Dekan's Demon Realm Express

Sunday morning.

Before dawn, pale golden light shone into Dekan's room through the twilight.

There seemed to be a few canaries chirping and singing outside the window.

"Apokreik!"

Dekan abruptly pulled back the curtains, gazing at the rising sun on the horizon.

He seemed to be in an exceptionally good mood.

After making thorough preparations, Dekan shouldered his pack and set off immediately!

Not long after.

He and Clay arrived at the entrance of Happy Group.

Cornelia was standing next to Mie, holding Cat Teacher, while Morion was talking to Croix.

Everyone had suitcases beside them and was dressed in casual clothes.

It's like gathering in front of an airport.

Dekan produced his car keys— the Pope authority—and it seemed everything was ready.

In a little while, he'll use the Spatial Leap Gate to take everyone to the Devil King Tomb, the only open tourist attraction in the Demon Realm.

Of course, they don't just have team-building activities; they also have work to do.

That is to gain control of the Devil King Tomb.

Only in this way can they use the Demon King's magic Magic Power from the Devil King Tomb to activate the Spatial Leap Gate and rescue Sion and Ikatinos on their return journey.

"Our Beautiful Soul Squad's first trip with all members together is about to begin!"

Dekan stood before the crowd and spoke.

Although we had traveled to other kingdoms together before.

But there are always one, two, or three missing, or they set off separately.

This makes the team feel incomplete each time.

Dekan couldn't help but sigh, this time everyone could finally go on a relaxing trip together, and there were no more Resurrection Church to fight.

Wait a minute, they seem to be the Resurrection Church now.

Dekan looked at the car keys in his hand.

It turns out that the true orthodox one was myself.

"Honestly, have we never all gotten together?"

Cornelia scratched her head in confusion.

The time span seemed too long, and the number of countries visited too many; she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

But she always felt that they had embarked on a journey together.

"At first, Mie always watched from the sidelines and never played with us."

Dekan first singled out Mie, the "slacker," for criticism.

It's Mie, not King Mie.

During that seventh-tier team assessment, she only reluctantly agreed to go on the trip with them as a limited-time teammate.

"Back then I was still a spy... Besides, what I placed in the Norton Kingdom was a puppet, which couldn't enter the Shadow World at all..."

Mie helplessly spread his right hand, unconcerned about Dekan's accusations.

"And there's this shrewd, wandering businessman who's a total loner."

Even without shifting his gaze, Dekan knew who he was talking about.

After all, Morion had fled to the Southern States and lived as a fugitive for over a year from the very beginning.

And it's only in the Shadow World that we'll encounter them.

It wasn't until the final battle at the Hero Festival against the Resurrection Church that Morion truly appeared in his true form and helped Dekan at the crucial moment.

After the Resurrection Church was destroyed, Morion returned to the Norton Kingdom without any worries.

After criticizing the two, Dekan turned to Clay.

He hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

He sighed.

That's all.

"So there may have been a few times when we all bumped into each other, but we never actually set off together like we were going on a trip."

Dekan explained to Cornelia.

Even that trip to Cornelia's hometown, the Vihart Kingdom, was undertaken by him as the Imperial Elector Duke, accompanied by his bodyguard Clay, and in a carriage sent by the Empire.

Therefore, everyone has always emphasized that each should go their own way.

"Actually, it seems like we've already gathered them all once."

Clay for a moment, then rested his chin on his hand and said...

He seemed to understand why Cornelia had the illusion that everyone had set off together.

That time in the Shadow World of the Demon Realm Prison.

After escaping from the Demon Realm Prison, the group of six people and one cat were on their way back to the northern border of the Holy Kingdom!

"Oh, so Milia was with you guys that time, wasn't she?"

Mie smiled helplessly and said,

"It really does feel like destiny."

She remembered that she was sitting in the academy watching the game back then.

Watching the others kidnap her Holy Kingdom's Saintess of Darkness Milia from the Demon Realm back to the Holy Kingdom, she felt extremely complicated.

Thankfully, she wasn't the one who experienced it!

She still believes that Milia was given a special Paralysis Potion from the Demon Realm for nearly 14 days, and that Milia eventually developed resistance to the paralysis.

And she finally understood why she had both hated and loved these kinds of poisons since childhood in this life, focusing on developing Paralysis Potion while also doing her best to increase her own poison resistance!

"If I recall it this way... in order of joining, Dekan and Cornelia are number one and two, Croix is number three, I'm number four, meow, next is Morion, then Clay, Mie!"

Cat Teacher perched smugly on Dekan's head and pondered for a moment, feeling like a senior figure in the field.

It has become exceptionally confident ever since it beat Dekan once.

Its tail always sticks up when it walks.

"Is that how it works...?"

Upon hearing Cat Teacher's ranking, Dekan burst into laughter.

"There's actually another player, number zero, but she's still fast asleep."

Talomati is no longer his secret.

It's something everyone already knows.

His irreplaceable partner.

"Once I've completely repaired my destiny card, I'll show you just how adorable my sister, Dekan, is!"

Dekan, hands on his hips, said with immense pride.

"You'd better watch out, she might hit you."

"Even if she gets pregnant by then, she might still try to steal your business."

"By the way, the four of us have seen Talomati in the Shadow World."

"Me, Cornelia, and Cat Teacher?"

"Judging by appearance alone, they look the same as Dekan did back in the Demon Realm Prison, but you can immediately tell they have completely different personalities..."

Listening to his friends' discussion, Dekan smiled and activated the Spatial Leap Gate.

Another major purpose of this trip to the Devil King Tomb is to see if Talomati can be resurrected.

This was a promise he made from the very beginning.

Now it can finally be realized.

Dekan has made all the necessary preparations to reshape his signature card.

As long as my Master wakes up, everything will be alright.

Based on past experience, it's likely that the Master should have woken up by now.

But it doesn't matter if she's still in bed. Once Dekan takes control of the Devil King Tomb, he'll naturally find a way to replenish Talomati's power with the Demon King's Magic Power.

Arcs of light, like thunder, gradually began to flash across the sky.

The power of space enveloped everyone.

Throughout the Royal Capital, the few scattered lights flickered a few times in the early morning.

The group of people then disappeared at the entrance of Happy Group.

We entered the teleportation channel.

But it was precisely at this moment, when Dekan's attention was entirely focused on controlling the Spatial Leap Gate, that...

"Fool..."

A faint, weak thought echoed in his mind.