Red Dragon has magic

Chapter 434 Ready
Raphael did not return to the House of Hope this time because he was sure that he was not hallucinating.

“Why, didn’t you just ask me to pay the price?” Leon’s voice roared like a furnace in hell, and then he imitated Raphael’s angry roar vividly, “I will make you understand that the real pain is not death, but living…”

Raphael was sure that the red dragon wanted to kill him. He couldn't leave, so he could only bite the bullet and shout, "Sir Leon."

"You actually know me?" Leon was a little surprised.

"Who else but Lord Leon is a giant red dragon with three heads and six arms that can use a sword?" Raphael complimented, "Cliff Sword, Wind Disaster, Wind of Annihilation, Demon Slayer, Giant Dragon...Who in the Nine Hells doesn't know Lord Leon's name?"

"A few more nicknames." Leon muttered to himself, wondering when his nicknames would be developed. It would take several minutes just to read them all out.

After taking a deep breath, Raphael finally mustered up the courage to ask, "Mr. Leon and I have no grudges against each other, why does Mr. Leon have to make things difficult for me?"

"An innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure." Lyon said.

“Hammer of Orpheus, you are here for the Hammer of Orpheus.” Raphael immediately thought of the relationship between the red dragon and the Githyanki. “The Dragon Queen asked you to come? She wants to release the Comet Prince, use the Comet Prince to hit Vlaakith, and then…”

Leon tilted his head and said, "Who told you that He can command me?"

"Well, that is, you also want to exchange the Hammer of Orpheus... No one can refuse the Crown of Karsus." Raphael vowed, "I must remind Lord Leon that it belongs to my father."

"The Crown of Karsus doesn't belong to your father. It belongs to Karsus. Otherwise, it should be called the Crown of Mephisto." Leon laughed. "And do you think I look like a wizard? Do you think there is any use for me to get the Crown of Karsus?"

Raphael's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He said: "Since Lord Leon does not want the crown of Karsus, then..."

"You are not qualified to cooperate with me yet," Leon said. "Wait until you become the lord of one of the Nine Hells and have the status of your father."

Raphael's face was gloomy for a moment, but soon he regained his fighting spirit and said, "I will surpass him sooner or later."

"You can be a little more narcissistic." Leon sneered, "Why not think about how to save your own life first."

Raphael adjusted his cuffs elegantly, unable to hide the trembling of his fingertips, and said, "Sir Leon, do you really want to kill me?"

Leon narrowed his eyes and looked at Raphael, thinking that Raphael was the son of Mephisto. Killing him would not only provoke Mephisto, but in the game Mephisto could also resurrect Raphael killed by the player. What was the benefit?
Regardless of the relationship with Mephistopheles, Raphael seemed to have never offended him from beginning to end. On the contrary, he had been bullying Raphael, mocking that Raphael was not a devil but a mortal. Now he had robbed his mansion and wanted to take his life. Wasn't that too much?

Even Raphael in the game didn't provoke him. Raphael in the game was like a funny character. He didn't hurt the protagonists from beginning to end. He even reminded the protagonists and helped them when they were in danger. In the end, he accidentally exposed the treasures in his mansion to the protagonists and was brutally robbed by the protagonists.

To be honest, it is obviously more interesting to keep this clown than to kill him.

"I can kill you or not, it all depends on my mood. It's not impossible for me to let you go if you want." Leon thought of the background music of Raphael in the game, "How about this, sing a song for me, and then this matter will be over."

Raphael looked confused and asked, "Sing one?"

"I really like the songs you sing." Leon hummed the familiar melody, "This one."

Raphael's face turned pale. It was true that he liked poetry and music, but he didn't like performing in front of others.

“Can’t you do it?” Leon raised his sword, “Don’t accuse me of bullying the weak. I’ll give you three moves.”

The devil and the dragon stared at each other for a moment, and Raphael closed his eyes resigned to his fate. He didn't dare to gamble, because word had spread that everyone had seen the giant red dragon slap Zariel into the Styx with one slap.

Raphael bit his lip and began to sing.

"Life, mortal life, will eventually disappear~"

"The soul is heading for doom in the blazing fire, and will never be able to turn over again~"

"Hell, hell, it has its own laws~"

"Hell, hell, the contract is all in the terms."

"The curtain falls, but don't applaud yet~"

“Tremble, tremble, the devil’s claws have already swung down…” Before Raphael finished singing, Leon was already laughing so hard that he fell backwards: “You can actually sing…”

"I mean what I said. I'll spare your life for now."

Leon laughed enough and was about to leave, but then he remembered something and turned around and added, "Hope, let her go. Also, did you know that the nightmare in your room is your father's spy? He said that you like to be on the bottom, never on the top, never, and you like to make the nightmare look like you."

