Funeral, what should I do if I reincarnate as a demon?

"How could you be right? You know so much about the monster army of the Kingdom of Ester. So you are a participant... No, that's not right. You are not the one who made this ridiculous plan, are you?"

Halfway through, noticing his abrupt turn of head, Fulilian couldn't help but walk forward quickly, standing on tiptoe and staring into his eyes.

The face that had gone through thousands of years but still looked a little childish revealed an unprecedented seriousness, as if if he didn't give an answer, this matter would not end now.

In order to seek help, he looked at Philen, but unfortunately Philen's expression was almost the same as Fulilian's, forcing him to give up resistance again:

"... Well, in fact, I am indeed the leader of this plan."

"Is it true?!" Fulilian widened her eyes, and Philen showed an unconcealed worry: "-Why did you participate in this kind of thing, Lord Ash?"

"Of course it's for world peace."

"Obviously you put monsters into battle against people?" Hearing his words, Fulilian felt that it was an excuse, but...

"Although I used it against people, when has the north been peaceful in recent years?"

"This..."

Ash's casual addition really made Fulilian think about it carefully, and then she realized... What he said was actually right, and she was speechless for a while.

Although it was very dangerous and killing people, there was an inexplicable feeling that from the macro perspective of the overall situation, it was saving people?

It was a bit counterintuitive at first, but it was a solid fact, so she didn't know what to say.

But Philen still found it hard to accept: "....Why didn't you say anything before?"

"My Lord, sometimes there are things you want to achieve, and in the process, you have to take on responsibilities that you don't realize, right?" Ash said so in a matter-of-fact tone, and asked in the end: "If you go home and talk about your work with children, complain or something, it would be strange, right?"

"...I'm not a child anymore."

"It's all the same to me."

He smiled and patted Philen's head, and walked ahead without waiting for a reply.

"...My Lord Ash, there are still many things you hide from me, and you never told me about your own things before. I don't know anything about the dreams you want to achieve and the responsibilities you have." Philen's cheeks were puffed up unconsciously. She wanted to be Ash's pillar, but Ash...didn't want her to join in his affairs.

But Fulilian had a blank expression, just staring at Ash's back: "This guy has slipped away again..."

"Lord Fulilian, tell me! What else is Lord Ash hiding from me?"

"No? Don't ask me, how can I know about that guy..."

"Haven't you known him for a long time?"

"That's true, that's true, but even I know very little about him..."

Suddenly being targeted by Philen made Fulilian feel innocent... because she once felt that she didn't know Ash well enough, so she wanted to try to know more.

But this guy seemed to be shrouded by an invisible veil, and no matter how hard she tried, it was difficult to see his full picture, and it was really elusive.

Even if she thought she had plenty of time to waste with him at the beginning, but now... she was too lazy to go deeper, just waiting for him to confess.

But now she has a little more understanding, that is, he seems to be influencing and changing the world in his own way.

Whether the result is good or bad is still difficult to explore, but at least from the perspective of this country now, it seems that the result is good?

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For the sake of the Frisch family and the innocent city fortress, Fulilian pulled Ash and others to quickly leave the Frisch family's territory.

They went straight through the Kager Pass of the Kingdom of Ester and entered the territory of the Kingdom of Ester.

It was also during this process that Philen stared at the soldiers at the pass, wanting to see if anyone knew Ash, trying to find some clues.

Unfortunately... the soldiers at the pass have been replaced several times in the past ten years, and she is destined to return disappointed.

But after entering the pass, when they took a detour to the plain in a different direction from the magic city, Fulilian seemed particularly happy, and her two long ears drooped unconsciously with joy.

Seeing Fulilian like this, even Philen's dissatisfaction of the past few days gradually disappeared, and he even smiled unconsciously:

"... It's rare for Lady Fulilian to be so happy."

"After all, he is a rare old friend~ I want to have a good talk with him before he dies~" What Fulilian said was not easy for humans to answer. At least Philen and Zain didn't know how to respond, but she herself muttered to herself: "Should I stay for 10 years~"

"——No, at most one week!"

"Philen is really stingy."

