The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

The Dark Saintess bit her lip tightly, her hands trembling uncontrollably once again.

His pupils, which were originally as dark as an abyss, were now filled with entanglement and struggle.

At this moment, she no longer knew whether to call Dekan's words naive, foolish, crazy, or magnanimous.

She didn't understand, nor could she figure out, what this demon really wanted.

but.

If we follow her most genuine impulse at this moment.

This is an immense favor.

She could not trample on it.

Even if it might be a conspiracy or a trap.

She should be naive, silly, and crazy just once, and show her magnanimity!

Since she has admitted that she doesn't understand.

Does she really have the right to assert the nature of a creature she cannot understand at all?

If you make hasty judgments about things, leading to your ingratitude and inability to distinguish right from wrong, it's tantamount to her completely denying the principles you hold dear!

Tell me your name!

The Dark Saintess shouted loudly, as if she had made up her mind.

“Talomati”.

Dekan answered rather lazily, too busy leaving to even look back at the Dark Saintess.

Several tens of seconds passed like this.

Until Dekan and his group were almost completely out of the Dark Saintess's sight.

She began to look up and shout:

"Talomati! If I ever meet you again, even if we are enemies, even if you are a demon, I will choose to believe you one more time! Consider it repaying your kindness and settling our score!"

The Saintess of Darkness took a deep breath, placing her hand on her chest as if making a vow to the gods:

"In the name of Milia—I swear to you!"

......

far away.

"Humph."

Dekan simply smiled and shook his head.

They ignored the Dark Saintess, whose figure was no longer visible even when she turned around.

This time, it must have been a genuine act of kindness and good deeds.

wrong.

What kind of talk is that?

He has always been doing good deeds and accumulating merit!

Dekan was thinking this, but as he walked, he noticed that Clay was starting to drift away from their group and heading in another direction.

"Hey, you can't see the road, don't end up walking back to the Demon Realm!"

Dekan shouted to Clay.

Upon hearing this, Clay paused for a moment.

“We were never meant to be together. I will find a safe place until the end of the Shadow World.”

Clay replied in a suddenly icy tone.

However, to Clay's surprise, Dekan quickly jogged up to him and cheerfully asked:

"Clay, interested in coming out and having some fun with us?"

Dekan's tone was as if he were being invited to a victory celebration.

Despite the chaotic times, with their skills, wherever they went became a tourist attraction.

"Don't forget, once we leave the Shadow World, we'll be enemies..."

Clay retorted to Dekan without hesitation, but halfway through his sentence, he seemed to recall Dekan's earlier conversation with the Dark Saintess, and frowned as he asked again:

"Do you still want to say that naive statement, 'Can't an enemy be a friend?'"

"No, no, these are words a friend gave me."

Dekan shook his finger, correcting Clay.

"Hmph, whether you become my enemy or my friend, you will all regret it. It's better for you to stay away from me now."

Clay remained cold and aloof.

"Ha ha!!"

Hearing Clay's words seemed to amuse Dekan.

Indeed, a corrupt bishop, whether you are his enemy or his friend, is doomed to die.

But for Dekan, whether Klay was on his side or on the other side, he was unexpectedly a benefactor.

"Clay, you're surprisingly interesting! Don't worry, I've already cut off the live stream. Even if I go gambling with you, the Kingdom Federation won't find out!"

To Clay's surprise, Dekan suddenly put his hand on Clay's shoulder and said to Clay with a wicked grin.

With his other hand, he picked up a bag full of concentrated magic crystals and shook it, making a "clinking" sound full of the smell of money.

This is an extremely rare and valuable material they obtained using demonic currency before leaving the demonic realm.

Just by listening, you can tell that these magic crystals can be exchanged for a lot of money, so they can probably have a lot of fun.

"..."

Clay fell silent.

But his silence clearly showed that he was moved.

Damn!

How can I refuse?!

"Just one more day of friendship with you all..."

Clay said, looking reluctant.

"Oh, Clay, you mean we're friends now? Friends should go to great lengths for each other!"

"Get out of here!! I haven't forgotten how you three bastards betrayed me! Don't let me run into you in the real world!"

"Lu Luelue, you idiot, you still want to catch me~~"

"Don't you dare run away! Take this punch!"

This long journey.

The event finally ended with the team members' helpless laughter and Dekancrat's playful banter.

******

Author's Note:

I recommend a book, the new work by the author of Red Dragon's Teeth, one of the few high-quality true science fiction books on the Cat's Creed platform.

[Illustration - Cornelia & Dekan]

These are illustrations added by Ms. Cui for this book; Xi was moved to tears...

The joy and emotion I felt upon suddenly receiving this painting surpassed anything I experienced, whether it was the book's initial rapid rise in popularity, its first-day subscription exceeding my expectations by several times, or its subsequent topping of the bestseller and monthly ticket charts.

Actually, when I first started writing this book, I dreamed that one day it would be adapted into a manga, because I hoped that some scenes could be transformed from imagination into something visible.

But now I have no expectations for a manga adaptation at all; it's not important. I've realized that what I want isn't a manga adaptation at all, but even just one scene that completely overwhelms me.

Just as sometimes a thousand words are not as good as a single sentence, my dream is also much simpler than I imagined. In an instant, I felt that what I was pursuing in writing this book had already been fulfilled.

Thank you, Teacher Cui, for your gift, and thank you everyone for your continued support, which has made this book increasingly popular. I will continue to work hard to keep this book interesting until its perfect ending! Xi's power explodes!

278 The Story of Dekan and His Friends

A town in the northern part of the Holy Kingdom.

As evening fell, the sky turned a pale purple, and smoke and the aroma of dinner wafted from a large tavern.

The tavern was so crowded that it was almost deafening.

The tavern owner brought out his secret recipe fire liquor for everyone to drink, and many warriors with bandages wrapped around their bodies choked and stared wide-eyed after taking a sip.

Soldiers were performing strange dances in the aisle, livening up the banquet atmosphere.

The waitresses in the tavern were running around like spinning tops.

Laughter, singing, drinking, and another round of revelry.

The most eye-catching figure was undoubtedly the heavily armored knight captain in the center of the tavern.

He raised his glass high and shouted passionately:

"For our victory, for our achievements, for this town, for the Holy Kingdom..."

The knight captain's gaze swept over the group of wounded city-state warriors gathered in the tavern.

"And a toast to the heroes who rescued the Dark Saintess!"

Led by the captain of the knights, the knights, mercenaries, and adventurers cheered in unison and raised their glasses to drink.

This was the fifth or sixth time they had toasted, but they didn't seem to care.

They gathered at the tavern, their bodies still damp with the blood splattered on them during the battle, and celebrated wildly.