I’m the Only One With a Different Genre

6 – Residents of the Comedy World Often Spit Blood

“To willingly invite the Four Kings… He’s not an ordinary man.”

“Could it be that he’s witnessed a new realm?”

“The atmosphere and all… Did the devil take possession of his body?”

Everyone was sending shock and admiration towards Odil, who had invited the Four Kings to his base.

[ The Demon Lord wishes to conquer the Ashan Kingdom. Is there anyone here willing to join? ]

The subsequent meeting proceeded smoothly.

***

“Hehehe.”

On a refreshing morning, the sweet aroma filled the kitchen.

“Odil seems to have had a nightmare. Maybe eating something sweet will help?”

Thinking of Odil, who was trembling with a pale face when delivering breakfast, I approached the orange-hued oven.

Ding!

With a cheerful sound, the timer stopped. Wearing gloves, I opened the oven, and the fragrance of sweet chocolate chip cookies wafted out.

“It looks delicious.”

The chocolate chip-studded cookies began to cool rapidly. After some time, I picked up a sufficiently cooled cookie and split it in half.

“Where… hmm.”

The freshly baked cookie boasted an intimidating flavor. While savoring the sweet taste and sporting an otter-like smile, a sexy-looking woman approached.

“I’ll have a bite too.”

“Huh? Really? Here, ah—… huh?”

As I extended the remaining half of the cookie in my hand, the voice approaching me made me realize too late that it wasn’t Odil. A sensuous woman was munching on the cookie.

“Mm, it’s so good! Gyaah—! It’s too delicious!”

As she shook her body as if in ecstasy, a large heart shook in front of my eyes. I stared blankly at the magnificent sight. My nose twitched. Just as I unconsciously felt my chin lengthening, she blinked her eyes and said.

“You! Let’s go together!”

“Yes, yes? W-who are you?”

“Me? I’m Rania!”

“N-no, that’s not… Are you a guest of Master Odil?”

“Huh? Well, something like that. The person in question seems to have disappeared.”

“What?”

I was taken aback by the news that Odil had disappeared and hastily left the kitchen. She didn’t bother to stop me. I urgently entered his laboratory.

“Huh…”

His laboratory, once meticulously arranged, was now a chaotic mess as if a hurricane had swept through.

Squelch.

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At that moment, as I was lost in thought, something warm and soft touched the back of my neck—a pouch of wisdom containing all the truths of the world. The sweet scent of fruit penetrated my nostrils. Simultaneously, like a snake coiling around its prey, arms wrapped around my waist. Rania, whose face hung over my shoulder, blew warm breath into my stiffened ear.

“Eek!”

Chilled shivers ran through my entire body, and I fled in horror.

Thud! Crash!

“Ugh, ugh…!”

Unable to stop, I tumbled and rolled, crashing into the wall. A lump formed on my head. Familiarly, I pressed the bump firmly (if you press, it goes in) and got up from my spot.

“Do… Do you know where Odil went?”

“No? I just came, so I don’t know.”

Shuffle, shuffle.

Rania, now munching on the cookies I had baked, spoke.

“Maybe he ran away? He’s incredibly scared of everything.”

“Huh? Who would he run away from?”

“Well, from me?”

“…?”

Belatedly, I scrutinized Rania’s appearance. From the bikini-like attire to the garter belt, voluptuous chest, and extravagant makeup—there was little difference. When I looked through the revealed neckline, my nose twitched again.

“Hmm? What? Am I pretty?”

“Yes, yes.”

“What? Really? Kyahaha! You really like me!”

One of the four underlings directly under the Demon King. Since she took the position of one of the Four Heavenly Kings, everyone either called her a crazy woman or harbored lustful thoughts, but no one had seen her blush with innocence like the boy in front of her. Her appearance was quite cute, and it made my mouth water.

“What’s this? Is something dangerous?”

Unconsciously, I covered my chest with both hands and took a step back. At that moment, Rania raised both hands as if she were about to pounce on Leon. Watching her, I swallowed a gasp.

“Shota complex!?”

Emergency bells rang in my head, and a voice echoed, “Pervert!”

“Huh? Is it okay?”

Rania, unless you were an extremely ugly old woman… She was a beautiful woman with a majestic presence. When my thoughts inclined towards instinct, at the end of my gaze, I noticed her earrings.

“That… “

A skull-shaped earring with a snake wrapped around a jewel in its mouth, a very peculiar design that, once seen, was hard to forget.

