The King Of Hunter
61. Disaster > Reasons...

Flashback..

Finish eating beef...

"So.why did you bring me here?"

Ask Harry

"Because I need you, for something"

Answer Elan

What does it mean for a thing?

~~

Inside the Gate, having finished torturing Merlin. Elan got a notification from the system.

'Requirements increase, you must possess 90% of the Power of the King of Death. Before that you won't be able to see me."

That's what the system says.

But how? That number had never increased since he had just obtained it (meaning 50% of the Death King's strength). No matter how hard Elan thought, he could not find the answer. He's very upset.

And something in front of him is the target to vent his emotions. Yes, Merlin.

The torment Merlin endured became increasingly severe and brutal. The screams and cries of Merlin did not make Elan's heart feel pity, you could say he enjoyed it. Until the end..

"Aghhh! All right, all right. I'll give you aghh..!"

"Give me what?"

Said Elan coldly

"I'll give you whatever you want! I'm willing to be your slave!"

Merlin cried out in the hope that Elan would stop tormenting him

"Slave..?"

To be honest Elan had no intention of making Merlin her slave. He only wanted Merlin to take care of Rea when he returned later. But he ended up torturing Merlin very cruelly.

"Well?!"

Said Elan surprised and moved away from Merlin who had serious injuries all over his body

"W-what happened?! Why?"

Jata Elan slowly sat down with a feeling of confusion as well as fear

Then he tried to remember what happened, why did the Queen become like that? Memories of her tormenting Merlin appeared in succession and made her head hurt.

Why am I like this? What the hell happened to me?! Goddamnit!

Thought Elan

And while enduring the pain in his head, Elan slowly approached Merlin. Of course Merlin was ready to endure the pain, he thought Elan was crazy and wanted to torture him to death. But the estimate is wrong..

Elan knelt down to face Merlin. With her head touching Merlin's feet, Elan apologized. He explained that it was not like him, and he did not know why he could be like that. Merlin didn't just believe him

Merlin thought this was one of Elan's plays. But Elan can prove that she is truly sorry, by giving Merlin a Dagger of hers and asking Merlin to return the favor.

Merlin simply stuck the Dagger into the ground, and forgave Elan completely. But Merlin has one request for Elan, which is to let Merlin be Elan's partner. There was already nothing else he could do here, so he thought of exiting the Gate and trying to trust the humans once more.

And a System notification appears in front of Elan..

[ting]

[Do you want to make it as a slave?

Yes/No]

Elan was confused by this message. Didn't Merlin ask to be a partner?

But the system has high intelligence (yes, depending on the admin as well anyway). He could tell what the interlocutor wanted from 'Player' and tell 'Player' indirectly. Elan who understood that, without hesitation directly chose the 'Yes' option'.

[ting]

Whahuh? Notifications again?

Elan is confused

[Job: King of Death (50%)]

\=

[Jon: King of Death (55%)]

"That's increasing!"

Said Elan

Merlin was confused by Elan's words earlier

And Elan realized something. If he wanted to become the 'All' King of Death, then he needed some followers. I don't know what the follower's relationship with the King of Death was, but essentially adding followers could get Elan closer to being the 'Fully' King of Death'.

~~

Back to the time Elan got together with Harry.

"That's Secret.. hehe"

Elan said, joking

"Just trust him, I'm sure the action he took was the right thing"

Merlin said with a slight smile on his face

For a moment, Harry was stunned by Merlin's smile and could not turn his eyes to Merlin who continued eating.

"Beautiful right?"

Elan whispered as she approached Harry

"Yes. uh I mean.."

Harry was nervous

Elan laughed at Harry's behavior just now.

"By the way, when I saw you up close I realized something. You're that, Vin, right? Vindell Melova from the 3rd Middle Class?"

Harry asked curiously

Elan did not answer. He changed his previously laughing expression to flat.

At that moment he thought, what gave him to cancel the Quest? And he answered..

"Woahh, great. I'm amazed you know that."

Said Elan with applause

"So right?"

Ask Harry again

"Where do you know that? Am I that famous? hehe"

Asked Elan with a slight joke

"Uhmm, may I speak honestly to you? But please don't kill me..Ok?"

Ask Harry cautiously

"Ok, that origin contains no insults against me"

Reply Elan with a smile

"I honestly hate you"

"Hmm, that's a little surprising. What's the reason you hate me?"

"Well, when I was with Miya, and I happened to see you... You look like you want to do something to Miya. That's why I know you, and I hate you. I'm sorry"

Grumpy Harry

"D-jad"

"Who's Miya? Is she your lover?"

Merlin suddenly joined in by cutting off Elan's speech just now

"Ehm"

Harry said the word 'no' in a small tone

"So you like it, huh? Does she have a boyfriend? What's the reason you like it?

Merlin is the type of person who is active when talking about 'love'

(She likes to gossip with her other Elf friends, first.)

"Ehmm. I don't think so. But he looks very close to my brother. And I also can't do anything if he ends up choosing my brother. I'm too weak"

Harry was unknowingly confiding in the group that had kidnapped him

Elan answered Harry's words..

"Loose..?