Chapter 21

1

In the southern park of the city, the annual manga exhibition is being held. It was originally a joyful day, a celebration for every manga fan. Even in the hot summer, their enthusiasm cannot be extinguished. However, this enthusiasm was brutally suppressed by the malicious demon race.

"My lord Baron," the officer saluted seriously.

Baron Iga, as the commander in charge of this incident, had already led hundreds of his subordinates to surround the park. The park covered an area of four hundred acres, with no cover or concealment. It would be easy to conquer it, but they had yet to give the order to attack.

The reason was simple: a barrier enchantment.

"Has the expert in dismantling enchantments arrived?" The Baron kept his gaze fixed on the inside of the park, as if he could see through it.

"They arrived three minutes ago. They are currently conducting assessment tests, and the preliminary estimation is that it's a new type of barrier developed by the demon race. It will be difficult to break through."

"No matter what method they use, it must be broken within one hour. We cannot allow them to do as they please inside."

"Understood, I will inform them."

"Why did the demon race suddenly make such a move? What are they up to?"

The relationship between divine beings and demons has always been changing. Sometimes they get along peacefully, and sometimes they fight each other. In recent decades, the demon race and humans have had a good relationship.

2

"Blocking all light"

When I caught Hanya, in order to prevent others around from seeing what they shouldn't see, I created a light barrier that refracted the surrounding light, making it impossible for anyone to see inside.

"Two years ago, you couldn't defeat me. Are you sure you can defeat me now?"

"I have my mission."

"Oh! Then who is behind the scenes? The Ten Demon Kings?"

"You don't need to worry about that. Your only task is to prove your ability to control the Demon King."

From this conversation, I understood her purpose - the representatives of the Demon Kings came to determine my identity.

But I don't understand why they chose this girl to make the judgment when there are obviously better candidates.

"How will you prove it? Are you going to use the blood of hundreds of people here as a sacrifice?"

"All the people here are dying for you. If the judgment cannot be made within a day, their blood will not stop flowing."

Taking a deep breath, demons are a free race. In the past, humans defined "demon" as evil, bloody, disobedient, cunning, bloodthirsty. But since I got to know the demon race better, I realized that the definition of "demon" is freedom, being unbound by rules and regulations, doing whatever it takes to achieve their goals. They are not simply evil, they just embody too much freedom, which makes it difficult for those who are confined by rules and laws to understand. Hence, they appear evil. Some demons do acts of kindness from their hearts, while the divine beings are always praised as being holy, friendly, and loving. But that's not necessarily true.

The girl was not wrong strictly speaking. What's wrong is how we perceive things and what we use as a standard to judge.

That's how demons are. I have nothing to argue with them about.

"Why are you the one to make the judgment instead of the Demon King himself?"

"Because of my ability, to directly see the true form of demon magic."

The girl's left eye suddenly changed. A triangular magic formation appeared, with each corner containing a circular small formation that endlessly looped with triangular and circular patterns. Her eyeball was in the middle.

"We need to clear the area."

"Alright, your name is Hanya, right? Let's meet at the café in Matsumichi Street later, if you're interested."

Putting aside Hanya, I used spatial magic to send everyone in the park, including those who had been demonized, out.

Baron Iga, who was outside, had been in an anxious state all along. As the person in charge of the incident, he had achieved nothing from the time he arrived until now, which was difficult to accept.

However, in just an instant, the air was filled with particles of light. Each particle formed a human body, and each person inside the park was sent out one by one. Although the distance wasn't far, there were too many people, and it consumed a lot of magic power.

"Did the gods save us? Who shot that bullet? Notify the medical team to immediately treat the injured and bandage the lightly wounded, and urge the experts to break open this damn eggshell. I need to know what's inside."

A bullet grazed by, scratching his right arm and directly breaking through his magic barrier.

"My lord, there are demonized people."

The demonized people were sent out and mixed among the civilians. Although I wanted to separate them, I simply didn't have enough energy.

"Shoot the demon snipers, cover the civilians' retreat, and have the MI team prepare to attack. Let this group of mindless beings become corpses once and for all." Baron Iga covered his bleeding right arm, cursing in his heart those bastards who invented these boring and excessively versatile demon guns.

The MI team is a specialized team that deals with Magic people, knowing their weaknesses inside out. Whenever there are Magic people in the empire, they will appear.

2

"Everyone is gone, it's just you and me!" I let go of my halberd and faced the girl.

The girl took off her hat and let her hair down. She looked more mature than two years ago, with a face that no longer had the innocence of a child. However, she still had the same determined gaze, unyielding and challenging, regardless of our relative strengths. These messages were all written in her triangular eyes.

She raised her hands and conjured a crimson flame, letting it burn without control.

The girl kept her gaze fixed on the flame, and the triangular shape in her eyes began to rotate. The triangle within the circle also started to rotate, searching for the source within the flame.

I didn't know what she could see, but I knew for sure that she could see the true face of the black Qin Yang and not my true face, because the demonic fire originated from him.

"I still don't know your name."

"Is it necessary to know?" The girl continued to look at the flame in my hand, casually replying without showing any concern.

"We've at least met twice and fought twice, as enemies or perhaps as friends. Well, it's only fair to exchange names, right?" I suggested.

"Qin Yang, the Duke of Qin's son. He killed his own mother ten years ago and now lives with a family surnamed Lin. He has a sister under his name, and the neighbor is..."

"Wow, you seem to know a lot about me! But that's unfair."

"You think I didn't know where you've been for the past two years? It's just strange that the usual you is no match for me at all."

"Well... there are many reasons for that. Oh, how come you're asking me now? I was still asking for your name!" I wasn't expecting a girl to pay so much attention to me. But it didn't seem like a good thing.

"Ah..." After a long search, the girl suddenly screamed and fell softly, passing out.

Without saying a word, I stepped forward and caught the girl, embracing her slender waist. The warrior girl's waist was solid and smooth, without any excess fat. It wasn't like a bear's waist at all. I wondered how she achieved that. Her strength in wielding the halberd must be exceptional. The girl was truly a unique creature.

Checking her breathing, everything seemed normal. "Hey, hey, you weren't scared, were you? Rather, it's because the black appeared a bit fierce, with a poor mental resilience."

"Your Majesty!"

"Yu Zhe, you've been here the whole time, right?"

Emerging from a corner, Yu Zhe still donned his usual straight suit, but with different styles and brands.

"Yes, they forbade me from informing Your Majesty, fearing fraud. But I have always believed in Your Majesty."

Yu Zhe knelt down with a gesture of respect from the demon clan.

"It's okay, it's just a few people dead!" I turned my back to Yu Zhe, not seeing the painful expression on my face nor the broken expression in my heart. To me, it was just a few deaths.

"How is Yu Zhe's preparation?"

"In the Human Realm for ten years, we can do a lot of things, including establishing an elite force. After this ritual, whoever doesn't submit, we have enough power to make them kneel."

Yu Zhe's powerful voice showed his unwavering confidence in his army.

"Oh, what if the Demon King doesn't submit?"

"I don't think any of the Ten Demon Kings will object. Only you can resolve any threat from the new Demon King to the old Demon Kings."

"New Demon King, interesting! I guess only the Cold Demon King would revolt among the old Demon Kings. The rest will have the opportunity to meet the new Demon King."

After thinking for a moment, I asked again, "What's her name?"

"Well..."

"You don't even know? Fine, take her back with you! I've made an appointment with someone."

Will she be in the café?