"Wake up!"

Charlette is calling, Adriana is calling, Adeline is calling.

The Hero "A·Gedora" thus opened his eyes, sat up, and looked at the surrounding girls with a puzzled face: "What are you doing here? Isn't our mission to defeat the Demon King?"

Hidden Nephilim approached the person, she simply said to the other girls: "Even if you want to hide it, there's no point. He will certainly know the state of this world, so it's better to directly tell the truth."

The power of the Curse spread through her hand, falling on A·Gedora, but was deflected by the Hero's Armor.

"What are you doing, Nephilim? That kind of thing is useless to me."

Hidden Nephilim snickered: "Heh, your plan worked, the Hero's Sword and Hero's Armor have recognized this guy's legitimacy. You can treat him as A·Gedora's substitute. I'm not going to stick around."

"A·Gedora" didn't understand, he looked at the other girls, but saw their eyes dodge.

It seemed he grasped something.

He showed the most familiar smile to the girls: "If there's anything you want to say, just tell me directly, I'll handle everything."

For a moment, the girls' expressions wavered slightly, but they quickly collected themselves, and finally, Charlette spoke: "Actually, you're not..."

...

"Mr. Doro, are you sure you want me to go with you?"

Rastina was completely stunned; she had just returned intending to rest for a few days.

Unexpectedly, Doro asked her to go with him to the Royal Capital Holy Tower.

"Yes, I request you to host a banquet in the capacity of the Demon King's representative; I will attend such a banquet—I want to observe the situation and then make my own decisions. During your banquet, request all parties to cease fire—do you think this can be done?"

Doro seems to have considered many things.

Mohe then persuaded: "You should go with him, Miss Rastina, Mr. Doro's invitation is very rare. Besides, it's also part of showcasing my power, I grant you the authority to represent me."

Light shimmered in her hand as she brought out a scepter.

This was something everyone hadn't seen before.

"The Demon King's Scepter—was dedicated to me by the Dwarves five thousand years ago. This thing is of no use to me, except for its rare materials. I never was interested in creating such materials."

Rastina saw the scepter in Mohe's hand, saw the gem inlaid on the scepter: "This is the Seven-Star Radiance Stone! Isn't it said there are no more than ten in the world!? On your scepter, there are at least..."

"It's because all the Seven-Star Radiance Stones found at the time were set on this scepter, so there aren't more than ten left in the world," Mohe sighed, "This should be able to represent my will. At the very least, as leaders of various forces, they need to recognize it, though during the showdown with Mr. Doro and his team I hid it, so I don't know if Mr. Doro knows."

Doro shook his head.

"Use this to represent my identity, express my will."

Mohe seriously said to Rastina: "Since Mr. Doro plans to cease such a war, and Mr. Doro is our Tearing Celestial King, why don't we support Mr. Doro? So, you go to the Holy Tower and hold a banquet, invite everyone you can think of who might attend. I won't attend, you represent my dignity."

She was determined not to run around with Doro anymore. Last time, Doro forcibly took her away. But now Doro knows she has a raven, so he presumably won't force her—when faced with issues he can't solve, he'll talk to the raven.

Mohe fundamentally is someone who's not willing to move much.

After all, she always has a long life, making her accustomed to staying in one place for long periods—as with the original Demon King's palace, she stayed there for hundreds of years.

These days spent with the Hero were a bit too demanding physically.

She truly doesn't want to keep moving, so letting Rastina run this errand is right. What great Demon King spends every day running outside? Someone like her should only appear at the most critical times, otherwise, don't show up—leaders who are always visible aren't leaders.

Mohe remains very sincere about her greatness.

"Ah, speaking of which, Mr. Doro, you should be meeting those girls again... having Lisidorwei, Rose, and Ah Xion with you should be appropriate. How about bringing two maids? This could highlight your noble status."

Doro shook his head: "It's precisely because I don't want people to think my status is noble that I let Rastina host such a banquet."

