Chapter 241

Do you have any wine?

"Enough is enough."

"Thanks."

You look very unhappy.

No one will feel joy from drinking their enemy's wine.

"Ugh~ I was even supporting Spider-Man, and in the end, it was that idiot who killed him."

Dedely didn't want to answer; she just sat in the corner, sipping her drink.

But the benevolent one took a wooden bucket and filled her cups one by one.

It's a bit incongruous that a benevolent person should be pouring wine for others.

But Dedeline didn't care; she just wanted to find a place to drink.

After her sword was taken away, all she had left was the black scythe that Spider-Man had given her. She was now only at the Cataclysmic level.

She was utterly useless; no longer the Demon King, she could do nothing.

Or rather, even the Demon King couldn't do anything; from the beginning, she was just amusing herself.

Whether she is a demon king or not is not the core issue. Her enemy is the Central Church. In the end, no matter how strong she becomes, she can't possibly defeat the guy sitting across from her who is pouring her a drink.

Her mere presence was enough to render many plans mere fantasies.

"What's wrong? Is the wine not to your liking?" The benevolent man saw her stop, silently put the wine on the table, and said with a gloomy face.

"Why didn't you kill me?" she whispered, tears streaming down her cheeks.

Then it fell onto the table, dripping.

"What nonsense are you talking about? You're so cute, how could I kill you?" Ren'ai looked at her, resting her head on her hands, and carefully wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief. "Don't cry, it's like I'm the one who bullied you. Actually, you've made a mess of my house. Sigh, destruction is always much easier than construction. Now you've made me homeless."

Dedeline didn't answer, she just stared at the guy in front of her.

Ultimately, she's just nonsensical.

They were fighting a demonic species to protect the world so that it could continue to be peaceful; they shouldn't have been in their way.

They were supposed to do the right thing, but they failed to stop the little spider, and that's why it died.

So I was very angry and wanted revenge.

Therefore, he gave up everything he could, even selling his soul for power, all for the sake of revenge.

But just how ridiculous was she? Dedeline couldn't even imagine herself in front of the Benevolent Ones. Like a pathetic clown, so weak, and doing things utterly illogical.

They didn't care, and were even too lazy to take her life.

They are not even on the same level. In their eyes, it is the end of the world, and civilization continues this very important topic.

In their eyes, all they see are simple friendships and love. In their eyes, they are as insignificant as dust.

I'm so unwilling to accept this; I feel so utterly vulnerable.

“You seem really eager to get attention,” the benevolent one whispered in her ear. “You selfish sheep, you’re being naughty.”

Dedeline didn't answer, and the Benevolent One slowly sat back down, looking at her and saying, "If you don't mind, you can stay in the church. We can't give Lori back to you. But within this limited space, we can give her her freedom."

"Limited space?"

"The Guardian also felt it wasn't good to leave a child in that state forever, so he used his abilities to create a room that was completely indestructible. Since the underground had already been destroyed, it was a good opportunity to rebuild it so she could live there," the Benevolent One said. "As for her demonic seal, we have already separated it."

"Separated?" Dedeline was stunned. "She's not dead?"

“She’s not dead. Because of the nature of the Demon God Seal, we can only deal with it by extracting the child’s soul,” the Benevolent One said. “The child may have woken up by now. You can go and see her. Once we confirm that she can’t activate her abilities without the Demon God Seal, you can take the child away.”

......

Carl tried to accept everything in front of him.

It's all my fault. If only I hadn't run away and hadn't abandoned this child back then.

At least be able to kill her before she becomes like this.

Lori knelt on the ground, tilting her head to look at Karl.

She looked at herself with curiosity and smiled.

It's not for any special reason, but probably because this child smiles at everyone.

That's impossible. Lori isn't the type of person who's an angel. Her experiences have made it impossible for her to truly open up to anyone.

"Hello," she said with a smile, "You look very sad."

Her soul has been taken away; all that remains here is a body called Lori.

The soul named Lori has been separated.

She has lost all her previous memories; now she is just a child named Lori.

Even her personality has changed.

"To prevent her body from decaying, I added a soul to it." The Benevolent One pushed open the door, looked at Karl sitting there, and began to speak without any formalities: "I found the soul of a child who died young. The compatibility is slightly higher than I expected, but I don't know what the side effects will be."

"Does God allow you to do this?" Karl asked softly, his voice very low.

Ren'ai was stunned for a moment, then shrugged helplessly.

“Perhaps, but I cannot give you the Demon God Seal because of that. This child can speak, has memories, and is just like a normal child. I even gave her a Demon Seal.” The Benevolent One said, “It is also a fire-type Demon Seal, but it is not a very strong one. It can only protect her from the harm of fire and prevent her from aging.”

"Do you have to say these things in front of this child?" Carl gave her a disapproving look, while Lori tilted her head and looked at him curiously.

“She’ll find out eventually.” The Benevolent One shrugged, then sat down in front of Lori, smiled at her, and turned to look at Karl: “You are a high-ranking priest, a high priest. Your assurances carry great weight, and we believe in your conscience. This is the biggest concession we can make. If the child is confirmed to be safe, you can take her with you. You can take her anywhere in the world you like.”

"Are you going to take me with you?" The child hesitated for a moment and then said, "I don't know you."

“I’m not looking for a replacement,” Carl said, his voice filled with anger.

“We didn’t mean to bully a child,” the compassionate man said. “We had to make the right choice. You know, we had a total of six meetings to get this compromise implemented, and I put in a lot of effort.”

Carl was silent for a moment, then whispered his thanks: "Thank you."

