The Embarrassing Demon / Horn of the End

As they fed him, they said, "Hippogriff, don't be afraid. We'll take care of you and make sure you're well-fed."

The Hippogriff suddenly let out a soft cry, as if thanking the children for their kindness, or perhaps saying that it didn't want to get fat and needed to lose weight.

After the children left, the people inside sat down and started chatting.

Afu asked, "How did Master find this place?"

Yuxian didn't answer. He looked at Vignette, who had her head down, and wondered whether he should speak up.

He didn't speak, but others rushed to answer.

Satania said confidently, "It was because I found Vignette's behavior strange that I called everyone to come along."

"Just as I expected, Vignette, you actually dared to sneak out and play by yourself without telling us."

Satania looked smug, as if everything was under her control.

Afu scratched his head and suddenly realized, "Oh, I see. What a coincidence! She happens to be one of my fans, and she came to see me."

It would have been better if he hadn't said anything, Satania and the others didn't know anything about Afu and assumed she just knew Afu and had come to visit her.

But after Afu said that, they immediately understood why Vignette had come here.

Several people looked at her with surprise. It was surprising that Vignette, who was usually an excellent student and even an angel would be ashamed of her, had such a hobby.

Gabriel shook her head and said, "So Vignette has this kind of hobby? How come we didn't know before?"

It's one thing for others to say it, but Vignette can't stand it when Gabriel says it like that.

She looked up at Gabriel and shouted, "All you do is hide in your room playing games all day. You don't even know who lives next door. It would be strange if you knew what I do all day!"

Gabriel was speechless. She really didn't know who lived next door; she seemed to have never seen them before.

She didn't even know if there were any neighbors next door; she had never cared about these things.

If Vignette and Yuxian hadn't made contact first, she probably wouldn't even have known when Yuxian and his group moved in.

After giving Gabriel a sharp retort, Vignette suddenly felt less embarrassed.

She had been listening to the children talking about the Hippogriff, and quickly asked Afu, "Is the Hippogriff they're talking about the same kind of doll you gave me?"

Afu replied, "It's not a doll, it's a real Hippogriff. That doll is based on the Hippogriff."

"A real Hippogriff? I want to go see it!"

Vignette's eyes lit up. She really liked the Hippogriff doll, and now that she had a real Hippogriff, she naturally wouldn't let it go.

Before she could even step outside, the children rushed in.

They stormed over and confronted Afu, "Afu! How dare you not feed Hippogriff? You've gone too far!"

Afu looked at the angry children with a puzzled expression. She didn't remember not feeding Hippogriff; she had fed him that morning.

"Hippogriff's gotten so thin! It used to be so fat!"

The children talked and gestured as they described how fat the Hippogriff used to be and how thin Hippogriff is now.

"No, it's always been like that, hasn't it?"

Afu looked puzzled, not understanding what had changed about Hippogriff, since he had been with Hippogriff the whole time.

"We don't care, we'll take care of Hippogriff from now on. Hippogriff is so unlucky to have such an irresponsible owner like you!"

Afu was given a bewildering scolding, completely baffled.

Yuxian said with a smile, "Why don't we go and see if Hippogriff has gotten thinner?"

He could roughly guess what the children were thinking, but before seeing Hippogriff, he couldn't make any rash conclusions; seeing was believing.

Chapter 17, Section 388: The Shameful Demon

The group arrived at Hippogriff's dwelling, where it was eating the food the children had given it with its head down.

Upon seeing the snacks, Afu hurriedly said, "You can't eat these; they're all things without any nutrition."

Children's snacks are certainly not normal foods; most of them are tasty but unhealthy foods.

Afu ran over with great concern to stop Hippogriff from continuing to eat.

Before he could even reach Hippogriff, the children surrounded him, pointing at him angrily and saying:

"You still say you didn't mistreat Hippogriff? We gave it food and you even stopped us! You have no conscience at all! We never thought you were like this, Afu. We misjudged you before!"

Afu didn't know how to explain it. He never ate such unhealthy junk food and had always cooked for himself very regularly.

Moreover, Hippogriff cannot eat this kind of food; they must maintain a healthy body, otherwise they will not be able to fly if they become fat.

Afu came to this remote mountain village to provide Hippogriff with a place where he could exercise.

When Hippogriff saw Afu arrive, it looked up at him and let out a soft cry.

When it saw Afu being surrounded and criticized, it moved slightly, but quickly lowered its head to eat again. The children surrounding Afu were also familiar to it.

"You can't feed it random things, that won't do!" Afu seemed very anxious.

He was very strict about Hippogriff's meals, always carefully arranging and matching them without any carelessness, which made him feel very awkward.

"It's not some random stuff. We like to eat these things all the time. If we can eat them, why can't Hippogriff?"

"That's right, I think you just don't want to feed Hippogriff anything good. You're such a bad owner. Hippogriff is so pitiful."

How could Afu possibly out-talk several children with just one mouth?

Having exhausted Yuxian for help.