Mohe pondered: "Since that's the case, I understand, let them move back in these days, I've heard you've already birthed the Blood Race's child, need me to help with anything? Strengthen the bloodline or something... you know my technique."

"No need."

"Eh~ I'm too lazy to bother. Rest assured and go! Leave things here to me!"

"I'll leave it to you then."

Doro is much more straightforward and honest than before.

Rastina took the Demon King's scepter from Mohe and asked, "Well, Mr. Doro doesn't need this. Could you send me two maids?"

"——You'll have to hire them yourself!"

Currently, I only have two maids, the princess and Noel, while Rose—it's more appropriate to consider her Doro's maid. She's always running around Doro daily, lacking the loyalty a maid should have.

But that's enough for now.

Rastina left sheepishly.

"Phew~ It's finally peaceful!" Mohe said, somewhat satisfied as he left with Noel, "Noel, do you also feel that way? Whenever Doro is around, the pressure is immense!"

Isn't the pressure because your stance is opposed to his? If you were on his side, you probably wouldn't feel pressured. I feel pressured because I'm your maid—

"After all, Mr. Doro is extremely powerful."

"Hmm~ Let's go to our Sim City and bring our dear Lisidorwei back for a few days. Without Doro around, even the breeze feels so gentle!" Mohe sighed with emotion.

Noel thought to herself that it seemed like Mohe said this even when Doro was around? At that time, Mohe would say, "Dear Mr. Doro, your arrival is like bringing the spring breeze, warming my heart."

It's evident that the Demon King's skills are maxed out in every aspect.

"Shall I take you there?"

"Ah~ Use a mood like going on a picnic to pick her up. Miss Noel, you seem a bit too frantic. It's hard to get things done when you're this anxious."

Noel lowered her head, "You're right."

She indeed seems very laid-back, even extending a helping hand to ordinary passersby on the road.

Noel personally believes that there's no need for the Demon King to put on a show in front of her. Does she think she would report her behavior to Doro? That makes no sense...

Even if I had ten times the courage, I couldn't do something like that.

"Sigh~ War~ Everyone's lives are hard! Will there be quite a few beggars around the mansion recently?"

"They're all outsiders; the locals are living well."

Of course, Baixi Town is always blessed with good weather, abundant crops, and no pests—how could Mohe let such things happen here? It would affect her grape yield.

Moreover, others in the mansion are also very powerful and often help the local people when they have time.

Besides, the mansion's purchasing power is strong.

However, life seems tough for the people coming from other regions.

Mohe casually asked, "I also used to roam the world. The journey took... about six hundred years? Not a particularly long time; I did write quite a few songs during that time. For wanderers like these, I'll help if I encounter them, but ignore them if not."

"They will thank you for your kindness."

"Kindness?" Mohe laughed, "You're wrong, Noel. When I say to help, it doesn't necessarily mean kindness. Sometimes, simply destroying them is the most efficient solution. Help—there are many ways to deal with them. Provide money, power, food, authority, wisdom—or death. In a sense, giving death is the fairest. As long as I don't resurrect them, the dead won't come back to life."

Mohe's words made Noel ponder, but she quickly felt that Mohe seemed to have a point.

"Indeed, sometimes doing it directly seems more efficient."

"See? In my opinion, Mr. Doro is being overly complex, trying to take the long way around—he clearly doesn't agree with what I said."

Noel did not intend to interject into this topic. The situation between Mohe and Doro—an encounter of wills beyond normal life forms—is not something she, a frail being, can contemplate.

Frankly, she no longer harbors any major aspirations, having been captured by the Demon King. Just honestly fulfilling her duties is advisable. She should have accepted this fate many years ago, struggling and striving for years, paying such significant costs—what a foolish endeavor, and what difference did the outcome make?

"I hope Mr. Doro gets a good result. Since he's entrusted me, he clearly isn't optimistic about the outcome. Maybe I'll have to reconstruct the entire Holy Tower—just thinking about it is tiring!"

"It's hard on you."

Mohe turned back with a smile, looking at Noel: "I just like intelligent people like you. Filtering out foolish maids is the right choice."

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