Avoid Yandere Constellation

Lisanna’s joke caused a moment of silence.

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It was Lava, the highest-ranked demon, who broke the silence.

“How dare you speak to His Highness like that!”

He seemed quite angry and released his magic.

Or rather, he wasn’t really angry, but…

‘He’s watching my reaction, isn’t he?’

Kaine didn’t know how much Lava had been scolded by the Grand Duke, but his reaction suggested that he had been severely reprimanded.

Kaine smiled, matching Lava’s tone, like a final boss in a game. However, his smile was hidden by the noise, so no one could see it.

“That’s enough. She’s just a mortal. She can only talk like that for now.”

“Yes.”

As Kaine and Lava conversed, Kim Soo-yong’s group…

-Swallow!

…swallowed their dry saliva with stiff faces.

The pressure from the demon kneeling before them was immense.

At the same time, Kim Soo-yong realized something.

The demon who had just released his magic was far more powerful than the one they had fought during the evaluation.

Even the demon they had fought then had exceptional strength. It was only because of Kim Soo-yong’s awakening and Rain becoming a saint that they were able to defeat it.

The demon in front of them seemed infinitely stronger.

‘But who is the guy with the obscured face?’

One thing was certain: he was undoubtedly a demon.

Otherwise, there was no reason for a demon of a different caliber to kneel before them.

‘Is he the king of demons or something?’

Anyway, now was their chance.

They couldn’t have defeated such a formidable opponent last year.

‘But I and the group have become stronger.’

Some new members had joined as well.

So, they had a chance.

After making up his mind, Kim Soo-yong kicked off and…

-Whoosh!

…swung his sword with aura. However…

“You dare attack me, you crazy insect?”

Contrary to expectations, the demon caught Kim Soo-yong’s sword strike without even turning around, and without shedding a drop of blood.

‘Even without physical enhancement, this is too much of a difference.’

As Kim Soo-yong was taken aback, Lava threw him against the wall like swatting a fly.

-Thud!

Kim Soo-yong crashed into the wall.

Lava paid no attention to the frozen group and continued, “I’ll take care of these guys now.”

“Yes. Don’t kill them. I’ll watch from somewhere else.”

“Yes.”

Kaine secretly used a teleportation scroll and disappeared.

The only ones left in the room were Lava and Kim Soo-yong’s group.

“Now, I’ll show you hell.”

With these words, Lava released his magic and charged towards them.

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Meanwhile, I…

“Phew. This acting is exhausting.”

…returned to my room and lay down on the bed, having transformed back to my original appearance.

Then…

[The goddess of fate is asking if it’s okay for you to be here.]

The constellation sent a message in a puzzled tone.

I nodded without hesitation in response to her question.

“Yes, it’s fine for me to be here.”

After all, if I were there, my identity would be exposed.

Even though I had transformed into the Grand Duke, I was still just Kaine the brute.

‘I’m just a shrimp caught in the crossfire.’

So, it was best for me to stay here.

After this explanation, the constellation sent another message.

[The goddess of fate is asking if you won’t be able to watch the most important fight.]

Well, that would be the case normally.

‘But I have a way.’

I used the map-viewing ability and searched for the Cult branch where I had been until a moment ago.

Nine dots were beating up one black dot.

‘Hmm, I need to zoom in.’

At this distance, it just looked like ants fighting. I couldn’t see the details.

So, I needed to zoom in to observe the fight… or rather, the battle.

That way, I could time my final blow.

‘No, I’m not watching the fight out of curiosity.’

As I thought this to myself, I zoomed in.

-Thud!

The highest-ranked demon appeared, frowning.

Without hesitation, I…

-Swoosh!

…took out a very long bottle containing popcorn and Holy Water from my subspace ring.

I adjusted the effect of the Holy Water to an appropriate level.

-Whoosh!

The long bottle glowed with light, like a glow stick used by spectators to cheer.

Perfect. Everything was ready. All I needed to do was…

“Go, go, go! Go, go, go!”

…cheer loudly while eating popcorn.

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Meanwhile, Lava, the highest-ranked demon, was…

“Ugh!”

…blocking the attacks of Kim Soo-yong’s group.

‘If it weren’t for the Grand Duke’s orders…’

By now, some of them would have been dead.

But the Grand Duke’s orders were absolute law.

Even if Lava lost to them, he wouldn’t die.

The Grand Duke had promised to step in if he was in danger.

However, if he disobeyed the Grand Duke’s orders…

‘Death would be inevitable.’

Many demons in the demon world had died for disobeying the Grand Duke’s orders.

As Lava thought this, Lisanna approached from behind and raised one corner of her mouth.

“Hey, your boss has a fart floating around his face.”

“You crazy saint!”

Hearing this, Lava became angry and threw a ball of magic at her.

-Thud!

Lisanna was hit directly and flew away, but…

“Ugh!”

…she wasn’t seriously injured. Her body was covered in a denser layer of divinity than usual.

