NOVEL NEXT Chapter 15 - Regular Meeting (2)
[I’m not gay but…]
Author: GayAF
Demons are kind of cute…?
When I first saw them, I was trembling, not knowing what crazy things they might do…
But honestly, the things these guys do are really cute.
When an elderly person was wandering around the subway with no seat, they gave up their seat saying,
They spout this nonsense.
While taking a lost child to the information desk at an amusement park, they say,
They spout this nonsense.
In my opinion, these guys are real comedians.
I can understand why comedy shows are failing.
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These demon kids are something else lololol
Honestly, the amusement park employee must have been so annoyed;; If it were me, I would have immediately exorcised them with a crucifix, for real
“Rest comfortably and despair to your heart’s content” I agree lmao the old person must have been so confused lol
A world where angels aren’t angels and demons aren’t demons… this is really rare…
What happens if demons are kinder than angels? lol
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In modern times, many stories have been created, somewhat improving the public’s perception of “demons,” but.
Basically, demons weren’t beings with a particularly good reputation.
Such beings that lead a person’s life to ruin with sweet whispers, and feel ecstasy while listening to the painful screams that result.
Who on earth would like a being that leads them to hell?
A perception that has been created over centuries, literally worse than food waste.
Therefore, after the large-scale species transformation incident, there was particularly more attention on demon transformees, but.
They rather enjoyed the hateful gazes directed at them and simply continued to perform “evil deeds.”
Deeds that others would look at and think, “That’s… a demon…?” due to their triviality.
Honestly, when I first saw the demon handing out cotton candy to children, I was uncertain.
A familiar appearance.
Thinking carefully, that appearance resembled Jeong-hyun giving out cotton candy he had personally bought for the children when we went to volunteer at an orphanage at his request.
Although the face and build were different, the kind and warm atmosphere remained unchanged, so.
I could be certain.
That the demon was my friend who had been out of contact for more than ten days.
“Seo Jeong-hyun.”
When I called the name quietly, the demon turned towards me, startled.
Then, spotting Jaehyuk beside me, he walked over with big strides, smiling warmly.
“Oh, Jaehyuk! Long time no see! But who is this beautiful lady beside you…?”
“Han Jiwoo. I’m a bit disappointed? I recognized you right away, but how could you not recognize me immediately?”
“Isn’t it strange to recognize someone at a glance when their appearance has completely changed?”
After expressing his grievance, he looked at me intently and then nodded, smiling broadly.
“Hmm, looking at that blunt and bold personality, it certainly is Jiwoo. But you said you recognized me? How?”
“I just had a feeling it was you? Right, Jaehyuk?”
“Yeah, I couldn’t recognize others, but I could recognize you.”
Repeatedly muttering “how on earth…?” while tilting his head, he soon shrugged and began to walk.
“I have a lot to say, but this doesn’t seem like the place to say it. Let’s move to a different location first.”
“Okay. Hye-eun will be about 30 minutes late as usual, so let’s talk while waiting. I have a lot to hear.”
“Oh right, by the way, what happened to Hye-eun? I heard she also became an alien species like you, Jiwoo, and me.”
Since it seems he had only been told that she became an alien species, Jeong-hyun asked me with a worried face.
…Well, she’s not the type or in a position to be worried about by others?
With a slight smile, meaning not to worry, I conveyed only simple information.
“She’s living comfortably enough not to worry about. If anything, she was really happy about becoming an alien species.”
“Really? What species did she transform into? Succubus?”
“No, angel.”
“…?”
His confusion was evident.
Seeing his dumbfounded expression, I felt like giving him a piece of my mind.
That you becoming a demon isn’t particularly normal either.
On the way to the meeting place, I could clearly understand why demons were called “comedians” in the alien species community.
“Kuhaha! By removing these labels and even recycling, they will surely be angry! They’ll get increasingly irritated every time they see things that aren’t done!”
“Hey, you dropped your wallet! Don’t thank me! You’ll end up losing something bigger in the future because you won’t develop a sense of caution, kuhehe…”
“Old lady! Where are you going alone with such heavy things? Why am I helping? Well, because helping like this will spoil you! Ahahaha!!!”
That’s… a demon?
