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

"No... Actually, I'm even more surprised. Why didn't you and that friend think of it? You put the cart before the horse in that way, trying to make people remember you, but you directly called you, my best friend, and you forgot your own name."

"I told you when we first met, that guy is a simple-minded, gorilla-like guy with well-developed limbs, right?"

"What about you?"

"...Speaking of which, this is the last job for the stubborn mother-in-law; as long as she does this well, she can tell me where the guy went - let's work quickly~!"

Zain very deliberately pretended not to hear, bent down to wet the rag, and then silently started to deal with the stone statue.

The others just shook their heads when they saw this, and without saying anything, they silently stepped forward to help deal with the stone statue... because they didn't even know how to complain about the two of them for a while.

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Just like before, Ash did not participate in this delicate chore, but chose to watch from the side with his stubborn mother-in-law.

Upon seeing this, Yubel also sat next to him, looked at him with an unchanging smile, and asked curiously:

"Aren't you going to participate?"

"If I were to clean that kind of stone sculpture...if I accidentally apply a little force during the cleaning process, it might break."

"Oh, that's scary." Yubel put his index finger on his lips and nodded as if he was remembering something: "Speaking of which, you are obviously a magician, but your strength is frightening? You seem to have been trained as a warrior? "

"You have it too."

"It's just some basics, and it's within the scope of a magician~" Yubel elegantly stacked his left leg on top of his right leg and asked with a smile: "But by the way, your companion is probably going to What did you think when you left?"

"Why should I answer your question?" Ashi responded calmly.

"Then~ what if I let you see my underwear again?"

"I've seen it twice, what else is there to see?"

"Today's style is different from the previous ones~" Yubel's cheeks were slightly red and he lifted up the hem of his skirt slightly.

This attitude of resisting and welcoming seemed quite tempting, but in fact - she was secretly prepared to call someone if he really dared to make a move.

However, Ash had no intention of taking action directly like before.

On the contrary, he showed a little surprise, stared at Yubel and said: "Yuber, you..."

"What~?" Yubel asked pretending to be calm.

"Is she a crazy girl?"

"——Huh? ...No!" Ash's inexplicably serious gaze almost made Yubel angry. Even though he was testing it himself, he couldn't help but gritted his teeth and revealed his true purpose: " This is just a test! If you really want to see it, I’ll call someone!”

"But if I really opened it, wouldn't I see it again? Are you really okay? You don't care?"

"...not very good."

"Well...you really didn't expect that." He observed the girl whose expression gradually stiffened and slowly turned her head away for a while. He smiled and grabbed her ponytail and manipulated her, making her look at him again. :

"You obviously have a very good talent for magic, so don't always let your impulse control your actions... Although I understand that you are an overly emotional and irrational guy, after all, you are almost like this even when using magic."

"You understand, why are you still talking about this now?"

"I just want to tell you that being eager for revenge or being carried away by anger and hatred will not have good results; even if you want to deal with me, just calm down? After all, when is the time to retaliate? Why not be generous and direct Forget the past conflicts?”

"...Although you act like a teacher and what you say seems to make sense, why are you grabbing my hair and saying this."

Yubel forced out a scary smile.

"Isn't this very convenient? It's like... yes, it's as easy to use as a handle."

"Hey...?" Yubel tried hard to maintain a smile that was about to collapse, and in the next moment he punched him in the face: "——Go to hell!"

However.....

Before his fist fell, Ash had already grabbed her wrist, then held her ponytail with one hand and controlled her wrist with the other, suppressing her on his lap.

"-Ugh! Let...let me go!!" She tried to struggle, but to no avail.

"No~ You're throwing yourself into a trap, you can't blame me."

Ash just pressed Yubel on his lap. One hand casually patted her exposed upper body, which was fair and smooth, and the other hand pressed his elbow against her soft buttocks, still supporting her. Ji looked at the busy people in the distance and yawned lazily:

"...The weather is really nice today, the sun is just right, the blanket is warm and the cushions are soft... Why don't you find a place to take a nap later?"

"...."

Yubel, who was treated as a free self-heating blanket that also doubled as a support pad to relieve elbow pressure, couldn't break free no matter how hard he struggled. He wanted to seek help but was hesitant...after all, he was in such a sorry state.

Beside the two, the stubborn old lady looked at them with her mouth wide open in shock... She was shocked from the beginning to the end.

At first, she just couldn't believe that young people nowadays were so outrageous and played so wildly... In the end, Yubel was used as a tool, and she unconsciously moved to the side, fearing that she would have anything to do with them.

Or being involved in a strange dispute with this strange couple.

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When the sun gradually set and the stone statue was basically dealt with, Philen finally couldn't hold back and walked in front of the two of them, staring at Ash coldly:

".... Lord Ash, what are you doing? Are you bullying me? Can you explain it?"

"She wanted to hit me and was subdued by me. I was just afraid of being beaten and retaliated, so I kept suppressing her like this... That's probably the situation."

"Sorry... I don't understand what you are talking about. Can you explain it in detail??"

Ash smiled slightly and patted the back of Yubel's head: "By the way, in this process... you are dealing with the stone statue, and I am also dealing with her filthy heart, teaching her the truth of revenge, which is also to enlighten her, let her give up the old conflicts and welcome a new life."

Although Philen looked very angry, Ash looked like a monk and gave a very clear explanation... At least he thought so.

This humiliation made Yubel determined to take revenge one day, but he still showed a dark smile on his face:

"...When you taught me these, I actually wanted to know from the beginning, would you forgive those who made you suffer great shame?"

"You still don't understand, Yubel."

"What?"