Rain let out a sigh of relief as she looked at Lisanna.

“Phew… It’s good that crazy woman is fine. I wanted her to get a little hurt, though.”

“Yes, next is the washboard.”

“Save the fighting for later.”

William and Burke stepped forward and attacked Lava with their swords, infused with aura and ki respectively.

-Thud! Sizzle! Crack! Thud!

Their attacks would have dealt significant damage to a higher-ranked demon, but the demon in front of them was a highest-ranked demon.

It was unlikely that the attacks of just two people would deal significant damage.

Lava looked at the two people attacking him as if they were annoying insects.

“Is that all?”

Lava swung his fist lightly, not intending to kill them.

-Whoosh!

It may have seemed light to him, but…

“Ugh!”

“Ugh!”

…it was quite a serious attack for the two people.

They were knocked away by Lava’s attack.

Ignoring the two, Willy and Eileen swung their swords.

-Sizzle!

One was infused with dense sword aura, and the other with sword ki.

No matter how strong the highest-ranked demon was, he couldn’t remain unscathed after being hit by their attacks.

“Ugh! This one hurts quite a bit. You bitches!”

Lava covered his hand with magic and swung his palm.

-Clang!

Eileen barely blocked his attack with sword ki.

Eileen’s arms trembled.

“Ugh! She’s going to be my sister-in-law, so you will not kill her, demon!”

“Hmm… So it was you who left that wound on me.”

Something seemed off.

Both of them had swung their swords at the same time, but one of them had a more severe wound.

‘I need to be careful with that one.’

Some of them didn’t require much attention.

After all, they couldn’t inflict significant damage on him.

‘But…’

Some of them were quite formidable.

The first one who charged, the two who blocked his attacks, and the washboard saint who was buffing them.

‘These three are quite annoying.’

As he was thinking about what to do, a warning instinctively rang in his head.

Lava moved with an urgency he had never shown before, but…

“Aah!”

…it was already too late.

A sharp magical blade cut off one of his wings.

Skaya looked at Lava, who was screaming in pain, with a relaxed expression.

“Hmm. It missed.”

“I’ll kill youuuuuu!”

Lava almost lost his sanity at her attack.

He never expected to be wounded by mere humans.

As he was about to use his primary technique, the ultrasonic attack…

‘Don’t kill them. Just subdue them.’

…the Grand Duke’s orders came to mind.

Perhaps it was because he remembered the Grand Duke’s orders that…

…his boiling anger began to subside.

He took a deep breath and sighed.

“Hmm…”

He needed to calm down.

Even if he killed them, he would only feel better for a moment.

But that moment would only be temporary.

‘If I kill them, it’s as good as killing myself.’

After all, he could quickly recover from this injury once he returned to the demon world.

Moreover, if the Grand Duke absorbed their power and shared it with him…

‘I can not only recover but also become stronger.’

So, he needed to control his emotions.

There was no point in solving this with emotions.

As Lava thought this, Skaya clicked her tongue.

‘Tsk!’

She had expected this.

She knew that the magic she had used wouldn’t be enough to kill the demon in front of her.

The demon’s movements were on a different level.

So, her goal was to make the demon lose his sanity.

Unfortunately, he had become more composed instead.

“Hmm…”

The magic taught by the Sage consumed a lot of magic power.

Just one activation had depleted a large amount of magic power.

‘I need to train my magic power after this incident.’

Of course, if she survived.

Skaya snapped her fingers.

-Vroom!

A complex ritual appeared from the ceiling and floor.

Lava kicked the floor as if he wouldn’t be defeated like this, but…

-Thud!

…he was blocked by a thick magical barrier.

The one who had created the barrier was none other than Sion.

In the brief moment of opportunity that had arisen, Skaya, as a skilled magician, didn’t miss her chance.

Magic was activated from the rituals engraved on the ceiling and floor.

-Crackle!

Lightning that would make anyone watching cringe appeared from the ceiling.

-Boom!

A massive explosion erupted from the floor.

Lava was hit directly by the two spells.

No matter how strong the highest-ranked demon was, he couldn’t remain unscathed after being hit by two high-level spells at close range.

As expected…

“Hmm… This is annoying.”

…Lava barely blocked the attacks with a magic barrier.

However, he still seemed to have suffered significant damage.

‘I want to kill them all.’

But now wasn’t the time.

If he subdued them, he would gain even greater power.

The stronger they were, the more power he would gain.

‘After all, I won’t die.’

The Grand Duke would come to his rescue if he was in danger of dying.

‘I’m a necessary highest-ranked demon in the demon world.’

So…

‘I’ll trust the Grand Duke and endure it!!’

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Meanwhile, the Grand Duke, whom Lava trusted, was…

“Wow, this guy has incredible patience. If I were him, I would have definitely lost my sanity at least once.”

…lying on the bed, eating popcorn and drinking a beverage, and laughing heartily as if watching an entertaining movie.

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