A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

Kokabil said with dissatisfaction, "A mere high-ranking demon doesn't need support. With your own strength, it shouldn't be difficult for you to take down a high-ranking demon without anyone noticing."

Shana said, "Please let me explain, Lord Kokabil. This high-ranking demon is no ordinary being, but a member of the noble Gremory family. I have seen her profile, and her strength far surpasses that of an ordinary high-ranking demon. Personally, I might not be able to hold her back."

Kokabil was silent for a few seconds before saying, "Interesting. I didn't expect that even with the Demon Clan retreating across the board, there would still be someone daring to wander off alone. We can't refuse such easy prey. Tomorrow, I will send reinforcements to your location. All you have to do is make sure you don't lose sight of them."

Shana said, "My lord, that foolish demon is resting in my inn right now. She'll be here until tomorrow night, which is plenty of time."

“Very good. That idiot is an important figure among the demons. If we can kill her here, we might be able to make significant progress on our plan. If the plan goes smoothly, you will have done a great service,” Kokabil said.

Kokabi is one of the highest-ranking officers of the Fallen Angels. He has ten black wings on his back and ranks among the top in terms of both his personal strength and his authority within the clan. He is a great figure in the Fallen Angels.

The Fallen Angels are not a monolithic entity; there are also pro-peace and pro-war factions. After years of war, many voices of war-weariness have emerged within the Fallen Angels. The lower-ranking Fallen Angels, weary of war, have realized that war brings them no benefit but rather many harms, and may even cost them their lives.

War-weariness among the lower classes caused a morale crisis among the Fallen Angels, which allowed the peace faction to seize power. The peace faction itself wasn't anti-war, but rather opposed meaningless, hateful wars—wars without mutual benefit—that they simply didn't want to fight.

As for the pro-war faction, they are war-crazed lunatics who like to start wars indiscriminately. The Fallen Angels do not hate war, but they hate the kind of meaningless wars of the past that bring no benefit and only waste the race's strength without any value, allowing others to gain an advantage for no reason.

Therefore, the more rational peace faction, after gaining the upper hand, ceased all kinds of external wars and began to recuperate. However, this strategy also displeased some radical fallen angels, including Kabil.

Kokabi was also an "elder" who had lived for quite a long time, but his long life brought him more hatred. He had been fighting since he was a teenager, either against Heaven, against demons, or against the Outer Gods. He did not find this kind of life boring. Only the continuous wars made him feel that he was still alive.

While such warmongers do not constitute the majority of the fallen angels, they are still numerous. The current relatively peaceful era does not meet their needs, so they try every means to provoke war.

Himejima Akeno is a perfect catalyst. Killing Himejima Akeno here would drag the Gremory family down, which would inevitably affect the current Demon King, Sajax. If this series of plans can proceed smoothly, war could break out in the next few years.

Moreover, Kokabil knew that the Demon Realm was currently facing an invasion by demons from another world, and the advantage lay with the fallen angels. If they didn't seize this opportunity, they would find it difficult to find such a good chance again once the demon race recovered. This was a chance to completely annihilate the demon race in one fell swoop, and if Kokabil missed this opportunity, he would absolutely not forgive himself.

After hanging up the phone, Shana, a sinister smile on her face, looked towards the room where Li Wei and Himejima Akeno were, and whispered, "This is an opportunity for me to continue climbing the ranks in the clan. If I miss this opportunity, I don't know how long I'll have to wait before I can advance to the Winged Realm..."

Li Wei, who was in the middle of the room, heard Shana's phone call clearly.

"Sigh, there are always people who do irrational things, but it's good that it'll be quieter tonight," Li Wei muttered to himself.

"Li Weijun, what are you saying? The hot spring here is already warmed up, come on down." Himejima Akeno, who had already reached the hot spring pool, turned around and said with a smile.

Chapter 1. Malicious Intent

Himejima Akeno had already changed out of her yukata and was soaking in the hot spring herself. She lay on the edge of the hot spring pool, her back to the center. The faint smell of sulfur made her feel very comfortable. Although it was still quite different from a natural hot spring, she was used to taking sulfur baths in the Demon World, so this level of quality wasn't too different for her.

