"Ugh--!"
"Let me go!!"
Kishirika's remaining magic power was completely absorbed by " Void God Choke," and she reverted to her loli form.
She was pouting and glaring angrily at Rudeus.
"Speak?" Rudeus asked coldly.
"I can't tell you anything!!"
Kishirika shook his head and shouted arrogantly.
"Tsk."
"If the soft approach doesn't work, then I'll have to resort to the hard one?"
As he finished speaking, Rudeus straightened his back.
Kishirika glanced instinctively at the other person's lower body, and immediately blushed:
"What... what are you going to do?!"
"Of course it's you."
Looking at her, I saw that Kishirika was completely bound in a large hand formed of magic, unable to move, with only her two little feet exposed.
The ten toes were round and small, with a faint pink hue, and curled slightly with tension, which couldn't help but inspire imagination.
Rudeus chuckled softly, and magic surged again in his other hand, instantly forming another magical hand.
Under Kishirika's horrified gaze, the magical hand reached straight for her fair, delicate soles and gently scratched them—
Hahahahahahahaha--!
"Ugh... Hahahaha--!"
Kishirika burst into laughter, his clear, unstoppable laughter almost never ceasing.
Two fair and pinkish little feet kept tensing and curling up, then couldn't help but stretch out, struggling wildly in mid-air, but they couldn't break free from the magic's restraints.
He looked utterly disheveled, completely lacking the majesty of Demon Emperor.
It's hard to believe that she has lived for tens of thousands of years.
Will you tell or not?
Hahahaha...!
"Still not going to talk?"
"Hahahaha... uh hahaha...!"
"Tsk."
Rudeus raised an eyebrow and continued scratching without any hesitation.
"Will you tell or not? Will you tell or not? Will you tell or not?"
The magical hand showed no sign of stopping, continuing to scratch back and forth under her feet.
"Hahahahahaha--!"
Kishirika was laughing so hard that tears welled up in her eyes, and her whole face was slightly distorted from her uncontrollable laughter.
With great effort, he managed to squeeze out a sentence, albeit haltingly, through clenched teeth:
"Hahaha... you... you idiot..."
"You... hahaha... asked me what I wanted to say first!"
"You dare to insult me?"
Rudeus raised an eyebrow, and his magic intensified once more.
"Hahahahahaha--!"
"Wrong! Hahaha... Wrong, wrong! Hahahaha... I was wrong--!"
Kishirika, her eyes brimming with tears, was glaring at me angrily.
"Now you can finally answer the questions properly, right?"
Seeing that Kishirika did not react for a long time, he silently raised the huge magical hand.
"Hey! Wait, wait! I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything!"
She snapped out of her daze and quickly adopted a ready-to-answer attitude.
"That person was wearing a long robe and had deliberately disguised himself!"
"However, I saw through his disguise with my All-Seeing Eye! That guy is actually a demon with a monkey's face!"
Kishirika spoke rapidly, as if afraid that if she slowed down even a fraction, that magical hand would fall on her again.
(really...)
(Have the Man-God already begun their actions?)
Rudeus's eyes narrowed slightly, but a meaningful smile slowly curved his lips.
(That's fine too.)
(I'll see what tricks you have up your sleeve this time.)
"Continue."
"Uh... and then... and then he said that someone who would destroy the Demon Continent in the future had come to the city, so... so I went there."
Rudeus raised an eyebrow.
"Seriously? You believe everything he says?"
"Would you believe me if I said I'm not actually a lolicon?"
"I don't believe it."
"Um?"
Rudeus slowly raised his magical giant hand, expressionless.
"Uh! No, no, no!"
Kishirika shuddered and quickly changed his words.
"He... he gave me so much food!"
So you went along?
"Because... because he gave so much..."
She lowered her head and muttered softly, her voice growing softer and softer, completely losing the imposing aura she had displayed as the Demon Emperor.
Rudeus's lips twitched slightly.
"You're the damned Demon Emperor!"
How did we end up being swindled out of a few bites of food??
"A good woman has ambitions beyond her hometown; she'll never complain even if she's starving," Kishirika said softly, shrinking back.
