Taking Care

After reading most of the analyses about the Seven Sages of Destruction of the Macht, Serie raised an eyebrow slightly. This Demons was more interesting than she had imagined.

"What a terrifying Demons."

Frieren recalled Macht's meticulous instruction in all aspects and his usual elegant and dignified demeanor. She found it hard to believe that the strongest of the Seven Sages of Destruction of the Demon King's Army would appear beside her senior brother as a butler and personally teach her how to dispel the Diagoldze.

"Macht, how have you been feeling all these years here?"

Li Yan lay on the rocking chair, savoring the sun-ripened green grapes that Xiao Wu had personally fed him, a privilege reserved for the Noble, while enjoying Xiao Xue's century-old massage techniques. Life couldn't be more perfect than this.

Standing behind Li Yan, Macht for a moment. Over the years, he had spent time in the human world, witnessing the dissection of his inescapable Diagoldze, witnessing the development of humanity, and witnessing the most powerful humans in the world. He had clearly gained a great deal, but he had not gained what he truly wanted.

"Life here is peaceful; it's my ideal living environment. There's no trace of killing here, only peace, tranquility, and joy."

Macht whispered, "This place is different from the Northern War Zone. There, war rages on year after year, with humans and Demons locked in a life-or-death struggle. Every day, you can see human corpses, blood, and smell the stench of decay in the air."

"You still haven't felt the emotions between people, nor have you grasped the concepts of malice and guilt. If you continue in this state, you'll never understand. Put on that collar and truly step into the human world."

Li Yan casually took out the collar, and Macht stared at it expressionlessly. In the years he had lived here, he had indeed felt an atmosphere different from that of the Demon King's Castle. Here, he had indeed had the opportunity to feel emotions such as malice and guilt.

The moment Macht reached out his hand, Li Yan's lips curled up slightly, and she promptly withdrew the collar, leaving Macht's hand empty-handed.

"Wearing it like this is not what I want, nor is it what you want. Wear it in front of all humans, including Solitär. From now on, you will live openly in the human world."

"I'll listen to you, young master."

Solitär and responded, snuggling her little head into Li Yan 'Li Yan arms to peacefully enjoy his affection.

"As you wish, young master."

Macht nodded slightly. To him, as long as he understood malice and guilt, such things were completely irrelevant.

Seeing that Macht and Solitär had agreed, Li Yan snapped her fingers lightly, and several recently created Golden Spiders deactivated their invisibility and fell from the ceiling.

"Go and inform the current Lionheart King that a grand spectacle will be staged this time. It must be done with great fanfare and publicized throughout the Kingdom: the coexistence of Demons and humans, and the most powerful of the Demon King's Army, the Seven Sages of Destruction of the Demon Realm, Macht, Greater Demons Solitär, will wear the Subjugation Collar and live among us humans."

The Golden Spider recorded the sound and, guided by mechanical navigation, went to notify the contemporary Lionheart King.

Frieren returned to the High-Rise Castle where Li Yan was, feeling somewhat uneasy after leaving the Magic Continent Association. With the Mechanical Maid's information scan, Frieren smoothly entered the private elevator.

At the elevator, after confirming Frieren's identity, the maid pressed the button to go to the top floor.

Within a minute, the elevator smoothly reached the top floor. Frieren stepped out of the elevator, and the two maids guarding the door smiled and bowed upon seeing Frieren's return, opening the door for Frieren.

"Junior Sister, did you go to see our Grandmaster? How has she been lately? Is she tired from work? Did you manage to expose your senior brother?"

Li Yan rose from the recliner and gazed tenderly at the returning Frieren.

"Grandmaster is doing very well, drinking cola and eating potato chips every day. As for you, Senior Brother, I haven't mentioned anything about you to Grandmaster."

Frieren bit her lower lip and recounted everything she had said to her Grandmaster that day. She had always believed that she had been trapped in a dream all these years and was reluctant to leave it, fearing that her most precious senior brother would disappear again.

"Senior brother, do you really exist? As a human, how come you still look so young? Weren't Sister Xiao Wu and Sister Xiao Xue supposed to have been sealed away? Why did they suddenly come back to life?"

Frillie lowered her head and asked. It was only after meeting her master, Celia, today that she understood that everything in the world she was in was real, not a false dream.

She had so many questions and struggles along the way, and now that she had seen her senior brother and seen his young and gentle appearance, she longed for answers.

"Uh... I thought you were so dense, Junior Sister, that you didn't need to explain these things."

Li Yan was slightly taken aback. He thought Frieren would ask something, but it turned out to be just some ordinary questions.

"Junior Sister, this is a long story. Come, sit next to your senior brother, and I'll tell you slowly."

Li Yan gently waved his hand. He didn't mean to hide it; it's just that Frieren hadn't paid any attention to these things at first, and he was a little confused when she brought it up now.

The twilight sky was as red as if it had been set ablaze. Frieren clenched her fists. She had never imagined that her senior brother actually possessed Elf Clan blood. He had secretly secluded himself for hundreds of years, searching for magic to extend lifespan, all in order to resurrect his master.

"Why didn't you tell me, senior brother? I could have helped too."

Frieren's eyes welled up with tears, and she gently punched Li Yan's chest with her small fist.

"Oh dear, these are all important matters. Junior Sister, you just need to focus on learning magic happily. Your senior brother will take care of all these troublesome things."

Li Yan gently stroked Frieren's head. Seeing that Frieren's tears were about to drip onto her clothes, Li Yan quickly took out a handkerchief from Xiao Wu's pocket and gently wiped away Frieren's tears.

"You bad senior brother... you've been lying to me for so many years!"

Frieren's tears flowed like an unstoppable faucet, her head buried in Li Yan's arms, making it impossible for Li Yan to wipe them away with his handkerchief.

"Don't cry, don't cry, your senior brother has already told you everything." Li Yan gently patted Frieren's back and stroked Frieren slightly messy white hair.

"What's going on between Sister Xiao Wu and Sister Xiao Xue?"

Frieren opened her big, moist eyes and puffed out her cheeks to ask.

"The seal has been broken, and soul-related magic has been used. Now, your Sister Xiao Wu and Sister Xiao Xue are Mechanical Maids. Although they are not living humans, they are currently almost indistinguishable from humans. We will try to put them back into their original bodies in the future, although this will take a very long time, and it may not even be possible."

Li Yan explained softly, looking apologetically at Xiao Wu and Xiao Xue.

"It's alright, young master. Whether it's a human body or a mechanical body, as long as I can stay by your side, it doesn't matter."

Xiao Wu and Xiao Xue whispered softly, their jade-like hands gently massaging Li Yan's back.

Macht stared silently, seemingly understanding yet also not quite.