The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

"Lady Sophia, please do us justice!"

With nowhere else to turn, these vampires naturally place their hopes on the powerful figures on their side.

It was only at this moment that Kiana finally learned what this seemingly unruly vampire's name was.

At that moment, the atmosphere became awkward...

The vampire, having been betrayed by a bunch of incompetent teammates, glared at them with considerable dissatisfaction, expressing his frustration at being at a disadvantage.

"Sophia...that's a nice name."

"Hey, human swordsman. Don't think that such flattery will make me admit defeat."

Clearly, Vampire doesn't have much affection for Kiana.

Perhaps in the eyes of this vampire girl, Kiana, who is known as the human sword saint, is an absolute enemy and a troublesome one that needs to be dealt with?

The reason they haven't launched an attack yet might be because they lack the confidence to take it all at once.

"Flattery? No, I don't think it's flattery at all, just being fair."

"Frankly speaking? What kind of reason is that..."

Seeing Kiana's straightforwardness, the vampire was both annoyed and amused: "Looks like you're an interesting person?"

"What you call interesting, can I interpret as humor? Heh, if so, then thank you for the compliment."

Kiana, with one hand on her hip, gracefully dealt with the vampire.

To be honest, Kiana was somewhat familiar with the way these self-proclaimed nobles spoke, having encountered countless nobles during her previous travels.

Simply put, just be neither arrogant nor humble.

That way they'll find you interesting.

"Heh, I thought he was a rigid guy, but it seems he's not like that at all?"

The vampire covered his mouth and chuckled, then turned the tables and invited, "It seems you don't harbor much resentment towards the demon race?"

"Why would I need to? If I had to say, I'm just bored with your harassment."

"Harassment... I've heard about it. Those idiots just like to show off their abilities in these ways. Ha, how childish." The vampire mocked without reservation.

This fully demonstrates that the demon race is not actually a monolithic entity.

"Is that so? But they do like to call it fearlessness. That seems quite similar to humans to me."

Upon hearing this, the vampire's face immediately fell.

"...Oh really? I take back what I just said. You really don't understand anything."

"Perhaps? But at least I know you better than you know yourselves."

"...In that case, do you have the guts to come with me to meet the Demon King? The human sword saint."

Should we go see the Demon King?

this...

To be honest, Kiana never expected that she would be so lucky as to have the opportunity to meet the Demon King of this world.

Although it's unclear what the vampire is really up to, everything will become clear once we get there...

"Sure, I'm not in a hurry to go back right now."

Kiana readily accepted Sofia's invitation.

"Very good, I hope you won't regret it."

The Vampire was overjoyed that the human swordsman had walked right into their trap.

At this moment, she was unaware of the relationship between Kiana and Spider Girl; she simply felt that such a powerful swordswoman, even if she did nothing, would be a formidable opponent.

These are all great threats to the Demon King's army.

And now, such a threat has actually walked right into our trap?

This is truly a wonderful thing.

For a fleeting moment, the vampire seemed to experience the joy a spider feels when it captures its prey...

...

Well, the place where the Demon King was staying was slightly different from what Kiana had imagined.

In her imagination, a being like the Demon King should keep a large group of evil minions in a gloomy and terrifying castle, and then quietly wait for a hero to come to him.

During this period, she also needs to send out many of her subordinates to achieve the goal of being killed, and then be easily dealt with by the hero who symbolizes love and justice.

However...

The Demon King of this world is thus quite different from others.

The place she was in was not a gloomy and terrifying castle, but an extremely open plain.

With its mountains, water, and wildlife, this place is a great spot for a picnic.

Meanwhile, the Demon King is currently alone in front of the grill, fiddling with something. That's right.

Alone...

If it weren't for the fact that the vampire called out to her when she arrived.

Perhaps she doesn't even realize that someone has come up behind her?

"My Lord Demon King! I've kidnapped that Sword Saint who's recently become famous!"

The vampire spoke triumphantly, his excited little face turning red.

However, the girl she replaced with the Demon King glanced at her listlessly.

"Oh."

"There's no time to lose, use your powerful strength to take care of her now!"

"Oh, wait a minute."

For some reason, Kiana felt that the Demon King's words sounded rather perfunctory.

Could it be that this demon king doesn't care about me at all?

"Hello."

With this question in mind, Kiana beckoned to the Demon King.

"Welcome, welcome! You're that Sword Saint from recently, right? I've been wanting to meet you for a long time, and today I can finally see what you look like in person."

It seems that the novel barbecue grill was too troublesome, so the Demon King spent a long time trying to finish it.

Only when Kiana and the vampire grew impatient did she finally give up, get up, and greet Kiana:

"Hmm~ I didn't expect the human sword saint to be such a beauty. I hope your martial prowess matches your beauty."

After saying that, the Demon King revealed a rather pleased smile.

She doesn't look like a demon king at all; instead, she's as approachable as a girl next door.

"The various places in your world are completely different from what I imagined..."

Because the harmony was somewhat unbelievable, Kiana suddenly blurted out this comment.

"Huh? What?"

Upon hearing this, the Demon King tilted his head, his face full of confusion.

It was the vampire standing next to Kiana who reacted and hurriedly said, "Demon Lord!"

"Ok?"

"Is she praising you for not being fussy about details?"

"Huh?" Kiana was speechless.

"Is that so? Haha, thank you."

The Demon King seemed to enjoy such simple flattery.

Kiana even began to doubt whether this girl, who looked shorter than a vampire, was actually a demon lord.

Your name is Spider... Child? (So what if I was reincarnated as a spider?): Chapter Twelve: The Demon King and the Vampire Child Gradually Realize They Underestimated Their Enemy

Because the Demon King's reaction was so nonchalant, Kiana gradually began to suspect that the girl in front of her was sent by the Demon King to act with the vampires.

Upon closer examination, it's not impossible.

After all, if elves can completely transform themselves into robots and then cause trouble, what else is impossible in this world?

The moment this thought crossed Kiana's mind, she felt that the girl in front of her...

This is extremely suspicious.

She had short, jet-black hair and wore a gorgeous black robe with white velvet trim at the collar, which accentuated her petite figure. A red pendant hung from her right ear.

The demon king's features were exquisite, especially his beautiful red eyes, which shone like agate. The faint smile on his lips exuded an invisible sense of oppression.

Kiana sensed a faint allure from those empty lips.

Is this demon king... really human?

Such smooth skin...it's completely unlike those thick-skinned demons.

How can she be so young...?

Kiana increasingly felt that the girl in front of her was not a demon king.

"Demon King...is it really you?"

Kiana looked at the Demon King.

To show that they weren't easy to bully, and to give the other party a hard time, they just wanted to show off their skills.

Kiana waved her hand casually, and the rather extravagant-looking large barbecue grill instantly burst into flames.

The fire, though large, showed no signs of abating, as if it would never go out...

Seeing this, the vampire behind Kiana was greatly shocked.