After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 149 - 18: The Heart Knots of 3 People

Chapter 149: Chapter 18: The Heart Knots of 3 People

Tonight’s moon was a beautiful full moon, and it was a clear night. The sky was filled with sparkling stars. It was a good time to drink and watch the stars.

"Rainbow Shell... Do you think inviting us to drink was the right choice?"

Lodya said helplessly. She poured the wine from her cup onto where her head should have been, watching the fragrant liquid turn into steam and float up to the sky.

The flame atop the Headless Knight’s neck could only evaporate the wine completely. Although she could taste a bit of the alcohol and sweetness, she couldn’t enjoy the full *flavor* of the wine.

In other words, whether it was Lodya the Headless Knight or Blake Black the Black Knight, neither of them could get drunk or experience the feeling of intoxication.

"As long as you can taste the wine, that’s all that matters. Getting drunk just causes trouble."

Rainbow Shell said as he poured more wine for the two of them. He continued, "Mr. Yila gave me two jars of wine. I thought it would be wrong to drink them alone, and my clansmen shouldn’t drink much either."

"Indeed, it’s rare to see you drink. How about Lady Chaya?"

The "Lady Chaya" Lodya mentioned was Rainbow Shell’s wife, a beautiful Insect Man with colorful wings on her back. Unlike Rainbow Shell from the Beetle Clan, Chaya was from the Butterfly Clan, making her a beauty even by human standards.

Of course, from an Insect Man’s perspective, Lady Chaya was also very beautiful.

Moreover, to be honest, even though Rainbow Shell might seem peculiar by human aesthetics, he was considered a top-tier handsome man among Insect Men. Given his current age, he could be described as a handsome uncle.

In response to Lodya’s curiosity, Rainbow Shell poured himself another glass and drank it in one go. He said gloomily, "She went to her sister’s house. She likes sweet drinks, but not alcohol... When she heard I was going to drink at home, she left."

"Ha, you’d better explain that to her properly."

Blake couldn’t help but chuckle. He poured some wine into his armor and then picked up a piece of vegetable to snack on. He asked, "But what made you think of drinking at home?"

Rainbow Shell organized his thoughts. He had already planned to discuss what Yila had said to him during the day. Looking at the two, he began to explain, "During the day, Mr. Yila invited me to look at the White Ball Wine."

————— Explanatory Break Line —————

"So, that’s how it is... Mr. Yila said I should let go of my guilt towards Prince Satan Ye and my inferiority towards the Demon King Territory. If I could, I would also want to let go."

Rainbow Shell’s explanation was clear enough. Both Lodya and Blake understood what had happened... but, it was impossible to let go of past mistakes just like that.

Realizing that Yila had understood Rainbow Shell’s past so quickly through a short conversation, Lodya said in amazement, "Mr. Yila detected your mental burden so quickly?"

Blake, looking gently at the stars above, said, "Mr. Yila can see it, of course. He’s a very gentle person... but beyond mental burdens, dealing with it still depends on you."

It was worth noting that Rainbow Shell was the most rational and strongest among the Insect Men. However, before that incident, he was just the strongest... his personality was no different from other Insect Men, who were all quite emotional people.

They would usually act on their thoughts without much thinking, or rather... even if they thought, they wouldn’t choose the rational option.

Therefore, Rainbow Shell rarely expressed his opinions during court sessions.

"Anyway, as long as it doesn’t negatively affect the Demon King Territory, it’s fine like this..."

Rainbow Shell said, drinking silently, his dark, round eyes gazing at the moon. He asked, "What about you two? When do you plan to open your hearts?"

"..."

"..."

Rainbow Shell’s words led the two to fall into prolonged silence... it’s ironic that the leaders of the Demon King Territory all had unresolved issues in their hearts.

Rainbow Shell, who drank less due to his past mistakes; Senata, lost and helpless due to the Blood Clan’s betrayal caused by Yila’s fear; Satan Ye, depressed and self-deprecating due to his perceived uselessness.

And other leaders, to varying degrees, experienced such issues.

"Rainbow Shell is right, Lodya..."

Blake was the first to speak, advising the slender Headless Knight beside him, "It’s time you formed a new warhorse. If your beloved horse saw you like this, it would certainly..."

But before Blake could finish, Lodya shook her head and interrupted him, "What about you, Blake... No matter what kind of person you were in life, you are who you are now, and not someone else."

"..."

"I don’t want to; I am not him..."

Blake appeared very resistant, shaking his head while talking. Even though he knew... the memories he could accept were irrelevant to him, how could he accept those memories as his own past life so easily!?

How could he happily acknowledge that that demon was himself in a past life?

"..."

"..."

"..."

"See, we’re all the same..."

Rainbow Shell sighed heavily, pouring the rest of his wine into the two’s cups. He sighed, "It’s a pity you can’t get drunk."

Yes, because they couldn’t get drunk, they couldn’t escape reality.

Since ancient times, wine had been the best way to escape reality, but... escaping still wasn’t good, so in a way, this might be considered burning the bridges?

"There’s no rush. I don’t need my powers for now, and whether or not I have a warhorse doesn’t matter since we have Yila."

Lodya replied.

"I’m not in a rush either. Accepting my past makes no difference to me. If I ever have to kill a child, I’ll let others do it."

Blake Black said.

"Me too, it doesn’t affect me much. Drinking less is good; being less impulsive is good; saying nothing in court sessions isn’t bad either, especially with Mr. Yila around."

Rainbow Shell said, tilting his head back to take a big gulp of wine.

It seemed that even if you couldn’t get drunk, people still found it easy to evade reality. More so now when confronting inner demons and solving emotional knots was unnecessary.

"..."

"Huh? Saying ’because we have me’ is making me sound too important... well, whatever."

"!!!" X3

The three were startled, realizing that Yila had appeared unknowingly, standing with a wine jar in hand. He tilted his head and placed the jar on the ground.

"Sorry, maybe I interrupted you... Satan Ye and Hilena had a bit to drink, but Satan Ye quickly got drunk, so the rest is for you."

Yila said, waving his hand before disappearing.

"..."

"..."

"..."

The three looked at each other.

"A bit scary."

Rainbow Shell couldn’t help but comment.

"Hmm."

"Yes."

Lodya and Blake nodded in agreement.

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