The demon I know is what exactly…?
As I blankly watched the demon helping an old lady while struggling, Jaehyuk opened his mouth with a chuckle.
“…Though the words have changed, his behavior hasn’t changed at all from before becoming a demon.”
“I can’t understand why he became a demon…? Honestly, shouldn’t he and Hye-eun have their species switched?”
“Well, Jeong-hyun becoming a demon is somewhat understandable… but Lee Hye-eun, her becoming an angel is really incomprehensible.”
As we were whispering to each other, Jeong-hyun, who must have finished pushing the handcart, arrived near us.
Wiping away sweat that was pouring down like rain, he apologized to us.
“Sorry, I have to commit a certain amount of evil deeds per day. That was the last evil deed just now.”
“…It doesn’t feel like an evil deed no matter how you look at it.”
“Haha, it would be difficult for the culprit to know. Just how evil the deed I committed was.”
“Uh, yeah, sure…”
Roughly acknowledging it to avoid prolonging the conversation, I asked him about why there had been no contact.
“So, what happened that you were quiet for ten days? Do you know how worried we were?”
“Um, it’s a bit long to explain… to put it simply, I was chased. By people with excessive religious fervor.”
“Whether it’s demons or angels, suffering from religious people is the same, huh?”
“The only difference is whether you die if caught or not. They were so zealous, they literally chased me to the end.”
He seemed to have suffered a lot.
With a face full of fatigue, Jeong-hyun sighed and slowly scanned the surroundings.
“For demons, this place is hell, hell. Since demons originally come from hell, it sounds a bit strange, but anyway, it’s really tough.”
“…It’s the same for vampires. Maybe demons are better? Demons probably don’t have all sorts of bizarre weaknesses, right?”
“Demons are better, you say? What are your weaknesses exactly?”
“I knew you’d ask, so I wrote them down in a memo pad in advance. Here! Read it.”
After calmly reading the memo pad, he frowned and shook his head.
“…You must have had a hard time.”
“Yeah, but things are a bit better thanks to this guy. I’ve been getting a lot of help recently.”
“Jaehyuk, helping you? That’s a bit interesting?”
When Jeong-hyun looked at Jaehyuk with wide eyes, Jaehyuk made a sulky face and started grumbling.
“Hey, Seo Jeong-hyun! What’s with that smile? If someone misunderstands, they might think I’m a piece of trash that doesn’t help friends!”
“It’s a fact that you’ve never helped Jiwoo at all, unlike with me or Hye-eun, right?”
“No, that’s because there was no need to help! What’s the point of helping someone who was living perfectly fine on their own?”
“That’s absurd, Jaehyuk. You didn’t even ask me how I was doing in the first place.”
“That’s… Haah, fine. I was wrong, okay? I was wrong, you bastards!”
“Good that you know.”
“Ah, jeez…”
As we were busily teasing our always susceptible friend, we arrived at the meeting place earlier than expected.
Confirming that Hye-eun hadn’t arrived yet, we ordered a few draft beers first and continued our conversation.
“You lost your house to a dragon transformee, so you two are living together?”
“Yeah, at first I was going to go back to my family home… but he suggested it first. The conditions were really good, so I found myself accepting before I knew it.”
“…That, is it really Jaehyuk and not a doppelganger? The Jaehyuk I know isn’t like that.”
“Gasp!”
As the two of us made a fuss, Jaehyuk looked at me and Jeong-hyun alternately with a face that seemed to have lost its patience.
He sighed and chided us both in a somewhat tired voice.
“Both of you, shut up. What kind of person do you think I am usually?”
“A somewhat selfish but good friend?”
“A punching bag with good impact.”
“I should have kept my mouth shut.”
After gulping down the beer brought by the server, he started looking for Hye-eun.
As if the saying “speak of the tiger and it appears” was true, a pure white angel soon appeared at the meeting place.
“I’m safe today! Hehe, I hope you all didn’t wait too long…”
In the middle of speaking, the erotic angel suddenly stared at one spot.
After looking at the demon for a long time, the angel muttered with a reddened face.
“Demon… angel… training… corruption…?”
“…?!”
“Heuheung…”
The demon’s face was filled with terror.