"It's not just me, Lord Ash will also be troubled, right?" Philen faced her complaints with a serious look, and turned his head to look at Ash expressionlessly.

Faced with this sudden serious scrutiny, Ash didn't know what else to do except nodding slightly to show his agreement.

".... Isn't this a threat?"

Although she was complaining like this, Fulilian was also worried that Feilun would be really angry, so she could only nod in agreement.

Also in this atmosphere, it didn't take long for the group to arrive at the detour destination.

It was a plain spread out like a scroll, with a beautiful village that looked like something from a fairy tale sitting on it.

Different from the strict fortress of the Sword Village, the entrance here is only made of a simple wooden frame, without even a door.

Is there a wall around the village? Even the wooden fence is low and can only block the entry and exit of children and poultry.

However, right at the entrance of this simple village, an old dwarf wearing a bright red shirt and a knight's helmet sat on the stone.

A short sword was waiting quietly beside him. His face was covered with traces of time, his beard was like snow, and his eyes were closed tightly, as if he was immersed in a long dream.

"Master Fulu, long time no see." Fulilian approached briskly, her eyes flashing with the joy of reunion. She did not forget to introduce the old warrior to her new partners, and even showed off a bit: "Look, and It’s the same as what I said before, he looks like a veteran warrior who has experienced many battles, isn’t he handsome?”

"....Which one?"

Compared to Fulilian's rare enthusiasm, Lord Folu, who slowly opened his eyes, had a somewhat strange look in his eyes, as if he did not recognize Fulilian.

Zain on the side couldn’t help but joke: “Isn’t this just a confused old man who can be seen everywhere?”

"You are so rude. Even I won't just call someone an old fool... Oops?" In the middle of Ash's complaint, the old man suddenly swung his sword and hit him at his feet.

But he also had quick eyesight and quick hands. He raised his leg and stepped on the sword.

Master Fulu, who made a sneak attack, failed to grasp the hilt of the sword, and the entire sword body was trampled into the ground with a "pop!"

Master Fulu opened his eyes in surprise, but Ashus said thoughtfully: "Hmm...ah! When I came here before, you also came here to do this?"

"...Fulu's fighting methods are still as despicable as ever." Fulilian was not surprised at all by this accident, and even couldn't help but laugh: "But it has never been successful with Ash. "

"A large number of people died due to negligence in the battle, but you are the only one who really has no flaws at all... You are indeed a battle-hardened warrior." Lord Fulu raised his hand with his toes when Ash When he picked up the sword, he casually took it and put it beside him, and showed an old smile: "Welcome... Fulilian, Ash, you can stay as long as you want."

"I want to stay for ten years and let the village chief introduce me to a job."

Fulian agreed without thinking, and also made a strange request.

But just after she finished speaking, Ash grabbed her by the back collar and dragged her directly into the village without looking back:

"Stop messing around, Fearon will be angry."

"Ash, you really disappoint me. You would actually compromise with a child." Fulilian pretended to be dissatisfied.

"Then you go and convince her." Ashi responded simply.

"...That's all. It's an adult's responsibility to occasionally accommodate children's willfulness."

Fulian, who was allowed to be dragged by him, had her arms folded across her chest, as if she was trying to show the magnanimity of an adult as much as possible.

However, Ya Xiu found it troublesome to even look back and despise her. He kept walking and said casually: "You are so shameless. What were you talking about just now? Now you have changed again so quickly?"

"I want you to say it."

"Stop being ridiculous, you will only hurt me and cause me to be criticized."

"That's because you don't have confidence."

"If you are confident, go ahead."

"It's precisely because I didn't have it that I let you go."

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The daily bickering between the two seemed to Feilun a long time ago, so she did not interfere much. She just politely saluted the old man at the entrance of the village and hurriedly caught up with them.

Soon they found a short-term job in the village through the introduction of the village chief, and because of Lord Fulu's relationship, they were given a free guest room in the village, which was usually used by passing businessmen.

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Since they often had meals and slept in the open along the way, the group of people each carried luggage and bedding, but most of the time they stored them in their own personal spaces... Just like those wands, they were basically only called upon when needed. out.

