Chapter 36

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Chapter 36: The Apology Was Sincere

Awkward, very awkward.

The old Lin Lin would never have had the courage to rush in and fight her boss, but now she was really holding the Demon King by the neck.

It’s all because I didn’t sleep well yesterday! Lack of sleep makes people irritable!

Lin Lin’s feelings were complicated, "I didn’t think I had much strength."

The Demon King had faint red marks on his neck, and he hadn’t even hurt himself when he bumped his forehead on the table.

"Oh," the Demon King said, touching the warm spot on his neck, an experience that was rare for him, "Because we have signed a contract, you can actually hurt me."

Lin Lin: …

She took back her earlier complaint about the mark being useless. After all, after signing this contract, she became skilled in several local languages and was able to defeat the Demon King, which was a glorious achievement to be written on the first page of her family tree.

Lin Lin pressed her lips together and sincerely apologized, "I’m sorry too, because I didn’t think it would make you feel this way."

The Demon King, with horns on his head, brought his hands together, his curly black hair shaking, and smiled softly, "It’s okay; it hurts more when you pull my hair. You can be quite rough, but I’ve gotten used to it because I can endure a lot."

Lin Lin opened her eyes wide like a dead fish and expressionlessly pulled on Your Majesty the Demon King’s hair, watching him shrink on the bed like a deflated balloon, looking miserable.

The sincerity of the apology just a moment ago was genuine, and the desire to make him suffer just now was also sincere.

–

Lin Lin was getting ready for a trip to the seaside. Even though they hadn’t reached the beach yet, several island-style flower shirts had already appeared in her suitcase.

Yes, it’s the kind that only outsiders would wear, while locals would watch the outsiders wear island-style clothes with a curious attitude.

Allen doubted Lin Lin’s taste, "You should buy more pretty swimsuits."

"Sorry," Lin Lin said honestly, "I’m the kind of person who hides under an umbrella at the beach and doesn’t go out to get sun."

Thinking of this, Lin Lin asked curiously, "Do you need to wear swimsuits when you go into the water?"

Lin Lin couldn’t remember if orcas had scales; many scaled creatures wore very revealing clothes, after all, scales are similar to armor and can serve as clothing.

"You definitely don’t need them in your true form, and there are no big clothes," Allen answered, "but you wear them in human form."

"That sounds pretty normal," Lin Lin said, shrugging her shoulders.

Allen looked down at his waist, "But actually, I usually keep it inside, so wearing clothes doesn’t matter much… Okay, my brother is watching me, so I can’t say this."

Lin Lin: …?

Lin Lin followed Allen’s gaze to Arthur. She saw his cold eyebrows looking in another direction, seemingly not paying much attention to this place.

Lin Lin felt that Allen was overthinking, as the emotional connections between orcas were sometimes not very accurate.

The sun was shining brightly outside the window.

It had not rained recently, and although the air was still a bit damp, it was still too dry for the orcas.

According to Allen, they could still live in dry environments; for example, the two brothers grew up in the demon realm. They just had to drink a lot more water and felt the unpleasantness of dry, itchy skin, only able to soothe it by soaking in a bathtub.

"So, as soon as we gained the ability, we moved to the seaside. Although there is sunshine at the seaside, the air is very humid," Allen explained, "but we are still residents of the demon realm."

The orcas looked a bit tired from the sun, and their once stiff short hair had become soft and droopy.

The time of heavy rain had already passed.

Lin Lin knew this meant her departure time was approaching.

Unlike the casualness of her last hot spring trip, Lin Lin thought she would only need to walk for a day or two this time, but she was prepared for a longer business trip.

So she organized the documents in advance, watered the flowers in the room, and cleaned the faces of the slimes.

Until the night before departure, Allen knocked on the door to ask Lin Lin if she needed any help. Lin Lin was touched that after correcting him so many times, Allen finally knew to knock.

Lin Lin did have something on her mind; Felix had not returned yet.

Well, even though she knew Felix probably wouldn’t work back-to-back, who was the person on duty this time?

Lin Lin asked Allen, "Who will take over for you?"

After all, the Demon King Castle operates on shifts. Usually, there isn’t anything major, but it isn’t possible for no one to be left behind.

"What do you mean, no one is left behind?" Allen asked. "Of course, there are other officials here."

That statement sounded a bit eerie. Lin Lin looked around to confirm that there was no one else present, just empty air.