"Besides... it wasn't just a few bites, it was many, many bites..."
The air was silent for two seconds.
"Okay, okay, okay."
Rudeus said "good" three times, his smile growing ever more amiable.
"You like to eat, right?"
"That makes things easier--"
His consciousness sank into the system's inventory, where he took out an exquisitely crafted spatial pouch.
He slowly opened it in front of Kishirika.
The next moment, a rich aroma of meat wafted over, instantly filling the entire space.
Kishirika's nose twitched slightly, and his eyes immediately lit up.
Tears involuntarily streamed down her face.
(Hmph... This is filled with top-tier dishes redeemed from the System Shop.)
(Each dish was prepared to the highest standards and imbued with " Delicious Magic "; these alone cost me tens of thousands of points.)
Rudeus shook the brocade pouch in his hand and said with a smile:
"This is a spatial pouch, inscribed with spatial magic."
"It contains all sorts of delicacies, enough to feed an adventure team for a month, as well as a considerable amount of aged wine."
"If you agree to submit to me, I'll give it to you, and I'll treat you to even more lavish and luxurious meals in the future. How about it?"
Kishirika's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly without hesitation.
"I'm willing! I'm willing! Give me the brocade pouch! I'll follow you from now on!"
"Very good."
Rudeus nodded in satisfaction, released the giant magical hand that had been binding her, and casually tossed the spatial pouch over.
Kishirika caught it and eagerly opened the brocade pouch, whereupon an even richer aroma of meat wafted out.
The sight of tempting, glistening pieces of roasted meat immediately whetted her appetite.
She immediately grabbed the food and began to devour it, her mouth greasy and she couldn't stop eating.
Rudeus stood to the side, quietly watching her little mouth open and close, constantly feeding her various delicacies.
Only when his belly was round and full did Kishirika stop, satisfied. He gently patted his stomach and a look of immense contentment spread across his face.
Rudeus then slowly began to speak:
" Kishirika, are you full?"
"I'm full, hehe~"
"Then do me a favor."
"Hmm~ Of course, no problem, just say the word."
"Please check on my mother Zenith, my adoptive mother Lilia, and my sister Aisha. How are they doing?"
"OK~ Let me see..."
Kishirika's smile vanished, and he focused his attention, activating his Mystic Eyes.
One eyeball spun rapidly like a lottery machine, constantly changing colors, before slowly coming to a stop after a moment.
"Hmm... about Zenith..."
"She is now sleeping soundly inside a magical crystal, protected by powerful monsters."
"How is she doing now? Is she safe?"
Rudeus couldn't help but press for more information.
Kishirika rolled her eyes at the other person.
Didn't you hear my words?
"She's sleeping soundly, unharmed, and guarded by a powerful monster; she's perfectly safe now."
"Is that so...? Then where exactly is she?"
" The Begaritt Continent."
I'm asking for the exact location!
Kishirika shrugged.
"I don't know about that. My magic eye can only determine the general location; it can't see that in detail."
(Damn! How could I not know that Zenith is on the Begaritt Continent?)
(Never mind... at least Mother is out of immediate danger. Let's check on Lilia and Aisha first.)
"Okay, what about Lilia and Aisha?"
"Let me take another look..."
"Hmm... Oh~~ Wow--"
"What exactly happened?"
"Hmm... your adoptive mother and sister are living such an enviable life now~"
What does it mean to be enviable?
Stop keeping me in suspense and just tell me!
Kishirika chuckled slyly:
"I will use the most straightforward, simple, reliable, direct, and authentic methods..."
Before she could finish speaking, Rudeus silently raised his magical hand again...
"Hey hey hey! Just kidding~"
"Your foster mother and sister are currently being carefully cared for by a group of retainers and maids."
"Especially Aisha, she's directing a group of maids to handle a huge pile of things... it looks like magical materials."
"What? Being pampered?"
"What exactly happened?"
I don't know either.
Where are they now?
" The Shirone Kingdom."
"Call--"
Rudeus slowly exhaled.
At least their location hasn't changed, so their safety shouldn't be a problem.
However, what exactly happened to them to become like this is quite intriguing.
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