"Is Badigadi not in town right now?"
The question suddenly occurred to Cui Ciyou, and he asked Nokopara.
The horse-headed Demonfolk's ears twitched at his words.
"No."
"He left two years ago and still hasn't come back."
So the Demon King had gone wandering and still hadn't returned!
What a willful fellow. He just up and left without bothering about his territory.
Though, to be fair, he hadn't bothered about it for centuries.
His territory had kept running when he was 'dead,' and now that he was 'alive,' nothing had changed.
The way Demonfolk governed themselves... was pretty amazing sometimes.
Badigadi had died in the Second Human-Demon War and only revived after the Third Laplace War, which had taken place over four hundred years ago.
For the Immortal Demon Race, who couldn't die-or rather, who revived even after dying-death was probably as ordinary as taking a nap.
Kishirika also had the kind of constitution that allowed her to revive after death.
Incidentally, the same was true of Laplace.
In that case, there really was no need to hurry, because they would meet again someday.
Not even death could part us anymore.
But that wasn't what concerned Cui Ciyou right now. He was considering another possibility.
Since I can't find Kishirika, should I go straight to Atofe?
She was Badigadi's older sister, so she was certainly older than him.
Badigadi had once served under Kishirika and lived through the Second Human-Demon War, which meant he had to be over seven thousand years old.
As his older sister, Atofe had to be over seven thousand years old as well.
An ancient being who had lived for over seven thousand years might well know about Dulai Disease and where to find Sokas Grass.
Once that thought surfaced, it took root in Cui Ciyou's