Chapter 172: Don't Bite, This Magic Device Is Not Gold-Plated!
Hmm, this dagger is similar to the ones given by Yuki and Elise.
Except for the words "given to the cutest junior", the engraved symbols on top were also different, with very delicate engravings densely packed together. A closer look reveals that there are more clues on this dagger.
But no matter how you fiddle with it, it's still unmistakably the signature "Chastity dagger".
This time, Rin was truly confused.
These three girls, whether in appearance or personality preferences, are completely different. How come they all chose gifts so surprisingly similar this time?
Suyu, who listened to his inner thoughts, also looked surprised and a bit annoyed.
Thinking that the gift she carefully picked out would surely be unique, she never expected all the other flashy items to be the same!
This kind of "matching outfits" was extremely embarrassing for the noble Demon King.
So Lord Demon King, holding the dagger, explained repeatedly.
"I gave this dagger to my junior as a gift, it is also an advanced weapon. With the hidden magic device inside, the magical power can be transformed into six attributes of wind, fire, water, earth, ice, and thunder. It can better protect my junior compared to other random daggers."
"Um, but it's still a Chastity dagger, right?"
Rin's words left Lord Demon King speechless for a moment, then he continued to complain, "I don't know if there's something wrong with you guys, or if I'm just outdated. I don't understand the current trend, why is everyone giving this kind of thing..."
The furious Suyu didn't say a word and directly pounced, once again silencing his junior.
"Remember my junior, you are my pet, behave yourself and don't easily be deceived into going to bed with someone!"
The guy whose body had a reflex reaction was left dizzy after the kiss, not thinking much. But upon hearing about being deceived into going to bed, he subconsciously recalled the events from last night.
The embarrassed him really seemed to have been deceived by someone.
A certain fox initially felt a bit sweet inside, but upon hearing what Rin was thinking, she was completely stunned. The sweetness turned into bitterness in an instant, like a bitter coffee with lots of lemons added.
Her face turned completely dark at that moment, her gaze becoming extremely dangerous.
"Junior Brother, last night I was deceived to go to bed, then what?"
"Huh?" Rin looked confused, "How did you know..."
As he spoke, his brain uncontrollably recalled what happened last night.
Then, Lord Demon King spread out his black wings, his long hair dancing without the wind, wrapping Rin and himself together with the extended wings.
"Let me think, how should disloyal pets be punished?"
...
When Rin left the mansion to pick up Emilia at the academy, his expression was still a bit dazed, mixed with a touch of embarrassment and anger.
The story goes like this: a fox wanted to plant strawberries on the mountain, but found out they had already been planted by someone else. So, it used a magic spell called "Purifying Dark Flame" to clear all the strawberries.
Then it planted its own strawberry seeds, but still felt unsatisfied. So, it decided to mess with the staff magical device worshipped on the mountain.
The thing is, the silly elk was at least curious about studying magical devices, so it cautiously approached the Demon King out of curiosity and ignorance.
Oh, and then just to see if the gold embedded in the magical device was real, it lightly nibbled on it.
Realizing what it had done, Suyu suddenly came to his senses, felt ashamed to the extreme, covered his mouth, and ran away in embarrassment.
This was really hateful, deserving to be dethroned for starting but not finishing anything... ugh! Not that, I mean, such garbage who harms their subordinates should really be punished severely!
Remembering how it took a lot of time to calm down before, Rin painfully scratched his head.
Feeling like a villain was becoming increasingly difficult, from just dealing with psychological pressure before, now even feeling physical "pain".
When will these days ever end?
"Ding, the reward distribution deadline has arrived. Since the AI is offline, rewards will be directly given to the host according to the backup plan number four.
Congratulations on unlocking the hidden Villainous Achievement and receiving the first top-up gift.
Achievement reward obtained: Phoenix bloodline awakening degree increased by five percent. Recovery ability increased by thirty percent on the original basis."
"？"
Instead of the previous rubbish AI's loli voice, a voice similar to the female mechanical voice in book-reading mode appeared in his mind.
