Thoughts raced through Black's mind, but he let nothing show. He leafed through the Drunken Dream King's file as casually as ever, then kept reading.
Only after he had gone through the files on every major Demon King in the Undead Demon God Domain did he return them to Andre and thank him.
Andre praised his new little brother's sense of caution and invited Black out for a night of fun, but Black firmly declined.
What was fun about eating and drinking with an old man?
Going back to watch a young woman cry after being bullied sounded much better.
He wondered how Michelle was getting on with her summer homework—no, her work.
If Heavenly King Hall hadn't sorted through the files, Michelle would cry, wouldn't she?
Su Ye had been in a foul mood because someone was after his younger sister. The thought of having someone to bully made him feel much better.
Black's training room.
Michelle was pale, as though she had been through an ordeal.
Communicating across space took far too much out of her.
Yet despite her pale face, her eyes shone.
Great Demon.
Hurry back!
Creak!
Someone pushed the door open from outside.
Michelle instinctively flinched inside the Birdcage and huddled tightly in the corner.
Once she saw that the person entering was Black, the Great Demon, she relaxed at once.
She even gave him a defiant look.
She had the air of a student who had always come last but had suddenly climbed to third from last, barely containing her excitement as she prepared to hand her test paper to a parent for a signature.
Black raised an eyebrow.
So Michelle had finished her "summer homework."
And apparently, she had done a decent job.
He tossed some Demon Race food he had brought