e much more pressing matters now.
Why don’t we just take care of our business separately later?”

“I never thought that the day would come when I would actually agree with your offer.”

Unaware of the secret deal that was going on just behind her back, Julia eventually tumbled to her feet.
As the dust that was obscuring her view settled down, the appearance of the tower which seemingly appeared dead earlier had come into view.

‘What had actually happened to the Demon King?’

She waited silently, but she couldn’t feel any signs from the tower at all.
Julia unconsciously bit her lip in response.

No matter how powerful the magic power he had possessed, he still wouldn’t be unscathed if he were to get hit by such a terrifying magic power directly.
She didn’t even know if he was, perhaps, dying inside or even losing his mind.
An anxious foreboding began to ripple at large.

“Mister Kimaris.”

“Yes.”

“Is Lord Barbatos nearby?”


“I can feel that his presence is not too far away.
Still, may I ask what’s going on?”

“That……”

She heard that amongst all the 72 demons, only those with the highest rank could actually enter and exit the Demon God’s tower without much pressure.
Moreover, on the day she had first opened her eyes in the Demon Realm, he was the one who personally followed her to the tower and confirmed her qualifications as the key.
If that was so, then he would definitely be able to carry her to the tower right now.

Did Kimaris get a read on Julia’s intentions as she stared out the window? He then stood in front of her all of a sudden.

“No.”

“I have to save him.
I’m the only one who can move freely in front of the magic crystal after all.”

“Bael can do that as well.”

“He must have been seriously injured.
If he can walk around unharmed, why hasn’t he gotten out yet?”

Her heart was beating fast for no apparent reason at all.
Even as his whole body was getting torn apart by the magic, the image of him willingly giving up his own body lingered in her mind like an afterimage.

He shouldn’t be dying like this, so she just had to go.
She was overwhelmed with compulsions that even she could not fully understand.


“I need to go to the tower.
Please take me to Lord Barbatos.”

“But it’s dangerous.
Please think about it again, Julia.”

In fact, Kimaris’s expression as he looked downwards at her was utterly determined.
His face appeared like he could never let her go at all.

Julia bit her lips.
If Kimaris had rejected it, there was no way that she could make it to the tower.
If truth be told, there was no way that a weak human could have even left the castle alone before passing through the wilderness and eventually reached the tower safely.

As she had lost her spirits while fiddling with her fingers, she raised her gaze in hopes that she would try to convince Kimaris once again.
Nevertheless, Kimaris was forced to step back for a moment as he had gotten pushed by a strong energy.
Legion had shoved Kimaris away while smiling just like an evil villain.

“I’m sorry for changing my words, but I have to break the alliance.
Come with me, Julia.”

“Hey, human!”

“What’s wrong? That’s what Julia wants anyway.
I want to give Julia her own freedom.
I want her to do whatever she has decided to do.
That’s what makes me stronger after all.”

After saying so, Legion took a hold of Julia before anyone could even have the time to utter a word.
Then, he ran across the devastated bedroom before kicking away the bony window frame—shattering it completely—and leapt over it.

As he was left alone, Kimaris silently stared at the two figures who had already moved away from him.
A cold gust of wind blew right in the space where they had just disappeared.

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