The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 815: That Stunning Figure

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A suffocating silence filled the street, and everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look at Lucy’s expression.

Lucy’s expression wasn’t pleasant either. Looking at the injured people, some bleeding, some bruised, and the chaotic stalls, shops, and scattered, damaged goods, her face was frosty. She was truly angry.

“Someone tell me, why did this happen?” she asked coldly, her golden eyes radiating an overwhelming pressure.

The people stammered, not even daring to breathe, even the foreign dignitaries. After all, even if they weren’t citizens of the Kingdom, fighting in the Royal Capital during the three-race meeting was a crime punishable by the Kingdom.

Therefore, having calmed down, they began to regret their actions.

But recalling that breathtakingly beautiful figure, their hearts burned with passion, their eyes filled with infatuation, their regret vanishing.

If it’s for her, even being punished is worth it. Such thoughts filled their minds, especially the young nobles, their desire stronger than anyone’s. After all, unlike commoners, they had more to offer. If I could win her favor… Several young nobles were filled with excitement.

However, dreams were beautiful, reality was cruel. No matter how much they fantasized, under Lucy’s cold, golden gaze and the suffocating pressure, they didn’t even dare to breathe.

Seeing this, Shien felt he had to intervene.

“It’s useless to blame them,” he said, patting Lucy’s shoulder.

His words made everyone notice him.

“That’s… Shien, the Hero…?”

“Earl Buztout…!”

“He… he’s here too?”

“As expected, he’s back.”

There was some commotion in the crowd. Shien’s return was a hot topic in the Royal Capital, and seeing the legendary Hero appear, they were naturally surprised. If not for the tense situation, there might have been enthusiastic cheers.

But now…

“Damn it, even the Hero is here.”

“Is he also trying to compete with us?”

“He already has Princess Lucy and the Dragon Demon!”

“Greedy bastard!”

For some reason, some nobles and dignitaries became anxious, even hostile, as they looked at Shien.

Only Lucy, upon hearing Shien’s words, frowned.

“Why is it useless to blame them?” she asked, turning to him.

Shien’s expression became a mix of awkwardness and helplessness.

“Because after seeing that woman, it would be strange for them not to act like this,” he said.

His words stunned Lucy. Not just Lucy, but everyone present looked at each other. So… it seemed this Hero… knew that person? Many felt a surge of complex emotions.

Lucy, however, seemed to see something in Shien’s expression, her frown deepening.

“Do you know what’s going on?” she asked, surprised.

“Well, sort of,” Shien said, still looking helpless, and as if talking to himself, “I just don’t know what that woman is doing, coming here early and causing such a commotion, as if she wants the world to be in chaos.”

Even without thinking too hard, Shien could roughly guess the cause of this chaos and brawl. It was all because of that woman’s arrival. Her presence captivated everyone, and naturally, she attracted a crowd.

Upon seeing such a breathtakingly beautiful demoness, regardless of gender, everyone would be instantly enthralled. And knowing her personality, she would definitely ignore this and continue walking down the street as if nothing happened.

This would naturally make people follow her like crazy.

They might not dare to approach her, but they would definitely surround and follow her. Therefore, with the increasing crowd, the pushing, shoving, and scrambling were inevitable. And then, due to differences in status, class, mood, temper, and patience, conflict was practically guaranteed.

Normally, such conflicts would end with the nobles or those of higher status winning. Commoners wouldn’t, and couldn’t, fight against nobles.

However, that woman’s charm was so powerful that it could make people willingly give up everything, even their lives. Throughout history, countless heroes and champions had bowed before her, and countless emperors had offered her their kingdoms, just for a single smile. Even heroes and emperors were like this, let alone these ordinary people. They would definitely be driven mad.

Therefore, the conflict escalated, the chaos intensified, ultimately leading to this current situation.

This was the only explanation Shien could think of, and it was the most convincing one.

Thinking of this, he understood.

“No wonder your father and sister sent me here to deal with this mess. They must have already received the news and investigated the cause.”

Shien rolled his eyes at Lucy.

He knew that Ancil and Lia must have learned about this chaos and its cause before sending him here.

After all, if it was truly that person who came, who else in the entire Royal Capital could handle the situation besides him? Ancil, being from the same era as Gray and even related to him as cousins, naturally knew how Gray became after meeting that person.

Lia was probably stopped by Ancil, who believed that if she intervened, not only would she be unable to resolve the situation, but she might also be captivated as well. That person’s charm was indiscriminate, affecting everyone, regardless of gender or age.

They were afraid and didn’t dare to appear personally, only sending Shien, who had been to the Demon Realm, interacted with the Demon Lords, and was practically their brother-in-law.

Of course, although Shien understood all of this, Lucy was still confused.

