I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party

81 – The Demon King and Lilith (7)

Demon King and Lilith (7)

Although he was an extra who wore a helmet with a solemn resolve, he did not immediately attack the warrior party.

Because the ancient dragon who revealed himself as ‘Indra’ said that now was not the time. It seems that his night vision was poor.

The moment he heard that earnest reason, he felt a little disappointed, but the extra had no choice but to silently accept it.

Because the opponent is an ancient dragon, comparable to a legion commander.

The word ‘old dragon’ literally means an old dragon, and it seems that Indra has even suffered from presbyopia.

It’s better to wait until dawn than to overdo it and get stabbed when you don’t need to.

“I’m going to go for a walk.”

“You’d better come back before dawn. You have to protect the setting that you’re an unidentified wildling who tamed an ancient dragon.”

“… … I know it’s embarrassing for me to say this, but doesn’t that hurt your pride?”

“If that is what Mother wants, I must bow my head even to a mere wretch.”

“… … .”

The extras were appalled by his loyalty. It was an extreme loyalty that went in a different direction from the Demon King’s army.

He could once again perceive the stark differences that existed between dragons, demons, and humans.

“Okay, I see.”

The extras looked at the appearance of the ancient dragon, Indra, as if it was burdensome, and then ran away into the forest.

“Damn, I guess I’m going to have to do another play that’s not in my destiny.”

The extras searched the area while grumbling. It was a place that would be reduced to ashes if they fought anyway, but if they checked it out in advance, wouldn’t they have a place to escape to?

It would be better to prepare for the eventuality. Rapha has a tendency to play rough with the cards he has.

What’s scary is that even dragons who are thrown away like trash remain loyal to Rapha.

Wasn’t it just the symbolism of his existence, and not popularity or wisdom, that made them all submit?

In the eyes of such a transcendent being, a being like himself would be nothing more than a discarded piece of trash that did not need to be cared for.

So, if you want to live, you have no choice but to find your own way.

“Where… … There’s some mud over here. If you have to, hide here… … .”

“You came. I was waiting for you.”

“… … .”

The extra, who was assessing the depth by stepping hard on the mud on the floor, suddenly swung the spear he was holding when he heard a voice.

Okay.

Although it was a blow swung with considerable force, the spear was caught between the opponent’s fingers.

The extra was sweating profusely and was embarrassed as he looked at the other person’s face.

“It’s been a while, Lieutenant Colonel Extra.”

“Jim… … no.”

The extra said with a smirk as he looked at the man’s face who was smiling softly at him.

“Should I call you the Ascetic of Kapilavastu? I saw you fighting with a warrior just a moment ago… … I don’t know how you ended up here.”

The one who greeted him was none other than the porter of the warrior party and a spy of the Demon King’s army.

And the fallen transcendent beings who are held in high esteem by the world as gods.

It was a burden.

“So? What do you want with me, Jim?”

“That’s too bad. But we used to eat from the same pot, didn’t we?”

“What do you mean, we eat from the same pot? The days I haven’t seen you in the military are longer than the days I’ve seen you.”

“Well… …I was infiltrating a warrior party.”

“It’s not ‘because I was there,’ I’m still infiltrating the warrior party.”

“That’s true.”

Jim shrugged and agreed with the extra.

I was thinking of scratching it once, but it seemed like he didn’t care.

Extras could be sure of the current condition of the luggage.

“The ascetic of Kapilavastu… … No, that’s long. You can just call me Jim, right? Anyway, why did you come to me in such a state?”

Jim is driven by the karma of existence.

In fact, the fact that he was able to move his power was due to the numerous karmas accumulated by Legion Commander Eleven.

“It looks like it’s going to be a thunderstorm so I decided to show up.”

“… … So you’re saying you were led by that damned dragon.”

An ancient dragon that has lived for countless years.

How much karma would he have accumulated in his life even if he had not taken from anyone or performed any deeds?

The karma he has accumulated will probably be incomparable to that of other demons.

Jim opened his eyes just by feeling the energy from afar.

“Then why did you come to me?”

Shouldn’t it have been directed at the dragon?

The extra asked, warily, at Jim, who still had his fingers gripping the tip of his spear.

At the sight of such an extra, Jim lifted his finger and released the window.

“Didn’t I tell you? We used to eat from the same pot.”

“… … .”

“Colonel, go back. That way you can survive.”

“Now that I think about it, this kid now thinks I’m an idiot?”

Yeah, extras are traitors.

To be exact, he was a spy who had been under the orders of the Dragon Clan since he first became a soldier.

He is a being worthy of contempt.

However, even if they are extras, they are not non-demonic.

It means that you would rather lose a fight and surrender than run away before fighting out of fear.

“What if you don’t go back? Kill me or something? But if you fight here, how can you fool the warrior party?”

