The Porter Is Not Interested in the Hero Party

31 – 5th element (4)

“Ah, it’s refreshing.”

“You look good today.”

“Oh, did it look like that? right? Did I do well?”

“Yes. It was great.”

Everyone has an area of expertise. No matter how grueling it is, someone will get used to it. As I walked through the torch-lit underpass beneath the fort, I thought what a man I was used to. Beyond the underpass, the voices of cheerful party members could be heard.

Ashria and Lena. The two of them walked towards me with lively faces, like students who have found a job that suits their aptitude. The students who had revealed their aspirations when I lived in the Empire now had faces full of dreams and hopes, like two women with sparkling eyes.

The students were always made up of a friend who confidently revealed their dreams and a good kid who sympathized with such a friend, but it seemed like Ashuria and Lena were copying my memories, so I inadvertently laughed.

“Oh, uncle. Did you come just in time?”

“Yes. It seemed like it would be over by this time.”

Lena smiled at my words and nodded her head. She smiled with a clean expression, like a person without any stress, and Ashuria was also looking at Lena with a warm expression. The two were a bit at odds with each other during the trip, but it seemed like they got along well when it came to this mission.

“yes. mister. Then I’ll ask you.”

Lena said that and patted my shoulder. Ashuria bowed her head, and I spoke to Lena, who was about to walk past me.

“By the way, are you really going to do well with this? I am not a playboy.”

“Daddy, you have talent. You are a rogue. You say you can seduce demons too? It’s good if you can twist it, or not. it’s not like that?”

Lena’s face, reflected in the red light, showed an innocent smile. Seeing that smile, I couldn’t answer seriously anymore, so I just shook my head.

“…I’ll try.”

*****

Long ago, when I was living in the Empire, I heard disturbing rumors about this fortress. It is said that all sinners are taken to the basement of this fortress and subjected to brutal torture, and that the people of the cruel kingdom deliberately pierced the coffin, causing their screams to reverberate through the Imperial Forest, and because of this, the terrible voices of the criminals can be heard from the forest every day.

The closed crypt, which looked like the entrails of an animal, and the torches that were randomly embedded like parasites seemed to say that these gloomy rumors were true.

I sometimes had to step on the steps to avoid the perch hitting my head, and the vicious cold weapons strewn on the floor and daggers stained with red rust forced me to imagine the tragedy that took place here.

Human bones of unknown era were rolling on the floor wearing mats, and demon prisoners reeking of blood were exhausted and tied up inside the iron bars.

They saw me and twisted their bodies in a hurry as if they were going to kill me, but the way they moved with their limbs maimed didn’t convey any more emotion than a bad joke.

Trampling and humiliating them seemed like fun, but there was a reason why I walked into this gut-wrenching basement today.

Unlike the demons roughly separated by iron bars, the place was firmly prevented by a heavy iron gate. A place where you can still feel the heat and smell the salt burning vividly.

When I opened the iron door with the key, there was a woman tied to a chair in the middle of the dark room. The floor and her body were so full of blood that the original color of her skin was unrecognizable. The beautiful appearance had become haggard and turned into another demon.

“This time, is it your turn to torture? Or are you here to tease me? I was prepared to be humiliated anyway. Do as you please.”

But the eyes were alive.

He showed a resolute attitude, saying that he would endure whatever happened to him as long as I came in. I didn’t like the look of Kiberes. she was the devil The determination and readiness of a warrior were things that only humans could take.

I wasn’t here to torture her or to manipulate her.

I… … .

*****

“So, you are trying to seduce the commander. It’s what you do best.”

“I mean?”

It was an operation that started at Lena’s suggestion. I took it as an absurd joke, but it seemed that her proposal did not sound like a joke to the other party members. Millet nodded, saying it would be fun, and the hero and Ashuria agreed with serious expressions.

The warrior looked at me and said.

“Certainly, considering the abilities you’ve shown so far, it’s the most probable method. Kiberes is an important hostage for us as well, and if we wrongfully torture and kill him for extorting information, it will only increase the fighting spirit of the enemy.”

I also tried to pass this operation off as a joke. I think it was because it was a nonsensical operation. I didn’t even like demons that much, and I never thought of loving them.

“No, warrior. You’re kidding too much. Anyone who hears it will know that I am hypnotizing women with my fingers. Because there is a heart that understands each other and warmly embraces each other! I was able to make love to the women in the village. But how would you seduce a demon in the same way? Gnomes are less than beasts. I can’t immerse myself.”

The hero thought there was some truth in my words. Because I nodded my head and rolled my eyes. But the warrior did not back down either.

“But, uncle. Soldiers and commanders have already tried various ways to appease them, but all of them have failed. Even if they tortured them, they only told them to kill them and showed no sign of betrayal. The other person is a famous commander in the Pandemonium. Rather than forcing you to spit out information, if you extract some information in this way, you will be able to gain an advantage in future battles.”

And I couldn’t find words to refute the hero’s logic. The hero was looking at me with really earnest eyes, and Lena and Ashuria also gave me hot eyes. Ashuria said.

“If you cooperate, we will give her the ultimate taste of pain and love.”

“You know the term carrot and stick? After we’ve tortured her and shattered her spirit, the old man would go and comfort her with sweet words. how is it? It’s easy.”

Both Lena and Ashuria nodded and told me that.

so what do i do

Even if I’m not good at it, I have to do my best.

*******

“Why are you standing there blankly? do it fast Just looking at your tops makes me sick.”

I came to my senses at the sound of Kayberes’ voice. She was pretending to be relaxed, but the stress and pain had already pushed her to the limit. It reacted to every move I made and shuddered every time I moved.

Then, in anger at the fact that he was intimidated by me, he gnashed his teeth and stamped his feet, and then repeated silence, feeling the joints and muscles that spontaneously stiffened every time I moved.

Pain is learned.

If you continue to pour pain without purpose in a state where you can’t resist, even the most iron man will become accustomed to pain. Even if she endured with steely mental strength, it was inevitable that her body and mind wanted peace.

carrots and sticks. Like giving a carrot to a horse, I had to be the one who gave her peace and rest.

“What, what are you doing?”

I silently picked up a wet towel and started wiping her body. When the dirty blood was wiped off, clean skin with no scars was revealed. Because of walking around the battlefield, the muscles in his thighs and limbs were alive and moving.

Because I was a born warrior, I silently carried out my mission with admiration inside.

“what… … . What are you doing? Yeah, making it clean for torture tomorrow… … . Like crazy bitches It’s the first time I’ve seen such bloody bitches.”

I didn’t respond to Kiberes. The moment I reply to her now, I become her enemy again, like a spy who might pry information out of her. If I reacted even a little to the words he uttered without much thought, Kayberes would shut his mouth.

All she needed now was the fact that someone would listen to her words. If you’re in an isolated place with perverts who speak their own language and enjoy pain, you’re bound to find someone you can talk to.

If I remain silent and show no humanity, Kiberes will use me as a conduit, build rapport with themselves, and expect me to speak up.

“Looking at his body, he seems to be a fairly usable warrior, but it’s pitiful to be cleaning the body of a demon in a place like this. Do you have any plans to become a demon? If you release me now, I will spare you.”

I turned my head and looked at the wall. Bloodstains from the torture remained as black dots. I resisted the urge to slap her in the mouth and feigned brusque kindness.

Kindness sometimes works as poison. Just as a trivial act of kindness creates romance and builds up tragedy, this simple act that seems like a duty becomes the key to blooming love in extreme circumstances.

Caybereth didn’t know it yet, but the poison was already spreading in her heart little by little.