“What happened?” she could only ask Shien.

Shien didn’t answer directly.

“Let’s go,” he said, “I’ll take you to see her.”

Hearing this, before Lucy could even react, many in the crowd overreacted.

“No! You can’t go!”

“Hero Shien…!”

“You can’t go see her!”

Several dignitaries stood up from the crowd, seemingly losing their minds, believing that if Shien met that person, he would definitely be captivated. If that happened, having another Hero as a competitor, what hope did they have? Thinking of this, these impulsive dignitaries couldn’t help but try to stop him.

Unfortunately…

“Scram!”

Shien, not even bothering to acknowledge these simps, released his magic power.

“Bang!” With an explosive sound, those who stood up were blown away, screaming.

Their actions reminded Shien of Gray, so he didn’t show any mercy, knowing that reasoning with them was useless. His direct use of force, however, stunned the others.

Lucy immediately gave an order.

“Capture everyone involved in this brawl and bring them to His Majesty and Princess Lia.” She wasn’t going to let them off. Such a chaotic incident happening just before the three-race meeting would negatively impact the Kingdom. Therefore, regardless of their reasons, whether they were innocent or guilty, since they participated, they would all be punished.

“Yes!” The Royal Knights obeyed.

Many wanted to resist, but under the combined pressure from Shien and Lucy’s magic power, they were captured.

“Let me go!”

“Don’t take me away from here!”

“Let me see that goddess one more time!”

“Just one more glance!”

They pleaded and struggled, but were dragged away by the Royal Knights.

“Goddess?” Hearing these words, Lucy’s confusion only deepened.

Seeing this, Shien chuckled.

“Don’t think too much,” he said, “You’ll understand why they’re acting like this when you see her.”

Saying that, he took Lucy’s hand and, without using teleportation, walked down the street.

Lucy, filled with questions, didn’t ask anything more, letting Shien lead her.

They walked through the chaotic and messy street, seeing the captured people being dragged away.

Until they arrived at a stall.

There, a large crowd had gathered, even the arriving Royal Knights staring blankly ahead.

“As expected…” Shien sighed, noticing that breathtakingly beautiful figure at first glance.

And Lucy’s golden eyes flickered.

Chapter 816: “No, I Don’t Know Her At All.”

In a corner of the southeastern commercial district, a strange scene unfolded.

A demoness, seemingly embodying all the light in the world, with an angelic face and a devilish figure, stood before a stall, surrounded by a dense crowd.

Their eyes were filled with excitement and fascination, as if they were looking at a goddess in their dreams, a world-class idol, their bodies trembling.

However, as if afraid of disturbing her, they remained silent despite their excitement, not daring to make a sound, lest they displease this breathtakingly beautiful figure. Even the nobles and dignitaries, accompanied by their knights, were the same.

This scene, at first glance, seemed absurd to both Shien and Lucy. After all, in other parts of the same street, fierce and bloody fights were taking place, while here, it was quiet and peaceful, like two different worlds.

But it was true. To avoid displeasing this stunning woman, everyone present, whether commoners or nobles, desperately restrained themselves.

And the woman, seemingly oblivious to this, said,

“This looks good.” She took an ice cream-like snack from the stall, licked it, and smiled in satisfaction. Seemingly enjoying the taste, she took a few more licks, everyone’s attention drawn to her small, red tongue and moist lips. Her actions were natural, yet incredibly seductive and alluring.

“Gulp…”

“Gulp…” Predictably, the sound of swallowing echoed through the crowd.

Especially the stall owner closest to her, who stood there dumbfounded.

“Here,” the woman tossed a gold coin to the stall owner, not even waiting for change, and turned to leave.

The stall owner finally snapped out of his daze.

“I… I don’t need your money! If you like it, take it all! Take everything!” he exclaimed, holding the gold coin as if it were a treasure, then offering all the goods on his stall to her.

Unfortunately, the woman didn’t even glance at him, continuing down the street to the next stall.

Naturally, the moment she moved, the crowd followed.

And then, conflict suddenly erupted.

“Don’t push!”

“This is my spot!”

“Get out of my way!”

“Scram!”

Those trying to follow her started fighting amongst themselves. The stall owner, abandoning his stall, also tried to follow, but was kicked to the ground.

“Haha! The gold coin touched by the goddess is mine!” A young noble snatched the coin, his face filled with ecstasy, but in the next second, he was also kicked to the ground by his own knight.

“Get lost! This is mine!” the knight roared, snatching the coin from his master.

But soon, a crowd surrounded him.

“Give it to me!”

“That’s not something a mere knight can possess!”

“I’ll trade you a thousand gold coins for it!”

“Ten thousand!”

“A hundred thousand!”

