The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 791: Might I Be… Cuckolded?

Thus, ten days passed quickly.

The three-race meeting was fast approaching, only a few days away.

Therefore, the Supreme Castle was bustling with activity these days.

The Divine Realm and the Human Realm were likely the same. The leaders of the three races, the God Race, the Human Race, and the Demon Race, gathering together for a meeting, this was the first time since the war ended a thousand years ago.

This was practically the highest-level meeting in all of Omnipotence, not only would the Three Goddesses and the Six Demon Lords attend, but also the leaders of various human factions: the kings of the human nations, the chiefs of the Dwarves and Beastmen, the Queen of the Elves, and so on. As the meeting drew closer, each race became busier, making various preparations, arranging guards and escorts, a chaotic scene.

For the Demon Race, it wasn’t just Sara who was busy. The other Demon Lords also had to make arrangements.

After all, with all the leaders leaving, and the Demon Race being such a large and powerful force, to prevent factions like the Old Demon Faction from taking advantage of the situation and causing trouble, the Demon Lords had to arrange personnel, deciding who would accompany them and who would stay behind to defend their territories, even formulating defense plans.

Coupled with security concerns during the meeting and preparations for various potential problems, not just Shafney, Lid, and Kamina, but even Millu and Airi were busy under their older sisters’ instructions.

Thanks to this, Shien and his companions were the most idle people in the Supreme Castle.

But Shien would gladly punch anyone who thought he was truly idle.

The reason was simple: there were still those who caused him trouble.

Like the three idiot goddesses… the three idiot goddesses… the three idiot goddesses…

These three, who claimed to be watching over him, had caused him no end of trouble in the past ten days. For example, while walking down the street, they would suddenly disappear, forcing him to search the entire city for them, only to find they had wandered outside the city walls. Or waking up in the middle of the night to find them studying his body out of curiosity. Or having one of them fall from the ceiling and land on his head while he was taking a bath. Or being dragged away by them, their voices like a demonic chant, when he tried to complain to the Demon Lords, telling him, “You can’t go to those bad women!”

Just thinking about it made him want to cry.

And the Demon Lords, who usually surrounded him, had all disappeared.

This made Shien want to flip the table.

Seeing the increasing activity in the Supreme Castle, and the increasing troublemaking abilities of the little girls around him, Shien finally made a decision.

…

“Hmm?”

On the top floor of the Supreme Castle, in the Demon Lords’ conference room, Shafney suddenly frowned, as if sensing something, a look of surprise and helplessness on her face.

“What’s wrong, Shafney?” Sara, who was discussing the matters to be handled during the meeting with her sisters, asked, noticing her expression.

“What happened?” Lid also turned to her.

“Don’t tell me it’s those three idiot goddesses again,” Kamina snorted.

“Something good?” Millu tilted her head, confused.

Only Airi had a bad premonition.

As expected…

“It seems our Hero has left,” Shafney said, shrugging her slender shoulders.

“L-Left…?” The Demon Lords didn’t immediately react.

“You mean…?” Sara, however, seemed to realize something, her expression darkening.

“That’s right,” Shafney smiled, “He seems to be preparing to leave the Demon Realm. He left a note in little Airi’s room, then teleported away. He’s no longer in Central City.”

These words made not only Airi’s lips twitch, but also the other Demon Lords’ expressions change.

“Left the Demon Realm?” Kamina reacted the strongest, standing up anxiously, “Where is he going?”

The other Demon Lords also looked at Shafney. Shien’s safety was paramount, something they had all agreed on. Although they hadn’t been appearing around him recently, they were all monitoring him in their own ways, not easily, but not impossible either. Especially Shafney, with her inescapable [Ripple Heart Demon], she could even share his vision and senses, experiencing everything he was experiencing. Shien thought they were avoiding him because of the three troublemakers, but they were still watching him. Therefore, the moment he left, Shafney, connected to him through [Ripple Heart Demon], immediately noticed. She even knew where he was going.

Actually, it wasn’t difficult to guess.

“He’s planning to return to the Mitra Kingdom first, right?” Sara guessed.

“Indeed,” Shafney said with a smirk, “Although there’s a big mess in the Mitra Kingdom that needs his attention, compared to being tormented to death by those three goddesses, he seems to prefer being ‘NTR-ed’.”

“‘NTR-ed’?” Millu tilted her head again.

“What’s ‘NTR-ed’?” Kamina also asked, confused.

Clearly, besides Nien and Shafney, who could read Shien’s mind, no one understood this strange term from another world.

Of course, this wasn’t the most important thing right now.

The most important thing was…

“Since he ran back to the Human Realm, shouldn’t one of us go and watch over him?” Lid asked.

Airi immediately spoke.

“I’ll go,” she said, as if it were her duty, “I’ve always been the one taking care of him in the Human Realm.”

Hearing this, the other Demon Lords thought, You taking care of him? It’s him taking care of you, you sleepy little sloth! Thinking of Airi’s love for sleep, they weren’t at ease entrusting her with this task.

