The Unemployed Demon Lord

"It's probably the first time to come to a small place like ours. I don't have any friends, so I came here to play?" Mr. Carl speculated.

Little Merlin withdrew her gaze, and suddenly felt uncomfortable. After becoming a child, no one knew her, and she was much more bored than before. Over there, Hobbs was harassing Rukia, and Little Merlin had nowhere to go, so he had to go along past.

"Lukia, listen to my persuasion, and meet the owner of the second-hand prop shop next door? Even if you don't agree to his courtship, I can still get a little commission." Hobbs rubbed his fingers.

"... Rukia gave Hobbs a big white stare with a cold face.

"Huh? Isn't this... Merlin's nephew? What are you doing here? The guild is not a place for children... Hobbs looked down at the little Merlin.

"Tsk!" Little Merlin was speechless, and climbed up the chair with great effort.

"Can't you bear me, Hobbs?"

"Ah? Who are you?" Hobbs frowned, wondering what the kid in front of him was talking nonsense?

"I'm Merlin!" Little Merlin said seriously, pointing at himself.

"Pfft! Don't be kidding. Could it be that you, a brat, worship your uncle?" Hobbs laughed, not taking Little Merlin's words seriously at all, "That bastard Merlin? Not a guy worthy of admiration, you Uncle is like me every day, dawdling in the guild, but luckier, hugging the thigh of Alice, a potential rookie, I guess he will not worry about food and clothing in the future, by the way, he also owes me a lot of wine money, I must Find a way to come back~

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Little Merlin blushed, lowered her head and thought, because I'm a child, so I don't believe my words at all!

And in the eyes of Hobbes, am I so unbearable? !Sure enough, they are friends at the wine table!

Little Merlin was in a bad mood, so she subconsciously picked up the wine glass in front of Hobbs, intending to drink away her worries.

As a result, Hobbs immediately snatched back the glass, and said seriously, "Although I don't know where you learned it, children are not allowed to drink, do you understand?

"...One...Little Merlin frowned and was speechless for a moment.

"If you're thirsty, drink some of this. It might help your height. The things they like these old hooligans don't suit you. Rukia brought double the amount of hot milk and put it in front of Little Merlin. He blinked, "Get out of here after drinking, Alice will probably be anxious if she can't find you, there are a lot of bad guys in the guild, don't imitate them.

"Ah...Little Merlin's heart trembled uncontrollably,...I'm a big devil who others are afraid of, but now I can only hide here and drink milk! I'm completely looked down upon as a child!

"Lukia, don't say it so badly, who is the bad guy?" Hobbs smiled awkwardly, and asked persistently, "Think about it, the owner of the second-hand prop shop next door is nice, but he is a bit blind , said that he wants to chat with you not because of how beautiful you are because he doesn't know whether you are pretty or not...

"Hobbs, I'm going to call my father, you'd better keep your mouth shut... Rukia sighed and warned sternly.

"Come on, I'm just here to make money

A drop of cold sweat dripped down Hobbs' forehead, for fear that Karl would jump over and beat himself to death

"Really, don't come to harass me. As usual, why don't you harass Miss Helena in the mysterious cabin? Didn't you always say that Miss Helena is the number one beauty in Wrexham? ~" Rukia rolled her eyes, her tone sour.

"Hehehe~" Hobbs scratched his head in embarrassment, and said in a low voice, "Isn't there a lot of rumors recently, I don't dare to go, and Miss Helena hasn't appeared again these days, I don't know if it's Unable to withstand the suspicion of the people around, the Mysterious House has been closed for several days.

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"Huh?" Little Merlin raised his head, his expression became surprised, thinking carefully about the last time he left Wrexham, he heard Rukia talk about his identity being spied on?

But I didn't take it to heart, Helena said she could handle it...

In this situation, is there something wrong?

At home, Blackman, a strong man, is honestly decorating the roof.

There is also a pink rabbit drawn in the hole, which is very girlish.

This is incompatible with the image of Blackman's hunk, almost like an outlier.

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As the knock on the door sounded, Blackman's whole body trembled, thinking that it was Merlin who came back early.

So he hurriedly walked over to open the door, but outside the door stood a young girl wearing a long skirt and dressed up enchantingly.

"Excuse me, are you Merlin...the cabinet!" The young girl's voice stopped abruptly. She heard that Alice and Merlin are husband and wife. They just came back yesterday, so today they came to fulfill the task that sister Helena told them. Unexpectedly, when they opened the door, they met a burly man the devil! ?

