[Skinny Void Origin Demon]!!
Love could indeed make people throw themselves forward without hesitation. It could probably transcend species as well—after all, Boss Luo had already encountered a similar case.
The person who had left the deepest impression on him, and was relatively close to him, was Master Ruda of [Azure].
But Master Ruda had actually been luckier than Yuga. Although Master Ruda had ultimately given up being human, at least he had licked his way to the end. That counted as having gotten what he wanted, didn't it?
When Boss Luo arrived at [Yuga's Cabin], it was already completely empty.
Yuga had probably guessed this might happen, which was why he had hurriedly driven Zhang Bolu and Witch away—although sheltering people outside the Empire's system in the courtyard was not particularly against the rules.
But as a criminal of the Empire, and the manager of the courtyard's Ordinary Area at that, it would have been inappropriate for two strange fellows to still be there when the Empire's heir arrived. Even with his martial artist's brain, he could sense that much.
"You just... raised her like this?"
"That's right!"
Yuga was still as frank as ever.
This old man really doesn't hide anything at all!
Lanbo was too exhausted to complain. He even felt a certain amount of admiration. This was the attitude of a dead pig that feared nothing—not even provoking His Highness?
In the basement, the object covered by the huge black cloth was unmistakably a gigantic black cage. Inside it, a girl who looked only thirteen or fourteen years old was curled up.
Calling her a girl was merely because she—or rather, it—looked somewhat human. A closer look revealed that it belonged to another species.
There was a conspicuous "hole" on the back of its left hand...