() It was the "No Return Forest" of the Demon Forest that humans feared. But for her, that forest was its hometown and the safest land, because that forest was a forest where ancient demons used magic to protect themselves. No one could come out after entering this forest. They would be imposed with a spell of sleep by trees, and only the soul would be lost in the forest forever.

Tidrit always felt an incredible feeling when he saw these lost souls, because she could not yet feel their sorrow and sighs. However, these people were always eager for something, but they attracted her again.

That's why she hoped that the elder could let her go to the human world. Of course, this proposal was opposed, and all people from all races opposed it. They kept telling her the horror of the outside world and the stupidity of human beings, and tried to let her dispel this idea. However, the more she was opposed and the more she knew about the human world, the more she wanted to go out and see what the human world looked like.

At that time, the one who stood on her side to convince the elder was Estas in front of him.

"I wouldn't have come to this world without you at that time. I really thank you."

"But I regret it."

This is Estas's truth.

"Tidelite, tell me why I have to live with humans? Is there something happening between you and him?"

“A lot of things happened.”

Tidrit closed his eyes quietly after answering.

A lot of things really happened between her and Bill, and they will definitely continue in the future.

"I must have known humans before I became a demon. Let alone this, how are the other people in the tribe now? In fact, we are also a race that can unite with each other, but we are always as unsteady as jing spirits and lose our attachment to **, so there is no new life in the tribe."

"Can you and that human already..."

Tidrit's face turned red.

"What are you talking about..."

Tidrit, who didn't know how to answer, pivoted the hair covering his ears.

"Forget it, it's useless to pursue what happened in the past. Anyway, the past and the future are just extensions of the present for us. But now I don't agree with you to continue facing such a world."

Then Estas said hard and went back together.

"Go back...where?"

Tidrit blinked, racking his brains to try to understand what he meant.

"Of course it's our forest, the sacred Forest of No Return."

"What are you kidding?!"

Angry Tidrit couldn't help but raise the volume.

"I don't want to go back to the forest at all, I still want to stay here forever!"

"Why, why are you so nostalgic about this world?!"

"Although you can't explain it clearly with your mouth, as long as you live with humans for a while, you will definitely know..."

"I don't want to know at all. What did you see? You shouldn't know that the human race will argue or even kill each other. You shouldn't know that the human race will not only satisfy its ability to survive, but also destroy the laws of nature for unnecessary behavior. I don't want to know these humans who are as ugly as demons!"

"Of course I know!"

Tidrit replied loudly. The reason why she was so angry was because what Estas said was too much.

"Of course I know. As you said, humans are definitely not a smart race. They have taken away the favors of nature and have not paid at all. Almost no one can feel the existence of spirits and listen to their voices, so humans will kill creatures indiscriminately and destroy the laws of nature."

(but……)

Tidrit whispered in her heart. When she first came to this world, she did feel desperate for such a human being, and her heart was even full of disgust and insults. But she discovered something among such a human being, so she decided to continue to stay in this world. And now her mood is still the same as at that time.

"Your heart is closed, and wrong thinking and feelings occupy your heart. You will definitely understand it after you return to the forest, so you should go with me-"

"I don't want it!"

Estas stretched out his hands to try to press her shoulders to calm her down, but Tidrit shook himself and tried to get rid of him.

"Tidelite..."

Estas' tone became lower, the tone he used to preach to his mischievous self.

"I can force you to take you back."

Tidrit tightened his body as if he had realized it. Indeed, if Estas was serious, he would be taken back without any resistance. For example, using the charming power of the Forest Spirit or the tempting power of the Sleep Spirit...

"I won't let you do this."

Tidrit said powerlessly. She never thought that her tone would be so powerless.

"I certainly don't want to use this kind of barbaric means, but your thoughts must be bound by a curse. In order to awaken you from this curse and this nightmare, I do not reject the use of violent healing."

Although Estas's eyes were sad, they were also very cold. Tidrit felt as if he was despised.

"You should be the wrong person. I know humans much more than you. Maybe in the eyes of our demon jing tribe, humans are a stupid race, but in the eyes of humans, maybe we are the stupidest ones."

"Humans have taught you how to debate right? Even if you want to change the subject, I will never be deceived."

Tidrit, who was said, whimpered in a low voice. In fact, these were what Slien taught her. Although he knew this theory, he had never practiced it, because he knew that no matter how many reasons he had spoken, he could still not change the truth.

