The 0th Corps Commander Became Trash! [ TCF x INTKOT ]

Chapter 7* - Hero V.S. Villain

"If you can get past every demon here right now, I'll let you go."

Of course, there was no way Deon would just let an enemy go like that. Even when he was still Cale, such things never happened.

"Aren't you just asking me to be killed?! This is bullshit!"

"This is enemy territory, you can't expect the enemy to go easy on your right?"

"..."

Well, that did make sense.

"What do we do with it now?"

"If Sir Arut wants, we can toss him to Sir Jaykar!"

"Let him go and report what he needs to Cruel Hardt."

"Y-you even knew who sent me...?"

Deon smiled at the expression the assassin was currently making. He kneeled to the same height as the assassin and whispered in a low tone that was just enough to be heard by them. 

"I know everything that's gonna happen here. You being sent here to observe and assassinate me is just one of the many things I know."

The assassin's eyes shook, dilating at the revelation of information. If the Zeroth Corps Commander already knew everything, could it be that he was just toying with them? Thinking about this, he started trembling and looked at the cloaked man in fear with a hint of resentment.

"Well, off you go now. And don't tell him I let you go."

The ropes that clung tightly to the assassin went loose and finally fell, freeing him from imprisonment. He took one last glance at Deon before fleeing. 

***

"Sir Arut, I thought you said that you were resting?"

"Jaykar, keep this between you and me."

"Yes?"

Jaykar stood still. His mind was racing as he looked at the unbandaged commander in front of him.

Why did Sir Arut come to him to speak privately? It was already day, and this time, even his bandages were loose. It was as if he wasn't scared of anything. Was he that confident in his abilities to overpower the new Hero?

In contrast, Deon was actually feeling uncomfortable with the bandages on his face. He felt that even if he went out, he would be somewhat fine. After all, he had the Vitality of the Heart which could heal him everytime he gets hurt.

But that would be torture. However, this was Deon, he was unaware of that fact.

As Deon continued to adjust the bandages on his arm, Jaykar stared at him in silence. He felt that the Zeroth Corps Commander was more than just handsome now, it was the beautiful yet exotic type; pure white hair that even vampires didn't possess, at best it would be a darker tone of silver; red eyes that seemed as if it were formed by blood droplets forming into two pairs of eyes, and the pale skin that was only possible for vampires to have. Was it even possible to describe these looks? Just one glance and it would be impossible to take ones' eyes off of him. 

However, those trains of thought immediately dispersed when Deon started talking.

"There was an intruder. It was the same one."

"The same one?!"

"That's why I came here to ask if you could level the security. I also noticed other people from the Empire were here. Although they aren't dangerous, they were extremely agile and silent."

"Yes, I did notice that the Empire always seemed to overpower us or were just at the right level, which always ended up in ties."

Deon wondered if he should even be helping the Demon Realm, but it'd be strange if he wasn't, so he might as well just play along, right?