Chapter 88

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Chapter 88: After All, My Subordinate Won’t Elbow Me

"Lin! Lin! Lin!"

The Demon King chased from behind, calling out Lin Lin’s name.

So angry, so embarrassed, just thinking about that picture from the beginning of the month being sent to every subordinate in the Demon King’s castle made Lin Lin feel like she had died socially.

Yet, when the Demon King caught up to her, he kept leaning down to her ear and chattering, "Why are you ignoring me? Can’t you hear me? Are your ears okay?"

You’re the one who can’t hear!

Lin Lin couldn’t hold back anymore; she finally stopped, crossed her arms, and looked up at the Demon King.

The two stared at each other, and the Demon King’s chatter suddenly stopped.

Lin Lin took a step toward the Demon King, and the Demon King stepped back.

Lin Lin asked, "Why did you send them a letter saying that I am missing?"

The Demon King blinked and smiled, "Of course, it’s because you really are missing."

A very good, perfect answer without a brain.

Lin Lin said sadly, "I left a note on the desk! It says I went out for a few days!"

After saying this, the Demon King blinked his violet eyes and said, "Is that so? But didn’t you say that when you’re not here, no one is allowed to enter your bedroom?"

Very obedient at this moment!

Not listening to what should be heard, but listening to what shouldn’t be heard!

"But you sent letters to your subordinates! It’s serious enough that someone should check your bedroom first!" Thinking of that picture again, Lin Lin elbowed the Demon King in the stomach.

Your Majesty the Demon King had a small trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth and replied with a smile, "After all, my subordinates won’t elbow me, but Lin really would."

The Demon King could tell which side would hurt more; he knew who was strong enough to provoke and who was not.

"Wait! How are you bleeding?" Lin Lin panicked. She had done this over eight hundred times without ever seeing this happen.

Lin Lin fumbled in her coat pocket for a long time and finally found a piece of bandage, which had somehow ended up in her pocket while she was assisting with Caligo’s surgery.

The moment Lin Lin took out the bandage, she thought that if she were really a doctor’s assistant, the hospital would probably have to close overnight.

Anyway, Lin Lin used the bandage to wipe the corner of the Demon King’s mouth.

The blood of the demon race was darker red and thicker than that of humans. Although their body temperature was lower, their blood felt very hot.

"Because Lin, you are now a light-type mage," the Demon King said, letting Lin Lin clean the corner of his mouth, smiling. "And since you made a contract with me, you could always hurt me; you just got stronger now."

Lin Lin: …Ah, he was really feeling the pain when he said he was holding it in.

Lin Lin always thought it was a kind of mental trick, like making the other person feel guilty.

"That being said," the Demon King took the bandage Lin Lin used to wipe away his blood, "the fact that I can get hurt shows how strong your feelings were just now; you really wanted me dead."

"Yes, that’s true," Lin Lin admitted, "I’m sorry, I really wanted you to die."

The Demon King covered the bleeding corner of his lip, "After all, Lin has a pure black soul, and there’s nothing to be done about it."

Lin Lin sincerely reflected, "I’m sorry, my hatred is truly heartfelt."

Compared to Lin Lin’s sincere apology, the Demon King looked at the bandage in his hands, pinching the thick white cloth soaked in blood between his fingers.

The presence of such things is too concerning.

"Lin, are you hurt?" The Demon King did not smell blood coming from Lin Lin.

"Uh, it’s not me who’s hurt," Lin Lin replied, "It’s a friend outside, he… when he was changing his leg bone, I took a look."

Yes, it was impossible to say "help" with a clear conscience because there was no help given at all, but the word "visit" made her sound more like a bully.

The Demon King immediately became nervous, "What! How can you look at such dirty things! Humans are very fragile!"

They are not weak to that extent. They won’t die of fright just from seeing someone else’s leg bone.

Lin Lin thought for a moment, then took a candy out of her coat pocket and handed it to the Demon King.

The Demon King took it, pinched it between his thumb and forefinger, and examined it closely, "What is this?"

