The so-called Wine God, what kind of person he really is, Doro isn't sure, but when he tasted this wine, he genuinely felt that intoxicating sensation that was hard to bear.

That dizzying feeling kept surging up, and he felt as if he was undergoing some kind of transformation.

"Hmm~ Although I originally didn't intend to tell you, to prevent any misunderstandings," the clear wine entered Mohe's mouth, and as she slowly savored it, she spoke about a topic that piqued Doro's interest, "However, seeing how pitiful you are, Mr. Doro, perhaps I should tell you. Even though this isn't in my best interest... Alas, who made me so great and magnanimous? For those who have defeated me, there should always be some special treatment."

Doro, slightly tipsy, was curious about what Mohe was going to say next.

"In truth, the Alchemist named Adeline isn't as bad as you might think... Let me think, did she use the lives of the Alchemist Association to compare with the lives of Butuo City?"

"How can you say that's not so bad?"

Mohe spread her hands: "Letting things develop like this is actually quite good--though she didn't truly intend to massacre the city."

She picked up the plaque from the room that could contact the inn, something that could summon the inn's staff at any time: "Just like you know, she actually brought everything, the Sky Fortress, the World Reflection, and Abinu's Mirror. Although she projected a phantom of Kenku Island in the distance with Abinu's Mirror, I can feel Abinu's Mirror nearby."

Doro couldn't help but laugh: "Doesn't this further prove you're right? She practically brought all her belongings here."

"So when I taught alchemy before, you all didn't learn properly, and now you tell me this..."

Mohe pointed at the alchemy doll she placed in the room: "Didn't you find this in your investigation today? There are many of these in Butuo City—so many, just like the gargoyles we buried beneath the manor. Can you understand what I mean?"

Doro put down his wine glass, his brow slightly furrowed: "Explain yourself more clearly."

"You're just a brute, Hero..." Mohe sighed, picking up the plaque, "This thing requires the authority of the World Reflection. In a more vivid analogy, the World Reflection has already eroded this city, it's merging with this city... Uh, to put it more directly, it's already reflecting the entire Butuo City. Do you wonder why even though she knows you're here, I'm here, and we will stop her, why isn't she taking action? Isn't it just waiting for the World Reflection to fully consume this city?"

"...What will happen after the reflection?"

"Star Tears will fall from the sky, destroying everything, creating horrific disasters. The bodies of everyone in Butuo City will be destroyed, but their souls will be transferred by the World Reflection, transferred into the alchemy dolls prepared by Adeline. They will still live—if you investigate further, around the cities near Butuo City, you should find that the alchemists are already on high alert, waiting to respond with full force once the volcano is activated, minimizing the losses."

Mohe's expression looked somewhat helpless, the spread of the inebriation making her face a bit red and hot: "Although it can't be said to be a kind act, compared to what you previously thought, doesn't this result seem a lot better? So I say it isn't as bad as you imagined... I intended to have you think about her like this. It's not bad for me, once you thought Butuo City was destroyed—driven by rage to takedown the Sky Fortress, committing unforgivable crimes, then apart from falling into my embrace, you have no other choice, Mr. Doro. That was my original plan."

Doro felt the wine was delicious, but he squashed the desire to have another glass; he needed to stay clear-headed: "So, why didn't Adeline tell me?"

"You seem to not quite understand a girl's feelings, Mr. Doro, this is a kind of punishment—she feels she's wronged you, so she wants to keep a distance, hoping you hate her, and if you kill her, that would count as a kind of liberation for her? She sees it as part of atonement. But this is just my guess. It's hard to believe, after all, I don't really understand humans, let alone human girls."

Mohe seemed to get even more drunk: "If you want to really know, you'll have to ask her yourself."

She looked a bit clumsy and dizzy.

But it's not ruled out that she could be acting.

"Then why did you tell me? As you said, under your idea, it seems I have no other choice?"

"Because I don't want you to become a boring person." The influence of the alcohol seemed to slow Mohe's thoughts, and after a few seconds, she answered Doro's question, "Dominating you is what I want to do, but if I dominate in this way, there's always a sense that something's off—it's not what I want... Mr. Doro, I should let you fall into depravity while fully aware... Hmm, just like now."

