I Became the Mentor of the Weakest Demon King

### Chapter 280

“Did you… really get pregnant?”

Nahun was in shock. The very fact that Seere was carrying a child was shocking in itself, but what shocked him even more was…

‘…That I left her to fight alone in that condition.’

The realization that he had allowed Seere, in such a state, to fight alone hit him hard. Nahun, already on the brink of being consumed by guilt, began to suffer even more deeply.

“I should have been by your side…”

There was no escaping the self-recrimination. While he had been away, this had happened, and the likelihood was high that it was due to Gamaliel’s obsession with him.

His heart felt like it was being torn apart. The mind he thought would never break under any circumstances felt like it was about to collapse now. Regardless of the situation in the Heavens, he felt like it wouldn’t be enough to slay them all with his own hands.

Even if he were to destroy everything right now, it wouldn’t quench his anger. An ominous atmosphere began to envelop Nahun.

At that moment, when guilt-ridden insanity threatened to take over, Eldein spoke to Nahun.

“Of course, what I saw was based on my abilities, so it is not yet at the full stage of pregnancy. Given the timing, the fertilized egg must have implanted not long ago. Therefore, Your Majesty’s body has not suffered any issues.”

Eldein offered words of comfort to the self-blaming Nahun.

“So please do not blame yourself too much. You fought in a normal condition; the enemy was simply strong, and our inability to prevent the incursion is a greater responsibility.”

“…….”

“So please do not suffer.”

With that, Eldein simply bowed and stepped aside to allow Nahun to be alone.

Nahun closed his eyes tightly for a moment. Eldein’s words felt like a lifeline, keeping his sanity from slipping away. Yet, he was not entirely free from guilt.

As Eldein had said, the implantation meant that the possibility of miscarriage had existed from that moment. If he had accidentally harmed his abdomen, he could have lost the very life that had barely begun within Seere.

Nahun gritted his teeth. His emotions were still filled with rage, but the regained clarity allowed him to see his situation clearly.

If he sought revenge and struck Taumiel and Gamaliel now, it could lead to nothing. Especially since under the current restrictions, there would be no chance against Taumiel.

Moreover, if Nahun assassinated the two great demons, it was highly likely that the Heavens would notice and invade this side. Should that happen, not only Hell but also Seere in the Demon World would not be safe.

Especially since she was carrying Nahun’s child, the angels would surely want to eliminate any future threat. Acting impulsively could lead to losing everything.

There were many things Nahun had to do before revenge. The first and foremost was to lift the restrictions, and there was only one way to lift them.

He had to invade the Heavens.

“Right. I’ll play my way.”

Nahun said, gripping Seere’s limp hand.

“But I will definitely remember this. The moment everything is over and all is settled.”

He carefully wrapped both of his hands around Seere’s weakened hand. Then, in a voice colder than ice, he swore to her.

“I will… surely repay this.”

As Nahun swore, cold flames flickered in his eyes.

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“Hmm….”

Seere opened her eyes. She didn’t know how long she had been unconscious, but her body felt heavy. However, the scenery around her was strange.

“Where is this?”

Everything around her was painted pure white. As she tilted her head in confusion, she noticed that her outfit had also changed into a pure white dress, realizing that this could not be reality.

“A dream…?”

Was this one of those lucid dreams? She was free to move her hands and her body. Seere slowly looked around and then stood up.

“A dream with nothing in it is quite interesting….”

The surroundings were completely blank, and apart from Seere herself, there was nobody else, and nothing else was visible. As Seere, intrigued, moved around, she decided to walk about instead of standing still.

‘What kind of dream is this?’

While she thought for a while, she suddenly recalled why she had collapsed.

“Ah.”

She had collapsed after receiving a severe injury from Retee piercing through her chest. Remembering that made Seere momentarily scared.

“Could it be… I….”

Am I dead?

That thought was inevitable. The pure white surroundings felt almost like a space for souls to dwell in, and she had sustained a mortal wound.

“Oh no!!”

Seere spontaneously shouted, “No!” She hadn’t yet reached her peak, but that didn’t matter much.

What was most important was….