"It’s poisonous candy," Lin Lin replied.

It was candy medicine from Caligo’s hometown that is used to cure children.

The Demon King said, "Yay, it’s candy."

Thankfully, Your Majesty the Demon King only cared that it was candy.

–

"Yes, Your Majesty the Demon King made a mistake. He thought I ran away from home, and his attitude towards studying is very poor. Please make sure to give him more assignments."

Lin Lin is calling Safir.

"Don’t say that last sentence!" the Demon King said quietly nearby.

"Ah?" Lin Lin showed a cold expression, as if seeing a ghost. "Isn’t it you who caused this mess and now feel embarrassed to call Safir, so you asked me to do it? Do you have any opinions about how I handle things?"

The Demon King shook his head, "No."

Knowing very well that the Demon King was eavesdropping on the other end of the phone, Sapphire Dragon ignored the crowded noises on the other side and seriously warned Lin Lin to be careful during this time.

"Although it won’t limit your travels, those magical creatures have been very restless lately. It might be that the power of chaos has strengthened, making them even more agitated. You need to travel with caution."

Chaos? Lin Lin tilted her head, unsure how this word related to magical creatures.

"Also," Safir began, "the winter demon realm will drain more power from the Demon King. The monsters are restless, and the Demon King might have concerns that are hard to see, so we must be careful even within the Demon King Castle."

As expected of Safir, one phone call can teach two people a lesson at the same time.

Lin Lin’s spirit weakened, "Okay, I understand, I will be careful."

Lin Lin hung up the phone with a heavy heart.

Your Majesty the Demon King saw her expression and started to feel happy again, "I’ve told you not to report to Safir; he won’t let anyone be at ease."

Lin Lin replied calmly, "At least I don’t have homework."

Your Majesty the Demon King cursed using the demon race’s language, and Lin Lin pretended not to understand that phrase.

After sitting in Your Majesty the Demon King’s office for a while, Lin Lin realized she hadn’t seen Felix in the Demon King Castle; that Dark Elf usually didn’t go out often.

"Where’s Felix?" Lin Lin asked.

"Oh," Your Majesty the Demon King sat on the other side of the small table, "he went out to look for you."

A cold wind blew across Lin Lin’s face, and she awkwardly closed her eyes, what a big scene this was.

"Does he know where I am?" Lin Lin wondered, because she took a magical path, and many traces would disappear, so it should be very hard to find her.

"I don’t know," the Demon King said, "but didn’t he just have a conflict with the other Dark Elves? He thinks some leftover people are taking revenge on the Demon King Castle."

Lin Lin thought that the Dark Elves who had a grudge against Felix must have been mostly taken care of by him.

From a certain point of view, this also made her situation a little safer.

Lin Lin remembered Safir saying that the winter demon realm would need more energy, and she looked at the Demon King.

The other person seemed no different from usual.

But it was clear that this time when she returned, the Demon King did not immediately "locate" her.

They unexpectedly met at the staircase.

Now that Lin Lin has magical powers, she has already felt the pain of using her magic and feeling drained.

"Has the power of the demon realm always been provided by the Demon Kings of the past?" Lin Lin asked, as it seemed that if the Demon King was trapped in the demon realm, then the previous war with the God of Light was too limited.

Furthermore, Lin Lin thought, a Demon King who cannot leave the demon realm does not pose much of a threat to the God of Light.

The Demon King did not expect Lin Lin to ask this question. He did not answer her immediately but looked outside instead.

He gazed at the sky outside the balcony.

Lin Lin followed his gaze.

A strong cold wind swept through the forest, and you could hear the rustling of the leaves.

The sky of the demon realm is not exactly the same as that of the outside world.

For example, sometimes the sky is bright red, and sometimes the sun shines with a purple light.

In short, the demon realm is a place that Lin Lin finds strange, but at times it has an unusual beauty.

Lin Lin, who has started to appreciate this beauty, sometimes wonders if her taste has changed along with most of the people in Demon King Castle.

"No," the Demon King replied.

