The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 591: Leisha, Missing

The turbulent night finally passed.

The next day, as expected, various discussions arose throughout the Imperial Capital.

“A meteor shower annihilated the entire Raifurut family.”

“The Raifuruts annihilated overnight, their glory gone.”

“A mysterious expert descended upon the Raifurut residence, battling a terrifying monster.”

“The Imperial Knight Order, the Royal Knights, and various noble families took action, thoroughly investigating the Raifurut incident.”

“The Emperor, enraged, issued a citywide search warrant overnight, determined to capture the culprit.”

Such topics constantly appeared in the streets and alleys of the Imperial Capital, sparking heated discussions and waves of astonishment and shock.

“I didn’t expect that the Raifuruts would actually…”

“Although I don’t like that Marquis family, they were so terrifying, how could they be annihilated overnight?”

“Who is that mysterious expert? How could he be so powerful?”

“Capable of summoning a meteor shower, he must be a very powerful Legendary-level magician, but I don’t know what kind of magic he used.”

“But I heard that he used a sword when fighting that mysterious monster, even cleaving the dragon breath and severing the monster’s giant body, hundreds of meters tall.”

“If that’s the case, then he might be a Legendary-level warrior even stronger than Lord Bigusler, right?”

“My god, powerful magic that can summon a meteor shower, and swordsmanship capable of severing a giant monster hundreds of meters tall, is there such a versatile Legendary-level expert in this world?”

“Who knows.”

“Anyway, the Raifuruts are truly finished this time.”

“This can be considered retribution.”

The citizens engaged in such conversations, which were initially quite realistic, but gradually became more and more exaggerated. Some even claimed that it was an expert from the Demon Realm who attacked the Raifurut family.

And this heated discussion brought about two changes.

One was that the previous rumors targeting Harvis and Rockto were replaced by this hot topic, causing many nobles to temporarily shift their attention away from the Bigusler family, finally relieving them from criticism.

The other was that Shien’s existence became the object of curiosity and pursuit for everyone in the Imperial Capital.

The Imperial Capital valued martial prowess and admired the strong, having an innate respect for powerful individuals.

Now, a mysterious expert capable of single-handedly annihilating the entire Raifurut family had appeared in the Imperial Capital, naturally causing various discussions.

Especially since the Raifurut family didn’t have a good reputation in the Empire, and a strange and ferocious monster had appeared in their territory, many people believed that the Raifurut family might have done something to anger heaven, cultivating that evil creature, and the mysterious expert came to uphold justice, eradicating the sinful Raifurut family.

This angered many powerful figures in the Empire.

While the commoners disliked the Raifuruts, these powerful figures still needed the Raifuruts to do their dirty work, providing them with assassins and spies to eliminate those who opposed them.

Now, with the Raifurut family annihilated, this was a huge loss for those high-ranking officials of the Empire.

Naturally, they also felt immense hatred towards the mysterious expert who annihilated the entire Raifurut family.

“Investigate!”

“We must investigate!”

“Find that culprit!”

“He actually annihilated the entire Raifurut family, damn it! How are we going to handle those shady tasks for the Empire in the future?”

“Damn it!”

These high-ranking officials were furious.

Under such circumstances, as Shien and the others expected, Saliro immediately thought of the mysterious expert who repelled him in the Bigusler residence yesterday.

Both wore cloaks, and the Raifurut family was annihilated on the same night that person appeared. Even a fool would connect the two.

So, Saliro immediately reported this matter, further enraging the high-ranking officials of the Empire.

“Rockto, you really are colluding with the Kingdom, aren’t you!?”

“Immediately send troops to surround the Bigusler residence!”

“We must teach them a lesson!”

Many high-ranking officials shouted like this.

But, just as Rockto said, after the initial excitement, these people calmed down.

“If Rockto is really colluding with that mysterious expert, then this matter is troublesome.”

“We can still use Saliro to contain Rockto, and we believe he wouldn’t dare to truly act against the Empire. As long as we dispatch the Imperial Knight Order and use the detained Bigusler family members as hostages, we don’t have to worry about him causing trouble.”

“But that mysterious expert is different.”

“He dared to attack the Raifurut family in the Imperial Capital and successfully annihilated them overnight. He can use powerful magic to summon a meteor shower and can slay a giant monster hundreds of meters tall with a single sword strike. If he really goes on a rampage, and Rockto doesn’t stop him, even if we can defeat him, we will suffer heavy losses, right?”

“This…”

The high-ranking officials hesitated.

