About a minute later, the battle ended.
Shien flicked the blood from the Holy Sword and looked around.
All around him, the Black Knights had fallen. Not a single one had been spared.
At the same time, Aiyi returned.
Thud.
Thud.
With two dull impacts, two corpses were thrown in front of Shien.
"There. They should be the masterminds."
Aiyi jerked her chin at the two bodies.
Shien immediately rolled his eyes.
"If you knew they were the masterminds, why didn't you leave one alive for a proper interrogation?"
Shien rebuked her.
"Didn't you say to kill them all?"
Aiyi was stunned.
You were the one who said it so aggressively. And now you were blaming me for not leaving anyone alive?
Yet Shien said this without so much as blushing.
"We could have interrogated them properly before killing them."
Those words left Aiyi speechless. She could only stare hard at Shien.
The corner of Shien's mouth twitched upward.
I can practically see you questioning my species through your eyes, girl.
"I'm human, not a demon."
Shien hurriedly explained.
Unfortunately, it would have been better if he had said nothing. His explanation merely earned him an eye roll from Aiyi.
Could she tell him that she was not actually questioning whether he was human, but whether he was a Hero?
With that kind of style, let alone a demon, even if someone said he was the Demon King, Aiyi might be somewhat inclined to believe it.
Shien had no idea what Aiyi was thinking. He simply walked over to the two corpses and removed the masks covering their faces.
The next moment, two familiar faces appeared before Shien.
They were none other than Kifgus and Katli.
"House Galuoli really does have a problem."
Shien sneered coldly.
"It seems the human