"I am the only Demon King who cannot leave Demon King Castle because I need to provide constant power."

Lin Lin fell into deep thought.

She felt this might be related to the great battle from two hundred years ago.

Lin Lin looked up and saw that, at some point, the Demon King’s gaze had shifted from the distant sky to her.

Lin Lin looked at him in a bit of confusion.

Your Majesty the Demon King showed a gentle smile, and the violet eyes appeared relaxed and happy as they squinted, "But there are good things too, right?"

Your Majesty the Demon King said, "Every time you come back from outside, you can see me here."

Lin Lin said, "Then I will bring you gifts when I return."

Ugh, she seems like a traveling frog.

–

Lin Lin’s vacation ended, and she began her busy work again.

The trouble with accounting is that even if you take a vacation, the work doesn’t get any less.

Since Safir told Lin Lin that the inside of Demon King Castle might not be safe, Lin Lin carried her magic wand with her every day.

Although a wizard should always carry a magic wand, Lin Lin often forgets it. Once, she even left her magic wand at the entrance of Demon King Castle, causing a group of monsters to take a detour.

Lin Lin once tried to suggest to the Demon King to make the magic wand the size of a phone, after all, when she was in the modern world, she always kept her phone safe.

But Your Majesty the Demon King looked at her seriously and asked, "Can you change the wand back to its normal size when someone is attacking you?"

After hearing this question, Lin Lin abandoned the idea of changing the size of the magic wand.

After all, if she was really attacked, her first reaction would be to run away, and she might be so scared that she couldn’t move.

In the end, Lin Lin added a charm to her waist to hold the magic wand, making her look a bit like an immature knight with a sword at her side.

Lin Lin practiced taking out the magic wand a few times to make sure her movements were smooth.

Now Lin Lin began to complain about why the magic wand in this world was so big, remembering how, in a movie about a magic school she saw as a child, students could easily pull out a wand from their pockets like taking out a chopstick.

Felix also gave an honest opinion about Lin Lin’s magic wand made by the Demon King, especially praising the huge gem on it.

"It looks like it’s trying to show everyone how rich the owner of the magic wand is, while the user seems so helpless. The more of a beginner you are, the more you need a stable magical stone to help you," the Dark Elf shrugged, "In short, it’s very tempting and makes you want to steal it."

Lin Lin: …

Felix felt Lin Lin’s doubtful gaze. Lin Lin certainly remembered taking Felix to the vault, where the money was getting less and less.

Felix, "But since it is a gem of light, it would be better for you to keep a wary eye on humans."

It is very hard for dark creatures to steal. This magic wand is not like the Wood Elf’s magic wand; it has a very clear light energy.

Felix could easily imagine how much effort Your Majesty the Demon King put into obtaining this gem.

Hmph, the Dark Elf scoffed at this. Those who enjoy life, like the Demon King and Safir, do not understand the beauty of a simple life.

Safir, upon hearing Felix’s thoughts, would surely mock him, saying that living simply is something only poor people do.

The effect of Lin Lin carrying the magic wand was that the little creatures would no longer crowd around her, begging for hugs against her legs.

To the little creatures, Lin Lin looked like she was running around with a scary machete.

The food also changed.

After gaining resistance to poison, Lin Lin started to try eating the same food as the Demon King, so she wouldn’t have to bother Orion to cook for her.

Then, after Lin Lin filled her mouth with that chunky stuff that looked like syrup jelly, she suddenly realized that the truly frightening thing about the Demon King’s little kitchen wasn’t the poison, but the taste.

It was so disgusting; no matter what she ate, it felt like swallowing honey dry, and the other flavors in the food were drowned by the sweetness, making it scarier than poisonous food.

After all, poison would only make someone throw up and have diarrhea right away, but bad taste could make Lin Lin remember that terrible flavor every deep night.

Even her desire to eat lessened.

Lin Lin lost weight for some time, and it was only then that the little kitchen’s chef figured out her taste and made meals she was willing to eat more of.