Rin didn't understand what Villainous Achievement meant, but he was curious about something else.
If this wasn't a prank by the rubbish AI but it was actually offline, could it be... that the system and the AI are running separately?
Why does it feel so strange?
Rin didn't bother much about this rubbish stuff and just briefly thought about it. He felt disgusted in his heart and stopped thinking about it.
At this moment, he had already arrived at the school and was planning to shout a few words downstairs at the girls' dormitory.
Earlier, he asked Waste Hero to come back and pack up her things. By now, she should have finished packing.
Following Eve's instructions, around four thirty in the afternoon, the people protecting them and the carriage specifically for them would be waiting at the school gate.
They could directly take the carriage and travel overnight to the city of Yorklando, so that they could catch the first departing passenger ship early in the morning to the Oulu Duchy in Xingzhi Islands.
There is still nearly three hours left, which is just enough time to take Waste Hero to buy some additional supplies.
When going to other countries, they might find many different food tastes and customs that they are not used to.
Walking on the school's pathways, it felt a bit strange.
It had only been a little over two weeks since he left, returned without much time to settle, and now he was about to leave again. With the College Cup coming up, it would be a long time before he would see this school again.
He wondered what those fools trembling under his fame would be like when he sees them again in two or three months.
"Huh?"
Rin walked quickly and suddenly caught sight of a familiar voice. His proud expression turned slightly fierce.
Who is the girl walking with her head down, trying to avoid the crowd, if not the "pseudo-girl" Christo?
"Hey! Christo!"
With a shout, Christo stopped. He looked a bit flustered as he saw Rin, breathed a sigh of relief, but still nervously lowered his head, looking at his feet turned inward.
"Rin... Young Master Rin, how are you?"
"I don't feel fine at all. Do you remember what I told you before?"
"I'm sorry, Young Master Rin. I'm useless."
Rin menacingly waved his fist, intending to hit him in the head. But seeing his insecure and timid look, he just lightly tapped his forehead.
"Stop acting like a scared little girl all the time, as if someone's going to hit you. Can't you stand up straight with confidence? I've scolded you several times already, don't you have a memory?"
"Yes... yes!"
Christina tried to lift her head, but couldn't dare to look directly at the other person, and her eyes closed again.
It wasn't until she felt another knock on her forehead that she instinctively covered her head, her eyes, filled with tears, looked at Rin.
"You're as timid as a quail, how embarrassing. I'll teach you a lesson when I come back."
Christina shrank her neck, gathered her courage and said, "Um... the teacher said, Young Master Rin, is going on a spiritual journey."
"Hmm, that is indeed the case."
Christina nervously fidgeted with her school uniform, and finally managed to say, "Um, I'm sorry Young Master Rin, you spent so much time training me, but I still didn't make it to the list. I've embarrassed you, Young Master Rin..."
As she spoke, she gripped a dagger tightly in her hands, palms sweating, and with her last bit of courage, she handed it to Rin.
"This, originally was a gift for apology, now it's... also a farewell gift, I'm sorry!"
He shoved the dagger into Rin's arms and said "Christo", blushing and shedding a few tears, then quickly turned around and ran away.
"Young Master Rin...You must, must, protect yourself!"
With just these words, stumbling "Luo Tai" quickly disappeared from sight.
Rin scratched his head in confusion, holding the dagger in front of his eyes. His eyes and mouth twitched, and a dark line appeared on his forehead.
Oh boy, another Chastity dagger.
Darn it, is this thing all over the place?
One, two, three, four...Four! Grandpa, I've already received four of them!
Muttering to himself, Rin disgustedly shoved the dagger into the empty space, adding it to the other three piled together. As he was about to continue walking, he saw a figure ahead and waved his hand.
"Waste Hero, you arrived just in time. Come, let's go eat and shop with grandpa."
Emilia also didn't have lunch, she only had a sandwich from Rin in the morning. Now she's so hungry that she's almost losing consciousness and her steps feel a bit unsteady.
When she saw Rin, her eyes lit up and she started walking faster.
