Seongjin stared silently at the flickering red soul of the Demon King.
‘…The Demon King is going back? To Gehenna?’
To be honest, he was quite taken aback. It was something he hadn’t even considered as a possibility until now.
Upon reflection, it was strange. Seongjin already knew there was a passage connected to Gehenna within his body.
Moreover, hadn’t he himself been flung through that passage to that place?
Then, he should have realized long ago that the Demon King’s soul could do the same.
‘Somehow, I had baselessly believed that he would stay here forever.’
It might be natural for the Demon King to want to return. He had been gradually losing himself all this time.
He had lost not only the senses necessary for living but also all his power and status, and now even his name was on the verge of fading away.
How many times had the Demon King foolishly sobbed over that shock?
‘But…’
Nevertheless, Seongjin couldn’t easily be certain.
Returning to Gehenna. Regaining his former appearance and power. Could that truly be considered the path to reclaiming himself?
[If I return to Gehenna, I might become an even stronger Demon…