Chapter 227
There was nothing in front of the room when I opened the door. I sighed a breath of relief.
“I think no one’s here.”
“It’s weird that there’s no watch.”
“Maybe they all went because Rian’s here?”
“That would be ideal.”
“But…”
We stood in front of a dark cave. We already hit a rough patch.
“Which way do we have to go?”
We couldn’t tell which way we had to go and how long each path was.
At that moment, a shadow popped out.
“Are you going somewhere?”
“Do you need us to guide you?”
“Ah!”
I almost screamed. The children just came out from the ceiling. Looking closely, the ceiling was open like a chimney. The children came down one at a time and landed before me.
“Y, you.”
Eris also looked very startled. But soon she put her hand in her cape nervously. It looked like she would take out her knife at any moment.
“Ricky told us to stay close.”
“Yes, he told us to watch.”
“Ricky?”
As I asked, the children answered.
“Recaldo.”
“Everyone told us not to call him Ricky, but Ricky said it was ok.”
“Yes, Ricky is kind.”
“Yes, Ricky is nice.”
My face turned cold at the children. The kidnapper and the thief of my doll shouldn’t be called cute.
Eris asked at that moment.
“You said you’ll guide us?”
“Yeah! Let’s play together!”
“Let’s go on a walk!”
The children giggled, grabbed each other’s hands, and spun around.
“Are you allowed to leave this room?”
The children looked confused as I asked.
“Are you being punished?”
“Did you do something wrong?”
I realized that Recaldo didn’t tell the children not to let us out. And that if the children did something wrong, they get locked up in a room.
“No, we didn’t.”
I answered confidently. I did burn Recaldo’s arm, but it was self-defense!
“Then let’s play!”
“We know a good spot!”
Children started to pull me. They were so strong that I couldn’t even resist. I tried to stop, but it didn’t work.
‘How are they so strong…!’
“Iona!”
Eris followed quickly.
I was about to ask the children to let go of my arm, as it was being pulled so hard. Eris shouted at them.
“Stop now!”
The children flinched and stopped. They looked like they were unhappy, but they still looked at us carefully.
“Why stop?”
“Don’t you want to play?”
“It’s not that. If you pull, it hurts.”
I spoke quietly so as not to aggravate these children, who were much stronger than they looked. Looking down at my arm, there was already a bruise.
‘They only grabbed it for a moment.’
If I wasn’t careful, they could really hurt me like Recaldo said. I felt a chill down my spine.
‘They are demons after all. I can’t let my guard down.’
The children looked at my arm, and their eyes widened. Then they started to nod.
“Humans break easily.”
“Yes, yes. Paul said that too.”
They seemed to have understood and then asked again.
“Then you won’t play with us?”
“You won’t play?”
“Tell me where my sword is before we play.”
The children looked like they were pondering.
“Ah! That thin stick that Ricky showed us!”
“Yes, that stick is in Ricky’s room.”
I flinched. Normally in a movie or a book, the weapon that was confiscated was put in storage. But it’s in Relcado’s room!
“Are we going there?”
“Do you want to go to Ricky’s room?” The children asked again. It felt like we were stepping into a tiger’s den ourselves, but we needed to do something to escape. If I used divine magic and fainted, I’ll become a burden to Eris.
“Please.”
The children giggled and started moving forward. We followed them with our guard up.
It was that moment.
There was a loud sound, and the ground shook. I turned my head towards where the sound came from.
‘Rian’s aura!’
For some reason, I could feel Ridrian’s aura clearly. It felt like a thick forest scent. It seemed like he was fighting one of Recaldo’s demons.
‘Rian is close by.’
My heart pounded. I wanted to run to him even if I had to tear down the wall. I pushed my chest with my fist.
“Fun, fun!”
“Yeah, only Ryuga gets to have fun.”
The children complained.
“Ryuga?”
“Ryuga is Ricky’s student. He fights really well.”
“He’s strong too! Ricky said he is.”
I felt a little uneasy. A demon that even Recaldo compliments. I pushed my hand where Rian doll used to be. The doll was no longer there but still made me feel easy.
‘I believe in Rian. He will definitely come to my side. He promised.’
“I’ll protect you no matter what, so stay.”
So I’ll definitely go to his side.
‘Wait a bit, Rian.’
Was it good fortune? Recaldo’s room wasn’t far from where we were. Eris’s sword was on Recaldo’s table.
“Eris.”
“That’s my sword.”
Eris went quickly and grabbed the sword. She looked relieved.