Just as Li Wei was preparing, there was a knock on the door, and the landlady's voice came from outside.

"Two guests, we have prepared some wine for you both, all complimentary." The proprietress, Shana, spoke in a gentle voice. If Li Wei hadn't already known her identity, it would have been hard to imagine that someone with such a gentle voice could be a pro-war member of the Fallen Angels—that would be a madman.

Li Wei opened the door to the room and said, "Thank you."

Li Wei took the tray from Zhuang Youjiu and then closed the door. He carried the tray to the hot spring pool and placed it on the edge of the pool.

Himejima Akeno said, "It seems that the inn is going to be more generous after the change of owners. They never used to give away drinks here."

Li Wei untied his bathrobe, sat down in the hot spring until the water reached his neck, and then said slowly, "The other side has malicious intentions and poisoned the wine. Although it is a slow-acting poison, when the poison takes effect, it will still cause considerable harm to the victim."

Himejima Akeno said in surprise, "What is she trying to achieve by doing this? I don't remember offending her at all. In fact, this is our first time meeting."

Li Wei said, "Because she is a radical of the fallen angels, and you, Zhu Nai, are quite famous, the other side started to do bad things as soon as they saw your face."

Compared to the total population of the demon race, the noble families, along with their retinues, are but a drop in the ocean. Therefore, most ordinary demons have a certain understanding of the noble members and their retinues, much like how celebrities are to ordinary people. Ordinary people may not know the specifics of a celebrity's life, but they have generally heard of their name.

Members of noble families and their families are the main targets of the Fallen Angels' surveillance. So when Himejima Akeno appeared at the inn, the Fallen Angel Shana immediately realized what was going on, reported the situation to her superiors, and prepared for a big surprise.

The demon race often appears to be somewhat protective of its own, frequently turning on the older members after the younger ones are attacked. Li Wei guessed that the radicals within the fallen angels wanted to exploit this old demonic tradition to incite conflict, quickly escalate tensions, and then seize the opportunity to start a war.

It must be said that these radicals are quite good at picking their timing. The Demon Realm is already in a sorry state just dealing with his puppet clones. If the Fallen Angels can break through the entrance and exit of the Demon Realm at this time, they can form a pincer attack on the Demon Race. At that time, the Demon Race will not even have the option to surrender.

Himejima Akeno said, "Since that's the case, we can't let their evil scheme succeed. Let's leave here now."

Himejima Akeno is a cautious person. The current situation is still unclear, and the enemy is hiding in the shadows, so she instinctively chose to retreat. After all, the demon race's power in the human world has been completely contracted. If a conflict really breaks out, the demons will be the ones who suffer.

Himejima Akeno is not someone who gets carried away by passion, so understanding the pros and cons, she made the safest choice.

Li Wei said, "There's no need to leave. Those fallen angels have already dragged me into this. Zhu Nai, do you think I, as an ordinary person, could escape in something like this?"

Himejima Akeno shook her head. She had been dealing with the Fallen Angels for quite some time and knew what kind of people they were. Even if innocent ordinary people were caught up in it, the Fallen Angels would not show any mercy. They would ruthlessly eliminate them, rather than simply erasing their memories.

If it were the peace faction within the Fallen Angels, as long as Li Wei didn't reveal his power, the peace faction wouldn't kill him; they would simply erase his memories and send him away. For an ordinary person, losing some memories wouldn't matter. However, unfortunately, the one who orchestrated this conspiracy was the most fanatical radical faction within the Fallen Angel race, and there's no reasoning with these people.

Li Wei said, "So now I can't stay out of it anymore. They've already come looking for trouble with me. Even if I back out here, they'll still come to the school. I might as well teach them a lesson here and let them know what's what."

There's a saying that goes, "A good opening punch will prevent a hundred punches from coming." Although Li Wei doesn't intend to reveal his true strength and trump cards on the surface, he still needs to let others know that he's not someone to be trifled with.

Himejima Akeno nodded, feeling reassured. With Li Wei here, no matter what schemes the Fallen Angels might have, they would never succeed. All she had to do was pretend not to know about their plans and enjoy her vacation. She rarely took time off, so this kind of vacation was quite precious to her.

