Even the Demon King is worrying about another world today.

Rene patted Kuro's head again, and healing phoenix magic appeared on her palm.

After a small phoenix cry, all the scabs on Kuro's body fell off, and his injured skin returned to its original perfect state.

"If you heal it, the Demon King will be happy, won't he..."

A smile spread across Renee's face as she gently stroked the kitten's head.

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Meanwhile, on the other side of the mainland.

Teleportation magic brought the man to the skies above Lyon's main city. He stood in mid-air, as if trying to orient himself.

The anti-aircraft guns mounted on the city's high walls detected objects appearing high in the sky. They turned their guns around, the metallic friction producing an eerie creaking sound. The magic inside the anti-aircraft guns was triggered, and they began to gather magical power.

The artillery, poised to fire, gradually converged. However, a second later, the target vanished without a trace.

zizi——

The anti-aircraft guns, having lost their targets, seemed to go limp, their muzzles lowered, and the flames inside were reversed by the magic circle.

The night was dark and the wind was high; the drifting clouds obscured the moonlight.

Above Lanlin Academy, a figure in a school uniform appeared out of thin air.

Mikayi looked down at the boys' dormitory below, focusing his attention on his senses. His perception of the elements was amplified dozens of times.

Given the multiplicity of magical elements in the world today, mud magic is not such a common type. Mikayi quickly focused his attention on the three mud magic users in the entire dormitory.

The crimson pupils were surrounded by a pale blue halo, a magical aid that allowed the eyes to see through objects: <Wind Magic: Clairvoyance>.

Their gazes quickly settled on the slightly more robust man. His head was wrapped in bandages, he was snoring, and drool was dripping from his mouth; he was sleeping soundly.

This was the person Mikael was looking for, Joyce Norman.

Perhaps he really listened to Mikayi's advice and ate a meal.

Okay. Joyce still had greasy food residue clinging to the corners of her mouth.

boom--

Thunder rumbled through the once clear night sky, and a torrential downpour began.

If someone were to look out the window at this moment, they would find that the lightning bolt was actually black.

The deafening thunder didn't wake Joyce; he turned over and went back to sleep.

This dormitory room is a single room. The walls and floors are luxuriously decorated, completely different from the standard dormitory room where Mikayi lives.

Money can buy many things; this principle applies to every world.

Mikayi coldly stared at the person on the bed. He wasn't in a hurry and manipulated an even more violent bolt of black lightning to strike.

Boom!

The thunder was deafening. The black lightning struck Joyce's dormitory window with perfect accuracy.

Joyce was startled awake.

Awakened by the thunder, Joyce opened her eyes to see a pair of red eyes. Being stared at by those eyes made even her soul tremble.

Thinking it was some kind of magical beast, Joyce scrambled out of bed and lit the magic lamp above her head.

The magic lamp seemed a bit unruly after it was lit, turning on and off intermittently.

With the help of the flickering light, Joyce was able to see the person in front of her clearly.

"Hoo, hoo... That scared me to death... I thought some monsters were attacking."

With a slight smile, Mikayi said, "If it were a monster attack, the situation would be better."

Mikayi leaned against the table, looking down at the person on the ground.

Joyce felt extremely uncomfortable being stared at with disdain. He stood up, then realized he wasn't as tall as Mikaela, so he sat back down on the bed.

"What are you doing in my dorm in the middle of the night? Didn't you take leave?"

"Don't you know what I'm here for?" Mikayi smiled like a devil.

"What...what do you mean?"

Joyce hesitated for a moment.

When he secretly used mud magic that morning, he was several hundred meters away from Mikayi, so he shouldn't have been discovered. Besides, that wetland was full of mud, so even if someone was watching him, they wouldn't have noticed the mud magic being generated.

“I once knew someone, a woman,” Mikayi said slowly, as if telling a story.

Joyce was already trapped, and Mikael wasn't in a hurry at all; slow torture was the kind of method a demon should use.

"Compared to her, your acting skills are far inferior." Mikayi's tone was completely calm, with only a slight smile.

"What are you acting for? I am the heir of the Norman family. Do I need to put on an act in front of a commoner like you?" Despite feeling uneasy under Michael's strange eyes, Joyce still sneered, "Don't you even know your place? Shouldn't you kneel down to talk to me?"

"Hahaha." Mikayi was amused by this human. He laughed a few times and said, "Kneel? The last person who spoke to me like that died a terrible death."

