kingnovel Chapter 864 - 864
Chapter 864 - 864
Eiji rose from his throne and gently patted her shoulder."Isn't the source of the war already identified? As long as we destroy that, everything will get better!"
Airi fell into silence, having nothing to say in response.
Who would want to spend their days scheming against enemies, constantly calculating and maneuvering?
How could she not wish to see the day of peace arrive?
However, since childhood, she had worked toward the sole goal of annihilating humanity—she had long grown accustomed to such a life.
If even this singular purpose were taken away, what else could she possibly do?
...
"Boss! I'm here to see you! Please tell someone to open the gate, Boss!"
Outside the miniature Demon King's Castle, a short-statured young man pleaded with the gatekeeping soldiers to let him in but was flatly refused. Left with no choice, he began shouting loudly at the entrance, hoping to catch his boss's attention.
His goal was singular: to make his presence known in front of the boss!
One of the key survival tips for employees: no matter how excellent your work skills are, never become invisible in the boss's eyes! You must always work on gaining the boss's favor—even if you can't improve their opinion of you, you must at least ensure they remember you. Whether the impression is good or bad, the important thing is to leave a mark!
"Who is that person?"
As a grand procession emerged from the Demon King's Castle, Prince Jedith among them looked strangely at the short-statured youth.
"That person? Ah, that's Kazuma Satou!"
Kyouya Mitsurugi glanced in that direction and immediately made a disgusted expression, as if he had just tasted something foul.
"Your Highness, pay him no mind. He's an extremely... perverted degenerate! Rumor has it he enjoys making girls get swallowed by Magical Creatures to be covered in slime, and he even steals girls' underwear in public! As a human being, he's utterly rotten!"
More importantly, that guy had once used his stealing skill to pilfer Kyouya's own sword!
The more Kyouya Mitsurugi thought about it, the angrier he became—though he had to admit, he himself was partly to blame for rashly challenging Kazuma to a duel without understanding the full story back then!
"Boss! Please come out, Boss! If you don't show up soon, I might accidentally shout out a really incredible name in my excitement! I might unintentionally reveal the boss's identity, Boss!"
Seeing that Eiji was taking too long to appear, Kazuma Satou's eyes darted around as he began spouting nonsense.
"Who is this 'boss' he's referring to?"
"Uh, I've heard he's always had the idea of acknowledging the Demon King as his boss..."
Jedith and Kyouya Mitsurugi exchanged glances, both feeling that this matter seemed rather serious!
This guy named Kazuma Satou actually knew the Demon King's true identity?!
Was he just spouting nonsense, or did he genuinely know?
Jedith suddenly felt he couldn't sit still anymore—even his yet-to-heal wounds seemed less painful now!
"Let's go over there quickly!"
He hastily grabbed Kyouya Mitsurugi's scarf, ignoring his choking sounds of "I-I can't breathe!", and hobbled toward Kazuma Satou's location.
But before they could reach him.
A figure emerged from the Demon King's Castle first.
Kazuma Satou's eyes lit up, and he was just about to rush forward to offer his apologies.
"Yo, Yu-yu!"
But the person walked right past him in the blink of an eye, casually throwing him a friendly smile as they went by.
"Wow, that's a really nuclear-friendly smile!"
Kazuma Satou jolted, almost thinking he was about to be roasted into human jerky by the boss's heat-filled eye magic!
He passed by Kazuma Satou and walked toward the girl who was trying hard to chat with people around her but kept stuttering and being ignored by others, making her practically invisible like a little transparent being.
"Mr. Nangou!"
"It's actually Mr. Nangou!"
"Is my hair messy?"
Several girls in the team immediately became excited and subconsciously started fixing their appearances.
"I saw you weren't in danger earlier, so I didn't show up. You won't blame me, will you?"
Eiji came to Yuuma's side and explained with a sincere expression.
"O-of course not! I understand completely!"
Yuuma repeatedly waved her hands, wearing an "I get it" expression.
Eiji felt a pang of heartache.
How many times has this child been screwed over before to get used to this kind of thing?
Who did this? How could they be so heartless!
"Why is he talking with... that person?"
"What's her name again?"
The surrounding girls cast envious and jealous glances, mixed with some confusion.
"Don't worry, I'll remember you!"
Seeing the girl looking teary-eyed, Eiji couldn't help but comfort her.
"Really? Mr. Nangou, you're so wonderful!"
Yuuma immediately burst into tears, rushing into Eiji's embrace and crying loudly.
So easy.
Eiji thought to himself, he hadn't even started flirting with her yet, and she was already throwing herself into his arms. So easy to handle!
Feels like he could trick her twenty times in one night!
"Mr. Nangou, I didn't expect to find you here!"
Prince Justice walked back a section and greeted Eiji with great respect.
Kyouya Mitsurugi's face turned pale, looking like he was about to suffocate.
After exchanging a few words and noticing Eiji kept holding Yuuma without letting go, Justice immediately understood and tactfully left, then went over to Kazuma Satou.
"Mr. Satou, you said earlier that you know the Demon King's true identity?"
"No, I don't!"
Kazuma Satou shook his head with a calm expression.
"Ah? Then earlier you..."
Justice was immediately stunned.
"I was just saying whatever came to mind. Is it illegal to say random things?"
Seeing that Justice was a handsome guy and remembering how this guy had constant romantic encounters during his month in Axel, with girls following him everywhere, Kazuma Satou's tone became inexplicably aggressive.
"...Never mind then."
Justice's eye twitched, feeling completely disinterested.
Kyouya Mitsurugi was right - this person does have some problems!
Better stay away from him in the future!
The team of up to fifty people completely blocked the entrance to the Demon King's Castle. Before long, the guards came to chase people away, and with no other choice, Justice had to lead everyone in retreat.
"I-I'm fine now. Thank you for comforting me earlier, Mr. Nangou!"
Yuuma came back to her senses, realizing Eiji had been holding her for several more minutes, and felt quite embarrassed.
"I'm sorry for wetting the chest of your robe!"
Even though this was only her second time meeting Mr. Nangou, for some reason she could let her guard down around him, even unconsciously throwing herself into his chest to act spoiled.
Was it because they'd had more intimate contact before?
Yuuma's mind briefly flashed back to the intimate moment they'd shared earlier in the storage locker, then startled, she quickly shook the memory out of her head.
"This robe is quite expensive... Could you wash it for me?"
Eiji pretended to adjust the collar of his robe, putting on a regretful expression.
Yoyo was overwhelmed with guilt and hastily nodded in agreement.
"By the way, where are you staying now?"
"Ah, I'm staying at Axel's inn!"
"Then I'll come find you later to get the clothes!"
Eiji smiled and nodded, his gaze upon Yoyo resembling someone watching a little white rabbit gradually stepping into a trap.