The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 680: “Since When Does She Get a Say?”

Even knowing that Shien Buztout was a special Hero, Shafney didn’t expect him to be this special.

The theory he mentioned, regardless of its validity, was something Shafney had never heard before.

Although Heroes all came from another world, after reincarnating and becoming the trump cards of the God Race and the Human Race, they usually naturally chose to fight against the Demon Race.

Even Mitra was the same.

And their reasons for this choice varied.

Some were due to the God Race’s education and guidance.

Some were driven by the great cause of saving the world.

Some, as members of the Human Race, believed it was their duty.

Some genuinely wanted to end the war, believing the Demon Race was evil, and thus tried their best to eliminate them.

Why did the Demon Race react so strongly to the Hero’s reappearance?

It was partly due to their fear of the Hero’s power and the Holy Sword’s threat, but also because of their hatred and resentment.

From the Demon Race’s perspective, they were inexplicably labeled as evil, as destroyers of peace, even as destroyers of the world, thus targeted and attacked by Heroes.

Who could they complain to?

Of course, there were reasons for the Demon Race’s situation. After all, there were indeed many vicious tribes and cruel individuals among them.

Like Chibul, under the Ghost Demon, whose clan was bloodthirsty, always wanting to drain the blood of others to enhance their power.

There were many such demons. Moreover, it was the Demon King who started the war, wanting to kill the Supreme God who created the world. Omnis, forced to act, created the Hero summoning ritual and the God Race and the Human Race. It wasn’t entirely wrong to say that the Demon Race was the root of all evil.

However, there were also many demon tribes who desired peace.

Otherwise, the Demon Race wouldn’t have surrendered and sought peace a thousand years ago, and Airi wouldn’t have let go of her hatred, stopped pursuing the matter of the Demon King’s death, and restrained her ruthlessness.

For these people, being labeled as evil was truly unreasonable.

Shafney thought that in the eyes of Shien, the Hero, the Demon Race was still the villain.

Unexpectedly, he didn’t care about “stances” at all.

He clearly told Shafney that he wouldn’t choose to help the God Race or the Human Race just because of their stances, nor did he think he, as the Hero, should save the world and fight against the Demon Race.

He only cared about his own thoughts and the people around him.

Self-preservation was the best way to describe this Hero.

He wouldn’t decide who to help or fight against based on others’ opinions or stances, but would judge for himself, using his own eyes.

Just as he said, his relationship with the Demon Race wasn’t deep, only his relationship with Airi was.

This alone wasn’t enough to make him completely side with the Demon Race.

Naturally, his relationship with the God Race wasn’t deep either.

Although Anima and Nadue showed him kindness, making him owe them some favors, it wasn’t enough for him to blindly side with the God Race.

Favors were favors, stances were stances.

Favors could be repaid, but stances shouldn’t be easily swayed.

This was what Shien wanted to express.

Shafney felt that she finally understood this man.

“It seems you haven’t fully integrated into this world yet,” she said, as if sighing.

Shien raised an eyebrow.

He understood what Shafney meant and didn’t refute it.

Because it was true.

If he had integrated into this world, he wouldn’t be so detached.

If the peace of this world were broken, it wouldn’t be a good thing for the God Race, the Demon Race, or the Human Race.

Shien possessed the power and influence to affect all of this, yet he didn’t try his best to maintain it. This only meant that he still saw himself as someone from another world, without a sense of belonging, viewing everything as a bystander. Even if the world were destroyed, this world that didn’t belong to him didn’t need him to worry about.

This was Shien’s thought.

For such a Shien, the fact that he tried his best to hide his identity and prevent it from becoming the fuse that broke the peace between the three races was already considered as doing his best.

After all, he, as someone from another world, wasn’t responsible for this and had no obligation to do so.

Even his reincarnation into this world was initially seen as a transaction.

Nien reincarnated him, giving him a second life, and he would help her defeat the Demon King. This was Shien’s initial thought.

And this thought hadn’t changed.

Unfortunately, the current Shien already knew that the Demon King was long gone, and the situation in this world was far more complicated than he imagined, with many hidden secrets.

He already had enough problems of his own to deal with, and trying to be a Hero who saved the world was just asking for trouble.

Shafney saw through Shien’s perspective.

Therefore…

“This is the first time I’ve seen such a selfish Hero,” she said, her smile incredibly beautiful.

There was no helping it.

“But I like your selfishness.”

At least, it was more pleasing to the eye than those self-righteous Heroes of the past who thought they were justice incarnate and naturally opposed the Demon Race.

Moreover, her judgment of him wasn’t wrong.

Although Shien didn’t seem to care much about the world’s peace and clearly distinguished his relationships with the three races, his concern for Airi and Lilith told Shafney that this Hero still possessed the same trait as past Heroes – he valued relationships.

He didn’t choose a side now simply because he hadn’t formed an unbreakable bond with any of the races.

Once he truly cared about a certain race and genuinely wanted to help them, he would definitely step forward.

(Big sister has already seen through this, right?)

Shafney suddenly realized.

No wonder her big sister wanted to marry Airi to him.

No wonder she wanted to solve this problem from the Hero’s perspective and prevent the Demon Race from causing trouble.

And no wonder she had never done anything against him after learning about his existence, only investigating the truth behind the matter.

The supreme being of the Demon Race, as always, possessed keen insight, easily seeing through a person’s true nature.