"You're not young, but you're quite the braggart." Joyce said with a straight face, her hand groping under her pillow and quietly grabbing the flute that was placed there. "If you don't have anything else to say, get out of here and don't disturb my sleep."

“You really have the heart to lay a hand on such a delicate girl, Joyce Norman.” Mikael stopped beating around the bush and got straight to the point.

They actually found out?

Joyce hesitated for a moment, her mind filled with doubt.

How could they be discovered from such a distance? That's impossible, isn't it?

But seeing the certain look in Mikaela's eyes, Joyce knew she had been exposed.

Joyce was no longer willing to hide it. Given his status, what difference would it make if he killed a few insignificant orcs?

Joyce sneered, "Fine, I won't pretend with you here. I tripped her with magic. So what? Are you going to complain to the academy? Go ahead, go see if the higher-ups of this academy dare to touch me."

“Heh,” Joyce scoffed, “Putting everything else aside, do you think they’ll believe what a poor person like you says? Did anyone see it? Even if they did, they wouldn’t dare say anything, after all, provoking me is an unwise choice.”

"Don't try to play dumb with me, you who don't even have a surname. And that catgirl, what's her name, Kuro? So what if her surname is Nek? Her mother remarried, and she hasn't gone back to see her in all these years. She probably doesn't recognize her anymore. You guys still want to climb up to that dark mage's leg? How ridiculous."

"Are you done?" Mikayi listened quietly to Joyce's words.

"No, let me tell you first."

"That animal-eared girl who grew up in the slums, tsk tsk, I wonder if she's even clean. Black cats are quite popular in the north, especially in those red-light districts. You're so protective of her, what if she's already...?!"

Before Joyce could finish speaking, a black shadow reached out towards him.

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(Bonus chapter, thanks to Xi Zhi Kuang Xiao for the donation~)

119 Just watch yourself die.

"I've decided, I'll start with your filthy mouth."

Mikael's shadow stretched out and grabbed Joyce's neck.

"?!?!" Joyce was speechless with shock. He was being choked, pressed against the wall, and lifted up.

He watched helplessly as the thing that grabbed him caught his eye.

This is... a shadow?!

"You...how can you know black magic! You don't..."

Is he a wind mage?!

Mikayi had no intention of explaining. His scarlet eyes were like those of a wild beast: "I will count to three, and your body will be missing something. Cherish your complete body now."

As a demon lord, Mikayi doesn't have a big temper, but that doesn't mean he's without anger. Just as Sethim said, he rarely gets angry, but when he does, it's no simple matter.

Though their scales may be few, touching them will surely lead to death.

"three……"

"Wait, wait a minute!!" Joyce believed him; Mikaela was serious. He tried to break free from the black claw, only to find himself pinned down by the shadow.

The shadow imprisoned not only his body, but also his soul.

"two……"

"Wait a minute!!!" Joyce, still holding the flute, hurriedly brought it to his lips and blew the fastest spell he could generate.

The earth-attribute magic circle had just been formed when it was disrupted by an even more powerful magical fluctuation.

The twisted soil in mid-air fell before it could take shape, as it lost control of the magic.

"one……"

Along with it, one of Joyce's organs also fell to the ground.

"what!!!!"

A piercing scream echoed all around, only to be drowned out by a clap of thunder that struck outside the window.

The magic lamp on the ceiling, which had been flickering on and off, finally went out completely. Darkness instantly enveloped the room.

The mangled, bloody thing lying on the ground was a piece of cartilage outside the human throat, serving no significant purpose. Even if it were cut off while the person was still alive, it wouldn't directly cause death or fainting.

Unless the person has a very low pain tolerance.

It seems that Joyce was someone with very low physical endurance.

His Adam's apple had barely touched the ground for half a minute when he fainted.

"That's so boring, I haven't even started yet."

Mikayi shook his head in disappointment.

【wake up.】

The Demon King's Mantra has an immediate effect on any intelligent species.

Joyce's eyes widened suddenly, her face filled with panic. In the pitch-black room, Mika's bloodshot eyes were especially striking.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!!!" The stinging pain made him mumble incoherently.

Blood dripped from his throat, the warm blood slowly sliding down his cold, trembling skin. With each drop of blood, it seemed as if his life was being condemned, slowly slipping away.

"I... I just wanted to joke with her, just a joke!!!" His throat hurt so much that Joyce was about to faint several times, but for some reason, a voice kept waking him up just as he was about to fall asleep.

"Are you kidding me? You're joking like this with a girl?" Mikayi laughed coldly. "If I hadn't caught her, she would have been killed by the fall."