Chapter 80: A punishment for an annoying Demon Lord is to make him flustered
"If it’s something that God gave you to hold...is it something like a sacred mission?"
Natha pondered for a while, and then turned to look at me—it was the same face he made before he spoke that censored name. I was getting ready for another censorship because of that, but he just leaned into the armrest and answered with a rather forlorn smile.
"The King called it ’destiny’ rather than a mission," he said finally.
It was quite weird. I thought, as the direct subordinate of the King, which was the Demon God’s apostle, he would be thrilled about getting this mission or destiny or whatever. Well, he didn’t exactly look displeased, but he did seem to be a bit uncomfortable.
Like the time I asked him about the stab wound for the first time.
Driven by instinct, my hands reached out and stroked his cheeks. As he looked at me with slightly widened eyes, I asked him about it. "Why? Did you not like carrying that destiny?"
He paused for a few seconds, seemingly stunned as I continued to caress his skin with my thumb. And then he smiled, the silver eyes curled softly again. "It’s not that I don’t like it," he said, taking my stroking hands into his own. "I just dislike the way it seemed like I had no choice in the matter. And even if it brought me great joy, I have no idea whether I’m doing it because I like it, or if there’s a higher power telling me I should like it."
Ah...so it was kind of like me, wasn’t it? The way I had no idea whether I liked Natha because I was once liking someone who looked like him, or because I really fell for this demon.
Honestly, I was still thinking about that sometimes, even though I was pretty sure the feeling I had right now was built over time along with the memories I spent with Natha.
But I couldn’t deny that triggering spark that was caused by my feeling for the young doctor in the past. Without that feeling...it might take longer for me to put down my guard.
Although...Natha being a hot-ass demon that was downright my type surely would make me fall for him either way.