The Author's POV

Chapter 537

Hearing Edward's brittle voice that was pent up with all his emotions, I smiled softly.

"Sorry, I had to take a little detour."

Clank—! Clank—!

With my sword unsheathed, I hacked at the chains that bound him and freed his arms and legs.

Following the release of the chains, he started to fall down. In response, I lowered my body and pressed my hand on his shoulder, preventing his fall.

"Are you okay?"

"…yeah."

Glancing at me, Edward had a bitter look on his face.

"It's been a while since I've moved, and with my mana sealed for this long, my muscles just gave out."

"It's alright. I'll help you out for now."

Supporting Edward's body up, I helped him out of the room. On our way out, Edward opened his mouth and asked.

"…Did you do it?"

His voice sounded rather weak and frail. Glancing at him from the corner of my eyes, I nodded.

"Yeah."

When I recalled my other self's conversation with the Duke, there were times when I was afraid that the deal would've fallen apart.

Especially during that time, my other self had threatened him.

If there was one thing you learned at the Lock about demons, it was never to threaten a demon belonging to the Pride clan.

If he hadn't been wary of the rumors about my strength, I would've been afraid he would have just attacked me then and there.

Fortunately, my other self knew when to back down, and from there was able to make a deal with the Duke.

Thankfully, I didn't have to give anything up. Initially, the Duke was against the idea of me keeping my stuff, but considering what he would gain, he eventually relented.

It wasn't every day he would get a core belonging to a Duke-ranked demon. Furthermore, with multiple alibis pointing out the fact that I had killed him, he could consume it without worrying.

No Duke would refuse such a tempting offer.

Well, it wasn't like my other self gave him any choice to begin with.

"Took you a while."

While I was carrying Edward on my shoulders, appearing right in front of us was Lightning Dragon.

His appearance shocked Edward as he looked at me.

"What is he doing here?"

Nodding in Lightning Dragon's direction, I glanced at Edward.

"He's our ticket out of the Demon Realm."

"Our ticket out?"

"Yeah. He knows of a portal that can lead us back to earth."

Edward's face relaxed as soon as he heard those words. Staring in Lightning Dragon's direction, he nodded his head.

"I'll be in your care."

"Don't worry about it."

Waving his hand to brush him off, Lightning Dragon took a couple of black robes from his dimensional space and handed them to us.

"For now it's best if you wear this."

"Sure."

"Okay."

Simultaneously nodding our heads, Edward and I took the hoodies and put them on.

This was something that the Duke had ordered.

Since he was planning on consuming the core, he couldn't let it seem as though he was working with me.

If it did, his plans would instantly crumble. Well, that was unless he decided to kill all witnesses, and realistically speaking, that was a bit more of a hassle than doing things this way.

"So…"

In the midst of putting on the robe, I suddenly heard Edward's voice.

I turned my head to look his way. Did he need something?

His next words made my expression harden.

"…I've been meaning to ask this for quite a while, but what's your relationship with my daughter?"

"Ehm…"

Scratching the side of my cheek, I carefully answered.

"The both of us attended the same academy, so we can say we're classmates."

Honestly, it was a bit more complicated than that, but my gut told me to leave it as it was.

"I see.."

As Edward raised the hoodie to cover his face, he nodded his head.

me on the

just curious. No need to stiffen

that, he walked

his back, I

pressure coming out of his body that I couldn't quite

channeling his mana

'Overprotective dad…'

caught up with Lightning Dragon who looked at me with a strange

"What?"

interested in

a glare, I turned around and walked

and let's

*

"This way…"

Edward and

Lightning Dragon used to travel

to get there, and that was through portal devices they created. Not only that, but they also needed to have specific coordinates

to access the demon realm, the same

enter a dungeon was through the portals

stared at Lightning Dragon who was a little bit up

have left till we

"We're here."

Dragon abruptly

the place. It soon dawned on me that

head to glance at

exactly is this

"Eh…"

the place, Lightning Dragon embarrassingly

surroundings, a wry smile

"…I forgot."

"Shit."

I heard his words, I couldn't

about his

seriously telling me that he is the

was the one that told me that Lightning Dragon was the only one that

"You don't remember?"

echoed throughout the forest. Sharing

say that you knew a way

"I did."

no, Liam

know that it's somewhere

frown on his face, he turned to

of a way to sense

"...I can try."

hood and displayed his horns

help

he too started to

one of the threes, I shook my

only the Duke had his

order to set up a portal. And since the Duke had never been to earth, we couldn't use his

was required in order to activate the portal, and since none of us could

was part of the deal we

"Haaa…"

my body was still aching from the side effect of the skill, and although the pain was a

could only hope they would

But...

an hour eventually passed, and the results remained the same. My

'How useless.'

me help

realizing just how vast the place was, my face

take

"I've found it!"

was about to start searching, I heard

appeared in the distance holding

"You found it?"

Edward

"Can you activate it?"

"Yes."

hand, demonic energy suddenly sprang out from

Crack. Crack. Crack.

black threads appeared in the air, and

minutes, a black portal started to appear

portal was forming. It was evident that it took him a lot of demonic energy to

"Haaa…haa…haa…I'm done."

echoed throughout

a good

the demon, I calmly patted my hand

doing this

Crack—

his abdomen area and broke his core

the same. I'm also

given the

the fact that I

was part of the agreement we

But

I stared at the area where the demon died, I glanced toward the portal

go. It's time to

***

Duke Adramalech's voice.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

Duke Adramalech stared

give this to him

"An acquaintance?"

about? Duke Adramalech

figure, the

he couldn't feel any strength

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