Even the Demon King is worrying about another world today.

To be honest, Mikayi felt a little guilty.

He could manage to throw out some minor spells to pass the time, but he couldn't unleash a powerful spell to kill the wolf right now, since the demon contract he had made with Kuro was still in effect.

Every spell he uses must pass through Kuro's body on the other end of the contract; if the spell is too powerful, Kuro's body will not be able to withstand it and he will die.

However... Mikayi still has a last resort.

Although he cannot use powerful magic, he has the advantage of being a 'Demon King'.

"It's rare to meet a human I can talk to. You can leave, but the girl behind you must stay."

Seeing that the man had no intention of putting the girl down, the wolf king wrinkled its nose and growled a warning.

Dogs are protective of their food, and so are wolves.

Anyone who tries to snatch food from a wolf's mouth must be prepared to be attacked and torn apart.

"I don't want to fight you at all, you little puppy."

Mikayi was completely oblivious, and even under such circumstances, he still dared to provoke the Wolf King.

"I am a wolf! Die!"

Sure enough, the enraged wolf king opened its blood-red maw and pounced.

【sit down.】

Bang—

The cave shook from the movement, and the already precarious ice spikes above fell down and hit the wolf king on the head.

The devil's mantra.

It was not magic, not a curse, and not any mind-altering suggestion.

That's something the rulers of the world possess.

All things show absolute obedience in the face of the Demon King's mantra.

This is a reaction stemming from the instinct of life. This is even more pronounced in Warcraft.

Although Mikai asked the Wolf King to sit down, the Wolf King immediately lay down on the ground. Its head was pressed firmly against the ice, and its tail was tucked between its hind legs. It couldn't even open its eyes.

"I'm taking her away now, is that alright, little puppy?"

Mikayi patted Kuro on the back to make him more comfortable.

The wolf king kept its eyes tightly shut, unable to look the man in the eye. It answered in a trembling voice.

"No problem... I... my great Demon King..."

"Do whatever you want with the people inside. Tell your men to eat well."

Mikayi had only taken a couple of steps when he seemed to remember something and turned back.

Wind blades gathered at his fingertips, and after two hissing sounds, a hole was carved into the ice beneath Mikayi's feet.

Pick up the silver little finger from the ground

Mikayi looked at the ring over and over, but couldn't find anything special about it.

I didn't sense any magic inside it, and it didn't seem to be anything valuable. I'll give it to Kuro when she wakes up...

Carrying his little apprentice on his back, Mikayi no longer hesitated and went straight out of the cave.

Mikayi was fully capable of taking all these people with him; whether or not he chose to do so was entirely up to him.

But now, these wicked humans deserve a tragic end. They'd be perfect for feeding these snow wolves.

071 Kuro's Thoughts

I don't know when the blizzard outside stopped.

The snow-capped mountains were blessed with a rare clear sky.

Night had fallen, and the cunning moonlight shone even more clearly on the mountaintop.

Without the howling wind, the surroundings were eerily quiet.

The moon appeared hazy and indistinct on the horizon, as if veiled by a layer of gauze.

Looking down from the mountaintop, one can get a bird's-eye view of the city of eternal winter at the foot of the mountain.

Once they left the wolf king's cave, the sleeping spell lost its effect. The person behind them stirred and woke up.

The shadow cast by the moonlight revealed that a pair of cat ears suddenly stood up behind Mikayi. The cat ears twitched, and the cat stretched out its head, pressing closer.

"master……?"

"We escaped, Kuro."

Mikayi gently put Kuro down and pinched Kuro's cheek.

"If I rush back now, the restaurant will be closed. I'll make up for the soup I owe you tomorrow."

"Um……"

Kuro nodded slightly, with traces of tears still visible at the corners of his eyes.

"What about them? Were we the only ones who escaped? How did Master manage that?"