“I think you misunderstood what I said. I didn’t come here to stop you, Lieutenant Colonel. I understand your position to some extent. But that’s a different matter. The weather is gloomy. If you intervene, it will probably bring disaster to this place.”

“So. Are you worried that I might get into trouble for nothing?”

“yes.”

“Jim, that means you’re looking at me like I’m a retard. Do you really think I’m a child that needs to be protected?”

“… … .”

Jim didn’t answer.

He just looks at the extras with his blue eyes that resemble the sky.

Yeah, now I think I know why the extras decided to immerse themselves in the seven pleasures of heaven. At first I didn’t know why they wanted to act like idiots, but now I see that it was necessary.

“In that state, you can’t understand the human mind. That’s why I tried to understand people by immersing myself in the seven emotions over and over again.”

A god is a being who has ascended to heaven and is free from the three poisons and the seven emotions.

The first thing that such a being did when he came back down was to immerse himself in the seven emotions that he had abandoned in order to ascend.

A god who saves the world. A person who grants miracles.

What was needed for such judgment was humanity. How could we understand if what we saw was different even when looking at the same scenery?

“… … That’s right. Even if I exert just a little bit of force, I get swallowed up in the fight. That’s why I pretend to be an idiot and hide the enlightenment I have gained.”

“Then, now you must be filled with the consciousness of being the chosen people of that transcendent being.”

“That’s wrong.”

Jim responded firmly to the extra’s sarcastic remark.

“Because I consider you a superior worthy of respect, Lieutenant Colonel. That’s why I hope you don’t get in trouble.”

“… … Now that I think about it, it wasn’t me who was looking down on you as an idiot, but you. Even in that state, can you not grasp the situation? Are you an idiot?”

He used his luggage.

It would be correct to say that at that time, he did not intentionally harm the warrior to save Jim, but rather created that situation and used Jim to divert attention.

But if Jim still thinks of that day as a sacrifice, it would be a shame.

“I know. That the lieutenant colonel used me to escape from the military. That he captured Corps Commander Five at the Tower.”

“… … .”

But Jim’s answer sent a chill down his spine.

I just met you here. The boss I thought was dead is alive. And he’s joined hands with the Dragon Clan.

Just thinking about it makes you realize that you are a traitor.

However, we do not know that Legion Commander Five has been captured.

It’s not ‘knocked down’, it’s ‘captured’.

Because the difference between these two is stark.

“You are a respectable person. Even the fact that you kept Legion Commander Five alive when he could have been killed is something to be proud of. It must be because you still have feelings for him, right?”

“… … .”

Legion Commander Five.

The woman who should have been dead is still alive.

If it was Jim, no one else, you would know. There was no trace of Five’s ups being swallowed by the extras.

If he had killed Five, he would have inherited that huge karma.

But he didn’t do that. There were traces of their relationship, but no traces of murder.

Yeah, Colonel Extra has never killed anyone.

Not once until now.

“I don’t judge you solely by your actions that day when you mobilized the operation team to rescue me. I think you are a person worthy of respect, even if it was short, based on what I saw in the military.”

How difficult it must have been to rise to that position in the military without killing anyone or causing anyone to die.

Extra cared more for the lives of demons than any other demon.

He was a man who risked his life to go to the battlefield to save his subordinates, as if he didn’t want to see anyone die.

Some may curse him for betraying the Demon Clan and joining the Dragon Clan, but at least one person has to think about why he would make such a choice.

And that’s just what Jim did.

“I don’t want a lieutenant colonel like you to die in vain in a place like this.”

“… … Now I understand.”

The extra clicked his tongue at the sight of Jim gently coaxing him as if he were a teacher.

Today was a day of realization.

“So that’s why they sent you outside the military to a warrior party.”

The luggage is good.

Trusting people too much.

I want to see the good, not the ugliness, and I want to look at the suffering that led to the evil deeds, not the evil itself.

He was a being called transcendent, but his vision was narrower than anyone else’s.

They only look at the person in front of them without thinking about the group or the group as a whole.

So, there is bound to be a contradiction in that action. Wouldn’t it be like a fool who ends up rooting for neither side?

‘And in this world, the more people are like that, the sooner they die. In this fucking world, these useless, good, and stupid things are the first to die.’

That is why a being with the status and power of a god got stabbed in the back of the head by his own devotee.

That is why, without even thinking about the worst, he enlisted in the army with his bare body, saying he would have a ‘conversation’ with the Demon King.

Rapha was right.

Even if a burden like this were to arrive in front of Belphegor, it would only result in death.

“You have no right to discuss dog death. So go back, wash your feet, and go to sleep. I’ll be back in a bit.”

That’s why the nice extras gave Jim a congratulatory order.

Because he was not a person who looked at the trees as if they were a burden, but a person who lived while looking at the forest that would be completed someday.