"My name is-Kishirika Kishirisu, the Demon Eye Emperor!"
The filthy little girl planted her grease-stained hands on her hips and tipped her little face upward.
She proclaimed it loudly in a commanding tone utterly at odds with her scrawny appearance.
Or rather, a tone brimming with theatrical delusions of grandeur.
"I thank thee for offering such a delicious tribute. I am most pleased."
"Now, as thy reward, human, speak one wish."
"Whatever it may be, I can grant it!"
Alice and Sylphy watched from the side, somewhat dumbfounded.
They simply could not understand.
Why did this street urchin, who had suddenly appeared from some unknown corner and looked several years younger than them, talk so big?
And... Ciyou actually seemed to place a certain amount of trust in her?
Rujierd, meanwhile, frowned slightly.
His hawk-sharp eyes remained fixed on the little girl.
From this seemingly ordinary little girl, Rujierd...
Sensed an unimaginably vast amount of magic power.
It even rivaled the terrifying reserves of the Demon God, Laplace, at his prime.
Watching Kishirika strike her signature entrance pose, Cui Ciyou could not help twitching the corner of his mouth.
If I struck a pose like that...
I'd cringe so hard my toes could dig out an entire three-bedroom apartment...
Still, whatever else she might be, right now...
She's the best-and only-chance I have of finding Roxy and the others.
Cui Ciyou took a deep breath and stepped forward.
He met Kishirika's slit pupils, which gleamed with pure golden light.
In a calm voice, he said:
"Kishirika, Demon Eye Emperor."
"My wish is simple. I want your demon eye-Clairvoyance."
At those words, unmistakable surprise appeared on Kishirika's adorable little face.
Kishirika examined Cui Ciyou carefully from head to toe.
As though she intended to see straight through him.
"Oh? Clairvoyance?"
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