No, Lesos was going to seal you away not because of me, but because of Xiao Qiu... But since the other side had misunderstood, Magic White saw no need to clear things up.
Instead, she grinned. "That's right. Scared? I can absorb and imitate the magical power of any Demon. Even if I hadn't absorbed the Nightmare Seed, I still could. So? Want to hand over your Nightmare Seed and save me some time?"
"Sorry... That's impossible."
The Fear Demon shook her head slightly. Her expression was indifferent, her voice soft. "If the Demon King of this generation had not appeared, perhaps I would have done so. But now... I can't."
"?" Magic White showed surprise before her for the second time.
What did that mean? If the Demon King hadn't appeared, would a dignified one of the Four Commanders have simply chosen to kill herself upon seeing me?
That... that wasn't right, was it?
Were Demons really this casual about their own lives?
Magic White wore a strange expression.
But when she thought of the Calamity Demon, who had willingly sacrificed herself to give Magic White power, she suddenly felt that perhaps it was not so strange after all.
Perhaps among Demons, some simply did not care about their own lives. As long as they could spread despair, anything was acceptable.
Slowly shaking her head, Magic White took a deep breath. She twisted her right hand, and a scythe with chains hanging from its end suddenly appeared in her grasp.
The scythe spun once in her hand. Magic White watched the Fear Demon warily and raised her chin.
"Since you don't intend to give me the Nightmare Seed, then you're planning to fight me? Come on. Let's see just how strong a Commander Rank Demon really is!"
"...You are