The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 433: “Mr. Shien…?”

As Nadue said, Melika was in big trouble.

“Melika…”

Lumia was terrified, hiding beside Melika, her body trembling, on the verge of tears.

“I-it’s okay, Lumia, don’t be afraid.”

Melika held Lumia’s hand, comforting her, but her own face was filled with tension. She bit her lip, her grip on Lumia’s hand tightening, revealing her anxiety.

Before them, Edel, with Eichi and Reid, blocked their path, their gazes lingering on the girls, their smiles polite yet forced, giving off a pretentious air.

Edel’s eyes were filled with excitement.

It was the look of someone whose sadistic tendencies had been stimulated.

Clearly, Melika’s nervousness and Lumia’s fear had aroused a sense of pleasure in this Duke’s son.

Therefore, Edel didn’t restrain himself, but instead became even more brazen.

“Why so nervous?” Edel said with a smirk. “I just want to invite you two ladies to dinner. That’s not too much to ask, is it?”

Lumia was speechless, and Melika, although also afraid, mustered her courage and said,

“I… I’m really not comfortable with this. Please, can you stop?”

Melika tried her best to express her thoughts.

However, Melika didn’t know that for those with malicious intentions, her words not only had no persuasive power, but also reinforced her image as someone “easy to bully.”

At least, that’s what Edel thought.

Therefore…

“That’s a bit ungrateful, Miss Elf.” Edel laughed brazenly. “Let me tell you the truth. I’m the son of a Duke. My father is the head of the Lucica family. I’m the next Duke, and also the fiancé of Princess Liadella, the first in line to the throne. Even your elven royalty have to be polite to me. Are you sure you want to disrespect me like this?”

“Ugh…” Melika was speechless.

If what he said was true, then his status was indeed not something she could defy.

The elves were a noble and transcendent race, especially the elven royalty, a symbol of nobility in the human world, even human kings showing them respect.

However, the Kingdom of Mitra was also the Hero’s Kingdom, founded by the Hero who defeated the Demon King. The royalty of this country was also respected by the elves.

The Elven King was once a companion of the Hero Mitra, and had close relationships with the ancestors of the Elvenbein family and the elite warriors of the Hero’s party, the predecessors of the Royal Knights. He could even be considered one of them, fighting alongside the Hero’s companions against the Beast Demon, one of the Six Demon Lords, in the war a thousand years ago, earning him a place in history and great fame.

Because of this, the relationship between the Elven Race and the Kingdom of Mitra was quite good. When elves left the forest to experience the outside world, they usually came to the Kingdom of Mitra, rarely going to other countries.

Therefore, for the royalty of other countries, the elven royalty was an unattainable existence, but towards the Kingdom of Mitra, they always held respect and affection.

Under such circumstances, if he was truly the fiancé of a royal princess, it wasn’t strange for the elven royalty to be polite to him.

Moreover, even if the elven royalty could be impolite, Melika couldn’t.

Because Melika was just an ordinary elf, from an ordinary family in the elven homeland, far from being a noble royal.

“Understand?” Edel smiled smugly. “Since you understand, then you should know what to do, right?”

Saying so, Edel gestured to Eichi and Reid beside him.

Eichi and Reid exchanged glances, then stepped forward expressionlessly, releasing their auras.

Their auras made Melika’s expression change.

“Level seventy…”

These two knights were actually above level seventy.

Knowing this, Melika felt despair.

With two such powerful knights here, she couldn’t even resist.

Not to mention the difference of more than twenty levels, she was also a magician. At this distance, she was afraid that the moment she started chanting a spell, they would immediately subdue her.

Realizing this, Melika said with a trembling voice,

“I’ll go with you, but you have to let my companion go.”

Melika was prepared to compromise and at least protect Lumia.

“No! Melika!”

Lumia, realizing this, shook her head tearfully.

Edel glanced at Lumia, conflicted.

After all, this beastman girl was also exceptionally beautiful. Although not as pure and beautiful as an elf, her frail and helpless appearance also stimulated Edel’s sadistic tendencies.

Among the women Edel had seen, Lumia might not be the most beautiful, but she could still rank among the top five.

