Even the Demon King is worrying about another world today.

It's no longer the flavor that Mikayi liked.

Raising his index finger, Mikayi placed the tip of his finger on Ariel's forehead.

"In the name of the supreme demon king, Mikael, I hereby inscribe this curse: If Ariel Ais ever has any intention of revealing anything about me, her body will be consumed by the fires of hell, and her soul will echo in the nine layers of hell forever."

After he finished speaking, the sky above the Kingdom of Zorro churned with clouds, and a torrential downpour extinguished the burning buildings.

The flashing lightning shone on the wall, stretching Mikayi's shadow infinitely long.

“Demon… Demon King…” Ariel’s expression was blank. The curse entered Ariel’s brow with Mikael’s fingers, and an irreversible magic formed shackles, firmly imprinted into Ariel’s soul.

"Alright, my dear princess." The Demon King patted her shoulder, and wind magic effortlessly cleansed the filth from Ariel's body.

At first glance, Ariel has become that elegant, pure, and kind princess again.

"Come back with me, your mother is still waiting for you."

Mikael didn't wait for a response. He used his cyclone to drag Ariel and Zera away, breaking through the wall.

Tonight is destined to be anything but peaceful in the Kingdom of Zorro.

The city's defenses were instantly shattered by the black lightning that fell from the sky, and more than a third of the residents were charred in an instant. Buildings caught fire, and the king disappeared.

Fortunately, the torrential rain brought the fire under control. It wasn't a complete annihilation of the nation, but Zorro suffered its greatest blow since its founding.

Unable to find His Majesty the King, Zorro's soldiers were in disarray, and the entire country was thrown into chaos.

"What did my Zorro Kingdom do to deserve such divine retribution?" When faced with unknown forces, people can only attribute them to divine punishment.

On the other side, above the main city of Ais. Through layers of thick clouds, within an invisible, colossal building.

On the ninth level of hell, a pair of short feet dangled. Six tiny wings fluttered up and down, revealing that its owner was in a very pleasant mood.

bud

Ni lay sprawled on the Demon King's chair, chin in hand, gazing gleefully at the magic book hanging in the sky.

Ah, Lord Mikayi used Black Lightning!

Lord Mikayi used a curse spell!

As expected of Lord Mikayi!

what--

Renee screamed.

It's wind magic! Wind magic! I really want to see Lord Mikayi's wind magic!

Renee rolled over, hugged the small black backpack to her chest, and kept swinging her legs.

Speaking of which, the Lord Mikayi I just met is actually human, a hero of wind magic, so cool! Although Lord Mikayi is also cool as the Demon King!

Hehe hehe

Renee lay back in the chair, already imagining all sorts of scenarios.

The newly appointed Demon King's throne has once again been occupied by this domineering six-winged little angel.

“Ah,” Renee suddenly sensed something, “Akman’s about to make her move…”

027 The Delightful Demon King

The Kingdom of Zorro and the Federation of Ais are adjacent, so this distance was no problem for Mikayi, and it wouldn't take him long to get back. Because he needed to control the wind and take care of the two nearly unconscious humans, Mikayi had to slow down.

Until dense buildings appeared beneath our feet, the white belly to the east had already been revealed.

"It's already dawn?" Mikayi controlled the wind and headed towards the royal city, the cyclone behind him dragging Ariel and Zera along with him.

So much happened in just one night! Come to think of it, when I left that royal city, I imagined myself rescuing a damsel in distress so many times. It almost made me reminisce about my past as a hero…

With a thousand thoughts swirling in his mind, Mikayi arrived at the landing platform of the royal city.

The sky was barely light, but the landing platform was already packed with people.

“Ariel…” The first one to rush forward and catch Ariel was Ais’s king.

This old father is probably the only one who truly cares about Ariel. He was just as anxious when he returned from the border with Lyon last time.

However, Ariel also 'generously' sent a portion of the curse to this king.

Mikayi was unwilling to get involved in such matters anymore.

"Thank you, foreigner Mikayi." The Queen stood at the head of the table, with elders and councilors standing behind her.

"Have you asked her if Ariel is willing to leave with you?" The Queen glanced at Ariel, who was in a deep sleep, making it impossible to ask her directly.

Since he promised to bring the person back safe and sound, Mikayi will keep his promise. Humans are unreasonable enough, but if a demon lord like him is also unreasonable, how can we even continue playing this game in this other world?

“I don’t want to,” Mikayi said truthfully.

Not only was I unwilling, this woman even tried to stab me with a knife.

The outcome was expected, and the elders and councilors were not surprised. They were just slightly disappointed that they hadn't been able to 'sell' this useless princess to this powerful foreigner.

"Hmph, Ariel has wanted to be empress since she was little, of course you can't take her away." The voice came from the person behind the empress, whose signature pale purple dress trailed on the ground. "I really don't know why anyone would like the cunning and shrewd Ariel." Alyssa said.

Mikayi naturally took these few whispered words to heart, his expression darkening, and he didn't say anything more.

"I'd still like to ask, what's the situation in the Kingdom of Zorro? After your intervention, is there any chance that my force of a thousand men will benefit?" Ariel, who had been brought back, was carried away, and the Queen shifted the topic to something more important.

