Volume 3, Chapter 53 – The ‘True’ News

“This is all the conclusion I reached after my painstaking investigation in Windward City and the Sadik Empire! It is absolutely reliable, Your Majesty, you must believe me! Before the Blood Butterfly makes a move, we must eliminate her quickly!”

Moxiao spoke with great anxiety.

Upon hearing Moxiao’s report, Xue Tian’ao sat back in his office chair. Deep down, he had some doubts about Moxiao’s words. After all, judging from his time spent with Miss Yu tonight, she was refined and elegant, her every move filled with an indescribable sense of gentleness. She was completely different from the bloodthirsty and brutal Abyssal Demons in his memory.

According to Moxiao, the Blood Butterfly’s original identity was the eldest daughter of the Blackrose Family, and such elegant manners came from her past upbringing. However, in Xue Tian’ao’s view, even if one retained their humanity, the nature of an Abyssal Demon was hard to restrain. Specifically, that instinctive loathing for the scent of humans or other living creatures was a core trait. Yet, Miss Yu had shown none of these behaviors last night, which left Xue Tian’ao feeling quite perplexed.

However, after seeing the ample evidence provided by Moxiao, Xue Tian’ao had to believe this incredible fact. The eldest daughter of the Blackrose Family was indeed the new demon king tier Abyssal Demon, the Blood Butterfly!

Yet, after realizing this fact, Xue Tian’ao did not feel uneasy because a new demon king tier existence had appeared in the Imperial City. Having unlocked two of his shackles, he was now capable of defeating the powerful Inferno. Since he could defeat a long-established and formidable demon king tier Abyssal Demon, what reason did he have to fear a newly born one? Even if she were truly strong, he could deal with her as long as he liberated his third shackle.

The key issue was that Xue Tian’ao did not want to be enemies with that young lady right now. Compared to the one-time points gained from eliminating a demon king tier existence, the benefits of obtaining a girl with a ‘Transcendent’ value far exceeded those points!

In short, Xue Tian’ao’s idea was to conquer that young lady. Unlike other grotesquely terrifying demon king tier Abyssal Demons, this demon king girl was a bona fide beauty, and Xue Tian’ao was full of motivation.

This was perhaps the kind of plot common in old novels and anime where the protagonist conquers the Villain Boss and takes them in as a companion.

‘Heh.’

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‘I’m really looking forward to it~’

Thus, leaning back in his chair as he pondered, Xue Tian’ao slowly revealed a smile full of anticipation.

Back to the present.

Having made his decision, Xue Tian’ao went to Noya’s magic bookstore, a place like a treasure chest, to purchase rare materials. Initially, Xue Tian’ao wanted to use ‘normal’ means to directly conquer this demon king girl. But he regretfully realized that this idea seemed somewhat unrealistic.

His Eye of Destiny could perceive others’ feelings and subtly increase the favorability of those who made eye contact with him. However, this power was completely ineffective against Abyssal Demons and could even have the opposite effect. Last night, after meeting Miss Yu, this point had been verified. Because of this, Miss Yu likely had very little favorability left for him.

Whenever he thought of this, Xue Tian’ao couldn’t help but let out a long sigh, his heart filled with regret. If he had acted more cautiously and figured out her identity first, he wouldn’t have brainlessly used the Eye of Destiny and ruined his impression in her heart.

However, there is no medicine for regret in this world. Now that things had come to this, he could only accept it.

Nevertheless, the eldest daughter of the Blackrose Family, with her peerless beauty and ‘Transcendent’ value, held an unparalleled allure for Xue Tian’ao, and he would not choose to let go. No matter what, he had to try his best to conquer that black-haired girl. Didn’t many female villains start by hating the protagonist only to be conquered by him in the end? Even if it really didn’t work, it wouldn’t be too late to eliminate her and exchange her for points at the very end.

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Unfortunately, since Miss Yu’s favorability toward him was already low, combined with the fact that Abyssal Demons naturally loathed the divine power within him, trying to conquer her through conventional means seemed a bit unrealistic. In that case, he could only follow an unconventional path.

Specifically, he would use the synthesis book exchanged with System points to create ‘that’ thing.