“You should probably stay here. You haven’t finished your preparations for your own territory yet,” Sara said, rejecting Airi’s offer.

“Just leave it to Graty and Beauty,” Airi protested, frowning, “I’m his fiancée, and I’m familiar with his home. I’m the most suitable candidate.”

Unfortunately, the other Demon Lords still disagreed, making Airi feel like they were deliberately hindering her, her face darkening.

Lid even said,

“Unless you can guarantee that you’ll wake up immediately no matter how deeply you sleep, and you won’t sleep more than seven hours a day.”

These words silenced Airi. This was her weakness.

“I’ll go! I’ll go!” Millu raised her hand excitedly.

“You’re even worse!” This time, all the Demon Lords, including Airi, rejected her.

“Mmph!” Millu puffed out her cheeks, displeased.

But no one dared to let this girl go to Shien’s side. That wouldn’t be protection, but trouble, just like those three idiot goddesses.

Then…

“I definitely can’t go. I still have many things to deal with,” Sara said, the first to abstain.

“Since it’s a human city, I probably won’t be welcomed there,” Kamina said impassively. As the Poison Demon, entering a human city would be a disaster. Therefore, she definitely couldn’t go.

“Same here,” Lid sighed. She wasn’t a fighter, needing to transform into her larger form to exert her full power, and if a battle Shien couldn’t handle occurred, she would have to go all out. But if she did, she could easily crush a human city with a single step. Like Kamina, she couldn’t act freely in the Human Realm.

Therefore…

“It seems I’m the only one who can go.” Shafney raised an eyebrow, a beautiful smile appearing on her face, a smile so captivating that even her sisters couldn’t look away.

Seeing this, Airi couldn’t help but object.

“I disagree,” she said, a subtle anger in her heart, “If Sister Shafney goes to the Human Realm, it will cause chaos.”

If this enchanting demoness casually walked around in the Human Realm, the resulting chaos was unimaginable. Moreover, Airi was already wary of her playful second sister, always worried that her lecherous fiancé would be captivated by her charm. If he became Shafney’s plaything, Airi would flip out.

However…

“Besides me, who else is suitable?” Shafney asked innocently, “My ability is also the most suitable for protecting someone. I can instantly sense his situation, know his whereabouts, it’s perfect, right?”

“Sister Shafney…” Airi’s mood worsened. Perhaps it was just her imagination, but she felt that her annoying second sister was looking at her with a triumphant smirk, making her feel like she might be… cuckolded?

This Airi didn’t know that she had already been “cuckolded.” In terms of their relationship’s progress and speed, she, the supposed fiancée, was already far behind her second sister.

Finally, Sara made the decision.

“Let Shafney go.”

“Lid and Millu, you two go watch over those three idiot goddesses. They can’t find anyone and might have already gone berserk.”

“Find a time and send those three back to the Divine Realm.”

Thus, the Demon Lords decided on their next course of action, also deciding the fate of some.

Chapter 792: Is This “Care” Even Proper?

Human Realm, a vast mountain range.

This famous mountain range, containing three large magic power sources, was known as the Source Spring Mountains, inhabited by numerous high-level monsters and considered a forbidden zone by adventurers. Although not as ancient or diverse as Tegor Forest, it still had three Legendary-level monsters, each occupying a magic power source and leading a horde of monsters, including many high-level ones at levels seventy and eighty, the undisputed rulers of this area. The nearby cities, whether adventurers or private knight orders, feared this place, maintaining a semblance of peace.

However, this peace was shattered today.

“Boom!” A huge splash erupted from one of the large magic power sources in the Source Spring Mountains.

A giant, dark shadow emerged from the water and soared into the sky.

“Roar!”

“Roar!”

The monsters inhabiting the area were startled awake and roared angrily at the shadow.

“Roar—!” A dragon-like monster, practically lying on the shore, drenched by the huge splash, was stunned for a moment, then roared furiously at the shadow in the sky. This dragon-like monster, except for its lack of wings, looked exactly like a dragon, with sharp claws, tough scales, and a head radiating hot magic power, as if ready to unleash its breath attack.

It was a dragon, although not a pure-blooded one, but an Earth Dragon, a sub-dragon species. Besides its inability to fly, its abilities were comparable to a true dragon’s. This Earth Dragon was the ruler of this magic power source, one of the three Legendary monster overlords in the Source Spring Mountains.

At level ninety-three, with its unstoppable dragon breath, even top-tier Legendary experts would avoid it. Having ruled this mountain range for so long, now, seemingly disturbed and even humiliated by some fool, it was naturally enraged.

Unfortunately, this Earth Dragon had messed with the wrong opponent today.

“Whoosh—Whoosh—”

Amidst the falling water, the dark shadow revealed its true form, a pair of giant wings slowly flapping, creating gusts of wind. It hovered in mid-air, its terrifying aura silencing the enraged Earth Dragon’s roars. Not just the Earth Dragon, but even the surrounding monsters under its command fell silent, unable to make a sound.

The black dragon looked down at these insignificant monsters, its golden eyes cold and indifferent.

