Shadow Monarch: Heroines Could Hear My Thoughts?!

Chapter 212- Descension (Part 3)

'Dammit! To think that 1/6th of the time I promised to return in had already passed with me in coma. This isn't good.' Rin clicked his tongue as he shifted his gaze to look at the old man the little girl.

Other than the fact that they had rather pale skin and two horns protruding out of their skulls, they didn't look that different from normal people. In fact, Rin could swear they looked exactly like humans that he wouldn't be able to determine whether they are demons or not if he couldn't see the horns.

"Can I ask a question?" The old man said with a serious tone.

"Sure."

"Are you a human?" He asked.

"..." Rin squinted his eyes for a moment before he sighed and shook his head.

"I think you already know the answer to that."

"So you are indeed a human." The old man said.

The moment the little girl heard those words, she hid behind the old man and looked at Rin warily.

"Can I now ask a question myself? Why did you save me even though you knew I wasn't a demon?" Rin asked.

"... Why should we?"

"Huh?"

"Why should we kill you?"

"..." Rin could only blink a few times with a shocked expression. He never expected this answer at all.

"I'm a human, no?"

"Yes."

"And you are demons, right?"

"Yes."

"... Shouldn't be normal that you would want to eliminate me?"

"Why?"

"Sigh, did I miss a page?" RIn murmured as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Let me rephrase it, do you not harbor any hatred toward me because I'm a human?"

"Hmm, I guess that should be the case."

"Of cou-"

"But, I wasn't the one who wanted to save you. She insisted we do." The old man pointed at the little girl which made her hide again. "She carried you here and begged me to save you. So, if you have to be thankful for anyone then be thankful for her."

"I see..." Rin responded with a dazed look as he stood up and walked toward the little girl. Then, when he was close enough, he crouched down and looked at her with a small smile.

At the same time, the girl took a peek at him.

"Thank you so much for saving me. I'm in your debt." He said with a grateful tone.

"..." At first, the child seemed wary but then she nodded her head silently.

"What's your name? I'm Rin, by the way."

"... La... La..."

"Hmm? What was it again?"

"Lala..." She repeated timidly.

"Oh, Lala! That's a very cute name. Nice to meet you, Lala!" He said as he looked up at the old man.

"What's your name, sir?"

"Godfrey."

"Thank you both for saving my life. I honestly never thought I would end up being saved by you two."

"... Don't mention it. We are about to eat dinner, do you want to join us?" Godfrey asked.

"Sure, I will take your offer."

After that, Godfrey and Lala guided Rin outside where he found what seemed to be a big living room. It looked quite old but still organized and well-presented.

"Nice house you have here."

"Thank you. We have built it from scratch."

After that, the three sat down at the table before Rin turned to Lala and asked.

"Uh, may I know why you decided to save me, Lala?"

Even though he could see that the girl seemed kind and innocent but that wasn't enough of a reason to save a random stranger.

"... Y-You protected me... When I was about to be attacked by monsters." She replied.

"Huh? Me?"

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*A week ago*

"I'm going out, grandpa." A young, adorable girl with a flaxen hair said to the old man before she walked outside. That girl was Lala.

Lala went to the cave nearby to gather some small shiny stones she used to carve out some small pieces of jewelry for fun. It has been her habit since she could remember and she never missed out on doing it once a week at least.

The cave was always deprived of any form of life as monsters don't like to go there because of the gate's looming aura. She rarely encounters any monsters around the area.

When she walked inside the cave, it was as calm as usual. That was until she reached to the area close to the gate. That's when she saw a silhouette thrown on the ground, motionless.

'A corpse?' At first, she was shocked and wanted to run away. But, her curiosity took the better of her and she approached the body slowly.

When she was close enough, she stared at it curiously. It was an unconscious Rin, swimming in his own blood with injuries all over.

"Hmm, who is he?" She murmured.

"RAAA!!"

Suddenly, a loud growl shook her from her thoughts and made her shift her gaze to the entrance of the cave. There, a giant monster had came inside and located both Lala and Rin.

'Why did it come here?!' Lala's face paled.

Then, she realized the reason.

'It smelled blood!'

"RAAA!!" The giant monster growled again and charged toward Lala with a ferocious look in its eyes.

The little girl felt her legs freeze in their place from sheer fear. She had never crossed paths with a scary monster such as this one before so she couldn't react properly. It was at that moment that something shocking happened.

As Lala was about to close her eyes and wait for the inevitable, a silhouette appeared in front of her. When she opened her eyes again, she found Rin standing in front of her.

The latter glared at the monster through his messed up face. His mere glance could send a shiver down the spine of anyone who took a glance at it.

"Leave." He said in a low, husky voice.

In an instant, the monster stopped moving as it cowered in fear. Although it knew that the human was injured and could barely stand, its instincts still screamed that he could easily kill it if it dared to attack.

After hesitating for a few moments, the monster turned around and quickly ran out of the cave.

During all of this, Lala was frozen in her place. She never expected this to happen and had no time to react properly.

*DROP*

A moment later, Rin fell on the ground again unconscious. His powerful presence vanished in a second as if it was never there.

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