“Bastard! Give me the coin now!”

A fierce scramble ensued. The crowd at the front followed the woman, while those left behind fought amongst themselves, two completely different scenes.

If this wasn’t strange, then what was?

However, both Shien and Lucy understood the reason for this bizarre sight.

Lucy stared at the departing, beautiful figure, her dazed look making Shien worried.

“[Bestowal: Sleep].” He cast the spell, and those fighting froze, their eyes closing as they collapsed, falling asleep.

Having done this, Shien turned to Lucy and shook her gently.

“No way? Darling, don’t tell me you couldn’t resist that witch’s charm either,” he said, truly worried.

Lucy, coming back to her senses, looked at him with a complex and astonished expression.

“Shafney, the Succubus…” she murmured, recognizing the woman.

“It’s her,” Shien said, staring at Lucy intently.

Fortunately, Lucy didn’t seem captivated. She let out a breath, as if calming herself, and looked at Shien.

“Why is she here?” She was both puzzled and enlightened. Puzzled because she hadn’t expected the legendary Succubus to suddenly appear here, and enlightened because she finally understood the reason for the chaos. Undoubtedly, it was all caused by this enchanting demoness.

“I also didn’t expect her to come here early,” Shien said, relieved that Lucy wasn’t affected, sighing helplessly, “Did you already guess it was her?”

“No, I only sensed it after arriving here,” Shien shook his head.

Lucy nodded and looked in the direction Shafney left, recalling her breathtaking beauty, her charm, and a worried look appeared in her eyes.

This was the first time she had seen Shafney in person.

Among the Demon Lords, only Sara, the Moon Demon, occasionally visited the Human Realm for official business.

The others rarely came.

For example, Airi sometimes slept for hundreds of years and might not even come to the Human Realm after waking up.

Very few humans had ever seen her true appearance.

If not for one of the masterminds behind the large-scale assassination in the Royal Capital ten years ago being a subordinate of Giacinta, nominally under Airi’s command, and the appearance of the Demon King Prototype and the theft of the Demon King’s remains, causing Airi to visit the Royal Capital afterwards, Lucy wouldn’t have recognized her when they first met.

The same applied to the other Demon Lords. Although there were rumors that Liddomar, the Beast Demon, and Millu Pesh, the Ghost Demon, frequently visited monster settlements like Tegor Forest to fight against the Old Demon Faction, they never appeared in public.

Kamina, the Poison Demon, seemed to have no interest in the Human Realm, having only visited a few times under special circumstances, not setting foot there in the thousand years since the three realms were established.

And Shafney, the Succubus, appeared even less frequently. Except for occasional whims, she always stayed in the Demon Realm.

However, each of her appearances caused a sensation in the Human Realm, creating legends.

Even history books recorded that whenever she appeared, countless human nations would be in an uproar, some spending all their fortunes just to follow her footsteps, some even risking their lives to express their love.

It was said that hundreds of years ago, a wealthy noble, after a chance encounter with Shafney, became completely infatuated with her, spending all his fortune to hire painters to capture her beauty.

Unfortunately, countless painters claimed that their skills were insufficient to capture even a fraction of her beauty, that any attempt would only tarnish it, and in the end, no one was willing to paint her, despite the immense reward.

This unbelievable story truly happened during one of Shafney’s visits to the Human Realm.

There were many similar legends. In short, everyone who saw Shafney, the Succubus, was captivated by her beauty, some even spending their entire lives longing to see her again, dying with that unfulfilled wish, others remaining single, forever pining for this unattainable demoness. Even within the Mitra Kingdom’s royal family, there seemed to be such cases.

Lucy, having never met Shafney before, instantly recalled these stories upon seeing her.

Therefore, she recognized her. And because of this, worry filled her heart. Not because of the chaos here, nor because of Shafney’s sudden and uninvited appearance, but…

“Are you close to her?” Lucy asked, turning to Shien, her gaze fixed on him.

“Me?” Shien was startled, looking at Lucy’s expression, a sudden urge to survive rising within him, making him say without hesitation,

“No, I don’t know her at all.” His desperate attempt at self-preservation relieved Lucy.

She had been worried that he might be captivated by that enchanting Succubus. Throughout history, countless couples had been torn apart by Shafney’s charm. There were even some truly horrific incidents, like a man who, after seeing Shafney, skinned his wife’s face, wanting to replace it with one resembling Shafney’s. Although Lucy didn’t think Shien would do such a thing, she was still worried that he might be captivated, becoming blind to everyone else but her. If that happened…

“I might actually kill you,” she said.

“Hiss~~~” Shien winced, feeling a chill down his spine.

Until…

“How cruel, saying you don’t know me at all,” a pleasant voice said.