Even Saliro didn’t dare to say anything.

There was no helping it.

He had been suppressed by Rockto for twenty years. Now, asking him to deal with both Rockto and that mysterious and terrifying expert? He would be a fool to think he could do it.

However, among everyone, the one who wanted to take action the most was also Saliro.

He had almost suppressed Rockto and was about to claim victory, but now, such a mysterious expert had suddenly appeared, seemingly connected to Rockto. If he let them be, who knew what would happen next?

Would it be their Renitra family who would be annihilated tonight?

Thinking of this, Saliro felt uneasy.

Therefore, he really wanted to take action and eliminate this unstable factor as soon as possible.

The problem was that neither he nor those high-ranking officials dared to truly act.

They were afraid.

They were afraid that if they acted, not only would they alert the opponent and have their men killed, but they would also incur his wrath and have their families targeted.

They didn’t want to become the next Raifurut family.

They also didn’t think that their families were much stronger than the Raifurut family, and that they could withstand the opponent’s attack after the Raifurut family was annihilated.

No one wanted to completely offend or provoke an expert capable of easily annihilating the Raifurut family.

Under such circumstances, the high-ranking officials of the Empire could only choose to wait and see.

“Let’s wait for the Imperial Consort to return.”

“With such a major incident happening to the Raifurut family, the Imperial Consort will definitely hear about it.”

“We’ll discuss it after the Imperial Consort returns.”

“For now, send people out to continue spreading rumors, saying that the mysterious expert who annihilated the Raifurut family is from the Kingdom, colluding with the Biguslers, and was instructed to do so because the Raifuruts offended the Biguslers before.”

“This way, we can at least continue to damage the Biguslers’ reputation and change the public’s perception.”

“That’s right, to actually worship such a hateful person as a hero, they’re truly a bunch of fools.”

Thus, the actions of the Empire’s high-ranking officials were completely predicted by Rockto.

They didn’t dare to rashly provoke such a terrifying mysterious expert, and knowing that the Bigusler family had connections with him, they wouldn’t dare to act recklessly against the Bigusler family.

Although public opinion would still be manipulated, compared to their previous predicament, the Bigusler family could now buy themselves some time.

Seizing this opportunity, Rockto also prepared to secretly contact some loyal subordinates in the Imperial Knight Order, striving for some combat power, support, and hope for the Bigusler family’s future.

Tilly, under Rockto’s instructions, also contacted those nobles who supported Harvis.

If they knew that the mysterious expert was the support Harvis had sought, and they would also start to fight back, then those nobles should be greatly encouraged and start taking action again, right?

If they could use this to put pressure on the Imperial Palace and force them to make some compromises, that would be great.

At the very least, they had to find a way to get those detained Bigusler family members out.

Rockto was working on this.

As for Shien, he woke up late, being served by Lasha and holding the sleeping Lilith, while the Imperial Capital was in an uproar.

“Haa~~~”

Yawning, Shien ate the breakfast Lasha prepared, half-asleep.

“Aah~~~”

Beside him, Lilith also opened her mouth obediently, being fed by Lasha.

The three of them were in a hidden room in the Bigusler residence, living as if no one else existed.

“By the way, Lasha,” Shien ate slowly, asking Lasha, “Any news from Leisha?”

“No.” Lasha continued to feed Lilith, answering Shien’s question with an impassive expression, “Lady Leisha hasn’t come looking for us.”

“Not yet?” Shien slumped his shoulders, saying discontentedly, “What is that guy doing?”

He had thought that after last night’s commotion, Leisha would quickly find them.

After all, even if others didn’t know, Leisha would definitely know that it was Shien who annihilated the Raifurut family.

A mysterious expert who could use Celestial Magic, in Leisha’s mind, besides Shien, there was definitely no one else.

Therefore, upon hearing the news of Shien appearing in the Imperial Capital, that young lady should have immediately come looking for them.

And once she came, Shien would know Diere’s whereabouts and find her.

Unexpectedly, there was still no news from Leisha.

“Could she have run into trouble?”

Shien frowned.

To this, Lasha gave a negative answer.

“No.” Lasha said softly, “With my lady’s abilities, unless she encounters someone at the level of the Three Goddesses or the Six Demon Lords, even if she can’t win, she can still escape safely.”

“That’s true.” Shien agreed, but then said, “Then why hasn’t she come yet?”

“I don’t know.” Lasha didn’t seem to care much, “Perhaps my lady encountered something and was delayed.”

