“Just what had happened here?”
Lucy had already become impatient to learn the truth here.
Whether it’s the matter of the black dragon of Ataru being tamed or the matter of the National Knight order, Lucy wanted to properly do some interrogation for both.
It wasn’t just Lucy either. Vivian’s party also looked like they were kept in the dark as well.
Vivian and company still haven’t heard Shien give any sort of explanation for the matter with Yulin.
As for the matter with the National Knight Order, Vivian and her party might not have known anything about it, but they were utterly stunned with shock at the sight of the cratered wasteland over to the side.
Everyone had realized it that a lot of things seemed to have happened over that single night yesterday.
As for what exactly happened, perhaps only Shien knows the whole of it.
Shien just shrugged though, before immediately getting ready to explain everything to Lucy.
However, just then, a voice entered Shien’s ears via magic power.
“It’s best to not let the Kingdom know about the matter with Demon Lord Spawn or the Demon Refining ritual. If that happened, it could end up causing unexpected problems.”
Only Shien was able to hear those words.
The voice was quite familiar, so Shien recognized it immediately, and his gaze shifted to the side in response to it.
There, Airi was caressing Yulin’s wing. She also looked back then, meeting Shien’s gaze.
Natually, Airi had spoken those words just now.
Shien also knows why she said those words.
For one, both the Demon Lord Spawn and the Demon Refining ritual were stuff that came from the demons. If humans found out about it, who knows what kind of issues that might cause, which may end up causing the demon race to be denounced.
For two, Airi had continuously claimed that this matter was the shame of the demon race. It’s to the point where Shien only learned some of it from her mouth after entering the canyon. Jacinta was also unwilling to disclose this matter, which is why he moved in secret when abnormalities started cropping up around the Capital’s surrounding areas even despite the Kingdom’s suspicions.
Therefore, this matter should be one that the demons really do not want to be known by the mortal races or the gods, right?
Shien doesn’t really mind keeping this secret for Airi either.
After all, other than Lucy and Vivian’s party, there are also a lot of female knights here.
Therefore…
“I’ll tell you about this matter after we get back.” Shien changed the subject, “Right now, we only need to do two things for the time being.”
“… What is it?” Lucy was silent for a moment before choosing to let the matter go. She instead rolled her eyes and asked Shien to continue.
Shien spoke without hesitation.
“The first matter is to quickly send people to seal off the canyon. There are a lot of disgusting monsters in there. If they end up running out, then things might get a bit troublesome.”
Those words made Lucy turn serious.
“Monsters?” Lucy really wanted to ask for more details, but in the end, she instead decided to swallow her questions and nodded, “Then what’s the second matter?”
The second matter is simple.
“Go home.” Shien calmly stated.
“I’m hungry.”
With that, Shien turned around and got back on Yulin’s back.
And with Lucy in the lead, practically everyone who was seriously listening to Shien’s words nearly fell on their faces.
What the heck do you mean by go home!
What the heck do you mean by you being hungry!
Gaaahh! I want to hit you!
Lucy and the others were on the verge of exploding.
Shien however didn’t care.
After all that had happened, there’s no way that he’ll be able to take it easy in the aftermath.
In that case, how’s he going to keep going if he doesn’t properly have some food and a bath?
Therefore, he’s going home, finding the parents, and getting some food.
No, it should be going home, finding the maid, and getting some food instead.
That’s what Shien wants to do the most right now.