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Eight heads.

Two cheeks per head.

One slap per cheek.

In total, sixteen cheeks were slapped.

As soon as the promised sixteen slaps were done, he immediately surrendered as if he had been waiting for it.

He kept saying “I surrender” so many times, I thought he was a rapper.

Dantalion’s face was so swollen that he looked almost twice as big as when I first saw him.

“Have you come to your senses now?”

“…Your skills seem passable.”

The main face, which had been talking, had a few corn kernels popping out, and because of that, the voice came from another face.

Since it’s polite to make eye contact while talking, I took a step to the side.

‘By the way, he’s tough.’

Despite desperately shouting surrender, he was still holding onto his pride.

*Slap*

When I raised my palm with a frown, he flinched and covered his face with his hands.

“Scaredy-cat.”

“…I wasn’t!”

“Sure, let’s go with that.”

No matter how much he tries to build up his pride and act tough.

The body is honest. Or should I say, the head is honest.

The mere act of me raising my arm might have become his PTSD.

But this was also oddly fun, so I kept raising and lowering my hand.

Then, he brought up an unexpected topic.

***

“Prepare yourself, we are going to see Satan.”

“…We’re going to see Satan?”

Jeong Gyeoul asked again, wondering if she had misheard.

“Not see, but pay respects to. Stupid human.”

“This guy, seriously…”

*Flinch*

Every time her arm moved, Dantalion shrank.

For someone who boldly criticized Jeong Gyeoul’s tone, he looked too weak.

It was amusing to see Dantalian, who kept calling humans inferior and stupid, being scared of a human.

Of course, it was only amusing to Jeong Gyeoul; the Guard Captain and Deputy were just standing there, unable to do anything.

If they intervened, they’d have to deal with Jeong Gyeoul’s glare.

If they stayed still, they’d have to deal with Dantalion’s glare.

In the end, they chose to stay still.

If they upset Dantalion, they might get a pay cut or some disciplinary action, but if they upset Jeong Gyeoul, they might not survive.

It was a wise choice.

“Anyway, we’re leaving now, so follow me.”

“…?”

The battle with the Satan Church, the ritual the Satan Church’s leader was preparing.

Jeong Gyeoul, who entered the summoning circle in place of the sacrifice, Jeong Ha-yul.

Then, Jeong Gyeoul was summoned to the demon realm, and it happened to be Satan’s territory.

Unless you’re an idiot, you’d know it had something to do with Satan.

Jeong Gyeoul also planned to meet Satan to return home.

But…

‘Why is Satan looking for me?’

Since she was summoned to the demon realm, Jeong Gyeoul had effectively lost her value as a sacrifice.

The Satan Church leader Anton LaVey’s ritual aimed to summon Satan to the mortal realm.

Jeong Gyeoul was the sacrifice for that, so the situation was already off track.

No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t figure it out.

She had to meet him anyway… She had no intention of letting everything go according to the opponent’s wishes without knowing the situation, so there was only one answer.

“Tell him to come himself.”

“This is the summons of the great lord of the demon realm! Do you think you have the right to refuse?!”

Dantalion tried to intimidate her by invoking Satan’s authority… but that wasn’t going to work on Jeong Gyeoul.

“I’m the Demon King’s younger sister, tell the one who needs me to come himself.”

“…How dare a human!”

*Slap*

When Jeong Gyeoul raised her hand with a frown, Dantalion flinched again.

“Don’t mess around and get hit, just do as you’re told.”

“How did Dantalion end up like this…?”

If he had known this would happen, he should have treated her with utmost respect as per Satan’s orders.

But it was too late for regrets now.

Since he was clearly outmatched, he couldn’t force her to come.

Nor could he tell Satan, “The one who needs you says to come himself.”

Since she had proven her strength, she was practically Satan’s guest, so he couldn’t mobilize his legion.

‘Money? No, a human from another dimension wouldn’t need money…’

‘Power? I just got my ass kicked, what power?’

‘Men? She didn’t fall for me, so a handsome guy wouldn’t work.’

‘Food? Ha, Dantalion, you’ve lost your mind after a few slaps. Thinking you can move someone with just food.’

He pondered what to do, but no answer came.

Because she was a human summoned from another dimension, it seemed nothing from the demon realm could sway her.

