The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 340: A Hero Descendant Too?

"This way, that guy won't be able to come over to annoy us anymore, right?"

In the only alley in Cosmos that didn't have any thing happen to it, Shien showed a grin of crafty satisfaction as he slowly withdrew his magic power.

"You really did that, huh."

Airi seemed to have realized what had happened, and she rolled her eyes at Shien.

"Did you actually want those guys to come find us?" Shien spoke naturally, "My guess is that they're likely trying to make a connection with you, you know?"

Obviously, Shien knew full well that those knights of Cosmos had learned of his traces here the moment he arrived. Thus, the First Knight Order also knew full well that one of the little girl he's walking around with is the famous Dragon Demon.

Otherwise, his [Enemy Detection] skill's response toward Limgir wouldn't have been going fainter and fainter as they were walking, until it finally disappeared just a moment ago. It showed that Limgir must be forcibly controlling his hostility out of fear of something.

Plus, last time, during his ennoblement banquet, the young master of the Stalim family was present as well.

Thus, Shien could easily guess that he didn't dare to do anything due to Airi's existence, but now he's instead planning on trying to form a connection to Airi.

"If he could get the recognition and support of a Demon Lord, then they'd basically be able to do as they liked among mortals. With an advantage like that, any noble would want to make such a connection."

Shien shrugged.

"Then they're looking for the wrong person." Airi spoke with a completely blank expression, "I have no interest in them at all."

That one sentence completely crushed the hopes of the Stalim family.

Shien just grinned with schadenfreude.

Shien doesn't know about how it is with the other Demon Lords, but he knows full well how dificult this little girl Airi can be.

Basically, unless someone can somehow draw her interest, it'll be completely impossible to get her to pay attention to them or even get her to properly look at them.

This this single condition will already remove 99.9999999% of all of humanity.

And Shien has long since witness just how cold and emotionless Airi will be toward those she's uninterested in.

Thus, the Stalim family really should thank Shien instead for causing them some problems and preventing them from reaching here. Otherwise, Airi wouldn't even glance at them, and she really may destroy this city and leave them with no one to cry to.

That kind of terrible personality supposedly isn't actually all that rare among demons.

"Demons are a race who respects strength foremost from the start. For those strong enough to gain their recognition, they'll offer their respect, but for those lacking in strength, they generally won't pay much attention to. There are even some with worse dispositions who would scorn and look down on the weak, or even bully the weak. As the top of the demon race, the Six Great Demon Lords' own leanings on this subject are fairly strong too."

That was something that Lucy had once told Shien.

Airi very obviously leans toward this side. Although she wouldn't go as far as bullying or looking down on the weak, she would very much maintain a cold and disregarding attitude toward those she lacks interest in. In certain ways, this may be even worse than bullying or looking down on others.

Based on what Lucy had said, the other Demon Lords are mostly like this as well. Although their personalities might differ, they won't show any interest in the average mob. If you want them to properly look at you, then you must first gain their recognition.

"From that point of view, Lady Sara is basically the one exception among the Demon Lords. That's why she is the head of the Six Great Demon Lords, standing as the sovereign of the demon race to coexist with the other two worlds and races, right?"

That Moon Demon also has a pair of eyes of wisdom, and her own personality also leans toward that of an intellectual. Therefore, she wouldn't want to pass on even the smallest detail, and she would seriously observe even the most insignificant person. That's why she's capable of representing the demon race to communicate with the gods and mortals.

In other words, among the Six Great Demon Lords, Sara is the relatively gentle and kind one. The other Demon Lords are nowhere near so easy to get along with.

Of course…

"Don't you go thinking that Lady Sara is someone easy to get along with though. Although she might not ignore you or look down on you, but if you lack the value for her to consider you important, she also won't show you any care or attention."

In this world, while others might greet you with a smile, it doesn't actually mean that they actually like or welcome you.

Sara is one of those kind of people who might look easy to get along with, but in actually make one feel an unfathomable distance between them via her words and actions.

In other words…

"Demon Lords are actually all hard to get along with. In all these years, we've never heard of anyone able to forge a good relationship with any Demon Lord. You're the lone existence in the thousand years of the Mitra Kingdom who has been able to form a connection with a Demon Lord. Thus, you should understand why those nobles are so shocked at the fact that you were able to forge a relationship with the Dragon Demon, right?"

That was what Lucy had told Shien.

One could imagine just how fortunate Shien really was.