Seeing this, all the monsters, including the Earth Dragon, understood one thing: this black dragon wasn’t someone they could challenge. It was a true dragon, the king of monsters. And its level was incredibly high, its power so great that even the Legendary Earth Dragon would be incinerated in an instant if it dared to make another sound.

“Whimper…” The Earth Dragon, knowing its place, whimpered and prostrated itself before the black dragon in the sky, showing its submission.

And with their leader surrendering, the other monsters naturally followed suit, bowing before the black dragon.

On this day, the unrivaled king of monsters descended upon a corner of the Source Spring Mountains. If it wished, it could easily conquer the entire mountain range in a single day.

Unfortunately, it had no such intention.

Flapping its wings, the black dragon spoke,

“We passed through the passage smoothly this time, Master.”

These words weren’t directed at anyone else, but at the person on its back.

There, a young human nobleman, holding a delicate and adorable little girl, stood on the black dragon’s back, facing the wind.

“It’s good that we returned safely,” the young man said, relieved, “I was worried the passage would collapse again halfway through.”

If that happened, he would probably have a mental breakdown.

This human nobleman was Shien, returning from the Demon Realm. Unable to bear it any longer, he left a note for Airi and hurriedly returned to the Human Realm with Yulin and Lilith.

“Finally free from those three idiot goddesses and those jealous demons in the Supreme Castle. How wonderful,” he thought, his expression showing his relief.

“?” Lilith, still confused, tilted her head.

…

Meanwhile, in the Supreme Castle of the Demon Realm, the three goddesses, after playing all day and not seeing Shien, were confused.

“Where… where is he?” Norn asked, looking at the empty room, dumbfounded.

“Aaah… aaaaaah…” Verdande, as if seeing their mission failing, clutched her head and wailed.

“Is he playing hide-and-seek with us again?” Skuld asked, displeased, seemingly not understanding the situation.

After a while, the three goddesses exploded.

“Quick… let’s go find him…!”

“Aaaaaah!”

“He ran away again! That Hero!”

The three goddesses rushed towards the door.

However, several figures appeared, blocking their path.

“Hee hee!” Millu spread her arms, preventing them from passing.

“Excuse me, Goddesses of Time, but as you can see, our Hero doesn’t seem to want to be dragged down by you… ahem, I mean, monitored by you, so he’s already run away. Your mission is over. Just obediently return to the Divine Realm,” Lid said, perched on Millu’s head.

The three goddesses fell silent.

After a while, sensing the danger, they exchanged glances, then turned and fled through the window without hesitation.

“Don’t run!” Lid, seemingly prepared for this, shouted.

“Hiya!” Millu instantly transformed into a ghostly shadow and chased after them.

The Demon Lord sisters and the Goddess sisters thus began a game of chase.

And while they were playing, Shafney, preparing to depart for the Human Realm, looked at the silent Airi with a smirk.

“Don’t worry, little Airi,” she said sweetly, “I’ll take good care of your man for you.” Her seductive tone could ignite desire in any man’s heart.

Airi, however, felt nothing but annoyance.

Is this tone really “taking care” of him?

No, is this “care” even proper?

Why do I have a bad feeling?

“I should go back myself,” Airi said, unable to feel at ease, spreading her dragon wings and preparing to leave.

Unfortunately…

“You’re still too naive, little Airi,” Shafney said, her hand flashing, and Airi, enveloped by a spatial fluctuation, was instantly teleported to an office.

“…” Looking at the person in the office, Airi was speechless.

“Big sister guessed right. You would be sent here in the end,” Kamina said, looking exasperated.

Sara, looking at a document, glanced at Airi, then said casually,

“Be good, little Airi.”

These words silenced Airi. She now only wanted these few days to pass quickly, for the three-race meeting to arrive soon. Only then would she have a chance to rescue her man before he was completely devoured by that evil woman.

Unaware of Airi’s thoughts, Shafney, who had already been “devoured,” set off.

“The Human Realm?” she murmured, “It’s been hundreds of years.”

Then, she thought of the man she had a complicated relationship with, a beautiful smile appearing on her face.

“Took advantage of me and think you can just leave? Not so easy.”

Leaving these words, Shafney vanished.

Later, a certain possessive Stone Woman found a parchment with a message in her master’s room.

“I’m leaving first. You stay in the Demon Realm and don’t disturb me and my little man, okay?”

Seeing this message, the Stone Woman’s hands trembled as she held the parchment.

“Master Shafney——!” A heartbreaking cry echoed through the Supreme Castle.

…

At the same time, Yulin, in her dragon form, flew out of the Source Spring Mountains.

Carrying her little master and little sister, she looked at the familiar scenery below and asked excitedly,

“Are we going straight back to the Mitra Kingdom, Master?”

Shien, holding Lilith, thought of Lucy’s beautiful face, then smiled.

“Yes, let’s go straight back to the Mitra Kingdom!” he said.

“Roger that!” Yulin replied loudly, happily flying forward.

The Hero, in the eyes of the world, thus returned.