"You should also know about teachers who teach people how to do business? Although they teach people how to do business, why don't you do business yourself? Of course, some of them may have been doing business, but among their disciples, there will always be people who surpass them... Do you understand what I mean?"

"I don't understand."

"What I mean is that I actually have high hopes for you...."

Ash smiled kindly and gently stroked the hair of the girl on his knees.

Just looking at that expression, it seems that he is really a kind and respected elder who hopes that his juniors can surpass him.

It's just...here we need to ignore Yubel's murderous expression.

The expression of Ferren beside him was also cold and chilling, so Zain and Flillian decided not to participate in it, so as not to be dragged into the water because of his mess... that would be more trouble than gain.

Just when the atmosphere gradually became tense, the stubborn old woman finally couldn't help it and clapped her hands to interrupt their strange conversation:

"It has been agreed just now that this is the last commission... If you are still interested in the whereabouts of the gorilla warrior, I will tell you."

"——Of course I am very interested! Hurry up! Stubborn old woman!"

Ash, who was in the center of the storm, stood up without thinking, and pulled the stubborn old woman away with an urgent look.

The girl who was originally on his lap was directly thrown out because of his standing up, rolling and falling to the ground with a cry of "Woo~!"

The treatment was too bad, making Yubel unable to control himself, staring at his back with lifeless eyes like a vengeful spirit.

This made Ash feel that he should be a little gentler to the child? However... if he thought about it from the beginning, did he really do anything wrong?

He was a little unsure, and always felt that he did nothing wrong. At least as a gender equality advocate, he should be very right.

Just like that, after a brainstorming, he simply gave up on Yubel and listened happily to the gorilla warrior.

Although... he actually had no interest in the gorilla for the time being.

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After getting the necessary information, the pedestrians did not leave the village immediately.

They said goodbye to the stubborn grandmother and came to the entrance of the village, but stopped temporarily and continued their journey.

Among them, Zain did not feel the joy he had when he first got the clue after knowing the whereabouts of his best friend. Instead, he seemed a little sad.

There was no way. Although the gorilla went north at the beginning, which was roughly the same route as theirs, according to the stubborn grandmother, he started from this village, which was equivalent to a fork in the road, and went to the trading city in the middle of the northern countries.

They were heading to the magic city in the southern part of the northern continent, and the trade city was located in the middle of the north.

In other words, if they wanted to catch up with the gorilla, they had to go east from here, which meant...

"...What should we do?" Zain sat in front of the fork in the road at the entrance of the village, looking at the roads leading to two different directions.

This monk who drank meat and drank wine showed a very rare side of sadness.

However, Yubel seemed a little incomprehensible: "What is there to worry about? It's just a choice of 1 from 2, you can give the answer casually, right?"

"Shut up first... I really have never seen a guy who understands the atmosphere more than you."

Ash slapped Yubel on the head and pushed the strange girl behind her.

To be honest, sometimes when he looks at this guy, he wonders whether she is a demon or he is a demon.

Although I don’t know why he drove Yubel away, everyone’s eyes were focused on him, as if he said something strange.

But in the end, they didn't say anything. Only Feilun sighed and shook his head, breaking the strange atmosphere, and lightly opened his lips:

"....Now that the sun is going down, it's better to stay in the village for one night and make a decision tomorrow."

"Huh? Now, the sun has not set too far. If we hurry on, we might be able to reach the next one..." Before he could finish speaking, Fearon emphasized his tone slightly and interrupted him:

"——Master Ash, please come with me first. I have something I want to talk to you about."

"Why? You usually care about time the most, right? In the final analysis, this kind of thing should be stopped without being disturbed. If you continue to stop it, you will suffer. Rather than spending the tormented time in trouble, it is better to do it immediately. Decide, this is good for everyone, otherwise you have to..."

"Master Ash! Now is not the time to reason with you... Although you say it does make sense, but now - please shut up and come with me, okay?"

Fearon forced a smile, but his eyes were not smiling at all, making him want to flee the scene inexplicably.

Unfortunately, before he could take action, Fearon forcibly dragged him away from the scene.

The remaining people at the scene didn't say anything more.

Frilian just patted Zain on the shoulder, and then she and Yubel followed the two of them.

Zain was left alone, still sitting on the stone, looking at the forked road, blowing smoke rings, and said nothing for a long time.

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When the time comes to night, the air suddenly becomes cold.

Zain went to the village chief to borrow a vacant house, while Ash went with Fearon to buy ingredients for dinner.

But when he came back with the ingredients, Philan, who was in charge of selecting them, couldn't help but sighed and lectured:

"Master Ash...can you sometimes speak more tactfully and consider other people's moods?"

"I was thinking about it, so that's why I came to that conclusion, wasn't it?"

"...So you hate Lord Zain?"

"How come, isn't he quite interesting?"

Ash didn't lie, and Fearon also saw that he didn't mean any harm, and what he said before did indeed make sense.

But because of this, it gave her even more of a headache.

She wanted to say something else, but Ash released a hand with a smile and touched her hair: "But Fei Lun has grown up too, and now he knows how to take care of other people's feelings. It's really amazing~ "

"....Please don't treat me like a child, it will make me very sleepy...Wait, wait a minute?"

Before Feilun could finish speaking, Ash suddenly grabbed her hand, causing her to shrink subconsciously: "W-what are you doing?"

"Of course I want to see if your hands are cold? Otherwise, what else can you do?" Ya Xiu did not let go, but felt the temperature in his hands and nodded unconsciously: "It is indeed cold...your skirt There are no pockets, why don’t you put your hands in my pockets?”

"....Isn't that a weird posture?"

"It seems to be the case... Otherwise, one hand is holding my hand and the other is in my pocket?"

"This...thank you."