Perhaps, in places she didn’t know, her big sister had also done a lot of work, trying her best to prevent the Demon Race from offending this Hero, right?

This way, he wouldn’t see the Demon Race as an enemy.

Now, the relationship between the Demon Race and this Hero wasn’t strong yet.

However, as Sara continued to strengthen her stance, helping Shien overcome various difficulties, giving him face, and preventing the Demon Race from having a chance to oppose him, he would also value the Demon Race more and become closer to them.

Shafney even felt that…

(Big sister must have seen through my deliberate concealment of the Hero’s presence in my territory, but pretended not to know.)

This way, the Hero had a chance to meet her, the most beautiful Succubus in the world, and might be more inclined to side with the Demon Race.

(It seems little Airi isn’t the only sister being sacrificed.)

Shafney smiled wryly.

However, she didn’t blame Sara.

As her younger sister, she understood Sara’s principles.

If Airi wasn’t interested in Shien, Sara would never ignore her wishes and arrange for her to marry him.

If she herself wasn’t curious about Shien and hadn’t wanted to meet him, Sara wouldn’t have pretended not to know.

The supreme being of the Moon Demon was incredibly resourceful and intelligent, but not without principles.

Basically, her actions were all based on certain conditions.

That’s why her sisters obeyed her, and the Demon Race regarded her as their supreme being.

Otherwise, if she were an unscrupulous leader, the other Demon Lords would never obey her.

In short…

“I approve of you,” Shafney said, patting Shien’s shoulder with a smile, “From now on, you are my little Airi’s husband.”

This meant that Shafney would support the marriage between Shien and Airi.

Shien understood this.

“Are there any among you Demon Lords who oppose my marriage to Airi?”

Shien asked, having sensed this.

“You guessed right,” Shafney didn’t hide it, saying directly, “After all, little Airi is our most beloved younger sister. How can we ignore such an important matter in her life?”

“So?” Shien curled his lip, “Are you the one who opposes it?”

“No, I didn’t explicitly oppose it, but remained neutral, wanting to see you first,” Shafney shook her head, “The one who truly opposes your marriage to little Airi is Kamina.”

“Kamina?” Shien narrowed his eyes, “The Poison Demon?”

“Indeed,” Shafney nodded, “Big sister proposed the marriage, so she naturally wouldn’t oppose it.”

“Lid was surprised at first, but after thinking it through, she agreed, saying that after meeting you, she believed you and little Airi could develop such a relationship.”

“Millu neither supports nor opposes it. That child probably doesn’t even understand what marriage means.”

“I myself remained neutral, not expressing my opinion.”

“Only Kamina firmly opposed it.”

Hearing Shafney’s words, Shien fell silent.

Just as Shafney thought he was about to ask why Kamina opposed it, Shien once again surprised her.

“What about Airi?” Shien looked at Shafney, “Does Airi agree or disagree?”

“Little Airi?” Shafney was startled, then seemed to understand something, looking at Shien meaningfully, as if liking him even more, and chuckled softly, “She was shocked, stunned, even panicked, which is rare for her.”

“I’ve never seen her like that before.”

“After calming down, she became silent, and even blushed, which is unprecedented.”

What this meant, Shien understood.

Besides tacit agreement, what else could it be?

“Phew…”

Shien seemed to exhale the worries he had been holding in his heart, finally showing a genuine smile.

“That’s good,” he muttered.

Shafney also smiled happily.

“You cared about little Airi’s opinion on this matter, didn’t you?” she asked, her smile incredibly cheerful.

“Of course,” Shien rolled his eyes, “This sudden marriage announcement, I was dumbfounded myself. How could I not care about her attitude?”

Shien knew that Sara arranged the marriage between him and Airi to quell the unrest among the three races.

But he had no reason to let others decide his marriage, right?

Just announce a marriage alliance and expect him to comply?

Where was his say in this matter?

If it weren’t for Airi, Shien would have already flipped out.

This time, coming to the Demon Realm, this was what Shien wanted to know.

He wanted to know what Sara and the other Demon Lords were planning, and Airi’s attitude towards this matter.

Only by knowing this could he decide what to do, instead of blindly following others’ orders.

Now…

“Since that girl has accepted this marriage, I have no reason to object either.”

Shien thought.

For him, marrying that dragon girl wasn’t a bad thing.

They had already done the deed, so there was no need to be coy.

“What about Kamina?” Shafney reminded him, “She hasn’t agreed to your marriage yet.”

Shien’s reply was clear.

“I’m not marrying her, so since when does she get a say?”

Shien’s tone was quite forceful.

“Then I’ll see how you plan to deal with my bad-tempered sister,” Shafney said, already anticipating the drama.

This Succubus was truly playful, seemingly enjoying chaos.

“Master Shafney…!”

At this moment, Liel finally arrived, rushing into the room.

However, Liel’s expression quickly turned dark.

Because before her, Shien and Shafney were one lying on the bed, the other leaning over him, very close, as if about to do something scandalous.

“You… how dare you…!?” Liel erupted furiously.

“Hey! Wait…!” Shien cried out innocently.

But Liel ignored him and charged towards him.

In the next second, a series of crashing sounds came from the room, making Shafney, who had dodged to the side, cover her mouth and giggle, clearly amused.

That day, Shien was invited by Shafney and stayed on the top floor of the Succubus Fortress.

Undoubtedly, he was the first man to be invited here, and the first man to stay on the top floor of the Succubus Fortress.