Dekan's Generosity and Kindness

Tata finally seemed to panic.

Dekan admired her expression, and he rediscovered that dreamlike feeling he had when he was at the Demon Academy.

But he didn't provoke Tata any further; he simply smiled and waited for her response.

A moment later, Tata seemed to have made up her mind about something.

"I have no money, but you can take my life!"

Tata clenched his fists and shouted at Dekan through gritted teeth.

"You said it yourself, if we don't get the money, you'll have to pay off the debt yourself. You don't want to go to jail at such a young age, do you?"

Dekan said with a knowing smile.

Croix couldn't help but nudge Dekan with her elbow.

He whispered in Dekan's ear, "Dekan! Putting aside your words, child labor is illegal!"

"What are you talking about? This is called social practice!"

"Then, how should we calculate her salary?"

"There's no such thing as a salary. What's wrong with me giving my sister some pocket money?"

"... How many times did you study the Kingdom Code out of sheer boredom?"

Croix finally couldn't help but complain.

He recalled every afternoon he spent with Dekan.

Dekan is never idle in the library.

Besides teaching Cornelia, he always managed to find all sorts of strange and unusual books to read diligently.

This includes books like the "Artificial Shadow World Initiator Manual," which normal people wouldn't read.

There were also various books on medicine and treatment, which Croix could always find in Dekan's possession.

This guy never reads books for the sake of studying!

They're looking for vulnerabilities!

"Well, little guy, have you made up your mind?"

Dekan no longer needs to play himself.

But he found Tata's conflicted expression quite amusing.

I couldn't resist teasing her again.

"..."

Tata harbored a deep distrust of Dekan.

Or perhaps she simply doesn't trust anyone in the black market.

"Oh dear, this is troublesome. Actually, I really don't want to sue you. After all, you can't just cover yourself up completely with a hat and bandages in a courtroom."

Dekan stared at Tata's eye beneath the bandage, then glanced at her hat, and said with a meaningful smile.

Upon hearing Dekan's words, Tata's eyes widened, and her pupils seemed to tremble.

"Your hat doesn't have horns underneath, does it?"

Dekan observed Tata's reaction, then covered his mouth and asked in feigned surprise.

"!!!"

Tata trembled all over.

"Just kidding, just kidding, how could there possibly be demons in this world?"

Dekan waved his wrist and said jokingly.

Tata's violent reaction seemed to have calmed down considerably.

But the panic in her eyes was still undeniable.

She felt that this guy who kept smiling with his eyes narrowed must have figured something out!!

Otherwise, I wouldn't have deliberately scared her like that!

"But..."

Dekan drew out his words with a meaningful tone.

The pranks should end now; it's time to confirm something.

"Logically speaking, with your skills, you could easily make a living. Yet, not only can you not afford it, you also have to work so hard to earn money, putting yourself through such hardship. Why is that?"

Dekan stared into her pupils and asked, then walked straight to the door of the shop, opened it completely, and stepped aside to let her pass.

He gracefully extended his left hand, like a servant, gesturing for Tata to leave.

"You can leave anytime, I won't stop you."

"!"

Tata suspected it was a trap, but this might be her only chance.

Just as she was about to rush towards the light outside the door, she heard Dekan's voice again:

"You have debt, right? Is it because you have younger siblings to take care of, or a family member with a serious illness requiring high medical expenses? There must be some reason for this, right?"

After Dekan said those words, Tata's last line of defense seemed to crumble.

She knew what Dekan meant.

Dekan was implying to her: You can run away, but you can't hide. I can find you anytime.

Tata stopped in her tracks, standing still like a lifeless doll.

Her nails were digging into her palms, and tears were welling up in her eyes, but she was trying hard to hold them back.

"I... I'll listen to you."

Tata's voice choked with sobs, a mixture of resentment, grievance, and a hint of despair that forced her to submit.

Even if there was a pit of fire ahead, she had no choice but to jump in.

"You brat, you've finally learned to back down."

In fact, Dekan wasn't sure if Tata had some kind of hidden reason.

But judging from this reaction, he successfully guessed the truth again in his sting operation.

The good news is that Tata got his comeuppance; the bad news is that Dekan couldn't bear to keep tormenting the poor guy.

Just as Dekan was considering what to do next, he suddenly felt a sharp slap on the back of his head.

It wasn't a physical attack from behind, but rather an attack on the soul.

Only my Master could beat him like that.

"Master? What are you doing?"

Dekan was completely bewildered by the attack and asked himself, filled with doubt.

"Stop bullying her."

The Master's voice was unreadable, revealing neither joy nor anger.

But Dekan sensed that she wasn't in a good mood.

Because his Master never attacked Dekan without Dekan provoking him.

"So you have a kind heart after all. When I get back, I'll definitely give you a little red flower and award you the title of 'Three Good Devil,' and hang the certificate above my bed."

Dekan wasn't about to tolerate his Master and immediately launched into a Taunt.

After toying with Tata for a while, he felt like he had gone berserk and couldn't stop.

"...?"

The Master said nothing more.

Dekan felt that his Master had grasped his heart this time.

"Wait! Are you kidding me? Can't we reason with each other? This brat pirated my card and caused me trouble. What's wrong with me teaching her a lesson and letting her know how ruthless the world can be?"

"When I see you bullying her, I get the feeling that you're bullying me too. Is that reason enough?"

The Master asked coldly, but showed no sign of loosening his grip on Dekan's heart.

"... A sufficient, necessary, and very reasonable reason; you've really mastered the art of winning people over with virtue."

"Hehe."

The Master knew that Dekan was only paying lip service, but she was too lazy to argue with Dekan anymore.

After letting out a cold snort, it fell into a deep sleep.

"Besides, I was already planning to help her anyway..."

Dekan muttered to himself.

Dekan's attention returned to Tata in front of him.

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore."

Dekan, looking exhausted, looked intently at Tata and asked:

"Tell me how much money you need. I'll pay it all at once, and then you can come with me to the Norton Kingdom without any worries."

Not only was Tata stunned, but even Croix was taken aback.

You were laughing like a devil a moment ago, and now you're putting on a face-changing act, pretending to be a saint?

"What are you up to?"

Tata remained hostile towards Dekan.

Who knows if this utterly wicked guy is lying to me? Money isn't something you can just come up with so easily.

Dekan didn't say anything, he just tossed a crystal card to Tata.

Tata initially wanted to dodge, but seeing the color of the crystal card, she couldn't help but reach out and catch it.

It is the highest-value Savings Card issued by the Commonwealth Bank of the Kingdom Association!

Tata had only heard of it; this was the first time she had ever seen it in person.

"There are 1000 Gold Coin inside, is that enough?"

"!!!"

Tata stood frozen in place, holding the card, as if her computer had crashed.