So he began tracking.

If it were the Demon King at her peak, no one would say they could track her, but now she has neither recovered her eyes nor her horns. She lacks the foundation to detect her own actions.

The night in Butuo City is quite bustling in actuality—the city's lava looks entirely different during the day and night, hence the nighttime of this city is much more vibrant than many imagine.

Mohe weaves through the crowd silently, attracting not the slightest attention.

She arrived at the shop where she bought the Alchemy Doll during the day.

Daytime... Did Mohe leave some secret message here?

Doro's heart grew heavier.

Mohe entered the room while Doro lingered outside, unable to get closer.

But it was already enough. He could know what was happening inside the shop.

Inside the shop:

Mohe wore a smile, but her eyes seemed less than friendly: "My dear Miss Adeline, why are you here?"

"What are you implying with those words? Shouldn't I be here? Volcano City Butuo, the brilliance of Obsidian is truly dazzling, it's perfectly normal for an Alchemist to be here, isn't it?" Adeline sat on a chair originally belonging to the shop owner, calmly gazing at Mohe.

Mohe's smile gradually faded: "I remember, during our transaction, you made a promise that the Star Tear would only fall in a desolate wilderness—so now, what's that thing hovering in the sky, above the thick clouds?"

"What are you talking about? I don't quite understand! Besides, a transaction with you? Did I transact with you? Miss Mohe, you mustn't speak carelessly."

Her attitude made Mohe laugh out loud, she looked at Adeline carefully, as if reevaluating her: "In my impression, the one who breaks the rules is only me, right? Who dares to deceive me in business... Miss Adeline, aren't you afraid I'll retaliate?"

"Retaliate? Against you, the Demon King? Whatever for?"

"Aren't you afraid I'll tell Mr. Doro?"

"Do you think he trusts me or you?"

Mohe spread her hands: "It doesn't matter who he trusts, as long as he knows this matter, I think he'll directly destroy that Star Tear, trusting anyone is irrelevant."

Adeline paused for a moment: "If you wanted to tell A·Gedora, you wouldn't have come here."

"I detected something off as soon as I entered this city—previously, this wasn't a domain for alchemists. You've hastily added so many novel alchemy products—not just the Star Tear. What else do you want? What can you give me?"

"I want nothing, I only want you to leave with Gedora and them. You really shouldn't be here."

Mohe looked sorrowful: "Do you despise me so? Clearly, I've gone through the effort to take a vacation, yet even the right to relax is stripped away... I'm so sad~ boohoo~"

The Demon King's feigned distress was truly irksome to Adeline: "What would it take for you to leave?"

"Didn't I already say? Let Charlette come out—can you do that?"

"I can only tell you, I don't know if Charlette will come out, she's changed long ago, even if this area is destroyed, as long as her interests aren't affected, she might not care, she's no longer the Saintess, you understand my meaning?"

Mohe nodded: "But I heard the new Saintess hasn't been chosen, so her appearing again is normal, right?"

"Perhaps. Will you leave then?"

Mohe closed her mouth, she looked at Adeline, Adeline looked at her.

Finally, the girl sighed heavily: "You should be clearer than anyone else, once you activate the Star Tear, you and Doro can never return to the past. Even though he's strong—he can't save the whole city, if the Star Tear falls, even shattered, its scattered starlight is enough to level Butuo City. You should be more cautious."

"Since when is the Demon King so kind-hearted?" Adeline sneered, "You actually wish I'd do this, right? Break with Gedora, build a nation on your own, fight with others until death, turn this world into chaos, then you can quietly return step by step to your original position, isn't it beneficial for you?"

"The prejudice of human hearts is a heavy mountain, why do you all always feel, that as the Demon King, I wouldn't possess human emotions? You should know, now I am human too. I feel sympathy, empathy—I don't want to see such things happen."

Adeline clearly didn't believe Mohe's words: "Fine, I believe you, so, when will you leave with your people? If you truly sympathize with A·Gedora, then don't let him know about this, it's the greatest lenience and benevolence you can give him. I will be grateful to you."

Mohe remained silent for a long time, finally leaving the shop.

When Mohe returned to her room.

She stopped, somewhat helplessly shut the door with magic power, turned around, and watched Doro emerge from behind her: "Mr. Doro, tracking a lady at midnight is a very bad behavior, very frightening."

"You knew I was watching, right?"

"Of course."

Mohe shrugged her shoulders, seemingly indifferent to Doro's gloomy expression, she simply sat on the bed, knocking the Alchemy Doll she'd bought: "Since entering this city, I've been hinting to you continuously, but you didn't notice at all, it's rather disappointing... Fortunately, your instincts are sharper than beasts, you noticed my actions. Otherwise, it would be like throwing a flirtatious glance at a blind man."

"So, tonight's event, you deliberately wanted me to know."

"Yes."

"What does Adeline want to do?"

Mohe shared her guess with Doro: "Now the Star Tear is already hanging in the heights of this city, you'd better not do anything, otherwise that thing will truly come down, previously I didn't mind, now—your methods are too limited, Mr. Doro, we don't have a way to deal with the Star Tear."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Mohe leaned against the bed head, her scattered gaze swept over Doro's face: "If I told you before, would you have believed me?"

"I would."

"Yes, you would certainly believe that such a thing could happen, but you'd also believe it was orchestrated by me." Mohe's tone sounded slightly dissatisfied, "Even though I might have said many times, I am the Demon King, not some hideous person, I also have my emotions, my thoughts—I get angry, I sympathize, I feel sad from others' distrust... To clear my suspicion, I wanted to guide you to discover this matter yourself, but it's truly difficult; if possible, I didn't want to appear."

She sounded somewhat helpless: "Of course, even though I've done so much, you will still suspect I have other motives—we lack the foundation of trust, yet that's your reason for feeling secure with me, Mr. Doro..."

Moonlight through the window shone down on Mohe.

The girl curled herself into a ball, her jet-black hair cascaded down her fair legs, she tilted her head, staring at Doro with an indescribable look.

"Mr. Doro, if you think you can rely on me... If you think you can find some peace from me, then where should my peace be found?"

In the moonlight, the girl seemed so tender and delicate, her expression at this moment made many words flash through Doro's mind to describe it.

But ultimately, he could only think of one word.

That word is loneliness.

The girl smiled in solitude.

"Can you trust me a little more?"

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