Blackman realized his mistake, and used his hands to cover the special horn on the top of his head, but he couldn't hide it at all. This is too bad, the devil's body is exposed! ?

Seeing that there was no way to do it, Blackman's expression turned cold, his muscles swelled, accompanied by bursts of thunder and lightning, and his murderous intent was fierce.

"It can't be helped, beautiful lady, you saw something you shouldn't see.

"Wait a minute!" The young girl's eyes immediately turned scarlet, and she took the initiative to reveal her demonic aura, "Which Demon King Palace does your Excellency belong to?"

"Eh!?" Blackman was stunned, put away his killing intent, stepped out of the way, and said with serious eyes: "It seems that things are a bit complicated, please come in and talk...PS

There are a little more words in this chapter. I came back from the hospital today, and the conclusion is that I can’t stay up late. I’m afraid I can only adjust the update time here, otherwise there may be more serious problems.

Chapter 22: Empty

In the lord's mansion of Wrexham, the atmosphere was as peaceful as usual, and several maids were cleaning the yard with brooms.

The recent Earl of Austin was in a particularly happy mood. He was refreshed and looked younger by several years.

This is probably related to the resolution of the family's short-lived heart disease, so there is no need to worry about the continuation of the family.

Because the ancestors were powerful vampire hunters, they suffered a short-lived curse in the battle with Dracula, resulting in the sparse population of the Austin family and gradually dying out.

However, this problem that has plagued the family for hundreds of years was handed over by Earl Austin to the newly promoted excellent adventurers Ashley and Merlin in Wrexham.

The two killed Dracula who had just awakened in France, successfully relieved the protracted heart disease of the Austin family, and completed an almost impossible task.

So Alice came to visit today, wanting to get the reward she deserved, and received the warm hospitality from Earl of Oster, and thanked her as a lifesaver.

"Miss Alice, thank you for breaking the dark cloud that has shrouded our family for a century. On behalf of everyone in the family, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you." Earl Austin bowed and saluted. As the lord of Wrexham, He was very humble in his words, and even used honorifics?It is obvious that he respects Alice from the bottom of his heart, without any condescending attitude at all.

"This is what I should do, don't be so polite." Alice responded awkwardly, thinking that she didn't seem to have done anything?It was all due to Merlin's strength, but there were almost no witnesses.

"Don't be humble, you are the benefactor of our family. We have nothing to repay you for your great kindness." Earl Austin blushed, and motioned for the maid beside him to open the small treasure chest, and took out a crystal card worth 50 gold coins from it. "These are our Some savings of the family, although I know that money is difficult to repay your help to our family, but I know the rules of adventurers, this is also some of my heart, I hope to accept it.

"How embarrassing is this... Alice said she was embarrassed, but her hands were unusually fast, and she directly accepted the crystal card, and calculated in her heart that she had gained a lot during this period, even if she handed over most of it to the Holy See, to repay the legacy of the brave The Mithril Armor's debts can still save a considerable amount, and the debts that have always been felt out of reach, have a faint possibility that they can all be paid off one day.

"This is what you deserve." Earl Austin nodded and continued, "Miss Alice is now considered a celebrity in our Wrexham. I heard that your outstanding performance in the Kingdom of France is really a hero from ancient times. Boy, you must have replaced Mr. Carl as the most expensive and popular adventurer in the area, right?"

"Then... Alice hesitated to speak, thinking that she hadn't had time to think about these things. Not long ago, she was an ordinary mithril adventurer. After the trip to France, her reputation has increased, and the price of hiring her has also increased. I'm afraid that not everyone can hire him anymore?

It seems that in a sense, the initial idea of ​​Merlin and Alice has completed the first step. One or two people cooperate to create momentum, Merlin contributes, and Alice accumulates prestige, raises her status, and gets a more substantial reward.

In this way, the astronomical debt that binds the two people has changed from hopeless to a faint possibility of returning to freedom.

"Don't be too modest Miss Alice, you can be regarded as our star in Wrexham, you need to be more confident, to be the spokesperson of our town... Earl Austin stroked his beard, full of expectations for Alice.

"I don't have the ability to represent Wrexham. Your lord misunderstood me." Alice responded nervously, thinking that she was a paper tiger, and she would be broken with a single poke.

"Ha, if Miss Alice doesn't have this ability, then there is no one in Wrexham who can take on important responsibilities~" Earl Austin shook his head and whispered meaningfully, "I recently heard about a Rumors have spread that Her Majesty the Queen intends to confer a foreign Thorn Knight, and there is already an internal candidate, who seems to be us from Wrexham. Guess who it will be?