Yuxian carefully examined Hippogriff and found that Hippogriff feathers were very shiny and it was full of energy, clearly indicating that it had been well fed by Afu.

It's obvious that Afu would never mistreat Hippogriff, who is his partner.

Just as a general would not cherish his warhorse, it is like a comrade-in-arms to whom one's life is entrusted.

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around."

Yuxian stepped in to help Afu out of the predicament and called the children back from Afu's side.

"Don't make things difficult for Afu. He didn't mistreat Hippogriff. Hippogriff is perfectly healthy now."

The children were still very dissatisfied; they pouted and were quite indignant.

"Hippogriff has lost weight. Look at it, it keeps eating. It must be starving."

Yuxian said irritably, "These are just snacks. I always tell you to eat proper meals and eat less snacks, but you've probably forgotten that."

He did not restrict the children from eating snacks, but only on the premise that it did not affect their normal diet.

If children only eat snacks and don't eat meals, Yuxian would have banned it long ago.

Yuxian continued, "It's okay if you give Hippogriff a little snack, but not too much. It still needs to eat on time and can't eat too many snacks, understand?"

When dealing with children, you should talk to them in a way they can understand. Simply forbidding them from doing this or that will not be effective.

Afu wanted to say something more, Yuxian shook his head to stop him.

"Afu, it's okay to let Hippogriff eat something else occasionally."

Yuxian knew that Afu was concerned about Hippogriff, but being too strict wasn't necessarily a good thing.

The Hippogriff is Phantasmal Species and won't get a stomachache from eating a few snacks.

"The children care about Hippogriff, and I believe they will take good care of Hippogriff."

He then instructed the children, "Since you want to take care of Hippogriff, you must learn about this properly and not act recklessly, understand?"

The children weren't being naive; what Yuxian said made a lot of sense. They all nodded in agreement and decided to go back and study the relevant knowledge diligently.

Afu thought about it and didn't offer any different opinions; he could barely accept Yuxian's explanation.

This matter has come to a temporary end.

Seeing that their argument had ended, Vignette finally couldn't help but ask, "May I touch him?"

Afu said with a smile, "The Hippogriff is very docile. As long as you are friendly to it, it will be friendly to you."

With permission, Vignette slowly walked over and gently stroked the Hippogriff's feathers.

"This feels so comfortable. I want a pet like this too."

Vignette looked on with envy.

Although she had Chabi, Chabi was just a tiny little thing that could be held in the palm of her hand.

Satania looked disdainful and said, "My familiar Alexander is far superior to it. I'm not envious at all."

The way she glanced at Hippogriff from time to time betrayed her true feelings.

Alexander was Satania's pet. Although Alexander also had wings, he was just a little guy in front of the Hippogriff.

A majestic and powerful Hippogriff is the familiar she desires, a partner who can accompany her to conquer the world.

Of course, that was just Satania's own idea; she firmly believed that she could become Great Demon and conquer the world.

Raphael was also envious, but pets were not allowed in the Heavenly Realm, so she and Gabriel didn't have pets like Vignette and Satania.

Raphael asked, "Can it carry people?"

"Sure."

Afu nodded. The Hippogriff was originally his mount, his partner who led him into battle.

"Pets are such a hassle. If you want to fly, why not just use your own wings?"

Gabriel doesn't have any particular fondness for pets; an angel with wings wouldn't need anything else to fly.

Moreover, keeping a pet is a very troublesome thing, and Gabriel, who needs others to take care of her, would naturally not keep a pet.

"That's different," Raphael shook her head.

Raphael disagreed with Gabriel's point of view, saying that flying on her own and flying on Hippogriff are different experiences.

Although she was somewhat envious, she wouldn't be like Vignette, already hugging the Hippogriff and rubbing her face against its feathers.

Seeing Vignette's smug and embarrassing expression, Raphael stepped forward and pulled her away to prevent her from doing anything even more shameful.

This demon is truly shameful. Shouldn't a demon like Cerberus have a pet?

Back in the living room, Yuxian discussed it with everyone and decided to stay at Afu's place for the time being.

Afu has many empty rooms here; you can move in after a little cleaning.

Vignette and her three friends also settled in; they were on summer vacation and had some free time.

Gabriel had some reservations, but her voice of opposition was too weak to be heard.

What was originally a stalking operation turned into a trip to relax.

Everyone busied themselves, some tidying up the rooms, others cooking.

Section 389, Chapter 18 Horn of the End

After dinner, the group relaxed in the courtyard.

The nights in the countryside are so different from those in the city; they are two completely different worlds.

Without the dazzling night view or the bustling noise, everything here seems unusually peaceful.

The only sounds were the chirping of insects all around and the clearly visible starry sky above.

However, all of this is something that cannot be experienced in the city.

A few chairs were set up in the courtyard, and a group of people sat looking up at the night sky, where the stars twinkled. Yuxian felt a special peace in his heart and thought of his childhood.

At that time, he was confused and searched for the constellations he had heard about in the starry sky, but he could not find them no matter what he did.