"If you want to use magic, I will do my best to fight you. I am no longer the same as I was back then!"

As if she was serious, Tidlit put on a stance to summon the spirits.

The two high-level demons confronted each other speechlessly for a while.

"...Okay." The one who eased the atmosphere first was Estas.

"I don't like to force others. Since you said that, I'll give you some time to consider it. As you said just now, this village seems to be facing a crisis of survival. I will stay here before the battle is over, and then use my personal judgment to decide whether what you said is true. Whether to use tough methods depends on what the answer will be. OK?"

"How can you decide for yourself..."

Tidrit was still staring at Estas' eyes with a challenging vision. Now she really wished she had the ability to have the evil eyes.

"If you can't accept this condition, it means you are lying to yourself. If your idea is right, then this condition is definitely favorable, isn't it?"

"That's what I said..."

Tidrit found that he could no longer say Estas, and he didn't know who taught him the debate skills, but he must be a mentor who was better than Slein.

"Okay..." She bit her lip and was silent for a while before answering.

"I don't fully understand humans, so this is a good opportunity. I also want to place a bet on humans like you, and they will definitely convince you!"

The negotiations were established, and Estas smiled and patted.

"I haven't eaten what you made with your own hands for a long time. Now I can tell which straw mushroom is poisonous?"

"Of course." Tidrit remembered another past event. She half-jokingly mixed poisonous mushrooms into the dishes she made, causing a demon girl to have a stomachache for a long time. In order to treat this woman, Estas had to go to the demon world to collect herbs.

Tidrit felt that he was slowly shrinking, as if he was about to be received by Estas. If this continues, he will definitely be taken into his palm by Estas and then taken back to the village of Demon Jing.

In this way, Tidrit was in his heart with this uneasiness, and he recited Bill's name again and again like singing a spell.

5

"Where is this unpleasant boy coming from?!"

Sehiru's angry voice was so loud that it shocked Bill's right ear.

"You should just whisper a little."

"I'm born like this!"

Seihiru didn't think he was wrong at all.

Since Bill separated from Tidrit, he has been patrolling the village with Sehiru to check whether the village's garrison needs to be strengthened.

"In fact, the demon jing tribe is a noble and unruly race that does not take humans seriously. I have really forgotten this."

"That monster named Estas is indeed not very likable, but he is Tidrit's childhood sweetheart after all, so we should still welcome him."

"For you, maybe, but I have no reason to welcome him. I only know that I hate him very much, that's enough."

Bill occasionally wonders if the person in front of him is a magician with the same profession as Slien. Everyone always says that this person's straightforward side is exactly the same as himself, but Bill himself never thought of becoming a magician.

"But then again, Bill, aren't you a knight? So you must know that they will attack from that part of the village?"

"Are you mocking me?"

Bill showed a confused expression.

"This is not a satirical mockery. I'm asking you seriously! How should we protect our village? I don't want the tragedy of Hanam Village to repeat here!"

Bill also felt the same about this. Moreover, because Bill once saw the scene of the tragedy with his own eyes, the feelings in his heart can be said to be much more profound in the game.

"I can't know what those who burn, kill, robbed and robbed in the village are thinking. Besides, I have been a knight for a long time and haven't even learned the etiquette that a knight should have."

However, Bill has taught Sehiru as much as possible the experience of preventing the enemy from attacking the fortress. And the more he said, the deeper he felt how difficult it would be to protect the entire village.

“…I only learned after hearing what you said that, I realized that castles or fortresses were not something built to protect the people.”

Saihiru said this and sighed after hearing it.

As he said, except for huge cities and cities, there are no high walls or trenches around ordinary towns or villages. The so-called fortresses are just built by the lords to protect themselves and to boast about their authority to others.

"We can only use more fences and so on to prevent them. But since we already know that the other party is here, I don't want us to just hide in our own village. We should take the initiative to go out and make a break..."

"Since I think so, let me tell you about it first?"

"I'm just worried about the acceptance of the villagers..."

Bill recalled the memory of being threatened by the Red Skin Ghost here five years ago. At that time, Bill declared that he would go to defeat the Red Skin Ghost, and only his friend Ett stood up to support him. Although the village and the villagers have changed a lot compared to that year, they have changed because of the forced environment, and they have definitely not changed themselves spontaneously.
To be continued...