Then.

*Growl*

Jeong Gyeoul, who hadn’t eaten anything while imprisoned and immediately fought Dantalion, had her stomach growl.

“First, how about we eat?”

Since she was the great lord’s guest and he had ordered her to be treated with utmost respect, he thought to at least offer her a meal…

“Food! What food? Is there anything delicious?”

Jeong Gyeoul’s unusual reaction left Dantalion flustered.

Her eyes, which had been consistently bored and disdainful, now sparkled like a woman in love.

“…Food… works?”

The lowest of his planned strategies.

A plan so low that just thinking about it made him feel ashamed, but judging by her reaction, it seemed more effective than anything else.

Dantalion took Jeong Gyeoul, who was obsessed with food, to his castle.

***

“First, let’s clean up before meeting.”

“…Really?”

“…You might not know, but I’m covered in sweat and blood, and it’s really uncomfortable.”

It was annoying to delay the precious meal time… but since she was in a position to get food, she decided to endure it once.

Dantalion assigned me a butler and went upstairs.

“Bath, massage, men. Anything else you desire, just let us know.”

“…Just the bath is fine.”

Out of the list the butler provided, the only thing I could handle was the bath.

Unlike Dantalion, I hadn’t sweated a drop and was still fresh… but I had been roughing it in the desert, sleeping in the village chief’s dirty house.

I had also been in prison for a while, so I was feeling uncomfortable.

“This way.”

I thought it would take time to heat the bathwater, but the butler immediately led me to the bath.

I was worried that the demon realm might have a communal bath culture and that I’d have to bathe with Dantalion, but thankfully, that wasn’t the case.

However…

“…Please let me do this alone.”

“…We cannot leave a guest to bathe alone.”

There was a bit of trouble as the maids insisted that not attending to the guest’s bath would disgrace the master.

It took some time, but by emphasizing that I was a human from another dimension, I managed to send all the maids away and finally had some alone time.

‘Whew… I almost died of shame.’

Whether it’s because women are like that or because of my memories as a man.

The thought of showing this body to others is unimaginable.

Since I possessed this body, I haven’t even been to a sauna.

After a quick bath, I came out to find my clothes and underwear neatly laid out.

“…?”

They said they’d prepare clothes after the bath… Did they forget?

Or are they telling me to wear the same clothes and underwear again?

It was uncomfortable, but I had no choice but to put them back on…

Oh my god.

They smelled nice.

These clothes had already been washed.

I could step out feeling refreshed.

“This way.”

“Yes.”

Guided by a maid waiting at the door, I headed to the dining hall.

“You’re late.”

“Got a problem?”

“…Bring the food.”

Dantalion, desperately pretending not to hear me, ordered the food to be brought.

Soon, dishes started appearing on the table.

Hellhound roasted by an imp’s fire.

Hell horse tongue.

Lava shark fin.

It was fine until dishes like that came out…

Demon ghoul brain soup.

Poisonous mushroom soup mixed with a succubus’s saliva.

Hydra body sashimi decorated with hydra teeth.

And so on, dishes I couldn’t eat kept coming out.

“…”

My appetite, which had been rising, hit rock bottom.

“Is there a problem?”

“You’re doing this on purpose because I beat you up.”

“…?”

Surprisingly, he seemed genuinely clueless.

‘…I guess this is how they usually eat…’

I quietly started picking out the dishes I could eat.

While I was picking at the food, Dantalion spoke up.

“Satan’s chef can handle Earth’s cuisine too.”

“Stop lazing around, we need to go meet Satan.”

“…Just like that?”

He seemed shocked, but that wasn’t important.

What’s important is the unyielding appetite.

After picking at the edible dishes, I finished the meal and left the castle.

“How long will it take from here?”

“Not far. Let’s take a carriage and leave comfortably.”

“Good, let’s hurry. I’m still hungry.”

***

“Do you want to die for real?”

“…P-please spare me.”

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve hit him.

These demon bastards who spew lies as soon as they open their mouths.

What? Not far? Take a carriage and go comfortably?

It’s been ten days since we left the city of Dante.

I’m still on the carriage.

“Tell me exactly how much longer.”

“We’re almost there, just a little more…”

*Slap*

Dantalion, who got a hard slap on the back, looked unfairly wronged.

 

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