I let the genie out of the bottle

Instead, this little devil will eventually turn to him with "goodwill".

Whether it's the moment the bottle is opened, or later, or even a hundred, a thousand, or ten thousand years later—for the strong, time is nothing but a game, and everything can be salvaged.

Since it is a pursuit of survival, a pursuit of freedom, and a possession of wisdom, it must have something it desires.

This was the only time Lu Ye risked his life at the gambling table. After that, he had the strength to move forward on his own, and in his eyes, nothing was more important than life.

And now, the life he values ​​most is being held firmly in someone else's hands.

That's why Lu Ye placed his complete trust in her.

Or rather, only then can there be a foundation of trust between Lu Ye and Mozilis.

However, Lu Ye would occasionally think, since it was the life he valued most...

"A son of a wealthy family should not sit under a dangerous roof," as you just said.

"Saya-no-miya, you should have been keeping track of the locations of the people I asked you to investigate, right?"

Lu Ye crossed his arms, rested his chin on his hands, and asked slowly.

"Yes, throughout Japan, anyone who meets the criteria has been placed under surveillance by our official history compilation committee. Due to a shortage of manpower, we have even borrowed personnel from various families."

Saya Miyako was taken aback for a moment, then quickly lowered her head and answered respectfully.

"Alright." Lu Ye nodded in satisfaction and glanced at the documents on his desk.

In the middle of this stack of documents, half a sheet of paper was sticking out. On it, a name was clearly visible.

Investigating one person across all of Japan is no simple matter. That's why he needed to rely on the power of the local official history compilation committee.

In reality, Lu Ye was only investigating this one person.

However, he did not give a specific name or characteristic directly, but instead asked Saya Miyako to filter out all the people in Japan who met certain criteria.

Although only one person is needed, the others can be used as a smokescreen to cover up the truth.

Otherwise, it's hard to guarantee that some people who speculate about his intentions won't deliberately try to annoy him.

"Then let's check them one by one in order of name," Lu Ye said indifferently, his eyes slightly lowered.

"Name order? By Romanization? I understand." Upon hearing this, Saya Miyako nodded immediately and began to examine the long list in her hand.

"No, I meant Pinyin." Lu Ye, who was picking up a book of magic and flipping through it again, corrected him to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Oh no, this king seems to be from the same country as that martial arts king.

Saya Miyako's face immediately fell.

After all, for various reasons, people there often seem to harbor considerable hostility towards Japan.

"I understand..." Saya Miyako sighed inwardly, her head bowed.

Just as I was about to say something, my phone rang.

At Lu Ye's prompting, she answered the phone, and the next moment, her expression changed drastically.

"What?! You managed to lose track of an ordinary person who has never been exposed to magic? What are you all good for?!" The young lady of the Saya family shouted angrily into her phone.

"I'm sorry, Chief Saya, we will find that kid as soon as possible."

A panicked voice came from the phone, and even through the phone, Saya Miyako could imagine the fear on the other end.

Because at that moment, she was also filled with fear.

"Oh? Members of the official history compilation committee, monitoring an ordinary person, actually lost track of him?"

Lu Ye stood up, revealing a dismissive yet intrigued expression—but it was merely an expression.

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Chapter 139 Unfortunately, I Can't Beat You

Cold sweat instantly streamed down my forehead.

Saya Miyako lowered her head, her lips twitched slightly, but she couldn't say a word.

There is no doubt that I messed things up.

The task assigned to him by the king had resulted in such a ridiculous oversight.

Several well-trained magicians couldn't even keep an ordinary person who had never been exposed to magic under their control.

Thinking of this, she immediately cursed her stupid subordinates in her mind.

Of course, in her heart, the most foolish person was herself.

Knowing full well that his subordinate's sudden call must have meant something unexpected had happened, he still dared to answer the call in front of the king.

Even if one were to step back slightly, preventing the god-slayer in front of them from directly hearing the conversation, there would still be room for maneuver.

But now, their defeat has been laid bare before the Demon King.

Even if the other party is furious, it is not impossible.

"Isn't this interesting?"

Lu Ye slowly stood up, walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, the soles of his leather shoes tapping the ground again and again, making a crisp "pat-pat" sound.

"How could a mere 'Muggle' youth manage to escape right under the nose of a well-trained magician—"

Lu Ye stopped beside the trembling Saya Miyako, looking down at her with a faint, cold glint in his narrowed eyes.

"I believe you don't yet have the courage to outwardly comply with my demands while inwardly defying me, do you?"

Lu Ye lowered his head and whispered in her ear.

Despite the suggestive posture, Saya Miyako felt no romantic attraction whatsoever. Her heart was filled only with terror; cold sweat slowly gathered on her forehead and dripped down her cheeks.

The lurking killing intent made her realize that it wouldn't be surprising if this king casually ripped off her head in the next second.

"Not for now...." Saya Miyako's pupils suddenly contracted, her throat moved slightly, and her voice was a little dry. Then, as if she suddenly thought of something, she immediately added, "Even in the future, there will never be any!"

“Ah, ah, well said.” Lu Ye stood up, glancing at her sideways with a faint smile on his lips. “However, there’s no need to use the word ‘forever.’ That word is too unreliable, and I don’t like it.”

