Chapter 192 - Side Story: Little Devil (2/2)

Yet, when he saw it, he couldn't laugh at all.

When a ghost tried to choke her, she pinched the hands that were around her neck until it snapped. And she did that calmly as if she was just massaging her own throat.

Yes, snapped! How strong was she to be able to snap the hands of an entity not belong to her world? She was ridiculously strange and strong.

At the age of 12, she approached him for the first time.

She was waiting for her friends to come and play with her. But, because she came much early than before, she needed to wait for a bit longer till her friends came.

However, he was sure it was intentional. She intentionally came early to approach him. She planned it well, he should say.

”Hello, Mister.” She greeted him with a thin smile on her face as she stood in front of him.

The Devil arched his thick eyebrows, but he didn't reply her greetings.

”You've been watching over me for years. What do you want from me, Mister?”

It was a miracle for a girl at her age could ask that kind of question with a calm façade. Her mind was obviously working differently with the other kids.

”You're imagining things.” I said to her.

The smile on her face grew wider. ”What kind of thing are you, Mister? You're not a ghost, so what are you? Your black wings are so big, I'm a bit curious whether those are heavy or not. Also, don't you feel it troublesome to walk among the trees? You live in the forest, right?”

She could see his wings? At her words, he was stunned again. He rarely used his wings since he preferred to walk on foot. His wings were his identity as a member of the highest class of devil. Therefore, other than in his dimension, his wings would be invisible even though he still could use it.

She was practically the first human who could see his wings. What was she, actually?

”Mister? Are you mute?”

The corner of his lips twitched when she asked him that innocently. You are mute, your whole family is mute!

”Kiddo, I'm going to swallow you if you keep picking a fight with me.” He threatened the girl with menacing look on his face.

”Mister, don't twist your face like that. It doesn't look good on you.” Out of nowhere, she extended her hand and rubbed his frown away.

Again, he was dumbfounded with how brave this kid was.

”There, you are the most handsome person I've ever seen, so don't twist your face like that.” This time, she smiled toothily until her round eyes forming a beautiful pair of crescent moon.

At this moment, the Devil, who didn't know the concept of beautiful things and memory, felt like he saw the most beautiful thing in the world. He didn't know he had heart until it started beating with a loud thump, almost hurting his chest.

He stood up abruptly, startling the little girl to the point he almost felt guilty, and ran into the woods. His mind felt blank as he tried to understand this new feeling.

No, no, he was afraid of this new feeling. What had happened to him? What kind of charm did she put on him? What a strong charm!

Little Devil! He thought grumpily.

He kept running, but the palpitated feeling inside his chest didn't disappear. With a loud howl, he jumped and spread his wings. Each flap of his wings brought him further away from the Little Devil. He thought that his situation would revert back to normal once he was far away from her. But, as long as the girl's face popped in his mind, the thumping would start again.

So, he flew for several days until he realized he had been too far from her. Without thinking much, he changed course and flew back to where she lived. In his heart and mind, he promised that he would watch her from further away and not let her see him just in case something like that happened again.

Hundred years later, he would realize what the girl was doing to him and it called 'flirting'. But, seriously, a twelve years old girl flirted with an a.d.u.l.t? Ah, she must have not known that was called 'flirting' either.