How on earth did it end up like this?
…Looking at everything before her eyes, Ai Yue even felt like screaming at the top of her lungs.
To go back a few minutes, after receiving the communication message, Bululu had relayed the situation of the Demon King Castle to Ai Yue.
“You’re saying that in only half a day, the Demon King Castle was conquered?”
“I am truly sorry for disappointing you… It seems the defenses of the Demon King Castle were too weak. I will certainly relay Master Ai Yue’s intentions and make them all train to within an inch of their lives again.”
Bululu wore an ashamed expression. Regarding Ai Yue’s question, her understanding was that Ai Yue was extremely disappointed in the combat power of the Demon King Castle.
After all, they had only slipped out for a bit to clear a Dungeon Instance, and in about half a day, their home had been stolen. If word got out, the prestige of the Great Demon King would plummet, and they were the ones responsible for it.
Unlike Bululu, who was already thinking about going back, Ai Yue was actually panicking now.
To be able to conquer the Demon King Castle in such a short amount of time meant the enemy had come prepared and was extremely powerful.
She was currently just a little succubus who couldn’t use her power and could only rely on her equipment to hold on. If she just rushed over like that, wouldn’t she be whipped around like a spinning top?
‘I should stay steady and choose to run… It’s better to gather information and build up strength.’
‘Yes, exactly! That’s what I should do. No, it’s the only thing I can do!’
“According to the intel, the enemies are other Demon Kings. Even the main gate of the Demon King Castle has been destroyed.”
“A Demon King? Then there’s no helping it…”
‘Indeed! I wasn’t wrong. The ones attacking the Demon King Castle are indeed other Demon Kings. Even the weakest monsters are Level 85 or higher; choosing to avoid a direct confrontation is the right move.’
“Indeed. If it is other Demon Kings, we must go there and teach them a good lesson.”
‘Huh?’
“That’s right. Master Ai Yue clearly chose not to kill them, but to let them retain as much of their original power as possible. We treated them with such favor, yet they actually bit the hand that fed them?”
‘What?’
‘This… this isn’t right, is it?’
She hadn’t even finished speaking! Why were these troublesome children interrupting and making choices for her without permission!?
“Um…”
“Master Ai Yue, please allow me to go to the Demon King Castle. I will certainly punish those sinners one by one!”
Bululu knelt on one knee before Ai Yue. Every move she made was like a secret guard requesting permission to deploy, though as a Personal Guard Maid, she did have a similar role.
“I want to go too! I must go where things are interesting!”
Although Kurimu did not kneel, she made the same request.
Looking at these two confident people, Ai Yue appeared calm on the surface, but her heart was racing. She almost couldn’t stop herself from asking, ‘Are you serious?’
That was a Demon King, and they were well-prepared. Never mind Bululu, whose level was slightly lower than a Demon King, even Kurimu, the second strongest, would basically be seeking death by rushing over there.
But, should she refuse them?
Ai Yue glanced at the two in front of her again. They had faces that screamed they were going to rush over no matter what.
‘Sigh, do these two children not know what fear is?’
“No, I will not allow it,” Ai Yue said decisively.
“But…”
“There are no buts. Those who cannot accurately judge the enemy’s strength and the situation, and those who do not prepare properly — these two types of people are the most taboo existences in battle.”
“This…”
Faced with Ai Yue’s lecture, not only did Bululu immediately fall silent, but even Kurimu did not dare to make a sound.
“Therefore…”
Right then, Ai Yue took out a silver mirror. Immediately, the particles of Spatial Teleportation surrounded them.
In the next moment, the three of them returned to the vicinity of the Demon King Castle.
“You two just stay back and watch my performance.”
Ai Yue turned around, leaving Bululu and Kurimu with a petite yet fearless and powerful back.
‘Sigh, who told me to be so kind-hearted that I can’t bear to see two children run off to fight a meaningless battle? Moreover, after living here for this period of time, I’ve developed some feelings for this Demon King Castle and the people inside. If possible, I don’t want to turn a blind eye to them.’
‘It really is an unnecessary emotion, making me commit such a reckless act.’
…But, it wasn’t completely reckless.
Ai Yue led Bululu and Kurimu to sneak near the main gate. What they saw was a sphere that seemed to twist and refract all light, looking like constantly flowing liquid metal.
“This is…”
“It’s a Domain, right? The old man told me about it before.”
Kurimu recognized the true nature of that strange sphere at a glance.
As a member of the Devil Race who excelled in the Distortion Law, she was very sensitive to a Domain — a space where one achieves complete mastery over a certain law through their inner heart as the foundation and their will as control.
It could be said that she was both countered by a Domain and a natural enemy to one.
“This kind of thing… if I just do this…”
Kurimu reached out and grabbed the sphere. Then, with a forceful tug, the outermost layer of the Domain was violently torn open, revealing the scene within.
“That works. Next, I just need to…”
“Wait a moment. Let’s see how things are first.”
Just as Kurimu wanted to tear the Domain open further, Ai Yue stopped her.
If one were to ask why, it was naturally to gather intelligence. Ai Yue obviously knew about things like Domains, and since it still existed, it meant there might still be a battle going on inside.
Those who could use a Domain were at least Level 81 existences, which meant that whoever was inside was definitely a Demon King, and naturally, only another Demon King could fight against one. In other words, there were at least two Demon Kings fighting inside.
In that case, why not wait until both sides had fought to their limit, and then she could swoop in to take the prize while they were exhausted?
‘Mm, as expected of me, to be able to think of such a strategy.’
Thinking this, Ai Yue poked her head through the opening Kurimu had just torn to look inside. Bululu and Kurimu followed suit, poking their heads out as well.
“…Goodbye. I originally wanted to keep you as a collection.”
Inside the Domain, an androgynous figure spoke. Ai Yue’s Maid Guards, and a certain old man she didn’t recognize, stood up and walked like zombies. Their target was a panting Egrette.
“Damn it!”
Egrette shouted through gritted teeth, but her voice sounded unusually weak, as if she were about to collapse at any moment.
To this, the androgynous figure spoke again.
“You’re still holding onto hope? To tell you the truth…”
Then came a long stretch of words enough to fill half a screen, so long that even Kurimu was almost falling asleep listening.
“What are they doing?”
“From the current situation, it seems the Maid Guard has been controlled, and that bat… Egrette has fallen into a disadvantage.”
As soon as those words were spoken, the one called Sonio waved a hand. Immediately, the controlled Maid Guards picked up their weapons and launched an attack on Egrette.
At this moment, Ai Yue felt as if some voice was screaming inside her heart. Her body moved involuntarily.
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