The girl's gem-like pupils suddenly gazed at Doro.

Doro realized she wasn't drunk at all.

Because her eyes were filled with so much emotion, with so much depth.

"Regardless of what Adeline intends to do with Star Tear, this alchemy item was crafted by my own hands. Once, I indeed used this thing to obliterate an entire city." As her words unfolded, her face gradually spread with a smile like the moonlight, "But, you obviously know this point, Mr. Doro, yet you still cannot harbor malice toward me, toward this girl named Mohe in front of you. I am not an object of gentle gazes, dear Hero."

Her smile was one of a plot coming to fruition: "As it stands now, if I were to ask you to kill me, it seems you wouldn't be able to do something like that. If this were a duel, I have already won half of it, Mr. Doro, I think there will come a day when I completely win."

Doro remained silent.

Mohe continued to sip her wine slowly; who knows how long it would take to finish this cup.

Have I truly become unable to kill this Demon King?

"You say Adeline is not as evil as imagined, putting the souls of the entire city's humans into alchemy dolls, isn't that evil?"

Mohe looked at Doro with confusion, "Is that strange? I don't think so. The essence of the soul doesn't change; it's just a change of body, just like I was originally of the Demon Race, and now I'm human—it's merely a change of body. Most flesh bodies can be recreated; bodies like Charlette's or mine might be more troublesome—alchemy doll bodies, theoretically, are better than human ones, right? At least they don't get sick, and repairing them is also easy. For most people, this should be a blessing, right?"

Her confusion didn't seem fake.

"Is Miss Adeline thinking the same thing?"

Doro's inner turmoil gradually ceased.

Just a change of body... yes.

The essence of the soul doesn't change, no matter how beautiful the young girl seems before him, she is always the Demon King. What she meant by troublesome is probably the process of reclaiming her body's parts to regain her peak, that's the troublesome part, but she herself doesn't care what type of body she has.

He recalled the scene of Adeline coming out of the alchemy doll during the day...

Alchemist.

Perhaps alchemy is a very dangerous technology.

This was Doro's first time feeling fear towards this convenient technology.

He felt he should find a reason to argue against changing human bodies into alchemy doll bodies, but he didn't understand alchemy. Even though he clearly remembered parts taught by Mohe, regarding alchemy, his knowledge was woefully inadequate.

And at this moment, he also felt fear.

If he delved into alchemy, would he become like Mohe and Adeline?

Would he, as his understanding of alchemy deepened, become so—lacking humanity?

He could confidently say, if this matter were brought to vote in Butuo City, it would definitely be rejected. On one hand, people would resent their bodies, but on the other, they wouldn't want to abandon their human bodies and become alchemy dolls—this is something that to ordinary humans, just the thought is terrifying, and could even be written into horror stories.

But to master alchemists like Mohe and Adeline, they consider it a blessing.

A reasonable option.

Speaking of, the Demon King's own body could be seen as a high-grade alchemical construct? No, perhaps it's not created by alchemy, but the crystallization of the Demon King's power and symbol, yet his concept of body is certainly like that. In a sense, the Demon King's body could be seen as an alchemy item, pieced together.

So, she would be confused.

The all-knowing Demon King would be puzzled by Doro's question.

It's "knowledge" questioning "ignorance."

He didn't know if Mohe was doing it on purpose or if she knew his thoughts, but intentionally threw cold water to feel his emotional changes, thus satisfying her own mind.

What does this Demon King actually want to do?

He shouldn't think this way.

He should consider what he wants to do.

"I want to know, do you have any way to solve the Star Tear issue, since it's your creation."

"I've already told you there won't be any serious consequences... You're really stubborn. If you could help me retrieve my lungs, maybe I could do something?"

"Isn't this the same as directly destroying the Sky Fortress? You should still have other methods."

Mohe said with a bit of displeasure, "You're really too much~ From my perspective, even if there is a way, why should I tell you? We should be in a trading relationship, Mr. Doro. What do you want to trade with me?"

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