"I don't know, you can send scouts to check yourselves." Mikayi waved his hand and stepped onto a wind magic spell, preparing to leave.

"Please wait a moment. As I said before, once the curse is cured, you'll do things for the Ais Noble..."

Mikayi sneered that he could actually hear respectful language coming from this arrogant empress.

With his back to the crowd, no one could see Mikayi's expression as the fierce wind lifted his body and carried him toward the higher sky.

"This impudent brat dares to disregard Her Majesty the Queen's words?!" The elder gritted his teeth, preparing to step forward.

"Halt." The Queen called out to him. "We should not provoke this powerful foreigner lightly. Although we cannot allow him to remain in Ais as a nobleman, we should at least avoid making him our enemy."

The empress said this, but inwardly she was terrified.

To bring someone back from the Kingdom of Zorro unharmed… and the king of that kingdom is notoriously tyrannical. If brute force were used to rescue someone, just how much power would that require…?

-

Back in the Ninth Hell, Renee panicked and tumbled down the steps, landing face-first right at Mikaela's feet.

"What's wrong?" Mikayi frowned; his mood was in complete disarray.

Renee, clutching her throbbing head, scrambled to her feet. "My Lord Demon King... Waaah..."

"Does it hurt that much?" Mikael asked, puzzled. You're supposed to be a painless killing angel, Renee! Even setting aside the fact that you tripped and fell, how could you possibly hurt yourself like that?!

To show that she was really in pain, Renee emitted a faint glow as she used powerful healing magic to restore her body.

"What were you doing on the throne just now?" Mikael's gaze followed the spot where Renee had fallen, which was the newly appointed throne.

Please, I just finished setting up this chair. If you can't find anything to play with, go fight the demon on the eighth floor! Don't keep thinking about destroying my chair!

Clearly, Mikayi

A typical straight man's way of thinking would never consider those aspects of Renee.

"Huh...huh?!" Reni scrambled off the throne the moment she sensed the Demon King's teleportation magic. Thinking she'd reacted quickly enough to avoid being discovered, Reni immediately panicked, stammering, "I...I...I..."

Renee looked away, unable to think of an explanation.

Mikayi was in a terrible mood, not anger, not sorrow, but an indescribable bitterness.

Stepping up the stairs, Mikayi sat down in his seat. A faint warmth lingered on the seat, but Mikayi paid it no mind; in contrast, his heart had cooled considerably.

"Rene." Leaning against the throne, above her head floated a spellbook, and above that, a magnificent crystal chandelier. The enormous chandelier seemed to have descended from the heavens, hung with countless candles—candles made by Mikayi using magic, which would never go out.

Among thousands of candles, one flickers. Its flickering light makes it seem as if the flame might vanish at any moment.

Mikayi looked at it, his pupils reflecting the flickering firelight.

"Demon Lord?" Reni's small face loomed larger in Mikayi's vision, and the breeze from the six wings behind her brushed against Mikayi's face. "Were you calling me just now?"

028 Forbidden Arts of the Soul

Renee poked her head over. Her magnified, youthful face completely blocked Mikayi's view.

Reaching out, Mikael pulled Reni into his arms.

Renee's heart was pounding; this scene, which she had only ever dreamed of, had actually happened!

"Will you betray me?"

The Demon King's voice came from beside her ear. Rene puffed out her cheeks and wrapped her arms tightly around Mikayi's neck.

Seeing the Demon King's troubled expression, as if she were angry on his behalf, Renee, not knowing where she got the courage, clenched her fist and slammed it onto the Demon King's head.

"What are you saying, Demon King! How could Renee do such a thing!" Now that she'd made her move, Renee wouldn't stop there. She grabbed the Demon King's cheek and pulled, "If you don't trust Renee, Demon King, then sign a blood pact with me!"

Mikayi's face was burning from being rubbed, but he couldn't muster any anger at all at the sight of the six-winged angel's rude behavior.

“You’re wrong again.” Mikayi grabbed Renee’s hand and pressed it against his face. Angels have a higher body temperature, and Mikayi’s cold demonic skin was quickly warmed. “Didn’t we agree to call each other by name?”

"Huh? Wasn't that what they called it when it was on human territory...?"

"No, from now on, just call me by my name."

"Hmm..." Renee hesitated, "Lord Mikael?"

Remove honorifics.

"Huh?!" The wings behind her couldn't help but flap, and the next moment she dared not look directly into the Demon King's gentle gaze. Renee looked away, somewhat awkwardly, "I can't... after all, you are the supreme Demon King..."

Mikayi remained silent, simply watching her quietly.

The Demon King Mikayi used to be so busy ruling the world that he was strict and cruel, creating a strong distance between himself and his subordinates, which made even a young angel afraid of him.

Therefore, as a superior, I am very unqualified.

Besides, it's just a name, so it doesn't matter at all. After all, those humans all call him by his full name.

Sensing that the Demon Lord was serious, Renee swallowed hard, her voice trembling, "M-M-M-M..."

"Pfft—" Mikayi couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Stuttering?"

“Mikai…” Her voice was barely audible. Renee lowered her head, her cheeks burning.

Mikael stopped pressuring Renee, knowing it was right to give his subordinates enough time to adjust. His wicked hand once again reached for those pairs of wings—