After Leon finished speaking, he laughed even more happily. No matter whether Raphael released Hope afterwards or how he tortured the nightmare demon, he flapped his wings and flew away.

Of course he would not leave just like that, he planned to find Bell to reminisce about the past... He seldom paid attention to the power struggles in the Nine Hells, and wondered whether Bell had ascended to the throne of Lord Avernus.

Following his memory, Leon came to the forge that Bell used to manage. The heat wave that hit him was mixed with the sound of metal colliding. Bell was not there, but instead, a Hell Demon with a sinister face was sitting behind the desk, reviewing documents.

"Who are you looking for?" The Hellfire's eyes swept over the half-red dragon who suddenly appeared in his office.

"Where is Bell?" Leon asked casually.

"What do you want from Master Bell?" The tone of the Hell Demon softened, and the devil's unique tactfulness was clearly visible in his smile. Compared to the demons who were keen on fighting and killing, the devil was obviously easier to communicate with and knew better what it meant to judge the situation.

"An acquaintance." Leon raised his eyebrows, "My name is Leon. Has he told you my name?"

"It's Lord Leon." The Hell Devil immediately showed a flattering smile, "Lord Bell is fighting on the front line now."

After getting Bell's address, Leon immediately left the forge and found Bell, who was full of vigor, in the fortress on the bloody front line. He smiled and said, "I helped you so much, and you haven't even become Lord Avernus yet."

"If Lord Leon agrees to form an alliance with me, I can become the Lord of Avernus immediately." Bell showed a sly smile. Although he did not ascend to the throne of Lord Avernus, it did not prevent him from seizing a lot of power from Zariel.

"If you want me to form an alliance with you, you must first offer something that interests me." Leon said without further ado, "I have a small matter to trouble you with."

"Please go ahead." Bell gestured with his hand.

"Do you know the gladiator from Zariel, a tiefling named Kalak?" Leon asked.

"Kalak, the demon disaster?" Bell laughed. "She is neither strong nor smart, and lacks loyalty. She always wants to escape from Avernus... I heard that she was successfully allowed to escape on a Nautilus recently. I don't know why Zariel likes her."

"Her heart was replaced with a Hell Engine. If she stays in the material plane for a long time, it will overheat... Give me the blueprint of that Hell Engine." Leon said, "Or give me a new model of Hell Engine that can run smoothly even in the material plane."

"How can a mere tiefling deserve the approval of Lord Lyon?" Bell said, "Anything else?"

"That's about it." Leon hesitated for a moment, "Do you care about the material plane?"

"I have to spend a lot of energy on the bloody battle..." Bell paused, "You don't know what you are talking about."

Leon told the story about the Supreme God. The Chosen of the Three Gods of Death used the Crown of Karsus to control a mastermind. The Crown of Karsus had been stored in Mephisto's treasury. It shouldn't be stolen so easily, especially when there was a plan next to it...

"What does Lord Leon want to know from me?" Bell shook his head gently. "I am only concerned about two things right now. One is that the demons have made a comeback. Those demons can never be killed. The other is how to pull Zariel down from the throne of Lord Avernus..."

"Although I don't know what happened, Lord Leon just needs to know that if there is a devil's shadow behind something, that devil must have played a role." Bell said, "Perhaps you can ask Raphael, he is Mephisto's unfortunate son, and his mansion is in Avernus."

Leon couldn't help but burst into laughter and said, "I just came out of Raphael's mansion...Hope Residence is rich and magnificent, even more luxurious than my villa."

"Perhaps Lord Lyon seems to need a hell construction team." Bell interrupted.

"I'll contact you if I need anything." Leon nodded.

Leon got the blueprint of the Hell Engine and once again rejected Bell's invitation to form an alliance. He was not in a hurry to return to Baldur's Gate. It was a rare trip for him, so how could he not go to Hell Paradise to be corrupted?
When the protagonists were getting impatient with Sharis's caress, Leon was lying on the soft sofa enjoying the service of the succubus foot-washing girl, thinking about how to get the Crown of Karsus. Should he learn from Raphael and use the Hammer of Orpheus to exchange the Crown of Karsus with the protagonists, or...

Speaking of which, he has always been worried about the gravekeeper. In fact, the gravekeeper basically doesn't care about anything. In the game, apart from disturbing the party he hosted, he only took action once. Apart from that, he didn't care when Gale blew himself up, or when Vlakis used the wishing technique to kill the protagonist group.

In short, he wants to get the crown of Karsus and change the unchangeable plot in the game. He must do something next and can't just stand by and play supporting roles like before.

(End of this chapter)