At this moment, the faint killing intent that had been lingering around him seemed to vanish in an instant.

"Yes," Saya Miyako replied obediently, bowing her head.

Only then did she realize that her calves had started shaking involuntarily without her noticing.

Instinctively, she reached out and placed a hand on the table next to her to prevent herself from accidentally falling.

So, my fear of this king has penetrated to the very core of my being...?

A pale smile appeared on her face.

"Speaking of which, there's something I need to apologize to you for," Lu Ye said, slowly returning to his seat and sitting down again.

Then, she rested her chin on her hand, looked at Saya Miyako with a "gentle" gaze, and had a faint smile on her lips.

"apologize?"

The woman dressed as a man, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, was startled upon hearing this, and her heart tightened once again.

"Yes, I've realized that I might have some prejudice against you."

Lu Ye tapped his fingers on the table absently, his gaze wandering, a slightly shy smile on his face.

Of course, if I really thought this was shyness, then I must have lost my mind—Saya Miyako lowered her head, secretly observing Lu Ye's expression, and smiled bitterly in her heart with helplessness.

"From the very beginning, I thought you were all just a bunch of hypocrites, not because you couldn't see the difference between each other, but because you easily developed false courage." Lu Ye crossed his legs, a slight smile playing on his lips, his tone gentle.

"For example, if you had Susanoo, who disobeys you, as your support, you probably wouldn't be as obedient as you are now. It's not impossible that you would use him to fight against me, or even try to use or control me. If I were an ordinary person who accidentally gained power and was in the country of Japan, you would probably act in that way, right?"

"Ha, ha, how could such a thing... such a thing exist—" Saya Miyako immediately retorted, but her tone gradually became somewhat pale and weak.

Upon hearing this claim, her first reaction was to immediately deny it.

However, in the process of denying it, I suddenly felt that this kind of thing seemed to completely fit the thinking of the Japanese sorcery world before?

When there is a disobedient god as a backer, it doesn't seem surprising that someone would even consider putting an iron chain around the neck of a god-slayer.

Furthermore, knowing that this Demon King was preparing to come to Japan, and unaware that the three hermits in the Netherworld had already been killed, it seems that some people in the Japanese sorcery world are secretly harboring some unrealistic ideas.

"You won't blame me for having been prejudiced against you from the beginning, will you?" Lu Ye held his teacup, sipping slowly and gracefully.

"We dare not..." Saya Miyako kept her head down, afraid that the demon king would discover her expression.

"Oh? You don't dare?" Lu Ye raised an eyebrow, his tone slightly teasing. "So that means you still harbor resentment towards me?"

"No, no, no, we absolutely will not hold any grudges." Saya Miyako shook her head frantically, making her head shake like a child playing with a rattle. "Absolutely not!"

"So, you mean you actually dare?" Lu Ye asked lazily, his eyes half-open.

At the same time, he lowered his hand that was supporting his face and rested his chin directly on the table.

Are you out of your mind?!

Saya Miyako cursed inwardly.

If she could, she really wanted to twist the head off the guy in front of her and kick it into the goal.

However, she couldn't beat him.

"No, no, no, what I mean is, we neither dare nor will we."

The woman dressed as a man lowered her head obediently and said.

"I see." Lu Ye's smile was slightly pleased.

Indeed, bullying the weak and fearing the strong is the source of happiness.

"In that case, I'll meet that young man who managed to escape from the magician you sent," Lu Ye said in a warm tone. "Well, with the elites of the Official History Compilation Committee here, that ordinary person should have been captured by now, right?"

Saya Miyako fell silent.

If he could be easily recaptured, his subordinates wouldn't bother to call him.

P.S.: The group number is 162522812. Deleted scenes will be posted in the group in a couple of days.

By the way, the exams are over, and I'll be home tomorrow morning to resume my regular updates, with a minimum of three chapters per day, plus bonus chapters daily. Tomorrow I'll calculate the chapters I owe. My bounty remains open, with no upper limit, and I'll pay them back slowly. When I'm behind on chapters, I'll make up for it at a rate of at least three chapters per day plus two more.

Chapter 140 Using the resources of neon lights to win the Demon King's favor?

"Heh, it seems you've run into some trouble." Lu Ye smiled faintly, then slowly stood up.

"Indeed—"

Saya Miyako lowered her head and said in a slightly low voice.

At this moment, she dared not hide anything at all.

The simplest way to deal with a famous demon king is to give up thinking and simply carry out the orders he gives you.

To give one's all faithfully, wholeheartedly, and without any concealment.

These are the consensuses of the Italian magic society.

At this moment, Saya Miyako suddenly realized that these methods, which had previously been ridiculed by the Japanese as foolish and timid, were actually quite wise.

"One of the people you assigned to us for surveillance has unexpectedly escaped our surveillance range and will be difficult to locate in the short term. Please calm down for now. If you can give us enough time, we will definitely—"

Her tone was somewhat anxious, but she was still trying her best to slow down her speech.

At the same time, we will do our best to seize the next opportunity.

"No need," Lu Ye said softly, his smile fading and his expression calm.

The woman dressed as a man trembled slightly, and her face tightened instantly.

The person before me is notorious throughout the world for his unpredictable temper.

One moment they're laughing and joking, the next they might suddenly strike and kill.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that this king placed great importance on his own interests.