"..." Alice became embarrassed. Recalling that she had seen Clardy, the [-]th Thorn Knight in France, and talked about the foreign Thorn Knight. Don't think about it, it's probably her.

"If Miss Alice becomes the first foreign Thorn Knight in history, it will be an honor for our whole Wrexham, and I will have to take off my hat to salute you then." Earl Austin said in a joking tone.

Saying goodbye to Earl Austin, Alice left the Earl's study and let out a sigh of relief as soon as she went out, feeling a huge pressure on her body. Foreign Thorn Knight?It's good to hear Mr. Clardy say, it's just an honorary title.

But who knows what will happen?What trouble might this cause?

Alice thought in her heart, if the foreign Thorn Knight is just a simple title, it is not impossible to take it, after all, there are many benefits. "Oh~, beautiful Miss Alice, I didn't expect you to come to my house directly?" I came to visit and hurried over to meet, "What did you talk to my father about? Could it be that your change of heart is about our future?"

Uh! Alice frowned, and suddenly met Arnold, whom she didn't want to see the most, and her mood suddenly turned bad, "What nonsense are you talking about?"I'm just here to deliver the Earl's mission.

"So it's like this, Alice. We haven't seen each other for a long time. I don't know if you are free. Can we have dinner together?" Arnold's eyes were full of expectation and excitement, and he wanted to write courtship on his forehead.

"No need, I'm very busy and I don't have time to waste time." Alice turned her head and left, waving her hands and said, "Sorry, Master Arnold."

"Don't go!" Arnold quickly blocked Alice's way, and said excitedly, "Since Merlin hasn't come back, don't you feel lonely? It's the biggest failure of a gentleman to make a lady feel lonely, although I'm not very good at telling jokes , but it's still okay to be a listener.

Alice was expressionless, wondering if Arnold had finished?When will he give up obediently? In other words, Merlin is just becoming a child now.

"If you don't speak, that's tacit agreement?" Arnold's excited eyes lit up again and again, thinking that the opportunity was finally ushered in, "Then let's make an appointment?"

As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden shout, and a beautiful figure flew onto Arnold's body and began to scratch, "Idiot brother, I want you to help me ask why Master Merlin didn't come back? It's not for you to take the opportunity to seduce his wife!

Jenna has a little wild cat, riding on Arnold, scratching and scratching at this disobedient old man.

"...Don't make trouble! Didn't I plan to ask you later? Merlin may have other things, but his little nephew is temporarily staying in Wrexham!" Arnold complained.

"I don't care! I want to see Lord Merlin! Find a way for me!" Jenna said relentlessly.

"Hmph~!" Alice was relieved, turned around and left the lord's mansion directly.

Arnold's unwilling voice came slowly

"Don't go, Miss Alice!

When Alice paid off part of the debt, paid the rent, and returned home.

But unexpectedly found that Little Merlin and Blackman were gone, and the house was empty.

Only the half-repaired roof was left, and the ground was a mess. They seemed to be walking in a hurry: "Damn it! Where did Merlin and his men go?"

"Could it be that I'm on my way back to the Demon King's Palace while I'm not paying attention!?"

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Chapter 23: Visit

Looking at the empty room, Alice became suspicious and fell into deep thought.

Could it be that Merlin suddenly changed his mind and wanted to return to the Demon King's Palace with his subordinates?

Impossible, since I haven't restricted Merlin's freedom, I can tell myself openly if I want to go back.

Is it...

Alice lowered her head, her eyes changed continuously, and she looked at the half-repaired ceiling. She suddenly thought of a possibility that it might be because the Blackman saw that Merlin didn't want to go back to the Demon King's Palace, but in order to complete the task, he forcibly took him with him. Escaped with Merlin?

You must know that the current Merlin is different from the past, he is so weak that even an adult can't beat him.

If Blackman forcibly violated Merlin's will, it seemed that he would not be punished at all.

Alice was so worried that she turned her head and left the house. She felt that she hadn't been away for long. Even if Blackman hijacked Merlin, I'm afraid he didn't go far. I believe in demons too much. I should have known...

The vast majority of demons are extremely cunning existences.

Here Alice is very anxious, but the fact is not what she thought.

A remote two-storey wooden house in Wrexham, this den of thieves was doing some shady business as usual.

The thieves have made a lot of money recently, and their wallets have gradually bulged up. Everyone is smiling, and the guards at the door are no exception.