CPSMBD Chapter 68

Chapter 68

Aila’s Mother ​

[Won't they rot?]

'If you don't mind having all your teeth pulled out, then sure, let them rot.'

Velasquez's eyes widened as he covered his mouth.

[Then can I have more if I promise to eat just a little at a time?]

'I don't have any now. I'll buy you some later.'

[You promise!]

'Yes.'

Just thinking about it seemed to make his mouth water. Velasquez swallowed and smacked his lips.

[The human world has so many sweet things. This is why I love it here.]

So that's why you ate it all without leaving any?

Don't you see your master, heartbroken because there's no chocolate left to help her think?

When I let out a deep sigh, Velasquez asked with a concerned face.

[What's wrong, Master? Why are you sighing?]

'I have a headache.'

[A headache? Where does it hurt? I don't like it when Master is in pain! I'll fix everything for you.]

Velasquez fretted, stomping his feet dramatically.

'It's about Aila. There's definitely something that doesn't fit in this case, but I can't figure out what it is.'

[Then let's kill her. She tried to harm you, and even threatened you yesterday. Let's just kill her. That'll solve everything.]

No, why are you suddenly talking like the epitome of a demon!

'If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have summoned you again. How can you suggest killing so easily?'

Velasquez's eyes widened as if realizing something.

[Ah, I see. So she's my benefactor!]

Why is he thinking of that now?

This demon really had no middle ground.

Why is he so extreme?

'Anyway, what I'm worried about is that there's a contradiction in the current situation. Something doesn't add up. But I can't figure out what it is. I also don't understand why someone who seemed fine suddenly collapsed, coughing up blood...'

[Hmm. Now that you mention it, that human had a taboo placed on her.]

'A taboo?'

[Yes. It's a sFell that prevents certain actions. It's not a curse, so I didn't notice it right away, but it's definitely a taboo.]

'What kind of taboo?'

[I'm not sure about the details.]

'I thought you were capable.'

[I am.]

'You said you were very strong and amazing... one of those Four Heavenly Kings or whatever.'

[Not Four Heavenly Kings, Four Great Demon Lords!]

'Then why don't you know?'

[Because sFells aren't in a demon's domain. You've been with me for days now, and you still don't know that, Master? Aren't you a bit too indifferent about me?]

Velasquez puffed out both his cheeks.

Who cares about such things?

I didn't convey that thought, but did it show on my face?

Velasquez's eyes narrowed.

Before Velasquez's mood could worsen, I quickly changed the subject.

'About that taboo, can you remove it?'

[Only the person who placed the taboo can remove it. Or you could kill the person who placed it. Then the taboo would naturally disappear.]

'We can't kill someone just to remove a taboo...'

[We'd need to know who placed the taboo to kill them anyway, so that method is out from the start.]

This guy. He should have said that earlier.

Velasquez, who had been deep in thought with a serious face, spoke up.

[Instead, there's something I can do...]

"What is it?"

I asked without much expectation. But Velasquez gave an unexpected answer.

[How about I check on the current situation of that woman's mother?]

'You? Is that possible?'

When I asked with a surprised face, Velasquez immediately pouted.

[Of course. What do you take me for? I'm the great demon lord Velasquez.]

Great demon lord?

To my eyes, he looked like nothing more than a pathetic dwarf lying around after gorging on chocolate.

Though I admit his current appearance is a bit cute.

[But I'll need something in return.]

Velasquez looked at me with a meaningful smile.

'You ate all my chocolate. Isn't that enough? What more do you want?'

Velasquez's lips jutted out.

[Tch. Fine.]

Grumbling, Velasquez got up, brushing himself off.

[It's the bloodline of the woman we saw yesterday, right?]

'Yes.'

[Alright, since I've received payment, shall I go? Of course, for you, Master, I could do this much without compensation.]

Liar. You would definitely have demanded payment.

As expected of a demon, never doing a small favor without asking for something in return.

'Don't reveal yourself under any circumstances. Just observe the situation and report back. Understand?'

[Okay. I'll be back.]

In the blink of an eye, Velasquez's body vanished.

Velasquez reappeared before me after about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

With a sparkling light, Velasquez appeared before me, spinning around.

Is he really a demon?

Why does he make such an adorably cute entrance?

And appearing with a shower of light, he looked more like a fairy than anything else.

'Violetta, get a grip! What are you thinking?'

I shook my head. Don't be fooled by his cute appearance.

He's a demon, remember? A demon!

Anyway, there were more important matters at hand.

'What about Aila's mother? Did you find her?'

[Yes, of course. That much is a piece of cake for me.]

'How was she?'

[She looked fine? She was lying still without moving.]

She looked fine?

Then why did Aila ask me to save her mother? This doesn't make sense.

What exactly is going on here?

'Tell me more details. Like where Aila's mother is, or the surrounding situation.'

[It was underground. The woman was in a place so dark and damp you couldn't see in front of you.]

I looked out the window to gauge the weather. It was midday now.

Moreover, the weather was clear today. Unless it was a completely sealed space, it would be hard to find a place where sunlight didn't reach at all.

'And you say she looked fine in such a place...?'

[Yes. And her hands and feet were bound with chains and shackles.]

'...What exactly looked fine about that?'

[But I'm a demon, you know. Demons like dark and damp spaces. Besides, chains and shackles are like our friends. Even in my castle in the demon realm, I have chains and shackles of various sizes and types.]

Velasquez grinned mischievously, as if the mere thought made him happy.

A demon truly is a demon after all.

I looked down at Velasquez with contemptuous eyes.

Velasquez, who had been smiling, suddenly stopped and gauged my reaction.

[Why, why? Why are you looking at me like that?]

From Velasquez's explanation, it was clear that Aila's mother was currently being forcibly confined.

'But why?'

Could it be... Is Baron Gritta controlling Aila's actions by holding her mother hostage?

'Just tell me where Aila's mother is.'

[Okay. It wasn't far from here... but it's a bit difficult to explain the exact location.]

Velasquez scratched his forehead.

'Are there any memorable features of the building?'

[It was a neat and beautiful building made of white stone...]

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Velasquez clapped his hands.

[Ah! There was a very strong pleasant scent around the building. And there were lots of large trees with star-shaped purple flowers blooming in front of the building.]

From Velasquez's description, I could immediately recall where it was. But Aila's mother was confined there?

However, there was only one place in the capital with a white stone building and trees full of purple flowers in front.

'I think I know where it is.'

[Where?]

'Gritta's mansion. It's Aila's family mansion.'

Gritta's mansion was known as one of the most beautiful among the numerous mansions in the capital.

Purple flowers bloomed on the rosemary trees lining the front of the mansion, and the scene of violet blossoms against the backdrop of the milky white stone building was mystical, like a painting.

The pleasant scent Velasquez mentioned must have been the rosemary.

And now, Aila's mother was confined in that beautiful mansion.

In the very mansion where she lived.?