An Incredible Human

"Well?"

Upon hearing Fang Li's words, Shana was stunned once again.

Even Alastor seemed extremely surprised, saying, "Weren't you very resistant to us being around you before?"

"Back then, you also targeted Fariagani. Now that you've promised not to interfere, I have no reason to exclude you, right?" Fang Li said. "Besides, if we always act together, Fariagani will become more wary and won't come out easily. So it's necessary to act separately. Now that we're all planning to rest, I don't want him to launch a sneak attack in the middle of the night. Staying together is actually safer."

The words were so persuasive that Alastor couldn't find any words to refute them.

Shana frowned slightly, looked at Fang Li, and said this.

"You really are a strange guy."

"I don't want to be told that by you." Fang Li curled his lip indifferently and said, "In short, if you have nowhere to go, then stay here. You can have the bed, and I'll just make a makeshift bed on the floor."

"Oh, right, that's the bathroom over there." Fang Li pointed in a direction and said to Shana, "If you want to take a shower, then go ahead and use it."

Seeing that Fang Li had arranged everything, Shana lowered her head and looked at the pendant in front of her.

Alastor seemed to know what Shana was thinking and said directly, "What this human said is not without reason. Fariagani is a cunning Demon Lord. To avoid him attacking in the middle of the night, it is safer to stay together now."

"... Okay." Shana nodded reluctantly.

However, Shana had no intention of taking a bath.

For Flame Haze Warrior, eating in the open and sleeping in the wind is just a daily routine.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, Flame Haze Warrior clean their bodies by having the Demon Lord inside them use a power called "Purifying Flame" to remove the filth from their bodies. In terms of efficiency, this is undoubtedly much more convenient than taking a bath.

However, Fang Li shut down Shana's idea with a single sentence.

"It's not a matter of convenience, but a matter of mood. After taking a shower, a person's mood will be more relaxed, and it will be easier to fall asleep afterwards, resulting in more efficient rest. Efficient body cleaning and efficient rest, which one is more helpful to oneself, I don't need to explain further, right?"

Unable to find a rebuttal once again, Shana could only go into the bathroom, undressing while uttering irritating words.

"What's going on with that human?"

Although Shana didn't know many people, this was the first time she had been completely dominated by someone else.

This does not refer to strength.

For some reason, Shana felt like she was completely under Fang Li, which made her very unhappy.

"He's just a human being, yet he's so arrogant."

That's true, but to argue with someone without any reason to do so is just throwing a tantrum.

Shana really wanted to do it, but she always felt that it would make her lose even more decisively, which is why she obeyed so reluctantly.

"This is absolutely terrible."

With that thought in mind, Shana stepped into the bathtub.

On the other hand, Fang Li changed his clothes outside and threw the pineapple bun packaging bags that were scattered all over the table into the trash can.

On the bed, Shana's pendant rested, its gemstone, like Crimson Lotus Flame, shimmering with a fire-powder-like brilliance.

This pendant is actually a magical artifact.

The so-called divine artifacts are devices used to express the will of the Crimson King sleeps within the Flame Haze Warrior.

That's something every Flame Haze Warrior has.

After all, in order to obtain the power of the Crimson King, during the contract, humans must sacrifice their entire past, present, and future existence as a vessel, allowing the Demon Lord to enter their bodies and provide them with power.

But the existence of humans is still too insignificant to the Demon Lord.

Therefore, in order to enter the body of the contractor, the Demon Lord kings would minimize their own presence, that is, enter a state of slumber.

In such circumstances, the sleeping Royal Capital entrust his will to a divine artifact in order to communicate with the outside world.

The pendant before us is a divine artifact used to express the will of Alastor.

Therefore, even though her true form is dormant inside Shana's body, Alastor's will is still contained within this pendant, using it to perceive the outside world.

So, while Shana was taking a bath, Alastor began to talk to Fang Li.

"You've spent the whole day clearing the torches, but the ' The Hunter ' hasn't appeared. What are you going to do next?"

"What else can we do? Just keep going!" Fang Li replied casually as he changed his clothes. "The torch in this city is extremely important to Fariagani. No matter how patient he is, he can't just watch it be extinguished. It will come back out sooner or later."

"Is that so?" Alastor said in a deep voice, "So it really is about City Devour?"

"It seems you've already guessed that guy's goal," Fang Li said with a smirk. "However, he won't succeed."

Fang Li said this in a casual tone as well.

However, it is precisely because of this that it gives others a sense of confidence.

Fang Li indeed had no doubt that he would fail.

It's not because of some inexplicable confidence, but because this method can be used to strengthen one's inner resolve.

This is a technique I learned on the spot during a course at the Armed Detective High School Academy's Assault Department in the world of "Aria of the Scarlet Ammo".

Just like people always want to shout a slogan before a game, it's the same principle. If you have teammates, you can use it to eliminate their anxiety.

In fact, Fang Li's words did reassure Alastor somewhat.

At that moment, Alastor uttered a somewhat wistful remark.

"You really are an incredible human being."

At least for the people of this world, Fang Li is incredible enough.

Night fell.

Inside the apartment room, the lights dimmed, and the sound of orderly breathing could be heard.

Fang Li and Shana both fell asleep, but the pendant that expressed Alastor's will continued to shine.

Nobody knows.

Outside Misaki City, something else is heading this way.

Misaki City, however, remained nestled under the night sky as always.

Like a ship about to face a storm.