“I haven’t even married the teacher yet…!!”

Although they had become lovers, they hadn’t held a wedding yet… so they weren’t officially a couple. Seere had planned to enjoy their dating life, and was always ready to accept a proposal whenever Nahun decided to do so.

Thinking that she might die without fulfilling such dreams filled her with emptiness. Seere grabbed her head with both hands and screamed.

“I can’t die like this! I want to marry the teacher and have cute kids…!!”

She wanted to live in blissful love like that.

Yet her rational side, even amidst this chaos, tirelessly worked, telling her not to panic when she knew nothing yet.

“…Right, I don’t know anything yet.”

Calming her emotions quickly, Seere began to examine her surroundings. She didn’t know whether this was a dream or where it was, but she understood it wasn’t reality, and she needed to escape.

“Ugh….”

She pinched her cheeks and pulled on her thighs. She felt no pain at all. This must indeed be a dream.

“It was a dream~!”

She could breathe a sigh of relief and smile in happiness. However, if it was a dream, she wondered why she hadn’t woken up yet. After a moment’s thought, Seere arrived at a conclusion…

“…I don’t know.”

Not knowing led her to be completely at a loss for what to do next. She briefly looked around when she noticed something.

There in the previously empty space was a child. And the silhouette was strangely familiar.

A puffy dress in black, white, and red colors.

Tied up with a cute black ribbon in pigtails.

And cradled in her right arm, a pure white teddy bear, Whiting.

“……Me?”

It was her childhood self. As Seere murmured upon noticing her presence, her younger self glanced back. The child smiled at Seere and approached her with small hops.

Seere watched her younger self, baffled by the bizarre situation. The little Seere extended her left hand, which was tiny and adorable, as if trying to give something to her.

“You’re trying to give me something?” Seere thought, feeling slightly perplexed, yet slowly reached out her hand.

“A string…?”

It was a red string. Seere gazed at it for a moment and then looked at young Seere, who had handed it to her. The little girl beamed with her sparkling blue eyes and said,

“The dragon will bring the baby!”

“…Huh?”

“It’s a dragon! A red dragon!”

The little Seere smiled brightly, looking at the string she handed over and saying it was from a dragon.

Seere tilted her head at that.

‘I’m the one speaking…yet I don’t understand at all.’

How did the others, including the teacher, Lea, Cain, Cecili, communicate with her younger self? She was reminded of how remarkable others were, when suddenly, young Seere shuffled things around in her pocket.

“I’ll give you this too.”

“…Huh?”

Young Seere handed her another item. Looking at what was now in her hand, Seere was taken aback.

“Did you come to find this?”

What was given this time was not anything else but three sparkling stars. Set in a triangular formation, they rested on Seere’s palm, causing her eyes to brim with tears.

“…Sniff.”

“Oh, is it not? Was it something else…?”

“…No.”

In the human realm, it was when Seere first expressed her true feelings. It was the constellation Nahun had first shown her.

Seeing that reminded her of Nahun and the desire to see him welled up in Seere, making her emotional.

“This is it.”

As Seere affirmed, young Seere nodded her head.

Nodding away as if it was a good thing. The little girl spoke, still nodding.

“Then, take that and go back!”

At the words of her younger self, Seere responded.

“I want to go. But I don’t know how to return…”

“Then I’ll wake you up!”

“Huh?”

Young Seere briefly set down Whiting and suddenly began to pull at Seere’s cheeks with her tiny hands.

“Ouch! That hurts!!”

“Hehe~♪”

At that moment, Seere thought it was just a playful act, not really trying to wake her up.

“Live happily.”

But then young Seere’s voice changed. Seere had no choice but to open her eyes wide at the change. It was not just her voice that had changed.

“Don’t come back so soon, okay?”

The beautiful woman, with exactly the same blue eyes as Seere, had dark hair contrasting with hers, but the resemblance in their faces was very strong.

Though she did not remember well, the face felt somewhat familiar. Leaving aside the resemblance, she seemed familiar from somewhere…

“Ah….”

Just as Seere was about to realize who she was and speak, her sight went hazy.

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