The night was vast and silent.
Chen Yu leaned back in his seat, gazing at the dim sky above. Torches burned around the camp, bathing the entire area in an orange glow.
"Sigh~"
"So strange, how could I have said something like that?"
A soft murmur escaped his lips.
Even he himself didn't know how he had defined leaders and employees that way.
"That's right, how could you say something like that!" Suddenly, a little demon perched on Chen Yu's shoulder, kicking its legs and placing its hands on its hips. "How can you inherit my legacy as Demon King Barbara if you act like this?"
"You're everywhere," Chen Yu said speechlessly.
"Hey! Insolent!"
The little demon placed its hands on its hips, its small feet on Chen Yu's shoulders.
"How dare you disrespect your master, you wretched servant! I'll drag you down to the third level of the underworld and ravage you!"
"Stop with the chuunibyou, your brain seems unwell," Chen Yu sneered. The little demon glared with wide eyes, "Little Chen Yu, you've become more and more brazen lately!"
〖Idiotic~〗
"Hey, why are you out too? Why gang up on me two-on-one? Come on, this great demon king isn't afraid of you!" The little demon brandished its trident. "Come on, fight!"
〖Possesses a good appearance, but unfortunately, it's rotten inside〗
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"Damn it, stealing my man!"
Unexpectedly, the little demon became enraged.
"This is the person I've had my eye on from the start. What are you doing here? You've always been telling me Chen Yu is dark-hearted, and now you're causing trouble."
〖?〗
〖What nonsense are you talking about? How is he the person you've had your eye on? We're both currently residing in his wristband, so it's naturally a fair competition〗
"Huh?!"
〖Besides, what have you done for him?〗
"Chen Yu, tell me, who helps you more, me or her?" The little demon suddenly widened its eyes and yelled, "Isn't it always me helping you? What has she done?"
〖What you've done has no practical significance〗
"You have!"
〖Yes, I have. When we were in the Undead Grotto, I imbued his sword with holy attributes. Otherwise, do you think he could take down skeleton soldiers one by one?〗
"Holy attributes?"
Upon seeing the message on his wristband, Chen Yu's expression trembled.
"It was you!"
Chen Yu had been wondering.
Why was he so fierce back then? He felt like an unstoppable force, wielding his sword and cutting down enemies like chickens.
〖Yes〗
〖To imbue you with holy attributes, I was weakened for a long time〗
Chen Yu finally understood.
Indeed.
After the Undead Dungeon, "Spirit of Gluttony" appeared much less frequently, and the messages it sent were only a few words.
From the messages, he could sense its exhaustion.
"What's going on? What do you two mean?" the little demon glared. "Chen Yu, you can't treat her differently just for these small favors. If you fight people from the Holy Church, I can also imbue you with demonic and dark attributes. One slash each for those holy dogheads."
〖I can take down demon envoys with one slash〗
"You? Pfft~" The little demon scoffed. "If you had that ability, you wouldn't have been dragged down with me. Chen Yu, I'm telling you, she~ a little trash from the Holy Church. I am a true great demon king with a demon king's fortress. Although my fortress was destroyed, you know about the cunning rabbit having three burrows, right? I have treasures."
〖I have them too~〗
"You have nothing! Stop speaking if you were dragged down by me. It was a guaranteed win, but you forced a mutual destruction with me. Trash~~"
〖Yes, you say it was a guaranteed win, then why did I go down with you?〗
"Because you're trash!"
〖Think carefully~〗
"?"
〖Do you remember what my main specialization is?〗
"You specialize in~!" Just as the little demon was about to shout, its eyes widened. "Sona, you have no shame! You want to seal me!"
〖Heh~〗
"I considered you a partner, and you want to seal me? You're too venomous!" The little demon pointed at the wristband and glanced at Chen Yu, saying, "You see, Chen Yu, there's no good in the Holy Church. When her soul was about to shatter, I was the one who saved her. Now she's telling me she wants to seal me. Do you think she has any shame?"
"..."
What kind of mythological stories were these two powerhouses discussing?
He couldn't understand!
He could grasp the general idea though; they both seemed to have some interest in him, though not the kind for sleeping.
It seemed they hoped he would inherit their legacies!
Beyond that, it was just their intertwined love and hate, with terms like "demon envoy" and "Holy Church," which likely belonged to their respective factions.
The little demon was a demon king.
In that case, the "Spirit of Gluttony" Sona was probably an angel?
"Hey, I don't want to get involved in your affairs," Chen Yu said with a grin. "I'm a person with no principles. Whoever is good to me, whoever gives me more benefits, I'll go with them."
〖Then I've won〗
"Pah, you're nothing. No money, no resources, and you think you've won? Dream on. I'll knock your head crooked."
〖Oh~〗
"Just you wait, we'll go inside and have a proper fight!"
〖Idiot~〗
*Whoosh!*
The little demon directly drilled into the projected wristband, and their messages disappeared from the screen. It was unclear if they had started fighting inside the wristband.
"Boss~"
Not long after the little demon left, a black silhouette arrived beside Chen Yu.
"You're here?" Chen Yu glanced at him. Hei Dou, with his lips pursed, said, "Kailen was just looking for me, wanting to know the arrangements for tomorrow so she can prepare in advance."
"How are you feeling today?"
Chen Yu didn't answer the question but instead asked something else.
"Uh..." Hei Dou's tone faltered. Chen Yu looked at him sideways, "I noticed that ever since you saw the beastman girl being beaten, you haven't been taking advantage of anyone."
"Haha!"
Hei Dou chuckled, then his gaze turned somber again.
"Not really. I haven't felt much. These things are inevitable in the grottoes. What's the point of having feelings about it? It seems we can't do anything about it."
"Do you really think you can't do anything?"
"Ah?"
Hei Dou was inexplicably stunned. Chen Yu suddenly looked up at the sky.
"I'm not leaving," he murmured softly, leaning back in his seat. "I've decided to have the camp stationed here for the time being. No more moving around."
"Boss, you~"
"Hei Dou, actually, for all the time I've been in the grottoes, I've never known what I should be doing," Chen Yu said with a slight smile, resting his head on his arm. "All I thought about was surviving, becoming stronger, and making the camp develop faster. But what is the meaning of all this? Is it just for survival?"
"Until we went to that city and saw those beastmen who were humiliated and trampled upon."
"I think I've suddenly found the meaning of all this."
"I know—"
"What I should do!"
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Author's Note:
Ooh, hooray! We've officially entered the main storyline. Let's get fired up!