Seeing Lin Lin’s reaction, Allen tapped his head and said, "You reminded me; we need to call him out."

Allen turned and walked away.

Lin Lin followed him.

"Why are you following me?" the young orca asked, puzzled.

"I want to see where this person is that I haven’t seen all the time I’ve been at Demon King Castle," Lin Lin replied.

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but as long as it’s alive, it should be curious!

The two walked side by side down the hallway, and Allen glanced at Lin Lin beside him.

Lin Lin was shorter than him, and he could see her fluffy hair.

Allen thought to himself that he was already a calm and steady adult whale.

Okay, a calm and steady adult whale just touches once! Allen reached out!

The human woman, turning away from him, instinctively lowered her head, avoiding Allen’s sneaky touch, and skillfully punched his arm.

That felt better; Allen rubbed his arm.

Lin Lin followed Allen to an open space behind Demon King Castle.

Lin Lin had not visited here much during the day, let alone at night.

Since she was already with a crazy person who could suddenly get worse, Lin Lin was not afraid of the quiet night scene.

The night wind was a bit strong, and Lin Lin hugged her arms, looking at Allen, "Are you sure that official is here?"

"I can only be half sure."

In this dim light where expressions were hard to see, the orca young man seemed more reliable.

Allen stretched his back, lazily moved his body, and picked up a shovel from the ground.

Lin Lin realized that something beyond her understanding might be coming, so she quickly ran a few steps to follow Allen.

Then, she saw a sudden bump on the flat ground and a gravestone.

Lin Lin: …

After thinking for a moment, Lin Lin spoke up, "Is it possible that I see a grave?"

First of all, she had no opinion about the grave; she just wanted to ask why there was suddenly a grave appearing in front of Demon King Castle.

Allen said, "Yes."

The carefree young man had already started to shovel at the grave with a spade.

Lin Lin wondered why she had followed him. Was it because her life had been too comfortable?

But the cold wind blew emptily behind her, and Lin Lin still did not have the courage to go back alone, so she could only stand there in shock, watching Allen dig the grave.

To be honest, if it weren’t for the fact that you are a second-level protected animal, I would definitely report your bad behavior.

In contrast to Lin Lin’s heavy mood, Allen’s face was full of joy when the shovel made a loud thud, "We found it!"

Lin Lin finally understood what Allen meant when he answered her question about whether he could confirm if there were officials here with "I can confirm half."

It was truly, in a physical sense, half.

Allen smiled as he held the headless helmet in his hands, and a soft green light spilled out from inside the helmet.

Allen shouted, "Wake up! It’s your turn to patrol."

No! You first tell me how this thing can patrol! It can’t even walk, can it!

–

Unlike the last time we traveled by carriage, this time we need to use a magic circle because the distance is further.

A bit awkwardly, the orcas cannot use magic, so Your Majesty the Demon King has to come personally to deliver it.

Being a leader is like being a servant.

The Demon King, who looked the same as usual, handed a fist-sized object to Lin Lin.

Lin Lin raised it up and found it was a cute figure of the Demon King with horns and demon wings, and curly long hair.

Lin Lin asked, "What is this? A keychain?"

The Demon King smiled but did not answer; instead, the little figure being held by Lin Lin covered its cheeks.

Cute figures always seem very adorable, bringing a joyful atmosphere like flowers blooming all around. Similarly, its voice was soft and crisp like a baby, "It’s the Demon King."

"This is a part of me," the Demon King replied, looking at the instant camera hanging at Lin Lin’s waist, "Everything he feels will be sent to me."

"But his magical power is quite small; casting a fireball spell only feels like a tiny pinch, about the level of playing with a squirrel," the Demon King objectively commented.

"Wow…" Lin Lin found this very magical, "How should I address him? How about ‘Your Majesty’?"

"That’s fine," the Demon King did not refuse.

Lin Lin placed ‘Your Majesty’ on her shoulder, and he grabbed her hair, climbing up to the spot on Lin Lin’s neck where the bandage was. Under the bandage was the Demon King’s mark, and he buried his head, rubbing against it.

‘Your Majesty’ sat against the mark, with his round, purple eyes looking around, sitting on Lin Lin’s shoulder, his short legs swinging back and forth.

"Can you two sense each other?" Lin Lin asked.

"Hmm," the Demon King touched his face, "It’s fine now, but if we get too far apart, the signal gets weak. We have to wait for him to come back so we can merge again."

Lin Lin: …This is a storage card!