Kuro herself wasn't sure just how powerful the demon was. In her mind, she had simply fallen asleep inexplicably and woken up to find herself outside again.

However, since it was able to safely bring itself out of the wolf king's mouth while it was fast asleep, it must be extremely powerful.

“I can’t control them,” Mikayi replied calmly, handing the silver ring in his hand to Kuro.

Kuro opened her palm, and her eyes widened little by little as she saw what was in her hand.

This is……!!

His legs instantly lost their strength, Kuro's thighs buckled, and he knelt on the snow.

It was as if there were valves in my eyes, and now those valves were opened, and tears flowed out like water.

"...?!"

Mikayi panicked.

No, I didn't do anything, did I?! How did I make Kuro cry again?!

"Kuro...?"

Mikayi's hand paused in mid-air. He crouched down and gently pulled Kuro into his arms.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

That can't be right. Given Kuro's personality, he seems to be the type with extremely high mental resilience who doesn't cry easily.

This is the second time today...?!

"Master...Master..."

Kuro sobbed uncontrollably, her chest heaving violently. She clung tightly to Mikayi's neck, filled with sorrow and pain.

Demons are very sensitive to human emotional fluctuations. Mikaela patted Kuro on the back and said gently.

"It's okay, take your time. I'll do my best to help in any way I can."

“Master…this is…my father’s…”

Father? Mikayi thought back for a moment and realized that she had indeed heard Kuro mention that her father was an adventurer who later died while on a mission.

Could it be...? That he died because he accepted this commission?

So this ring is her father's... heirloom?!

Kuro gripped the ring tightly, and despite the sharp, jagged metal edges cutting her painfully, she showed no intention of letting go.

“This is... a ring I made myself... a gift for my father.”

Kuro sobbed as he continued.

“My mother abandoned us and went to the main city of Lyon. My father and I have been relying on each other in this city of Eternal Winter for several years. My father was originally a silver-ranked adventurer and lived a relatively wealthy life, but just last time… he accepted a mission to hunt down the snow mountain monster. He said it was the last mission he would take in Eternal Winter, and that he would take me to the main city to find my mother when he returned…”

"Didn't you say your mother died?" Mikayi gently patted Kuro's back.

"I want her dead! She who abandoned me and my father deserves to die! My father is dead, she is dead, and I am dead, which is why I used this forbidden magic to summon demons! I sacrificed my soul to the demons!"

Kuro suddenly looked up, and less than two centimeters from her face was Mikayi's face.

"Master... no, Demon Mikayi! Help me get rid of that vicious wolf..."

Before reaching the summit, Kuro had fantasies that his father had simply slipped and landed on the soft snow or had narrowly escaped the clutches of the monster.

But when she saw the ring, all her illusions shattered.

His own father didn't even leave behind a single bone; his body had long been completely digested by that monster, disappearing from this world utterly and without reservation.

Thinking of this, the hatred in Kuro's eyes deepened even more.

"They must die! That vicious wolf must die!"

“...Kuro.”

Mikayi knew clearly what Kuro hated him, but he couldn't act at this moment.

Killing a calamity-level monster requires at least a high-level powerful spell, but if this spell were to pass through Kuro's body...

Luo's body won't be able to handle it.

At least... at least wait a little longer, until he summons the black dragon from the distant land to slaughter that wolf king.

“Mikai!” Kuro’s voice rose a few decibels.

She raised her right hand. A dark magic circle was inscribed on the back of her right hand. The magic circle emitted a faint glow.

"I command you as the Summoner!"

"Kuro!" Mikayi tried to reach out and stop her, but the next moment, his movement suddenly stopped.

"Hiss..." Pain, a pain that pierces the soul.

These are the rules, the rules of this world and indeed of all magical worlds. Demons obey the rules of their summoners.

Because he had the thought of going against the summoner's will, the magic circle on Mikayi's left hand burned the back of his hand.

He can use a third of his magic power to forcibly dispel this spell.