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“...Lia...Lia…” A voice calling out to someone, I don’t know who it was, came from the shadows of the leaves, leaped out from the sunlight that was divided by the window frame, and surged towards me from the gaps in the crowd.
"Your Highness, are you alright?" Head maid Lucy stepped forward and supported Kalia, who was swaying slightly, with some concern.
“I’m fine, Lucy.” Shaking her head, the voice didn’t linger for long. Kalia looked up and forced a smile. “I probably just need a little rest. Let’s go sit over there for a while.”
Head maid Lucy hesitated for a moment, but still helped Kalia to sit down under a tree in a slightly secluded spot.
Taking the water Lucy offered, Kalia took a few sips and gradually gave up on figuring out the meaning of the sound. After all, it didn't seem to have caused her any harm, and there was no scientific explanation for it at the moment.
However, if that were the case, I wouldn't have anything to do.
Kalia sat in the shade of interwoven green leaves, somewhat absent-minded.
Just then, a couple of civilians passed by in the shade of the tree not far away, leaving behind whispers of discussion:
"Hey, have you heard?"
"That former Hero of Light, Mino, who was captured and taken to the Demon King's castle, seems to have already defected to the demons... I heard he surrendered on his very first day at the Demon King's castle!"
"I know, I know! I heard he has a gentle and lovely maid serving him in the Demon King's castle, a beautiful and charming shadow demon to lull him to sleep, and even a haughty and sharp-tongued twin-tailed girl stepping on his face! Ugh... I'm so envious, oh no, I'm so disgusted!"
"It's said that he even has a child with a demon!"
The increasingly exaggerated discussions gradually faded away, disappearing with the flow of people.
Under the shade.
"Eh?"
Kalia's eyes widened.
……
Demon City.
The warm sunlight shone through the clouds into the well-lit, gloomy prison cell.
On the soft, clean bed, Mino rubbed her eyes sleepily, slowly sat up, stretched, and mumbled:
"This angle of incidence... It's almost noon, time to get up and eat."
The creaking sound of the door opening drifted in as Mino got up. The zombie maid, who seemed to have been waiting outside, pushed her cart into the cell. The sound of cool running water gurgled beside the washbasin, and the sound of a towel being wrung out and the maid's little leather shoes hitting the floor stopped by the bed.
"Mino, here you go."
A damp towel was handed to Mino.
"Oh, thanks."
Mino took the towel from Fim and scrubbed her face vigorously with great pleasure before getting up from the bed. She opened her arms and let the petite zombie maid style her hair and change her pajamas. Only when the cloth napkin was wrapped snugly around her neck did Fim's voice sound from behind Mino.
"Mino".
"Lunch is ready, all set."
"Let's eat first."
"Take a shower first."
"still……"
"Hmm, one more, please." Mino's rinsing voice was a little muffled as she stood at the sink. "I haven't fully digested last night's milk tea yet..."
"Fim, I understand."
The blue-haired maid nodded slightly, maintaining her posture facing Mino, and slowly withdrew from the cell, gently closing the door behind her.
"Gurgle gurgle gurgle—Ptooey!"
After spitting out the last mouthful of mouthwash, wiping the water droplets from the corners of her mouth with a napkin, and gazing at the bright sunshine outside the window, Mino revealed a refreshed smile:
"It's another beautiful, sunny day, don't you think, Artotai?"
Mino turned his head, only to find his holy sword huddled in the corner, desperately trying to maintain maximum distance from Mino on the plane, and said with extreme vigilance:
"My lord, please do not come too close to me."
I'm afraid humans will misunderstand—
Chapter 309 Demon King, are you crying?
"If others think I'm in cahoots with you, then I'll be in deep trouble and I'll never be able to clear my name."
Altottai gave Mino a look as if he were looking at slag.
“Altotai, I feel that a sad barrier has already formed between us, master and servant.”
Mino coughed a few times, straightened his posture, and said, "Perhaps you have some misunderstanding about me?"
“It’s not a misunderstanding.” Altottai shook the hilt of his sword seriously.
“No, no.” Mino twisted her index finger seriously.
"Then please swear on this small half of the White Legacy that I carved that you have never felt happy about being captured and taken to the Demon King's Castle."
"Hey! How could your sword be so vicious?! Fim would be heartbroken if he heard this!"
Mino protested loudly, "Please respect me!"
What followed was Altotai's disdainful gaze: "Do you expect me to show a hero who has betrayed Prince Ota, Chief of Lak, the Ice Saintess, the Ice and Fire Dragon King, and Pope Brad... the respect commensurate with his actions?"
Mino's gaze immediately turned to the window:
"Let's talk about the new hero, Artotai."
