The hotel rooftop, a gentle breeze swept by, lifting the strands of hair of the three young girls.
Lureya and Lina set down their delicate teacups and looked towards the magical girl.
The magical girl’s jet-black eyes seemed to hold the ink of truth, making the two girls tense.
Lina straightened her waist and swallowed nervously.
"Is it something truly serious?"
After fighting side by side, the magical girl could at least reveal some information candidly to the elf maiden and heroic maiden.
Of course, the secret use of divination art wouldn’t be spoken of.
"Before I left the Mage Tower, I brought an important and highly confidential piece of inside information."
The black-haired girl leaned her slender waist against the chair back, arms crossed, calmly watching the two girls.
"I received news that the Demon Lord is now hiding in this village, which is why I rushed here from the Mage Tower."
Upon hearing this, the entire rooftop fell into silence.
The blond girl and the white-haired girl exchanged noticeably panicked glances. Under the table, their small hands inadvertently reached and pinched each other’s soft flesh of the opposite arm.
They regained their composure.
"No, it couldn’t be. As far as we know, isn’t the Demon Lord just a mentally unbalanced male?"
The elf maiden weakly spoke, watching the confident posture of the black-haired girl, feeling a growing unease.
"Yes, exactly. As a Hero, surely I would have a certain sensitivity to the Demon Lord... Yet within the village, I haven’t sensed any anomalies."
The heroic maiden added.
If you can’t lie, keep quiet, you white-haired fool! With such awkward phrasing, it’s clearly suspicious!
Lureya gave Lina a fierce glance, and Lina wisely shut her little mouth.
"Outwardly, that’s certainly true. But I have reasons that don’t allow me to share the specifics. Nevertheless, I can assure you the intelligence I provided is absolutely correct! I’m willing to stake my mage career on it as a guarantee."
A magic shield enveloped the three, with the black-haired girl sincerely leaning her hands on the table, scrutinizing the two girls.
"The current Demon Lord is indeed within Yili Village, and from my observations, his identity has been completely exposed."
The elf maiden and heroic maiden abruptly pressed their table legs together, and despite the cool weather, their faces began to sweat.
The black-haired girl gave a confident smile, reaching out with her little hand, palm upward, as if her small palm grasped all the intelligence of the village, playing with it, and muttering to herself.
"A villager who doesn’t work diligently, always running to forbidden places..."
Lina: The villager who always ran to the Maple Forest Clearing has been found!
"Although his eccentricity seemed well-hidden, certain unintentional interactions with non-humans exposed it..."
Lureya: For humans, she’s just the one person of a different race in the village... The only opposite sex contact she has in the village is that one person! What significant scene has been captured? (voice growing sharper)
"This Demon Lord indeed hid very well... Planning to use a villager’s identity as a façade to conceal his true identity... If it hadn’t been for that outing, I wouldn’t have been certain."
Lina + Lureya: The target has become very clear!
Everything the magical girl mentioned matches a certain black-haired village boy perfectly!
The Demon Lord’s identity has been exposed by the magical girl!
As a Demon Envoy, the elf maiden and the recently fallen heroic maiden were already completely panicked, their hands trembling on their thighs beneath the table.
The white-haired girl dared not meet the magical girl’s gaze anymore.
Though nothing was explicit yet, the implication was clear enough!
Shami’s identity is completely exposed!
Once Shami is exposed, her fallen hero status will surely become known across the world!
Now, the entire continent will know of a Hero who turned into a demon for lusting after the Demon Lord’s body, boo-hoo! Such a thing should only happen after completing one’s heart’s desire, unfair world!
The elf maiden glanced thoughtfully at the tea, having drunk four or five cups already, and compared to the heroic maiden’s panic, Lureya, who had spent most time with Shami, was much more composed.
Ah, who would have thought that the magical girl came to the village for the same reason as her, except the former actually found Shami.
This is the Mage Tower, indeed...
Looking back on these days, there was indeed something peculiar, perhaps noticed during the battle with Aguli.
So today’s afternoon tea turned into a banquet of betrayal...
The effects of these teas may soon be used for inducing sleep...
"But all hiding is useless against the magical girl. No matter how much you hide, you can’t obscure the fact that you are the Demon Lord, Theo."
The magical girl confidently gave a faint smile.
The withered blond and white hair came to life.
Maple Forest Clearing.
Shami sat under a tree, summoning the skeleton.
The entirely clean Bone Frame approached.
"Master Shami, what’s the matter?"
"There’s an important task I need your help with."
Shami beckoned to the skeleton.
The Bone Frame paused in place, then slowly moved forward.
"Those types of things are fine. Do you feel lonely with Miss Lureya and Miss Lina unavailable? Although it’s disappointing that you only think of me now, serving the Demon Lord is what monsters should do."