Unfortunately, Shien didn't feel a thing about this accomplishment.

After all.

"You can tell me how hard she is to capture all you like, but given that she's a girl who was taken in with just a couple of sweets, I can't really feel that at all."

Back then, Shien who said those words ended up getting beaten up by Lucy.

It couldn't be helped. Strictly speaking, that princess was also a girl who got taken in with just a couple of sweets. There was no way that Shien could have said that without getting a beating in return.

That said, one does wonder… If anyone were to learn that this beast had conquered the greatest beauty of all humanity and the Dragon Demon of the Six Great Demon Lords, just what kind of thing would they think?

They would definitely release a deadly curse that not even the Holy Sword could ward off, right?

Well, either way, right now, Shien just kind of wants to see just how the young master of the Stalim ducal family would with this situation.

"I'll spice up your day some then."

As he said that, more magic power rose out from Shien once again.

However, at that moment, Airi raised an eyebrow and looked up.

"It seems like an interesting person has come."

When Airi suddenly stopped acting so impatient and said those words with some amount of interest, it caught Shien's notice and he turned his head toward a certain direction.

"Boom-!"

The wall of a building suddenly exploded, blasting dust everywhere.

Among the dust, a number of female knights charged through and quickly dispersed, surrounding Shien's group.

This scene made Shien's group all raise their heads.

Only, be it Airi, Lasha, or Beatrice, none of them showed the slightest amount of panic at this sudden turn of events. Instead, each and every one of them remained utterly calm.

And of course, Shien was no different.

He was still focused on the center of the dust cloud, completely ignoring all the female knights surrounding him. A slight hint of interest also rose in his eyes.

The next second, a figure gradually appeared from among the dust.

"You're Shien Bayztrot, right?"

It was a heroic, powerful, yet also lyrical voice that said it.

The one who spoke was a girl wearing a long cape, dressed in an Empire style military uniform, but with a light and fluttery pleated skirt. Two long ribbons fluttered behind the skirt, and finishing off the ensemble was a pair of thigh high military boots.

The girl had a heroic presence to her to couple with her beautiful looks. She was like a Valkyrie descended from heaven, beautiful and magnificent.

Shien would have to be completely brainless not to be able to guess who such a beautiful and magnificent Valkyrie is.

"Second princes of the Empire, Katarine Ragna…"

Shien correctly guessed the other person's identity.

However, it's the sword in her hands that actually drew Shien's attention right away.

"That's…"

Looking at that golden sword, shining with pure white light, and bearing a great resemblance to the Holy Sword, Shien was first stunned for a moment before he became surprised.

Via the [Appraisal] skill's ability, Shien saw right through that sword.

Holy Sword (Imitation)

No wielder.

Effect: Level + 30.

Effect: All skills level +3.

Effect: All damage resist 30%.

Restriction: Only one of the three effects above can be active at one time.

Restriction: One hour's limit per day for the three effects above.

Special: When faced against a true Holy Sword, absorb a certain amount of the Holy Sword's power. The two restrictions above are removed and the three effects at the top will be boosted.

An imitation Holy Sword. Only a Hero's descendant bearing a Hero's blood may wield it.

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When that information appeared in Shien's mind, Shien really turned surprised.

"An imitation?"

Holy Swords could have imitations?

Just what's going on here?

Shien was completely shocked at this information.

Airi on the other hand just glanced at the Holy Sword in Katarine's hands before her voice passed into Shien's ears.

"That's a Holy Sword imitation that was forged using the Hero's corpse or ashes as the primary materials. It was then processed with various extremely valuable materials from the divine, mortal, and demon worlds that took the Ragna Empire 500 years to successfully create. Even among all three words, there's only this one sword, and it's only usable by a Hero's descendant too."

"Although it's just an imitation, it's power is also far above that of any normal magic weapon. I've heard my subordinates mention it before."

"I never imagined that I'd finally see it today."

Airi's tone of voice showed that her interest seemed to have risen even higher.

It was very obvious that the imitation Holy Sword had drawn some interest from Airi.

Shien on the other hand got something even more shocking from what Airi had said.

"Did you just say Hero descendant?"

The princess of the empire before him is actually a Hero descendant?"

Doesn't that mean then…

"That's right, the founding emperor of the Ragna Empire was a Hero as well."

Airi spoke with a hint of disdain in her tone.

"Plus, that Hero was one that I had dealt with back then."

That's why Airi had known so much about the Ragna Empire.