Why is the Demon King like this?

As night fell, rain suddenly began to fall, and gloomy clouds obscured the darkness.

The streets of Tokyo were muddy, and the neon lights were obscured by the continuous drizzle, creating a dreamlike interplay of light.

Keisuke Ao moved the low table and recliner from the balcony into the room and continued to organize the things he had bought from the pet store for Yuki.

It contains a soft cat bed, a scratching post, several toys, and even a small, assembled cat tree.

Little Snow nestled in the old cardboard box, its eyes fixed on Keisuke moving things back and forth. Its once dirty and messy fur had been wiped clean with wet wipes and now looked almost clean. Even its white gloves looked brand new. However, it still couldn't bear to sleep in its new bed.

The injured hind leg was tightly wrapped in a plaster cast. It wanted to lick it, but was ordered not to.

The TV is showing "The Solitary Gourmet". Keisuke Ao plans to start watching from the first season. Goro Inogashira is sitting in a small izakaya, looking happy and content.

Occasionally, Keisuke Ao would stop to watch TV for a few minutes before continuing to assemble the equipment.

Assembling, moving, wiping—his frail body was drenched in sweat from the heat, and the once empty living room was gradually filled with the belongings of another creature.

Meow~

"Are you hungry? The doctor said you can only eat a little bit."

Aokiji poured some cat food for it, soaked it in water to soften it, placed the food bowl in front of the kitten, and said earnestly, "Look at me, as its owner, I still have to take care of you. When you're fully recovered, remember to repay my kindness."

"Meow!"

The kitten nodded confidently and then began to concentrate on eating.

"It's almost done tidying up!"

Keisuke Ao took his change of clothes to the shower. Putting everything else aside... this precious peaceful life is truly captivating!

He cherished it even more because he had almost never possessed it in his previous life.

"If this is the pace of life, I could close my eyes without regrets at eighty, lying in a hospital bed... Hmm?"

The sudden, intense spiritual energy pierced through the solid cement and steel bars, like a fragmentation grenade exploding with a bang, sending vibrations imperceptible to ordinary people throughout the entire building.

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The sudden surge in spirituality was like a laser beam shining directly onto Aokiji's face.

"squeak--"

He abruptly turned off the showerhead, water droplets dripping down the alloy pipe and onto his body.

"Tick-tock, tick-tock."

"Meow—" Yuki cried out in alarm.

What exactly is going on?

Keisuke Ao quickly wiped himself down, dressed, and ran out of the bathroom.

"One hundred? Or has it already reached the 'terrifying' number of two hundred?"

Wait, when did I get used to this poor and pathetic level of energy?

However, even the most meager energy was too much for him to bear right now. Qing Keijie paused for a moment, looked around the hall, first went into the kitchen to get a handy and easy-to-hide short kitchen knife, and then hugged Yuki into his arms.

"Meow?"

"Minor injuries do not keep us from the front lines."

If necessary, you can throw the cat out; the tenfold difference in intelligence can always cause potential enemies to misjudge the situation!

As he stepped out of the apartment, ready to go, the corridor was silent. The motion-sensor lights turned on automatically. Qing Guijie squinted and glanced at the elevators. One was stopped on the first floor, and the other on the ninth floor.

The source of the spiritual fluctuations was on the thirteenth floor and below. Qing Guijie seemed to be deep in thought. Instead of taking the elevator, he pushed open the emergency exit door and ran down the stairs.

"Keep quiet and don't move."

Twelve floors!

Eleven floors!

Aokiji slowed his pace. He was getting closer and closer, and the fluctuating spiritual energy even caused abnormal changes in the steps. With his current spiritual energy index, the closer he got, the more pressure he felt.

My head started to throb, my eyes felt like they were being burned by light, and every inch of my skin felt numb.

The memory seemed to transport him back to the distant past, to when he was a child and faced a dragon for the first time, and he felt the same way.

But despite the body being just as young, he no longer possessed the weakness and fear he once had.

"call--"

Tenth floor!

Qing Guijie suppressed some of his senses and confirmed that the source of the spirituality was indeed from the ninth floor.

Considering the location of the elevator, the source of the spiritual energy is most likely an uninvited guest from outside!

The possibility of an enemy has greatly increased!

Silently arriving at the ninth floor, I slowly pushed open the white-painted wooden door, and the emergency exit sign in the corner of the wall reflected a pale green light.

Xiaoxue's cat tail started twitching uneasily, as if she had also sensed danger.

The corridor was silent. Qing Guijie walked out of the emergency exit. Before he could even observe, with a "snap," the voice-activated and light-sensitive lights turned on automatically.

Qing Keisuke:?

Immersed in spirituality, the light streaming down from the ceiling transformed into a strange illusion, and the more acute one's senses, the more unbearable it became under this illusion.

In an instant, Keisuke Ao gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, while simultaneously pressing down on Yuki's head to prevent it from triggering its wild instincts.

—It has not been discovered yet.

Good luck!

After all, Keisuke Ao originally only intended to observe from a distance when he had the chance... Standing in front of a half-open iron gate, the Demon King's expression suddenly turned ugly.

"9-3 Arisugawa"

How could such a thing happen?

Aokiji's expression was uncertain as fleeting memories of the day flashed through his mind.

The next instant, he pushed the door open and entered.

"Buzz—"

His consciousness seemed to be delayed for a few breaths. Qing Guijie looked at the scene behind the entrance hall. In the living room, a middle-aged couple had fainted on the sofa. Their faces kept changing between clear and blurry, and their spirituality was constantly flowing away with this change.

The spirituality of this middle-aged man reached an astonishing 50!

Women are also approaching 30!

You can vaguely see that Arisugawa Asuka's face is somewhat similar to the two of them.

Keisuke Ao became increasingly curious about how the Arisugawa family possessed such extraordinary spirituality.

Without checking on the two people's condition, Aokiji continued walking through the living room. His spiritual energy was flowing towards a certain room from afar, and in the flickering light, a figure could be vaguely seen.

Sometimes there was one figure, sometimes two, and sometimes they seemed to be so numerous that they occupied all the light.

Xiaoxue's fur stood on end; if it weren't for Qing Guijie holding her, she probably would have run away immediately.

187!

Behind the wall, which was no more than three meters away from him, the ghostly thing had already reached a spiritual level that could affect reality. Moreover, considering the phenomena he was observing, what was inside was probably a kind of "evil spirit".

Such a thing cannot be damaged by an unenchanted kitchen knife.

Is this your last chance to leave before being discovered, or to push open this half-closed door?

Keisuke Ao sighed helplessly, placed Yuki in the corner of the corridor, and then suddenly pushed open the door.

"Snap!"

The wooden sign that read "Asuka" slammed against the door with a jarring sound, and then Keisuke Ao saw what was happening inside the room—

confrontation.