The Temptation of a Grimoire

On her way out of the Demon King's Castle, Li Yan decided to visit Methode. Methode seemed to be in a team with that guy Genao, apparently clearing out Demons from some area.

Following the magical guidance and intelligence from the Magic Continent Association, Li Yan and his group successfully located Methode and Genao through the Spatial Gate.

What brings you here?

Methode was somewhat surprised. This was her first mission as First-Class Mage, and she hadn't expected that a friend she had met during the exam would suddenly come to see her.

"It just so happens that I was passing by after killing a few Demons, and then I remembered that you seem to have a mission in this area."

Li Yan calmly glanced at Methode and her partner, Genao. As the examiner for the first exam, Li Yan still had some impression of Genao.

Genao spotted Li Yan and his group arriving using Space Magic. As the guild leader's precious grand-disciple, Li Yan was a formidable figure who managed to escape successfully after angering the guild leader, being restrained by Spatial Barrier, and surrounded by several First-Class Mages.

What is your mission this time?

Li Yan asked aloud.

"Eliminate the Demons who recently slaughtered the village."

Before Methode could speak, Genao blurted out that he trusted this so-called grand-disciple of the guild master quite a bit. Although the other party was followed by several Demons, they were all familiar Demons. They were big star Demons, after all. Who wouldn't recognize them?

Seemingly feeling that the explanation wasn't detailed enough, Genao added, "It's related to Demons general."

"Demon General?"

A sense of curiosity arose in Aura. The Demons generals were almost all well-known figures, and their strength was exceptionally formidable. Having experienced the trials of war, they were a group of warlike madmen who used Mana to enhance their bodies.

"Because Mr. Genao's partner was recently killed by that Demon General, we became partners to go and defeat that Demon General."

That's what Methode said.

When his former partner was mentioned, a hint of emotion flickered across Genao's usually calm face. "The Demons race has four main forces, one of whom is Demon General. He is skilled in the Four-Sword Style, extremely fast, and his appearance is different from humans; he has a human body, a snake tail, and four arms— Monsters form."

"Monsters -type Demon General?"

Fern was a little curious. She seemed to have seen similar Demons in the Demon King's Castle, but they died so quickly that she didn't get a good look at them. To her Godfather, they were just small fry.

"It's very strong and has a deep-seated hatred for humans, which is why Lady Serie sent us to kill it."

"Genao said calmly."

"We can help."

Fern raised her hand, indicating that she was somewhat interested in killing the Demon General, after all, he was the kind of Demons who indiscriminately slaughtered innocent people.

At this moment, on the wall of an ancient city, a four-armed Demons with a human body and a snake tail gazed indifferently at the scenery of the Northern Plateau. Behind him, a young female Demons ran excitedly towards him.

"Lord Reyferdi, the prey has taken the bait! A feast rich in Mana has arrived, including children and four mages. These few are no match for us. Shall we go and devour them?"

The young Demons girl was overjoyed, her face beaming with excitement and anticipation. Clearly, she could no longer suppress her appetite for the delicious food that had been delivered to her door.

Reyferdi waved his large, fan-like hand. "Children? I have a bad feeling. Let's wait until they split up before we attack."

The young Demons blinked her beautiful eyes and asked, "Will they really be separated, Lady Reyferdi?"

"They definitely will."

Reyferdi clasped his hands together, a confident air of control on his face. "Humans have an instinct to guard corpses, preventing them from being eaten by Monsters, so they will definitely separate."

The young Demons nodded, a glint of light in her eyes. "How interesting, Lady Reyferdi. Why is that?"

Reyferdi chuckled and shook his head, saying, "We don't need to know why, we just need to know that they will do it anyway."

"Sigh, I also want to stay in the Northern Plateau a little longer, meow."

Aura was unhappy that Li Yan thought she was troublesome and wanted to throw her back into the Castle, even though she had just broken the habit of staying at home.

"Go home and get some sleep. I'm worried I'll beat you up if I see a corpse later."

Li Yan patted Aura's head expressionlessly. This time, they were going to guard the village that had been massacred. Those Demons were exceptionally bloodthirsty and cruel; it was said that no one in the village survived.

"Lord Aura, let's go."

Line clearly understood Li Yan's idea of letting Aura and the others leave for the time being.

"Young master, I'll be waiting for you at the Castle."

Solitär and waved goodbye, and the Spatial Gate closed just in time.

After Aura and the others left, Genao got up and prepared to go to the massacred village to guard the villagers' corpses and wait for the Knights to come and deal with them.

Li Yan suggested going along, and Genao looked up at the ceiling and considered it for a while before finally nodding.

Methode and Frieren went to investigate the whereabouts of the lurking Demons, while Li Yan and Genao went to guard the village that had been massacred.

"Lady Frieren, the Northern Plateau highlands are really chaotic."

Fern was still shaken. Those Demons were simply monsters; an ordinary village was wiped out. They were unforgivable.

"Fern, aside from a few Solitär, most of the Demons are like that. Also, don't use long-range Detection Magic later, or the experts will spot you."

Frieren instructed him with a relaxed expression, gently patting Fern's head.

"May I pat your head, Frieren? I can't help but pat the heads of cute little children. Lady Serie doesn't usually give me the chance, and she always looks unhappy when I do."

Methode wore a look of emotion on his face.

Frieren puffed out her cheeks. "I'll make the same face too. I'm a much older sister than Methode, I can't let you touch my head."

"That's right, that's right. Lady Frieren is an older sister, she can't just come up to me like a puppy." Fern hugged Frieren and said with a righteous expression.

Faced with rejection from both Fern and Frieren, Methode pulled a magic book from her pocket. Over the course of their time together, she had come to understand Frieren's interests and hobbies.

"This is a book that records magic that prevents the eggshell from falling inside when you break an egg."

Upon seeing the grimoire, Frieren's eyes widened slightly. She liked this magic; it sounded very interesting.

After taking the grimoire from Methode, Frieren smiled and said, "You can touch it as much as you want."

The two thus got what they wanted and successfully completed the transaction. Frieren looked at the grimoire with delight, while Fern stood somewhat unhappy beside Frieren, watching Methode stroke Frieren's head, his cheeks puffing out slightly.