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

curious. No

that, he walked up

at his back, I secretly

brief moment, I felt an incredible pressure coming out of his body that

channeling his mana or anything of the

'Overprotective dad…'

followed him from behind and caught up with Lightning Dragon

"What?"

interested in

a glare, I turned around and

let's

*

"This way…"

Lightning Dragon, I, along with Edward and another

Lightning Dragon used to travel to the

was through portal devices they created. Not only that, but they

that dungeon desyncs could be used to access the

to enter a dungeon was through the portals that were set

Dragon who was a little bit up ahead, and

have

"We're here."

Dragon abruptly halted

around the place. It soon dawned on

head to glance at

is this

"Eh…"

the place, Lightning Dragon embarrassingly scratched the side of his

a wry

"…I forgot."

"Shit."

his words, I

about his crappy

that he is the key to escaping the

of course directed to my other self who was the one that told me that

"You don't remember?"

the forest. Sharing the

that you knew a way

"I did."

Liam nodded his

that it's somewhere

his face, he turned to look at the other figure

of a way to sense

"...I can try."

a look of disdain, the figure lowered his hood and displayed his

can help

as he too started to

of the threes, I

the Duke had

set up a portal. And since the Duke had

and since none of us could use it, the Duke had a demon

part of the deal we

"Haaa…"

sigh and stared at the sky. Although I wanted to help, my body was still aching from the side effect of the

only hope they

But...

an hour eventually passed, and the results remained

'How useless.'

me help

realizing just how vast the

take

"I've found it!"

as I was about to start searching, I heard Liam's

distance holding a small

"You found it?"

Edward walked

"Can you activate it?"

"Yes."

Liam's hand, demonic energy suddenly sprang out from the demon's body as he started channeling it toward the portal-like

Crack. Crack. Crack.

his demonic energy, thin black threads appeared in

ten minutes, a black portal started to appear before

face while the portal was forming. It was evident that it took him a lot of demonic energy to activate the portal. In the end,

"Haaa…haa…haa…I'm done."

throughout the forest.

done a

calmly patted my

doing

Crack—

and broke

I'm also doing this for the

do this, given the deal I made with the

that I struck

of the agreement we

core. But

where the demon died, I glanced toward the

It's time to

***

Duke Adramalech's voice.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

stared at a

come soon, give this to him if

"An acquaintance?"

he talking about?

thinking back at the figure, the Duke

couldn't feel any strength from

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