If Melika weren’t present, Lumia would also be a prime target in Edel’s eyes.

Unfortunately, Melika had a racial advantage, belonging to the best of the best.

As the closest existence to the Divine Race in the human world, every elf was pure and beautiful, the perfect object of everyone’s desires. In terms of appearance and preference alone, Melika’s priority was even higher than Lia’s for Edel.

After thinking for a moment, Edel decided.

“Since the elf has said so, then fine, I’m not an unreasonable person. I’ll let this dog-person go.”

Edel said nonchalantly, but he secretly thought,

(I’ll find a way to get this elf first, then have someone keep an eye on the dog-person. After I succeed, I’ll find a chance to bring her back as well.)

Edel wasn’t planning to let go of either of these rare beauties.

Melika and Lumia, unaware of Edel’s thoughts, began to argue.

“You… you should go, Lumia!”

“I don’t want to!”

“Please! Go back…!”

“Sob… Melika… no…!”

The two girls hugged each other, one anxious, the other in tears.

Looking at the two girls, Edel didn’t feel any pity, but instead looked at them with appreciation, a hint of regret in his heart.

(If I could enjoy these two together tonight, that would be the greatest pleasure.)

Thinking of this, Edel was a bit reluctant to let Lumia go.

But doing so might cause Melika and Lumia to resist desperately.

Edel wasn’t worried that these two young girls could harm him, but he was afraid that they would be too headstrong and, like some female adventurers he had forced himself on in the past, commit suicide on the spot. That would be a huge loss.

Adventurers were different from others. They often went on adventures and experienced many life-or-death situations.

For them, losing their lives was something they were mentally prepared for. If they were pushed too far, they wouldn’t hesitate to give up their lives.

If these two beautiful girls were lost to him because of this, he would definitely regret it.

(I’ll play it safe first. I can always achieve this goal later.)

Just thinking about it made Edel feel excited.

Edel didn’t know that Melika was even more headstrong than he imagined.

Perhaps because of Melika’s seemingly timid demeanor, Edel subconsciously overlooked the fact that as an elf who valued her purity, Melika would never let someone like him touch a single hair on her head.

Therefore, Melika had already made up her mind.

(After Lumia leaves, I’ll immediately use self-immolation magic.)

Melika thought resolutely.

(But I wonder if Vivian and Diere will be sad.)

And Mr. Shien… would he be sad…?

If he would… then it would be good…

Thinking of this, Melika continuously pushed Lumia away.

“Go, Lumia.” Melika forced a smile. “Go back and find Vivian and Mr. Shien. They’ll definitely find a way.”

“Melika…” Lumia was on the verge of tears.

Edel, who had been smug and excited, suddenly froze.

“Wait, who did she just say?” Edel’s eyes widened, and he murmured, “Mr. Shien…?”

Shien…

Shien…

Wasn’t that…?

“C-could it be that you know…!?”

Edel’s expression finally changed.

However, it was too late to change his expression now.

“Whoosh—!”

A figure, like a stream of light, came rushing from the sky at an astonishing speed, creating a gust of wind as it arrived before Edel.

“Bang!”

With a muffled sound, Edel, whose expression had just changed, didn’t even have time to react before he was kicked away, crashing into the wall of a building.

“Pfft!”

Edel spat out a mouthful of blood, his face filled with pain and shock.

“What…!?”

“An attack…!?”

Eichi and Reid’s expressions also changed. They were shocked, then enraged. They drew their swords and charged towards the figure.

Without hesitation, the two knights, both above level seventy, slashed at the newcomer with their swords.

However…

“Clang!”

“Clang!”

With two metallic clangs, the two swords struck the figure, creating sparks before being deflected.

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

The next moment, two more muffled sounds rang out.

“Gah!”

“Ugh!”

Eichi and Reid, like Edel, were kicked away mercilessly, crashing to the ground and rolling away.

The owner of the figure finally appeared before everyone.

“Mr. Shien…!”

“Mr. Shien!”

Seeing the figure clearly, Melika and Lumia were first stunned, then their faces lit up with joy.

The newcomer was Shien.