This was the only explanation.

What could Shien do?

He could only continue to wait for news.

Chapter 592: A Buy-One-Get-One-Free Deal?

Shien Buztout had plans for today.

The two items Harvis gave him pointed to two of Mara’s secrets.

With such valuable information, Shien naturally had to make good use of it.

“So, where should I go first?”

Shien looked at the crystal tool and the hand-drawn map in his hands, pondered for a moment, and then put the map away.

Yes.

Shien decided to first explore the secret location that Harvis had painstakingly investigated for ten years.

The reason was simple.

“Since Mara isn’t in the Imperial Capital now, she’s very likely to be there, right?”

Harvis had also said that Mara had appeared in this secret location a few times. If he could encounter her there, that would be great.

As for Leni Bafein, although Shien was curious about her relationship with Mara, since Mara wasn’t in the Imperial Capital, even if he went to contact the girl, it would be fruitless.

Therefore, Shien preferred to search for the so-called secret location rather than contact Leni Bafein.

Of course, Shien didn’t plan to neglect Leni Bafein either.

He handed the crystal to Lasha.

“You can search for the girl recorded in this crystal in the Imperial Capital today and see if you can find anything from her.”

Shien entrusted this task to Lasha.

He believed that with Lasha’s abilities, she should be able to quietly approach Leni Bafein without arousing suspicion, and even discover something from her.

Lasha had no objections.

However…

“Do I need to interact with her?”

Lasha asked.

Shien thought for a moment, then neither nodded nor shook his head.

“Do as you see fit.”

Shien placed his utmost trust in Lasha and gave her the greatest degree of freedom.

Because he knew how outstanding Lasha was in areas other than combat.

This maid always did things that exceeded his expectations, even doing some incredibly unscientific things that he couldn’t believe, but every time, she handled things perfectly. Although it would shock and amaze Shien, he would never be disappointed.

Lasha could only do things to the best of her ability; she wouldn’t mess things up.

If he gave her instructions casually and restricted her ability to act, it might hinder her.

Therefore, Shien left all the decision-making to Lasha.

Lasha seemed surprised that Shien would give her so much freedom, her gaze shifting to him.

“What is it?”

Shien was puzzled by the maid’s gaze.

“Nothing.” Lasha said, her tone still calm, “As a maid, I will naturally do my best to fulfill my master’s orders and will definitely not disappoint you. However, I must remind you that even I, if I encounter combat, will be of no use.”

This was Lasha’s only weakness, a flaw determined from the moment she was born.

The only thing this perfect elder sister couldn’t do was fight. She had no combat ability at all, not even a trace of magic power, just like an ordinary servant.

Under such circumstances, if Lasha contacted Leni Bafein and was caught in a battle, she could probably only watch, unable to fight back even if attacked.

Shien had considered this.

“Let Lilith go with you.”

That’s what Shien planned.

He wouldn’t be taking Lilith with him today anyway.

Since he was going to explore a secret location, it would be more convenient for him to act alone.

Moreover, Shien now had the confidence to face any difficulties, even a Transcendent Level being wouldn’t necessarily intimidate him.

Therefore, letting Lilith accompany and protect Lasha was undoubtedly a good choice.

He couldn’t have both himself and Lasha out and about while Lilith stayed in the Bigusler residence sleeping, right?

By the time she woke up, the Imperial Capital might be turned upside down.

“Is that alright, Lilith?”

Shien turned to Lilith and asked.

“Mm-hmm!”

Lilith immediately nodded, indicating that there was no problem at all.

She was now accustomed to Shien going out alone to handle matters. Although she was still attached to him, when he had something to do, she would obediently stay behind, not clinging to him and causing trouble.

In the past, due to her incomplete personality and rationality, Lilith’s mental state was somewhat abnormal, sometimes very sensible, sometimes completely clueless, very contradictory. But since her return, the strongest Evil God’s rationality had begun to develop normally.

Thus, after being educated by Lasha and others, and being influenced by Shien, Lilith’s thinking naturally matured, and she grew up quickly.

Recently, Shien even occasionally saw Lilith interacting with Yulin.

That’s right, with Yulin.

Perhaps because Yulin was currently in the stage of transforming into a human, becoming more and more human-like, Lilith, who was also learning and growing, became closer and closer to the mother dragon.

However, when Shien saw these two little girls, their communication was like this…

“Roar!”

“Mm!”

“Roar, roar!”

“Mm-hmm!”

“Roar, roar, roar!”