Li Wei took out a bottle of wine from his mind space and placed it aside, saying, "The inn doesn't have a rule that we can't bring our own wine. They tampered with the wine they gave us, so we'll just prepare our own."

Li Wei's sea of ​​consciousness contains all sorts of things, sometimes so many that Li Wei himself can't even remember them all. His sea of ​​consciousness is like a large shopping mall, and the things inside don't have to worry about expiration dates.

Although his sea of ​​consciousness already contained floating islands, there was still a considerable surplus. So he made full use of this space, which even contained various complete industrial production lines. It could be said that even if human civilization were destroyed, Li Wei could rebuild it on his own.

Himejima Akeno said, "It feels like Li Wei-kun, you carry everything with you at all times."

Li Wei uncorked the wine and poured it into a decanter, saying, "Having a lot of space can be a hassle sometimes, so I've stuffed all sorts of things in there just in case. I don't have any sake in my storage space, would wine work?"

Himejima Akeno smiled and said, "Of course, wine has a special meaning for demons, and of course, it also has a special meaning for fallen angels, angels, and all religious people."

Chapter 1. Sensitive Issues

Wine is a product created by humans several generations ago. By chance, humans in this generation have replicated this special alcoholic beverage. The color of fine wine is like blood, and this blood-like red has many religious connotations.

The demon race used to enjoy capturing members of the angel race, then bleeding them, and mixing the angel's blood with wine to create a new flavor that was considered an unparalleled delicacy by the demons.

Unfortunately, the angels are quite vigilant, so the demons don't have many opportunities to capture angels. Angel blood mixed with wine has become a very rare luxury item in the demon realm.

As for the fallen angels, wine can be used as a raw material for spellcasting. Initially, it was used to replace some rare raw materials. After the fallen angels discovered that wine was very effective, wine became not only a beverage but also a spellcasting medium with considerable status in mysticism. It was cheap and plentiful, making it arguably the most favored spellcasting medium among the fallen angels.

As for the Heavenly side, wine is included in the Holy Communion, which shows the special nature of wine.

The largest consumers of wine in the world are not humans, but angels, fallen angels, demons, and religious believers in ordinary human form. This group of monsters and demons together accounts for more than half of the wine consumption share.

Even demons and fallen angels regularly drink wine; the importance of wine to these two races is like the happiness of a couch potato to otaku.

Himejima Akeno sniffed lightly. The rich aroma of the wine was a completely new and unknown scent. Any demon with a little wealth could be considered a wine master, and Himejima Akeno was a connoisseur who had tasted famous brands from all over the world. However, the wine in front of her did not match any of the wines she remembered.

Himejima Akeno's tense state of mind relaxed, and she was finally able to calmly savor these details. Even she found it hard to bear such emotional ups and downs.

Because of the refraction, the beautiful scene that Li Wei saw kept swaying, but this undulating scene gave him a sense of beauty. If he had seen it directly, he wouldn't have had that feeling of surprise, like winning a small lottery.

Li Wei's senses were also spreading outwards; Rias was no longer following them, probably because she felt it was no longer necessary.

Rias walked through a secluded alley, her expression complex, a mixture of gloom and hesitation. She passed a trash can, having already taken several steps forward, but then inexplicably turned back, staring blankly at the trash can. Several stray dogs nearby, seeing Rias, tucked their tails between their legs and dared not utter a sound.

After a moment of silence, Rias kicked the metal trash can, and the sturdy trash can instantly deformed, denting into a large chunk.

The loud noise startled several stray dogs, who howled pitifully and ran away with their tails between their legs.

Rias breathed a sigh of relief. It was her habit; whenever she was unhappy, she would habitually smash something to relieve her mood.

Looking at the trash can that had been kicked and completely deformed, Rias stared at it. The broken trash can seemed to turn back time, returning to its original state in just a few seconds.

After doing all this, Rias spread her demon wings, cast an invisibility spell on herself, and slowly rose into the air, preparing to return to the Demon Realm.

Meanwhile, Li Wei and Akeno Himejima continued to enjoy the comfort of the hot spring.