“Your anger is written all over your face,” the Benevolent One said casually, but she didn’t seem angry at Karl’s anger. She just chuckled softly and patted Lori’s head.

The child didn't seem to understand; she was just a little annoyed by being touched on the head and tilted her head to the side.

Besides discussing how to deal with Ark, the most important thing is how to deal with the Demon God Seal.

The Benevolent Ones' research has made a major breakthrough, for the first time being able to preserve the Demon God Seal and solidify it into a physical form.

It's already completed. The Demon God Seal of the Flalos lineage, using a crystal formed from dozens of demon seals and the heart of a benevolent being as its medium. Unprecedented, and perhaps never to be seen again.

Ark seems to really want this thing.

But can one person hold two Demon God Seals?

I don't know, there's no precedent for this, so nobody knows what might happen.

It can indeed hold multiple seals, but once the number increases, the most important ability becomes difficult to use. The Benevolent One has personal experience with this; unless one concentrates their attention on a particular seal, it is simply impossible to use.

It can be roughly deduced that it is better for two people to each have one magic seal than for one person to have two magic seals.

But that was just an example of a demonic seal; this is a demon god's seal. No one knows what the consequences would be if two were installed, because no one has ever tried it.

In fact, the Benevolent One was curious to see what would happen. Even if he installed two magic seals, as long as he couldn't deal with Benny, he wouldn't be able to do whatever he wanted.

Honor and immortality have been seen as thorns in each other's side since the Great War. Without a way to counter them, any strategy is nothing but empty rhetoric.

"Is there a problem with me?" the child sitting there asked hesitantly, looking at the benevolent man.

"Compared to the question you asked, I'd rather know how much you still remember," the Benevolent One said with a smile. "Since you still remember how to speak, I want to know what you remember. Don't worry, as long as you can't use the Demon God Seal, even if you are harmful to us, we won't change our strategy towards you."

"You've been talking about the Demon God's Seal for a while now, what is that?"

"When I tell you nothing, how do you feel about the names Flavos and the Demon God's Mark?" the Benevolent One whispered in her ear. "Just tell me how you feel."

“I’m scared,” she said softly. “These two names make me very uneasy.”

The two men looked at her, waiting to say something else.

These two words have a special meaning to her; even if she loses her memory of them, she will always have an impression of them in her subconscious.

"Besides being scared?"

“No, I’m terrified of that thing.” She sat there hugging her legs, burying her head in her arms.

"Is that all?" the benevolent person tried to ask.

After a long silence, the child sobbed softly.

"I really don't know," she said, crying. The child looked very aggrieved.

“You yourself said that her soul already belongs to someone else,” Karl said, looking at the Benevolent One. “Don’t put pressure on her like that.”

“It depends on whether you see this child as a child or a monster with the potential to destroy the world.” The Benevolent One stood up: “Let me be clear, this is extremely risky. You need to know just how seriously we take this matter.”

Carl was about to say something when there was a knock on the door.

"Boss, um, Grandpa's calling you." At the door, Ghost Duke looked at her hesitantly and said, "Are you busy right now?"

"Just playing around."

"Then we'd better hurry over there; it seems like something serious is going on." Ghost Duke scratched his head and looked at the little girl over there, asking, "Hey? It's Lori! Long time no see, do you still recognize me?"

"Is there...?"

"It hurts a little, but never mind, it's better not to remember." Ghost Duke looked at Benevolent One, who had already stood up: "Do I need to give girls time to get ready?"

“I’m not being pretentious.” The benevolent woman patted Karl on the shoulder, then turned and left, leaving the two of them alone.

She is indeed in a lot of trouble right now.

If we had to pile up all the things that need to be done right now, the benevolent one would probably be the busiest person on the surface.

The judge has now gone all over the world to find Ark, Benny is going to find other demons to communicate with, and the guardian is responsible for guarding the Demon God's Seal.

All other matters not specifically addressed shall be left to the benevolent.

Good heavens, she hasn't slept for two days. Talking to Deedri and those two has used up almost all her rest time.

"That child is so cute, I have a bold idea." Ghost Duke said, walking with his arms around his head, "I really want to hug that child and suck on him."

"If that child could be killed so easily... oh, sorry, I forgot you can't die."

"I think you're mocking me, but I can't find any evidence," Ghost Duke said casually, stretching.

Do you think this child should stay?

"What's the point of asking me? I think it's all fine, but deep down, I don't want this child to die."

"Why?"

"Values ​​follow looks, cuteness is justice." Ghost Duke said frankly, then turned to look at her: "That's why I work for you. You're a cute girl, and I really like your personality. I don't care what heinous things you've done."

“I’m starting to wonder if I invited you here just to annoy me.” The benevolent man shook his head with a smile, then looked at him: “I will take your opinion into consideration.”

"Thanks."

"The above is just for reference."

"It's already good enough that what I said can be taken as a reference," Ghost Duke said. "By the way, can just anyone use that Demon God Seal?"

"You want to give it a try?" The Benevolent One tilted his head and said with a smile, "It seems you can't use things from our world system?"

"Neither magic, holy power, nor even spell scrolls are allowed. The only thing we can use is a physical firearm," Ghost Duke said frankly. "However, I request a powerful shotgun. Just imagine, a guy like me who can't die, strapped with bombs all over his body, charging in with a shotgun in hand—wouldn't that be quite impressive?"

"Fancy and flashy, it can handle monsters below the Calamity level to some extent."

"Okay, but what kind of monsters I can defeat still depends on what kind of shotgun you can get me, right?"

"Interesting, I'll remember that."

"I am extremely grateful."