The experience of trying new flavors left a huge shadow on Lin Lin and became material for her to torment others.

With Lin Lin’s improvements and suggestions, the weird snacks sold to human towns became even stranger and more popular.

The food and daily items from the brand "Demon King Castle" became popular, starting with young people to reach different races in the market.

Simply stabilizing the existing items can maintain a good profit.

When Lin Lin and Felix went shopping, Lin Lin felt a little dazed looking at the "Demon King Castle specialty stores."

These specialty stores even had a fixed brand image, with black signs, gold fancy fonts, and the staff were half-human or from the demon race; anyway, the more they seemed connected to the demon realm, the better.

Compared to the cozy little shops around, it did look a bit cold and dangerous.

Lin Lin couldn’t help but step into the store first. She was really curious about what was inside.

As Lin Lin stepped into the store, a young salesman with lizard scales on his face eagerly recommended the hottest product.

"Demon King Castle mug," the young salesman told Lin Lin, "is more affordable compared to the four-piece set, durable, and easy to show off. Especially for a light-type young lady like you, pulling out such a mug among friends will make them think you are a unique light-type mage."

Okay, so both sides think the other is cool, right?

"Especially after the Ton Ton Cup, these little wings of the demon race! These wings perfectly match the patterns of Your Majesty the Demon King’s wings. May the God of Light bless you, and may darkness protect you!"

Lin Lin: …

What’s going on? It sounds oddly charming. But the Demon King’s blessings are really useless.

After Lin Lin lingered in the shop for a few minutes, Felix also entered the store.

Dark Elves are not used to being noticed. Felix hid in the corner, trying to be less noticeable, but still caught the shopkeeper’s eye.

The shopkeeper knew Felix came with Lin Lin. Since Lin Lin has platinum hair and red eyes, she thought Felix was also a mix of Dark Elf and human, although Felix looked more like a pure Dark Elf.

The shop really needed a Dark Elf like him to help boost their competitiveness.

Just being there looks very cool.

Even though Felix seemed quiet and distant, the shopkeeper enthusiastically asked him if he wanted to be an employee in their store, promising a high salary, and he wouldn’t have to work hard to introduce the products like others.

"Just keep the cold look of wanting to kill, like you are now," the young lady said.

Lin Lin, who was still looking at the bedding set, suddenly turned her gaze away from the items and looked at Felix.

Yes, Felix really looked like he was about to kill someone.

Male Dark Elves don’t like being cornered by women. When the shop manager moved closer to Felix, Lin Lin noticed him adjusting the poison needle on his wrist.

Lin Lin immediately rushed forward.

"Boss! He is shy and not suited for this job!" Lin Lin awkwardly smiled as she stood in front of Felix and pressed the button for his poison needle back down.

Lin Lin heard Felix click his tongue behind her.

The shop manager wasn’t disappointed; her gaze shifted to Lin Lin. The shop manager saw her red eyes and said, "Your eyes are beautiful too. Do you have time? We also welcome beautiful people who can create a connection with our customers."

Lin Lin thought: The boss knows how to give compliments…

After leaving the store, Lin Lin held the Ton Ton Cup from Demon King Castle in her hand and felt trapped in her own company’s spending trap.

She had been so happy discussing plans at the time, but now spending money made her feel a bit hurt.

Lin Lin stared blankly at her cup, as if she had accepted that she was an easy customer to spend money on, when a boy selling newspapers handed her a paper.

"Big news! Big news!" The boy pointed to the headline for Lin Lin, "The Paladin group is missing in Misty Forest! The glory of humanity has vanished in the forest!"

Lin Lin bought the newspaper.

The "Two-Headed Bear" magazine is quite a well-known third-rate newspaper. Unlike mainstream newspapers, they publish any interesting article they receive, even if they can’t verify if the content is correct, just to grab attention.

This leads to high sales, but their credibility is very poor, and they have been openly criticized by the God of Light Temple and other organizations.

Lin Lin glanced at the area where Misty Forest is located and remembered what Norman had once told her.

They needed to head south.