side.

"Even without you, I can still protect this village," Hak clenched his fists. He knew that Xinmeier was the hero who saved the world. However, when his mother was killed by a monster while protecting him, his prayers did not bring Xinmeier's rescue. "If my father hadn't been so superstitious that you would save us, my mother might have..."

Despicable boy, just like Xin Meier back then, a shameless guy...

However, when Hake was looking at the bronze statue of Xinmeier and lost in memories of the past, the butler demon who had just turned into black mist and should have dissipated became a physical entity again.

The wounds on his body were still there and he looked very weak, but even so, as a demon, it was still easy for him to kill the defenseless Hake.

Gutel, who was hiding behind the window, bit her lips. She watched the butler demon slowly raise his arm and aim it at Hack, who was still unaware of the danger.

The magic of pretending to die.

Gutel remembered the ability of the butler demon. It was precisely because of this ability that he was able to survive at the hands of the brave men.

Although the Butler Demon is not good at fighting, he can deceive the enemy and then launch unexpected attacks.

If Hake is not warned, he will be killed by the butler demon immediately.

That being said.

Guter's face was very indifferent.

Although she did decide not to kill anyone for the time being, that didn't mean he had to save anyone.

As long as the butler demons didn't provoke her, Gutel had no intention of taking any action. If the butler demons retreated after killing Hake and destroying the bronze statue, it would be the best thing for her.

As for Sinmer...

Just tell the other person what happened tonight truthfully.

Thinking of this, Gutel turned around and looked at Xinmeier who was sleeping soundly on the bed.

The next moment, she felt something passing between her cheeks and flying out of the window next to her.

But in Guter's sight, there was no trace of Xinmeier on the bed.

"go to hell!"

In the square, the butler demon shouted and cast attack magic at Hake.

"What!?"

Huck realized it later and turned his head, but at this moment it was too late for him to guard against the opponent's attack.

When~

Along with the crisp sound of the sword being hit, an old man holding a sword suddenly appeared in front of Huck and helped him block this fatal attack.

Chapter 10 Who doesn’t have some idol baggage?

"Huh...huh..."

Huck was gasping for breath. The moment just now was the closest he had ever been to death in his life.

If the old man had not appeared, he would have died without even having time to pray.

"who are you?"

The butler demon whose attack was blocked looked very angry, and of course, a little confused.

Why did this short old man suddenly appear between the two of them, and how did he accurately block his killing magic?

"You're... the old man from before?" Huck, on the other side, was equally curious about his savior. He recognized the old man as one of the burdens his father had sent him on his journey. As a fellow swordsman, Huck also realized the old man's terrifying strength. "Wait a minute, that sword in your hand..."

After a brief observation, not only Hake, but also the butler demon on the other side seemed to realize something and looked at the bronze statue on the other side together.

On the bronze statue, the sword of the brave held by the brave Xinmeier when he was young is exactly the same as the sword in the old man's hand today.

"Xin Meier..."

The butler demon, who was more sensitive to human scent, called out Xin Meir's name first.

"You...you are, Xin Meier?"

On the other side, Hake seemed even more shocked than the butler demon. He had never expected that the brave Xin Meir, whom he had previously criticized out of impulse, was actually right in front of him.

"I'm just an old man about to die."

As Xin Meir spoke, he flew forward and with just one sword, he cut the butler demon who wanted to attack again into two pieces. This time, the butler demon turned into black mist and completely dissipated.

"Mr. Xin Meier... I'm sorry for what happened before..."

The old man's actions made Hack even more certain that the old man in front of him was Xin Meier himself. Although his appearance had become difficult to recognize over time, only Xin Meier could possess such superb swordsmanship at this age.

"You're right. Even right now, there must be people on this continent being harmed by demons and monsters, right? Just like your mother. I wasn't able to save them when they needed me. I'm the one who should apologize, Brother Hake. I wasn't able to save your mother. I'm such an irresponsible hero."

Xin Meir stuck the sword into the ground and spoke slowly to Hake behind him.

"No, I know. It's not your fault..."

Huck lowered his head and said in a trembling voice.

"The world cannot be saved by brave men alone. When I die, these statues will not be able to protect you. So you did a great job, Huck. Only with your own hands can you save and protect everything you truly love."

Xin Meir turned his head and looked at Huck, who looked like a child who had made a mistake. His eyes were full of love, as if the young man in front of him was his own grandson.

"Ah."

Huck, not knowing how to answer, just nodded silently.

"Then please keep what happened tonight a secret for me, Huck~"

Feeling the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Xin Meir stretched and said to Hake with a smile.

"Huh? Why? You saved me and the village. We should thank you very much."

Huck asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Well, how should I put it~ Look at this."