vrcanaries Chapter 857 - 857
Chapter 857 - 857
"Does it feel like the guards at the Mini Demon King Castle have become much stricter lately, or is it just my imagination?"On their way to the next palace, the blond, blue-eyed young man wore a worried expression.
He was the prince of the Belzerg Kingdom, named Jedith, looking about sixteen or seventeen years old. As a prince, although he hadn't gained the recognition of a divine artifact, his strength was still considerable, and his character was excellent. He was never arrogant toward his subordinates nor contemptuous of his enemies—upright and honest, he could be called a flawless, righteous monarch.
If there was one flaw, it was that he was an extreme siscon.
Despite bearing the responsibility of defeating the Demon King, the moment he heard his younger sister, Princess Iris, was in danger, he would lose all reason, abandon all duties, even leave his subordinates behind, and rush back to save his sister—even though he was far weaker than Iris.
His famous quote was: "Compared to Iris, fighting the Demon Lord Army is just trivial work."
"I think so too!"
Kyouya Mitsurugi, acting as the prince's guard, stood solemnly by Jedith's side.
"In the past month, we've come in more than ten times already, and each time the guards feel stricter than the last!"
On average, they entered every three days.
Other adventurers, even if they wanted to train themselves, would come at most once a month as a limit. Only their team treated conquering the Mini Demon King Castle like their job, frequently making appearances to show their presence.
Thus, they were the most sensitive to the changes in this mini Demon King Castle—both the quantity and quality of the guards were increasing.
"Could it be that elites have been transferred from the real Demon King Castle?"
"Most likely, yes!"
Jedith was deeply troubled in his heart.
What did this move by the Demon Lord Army mean?
Could it be that they intended to take the opportunity to destroy Axel, the beginner town?
Axel was quite weak as an adventurer town, but it played a crucial role in supplying young adventurers to the entire kingdom. Many adventurers at levels ten to twenty started here, setting out to various parts of the kingdom, growing through experience, and gradually becoming pillars of the kingdom.
If Axel were destroyed, it would mean cutting off the kingdom's fresh blood—a massive blow from which it would take at least ten years to recover!
"This time, we must break through to the fifth level and meet the Demon King in person!"
"Yes!"
Jedith declared resolutely.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. This team is the strongest we've assembled so far—we've called upon famous reincarnators and adventurers!"
The knight captain on the other side said with full confidence.
He indeed had reason to be confident.
Nearly ten reincarnators, over ten adventurers at level forty, a great mage from the Crimson Magic Clan providing support, plus the kingdom's knight corps elites all above level thirty—more than fifty people in total, all capable experts who could hold their own!
Even the daughter of the former Demon King wouldn't be able to stop this largest raiding force to date!
"It's just a shame we couldn't invite Mr. Nangou. If we had managed to bring him, who even repelled a Demon Duke, this would be a sure win!"
"We couldn't find him anywhere, so there's no helping it…"
Soon, the group arrived at the palace where the fourth level was located.
A dense, sinister aura emanated from the great hall. Jedith encouraged everyone for a moment, boosting morale to its peak, and then they charged forward in one go!
Inside the great hall.
Dark Knights, Unicorn Demons, Wraiths... over thirty high-ranking demons had gathered here, all elites transferred from the true Demon King's Castle.
Behind these demons stood a beautiful woman in a magic robe, coldly watching the adventurers bursting through the entrance. Suddenly, she released a thick dark aura that infused the demons' bodies.
In an instant, the sinister atmosphere intensified more than tenfold.
"Charge! We must break through!"
"Mr. Mitsurugi, Miss Yunyun, we're counting on you both!"
"Understood!"
"Huh? You're counting on me? O-okay! I'm fired up!"
The two sides quickly clashed in close combat, with the sounds of clashing weapons, tearing flesh, and screams continuously ringing out.
...
"Thank goodness we came back!"
Behind the mini Demon King's Castle, there was a spacious rear garden.
As a flash of white light appeared, Eiji pulled Wiz into the flower-filled garden.
Eiji patted his chest, secretly relieved.
Kazuma Satou, you troublemaker!
Was that something to say in front of everyone?
At the very least, you shouldn't have said it in front of Wiz!
"A-Are! What did Mr. Kazuma say just now?"
Wiz showed a tearful, devastated expression while smiling as if she hadn't heard anything.
"You misheard."
Eiji said with absolute certainty.
"Actually, to win Kazuma over, I've been making up stories to tell him. Everything he said just now was fake, all things I deliberately told him to make him trust me. Do you understand?"
"Really?"
Wiz glanced over weakly, sniffled, and seemed to feel a bit better.
"Of course! You should know that I've always been a one-woman man!"
Eiji patted his chest, showing a determined expression.
I'm a one-woman man for every woman!
"Is that so... that's good then..."
Wiz immediately breathed a sigh of relief, her face brightening with joy.
"But please don't deceive Mr. Kazuma anymore. That person actually has it quite tough too."
"Next time for sure!"
Eiji readily agreed, reaching out to wipe the tears from the corner of Wiz's eyes.
"Stop crying and wipe those tears. If people saw, they'd think I'm abusing you!"
Abuse?
Wiz suddenly froze, her entire body stiffening.
"What's wrong?"
Eiji looked over curiously, casually pulling Wiz into his embrace.
"N-nothing..."
Wiz trembled slightly, forcing a strained smile onto her face.
"Are... you're not the type to abuse someone, right Are?"
"Of course not! I'm a gentle and considerate good man - that's obvious to everyone!"
Eiji showed a confident expression.
Though exactly whose eyes this was obvious to was quite questionable.
But the guilty Wiz let it go in one ear and out the other, completely missing this point.
"Then let me give an example... really just an example, okay!"
Wiz emphasized strongly before speaking hesitantly.
"If I lost another hundred million from the Demon King's Castle's funds, would you punish me?"
The air suddenly grew quiet.
Wiz lowered her head, nervously tapping her fingertips together.
After not hearing Eiji's response for a long time, she anxiously looked up.
Eiji tilted his head and sent a "confused black guy" meme.
"In just one month?"
"Y-yes..."
"You lost a hundred million?"
"Y-yeah... Wait, no no no! It's just a figure of speech, just a figure of speech!"
"Hiss...!"
Eiji drew a sharp breath.
Damn it, why is everyone in this world trying to screw me over?
Is it my problem, or is it the world's problem?