Shien Buztout naturally didn’t know the two dragon women’s scheming plans.
He simply used his shameless persistence and sweet-talking skills until Airi finally relented.
“Listen, this is the last time,” Airi said, giving her final warning.
“Deal,” Shien agreed readily, not caring about sincerity, as long as he could get through this for now. As for next time, he would worry about it when it came.
Airi seemed to see through his insincerity, but she was too tired to argue. Having stayed up all night for Shien, this sleepy Dragon Demon was exhausted, almost collapsing from fatigue.
But before falling asleep, she still had something to say.
“Where did you go?” she asked, looking at Shien.
“This…” Shien hesitated. Not because he didn’t want to tell her, but because he didn’t know where Nien had taken him. He only knew…
“It was the place where the Hero Summoning ritual is sealed,” he replied.
He thought this would shock Airi.
Unfortunately, Airi wasn’t shocked, but looked as if she had expected this.
“It seems Sister Sara’s guess was right. There really is an unknown goddess there…” she murmured.
“What?” Shien hadn’t heard clearly, “What are you talking about?”
“Nothing,” Airi said, glancing at him, “Just know that your situation is more complicated than anyone imagines, with far-reaching implications. That’s enough.”
“So it’s something you can’t tell me directly again?” Shien, already used to this, said calmly, “I really hate you cryptic people.”
“Don’t look at me like that,” Airi said, annoyed, “It’s not that I don’t want to tell you, but I also just learned about this and haven’t sorted it out myself. Plus, last night’s incident showed that someone doesn’t want you to know too much, worried you might not be able to handle it. So, I’ll just wait for the mystery to unravel itself.”
This was something Airi considered last night. After all, it was when she almost blurted something out that Shien was forcibly summoned away. This showed that the goddess who summoned him didn’t want him to know certain truths, even at the cost of exposing her own existence. Those truths were probably too shocking for Shien to accept. She probably didn’t want anything to happen to him, which was why she summoned him away. Now that she had exposed herself, she would be even more cautious, possibly even monitoring them. If she sensed anything amiss, she would definitely summon Shien away again, just like last night. Therefore, even if Airi wanted to tell him the truth, he wouldn’t be able to hear it. Moreover, after careful consideration, Airi believed it was better for Shien not to know too soon, and they also needed more evidence to confirm their suspicions. It was best to say nothing for now, especially here in the Supreme Castle, without the barrier’s protection, where their conversation might be overheard. If any members of the Old Demon Faction were present, Shien would be in trouble, targeted by them. Although Shien himself wasn’t afraid, the Old Demon Faction was dangerous for a reason. If they truly resorted to unscrupulous methods, just look at those demons in Succubus City who had been plotting for hundreds of years, only to commit mass suicide because of Parion’s plan. Hidden dangers were hard to defend against. Therefore, it wasn’t wise to tell Shien about this yet, for various reasons.
“Don’t worry, when the time is right, someone will tell you the truth,” Airi said, her words offering little comfort.
“Forget it,” Shien didn’t dwell on it, “If you don’t want to tell me, then don’t.” It was better to let it go than to keep worrying about it without getting any answers.
So, Shien, with his exceptional adaptability, suppressed his curiosity and stopped thinking about it.
Airi, however, seemed to remember something.
“By the way, come with me to a place tomorrow,” she said, recalling the decision made during the Demon Lords’ meeting.
“Where?” Shien asked, puzzled.
“A good place,” Airi said directly, “If you can benefit from it, your strength will greatly increase.”
“A good place that can increase my strength?” Shien was no longer sleepy, “Is it like the Inner Sanctum in the Human Realm?”
“Something like that,” Airi didn’t elaborate, either because she was too lazy or too sleepy, yawning and saying impatiently, “Anyway, you’ll know when we go tomorrow.”
“We?” Shien noticed the key word.
“That’s right,” Airi said, “We six sisters will go with you. Or rather, without us, you can’t even enter that place.”
This treatment was unprecedented in the Demon Realm. The six Demon Lords, the apex beings of the Demon Race, accompanying a single person, this was the first time since the Demon King’s demise a thousand years ago.
“Get some rest tonight, don’t wander around. You can have dinner, but don’t eat anything after nightfall, just drink some water.”
Airi said, yawning.
“…Why does it sound like I’m going to a hospital?” Shien was speechless.
Ignoring him, Airi, seemingly reaching her limit, said,
“I’m going to sleep now. I’m exhausted. Don’t wake me up.”
Saying this, she lay down, hugging her pillow, and fell asleep.
Shien shrugged, then naturally lay down beside her, even pulling her into his arms.
“…What are you doing?”
“Sleeping.”
“I didn’t say you could sleep here.”
“But you didn’t say I couldn’t either.”
“…Then why did you take my pillow?”
“Because it’s in the way.”
“…”
In the end, Shien achieved his goal, sharing a bed with Airi.
Airi, seemingly truly sleepy, didn’t bother arguing with him and fell into a deep sleep.
Shien, several times, almost couldn’t control his wandering hands.
Fortunately, he had also stayed up all night and eventually succumbed to sleepiness, falling into a deep slumber.
In his dream, Shien once again dreamt of many exciting scenes.
Those scenes told him…
“As expected, the goddess who summoned me is quite the vixen…”