Because ordinary humans have limits to their endurance, they cannot stay in hot springs for too long. Soaking in hot springs for too long can also cause people to faint.

In Japanese anime, there are often classic scenes of contests to see who can soak in a hot spring or sauna the longest. This is not just artistic embellishment; many people have actually done such silly things. The creators are simply copying these silly things from their own works.

Neither of them spoke. Both Himejima Akeno and Li Wei were enjoying the tranquility. From time to time, the crisp sound of bamboo sticks striking pebbles could be heard from the dry mountain in the distance inside the courtyard.

Himejima Akeno stood up and poured out the wine from the decanter. After decanting, the wine's own flavors had been extracted.

"May I take two bottles of this wine back to the Demon Realm?" Akeno Himejima asked cautiously.

Li Wei smiled and said, "If you need some, I can prepare some for you. I've been in this world for quite some time now, so I have a certain understanding of the demon race."

Himejima Akeno's face showed a hint of surprise, but she quickly calmed down and said, "I want to prepare a gift for Rias. Her birthday is coming up soon, but I don't know what to give her. This is a favor I owe you, Li Wei-kun, and I will remember it."

Li Wei said, "These are all minor matters, nothing to do with favors. Zhu Nai, I can sense that there are two conflicting bloodlines within you. I don't know exactly what's going on in you, but it's quite good that you can remain so optimistic."

Himejima Akeno was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled and said, "I didn't expect you to see through me, Li Wei-kun. This is probably my biggest secret. But Li Wei-kun, how did you know?"

Li Wei tapped his eye with his finger and said, "These eyes can see through the truth of most things. It was with these eyes that I discovered your secret, Zhu Nai. However, I thought such a question was quite sensitive before, so I didn't ask it."

Himejima Akeno handed the poured wine to Li Wei and said with a smile, "You used to be sensitive, but now you're not?"

Li Wei said, "Of course I know, but I felt I could help, so I asked. If there's really a problem I can solve, wouldn't it be better to solve it?"

Himejima Akeno bit her lower lip. Li Wei's words stirred her heart, but she possessed two bloodlines, making her an easy target for both sides. Therefore, apart from a very few core members of the Gremory family, no one else knew about this secret. Moreover, her demon wings were disguised through special means to conceal her true bloodline.

The feud between demons and fallen angels is a blood feud that has lasted for countless years. Even if she only possesses half of the bloodline of a fallen angel, once this fact is exposed, she will have no place to stand in the demon realm.

Chapter 1. The Real Problem

Himejima Akeno unfurled her demon wings. She did not use her usual disguise magic, so her demon wings were very special. They were not very asymmetrical, with one side being the membranous wings unique to demons, and the other side being the black feathers of a fallen angel.

Although Himejima Akeno had a smile on her face, Li Wei could see the inferiority complex deep in her heart through that smile.

Himejima Akeno laughed and said, "How is it? Don't you think it's ugly? I'm a monster that's neither human, nor demon, nor fallen angel, so I can only disguise my true face."

Li Wei rested his chin on one hand, while gently swirling the wine glass in his other hand, causing the liquid inside to move in a spiral motion.

Li Wei said, "Why do you think you are a monster? Although the two demon wings are not very symmetrical, they have a kind of eerie beauty. This kind of beauty is all about this asymmetrical messiness."

The physiological structures of demon wings and fallen angel wings are different. The structure of demon wings is closer to that of extinct pterosaurs, while the physiological structure of fallen angel wings is closer to that of modern birds. The two different ways of folding wings make Himejima Akeno's demon wings show obvious asymmetry when folded.

Whether they are fallen angels or demons, they are both beings who pursue beauty. Although they have many differences in their aesthetics, they are the same in the most basic sense. For example, they both consider symmetry and harmony to be beautiful.

Himejima Akeno's demon wings, a symbol of the demon race, are asymmetrical, much like a human with a disability. This is why she hides her true demon wings, not only to avoid revealing her identity but also to prevent others from noticing her "deformed" demon wings.

This situation is like the difference in leg length and foot size in the human body, which is why Akeno Himejima feels inferior.