Once Cui Ciyou and Roxy Migurdia had both signed their names on the employment agreement for "Demon God Tongue lessons," its ink still fresh,
the anxiety that had been hanging over Cui Ciyou finally settled.
Roxy hasn't left, so she probably won't go to Buena Village now.
That thought swept away every shadow in Cui Ciyou's heart like sunshine breaking through after the rain.
However, Cui Ciyou had keenly noticed something.
When he had said, "Please wait a moment,"
Philip had given him a meaningful look, silently studying him one moment and casting a thoughtful glance at the slightly uneasy Roxy beside him the next.
Finally, when Cui Ciyou announced that he would hire Roxy personally,
a strange expression had appeared on Philip's face, as though to say, "I get it. There's only one truth."
Before leaving, he had even walked over and patted Cui Ciyou on the shoulder, remarking pointedly,
"Everyone has their own interests and pursuits, right?"
Those words had sparked an inexplicable flare of anger in Cui Ciyou.
Philip, you bastard. Do you think you're Conan?
Next, Cui Ciyou began fulfilling his earlier promise to provide room and board.
He planned to take Roxy out to find suitable accommodation.
Since Roxy was his personal Demon God Tongue teacher, rather than a tutor House Boreas had hired for Alice,
House Boreas naturally had no obligation to provide her with room and board within the estate.
Besides, there was Roxy's identity as one of the Demonfolk to consider.
Being one of the Demonfolk on the Central Continent was undoubtedly a sensitive label, and one that easily invited discrimination.
The last devastating conflict, the third human-demon war-the "Laplace" campaign-
Although they had nominally freed most of the Demonfolk on the Central Continent from their former lowly, slave-like status.
Yet the