“Surely… Wasn’t that what the crazy girl from the Four Kings was wearing…?”

It was only then that I realized the name Rania sounded familiar.

“No way… This person is one of the Four Kings…? Odil knew that and ran away…”

“Tsk, come here.”

“Eeek!”

As I reluctantly approached, my hand, which had just been released, instinctively covered my chest again. I stumbled backward, trying to escape from the giggling Rania. At that moment.

Tap.

“Ah.”

I collided with one of the scattered items, causing my body to fall backward. At the same time, Rania rushed at me, her eyes flashing dangerously.

***

Thud, crash! Clang!

“Hyung, what’s that sound?”

Nero trembled and grabbed Noah’s hand at the continuous crashing noise. Noah frowned, looking at the crumbling ceiling.

“Has a monster invaded? Otherwise…”

It wasn’t because of Lian, who was desperately trying to escape Rania’s clutches and didn’t want to be caught, but the two couldn’t know that. The children in the adjacent cells also showed fear, curling up their bodies.

“…? Did it stop?”

The banging noise ceased, and an eerie silence settled in.

Thunk, creak.

“..!”

From above, the sound of someone descending echoed. Before long, a familiar face appeared in front of the prison bars.

“Haah…”

Lian, with torn clothes and bruises all over, held a tray.

“Thought you were dead.”

“…!”

The somewhat disappointed words carried a terrifying meaning, causing the children to stiffen. He lowered his gaze, seemingly disheartened, and then turned to look at the children. As their eyes met, Lian’s expression softened.

“Hey, kids, let’s have a snack.”

He opened the door with a key, entered, and placed the tray down. The children’s eyes focused on the tray. The sweet scent made their minds hazy.

“Come and take one each.”

The children, already accustomed to receiving food from him, immediately ran towards him. Lian handed the children cookies with something unfamiliar stuck in them.

“Be careful, they break easily when you bite into them.”

The children nodded and began to delicately nibble on the cookies.

“Uh…!”

“Splendid!”

Unimaginably sweet, some children shivered and hiccupped in surprise at the taste. Lily soon had her turn to receive a cookie.

‘A bruise…’

Lily stared blankly at the faint blue bruise on Lian’s wrist. Lian, noticing her gaze, quickly rolled down his sleeve and chuckled.

“Here you go.”

“…”

Lily alternated her gaze between the cookie and Lian before cautiously accepting the cookie and walking away. Tears seemed on the verge of falling.

Having distributed all the cookies, Lian laughed as he watched the children neatly finish eating and cleaning up the crumbs before leaving the prison. Then he headed towards the adjacent cell.

“…!”

Noah, seeing Lian’s disheveled appearance, gaped in astonishment.

“Hyung… who hit you?”

Nero asked with a trembling voice. Lian, smiling casually, replied to the direct question.

“Oh, nothing happened.”

Although Lian thought, ‘Ah, I wanted to try saying that line!’ he appeared to be simply enduring the tough situation in the eyes of others.

“Anyway, eat this. I baked cookies for you all.”

Witnessing Lian prioritizing others over himself without caring about his own injuries, Noah felt indescribable emotions welling up. Nero, too, was no exception. Tearfully, Nero left Noah’s embrace, approached Lian, and hugged him.

“Sni-sniff. It’s okay to admit if it hurts.”

“…? Yeah, okay. Thanks.”

In the realm of comedy, this level of injury was not even a blip on the injury scale, so Lian didn’t understand Noah’s reaction. He just thought of Nero as an exceptionally kind and gentle child.

“Here, eat this too.”

“Th-thanks.”

After expressing gratitude, Noah approached Lian with hesitant steps. Lian couldn’t help but smile at Noah’s much softer demeanor than before. In that moment,

“Muggle!”

Swoosh!

A red lump flew from a corner of the prison and landed neatly in Lian’s hands.

Thud!

“Cough…!”

Lian was thrown against the wall as if hit by a car. A girl with red hair was hanging on his waist.

“Sniff, sniff! Delicious… my cookie…”

The girl wrinkled her nose at the scent emanating from Lian’s body, then quickly turned her head. The well-baked cookie had captured her attention.

“I’ll take that!”

Without looking back, the girl lunged for the cookie. Noah and Nero rushed towards Lian, who was leaning against the wall.

“Cough, cough.”

“…! You!”

“Hyung!”

Lian spat out blood with a splutter.