PNB Chapter 589 - 589
Chapter 589 - 589
"What are you trying to do?" Aqua immediately panicked, shrinking back into the corner with a terrified expression."Are you going to do to me what you did to Darkness? I absolutely refuse to have my clothes shredded and be thrown into a dungeon! Do your best, Demon King! Don't succumb to my divine beauty, don't lose to my charms!"
What nonsense.
As if you're more charming than me!
The Demon King approached her with an overwhelming presence, then reached out with his sinister claws.
"Nooo!"
"Rip!"
Eiji groped around her back for a while before finding a soft piece of silk in the empty air, then pulled it out with a tearing sound.
Only after landing in his hand did the feather mantle deactivate its invisibility, revealing its true form. It was pale purple overall, about ten feet long, appearing as thin as a cicada's wing and impossibly light. Holding it felt like touching air, with an incredibly comfortable texture.
"Get lost."
"Whyyy?!!"
Aqua nearly burst into tears.
She abruptly sat up from the ground, grabbing his pant leg and shaking it desperately.
"I'm begging you, please shred my clothes and lock me up too! I must still have some charm, right? I definitely wouldn't lose to Darkness, would I? You being so cold is really hurting my feelings!"
Are you insane?!
Wasn't this your own damn request?!
"Go away!"
Eiji grabbed Aqua by the collar and hurled her away!
As a goddess, she did have charm. In terms of looks, Eiji thought Aqua wasn't inferior to Loki or Ais. But as everyone knows, screwing an idiot is illegal!
The idiot goddess only felt her vision blur before experiencing weightlessness, her body flying through the air in a perfect parabolic arc. Within seconds, she landed outside the castle walls.
"Noooooo! At least give my feather mantle baaaack!"
Her wails quickly attracted the attention of demon soldiers, leaving Aqua scrambling away in a flurry of dust.
Meanwhile...
"It could turn invisible just now."
Eiji examined the purple feather mantle in his hand.
He didn't feel any sense of ownership connection with it. Because of this, he couldn't activate its invisibility. To utilize its defensive properties against negative interference, he'd need to carry it on his person.
"Hmm, maybe tie it around my arm or something. Carrying it on my back would look too weird!"
Imagining that scene gave Eiji chills.
Way too embarrassing. Forget it!
"That woman's been locked in the dungeon."
As the voice spoke, Airi returned to the great hall, giving him an icy stare.
"Used mithril handcuffs. Convenient, right?"
"Do you have some misunderstanding about me?"
Eiji turned to look at her with a puzzled expression.
"Do I seem like someone who'd take whatever's available?"
"Remove the word 'seem.'"
"Whatever, not worth explaining."
Eiji shook his head with a sigh.
"Beldia successfully faked his death, but we still need someone to guard the third checkpoint. Who do you think would be suitable?"
Beldia, who had been severely wounded by the Sacred Turn Undead spell, was currently groaning somewhere in the castle, loudly demanding that the Demon King reward him.
The monster's blessing ability could even mask the Undead's weakness to holy magic.
"Currently, Hans and Wolbach are not in the city. Serena is the intellectual type, and neither Beldia nor I are suitable, so that only leaves Sylvia."
Airi Yasaka pondered for a moment before making what she considered the most appropriate choice.
Due to Barnier and Wiz's successive departures, along with the old Demon King's demotion, only seven officials remained in the Demon King's Castle, five of whom were unsuitable for guarding the third checkpoint.
"No, let's transfer the old Demon King here instead."
But Eiji suddenly gave a contrary order.
"Father?"
Airi Yasaka was slightly taken aback.
"He's currently in the royal capital, right? Bring him here to prevent him from causing trouble for my sister."
Eiji rubbed the silver-white ring on his left pinky finger.
The old Demon King was cunning and underhanded, while Iris was too naive. If a war broke out, she would likely suffer greatly. Therefore, it was better to transfer him here, keeping him under close watch to prevent any schemes in the Demon King's Castle.
He hadn't forgotten that the old Demon King was definitely involved in the last conspiracy in the royal capital.
"...I will inform Father."
Airi Yasaka fell silent for a moment before calmly agreeing.
What a shame Sylvia wasn't being transferred instead.
She sighed regretfully in her heart—otherwise, she could have seen that arrogant woman's utterly devastated expression!
Two days ago, she had met with her father. She was well aware that he had become indifferent after their failed conspiracy in the royal capital. Both father and daughter had essentially given up on opposing Eiji.
Seriously, if even their ancestor couldn't win, what was the point of trying?
Might as well give up!
At best, they were just going with the flow now.
Well, maybe not entirely.
Airi Yasaka thought of herself.
That day on the snowy plains, she had abruptly asked Eiji to return the Demon King's Castle to her. Even now, she couldn't understand what had driven her to say such a thing at that moment.
Why had she spoken so impulsively?
"Another thing I can't figure out."
With a troubled heart, Airi Yasaka left.
"Your Majesty, an adventurer named Kazuma Satou requests an audience."
After waiting in the hall for a while, a royal guard reported.
"Let him in."
"Yes."
Soon, Kazuma Satou entered the hall.
"Boss! I've completed my task. Can you take me in as your subordinate now?"
The moment he stepped inside, he immediately prostrated himself in a deep bow, looking up with hopeful eyes.
"Stop kneeling so easily. If I promised you, I won't go back on my word."
"Thank you, boss!"
Kazuma Satou stood up, beaming with joy.
Closer!
My dream of an otaku life was finally within reach!
"Boss, when can I cross worlds like you?"
Kazuma's eyes sparkled as he stared at Eiji.
Even though the boss still wore a mask, obscuring his face, in Kazuma's eyes, he was far more approachable than Aqua right now!
"Honestly, I've already planned it out. I was thinking of starting in the Campione! world. With my knowledge of the plot, I could easily snatch authorities from Godou Kusanagi. Then, using the War God's authority as a stepping stone, I could become super strong in no time..."
He rambled excitedly about the isekai plans he'd been concocting for days, his enthusiasm overflowing.
"You really dare to dream, huh."
Eiji looked at him with an exasperated expression.
"Even the current me wouldn't fare well in the Campione world. If someone as weak as you wants to slay gods... Besides, I can't go to that world right now—it's not among the worlds I can traverse."
If he could go, why would he still be here?
Though both worlds have deities, the gods in Campione are far more formidable. Seizing their authorities would grant instant ascension, solving all mana deficiency issues in one go.