Watching the rare materials being placed before him one by one by Noya, the smile on Xue Tian’ao’s face grew increasingly brilliant. At the same time, it gave off a chilling feeling. As the shopkeeper, the fox girl Noya couldn’t help but frown slightly after noticing the intense desire in Xue Tian’ao’s eyes.

However, Noya quickly hid the strangeness on her face and once again displayed her signature service-oriented smile. “It’s all set, Your Majesty Xue Tian’ao. All the materials you wanted are here. Take a look, are you satisfied?”

“Yes! Quite good!”

Carefully examining the rare materials before him, Xue Tian’ao’s face was written with satisfaction.

“Then, we have a deal~”

“Mhm.”

“Thank you for your patronage, Your Majesty Xue Tian’ao~”

With a slight smile, Noya slowly waved her hand. Accompanied by a ripple of white-gold magic power, the mountain of Primestone Coins vanished without a trace amidst the golden light, all compressed and stored into Noya’s ring. Subsequently, the fox girl also revealed a quite pleasant smile.

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However, upon seeing this pleasant smile, a trace of gloom imperceptibly surfaced on Xue Tian’ao’s face, and a dangerous light appeared in his eyes.

‘This fellow…’

Although she had indeed provided a lot of help, every bit of that help was traded for money. This unscrupulous merchant seemed to be the type who would help whoever had money. Her refusal to submit to a single power once and for all seemed to be so she could profit from multiple factions over the long term. If his enemies came to her with enough money in the future, this fox would likely help them against him.

If he still couldn’t make this person one of his own later, it seemed he would have to consider how to eliminate her. Thinking of this, a trace of bone-chilling coldness flashed deep within Xue Tian’ao’s azure eyes.

While Xue Tian’ao and Miss Noya were conducting their transaction, several young men waited outside the magic bookstore. These were Xue Tian’ao’s confidants in disguise, as well as Moxiao, who had previously struggled to return from the Sadik Empire to report the news. After waiting for a long time, the sturdy brown-haired man, Toma, crossed his arms with some impatience and unease.

“Why hasn’t His Majesty come out yet? Could something have happened?”

As soon as he spoke, Garfield, who was waiting and taking notes beside him, complained about his colleague with some exasperation. “Please, His Majesty Xue Tian’ao is so powerful now that it’s impossible for something to happen without a struggle. Besides, it’s not like we haven’t been to this shop before. Every time we wait for quite a while, so just be patient.”

After being scolded by Garfield, Toma said no more and silently leaned against the wall. Garfield then turned his gaze toward the black-haired man who had been pacing back and forth for a long time. Seeing him constantly walking, Garfield couldn’t help but frown.

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“Hey, your name is Moxiao, right? What are you doing walking back and forth? Stop swaying, you’re making me dizzy.”

“S-sorry… I, I have an urgent need to use the restroom…”

“Hmm? Urgent need?” Hearing this, Garfield rolled his eyes impatiently. “Then go to the restroom! Why are you pacing around here? There’s a restroom at the corner of the street!”

“Yes… understood, I… I’ll go right away!”

After replying uneasily, Moxiao hurriedly ran toward the restroom at the street corner under the gazes of Garfield and the others, who looked at him like he was an idiot. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from their sight. Seeing this, Garfield let out a long sigh. “Sigh, honestly, why does His Majesty Xue Tian’ao place so much importance on such a cowardly guy…”

On the other side, after rushing into the restroom, the cold-sweat-drenched Moxiao hurriedly pulled a blue magic stone from his spatial ring. It was a communication magic stone. After taking a few deep breaths, Moxiao nervously activated the stone.

Accompanied by a ripple of blue light, a magnetic male voice slowly entered Moxiao’s ears. “I knew you were a smart man, Mr. Moxiao.”

Though the voice was gentle and pleasant, the moment it reached Moxiao’s ears, it made him feel a suffocating pressure, as if he were being held tightly in the claws of an Abyssal Demon, unable to breathe.

After forcing down his internal unease and trembling, Moxiao plucked up the courage to speak. “Duke… I have already done as you requested… I beg you… please let my family go…”