28. Dismal City (IV)
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"May I ask how old you are?"

"Sixteen years old."

Sure enough ...... The corners of my mouth twitched. It seemed that my worry was unnecessary.

It occurred to me again that it was a good opportunity to get to know my master because I could ask the young child about his impression of the Demon King.

"What do you think of the current Demon King?"

Sidell clenched his fists, as if his reaction was fierce.

"I hate her. It is better to get a new Demon King soon."

"Why?"

"When I was a child, my mom and dad told me many stories about the previous Demon Kingdom, especially when the last Demon King was on the throne, my mom and dad said that it was peaceful at that time. There were almost no wars, and there were no families torn apart because of wars. I longed for that kind of life, and so did Sissel, who dreamed of living in a peaceful kingdom."

"So that's how it is."

"Hmm."

Looking at Sidell's indignant look, it was better for me to digress from the topic.

After chatting with Sidell for a while, I said goodbye to him, and then I ran back in the opposite direction of their home.

It wasn't dark yet, so I could make it back in time. After all, I had four levels of power, and the ability to run back at full speed without worrying about hitting anyone in this empty street.

When the soldiers at the gate saw me, they saluted me respectfully and let me pass.

Walked into the small castle, I followed the memory of going back to the small palace and passed a short room.

But on the way, I ran into four familiar people, the same four people I met in the alley.

They looked at me dumbfounded, but I wasn't much surprised, because at first, looking at their uniforms, it occurred to me that they might be the castle's regular garrisons.

"Where is that guy?"

I asked casually.

The yellow-haired female soldier, however, turned pale.

"Please, let Hurley go."

"What do you mean?"

When I thought about it carefully, it occurred to me that if I was found out as a deserter, the consequences would be serious.

The deserter named Hurley was yellow-haired, and this female soldier was also yellow-haired. Were they relatives?

"What's your relationship with her?"

Probably because she felt that my tone was gentle, the yellow-haired female soldier's expression relaxed a lot, "When she was a child, she was the big sister of us. After she grew up and joined the army, she became estranged, but I don't want her to be punished too severely. Hurley’s fighting ability is still okay. I hope you can spare Hurley."

The impulsive young man standing beside her looked helpless. The cranky woman collected her temper, and the soldier looked calm. They looked at me cautiously.

"Well, what do you do here?"

"We're ordinary captains in the fourth battalion of the third army of the infantry."

In fact, I do not understand about something like the fourth battalion of the third army of the infantry. In shoryt, ordinary captains had certain ranking in the army.

Thinking of the question I wanted to ask before, can the soldiers from this country kill people casually?

I turned my head to that impulsive young man, "Did you want to kill that child at that time? Weren’t you afraid of committing murder crime?"

"Well ......" he rolled his eyes a little embarrassed, "I didn't want to kill him. I just wanted to scare them and threaten them."

So you guys just confessed your innocence for yourselves in this way?!? Were impulsive young people not impulsive?

Perhaps seeing that I was still puzzled, he went on to explain.

"I believe that I have my control of strength. Even if you do not come to the rescue, I will not really kill him."

It's uncertain to say such things. You say you trust yourself. In case that little boy is scared to move around and hit the sword blade, what will happen? Ah, but I guess that only if one man has a very low level of IQ, he would be stupid to hit the sword blade.

"Well, you guys go about your business."

"Yes."

They answered me in unison.

But after they answered me, they looked at each other as if they wanted to have something to say.

"Do you guys have any questions?"

Finally it was the yellow-haired female soldier, who should now be called the female captain, who spoke first.

"Excuse me, what is your status?"

"If you guys have the chance to meet Lord Demon King, you will know who I am."

They nodded as if they were intimidated and didn't say anything more.

I should also go back. Speaking of the master, I have to think of something else to forget about that deserter as fast as I could, or she knows it and I will be a goner.