"Tundere, you naughty fox, shall we go together?"
As soon as they met, she asked the most important question. When Rin shook his head, her eyes sparkled even more, and she felt like her hunger had eased a bit.
"So, it's just the two of us?"
"Of course."
Rin rolled his eyes and grabbed her sleeve, saying, "I'm starving, let's go eat first."
Emilia hesitated for a moment when she looked at the hand on her sleeve, then she grabbed Rin's hand. Although Rin still looked indifferent and proud, he didn't react to her gesture and she happily blinked her eyes.
Rin is actually thinking about something else now.
Do you remember when Suyu turned into an old farmer planting strawberries, talking non-stop and telling him about something that was never mentioned in the original story, a puppet that the fox was determined to get.
People close to Suyu have pried information about the puppet from Wick.
They didn't directly get the location, but found out that before Wick's uncle passed away, he was accompanied by another disciple who took care of him.
After the disciple suddenly disappeared, lots of valuable manuscripts and materials went missing too. The clue to the puppet should be with the vanished disciple.
Wick has been investigating him for many years and finally got some clues, suspecting that the disciple was actually a disguise of the Night Demon.
The Night Demon tribe is known for their outstanding ability to disguise and infiltrate, they are well-known scouts in the demon army.
Suyu thinks that the Master of the Night Demon rarely enters the human world, after rescuing Clive, is not leaving yet, there must be another plan.
Whether or not the Night Demon is related to the puppet, she must personally meet him, as her other subordinates don't have the ability to trap the Night Demon.
Just then, Queen Cheryl asked her to gather some information about the Night Demon leader, and it would be nice to do her a favor.
Also, Suyu mentioned a second condition.
At that time, it took him a great effort to calm down and listen carefully.
Xingzhi Witch's main mission is to protect the Cloud Sea Secret Realm, where Leviathan was born and where the soul crystal of Leviathan is kept after its death.
In other words, he had three things to do when he went to Xingzhi Islands this time.
The first was to accompany Waste Hero back to her hometown and meet her family, the second was the Queen's request to deliver a message to Xingzhi Witch, and the third was to also request the soul crystal.
After completing these tasks, she would reveal the investigation into Yuki's curse.
...
Back at their hiding place, Suyu was still covering her mouth, unable to calm down for a long time.
"What am I doing with that magical device?"
With her shiny purple eyes open, Suyu spent a long time, even using mental magic, to force herself to calm down.
She still felt strange about her mouth, as if it didn't belong to her.
By trying not to think about practicing with the magical device, Suyu remembered her original task.
She had arranged to meet Leaf in the study, but there was no sign of her there now.
After releasing her awareness, Suyu sneered, vanished from her original spot, and reappeared in another study room.
Meanwhile, a certain powerful competitor among the future four heavenly kings of the magical beings, Scarlet Leaf, was hiding in a corner, chuckling to herself.
She held a book in her hands, reading eagerly, occasionally approaching her weaknesses with a research mindset. She had even reached the level of soon learning to manage stress like Eve.
Scarlet Leaf was so absorbed in her book that she didn't even notice the Demon King approaching. It wasn't until Suyu reached out and snatched the book from her hands that she realized. At first, she was stunned, then she became furious. When she saw it was the Lord Demon King, she looked as if she had seen a ghost.
"Feeling pressure, just halfway adjusted... so angry, want to hurt someone, but can't win."
"Feeling a wave of cold in heart and body, unable to speak."
Suyu held the book, read a few lines, then sneered to herself, tossed the book aside, and gave a sinister look to Sha Ye.
"Seems like you have plenty of free time, did you forget the task I assigned you earlier?"
"How could I, Lord Demon King! I just... wanted to relax a bit."
"Oh, coincidentally, I also want to relax a bit."
"！"
Ye was almost scared to death, but soon found herself unable to move, directly restrained by Suyu's powerful move.
Next, her succubus inherited flower patterns were infused with a lot of magic by Suyu, and after the Lord Demon King activated the patterns, he clapped his hands and gracefully departed.