“Mm-hmm, mm-hmm!”

“Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar!”

“Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm!”

One person and one dragon, one constantly “mm-hmm”-ing and the other constantly “roar, roar”-ing, the scene was incredibly amusing, making Shien want to join in with a “roar” or “mm” himself.

And this was also proof that their minds were gradually growing and maturing.

Moreover, besides Shien, Lilith liked Lasha the most and was the most attached to her. If Shien asked her to accompany and protect Lasha, this little goddess would definitely have no objections.

With Lilith’s protection, it was almost impossible for anything to happen to Lasha.

“Understood.” Lasha nodded, “I will be careful not to arouse suspicion in the Imperial Capital and will try to keep a low profile.”

As expected of the most reliable elder sister, she didn’t need Shien’s instructions.

That being said, Shien still added,

“It’s best not to go out wearing cloaks like yesterday.”

After all, the image of a mysterious expert in a cloak was undoubtedly very sensitive and suspicious in the current Imperial Capital.

If Lasha and Lilith went out wearing cloaks now, they would probably attract suspicion immediately.

As for not wearing cloaks, Lasha had a way to avoid attracting attention.

“I have a magic tool that can cause cognitive impairment in others. If I use that, I should be able to go out without being noticed.”

Lasha said.

“A magic tool that can cause cognitive impairment in others?”

Shien was stunned.

Wait…

“You have such a good thing, and you never told me?”

Shien looked at Lasha in astonishment.

If he had known that Lasha had such a magic tool, he could have saved himself a lot of trouble and wouldn’t have had to worry about the girls around him attracting attention, right?

But while Shien was stunned, Lasha simply said,

“You never asked.”

Lasha’s calm reply left Shien speechless.

Well, that was a valid reason, making him want to spank her.

“Then how did you get such a magic tool?”

Shien asked, exasperated.

Lasha gave a straightforward answer.

“My lady prepared it for me.” Lasha said calmly, “Our appearances cannot be easily exposed. My lady can use magic to interfere with cognition, but I can’t, so I can only rely on the magic tools she prepared for me.”

Unfortunately, Lasha didn’t have magic power. When using magic tools, she could only rely on the magic power stored within them, wasting an expensive magic crystal each time.

Considering this, Lasha wouldn’t use it unless necessary.

However, when it was necessary, she wouldn’t hesitate.

Perhaps this was the reason why this maid was so elusive and capable of doing all sorts of things?

Shien thought so.

But it wasn’t very convincing.

At least, Shien didn’t think he would be affected by the effect of a magic tool and experience cognitive impairment.

And yet, Lasha was always so elusive around him.

What did this prove?

It proved that this elder sister was truly amazing.

“Alright, long live elder sister.”

…

Having made his decision, Shien didn’t waste any time and prepared to set off directly.

“Then I’ll be going. Be careful, you two.”

Shien kissed Lilith’s small face, making the little girl giggle happily, then quickly pecked Lasha’s delicate cheek before leaving.

“Hee hee.”

Lilith giggled.

“…”

Lasha watched Shien leave, then couldn’t help but touch her face.

She could feel that Shien had become more and more daring towards her recently, taking advantage of her more openly, and even occasionally showing possessiveness, clearly reluctant to let her leave.

This wasn’t a problem.

Lasha had encountered people who valued her abilities and wanted to poach her before.

Rather, there were many such people. Lasha didn’t know how many she had encountered in the Elven Homeland.

The problem was that Lasha had never been moved by those people, not even for a second, but with Shien, she felt an indescribable hesitation.

Was she moved?

Did she want to abandon her lady and go to Shien?

No, that wasn’t it.

Lasha had never thought of leaving Leisha, just as Leisha had never considered abandoning Lasha.

They were truly bound by fate; neither could be harmed.

But…

“If my lady also stayed, there wouldn’t be any problems.”

Lasha’s eyes flickered.

She wasn’t moved.

But she did feel that she shouldn’t leave Shien.

Bound by fate?

After Shien obtained “that,” perhaps he had also become a part of their shared destiny.

Leisha hadn’t realized this yet.

In that case, Lasha could only plan this matter herself.

Thousands of thoughts raced through Lasha’s mind.

Fortunately, Leisha wasn’t here, and neither was Shien.

If Shien were here and knew Lasha’s thoughts, he would definitely give her a thumbs up.

“This buy-one-get-one-free deal, I’m dying of laughter.”

And Leisha would go crazy.

Because she would never have imagined that one day, she would be sold out by Lasha.