As the "guardian" of Ash and Frilian, Fearon also started simple work after taking the two and his own bedding to dry.

The job content is as simple as the name suggests, just use magic to pull radishes out of the ground.

But also during this process, Philon couldn't help but ask the villagers around him about this village that was once from another country but was peacefully merged into the Kingdom of Esther, about the Kingdom of Esther.

"...Is there any difference between the Kingdom of Esther and the previous countries? This was the Kingdom of Esther before I was born. I don't know exactly what it was like before." Holding the bamboo tower When the villagers heard this strange question, they pondered for a moment and then couldn't help but add:

"But the older generation often say that life is much better now than before. The lords' taxes are lower than before, and people will not starve to death because they can't afford food like before."

"Why? If it's just a little lower..."

"The kingdom will regularly send special magicians to sow very special wheat and potatoes, and will also come to cast strange magic from time to time, and we only need to be responsible for collecting the grain." The villagers shook their heads and pointed to the village Not far away, a grand wheat field:

"Look, that spectacular wheat field over there is wheat cultivated by the Kingdom. The yield is much higher than the previous ones. Although most of the harvest needs to be turned over to the Kingdom, when there is a famine, the Kingdom will also generously distribute relief grains. ”

"...I heard that the population of this country has increased six or seven times in this century? Is this because people will not starve to death?"

"I don't know, but there is still part of it. It must be because people from other countries often escape here, right? There are even people in our village who have escaped from the southern countries in the past."

"Are there even people from the southern countries?" People from his hometown fled to the north of the mainland, and even came to this country in particular. Feilun couldn't help but be a little surprised, but he couldn't help but look in the direction of the royal capital, and there was a surge in his heart. With an indescribable respect:

"The king of this country must be someone as gentle and powerful as Lord Ash."

"Although I also think this country is very powerful, but...is your standard for powerful people the same as Asher?" The strange compliment made Zain burst into laughter.

But Feilun ignored him completely, making him helplessly look at the villagers on the side and curiously said:

"Is that Mr. Folu from the village? Why are you always there?"

"Master Furu has a house in the village, but he usually walks alone. He is too old and can't even speak fluently. Moreover, it seems that he has been dealing with demons and monsters since a long time ago. The village was guarded by rebel soldiers and bandits, but no one knew why he did it."

"Aren't you curious?"

"He doesn't tell anyone, and after it was actually merged into the Kingdom of Esther, there are basically no such things here, but Lord Fulu has always been sitting there... Like a patron saint, he has been there since I was a child. There was always a man sitting at the entrance of the village."

"Patron saint...I always feel a little lonely."

Zain murmured to himself, just looking at the old figure, he couldn’t help but feel so emotional. Even Feilun, who didn't get along with him, unconsciously nodded silently when looking at the old man's back.

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at night.

When everyone was asleep, Ash was exercising his magic power as usual, but it was different from usual... He sat at the entrance of the village, and Lord Fulu sat opposite him.

Master Fulu might have fallen asleep, but even though the two of them sat opposite each other, they didn't speak for a long time.

I don't know how much time passed before he slowly opened his eyes and looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar young man opposite:

"Ash, why are you trying so hard?"

"...You are the one." Ashus asked casually without raising his eyes: "Why are you in this village, where almost no one knows about your past."

"...I've told you before, I'm just protecting my wife's beloved village, and you are already strong enough, right? Why are you still practicing and doing strange things?"

"Is it weird?"

"It doesn't seem like we last met for too long, right?"

"It's only been more than ten years, and you still killed my monster."

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At that time, Ash just wanted to see his old friends, so he came over for a little while, and also brought the army of monsters that supported the pass nearby.

The attack on the village was not his order. Simply dealing with the frontal lobe would have no effect, and it was an out-of-control monster that escaped Aura's control.

And just as he entered the village boundary, he was killed by this old and strong dwarf warrior.

"At that time, I thought that I would have a fight with you... No." Halfway through, Master Fulu shook his head to himself: "It is better to say that I will probably be killed by you."

"...That's too much to say. I won't kill my friends because of a monster."