"I heard that those demons were unable to stop the new hero from receiving the goddess's blessing, and now the Kingdom of Kur is once again ushering in a very bright future. Altotai, do you think it's possible that we'll be rescued soon?"
"Hmm." Artotai lowered his sword hilt, pondered carefully, and quickly came to a conclusion:
“If you don’t give away your prizes again, then it’s not impossible.”
"Hmm...would you be willing to be my cellmate for life, Artotai?"
"Hey! Don't give up so easily!!!" Altottai finally couldn't hold back any longer and shouted, "Don't talk like your life is over if you don't give up now!!!"
“Haha, just kidding, don’t take it too seriously, Altottai.” Mino waved his hand and fell into thought: “But you have indeed reminded me.”
Although the truth behind his giving away the gift was to obtain powerful light energy.
However, as the human camp gradually stabilizes (in Mino's view), when faced with the temptation of rewards, we must gradually make choices and never let the human camp fall into dire straits!
Raising her head, Mino's eyes gradually revealed determination.
This is him, the strongest hero in human history, the last pillar of humanity's light...
"Mino, I brought it."
Fim carried Mia as they pushed open the door and entered.
"Humans are nothing! Lolis are the way to go!" Mino declared firmly.
Taking the tiny Mia in her arms, Mino rubbed the white-haired loli's bouncy face repeatedly, like petting a kitten, feeling completely healed.
"Ah~woo~"
In Mino's arms, Mia opened her big eyes, yawned slightly, then changed position, curled up in Mino's arms, and continued to sleep.
"You slept until now? You lazy, good-for-nothing demon, were you born specifically to eat up all the rice in the Demon King's castle?"
Mino poked Mia's cheek tirelessly as he spoke.
"You're talking about yourself, aren't you? At most, they just drank all the milk from the Demon King's castle." Artotai said disdainfully from the corner.
"Who said that?" Mino scoffed, immediately denying it. "You underestimate me. It's not just rice..."
As if by magic, Mino produced a bottle of well-mixed milk:
"Who says the milk has to be drunk by this little one? It's all mine!"
"A newborn..."
The rich, sweet aroma of milk immediately filled Mia's nostrils. The next moment, she suddenly opened her big eyes, looked at the milk bottle in Mino's hand, and her eyes lit up instantly:
"Milk!"
With a sweet, childlike voice, Mia reached out expectantly towards the bottle, kicking her little legs weakly in the air, but Mino held her tightly in his arms. Even though it was only a tiny distance away, she just couldn't reach it.
Turning her little head, Mia looked longingly at Mino's face, as if she knew who was feeding her, and tugged at Mino's sleeve, calling out in a clear voice, "Baba! Milk!"
"Hmph hmph hmph, hahahaha..." Mino tilted his head back, about to burst into wild laughter.
A cold, rose-scented shadow clung to the cell.
Mino immediately put the nipple of the bottle into Mia's mouth, gently rocking the little bean in her arms while pretending to talk to herself in a very serious and earnest manner:
"200ml, brew with hot water, cool to 37-40℃, test on wrist to feel warm but not hot... Master Dao, I've succeeded."
"late."
"I heard it a long time ago."
Kletina, who appeared in the arena, glared at Mino before walking over and taking Mia from Mino's arms: "Hero, how many times have I told you not to teach Mia these nonsense things? She's still young. What if she gets kidnapped by some perverted child abductor? That would be a terrible thing!"
"What? There's actually a freak who can rival me?" Mino paused slightly, his expression turning serious.
Kleinna gently coaxed Mia in her arms, then glanced at Mino. Although she was exaggerating the situation, she felt it was still necessary to teach this hero a lesson: "Demons in their juvenile form are the easiest to be tortured and killed."
“Unlike you humans, those adult demons in the wild only have malice towards young demons. Some will be dried up as food, some will have their limbs torn off as toys, and some will be crushed into mincemeat as materials to mark their territory.”
"In short, young demons who are accidentally abducted or lose their protection often end up with a miserable fate."
“Recently, within the demon territory, young demons have frequently been murdered and mysteriously disappeared… In your human terms, demon traffickers are not uncommon.”
Feeling a chill run down his spine under Klein's resentful gaze, Mino could only accept this explanation.
"Alright." Leaning down, Mino gently touched Mia's little nose as she happily drank her milk. Not knowing how much the little one could understand, she could only try to correct her by speaking slowly:
"Although I never taught you that, you can't call me 'Dad' so easily in the future, Mia."
"You should know that I am not your father."
The bottle slowly came to a stop in mid-air. Mia's transparent, fuzzy ears twitched slightly. Suddenly, she put down the nipple and stared blankly at Mino, who was so close to her.
"No, beep beep?"
“No, that’s not it.” With her hands on her hips, Mino wagged one finger: